On Fox, Juan Williams Calls GOP Presidential Field ‘Weak’ and Insists Palin ‘Can't Stand on the Intellectual Stage with Obama’
“This is such a weak field,” Fox News analyst Juan Williams, recently ousted from NPR for not fully toting the far-left line, declared during a Fox News Sunday discussion of potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates, prompting an appalled Bill Kristol to mock: “Yeah, President Obama had done so much when he ran for President. I mean, all of these guys are better qualified than Barack Obama.”
Williams got in the last words of the December 26 segment, using them to deride Sarah Palin compared to Barack Obama:
There is nobody out there except for Sarah Palin who could absolutely dominate the stage and she can't stand on the intellectual stage with Obama.
That caused oohs from the panel and led host Chris Wallace to suggest “there’ll be a lump of coal” in Williams’ stocking. (Audio: MP3 clip)
The panel, Nina Easton and Dana Perino in addition to Kristol and Williams, had been talking about Haley Barbour, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, John Thune, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee and Mike Pence.
Kristol, who earlier had jokingly touted a slogan for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (“A big man for a big job”), was in the midst of trumpeting Republican Congressman Paul Ryan when Williams decided they’re all weak:
BILL KRISTOL: He will develop the House Republican budget, which will be the contrast to President Obama's budget. It will articulate in a sense how Republicans go about governing the country. So I think someone like Ryan or Christie getting in late could be interesting.
JUAN WILLIAMS: You know what it’s sounding like to me, this is such a weak field.
KRISTOL: What?
WILLIAMS: And you know what, I think President Obama is vulnerable on so many-
DANA PERINO: As compared to what?
KRISTOL: Yeah, President Obama had done so much when he ran for President. I mean, all of these guys are better qualified than Barack Obama.
WILLIAMS: Not at all. And you know what, it’s telling to me again, you talk about Mike Pence from Indiana, you talk about a charisma gap, you know a charisma challenge. Mike Pence? There is nobody out there except for Sarah Palin who could absolutely dominate the stage and she can't stand on the intellectual stage with Obama.
CHRIS WALLACE: Okay, well there you go. Thank you panel. I can see there’ll be a lump of coal. See you all next year.
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Weak GOP field? Can you
Submitted by big.league.slider on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:02am.
Weak GOP field? Can you imagine the intellectual b*tch-slapping that Christie would give Obama in a presidential debate?
But Christie is not in the field.
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 8:55am.
He's said he's not interested. Yes, I know, people change their minds. And I think a lot of people hope that Christie could be convinced.
Newt Gingrich could wipe the floor with Obama in a debate, but he has been so thoroughly trashed by his enemies that I doubt he could muster support. Palin matches Obama in popularity, but she also has been trashed in a manner that will be nearly impossible to overcome.
I think this is shaping up as a remix of 1992, when no one thought Bush 41 could be defeated, and Bill Clinton stayed the course. Some dull but solid candidate who weathers the storm as others fall by the wayside.
Palin versus Obama
Submitted by djm159 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 5:47pm.
Sarah would wipe the proverbial floor with the Marxist in Chief also. That is why the media has attacked her so vehemently, because they fear her. Instead of Obama euthanizing seniors, as Sarah Palin said he would back in July and he called her a loon so to speak,, he should attack welfare recipients, the most selfish group of people on earth, and if you are able to work you must work or you receive nothing. I am tired of paying for welfare for able bodied people and frightening seniors with the threat of death. The way this will work is if you are over 65, need an expensive operation Medicare will tell you you can have the surgery if you pay for it. Somebody better do something before Hitler in the White House gets his way.
If you mean by intellectual
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:05am.
If you mean by intellectual able to tell lies and wander around the bush with words for hours, then Obama has the rest beat. But Palin has a direct speaking to the people they understand. Those who do not are either lost causes true believers or those who are fooled all of the time.
