Open Thread – Waiting
13 11 2009
Waiting for the President.
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November 13th, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Well, my translation program started to steam a little bit when I input this one:
“Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain.
The problem was the powder thing. I had to manually search and found what I believe is the actual source of her comment
http://www.christianity.com/devotionals/day_by_day/11583110/
“I often call to mind a motto from the American Revolution: “Trust in God but keep your powder dry.” Wise counsel! If your reputation is being ruined by lies, if your company is going down the tubes because of false accusations, if your church is being destroyed and demoralized because of wrong information from lying lips, there are times it is necessary to step up and set the record straight.”
Appropriate, eh?
Pity she seems to ignore the first sentence of his second paragraph: “Forming habits of self-restraint is an essential discipline.”
I bet SP doesn’t know the phrase predates the American Revolution – it has been attributed to Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War (“Oh!”, says Sarah. ”You had one of those too?”)
In any case, it threw my translation software for a small loop, so, with intervention, here is what, I think, the last part of this really means:
Keep reading my obscure references to events and slogans you know nothing about but sound really cool if you are a Tea Partier, buy my book, buy lots of copies of my book, and enjoy it! It’s got, despite Rush Limbaugh’s claim, no substantive policy because my editors told me that that would be boring and unenjoyable, so instead there are lots of stories about; my family, including how my strong daughter Bristol got pregnant without so much as even a father named [alt., without so much as a kind word said of the father of my grandchild]; Alaska (not so much); and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain, because, as a runner, I had no problem keeping up with the old man on our early morning jogs.
November 13th, 2009 at 1:30 PM
A thousand antlers up, AKM. Glad you were there to be our Alaska ambassador!
November 13th, 2009 at 1:36 PM
OH, I just heard Oprah say something about “it wasn’t your baby”, hmm, this should be interesting and that they told her what to eat? gee, like if your in a Phily diner with media on ya buy something Phily’s love? most likely
November 13th, 2009 at 1:40 PM
wow, lol, I didn’t know she winked 6 times during the debate…..little weirdo, was that her rogue idea? and blowing kisses?
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODQ0NWQzODAyMWFlYTkzMDRiYmYzNDU4OWE3M2YzZDY=
“She played her tapes,” Barnett said, meaning that Palin repeated pre-planned statements. “She came in with ten things to say and six winks to perform, and she did them.”
“Six winks?”
“Yeah. Did you see? Six. I counted six.”
“You were watching closely.”
“Well, I was counting.”
November 13th, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Terp, lol, thank you.
November 13th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Oops, here’s the Open Thread – didn’t see it earlier. Here’s a tidbit from NYC:
Levi Johnston’s Playgirl photoshoot was ‘fantastic’ and involves hockey stick, says manager
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/13/2009-11-13_levi_johnstons_playgirl_photoshoot_was_fantastic_involves_hockey_stick__manager.html#ixzz0WmSGMCHr
November 13th, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Fact check by the AP
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091113/us-palin-book-fact-check/
November 13th, 2009 at 1:55 PM
I just read the Palin book fact check posted on Huffpo by writers at AP. It needs to go viral!
November 13th, 2009 at 2:41 PM
NYT posts the AP’s fact check of Going Rogue:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/13/us/politics/AP-US-Palin-Book-Fact-Check.html?pagewanted=all
November 13th, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Ooops! Looks like Seagull’s link to HuffPo is the same, sorry for the duplication!
November 13th, 2009 at 2:44 PM
ChiCat – we stand together for the TRUTH!
November 13th, 2009 at 2:55 PM
wooo hooo ~ quittypants is now blaming katy couric, and mcain camp ..
booo frikken hooo $arah..looks like someone forgot to tell her to read her own book….bwaaa haaaaa
November 13th, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Yes, Seagull, we do!
It’s funny, anytime I read some Palin lies, I come over here to see if it’s been posted yet!
November 13th, 2009 at 3:22 PM
W O W ..the moment you think the Republican Senators have sunk as low as they possibly can, they dig a little deeper. Seems they got out the backhoe to help dig today!
Apparently, some of them are upset about the public backlash from their vote against Franken’s anti-rape ammendment.
Noooo, they don’t regret voting against an ammendment that was inspired by the gang rape, kidnapping and forcible imprisonment (without food or water) of a young woman working for Halliburton in Baghdad. What has their panties in a twist is that it was a role-call vote (and their individual votes are recorded) as opposed to a voice vote where they apparently maintain some anonymity. They don’t feel bad about HOW they voted, they’re just cranked about having to take RESPONSIBILITY for those votes come election time.
They just don’t understand why people are so upset about them voting against the ammendment. And now they’re claiming that Franken doesn’t really care about preventing this kind of brutal crime, but the Democrats just wanted something they could use to make the Republicans look bad. Guess what, folks, you’re doing a dandy job of that all by yourselves!
How utterly DESPICABLE!!!
