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6 11 2009Yes, even after the last year there are still those who just love Sarah Palin. Who ARE they? And why?
This comes as close to answering that question as anything I’ve seen.
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November 7th, 2009 at 12:40 AM
I was just reading some of the comments on Bree Palin that referred to her Book Tour coming up. Someone had pointed out that at many book signings the author will only sign books purchased at that location. That makes sense or else there would be no advantage to have it if they don’t sell the books there.
Will Palin be following this Rule…?
Because up till now her and Harper Collins were really pushing the Pre-orders.
If someone wanted the book they ordered it online, they planned to buy it at the $10 Walmart price or got it for free with the Newsmax subscription.
Does she have any Palinbots left that will purchase it at full retail to get it signed on this Tour? With the early discounting… maybe few will show up and there will be no crowds. { How embarrassing would THAT be?}
And if this happens at the first few stops…. the negative publicity would be out there and might affect the last city dates. Double ‘ ouch ‘.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:13 AM
Who are they? With a bumper sticker that says “I had sex once, tasted like chicken” do we really have to ask?
November 7th, 2009 at 1:46 AM
disturbing on so many levels lol
November 7th, 2009 at 5:21 AM
The $10.00 book deal at Wal-Mart or the free book deal with Newsmax
will help supply commercial outside toliets with toliet paper.
Way to go green…less trees to cut down to manufacture toliet paper.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:53 AM
there’s more on fb, I just thought everyone should know what she’s asking her cult group to do.
“The speaker must be held accountable for her broken promises. Now is the time for Americans who believe in the free market and who believe that we need policies that promote job growth instead of job loss to say once and for all, “Enough!” Stand up and make your voices heard before it’s too late. Call and email your representatives and tell them to vote “no” on Pelosi’s train wreck of a health care bill, or else we will vote “no” to sending them back to Washington when we go to the polls in less than 12 months.
- Sarah Palin”
November 7th, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Is anyone watching the healthcare bill proceedings? the repubs are trying to shut the dems up.
November 7th, 2009 at 7:46 AM
Palin will headline media dinner
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/07/palin-will-headline-media-dinner/
November 7th, 2009 at 7:57 AM
the authors say there wasn’t just a small, normal amount of division between Scarah and John as candidates and their campaign views, but rather division the size of a “CANYON” , lol…….ouch to John, warning to moderate republicans, she’s gonna steal your party if ya don’t watch out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h8JhR6OY-I
November 7th, 2009 at 8:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewafPV2brQA
Just an example of today’s House discussion – it actually got much worse before the podium was turned over to the republicans. If you tune in now, you will see that the dems are *not* interrupting continuously, the way the republicans did.
November 7th, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Apparently Scarah is making things up, again, sigh. She saw boy body parts, my arse.
“The most commonly used method to find out the sex of your baby is ultrasound or sonogram. This method is most accurate between 18-22 weeks.”
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/p/girlorboyhub.htm
November 7th, 2009 at 8:48 AM
In Excile…….. Wow, that is terrible, who is that interrupting and saying “I object, I object”! ?
November 7th, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Sorry, I posted this on the wrong thread – I am SO angry!
My rep is voting No. I have sent a furious email and phone call stating that he will certainly NOT be getting another vote from me! Oh, I am so angry! I’ve called and emailed so much I was starting to think we were BFF. What an insult. He lists all the reasons he can’t vote for this bill but all the reasons he lists are already in the bill! And the CBO says it will save money in the long run. What a wuss. Do I understand this?
While I was at it, I wrote to Dede Scozzafava and thanked her for having the courage of her convictions and putting the welfare of her constituents over political ideology! Good woman. I hope to hear more from her in the future.
November 7th, 2009 at 9:20 AM
More on the Republicans attempting to run out the clock-
http://mediamattersaction.org/video/200911070005
and
GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/07/gop-gone-wild/
November 7th, 2009 at 9:24 AM
@Say No to Palin in Politics:
It must have been Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) as referenced below (this from the GOP Gone Wild article noted above)
“This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. “I object, I object, I object, I object, I object,” Price interjected as Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) tried to hold the floor.
