Open Thread – Am I Dreaming?
I used to have my alarm clock set to NPR. The good thing about this was that I was awakened to the news, and caught a few stories while I woke myself up and starting the day. The bad thing was that sometimes it didn’t wake me up right away and I’d sort of roll over in a fog and wonder why I was dreaming about settlements on the West Bank, or Pinochet, or the Ambassador to Spain. Then I’d realize that the radio had somehow seeped into my brain during that half asleep half awake grey zone.
So I do a lot of my blogging at night. I try to get some things done when the house is quiet, but invariably I stay up too late, and sometimes while being thoughtful and closing my eyes to….er….concentrate (yeah, that’s it) I will sometimes nod off for a moment or two. Well, that situation happened just now, and I popped awake thinking, “I’ve got to get the open thread up and then I’m going to bed…. And why was I dreaming about throwing tomatoes at Sarah Palin?” Now, you might think that this type of dream is one I have often, but I don’t. So I thought it was kind of unusual. Then, my eyes focused on the screen which had my email up, and there as nice as you please, was an email with the subject line: “Tomatoes thrown at Sarah Palin in Mall.” And it’s true.
Some guy in the Mall of America positioned himself on the second level, above the book signing with four tomatoes, and let two of them fly. His aim was no match for his pluck and determination however, and the two he managed to lob did not land anywhere near Sarah Palin, but did manage to peg a nearby police officer. Oops.
I’ll confess that I actually had a little mind movie about throwing a tomato when she was introducing Michael Reagan at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year.
Officers say two of their own were hit by tomato fragments instead, after the tomato hit the stage about 10 feet from Palin. People on the second level balcony, where the tomato was thrown from, helped police apprehend the man accused of throwing it.
He was found with two un-launched tomatoes still in his posession. Guess that’s how they knew they had the right guy. And so Jason Olsen, 33 from St. Paul was arrested and may face charges of assaulting a police officer.
So, there you have it. An unexpected Open Thread. My inner grown-up knows that the guy shouldn’t have done it. But that aside, you’ve got to give him style points – he didn’t throw an egg, or a water balloon, or a pie….there’s just something so poetic about a tomato.
And now I’m off to dream about something ELSE.
Jason is a hero! I LOVE YOU, JASON OLSEN!
I must admit when I read this, I was very sorry that he missed. Juvenile I know.
Of course, tomatoes were appropriate. Red is her trademark color.
Hopefully, he can explain that spattering the cop was just “collateral damage”.
I love it! Read it earlier and was wishing at least he could have hit the table with his tomato to get her attention.
Speaking of lobbing stuff, Helen of
http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/going-rogue-without-a-condom/
has started reading and dissecting “Going Rogue”, today was Chap-1. Oh my! She does have a way with words, just too funny.
Sarah Palin almost signs City Pages “Going Crazy” parody issue
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/12/sarah_palin_alm.php
The crowd wasn’t as big as we’d expected at the Mall of America. Only around 1,000 folks dutifully lined up to get Sarah Palin’s autograph, armed with their wristbands that indicated they’d purchased a copy of her new book, Going Rogue, from the MOA Barnes and Noble. Sadly, Palin didn’t do anything wacky, just signed her name.
But there was one spot of hilarity. One of the attendees brought a copy of the Nov. 18 issue of City Pages. That’s the one where we parodied Going Rogue’s cover, subbing in Michele Bachmann for the former VP candidate and changing the title to Going Crazy.
Hey, that city pages link I just gave, check out the middle picture of the “Going Crazy” book, how funny!
Watertiger has a picture of what should have happened.
http://www.dependablerenegade.com/dependable_renegade/2009/12/dude-with-an-ego-that-big.html
Great article in Slate, telling it like it really is about Palin’s populism and who’s pulling her strings:
http://www.slate.com/id/2237638
Some funny comments from Huff.
Tomatoes don’t splat people, people do.
the NVA {National Vegetable Association]
I will never be able to catchup with all these Palin stories.
Maybe he belonged to the foreign press.
Please excuse my sick sense of humour.
Wrong thing to do throwing anything.But??
Andrew Sullivan puts his reputation on the line on Joy Behar. Why does Palin get a pass from the MSM?, this is a woman who is a contender for the most powerful position in the world.
Link to a you tube of the above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6W62fWQ8SI
I posted about this in yesterday’s open thread. I’m old not senile, well at least not yet. LOL
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/one-million-will-lose-une_n_362661.html
It was very funny to read about the tomato launch at MOA. If I remember any 21st century military history, this is a fabulous example of Asymettrical Warfare (snark). Certainly too bad about Mr Olsen hitting a police office (and I agree, collateral damage) but it would be too awesome to learn if any of the tomato juice/guts took out any of the Rogue books laying the impact area.
It would have made me feel all warm and fuzzy had he been able to hit her with one, red really is her color.
UK Lady…the Andrew Sullivan clip on Behar you posted was fantastic. Let’s hope that more people start listening to him and stop listening to Beck, Palin and Rush.
@11 UK Lady
Thanks for the link! I’ve been wanting to see Andrew Sullivan on Joyce Behar all night, but couldn’t find it.
Great link UK Lady. I think it was very brave of both Sully and Joy to go there. And you are right, the MSM is not doing its job and needs to be called out on it.
LMAO at zyggy, red is her colour!
She is getting Kind of boring with her stupid red jackets.
Posted the youtube clip seperately from first comment so you could all find it if the link got thrown onto the flats
I don’t condone throwing anything at anybody.
That said, and because I’m sleep-deprived, I couldn’t help starting to compile a list of things the guy could have thrown:
-(fake) wolf forearms
-copies of per diem checks made out to Palin’s Wasilla address
-Bumpits
-subpoenas to testify in the Troopergate investigation
-Supreme Court cases
-Arctic Cat hats
Unless a tomato hit a police officer directly, it’s just a matter of Mr. Olsen expressing his speech in a disorderly fashion. Frankly, if he didn’t have the guts to get close enough to actually hit his intended target, then he should have kept the fruit in his pocket. The “collateral damage” was, therefore, foreseeable and he gets no congrats from me. From that distance, he could have hit an innocent party in the face. There’s no excuse for that type of behavior.
Charge him with disorderly conduct, prohibit him from the mall for a period of time and stick his stupid arse into the dustbin.