Juan, if Obama is so good
Submitted by TheHistorian on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 7:47am.
why won't he appear with Glenn Beck or Neal Cavuto on FOX? Even the non-conservative O'Reilly could run circles around Mr. Ahem, uh, oh, ee, and all of the other non-word sounds that come out of his mouth. Remember, Obama spoke with clarity to one person, Joe the Plumber, when he said he was going to spread the wealth around.
Williams is just trying to recover his liberal "mojo" which he lost when he admitted being concerned over Arabs traveling in garb as potential bombers. That was probably his last burst of common sense.
Dennis Prager
Can you say 'coal' talking
Submitted by Cowboy on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:36am.
Can you say 'coal' talking to Williams without being called a racist?
Cowboy....'coal' ? how about..
Submitted by ww thumper on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 7:07pm.
A PINK SLIP!! saying "William ; Ur Fired, What were we thinking ??!!"
I will never understand Why ? ! FOX hired that Stoopid , loud mouthed, Lib Fool !
I watch him every Sun AM make a Fool of himself on that program and am Discusted listening to him. What a waist of FOXs resources.... :-\ WW
MY PASTOR SAYS "GOD BLESS AMERICA"!!!I ASK " GOD SAVE AMERICA, AND RESTORE OUR AMERICAN HONOR!"
Pathetic
Submitted by HelenS on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 7:07am.
I watched this yesterday and it is just pathetic how some people still don't get it. Obama is an idiot and still people feel obliged to defend or even support him, which may just be loyalty. But to suggest he can form a rational thought is really too much. Juan even got derailed into the meaningless topic of charisma. Some claim that BO has it. I say, you want smooth? stand in a pond and let the scum squish up between your toes. It's really smoooooth and much less disgusting than listining to this embarrassment of a President.
I still harbor a little tiny bit of sympathy for Juan for the way NPR shafted him but that doesn't mean he's an intellectual giant. This was really unbelievable.
And it came immediately after someone talked about Ryan! Now THAT man is a genius.
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Generally agree, but do not yet agree on Ryan
Submitted by TheHistorian on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 7:49am.
Paul Ryan needs to demonstrate that he can do with a budget what John Kasich did. THEN I will call him a genius.
John, welcome back to government. Please fix this poor, broke, state of Ohio.
Dennis Prager
I'll take common sense.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 8:43am.
Intelligence is overrated. The only people I know impressed with intellect are intellectuals and dumb asses.
Oh yeah, Juan Williams is a dumb ass. I've said it before, and I stand by it.
Intelligence and common sense
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:25pm.
Intelligence and common sense aren't opposites. I'd say you need some common sense to be intelligent, and some intelligence to discern common sense.
I just don't believe Obama is some intellectual giant and Palin is some intellectual dwarf. A lot of people seem hung up on that contrast.
The biggest difference between the two is Obama is polished and savvy (a particular type of intelligence) while Palin is awkward and makes herself controversial.
Williams token black?
Submitted by Callie369 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 8:50am.
Not too many blacks on Fox is there? I guess Williams is their token black. Hired out of pity, not for brains.
More on Fox than on MSNBC.
Submitted by ricklail on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:00am.
More on Fox than on MSNBC. Juan has been on Fox for quiet a while. I consider him to fairly intellectual. Intellect is so overated. You need common sense to go with that and he does not have it.
Racist much Callie369?
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:24am.
Who says Juan Williams is black?
IQ
Submitted by PrimalElements on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:01am.
What written proof does Juan have? NONE!
Ergo like A$$holes it's only an opinion.
Is it just me...
Submitted by Morganfrost on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:11am.
Or does anybody else think that Obama may not be quite as brilliant as he's been cracked up to be?
No, it's just you.......LOL
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:56am.
No, it's just you.......LOL
Boy Blunder is a
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:30pm.
