McCain aide: Palin has ‘metaphorical’ foreign policy experience.
McCain aide: Palin has ‘metaphorical’ foreign policy experience.
Since Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, both he and Palin have argued that her state’s proximity to Russia counts as foreign policy experience. Noting that this claim “stands on flimsy ground,” CBS News’ Scott Conroy tried to get the McCain-Palin campaign to provide “practical experience Palin had with Russia.” While the campaign largely stonewalled Conroy, one anonymous “senior campaign aide” argued the experience was “metaphorical“:
A senior campaign aide who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity admitted that Palin’s knowledge of Russia may be limited to the way someone from Miami might obtain a general feel for Latin America.
“It is very much being able to look off the tip of Alaska,” the aide said. “Metaphorically, I’m talking about.”
In her interview ABC News, Palin argued that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her a “perspective of how small our world is.”
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September 22nd, 2008 at 1:04 pmMY
GOD
Just what we need.
One would have thought that after eight years of a president with “metaphorical” executive ability, we’d have learned our lesson.
Maybe we have. We’ll see.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:05 pmThen let her go be Vice President of a metaphorical country…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:08 pmDamn, if the Obama camp does not use that line in ad or stump speach, then they will definitely show themselves to be as castrated as Kerry or Gore.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pmIn her interview ABC News, Palin argued that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her a “perspective of how small our world is.”
The more we hear from her we gain perspective into how small her mind is.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pmAnd the LIV’s continue to swallow this crap, in large, continuous doses!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pmIn her interview ABC News, Palin argued that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her a “perspective of how small our world is.”
WTF? I think her new strategy is jibberish, that way no one can point out that she’s told yet another LIE.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm.
I’m campaigning to be the McBush/Falin’08 Energy Czar…
… I’m a certified expert on natural gas because I fart.
“Metaphorically, I’m talking about.”
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September 22nd, 2008 at 1:11 pmupside99 Says:
And the LIV’s continue to swallow this crap, in large, continuous doses!
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Hmmm… perhaps we can print up some t-shirts that say:
“McCalin/Pain ‘08! I Proudly Swallow!”
Ya know, make a little money… prolly very little money… might even lose some.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 pmOne would hope that Joe Biden has some fun with this in a few weeks.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 pmHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
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OMG. They’re freaking serious!
:o/
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:13 pmunbelievable Says:
WTF? I think her new strategy is jibberish, that way no one can point out that she’s told yet another LIE.
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And what’s even scarier is that it appears at least 19% of the population will follow this, no matter what.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:13 pmSo, the female pit bull with lipstick aspires to be a metaphor for a Vice-President.
add euphamisms of your choice here:__________________!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:13 pmCoverup! Coverup!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pmWhy is Palin stonewalling the Troopergate investigation?
What is Sarah Palin hiding?
Why won’t Palin release her Tax Returns and Medical Records?
WHAT IS SARAH PALIN HIDING?!
Where is her “Reform, Accountability and Transparency in government” she keeps talking about?
upside99 Says: And the LIV’s continue to swallow this crap, in large, continuous doses!
Maybe from McCain who is still an unknown evil to them in any real sense, but not so much from the known evil of George Bush. I think most people opposed Bush so much that nothing he supports could be seen as good anymore.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 pmDo we really want somebody with only metaphorical qualifications a heartbeat away from the presidency? I’m glad Palin understands the size of our world, but her having “metaphorical” foreign policy experience is a little like my having metaphorical cardiac surgery experience because I watch Grey’s Anatomy and I can appreciate how complex and fraught with drama a heart operation can be.
Now, who would feel comfortable letting me perform a mitral valve replacement on them? Any takers?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 pmAs someone who used to post on this site and has been gone for about a year, I’d like to point out that there are not nearly as many conservatives trying to argue their position here as there used to be.