That Slate article is great….and scary. This kind of news about who “Palin is pallin’ around with” needs some national play.
No, you are not dreaming, AKM. But, this does show what some people think of her. I happen to agree with Sullivan and others. SP is being given a pass on everything. The MSM isn’t doing their job; ( you got the award, AKM and deserved it). You and other bloggers are taking the task on.
Alaska’s Gas Pipeline: Excuses from the death panel by Halcro:
‘Two years later, looks like Mulva was right, Palin was wrong and issues like fiscal certainty along with having a say in the economic terms of the most expense oil & gas project in the world are critical after all. ”
http://www.andrewhalcro.com/alaskas_gas_pipeline_excuses_from_the_death_panel
Heads Up by Sullivan
“It’s about our democracy’s apparent lack of interest any more in what is true and what is false. It’s about the mainstream media’s willful decision not to tackle a story that was integral to a major candidate’s core integrity; it’s about the Republican party elite’s cynicism and”
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/12/heads–1.html
Saw this on HuffPo last night too, and although I was glad on an intellectual level that she didn’t really get hit–because that would have just been so victim-y of her–I was ashamed at myself for wishing “in my heart” that he hadn’t missed.
I guess in the spirit of the season, he could have used a Pomegranate; those are red too, and would have splatted in a spectacular fashion.
His punishment should be three months training to throw better next time.
Laughing, what a great way to start the day.
I was very excited I was going to be able to watch “For the Rights of All: Jim Crow in Alaska” tonight. Then discovered it’s going to be on our PBS WORLD station which we don’t get.
Bummer.
I’ll have to keep looking around for it.
@6 Sarah Palin almost signs City Pages “Going Crazy” parody issue
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/12/sarah_palin_alm.php
Hilarous. They said she started to sign it because she didn’t even realize it wasn’t her face on the book. Dumb, dumb. She didn’t look too happy about it.
When did Toad join the party?
I swear, Palin must read this blog and then “correct” her actions based on negative things people are saying about her.
Big hair was mentioned, and the next day she had on a hat.
Putting some clothes on that baby was mentioned…..next day for an interview, she had him all dressed up with socks and shoes.
Where’s Toad?……Now, he is on the road with her. On and on……..
I wouldn’t be suprised if she stayed up all night trying to read the blogs to see what people are saying about her. That way, she can perfectly craft her image to what people are saying.
Doing so would match the description of a person with NPD—-They are obsessed with what other people think of them.
UK Lady – Thanks for finding that link – VERY interesting and Andrew comes across in just the right way…. a disillusioned conservative Republican making valid points.
As to the tomato-throwing – it was a common method of showing dislike in centuries past, but unfortunately does nothing to help the cause. The media picks up on anything anti-Palin and makes it seem worse. Just look at how disparaging they were of the few who protested in Virginia – compared them to the Teabaggers. We have to stay above the fray and not bring ourselves to their level.
He should have had something like lots of notes to Sarah, each one asking a different question – politely. The most they could have gotten him on then would have been littering, if Palin’s camp hadn’t picked them up to read them.
I noticed in that clip, when they ran a side clip of Palin going through the line, that most of the time, she was looking forward and just sticking her hands off to the side to shake, without even looking at the people she was shaking hands with.
There was an interesting article (link posted on another of these threads) regarding the five stacks of books – guess they wanted to be sure no one snuck in something else with her cover on it. Paranoia or what?
Hope you sleep better tonight AKM – no nightmares needed – the reality of Palin daymares is enough!
Liz @19 – I am with you there, especially the subpoena! Now, that would be hilarious. Throwing a tomato that’s hard enough to not explode in a pocket is like throwing a baseball.
Is the media afraid of Palin? Are they all trying to avoid being the next Couric on Palin’s hit list? I don’t get it.
That story about Palin (in Slate) palling around with a man who tried to ban jews from the Nixon admin. needs to go viral. Please, pass it on to everyone you know.
I think a graphic of Nixon with Palin’s face would be fitting.
Palin, pallin’ around with Nixon’s gang.
I honestly do not think that anyone in the MSM will ever ask her any direct questions, two reasons: 1..she will not answer them anyway. 2…it would look like she is being picked on.
Katie Couric was the only person who dared to challenge her and as long as she can go on shows like Beck and toss her word salad, they will just add the dressing and make her look even better then she is in reality.
Quite honestly she scares the crap right out of me because of how she gets a pass and is allowed to not be treated like any other politician…so what you are a woman, put your big girl pants on, and if you want to play with the big boys and take them on, then expect the same treatment.
You should not be allowed to play with paying.
As for the tomato…just another thing added to her word salad, now she can tell everyone she really was under fire in the line of duty LOLLLLLL.
Unfortunately, Palin will use this incident for her gain……playing the victim, her life was on the line, she was physically threatened, everyone is so mean to her, etc.
The media may be afraid of Palin (’cause she and McCain said that they were mean to her) but luckily bloggers fear not! Take a look at the Young Turks Huffpo post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-irrefutable-stupidity_b_382213.html
While I do want to take the food away from the beastly Palin (ie her media coverage) I’m glad that there are those out there that will call her as she is (an idiot).
Along the lines of the Young Turks presentation, if I hear one more MSM pundit say that the question to Palin about the “Bush Doctrine” was unfair, I think I’ll scream (oh, that’s right, I already have). Why is it so impossible to remember that during the GOP Presidential debate, all candidates (and that includes McCain) were asked the same question. If Ms. Palin had been interested, she could have checked out her running mate’s position on that very issue as it is available on-line. Gee what a little homework and intellectual curiosity could have done. Oh, but I forgot, it was around that time that Sarah asked, during an interview, what a VP actually does….
Maybe it’s a good thing she wasn’t tomato-splashed; it would have been all over the news and given her another “high”. Funny thing, yesterday I woke up having had a dream of a huge moose running after us around a city. It was like a dinosaur moose, if you will. Trying to get into this house, it was pushing the front door and myself, hubby, and a stranger were standing behind it holding it shut. A little square window in the door – a big eye staring right at us. I had a distinct feeling in the dream the moose was about Sarah. In another scene the stranger was digging a hole in a field with her bare hands, kneeling over it, a dead animal lay beside her with a number of plastic garbage articles, old sinks, stuff, where she would place them in the hole. Moose comes barrelling towards us and twirls around, (it had a tail) and the tail was whipping us each time moose did a complete turn.
