Clearly Sarah Palin, failed Washington aspirations and all, still has her supporters. They like her political positions on abortion, taxes, and gun control (limiting the control that is), to name a few. It just shows how many of us will ignore continuing inappropriate behavior if need be, as long as the end justifies the means.
Now that our political leaders have morphed into celebrities like never before -- doing commercials, late night television, radio, musical and comedic cameos and the like -- it looks like the Sarah Palin show can legitimately be accused of "jumping the shark!" ... and then some.
Palin, albeit on an intermittent basis, has created her "reality TV show," entertaining the nation without the networks having to pay a dime, and they are eating it up.
Palin has admitted considering an abortion, but "just for a fleeting moment." Recently she got into a tiff with her ex-future son-in-law (to coin an unusual term if there ever was one), Levi Johnston, about safe sex and having sex in the Palin home under mom's nose.
Given recent semi-news worthy bantering, Palin's credibility and imagined 2012 presidential aspirations are now in free-fall, spinning out of control ... or are they?
| Yes -- she's done | |
|---|---|
| No -- she is still a viable 2012 candidate |
Are there Sarah Palin Stocks? Perhaps, we would be thinking defense, like Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), which closed Friday at $47.81. The stock pays a 3.7% yield, which looks dependable over the long run based on a significant backlog of contracts, a low P/B of 1.24, and P/S at 0.44. Maybe a "soccer mom" stock like Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), which closed Friday at $54.61, paying about a 2% yield, would be appropriate. It also has low debt, high margins, and great cash flow.
Giving it additional thought, both of these companies have been doing great the past few months without Palin. And if she continues her very public soap opera life, any association with her may bring diminishing returns.
Sheldon Liber is the CEO of a small private investment company and the principal for design and research at an architecture and planning firm. He writes the columns Chasing Value and Serious Money. Disclosure: I do not own shares of NOC or NKE.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-18-2009 @ 6:20PM
RC said...
Why is junk like this showing up on my screen? I wanted to read about stocks, not your smarmy opinions. Click. Bye.
4-18-2009 @ 6:30PM
mandmjlrscvca said...
Liber is a typical low life liberal Jew who is a shame to other Hebrews. Apparently has a following like one of his probably counterparts.....Maddoff..... No more religious than the rest of the 90% or so called Jews who should be called simply Arabs for their cultural difference from the Average American. Meaning and this is from a number of Jews......."If a Jew is shaking your hand and smiling, he probably has his other hand in your pocket robbing you. That is the reality of American Jews. The other 10%? Hopefully stay on the same path and lean that Yeshua... Joshua....(to us Christ) is the long awaited Messiah.....the rest are Meshuganuh......or crazy and no more honest than Obama is Christian since he is really Muslim and will say it some day when he also laughingly shows his real birth certificate. Still Sheldon is full of crap. At least Palin is honest.....far from perfect, but honest.....
4-18-2009 @ 6:40PM
loan placker said...
Palin you have my vote keep up the good work
4-18-2009 @ 8:46PM
Gary E. Sattler said...
The way things stand now, I hope Sarah Palin stays in Alaska, and simply sends us a nice personal photo from time to time.
Oh, I also hope that the comment writer, mandmjlrscvca, gets some much needed psychological help.
;)
4-18-2009 @ 8:48PM
william lindblad said...
What is jumpin the shark? I must have been born in the dark ages of politics as I have never heard that one. Maybe I should ask at Eagleton?
If I get the drift of this blog (and I am not sure that I do), it's 2009 and 2012 is a long way off. Don't count chickens. Keep in mind that the current president sort of - came out of nowhere. The man had a game plan and is a good orator. That was what it took. Now, he has to deliver and if not, well? Palin may be old hat and she could just as well be otherwise. Folksy, needs polish, but may has a game plan also. She would not be the first and it is all in building - building your base.
4-18-2009 @ 8:51PM
Jewel said...
What has Palin's comment on thinking of abortion have to do with the stock market?
Liber is using this site to promote his political bias....He should leave Sarah alone.
She's a competent woman and was sharing her personal experience with other pro-life supporters.
I admire her even more for her honesty and that she chose to love and not abort her baby.
I have a relative who is Down's and she's a loving sweet person who is a joy to our entire family.
4-18-2009 @ 9:45PM
Susie said...
