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RheaPollstry
09/08/09

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Proof that not even Santa is immune from the effects of the recession.
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Dave J.
09/08/09

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In my mind, he's air-quoting something about Charles Shaw wine.
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bringmemyTofu
09/08/09

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Hey, that's the guy who made me sit on his lap the other day. I kept telling him what I wanted for Christmas, but he didn't really seem to care.
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mattchew03
09/08/09

@bringmemyTofu: Bring him a bottle of Popov 100 proof and he'll give you anything you want (and I mean anything).
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DennyCrane
09/08/09

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Dad??!?!?!?!!?
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/08/09

@DennyCrane: Mom??!?!?!?!!?

(Long overdue heart to you, Sir.)
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Pinekatz
07/10/09

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If I was a high school teacher, I would take Mr. Kristof's weekend piece and make it part of my discussion. He's over there. This is what he sees. I would offer some background to the topic/geography involved and then I would ask the hard question. What would YOU do to make it better?

He lives my dream and he offers his adventures to the rest of us to make of it what we will. And he really, really is a good man. He tries to right the wrongs. There is only good in that.
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Mo MoDo
07/09/09

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Lenny Dykstra is to baseball what Michael Jackson was to music publishing.
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hatchetman
07/08/09

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Ya know, where is the National Organization of Women, when Palin is absolutely getting ripped for every move she makes? Oh yeah, the same place they were when Bill Clinton was harassing all those women...

They've just got to change the name to The Democratic Party National Organization of Women.
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onebadclam
07/08/09

@hatchetman: Douchebaggery probably factors into the whole support equation. You know, the same reason the NAACP isn't outraged over Kanye West.
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Mediahohoho
07/08/09

@hatchetman: They're probably sore about the whole charging women for rape kits, anti-choice, abstinence-only sex education thing. Silly women. Believing in things.
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Astroblack
07/09/09

@hatchetman: OK hatchetman, why is Dr. James Dobson (and other Christian conservatives) endorsing Palin when they've been preaching to women for years that a woman's place is in the home taking care of her kids and not in the workforce?
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Mediahohoho
07/08/09

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So she came out and said that governing was too hard and if she had to do it for another year and a half she'd probably just slack off and use taxpayer money to take trips and things like other Republican governors who are lame ducks. Plus, she feels victimized by a media that asks her questions and refuses to take her vague, uninformed answers at face value.

Exactly how is she any different that George W. Bush?
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Mediahohoho
07/08/09

@Mediahohoho: than, dipshit.
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Yahweh Took My Prepuce
07/08/09

@Mediahohoho: You self-flagellate over harmless typos a lot. I'm going to suggest that you write a comment, leave it open in a tab, then come back to it in 5-10 minutes and check it for typos. Not because I particularly care that they're pristine, but because it worries me how you insult yourself when you find one. No one need take a bath with a toaster because of Gawker.
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badasscat
07/08/09

@Mediahohoho: She's different in that she had the good sense to quit. If only George Bush had had as much foresight.
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ChillbearLatrigue
07/08/09

@Mediahohoho: Umm, he really didn't complain about the media. I'm kind of with you on the Palin thing, but George Bush attempted to govern until then end and at the very least was credited with making the Obama transition smooth. There is no comparison between a President, who you say is almost as bad as Carter* and this weak "governer."

* Attention readers: Mediahohoho never actually said this.
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PaisleyPajamas
07/08/09

@Yahweh Took My Prepuce: Now, see, I interpreted this as he was using the abbreviation for "George W. Bush," i.e., the universally understood dipshit.
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onebadclam
07/08/09

@Mediahohoho: If I were one of the other 49 Governors I'd feel pretty insulted by her.
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Mediahohoho
07/08/09

@Yahweh Took My Prepuce: Thanks, you're a good soul. Maybe I'll try that.
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Mediahohoho
07/08/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: Nah, I really think Bush took the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th minute out of every five off, especially after the 2006 midterms. He really just kind of faded into oblivion there. And he had others do his bitching about the media for him. That's how lazy the guy was. Honestly, I think Bush and Palin are the same born again fool.
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Mo MoDo
07/08/09

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And Maureen Dowd today skewers her prefectly:

"It's the same old double standard. I am not one of those who would whine and cuss. It's just not how I'm wired!!! But the minute I start to whine and cuss, the mainstream media totally misunderstands my verbiage and the combination of things that brought me to this place of knowing. And I know that I know that I know those crappy bloggers will put out more confliction stories."