Wow, I woke up. I had a distinct feeling the stranger was Andree McLeod. Could have been the pizza the evening before. Anyway, just wanted to share.
Oh, forgot anotherr scene in my dream. The moose in question became half moose, half woman. It stood in the middle of a traffic square, doing poses for cameras, and papparazzi, where other women dressed like Vegas show girls were posing with the half moose woman. Really, OK. I really did have that dream.
I cheered when the man threw shoes at bush…I wish Jason had the same impeccable aim. SOMETHING must be done to burst her utopia! …and I did see Joy Behar and even she is stunned why palin keeps avoiding consequence.
He could of done the world a favor and thrown: The Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition). Although, too also, writing complete sentences, might be construed as too elitist, also too.
It’s really too bad the tomato missed its intended target.
I”m sorry, but both my inner child and my outer enraged adult LOVE Jason!
If he needs bail money, I can think of about 8000 people who’d be willing to pony up
OH man, priceless… and you’re right, AKM, there’s just something about throwing a tomato… a rotten one would be best!
am I right that the Toad was with her?
Just took a peek at those Minnesota pictures – good grief, what is she trying to hide under her bumpit? If she starts wearing a turban I’m going to be seriously worried that it’s Dick Cheney’s face.
I think the only way to get people to see the real $carah is to just put the questions out there: what has she done to help AK since she quit? why hasn’t she started a charity for special needs kids? has she donated any book money to charity? why does she keep telling the same lies after they’ve been disproven (bridge to nowhere)? how could the “wild ride” story be true? Maybe if we can raise doubt in people’s minds, they’ll come to the right conclusions. Anything else looks like an attack and they defend Her Craziness even more. I say just keep raising questions while wait for her to self-destruct.
I feel the need to apologize for this link because it truly is painful. Audio clip of Palin being interviewed on the Lars Larson show. Towards the middle of the 9 minutes of blather, her voice and cadence created this “altered state” in my brain.
http://tinyurl.com/yad5wqb
Mostly it consists of the same idiotic talking points and lame “jokes” that we’ve all heard way too many times but there are a few new nuggets. As usual, she bashed the bejeebers out of POTUS.
Rebekkah @33 – what a great dream. Doncha wish you could upload a copy of it for viewing? I would love to see that moose!
Trisha – I totally believe that Palin’s crew watches the main blogs and corrects actions accordingly. I’ve seen it happen time and time again.
UK Lady – great link w/ Andrew Sullivan. We need more of that kind of open discussion. I wrote to Joy/CNN thanking them and encouraging more of the same.
Re: tossing tomatoes – I dunno. Love it in theory but not in practice. (and believe me, I have recently had a few dreams where I beat the living cr*p out of her so I can entirely understand where this guy was coming from) I just think this then gives the ok for folks to lob things at Pres. Obama.
Newfoundland – thinking of you , knowing that you’re getting results this week.
Ok – I think I covered everything. I have been swamped lately and not able to keep up with the comments as much as I’d like. Looking forward to January!
Enjoy the day !!
Loved the gift basket Joy gave ole Andy. That was fun. And great to se the sane conservatives are running from the wackos. More need to do it, and soon.
Ghostbuster TX – I totally got your reference and laughed my you-know-what off. Now if she starts seeking the Sorcerer’s Stone, I’ll really be worried!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/palin-tackled-by-alaska-a_n_383895.html
I don’t know why you AK’s aren’t up in arms, marching in the streets…it’s time for tough love, doncha think? (love is too strong a word for this particular individual, but it’s time for something).
HuffPost linked to this Anchorage Daily News article about proposed changes to laws, relating to Palin’s ethics charges:
http://www.adn.com/palin/story/1045128.html
Here’s one paragraph from the story…. I remember it being over $500,000, now her legal bills are over $600,000…….hmmmmm.
Palin reportedly incurred more than $600,000 in personal legal bills but it is not clear how much of that would have qualified for reimbursement under the rules that Sullivan wants to put in place. Palin supporters set up a legal defense fund to cover her costs but it’s in limbo after an investigator hired by the state found “probable cause” that it violated the law. The same investigator, Anchorage attorney Tom Daniel, recommended that the state pay a governor’s legal costs for defending against complaints that end up tossed out.
Well if she takes cues from the blogs, we can really mess with her: “Scarah would look so much better as a blonde. And she’d get much better treatment from the MSM if she’d wear a push-up bra. Plus it would make her look more like one of us if she’d start chewing gum.” You betcha she’d be a blonde in a push-up bra smacking her gum in no time!
“…my inner grownup” – what a perfect way to put it!
I’d like to suggest that tomato throwing is the USA’s way of “throwing a shoe.” Ther’es a long history of rotten tomato throwing to show displeasure – not a classy way of doing it, but it sure gets the point across.
What about a “shoe” being thrown next time? I have a pair of really old smelly ones that I could contribute to the cause. This sorry excuse for a politican representing women in America….never mind women from Alaska, makes me react like finger nails going down a real chalkboard. When is this damn bus tour OVER?!.
While some of youse were watching Behar and whomever, I was looking for coverage of S’error Palin’s trip to that trendy liberal establishment on the East Coast… yes, the Gridiron Club. And here’s the coverage… especially like that part about her saying a book should be read from index to the last page… does her ghost-written book even have an index?
http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/and-media-fawns-all-over-sarah-palin
Is the “Rogue to nowhere” book tour finally over now? I am so sick of all the publicity she’s getting because of it. It’s time for her to go home, sit down, and shut up. She has reproduced five times, and is not home with any of them to do the mothering or homemaking that they deserve. Does she have some kind of disorder that drives her to seek the spotlight constantly? She needs to be responsible to what she’s already taken on (her children) and stop trying to influence people with her lies and twisted “logic” on any topic. Enough already!
lapro..ya know..that list of toxic..umm..UPgrades..might be perfect for a fantastic, world-wide..contest..as to the truely PowerBabe Palin image..for 2010! ..further..hmmm..ankling-off..to search moi friends wig collections and ..push-up..tweed business bras…
OMG @ 8 – love that Slate article, especially this paragraph:
” What price the courageous frontier huntress now—an empty-headed echo chamber for rumor-mongers and freaks who shoots from ambush and then runs away? Some condescending right-wing intellectuals are calling her style “populist” and comparing it with Andrew Jackson and William Jennings Bryan. The true name for it is demagogy, descending from Joseph McCarthy, Robert Welch, and the nastier elements of the old Nixon gang—people to whom slander and defamation was second nature.”