Boy Blunder is a 'psuedo-intellectual'..................he is adept at 'sounding smart', but the content doesn't hold up if you actually try and make any sense of it.............there are a LOT of people like that in government and the MSM. Personally, I find the guy to be very dull, plodding, tedious, and boring..........I've never figured out what the hype was about his 'oratory skills' was, away from being able to read a teleprompter, which is about as irritating and haughty as I have ever seen. And I don't think he scores very high in the 'practical' or 'pragmatic' fields either - if he appears to be acting that way, it is usually because he is forced into it by political realities.
And as far as common sense, I'd give the guy an F-!!!!!
Positional Reference
Submitted by xraynova on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:47am.
It should be clear to any thinking person, capable of observing the political scene, that obama is a political & intellectual lightweight. If people (like Williams) look UP to obama, then they intellectually, must be standing on a perch even below obama's.
An ant has to look up, to see the cockroach.
Juan-BHO transcripts and papers before-
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:52am.
we start calling BHO and intellectual-Without the teleprompter-he is a loser.BIG L
Not one word of original thought-not even to grade school kids.
BHO is asked a straight forward question-he stutters stammers.
Welllllll..........in
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:44pm.
Welllllll..........in response to your statement...........uhhhhhhhh........let me be perfectly clear..............ummmmmmm......errrrrrrrrr.............hmmmmmmmmmmmm.........I...uh.........my..........ahhhhhhhh........well..............ummmmmmmmm......yes we can!!! And...........errrrrrrrrrr........I'd give myself an A-.............
If ,by "intellectual",
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:57am.
If ,by "intellectual", Williams means that Obama talks and talks and talks and talks and wrings his hands in public over decisions (like the Afghanistan troop surge), then, yeah, Obama is a real "intellectual". Obama is an "intellectual" because the media says he is....
The only reason obama IS
Submitted by MidAmerica on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:12am.
The only reason obama IS President is because he is Black.
The only reason obama has any political support left is because he is Black.
The ONLY reason that obama's supporters can say with a straight face that obama is so intelligent and an intellectual is because he is Black.
Obama's supporters are trying to sell the serious and somewhat detached persona of obama as an indication of obama's 'intellect' but it is really just his lack of a well rounded personality. He doesn't have a normal range of emotional responses. He's a bad date.
He's half white too.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:20am.
Not a real American black whose ancestors were slaves to the evil white man.
I didn't vote....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:11pm.
...for the white half either!
All this weak Republican
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:14am.
All this weak Republican field chatter is premature at best.
Why would anyone in their RIGHT mind ( that leaves out all liberals ) think not tipping you're hand until after the new Congress is seated and prospective candidates get a chance for the Obama administration to implode in upon itself equates to weakness?
There is plenty of time to enter the fray and just because the lame street media has already announced Republican candidate debate dates, without any takers, is only more progressive bomb thrower propaganda bullshit.
When the time is RIGHT the best and the brightest from the newly energized conservative field will emerge to present their vision for America's future. A future free of Barack Obama, Northern European Socialism and sharia law.
Barack_Must_Go.....
Maybe Roger Ailes should rethink that contract.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:41am.
The contract for I think 2 mill over 3 years given to Juan by Fox after his NPR firing.
(With almost everyone being multimillionaires that report to us on TV, there is no way they can understand how real America lives.)
Ineffectual - er - "Intellectual"
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:24am.
Remember how Jimmy Carter was said to be an "intellectual" by the media? I think the description "intellectual" is a media spin typo for "ineffectual"*.
*in·ef·fec·tu·al/ˌiniˈfekCHo͞oəl/Adjective 1. Not producing any or the desired effect: "an ineffectual campaign".2. (of a person) Lacking the ability or qualities to cope with a role or situation: "an ineffectual parent".
That really tells
Submitted by Iron Tigers Vet on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:41am.
alot about a person's character or "intellect" when being compared to Jimah...
Like the comparison of intellect and ineffect.
Intellectual
Submitted by Denio on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:56am.
