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TheBusinessGuy
09/23/09

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Nice to see that we exported something cheap and shoddy to China instead of the other way around.
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Cynner
09/23/09

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I found irony at it's best. Fox's website has the "speech was really bad" review; while over on MSNBC, the report was that the speech was enthralling and very well put together.

In any event, THANK GOD she can now stop whining about needing money for her legal fees. $300,000 down, and only $200,000 more to go.
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misslinda
09/23/09

@Cynner: That's brilliant! The liberal democrats are egging her on because it'll be an easy win for Obama in 2012, and the conservative Republicans are pushing her off the stage to avoid a bloodbath.
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lacieca01
09/23/09

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Several audience members reportedly walked out of Ms Palin's speech 30 minutes before the end, citing "more important things to do"

That drying paint isn't going to watch itself.
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Btwbfdimho
09/23/09

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From her speech:

We don’t believe that human nature is perfectible; we’re suspicious of government efforts to fix problems because often what it’s trying to fix is human nature, and that is impossible. It is what it is. But that doesn’t mean that we’re resigned to, well, any negative destiny. Not at all. I believe in striving for the ideal, but in realistic confines of human nature…

[blogs.wsj.com]

Human nature is not perfectible, so don't even waste your time sending your kids to school, specially when Obama speaks.
She's suspicious of government fixing problems, but she wants to be president?
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Btwbfdimho
09/23/09

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....and I like here in King Kong where women are always winking, like me...
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Mediahohoho
09/23/09

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I think the real news here is that she didn't quit two-thirds of the way through her speech because giving it was too hard.
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misslinda
09/23/09

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Is that a photo of her at the event? I hate collarless suit jackets, giant buttons, and petal pink. Also, not enough cleavage, and she should've gone one size down with the Bumpit.
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
09/23/09

@misslinda: you could argue that she owes some of her success to the Bumpit. That Coal Miner's Daughter ultra-feminine look is working overtime for her.
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notsofresh
09/23/09

@misslinda: I just Googled "bumpit" and until now had no idea that's how that hair thing happens. You gals... so clever with the paint and body work!
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lacieca01
09/23/09

@notsofresh: That hair-helper thing used to be called a "rat," so obviously it was ripe for rebranding.
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misslinda
09/23/09

@notsofresh: Wait'll you learn about Spanks, which used to be called girdles! Your mind will boggle!
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Unsolicited Advice
09/23/09

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Didn't she quit politics? The last I checked she Nixoned her way out of Alaska and flew off to Dukakisland with all the other incompetent campaigners.
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
09/23/09

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she will always be a ridiculous, defensive child to me, playing grownup in her fancy suits and big-girl makeup and hair and spouting those oh-so-important platitudes that she barely can get her tot's brain around.
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RussianTaco
09/23/09

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I've always thought it ironic that if you rearrange the letters in her name you get "a sharp nail", because a sharp nail she is not.
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onebadclam
09/23/09

@RussianTaco: Maybe it was a sharp nail she shoved up her nose ala Homer Simpson.
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onebadclam
09/23/09

@onebadclam:
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onebadclam
09/23/09

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Palin's mention of Reagan and Thatcher seems to have triggered a Pavlovian response in Doug A. Coulter. I wonder if his hooting disturbed the other audience members.

In other news, according to breitbart.com Sarah Palin slammed a sitting U.S. President on filthy foreign soil in front of an audience of filthy foreigners known for their filthy foreign ways. Will she get the full Dixie Chicks treatment?
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misslinda
09/23/09

@onebadclam: That's exactly what I was thinking. What kind of political leader goes to a Communist country who we have a delicate relationship with, and talks badly of our sitting President? Oh right, this faux political leader who doesn't know her ass from her elbow.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
09/23/09

@onebadclam: Will she get the full Dixie Chicks treatment?

No. She is a Republican.
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nozer
09/23/09

@onebadclam: Wait, wait, wait... wait. I didn't even think about this. Does everyone remember how much rage there was against the Dixie Chicks? I bet those same people are loving that Sarah was "brave" enough to say those things.

Obviously I'm not surprised at all by this hypocrisy, just enraged. It's been clear for quite some time that these people don't care about the office of the presidency, unless the president is a Republican. I want to go back in time with video footage of all of this and blow their minds.
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Meiyou Wenti
09/23/09

@misslinda: Hong Kong, while technically part of China, is not communist. It has limited democracy. And is more capitalist than the US.
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misslinda
09/23/09

@Meiyou Wenti: Yes, but whether it's mainland or Hong Kong, it's still "China." There are certain responsibilities that go along with speaking as a representative of the US in China, and a diplomatic delicacy that she is entirely incapable of.
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princess_peach
09/23/09

@onebadclam: Of course not. What the Dixie Chicks did was kind of stupid and they should not have been surprised by the reaction. You can say whatever you want about the president, but there is something to be said about knowing your audience. You can't tell Red State country music listeners that you hate Bush and expect them to keep buying your records. Palin won't get backlash because she is preaching to the choir.
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Meiyou Wenti
09/23/09

@misslinda: Agree on the speaking respectfully and all about the US while overseas. Skillful speaking is not in Palin's DNA. Too bad she didn't stick to the trait she is known for - quitting halfway through....
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onebadclam
09/23/09

@princess_peach: I am just curious about how the Teabaggers will justify their lack of patriotic outrage. Will they use the "Well, she was just telling the truth!" excuse? Will they point to the liberal's defense of the Dixie Chicks in a two-wrongs-make-a-right ploy?
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princess_peach
09/23/09

@onebadclam: She shares their viewpoint, so I think they will say she is telling the truth. The libertarian that the NYTimes quotes shows this.