I have to admit that my higher moral self is very against this type of violent act, grocery store tomatoes are hard enough to put an eye out. (“Tomato fragments”?? did they explode in mid air?)
That Sarah is the target of the same violence she incites toward the tomato thrower, is quite poetic though, and does make me smile.
I do see as appropriate, an image of Sarah, Michelle, Beck and Limbaugh, and Pumpkin head Boehner, in the town stocks with “Liar” signs hung around their necks. Then the 80% of the public that disapprove of them can have their fair say.
My wordpress reader just showed a visit from the fredmalek blog, so I visited and posted this (currently in moderation cuz freddie cannot take criticism) in his comments section:
sauerkraut Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:34 am
It comes as no surprise that you are a big fan of Palin. She makes a nice, almost sexy, facade for your way of doing things politically. After all, you are the person most credited with blacklisting administration jews during the days of Nixon.
Oh, I do not expect you will ever see my remarks (your staff will see to that) but it takes self-aggrandizing individuals like yourself to set the good people of this country against themselves. And who better to be your servant in your cause than the dim-wit known as Sarah Palin?
I like this paragraph from a recent post at an online site: What price the courageous frontier huntress now—an empty-headed echo chamber for rumor-mongers and freaks who shoots from ambush and then runs away? Some condescending right-wing intellectuals are calling her style “populist” and comparing it with Andrew Jackson and William Jennings Bryan. The true name for it is demagogy, descending from Joseph McCarthy, Robert Welch, and the nastier elements of the old Nixon gang—people to whom slander and defamation was second nature.
To paraphrase a famous cartoonist: “We have met the enemy, and Fred Malek looks just like us.”
I look at the tomato throwing guy as a page out of the Karl Rove Handbook of Politics. When Bush was running for governor in Texas, Karl trashed his own campaign office, excitedly called the newspapers, and blamed the “break in” on Democrats. That, and a few other underhanded stunts (calling Ann Richards a drunk or gay) may have helped elect George.
So, when I hear that the Tomato Guy didn’t come close to hitting Sarah, for all we know, someone paid him to lob soft balls (I mean soft fruit) at her for the publicity. The tour is winding down, and there isn’t much to write about other than what she wore, which baby she was carrying, how big (or small) the crowd was, how the crowd braved the weather. Boring. I see the Tomato Tosser as 50% stunt, 50% nut case.
What is the correct item to throw at Sarah? (not that this is an appropriate way to act in public. I’m just “thinking out loud”). Well, for starters, I like Sarah’s quote, “I eat, therefore I hunt.” That calls for Moose Parts. Todd is a Fish Picker, so he would appreciate a dead fish (should have died of natural causes; we don’t want to get the PETA folks mad at us).
Some of the blogs have been suggesting that the youngest member of the family is not appropriately dressed for the weather, so that would mean having another baby shower– of socks, shoes, little jackets, a little hat.
And, her younger daughter has been missing school, so we should included some books for her to catch up on her reading– that is, after she finishes “Going Rogue.” Since Sarah’s mom and dad are now celebrities, they will be needing some sunglasses (don’t all the movie stars wear ‘em?). Last, but not least, I have always resented being called “The lower 48,” so I will be making a paper airplane out of a map of the United States, with the road back to Alaska clearly marked. I don’t want her; you can have her.
mae lewis – your post just made my morning!
What would I throw at Sarah Palin? Hmmm……a thesaurus? Some money to take English as a Second Language Course at the local community college (check to make sure that there aren’t too many Asians/Pacific Islanders first….)
I knew you would catch this one. My eyes popped when I saw it on my laptop. There is a video running.
> aussiegal77 Says:
> What would I throw at Sarah Palin? Hmmm……a thesaurus?
Heh-heh.
This going to be a long 4-8 years. The Opposition Right Wing is pulling out all the stops. We just can’t give up or give in. If we do we WILL have a repeat of the Bush years…
Rachel Maddow Takes On ‘I Guess I’m Racist’ Ads (VIDEO)
“On Monday night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow took on the strange ad circulating on the Internet in which health care reform opponents claim they’ve been called racists just for opposing President Obama’s policies.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/rachel-maddow-takes-on-i_n_383975.html
Wingnuts’ latest fake outrage: Reid points out conservatives’ long history of foot-dragging
By David Neiwert Tuesday Dec 08, 2009 7:00am
“Here’s what upset them so. Harry Reid accurately laid out the sorry history of conservatives in America whenever important and momentous advances in civil rights and the betterment of life for all Americans happen to arise: They stick up for the forces of oppression, hatred, and economic deprivation”
http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/wingnuts-latest-fake-outrage-reid-po
That video of Andrew is amazing. He is straight talker.
Regarding Palin’s tour. I read several weeks ago (in a tiny newspaper story) that she was to be here in Salt Lake on Dec. 9. I assume she is still coming, but it hasn’t been mentioned again either in the newspaper or on the local nightly news. If it was mentioned, it had to be brief story as I haven’t heard a thing about her visit.
I’m guessing that it will be mentioned on this evenings news tonight if she is indeed coming. I thought there would be more local hype since this state is red,red,red. Although, this is also a state that will vote for Mitt not Sarah.
Mitt was all over the news the other night as he promised to campaign for our current governor (who took Huntsman’s place). I wonder if Mitt made that big splash a few days before Palin’s visit as a way to remind Utah that HE is their man and he is working for them. They LOVE Mitt here.
Wow, some especially juicy links in this thread! Thanks to those who posted them!
I really think that Palin’s connection to Nixon’s pals needs to be explored and made known.
Palin…… pallin around with with the AIP and Nixon insiders.
On Joy’s show, Andrew Sullivan made a good point about Oprah being taken a second time by an author’s lies. (first time, James Frey, A Million little pieces).
Before I heard Andrew say that, I had just finished writing Oprah to tell her I no longer watch her show, read her magazine or get her email newsletters, read her books, etc.
The fact that she hugged Palin, who has been attacking the President and essentially joined the birthers, was the end for me. I felt she gave too much credibility to Palin and didn’t ask the tough questions. The book is filled with lies and misinformation and Oprah let it all slide. I do believe that SHE and a lot of other people have been taken.
