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Palin Denies Agreeing to Speak at Major GOP Fundraiser. AAUGH!

lucy

So, the popular girl, the head of the cheer-leading squad made a date with a guy we’ll call Joe, for lack of a better name. Joe Average. He isn’t particularly popular, nor particularly bright, but he really really likes Popular Girl. A lot. He cannot believe she agreed to go out with him, and he was just beside himself.

Then right before the big night, she said she’d have to break the date to the movie because she had lots of homework to do.  He’s upset, but he understands.  Sometimes things just come up… But then he sees Popular Girl at the movie theater, going to another movie with someone else…  He is heartbroken. “She lied to me!” he sobs to his friends. Then he finds out that the same thing happened to a friend of his….”Yeah, man. I asked her out, she said yes and then she like totally blew me off. Lame.”

But time passes and Popular Girl seems to take an interest in Joe Average again.  She passes him notes, and makes eyes at him during class. As much as he wants to resist, she’s just so…energetic, and she’s such a breath of fresh air.

So he finally summons up all his courage and asks her again.  He is stunned when she says “Yes!” This time they’re going out to dinner.  He’s really jazzed.  He can’t believe his luck!  Maybe last time was a fluke.  She likes him after all!  On Cloud 9, he tells all his friends about the big date, he daydreams, he carves their initials on a tree and then……WHAM.  Her best friend comes up to him in the hall at school and says, with her hand on her hip and chewing gum, “Popular girl wants to know why you’ve been telling everyone that she agreed to go out with you. She never said that. Why are you lying about her??”  Poor Joe feels like he’s been punched in the gut.

Yes, you’ve probably figured out this litte parable.  Popular girl is Sarah Palin, and Joe Average is the GOP (played jointly by Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Pete Sessions).  The friend who got stood up too is CPAC. Oh, and BFF with the gum is Bill McAllister.

First Palin says she can’t speak at the GOP winter retreat because she’s got homework in Alaska, and then shows up that same night at the Alfalfa Club Dinner across town in D.C.  Then she commits to speak at the CPAC convention, confirms and then cancels.Now, she’s all set to deliver the keynote address on June 8 at the Republican Senate-House dinner, it gets announced to the press, and published in all the papers and blogs, and over the airwaves, and then.  Ohhhhhh!   Lucy pulls the football! Again.

Now, if you knew this guy, wouldn’t you just have to let him know that this girl is just messing with his head and he needs to find someone else?  Because frankly, he’s just making an ass of himself.

And with every good story, there must be a moral.

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  1. 1
    Martha Unalaska Yard SignNo Gravatar says:

    Her hair looks like crap, she’s fighting w/ the Legislature in Juneau, she’s been “advised” by her backers to lay a bit low – and besides all that, she hasn’t had the 100 hours needed to practice the speech she’s going to pay someone to write. And the kids can’t be left alone for ONE SECOND these days or they’ll all go running to the gotcha media for more back at ya’s and money.

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    She makes FEMA’s Michael Brown look like a professional.

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    califpatNo Gravatar says:

    Will they ever learn? A resounding, “No”!!

  4. 4
    pvazwindyNo Gravatar says:

    Everyone moves on.

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    Secret Shopper for Hungry ChildrenNo Gravatar says:

    Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (21:04:36) : And the kids can’t be left alone for ONE SECOND these days or they’ll all go running to the gotcha media for more back at ya’s and money.
    ___________________________________________________________________

    Or they will get pregnant.

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    Secret Shopper for Hungry ChildrenNo Gravatar says:

    I wonder if BM’s getting ill from having to tell so many lies.

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    Martha Unalaska Yard SignNo Gravatar says:

    OT OT OT OT Iditarod!

    Lance Mackey out of Koyuk at noon, well in the lead! Go Lance with your beautiful, spirited and amazing team of athletes!

    “Weather along the coast has turned brutal. The National Weather Service posted a wind-chill warning through Wednesday with blowing snow, temperatures of 15- to 20-degrees below zero, and winds gusting up to 40 mph. With the wind chill, that works out to about minus 55…The teams have the wind in their faces.”

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    LibertyLoverNo Gravatar says:

    The GOP these days reminds me of an old movie with an unhappy end:

    “Looking for Mr. Goodbar”

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    Lori in Los AngelesNo Gravatar says:

    I wonder if Meg or GINO said “yes” before Todd informed Bill McCallister that it was a “No.”

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    shilo442No Gravatar says:

    Palin is a soap opera, I thought Erica Cane was the talk, (all my children), but sarah Palin has it made with soap opera’s and drama. She is definatelly a DRAMA GUEEN. When her character ends in the show she is forgotten and the next drama is more interesting.Seems like Palin’s character is getting to old for the show.

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    Lori in Los AngelesNo Gravatar says:

    McAllister said Palin asked him why The Associated Press was reporting that she was going to do this. “I pointed out the (National Republican Senatorial Committee) press release and she was like, no,” he said. LIKE no? what is this, Valley girl speak?

