Eon vs. Ion
Now, some of you may have read that headline and thought to yourselves immediately that there must be some epic battle brewing between the evil claymation vulture who attempts to keep Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer from ushering in the new year in the 1976 TV movie; and the embodiment of a benevolent symbiote and secret identity of DC Comics’ Green Lantern protagonist Kyle Rayner.
Not so.
This “Eon vs. Ion” matchup exists only in the realm of Twitter, and the vast empty space in Sarah Palin’s cranium where the science section ought to be.
eon (plural eons)
- (US) (also temporal æon) Eternity.
- A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
- (geology) The longest time period used in geology.
ion (plural ions)
- An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the Sodium and Chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
- A charged particle.
Sarah Palin tweeted today. She said this:
Bypassing the painful inelegance of the tweet, the question it begs is, “Why should we be taking climate science advice from a person who does not know the difference between ‘a really long time’ and ‘a charged particle’?”
And wasn’t her father a science teacher? How ionic.
In Going Rogue (pg. 218) she says of her father that his science lessons “spilled over to the dinner table.”
“I just assumed every kid learned clever acronyms for planet alignments and the elements of the periodic table between forkfuls of caribou lasagna.”
I just assumed that anyone who claims to have had “eighteen years of impromptu supper table lessons” about the periodic table, and is a self-described “nerd” might know the difference between an eon and an ion.
And furthermore, while we’re at it, there are no clever acronyms for planet alignments. But there are several clever acronyms for planetary order, like:
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
or
My Very Easy Method Just Set Up Nine Planets
or even
My Very Early Morning Jam Sandwich Usually Nauseates People
Alignment – order, Eon – ion… whatever.
But one thing’s for sure – that’s one Tweet that’ll have me chuckling for ions.
“I just assumed every kid learned clever acronyms for planet alignments and the elements of the periodic table between forkfuls of caribou lasagna.”
Lord have mercy. I had not planned to read the book, but I can see that with the BS factor amped up that high it would probably qualify as entertainment. Sarah is a legend all right–in her own (delusional) mind.
Before you actually buy the book, click on the category search in the sidebar and look for “Going Rogue – Blogging the Book”. I have a page by page summary for your reading pleasure. It might save you $12.99. AKM
There you go again. Making sense!
Have a lovely day. Getting our home ready for the invasion of children, grandchildren, and heaven only knows who/what else.
Must
Veto
Empty
Minds,
Jack_ss
Sarah!!
USA
Needs
ProGRESSing!!
But… but… what about Pluto?
I know what you’re going to say, but the question remains.
Why no pants, lil’ Disney dog? (Goofy’s got ‘em, yet you… you’re nekkid?!)
Science is hard.
Ya just gotta love it………
There she goes again! $P, “Quit makin’ stuff up!” Your ignorance is on full display ~ and you really should seriously consider “sitting down and shutting up.”
But, by all means, keeping yammerin’, twittin’ and stammerin’ ~ for your idiocy just might land you in jail, for ions…
There are also clever ways to remember the geologic time periods. I bet she learned this one:
Can Orville see down my pants pocket? Tom can. Tom’s queer.
But, of course, she would have to believe that the earth is more than 6000 years old for this one to matter.
But one thing’s for sure – that’s one Tweet that’ll have me chuckling for ions.
Works for me. ROFLMAO!!!
What a moran.
Hey sarah !!
The Philosoraptor has spoken.
http://i.imgur.com/RemcG.png
Isn’t it ionic,
Don’t cha think,
A little toooo ionic,
yeah I really do think.
Wonder if her Dad told her not to eat the yellow snow while she was eating her mush……..! And yah know the term “mush” is used when one is dog sledding…
The air must smell pretty good up there in Alaska…come on over to Houston in the summer cough cough cough cough and it’s 100 degrees to get a real ion experience. Must be a way to capture that cold Alaskan air and pipe it… Piper now that’s a good name. (it just wounds me that Sarah just doesn’t STFU!)
Merry Christmas!
I think SP prefers tweeting because she doesn’t have to worry about the spelling of words… you know, sort of like my 14 year old and her text messages to me…
Tell you what was even funnier!, went for a little look to see how her band of little ‘warriors’ were coping with the ‘twit of the eon’, there were a couple of ‘Uh Oh’s!, and a couple of ‘Oh Noes, the elitists will say she’s an idiot now’ (now?!? Pfftt!), and then……….miraculously, the comments disappeared, Poof!!Gone!!.
And surprise, surprise, this was one of Palin’s magical utterings that wasn’t talked about or repeated ad infinitum, or even for eons.
avahome -
I grew up in “Babylon on the Bayou”. Don’t forget about the skeeters and humidity. Congrats on the new Mayor.
Oh, the fallout will be mighty. Mrs. PalEn would do well to avoid that pesky science talk.
UK Lady !!
Greetings and salutations. Sent you a gift………ck. e-mail
Week after week..she leaves a trail of gummy little bits-of-grit..when it comes to her version of the world..and how it works. In time..good time..the sheer magnitude of her skimpy ability..will act to erode the..blind-trust..of followers. The more educated levels first..and overtime..it will..act like slow-sandpaper..crumbling delicately-thin ..mental shells..of..the weaker ones. Time..will be her undoing. The most recent bit..the climate change comments from her. Dear Sarah..keep, talking, tweeting and poseing..your are creating your very own avalanche and are so..unaware.
Greeting Austintex
Saw email –
It seems like she flaunts her ignorance almost as a badge of honor. She wouldn’t want to be called elitist for that correct spelling thing.
And the strange aspect is not one of her handlers/advisers is telling her she is making a fool of herself. I guess when your livelihood depends on staying in Sarah’s good graces, it’s best to keep thy piehole shut.
That tweet is just plain painful. Hurts my head to read it.
Went to the curr. sites and the photo of ..’her’..and looked at the makeup shell..and it occured to moi..she is doing what we all do..when we approach a melon with a melon-baller. Single handedly..she is removing her ‘core’..of whatever ..exists inside..one tiny ..scoop..at a time.. bravo lady..Bravo!
How ionic! AKM, hilarious!!!
I’m still laughing.
At least she can’t blame the liberal media for their “gottcha journalism” by misrepresenting her words while she mindlessly tweets! I’d love to see her transcript of tweets, like does she look for people tweeting about her then goes after them and snarls something off to slam back? Is there a way to figure this out, I don’t do twitter.
I can only imagine her twittering world, where she can freely settle scores with anyone who comments about her with the click of a few buttons. I wonder if Arnold Schartzanager tweets, or Letterman, Nicole Wallace? The list never ends…
But I thought the earth was only 6,000 years old. I’m so confused.
Whew! Sarah’s ignorance ripens towards rotten every day.