A year ago, there were 9 or 10 persistent conservatives (some call them trolls) trying to argue their positions, some of which were coherent to a degree. I think it’s a sign of progress that they’re pretty much gone.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 pmHer podunk town is 4,300 miles from Moscow, New York City is 4,600 miles from Moscow. HOW THE F *CK does PALIN know more about Russia than New Yorkers?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:18 pmI’m just waiting for the Palin interview all she can come up with when asked about her qualifications is that she stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:18 pmTRoS,
I would buy a dozen of those shirts!!!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pmunbelievable Says:
I think most people opposed Bush so much that nothing he supports could be seen as good anymore.
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I do find it curious that even the GOOP apparently has asked Botch to keep his distance from “America’s Newest, Bestest Power Couple”. Kind of unprecedented in American politics, huh… a standing President deliberately asked to stay away from his own party’s choice to take his place. Weird, weirder, weirdest.
But isn’t the McCalin/Pain campaign staffed to the gills w/ hard-core Bushites behind the scenes?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pmA senior campaign aide who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity admitted that Palin’s knowledge of Russia may be limited to the way someone from Miami might obtain a general feel for Latin America.
“It is very much being able to look off the tip of Alaska,” the aide said. “Metaphorically, I’m talking about.”
Holy shit, this entire premise is borderline insane.
My best friend in the 4th grade and whose house I used to play at was the only black family in town , in a town that was basically lily-white otherwise(I suppose my ignorance extends into not understanding what racism is based upon).
Does that make me an ‘expert’ and someone who should coordinate Black History Month for organizations and even TV and radio stations ?
These McDepends/Caribou Barbie campaign aides are astonishingly ignorant and ridiculous and must truly believe we are as stupid and gullible as their presidential and vice presidential nominees are………..
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pmThis unfettered bailout isn’t going over very well with the Average American. Good.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
You’re right. It may be a combination of the disastrous record of BushCo and TP’s addition of a “Report Abuse” button, but the decent conservatives (of whom there was a handful) and the hard-core trolls have dwindled to a trickle.
It’s kinda nice, but sometimes I miss a good game of Whack-A-Troll™.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pmPallid is completely unsuited for any public office.
let’s be real.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
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I’m just waiting for the Palin interview all she can come up with when asked about her qualifications is that she stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
No , she didn’t ; she just claimed she did when she actually stayed in her own home………
And charged taxpayers for that ………………..Again.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pmupside99 Says:
I would buy a dozen of those shirts!!!!
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Hmmm… thinkin’… ***tap…tap…*** thinkin’…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pmmisshusseinmolly Says: I’m just waiting for the Palin interview all she can come up with when asked about her qualifications is that she stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night…
I heard that he debate platform will be ‘protective’ of her.
She screams sexism, but then asks to be treated like a fragile female who needs protect from the mean men. Hypocrite.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pmAnd yet, the polls still show this to be a tight race.
Who’da thunk!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pmDoes anybody know if Sarah Palin has actually stood in western Alaska at the narrowest point of the Bering Strait and looked over at the Kamchatka Peninsula?
Or was she just speaking metaphorically about that, too?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says: But isn’t the McCalin/Pain campaign staffed to the gills w/ hard-core Bushites behind the scenes?
Ironic, isn’t it?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:24 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
It’s kinda nice, but sometimes I miss a good game of Whack-A-Troll™.
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Boy, am I w/ you on that one, ralphie… especially seein’ as I just went out ‘n dropped a bundle on this new, high-tech, graphite Trollmatic2000™ mallet for the Fall Season…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:24 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
Does anybody know if Sarah Palin has actually stood in western Alaska at the narrowest point of the Bering Strait and looked over at the Kamchatka Peninsula?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pm
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It probably happened on the same day she sold that private plane on eBay.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 pmupside99 Says: And yet, the polls still show this to be a tight race.
Think about who they poll and how they poll. It’s a poll of Republicans, and right now, Obama is up by 3% to 8%.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
Does anybody know if Sarah Palin has actually stood in western Alaska at the narrowest point of the Bering Strait and looked over at the Kamchatka Peninsula?