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    pvazwindyNo Gravatar says:

    Lori in Los AngelesNo Gravatar (21:31:57) :

    I wonder if Meg or GINO said “yes” before Todd informed Bill McCallister that it was a “No.”
    ************************************************************Todd calls the play?

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    Lori in Los AngelesNo Gravatar says:

    OH MY, it was Megaphone Meg who did this! Another one bites the dust?

    “The committees have confirmed this with the governor’s political staff at SarahPAC, not her official staff in Juneau, so it’s understandable why there may be a miscommunication here,” Walsh said.

    SarahPAC spokeswoman Meg Stapleton could not be reached for comment Monday night.

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    Martha Unalaska Yard SignNo Gravatar says:

    OT OT OT OT Iditarod

    As my joy soars for the mushers and dogs who are running a great race, so does my heart weigh heavily for the rookie’s two dogs found today who won’t be finishing the race. Rest well, sweet dogs. I honor your memory and your accomplishments.

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    AKauroraNo Gravatar says:

    The GOP is hoping for Lucy (the psychiatrist is in) to show up so they can hear her 5-cents worth. They just haven’t learned yet how she plays ball. Crabby and bossy, yup, definitely fits.

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    EatWildFishNo Gravatar says:

    You can be sure this whole thing is planned to give The Palin a ‘double dip’ of media exposure.

    First, WInky gets the scoop that she’ll be the keynote speaker – then she gets another helping by denying that she accepted the gig. And ultimately, Palin will go for the triple media play by finally ‘agreeing’ to speak at the event.

    That’s what those of us in the media call ‘advancing the story’.

    Be sure and read Shannyn Moore’s great write up at Dennis Zaki’s Alaska Report. — it’s about the underhanded orchestration that has long been in play by big wig outsiders to groom The Palin for her L48 spectacles. It is amazing, also.

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    VoteNov4No Gravatar says:

    Oh darn! I was so looking forward to her new duds and corsage, also.

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    InJuneauNo Gravatar says:

    @Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (21:45:22) :

    Hard to tell exactly, but it sounds like the musher may not be in such great shape either: http://www.adn.com/iditarod/2009/story/725552.html

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    woodstoveNo Gravatar says:

    I think Sarah is getting the ibeejeebees about showing up in places where everyone is smarter than her. Which leaves where and with whom? How about Billy Joe six pack and Betty Joe box wine at an anti-choice, white is right, barbecue? Could take place anywhere in the real America. They will be serving up the one man one woman marriage, along with some seven mountains mumbo-jumbo, and a side of Sarah’s special English only word salad. Slop the barbecue sauce on the spotted owl while the banjos play Deliverance. Take Toad and the kids and Bristols two kids, feel right at home…….

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    farceNo Gravatar says:

    What is now Palin, is that Willow’s due date?

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    AndreeNo Gravatar says:

    “McAllister said Palin asked him why The Associated Press was reporting that she was going to do this. “I pointed out the (National Republican Senatorial Committee) press release and she was like, no,” he said.
    Why does Palin insist on using official state staff to look into her personal partisan political snafus and violate the AK Executive Branch Ethics Act which clearly states:
    Sec. 39.52.120. Misuse of official position.
    (b) A public officer may not
    (6) use or authorize the use of state funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another government asset or resource for partisan political purposes;
    -for partisan political purposes-
    (A) means having the intent to differentially benefit or harm a
    (i) candidate or potential candidate for elective office; or
    (ii) political party or group;
    (B) but does not include having the intent to benefit the public interest at large through the normal performance of official duties.

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    Martha Unalaska Yard SignNo Gravatar says:

    @ InJuneau OT OT OT OT Iditarod

    Thank you – I heard it on KTUU but couldn’t find the write up (didn’t help that I was crying!). My own dogs knew that I was sad and I got lots of licks and head bumps. They also told me that they would tell the dogs I was honoring them and their hard work. The rescued musher is a doctor from Wasilla – I hope he’s OK, too. I just have to add, even though I’m OT (is the Iditarod really ever OT in Alaska?), for the readers who think this means those dogs had any regrets, you need to think again.

    I inherited a 2 yr old husky who was a “team dropout” from a musher up the road from where I lived – her spirit was huge, but her legs were too short for deep snow. The stories about this dog could take a blog of their own, believe me! She was never happier than when she was running w/ her team. She had the ultimate life in the manner befitting a well loved friend for her 15 years with me – but she never beamed like she did when she was in front of a sled. If you’ve never mushed, handled for a team, been around mushers or races – then you cannot know how much these dogs live and love to run. It was what she loved to do more than anything else in the world.

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    BigSlickNo Gravatar says:

    Maybe Bristol will take Sarah’s place on the podium?

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    CeceliaNo Gravatar says:

    Andree (22:43:21) : Thank you. You are an amazing woman and cheers to you! Well done. This false, fraud, and fake person is being exposed as we chat! Thanks again for pulling the chain…flush, flush, flush!!!!

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    264 CrayonsNo Gravatar says:

    As Mr. T put it so eloquently, “I pity the fool!!!!”

