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	<title>Comments on: The &#8216;Kristol Ball&#8217; plots Palin&#8217;s long-shot path to the White House.</title>
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		<title>By: karadagli61</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-9/#comment-5715010</link>
		<dc:creator>karadagli61</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sesli sohbet, sesli chat, seslisohbet, seslichat, kameral? sohbet, görüntülü chat, kameral? chat, görüntülü sohbet, sesli, seviyeli sohbet<a href="http://www.yuregininsesi.com/" rel="nofollow">sesli sohbet </a><a href="http://www.yuregininsesi.com/" rel="nofollow">sesli chat </a><a href="http://www.yuregininsesi.com/" rel="nofollow">seslichat </a><a href="http://www.yuregininsesi.com/" rel="nofollow">seslisohbet</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5715010', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Foxtrottango2</title>
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		<dc:creator>Foxtrottango2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Make no bones about it.  The press loves Sarah Palin.  She is their meal ticket.  Ever since Sarah hit the airwaves, the press has made lots of money exposing her public and private life at her expense.  They know the more she talks, the more she &quot;tripps&quot; and the more people pay to look at her.  After all, her out-of-wed-lock grandson was named just for that purpose.

It&#039;s a magnet for comedians, jokers, politicians, men and women.  Just imagine the late night comedians without with Palin, Governor Sanford, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney, GW Bush, and the whole lot of neo-cons!

The press gets involves because of the publicity which many (including me) pay to read and have a good laugh.  After all, Sarah, her husband, her slow daughters and who can fergit the funny names.  The laughter never stops.  The press loves it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Make no bones about it.  The press loves Sarah Palin.  She is their meal ticket.  Ever since Sarah hit the airwaves, the press has made lots of money exposing her public and private life at her expense.  They know the more she talks, the more she &#8220;tripps&#8221; and the more people pay to look at her.  After all, her out-of-wed-lock grandson was named just for that purpose.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a magnet for comedians, jokers, politicians, men and women.  Just imagine the late night comedians without with Palin, Governor Sanford, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney, GW Bush, and the whole lot of neo-cons!</p>
<p>The press gets involves because of the publicity which many (including me) pay to read and have a good laugh.  After all, Sarah, her husband, her slow daughters and who can fergit the funny names.  The laughter never stops.  The press loves it!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5714792', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: TrueBlueMajority</title>
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		<dc:creator>TrueBlueMajority</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill Kristol?  Is he EVER right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill Kristol?  Is he EVER right?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5714478', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: osage</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-9/#comment-5714357</link>
		<dc:creator>osage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SARAH PALIN&#039;S &quot;POPULARITY&quot; IS BASED ON HER GOOD LOOKS AND OR HER GENDER 

Has there ever been a more shamelessly obvious example of a good looking woman exploiting her sex appeal to reach undeserved and or unwarranted heights of personal gain, adulation, notoriety and or celebrity than in the case of Sarah Palin? Paris Hilton? Anna Nicole Smith? Pamela Anderson? Eleanor Roosevelt? Golda Meir? Margaret Thatcher? Mother Theresa?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SARAH PALIN&#8217;S &#8220;POPULARITY&#8221; IS BASED ON HER GOOD LOOKS AND OR HER GENDER </p>
<p>Has there ever been a more shamelessly obvious example of a good looking woman exploiting her sex appeal to reach undeserved and or unwarranted heights of personal gain, adulation, notoriety and or celebrity than in the case of Sarah Palin? Paris Hilton? Anna Nicole Smith? Pamela Anderson? Eleanor Roosevelt? Golda Meir? Margaret Thatcher? Mother Theresa?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5714357', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-8/#comment-5714195</link>
		<dc:creator>Zooey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;ralph the wonder locust Says:

Well, Zoo, at least it was capable of recognizing that you were referring to it.

Do you think it was that greatgobofsnot, or the fact that it&#039;s dimmer than Prod that tipped it off?
July 5th, 2009 at 9:57 pm &lt;/em&gt;

Well ralph, judging from it&#039;s work since last night, I&#039;d have to say it recognized that it&#039;s dimmer than Prod AND snot.  It&#039;s the only reasonable conclusion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>ralph the wonder locust Says:</p>
<p>Well, Zoo, at least it was capable of recognizing that you were referring to it.</p>
<p>Do you think it was that greatgobofsnot, or the fact that it&#8217;s dimmer than Prod that tipped it off?<br />
July 5th, 2009 at 9:57 pm </em></p>
<p>Well ralph, judging from it&#8217;s work since last night, I&#8217;d have to say it recognized that it&#8217;s dimmer than Prod AND snot.  It&#8217;s the only reasonable conclusion.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5714195', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Rascalcat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rascalcat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>After all of these years, is Bill Kristol finally right?

