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Re:Sarah Silverman is brilliant by DanielBMarkham on Sunday February 14, 2010 @09:15PM (#1125729)
I hate to write a political comment, but looks like a slow day on HN.

Palin is like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, or Pat Robertson. She is famous and popular among a measurable slice of voters, so she speaks to/for those voters.

I strongly doubt she has a future as a presidential candidate. But as a political figure and news magnet? She's probably just getting started.

One of the interesting things about Palin is that the more she is trashed, the more she is loved by her supporters. So there's a feedback loop going on there. If you really don't like her the best thing to do is simply to stop talking about her.

Re:Sarah Silverman is brilliant by fnid2 on Monday February 15, 2010 @02:19AM (#1126073)
My grandmother absolutely loves her and I fear if I discuss Palin with her, she'll just like her even more!