The funny and sad part is that her followers don’t get that Sarah in
some school systems might have had to take “special” classes. The other
funny part is that Rupert has laid out an incredible amount of money on
a complete imbecile and will never recoup it. I’ll bet he bangs his head
on his mahogany desk every day and asks himself was it worth it to try to
screw up the political landscape with stupid.
My definition of someone who doesn’t know the difference between an ion and and an eon: a moron.
As I have said before, stupidity is the new American religion and Sarah Palin its high priestess.
Why in the world would anyone take this idiot seriously? When you think she believes dinosaurs and man roamed and played together. I mean come on people I truly hope no one is buying quitter’s stupidity.
It’s just like when she said “guttural” when she meant “gut” and now we have “ion” vs. “eon”. Too bad in tweeting you can’t use “white-out” to correct something like “abortion” to “miscarriage”. There is nothing I believe from this woman and no wonder she declined debating Al Gore on climate change.
She’s too stupid to know that she is stupid.
“As I have said before, stupidity is the new American religion and Sarah Palin its high priestess.” – Bystander
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I was thinking along the same lines. The scary part for me is that SP’s “handlers” know very well that she is empty-headed. They know it and they love her for it. It works for them. She is a puppet.
Even if the “smartest” of her supporters get fed up with stupid, will they have the ability to rise above their pride to call it what it is? I’m not thinking they will.
acronyms for interplanetary transfigurations (AFIT)
In all fairness, even if the “memoir” was rushed out, the professional ghostwriter lady and the publisher should take most of the blame!
As usual, not believing that SP can be that much of an idjit, we try to somehow make sense of her statements…..soooooo, you think this was done to create a level of deniability to the fact that she doesn’t believe the earth has existed for eons?
After a minute or two I realized (again)……..I’m giving her too much credit. She’s just an idjit.
E’m always getteng my “e”s and “i”s confusid. Et could happin to enyoni.
22 MimiC Says:
December 20th, 2009 at 6:37 AM
But I thought the earth was only 6,000 years old. I’m so confused.
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what i was thinking…i can’t pick on her for spelling or grammar (not my strong suit) but then again i figure she should have learned something after 5 or 6 colleges and doesn’t journalism involve a lot of writing ?
“Even if the “smartest” of her supporters get fed up with stupid, will they have the ability to rise above their pride to call it what it is? I’m not thinking they will.”
Libby, I’m thinking you’re exactly right on that one. The ability to admit one was wrong about anything is a rare gift, requires self-awareness and humility. ["A man's gotta know his limitations." !]
$P’s fans’ adulation of her is so closely intertwined with their low self-esteem and resentment, I can’t really imagine what and stupidity she’d have to commit in order to disenchant them. She could take a barebottom dump in public on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and they’d make up an excuse for it.
additional & continued PROOF that palin is absorb-less!!!!!!!!! …information is repelled by her…learning??? improving? what’s that? …and why me? God made me perfect!!!!!!
WHo cares ion to my next tweet.
Ionic, indeed. And she will still be touted as an energy expert…. I would expect an energy expert to have this term down cold.
Not to nit pick AKM but your example above is more truly known as a mnemonic…
Here is a well-known mnemonic for remembering the order of the seven colours visible within the spectrum of light (as seen in rainbows etc):
” Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain ”
(Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet).
An acronym is a word as opposed to a sentence: SNAFU “Situatuion Normal- All “F’d” Up”…
God, this woman is stupid! At one time I may have given that honor to Carrie Prejean but at least she has disappeared for awhile, probably looking to sell those “religious” sex tapes because God told her it was a good idea.
But Palin tops her for stupidity. It is impossible for me to wrap my head around the notion that there are idiots out there willing to support this moron for president of the US. Is it possible that these supporters are actually the children “left behind” from that Bush policy of leaving none of them back there? Are we really a nation this dumb to even place her in the “possibility” category of dealing with world wide issues?
If so then there is hope out there yet for Jessica Simpson who is still wrestling with tuna or chicken. God help us!
Tomato, tomahto,
Potato, patahto,
Let’s call the whole thing off!
Can someone please take that Blackberry away from her!?…..I don’t know who needs to wear a tin hat more….her or myself. I am feeling the need to protect myself from her alian presence and anyone else of her, “ilk”.
hwmnbn @17 -
And the strange aspect is not one of her handlers/advisers is telling her she is making a fool of herself.
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I worked for a gov’t agency years ago whose commissioner, while otherwise intelligent, had his own special version of English. His poor secretaries were constantly embarassed because he refused to let them fix his poor grammar, and were forced to transcribe letters exactly as he dictated. He sent out a half-page holiday letter one year that was ONE very long run-on sentence. The secretaries made sure to send word through the dep’t grapevine that they were NOT to blame for whatever poorly written communication came from his office!
I suspect that our Princess Quittypants is much the same way and believes that her particular mutilation of the language makes her seem folksy. And, as we’ve all seen from accounts from the campaign staffers, she’s also arrogant enough to refuse to ever admit to any mistakes.
The comedic ramblings of Sarah’s words through Twitter if compiled together as a whole might one day be used to compare ( comedically ONLY ) her to that tiny Hollywood starlet Tina Fey …. who SHE feels she made famous. Sarah’s funny Yes… but talentwise, she would still come up short.
But…. who else is coming up short lately……?
( How about it Anchorage School Board/System..?)
Is Piper getting the ‘ education ‘ she needs. With THIS mother as her role model, what path is Piper on…. is she on the right path? Has Sarah been teaching Piper the difference between an ion… and an eon.(Lets hope not)
Because Piper has been on that ‘ Book Tour ‘ and not in school a lot.
The ” School Books ” have the Facts that Piper needs… Not Sarah’s Book.
When will ANYBODY in the Alaska School System be sending a letter to Pipers Home asking some questions and do an investigation of some sort.
Please address that Letter to the OTHER Parent, Mr. Todd Palin.
Someone in that Family needs to step up and be an Adult… for Piper’s sake.
If the Alaska School Board is still not convinced of the situation ( yet ) and the facts…. sign them up for Twitter. Sarah will tweet them a personal message and the proof.
The ion thing is pretty embarrassing. I’m sure she will say she tried to abbreviate it for twitter- of course that would be rather short sighted (no pun)
I agree with HIG (HonestyInGov) -
There has to be some issue to be raised regarding her children’s school attendance.
I have often asked the same question: how much schooling has Piper been getting since last year? Watch them claim that she his either being tutored or home schooled because the press is interfering with her ability to learn. Another “boo hoo” aimed at the press whom they do not seem to be able to live without.
Knowing Palin, she will have some excuse handy to trot out if called upon to give an account of Piper being present most of the time. I hate to say this because she is only a little girl, but Piper is getting as annoying as her mother. The kid just seems to love being in the limelight which I don’t think is the healthiest way to grow up.