The other thing to keep in mind here, is that the tea-baggers are focused on fiscal responsibility and domestic issues. I doubt many are paying attention to random speeches that Palin gives.

I don't really know much about the speech that she just gave to me, but she wasn't speaking as a US official... it looks like a private event? Please correct me if I am wrong.
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misslinda
09/23/09

@princess_peach: No, she said in the speech that she was speaking as a member of Main Street, U.S.A., which made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. But we all know she was viewed as a possible Presidential candidate, which also made me throw up in my mouth just a little bit.
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onebadclam
09/23/09

@princess_peach: The Dixie Chicks weren't speaking as officials, either, and their event required tickets. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the lion's share of people who attended the Tea Parties both look to Palin for salvation and condemned the Dixie Chicks for criticizing George Bush on foreign soil.
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misslinda
09/23/09

@onebadclam: If you have some time to kill and want a good laugh, take a read through the comments on Sarah Palin's official Facebook page. She is their god, they are her humble, bedragled, and toothless servants.
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onebadclam
09/23/09

@misslinda: Even better, I am a proud member of the Team Sarah website. The comedy there is both priceless and free.

[tinyurl.com]

Not one comment condemning her "unpatriotic" remarks. No criticism of her not wanting press attendance because press presence would force her to change her remarks.

Atlas Shrugs just about creamed her jeans over Palin's speech.
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gawkimo
09/23/09

@misslinda: By "Communist" you mean totalitarian capitalist state run by a bunch of Good Old Boys, right? Juss checkin!
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Pope John Peeps II
09/23/09

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"China is the world's largest producer of those chinese almond cookies and boy howdy, I just love those. When Todd's around for the weekend and I have had my Xanax, we bundle up in our parkas and wander out to the powerboat and just take it out for a spin. With a tin of those almond cookies and a two four of budweiser we tool around the harbour for hours discussing our marital problems.

So in conclusion, China is a rising tiger, not a crouching tiger. And it is also a semi-visible dragon, and not a hidden dragon. You betcha I liked that movie. Does anyone know who this Chow Yun Fat person is? Is he chinese? China is growing, and growing makes money. We like money in America so we probably like China. Also you have a firm grip on your media. I can't tell you the times that I've wanted to throw all these gotcha journalists into hard labour camps. Good on ya!"
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SidAndFinancy
09/23/09

@Pope John Peeps II: "Hey, is that Japan I see over there? No wonder ol' John was always sayin' China is important in international affairs."
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onebadclam
09/23/09

@Pope John Peeps II: "In conclusion, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were just a couple of super people, dont'cha think? Goodnight, everybody!"
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BettyCrocker
09/23/09

@SidAndFinancy: "And I know all about investors in Hong Kong because I ate a dumpling once at Wan Dum Fuk, Wasilla's best Chinee restaurant, you betcha! And my daughter's babydaddy is Sum Yung Gai, so I know all about that too.... Margaret Thatcher was a pitbull with lipstick, and she really looked like an actual pitbull, and she palled around with Papa Ronnie Raygun, so she's cool. I'm just like her. But purty!" *creepy wink*
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Pope John Peeps II
09/23/09

@BettyCrocker: Just out of curiosity, how did you end up with a star, and yet also end up as being a "red commenter"? Does anyone else see this the way I see this?
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BettyCrocker
09/23/09

@Pope John Peeps II: It's a long and ugly tale of woe.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
09/23/09

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sarah palin = lies fear and greed
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Von Hayes
09/23/09

@if_i_only_had_a_heart: What about tits? She = tits too, right?
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
09/23/09

@Von Hayes: you betcha
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iplaudius
06/16/09

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It is possible to maintain and preserve anonymity in online publications, but it is difficult. With blogs and so forth, your anonymity has to be part of your project’s design from the start, and it must be kept in mind, front and center, at all times. You have to drop misleading yet consistent information regularly and make sure to avoid giving any information that could connect to your real person. On top of that, you would have to use VPNs, IP masking, and probably some pretty out-of-the-way ISPs the entire time, from the very beginning. Otherwise, your anonymity goes out the window the moment you achieve enough renown to matter.
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badasscat
06/16/09

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I run a little personal blog and I wrote one post a few years ago that ended up getting tons of mass media coverage. One of Gawker's own blogs (I won't say which) outed me, I'm pretty sure by looking through all my old posts and finding one where I had stupidly used my full name years previously when absolutely nobody was reading my blog or in fact knew what a blog even was.

It was actually kind of a scary experience, and I'd have preferred it all to have kept anonymous, in fact I'd have preferred not to have the media coverage at all to start with. I was just writing for my friends, but obviously blogs are public things.

All I could do was throw up my hands and say "oh well", I mean I did not have any pretense of thinking I had a "right" to anonymity. We all have a right to post anonymously and to try to protect our identities if we wish, but just the same others have a right to try to unmask us. And if they're successful, then that's it. All we can do is congratulate them on their sleuthing abilities.

A world where anonymity was legally protected would likely have all sorts of unintended consequences. For example, imagine thousands of government operatives all out there on the internet posting anonymously, inciting violence against enemy states, or against internal dissidents, their identity as government agents legally protected - trying to unmask them would get you arrested. That's just one example I can think of.
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Mo MoDo
06/16/09

@badasscat: So how has life been lately, Ms. Cutler?
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