By Raoul

April 25, 2011 10:05 AM | Link to this

Blowfly, I think one of the problems is that we are way over-treated, over-medicated, over-sold on health care. Yes, we should have a safety net for those that are dis-advantaged, no question about that. When I was young, except for treatment for broken bones, etc., the only thing I ever got was half an aspirin pill. Yes, I was fortunate. But you make it sound as if there is an epidemic of diseases that are wiping us out. I guess the real point is, if we cannot inspire people to take care of their own needs, we will surely become a nation of state-run welfare where nobody wins. We are getting closer and closer to it already. We are becoming a nation that hates it’s successful people (except of course sports stars, Hollywood stars, etc). As for this book on Palin, it is just another in a long line of liberal, Kitty Kelly type exposes that only serve to make the left cling to their hatred of the American people. All this repeats itself anytime a conservative gains support among the American populace. The book will have a brief run, and then Ann Coulter’s new book will demolish it on the best seller’s list.

By Yeah right !.........

April 25, 2011 9:41 AM | Link to this

PALIN:BACHMAN 2012

By Irishguy

April 24, 2011 7:23 AM | Link to this

Mark, I only lefty I mentioned was you. I’m more inclined to believe Mrs Palin, you’re more likely to believe Mr Bailey (or anyone who has anything negative to say or write about the Palins)

By Mark from St Paul

April 23, 2011 1:09 PM | Link to this

Now that this thread seems to have run its course, I’d like to quickly summarize: Vick uploads a post about a Palin aide who’s written a book about Palin, and your “conservative” commenters respond by talking about Obama, Van Jones, Cass Sunstein, George Soros, Climategate, net neutrality, healthcare, atheism, abortion, Donald Duck, Alfred E. Newman, radical Islam, communists, socialists, Israel, Libya … frankly, they talk about everything BUT Sarah Palin and her wretchedly deceitful ways. Palin pulled a fast one on the entire right and now that the books are finally coming out we discover that it was all about Obama all the time. Really?

By Blowfly

April 22, 2011 2:54 PM | Link to this

Raoul thanks for the thoughts and I think you have hit on something. In particular, your statement that “government supplied health care further diminishes anyone’s incentives for providing their own needs” strikes at the crux of the dispute between liberals and conservatives. Conservatives think that you promote responsible behavior by holding people personally accountable for there actions. In other words, if you give people too much then will expect even more. Liberals, on the other hand, think that you have to give people a certain basic level of support in order for there to be any chance of a person becoming a productive member of society. In the health care context, if you are sick and can’t get, or can’t afford, care then there’s no chance you can help yourself. The truth is that both approaches are right and wrong. I feel like the government is way over extended and has its fingers in way too many pies, but there are some pies that only the government can provide. What the government should do is provide basic needs, and essential services. In my book some basic level of health care is one of those services, especially for children. If you get sick through no fault of your own you should have the security of knowing that you can get help if you need it. That’s not asking for too much.

By victor mickunas

April 21, 2011 3:06 PM | Link to this

The man was Palin’s Chief of Staff so he has to know her extremely well, don’t you think? And he’s a conservative, not a progressive.

By Raoul

April 21, 2011 1:24 PM | Link to this

Blowfly, as usual you have some thought provoking questions about conservatives’ opposition to ObamaCare. I will take a stab at responding: first and foremost, there is a fear that ObamaCare will lead to total government control of our lives. You may say that pales in comparison to the needs of people who are dying w/o health care and maybe you are right. But having the government supply health care needs further diminishes anyone’s incentives for providing their own needs. As this plays out, fewer people will be motivated to work, pay into health care, and take care of themselves. What happens when the wealthy run out of money? Secondly, your compassion is shared by all. Nobody wants people to suffer, (even conservatives, believe it or not). But many who share your point of view on universal health care seem perfectly content with over 50 million babies aborted and counting. It’s kind of hard to appreciate all the compassion on the left in a world of Planned Parenthood. Thirdly, and perhaps most worthy of debate, is the notion that the world is not fair, never was, never will be, and cannot be legislated. Americans should hold themselves to higher standards than the Japanese, the French, the Germans, etc. We should educate our children to take care of themselves through hard work and dedication rather than accept the handouts from the state. I know that I sound like a broken record on these themes, but I honestly believe them. I don’t believe the government is responsible for health care (or education, or bailing out large financial corporations, or any number of other things). We fought for the right to self govern as free, equal, individuals and it made our country great. Those things are still worth fighting for, and they are much more important than universal health care.

