# Palin says she has "Fire In the Belly." Is it just gas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 20, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614 "2011-05-20T20:07:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/1 "2011-05-20T20:07:52Z")
So where is she on the Gingrich Scale of Electability? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/2 "2011-05-20T20:12:53Z")
Fire in the Belly, wasn’t that the name of the controversial artwork that banned from the Smithsonian earlier this year? It’s sounds like ol’ Sarah is being a bit sacrilegious to me. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/3 "2011-05-20T20:19:11Z")
It will take more than bellyfire to be the next Baryshnikov. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/4 "2011-05-20T20:32:07Z")
She’s an idiot. That should be enough to marginalize her, but a lot of Americans are also idiots, and her idiocy resonates with them. I’m thrilled shitless to share citizenship with these people, really. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/5 "2011-05-20T20:33:48Z")
Electability for what? She could conceivably win the nomination if she wins enough primaries, and be devastated in the general election. That makes her a perfect Republican candidate. There’s also some speculation that she might also make an independent run as a Tea Party candidate. That would be even better, as practically every vote for her would be taken from the Republican candidate. Electability as President? ZERO, and that’s being generous. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/6 "2011-05-20T20:35:27Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > It will take more than bellyfire to be the next Baryshnikov. This rings a bell. A movie quote? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/7 "2011-05-20T20:51:15Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > This rings a bell. A movie quote? The Simpsons:D ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/8 "2011-05-20T21:21:26Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > The Simpsons:D Was that the one where Lisa got the high-tech dancing shoes? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/9 "2011-05-20T21:25:09Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Was that the one where Lisa got the high-tech dancing shoes? It was the episode where Bart learned ballet. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/10 "2011-05-21T17:14:26Z")
Maybe she’s pregnant again. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/11 "2011-05-22T08:18:19Z")
Is anyone else hoping she gets the nomination? Because it really seems that she should be unelectable. She’s just so… vacuous. There’s nothing to her. Has she ever brought up any actual campaign points? She’s purely figurehead. Can something like that be elected? …Well, this is the states we’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/12 "2011-05-22T11:43:20Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Maybe she’s pregnant again. …Damien… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/13 "2011-05-22T12:14:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Maybe she’s pregnant again. Or an infection. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/14 "2011-05-22T13:17:39Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Is anyone else hoping she gets the nomination? Because it really seems that she should be unelectable. She’s just so… vacuous. There’s nothing to her. Has she ever brought up any actual campaign points? She’s purely figurehead. Can something like that be elected? > > …Well, this is the states we’re talking about. I do not underestimate her. I’m not sure she could be elected but around here she would get a lot of support. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/15 "2011-05-22T14:30:15Z")
Speculation that she may run in Arizona for Senate, she just bought a house there [http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/sarah-palin-moving-to-arizona-for-u-s-senate-bid-in-2012/](http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/sarah-palin-moving-to-arizona-for-u-s-senate-bid-in-2012/) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/16 "2011-05-22T14:42:42Z")
She’s stalking her daughter, who moved there recently. Does Todd stay in the Alaska deep freeze? Not much chance to continue his snowmobile racing career in AZ. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/17 "2011-05-23T16:12:49Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Speculation that she may run in Arizona for Senate, she just bought a house there > > [http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/sarah-palin-moving-to-arizona-for-u-s-senate-bid-in-2012/](http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/sarah-palin-moving-to-arizona-for-u-s-senate-bid-in-2012/) Please, please, please challenge Grandpa McCain (R- Get Off My Lawn!) in the 2016 Republican primary. That would be priceless, to see McCain’s Frankenstein come back to devour him. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/18 "2011-05-23T16:35:25Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > Please, please, please challenge Grandpa McCain (R- Get Off My Lawn!) in the 2016 Republican primary. That would be priceless, to see McCain’s Frankenstein come back to devour him. I’d like to watch them fighting over who is and who isn’t mavericky today and yesterday and tomorrow and what mavericky means and why it’s a good thing when they do it but a bad thing other times and why they’re victims of lamestream media obsession with maverickyness anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/19 "2011-05-23T16:44:00Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > I’d like to watch them fighting over who is and who isn’t mavericky today and yesterday and tomorrow and what mavericky means and why it’s a good thing when they do it but a bad thing other times and why they’re victims of lamestream media obsession with maverickyness anyways. Ditto! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614/20 "2011-05-23T17:14:10Z")
I agree that’d be amusing, but it’d probably be more likely for McCain to retire then. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-says-she-has-fire-in-the-belly-is-it-just-gas/582614.md?page=2)