Barbour refuses to say Palin’s qualified to be president, pauses and stumbles when questioned about it.
Barbour refuses to say Palin’s qualified to be president, pauses and stumbles when questioned about it.
Mississippi Gov. and Repulican Governors Association (RGA) President Haley Barbour (R) attracted attention on Wednesday for praising former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, saying that she’s “a heck of a lot smarter than she gets credit for.” But that doesn’t necessarily mean Barbour thinks she’s ready to run for president. Today on MSNBC, Chris Matthews repeatedly asked Barbour if he thought Palin was qualified to be president. In response, Barbour would stop, stumble, and muster out weak statements like, “Constitutionally, she sure is” or “I don’t know anything that disqualifies her from being president” (perhaps subtle winks to the birther community that believes Obama is unconstitutionally unqualified?). Watch it:
While governor, Palin was not accepted into the inner circle of the RGA’s leadership, and Barbour never seemed very impressed with her self-proclaimed foreign policy expertise.
Topic Cloud
ArchivesBlog Roll
Failin’ Palin is as dumb as a bag of hammers – OF COURSE the dummy is not qualified to be President.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:15 pmShe’s too busy cashing in on her 15 minutes of fame to run for office…
…she’s a “show me the money” type.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:17 pmWhat a reightwing circle jerk:
porky pig (be be be be that’s all folks!) waxing non-supportive of Failin’ Caribou Barbie!!
November 19th, 2009 at 6:21 pmThe large and puffy hillbilly doesn’t like himself some Caribou Barbie?
November 19th, 2009 at 6:21 pmRun, Sarah, Run!
Run, Sarah, Run!
November 19th, 2009 at 6:22 pmGo Dog Go….
November 19th, 2009 at 6:23 pmThese pukes are afraid of answering a question honestly, it’s all about the politics. He’s afraid that if he makes a statement, either way, he might have to apologize to rush or someone else later on. It’s easier to avoid the question.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:27 pmRead between lines, Gov. Barbour did not give a straight forward answer because he does not want to give an endorsement to a potential opponent in 2012 if and when he runs.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:28 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
You forgot–She’s a WORLD CLASS QUITTER an Alaskan Critter!!
Wu hu, bring me a beer!!
November 19th, 2009 at 6:31 pmI know better.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:31 pm—
An where did you get this superior knowledge of yours?
Barbour never seemed very impressed with her self-proclaimed foreign policy expertise.
Last night, Palin confused Iraq and Iran several times… I’m not impressed with her foreign policy expertise either.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:32 pmHe is a disaster.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:32 pm—
Wanna start but generating a bullted list of your supporting evidences and then we can all discuss them?
She was a mayor and a governor.
She was a mayor of a small town and a Half-term governor.
There. Fixed it for you.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:34 pmMr. Dupe, if you’re going to soft-peddle your prejudices under the guise of “thoughtful; analysis” by selctively presenting the facts you want, at least get thOSE facts correct.
Mr. Obama was elected to the US Senate in 2004. Thus he had twice as much experience in the Senate as you claim.
We could take the time to dissect the rest of your faulty comparison, but it’s really not worth the effort, given your demonstrated inability to either A) present facts accurately or B) count.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:34 pmBarbour is just a delusional as Palin if he thinks he has any chance to be President. They are fighting over something neither of them can have.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:35 pmNaw dbadass, ya know, he’s just got this feeling:
I understand it’s a very Repubelicant way of living…
November 19th, 2009 at 6:36 pmShe quit as Mayor and as Governor and judging by her unwed, teenage daughter’s pregnancy, she quit as mother long before both of the former…
November 19th, 2009 at 6:37 pmSource;
November 19th, 2009 at 6:39 pmMr. Duke
November 19th, 2009 at 6:41 pmWhere’d you go. Please tell me you aren’t one of those lame asses that just posts shit and runs away without being willing to discuss it. How am I to respect your opinions if even you don’t believe in them?
She has her own personal witch-hunter who casts spells on her person for the purpose of protecting her from witches, demons, and fouls spirits. If that isn’t disqualifying, I don’t know what is.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:41 pmShe’s what you can consider a quitidian: Def: routine quitter.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:42 pmIt’s a fraud to intimate that Palin is beloved by all Republicans. She is a very divide figure and is not seen as competent by the top brass of the GOP, and certainly not by a ‘12 rival like Barbour.
http://www.political-buzz.com/
November 19th, 2009 at 6:43 pmMr. Puke spews his usual moronic nonsense.