By ColdHardFacts

April 21, 2011 8:20 AM | Link to this

The only thing the progressives can do is make fun and call names, but they can’t argue the issues. If they argue the issues, they lose. Look at what they post—nothing of substance. Gas for my car is now a major purchase every time I have to fill up the gas tank. Monetizing our debt, printing $2.4 trillion and throwing it into circulation has made the dollar worth 20% less. Add to that overregulation and lack of permits for drilling in gulf and Alaska and gas is skyrocketing. Then remember the billions of dollars given to Brazil for drilling there, and unrest and chaos around the world…we have a recipe for upcoming tragedy in our country. Things are not looking up. We need someone who won’t go and start wars we can’t afford. We need someone like Palin who may not be the best orator, but at least they aren’t Anti-American.

By Blowfly

April 20, 2011 5:15 PM | Link to this

The President walks into the Oval Office. Looks under the desk, finding nothing but fuzzies from the Johnson administration turns to the Vice President and says, “Only in America can a Muslim terrorist born in Kenya rise to the highest office in the land.” “Well … other than Kenya, of course,” states Biden. “Check and mate, Joe. You got me there. By the way, who are we bombing today?” “Israel.” “Israel? Really, why?” “You hate them remember Mr. President?” “Oh yeah, Operation Reverse Passover. That’s right. You know, we are really getting our money’s worth out of that UN membership this year… That reminds me, I need to borrow some money. Get me Geithner on the phone.”

By Tea Bagging Morons

April 20, 2011 4:08 PM | Link to this

Squirrelygirl and company remind me of the morons who carried posters at rallies stating: Keep government out of my medicare. They’re too totally dimwitted and ignorant to even know why they’re laughed at. They likewise don’t even know how much federal tax they actually pay, but listening to Fox NonNews and drinking that Kool Aid they probably believe it to be over 20 or 30 percent (instead of the less than 10 it doubtless is). These are the mainstays of the Tea Baggers: clueless idiots with a streak of evengelical zealotry. The’re also desperate to portray themselves as some sort of victims. They’re only victimized by a low IQ.

By ohiodale

April 20, 2011 3:22 PM | Link to this

Who cares about someones private mariage. Liberals are so petty. The only reason someone would write this book is if they are 1) disgruntled; 2) greedy; 3) hateful liberal.

By TOVICK

April 20, 2011 2:22 PM | Link to this

Are you going to print my answer to your question, or was that your way of asking a rhetorical question? Seriously… guess who the real koolaide drinkers are… the ones who think Obama loves America and is fighting for poor and middle America…