All the Democrats are Super intellegent... It's a tactic that they use to promote their own or destroy the Republicans... I remember when Clinton was 1st elected... Hillary became the smartest woman in the world, and to say Carter was intellegent was to show your own double digit IQ...
Here is a good article on the tactics they use to destroy someone they fear....
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/11/30/is-sarah-palin-too-dumb-to-be
I Would Love to See the Debate
Submitted by JustAl on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:36am.
I can imagine the scene now. . .
"Don't wait for the teleprompter, answer the question!"
"uhhhh, uhhhh, uhhh,"
"I am prepaired to wait until Hell freezes over. . . I'm used to the cold you wimp."
With Juan the moderator feverishly trying to cover the naked emperor.
Love it!
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:04pm.
My sentiments exactly.
Give me some good old common sense anytime over the past several presidents from Ivy League schools who couldn't find their way out of a well-lit room.
Obama is a smart man. Probably has total or near total recall. But so what? I want a person who can think. Who can reason. Who can use life experience that is similar to most of the rest of us to guide them. I do not want someone who was groomed to become president or who made life decisions based on how his presidential bid resume would be impacted someday.
And I really don't care if my president reads one, two or two thousand books a year. My father graduated summa cum laude/Phi Beta Kappa from a major university, held several impressive jobs and I do not recall him reading many books. No one considered him anything but bright -- very bright. Reading is not synonymous with good solid leadership.
Yeah, yeah
Submitted by StarAZ on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:10am.
Christie's fat, Palin is dumb--we get it, guys...When someone calls you on it, it's suddenly a "joke." I used to look forward to those panels, but when Charles started with how brilliant The One is putting one over on everyone with his latest gambit and now Juan with his kneejerk insults of a woman, I will watch only if I have nothing else to do. Juan, you know what--I will take this view into consideration after you serve even two yrs as governor of a state and write me a book report on C.S. Lewis.
Perhaps her Intellect is too great for the Chosen One?
Submitted by libBuster on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:09am.
Can't stand on the intellectual stage with Obama? Really.
Palin tweated about "Death Panels" and boom --- it was out of the legislation. She know more about the constitutional duties of the Vice President than Joe Biden.
You may or may not like her politics, but the insults about her intellect are just vile and misplaced
and now.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:13pm.
secretively, the Death Panels are burrowing their way back through "Executive Legislation".
Give me good ole common sense!
Submitted by PJMan on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:14am.
Intellectual? Where's his transcripts, {REMEMBER, just how smart and what a genius kerry was over Bush, then the transcripts came out} president of the haarverd law review, yes, in politically correct times, can't speak without a prompter, doesn't know the Constitution, but taught it, went to 57 states, probably to view the corpses, he is no Joe, but a gaffer all the same, but the sheeple voted him in, so now we have two years of damage control if possible with all the czars, and agencies that preform his Un-Constitutional act's, but that being said, I'll still vote for the best candidate regardless of party, religion, or color, integrity, honesty, and following our Founding Fathers Principles, is the key to my vote.
what he meant to say..........
Submitted by Patriot II on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:22am.
"yeh, an she ain't black bro!" mindless people like him, should not be allowed an opinion....!
We get it, Juan
Submitted by Unsane on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:29am.
