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Mary's avatar

I find it interesting that anybody thinks Rich Lowery has anything worth listening to since this comment about Sarah Palin back in 2008.

"I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America. This is a quality that can't be learned; it's either something you have or you don't, and man, she's got it."

Seriously people, stop asking Rich Lowery anything unless you first ask him about this ridiculous statement.

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JF's avatar

I knew several men who voted for Palin, using their “below-the-belt brain”

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Mike Lew's avatar

Maybe I'm off-base. I thought Sarah Palin was kinda' good looking. I think she would have been great giving the morning traffic report on a local station. Being VP on the other hand...

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Krist Hager's avatar

Good call back. Conservative men also thought they could have a chance of ‘dating’ Palin. This also explains why they hated AOC right off the top, knowing she would never ‘date’ them.

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Maggie's avatar

I thought she was good looking enough I dressed up as Miss Wasilla my freshman year of college for Halloween. (Goodwill blazer, tight dress, sash made out of a Glad bag with sharpie.

I stand by the decision. It was a hit every party I went to. You're only 18 once

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Mary's avatar

Perfection!

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Mike Lew's avatar

How fun! I don't remember getting an invite to that party. :)

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

She was a precursor for Alina Habba, worked on the pretty, and failed on faking the smarts.

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max skinner's avatar

Habba modeled herself on the real estate agents/brokers on Selling Sunset. Those women appear with tons of makeup, the duck lips, and figure conscious clothing at all times. Glamorous yet professional? Professional yet glamorous? But Habba had little knowledge of courtroom procedure. I don't know if the real estate people were any good at selling houses.

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

I suppose it would depend on how many men were their customers.

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Lewis Grotelueschen's avatar

In a media market about the size of, say, Wichita Kansas.

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Mike Lew's avatar

Definitely a mid-size market. Alternative media market: Spartanburg, SC.

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E2's avatar

Sports on KTUU-TV, you betcha.

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TomD's avatar

I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

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