Only Dowd's version of Palin's inner monologue uses too many complete sentences and stuff.
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naugahydeinplainsight
07/08/09

@Mo MoDo: All fully attributed this time!
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sybann
07/08/09

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Considering her lack of qualifications and 'poor me' victimhood, I'd say the media has treated her with undue gentleness and respect. Her harrassment is mostly in her mind - and no worse than any candidate for the world's highest office. Cow.
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PaisleyPajamas
07/08/09

@sybann: True. She's an example of "The Clarence Thomas Effect." The rich-white-old-man patriarchy choosing the least competent of an under-represented group to reinforce their belief that women, minorities, et.al., don't measure up. BULL.
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Dolomite
07/08/09

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Newsflash: Anyone who says they are `out of the box' and `unconventional' is full of shit.
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Dr. Nick
07/08/09

@Dolomite: my cat is unconventional and occasionally craps outside his box. He'd make a perfect running mate for Palin--he's really cute and has absolutely no concept of how the political machine in this country works. He just does whatever he wants and expects everyone else to follow along.
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Jeangenie
07/08/09

@Dr. Nick: That is an amazing metaphor.
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skahammer
07/08/09

@Jeangenie: I'm sure that to Dr. Nick, "Whiskers" is more than just a metaphor.
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onebadclam
07/08/09

@Dr. Nick: Hi, Dr. Nick!

Does that mean your cat doesn't believe in potty tricks as usual?

Did you name him Maverick?
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate
07/08/09

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She's just publicly ceded that publicity and politics are too hard (basically).

Newsflash- Republicans, not swayed by facts. (Except for you- Chillbear.)
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ChillbearLatrigue
07/08/09

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I don't entirely trust polls, but this is beyond the pale. For me, resigning from her post mid-term kills her in politics. If she left her office because of her family, then I can respect that, but I don't see that as a situation that would be vastly different in 2012 or even 2016.

I voted for McCain in 2008. A shocking revelation for you all I'm sure. However, it certainly wasn't because I was trying to endorse Palin. At that point, she was a relative unknown to me and my vote was cast against the politics of two men with which I was familiar. Thus far, my predictions of Obama-Bider were perfectly accurate. On the other hand, I vastly overestimated Palin. Every time she draws coverage, I become more disappointed with her and her supporters.
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badasscat
07/08/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: You voted for a presidential ticket that included a "relative unknown" to you?

Not sure what to even say.
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CrazyPantsMGee
07/08/09

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Thanks, CajunBoy. I shall now proceed to stab myself, in both of my eyes, with a large fork.
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The Cajun Boy
07/08/09

@SorrowFloatsnMalteds: Anytime!
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Hockeymom
07/08/09

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The Bitters have lost their minds.

Hopefully, the number of self-identified republicans has shrunk so much that 7 out of 10 doesn't actually mean much.

Otherwise, I fear for our country.
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Dürer's Rhino
07/08/09

@Hockeymom: I had the same hope but just using Facebook as an example, her 'supporters', have doubled, possibly trebled, since 7.03.
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badasscat
07/08/09

@Hockeymom: No, this is actually great, because it pretty much ensures Republican defeat in the next election.

The more she appeals to hardcore Republicans, the more everybody else hates her. The best thing she can do for the country is to continue to court that "base". Republicans in general have managed to turn their base into a fringe group that they can never convert to a majority vote, but she has so masterfully taken it to the complete limit that she could get 100% of the self-professed Republican vote and still lose a general election in a landslide.
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