Alec Baldwin: Palin Is a 'Phony Populist'
By Alec Baldwin
So, you think Sarah Palin is embarrassed by the crib-notes-on-the-palm incident?
You’re kidding, right?
This woman, like national candidates of both parties, doesn’t draw a breath without a team of political and image consultants vetting her choices. Wardrobe, hair, make-up, speaking style, text, context. This woman hasn’t moved a muscle spontaneously since she was selected as McCain’s running mate.
These gaffes represent a gamble by Palin and her handlers, a bet they are hedging. Republicans and economically weary, anti-Obama independents want W back again. You remember. George W Bush, who, as Ann Richards famously stated, was “born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.” Bush, who stumbled through his eight years with an anti-intellectual, homespun style that embraced malapropisms and a legendarily incurious attitude toward issues and the world. Some celebrated him as honest and more real. That was all calculated, too.
Palin reads off the palm of her hand because she can’t whittle or cast a fly rod or shoot a wild animal while giving a policy speech. (Then again, who knows?) She reads her palm in order to send a message to her anti-Eastern establishment, Obama-hating, OK-You’ve-Had-Your-Black-President-Experiment, Tea Party types. That message is, “I’m just one person, doing the best I can with what God gave me. Like all y’all out there.”
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liberty4all
I remember when Alec Baldwin said: That if George Bush became president he was going to move out of the country. You're still here? Loser
praisefsm
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
–I Timothy 2:11-12
If we put this woman in office, God will abandon us!
Hawaii 55
Ah yes Mr Baldwin, yet another person trying to do the best with what little he has got. Keep trying sir you will get it right one day.
Tacdog
Baldwin calling Sarah Palin a phony?! this from a guy who acts (used loosely) the guy makes his living being phony!!
joesalters
Baldwin is a idiot, I don't know how he can hold a job.He sure can't take care of his family.
A. Capone
I prefer the Jennifer Garner makes a Dolphin orgasm thread.
GA Republican
Wasn't he "leaving the U.S. " if President Bush won the second election? Well, we know how "phony" he is. I guess the reason his daughter called 9-11 a couple of days ago was because he attempted to "leave jihad style". But, darn, he was forgetting to take someone with him. Not quite Jihad, just and Idiot with money and a "little bit" of fame. Pathetic.
NRA Member
Alec Baldwin is a phony actor from the land of make believe. He doesn't have a grasp of reality.
Line In The Sand
I saw Alec Baldwin in 'Team America'. Oh...that was only a puppet?? Well, he did a good job in that movie anyway.
lee595
Alec Baldwin is the fake in all of this an he can't see it but that is a liberal for you blind in one eye and can't hear out the other (snicker snicker). Lay off Sarah Palin go play with your toys Ok!!!
May God bless you. your young brother has.
StephenisSuper
Funny to see so many Fox viewers mad because an actor has political opinions. Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston? Mel Gibson?
Line In The Sand
Personally I'd have lent an ear to Ronald Reagan and Charlton Heston's opinions, even as actors, since they were military veterans and had proven service for their country. What has Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn, etc., ever done except serve themselves...oh, and abuse their wives and kids.
Line In The Sand
I did look it up. Interesting. The 'raped' woman also says she later voted for him. She must have been absolutely traumatized by the whole experience.
dex639
what, are you gonna overlook that reagan was a rapist? look it up, minor hollywood starlet ...
PeoriaGuy
Hollywood and morons like Baldwin are a big part of the problem(s) we now have. They are progressive insanes. The more you discover about these people, mainly due to this administration and the crazy leftist s---t raining down on our heads, you realize people like Baldwin throw their celebrity and money behind the terrible leadership (leadership?) we are now saddled with until we can vote their stupid asses out. You could not DRAG me to a Baldwin film. To hell with him.
robby22
I have never Met Sarah Palin , but she is not the chronic liar Obama has proven to be . On that basis alone she would do the USA much better than Obama has or will be able to do in the future , Obama has blown his credibility , and has proven to be incompetent . How can someone do well with no experience?
This is not a position for on the job training , Obama has proven that .
Sarah Palin may not be the best for the Job , but much better than Obama .
PeoriaGuy
And Baldwin is a fat, puffy moron.