It’s almost to the point where whatever she spews, regardless of the medium or the outlet, she is quickly becoming a blight on the landscape… Globally, she has exposed herself as mentally challenged, clearly unable to carry a complete train of rational thought in her brain-housing-group from start to finish. She has created a world-wide gasp from average folks that used to believe that Americans were sometimes actually quite bright. No more…
What makes this actually WORSE, is that there are folks around that actually believe this lump of human stuff is actually smart! THAT’S scary….
This is She Who Would Be President we’re talking about here…
…the daughter of a science (and such as) teacher.
It would be hilarious if it weren’t so pathetic.
grrrrr. She bugs. The one tweet she is auctioning the “warrior red” [::eyeroll::] track suit to benefit Wounded _Warriors_
WTF? Because she does not support domestic troops, reconstruction troops, and _peace_keepers, also, too?
twit this, *winky
While I could be generous and allow Sarah her ‘typo’, AKM’s verbatim statement from Sarah’s own book:
“I just assumed every kid learned clever acronyms for planet alignments and the elements of the periodic table between forkfuls of caribou lasagna.”
… is where the ignorance lies. Planet alignments? WTF? I bet neither Chuck nor Sarah know anything about planet alignments.
And as someone earlier posted, yes, it is technically incorrect to call something an acronym if it does not spell a word. The correct term would indeed be mnemonic device.
BTW, for me it was “Mt Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Noodles & Peaches”
I like the Pizza one much better, but alas, no more Pluto (sniff sniff)
So, two items of ignorance in just one sentence of her own book.
As for the Tweet, once again, I can be the big person here and let her say it was a simple typo and doesn’t everybody make typos. I bet Obama has made tons of them but the press doesn’t cover HIS typos, only mine ’cause I am the victim of Media Malpractice, don’tchaknow.
But I would take this to mean that she DOES believe the scientists regarding geological time, the age of our planet, etc.
If not, then the Tweet is showing ignorance too. Not the misspelling of ‘eon’ but a fundamental misunderstanding of what exactly it means. I think the latter shows far more ignorance.
To which I say, Sarah: “Keep up the good work!”
I can hardly wait to see what shenanigans she will bring us in 2010, which Governor and Senator candidates she’ll support, and which TV news programs she will continue to avoid, like any that would ask her real questions and expect that she would be able to answer them intelligently.
I also look forward to her supporters draining their bank account to fund SarahPac and the highly suspicious AFT only to find her not running for Pres. in 2012 (most likely) or running but then then not having anything left in the kitty to give to her actual campaign. Tough to win with no money. And I thought her tea bag supporters were all being taxed to death and had nothing left.
Guess they’re lying too.
Now it appears she made up the story in her book of her daughters being threatened with gang rape. And she took Letterman to task? Egads. It’ll be ions before this woman goes away!
Okay, my question when I saw that (after noticing the eon/ion mistake) was, “So, if she is saying that the earth has seen climate change for eons (millions of years), then does that mean she believes in evolution and that the earth is millions of years old? Doesn’t this go against her religious views? What will the fundamentalists think??”
link, Paula?
Yeah. Someone who used the governor’s office to sic Todd on the ex-brother-in-law, just quietly slunk away in the night after someone supposedly threated the governor’s daughter? No inquiries, no complaints to the local school district, or legal system were made? Any truly concerned parents would have gone nuclear.
Puh-leeze, this was just another excuse to not live in Juneau. Stay in your own home and collect per diem! Don’t be present for legislators or state officials in the capital! Less work and more pay!What a great idea!
Here’s the link to today’s story in the Juneau Empire:
Claims by Palin in Memoir Raise Local Question
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/122009/loc_537591017.shtml
“In “Going Rogue” Palin wrote:
“In that first year, I was alerted to threats against Willow by students at her Juneau school, one particularly disturbing. Someone posted a note on an Internet site threatening to gang-rape her at school. I never felt safe for her after that. Later, the same thing happened to Bristol.”
Willow Palin attended Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School, while Bristol Palin attended Juneau-Douglas High School.
Palin provided no details about where the Internet site was, how seriously she took the threats, how she knew it was posted by students, or what steps she’d taken to ensure her family’s safety.
Former Juneau School District Superintendent Peggy Cowan was superintendent during the period in question and said she never heard of such concerns.
“That was never reported to my office,” she said. “I am completely confident that I never heard that.” “
I think that Sarah is just reading the “i’s” in the dictionary: incognito, ion. She has set a personal goal to use one new word a day in a sentence.
My favorite tweet came while Sarah was on her last three weeks as governor farewell tour. She was returning to a place that had non-stop rain, which she referred to as “consistent.” I would take that to mean that each rain drop was like the other. I think she meant “constant,” as in never-ending.
As for Sarah’s science lessons, memorizing an acronym is not learning science. That’s jargon. Learning would involve knowing that Saturn was the planet with rings or how long it would take a space ship to reach Mars, and what one might find there.
It drives me nuts that she cannot talk about what she is eating without making sure we know it has moose or caribou as the protein source. Chili is chili.
Mary’s Violet Eyes Make Johnny Sit Up Nice & Pretty. Taa-Daa!
Thanks, Terpsichore, I should not have written “acronym.” You’re right; it’s a mnemonic device, and it still is not “learning science.”
Sarah has used that “I’m under attack” meme time and time again. She claimed that there were such serious threats made against her during her book tour that she required major security, even on a military base. Yet, she braved the Hawaiian beaches without a security detail.
I like the Steve Schmidt story from the 2008 campaign. Sarah came to him claiming that people were shouting questions at her regarding Todd’s participation in the AIP, and she wanted Steve to issue some kind of response so they wouldn’t bother her any more.
Schmidt investigated and found that there were no such questions. And, he also learned that Todd had, in fact, been a member of the AIP for seven years. He told Sarah that it would be worse to lie about it (Sarah wanted to say that Todd meant to check “independent” regarding party affiliation).
Sarah is a pro when it comes to playing the “victim card,” meaning that people are saying cruel things about her young son when, in truth, no one has ever said anything insulting about him.
@ Mo #53: I honestly believe SP has rape fantasies that spill over into real life. The overreaction to Letterman’s joke is one example.
I certainly ENCOURAGE her supporters to ‘donate’ to her PAC any chance I get!
Interesting little gossip tidbit about that: Before the book came out, Sarah has a little offer for her fans; Donate $100 and they would get a signed copy of the book!
So the book has been out over a month, and the main topic on her OFFICIAL site has been the book, the tour, meeting Sarah.
This past week however, several ‘fans’ are wondering: Where is my book? I donated to SarahPAC and STILL don’t have my book! Imagine how they feel, still waiting for a book they paid $100 for, while others who got it ‘free with subscription to NewsMax’ are reading & discussing it!