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    katmcNo Gravatar says:

    I’ve got to ask.
    1. With the major losses by the GOP in the last 2 elections
    2. The bad image people have of the GOP
    3. The comment SP made after the election that if she had been a dem things would have ended differently
    4. Her distancing herself from the GOP over the last few months

    Is it possible she’s going to try and fool people by switching parties in name only? Sort of becoming a

    DINO GINO thinking she’ll do better next go round?

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    Hobos Are UsNo Gravatar says:

    Speaker for a political fund raiser…. whoop-de-do. Perhaps the RNC should pay for travel, clothes, and lodging.

    Sarah is more affective at raising money for the opposition party because of her divisive, hateful, and moronic disposition. It is pretty safe to say, from her previous performances, no one will understand what she is preaching, after all is said and done.

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    Hobos Are UsNo Gravatar says:

    Back in 2006, Elizabeth Doles was the “star” of the Repug fund raiser and she lost her re-election bid in 2008! So perhaps one might not want to be the “star” speaker when the Party is in such a melt-down and in poor standing with the public.

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    Aussie Blue SkyNo Gravatar says:

    katmc (01:56:10) :
    I’ve got to ask.
    ————————–
    I’ve got to answer. No.

    The Democrats have no rabble to rouse.

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    mommomNo Gravatar says:

    This is posted at Mea Trasha—–
    Well, Sarah is headlining the biggest GOP fundraiser of the year, although the ADN reports her #2 is saying: Huh?

    Speaking of the ADN, they are playing their usual games. Lots of Obots:

    http://community.adn.com/adn/node/139232?mi_pluck_action=comment_su...

    Reuters is down for the struggle too. They moderate, and don’t get to excited about Pro_Sarah comments…Oh well, you’ll see. Hammer them anyway.

    http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2009/03/16/republicans-pick-a-par...

    WaPo has it’s story as well. So far, few comments. A ton of Pro-Sarah stuff will make it work nicely!

    http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/03/bristol_pal...

    Its like a hit list.

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    mommomNo Gravatar says:

    Over at Meatrasha on chat someone is talking about killing Obama.Hope the FBI is watching.

    Their is a post there with links to lots of stories about Palin being keynote speaker begging members to go and spam the comments with proGino stuff.No wonder the same comments turn up in so many places.

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    DINO GINO thinking she’ll do better next go round?

    Personally, I’ve been predicting 3rd party for a few months now. Either Reform Party or something completely whackodoodle like Constitution Party (AIP’s their surrogate in AK), though she’s probably not paleo enough for them (also posesses the wrong body parts). Hopefully she will go 3rd party and pull a Perot, taking all her angry/bitter screeching minions off into utter political obscurity for the next generation.

    Wishful thinking, I suppose, but it’s possible.

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    no one will understand what she is preaching, after all is said and done.

    Lately, she’s even dropping anti-”multinational corporations” rhetoric.

    The GOP/RNC Ubercons REALLY are not going to like that. The whacko nationalists might. For a while. Then they’ll remember she’s got the wrong body parts and well, that will be the end of that.

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    mommomNo Gravatar says:

    This is on the front pge at NRCC website

    March 23-24, 2009

    Agenda
    Click Here to Download the PDF

    The Honorable John Boehner
    Republican Leader of the United States House of Representatives

    The Honorable Pete Sessions
    Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee

    The Honorable Peter Roskam
    Chairman, 2009 March Dinner and Business Summit

    and the
    Republican Members of the United States House of Representatives

    cordially invite you to the

    National Republican Congressional Committee
    March Dinner and Business Summit

    honoring
    The Honorable Bobby Jindal
    Governor of Louisiana

    6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    General Reception

    7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    NRCC March Dinner

    National Building Museum
    401 F Street, NE
    Washington, D.C.

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    tigerwineNo Gravatar says:

    Start your day with a chuckle:

    http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1522/...

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    mommomNo Gravatar says:

    Looks like I got the wrong Rep group dinner ,their.Funny that Jindal is the keynote speaker at that one though.Like dueling Republican Governors.

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    tigerwine, I could really use a chuckle, but I’m getting a 404 error message with your link :(

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    katmcNo Gravatar says:

    Same here, tigerwine.

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    KarenNo Gravatar says:

    Maybe Sarah’s like, not committed yet, because she’s still trying to string enough sentences together to make a coherent speech, like also.

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    This date definitely would be more fun…………smarter for sure.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/meghan-mccain-on-the-view_n_175319.html

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    libbyNo Gravatar says:

    “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” – Abe Lincoln

    What’s it going to be, SP? Alaska or SarahPAC?

    Even her staff can’t keep both of them straight.

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    LilybartNo Gravatar says:

    This makes no sense. The legislature is out of session in June, why not go?

    Maybe she wants them to BEG?

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    WakeUpAmericaNo Gravatar says:

    Meg, watch out! Here comes that darn bus!

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    godensteinNo Gravatar says:

    dunno why yer insulting Lucy like this…

    nice visual of the bowel movement being the BFF, tho.

    and I love reading Andree’s comments. Andree? you’ve make a much better governor than Sarah Palin.

