Some of you are missing the point of the satire here. It isn't that Palin was wrong factually. It's that her answer was lame. The question itself stipulated that Alaska was close to Russia, she didn't need to give evidence for that. She needed to show some understanding of geopolitics. She didn't do that. barfo
Obama still hasn't demonstrated an understanding of geopolitics. He got schooled by Putin on the Syria thing, no? The title of the thread mentions whether Sarah Palin is (still)l relevant. In the 2010 campaign, she endorsed 54 republican candidates and 33 of them won. It's clear that the Tea Party's success has certain people (of both parties) panties in a bunch. Well, she's had a lot to do with that success. And yeah, it is success.
She went on to say that she had contact with Russian diplomats because of treaties that impacted both Alaska and Russia. Whatever, though. She's as incompetent as Obama, and I didn't want Obama to be President, either, let alone Vice President.
It's also a success if I intentionally burn down an elementary school full of kids, right? As long as I intended to do it, and I do it, it's a success? barfo
Considering the political climate in 2010, I'd say the reverse. Her endorsement cost the Republicans 21 seats.
Actually the thing that is lame is some liberal talking heads ask a question and expects only their answer. But on the other hand the Sea level was really low, thousands of years ago. Russia was actually attached to Russia. The libs really must yearn for that day to return, Geez look at all that fucking ice in the Northern hemisphere in that time. A real liberal age.
Is it going to accelerate and deviate from the historical slope? Dang! This one make it look like the Sea Level rise has leveled out if not stopped. Wow! The East coast of the US was about 50 miles farther out in the Atlantic, a few thousand years ago. Maybe they should have done the unthinkable and built New York on the other side of the Hudson, in the fly over.
That also is a cool map. One doesn't have to assume that either an ice age or a polar meltdown is coming to appreciate the maps. barfo
Even if that were true (which it isn't), it still makes her relevant. 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/palins-endorsements-work-underdog-candidates/story?id=16368551 Palin's Endorsements Still Work With Underdog Candidates If you're an upstart Republican running for your life in a primary in the middle of the country and hoping beyond hope to gain traction against the "establishment" candidate, who you gonna call? Sarah Palin could be the answer. In 2010, Sarah Palin was the sought-after kingmaker for establishment and upstart candidates alike hoping to get her blessing to help them make it to Washington, D.C. She had a strong record of endorsements to wins then, but after remaining out of the spotlight after deciding against a presidential run, does she have the same influence two years later? With two wins under her belt so far and a stake in Texas ahead of a primary there next month, could Palin and her ability to help out the underdog be back? ABC News' political analyst and longtime GOP analyst Matthew Dowd described Palin as the "spark" that can light the fire of certain campaigns. "Singularly, she doesn't win these races," Dowd said. "But if there is a forest with a bunch of kindling, she puts a match and a light on it. The forest wood had to be dry, but she's a spark." He also points out her record, which has some high profile wins, such as state rep. Deb Fischer in Nebraska for that state's U.S. senate primary last week. Even some of Palin's losses have been victories of a sort. She backed Christine O'Donnell in the 2010 Delaware U.S. senate race and Sharron Angle for the U.S. senate race in Nevada in 2010. Neither woman won the seat, but they both upended establishment favorites in the primary. "If I were a long shot taking on an establishment candidate, Sarah Palin is who I would want to come and charge up the race. She would be number one or two on the list," Dowd said. "She has as much ability to charge up the race as a former president." And while her record is not perfect, she has backed two successful upstarts. The former Alaska governor backed Richard Mourdock over Dick Lugar in the Indiana U.S. senate primary. But so did many Tea Partiers and other conservatives. He beat the six-term senator by 20 points. It was more impressive last week when Palin made a late-in-the-game endorsement of rancher and state rep. Deb Fischer. Fischer sailed to victory Tuesday night, defeating both Jon Bruning, considered to be the state party favorite, and Don Stenberg, who had the backing of Tea Party groups. (more at the link)
My statement wasnt politically biased. I don't favor Obama any more than most politicians, and frankly i believe he isnt a great leader either.