As an aside, there are MANY of them for sale on ebay. Some of these are advertized as ‘signed copy’ when in fact all they have is an autosigned bookplate (these were given out as placeholders to some in line, as I recall)
Dang. Just when I thought it was safe to open Mudflats with a coffee cup in my hand (play “Jaws” music now)….
Regarding the Palin girls’ extended absences from school: does anyone know if SP and No-Longer-First-Dude applied to home school them while busing around on the Book Tour? That might explain no “get your butt back here” letters from the district.
Two ions atoms meet in a bar. One says, “I’ve lost my electron.” The other says, “Are you sure?” The first replies “Yes, I’m positive”!
(groan)
We need someone with some time on their hands to compare the tweets and facebook posts. The tweets are probably coming directly from Palin herself, as they have about a fourth-grade mentality. The facebook posts (and op-eds) are clearly ghost-written for her.
Well, I’m here to say that I cannot WAIT for global warming to turn New England into the tropics. Of course, by the time that happens my house will be under water …
http://cid-99d9945a8c0c5e6d.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Winter%202009-2010?ref=1
I am sure Palin is going rogue on her handlers. Just like she didn’t listen to the advise of McCain staffers who had experience in national politics, she probably shrugs off all her “Washington insiders” because she thinks knows better.
Yes, it’s always a good idea to follow up one PR disaster (blacking out McCain’s name) with another (ion). Bwahahahaha!
Science expert, indeed. She really does need to stop listening to the voices in her head.
hold the phone — the Book says there were internet threats against BOTH her daughters, meaning this happened TWICE……and one of the school administrators has spoken up to say nothing was reported? how freaking sick is that? my father would have been all over the school screaming his head off.
what in the world is wrong with Toad? seriously.
i am dumbfounded – not only at the need to tell this story (except to explain why she didn’t work at her jobsite?) – but that she thought that her daughters would want this crap in print.
if i was a parent of the other girls (and boys) at that school – i would most certainly want to know if such threats were being made and to get to the bottom of it and teach some kids some rules of law. wouldn’t you?
why would she tell such a story?
AAAACCCCK. she makes me crazy.
There are some hilarious comments here this morning. Thanks for all the laughs.
@53, MO Wow…Palin throws her own kids under the bus again (why would you ever write that about your children, even if it were true). Why would you attach the word “rape” to your girls? Just like the Letterman incident.
This woman is really sick.
$’error’s attempt at pedantic pontification – epic (epoch) failure!
As a father and as a teacher, Chuck taught her well when he repeatedly taped her fingers together so she could lie to her band instructor. He must be so proud. He’s probably been proud for ions!
I’m so tired of the nitwit, it’s as if she’s been around for ions.
ds55 @ 56 (and others): “Mary’s Violet Eyes Make Johnny Sit Up Nice & Pretty.”
OK geeks, let’s come up with a new mnemonic for the planets as recognized today. For the major planets only (i.e. the familiar 9 sans Pluto), it’s easy: e.g., just drop the “pretty” from above. More of a challenge: include the dwarf planets as well: M, V, E, M, Ceres, J, S, U, N, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris.
Any takers?
THANK YOU Saltflats — that makes me nuts, too. It’s so nice to know that I’m not the only one who notices this little “down home” trick:
“It drives me nuts that she cannot talk about what she is eating without making sure we know it has moose or caribou as the protein source. Chili is chili.”
I’m sure everyone saw that Sarah won the PolitiFact “Lie of the Year” contest last week.
Today (Sunday), the St. Petersburg Times plasters that all over their front page.
http://www.tampabay.com/specials/publication/Times_1A/20091220.pdf
St. Pete, part of Sarah’s “real America”, LOL.
the “under siege” mentality is common among religious fundies. it’s one way the handlers keep the sheep in line. it is also cover for their outrageous behavior/comments. (see how bad it was for us? both my daughters were subject to gang rape threats. never mind that it is news to everyone else.) it’s a tool palin drags out quite frequently. nothing anyone says, no matter how logical, will matter to her fans. they will defend their poor besieged queen to the death.
ex: on the one hand palin is the warrior who isn’t afraid of anything. on the other hand, she was chased out of AK by 15 alaskans. they just don’t get how ludicrous it was for her to quit. why quit? after all, she was “winning.” her personnel board was knocking down every complaint, so what was the problem?
Thanks for that joke, kimosabe!
And I’d like to add this bit from an anonymous poster at Gryphon’s blog:
“You say ion and I say eon.
You say pie on and I say peon.
Ion, pie on, eon and peon.
Let’s turn the Sarah tweet off.”
After further reflection, maybe it’s as simple as this : Eon – ion = MORON.
trisha @66
Are you in SLC, also, too?
Why should we heed political observations from someone who hardly comprises a politician?
54 mae lewis Says: December 20th, 2009 at 8:57 AM
I think that Sarah is just reading the “i’s” in the dictionary: incognito, ion. She has set a personal goal to use one new word a day in a sentence. My favorite sweet came while Sarah was on her last three weeks as governor farewell tour. She was returning to a place that had non-stop rain, which she referred to as “consistent.” I would take that to mean that each rain drop was like the other. I think she meant “constant,” as in never-ending. As for Sarah’s science lessons, memorizing an acronym is not learning science. That’s jargon. Learning would involve knowing that Saturn was the planet with rings or how long it would take a space ship to reach Mars, and what one might find there.
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Wait until she gets to the “m”s. Can’t wait to see how she uses MORON in a sentence.
Incidentally, I went to a party Fri night where the sommelier was an astrophysicist and had worked on the Mars Rovers, which were supposed to last 90 days, but one is still going. The other Rover has a wheel that is stuck and they are working on it to get unstuck.
Maybe she can discuss some of that with her father and out of school kids.
Nah, that won’t happen; she’s too busy grifting and whining about the media.
Okay Kimosabe @69:
My vast egnorance means can’t just shut up now please help me edit.
Size doesn’t matter. Pluto rocks!
How about
Most Very Educated Mothers Just Strongly Understand, “No Palin.”
Okay Kimosabe:
My vast egnorance means can’t just shut up now please help me edit.
Size doesn’t matter. Pluto rocks!
Regarding the extended absences from school, Alaska has a strange home school law. You don’t have to register or report anything to anyone. If someone happens to ask, you can choose to say “I’m homeschooling them.”
I’m wondering why Palin thinks we have a *duty* to develop resources. What would be morally wrong about leaving the minerals in the ground and the old growth forests standing? I can go with having a duty to develop them responsibly when we do develop them, but I think we have a higher duty to find a way not to mess with God’s earth when alternatives exist.