IndianaMan
I would rather sooner agree with Sarah Palin the phony populist, than with a multi-millionaire liberal/progressive like you Mr. Baldwin.
Mx
Another Snottywood imbecile who believes in the distribution of other people's wealth. I have yet to see any of the Snottywood rich donate all of their fruits of capitalism to close the gap of social and economic injustice. Next time you make a movie, don't charge any admission. Until then you're a hypocrite.
snapper49
Alec,
Pathetic,fat psychotic, worthless addict.
cooperscopy
Why does anybody even listen to this guy any more....read: Biden talk about Sarah....at....
http://con-men4palin.blogspot.com/
Deyo
Baldwin, Chavez is calling for you. He needs your help. Go and STAY,please!
polly
Alec needs help. I won't pick on a man who is losing his mind.
Tokyomatt
That Alex, such dust head. Do he know who Sarah Palin is, or did one of his Liberal freinds tell to run his mouth!
Jump173
Was this before or after the trip to the O.D. ward????
joeirn
If you can go out and speak at a major speaking engagement and do it with a few notes ,my hats off to you.
To give a speech with just some notes shows competence.
Barack Obama, the "great orator," needs teleprompters for every lame utterance, every speech, every policy announcement;
even Obama sets up TelePrompters in 6th grade classrooms.....................................
57 states? Austrian language? Profits and earnings ratio? Can’t pronounce “corps” correctly? That’s the kinda intellect I expect from Obama.
dex639
i don't think teleprompters were involved when he tore the republicans a new one, face to face in their own place. simply knowing more about anything they brought up than they did was glaringly evident. nope, no teleprompters in the q. and a.
Hobbes
I see the spam-bot moron is back.
cooperscopy
Now we're going to be lectured by Alec Baldwin.....this is getting so good....Read: Biden talks about Sarah....at....
http://con-men4palin.blogspot.com/
A. Capone
From a guy who really knows women. I agree Alex.
A. Capone
You betcha!
PeoriaGuy
Capone was syphillitic.
NotsoSilent
And he knows alcohol, learned it from Ted Kennedy....So I guess that makes him an alcohol expert too???
NotsoSilent
I am still waiting for Baldwin to leave America like he said he was going to do when George Bush was elected........Well Alex, when will you be leaving? Another liberal liar......
Independent in AZ
The Palin supporters have made her image an issue by touting it as one of her advantages and strengths. Baldwin is merely pointing out that the image is most likely manufactured, as it is with most politicians and celebrities, and quite possibley false, as it is with most politicians and celebrities. While I don't think much of him, Baldwin does have a point, a reason to bring it up, and a right to do so.
NotsoSilent
Yea he has a point.....a dull one like all actors but a point...perhaps he can take his point and........
Paladin8541 (Oath Keeper)
since when do I care what hollyweird has to say again??
Paladin8541 (Oath Keeper)
since when do I care what hollyweird has to say again??
Hobbes
Man, this place is crawling with traitors to the U.S.
One nation indivisible! No right of secession!
Paladin8541 (Oath Keeper)
since when do I care what hollyweird has to say again??
ncgirl
Amazing! How does this guy have the nerve to call anyone a phony? Maybe he should sober up before he speaks,, though I doubt this would help much.
JT3
This from a guy who is a social moron? Who cares what he says. Alex STFU.
Hobbes
Baldwin has his faults, but he's right on this one. You guys just don't like being confronted with the truth, you ungrateful pigs.
NotsoSilent
Uh ungratful pigs would be Alec and the liberals dear....
DUMBocratNoMore
OBOZO is a Liar and a Fraud...too bad you guys just don't like being confronted with the truth, you ungrateful pigs.
DUMBocratNoMore
OBOZO is a Liar and a Fraud...too bad you guys just don't like being confronted with the truth, you ungrateful pigs.
sanitypls
this is not funny because it is true....
sigmaalpha
It's nice to see this Hollywood Coke Head and Father of the year commenting on decent people. This Marxist trash needs to go back to Hollywood with his straw.
Wills
But Alec is a wonderful daddy though.
NotsoSilent
intelligent????????????hahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha
Damn I am gonna pee my pants...........