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Yeah… turns out she was drunk one night and took a whizz off a cliff, into the ocean…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pmYes, and metaphorical investments are tanking Wall Street. Both are forms of vaporware.
Palin and Credit Default Swaps, high risk investments in the future of America…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pmThe fact that there are people who swallow this crap may be an insight into the republiscums’ sexual preferences.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm.
DISTANCE…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGTo9cuYPjo
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September 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm‘metaphorical’ foreign policy experience.
Like a baby deer who stumbles into a pack of wolves and doesn’t yet realize her fate.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:29 pmMetaphorically? Oh, well now I have to re-evaluate the claim that actually seeing the far-most part of Siberia from the outer-most tip of Alaska was, in fact, evidence of her superior knowledge and experience on Domestic Oil, er, I mean Foreign Policy.
It’s like they’re trying to “psychologically’ trick me or sumthin!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:29 pmJeebos, this is so out there…..O,K, then I am applying for the head of the agracultural dep..Can’t spell it but never mind, that didn’t stop bush bot’s from getting job’s…..My resume will read….Previous Clydesdale horse breeder and small horse farm manager…Capable of using large scoop’s for all the horse shit coming out of any administration…Will bring my own shovel…Blessings
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:30 pmWhy doesn’t some just ask her how the ‘proximity argument’ translates into actual knowledge or understanding of broader issues relating to U.S. and Russian relations?
Oh, I forgot she isn’t taking questions until after the election.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 pmBut S.Palin seems to talk with authority about Iran, Georgia and other countries.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 pmShe in fact is going to NY to demonstrate against AhmadiNajad of Iran.
Where did Sarah learn about Najad?
I don’t think it is from living in Alaska, but my guessing it is from the Neocons and the Liebermans mentors in McWar camp.
DieNowForPeace Says:
Like a baby deer who stumbles into a pack of wolves and doesn’t yet realize her fate.
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I think they already made that movie… it’s called “Bambi Meets Godzilla”…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:32 pmTRos, you sprung for the graphite model?
I’m jealous.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:32 pmPalin argued that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her a “perspective of how small our world is.
I’ve heard a fart make more sense than this.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 pmtarazan Says:
Where did Sarah learn about Najad?
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Perhaps, in her defense, she thought they said “nads” and she just wants to swing by and pick up an extra pair for the rest of the campaign.
Just remember folks, you can’t have a Campaign” w/out a “pig” in it…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 pmWhat if the Repug handlers cancel the VP debates? Might be their only hope!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 pmupside99: “And yet, the polls still show this to be a tight race.
Who’da thunk!”
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com has Obama with almost a 100 electoral vote lead right now. After the Repub convention, McCain was slightly ahead. They currently rate McCain’s chance of winning at 25.4% against a 74.5% chance for Obama. If this doesn’t sound like the story you’ve been hearing on cable news, consider the fact that networks make billions more in political advertising during a close race than they do in a landslide.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 pmABC: Always. Be. Closing.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
TRos, you sprung for the graphite model?
I’m jealous.
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Yeah… heh… lighter, yet more flexible. More thump for the dollar. Nuttin’ against the classic Ash or Hickory ones. Jes’ gittin’ a little older ‘n the tendons were startin’ ta bark after some particularly stressful rounds.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm“It is very much being able to look off the tip of Alaska,” the aide said. “Metaphorically, I’m talking about.”
**groan**
These McCain ( Ex-Bush ) aides are just plain stupid.
Also, the stocks are in another freefall, Dow is down 233 points already this morning.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:36 pmupside: “What if the Repug handlers cancel the VP debates? Might be their only hope!”
I think their only hope is to cancel the election. When this is over, House Dems will have picked up another 20 or so seats and Senate Dems will have anywhere between 56 and 59 seats. We’ll also have a Justice Dept. put together by Obama. Quite a few Bushies are going to be standing trial and they know it.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:38 pmI have to revisit this absurdity, which she has repeated herself now numerous times.
Q: Have You met with any foreign leaders?
A: (Palin) Nope!
Q: What Foreign Policy credentials do you bring in these times?