Lighten up. So what if she mis-disspoke. It’s the season to forget whom to forgive. Baby Jesus brought the celebratory Christmas meal to the Scots,(who invented the tape), and it was called haggis. Well, up in god’s upper one country, the native ‘intuitive s’ boil up the best. Seal, crustacean, reindeer, otter. Pack them in to a moose, add a squirrel. It’s a Saturday morning documentary. Natasha and Boris go mainstream all a twitter.
Erin,
While I’d love to agree with you, a dictionary definition of “eon” does not prescribe millions of years. So, her word “eon” could easily fit into a creationist viewpoint and doesn’t necessarily indicate evolution.
Eon:
n.
An indefinitely long period of time; an age.
The longest division of geologic time, containing two or more eras.
Age:
A period in the history of humankind marked by a distinctive characteristic or achievement: the Stone Age; the computer age.
A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch: the Ice Age.
A period of time marked by the presence or influence of a dominant figure: the Elizabethan Age. See synonyms at period.
The period of history during which a person lives: a product of his age.
A generation: ages yet unborn.
Era:
n.
A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.
A period of time characterized by particular circumstances, events, or personages: the Colonial era of U.S. history; the Reagan era.
A point that marks the beginning of such a period of time. See synonyms at period.
The longest division of geologic time, made up of one or more periods.
“Planet alignments” rather than “planetary order”. I now agree with someone who asked how long it had taken for Lynn Vincent to hate S. enough to stop cleaning up her syntax and goofs.
I envision a scene where S. reads over an edited page 16 and orders Vincent to leave every precious folksy word exactly as written, and Vincent goes off to lie in the sun for the rest of her contract.
#78 John Says: …but I think we have a higher duty to find a way not to mess with God’s earth when alternatives exist.
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these are the thoughts and practices the conservative right religious preachers (as in practice what you preach) SHOULD be having, but it’s all hypocrisy and selfishness and greed…’they’ don’t really have the connection to what they are portraying…it’s all pretend and lies.
According to Mrs. Todd Palin, I should be saying this: “Global warming my a$$! I cleared 20 inches of snow today!!!”
First snowstorm of the season… coastal… hammered!!! It IS beautiful, though.. and very fluffy!
I am sitting at my computer with my jaw smacking the desk!!! As a teacher, I was curious to see what the laws were regarding homeschooling in AK. I know many of the states (including NY) require fairly strict reporting and testing, and parents need to submit curriculums that cover a specified minimum of academic subjects and skills to be taught. Children need to pass standardized tests in designated grades.
Here’s what I found for AK:
“Home School Statute:
Option 1. Alaska Stat. § 14.30.010(b)(12). If “the child is being educated in the child’s home by a parent or legal guardian,” the child is exempt from compulsory attendance. Under this option, there are no requirements to notify, seek approval, test, file forms, or have any teacher qualifications. The burden is on the state to prove that parents are not teaching their children.”
YIKES!!! I guess that explains a lot about the lack of respect for education in the Palin family and the casual attitude towards school attendance for Piper and Willow during the past 2 years. Also explains a lot about Palin’s own ignorance of……..well, just about everything!
PJ #37:
“But Palin tops her for stupidity. It is impossible for me to wrap my head around the notion that there are idiots out there willing to support this moron for president of the US. Is it possible that these supporters are actually the children “left behind” from that Bush policy of leaving none of them back there? Are we really a nation this dumb to even place her in the “possibility” category of dealing with world wide issues?”
H.L. Mencken 1920:
“We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
I hope that Piper writes a book 10 years from now and REALLY spills it. I wonder if she is “journalling” as she gets dragged around the country, or is she too busy taking care of Trig?
I would be tickled pink if I had an entire eon without one ion of Sarah Palin invading my space!
Also, too – the dim twit from Wasilla got a little confused and thought that “ion” was short for “iconic”. Since she was trying to be all roguey and incognito about her knowledge, she thought “Hey, I’ll kill two birds with one word!”
Now do you see how things operate in a vacuum? Or not? The vacuum that is Sarah Palin’s head would be better put to use as one of her kid’s science projects where they could all actually learn something from it. Just sayin. Also, too!
@AuntieRuth-My concern is that she may end up being like her mother. She’s a cute kid and seems to be a good care giver to Trig but with a mother like Sarah to look up too, ya never know.
Okay. Go watch this now. It is just fantastic, and a smile will be on your face!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFCeJTEzNU&feature=email
Do it, or I am going to think up more ionic pentameter.
@74 Yes I am! Howdy, Saltflats.
Comments starting to appear at the Juneau Empire re the “rape threats” story. The folks in Juneau do not seem to be buying any of it:
Posted by: saltchuck at Dec. 20, 2009 at 2:37:03 pm
“When Palin and family lived here briefly, local kids were invited to the home of their new classmate. Governor Palin always made them uncomfortable by commenting how “cute” and “sexy” the young 14 & 15 year-old boys were. Later, when the eldest daughter began drinking, Palin blamed that on Juneau and vowed to move the kids back to Wasilla. She also accused local residents of trying to muzzle kids playing in the yard and stopping her youngest daughter from selling lemonade to tourists. Palin is a pathological liar who uses stories of her children to advance her twisted social agenda. Good riddance to the lying Quitter Queen.”
I couldn’t resist after reading this on Immoral Minority to post it here. It seems Scarah herself was being sexist when talking to 14, 15 year old boys.
Mean, Vapid Entities Mistakenly Cite Jesus, Since Understanding Nuanced Proverbs Hallmarks Metaphysical Elitists.
Maybe Ms. Ionic should take a trip and check out the air quality here in Salt Lake this week. The smog is so thick that I can barely see the mountains across the valley. We get “inversions” where the air, and all the bad junk that’s in it, gets stuck in the valley between the two mountain ranges.
Auhhhhhh….cough, cough, cough. It’s looks like Beijing.
So, in addition to reducing emmissions to slow global warming, making positive changes can help improve the air we breathe.
Maybe she thinks this made-made smog has been around for ions too. You know those crazy Flinestone’s—pumping out carbon emmissions their stone cars.
Palin is such a liar – and don’t believe those posters on the Empire article that talk about Juneau in such a negative light. I don’t believe any of them live here – they sound like Palin in their prejudice of Juneau (where the capital is – that’s the only prejudice). Juneau is a charming small town, and I worked with youth here and have had many many friends who work, and have worked, for the school district for the 30 years I’ve lived here. We have problems, but fewer than most and there is absolutely no comparison to the larger schools in Anchorage.
I also have personal knowledge of school districts in nearby, smaller Southeastern town school districts and once again, Juneau is better off than most.
Palin lies and lies and lies and lies. Did you know that she lies? Hey, she lies!
