Palin Wins Prestigious Award (and Deserves It!)
19 12 2009As 2009 wanes to a close, the time has come to reflect – to think back on those individuals who excelled in their particular fields – those who have left their mark, surpassing all others with a unique contribution that stood out in the crowd. They shine, and they are recognized.
So, a moment of respect please for the recognition that’s been a long time coming for Sarah Palin. She’s been working hard, honing her skill, perfecting her craft, and now… her moment of glory. Politifact.com recognizes Sarah Palin as having authored the
Biggest Lie of the Year!
And which one was it? There are so many… I know. But the one whopper that Politifact honored with the gold medal was: Death Panels.
The claim set political debate afire when it was made in August, raising issues from the role of government in health care to the bounds of acceptable political discussion. In a nod to the way technology has transformed politics, the statement wasn’t made in an interview or a television ad. Sarah Palin posted it on her Facebook page.
Her assertion — that the government would set up boards to determine whether seniors and the disabled were worthy of care — spread through newscasts, talk shows, blogs and town hall meetings. Opponents of health care legislation said it revealed the real goals of the Democratic proposals. Advocates for health reform said it showed the depths to which their opponents would sink. Still others scratched their heads and said, “Death panels? Really?”
The editors of PolitiFact.com, the fact-checking Web site of the St. Petersburg Times, have chosen it as our inaugural “Lie of the Year.”
No word yet if there will be an awards ceremony, or if Palin will issue a statement in which she will undoubtedly thank Death, without whom the lie would not have been possible.
Since this is the first time the award has been given, there is much speculation about what the actual award (if one exists) looks like. I’m guessing it might look something like this:
Lovely on the mantle.
Those who will have to settle for a year of being only second and third best? Glenn Beck and Orly Taitz. Better luck next time you pikers! Bow to the master!
Ms. Palin, when asked later if she regretted using the term “Death Panels,” a phrase she originated, replied (using an unfortunate turn of phrase), “I would characterize them like that again in a heartbeat.”
December 19th, 2009 at 1:07 AM
CONGRATULATIONS, $CARAH PAYLIN!
December 19th, 2009 at 1:17 AM
Oh, that’s just too funny. I hope that’s something that the MSM picks up. They seem to ignore some of her bigger stupid moments. I do hope they come up with some sort of award that they are going to send her.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:40 AM
Way to go, St. Pete Times! When I was in high school, I used to write the Tarpon Springs High School news.
Ya know, it just boggles my mind how SP is never wrong (in her own mind). Still insisting she’d say it over “in a heartbeat”.
I loved it when someone reminded Mudpuppies how amazing it was that SP left HI because of the lack of privacy. Most of us could figure out that she could have chosen a more private venue. That’s easy. But then we were reminded that she had “twittered” this info for all the world to see before she left. I must admit I’m tired of hearing about what she wore (shorts and a T are OK – terribly bad taste in the wording on the shirt, though!!!) and about her legs. It does bother me about no sun protection for the kids, although they might have had it on and it doesn’t show. And I wonder why Willow didn’t go – a teenager’s dream would be to go to HI.
Hope all you Pups keep warm and safe with all the snow getting dumped. We here in No GA are supposed to get mostly sleet and ice. Just hope we don’t lose power!
December 19th, 2009 at 1:45 AM
Sarah is no light weight in this arena. If she bested the likes of Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck who both live in fantasy land, she can spin a yarn.
I was amused to see that KTUU even slipped in a little Palin “dis” tonight running the piece about her blacked out McCain visor in Hawaii. Her lame excuse on that one was priceless.
You have to love it that she never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.
December 19th, 2009 at 2:00 AM
I suggested on The Immoral Minority that everybody suck up the cost of a stamp and send her a congratulatory note on earning this award. We could swamp her mailbox and it would be so much more effective than posting blogs. She’d see how people REALLY feel about her.
I think the address is 1140 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654. Can anybody confirm this?
I’m going to do it Monday. Here is Central Virginia (Charlottesville area) we’ve had more than 15 inches of snow and it’s still coming down steadily.
December 19th, 2009 at 2:04 AM
Congratulations, Sarah! I am so glad to hear that you finally were not the runner-up! And the really good news is that there are so many lies waiting in the wings that you can undoubtedly win this award for years to come. Maybe after you have it for 3 years in a row, they’ll even name it after you!
December 19th, 2009 at 2:52 AM
Ms. Palin, when asked later if she regretted using the term “Death Panels,” a phrase she originated, replied (using an unfortunate turn of phrase), “I would characterize them like that again in a heartbeat.”
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So , does that mean sarah would lie twice about the same thing ?? Dang.
December 19th, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Sista sarah; lying IS a sin….just in case ya didn’t know, since your base of knowledge seems so shallow.
Take that character flaw to Jesus. He can fix it for ya…
Seriously.