A: Well ya know, Charlie, You can, Charlie, actually see Russia, Charlie from land right here in Alaska!
As if there were a 15 word must for the answer.
WTF? Seriously. We’ve all had a job interview where our resume and narrative didn’t quite explain itself on how we could meet job duties, but come on. No one in their right mind would try this stunt.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:38 pmWhile looking out the window of my room at the Holiday Inn Express last night, I saw the moon. So, this morning I applied to be Director of NASA.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:40 pmThe market just put a 5 minute hold on oil trading.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 pmMcCain aide: Palin has ‘metaphorical’ foreign policy experience.
Actually , the same could be said about her honesty and intelligence …………
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:47 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
Does anybody know if Sarah Palin has actually stood in western Alaska at the narrowest point of the Bering Strait and looked over at the Kamchatka Peninsula?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pm
It’s doubtful she’d actually be ablet to see the Kamchatka Peninsula from the nearly uninhabited Little Diomede island in Alaska, but one can easily see the nearly uninhabited Big Diomede island in Russia across a 2.4-mile channel (and the International Date Line, interestingly). And though there’s no indication she made the trip in person, she may have used the live webcam to spy on the Evil Empire.
Interestingly, the other Palin did visit Little Diomede a decade ago, though he wasn’t able to make it to Big Diomede.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 pmhussein toasterhead Says:
Interestingly, the other Palin did visit Little Diomede a decade ago, though he wasn’t able to make it with Big Diomede.
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Make it with Big Diomede? WTF??? So much for GOOPer family values…
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm49erDem Says
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
When this is over, House Dems will have picked up another 20 or so seats and Senate Dems will have anywhere between 56 and 59 seats.
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I was buoyed to see this morning that the latest Rasmussen poll puts Elizabeth Dole’s challenger, Kay Hagan, ahead of Dole by six points (North Carolina Senate race). Granted, that’s only one poll. But when you consider that Dole was considered a shoo-in for re-election, that’s pretty significant.
I wonder how other Republican incumbents are doing? Besides Ted Stevens, I mean?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:50 pmOK, English teacher time:
A simile is a comparison using “like” or “as.”
With a metaphor, one term is used to represent something else, “a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.” Thanks, dictionary.com for the fine points — or the VERB-idge, as the lovely governor is wont to say.
So, metaphorically, this governor has a lot to offer — symbolically; unfortunately, in the real world . . . not so much.
While she may be pretty as a picture (simile), she’s definitely not a brain-trust. Nor an intercontinental scholar. Nor a, well — we all get the point.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:52 pmhussein toasterhead Says:
And though there’s no indication she made the trip in person…
She made a metaphorical trip to Little Diomede island in order to get an imaginary look at Big Diomeme island.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 pmMetaphorically speaking, Failin’ Palin is dumb as a box of rocks.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:54 pmWell, gosh, she’s got five syllables worth of international policy experience: met-a-fore-i-cul.
All that and she shoots her own dinner, too.
Yep, quite a gal!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:56 pmNewsflash:
“Tina Fey has just been signed to appear as Sarah Palin in the upcoming VP debates.”
A Republican spokesperson said “Tina brings the kind of humor, intelligence and quick thinking we need to represent Gov. Palin in these debates against Sen. Biden and his vast international relations and economic experience.”
No word yet as to what Gov. Palin will be doing during the debates. Some say she may be standing on the coast and looking for Russia.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:59 pmHe meant to say… “imaginary” Foreign Policy experience.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 pmshoeless Says:
She made a metaphorical trip to Little Diomede island in order to get an imaginary look at Big Diomeme island.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
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Indeed! And assuming that she did make such a metaphorical trip, it still would have been physically impossible for her to see the Kamchatka Peninsula from sea level, as her visibility on a crystal-clear day would only be about 3 miles, and the Bering Strait is 53 miles wide at its narrowest point. In order to actually see the Russian mainland, she’d have to be in a tower at least 1,000 feet high.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 pmAPEC not OPEC said:
“The market just put a 5 minute hold on oil trading”
Are you sure it is not 5 minutes hold up in the market…!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:06 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
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I wonder how other Republican incumbents are doing? Besides Ted Stevens, I mean?
