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cogito1
11/08/08

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I think it would be best to understand and explain an anti-intellectual conservative populist such as Sarah Palin in a language they all would understand:

It was a god damn deal with the mother fucking devil for the Republican party and conservatives to let these neo-nazi fascist assholes into the fucking political process and collect their fucking money while these god damn motherfucking thumpers and wavers paraded their fat fucking asses around in all the fucking trailer parks all across this motherfucking country claiming they represented the real fucking American people of this fucked up lazy can't-make-anything country of fucking burger flippers thinking that a god damn bible and a fucking flag is going to fucking save their fat fucking hemorrhagic asses from the skinny fucking Asians who can call in their fucking debt that this fucking country owes to them any fucking time they fucking want to and squeeze the fucking balls of these fucking assholes so tight that they'll have a fucking two-stack of flat fucking pancakes between their fat fucking thunder thighs and fucking make these asshole thumpers and wavers scream so motherfucking high and loud that they'll break every fucking plastic window in their fucking trailers while the fucking Chinese tanks roll the fuck down fucking Pennsylvania Avenue looking for something of fucking value in this fucking fire-sale of a fucking country to sell on the fucking global market so that the People's Republic can get some fucking money back on the fucking money that they fucking loaned to us so that WE could buy THEIR fucking cheap shit made by 2 cents a motherfucking hour coolies while stupid fucking Americans lost their fucking jobs and fucking houses that were paid for by fucking Chinese loan money and all that these fucking thumpers and wavers can fucking say and write is that we got to be fucking patriotic and fucking go to fucking church and fucking pray and fucking sing and fucking remind the fucking christian god that we fucking promised to take fucking care of fucking Israel at HIS fucking request so how the fuck can these fucking godless Asians be any kind of fucking threat to the fucking stars and stripes and if we just fucking did that and stopped reading fucking books and learning fucking Spanish and fucking did our fucking hard work at fucking Walmart and we all fucking supported our fucking hockey teams then the fucking Asians wouldn't know what the fuck to do and would go fucking home with their fucking tails between their fucking skinny legs and eat their fucking noodles and rice and LEAVE US THE FUCK ALONE when the fucking grand old flag fucking waved under the fucking sun and fucking blue sky and fucking amber waves of fucking grain and the fucking light shined from the fucking bible and fucking sent the fucking devil back to fucking hell.
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PandoraSpocks
11/09/08

@cogito1: Don't sugar coat it babe, say what you really think.
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shag_carpet_bomb
11/08/08

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I kind of love how she throws FALSE ALLEGATIONS out there, she just thought of that phrase amid her gobbledygook of a non-statement, and false allegations popped into her addled, empty brain and she threw it out there. It's like when my 3 yo uses words completely out of context, because he heard Sir Topham Hatt use them. Sarah Palin, you have caused confusion and delay. hahahaha.
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Mediahohoho
11/07/08

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Millions of Americans have been scratching their heads this week thinking, "what do they mean, Africa's not a country? Since when?" These are the people who will be continuing to support her.

Besides, in the Bible, it's all just Egypt and "Nubia."
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britneyspearstears
11/07/08

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bitters or biters?
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Tremonius
11/07/08

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Notice she keeps dodging the question about Africa.
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BK_KT
11/07/08

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There is NO WAY in hell this woman is destined for Fox News, or any kind of broadcast career. She sure is pretty, but she cannot speak on her feet worth a damn. I don't think she could even keep with the 'tards at Fox and Friends.
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Shaken not Stirred
11/07/08

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I don't get how people can claim Palin is incompetent when she is just one of fifty U.S. governors (and still has the highest approval rating of any governor in the nation). She cleaned up corruption in Anchorage, is spearheading a campaign to build a natural gas pipeline through Canada that will create thousands of jobs both in Alaska and in the continental U.S. (and reduce our dependence on foreign oil) and none of that requires any knowledge of where Africa is (which by the way Palin's chief of staff who is an open lesbian confirmed was complete bullshit--it is disgusting the newsmedia would give so much coverage to an anonymous source).

Palin is just one year into her term as governor of Alaska and has a long career ahead of her as governor and most likely as a senator.