Sadly, and predictably, no.

No one, not even with God as your running mate, can win against, &quot;How do we know you won&#039;t quit on us when the going gets tough?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After all of these years, is Bill Kristol finally right?</p>
<p>Sadly, and predictably, no.</p>
<p>No one, not even with God as your running mate, can win against, &#8220;How do we know you won&#8217;t quit on us when the going gets tough?&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5714137', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dbadass</title>
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		<dc:creator>dbadass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>jimmcdosh 
Good one! Oh sorry, I misunderstood you were just trying to hawk that lame ass Privacy Center weren&#039;t you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>jimmcdosh<br />
Good one! Oh sorry, I misunderstood you were just trying to hawk that lame ass Privacy Center weren&#8217;t you?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713961', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Another Joe</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-8/#comment-5713960</link>
		<dc:creator>Another Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shannyn Moore states, regarding &quot;little shop of horror&#039;s&quot; threats of lawmaker:

&quot;I hope (a lawsuit) does come,&quot; Moore told the local CBS affiliate in Anchorage on Saturday. &quot;Because there is a line of attorneys out my email door that are asking to please be the one to depose Sarah Palin.&quot;

Video &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFdcSu4UyxI&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bradblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7284&amp;feature=player_embedded&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shannyn Moore states, regarding &#8220;little shop of horror&#8217;s&#8221; threats of lawmaker:</p>
<p>&#8220;I hope (a lawsuit) does come,&#8221; Moore told the local CBS affiliate in Anchorage on Saturday. &#8220;Because there is a line of attorneys out my email door that are asking to please be the one to depose Sarah Palin.&#8221;</p>
<p>Video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFdcSu4UyxI&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bradblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7284&amp;feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">HERE</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713960', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Perry logan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-8/#comment-5713956</link>
		<dc:creator>Perry logan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sara has just figured this out sooner than her comrades that &lt;strong&gt;Republicans don&#039;t like goverment work.
&lt;/strong&gt;
Repubs are very zealous when it comes to gaming the system--dumping voter registrations into the trash or repeating the latest smears against Democrats over and over again.

But when they finally land a job--forget about it.  George W. Bush spent about 30% of his tenure on vacation, for which I am truly grateful.  Ronald &quot;Death Squad&quot; Reagan was bascially unconscious for most of his eight years.

The Republican 109th Congress--the ones we threw out in 2006--worked from noon on Tuesday to late morning on Thursday.  The legislation was written on K Street while the Congressmen chased pages around.  No wonder our wounded vets were left to lie around in their own urine.

The pattern is clear: Republicans don&#039;t believe in goverment, and they hate goverment work.  Sara is a true leader--she&#039;s showing her party where to go.

PS: &lt;em&gt;Heritage Foundation report proves&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3HJDm_x24g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Torture is GOOD for You&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sara has just figured this out sooner than her comrades that <strong>Republicans don&#8217;t like goverment work.<br />
</strong><br />
Repubs are very zealous when it comes to gaming the system&#8211;dumping voter registrations into the trash or repeating the latest smears against Democrats over and over again.</p>
<p>But when they finally land a job&#8211;forget about it.  George W. Bush spent about 30% of his tenure on vacation, for which I am truly grateful.  Ronald &#8220;Death Squad&#8221; Reagan was bascially unconscious for most of his eight years.</p>
<p>The Republican 109th Congress&#8211;the ones we threw out in 2006&#8211;worked from noon on Tuesday to late morning on Thursday.  The legislation was written on K Street while the Congressmen chased pages around.  No wonder our wounded vets were left to lie around in their own urine.</p>
<p>The pattern is clear: Republicans don&#8217;t believe in goverment, and they hate goverment work.  Sara is a true leader&#8211;she&#8217;s showing her party where to go.</p>
<p>PS: <em>Heritage Foundation report proves</em> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3HJDm_x24g" rel="nofollow">Torture is GOOD for You</a>.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713956', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KayInMaine</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-8/#comment-5713952</link>
		<dc:creator>KayInMaine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If Sarah Palin gets her own show out of this, she&#039;ll quit halfway through the contract because she won&#039;t be able to handle us bloggers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Sarah Palin gets her own show out of this, she&#8217;ll quit halfway through the contract because she won&#8217;t be able to handle us bloggers.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713952', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Rodeskawler</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/05/kristol-ball-palin-2/comment-page-8/#comment-5713950</link>
		<dc:creator>Rodeskawler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The 20%ers that include ignorant religious fundies and exploitative rich folk still won&#039;t be enough to elect Palin in 2112.  