And from reports I heard of Bristol while they were here, she acted often like a brat (no surprise) and Palin cajoled her. In other words, she enabled her daughter to act like a teen brat. She sucks as a parent by any measure.
My very educated mother just served us nachos.
The suggestion that a parent wouldn’t report the intention of others to hurt one of their own children while at school is severe neglect.
Suggesting that something like that happened when it didn’t is lying with the intent to defame others.
And now we’re hearing that one of the girls had a drinking problem and it was–amazingly–the town’s fault. Not the family’s, and not her kid’s fault, but Juneau’s. Well, knock me over with a feather.
@75 Liz I, Help, I can’t get that song out of my head! But, it is hilarous!
“You say ion and I say eon.
You say pie on and I say peon.
Ion, pie on, eon and peon.
Let’s turn the Sarah tweet off.”
97 MonaLisa IS FIRED UP, READY TO GO! Says:
December 20th, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Mean, Vapid Entities Mistakenly Cite Jesus, Since Understanding Nuanced Proverbs Hallmarks Metaphysical Elitists.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Never a truer sentence surfaced in a mnemonic device!
You elitist, you!
I would really like to have a mnemonic for the periodic table. Is it given in the book? It would fit right in with the Palin style, since it would be 100+ words long.
Oh, and no matter what the “official” position, Pluto is too a planet.
Oops, I was OT! Thought I was on the Open Thread! But she’s still a liar about the incident in Juneau.
Loved this post. You have an amazing way of writing, belly laughed when when you said “how ionic”. Sooo funny!
I just checked back on a photo os S’Error, Bristol, Todd and the infants (Trig/Tripp in a stroller) at the Anchorage July 4 parade, I think. Bristol is wearing the same T-shirt atating “If you don’t like America…why don’t you get the hell out”. How many of those goddarn things does this family own?
I will send to AKM in an email
It is unbelievable that a mother would put her teenage girls in her book saying that they were threatened. Yet, she did absolutely nothing about it. And, as far as I know offers them no extra security, just kinda leaves them to fend for themselves, while she demands tons of security to protect herself from tomatoes. It is hard to believe that these threats actually occurred or Todd would have done something about it. I believe Sarah made it up to excuse herself from living in Juneau, and what a horrible way to do it by using her girls. If this was actually true, it should have been handled immediately and brought to the attention of the proper authorities. After all, according to Sarah it was posted somewhere wasn’t it and they had proof. I could rant on this for days, but will stop now.
ginger…I agree. I read the Juneau Empire article posted earlier and it is amazing that no one in authority seems to know anything about these threats against the Palin girls. If it is true then they need to get to the bottom of it…if Sarah made it up then that needs to be broadcast widely because it goes beyond heinous behavior and exposes a character that is not only pathetic but dangerous.
This is not Palin related but do you get the TRU TV show in AK? It is 4:15pm central time and I’m watching a very freaky show called Conspiracy Theory with Jessie Ventura. It is about a 9/11 cover-up on conflicting information regarding events, evidence and stories that question what we’ve been told. A physics professor identified explosive residue in the dust and was trying to determine the source, since it was believed the plane fuel caused the explosions. He was threatened by homeland security when he addressed it and he has since determined that the explosive chemical could’ve been painted on the walls in the buildings and is not a by product of fuel.
Tower 7 was never hit by a plane but collapsed within seconds. It housed offices for the CIA, FBI and Fed govt. That info is not in the reports and they did not tell the public that Tower 7 even collapsed. People who have information say they were silenced and major evidence has been destroyed. One man saw the black boxes from the planes but the 9/11 report says they were never found and he was told by the FBI to keep quiet.
Just wondering if anyone else has seen this, I’m sitting here in shock!
Sarah hated Juneau, long before she came here. She used to say “…down in Juneau…” in her snide fakey accent like it was the dirtiest secret ever heard! She never planned to live here for any length of time, her wheels were already spinning on how to stay close to home and familiar territory where she already had lots of brainwashed people around.
People were very friendly to her here, much now to my disgust! We treat our governors well and like to think they are part of the community while living in the Mansion. The Mansion is also in a very well kept and friendly neighborhood, and much of the traffic going by the street side is local and have a smile for the gov as they go by.
Sarah tries to make Juneau sound like some sort of deranged and unfriendly place where the exact opposite is true. Gee, that’s one of her trademarks, isn’t it? She didn’t deserve one ion of the good attention given to her, and her family, here in Juneau.
Sairhy, Sairhy, IQ nary,
How does your noggin go?
It does not gel, the swill you sell,
And blamin’ how you sow!
I sent this letter to the Juneau Empire regarding the whole “gang rape thing”
Dear Mr. Forgey,
I am Incredulous
I am from Texas, in an advanced practice medical profession and have followed Alaskan News for the last year or so.
In regards to your article regarding EX governor Palin’s allegations of “Gang Rape Threats” made against both her daughters…
I must say I am skeptical of the veracity of this claim. First of all- she is the first to jump down anyone’s throat if any perception of insult or threat is in the air. She is extremely vociferous in extending her finger of blame to anyone infringing her space, and to wit- a woman who is relentlessly vindictive if any sort of “injury” or slight is perceived.
I think that this sort of “threat” constitutes a substantial reason to come out with both barrels blazing. But that response was absent from the pit bull with lip stick?
If this is all smoke and fire than the next questions are: Who was harmed, Who benefited, and What damage has been done?
As to who was harmed, the obvious first response would be the children attending the school. Their sense of safety would certainly have been robbed. Her daughter’s of course would now have to endure some sort of sense of being the target of gawking, as well as come to grips for perhaps the first time- the obscenity of the painted picture in which they are engrained. The image of the school and it’s obviously irresponsible staff would share an equal level of blame and shame. Then come the authorities. How is it they dropped the ball (if there was ever a ball to be dropped in the first place) ?
Who would benefit from this allegation if it was true? No one I can think of…
Who would benefit from this allegation if it were false? Well, Sarah Palin would have an excellent excuse to leave Juneau. Sarah Palin would garner some sympathy from her followers and readers as she would be perceived as the hounded and persecuted troubadour of American rights and Freedoms.
It very much reminds me of Münchhausen’s disease (“A type of malingering or factitious disorder in which the patient, usually a vagrant, wander from hospital to hospital, feigning severe illness of dramatic and emergency nature in order to be admitted. The “patient”, always a confabulating, pathologic lyer, may even practice self-mutilation in order to prove pain. Once admitted to a hospital, they usually create havoc by demanding special attention and quarrelling violently with the doctor and nurses. Their story is clinically plausible – and subsequently invariably found to be false. When detected, such patients leave one hospital and appear in the emergency room of another, and they may sometimes departure from hospital against medical advice”). Attributed to: whonamedit.com
One thing is certain here. There has been an injury sustained. The question is to whom?
