Correction: She was placed by others (McCain) in a position to get lucky. It was not of her doing. She was the right sparkle to be placed in front of an unblinking crowd. Lucky.
It is smart to be opportunistic and throw dignity, morality, and a sense of what is right away...just to make a buck? That really crystallizes everything that is wrong with capitalism in America today... There was a day when being smart meant to do the right thing...not to debase yourself and your family for money...
I said Palin is smart for taking her situation and turning it into great wealth. She was smart enough to write a book she knew thousands of people would buy, and she was smart enough to know that people would pay ridiculous prices to hear her speak. She capitalized on that. Where does ethics come into play here? I don't know what her policies are on most topics she speaks about, and I don't care. I just know she took a situation where she was the butt of every joke and created great wealth for herself out of it. Pretty smart.
No. McCain did not appoint her governor of Alaska. McCain did not write a book for her. You're arguing with me here as if I am a Palin supporter. I don't like Palin. But she is smart for creating such wealth for herself, regardless of her political views. I don't know why you can't admit that.
No, it is smart to make the best of a bad situation. Would you think differently if the "bimbo" used the proceeds from her book to donate to charity? Then would you consider her smart? Being opportunistic is the very definition of capitalism. What's wrong with capitalism is people like you who are angry at those who create great wealth for themselves. Damn those "capitalist fat-cats".
If it were not for McCain, she would have remained an obscure governor in Alaska, unless she would have resigned sooner because of growing controversy about her in that state. No, McCain did not write Palin's book. But then, neither did Palin: http://gawker.com/5371146/sarah-palins-ghostwriter-pals-around-with-racists-and-wackos
I don't know, I am conservative but my entire family were Bush supporters and I was ridiculed for seeing him for what he was back in 2002. Never did like him and thought he was a blue-blood smart ass. So you cannot define all conservatives with the same brush.