What a loser, I picture him in a trailer, old rusted truck out front, grass and weeds 4 feet high, beer wind chimes, dog chained to dead tree, picking his nose (eating it) various beer cans, pizza boxes and porn spread around him, all sweaty and stinky, pecking away at his keyboard, talking to himself, “I’m gonna show those liberals today, that’s for sure.”
Sad, sad, sad.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:43 pmGOP = Great Old Phonies
November 19th, 2009 at 6:45 pmTakes one to know one, Haley.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:46 pm…praising former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, saying that she’s “a heck of a lot smarter than she gets credit for.
– - She’d have to be because if she’s as dumb as I thought she was she couldn’t fire enough synapses to move a muscle.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:47 pmMr.Duke, your sweatheart is a cheap white trash women of the night, you could find her kind down on the streets of Greenville Ave,in Dallas Texas. I know,I live 60 miles from Dallas and I can see her kind all of the time from my back yard.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:50 pmI saw this earlier. I leughed my ass off. For Borbour to say that is very telling. I think the Barracuda has a lot in the Repug establishment shaking in their shoues.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
OT -
The International Center for Transitional Justice today released a report calling on the United States to follow its legal obligation to prosecute the leaders in the U.S. government responsible for the “torture, cruel and inhuman treatment” of detainees during its own “war on terror.”
The rest of the world is watching Obama, quit harboring war criminals.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:02 pmconservative gay spews his usual moronic nonsense.
What a loser, I picture him in a trailer, old rusted truck out front, grass and weeds 4 feet high, beer wind chimes, dog chained to dead tree, picking his nose (eating it) various beer cans, pizza boxes and porn spread around him, all sweaty and stinky, pecking away at his keyboard, talking to himself, “I’m gonna show those liberals today, that’s for sure.”
Sad, sad, sad.
Guess it works for both of these idiots.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:04 pmBuckie@32, Hey! I used to live in a trailer.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:06 pmconservative guy says:
Obama wasn’t qualified to be president either.
Then he is something of a…ahem…’dark horse’ because he’s done a better job in 10 months than GW did in 8 years.
If nothing else, he hasn’t racked up the vacation/brush cutting record.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:10 pmThe rumor is that Palin “was/is” having an affair with Todd Palin’s business partner and that the Palins were about to divorce. Palin’s publicity agent told them that if they divorce, Palin’s speaking fees, paid television appearances, and book deals will take an 90% hit in profits.
Everybody is waiting for Levi Johnson to “spill the beans”.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pmTTTC, there were plenty of people who said Clinton wasn’t qualified to be President but when he left office there was a budget surplus, intelligence to indicate a terrorist attack was imminent and a stable economy.
President Obama was handed two wars that had generated a trillion dollar deficit and couldn’t be won, a financial crisis that had crippled the world and a party of no.
Sux to be you, don’t it?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pmP.D. says:
Buckie@32, Hey! I used to live in a trailer.
But did it have an old rusted truck, and 4 foot high grass with beer can wind chimes?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:21 pmTTTC, admit it. You are terrified that this unqualified man of color is quite probably, not only going to clean up the mess your wonder boys left, he is going to do things that will help Americans (not the couple % rich boys) to make our country strong again.
You are peeing yourself.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:22 pmNice try Too Terrified To Cry but you know that Obama and the progressive policies are gonna bury all your lies. You are petrified because Saint Ronnie ain’t a saint, all the Republican plans have been shown to be lies and shams and America is coming back.
Still sux to be you.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:28 pmTTTL Let’s see how Bush screwed up
November 19th, 2009 at 7:31 pmTwo disasteruos wars
Shredding the Constitution
The ire of the World
WMD
Grabbing merkle
The baiout BEGAN with Bush
Should I go on?
I see the twit TTTC is still here. He comes to a progressive blog, spends all day here and know one gives a shit what he has to say. Why would someone with half a brain waste their time making comments that nobody is listening too? All we do is make fun of his stupid comments and vote him down, yet he hangs around, like people are taking anything he say’s serious.
