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    Image of Edward Lionheart Edward Lionheart
    12:25 PM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    She has a First Amendment right to misquote and don't you forget that, or she'll use her Second Amendment right to bear arms to shoot you.
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    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    01:28 PM

    @Edward Lionheart: Or claw your face off, at least.
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    Image of Astroblack Astroblack
    10:58 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    Well, I suppose if she was one of you liberal media elites she could afford to have someone write her speeches and check her facts. But she's just plain ol' Real American Sarah, and factual inaccuracy just shows how authentic she is.
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    Image of intime intime
    10:41 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    When you read "all" of the newspapers and books out there it's easy to get mixed up sometimes.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    10:38 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    Call me impressed. I would have thought her main quotes would have come from a package of Slim Jim or maybe a Pillsbury jingle, "Mmmm, pop ' n fresh dough...maverick!"

    Yes, this whole Wooden/Wooden Legs debacle never would have happened if the misquoting didn't steer away from thought provoking references to dried meat and canned pastry. Know thine limits, Sarah.
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    Image of Colonel Mustard Colonel Mustard
    10:32 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    Ha ha. Best part is that they're going to have to go back and change all the history books now, because Palin's adherents are never going to be able to acknowledge that she made an error.
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    Image of Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
    09:19 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    On the other hand, it shows that they know how to use Google.
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    Image of 7states 7states
    09:54 AM

    @Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): They're already smarter than the McCain campaign.
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    Image of Lucky Lucky
    01:19 PM

    @7states: That's still not saying much.
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    Image of The Dewd The Dewd
    09:16 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    Should've started the chapter with the old facebook sorority chick standby: "you're only as strong as the tables you dance on, the drinks you mix, and the friends you keep"
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    Image of Cynner Cynner
    09:25 AM

    @The Dewd: Our soroity motto was... "Your only as strong as the walls of your vagina." Hmmm.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    08:47 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    Seriously, though, ENOUGH WITH THE FUCKING INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ALREADY!

    If I see one more garbled fucking Ben Franklin quote on Twitter, I'm digging the bastard up to throw rocks at him.
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    08:59 AM

    @raincoaster: "A Kenny saved is a Kenny earned." — Sarah Palin, inadvertently quoting Kyle Broflovski.
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    Image of pollyannacowgirl pollyannacowgirl
    09:08 AM

    @raincoaster: It's not HIS fault. And I'd welcome some Ben Franklin.

    My intellectually-challenged sister posts her OWN inspirational quotes. ("Take the time each day to spread the sunshine of your smile. It will warm hearts all day in this cold season." " Holiday hearts are full of joy and anticipation. Love, laughter and understanding are meant to be shared!")

    She can be a rude c---t 90% of the time, but she posts this treacle and you wouldn't believe how many people think she's a warm caring person. Maybe it's her alter ego.

    But I digress. Mark Twain has some good ones, too.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    09:52 AM

    @pollyannacowgirl: Did you ever hear the saga of AlohaArleen? Look it up some time; it's a strange combination of Tony Robbins, Kathie Lee Gifford, and The Grifters. And she's all about the Heartening! Inspirational! Quotes! With! Added! Kittens!

    I have a friend who makes up his own demented, but plausible if you're skimming, quotes and sees how many times they get retweeted.

    "Life is not a salad. Life is a sandwich. Bite it." Etc, etc.
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    Image of Go Like Hell Machine Go Like Hell Machine
    12:04 PM

    @raincoaster: I suggest retaliating with Demotivators. "In the battle between you and the world, bet on the world."
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    12:26 PM

    @Go Like Hell Machine: I've always liked "Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it also rocks absolutely."