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/13/republicans-franken-shocked/#comments
November 13th, 2009 at 3:28 PM
CNN pointed to Palin’s lies… Candy Crawly (not sure how to spell her name) had a statement from Wallace denying Palin’s claims.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:08 PM
She is SO lying about this…….gah! Who is the media whore? who is the opportunist? who has to constantly one up our President? Scarah!
OMG…….
http://tinyurl.com/yaajayp
“Grieving soldiers and families at Fort Hood, Texas, will get a visit from Sarah Palin next month as part of her national book tour, her publisher told Washington Wire.
The former vice presidential candidate, whose book “Going Rogue,” will be released on Tuesday, had already agreed to visit the Army base, according to her publicist. She said that after last week’s shooting that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded, an official on the base contacted HarperCollins to say that Palin should stick with the planned appearance.
The Dec. 4 event had not been announced publicly or included in a preliminary list of tour stops published on Palin’s Facebook page.”
November 13th, 2009 at 4:14 PM
BTW, AKM posted an article on Huffpo about Parnell snubbing President Obama yesterday, go give her some love……..
November 13th, 2009 at 4:36 PM
I love that all the people she lied about in the book are speaking out. She must be self-medicating a LOT by this time. Perhaps one of her fabrications will consist of something for which she can and will be sued.
*buying more popcorn tomorrow*
Oh and PS. Congratulations to Ann.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:36 PM
If you haven’t yet seen this depiction of Levi’s Thanksgiving with the Palins, I think you’ll enjoy it. (h/t to ella at Bree Palin)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×7010919
November 13th, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Ripley – I heard Nicolle Wallace DID respond (with Candy Crowley on CNN) – but I have not been able to find a link. It is reported that McCain asked all the campaign people NOT to respond. Getting gooooooood!
November 13th, 2009 at 5:27 PM
I hope everyone is checking in on Andrew Sullivan’s blog.
AKM, I am so excited for your review. No pressure you know. I don’t care if it’s next Thursday, it will be worth the wait!
SJP
November 13th, 2009 at 6:06 PM
More fact checking on that scribbly dribbly…
http://news.aol.com/article/fact-check-palins-book-goes-rogue-on/766970
AKM…maybe a thread just for fact checking leads/info is in order…
November 13th, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Heads up – Watch Rachel Maddow tonight – segment on Palin with Anna Marie Cox is very good (as is the whole show) gotta run, back on – (o:
November 13th, 2009 at 6:38 PM
24 honestyinGov Says: November 13th, 2009 at 11:00 AM
I also want to see Letterman book Levi. More Comedy Gold and a win/win for both.
Better yet…Levi with Shatner in the wings….just waiting to do a translation using SP’s word salad interpretation….
Split screen maybe???
November 13th, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Repeating from the first thread, but I hope to see more good comments on HuffPo.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/akmuckraker/alaska-governor-snubs-the_b_357225.html
AKM has her story on Parnell snubbing President Obama.
There are only a couple of dozen comments and some are not so nice. I hope everyone will get on over there and post some positive statements!
November 13th, 2009 at 6:43 PM
I’m not sure you are seeing this info, so I’m posting it. (forgive me for the sick feeling you get in your stomach)
From the acknowledgment section of the book, $arah thanking her friends in the media…….
…….To some media professionals whom I admire because you don’t let anyone tell you to sit down and shut up, please keep making the idiots’ heads spin. Thanks for not taking our Freedom of the Press for granted, you bold and patriotic, fair and balanced media folks……..
PLEASE KEEP MAKING THE IDIOTS’ HEADS SPIN ? ? ? ! ! ! !
you
have
got
to
be
kidding
me
November 13th, 2009 at 6:43 PM
37 OMG Says: November 13th, 2009 at 12:21 PM
I just read the excerpt in the Drudge Report–egads! Not only does she have it in for Couric and Wallace, she has done a good job of making both women seem inept at their jobs. Me thinks that they should respond to Palin’s blatant attempt to discredit them.
In that case, libel/slander are on the table for Katie/Nicole. Damages in $$ would likely be big enough to prevent any income earned from remaining with SP.
The more she opens foot, inserts mouth, the more trouble she’s getting into. Even local stations in ATL are questioning whether SP’s Oprah visit is going to torch her out of politics/limelight. My thoughts: from their mouths to God’s ears!
November 13th, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Er, RIPLEY??? Have you decided to go rogue and get a new moniker? Whassup with the ” ‘ ” in your name now???
Inquiring minds, not of the SP variety, wanna know…
November 13th, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Reading Patriks blog… very interesting article…In her book she claims to have had “2″ miscarriages!! hmmmmm wtf…
November 13th, 2009 at 8:22 PM
ummm 1st was after Trauk and the 2nd was before piper…
November 13th, 2009 at 8:41 PM
The New York Times has a Fact Check on Palin’s “Going Rogue”.
It’s very interesting.
November 13th, 2009 at 8:44 PM
A “feel good” HP post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/13/dogs-greet-soldiers-retur_n_356672.html
Dogs Greet Soldiers Returning Home (VIDEO)
Veterans’ Day has passed, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy these amazing videos of soldiers being greeted by their dogs.