Palin is simply a moral booster for a party that normally cannot get anyone to show up.  Too many Americans have figured out what the Republicans are about.  Now they just have to figure out how many &quot;Democrats&quot; are actually Republican.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 20%ers that include ignorant religious fundies and exploitative rich folk still won&#8217;t be enough to elect Palin in 2112.  </p>
<p>Palin is simply a moral booster for a party that normally cannot get anyone to show up.  Too many Americans have figured out what the Republicans are about.  Now they just have to figure out how many &#8220;Democrats&#8221; are actually Republican.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713950', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: SouthernBeale</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernBeale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK NOW that I have read the post: there is only one thing to say about the “Kristol Ball” : answer cloudy and please do NOT ask again later.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK NOW that I have read the post: there is only one thing to say about the “Kristol Ball” : answer cloudy and please do NOT ask again later.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713949', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: SouthernBeale</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernBeale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would have loved to have read this post but that damn RePower America ad obscured half the headline and the first graf. Is there a reason blog ads must try to be as obnoxious as possible and interfere with the editorial copy? What&#039;s wrong with putting an ad on the side of the page? Forcing hits has people try to close the ads so they can actually read content is dishonest.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would have loved to have read this post but that damn RePower America ad obscured half the headline and the first graf. Is there a reason blog ads must try to be as obnoxious as possible and interfere with the editorial copy? What&#8217;s wrong with putting an ad on the side of the page? Forcing hits has people try to close the ads so they can actually read content is dishonest.</p>
<p>[rant]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713948', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KayInMaine</title>
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		<dc:creator>KayInMaine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sure Kristol thinks that after Sarah&#039;s &#039;brilliant&#039; speech on Friday to quit is enough to keep the naysayers from going after her while she runs for the presidency!!!

Bah hahahahahahaha! Oh gawd too funny! Bah hahahahahahahaha! Oy yeah, like we&#039;re going to stop because she mentioned Trig and our soldiers! Bah hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure Kristol thinks that after Sarah&#8217;s &#8216;brilliant&#8217; speech on Friday to quit is enough to keep the naysayers from going after her while she runs for the presidency!!!</p>
<p>Bah hahahahahahaha! Oh gawd too funny! Bah hahahahahahahaha! Oy yeah, like we&#8217;re going to stop because she mentioned Trig and our soldiers! Bah hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713947', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: grindermonkey</title>
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		<dc:creator>grindermonkey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unlike Bill Kristol Sarah Palin is a media phenomena.  Her message with its fractured syntax resonates widely just as George W. Bush&#039;s assault on logic did.  She is Rush Limbaugh with lipstick.  

If she remains as Alaska&#039;s governor she risks administrative mistakes and misjudgments in an unnecessarily harsh spotlight.  Without the burden of this office she is free to create the kind of fairy tale resume that appeals to fundamentalist, metaphysical voters.  Do not attack her gender and do not minimize her appeal.  &lt;strong&gt;Never&lt;/strong&gt; underestimate the political power of stupidity.  

We elected a smart man with more than enough votes to solve our domestic problems who has instead helped the corporations loot the treasury: a Vice President Palin could have accomplished as much.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unlike Bill Kristol Sarah Palin is a media phenomena.  Her message with its fractured syntax resonates widely just as George W. Bush&#8217;s assault on logic did.  She is Rush Limbaugh with lipstick.  </p>
<p>If she remains as Alaska&#8217;s governor she risks administrative mistakes and misjudgments in an unnecessarily harsh spotlight.  Without the burden of this office she is free to create the kind of fairy tale resume that appeals to fundamentalist, metaphysical voters.  Do not attack her gender and do not minimize her appeal.  <strong>Never</strong> underestimate the political power of stupidity.  </p>
<p>We elected a smart man with more than enough votes to solve our domestic problems who has instead helped the corporations loot the treasury: a Vice President Palin could have accomplished as much.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713943', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
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		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Palin could call a press conference, pull out a revolver and blow her own brains out on TV and Kristol would say it&#039;s somehow a brilliant strategy.  I haven&#039;t seen a crush that embarrassing since the fifth grade.