  45. 46
    godensteinNo Gravatar says:

    pfffttt… stupid spam filter

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    “attack ferret” is about to become road kill…………

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    VidOmniaNo Gravatar says:

    Actually, the ADN is reporting that Meg Stapleton confirmed the appearance with the Washington folks.

    Oh, new Alaska poll numbers out for Palin. 61/33 positive/negative…better than Obama.

    http://www.haysresearch.com/OC031309.htm

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    VidOmnia said:

    Actually, the ADN is reporting that Meg Stapleton confirmed the appearance with the Washington folks.

    Oh, I haven’t seen that there yet. Got link?

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    tigerwineNo Gravatar says:

    Sorry, Problem Child and Katmc – tried several ways to insert that. It was a pie graph showing those who want SP to run for President. About 2% was Sarah herself, 15% Republicans who like SP, and the rest were Democrats!

    It probably doesn’t come through as funny in the translation!

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    womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar says:

    Martha Unalaska Yard SignNo Gravatar (22:57:38) :

    @ InJuneau OT OT OT OT Iditarod

    Thank you – I heard it on KTUU but couldn’t find the write up (didn’t help that I was crying!). My own dogs knew that I was sad and I got lots of licks and head bumps. They also told me that they would tell the dogs I was honoring them and their hard work. The rescued musher is a doctor from Wasilla – I hope he’s OK, too. I just have to add, even though I’m OT (is the Iditarod really ever OT in Alaska?), for the readers who think this means those dogs had any regrets, you need to think again.

    I inherited a 2 yr old husky who was a “team dropout” from a musher up the road from where I lived – her spirit was huge, but her legs were too short for deep snow. The stories about this dog could take a blog of their own, believe me! She was never happier than when she was running w/ her team. She had the ultimate life in the manner befitting a well loved friend for her 15 years with me – but she never beamed like she did when she was in front of a sled. If you’ve never mushed, handled for a team, been around mushers or races – then you cannot know how much these dogs live and love to run. It was what she loved to do more than anything else in the world.
    ———
    Martha, Kima’s job in doggie heaven is to lead the mush team that carries new doggie members to mush dog heaven. She’s out in front in the place she earned.

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    C.RockNo Gravatar says:

    Lilybart (04:04:28) :

    This makes no sense. The legislature is out of session in June, why not go?

    Maybe she wants them to BEG?
    ……………………………………………………
    Maybe GINO is mad because the ., Is The First Family Invited Box was not Checked on her website site page. Sooo If my family is not invited neither am I.Take that RNC

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    GryphenNo Gravatar says:

    I am not sure how you learned about my traumatic high school prom experience AKM, but I would just like to thank you for opening up THAT old wound.

    BY the way I am watching MSNBC right now, and THEY say she IS going to be the keynote speaker. Well isn’t that confusing?

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    MarnieNo Gravatar says:

    LibertyLover (21:30:09) :
    The GOP these days reminds me of an old movie with an unhappy end:
    “Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    And her children remind me of the song, “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places.”

    That happens when children don’t get love and guidance at home.
    Can she be reported to Child Wealfare for makeing her 2nd grader a caretaker for, now, two babies?

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    womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar says:

    Methinks GINO needs a third blackberry to coordinate her two mouthpieces. I suspect she was so distracted from trying to clean up the Bristol/Levi PR disaster that she got confused about which engagement was which, and she couldn’t remember that she had told MegMouthpiece to confirm on the keynote speaker thing.
    Her ice floe is cracking. Let’s all pile some more stuff on it.

    And funny, I just saw Obama’s numbers yesterday and he’s at 61/28 in spite of having to deal with a lot more REAL stuff than GINO ever has. Can anybody even imagine what HER poll numbers would be if she didn’t have an isolated constituency that doesn’t pay taxes and gets free money every year? But the BIG OIL buffer that has protected Alaska from the freefall in the lower 48 is falling apart. Alaska’s unemployment is going up, services going down. That free money can only buy so many votes of self interest. Good luck in 2010 GINO. You’re going to need it.

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    FlandersNo Gravatar says:

    C. Rock – I think you’ve figured it out! The “First Family Invited” check box was left unchecked. When will those people at th RNC ever learn??

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    LiladyNYNo Gravatar says:

    @Martha Unalaska Yard SignNo Gravatar (21:04:36) :

    Her hair looks like crap, she’s fighting w/ the Legislature in Juneau, she’s been “advised” by her backers to lay a bit low – and besides all that, she hasn’t had the 100 hours needed to practice the speech she’s going to pay someone to write. And the kids can’t be left alone for ONE SECOND these days or they’ll all go running to the gotcha media for more back at ya’s and money.

    ROFLMAO! Thank goodness I put my coffee cup down and swallowed, before I read this! You said it all in a nutshell!!!!!

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    Gryphen – Just saw the same thing………If I was going , my date would be “Kiss my Fat Ass” Meghan. I’m serious.

  58. 59
    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    Happy St. Paddy’s Day Irish Girl !! Are you out there tearin’ it up ?!?!