    It's the tagline on my About Page, actually
    [raincoaster.com]

    along with a quote from Ran.
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    Image of ParahSalin ParahSalin
    12:29 PM

    @raincoaster: That is hilarious. I remember a few years ago I read something about how huge the calico kitten home decor industry is. I wonder if the Chinese prisoners who make that crap aren't relieved that they are only forced to make the stuff, and not to actually have to decorate their cells with it.
    Last week one of the Gawker editors thoughtfully provided a link to Regretsy.com. I suggest you point your friend to that site. I literally laughed until my ribs hurt.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    12:38 PM

    @ParahSalin: Oh god, yes. But the worst, because least self-aware, are the kittens that you can buy in Chinatown which are covered in...cat fur. Real cat fur. And people BUY these things!

    Dolores Umbridge is an archetype?
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    08:35 AM

    In reply to Another Day, Another Palin Gaffe
    The sad and frustrating thing is, you can post a hundred of these gaffes and no matter how ridiculous, crazy, stupid she is, her supporters will not change their minds unless told to by FoxNews. They have blinders on and they just will not see any of it.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    11/28/09

    In reply to 'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
    By waiting in line, these people are demonstrating more perseverence than their idol brought to the actual task of governing. Who in their right mind would actually vote for someone who bailed on the biggest job she was ever elected to in order to go on a book tour and do some talk shows? Sarah Palin has no interest in doing any actual work; can we all just concede that she's auditioned for, and gotten, her dream job: just another ignorant Republican Christianist blowhard and leave it at that?
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    Image of Mama Penguino Mama Penguino
    11/28/09

    @Mediahohoho: This was the video I watched after which I determined that I was going to move to China, MH3.
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    Image of Rachael Jones Rachael Jones
    11/28/09

    In reply to 'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
    Can we end the exploitation of people waiting in line? I really don't want to have to wait in a line and worry about some smart-ass blogger shoving a mic in my face. I don't really care what they are waiting in line for. Let people wait without having someone else's political agenda shoved in their faces.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    11/28/09

    @Rachael Jones: Why? Is there something about standing in line that saps brain cells? It's easy enough not to talk to someone with a camera and a microphone, you simply don't say anything. Also, what exactly was smart-assed about this guy? I thought he was pretty respectful; these people dug their own rhetorical holes.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    11/28/09

    @Rachael Jones: Listen--if you are waiting in line, it is because you are getting ready to be exploited anyway.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    11/27/09

    In reply to 'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
    Beats thinking.
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    Image of randomnessish randomnessish
    11/27/09

    In reply to 'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
    I have a mental list in my head. It's called, "Reasons to Stay in America: Pros and Cons." And the cons are growing.

    Con 34892084: Will be too tempted to use our lax gun laws to shoot some of these people in the face; do not want to go to jail.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/27/09

    In reply to 'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
    meh this is no different then some of the people who supported Obama during the election. There are incredibly stupid people on both sides
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    Image of Karlifornia Karlifornia
    11/27/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: Sure, there were people that voted for Obama just because he's black (nevermind that black people only make up about 10% of the population), but I'm sure those people were more than cancelled out by the people who didn't vote for him just because he's black.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/27/09

    @Karlifornia: yeah it doesn't work that way. Both sides have people who are stupid. Odds are it's pretty even distribution. Saying one side has more stupid people then the other is just well stupid.

    In fact I would be willing to bet that majority of people who voted for either side have no idea on what the issues are.
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    Image of Karlifornia Karlifornia
    11/27/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: Sorry, I think people who vote down gay marriage, stem cell research, want to teach intelligent design in schools, etc, are generally idiotic people, and most of them are on the right. So, yeah, I'd say there are more stupid people on one side than the other.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/27/09

    @Karlifornia: you are not helping our side look good.

    Yes there are people who are against gay marriage and stem cell research (although you do realize that it is not illegal to do stem cell research it is just you can't get government funding for it. Which is ok with me because all the advancements in stem cell research have come from the private sector and have done with non embryonic stem cells, Oh and that's another thing it is only embryonic stem cell research that doesn't get government money.) But those people are not the majority of their side.