We get it, Juan. We get it. The reason His Majesty The Shahinshah MUST be declared PFL is not just because of His supreme, overwhelming intellect which allows Him to give speeches without a teleprompter, or His HOT, BEAUTIFUL, CUTE, BOYISH SMILE (cute and boyish courtesy of Chrissy), but also because The Holy Shahinshah's, President Wonderful's, the Lightworker's, The One's - mmmm, mmmm, mmmm - keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun - His truth-discerning heart is the celestial observatory of Attributes - He is of noble lineage, of joyous countenance - of the model, most loving marriage - of right disposition - of open brow - of well-proportioned frame - of magnanimous nature - the honey-tongued teacher of the English language - of lofty genius - the inciter of thrills and tingles - of pure purpose - of enduring faith - of perfect wisdom - emitter of the most fragrant, sweetest flatulence - begirt with varied talents - of wide capacity - of high honor - of the most masterful, soaring oratory - of splendid courage - of His cute, boyish, wonderful smile - He who becomes Death, the destroyer of flies - with the unimpeachable reputation for integrity - of the greatest political savvy - of right judgment - of choice counsel - of networked genome - of generosity unfeigned - the emblem of the American people - astonishingly ambitious, brave - of boundless forgiveness, abundant in graciousness - the most careful thinker - at peace with all-compendium of dominion - lucid, impeccably centered - of elegance unmatched by mere mortals - true American royalty - our own personal Jesus - of plenteous sincerity - multiple of single-minded warriors - of chiseled pecs - abounding in wealth - accumulator of the world's rarities - sophisticated - of pure heart - unspotted by the world - leader of the spiritual realm - elegant, articulate, Zen-like - of enduring alertness! How has He been gathered together into one place? Or how doth a single body upbear Him on the shoulders of genius?
So Palin, G_______, Daniels, and the rest of the political opposition's duty is to SHUT UP, ROLL OVER and DIE, allow Him to run unopposed, and declare Him PFL in 2013.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Unsane--this is a great post
Submitted by StarAZ on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:51am.
Genius!
→ I second that
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:56am.
Juan never recovered from Warren Ballentine's "back on the porch" comment. He just ain't been the same. Any edge his commentary once had is now lost in adulation for the shahinshah.
Uns....you are truly............
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:01pm.
a master wordsmith!! Another great run down of the Shahinshah!!
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
Not my brilliance, just brilliant application :o)
Submitted by Unsane on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 2:20am.
Aw, shucks, BEGRUNT (et al).
I wish I could claim this as my handiwork.
At least a third of this came from various MSM sources.
The other two-thirds - the basis of this work - well, that's a long story. But the dude who wrote it has been dead for over 400 years.
:o)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Unsane.... Amazing post.
Submitted by celator on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:29pm.
Unsane.... Amazing post. Brilliant.
I have my doubts about Palin
Submitted by shawn. on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:37am.
......however Obama is not a smart man and I think she can compete with him during a debate and maybe get in a few zingers. It is the msm interviews that she has to worry about and be prepared for.I disagree that Sarah Palin has to worry about the'msm...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:23pm.
interviews' now that she has been through the 'course'. She beat Biden in their debate and she can easily handle the Katy Courics of the world now that she has gained experience since 2008. The only advantage a Liberal has against Palin is the full support and backing of the Liberal press.
The intellectual experiment...
Submitted by KyWriter on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:49am.
..is what got us into this mess. It's time for realism and practicality, neither of which is much of a virtue in liberal minds. Do they not know what hit them in November? 2012 will be even more of a steamroller.
Here they go again
Submitted by iveseenitall on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:06pm.
Juan and the rest of the intellectual giants on t.v. claiming that Obama is an "intellectual" of the highest order. Intelligence is demonstrated in many ways ---none of which Barry has shown:
I.Q.? He's average or below.
Language Skills ? He can't spell "advice" and can't pronounce "corpsmen". He believes America has 57 states and says so. He misquotes The Declaration of Independence. And I've seen tenth graders who could give as good a speech as he can.
Leadership and problem solving? An "intelligent" person is both a leader and a problem solver. Barry is neither.
Reads serious "intellectual" writing? I doubt it. And he surely doesn't understand The Constitution of the United States, if he's ever read it.
Let's see. Oh yeah, he signs bills that other people write and very few read. He proposes absolutely nothing which will help America as a whole, but continues to divide the nation on the lines of race,religion, gender, sexual orientation, and political leanings. But man, he can inform you about loads of sports teams. And boy, he can vacation like a pro!