I think it is bad karma to attack her. What you should be focusing on is the ridiculously high expectations placed on Obama while our economy is going into the crapper. The continued focus on Palin is absurd.
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Spirit Fingers
11/07/08

@Shaken not Stirred: and none of that requires any knowledge of where Africa is...

I'm going to assume you're joking. But next time more funny.
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PandoraSpocks
11/07/08

@Shaken not Stirred: ...To be a heartbeat away from a 72 year old man with a history of cancer, who was starved and tortured for 5 years which undoubtedly did permanent damage to his health.
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onebadclam
11/07/08

@Shaken not Stirred: none of that requires any knowledge of where Africa is (which by the way Palin's chief of staff who is an open lesbian confirmed was complete bullshit)

Then wouldn't she fit the category of people who want to bang Sarah Palin as defined by a previous Gawker thread?
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
11/07/08

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three words: mccain picked her.
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kitkatsplash
11/07/08

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I feel sorry for her. And I abhor her politics. However, this strategy to make her out as a complete and total twit diva, it not only sexist (i.e. Towel story leaked) but also going to bank fire big time. If she didn't know Africa was a continent (doubtful) and had no idea which countries make up NAFTA (highly probable), then she should not have been there choice in the first place.
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badasscat
11/07/08

@kitkatsplash: Well, here's what I think.

It is possible to think the McCain camp are a bunch of twits for trying to pin everything on her, without actually feeling sorry for her.

Yes, they picked her. But you know what? She said yes. She didn't have to. She could have said "no, I'm not ready yet, I'm only two years into being governor of a state smaller in population than Rhode Island, and before that I was mayor of a town of 6,000 people. I'm not qualified to be vice president, much less president if it comes to that."

But she didn't say that. So this theory now that it's somehow all the McCain peoples' fault for picking her is nonsense. No, they shouldn't have picked her. But she shouldn't have accepted. She's supposed to have good judgment too.

I do not feel sorry for her.
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badasscat
11/07/08

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The ironic thing is that if you read the statement in print, it makes perfect sense:

"I won't comment on anyone's gossip or allegations that are based on anonymous sources," she said. "That's kind of a small, evidently bitter type of person, who would anonymously charge something foolish like that -- that I perhaps didn't know an answer to a question. So until I know who was talking about it, I won't have a comment on false allegations."

It's arguably perfectly fine English (many English "rules" aren't so much rules as they are a style, which is why we have style guides). It is certainly in no way incoherent.

Her speaking style does not always help her. She's got a particular cadence and rhythm to her speaking sometimes that makes it sound like she's just vomiting up whatever random word comes to her. I think it's a lack of confidence. If she had said the exact same thing above with confidence and authority, we'd all be talking about what a strong woman she is for standing up to these people. Imagine Margaret Thatcher saying the same thing as above - it's not that hard!

Her speech at the RNC showed that she's perfectly capable of displaying confidence, and making even idiotic statements sound strong and coherent. But here, she's doing the opposite. I think her inexperience and youth make her prone to emotional swings (note that I'm not saying this is because she's a woman; the same thing happens to men who are suddenly put in high-pressure situations where they then fail).

Not that I feel sorry for her. She's still an awful politician.
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bmoreDLJ
11/07/08

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WTF is WRONG with that woman?!

Clearly she was never taught the English language.
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bjonston
11/07/08

@bmoredlj: She and W. had the same English teacher back a the Dumbfuck School of Fucknuts.
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FaceMelter
11/07/08

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If these allegations are true, any campaign members who were aware of Palin's gross incompetence and continued to publicly support her should be arrested and tried for treason. The fact that these people are coming out now astonishes, scares, and upsets me. Had McCain/Palin won, none of this information would have come out and we would have had an idiot serving as Vice President of The United States. They chose her, they supported her, and they should be held responsible for her incompetence.
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kitkatsplash
11/07/08

@FaceMelter: Exactly, this nonsense only reflect poorly on McCain.
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MrInBetween
11/07/08

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Coherence is not her friend.
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Unfun
11/07/08

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Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura can say it much better than I can.

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scroll_lock
11/07/08

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What's she supposed to do now that she's perfected her "Ms Sarah Palin Vice President of the Untied States of America" signature? She ordered return address labels with kitties and everything.
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