Comments for Governor Sarah Palin: The Right Stuff at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 17 out of 17 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sun, 19 May 2013 04:34:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-209 The crazed vicious reaction of the cultural left to Sarah Palin is quite telling. GREAT choice for VP! If God wills it for Mrs. Palin and her family, I expect to see much more from her in the next 4 years. Apparently, Peggy Noonan has been entrenched in Washington D.C. for too long. When I saw Peggy Noonan on Oprah the day after the election oozing about Obama's victory, I couldn't help but think: "has the poor woman lost her mind and become Obamatized?" - Susan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:05:20 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-151 With all due respect to Bush & Reagan, Palin does not have to be a "Bushian" or "Reaganite" to be a well-chosen Republican candidate. Some Americans, Palin included, are their own people who don't have to tote someone else's platform to be successful. I am tired of the deals and cowtowing in Washington DC. Gov. Palin will speak the truth as she see it whether the American people agree or not. We need and deserve this kind of honesty. Take a closer look - her intelligence just might surprise too - Jennifer H Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:24:45 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-146 Competency is the first qualification voters are seeking in a vp candidate. Ms Noonan and Ms Dowd are calling it like it is. Her inability to even provide an accurate vp job description says it all. While Sarah Palin deserves nothing but our respect for her decision to keep her Down's syndrome baby, the death penalty and pro gun legislation are not issues I expect to see touted on a "Catholic" website. - Ron Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:09:04 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-145 If education, worldliness, eloquence, etc. are signs of being a "snob," then I would prefer to have a "snob" for VP. Why is it that in the United States one must disparage refinement and dumb-down one's vocabulary in order to be considered part of the "real America?" Cultural insecurity? Furthermore, this whole GOP "real America" type of rhetoric is just another form of snobbery albeit one that curiously makes cultural disadvantage into a point of pride. - patrick Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:08:15 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-144 Peggy Noonan should be excomunicated I have to say that all this Obama crazy is all about hatred for G.W. Bush and Republicans. I hope that someday SOON we will return to a moral happy country. BJP - Bette J. Petrik Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:59:25 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-142 According to arch feminist and liberal literati, Tina Brown, Palin is quite intelligent. Ms. Brown knows this how? She followed Palin on the campaign plane long enough to grudgingly admit that the Alaska governor is no beenie hat bon-bon. - Mary Jo Anderson Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:12:26 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-133 After watching the coverage of the Pope in NY and heraing Peggy Noonan on EWTN, I took notice of how long her arms are. She tends to pat herself on her own back for her ability to comment on just about anything in a way that she "looks current". Dont respect her by any means. - Joe Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:52:44 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-134 Initially, I had to agree with Peggy Noonan's observations of Sarah Palin's preformance, but then, after a few days reflection, I became irritated by her condescension. What was Peggy's goal? Why now? I came to the same conclusion: The elite, intellectual East Coast Catholic wanted to distance herself from the "country bumpkin" Protestant Palin. A 1950's sort of Catholic doesn't know the Bible very well so how could she know that God seems to prefer country bumpkins? - S.M M. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:52:12 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-135 What is the name of this site again? I am a fan of Palin and agree that she has been unfairly tarred by the left, and that some elite conservatives have clearly sought to separate themselves from this unpopular phenomenon. But that does not mean that criticism of Palin by conservatives is entirely disingenuous. We OUGHT to demand solid and demonstrable reasoning for our candidates. Populism only gets you so far. And why is being "pro-death penalty" something that we're supposed to cheer about? - SC Phelan Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:50:32 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-136 Noonan's comments are sad but not particularly surprising. People on the East Coast tend to forget that there's a whole chunk of this country between New York and LA. - Mark Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:49:43 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-137 I thought this was a Catholic blog, not a conservative one. But really, the default opinion here is that orthodox Catholic = conservative. There is nothing "unprecedented" about this opinion. It's kind of... old. And lame. - X Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:49:23 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-138 I\'m sure for the most part your readers are your "choir", but for the rest of us who end up here: you can't be serious, can you? It hardly matters what her supposed beliefs are (and those aren't entirely clear), the woman is obviously not very intelligent or thoughtful (though possibly sly as a fox). And what's worse is that she has a litany of ethical problems and a history of revenge-seeking. These behaviors are not the display of good values or the characteristics one wants in a leader. - Common Sense Catholic Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:48:41 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-139 Vernacularly: "You GO George!" Wonder if Jesus would drop a dracma for any of their papers. Who is still reading them anyway? Too many I'm sure, but somehow I can see Christ having a beer with Sarah or Andrew Jackson easily; a martini with Peg? Not thinking so. She'd have to haul her NYC bod over to the Bronx or Harlem "Shores of Galilee" first. Then His common Aramiac syntax might turn her off. Surely TRUTH would. Only a friend betrays with a Kiss. See ya, Peg-or was that Judas? - Debby Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:47:58 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-140 Why are Palin fans lionizing her because she "didn't abort" her child just because he had Down's syndrome? Is this to suggest that you actually believe that it would be reasonable to consider aborting because of Down's? That's not very pro-life of you. And actually quite elitist. But then neither are guns or the death penalty pro life. Maybe you are just pro SOME life. - Canuckistan Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:47:10 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-141 She has an incredible amount of humility, which is the most powerful weapon, so says Fr. Corapi. She uses it well and it makes those snobs nervous and hate her for it. Thank you for showing her and those of us who support her some kindness by writing this article. - Jennifer Olson Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:44:19 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-127 Thank you, George. The attacks against Palin from left and right are a throwback to the vicious political discourse of the 19th century. Noonan's performance is particularly disheartening given her regular appearances on EWTN extolling pro-life heroes like John Paul II and Ronald Reagan. While one can argue whether Palin is qualified to be VP, but last I checked, the Constitiution does not require that its elected officials be East Coast intellectuals, political operatives, or speechwriters. - Commander Craig Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:06:10 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/governor-sarah-palin-the-right-stuff.html#comment-132 Sarah is the type of gal who was always popular with the boys. That's why all the Peggy Noonans and Maureen Dowds hate her. Wasn't Peggy a secretary or something? And by the way, this 500 character limit is rather condescending to your readers don't you think? - Raymond Barry Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:02:48 +0100