Yet the media ( including Fox ) continue to hold the clown up as "billiant" and a "genius". I don't know which is worse-- him or them. Agreed, Palin is no "genius" either. A campaign with her vs. Barry would demonstrate how far America has fallen "intellectually". Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal" (progressive)
'Nuff said!
Submitted by sam12663 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:21pm.
You hit it out of the park with this rant.
Well done!
Sports? Not so much.
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:15pm.
The Great One couldn't even name a member of his favorite baseball team the Chicago White Sox when asked. Obama is a pretender. Obama lives other people's lives, desires and ideologies. His own? Who knows if he even has any core but I do know that America will never elect someone again just because he's "not Bush."
Quote for the day:
Submitted by Colt on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:02pm.
This ought to warm your hearts this holiday season.
At any rate, it re-affirms my own long held suspicions.
"I like Obama but I reject the suggestion that he is an intellectual. He is an activist, merely mimicking the mannerisms of an intellectual." ~ Former colleague, Richard Epstein ~
For the record: "Oblamus Maximus lacks the real life experience, executive experience, common sense, diplomatic saavy, and the raw intelligence to stand on the same stage as Sarah Palin. Apparently, Juan Williams simply isn't bright enough to recognize that fact. "
~ Me,...just now ~
to some degree I believe Juan is correct
Submitted by OffTheLows on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:07pm.
of the higher profile candidates who have gotten attention I haven't been impressed with anyone except Romney, and he's saddled with RomneyCare. Pawlenty and Mitch Daniels I think would be great but they better start working overtime to boost their profile. Bob McDonnell will be a great option.. in 2016.
I know what you mean. I
Submitted by deerjerkydave on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:31pm.
I know what you mean. I think Juan is right that the current field of potential Republican candidates isn't too impressive. All of them come with some form of baggage, and I can guarantee the liberal media will shine spotlights on their baggage, whoever it is. Unless someone swoops in soon, my guess is Romney will be the next nominee. He's laid the groundwork in the primary states, put in the necessary blood sweat and tears into the Republican Party, is more conservative than John McCain, and an intellectual. RomneyCare is his baggage, but I believe he has always said healthcare is a states rights issue and not the job of the Feds.
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"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. -James MadisonHe IS an intellectual.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:15pm.
...on the planet Affirmative Action!
And Obama can't stand on the manhood stage with Palin
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:21pm.
.
Obama got elected because of his race. Period.
Submitted by krendler on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:33pm.
Certainly not because of his resume or intellect. It was all about "making history." People like Williams keep forgetting that. Obama's performance in Dem primary debates versus Clinton, Edwards, et al was anywhere from poor to mediocre. And that's when all the race-baiting started from the Obama crowd (e.g., Bill Clinton's a racist, Hillary is a racist, Geraldine Ferraro is a racist...)
Don't know about Palin. Not a big fan. But Romney, Christie, Paul Ryan, Giuliani would absolutely mop the floor with Barry. It was a tragedy that we put up the likes of McCain and Palin against Barry/Joe in 08.
Idea!
Submitted by StarAZ on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:56pm.
If they debate, let Obama have only notes that fit on one side of his hand. That ought to be entertaining.
Oh, the Eastern Elite. According to them, anyone who...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:25pm.
doesn't go to an 'Ivy League' school is dumb. No Juan, they're not dumb. Some of them, i.e. Sarah Palin, have what Obama and Liberals like you don't have and that is common sense. The best president we've had during anyone's lifetime living today was Ronald Reagan and where did he go to school? Oh, yes, he went to a small college called 'Eureka'. Eureka! We need more Sarah Palins and Ronald Reagans and fewer Barack Obamas.
Williams - Driven by Race
Submitted by BW222 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:32pm.
There was a time when Juan Williams was respected by conservatives: we thought he was bat-sh?t crazy but fair and somewhat open-minded. Since Obama became President, Williams has become nothing more than a cheerleader, with everything driven by race.
More concern about charisma?
Submitted by sam12663 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:34pm.