By Blowfly

April 20, 2011 1:31 PM | Link to this

Maybe some of the conservatives out there can explain something to me. I just don’t understand the objection to universal health care proposals, or near universal care, like Obamacare. 20,000 Americans every year die because they don’t have access to health care. That’s a conservative estimate. 3,000 died on 9/11 and we have spent going on 1 trillion dollars to prevent that from happening again. What are we doing when 20,000 die every year? Nothing, until Obama came along. Also, keep in mind about 900,000 Americans every year are forced into bankruptcy because of medical bills they can’t pay. Before you say “who cares” keep in mind that 9,000,000 of the uninsured are children! This means that every day in this country children die because they don’t have access to health care. If you don’t believe these numbers then do your own research. I didn’t believe them either, but it’s true. We are the only civilized country in the world that tolerates this problem. All of our peers have solved this problem in one way or another. And, they have done it by providing a higher quality of care than we do (the US is about 41st in the world in quality of care – 2 spots above Cuba the poorest country in the western hemisphere), they cover more services than we do, they cover everyone, and they do it at a fraction of the cost (the only health care statistic that the US leads in is cost). Before you say, we don’t want socialized medicine, consider that France, Japan, and Germany (and others) have systems pretty much like ours – private doctors working in private hospitals paid for by private insurance funded by employers and employees (the government pays for the those out of work). Japan has the oldest population in the world, the highest usage in the world, and they cover everyone at about half of what we pay. That’s not socialized medicine, it’s the same system we have here. Before you say, everyone gets care here you just have to go to the emergency room, consider that by law the emergency room is only required to treat people that are in danger of dying and women in labor, they can say no to everyone else. Also, the emergency room can only treat acute conditions, and not chronic conditions. If you have a broken leg, are having a heart attack, or need stitches the emergency room can help you (and you’ll be expected to pay if you have any money). If you have diabetes, hypertension, cancer, lupus (ect), or you need prescription medicine the emergency room is not going to help you. Plus, the emergency room is not free, even for those that don’t pay, someone is paying for that care – it’s the people with insurance. Also, the emergency room is the most expensive place to get treated. So, we have the best medical infrastructure in the world (any person of means that gets really sick anywhere in the world comes here to be treated) yet we don’t make that available to everyone and conservatives oppose pretty much every plan to do so. Why? The truth is that people die every day in this country because they can’t get medical care, and many of them are children. What moral principal do conservatives operate under that says a 5 year old with leukemia lives if their parents have insurance and dies if they don’t, and that is the way its suppose to be? I don’t want to be inflammatory, I know no one wants that to happen, but why all the outrage over trying to solve a problem that is frankly indefensible.

By truth in advertising

April 20, 2011 1:21 PM | Link to this

Sarah’s yelling fire in a crowded theater after she’s locked the doors. She and her billionaire friends control the media, the republican party and the supreme court. What she fails to get a handle on is the truth. The writer of this book is a good American; socially conservative, religiously active and a former trusted employee. He could not in good conscience perpetuate this travesty of a public servant on the rest of us. He has seen first hand what a fraud she is. When the emperor wears no clothes, it takes courage to point it out. Sarah gives a whole new meaning to the words “buck naked”. I won’t even begin to address the idiocies your comment section develops, it’s more fun just to laugh.

By Squirrellygirl

April 20, 2011 12:57 PM | Link to this

Here is a link to read up on the flotilla that will provoke Israel to protect herself: http://facebook.cufi.org/2011/04/netanyahu-asks-uns-ban-to-help-stop-gaza-flotilla-in-may/ Yahoo it and read it for yourself.

By Squirrellygirl

April 20, 2011 12:50 PM | Link to this

Did you predict he was going to bomb Libya, Vick? He bombed Libya using UN’s R2P (Responsibility To Protect). UN placed Libya on that list, and Israel is next. UN based their decision to go against Israel on a report that has already been recanted by that writer. But UN won’t recognize the recanted report, even though the writer said he was wrong about Israel targeting Palestinian civilians. So based on the original report, they have Israel eyed next to bomb using that R2P. Guess who wrote the R2P? One guess, Vick. It’s the wife of our lovely regulatory czar, Cass Sustein. I believe her name is Samantha Power. She has Obama’s ear, and it was on UN’s marching orders that Obama bombed Libya. In May, they plan to try to get a Flotilla past Israel to provoke them. Once this happens, UN is itching to enact R2P against Israel. Just itching. And if you look at how Obama administration has treated Israel (forget some of what they say, look at their actions) you will know that this administration is not an ally to Israel. Obama’s change of policy towards Israel has been a radical one. Just like his socialist policies are radical to our capitalist Republic.

By Blowfly

April 20, 2011 12:35 PM | Link to this

Oh brother … I don’t know what’s more absurd the book or the comments to this post. It’s like Bill Clinton’s old line - if anything goes right in this country the government had nothing to do with it and if anything goes wrong they stayed up all night planning it. The probability that Obama gets re-elected just went up .0026%.

By victor mickunas

April 20, 2011 11:36 AM | Link to this

You believe that Obama is going to bomb Israel?! What flavor is that Kool-Aid you have been drinking?

