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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:18 PM Nov 2016

Sarah Palin is under consideration for secretary of Veterans Affairs,

ABC News reports former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is under consideration for secretary of Veterans Affairs, according to sources. NBC News reports sources close to the former Alaska governor say she's been in touch with transition officials but did not identify a specific Cabinet position. Palin endorsed President-elect Donald Trump early in his campaign
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Sarah Palin is under consideration for secretary of Veterans Affairs, (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 OP
Can she see veterans from her house? muntrv Nov 2016 #1
K&R a good question from U.S. Military Veterans becomes is she qualified? Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2016 #21
WTF? SHRED Nov 2016 #2
Why must you torment me this way? Solly Mack Nov 2016 #3
Have our vets not suffered enough? Txbluedog Nov 2016 #4
makes as much sense as a soup sandwich... JHan Nov 2016 #5
Rod Serling needs to turn up soon JenniferJuniper Nov 2016 #6
Rod Serling.. I met him once.. nice guy. Cha Nov 2016 #8
Right.. the failed gov of Alaska who quit 'cause she was under Cha Nov 2016 #7
OMG northoftheborder Nov 2016 #9
Affairs in her family quaifies her? TheCowsCameHome Nov 2016 #10
Makes sense - after all, her son is a vet, so is her daughter's baby daddy... haele Nov 2016 #11
Yo she was under enemy fire when Katie Couric asked if she'd ever read a magazine remember elehhhhna Nov 2016 #14
Fake news pbmus Nov 2016 #12
Also reported at AOL, whatever that means Warpy Nov 2016 #15
This is fake news said by Tina fey.. pbmus Nov 2016 #17
uhg Doreen Nov 2016 #13
She's perfect! 11 Bravo Nov 2016 #16
He could do this just to piss us off. lpbk2713 Nov 2016 #18
Please do not let Sarah Palin near the VA lunasun Nov 2016 #19
We'll see how those poor veterans like it. BigDemVoter Nov 2016 #20

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
21. K&R a good question from U.S. Military Veterans becomes is she qualified?
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:39 PM
Nov 2016

An even better question is does she even care about veterans?

Cha

(296,893 posts)
7. Right.. the failed gov of Alaska who quit 'cause she was under
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:22 PM
Nov 2016

ethic violations and wanted to go scratch for money.

perfect choice... poor vets.. will they ever wake up and vote en masse for the Dems?

haele

(12,640 posts)
11. Makes sense - after all, her son is a vet, so is her daughter's baby daddy...
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:28 PM
Nov 2016

So of course, she'd understand what veterans go through, and all that...
for anyone who takes the title seriously...

(As a veteran and a military retiree myself, I'm torn between reactions - should I should be coping with this through an appalled black humor mechanism, or be cripplingly outraged...)

Haele

Warpy

(111,175 posts)
15. Also reported at AOL, whatever that means
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:36 PM
Nov 2016

Most of the stuff over there is celebrity "news" and other infotainment. Occasionally there's a nugget.

At least Orange Caligula is consistent, appointing equivalent intelligences to his cabinet.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
16. She's perfect!
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:36 PM
Nov 2016

Her grandson was fathered by a Veteran who was having an Affair with her daughter.
What more could we ask for?

lpbk2713

(42,744 posts)
18. He could do this just to piss us off.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:44 PM
Nov 2016



But if it did happen at least there's hope she would quit after about a year.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
19. Please do not let Sarah Palin near the VA
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:45 PM
Nov 2016

If nominated and confirmed, she’d be the first civilian to serve not a vet.
And her only qualification appears to be that her son served in Iraq. Good enough?
She has been out of politics since 2009 because she quit in the middle of her only term as governor of Alaska. There isn’t a single reason for Donald Trump to consider her appointment for longer than a half-second.

BigDemVoter

(4,149 posts)
20. We'll see how those poor veterans like it.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:49 PM
Nov 2016

Maybe they'll love her. I know most active military personnel are Republican, but I'm not sure about actual vets. . . .
Also, I'm not sure how most vets feel about care they receive at the VA. . . It would be interesting to know.

In any case, Palin is a fucking DISASTER.

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