Tom Friedman: All the Interest in Sarah Palin 'A Sign of the Apocalypse'
If it's Sunday, someone must be bashing Sarah Palin on "Meet the Press."
On this holiday weekend, it was New York Times columnist Tom Friedman who said of all the interest in the former Alaska governor, "That’s a sign of the apocalypse" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DAVID GREGORY, HOST: And you do have Perry on top followed by Romney and Sarah Palin, which gets to our "Trend Tracker" right now, tracking the hot political stories, and you may not be surprised when you look at the tracker that it's Sarah Palin. Still the question, as she was in Iowa over the weekend and dropping hints and making speeches. Will she run? Tom Friedman, there's still a great deal of interest in Sarah Palin as this political force in the middle of this huge conversation we're trying to have.
TOM FRIEDMAN, NEW YORK TIMES: Well, to me personally - that’s a sign of the apocalypse.
Funny. That's what a lot of conservatives said about all the interest in Barack Obama in 2008. Given the economy, unemployment, and the exploding debt, such people have been validated. But I digress:
FRIEDMAN: But, I mean, you know, because this woman, everything I hear from her is, has nothing to do with what we argue in our book, the long-term trends of where our country's at. There is no short-term solution. It’s not just getting rid of Obama. What strikes me about this moment, David, is like, we're having an economic crisis and the politicians are having an election and there's like no overlap between the two, almost. Yeah. It’s like these two circles.
You really have to wonder if Friedman pays any attention to what anyone that doesn't have a "D" next to his or her name says for folks like Palin and all the named Republican presidential candidates have been talking non-stop about the economy.
For him to suggest otherwise means that he's either not paying attention or is willing to lie on national television to promote his agenda.
But the real problem for Friedman is conservatives don't believe government can solve what ails the nation.
Quite the contrary, they think everything that's been tried to get the economy going since Obama took office has in the long run made matters worse.
And they're not alone.
If Friedman thinks the direction we're heading avoids the apocalypse, he's in a very small minority as currently almost 75 percent of Americans believe the nation is on the wrong track.
Makes you wonder which of the four horses he's riding.
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"that’s a sign of the apocalypse?"
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 7:36pm.
With Bambi in office, it's apocalypse now!
Yep...........BARACKALYPSE
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:45pm.
Yep...........BARACKALYPSE NOW!!!!
Killa,
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:56am.
You sure that's not spelled BARACKALIPS?
All Marxist Democrats (including their media shills)
Submitted by Bodini on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 7:58pm.
should be afraid because they are no longer able to spew their lies without being challenged by real people! The economic apocalypse that this country is in was caused by Marxist Democrat meddling in housing and the free market. When things started unraveling, the Marxist media hype to blame Bush was designed to further drive the economy down ... and get their Marxist leader BO elected. Their success has now been recognized as this nation's greatest failure!
The reality of Sara Palin and other like-minded Tea Partiers kicking their A$$e$ and putting this country back on its feet strikes fear in their hearts. The Tea party movement and sites like this are exposing the Marxist media for what it is and it is becoming more and more irrelevant by the day.
Krugman and his ilk should be afraid ... very afraid!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 7:45pm.
They really are funny....
Sarah, Cain or any right wing Bible thumper.
Submitted by tvhall on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:13pm.
Would be infinately better than the human sewage that occupies most of the Democrats seats in congress, some of the Republican seats, the White House, Blair House and every person at the NYT that has a word processor.
That includes you Friedman!
Beware Maxine Waters
Submitted by clairesolt on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:13pm.
Friedman better hope for a Republican administration to protect his rights. Clearly, Maxine Waters wants to nationalize everything.Big mansions are the first to go. Watch Dr Zviago, again, to refresh your memory.
If something isn't done to force Obama to stop spending...
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:31pm.
...trillions we don't have, reverse all of his policies, and to rip out all these hideous, free enterprise-strangling regulations that are now coming about, the Fried man may just see the very thing he claims to fear.