I think it&#039;s fair to say at this point that the &quot;she has great political instincts&quot; argument can be chucked out the window now.  This is a retarded move, by any analysis.  &lt;strong&gt;Ex-&lt;/strong&gt;politicians don&#039;t win Presidential primaries.  You have to be currently employed to be taken seriously at the big kids&#039; table.

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&lt;em&gt;Bobwurst Says:

...but then again you&#039;ll do anything to avoid admitting you have no idea what I&#039;m discussing...&lt;/em&gt;

I&#039;ll gladly volunteer to admit that I have no idea WTF you&#039;re talking about.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Palin could call a press conference, pull out a revolver and blow her own brains out on TV and Kristol would say it&#8217;s somehow a brilliant strategy.  I haven&#8217;t seen a crush that embarrassing since the fifth grade.</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s fair to say at this point that the &#8220;she has great political instincts&#8221; argument can be chucked out the window now.  This is a retarded move, by any analysis.  <strong>Ex-</strong>politicians don&#8217;t win Presidential primaries.  You have to be currently employed to be taken seriously at the big kids&#8217; table.</p>
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<p><em>Bobwurst Says:</p>
<p>&#8230;but then again you&#8217;ll do anything to avoid admitting you have no idea what I&#8217;m discussing&#8230;</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll gladly volunteer to admit that I have no idea WTF you&#8217;re talking about.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713936', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pags2</title>
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		<dc:creator>pags2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What is going to be most interesting is whether the Republicans go down the path lighted by Kristol to Palin. The only thing they have in common is both are ideologues. He is staking his credibility, if any, on a person who is not fit to even be a governor. Why he would endorse someone who hasn&#039;t got a chance? Palin is less intellectually fit for the Presidency than even Bush. Possibly he thinks Palin is malleable enough to control if she did win. Even with advisers on the last election, Palin was out of control. The Vanity Fair article should serve as a warning about Palin&#039;s personality. The fact that Kristol thinks Palin should run for the presidency should cause bells to go off in the heads of the Republican party. But one never knows because the party put Bush in office. And that turned out just fine. If Palin were to win, which I highly doubt, everyone needs rebuild their bomb shelters.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is going to be most interesting is whether the Republicans go down the path lighted by Kristol to Palin. The only thing they have in common is both are ideologues. He is staking his credibility, if any, on a person who is not fit to even be a governor. Why he would endorse someone who hasn&#8217;t got a chance? Palin is less intellectually fit for the Presidency than even Bush. Possibly he thinks Palin is malleable enough to control if she did win. Even with advisers on the last election, Palin was out of control. The Vanity Fair article should serve as a warning about Palin&#8217;s personality. The fact that Kristol thinks Palin should run for the presidency should cause bells to go off in the heads of the Republican party. But one never knows because the party put Bush in office. And that turned out just fine. If Palin were to win, which I highly doubt, everyone needs rebuild their bomb shelters.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713935', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Willy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Willy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sarah is a great comedian.  I saw her full speech announcing she was quitting and I found it to be one of the most hilarious speeches I&#039;ve ever heard.  I was nearly rolling on the floor.  For example, who else but Sarah Palin would say that she is quitting in order to prove that she isn&#039;t a quitter.  Priceless!  The nonsensical sports analogy she used was also very entertaining.  My theory is that she quit so she could have her own late night comedy show opposite to Letterman&#039;s show in order to get revenge.  What else could it be?

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah is a great comedian.  I saw her full speech announcing she was quitting and I found it to be one of the most hilarious speeches I&#8217;ve ever heard.  I was nearly rolling on the floor.  For example, who else but Sarah Palin would say that she is quitting in order to prove that she isn&#8217;t a quitter.  Priceless!  The nonsensical sports analogy she used was also very entertaining.  My theory is that she quit so she could have her own late night comedy show opposite to Letterman&#8217;s show in order to get revenge.  What else could it be?</p>
<p>/snark<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713934', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nanlichi</title>
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		<dc:creator>nanlichi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bobwurst,  Thanks for the exorcism.  Let&#039;s hope that oak stake doesn&#039;t work loose.  Solves the question of who hijacked your name earlier too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bobwurst,  Thanks for the exorcism.  Let&#8217;s hope that oak stake doesn&#8217;t work loose.  Solves the question of who hijacked your name earlier too.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713933', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Doodlebug Shayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doodlebug Shayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gobospit is a huge waste of time and space and needs to be booted out of here.  Good job Bobwurst.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gobospit is a huge waste of time and space and needs to be booted out of here.  Good job Bobwurst.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5713931', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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