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February 10th, 2010 at 10:47 PM
I relate to some posters that wanted to attack Sarah when she sarcastically said ”’hopey changey thing…”I wanted to punch her in the face, and I honestly have never said that before in my life.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:04 PM
197 North_of_the_Range Says:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Baker’s Dozen, re that New Jersey post–what a painful piece to read, as an Alaskan, even as a joke. Because they’re kind of right.
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I know what you mean, about it being painful. I was in South Korea a few years ago, and people there always asked me if I were from Canada with a rather hopeful tone to their voices. They were disappointed when I said I was from the US, but brightened some when I said I was from California (they had a Korean ball player in San Diego. Don’t know if he’s still there.) For those with enough English, the conversation inevitably turned directly to Bush. Don’t pass Go, don’t collect $200, but do tell us you don’t like him. It was embarrassing. Fortunately, nobody seemed to hold me and my friends responsible. They were invariably kind.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Aarggggh. Put in the wrong link for the Bush billboards.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/10/what-should-the-bush-bill_n_455783.html
February 11th, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Letterman just said it snowed so much in New York today… Central Park is whiter than a tea party rally.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:03 AM
You know, depending if you’re watching on a monster HD tv screen, or using antenna’s on a 19″ model or a b&w one – it is hard to really discern the color of that bracelet. Ah, the ambiguity of it. It could lead one to think, it’s black.
I slagged those hero bracelet folks, Chris Greta in particular on that Yale site. We’ll see if it gets posted. I ripped a few folks some new ones.
Seems that the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund falls short of 2 important criteria to meet Standards for Charity Accountability.
Nothing like prophets* of war under the guise of a ‘fund’. Say, where’d we see that before?!
* heh-heh I know, profits… it’s a werd! too.
Speaking of political carnival, I love Carnival Slang & Sideshow Slang.
scroll down the page. There’s American Circus Slang, British/Euro Circus Slang, Vaudeville Slang, Carnival Slang & Sideshow Slang. You’ll laugh.
R’ipley in CT,
That 2nd shot of the short haired Grifter, she looks like Alfalfa from the Little Rascals!
Yoiks.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:07 AM
Hmm, my HTML links aren’t coming through.
1st one is:
http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/veterans-and-military/intrepid-fallen-heroes-fund-in-new-york-ny-2721
2nd one is:
http://goodmagic.com/carny/index.htm
February 11th, 2010 at 2:09 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/10/AR2010021004708.html
“Although Palin is a tea party favorite, her potential as a presidential hopeful takes a severe hit in the survey. Fifty-five percent of Americans have unfavorable views of her, while the percentage holding favorable views has dipped to 37, a new low in Post-ABC polling.
There is a growing sense that the former Alaska governor is not qualified to serve as president, with more than seven in 10 Americans now saying she is unqualified, up from 60 percent in a November survey. Even among Republicans, a majority now say Palin lacks the qualifications necessary for the White House. “
February 11th, 2010 at 4:00 AM
Lani…Good news (which backs up another recent poll) but I won’t be happy until 1 in 10 view her as qualified (actually, in my dreams I’d love it to be 0 in 10).
After her Tea Party appearance, there is also discontent in the ranks in other Tea Party groups about her hijacking the movement. If anyone has a link to an article about that, it would be great to pass around.