    Just like there are people on our side (I assume you are a democrat or at the very least liberal) who scream about all sorts of crazy things that are just as insane as voting against gay marriage and what not.

    Both sides have an equal number of idiots who are able to scream at the top of their lungs and those people are probably the majority of the party.

    If you don't know people like this then that person is you.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/27/09

    @Karlifornia: here you go more people who voted even though they know nothing about what was going on.

    I have seen the whole movie and it is pretty bad but this segment does stand out. I blame the media partially for this because you can tell what stories got more attention then the actual issues and policies of the candidates.

    Plus the guy who did this has a hard on for Palin.
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    Image of Old Ocho Old Ocho
    11/28/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: "Plus the guy who did this has a hard on for Palin."

    So why should we believe anything he shows in that video? Especially since his survey was nothing but a push poll full of outright lies. (His name is John Ziegler by the way and he has even upset other conservatives with his frightening desire to lick Sarah Palin's vagina.)
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    Image of atlasfugged atlasfugged
    11/28/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: I won't get into a discussion about the intelligence of Palin supporters vs. Obama supporters. (I'd put my money on Obama supporters being on average more intelligent than Palin supporters, if ever such an improbable study were conducted, notwithstanding your YouTube evidence to the contrary ).

    But, you're wrong on stem cells. (1) It is not illegal to do stem cell research, especially now that the "ban" has been lifted by the Obama administration. Government funding of embryonic stem cell research during the Bush administration was restricted to a specific set of embryonic stem cell lines. Federally-subsidized experiments could be and were conducted on those lines during the Bush Adminstration. The research was never illegal. It is important to distinguish between stem cells, in general, and embryonic stem cells. Federal funding was not restricted for research on non-embryonic stem cells. Furthermore, funding by state governments were not subject to the federal requirements of the Bush administration. (2) There were several high-profile experiments using adult stem-cells in recent years. Stem-cells exist in adults but typically lack the pluripotency of embryonic stem-cells. The research that you are probably familiar with relates to inducing pluripotent stem cells from adult cells - e.g. skin cells. The methods to induce these cells are inefficient and typically inject extraneous genetic material into the resulting cell. The jury is still out as to whether the pluripotency of adult stem cells match that of embryonic stem cells and whether the former is as versatile, in general. Embryonic stem cells are still considered superior. (3) Much of the research actually occurred outside of this country. The first successful experiment to induce a pluripotent stem cell occurred in Japan, for example. In this country, much of the research into stem cells was funded, during the Bush administration, and is still funded through grants from government agencies like the NIH and the NSF and from state governments. If you look through the literature regarding induced pluripotent stem cells, in particular, you'll likely find that most of the research was funded via grants from the NSF or NIH. Like it or not, while the private sector undoubtedly plays a significant role, pure (non-commercial, non-practical) scientific research - like stem cell research - tends to occur in academia with government grants.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/28/09

    @Old Ocho: John Ziegler that's the douces name. Anyhow it is one of those cases where the clip speaks for itself. These are just normal people who just voted for Obama just like the interviews with people standing inline to wait for Palin.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/28/09

    @atlasfugged: hmm I didn't realize that they had lifted the ban on funding stem cell research. Sweet. Anyhow I am not going to get into an disscusion on where the best research for stem cells comes from as this topic has really nothing to do with that.

    As for the Obama supporters I would say they are even if anything the Obama supporters have the edge on stupidity seeing as Obama won with a large majority of the votes. Meaning that he got a larger portion of the stupid population.

    I mean it's just simple numbers if you were to say about 75% of the population is stupid or at the very least knows nothing about politics then seeing as he won with a large majority.... well you see where I am going.
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    Image of Benny Benny
    11/28/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: You got hearted just now. No substitute for even handed rationality. I'm your fan.
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    Image of bythesidewalk bythesidewalk
    11/27/09

    In reply to 'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
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    Image of bythesidewalk bythesidewalk
    11/27/09

    @bythesidewalk: fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck these goddamn people
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