By @Harold James

April 20, 2011 11:25 AM | Link to this

“Your (Obama’s) odd choice of friends such as Van Jones, Cass Sunstein and George Soros tell me you held on to your younger days and the attempted bombings Van Jones made here in this country.” If you research Obama and those people on yahoo, you will not find it so odd. All of these people mentioned are socialists, communists, left wing radicals, Radical Islams, former bombers of Police Departments, George Soros funds most of the communists organizations that are trying to overthrow our government, Cass Sustein is the same guy who is Obama’s regulatory czar who is not handing out permits to drill for oil here (while Obama gave Billions of Dollars to Brazil for drilling there). Obama is anti-American…it’s the only sane reason he is associated with all of these bad people. And he’s in bed with the unions who are perpetuating the chaos around the world and here in America. Check out the flotilla that is going to threaten Israel in May, Code Pink (Soros) and Radical Islams work together against Israel so that UN will use R2P (S. Power, Cass Sustein’s wife’s Responsibility To Act as a reason to bomb Libya) to base bombing Israel next. Obama disses Congress and marches on UN’s orders and bombs Libya, and Israel is next. So no, it’s not so odd if you actually research Obama and where he came from (both of his parents were Marxists, he started his career in Bill Ayers house, and Bill Ayers said he wants to eliminate 25 million Americans who are “uneducatable”…They make America sound like some 3rd world country where cannibals rule.

By null

April 20, 2011 10:44 AM | Link to this

Are you monitoring comments before printing them? I don’t see any of my comments I have tried to post. Palin would do a better job as President than Obama with her eyes closed and her hands tied behind her back, and gagged. Seriously, anybody would do a better job than Obama.

By Squirrellygirl

April 20, 2011 10:42 AM | Link to this

If Palin was a Democrat, would the media be putting down her mother skills when she has to leave her kids to do her job? I think not. And about how she walks around in her own house with an open robe? Seriously, who hasn’t run to the closet in the nude after a bath to grab something quick. Seriously, this is ridiculous and unaccountable reporting. I say men should be as accountable to a family as a woman is, and just because she’s a woman, she’s not allowed to hold a high public job? Seriously, the Republican party seems to give women a more fair chance considering these comments. How biased can DDN be?

By Squirrellygirl

April 20, 2011 10:36 AM | Link to this

Palin may not be as good an orator as Obama, but at least she doesn’t hate America and what it stands for. I wouldn’t give 10 seconds to listen to someone knife someone in the back— as I surmise this person is doing—or else DDN wouldn’t be printing it here. The media has been completely unfair to Palin because she is a strong woman who has strong principles and is a believer in God. If she was an athiest who believed in pushing tax paid abortions DDN and the press would be supporting her. I will vote for anybody who runs against Obama, even Alfred E. Newman, Donald Duck would do a better job. Seriously, can you prove Obama isn’t a cartoon character? Prove it!

By Dale Cartenhacker

April 20, 2011 7:00 AM | Link to this

I like Sarah Palin. I am not completely convinced she is the best for President. I certainly want her to have a fair chance. I want to know who supports our gun rights, who wants low taxes and smaller government, who has plans to give incentives to get companies to bring jobs back to America. I want to know that the net neutrality thing will tossed, that the healthcare bill will be dismantled and OBama escorted out of Washington, D.C. So the writer should consider holding his tongue, or pen rather, leaving Sarah Palin alone.

By Harold James

April 20, 2011 6:53 AM | Link to this

I don’t think this former aide is doing the country a good service. We need to hear from each candidate, what they are for and what they are against. We have such a corrupt Administration now. It is vital we get to know our candidates so we can make the best choices. OBama wants bigger government to run the people. He wants control of our healthcare industry. I say NO to OBama, you are out in 2012! You’re net neutrality thing must go. I don’t believe in your climategate, I don’t have confidence in your control over our military. Your odd choice of friends such as Van Jones, Cass Sunstein and George Soros tell me you held on to your younger days and the attempted bombings Van Jones made here in this country. NO, Mr. President, I think you must be taken out of office in 2012!

By Irishguy

April 19, 2011 10:04 PM | Link to this

Sounds like a book Mark would enjoy.

By Alleycat

April 19, 2011 8:07 PM | Link to this

Everyone’s out to make a buck. Who cares though? Republicans have already dumped Palin.Day late.Penny short.

By Sassy

April 19, 2011 6:47 PM | Link to this

ahahahaha…tell it!