"Not at all. And you know what, it’s telling to me again, you talk about Mike Pence from Indiana, you talk about a charisma gap, you know a charisma challenge." Juan, Juan, Juan. Elitist liberals are so mesmerized by 'charisma' that they don't see reality. While President Obama may be a charismatic person, he is devoid of any sincere personality or honesty. As we have come to realize with President Obama, charisma can be manufactured; honesty, however, is inherent. I prefer a President who is honest and forthright to one who can smile on cue and appear to care about me.But Juan you and our
Submitted by Semus on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 1:56pm.
But Juan you and our President are on the same intellectual stage correct? The intellectually dishonest stage.
Do you think...?
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:23pm.
Juan Williams has many dinners with Joe Lieberman? Neither will ever be truly a part of the vast leftist inner sanctum no matter how hard they both try and try they do.
Can't Stand on the Intellectual Stage with Obama
Submitted by donabernathy on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:26pm.
Hey Juan.... what one of the 57 states would that stage be in... and would they be speak'n Austrian to an audiance of Corpse men.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
roflmao
Shaking my head...
Submitted by Flying_Flynn on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:37pm.
Juan, Juan, Juan....
Are you not listening to your FOX News colleague whenever she is on? I think to this point Sarah Palin has improved her communication skills greatly. On top of that, if I was ever sent to the middle of the frozen tundra with a choice of either Obama or Palin to help me survive, you know damn well I would pick Mrs. Palin's hunting skills over whatever amount of intellectualism you perceive Obama to have! Obama has ONLY classroom smarts, where Palin has classroom smarts AND real world smarts.
Exactly what I was thinking
Submitted by StarAZ on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 4:51pm.
Obama may have book smarts--I am not even sure, we haven't seen transcripts, LR articles if he wrote any, and he was carrying about the book FREEDOM, which I thought was pretty weak--but Palin has street smarts, extemp smarts, forest smars, glacier smarts, fishing smarts, shooting smarts, rile-up-idiots smarts, and so on. She is fun, enthusiastic. I don't know if I want her to run on the Republican ticket--it will take so much energy to support her in view of her media enemies, but I voted for her last time and would again if she does.
With all things considered...
Submitted by ontheright on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:11pm.
...(i.e. time served and govt. offices held, mgmt experience, and private business ownership) Obamalinsky is a mental midget in comparison to Gov. Palin. To say anything different is to be naive, blind or ignorantly biased.
Enough said.
2006 campaign: his experience
Submitted by befuddled1 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:54pm.
2006 campaign: his experience compared to palin's-- he ran a multimillion dollar presidential campaign
2012: experience record--billions wasted repaying his benefactors--unions/wall street/soros/conservationists/bankrupt -democratic- controlled cities. everyone else, got unemployment checks and foodstamps. to double down on this stupidity, what actions he couldn't hide behind by passing laws from a 2006 democratic controlled congress, he uses his executive powers from government agencies to do a run around the courts and congress. epa, fcc,homeland security, intelligence services/nasa(used to prop up global warming data),etc...
any genius would know that it's not about spending money on giveaways; it's about building a sound fiscal policy for the present and future.obama is another democrat voted into office for the sole purpose of robbing the treasury. in this, i trust a palin over an obama 365 days/yr. once again juan williams, it's about the economy, stupid.
palin for president caveat
Submitted by befuddled1 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 4:09pm.
the only "genius" portion of palin's campaign that is missing is money from obama's stash. palin represents middle class americans, and gives them a voice. however, when it comes to big ticket donors, there are none to be found. liberals make up the big money in the media and the billionaires and multi-millionaires that are fleecing this country. their profits go up when competing small businesses go out of business and the unemployed have become a captive audience. even the unions, that ronald regan spent years courting, spent millions to regain some of their relevancy and a surge in their bottom line. as a money making brand, the republican brand is dead. breaking into your kids piggy bank to elect the next president is no longer a viable option.
America has been deliberately broken and forced into bankruptcy. people don't elect a president, money does.