Sincerely,
F. A.
Lubbock, Texas
Does Sarah Palin have Münchhausen’s Syndrome?
Vote here if you wish
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/12/20/18049/310?new=true
Sorry to go off topic again but I found the most unbelievable article published 12/14/09 and can find it at 911Truth.org, it’s titled “Carlyle, Kissinger, SAIC and Haliburton: A 9/11 Convergence” and is a 7 page article that blew my mind.
Just had to see if anyone else had seen this, I feel like I’ve had my head in the sand but apparently a lot of the details are coming together all the time.
Thank you teutonic13 for your spot on diagnosis. I voted also. too.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/2356636580103555690GkjiFU
‘preciate it Austin
It appears that s’error is as good with science as she is with public speaking, speaking the truth, and ethical behavior.
Which is to say. …
Sorry is someone already posted this, but I noticed today whilst shoveling the end of the driveway (yes, just, my driveway does indeed reach to the road!!) a saturn… no, not the planet… drive by. Yeah, one of these:
http://www.edmunds.com/saturn/ion/review.html
Sarah is an anion…..a negative ion. If she were a cation she would give us positive vibes.
Sorry to discriminate between the ions. What has this woman reduced me to?
Ohhhh… maybe s’error got confused because she had an eon in her ion:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-7000-RDS-EON-Car-Stereo-Head-Unit-+-Code_W0QQitemZ200400603594QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091102?IMSfp=TL091102164001r681
Bystander Says:
December 20th, 2009 at 6:40 AM
My definition of someone who doesn’t know the difference between an ion and and an eon: a moron.
As I have said before, stupidity is the new American religion and Sarah Palin its high priestess.**********************************************
all bow down to Her Ionic Majesty Sarah plain and simpleminded
Oh, I dunno, Irishgirl… you are who you are regardless of how idiotic s’error might be.
However, let’s consider your statement. I posit the following:
s’error is a cation because she draws so much negativity and negative attention with her cat-ty commentary.
Anne @ 109 and 114 ~ I think it safe to say the 9/11 [conspiracy] ‘proofs’ all belong in the same basket where the sane and rational put all the Birther [conspiracy] ‘proofs’. There are folks who insist on ‘connecting dots’ that just flat aren’t there to be connected – they’ll even create ‘facts’ to make said ‘connections.’ There’s a name for them: Nutters. beth.
52 Erin Says: December 20th, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Okay, my question when I saw that (after noticing the eon/ion mistake) was, “So, if she is saying that the earth has seen climate change for eons (millions of years), then does that mean she believes in evolution and that the earth is millions of years old?
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In keeping with her immense intellectualism, the gentle reader must remember that s’error is also a great mathematician. To her, a million is the number 1 followed by 3 zero’s. See?
I have taken a dislike to chloride, which is pretty unreasonable.
Just because of a negative sign.
Anne @ 114 and elsewhere – those 9/11 conspiracy stories have been floating around for years. The Jesse Ventura show is only designed to gather and gain viewers, not to speak to facts or truth.
No black boxes were ever found. They were vaporized pretty much upon impact.
Too many good people died on 9/11 for the conspiracy crap to be believed by thinking people. Those folks, just like s’error palin, are only looking for the love and attention they never received from their parents.
Forgot to mention, was watching “Have I got news for you” last night. This is a British news/comedy show. They tore Palin apart.
Also took Brian to see Les Miserables in the West End. He was very impressed. I believe it was his first visit to London! Mr. Irishgirl was very good about holding Brian up so that he could see Harrod’s signs. Twelve year old Irishgirl was mortified at her parent’s antics in Knightsbridge with Brian.
Irishgirl @ 129 – is that show ever available on youtube??
I’m not too sure. I googled and this is what I found.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mkw3
It is brilliant though. Will have another look tomorrow. It is way past my bedtime!!
Lol at all the comments here! That tweet has to be my all-time fave. Isn’t it “ionic” that the iconic one doesn’t know her ions from her eons. Hehe!! Keep on tweetin’ scientific Sarah! We all enjoy hearing your very knowledgeable (cough!) insights on all things complex.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((irish and mr. irish and little irish and BRIAN))))))))))))))))))))))
pics forthcoming soon?
teutonic that was fine letter. thank you for writing it.
Bubbles, I’ll send them on to AKM. They are not great though. It was getting dark and we has sampled some ales and lagers and fish and chips! It was funny, at one stage Mr. Irish said there is the Ritz…so we crossed the road and were preparing to take photos of Brian at the Ritz, but then we discovered it was not the Ritz. The hotel staff were not amused at our ignorance!!! However, we did pass the Ritz later in the day and I am sure I have a fuzzy photo of it, alas without Brian. He was asleep in my handbag at the time, too much ale. Poor moose, he had to go to bed early tonight. Which is where I should be.
On the issue of creationism in public schools, Palin, in a gubernatorial debate in 2006 said the following:
“PALIN: “Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information.
“Healthy debate is so important and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both.
“And, you know, I say this, too, as the daughter of a science teacher. Growing up with being so privileged and blessed to be given a lot of information on, on both sides of the subject — creationism and evolution.
“It’s been a healthy foundation for me. But don’t be afraid of information and let kids debate both sides.””
http://theeclecticone.com/2008/08/29/lovely-shes-a-creationist/
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ion………..eon………..WTF did Chuckie teach her anyway ??
Found an episode from a couple weeks ago… guess the episode nailin palin will be up on the internet in 2 or 3 weeks. But here’s the one I just watched. Hilarious!!
http://www.bigvidpro.com/?v=192UJINptbuBp2phSxJmvg
Maybe she’d just had a bit too much holiday cheer. The whole tweet has a rolling punch-drunkenness about it . . .
Did you see McCain had to come out and defend Palin….again.
He was all syrupy sweet and said he and Cindy have remained close to Sarah and Todd. Ya, right. Judging by the icy darts shooting from Cindy’s eyes during the campaign, she is NONE too thrilled that McCain is having to continue to defend Palin.
I wonder how many years he will have to keeps swallowing his pride to say what a great leader Palin is for the GOP?
Hmmm….maybe after he is reelected he will change his tune. Right now, he seems to be pandering to the teabagging Queen. So pathetic.
I’m not a big fan of seamless bashing of politicians over irrelevant things. But I gotta say, this was hilarious. It’s funny too, because I read this tweet the other day and did not even continue reading because it said ion, and I was like..”OK, I have no idea what the heck she is talking about.” I still Like her though.