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    C.RockNo Gravatar says:

    Gryphen (05:11:37)

    BY the way I am watching MSNBC right now, and THEY say she IS going to be the keynote speaker. Well isn’t that confusing?
    …………………………………..
    Everything Gino does is confusing. . What else are we to expect out of her.

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    Sarah is playing coy and hard to get……..just like high school.

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    MarnieNo Gravatar says:

    katmc (01:56:10) :
    I’ve got to ask.
    3. The comment SP made after the election that if she had been a dem things would have ended differently
    4. Her distancing herself from the GOP over the last few months
    Is it possible she’s going to try and fool people by switching parties in name only? Sort of becoming a
    DINO GINO thinking she’ll do better next go round?

    It wouldn’t be the first time that RepoTalibans have been “embedded” as moles in the Democratic Party. I know of two city council members who ran as environmental liberal Dems, voted Repugnantly, were reelected as Dems still voted Repugnant and switched parties. One was in Wichita Falls, Tx., lady named Russell, and one in Austin, and I can’t remember her name.
    There is of course Liebermann, the AC/DC suck up man of politics. (gag)

    The best example is the woman who changed from Repugnant to Dem in (was it Broward or Palm Beach County,) Fl, and became County Clerk just long enough to screw up the ballot. Did not run for reelection and then redeclared herself a Repugnant.

    In Texas and Oklahoma “Christians” of the far right brag about lying in their campaigns so they can get elected to school boards so that they can screw up education with creationism and flat earth mentality, and rewrite history.

    Though liberals are, by definition, inclusive and accepting, it is difficult to believe Sarah believes that, after all she has said and done, that the Democratic, or Libertarian parties would accept her and put her forward as a presidential candidate.
    The Green party would indeed turn green in the face at the very thought.

  62. 63
    womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar says:

    Candidates can only get away with that at the local level. Doing a Liebermann at the national level just doesn’t work. He has lost his base, lost his credibility, and lost his power. He won’t be getting any of them back. He is essentially a lame duck for the rest of his political career.
    GINO is far too extreme to even run as an independent. In fact, she is quite unpopular among independents.
    Her comments about how the Palin’s would be treated better if she had been on the democrat ticket is pure fantasy on her part, not even faintly based on reality. She should avoid comments like that because they make her look stupider and more opportunistic than she already does. She can’t wink her way into the Democrat party.

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    womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar says:

    oops, I did the horrid apostrophe thing that I can’t stand. That would be Palins.

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    I can see the Village from my HouseNo Gravatar says:

    BFF with the gum is McAllister. That is so funny.

    This is getting so surreal. He said, she said in politics? Who would have thunk?

    Judging by her latest People Magazine coverage of helping out the Girl Scouts in Juneau sell cookies, maybe she’ll show up to CPAC this summer with a plate full of goodies?

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    MarnieNo Gravatar says:

    C.Rock (04:58:29) :
    Lilybart (04:04:28) :
    This makes no sense. The legislature is out of session in June, why not go?
    Maybe she wants them to BEG?
    ……………………………………………………
    Maybe GINO is mad because the ., Is The First Family Invited Box was not Checked on her website site page. Sooo If my family is not invited neither am I.Take that RNC

    For everybody else in the US, except Sarah, “The First Family” refers to the President of the United States and spouse.
    So most people are going to wonder, when they see that, whether she does or does not want to be at the same even as a black couple, or a Dem Pres, or the Obamas – and so just don’t invite her at all, as the simplest way to handle the issue Sarah creates with that *.

    Or they fill out the rest of the form and Sarah’s computer won’t accept it with a * line empty, and figure to “heck with it, we’ll try Joe the Plumber, it’ll be easier and cheaper.

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    womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar says:

    new thread

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    let it runNo Gravatar says:

    I am sure Meg the FrothinattheMouthpiece has her eyes on DC…will do anything to get out of Alaska and back to DC. Who’s using whom?

    I can surmise that Meg ( with visions of Alfalfa Dinner Club and what not dancing in her head) said: “put us down as a ‘yes’ but I’ll get back to you” …and the RNC ran with it. Poor Bill McA has two messes to clean up. SP’s and MegFrothingattheMouthpiece’s.

    Can anyone see Bill McA resigning soon ??? He, regretably, has a perfect excuse to break free!

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    let it runNo Gravatar says:

    Marnie (06:09:40) :
    DINO GINO
    ———————————————
    LMAO!!! DINO GINO aka “Winky” aka Governor Sarah Palin, a MINO ( Mother in Name Only). (OK that was mean).

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    LaineyNo Gravatar says:

    @LibertyLover
    The GOP these days reminds me of an old movie with an unhappy end:
    “Looking for Mr. Goodbar”
    ———-
    OMG, now THAT was a scary ending!!! I remember having to sit in the front row of the theatre. Yikes! Good analogy.

    BTW, OT…did anyone see Janeane Garofolo for her second appearance on KO? Gotta love her….to paraphrase, she said that Repug, conserv, fundy, right-winger’s ALWAYS focus on ‘hating someone’ en masse…that’s the feeding frenzy that keeps them going, I guess. She really described them to a T,…I should have recorded it.