Think about it. James Frey was publicly ridiculed for lying in his book and the publisher was shamed too. Palin is caught in a bunch of lies and pundits,etc. start talking about her Presidential run. I don’t get it.
Glenn Beck – man of many morals – has been tagged for a conflict of interest after his numerous statements endorsing gold without revealing his paid ties to a gold merchant.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/07/thars-gold-in-them-shills-fox-raps-glenn-becks-endorsement-de
trisha, I am glad I am not the only one who feels that way! I felt cheated.
Thanks that Beck link, sauerkraut. I love your letter to Malek. Well said.
Darn – MsQuitter must have had a bad day yesterday -
Another Ethics complaint, Tomato Target and then couldn’t remember how to spell her name.
This is a waste of perfectly good tomatoes. Palin isn’t worth the trouble. I agree with Gryphen on Immoral Minority who said that if you really want to hurl something at Palin, try the truth. It will flummox her every time.
I’m a bit concerned that the tomato hurler might “face charges of assaulting a police officer” because two of the cops “were hit by tomato fragments.” These were tomato fragments, not fragments from a hand grenade.
Now, I am NOT advocating throwing anything at anybody. especially the cops, but come on, how is splattering someone with “tomato fragments” considered assault? What is the worst possible outcome of such an “assault?” A stain on one’s uniform? Are the MN cops so fragile that tomato fragments are like Kryptonite to them?
Assault on police officers this was not.
I have not one care about sounding gleeful that someone threw a perfectly good tomato at Palin – it would have been delicious had the aim been better and the red fruit jammed in her squawking mouth (we all know it’s never closed).
If the guy was for real, then it’s too bad he didn’t practice first with some softball lobbing. She’s going to make herself a martyr if she breaks a fingernail anyway – Mrs. Blamey Whinehouse in the flesh – so why not give her something to really whine about. McCain would have been a good one to practice on – he would look pretty good dripping in red juice and seeds.
I’m done being nice. I’m still a pretty good progressive type person and a good neighbor, but to he11 with Palin and I’d spit in her eye if she were that close (after I threw up on her red shoes). Fruits of the world, unite!
I was reading the comments over on that Beck story. Wow….the Beck fans are just like the Palin fans. He can do NO wrong, in their eyes. They are defending him and bashing the President. HUH?
Oh well. Simple minds think alike….actually……they don’t think, at all.
HP now has the Andrew Sullivan/Behar interview up.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/andrew-sullivan-talks-bec_n_384003.html
The Ambassador to Spain?. Really?. What about him? O_o
Sarah Palin: A study in incoherence.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/12/on-sacrifice.html
Today: YAY for War Bonds! Plus talking about War Bonds let me use “the Greatest Generation”, “Arsenal of Democracy” and “sacrificed for their country” in the SAME facebook post!! I’m all about Efficiency, you betcha!
Two Weeks Ago: War Tax, boo!! I don’t really know what a War Tax is and am not even sure if War Bonds are the same thing or not…..but I DO know that Obama and those darn Libruls are talking about a War Tax so therefore, BAD!! Boo!! (How’s that for Presidential Smarts? See, told you I could do this job without blinking!)
Huckabee Joins the Throng Under Palin’s Bus.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30344.html
As usual, she cut him no slack while trying to build herself up. Love the part about Alaskans knowing that she’s a tough nut when it comes to crime and punishment (while forgiving people and all that). She’s still trying to tell the country how loved she is in the State.
Just had a thought about the Slate article…Palin’s been trying to promote Israel as her new BFF (probably to gain a foothold with the Jewish vote as well as to accommodate her religious zeal)–I wonder how the Jewish community will feel about her association? Time for a mass email effort? I think the JCC might be interested if ya all care to email your local chapters.
I’ve been up for a while, but just had another surreal mudpuppy moment.
I followed Kath the Scrappy at #6 link to
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/12/sarah_palin_alm.php
to the story about Palin almost signing a copy of City Pages’ satire of Bachman “Going Rogue, a Minnesota life” and then noticed that the sidebar listed “First dark matter on earth found in Minnesota mine”. Grin- dark matter from Minnesota- Bachman from Minnesota, heh. Besides, I like mines and science. So I followed that link and found that the mine was in Sudan, with no mention of MInnesota. Somone was playing games with the sidebar title?
This was so wierd I went back again to be sure I wasn’t dreaming it.
Hang on….did Palin really forget how to spell her own name? Really? I thought that was spoof!
Is she inhaling her hairspray as they prep her? Did she bump her head one too many times getting on and off the jet? HAHAHAHHAHAH
A fan from CA. Thanks for that link. Off for a looky.
Here is another interesting link.
Sarah Palin: Mike Huckabee made ‘horrible decision’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30344.html
A bit of backstabbing?
OMG, I see you beat me to it!
Does this sound familiar? SP and others needs to find other talking points….I guess SP is taking his place.
The end of the Wash. Times and Rev. Moon’s right-wing charity
“For those who might not know, the Korean-born Moon claims that at the age of 16, Jesus appeared to him in the mountains, on an Easter Sunday, and told him he’d been selected by God to accomplish the mission Jesus himself was unable to complete before he was crucified. Moon’s task as God’s new Messiah was to create “an “automatic theocracy to rule the world.” (aka the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.) ”
“The real problem, and the real damage the daily was doing to public discourse, was that the Times, like the rest of the right-wing movement post-Obama Inauguration Day, ran off the rails in 2009. And much like Fox News, it cut whatever ceremonial newsroom ties it still had with actual journalism. ”
“The failed Times venture was nonetheless a shining example of how conservative ideologues view journalism. To them, it’s not a craft to be used for public good (or even to make money, as it turns out), but a tool to be used for mainly propaganda purposes”
http://mediamatters.org/columns/200912080004
Here’s an idea for a Flyinureye graphic:
Sarah as Bob Cratchit with Tiny Trig on her shoulders. However, the next fram morphs into Sarahneezer (Scrooge) Palin with Tiny Trig on her shoulder.
Frame 3: Tiny Trig is replaced by a pot of money.
Question: does Sarah put rouge on Trig’s cheeks to make them red? Can anyone get close enough tp pinch his cheeks and get a sample for analysis? This is IMPORTANT!