I just got finished writing to McCain…I think he is an a—! He picked Palin as his running mate which was a huge mistake. I would love to hear what his wife and daughter REALLY think of Palin and her family. Somehow I do not believe the aside that he is currently putting out there. And, I so hope he does not win the upcoming election in AZ. He is as evil as Palin…and I suspect he taught her many things in the past national election. McCain needs to be retired as do so many other Republicans. Thank God our current President won the election! President Obama isn’t perfect by any means, but he is working so hard and has so many things to handle that were passed to him by the Republicans. I am so sick of the party of ‘no’ – how can we show them any respect…they are so ackward in their speech and movements!
Trisha……….i agree. mccain is pathetic. truly a despicable man. with or without Palin as running-mate mccain would have been a disaster. i believe he would have been even worse than Bush if we can imagine that. that’s why in the next three years i will do all i can to support and encourage our POTUS.
jodie clark…….two minds working in tandem. us mudpups got work to do. here, there and everywhere. wherever mudpups are we have help get these sociopaths out of government and into retirement or mental institutions. their choice.
irishgirl…
i do have great photos of brian at heathrow on his way to germany, and istanbul, etc.
he had quite the “going over” by your homeland security folks and i have a photo of that also -in the end, of course, brian won them over.
i must get a posting up of brian’s adventures in europe, etc.
it was quite the trip and he brought lots of attention and lively discussion our way.
Anne, I am one who is troubled by the Tower 7 collapse and I don’t think I am confortable with the official story on that one. I live in NYC and I don’t understand how it could fall when it wasn’t hit.
Bubbles: I completely agree with you!
Fawnskin and Irishgirl: I do declare, that Brian does get around!
On 9/11 info, I am very skeptical and scientific when I research info, and the article is well written, lists all references and is very compelling. It’s not all about 9/11 but about political and corporate connections and events that are much too involved for coincidence.
On the site is also the transcripts from testimony of Sibel Edmonds, a translator for the FBI, who was heavily silenced during Bush admin. She says under oath that the US and UK were in secret talks prior to 9/11 to take over Iraq and split the country in 1/2 for it’s oil.
There is intelligent, scientific evidence which discusses an explosive chemical, nanothermite, which was discovered in the dust of the debris from 9/11 and is believed to have collapsed Tower 7, which went down without a plane hitting it. The scientist who found it was threatened and silenced by Homeland Security. Marvin Bush was a cofounder of the company who had expertise in nanothermite, and he was also a principal in the insurance company for the World Trade Center.
Salomon Smith Barney occupied all but 10 of the 47 floors in tower 7, Cheney & Rumsfeld were on the advisory board, and it’s parent company was Citigroup. Citigroup was partly owned by Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia, who injected millions after the S&L scandal. The deal was brokered by The Carlyle Group, where James Baker worked. His grandfather started a law firm that had offices in Saudi Arabi and represented Saudi govt.
The article also lists Kissinger, Robert Gates, Greenspan, Bush Sr. and a lot of others. It states the companies who benefited the most from 9/11 were AIG, Haliburton & other oil companies, and The Carlyle Group.
It’s an interesting read & a nice mental vacation from the Palin drama.
@136 austintx
ion………..eon………..WTF did Chuckie teach her anyway ??
Nothin’….absolutely nothin’
Every time someone uses the term “Chuckie” all I can see is that doll from the horror movies.
Anne, I’m with you on the 9/11 stuff. There are a lot of people getting on board that are credible. I was very sceptical at first, but have found much information. Some is obviously flawed but much is plausible. Here is a good site that lists sources
http://www.wanttoknow.info/911information
The true timeline of events is very interesting to follow. Way too many “coincidences”, IMO.
Ya’ know…with just a couple of wee, teeny-tiny, itty-bitty, minor tweaks, AKMs post header could become SPs run for POTUS slogan! It’d read: “Palin has vs.ion”.
{Lilybart @ 145 and Anne @ 148 – an excellent [if somewhat lengthy, due to its exactness] discussion about Tower 7s collapse can be found here: “WTC7″ ~ http://www.debunking911.com/pull.htm beth.}
Well, when you’re an expert on climate, energy, patriotism, part-time mothering, real America and birth certificates, you’re allowed to spell anything in any way you choose…that’s been true for ions.
Jeeebus, she needs a proofreader even for a Tweet? She can’t do anything right, it almost seems like a curse. OMG, her handlers let her out of their sights for 20 minutes and boom, she tweets with abandon…leaving them with another mess to clean up.
I swear that witch doctor that prayed over her secretly put a hex on her, leaving her forever afflicted with the “babble on curse” where she will be unable to utter anything sensible or based in reality. She should have checked his birth certificate!
How many people has she ordered to “get the hell out” of our country, is anyone counting? With everyone thrown under her bus, who is left?
Poolman thanks, I realize that’s the NIST’s official explanation, but it doesn’t address the explosives found at the scene and there are numerous reports that openly question the 9/11 conclusions, see http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/explosives_evidence_timeline.html
Also to Beth who said the black boxes weren’t found. They were found according to sources at the scene when major equipment was brought in to locate them, but they were confiscated and claimed not to have been found in the 9/11 report. If they could find minute bone fragments, how could they miss huge orange boxes? Even if 1 or 2 were missing, what about the 1 from Pennsylvania, there’s no reason that wasn’t found, and Fedrl Aviation said they’re almost always recovered.
I know it’s easy to dismiss all of this, and I hate conspiracy theories but many people have risked their lives and reputations for questioning the info. The site is 911truth.org and has extremely intense interviews with key players such as Susan Lindauer who was told by her superior that the Moosad team/ Isralei agents, were the ones waiting with video cameras at the scene and knew what was coming. He named them before they were named by the press.
I encourage any naysayers to read a few articles for themselves. It is a nonpartisan site and has no hype or fluff, just very well written scientific and journalistic information. It also does not say the US planned the attacks, just questions the conclusions of the committee and delves into extremely interesting topics, like a translater Sibel who’s interviewed about her inside information on Turkey, the US govt, Chicago affiliates, drug trafficking, international banking, etc. Much is recent, relevant 2009 info.
Ok, I really don’t mean to sound obsessed about this but I found a link to an official proposal made to the Obama administration to at least investigate the discrepancies of 9/11 and it is a very compelling read. It asks Obama to look into all the missing data, 85 undisclosed videotapes from the Pentagon, the first responder testimony that conflicts with the official report. The short timeline of the offical report without and official investigation. The fact that steel buildings were turned into dust that doesn’t fit the scientific evidence of plane fuel.
It bears questioning since this event is what led us into 2 existing wars, billions of taxpayer dollars, and thousands of lives lost. The link is:
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20090616021947552 scroll down a few paragraphs to the start of the letter. OK I’m done discussing this.
I don’t come on here as regularly as I should. I love to read comments about Palin who is almost on an even par as our goofy guv down here in Texas.
BTW, I’m sure you all have seen the following on HuffPo.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/18/sarah-palin-rupaul-spoof_n_397667.html