TTTC, you must really have a boring life. Doesn’t your wife want to have anything to do with you? So instead you spend your day’s on progressive blogs being the fodder to everyone’s jokes? What a sad life you have.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:32 pmSarah Palin is a good sign of what’s wrong today with American politics,and in particular the Republican party. People are impressed with looks,nice talking,but no knowledge,and willing to give their votes for people who are On The Job Training.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:40 pmThis woman has no knoweldege whatsoever in foreign affairs to lead a country the size of America with its place in this world, yet around 40% of Americans think she is qualified to be a president of United States.
God bless America that day will never come to see her or anybody of her knowledge’s level to be a president of United States.
P.D.
After reading TTTL’s response to Six-Year-Old Girl ‘On Verge Of Never Hearing Again’ Due To Insurance Company Denial, I have come to the conclusion TTTL is nothing but a reptile, no compassion and certainly not worthy of response to it’s post.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:42 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Sarah Palin is qualified to play Carrie Prejean in Carrie’s movie about her extraordinary life. See?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:42 pmAlright fine! Sarah Palin is not qualified for anything except doing fancy pageant walking across a stage!
November 19th, 2009 at 7:44 pmGood tactic — label something with a misleading sound bite.
Oh, wait — that’s the only tactic you guys have.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:45 pmHad@47, I know. The man has no conscience. Once a troll told me my daughter was a drain on society because like many young people, she works full time, but has no insurance. That tells you how immoral some of these trolls really are.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:48 pmangels81 says:
TTTC, you must really have a boring life. Doesn’t your wife want to have anything to do with you?
Plastic blow up wives don’t talk much…but TTTC can keep her in the kitchen.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 pmgood gawd… just watched this interview…
matthews thinks that guy is “smart”… he may be, but he doesn’t SOUND smart…
sorry, but that southern draaawl is really annoying… there’s no way i could listen to any “presidential” speech from him…
oh, and someone needs to send chris the ACTUAL stats about “tort reform” and how little it will affect healthcare reform…
please.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 pm@48, ‘Ugly Libs’. Is that all you got. A debunked sterotype from olden days. Man, trolls have no imagination.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 pmGOING ROGUE has become the MEIN KAMPF of the Teabagger Party.
What a disgrace that stupid woman is!
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 pmYour troll reminds me of the troll I saw at one of the teabagging town hall meetings in August when one of them was asked how much she pays for her health insurance a month. She said, “$1200! I pay very good money for it!”, but then she was asked why she wouldn’t want to pay….oh say….$200/month for the same coverage, with no preexisting conditions, and she could afford to take a vacation each year now. She was livid! She’s paying $1200/month forever because she is not a commie socialist oinky oinky fascist liberal Pig!
See?
I like your troll. LOL
November 19th, 2009 at 7:56 pmYou mean like all children left behind?
or bills that lowered taxes on the rich and deregulated?
Irony, you just don’t get it do you?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pmhad enough,
There’s no reason to disparage reptiles. Some of them, like Reticulated Pythons and most crocodiles, are fairly good parents and will sacrifice themselves to preserve the next generation. Can you imagine a stupid troll actually making a sacrifice?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pmI was also on the thread about the six year old girl, and TTTC is nothing but a shameless piece of shit. This is one troll that needs to be ignored.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pmas to whether caribou barbie is qualified or not – i was glad to hear max blumenthal agree with me that she doesn’t plan to run…
randi rhodes talked with him today – very enlightening…
she’s just in it for the money and fame… government is too much like work…
she’ll string ‘em along and tease all the way, maybe even play the kingmaker… but no real work for that gal…
but then i’ve been wrong before… heh.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pmevangenital says:
GOING ROGUE has become the MEIN KAMPF of the Teabagger Party.
Except that Mein Kampf contained fewer lies. More hate but fewer lies.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pmWell, it’s not so much that Palin is a heck of a lot, uh, smarter—it’s more that after 20 years of talk radio, Fox News and the Cheney Bush administration, American dittoheads are just easier and easier to fool.
Sure, she is qualified to be president. Hell, everyone is in this day and age.
Right?
Democracy as the lowest common denominator?
Fortunately, we now have a “liberal” intellectual in the White House. Bush with a brain, as it were.
Really, Obama shames Palin in the intelligence department. Hands down. But then candidate Obama shames president Obama in the parts that really count for the rest of us.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pmRight you are, katy. Bible Spice has established a definite pattern of quitting every commitment she’s undertaken. If she were able to fulfill the obligations of a full time job, she would still be the Governor of Alaska.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:03 pmKO just showed Palin saying she reads NewsMax. What a teabagging winger she is!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:05 pmPart of me wants to see Palin run for president because I would take great joy in watching her lose.