“In an effort to delay and derail the proceedings, the Republicans continually talked over the Democratic women for half an hour. They sought to prevent the debate by calling for unnecessary “parliamentary inquiries” and requests for “expanding the debate” by an hour.
“After being repeatedly interrupted by Republican shouts, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) observed: ‘Do I not have the right to be able to continue my sentence without objections that are trying to censor my remarks here on the floor that I have a right to make as a member of this House?’ ”
(snip)
November 7th, 2009 at 9:53 AM
I wish the media would mention along with the job losses, how Bush sat back and wished his pals well as they all took their company jobs offshore.
How many times do you call for tech support to have your call answered in India? How many Tapestries do you see that were milled in the US?
Just sayin’ as hearing all the BS from the GOP about healthcare this morning continues to bring this to the forefront of my mind.
November 7th, 2009 at 10:17 AM
The big irony about Sarah and her book has to be that many people who seem to adore our dear Sarah aren’t really the book reading types, are they?
November 7th, 2009 at 10:18 AM
President Barack Obama’s health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091107/us-health-overhaul-test-vote/&cp
November 7th, 2009 at 10:49 AM
That pisses me off about Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) being shouted down. She was a nurse before being elected to Congress.
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Lois Capps was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin as the daughter of a Lutheran minister. She has lived in Santa Barbara since 1960. She was educated at Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She earned a master’s degree in religion at Yale University and a master’s degree in education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
While at Yale, she married Walter Capps, a divinity student at Yale who later became a famous religious studies professor at UCSB. She worked for 20 years as a nurse and health advocate for the Santa Barbara public schools and also taught early childhood education part-time at Santa Barbara City College.
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What hypocrisy from the GOP. May they spontaneously give themselves heart attacks.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:04 AM
from ocean of urine……anybody have a link for this? Is Meg or Harper releasing pre-recorded info? so Scarah won’t have to do the talk show circuit? thoughts anyone?
“BIO channel is having a half hour special on Sarah…to be aired.. well right now and again at Midnight MST!”
November 7th, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Video of the shout downs during the health care “debate”. These guys are unfrickinbelievable.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/07/gop-gone-wild/
This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. “I object, I object, I object, I object, I object,” Price interjected as Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) tried to hold the floor.
In an effort to delay and derail the proceedings, the Republicans continually talked over the Democratic women for half an hour. They sought to prevent the debate by calling for unnecessary “parliamentary inquiries” and requests for “expanding the debate” by an hour.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Jo in AK…….thing is, they’re the type of people who are easy to get hyped up, they’ll buy the book, but many will not get around to reading it because they’re so behind on all the books they’ve been suckered into buying, lol. My mother is one of them, she’ll most likely buy her book, sigh.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:29 AM
in exile @ 13 &14 – did your comments get held up in mod and just get posted or am I completely in need of a big ol’ nap?? When I read the comments before posting I only saw your post earlier @9. TOTALLY missed the others. Sorry for reposting!
Have to say though, I’m entirely floored by these guys acting like beligerent children. When my kids were little, that behavior would’ve had them spending some quality time in “the quiet chair”. Too much sugar in the GOP’s breakfast cereal pehaps? Too many Red Bulls? Maybe THEY need the nap I was going to take.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:52 AM
The way I understand the book sales is this…if book sells for listed price of $24.99 all persons make money i.e. writer, publisher and store, when book is sold for $10…writer makes money, and publisher makes money, the store is the one who takes the lose.
No matter the price, I will not buy her book, I heard her voice one too many times on the campaign trail and if I read her book, the voice would be replayed in my head, and I have finally gotten over that nightmare, do not wish to revisit that any time soon.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:19 PM
23@Bev: AMEN!
November 7th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Coldest state, quittiest governor…
and the owner of the van lies… he’s never had sex with another person.
(please don’t ask me what tastes like whatever!)
November 7th, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Rex is putting on the pressure……..