"Jumping the shark" refers to an episode of 'Happy Days' when Fonzie was water-skiing (with his leather jacket still on, of course) and he jumped over the shark. That moment is pinpointed as when the series was officially "over!" and done. It was the same season, I think, when Fonzie fell in love with a girl named Pinky. There was a book written, titled "Jumping the Shark," and it told all the moments when tv shows had gone to the point of ridiculous.
Sarah Palin jumped the minute she was announced as a candidate on Friday and on Monday she admitted her unmarried, teenage daughter was pregnant to squash rumours that the girl was Trig's real mother. She has gone downhill from that moment of glory ever since - she & Todd were pregnant with their oldest son when they got married, daughter broke up with grandbaby's father who then goes on Tyra Banks' show to say his piece, etc., etc.
4-18-2009 @ 11:57PM
Roy said...
I liked Sarah because she represented someone from Main Street, not a political insider. We need folks like that badly. However, as good a head as she has on her shoulders, she needs a nearly ruthless determination not to be ground up by the liberal leftist sharks. I'm not sure she is up to that.
4-19-2009 @ 12:13AM
Shelon L said...
Thank you all for your comments...good and ???
RC:
Anyone with presidential aspirations, currently holding high office has an impact on markets and is newsworthy and the two stocks I mentioned, if you got that far, are worth considering.
mand:
Your childish, bigoted rant is confusing beyond your misguided name-calling and worse. 1) I actually am quite conservative, and right of center on most issues...including faith. 2) I supported McCain when he was up against Bush 8 years ago and most recently was a supporter until he teamed with Palin. 3) Palin is far from honest, not telling McCain about her daughters pregnancy until after she was on the ticket...pretending she was unaware that her daughter was having sex with Levi in her house (either a dolt, a liar, or just too busy to notice) eluding to foreign policy knowledge that could not be demonstrated and numerous other slip-ups.
Furthermore I actually liked the outsider or maverick selection of Palin until she was put under the spotlight -- and MELTED AWAY!
4-19-2009 @ 12:34AM
tim said...
Palin is nothing but a gnat on a hot summer day. Constantly in your face for no reason, annoying, serves no purpose, and won't go away.
4-19-2009 @ 12:39AM
Patriotic American said...
You've got to be kidding! Sarah Palin is the only viable candidate for President in 2012 in either party.
4-19-2009 @ 12:44AM
Sheldon L said...
Patriot -- tell us why you think that.
4-19-2009 @ 12:57AM
mauriciolopezsr said...
Why you guys keep working hard at destroying her?! AFRAID OF A WOMAN!?
She is smart & she is beatiful; these are plusses not minus.
She has balanced every budget in Alaska & has more experience in Oil that all the Democrats combine!
She got my vote!
4-19-2009 @ 3:46AM
Susan said...
I sure hope she balanced the budget!! Alaska is one of the larger welfare states. The state may be large, but the population is 600.000. What is that one-fifth of Chicago?! No "bridge", gave herself credit, but kept the money and did with it as she saw fit. There are too many good republicans for her to be a consideration/
4-19-2009 @ 9:33AM
scole said...
Where do they get these nut bags that write this CRAP. Who ever you are you should get a job at a packing plant.
4-19-2009 @ 1:03PM
jerry said...
IF SHE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT THEN SHE NEED TO DO HER DUTY IN OUR MILITARY. THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL SHE BE MORALLY ELIGIBLE TO BE THE COMMANER AND CHIEF. HER FIRST TASK AS PRESIDENT MUST BE TO MAKE IT LAW THAT ALL CITIZENS OF AGE BE DRAFTED. UNTIL BOTH SEXES ARE IN THE DRAFT FEMALE WILL NEVER DESERVE ALL THE SAME RIGHTS AS US WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO A DRAFT AND RISKED OUR LIVED WHILE KILLING AND MURDERING PEOPLE IN FOREIGN LANDS ! WHOOWA ! ! ! ! ! ! !
4-19-2009 @ 7:01PM
william lindblad said...
Well, thanks to Susie I now know what jumping the shark refers to. I guess we could get a few more from the James Bond flicks, you know, the gadgetry.
For what it is worth I have read enough of Liber's posts and there is no way in hell that he is in the liberal camp. Mostly moderate with conservative leanings would be a better description.