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    Lainey – Yes , I saw Janeane. The whole segment was scary and funny at the same time………..

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    godensteinNo Gravatar says:

    oooohhh… think I get why there’s a mixed message coming from the Palin camp. it’s cuz BM forgot which side of his mouth he was talking out. or maybe he was trying to pull a rush limbaugh and using the other end.

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    Lainey – Here ya go………this is a must watch !!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2b5swid0Bw

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    katmcNo Gravatar says:

    So she would be a MINO DINO GINO?

    LMAO

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    pearl89No Gravatar says:

    Hobos Are Us (02:04:10) :

    Back in 2006, Elizabeth Doles was the “star” of the Repug fund raiser and she lost her re-election bid in 2008!
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dole was even worse than Palin for being MIA. She only spent about a month (unless it was an election year) in NC.

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    BodiePNo Gravatar says:

    Lainey–

    BTW, OT…did anyone see Janeane Garofolo for her second appearance on KO? Gotta love her….to paraphrase, she said that Repug, conserv, fundy, right-winger’s ALWAYS focus on ‘hating someone’ en masse…that’s the feeding frenzy that keeps them going, I guess. She really described them to a T,…
    ——–
    By an unhappy coincidence, I have a family member who does exactly that–cements her “friendships” not with things like love, caring, and mutual support, but by finding a common enemy. As long as everyone’s focused on the outsider, they do just fine. But if the outsider goes away, her “friendships” self-destruct. I had always thought of it as schoolyard politics (funny how THAT’s coming up in this blog, too!)

    The real danger of those kinds of groups is that in order to keep the dynamic going the outrageousness of the outsider has to be continually escalated–things get worse and worse, and no smear or slur is EVER discarded. Disproven to everyone else, yes. But among the faithful, well they know what they know. We saw it in the campaign. We’re seeing it now. It’s not constructive–the whole dynamic is based on destruction of a person–or in the case of what’s happening in Washington right now, the nation. The GOP is rebuilding itself not by finding the common, positive things that bind them together and unifying around them, but by unifying around sabotaging the Dems’ efforts to minimize the damage.It’s ugly.

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    Cynamen WinterNo Gravatar says:

    Martha~
    I think you’re onto something here…
    “And the kids can’t be left alone for ONE SECOND these days or they’ll all go running to the gotcha media for more back at ya’s and money.”
    ———————————
    IMHO, I really feel that Miss Bristol has an axe to grind with MINO… who probably “forced” her to lie about “baby-in-question #1″ to preempt GINO’s embarassment….which might have precipitated “baby #2″….for there was notable bit of mother/daughter hostility unearthed in the GVS “interspew.”

    To be cont….

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    austintxNo Gravatar says:

    BodieP – Janeane nailed it , out of the park if you will……..

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    BodiePNo Gravatar says:

    Dang straight, austintx–I thought the same thing when I watched her.

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    mwThatOne..No Gravatar says:

    BodieP: “The GOP is rebuilding itself not by finding the common, positive things that bind them together and unifying around them, but by unifying around sabotaging the Dems’ efforts to minimize the damage” ~
    =====

    and it makes no sense at all. Thanks for illuminating that fact. We can hope that their ‘house divided’ will fall….. and that a new party might emerge, with higher values.

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    Kmart Palin Blue Lite SpecialNo Gravatar says:

    …who pays MegaMouth, SarahPackO’ lies or AK…
    I can’t tell the diff…same press release on Gov site appear on SarahPackO’ lies site…not one word changed…and MegaMouth travels with her on State business & SarahPackO’ lies round-a-bouts….

    I think the only thing she changed was her job title…it would be intweresting to see those pay & travel records

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    KaJoNo Gravatar says:

    VidOmnia (04:42:46) said: “Actually, the ADN is reporting that Meg Stapleton confirmed the appearance with the Washington folks. Oh, new Alaska poll numbers out for Palin. 61/33 positive/negative…better than Obama. [ http://www.haysresearch.com/OC031309.htm ]

    Ah….the typical P4C (reverse to read) “thrashed” interpretation of a poll – lump everything that’s even vaguely positive for Palin in a multi-choice poll if it boosts her numbers, but find a poll for Obama that’s an either-or choice, then crow triumphantly that Sarah’s BETTER!!!!!!!

    Actually, you’re totally wrong, VidOmnia, as usual.

    Obama’s approval rating as measured by Gallup yesterday is 61%-28%, but with 10% unaccounted for — if we use YOUR counting method, let’s lump that 10% in with the 61% rather than the 28%, shall we?

    There’s another problem: In that Hays Research poll you’re pointing to, the total of the 5 percentages for Palin adds up to 103%.

    Hmmmmm….should we add the 3% to Palin’s “very positive” poll numbers? That’d be fair, I think, if I’m adding Obama’s missing 10% to his “positive”.

    So, we’ll compare Obama with Palin as follows:

    Palin...........................................................Obama
    Positive Negative...........................Positive Negative
    67.3%........38.7%..................................71%........28%

    P4C wingnuttery bites the dust again!