The larger part of me does not want to see Palin run for office because this country might be dumb enough to elect her.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:06 pmKey@65, That was for her base no doubt. I, like many people, don’t think she reads at all. It’s as if she memorized that list of ‘News Papers’ What a skank.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:09 pmBarbour is afraid to take a stand because he fears Limbaugh and the conservative talk and radio shows. Republicans are really brave when sending other people out to war, but crap in their draws when it comes to Limbaugh.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:12 pmi read during commercials… just started…
Buckie Boy says:
She’s too busy cashing in on her 15 minutes of fame to run for office…
…she’s a “show me the money” type.
yes!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pmBarbour pauses and stumbles when questioned about it.
Stumbled? He fell flat on his face while trying to not insult Palin and not endorse her either.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pmWhen bush stole his second term in office, there was a newspaper somewhere in europe with a headline that read how can there be 53 million stupid people in America. I dont really remember word for word but it was something to that effect. If palin was elected as president then the headlines would probably read, “Are you fcking kidding us”. Just the thought of that iggnorant lying biatch being anywhere near the whitehouse sends shivers down my back. I would even get sick if she was with a group of tourists taking a tour of the whitehouse. Enough of the talk of palin running for president.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:35 pmSscncturn64, you mean this headline?…
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/X/_/bush_dailymirror_dumb_people.jpg
Yep! That’s the one! How the hell could people be so stupid!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:41 pmBeing unqualified has never disqualified any Republican from running for president. See also, Bush, G.W.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:45 pmTTC, after the shit you had to say on the thread about the six year old girl, I’m going to hang on you like a coat. You are a heartless piece of shit.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:46 pmIsn’t it about time for Sarah to find a turkey farm and do an
interview ?
Letterman needs some fresh material.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:47 pmNovember 19th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
TTTC says: European headlines matter, how?
Remember how rummy and cheney used it knowing how it would be used?
November 19th, 2009 at 9:07 pmHaley is prolly thinking “Why Palin Palin Palin, Pick Me!!”
November 19th, 2009 at 9:11 pmKayinMaine@75, Thats the one. Thankyou.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:29 pmpastcaring says:
She’s what you can consider a quitidian: Def: routine quitter.
HAHAHAHA
Shut up.
hahahaha
November 19th, 2009 at 9:56 pmSome Republicans are dumb others just play dumb.
I think Barbour is part of the second group.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:13 amfrances says:
let’s name this thread – “ugly libs attack”
Correction!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:19 am“Ugly libs attack from their cesspool filled brains and potty mouths”.
Oh Kenneth, you’re so sweet.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:07 amThe man definitely has all the signs of being a real “Tea-Bagger!” Talks like he has a sack still stuck in his throat!
November 20th, 2009 at 8:07 amWonder what kept him from serving in the military during the mid-60’s? He quit college in ‘68 to help the Nixon Campaign,wonder why he wasn’t drafted?
Mr Duke says:
As qualified as Obama. She is over 35 and a U.S. citizen. Obama’s resume was very thin. A state senator and a 2-year U.S. Senator. She was a mayor and a governor. Please do tell me Obama is some genius. I know better. He is a disaster
This comment if proof positive that your level of intelligence is shallow and bankrupt. On your standards, a brain-dead, 35 year old mongoloid is qualified.
Yup, so shallow, rather than brain dead, you have a vacuum in your skull. And you consistently demonstrate it at this site. Please keep it up!
November 20th, 2009 at 8:52 amThe Heck with Sarah and the rest- I think I will run for President in 2012 !! Thats right- I am putting my name in the ring !! If Sarah and Rudy can do it, so can I… no further comments please.. wait for my book tour… :)
November 20th, 2009 at 8:54 amHey darnay,
Can I work on your campaign. Sounds like you are eminently qualified!
Signed: Mr. Duke
November 20th, 2009 at 9:02 amKenneth
Lets describe Kenneth. Stupider than any normal homo sapien has any right to be. So brainwashed he shames Pavlovs dogs. A worthless pile of dogshit. A liar and a moron. A punkass troll. All his other qaulities are much worse
November 20th, 2009 at 1:28 pmMr Duke he is NOT a disaster you are just a stupid punkass troll regurgitating the STUPID you were programmed with. Why doesnt it embarass you to continually show how incredibly stupid you are?
November 20th, 2009 at 1:29 pm