“My client, Levi Johnston, is being impersonated on your media (Twitter) and this is leading to libel and slanderous statements being attributed to him. … We want you to put an immediate end to this illegal activity. … You are being used as a medium to promote this illegality and we want immediate action. … You are now on notice and must take steps to put an end to what is clearly against the law and against your policy. … We want to know what steps you will be taking to correct what is clearly a problem which is escalating.”
November 7th, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Rachel Maddow is on Meet the Press again on Sunday.
November 7th, 2009 at 2:16 PM
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/66091-current-house-healthcare-bill-whip-count
go here to see the blue dog lists of who at this point are saying yes, leaning yes to those who are saying no, leaning no. Many make statements by their names about their why’s.
Then use these phone numbers to call the offices of as many as you can. ASAP, the vote is tonight!
Blue Dog Dems…….please give them some support and encouragement.
Altmire, Jason (PA-04) Phone: (202) 225-2565 Fax: (202) 226-2274
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24) Phone: (202) 225-3665 Fax: (202) 225-1891
Baca, Joe (CA-43) Phone: (202) 225-6161 Fax: (202) 225-8671
Barrow, John (GA-12) Phone: (202) 225-2823 Fax: (202) 225-3377
Berry, Marion (AR-01) Phone: (202) 225-4076 Fax: (202) 225-5602
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) Phone: (202) 225-3631 Fax: (202) 225-2203
Boren, Dan (OK-02) Phone: (202) 225-2701 Fax: (202) 225-3038
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03) Phone: (202) 225-3806 Fax: (202) 225-5608
Boyd, Allen (FL-02) Phone: (202) 225-5235 Fax: (202) 225-5615
Bright, Bobby (AL-02) Phone: (202) 225-2901 Fax: (202) 225-8913
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) Phone: (202) 225-6131 Fax: (202) 225-0819
Carney, Christopher (PA-10) Phone: (202) 225-3731 Fax: (202) 225-9594
Chandler, Ben (KY-06) Phone: (202) 225-4706 Fax: (202) 225-2122
Childers, Travis (MS-01) Phone: (202) 225-4306 Fax: (202) 225-3549
Cooper, Jim (TN-05) Phone: (202) 225-4311 Fax: (202) 226-1035
Costa, Jim (CA-20) Phone: (202) 225-3341 Fax: (202) 225-9308
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) Phone: (202) 225-1640 Fax: (202) 225-1641
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03) Phone: (202) 225-5406 Fax: (202) 225-3103
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) Phone: (202) 225-6831 Fax: (202) 226-5172
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) Phone: (202) 225-3915 Fax: (202) 225-6798
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08) Phone: (202) 225-4636 Fax: (202) 225-3284
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08) Phone: (202) 225-2542 Fax: (202) 225-0378
Gordon, Bart (TN-06) Phone: (202) 225-4231 Fax: (202) 225-6887
Griffith, Parker (AL-05) Phone: (202) 225-4801 Fax: (202) 225-4392
Harman, Jane (CA-36) Phone: (202) 225-8220 Fax: (202) 226-7290
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD) Phone: (202) 225-2801 Fax: (202) 225-5823
Hill, Baron (IN-09) Phone: (202) 225-5315 Fax: (202) 226-6866
Holden, Tim (PA-17) Phone: (202) 225-5546 Fax: (202) 226-0996
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) Phone: (202) 225-5311 Fax: (202) 225-0254
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) Phone: (202) 225-2731 Fax: (202) 225-5773
Marshall, Jim (GA-08) Phone: (202) 225-6531 Fax: (202) 225-3013
Matheson, Jim (UT-02) Phone: (202) 225-3011 Fax: (202) 225-5638
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) Phone: (202) 225-4031 Fax: (202) 226-3944
Michaud, Mike (ME-02) Phone: (202) 225-6306 Fax: (202) 225-2943
Minnick, Walt (ID-01) Phone: (202) 225-6611 Fax: (202) 225-3029
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) Phone: (202) 225-2190 Fax: (202) 225-3263
Moore, Dennis (KS-03) Phone: (202) 225-2865 Fax: (202) 225-2807
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08) Phone: (202) 225-4276 Fax: (202) 225-9511