In New Hampshire, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen leads John Sununu 52-40%.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:07 pmIn Oregon, Democrat Jeff Merkley trails Gordon Smith 41-42%.
In Minnesota, Al Frankin trails Norm Coleman 39-41%.
Hmmmmmmmm….
Sarah Podunk (sp?) on energy:
“Oil and coal? Of course, it’s a fungible commodity and they don’t flag, you know, the molecules, where it’s going and where it’s not. But in the sense of the Congress today, they know that there are very, very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first. So, I believe that what Congress is going to do, also, is not to allow the export bans to such a degree that it’s Americans that get stuck to holding the bag without the energy source that is produced here, pumped here. It’s got to flow into our domestic markets first.”
Miss Teen South Carolina on maps:
“I personally believe the U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh…people out there in our nation don’t have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and…I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our…
I’m noticing a distinct similarity here…anyone else?
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:08 pmWhy won’t Palin ever give a Press Conference?
Why is Palin stonewalling the Troopergate investigation?
Why won’t Palin release her Tax Returns and Medical Records?
What is Sarah Palin covering up? WHAT IS SARAH PALIN HIDING?!
Where is her “Reform, Accountability and Transparency in Government” she keeps talking about?
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:12 pmI don’t know about anyone else, but I am really sick and tired of these people insulting my intelligence.
Dumbing down the Veep debate has to one of the more shamefull things the repugs have pulled and gotten away with.
This people make me seriously ill.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:14 pmIt’s still a lie because he doesn’t know what “metaphorical” means. There isn’t a comparison between looking at Russia and learing about Russia.
When plain said she knows how small the world is, she was looking at an atlas or a globe.
repugs from the top to the bottom are idiots
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:17 pmThese so-called 29%ers would rather believe rumors about Sen. Obama than listen to the garbage mcchimpy spews.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm“Palin’s knowledge of Russia may be limited to the way someone from Miami might obtain a general feel for Latin America.”
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 pmWhat is the percentage of Russians that live in Alaska, compared to the percentage of Latin Americans in Miami?
And since I run my own company, metaphorically I’m a four star general.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pmAs far as the “You can see Alaska” comment by Palin, go to ABC.com and look at excerpts from the Sept 11 interview. They purposely(?)edited out the rest of her comment on this.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pmLet’s be fair.
Check out this story from the Alaskan newspaper — it should give you pause:
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/531723.html
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pmplain said when the wind blows just right she can smell the aroma of Russian cuisine coming from Russia.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pmOK….maybe he meant metaphysically….happy now?
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
I wonder how other Republican incumbents are doing? Besides Ted Stevens, I mean?
Here’s a good place to look.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:38 pmDoes this also give a perspective on how small her mind is?
I thought not.
Next they will claim that she is a pseudo-intellectual, like that matters as well.
Does esoteric work in politics?
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:48 pmctkk Says:
As far as the “You can see Alaska” comment by Palin, go to ABC.com and look at excerpts from the Sept 11 interview. They purposely(?)edited out the rest of her comment on this.
Let’s be fair.
I did just that.
Polish that one up if you want “ctkk”. It still looks and smell suspiciously like a turd.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:49 pmFact if Palin can’t see any of the lower 48 states from where she lives. You can tell she holds her state in higher regard that the rest of the country when she speaks. Why would we want somebody who hasn’t even lived among most of us running our country?
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:52 pmAnd Palin is stupid enough to believe if Russia launches missiles at us they’re going to aim at the Alaska wilderness. Dumber than a box of rock.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 pmAfter seeing that wild eyed photgraph, I’m totally convinced Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann are twins separated at birth.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:09 pmI see London, I see France….I see some ones underpants..(metaphorically of course)
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:17 pmNow..can I be the Vice President…?
Metaphorical Foreign Policy Experience or MFPE.