December 19th, 2009 at 3:55 AM
Even though she doesn’t know the difference between eon and ion in her latest twitter, she definitely deserves this award. The e and the i aren’t near each other on the keyboard, so it is not a typo. We all know she didn’t write the Face(lift)book things, so she’s even lying about that and thus deserves the award times two. I knew she was a liar the first time I heard the wild ride story. Congratulations, $P. The media is on to you and the heat is only going to get turned up to HIGH.
December 19th, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Nice to see her finally getting the recognition she truly deserves!
December 19th, 2009 at 5:06 AM
What did she say on her Twitter (eon vs ion)? I didn’t see it.
December 19th, 2009 at 5:49 AM
Orly Taitz… she must not have gotten the memo that her 15 days of fame are over.
December 19th, 2009 at 5:57 AM
No one deserves this Major Award more than Sister Sarah, also, too, you betcha!
December 19th, 2009 at 6:01 AM
No Facebook acceptance response yet – LOL
December 19th, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Cynamen Winter Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Sista sarah; lying IS a sin….just in case ya didn’t know, since your base of knowledge seems so shallow.
Take that character flaw to Jesus. He can fix it for ya…
Seriously.
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yes. he can. it’s called ‘death.’ no more character flaws of any kind.
December 19th, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Geez people, it’s the first time she’s come in first place. , after all she did save money by marking out McCains name on that visor, so to celebrate she went out and bought a Cadillac Escalade. Now that’s being frugal don’t cha know.
December 19th, 2009 at 6:48 AM
This is the twitter message referred to above:
So, according to the Talibunny, we can’t “pollute&destroy,” but the climate change going on has nothing to do with the fact that we’ve been polluting and destroying at an escalating rate since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
She is thick as a brick.
December 19th, 2009 at 7:19 AM
s’error continues the error of her ways by not recognizing that the subject changes are not natural but man-driven. Yes, she really is THAT stupid.
December 19th, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Let me get this straight: She recognizes climate changes, but man has nothing to do with it, it’s entirely natural, but she convened a sub-cabinet committee to deal with it, and told Katie Couric it doesn’t matter what caused it, we have to fix it. But how can we fix it if it’s a natural occurence…ow, my brain got a cramp.
December 19th, 2009 at 7:26 AM
PS Congrats on the well deserved award! WIll look great on the mantle in your new compound!
December 19th, 2009 at 7:45 AM
I almost feel that this wasn’t really a fair contest. Anyone else feel that it was more like a raffle and Sarah had so many lie lotto tickets in the drawing that it was inevitable that she win? “Going Rogue” was like stuffing the ballot box.
December 19th, 2009 at 8:01 AM
The story of Palins leaving Haiwii early came across like another total BLAME GAME by Sarah of the media. Geez, if only the media wouldn’t have pointed out my sharpied-out McCain visor no one would’ve recognized me and my family and we would’ve been able to stay and enjoy our vacation, but you ruined it for us and the other vacationers, thanks a lot!
If she’s really so stupid to think it was all about the visor, she’s dumber than
I thought.
December 19th, 2009 at 9:07 AM
She’s dumber than you thought. This goes with her idiotic tweet:
http://mobile.latimes.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=524BFE8F93C83CA6D4C4.4515?view=page1&feed:a=latimes_1min&feed:c=nationnews&feed:i=51167648&nopaging=1
December 19th, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Congratulations Sarah! Now that she is an award winner, she will probably want more for her speaking engagements. And she won by 61%. What a mandate!
December 19th, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Just one simple question……
Is it appropriate to wear ‘ red monkey pumps ‘ with ‘pants-on-fire ‘ jeans..?
Would THAT be going too Bold..?….. and they would clash.
And would she add her favorite fluffy purple Little Mermaid jacket with the green ‘ Communist Castro ‘ cap.
She is such a ‘ fashion-ista ‘… doncha know. A Celeb-utante…. in HER mind.
December 19th, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Sarah would not know truth if it slapped upside her newly stretched face. If she wanted to be incognito in HI she should have been wearing an Obama visor and T-shirt.
Can’t you Alaskans keep the Queen of Moose Muffins in your state? You don’t need to share her with the rest of America.
December 19th, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Alaska doesn’t want her either…seems she is burning those bridges to nowhere wherever she goes. II get angry everytime I hear her say “I, like most Alaskans (Americans)…….I for one do not agree with anything she says, but completely support her Liar of the Year Award.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Does it say something about how everybody, even the conservative interviews she has had, failed to asks her to prove, or give specific examples to evidence the death panels Sarah, the Henny Penny of the rabid rabble of the Right, claims exist?
Or for that matter any Conservative who has made the same claim?
Why has no Spineless Dim spoken up and pointed out that the claim is not only a sham and a lie but that its author, Sarah the Scarer, hasn’t one shred of proof that those panels exist?
And her own son is living proof that they don’t exist!
