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    11:25 AM

    In reply to Weirdo Self-Hating Mormon Jew Promises to Fight DC Gay Marriage!
    You had Du, Du, Du kakis in one.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    04:26 AM

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    Are those microphones or sleek, black, Sharper Image pasties?
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    04:22 AM

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    "Circuitsports" makes me think of throbbing House, poppers and guns... LOVE guns. Squirting, loving guns.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    Regarding that first comment, I maintain that all gun licenses should require the taking of a spelling test first.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    Watch her try to pay the state election board $19 so she can have her name in bold and featured on the ballot.

    Waka.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    What I've heard from her campaign so far has been intensely stupid. It's basically, "I'm a businessperson, so I will know how to run government better." This in a state that's very, very aware of the Enron debacle and what it cost us. Yeah, Meg, businesspeople do everything better, including fuck over our state. Try again.
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    Image of anonymousryan anonymousryan
    12/17/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: That appears to be her platform. The I'm-sort-of-okay-with-gays-and-abortion-but-let's-deregulate-everything-and-let-the-free-market-work-because-businesses-can-do-no-wrong platform. You can't run in California without being somewhat socially moderate, but her economic policies won't do anything to help the state. What California really needs is to repeal Proposition 13, but that'll never happen.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    12/17/09

    @anonymousryan: Amen. What no Republican will ever talk about in this state is that prior to Prop. 13 we were leading the nation in several major economic areas, including having the best educational system. Prop. 13 isn't the sole cause of our problems, but it's a huge one. Instead, Whitman does the tired, "The politicians' only answer is to tax us more, and we know that doesn't work." Whether or not we know that, we know very well that taxing us less doesn't work, either, Meg, so how about you come up with some genuinely new ideas instead of this stupid crap you're peddling?
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    12/17/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: Yeah, but have you seen her feedback rating? She's a goddamned flashing purple star with rainbow tracers shooting from it! Doesn't that count for anything?
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    Eep. Wrong place to post. Apologies.
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    Edited by AndPreciousLittleofThat at 12/17/09 5:51 PM AndPreciousLittleofThat was starred AndPreciousLittleofThat was unstarred
    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    Here is says that her dad was with a company called "Clark Tyler Associates," but did this company ever exist? Nothing at all coming up...

    [www.nytimes.com]

    Her dad was a spy, wasn't he.

    "worked long hours," "often away from home"

    [www.answers.com]

    Was her mom too? She went to China in the 70's. Or was she a covert ping pong operative? There is a Margaret Goodhue (maiden name) here. Related?

    [www.altrusa.com]
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    The 'having never voted while managing to live to be 600 years old'* thing is going to be difficult to explain.

    *(nope - she's only 53)
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    12/17/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Wait, what? Is that for real that she's never voted?

    Fuck, that's a pretty low bar.
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    12/17/09

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: Yeah, she never registered to vote until 2002 and has sparsely participated.

    [www.sacbee.com]

    Sarah Palin didn't have a passport until recently, even though she could see Russia from her home.

    The Republicans sure pick winners.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    @ngoandy: To be fair to Ms. Palin, I think never voting is much worse than never traveling abroad. Besides, you're forgetting Sarah's extensive psychic powers, which enabled her to see the entire world.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: Can you even imagine if this was a Democratic candidate who had never even been registered to vote until age 46?!? He or she would be out of the race faster than you can say "Unpatriotic socialist Muslim terrorist."
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    Image of Go Like Hell Machine Go Like Hell Machine
    12/17/09

    @Lysergic Asset: I would agree, except that never having ever traveled abroad is kind of unforgivable for a Vice Presidential candidate.

    However, they're both fucking morons, so it's sort of a minor disagreement.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    @Go Like Hell Machine: Yeah, of course... I was just really, really enjoying having an actual reason to defend Sarah Palin for anything.
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    Image of Go Like Hell Machine Go Like Hell Machine
    12/17/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Well, there's... Actually, no, I can't think of a good reason. Best of luck on that!
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    Image of FitnessMadeSimple FitnessMadeSimple
    12/17/09

    In reply to The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
    Pied Piping. Hah. That was cute.
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    Image of Sandogg Sandogg
    12/17/09

    In reply to Sarah Palin Only Blots Out the Names of Those She Loves
    That is SO ghetto!! LOL
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    In reply to Sarah Palin Only Blots Out the Names of Those She Loves
    I think we all need to admit that her obsessive need to be in the spotlight is directly proportionate to our Schadenfreudic need to make snarky comments about her. (Here, I'll go first.)
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    Image of Mike Jahn Mike Jahn
    12/17/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Sarah Palin switches on my gene for pursuit. I get, like, oho, here it comes again, completely clueless and wearing the same idiotic grin.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    @Mike Jahn: She's intriguing and entertaining; I just don't want her near the nuclear codes.
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    Image of onebadclam onebadclam
    12/17/09

    @Mike Jahn: True, she has no protective coloring or stink glands.
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    Image of Mike Jahn Mike Jahn
    12/17/09

    @onebadclam: You're half right.
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    Image of toastandlove toastandlove
    12/17/09

    In reply to Sarah Palin Only Blots Out the Names of Those She Loves
    Protip: Want to wear a visor and sunglasses to go "incognito"? Visors without the names of your former running mates on them are like $1.50 at Walgreens.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    @toastandlove: For real. It was obvs. deliberate from the master of attention-courting.
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    Image of themediatrix themediatrix
    12/17/09

    In reply to Sarah Palin Only Blots Out the Names of Those She Loves
    I'd say the real cover-up here is caked over some super-excessive dermabrasion.
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    Image of LatestBy LatestBy
    12/17/09

    In reply to Sarah Palin Only Blots Out the Names of Those She Loves
    This is like when you hide a toy from an infant and he thinks it's magically disappeared because he can't see it anymore and he gives you a look like "Never in my 9 months on earth have I seen something like this!"
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