2008 USP(G)ET pt. II: counting the days to 2012 primary thread 1

it means Jesus told me to charge you $1000 for the rape kit

classy

GOD I HATE HER FLAMES ON THE SIDE OF MY FACE!!!

wha

i hope that stays in the news as long as it can

it's been all over blogs for weeks, glad to see it hit the MSM finally

Based on that CNN piece, it doesn't seem like the connection between Palin and the rape-kit policy has the legs for lots of coverage.

even so I kinda wonder if/hope there will be a similar "Mr. Dukakis what if your wife were raped" question at the debates for her

"Mrs. Palin, what if your wife were raped?"
"Well, I would pray to God for strength-"
"LOL U GOT A GAY WIFE, BUSTED"

"Governor, what would you do if the First Dude got pegged? Would you make him give you $1000 for admitting it?"

TRACK!

"darky dukakis" vs http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/18/chicago-thug-urges-cult-followers-to-get-thuggish-too/

Based on that CNN piece, it doesn't seem like the connection between Palin and the rape-kit policy has the legs for lots of coverage.

there SHOULD be enough there to lambast her. i mean, either she was fully aware of this reprehensible policy and condoned it, which the majority of people are going to say is a very bad idea and discourages reporting crime in the highest rape-per-capita state in the union, OR she had no fucking idea what was going on in the town she purports she ran, making her a viable presidential candidate. which is it?

http://michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1racecardo002.jpg

ick linking to michelle malkin btw, party foul.

even so I kinda wonder if/hope there will be a similar "Mr. Dukakis what if your wife were raped" question at the debates for her

where's the story about how the campaign is basically dumbing down the VP debate format so she doesn't have to think? PLEASE SEND GUESS PAPERS FOR INTERMEDIATE OF PRESIDENCY AMERICA

Mudflats has it:

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/mccain-blinks-palin-not-ready-for-prime-time/

funnies

press has totally turned on McCain now. Overplayed his hand with all that "let's cast Palin as the victim" crap.

like I said, if you want the press to play nice, try not nominating the former local tv sports bimbo who took 5 years to get a journalism degree

nobody in the media besides David Brooks actually buys that Horatio Alger/Capra shit, John

Sorry if this was already posted by someone else and fell into the thread black-hole, but

Mark Buse, McCain's Chief of Staff = gay

well

Something sweet about how they met at a Divine show and how dude partner's a trucker down in McCainland.

Kicker is whether dude will be asked to leave in light of Mccain's trying to get support from the crazies, or whether dude's corporate sponsorship links will prevent this.

Yeah, I'm not asking for the Dems to go "haha hypocrisy". I'm just wondering how Buse feels about his job right now, especially since Palin entered the fray.

Buse feels about his job right now

Perhaps it hasn't changed much, as he knows he only has like 6 more weeks left to steal office supplies

Probably for the "shit to prevent McCain election" thread, but if McCain or Palin play the anti-homo card, it would be quite easy for the Democrats to go "How can you say that when your Chief of Staff is gay? Do you not respect the work he's done for you?"... very little chance of McCain and Palin saying something in public that's anti-homo here on out, tho.

Probably feels like as long as he's collecting a paycheck he doesn't give a shit same as the other log cabin republicans who've brown-nosed to Bush (or head the RNC.)

But how often do high-level pols say something bigoted against gays (in public)? They say things that are anti-gay-rights, but that's not the same as bigotry, is it? <-- honest question

Probably for the "shit to prevent McCain election" thread, but if McCain or Palin play the anti-homo card, it would be quite easy for the Democrats to go "How can you say that when your Chief of Staff is gay? Do you not respect the work he's done for you?"...

Not sure this line of attack would work.

It didn't for Kerry in '04.

There is no need for Obama or surrogates to get into culture-war-hypocrisy at this point. The economy is enough.

^^^ ding ding ding

xp - Or Edwards, either - the Cheney exchange was considered a terrible low blow in the debates, as I recall..

xp to Alfred: true, but IIRC, neither Bush nor Cheney were nearly as explicit about being anti-gay (though the campaign definitely worked that angle well when the timing was right), nor was the issue about Palin's stance as out in the open as it was for Cheney in 2004. Also, Chief Of Staff != daughter, in context.

Anyway, yeah, I doubt this will have to be an issue. So OTM to the above, etc.

ugh yeah not only was it morally repugnant but it was ham fisted and stupid tactics too

there SHOULD be enough there to lambast her. i mean, either she was fully aware of this reprehensible policy and condoned it, which the majority of people are going to say is a very bad idea and discourages reporting crime in the highest rape-per-capita state in the union, OR she had no fucking idea what was going on in the town she purports she ran, making her a viable presidential candidate. which is it?

true that, actually. this is one of those times where the all the Wasilla is a town the size of a large winnebago and has a budget of two bits comparisons are actually useful.

nor was the issue about Palin's stance as out in the open as it was for Cheney in 2004

Sorry, meant the reverse here.

http://www.cbsundstrom.com/fuckyoujohnmccain.jpg

!!!

I heart Heart

love. them.

so there's no way that's real, right?

fake

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=677548&c=ms&ms

yeah - figured it was fake but just wanted a few minutes thinking the Wilson sisters did something that cool.

well "Crazy On You" is pretty cool

correction - did something that cool recently

barracuda is cooler than anything I will ever do.

Wrt "Barracuda" at the RNC, Heart were very publicly appalled

Some 527 should do an ad where they show various diverse citizens from all over our great nation saying "I'd rather rim Meat Loaf!" in response to the question "how do you feel about voting for John McCain?"

"we asked a number of americans if they would vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin this november."
old lady with a walker: I'd rather rim Meat Loaf!
black guy in a suit: I'd rather rim Meat Loaf!
college kid with white-fro: I'd rather rim Meat Loaf!
rick ocasek-a-like: I'd rather rim Meat Loaf!
etc