Favorite poster from NR's "The Corner"

Oh, the world resource skirmishes to come will come far sooner than 2032 and will bring out things far worse than anything even the most anti-Dem or anti-GOP person can fear, but oh let Republicans think their party is doomed in the meantime.

More and more delusional the closer this election gets to the wire:

The Palin Effect? [Jonah Goldberg]

From a reader:

Dear Mr. Goldberg,

Y'all have written clearly about the oft-confused Bradley Effect in the Corner today, but you have failed to mention the newest Silent Majority - those who are going to vote for McCain/Palin because of Sarah Palin, but are too embarrassed to admidt it to a pollster. It's huge, man.

As for me, as I tell everyone - I'm voting for Sarah Palin and that while-haired dude she's running with. Trust me, I get lots of knowing nods.

Color me dubious about the statistical significance of the Palin effect (how many gung-ho Palin supporters are really embarassed to say they're voting for McCain to a pollster?), but I hope I'm wrong.

Jonah discounts this theory, but if the dude had sent this to K-lo she probably would have been drunk enough to buy into it.

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzBjMzc0ZmRhMzI4OTY0ZTg1MmNjOTBkYTBlYTkxZTU=

loooooooooool

UPDATE: I am floored by the fact that the white pages for Albuquereque, New Mexico has a listing for "Duran Duran." Mea culpa.

I am dying here.

Burning the ground.

i'd like to report some fraud i saw a name listed on the ballot as "barack hussein obama" thats gotta be fake right

Not really American.

kathleen parker, ew

To McCain's credit, he has tried to correct his audience -- when, for example, a woman said she couldn't trust Obama because he's an Arab. Gosh, wonder where she ever got that idea? But the McCain-Palin bad cop-good cop routine is what it is. The hot babe lathers the crowd; the noble soldier hoses them down. This isn't a campaign; it's a sideshow.

crosspost to nailin palin thread

are too embarrassed to admidt it to a pollster. It's huge, man.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92aelvis.phtml

http://b9.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00764/91/24/764984219_l.jpg

Any Publicity Is Good Publicity? [Mark R. Levin]

William Ayers and his lovely terrorist wife have a new book coming out in June about their love of country. I don't hold this against Barack Obama, of course. He was only 8 years old when this duo was trying to overthrow the government. Of course, I wasn't born when Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto, but I've read it

uh zing?

"Sentence fragments...just PHRASES!"

john derbyshire is a racist nut pt 32893749387

Moderate = Democrat; the Newsday Mentality [John Derbyshire]

My next-door neighbors are on vacation, so by mutual agreement I get to take their morning paper from the driveway. This is Newsday, a cheerleader for everything Left. It's interesting, reading it, to see how people who work for a paper like this have internalized their leftism, so that they don't (I am sure) even realise they're displaying it.

Case in point, from the October 19 issue, page A4. This is a state-by-state report on the presidential race. For Virginia we get this:

The birthplace of Robert E. Lee hasn't exactly been friendly to Democrats — until recently, when the state's more moderate Washington, D.C. suburbs helped elect back-to-back Democratic governors …

See that? "Moderate" = Democratic. (And why would Robert E. Lee's state not be friendly to Democrats? Wasn't Abraham Lincoln a Republican?)

Then this from the October 21 issue, page A27. There is an aerial photograph of several hundred people marching on a broad highway. Heading: Bolivia's march for change. Caption: "Led by Bolivian President Evo Morales, tens of thousands of his supporters march into El Alto yesterday on their way to La Paz, demanding lawmakers approve greater powers and wealth for the oppressed indigenous majority."

I hardly know where to start with that. How do you "demand" wealth? I mean, you might ask politely for it to be "spread around" a bit more … but "demand"? You buckle down to work and help create wealth, that's what you do about wealth. And then that "oppressed." Who's oppressed? Bolivia's population breaks down by ancestry as Amerind-mestizo-white about 55-30-15. The Amerinds live mostly in the highlands of the west, and are poor; mestizos and whites live in the lowlands of the east and are richer. All enjoy the same civil rights, and have for decades. The current President, Evo Morales, is an Amerind. Far from wanting to "oppress" the highland Indians, the lowlanders have been trying to secede from them! That, of course, is the last thing the highlanders want. If the prosperous east secedes, from whom will the highlanders "demand" wealth? You can't spread around what you don't have.