Nye, Glenn (VA-02) Phone: (202) 225-4215 Fax: (202) 225-4218
Peterson, Collin (MN-07) Phone: (202) 225-2165 Fax: (202) 225-1593
Pomeroy, Earl (ND) Phone: (202) 225-2611 Fax: (202) 226-0893
Ross, Mike (AR-04) Phone: (202) 225-3772 Fax: (202) 225-1314
Salazar, John (CO-03) Phone: (202) 225-4761 Fax: (202) 226-9669
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) Phone: (202) 225-2965 Fax: (202) 225-5859
Schiff, Adam (CA-29) Phone: (202) 225-4176 Fax: (202) 225-5828
Scott, David (GA-13) Phone: (202) 225-2939 Fax: (202) 225-4628
Shuler, Heath (NC-11) Phone: (202) 225-6401 Fax: (202) 226-6422
Space, Zack (OH-18) Phone: (202) 225-6265 Fax: (202) 225-3394
Tanner, John (TN-08) Phone: (202) 225-4714 Fax: (202) 225-1765
Taylor, Gene (MS-04) Phone: (202) 225-5772 Fax: (202) 225-7074
Thompson, Mike (CA-01) Phone: (202) 225-3311 Fax: (202) 225-4335
Wilson, Charles (OH-06) Phone: (202) 225-5705
November 7th, 2009 at 3:21 PM
For anyone watching the health care debate, some of us are in the live chat, chatting about it –
anyone having trouble getting into the chat via the forums, try this –
http://www.mibbit.com/chat
put in your username, and put in #themudflats as the channel name.
You can watch the debate live via huffpo -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/healthcare-debate-explode_n_339043.html?nsup
Be warned, it may give you a headache! Hopefully they will vote sometime before 2010.. these people love the sound of their own voices..
November 7th, 2009 at 4:03 PM
ya know, the far right is ticking me off. I own the White House TOO, our government leaders work for me TOO, I have rights TOO, this is my country TOO, GAH! How dare they make a big stink grabbing media attention to their suddenly found gripes all over our country. Busing them in no less, grassroots? I think not.
If someone will pay for my way to rally on the White House grounds to support our new President and my vote, I’ll be on the next bus! But the Dems are not doing that, they are not stooping to the take them out behind the knee underhanded fighting tactics. I understand the why.
But these out of control loud mouths are making me mad.
The citizens of this country deserve the real story, the real documentary behind the scenes reality of this crazy extreme group that demands attention like a spoiled brat not getting what it wants.
Hell yeah, there comes a time for certain hypocritical, belligerent, disrupting, annoying, self serving, money grubbing, lying people to sit down and STFU. Hell yeah!
Really, how dare they, get all indignant now, why the hell didn’t they do this to their own party when Bush was in office? I have just put up with 8 yrs of crappy leadership, I figure that puts my needs ahead of their ‘needs’, they lost the election, I voted for the winner. I want my just deserved promises.
It’s divisive opportunistic low blow politics and that’s why I dislike Scarah so much. Whine about fiscal conservatism, whine about God not being on a coin that Bush was responsible for, why the hell isn’t she laying that on him? Why the hell didn’t she bring up this little crumb of wisdom 4 yrs ago. Because it works for her, that’s why.
GGGRRRRR!!!!!
Okay, deep breath…… rant over……light a candle, glass of wine, peace out.
November 7th, 2009 at 4:13 PM
driftglass.blogspot.com/2009/11/oompa-loompa-sprayontan-dude.html
incase anyone needs a laugh
November 7th, 2009 at 4:22 PM
I just read that the CBO forecasts that premiums for the public insurance would be higher than private insurance.
I haven’t read or heard any other discussion of this and am wondering what’s up. Have they structured this thing so the only people going to the public option will be high risk? Will employers not be allowed to chose the public option for their employee group?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/07/health-care-vote-latest-u_n_349454.html&cp
November 7th, 2009 at 5:17 PM
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/fetus/ig/First-Trimester-US-Gallery/12-Weeks.–Vv.htm
12 week ultrasound
The baby looks like it even has a neck? or boy parts?