“Katie Couric was the only person who dared to challenge her”
No, Katie didn’t challenge her, either. That was why that interview was such a debacle for Palin. It was widely acknowledged that Couric was throwing softballs when she realized that Palin couldn’t answer.
Really, there should have been a crowd around throwing tomatoes at that damn phony bus. It would have been easier to hit, there wouldn’t have been any danger of anyone getting hurt, and Palin would definitely have noticed it! And I agree: she’s going to get mileage out of this, but I still would have loved to have seen it. Palin would never come anywhere near the liberal Seattle area- other than to change flights while in labor, of course- so I doubt I’ll ever see her IRL.
Which, now I think about it, is a Good Thing.
martha uys! Fruits of the world, unite!
bwahahahah. oh lord. snort. giggle giggle.sniff.
If anyone wants to share the news with the JCC about Palin palling around with Malek (by way of the SLATE article), contact information can be found at:
http://www.jcca.org/about_us.html
Thank you OMG. I was thinking that this information should be forwarded to the Jewish community since the media does NOTHING to reveal the truth about Palin.
More on Huck’s tire tracks… http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/08/palin-my-heart-goes-out-to-huckabee/
Plus she’s not ruling out a third part run (and would probably take the GOP nomination if offered–although that’s my read and not implied in the piece). One by one, she’ll make sure that all of her opponents are nestled under the same wheels that Huck has found himself, while at the same time her opponents will be gentlemanly and refuse to say a harsh word against her (just like Biden was forced to do during the debate). She’ll work like h*** to destroy any and all that cross her. The campaign has begun.
This tomato lobbing incident just begs for a cartoon. I wish I could draw what’s in my head – I see an 18th century lecturn with Palin on it and people throwing rotten fruit, eggs, shoes at her. She’s saying, “thanks for your donations”.. the police in the picture are screaming assault! and getting out their tazors…. there’s bloggers on the sidelines making fruit salad…. Oh, Fly in your eye – I’m counting on you to make up for my artistic deficiencies!
According to the ADN story about changes to the Alaska ethics regulations, Jay Ramras made a great comment:
ADN says: Fairbanks Republican state Rep. Jay Ramras, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said the state should defend officials against ethics complaints and not pay private attorneys to do so. Ramras, a frequent critic of Palin, said it would be better to let more time pass after the drama of the Palin years and not rush new regulations.
“If the attorney general opts to do this by regulation, that’s his prerogative. (The Judiciary Committee) hopes to be taking up more substantive issues than the behavior of the executive branch as it relates to family travel. And we’ll just rely on good judgment and good oversight by the public,” said Ramras.
“good oversight by the public” Surley Ramras must include public like Andree, Linda, Kim, and all the watchful bloggers and commenters.
Yea Jay!
And defence of ethics complaints done and paid for by the state should be OK, unless the defendant has created the complaint to whitewash herself.
When I was in grad school, we could buy a whole case of over-the-hill zucchini at the grocery store for a buck. We used the zucchini on the ice cream truck guy who was also selling drugs. We could hear his obnoxious music approaching from the distance and we had lots of time to set up to rain zucchini on him from the sky (we were on the third floor). After a few of these events the drug selling guy chose to stay away from our street and sold his drugs elsewhere.
Each projectile only cost about 2 cents— one of the best investments I’ve ever made. Messed up the street, but cleaned up the neighborhood.
I must admit I could almost empathize with the guy who threw his shoes at Bush– just like with my roomates’ and my revulsion towards the drug dealer, this guy wasn’t trying to hurt Bush; he was just wanted to clean up his neighborhood. Seemed like an over- reaction to send him to jail.
o dear gawd – truly. she’s gotta sit down and shut the EFF up.
Palin twitter post :
SarahPalinUSA – In Big Sky country,Montana!Get2 see hardworking Americans who love the West,have healthy suspicion of anythng “Big Govt”&dearly love the USA
Thank you, Hedgewytch, for calling out the need for a cartoon. But we have all missed the obvious joke. First the guy throws some tomatoes, next cucumbers, lettuce, an avacado, some croutons, radishes, onions, the entire produce section: Sarah is being assaulted by her own Word Salad!
Sorry you had a nightmare and a silly dream at the same time.
It is a shame he missed……
Don’t agree with her politics but the “tomato” thing was just flat out wrong.
Someone could get hurt and that does not solve anything. What if her child was there- bad behavior.
Keep the fruit and or other food items at home or share them with those who need them these rough days. Goof ball hit a cop. Karma.
She doesn’t deserve that- no one does.
for what she plans, in her little twisted sick mind, for our country, the tomato was the least we could do
Kath the Scrappy Says:
December 8th, 2009 at 2:17 AM
Sarah Palin almost signs City Pages “Going Crazy” parody issue
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/12/sarah_palin_alm.php
Noticed in pictures Toad is not wearing a wedding band. Looks like to me Scarah is not wearing one this time neither. Maybe Toad will not go that far with Scarah’s fraud.
SarahPalinUSA – In Big Sky country,Montana!Get2 see hardworking Americans who love the West,have healthy suspicion of anythng “Big Govt”&dearly love the USA
Suspicion of anything big government?
Well, that’s for sure. Montana is known as a haven for white supremacists and anti-govt groups. Bet she gets a huge turn out there.
My apologies to any decent people from Montana. But, I have a relative who is a smart and educated. She was a democrat. But, they moved to Montana a few years ago and last year she voted for McCain/Palin and now buys into the birther crap. She is so surrounded by these people that she has lost her ability to think clearly anymore. It’s really sad.
I hope its a trend.
Check out how William Shatner questions the head of the GOP about what he thinks about you and health care
Limbaugh sez health care is only for people who have tons of cash!
http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/limbaugh-sez-health-care-only-people-wh
OMG, it finally dawned on me why Sarah had to have a bus for her book tour…so she would have r-o-o-m for all those she was going to throw under something.
Has anyone else ever had a bus for a book tour? With their face plastered all over it?
Though I hate to see food wasted at all ever, it did tickle me that someone cared enough to risk his own freedom to make a statement that everyone would hear about, after all, it was Palin he was pelting.
Her broken record postings about “America loving, big govt hating, true patriots, bless our troops, private corporations holiness and loving motherhood though absent” are past puke worthy by now. All talking Sarah dolls will have “repeat” functions now that you can’t turn off.