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    LaurieNo Gravatar says:

    I am sure I heard the other night on the news shows, that Palin has been encouraged to keep a low profile..and TRY to do some work in Alaska that may be deemed worthy in 2012.

    lol…I wish she would go to everything they asked her to….I wish she would speak more often and just as stupidly as she usually does. I want her plastered on every tv screen and newspaper constantly so everyone sees how dumb and useless this dumbass is.

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    Kajo – “Actually, you’re totally wrong, VidOmnia, as usual. ”

    I asked VidOmnia to back up their bogus claim that Meg-Hearts-Sarah confirmed the keynote.

    Heard only crickets, as could have been expected.

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    MarthaNo Gravatar says:

    The Protecters of the Palin Brand

    Link;
    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/03/palins_team.html

    Excerpt;

    So, who are the figures charged with guiding Palin’s political image in Washington? Here’s the lineup based on our conversations with informed strategists.

    • John Coale: Coale, a well-known Washington lawyer and the husband of Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren, drew national media attention when he endorsed Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid in protest of the way in which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who he backed in the primary, was treated. Coale, in an interview with the Fix, described himself simply as a “friend” of the Alaska governor but acknowledged that he suggested she start a leadership PAC and helped her navigate through some of the questions surrounding her family that lingered after the campaign. Others familiar with Palin’s political team insist that Coale has far more power than he is letting on — essentially helping to run Sarah PAC. Coale demurred on that front, noting only that he talks to Palin regularly and that she is a “fascinating person” who is “definitely not what the right thinks or the left thinks.”

    SHOCKING COMMENT;

    Chris omits a significant fact about John Coale.

    He’s a prominent Scientology lawyer.

    Here’s a quick rundown of his Scientology training:

    http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/j/john-p.-coale.html

    .. and another writeup about his involvement with SarahPAC:

    http://www.andrewhalcro.com/van_susteren_scientology_and_sarahpac

    Sarah Palin — the candidate of Scientology

    Who knew? I’ll bet her multitude of Christian evangelical supporters would be interested to find out about this.

    But now her babbling all makes sense.
    Posted by: tbetz | March 17, 2009 3:20 PM

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    MarthaNo Gravatar says:

    The Protecters of the Palin Brand
    Link;

    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/03/palins_team.html

    Excerpt;

    So, who are the figures charged with guiding Palin’s political image in Washington? Here’s the lineup based on our conversations with informed strategists.

    • John Coale: Coale, a well-known Washington lawyer and the husband of Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren, drew national media attention when he endorsed Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid in protest of the way in which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who he backed in the primary, was treated. Coale, in an interview with the Fix, described himself simply as a “friend” of the Alaska governor but acknowledged that he suggested she start a leadership PAC and helped her navigate through some of the questions surrounding her family that lingered after the campaign. Others familiar with Palin’s political team insist that Coale has far more power than he is letting on — essentially helping to run Sarah PAC. Coale demurred on that front, noting only that he talks to Palin regularly and that she is a “fascinating person” who is “definitely not what the right thinks or the left thinks.”

    SHOCKING COMMENT;
    Chris omits a significant fact about John Coale.

    He’s a prominent Scientology lawyer.

    Here’s a quick rundown of his Scientology training:

    http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/j/john-p.-coale.html

    .. and another writeup about his involvement with SarahPAC:

    http://www.andrewhalcro.com/van_susteren_scientology_and_sarahpac

    Sarah Palin — the candidate of Scientology

    Who knew? I’ll bet her multitude of Christian evangelical supporters would be interested to find out about this.

    But now her babbling all makes sense.
    Posted by: tbetz | March 17, 2009 3:20 PM

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    WhichTruthNo Gravatar says:


    Fool you once
    Shame on them.
    Fool you twice
    Shame on you.
    Fool you thrice
    Helloooooooo?

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    MarthaNo Gravatar says:

    The Protecters of the Palin Brand
    EXCERPT;
    So, who are the figures charged with guiding Palin’s political image in Washington? Here’s the lineup based on our conversations with informed strategists.

    • John Coale: Coale, a well-known Washington lawyer and the husband of Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren, drew national media attention when he endorsed Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid in protest of the way in which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who he backed in the primary, was treated. Coale, in an interview with the Fix, described himself simply as a “friend” of the Alaska governor

    LINK;
    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/03/palins_team.html

    SHOCKING COMMENT;

    Chris omits a significant fact about John Coale.

    He’s a prominent Scientology lawyer.

    Here’s a quick rundown of his Scientology training:

    http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/j/john-p.-coale.html

    .. and another writeup about his involvement with SarahPAC:

    http://www.andrewhalcro.com/van_susteren_scientology_and_sarahpac

    Sarah Palin — the candidate of Scientology

    Who knew? I’ll bet her multitude of Christian evangelical supporters would be interested to find out about this.

    But now her babbling all makes sense.
    Posted by: tbetz | March 17, 2009 3:20 PM

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    Jeannie SeeNo Gravatar says:

    Speaking on behalf of the lower 48: Palin, please please, just go away.