That same issue of Newsday, page A5, carries a report of a Long Island school closed by a black-Hispanic race riot. This is pretty much a daily occurrence all over the U.S.A. now. Here was one in Madison, Wisconsin the other day. Just another one of the wonderful blessings brought to our nation by mass Hispanic immigration. Thanks, Mr. Bush, Sr.! Thanks, Mr. Clinton! Thanks, Mr. Bush, Jr.! Anyway, just look at the convolutions Newsday goes through to tell us this was a black-Hispanic rumble.

Hempstead District Superintendent Joseph Laria said some students were separated by their racial or ethnic affiliation in response to "a report that there was possible ill will growing between some of the students who were African-American and some of the students that were Latino."

For sheer strangulated determination to say something the writer regards as wellnigh unsayable, that's up there with the Japanese Emperor's radio address to his nation after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage …"

On to today's issue of Newsday. Page A5: Two officers shot. Two transit cops were wounded in the NYC subway when a turnstile-jumper grabbed one of their guns and started shooting. What does Newsday have to tell us about the perp? Only that he is "Raul Nunez, 32." That's as much as Newsday wants its readers to know about a guy who shot two cops. Over to America's Newspaper of Record, reporting on the same incident:

Suspect Raul Nuñez, 32 — who sneaked back into the United State after he was deported to his native Dominican Republic in 2001 for a 1997 drug conviction — was at Bellevue Hospital with gunshot wounds to the legs and torso. He faces attempted-murder charges.

Oh, so the perp is an i-i. Of course, if Newsday had told its readers that, the readers would have lost control of themselves in a frenzy of race hate and stormed out into the streets of Long Island brandishing pitchforks and machetes, to hack to death any passer-by who looked Hispanic. Newsday readers, you see, are bestial types with little control over their vile emotions, who will launch a pogrom at the slightest opportunity. So Newdsay's editors and reporters apparently believe. I bet they really do believe it. All liberals do.

Thank goodness for America's Newspaper of Record. Look — they even gave us the tilde!

cant decide if my favorite part is

That same issue of Newsday, page A5, carries a report of a Long Island school closed by a black-Hispanic race riot. This is pretty much a daily occurrence all over the U.S.A. now. Here was one in Madison, Wisconsin the other day. Just another one of the wonderful blessings brought to our nation by mass Hispanic immigration. Thanks, Mr. Bush, Sr.! Thanks, Mr. Clinton! Thanks, Mr. Bush, Jr.!

or

"(And why would Robert E. Lee's state not be friendly to Democrats? Wasn't Abraham Lincoln a Republican?)"

k-lo used to post here as "dee" right?

Has the Corner had a comment on Clothes Horsegate?

lol

re: Ward Connerly [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

He's also a civil-rights leader, unlike Barack Obama.

As for me, as I tell everyone - I'm voting for Sarah Palin and that while-haired dude she's running with. Trust me, I get lots of knowing nods.

I would love to see a highlight reel of these knowing nods. Like the therapist as he's trying to figure out how to notify the authorities without letting the patient know what's up.

i imagine every corner post being said while choking back tears

and masturbating

Those knowing nods send little starbursts of light.

to a picture of Reagan on a bear with a face of Gorbachev

The Corner is such a treat.

k-lo used to post here as "dee" right?

― omar little, Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:40 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

www.probush.com - which is worse: being a joke or not?

*shrug*

Only thing I'll say here is that when I want to feel patriotic or when I want to indulge my fannish self, I go to the Free Republic site. They have these "day in the life of" picture threads of George W. Bush that I always seek out when I go there.

Don't know if this is a joke or not. But I do know that Kissinger did win a Nobel Peace Prize. *waits a moment* Now you know how I felt when Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize.

*disclaimer: above post written by a Republican*

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, June 8, 2003 12:48 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

man i forgot what a creepy save-a-freeper ned was about dee

dee how is carter winning the nobel peace prize comparable to kissinger winning the nobel peace prize?!?!!!! 'now you know how i felt when carter won' what, because hes a democrat?!!?

― trife (simon_tr), Sunday, June 8, 2003 1:20 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Trife in dealing with political views other than his own shockah!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, June 8, 2003 1:37 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

try not to turn this thread into another meta bitchfest please

^^^ see how polite

http://www.davehiggins.com.au/images/starburst.jpg

tombot in dealing with ILX views other than his own shockah!