She is going to have to hustle soon, nothing in the news about her these days, oh oh.
I think Mr Olsen was trying to unlodge that bumpit from Palin’s head, he saw it as a bad fashion statement and was not able to control himself. =)
Tomatoes are too good for Palin. Suggest he should have thrown a turnip.
I’ve had that happen too – weird dreams resulted.
@trisha
…last year she voted for McCain/Palin and now buys into the birther crap. She is so surrounded by these people that she has lost her ability to think clearly anymore. It’s really sad.
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it just goes to show you what perseverance does to the best of us…like dripping water on the forehead or like abu ghraib. beware, people, don’t drink the kool-aid! “they” are not smart, but they have the animal drive to keep going and going and keep at it and keep going…it’s a scary phenom.
Palin transitions: Gulf Stream to campaign bus
He should have thrown road apples. Just sayin’.
I love Margaret and Helen’s blog (see list on the right). Helen is taking Palin to task on her most recent post. Here’s an excerpt:
And that, dear Margaret, sums up my issue with Sarah Palin and so many others like her. They are so quick to look for the “bad guys” in everyone else never seeing the one staring back at them in the mirror each morning.
@Lainey, I agree.
They live out on a ranch and she tells me how everyone that she speaks with such as neighboring ranchers,etc. are all birthers. So, it was process of being indoctrinated.
I think it’s become her new “normal”.
OT but VERY IMPORTANT!
Here’s an action you can take today to show your support for progressive politics.
Former Governor Sarah Palin’s book went on sale November 17 and even though a man got arrested at the Mall of America signing event yesterday, her book’s selling – well. Despite the errors already revealed, it’ll be tough to topple. But for just one day, Tuesday, December 8, let’s try to make the sales of David Plouffe’s The Audacity to Win — his inside account of President Obama’s historic victory — overtake Palin’s Going Rogue.
If you haven’t bought Plouffe’s book yet, purchase your copy today, Tuesday, December 8. If you have, spread the word to everyone you know — and consider buying your family and friends copies as holiday gifts!
Buy your copy of The Audacity to Win today. I did it. Join me.
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders – wherever you get your books. Spread the word: #beatpalin4aday
David Plouffe is asking us to buy today 12/08 to send Palin and her rabid followers a message. Pass it on!
Rather OT, but I was just investigating the COT (Cult of Scientology) and their general craziness and came across this definition of what exactly a cult is according to the Cult Information Centre in the U.K.:
* It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate and retain its members
* It forms an elitist totalitarian society.
* Its founder leader is self-appointed, dogmatic, messianic, not accountable and has charisma.
* It believes ‘the end justifies the means’ in order to solicit funds recruit people.
* Its wealth does not benefit its members or society.
Sounds to me like this definition fits $arah and her loonie followers like a glove. Just thought I’d share my thoughts on this slow news Tuesday
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@109 – hmm, Scientology. That’s one place that would gladly separate SP from her new found money. lol
Wow….that photo is priceless.
The pampered populist princess!
I saw that is was from Billings MT. I am sure she will be flying down to Salt Lake City tonight for her signing tomorrow.
@110: Knowing $arah, I’m sure she would be gullible enough to fork over thousands of dollars to learn about Earth’s ‘extraterrestrial past’, lol.
I just watched it again. the interview with Barbara Walters when she is talking about bristols pregnancy, sarah said it was only the 2nd or 3rd time they had talked to Levi, yet last night Levi said they were together for 3 years. How could that be?
Just saw this on a stock market page. Sarah really knows how to pick the winners, doesn’t she?
Why Costco’s bubble is about to burst
Poor results and poor management are just a couple of reasons investors should stay away from Costco.
lost in mic and trisha : That photo IS priceless. Its just burns my ass that someone that unintelligent and a fraud is treated like a queen and making oggles of money. For what ? scarah is so not worthy. I bleieve Levi know thing’s that would land her in jail .My guess would be the housegate is “ONE” of them.
@107 Trisha
Last week I ran into an old friend here in AZ who is in much the same position as your friend in MT. When I met her about 15 yrs ago she was pretty cool – in spite of her early life in TX. Now she lives 24/7 around “horse people” and sounds like a right wing radio remix. I talked to her for an hour and asked a lot of questions – the most common one being, “Does that make sense to you?” And invariably her own statements about Obama didn’t make sense to her when she had to stop and question them. Right wing media and right wing religion have truly created an alternate reality filled with fear for unthinking people. Being around wingers I find myself thinking they’re like a bunch of Trekkies who forgot to come back from their fantasy weekend – and are expecting a Forengi to be waiting to ambush them if they let their guard down. Both the wingnut stuff and the religious stuff are constantly reinforced by repeating it to each other – constantly seeking and receiving reassurance and reinforcement. It’s downright disturbing to me.
Interesting op ed on the new conservative “Bible”
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1207/p09s04-coop.html
Every time someone writes about her “bumpit” I mentally read “bum pit.” It makes me laugh every time!
And, Palin handlers reading this blog: the other changes she’s made because of criticism here and on other blogs is commendable–especially dressing that baby correctly for the weather and for being in public.
Now–Please! have her wash her hair! There’s enough grease in her bangs to fry up a day’s supply of McBurger’s french fries.
And Mudpuppies, whether she washes her hair or not, we’ve won! If she doesn’t wash her hair, we’ll know her handlers are saying amongst themselves, “Oh, they’ve figured out we change things when we see stuff on their blog. We can’t be transparent, so now we’ll have to stop doing what’s right when it shows up on the blogs.” If she does wash her hair, we’ll have more proof they’re reading the blog and we won’t have to look at her greasy hair any more. This may be a bit of an overstatement, but Aragon’s hair in “Lord of the Rings” looked better at its worst than her hair. And at least he had a reason. Or is she “water tap challenged?”
Oh my, Blooper. Maybe Sarah is another Lafayette Ron Hubbard.
(Using Wikipedia’s narrative of Hubbard)
Hubbard born in Nebraska, Palin in Idaho,
Formative moment: Hubbard- ceremony with red Medicine man. Palin- ceremony with black witch-finder
Undocumentable adolescent acheivements: Hubbard- youngest Eagle Scout in US. Palin- offered steaming moose eyeballs.
Hubbard- indoctrinated by a disciple of Sigmund Freud Palin- indoctrinated by disciples of Ronald Reagan.
