# Sarah Palin: Obama "pussyfooting" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 4, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752 "2011-05-04T21:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pikey\_pete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pikey\_pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pikey_pete)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/41 "2011-05-05T00:21:50Z")
I just wish Obama would authorize the SEALs to take Palin out. How can we get some terrorism pinned on her? ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/42 "2011-05-05T00:23:42Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > She got you to pay attention to her. Mission accomplished. So for GOP VIPs they’re one for two in the whole Mission Accomplished game? -Joe ---
**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:** [May 5, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/43 "2011-05-05T00:26:04Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > “I don’t know where Palin is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not my priority.” You know that’s a made up quote, don’t you? Bush never said that about ObL, but it is widely thought that he did. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/44 "2011-05-05T00:27:18Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > What did the predict? “Sarah Palin will say something dumb”? > I’m calling the thread yet another self-congratulating circle-wank. > Carry on dudes, it’s your own fucking thread. Okay, I guess you got nuthin. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/45 "2011-05-05T00:30:50Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > You know that’s a made up quote, don’t you? Bush never said that about ObL, but it is widely thought that he did. You’re right. Instead, six months after 9/11 our boy Dubya was busy trying to make everyone forget Osama so he could go after Saddam. That’s why he said: > [@](#): > > Who knows if he’s hiding in some cave or not. We haven’t heard from him in a long time. The idea of focusing on one person really indicates to me people don’t understand the scope of the mission. Terror is bigger than one person. He’s just a person who’s been marginalized. … I don’t know where he is. I really just don’t spend that much time on him, to be honest with you. So you’re right, those weren’t his exact words. But it’s god damned close enough. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/46 "2011-05-05T00:31:10Z")
Now, Palin is just saying that she doesn’t care if those Arabs in Pakistan will get offended. 😃 I think she is jealous. How many moose does one Osama count for? A shitload, I expect. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/47 "2011-05-05T00:37:02Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Easy. Bush, in his divine wisdom, initiated the protocols and Obama merely implemented them. Cite? As far as I remember, Bush didn’t make bin Laden a priority. Obama did. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/48 "2011-05-05T00:45:24Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > You’re right. Instead, six months after 9/11 our boy Dubya was busy trying to make everyone forget Osama so he could go after Saddam. That’s why he said: > > So you’re right, those weren’t his exact words. But it’s god damned close enough. > > -Joe I’m not going to play “who hates Bush more” with you, but I don’t feel the need to make up stuff about him. There are plenty of shitty things he actually did say or do. So, pardon me if I correct a factual error-- one that has been oft repeated on this message board. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/49 "2011-05-05T00:51:44Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Cite? As far as I remember, Bush didn’t make bin Laden a priority. Obama did. Jesus Christ man, you get an F for reading in context. Read the whole post before you respond to one sentence. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/50 "2011-05-05T00:56:50Z")
[This video](http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/05/04/palin_influential_journalist/index.html) shows all you need to know about Palin and how she compares to those of average or better intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/51 "2011-05-05T01:07:18Z")
I think even most Republicans realize it’s better to shut up about this and pay respect where it’s due (hell, I heard even Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump were congratulating/praising Obama). It just reflects poorly on her. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/52 "2011-05-05T01:18:42Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > I think even most Republicans realize it’s better to shut up about this and pay respect where it’s due (hell, I heard even Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump were congratulating/praising Obama). It just reflects poorly on her. Might help her sell her next book, though. It’s obvious to me that she no longer wants a political career. She stepped down from the governorship of Alaska because… why, exactly? She doesn’t actually want to run anything, she wants to be a photogenic talking head. It’s pathetic. But her “fiestiness” and her “grizzly mom” persona sells books. If she doesn’t say crazy shit, people will forget about her. She’s Ann Coulter without the man-hands. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/53 "2011-05-05T01:20:01Z")
For a while, rightly or wrongly (well, wrongly), Palin was driving public discourse. This was ridiculous, but, hey, she was (kinda sorta) being taken seriously as an opinion maker. So sure, Palin pittings made some sort of sense then. But since the Arizona shootings, she’s been pretty irrelevant. This is unfortunate, since I would’ve loved a Palin GOP nomination, but she’s done. Can we stop paying attention to her now? That shark has been jumped. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/54 "2011-05-05T01:47:21Z")
Oh, that Sarah. I suspect this is Secret-Sarah-code-talk for calling Obama a pussy. I bet and Todd are yukking it up tonight! Too bad she’s such a loser. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/55 "2011-05-05T01:56:26Z")
Hey, don’t be so hard on Sarah. Apparently she’s started keeping up on current events. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/56 "2011-05-05T02:00:59Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Jesus Christ man, you get an F for reading in context. Read the whole post before you respond to one sentence. I did. I didn’t detect any sarcasm, so I’m asking: cite? As far as I can tell, Bush did little or nothing with regard to tracking down bin Laden. It certainly wasn’t a priority for him, if his own words are anything to go by. Yet Obama, by his own words, did make it a top priority. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/57 "2011-05-05T02:13:09Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I did. I didn’t detect any sarcasm, so I’m asking: cite? As far as I can tell, Bush did little or nothing with regard to tracking down bin Laden. It certainly wasn’t a priority for him, if his own words are anything to go by. Yet Obama, by his own words, did make it a top priority. Really? Good lord, you’re a moron. How did you not read “in his divine wisdom” as anything but sarcasm? Also, I was responding to **Ají de Gallina’s** question on how the teabaggers would spin it. The sentence you quoted was a hypothetical on what they would say. How the hell am I supposed to cite a hypothetical? Here’s another question: How much did your mom drink when she was pregnant with you? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/58 "2011-05-05T02:22:02Z")
Well, you gotta wonder, doncha know, why this President is so concerned about how those Muslim terrorists feel, and doesn’t want to make 'em mad. That’s why he’s making our soldiers follow Sharia law, because he’s afraid of getting them all mad at him. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/59 "2011-05-05T02:27:44Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Really? Good lord, you’re a moron. How did you not read “in his divine wisdom” as anything but sarcasm? > > Also, I was responding to **Ají de Gallina’s** question on how the teabaggers would spin it. The sentence you quoted was a hypothetical on what they would say. How the hell am I supposed to cite a hypothetical? > > Here’s another question: How much did your mom drink when she was pregnant with you? Good on you for insulting people who are on your side, then. You’re a real charmer. A credit to your family, and a shining example of douchebaggery everywhere. :rolleyes: Asshole. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-obama-pussyfooting/580752/60 "2011-05-05T02:37:09Z")
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