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    OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalinNo Gravatar (11:28:55) :

    Kajo – “Actually, you’re totally wrong, VidOmnia, as usual. ”

    I asked VidOmnia to back up their bogus claim that Meg-Hearts-Sarah confirmed the keynote.

    Heard only crickets, as could have been expected.
    —————
    It had to scarper back to its duties as moderator at C4P.

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    nswfm CANo Gravatar says:

    Those Republican guys are thinking with their little heads, dontcha know. She is no leader (other than a cheerleader for hate). Sheer energy, what BS!

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    LavenderNo Gravatar says:

    Y’know what I always used to like about this blog? That there was none of this cliquey little inside warfare BULLSH*T that we can find so much more easily than quality conversations about the topic at hand.

    Would all you catty little b*tches stop sniping at each other? You sound like Neocons in high school.

    The only tension I detect was due to a visit from our friend from Conservatives4Palin who stops by from time to time. It’s all good….. ;-) AKM

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    LaineyNo Gravatar says:

    @Lavender
    Would all you catty little b*tches stop sniping at each other? You sound like Neocons in high school.
    aarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I don’t see the same things you’re seeing…nobody’s sniping.

    @austintx———-perfect, thanks for the youtube!

    @BodieP
    The GOP is rebuilding itself not by finding the common, positive things that bind them together and unifying around them, but by unifying around sabotaging the Dems’ efforts to minimize the damage.It’s ugly.
    —————– I agree. Boy oh boy, so much for claiming to be holier than thou, huh?

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    InJuneauNo Gravatar says:

    Now, now, let’s not feed them…

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    Hudson ElizabethNo Gravatar says:

    Do you suppose that Sarah was actually uninvited by the Repugs? Maybe they have read all the recent polls and other juicy bits from the Alaska bloggers and decided they didn’t really want her after all?

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    PepperzMom (GA)No Gravatar says:

    This kinda reminds me of a old Brady Bunch episode. Especially with the football in the cartoon….

    Marcia gets a date with plain old Charlie, then gets asked out by the Doug, QB/most popular guy. She tells Charlie that “something suddenly came up”, and is almost on the date with Doug, but gets hit in th epuss by a football. Instant nasty “nose job”. Ultimately, she gets her comeuppance, when Doug sees her snozzola, and says that he can’t make the date. Marcia winds up with Charlie after all.

    So substitute the following:
    Marcia = DQWOAPT
    Charlie = various Re-rush-icants in ‘management’ type roles
    Doug = the Re-rush-icantspub moneymakers

    The only question is whether the “date after all” winds up back in some Charlie’s court…

    Pity the Re-rush-icants – nahhhhhhhhhhh! :)

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    ittyNo Gravatar says:

    Aw come on, we all know that at the last minute she’ll agree to read a speech — with all its pauses and smiles at the audience.

    The question is how many kids will accompany her and who pays for them.

    Will granny be holding her, ahem, last child? And will Bristol be holding her child?

    The dysfunctional American family is the poster glitch for the GOP….

    Now, what does GINO stand for…..

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    QuetzalcoatlNo Gravatar says:

    Loved that fool me once…
    I got a talking birthday card from my nephew. Bush was on the cover, just like the video…
    Front Cover:
    “Another Year Older? You Coulda Fooled Me….”
    open it up, Bushy starts talking ‘There’s an old saying in Tennessee…I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says fool me once, shame, shame on you…’etc
    Inside Cover:
    “Don’t Try It Again, Though. I’ll Be Ready For Ya!”

    Damn that was funny *pop* [sorry about the gum].

    Martha Unalaska Yard Sign

    Her hair looks like crap, she’s fighting w/ the Legislature in Juneau, she’s been “advised” by her backers to lay a bit low – and besides all that, she hasn’t had the 100 hours needed to practice the speech she’s going to pay someone to write. And the kids can’t be left alone for ONE SECOND these days or they’ll all go running to the gotcha media for more back at ya’s and money.
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

    LOL, that’s so well said.

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    MarthaNo Gravatar says:

    The Protecters of the Palin Brand

    EXCERPT; So, who are the figures charged with guiding Palin’s political image in Washington? Here’s the lineup based on our conversations with informed strategists. • John Coale: Coale, a well-known Washington lawyer and the husband of Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren, drew national media attention when he endorsed Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid in protest of the way in which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who he backed in the primary, was treated. Coale, in an interview with the Fix, described himself simply as a “friend” of the Alaska governor

    LINK; http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/03/palins_team.html

    SHOCKING COMMENT; Chris omits a significant fact about John Coale. He’s a prominent Scientology lawyer. Here’s a quick rundown of his Scientology training: http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/j/john-p.-coale.html .. and another writeup about his involvement with SarahPAC: http://www.andrewhalcro.com/van_susteren_scientology_and_sarahpac Sarah Palin — the candidate of Scientology Who knew? I’ll bet her multitude of Christian evangelical supporters would be interested to find out about this. But now her babbling all makes sense. Posted by: tbetz | March 17, 2009 3:20 PM

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    InJuneauNo Gravatar says:

    itty–GINO = Governor In Name Only