# Sarah Huckabee Sanders **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 26, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596 "2018-07-26T03:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/1 "2018-07-26T03:20:21Z")
Edit: Mods, apologies if IMHO is the wrong forum. Lately I’ve begun to wonder why she does what she does. I mean, I know people like Hannity and Limbaugh go out day after day and tell lies and propaganda because it makes them wealthy and gives them power and influence in the Republican party. But I don’t think that SHS makes millions like they do, and I certainly don’t see her having much, if any, power and influence in the party. Also, for the past couple of months or so she’s been more tight lipped because at any moment Trump or Giuliani could come out contradict anything that she says, leaving her high and dry like they’ve done before. And she acts all butt-hurt when people question her credibility because of it. So again, what does she get out of lying for the president? ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/2 "2018-07-26T03:28:55Z")
When she retires, there will be many opportunities to earn money. Books, movies, interviews, etc. That is the only motivation I can see. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/3 "2018-07-26T03:40:23Z")
She grew up in politics. It’s what she knows. She doesn’t have the personality to be a candidate for anything. She’s probably working the highest profile job she’ll ever work. This is as good as it will ever get for her. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/4 "2018-07-26T04:05:05Z")
It’s not just about the money. Most people with major political positions have opportunities to switch over to private business and make more money. But they want power and influence more than they want money. Sanders is working in the White House. She’s in the Oval Office every day, speaking with the President of the United States. So we can’t deny she holds an influential position. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/5 "2018-07-26T04:24:55Z")
I am not sure it will look good on a future resume for her. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/6 "2018-07-26T04:38:21Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I am not sure it will look good on a future resume for her. Just saying. The same thing can be said for pretty much anyone in Dumpster’s administration. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/7 "2018-07-26T04:39:58Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I am not sure it will look good on a future resume for her. Just saying. Depending on where one wants to land, it could be a home run on a resume. If she wants to work for the Heritage Foundation, or a conservative think tank, or a conservative college, or Fox News, her stint as White House spokeswoman would blow a thousand interns’ or entry-level applicants’ resumes out of the water. In many industries or fields/circles, fame almost always beats non-famous. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/8 "2018-07-26T04:57:20Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Depending on where one wants to land, it could be a home run on a resume. > > If she wants to work for the Heritage Foundation, or a conservative think tank, or a conservative college, or Fox News, her stint as White House spokeswoman would blow a thousand interns’ or entry-level applicants’ resumes out of the water. In many industries or fields/circles, fame almost always beats non-famous. How about infamous? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/9 "2018-07-26T05:02:18Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > How about infamous? If she’s going for conservative employers, it’s not infamous, and even if infamous, lots of people are dazzled by fame - of **any** sort. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/10 "2018-07-26T06:08:38Z")
So she’s hoping for good things after she’s done being press secretary? I can see that. I mean, at the very least, if Sean Spicer can make some money off of a book then so can she. But I just don’t see her being a big conservative success in the private sector. She really doesn’t have any charisma to speak of. Maybe she could be a regular paid Fox contributor. That could be cushy gig for her. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/11 "2018-07-26T06:22:08Z")
Part of the answer may be simple: She _believes_ in this President. Is that so far-fetched? 38% of Americans — some of them intelligent — admire this horrid man. What about Sean Spicer? He’s made jokes about his lying as the WH spokesman but, IIRC, still supports this cursed Administration. It may be hard to fathom how their brains could work, but these people do exist and centrist leaders need to understand that. When they lie, they are serving God’s Cause; when a Democrat misspeaks, it’s the Devil’s work. Trump separates children from their parents out of love; when the D’s help children they’re acting from hatred. In her own mind, Trump is Messiah and SHS is his nurturing Mary Magdalene! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/12 "2018-07-26T10:19:05Z")
She is not a pleasant person, being rude and condescending to reporters who ask her questions. Of course she is a shameless liar. My take on her is that she is just as much a fascist piece of crap that her boss is, having not had a good moral upbringing by her demented, intolerant father. She marches to the podium every day to spew her venom, knowing that each day brings her closer to that Fox gig when this clusterfuck of an administration is brought to justice. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/13 "2018-07-26T11:02:59Z")
She’s hoping that Daddy will finally love her. What? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/14 "2018-07-26T11:10:36Z")
This is my take on it… > [@Is Fox News really all that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/2059): > > Sara is preparing for a run at office I believe and her only selling point will be her blind loyalty to Trump which, if she picks the right district, should be enough. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/15 "2018-07-26T14:04:51Z")
I can see Fox wanting to put her up on the screen because of the position she held, but I don’t think she’s smart enough to provide any meaningful commentary. She is very good at sticking to talking points and toeing the party line, but otherwise isn’t impressive. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/16 "2018-07-26T14:10:34Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > She grew up in politics. It’s what she knows. She doesn’t have the personality to be a candidate for anything. She’s probably working the highest profile job she’ll ever work. This is as good as it will ever get for her. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I am not sure it will look good on a future resume for her. Just saying. It’s going to look great on her future resume and she’ll get a lot better (paying) jobs in the future. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/17 "2018-07-26T16:45:59Z")
She sees things that slip by most people. For example, did you know… > **[Huckabee Sanders Claims Playing Cohen Tape Backward Reveals Hidden Message...](https://www.theonion.com/huckabee-sanders-claims-playing-cohen-tape-backward-rev-1827875223)** > > WASHINGTON—Explaining that the release of the secretly recorded conversation between Donald Trump and Michael Cohen could not have come at a better time, Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated Wednesday that playing the tape backward reveals a hidden message... ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/18 "2018-07-26T16:47:50Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > I can see Fox wanting to put her up on the screen because of the position she held, but I don’t think she’s smart enough to provide any meaningful commentary. She is very good at sticking to talking points and toeing the party line, but otherwise isn’t impressive. Fox will have a struggle putting her on screen, because she is not an attractive female. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/19 "2018-07-26T16:48:34Z")
She does it because she enjoys the power and the spotlight, no matter how fleeting it is. She also does it because she enjoys the praise she gets. She gets lots of hate, but the haters are the enemy and thus don’t matter. As long as someone is patting her on the back, she will keep at it. Some people want to be remembered fondly. Some people just want to be remembered. I am guessing SHS is in that second group. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596/20 "2018-07-26T16:54:35Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > I can see Fox wanting to put her up on the screen because of the position she held, but I don’t think she’s smart enough to provide any meaningful commentary. She is very good at sticking to talking points and toeing the party line, but otherwise isn’t impressive. Take away her stock phrases of, “clearly the president (insert lie here)…” and “certainly this administration (insert lie here)…” and she doesn’t have much of anything to say at all. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596.md?page=2)