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Balcony/6323/silkkgallery/silk1.gif

ethan in being a close second behind jagger in suggest bans shocker

Dee did vote for Kerry, iirc

I was just about to say that - I read the 2004 election thread last night to try and temper my expectations - it was weird how optimistic we all were at the start of the thread...

How did Favorite poster from NR's "The Corner" become the Election thread's retarded little brother? Can we go back to mocking K-Lo and Jonah?

that first question seems to answer itself

actually sorry I guess I mean that post seems to answer itself

Thank goodness for America's Newspaper of Record. Look — they even gave us the tilde!

^^ i dont get it, does he actually think newsday is america's paper of record?

i just ordered ayers' book "to teach"

anybody read any of his other books?

He's talking about the Times, max.

yeah i still dont get it... is he saying that the times is less liberal than newsday?

Apparently. I wouldn't think to hard about it.

Lisa Schiffren deserves a vote for this: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWE0ZjllZWIzOTI4MWUxMmE2NmQzMjY5NTkxOTNmZmE=

Because I like Sarah Palin, and want her to succeed, I would be really happy to know that, should she find herself back in Alaska for the next four years, (or, for that matter, in D.C.) she chose to spend a little of the money that would otherwise go to her clothing budget on a personal library of conservative classics. Going upmarket intellectually will complete the transformation, and make her truly prime-time ready.

The Palin Wardrobe [Lisa Schiffren]

Because I like Sarah Palin, and want her to succeed, I would be really happy to know that, should she find herself back in Alaska for the next four years, (or, for that matter, in D.C.) she chose to spend a little of the money that would otherwise go to her clothing budget on a personal library of conservative classics. Going upmarket intellectually will complete the transformation, and make her truly prime-time ready.

You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think, Lisa.

The Clothes [Mona Charen]

In her critique of the Palin wardrobe, Post fashion critic Robin Givhan lets slip in passing that Barack Obama's suits go for $1500 and that Michele wears designer duds all the time (except when appearing on The View when she boasted of wearing an under $200 dress).

Yes the figure of $150,000 is eye-popping, but don't forget it that it included the whole Palin clan. And finally, I cannot escape the suspicion that one reason everyone is so exercised (other than the obvious, i.e. that she's a Republican) is that she is so gorgeous in those clothes. There is simply no other woman in political life to match her. The green-eyed monster strikes!

We're all just jealous! And $150,000 is not a lot of money for a family wardrobe, apparently.

hey guys, quick question here. in the following post, can someone parse for me what "boob bait for Bubba" means? who is Bubba? I thought Clinton was Bubba? And why does he need boob bait? Does boob mean breast here, or something else. Thanks for the help.

Finally, Someone Asked Her [Mark Krikorian]

We now know what Gov. Palin thinks about immigration, and the results are not good (h/t Auster):

Amnesty
Governor, let me ask you about immigration. How many undocumented immigrants are there in Alaska?
I don't know, I don't know. That's a good question. [MK: She'd have some idea if she'd read my Washington Times piece.]

As governor, how do you deal with them? Do you think they all should be deported?
There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant -there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants- not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue that we face with illegal immigration. [MK: Same old false choice of mass roundups or amnesty.]

Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?
No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty. [MK: "total amnesty"! At least she admits McCain's plan is a "partial" amnesty!] You know, people have got to follow the rules. They've got to follow the bar, and we have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided [MK: "services" like Medicaid and food stamps and TANF?] and those opportunities that this great country provides.

To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country. [MK: None of these sentences follow from one another.]

Now, it was obvious, as McCain's running mate, she had to toe the McCain line. But which McCain line? After the campaign's near-death experience, McCain took to talking about "border security first" — which he qualifies out of existence whenever he's pressed on it, but at least the rhetoric was there. What Palin's response shows is that, first, she's completely open to whatever kool-aid they want her to drink — i.e., she has no innate resistance to amnesty for illegals that would cause her to look for less-unappealing ways of saying what the campaign wants her to say. And second, it shows what the campaign is telling her about McCain's views on the issue — if McCain's talk of "border security first" were anything but boob bait for Bubba, his operatives would have made it clear that Palin was supposed to include that in her discussion of immigration, but she didn't even make a passing reference to it.

The only person that can save The Corner is Daddy Yankee.

I think the phrase "boob bait for Bubba" is supposed to paint the McCain's "border security first" stance as being akin to flashing breasts in front of a simple dude; IOW, the position it's something distracting with no substance that people can look at and feel good about seeing.