Live and in color.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
I can even remember when the libtards were suggesting
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:48pm.
Reagan would start a nuke war, or that his name Ronald Wilson Reagan was a sign of the 666 devil. These no nothings need to get a paper bag to hyperventilate into,,, and I suggest they do it in privet, out of ear shot of the sane! Freakin creeps
So Tom, to what apocalypse are you referring?
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:52pm.
The electoral apocalypse that may await Ear Leader in 2012 or the economic apocalypse over which Ear Leader is currently creating?
Ear Leader!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 11:49pm.
Epic!
Picturing Friedman
Submitted by BBallleaper on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 9:34pm.
descending into the fires of hell is easy and fun!
That truly was a Star Wars bar scene panel on MTP...
Submitted by Red Jeep on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 11:03pm.
... with the exception of Paul Gigot.
I watched a brief portion of this panel, and I was just struck looking at and listening to Friedman. Why does anyone give this man any credibility on anything? He lucked out and married into a super rich family who had the connections to get him his writing job gig, but he is a total hypocrite and expert on nothing. Yet here he is pontificating on MTP with his Star War Bar scene buddies, Maxine Waters and the plagerist historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and "No Labels" Mark McKinnon
He wants us to live in a cave while he lives in his wife's 50+ room mansion.
For more info on Friedman please see: Flat N All That by Matt Taibbi http://www.nypress.com/article-19271-flat-n-all-that.html
"It's not just getting rid of Obama.."
Submitted by ant on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 11:48pm.
No, that's true, but it's a hell of a start. His syncophants and fellow travelers are exposed enough already, and immortalized in print and the under-estimated memories of the electorate.
Friedman is right!
Submitted by Tom1969ca on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:40am.
As the saying goes, even a clock that is stopped is right twice a day. Friedman is right - the fact that Americans are interested in what Sarah Palin has to say is a sign of the Apocalypse --
-- for the Democrats, that is! :)
Your tagline
Submitted by Denny Crane on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 1:10am.
Is this what you are asking for?
We Are The 53%
I didn't know Libs believed in the Bible
Submitted by gopcongress on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 2:20am.
How can there be an apocalypse if Libs don't believe in heaven or hell?
"The news and truth are not the same thing." -Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
If Palin's really the sign of the apocalypse
Submitted by katiejane on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 9:28am.
Friedman and the rest of his pals better start worrying because it's doubtful he's going to be at the front of the line that says "saved."
Tom Friedman Is Another Rich (he married into it) Progressive
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:47am.
Who wants himself and his lefty elite buddies to inherit the world and run it according to his plan. Only they know how to allocate the resources in the correct way to "save" the planet (for themselves).
What do you expect .............
Submitted by Richard.Halavais on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:11am.
What do you expect from Meet The Depressed other than an ignorant liberal rant against anything or anyone who'll work to save our country from their juvenile traitorous lies. The sooner nobody watches them anymore the better off we'll all be.
I've got an idea, have all these liberal pundits post their verified IQ scores and their entire school records online so people will know when they're listening to someone a whole lot dumber than they are. Bet that will thin out the herd real fast.
Long Term Solution
Submitted by Granite on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:22am.
What I heard Saturday was just that. Obama has turned our country into something unrecognizable to me. Sarah pointed out the stakes involved for 2012. Gulags or Freedom would sum it up.
Friedman is nothing more than
Submitted by jessieH on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:41am.
Friedman is nothing more than an educated idiot who knows nothing. The apocalypse started in 2008, the same day Obama broke the oath of office.
Hilarious
Submitted by Scottyb4292 on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:13pm.
Everywhere you look nowadays, liberals are freaking out and flying into panic. Why? Oh gee, I dunno. I suppose it's cuz they are about to be handed their ass.
I've been reviewing the
Submitted by deerjerkydave on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:41pm.
I've been reviewing the apocalypse and it is brought on by anti-Israeli sentiment. That sentiment comes from the left, not the right.
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