Sarah Palin Wonders Why She Had To Stand In Heels During 2008 VP Debate

[DonViejo]

Sarah Palin has a bone to pick with the Commission on Presidential Debates.

In a Facebook post Wednesday night, the former Republican vice presidential nominee pointed out that her debate with Vice President Joe Biden in 2008 was the only one in recent years where both candidates stood at lecterns rather than facing off across a table, and Palin in heels to boot.

"How is it that the dudes lucked out and got chairs over the last 20 years of VP debates minus one?" Palin wrote. "Want a real test - try standing in 👠👠 for 90 mins #heelsonglovesoff"

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[anoNY42]

1. I heard her mic had problems too

and that is why McCain lost the election...

[Wounded Bear]

2. Republicans have had a lot of Mike problems lately...

[Hoyt]

3. Hillary Clinton was smart enough not to wear heals in the last debate. She did fine.

[gratuitous]

4. OMG, it's Heelgate!

Who forced Sarah Palin to wear heels at her debate with Joe Biden? Was it Al Qaeda? ISIS? Putin? Bin Laden? Something's going on here, but nobody knows anything! Call Trump and get his crack investigative team on this, stat! This could overturn the 2008 election results.

Oh wait; never mind. It's just Sarah Palin complaining about her own foolish choices again. Grow up and take some responsibility for yourself, would you?

[moose65]

6. Who forced her??

Why, I'm sure it was Obama!!

[rbrnmw]

23. no no everything including the plague is now Hillary's fault .

[Brother Buzz]

5. Waders, you should have gone with the waders...

What with all that shit you were wallowing in

[PJMcK]

7. This is typical of Sarah Palin

Every single detail of the presidential and vice presidential debates is negotiated between the political parties. There are many issues discussed and they include such items as the height of the podia, on which side each candidate stands and the format of the debate.

Sarah Palin conveniently forgets that her running mate's campaign made the decision for her to be standing:

http://debates.org/index.php?page=2008-debates#Anchor-Vice-47857

Here's the relevant paragraph:

Format:
90-minute debate with candidates standing at podiums. Candidates questioned in turn with 90-second responses, followed by two minutes of open discussion for each question. Ninety second closing statements.

What is it with Republicans? Are they unaware of the permanence of the internet? Like Governor Pence last night, they deny facts that are easily proven. Stupid.

And Sarah Palin is an idiot.

[JHB]

12. If a "trusted source" asserts it, they feel no need to look it up.

After all, only a pinko commie lib*** would quibble about it. Q.E.D.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. She wanted to wear her new Jimmy Shoes!

[Leith]

9. Is She Trying to Be Ginger Rogers in That Observation...

"Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did - backwards and in high heels."

It was Sarah's choice to wear heels. She's "backwards," too, but it's not clear if she even knows it.

[0rganism]

10. who chose to wear high heels at the debate? was it... Sarah Palin?

or maybe that sneaky Kenyan Muslim working behind the scenes again!

[PJMcK]

14. Off-topic: Is that Jenna Marbles? (n/t)

[0rganism]

15. i think so

[PJMcK]

16. Thanks, 0rganism (n/t)

[Buckeye_Democrat]

31. ...

[PJMcK]

32. Thanks, Buckeye!

Finally, I know who's at fault for everything.

The genius moment is when she said, "My arms hurt. Thanks, Michelle OBAMA!"

[Buckeye_Democrat]

33. I loved her over-the-top sarcasm! Lol.

[Siwsan]

27. Yes, it is

And that was one funny video.

[leftynyc]

11. Nobody forced her to wear heels

It's what her knuckle dragging imbecile supporters at the time demanded.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. To Be Fair, Lefty. . .

. . .cute and perky was all she had. They sure weren't going to get statesmanlike and a firm grasp of the issues out of her.

[underpants]

28. I was about to post about the same thing

[Monk06]

37. Look at the dude between her ankles in that pic Totally Jonesin for the panty shot lol

A Republican woman on stage without heels? That's just crazy talk They don't go anywhere without their spikes

[tonyt53]

13. it was so you could see Russia from the podium too, just like from your home.

[BadgerKid]

29. beat me to it. n/t

[struggle4progress]

17. "Heels makes me wink"

[Doreen]

18. Palin is a ditz.

[gvstn]

24. She is a grifter!

A ditz too, but a grifter first and foremost. Fuck her! (My apologizes for using such a strong cuss word to those who hate hearing or reading one but she deserves it.)She only cares about money, she doesn't even care about her kids. Throw them under the bus to get money because people that care about kids are communists or something that a ditz would come up with. I just don't like her as a human being. She sucks (another cuss word that is probably not appropriate.) Again I apologize, I'm just feeling mad and she was Trump before Trump was Trump (her spending ordinary citizen's/or sorry-ass supporters money at Needless Markup, (Neiman Marcus) The markup it really is about 400%).

[Doreen]

25. No apology needed.

I can not stand her either. The "bitch" shot wolves from a helicopter and left them to die claiming wolves cause more damage to Caribou than poachers. There I cussed like you did feel better?

[gvstn]

34. Donald Trump Jr.

Deserves to be cussed at too. The way he poses with his kills and feels entitled about doing it might get me more angry than Palin. But I'm not really sure. I don't know, I hate them both and big Donald too. Just a bad day but I am using Fuck You more today than most days. And I do feel better. (Hate might be a strong word but i totally don't respect any of them.)

Thank you.

[Doreen]

38. Hard to respect something that does not deserve respect.

[Nye Bevan]

20. Isn't there some shoe that "looks like a pump, feels like a sneaker"?

I seem to remember a TV ad for them.

[Yavin4]

21. Oh, it was the heels?

So, without them, she would have exhibited Oxford debating skills.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

22. Or you could've not wore them, dummy! n/t

[ret5hd]

26. Oh jeez...she's so stupid somebody had to dress her!

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

30. Quite simple. She didn't want the jokes to go over her head. Sadly, the heels didn't help. eom

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

35. Noted "Feminist" Sarah Palin

Sqwak sqwak sqwak....

[erpowers]

36. Her Choice

No one forced her to stand in heels for more than an hour. In addition, she is wrong. There have been multiple debates in which the VP candidates stood during the debates. George H. W. Bush and Geraldine Ferraro stood during their debate.





Also, Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle also stood during their VP debate.

[pinboy3niner]

39. The same Sarah Palin who says Liberals are always playing the victim card?

[Skittles]

40. newsflash, ladies

no one forces you to wear high heels

you inflict that on yourselves

[apcalc]

41. Ok let's have everyone in heels! Let's see who can take it!

[Orangepeel]

42. This is a stopped clock moment. She's got a valid point

Why did they change the format? I'm sure it wasn't intentional to disadvantage her, and God knows she wouldn't have been good in any case, but standing wouldn't have been as comfortable as sitting and would have accentuated the height difference.