Hubbard’s diaries were revealed in a court case and did not substantiate his claims of esoteric foreign experiences. Palin’s emails have not substantiated her experience of seeing Russia.
Hubbard left one univerity and never completed a degree. In two years he received 3 Ds and 3 Fs. He later claimed to be a nuclear physicist.
Palin left 3 or 4 univerities and completed one degree. In 5-6 years she got one D. She later claimed to ———-
Early careers:
Hubbard’s military career in the WW2 navy: “unsuccessful” in Naval Intelligence; he was relieved of command after a two day battle with an enemy sub the navy said was never there; and relieved of command after “gunnery practice” on Mexican territory and refusing to return to base when ordered.
Palin’s political career: she quit oil policy committee which required intelligence; quit as mayor after building stadium on land that never had a title; quit as governor after refusing to stay at base; and was denied command by votors of America.
Later careers:
Hubbard wrote 138 novels, both science fiction and adventure. Palin wrote one adventure romance and made more money.
Hubbard’s Scientology was inaugurated with publication of his book, “Dianetics” which sold 150,000 copies. Reviews were almost entirely hostile. Wikipedia says, “Consumer Reports, in an August 1951 assessment of Dianetics, called it “the basis for a new cult”, noted its lack of modesty, and pointed out that it made generalizations without backing them up with evidence or facts”
Palin’s “Rogue” sold 1,500,000 copies, and reviews were frequently hostile. It laid the groundwork of the Palintology belief system. I don’t think Consumer Reports has reviewed it.
There are still pages of the Wikipedia story to go- I wish someone would run with this.
Palintology….is that in the urban dictionary yet? It should be.
Palintology: A belief system based on Palin’s world view that nothing to do with fact. Palintology: lies, snark, ignorance, greed, more lies, do as I say not as I do, mean junior high school girl tactics…for God and the troops.
Do you think Palin gets briefed every morning on who she should attack and what her values are for the day.
Something like this…..
Ms. Palin…errr….Governor Palin, here is the rundown for Tuesday. You will be attacking Huckabee’s decision making, but we will do it in a soft way by adding “Bless his heart” or something like that to appeal to the Christians. After that, you will be making a statement on your facebook page about climate change. Don’t worry about the details. Just remember to say something about “hard working people who love America and don’t like big goverment steppin on their toes”. Bloggers are saying your hair looks dirty, so we are having your wig washed and set. But don’t worry, we have added a hat to today’s wardrobe to give you a youthful (cough) look. Your jet is waiting.
I hope his judge voted for Franken.
105 WakeUpAmerica Says: December 8th, 2009 at 12:26 PM
He should have thrown road apples. Just sayin’.
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Throwable road apples are fairly hard and dried; why wait? Grab a shovel and give her a loving shovelful. Fresh and steamy… aim for her “bum pit.”
117 DesertMudpup, thanks for sharing about your friend. My relative who has gone red is always around “horse people” too. They moved to Montana so they could buy a ranch for their horses. They are really involved, so it must be pretty common in those circles to be a right-wing radio groupie. It was amazing how much she had wrong about President Obama and his birth certificate. It IS very disturbing.
But, I do like your question, “Does that make sense to you”. I’ll have to try that one.
Here is the good news for the day. I sent my sister that photo of Palin getting off of her jet and getting on her bus. I explained how Palin tried to pretend that she was taking the bus. FYI: My sister is an Evangelical Christian.
She just emailed me back and said this, I hate her!
LOL, I was rolling on the floor. Guess Palin doesn’t have the entire Evangelical market wrapped around her “bum pit”.
Forgot to add this, my sister has a special needs child and isn’t impressed with Palin’s faux concern for children with disabilities.
KateinCanada & trisha: Interesting Parallels! When I read that I kept thinking, ‘wow, delusions of grandeur and incompetence seem to be common themes here’.
Perhaps Sarah could invent and market the TeaMeter (in deference to Hubbard’s ‘E-Meter’). Instructions might read:
Select a suitable sucker, er, participant) (slack jawed, slovenly appearance helpful), and read a series of questions while measuring their response on the TeaMeter dial. Questions might include:
*”Have you donated to SarahPac lately?”
*”Have you ever shouted down someone who’s been denied their health insurance claims?”
*”Do you believe humans rode on dinosaurs”?
If the Teameter dial reads in the affirmative, you’ve got a bonafide Palintologist on your hands! Please refer them to their nearest helpful Palintology center for indoctrination and further brainwashing”.
121 trisha Says:
December 8th, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Do you think Palin gets briefed every morning on who she should attack and what her values are for the day.
Something like this…..
Ms. Palin…errr….Governor Palin, here is the rundown for Tuesday. You will be attacking Huckabee’s decision making, but we will do it in a soft way by adding “Bless his heart” or something like that to appeal to the Christians. After that, you will be making a statement on your facebook page about climate change. Don’t worry about the details. Just remember to say something about “hard working people who love America and don’t like big goverment steppin on their toes”. Bloggers are saying your hair looks dirty, so we are having your wig washed and set. But don’t worry, we have added a hat to today’s wardrobe to give you a youthful (cough) look. Your jet is waiting.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Heh! That’s great! And thanks for includin’ the hair wash. Perhaps they can send her through a car wash in a convertible–or perhaps in the back of a pick up.
And 127 Blooper. Love the Tea-meter.
Great column on Huffpo about Republicans supposedly being so mad (according to John McCain) about health care and the stimulus bill. Robert Elisberg points out how those same Republicans ignored all the lies and deception of the previous administration. It’s infuriating to see all those lies spelled out in one place. Hypocrisy is alive and well and thriving in the modern Republican party.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/what-it-takes-to-make-a-r_b_383980.html
Hahahhahaha, she was for it before she was against. Check this out from the AK website on climate change.
http://gov.state.ak.us/admin-orders/238.html
I, Sarah Palin, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution establish the Alaska Climate Change Sub-Cabinet to advise the Office of the Governor on the preparation and implementation of an Alaska climate change strategy.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS
Scientific evidence shows many areas of Alaska are experiencing a warming trend.
Renee #94
I so beg to disagree! Here’s a great blog post on the subject – I can’t understand why you have any sympathy for a snot like Palin!
http://walkaboutstory.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/tomato-throwing-is-a-time-honored-tradition/