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

she did better interviews on the whole on the today show than she has since she became a news anchor.

lol at their description of the economist

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/robhatchmiller/corsi.jpg

Can't wait to see how the GOP is going to try and pin this on Obama.

"Dr Corsi said he had a $1,000 cheque for George Obama, seen as part of a stunt to suggest that the Senator was not taking care of his Kenyan-based relative."

"Dr Corsi said he had a $1,000 cheque for George Obama, seen as part of a stunt to suggest that the Senator was not taking care of his Kenyan-based relative."

despicable

the descent continues

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602935.html

Worse, Palin's routine attacks on the media have begun to spill into ugliness. In Clearwater, arriving reporters were greeted with shouts and taunts by the crowd of about 3,000. Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric's questions for her "less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media." At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder sticks and shouting abuse. Others hurled obscenities at a camera crew. One Palin supporter shouted a racial epithet at an African American sound man for a network and told him, "Sit down, boy."

overheard, at the MPLS airport:

Waiter 1 and 2 will both be played by young MN men.

waiter 1 (laughing): omg, did you see the SNL spoof of Palin?! Tina Fey is SO FUNNY
waiter 2 (opposite of laughing): they're just being sexist
w1: they totally nailed her! she sounded just....wait, what
w2: sexist

So that's where one of the Powerline guys works.

I am imagining a waiter in the MPLS airport sobbing about Tina Fey's sexism now and it's really, really awesome.

I can pretty much envision the Chili's where they'd be enacting this vignette.

I've been to that very Chili's and that was my mental picture as well.

I've eaten at that Chili's more times than I want to think about.

2 for 1 all day!

Can't say I've had the pleasure; usually I make a dash for the bad-but-good General Tso's Chicken from the food court Chinese. This is what comes of trying to satisfy myself in MSP in the culinary sense.

Argh that Palin appearance in Estero was about a mile from my mom's condominium. True story: I ventured into a bookstore across the street from her place last April because I wanted to buy both Obama books and when I asked for them the woman indicated where they were. As a throwaway comment, I mentioned that he'd probably make a good President and she did a sharp intake of breath before exclaiming, 'you little devil!'

I waited a week and bought the books in Atlanta instead.

ok so we've ALL been to that chili's awesome.

So let's wait for the Corso detention story to find its way to the cable news stations.

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Hahahah, nice.

Hard to top Devo, but this is heartwarming: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_on_el_pr/palin_troopergate

this should probably just stay in link form (sorta nsfw)

http://i35.tinypic.com/dztob9.jpg

I don't know how ppl come up with this stuff

even I've been to tht chili's lol

Clearwater sheriff getting slammed for referring to Barack HUSSEIN Obama in uniform

^^^that is some dumb shit

I mean come on the sherriff is totally within his rights, and it IS Barack's fucking name.

he's not 'getting slammed' for saying Obama's middle name, but for appearing at a political rally in uniform

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/06/in_fla_palin_goes_for_the_roug.html

audience member advocates 'kill'ing Obama

according to the Florida Sheriff’s Association in Tallahassee, a sheriff is always on duty, and can wear his uniform whenever he wants as he sees fit.

it's a political statement either way, and a lame one if he thought he was going to unravel Obama's support. But hey, let him do it. The more of this, the better. Let the GOP poisons hatch out.

the point, Shakey, isn't whether he complied with the rules of the Florida Sheriff's Association, but whether it's appropriate for any local law enforcement officer to participate in a political event in uniform. it might be reasonable to do so to the extent that the event relates specifically to police issues, but many would object otherwise.

I mean, I never thought he'd get 50% derision for doing this in the Florida panhandle EVER, so that's good enough news for me.

yeah let those crazy ofays scream and holler all they want, is how i feel right now

'politicizing the uniform,' i get that, but in a sense it's like, so fucking what, nobody has any illusions about what a sherriff in the fl panhandle is gonna be like as a person.

more polarization please. Isolate the GOP more and faster.

http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/mhq-l9ac2kmdpfxv9pqzdg.gif

'politicizing the uniform,' i get that, but in a sense it's like, so fucking what, nobody has any illusions about what a sherriff in the fl panhandle is gonna be like as a person.

^^for real

gallup gives good polarization

mccain spins wheels, gets no traction

hm so mccain's previous turn to nastiness brought a 49-44 race to 46-46. if his current turn to nastiness is just as effective (and that's a big if, considering the first go round included the convention bump, the one-shot palin effect, and the sacrifice of his love affair with the punditariat) it won't even get him near a tie game.

"“It is up to his discretion. Deputies can not campaign in their uniforms, but the incumbent can because he is an elected official.”

Scott is running on the Republican ticket, and his name will be on the local ballot Nov. 4.

Scott has said his choice of words reflected only his opinions and not those of the entire sheriff’s office or of the residents of Lee County."

He's a d-bag but it's not quite as terrible as some people are making out.

... Kristol, who was once Dan Quayle's chief of staff ...

!!!! EXPLAINS SO MUCH

i don't think it's terrible (tho i might if i were a black southerner of a certain age), i think it's inappropriate, whatever the law

'politicizing the uniform,' i get that, but in a sense it's like, so fucking what, nobody has any illusions about what a sherriff in the fl panhandle is gonna be like as a person.
probably true but I work in federal law enforcement. the notion that all law enforcement personnel are Republicans is false and kind of small-minded. the fact that the sheriff stated the comments were his opinions only is probably the minimum necessary for state level. at the federal level it's an entirely different game (read as: not possible)

This Is What You Call a "Drive-By" [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

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I heard they are all Eisenhower Republicans.

shall I?

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^^lol

http://www.piesnthighs.com/images/pig.gif

ugh wrong thread sorry

Looks like Lee Atwater.

just imagine i'm making some kind of comment about christopher hitchen's latest piece or something