Is this some kind of new age/pyramid rock type thing ?
And I ate at Pizza Hut last night – so can I be an ambassador to Italy ?
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:34 pmPallid represents where we are in society: The American Idle of Politics.
Just goes to show you anyone can nominated for VP.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:36 pmoops.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:36 pmanyone can be
Watch the Palin, watch the Palin, watch the Palin, watch the Palin, you are getting sleepy, your eyelids are heavy, don’t think, just watch the Palin….Zzzzzzzzzz.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:38 pmSheesh, even if you have lived in the barrio in Miami for most of your life you still only know about the sub-culture where you lived.
Did whitebread Palin live in some russian enclave in Anchorage? Naw, she lived in whitebread, AK redneck suburbia.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pmMcCain aide: Palin has ‘metaphorical’ foreign policy experience.
Yeah… God has given it to her in a dream…
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:45 pmSo one fellow is heading toward the brothel, one guy is headed away, and one gut is in the brothel. If you know the nationalities of all three, you too can be a “heartbeat” away…
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:47 pmgut = guy
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:47 pmOr maybe it’s osmosis.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pmAThe guy headed there must be Russian while the guy leaving is Finnish, but I don’t know who is currently there. Qill two out of three get me a cabinet post?
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pmHow in the wild, wild world of sports does the MSM allow these yahoos to get away with statements like these? Are they afraid to call them out? All it would have taken is one incredulous “mtaphorically? Are you kidding?” and that aide would’ve been shown up for the idiot he is.
I think they are. A clear result of having almsot all the media owned by jsut a few entities. If you get fired from one, good luck finding another postion in town. Since it’s a distinct possibility that the other stations and/or papers may very well be owned by your ex-boss.
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 pmWell in fairness, Saint Augustine, it really isn’t a nationality but more of a regional thing. Anyway I think you would make a fine secretary.
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:46 pm49erDem Says:
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upside: “What if the Repug handlers cancel the VP debates? Might be their only hope!”
No, they picked Palin specifically for the debate. She was the only prospective candidate they could find who had a beehive to hide the receiver for a wire.
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:25 pmMarie Says:
Check out this story from the Alaskan newspaper — it should give you pause:
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/531723.html
This is some backwoodsey bs.
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pmshoeless Says:
49erDem Says:
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upside: “What if the Repug handlers cancel the VP debates? Might be their only hope!”
No, they picked Palin specifically for the debate. She was the only prospective candidate they could find who had a beehive to hide the receiver for a wire.
Now that’s funny.
plain to pull an Angela Davis. HAHAHAHAHA
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:16 pmSpoxLogic Says:
How in the wild, wild world of sports does the MSM allow these yahoos to get away with statements like these? Are they afraid to call them out? All it would have taken is one incredulous “mtaphorically? Are you kidding?” and that aide would’ve been shown up for the idiot he is.
I think they are. A clear result of having almsot all the media owned by jsut a few entities. If you get fired from one, good luck finding another postion in town. Since it’s a distinct possibility that the other stations and/or papers may very well be owned by your ex-boss.
If it were a dem saying all the willy-nilly bs the repug msm would be on it like white on rice.
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pmThere is no possible way sane people can even be discussing this issue anymore!! She is totally qualified to stare down dictators, tyrants and Democrats. She lives in a cold climate. That makes her an expert on polar bears. Can’t you people see how qualified she is? Can’t you? Look, she even understands that abstinence-only education will indeed make you pregnant! See ya, Roe v. Wade! It was an ugly relationship while it lasted, but you’re soon to go, too! BWAHAHAHA! McCain-Palin ‘08.
September 24th, 2008 at 10:38 am“Hmmm… perhaps we can print up some t-shirts that say:
“McCalin/Pain ‘08! I Proudly Swallow!”
Ya know, make a little money… prolly very little money… might even lose some.”
LOL!!!!
September 24th, 2008 at 1:10 pmI wish I’d thought of that! Completely describes the repugs I find myself surrounded by in Sensenbrenner’s district.