December 19th, 2009 at 1:41 PM
19 Anne Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 8:01 AM
The story of Palins leaving Haiwii early came across like another total BLAME GAME by Sarah of the media.
And she quit early, again, becasue she wasn’t in her comfort zone.
Poor thing.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:48 PM
10 trisha Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 5:06 AM
What did she say on her Twitter (eon vs ion)? I didn’t see it.
“Earth saw clmate chnge4 ions;will cont 2 c chnges.R duty2responsbly devlop resorces4humankind/not pollute&destroy;but cant alter naturl chng”
I’d make a pun about the “radical” right and ions. But I won’t.
What translation of the bible says “devlop resources4humanking”?
December 19th, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Has anyone ever seen a Twitter that did not make its author appear to be a complete moron? Why do they use it?
December 19th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
As for what the Award might look like… Hmmm.?
How about a big box of those wooden ( and she loves to quote Wooden as well ) kitchen matches mounted/Duct taped on a simple block of wood.
( With Photo-shop… this Award could be soooo easy… calling Flyinureye)
There are soooo many terms she would understand as well.
1.Wooden-loves his quotes
2.Kitchen- she is never there
3.Duct tape-ALL Wasillians LOVE duct tape
4.Simple- Duh …Who is MORE simple..? ( maybe a he// yeah!!.. there as well. )
5. block of wood- IQ equivalent
See…. I could create this Award in less than 5 minutes and have it off to her in the mail. Imagine the goofy look on her face if we all took sunnyjanes idea, #4 and her mailbox was filled with Her Matchbox Award.
And with the Wooden matches… she could light her own pants-on-fire and she wouldn’t have to call us to do it.
To save on shipping costs… just send her the wooden matches in the little $4.95 flat-rate boxes. (Is it just a coincidence that her book can be purchased for only $4.95..? )Her Palin-bots will explain the joke to her since they read all the blogs about Her here. At least that ‘ used to be ‘ Meg’s job.
” Where’s Meg?”…. Sarah..?
December 19th, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Bystander Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Has anyone ever seen a Twitter that did not make its author appear to be a complete moron? Why do they use it?
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they use it because they ARE complete morons.
December 19th, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Bubbles #30 Bingo.
December 19th, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Who writes Sarah’s tweets and Facebook msgs?
We know that she doesn’t have the brains for even that much.
So who is her Rove/Cheney brain trust?
December 19th, 2009 at 3:41 PM
I want to be on the Death Panel that reviews Sarah’s worthiness for elderly care. She would then have to convince me that it’s worth it to invest our medical dollars in someone who is dangerously psychotic or risk losing her benefits.
December 19th, 2009 at 3:50 PM
29 honestyinGov Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
As for what the Award might look like… Hmmm.?
How about a big box of those wooden ( and she loves to quote Wooden as well ) kitchen matches mounted/Duct taped on a simple block of wood.
( With Photo-shop… this Award could be soooo easy… calling Flyinureye)
There are soooo many terms she would understand as well.
1.Wooden-loves his quotes
2.Kitchen- she is never there
3.Duct tape-ALL Wasillians LOVE duct tape
4.Simple- Duh …Who is MORE simple..? ( maybe a he// yeah!!.. there as well. )
5. block of wood- IQ equivalent
See…. I could create this Award in less than 5 minutes and have it off to her in the mail. Imagine the goofy look on her face if we all took sunnyjanes idea, #4 and her mailbox was filled with Her Matchbox Award.
And with the Wooden matches… she could light her own pants-on-fire and she wouldn’t have to call us to do it.
To save on shipping costs… just send her the wooden matches in the little $4.95 flat-rate boxes. (Is it just a coincidence that her book can be purchased for only $4.95..? )Her Palin-bots will explain the joke to her since they read all the blogs about Her here. At least that ‘ used to be ‘ Meg’s job.
” Where’s Meg?”…. Sarah..?
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I found Meg
http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af302/BigSlick674/?action=view¤t=photo.jpg
December 19th, 2009 at 3:50 PM
After reading this post and the comments, I’m having way too much fun.
December 19th, 2009 at 4:43 PM
How can the earth be changing for eons if it’s only 6000 years old, Mrs. Palin?
December 19th, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Did anyone see one of the comedian’s remarks about Palin in HI? Based on what her father said abour her leaving (quittin’) college from HI after 1 year because she was uncomfortable with the natives, he was surprised she’d go there on vacation. Then he realized that she had no problem going there now, because the natives were the ones serving her in a luxury hotel!
When she whined about cutting her vacation short, she said they only wanted 2 days in the sun, so why would they go all the way there for 2 days? Plus how expensive would it be to rebook flights for all of them? I bet she’s lying about leaving HI early too. Let’s see if anyone can get the real details.
She was probably just feeling bloated and didn’t want any more pictures taken of her for the tabloids.
December 19th, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Just reaffirms again that $arah is the dimmest of dimwits!
December 19th, 2009 at 6:44 PM
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