November 7th, 2009 at 5:24 PM
That ‘I HAD SEX ONCE’ sticker reminds me of Bristol and Levi…
November 7th, 2009 at 6:09 PM
curiouser@32 “I just read that the CBO forecasts that premiums for the public insurance would be higher than private insurance. I haven’t read or heard any other discussion of this and am wondering what’s up. Have they structured this thing so the only people going to the public option will be high risk?”
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There are certainly some unanswered questions around these issues, ones I’d prefer could be substantively answered. For starters, I’m wondering if these lawmakers know what the word ‘affordable’ actually means.
However, I thought what I read about the CBO forecasts was that both the current option and even the GOP ‘reform-lite’ version would lower health insurance costs, though not by what seemed to be very much.
The formula for the cost of Public Option health care (last I heard) was to be tied to medicare costs.
But the premise is, if all things were equal, a not-for-profit health insurance option (public option) is going to be less expensive than a for-profit health insurance option providing exactly the same coverage, simply because it does not have to charge extra for that pesky little thing the shareholders want: A profit.
I know all about this because I am a Billionaire for Wealthcare. I own stock in companies such as Aetna and I don’t want to see my profits shrink just because you lot don’t like things the way they are now. Like we say, If I ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
Now, I’ve heard that in some countries, they actually think it is evil to make a profit off someone being sick. There are lots of countries that do not have a for-profit health industry at all! Can you believe it? Now, granted, the people who do the actual work – doctors, nurses, administrators – still get paid, and paid relatively well. Lots of people make lots of money working for non-profits. But what we at Billionaires for Wealthcare are trying to do is simply protect our God-given right to keep making money by being shareholders in for-profit health care industries.
Thus, a Public Option is a clear threat, so we thank people like Michelle Bachmann and pretty much all Republican senators and congresspeople, and every single real American who has called their federal representative to urge them to vote against this bill, because the longer we wait to enact reform, the more money I’ll make!
November 7th, 2009 at 7:27 PM
I know the guy who printed up the bumper sticker . from fairbanks . he did it for beer money . does not like SP .
November 7th, 2009 at 7:32 PM
“Despite what CNN reported, decisions about not allowing cameras at the event were the prerogative of the sponsors of the event, and I, of course, respected their decision.
I am about to set out on my book tour, where media will no doubt join us at many spots. In the meantime, I ask our friends in the media once again: please quit making things up.”
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Found this on Bree Palin’s website and ran it through my new Mac Sarah Palin “What I Really Meant” filter program. Here’s what I got::
‘Despite what every news channel reported because it was the actual truth, decisions about not allowing cameras at the event were the prerogative of the sponsors of the event, and I, of course, didn’t actually know that ahead of time, but was perfectly fine with it because I do not want just anybody taking pictures of me or, God forbid, recording what I’ve said so they can confront me with the truth of what I’ve purported later.”
AND …
“I am about to set out on my freakishly small book tour, where local media who rarely get a chance to meet a celebrity of my calibre will no doubt join us at many spots, and if they don’t I will be royally cheesed off. In the meantime, I ask our friends in the media once again: please only ask me easy, happy, friendly questions that have been pre-approved ahead of time by my publisher/spokesperson and quit making a big deal about things that I have so obviously made up, such as the story of the circumstances surrounding the pre-birth and birth of Trig, for which there are now at least three differing and completely incompatible stories not from bloggers but from my own interviews and speeches.”
November 7th, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Do you think that interviewing palin is the reason, it’s rumored, that Oprah might quit her long running show???
November 7th, 2009 at 11:01 PM
this is one of the funniest ROTFLMAO videos I’ve seen…and the frightening part is that it’s true…yikes!
can you even imagine what our country would’ve turned into if Obama did not win!!! OMG
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-20-2008/understanding-real-america-in-wasilla
November 8th, 2009 at 7:52 AM
I saw the Biography show on Sarah Palin last night on TV. I wonder who advised her to talk “tough”? It’s quite phony. Lord help us if she gets to the White House. I wonder if she is buddies with Russ Limbaugh? She knows how to talk the talk for the audience she’s trying to reach. Scarey, very, very scarey.