Something to think about
Submitted by Unsane on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 2:21am.
Money simply cannot do it all. It cannot buy championships in sports; nor can it win elections necessarily.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
I like Juan Williams "personally"
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 4:17pm.
He genuinely seems like a good guy. But he's not the brightest bulb in the drawer. I hazard to say that if he wasn't a minority, he'd be teaching 3rd grade finger painting somewhere.
NOTHING that Barry the HO promised has come true. Lie after lie has been exposed. All you have to do in any debate with him is mention that his credibility is worth as much as his sealed grades, records, and birth certificate. He'll fall apart.
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson
Juan is right
Submitted by michiganruth on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 5:08pm.
almost right--Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, and Paul Ryan could all be great candidates, but they're still awfully young.
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it, hoping that at least a few of the smarter tea partiers will get it: SARAH PALIN CANNOT BEAT BARACK OBAMA. it doesn't matter that YOU like her. in order to win she would have to attract ALL the Republicans, MOST of the Independents, and at least SOME of the Democrats. Palin can't do that.
and it doesn't matter that she has "improved her communication skills" as someone said above. we're talking about running for president of the United States, for goshsakes, not the school board!
it doesn't matter if you think she's smarter than Obama. Obama's already in the WH, which means he has a huge advantage. it doesn't matter that you think (and I think) that Obama is a horrible president: he's already president.
Juan is absolutely correct: there is no one big personality on the Republican side except for Palin, and she's not going to win the general. all of you people who are supporting her are in reality supporting a second Obama term. why is that so hard for you to see?
Suggestion...
Submitted by Unsane on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 2:23am.
So, michiganruth, we should just cancel the 2012 elections and declare Him PFL?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Un
Submitted by MrShy on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 2:51am.
That whole post stinks to high heaven. Believe me, the crooked Dem/"progressive" machine has probably 10's of thousands of fake conservatives infiltrating sites, gatherings and events.
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michiganruth
Submitted by MrShy on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 2:45am.
"we're talking about running for president of the United States, for goshsakes, not the school board!"
The person yelped, while we have a did-nothing 2-year Senator who was a did-nothing lawyer before that, and community organizer before that, with an endless list of unsavory associations and a past chockful of unanswered questions, as the President of the United States now.
Not only did this schmuck come out of nowhere to become president, but he did it pretty much running away.
Why does something not smell right with this michiganruth person? Notice, also, the lack of starting sentences with capital letters.
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oh and btw...
Submitted by michiganruth on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 5:12pm.
...you people who are ragging on Juan Williams for not being very smart--where the heck did you get that? he's one of the brightest liberals on TV, and one of the most open-minded. he was one of the few journalists who actually gave Clarence Thomas a chance and wrote fair articles about him. (you can read about it in Thomas' autobiography).
Juan has actually worked for Fox longer than he worked for NPR (13 years to 10 years). and he wrote the book "Eyes on the Prize" about the civil rights movement, which was a masterpiece, and was turned into a major award-winning TV series.
so while you may not agree with him, that doesn't mean he's not smart. why do we need to impugn the intelligence of people with whom we disagree? can't we just disagree without calling the other person an idiot?
oh and btw, michiganruth---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 6:55pm.
it appears you are being less than complimentary to people who favor Palin.
You say while people may LIKE her, everything past that point is "lay down and give up" because Obama can't be beaten.
As far as Juan Williams, intelligent - intellectual, or not; his bona-fides regarding intellect go out the window when he blindingly supports the empty suit in the Oval Office and the majority of the poseur's policies.
MD
Hmmm...
Submitted by Unsane on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 2:25am.
Sure, I can disagree without calling people idiots. It happens all the time in my business.
It would be nice if Leftists did the same.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Does 'intellectualism' garner votes?
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 10:36am.
In the Fifties, the Democrats put intellectual Adlai Stevenson up against Dwight D. Eisenhower. Who won?