Palin Quits, Hits Jackpot

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Quitting her job as governor of Alaska in the middle of her elected term was the most lucrative decision Sarah Palin ever made; who needs actual responsibility when she can haul in the dough by tossing red meat to the rubes? Sarah Palin Has Earned An Estimated $12 Million Since July.

The actual number is probably much higher, but is hard to quantify because Palin does not publicize her earnings. She reputedly got a $7 million deal for her first book, with the bulk of that money due after her resignation as governor, and will earn about $250,000 per episode, according to the web site The Daily Beast, for each of eight episodes of a reality show about Alaska for the The Learning Channel. She has managed to keep a lid on reliable figures for her earnings from a multi-year contract with Fox News and a second book deal with HarperCollins.

A Palin aide responding to questions from ABC News said the governor “is now a private citizen. As a result, her fees and earnings are private.”

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134 comments

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:11:51am

Well at least she’s not sucking on the government teat like so many other unemployed people.

(Please please please let Sarah be drawing an unemployment check in addition to all that the irony would be so sweat I would get cavities just reading about it)

Cannadian Club Akbar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:12:17am

I wish I had a jackpot.
/

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:13:04am

I’m certain all that money is going straight to her pac.

/lol

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:13:08am

Never undestimate the wallets of stupid people in large groups.

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:13:50am

Well, she has an unmarried single mom at home to support….

Killgore Trout Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:15:42am

A bimbo tax could wipe out the deficit.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:18:41am

I’d quit my job in one second flat if I could move into that money range.

Everyone on both sides should be happy.

The left? ‘Cause Sarah will never be elected to anything…

The right? ‘Cause now they have a star attraction… Seriously. John Voight?

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:18:42am

I wish I could rake in the dough after quitting my job.

It could happen. This is America, anything is possible.

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:19:18am

re: #5 ralphieboy

Well, she has an unmarried single mom at home to support…

Attacking her family, how progressive.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:19:55am

re: #9 NJDhockeyfan

About Palin, so, it’s okay.

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:20:35am

Step 1) Become an elected official.
Step 2) Quit part way thru my term so I can focus on “a higher calling”
Step 3) Profit!

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:21:15am

re: #9 NJDhockeyfan

Attacking her family, how progressive.

Confining a universal derideable action to one particular party, how… you….

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:21:18am

re: #10 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

About Palin, so, it’s okay.

Different rules apply.

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:21:43am

re: #13 NJDhockeyfan

Different rules apply.

You betcha!

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:23:15am

re: #11 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
heh

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:24:52am

It’s not really much of an attack on her family to say she has a single mom at home to support. However, I think it’s inaccurate, since Bristol formed a goddamn lobbying firm, BSMP.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:25:00am

She shouldn’t have to tell someone (other than the IRS) what she makes if she doesn’t want to.

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:27:37am

re: #17 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

She shouldn’t have to tell someone (other than the IRS) what she makes if she doesn’t want to.

I’m glad to see she’s able to make enough money for her family. I don’t understand the outrage.

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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:29:09am

re: #16 Obdicut

Wasn’t it Latrell Sprewell who said (in a contentious negotiation for something 21 million over three years) “I have a family to feed!”

It went badly for him. No contract.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:29:48am

re: #18 NJDhockeyfan

I do. It’s Sarah

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:30:09am

re: #18 NJDhockeyfan

I’m glad to see she’s able to make enough money for her family. I don’t understand the outrage.

Its not so much outrage at the fact that she’s making so much money, even as a catnip smoking liberal I encourage people to try and find a way to make money, its just bemusement that someone with so little to work with as Sarah Palin could be making so much, clearly she is an inspiration to us all.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:31:03am

re: #20 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I started that with “Wasn’t it” then looked up the information for accuracy. So, I should have made the sentence declarative.

Jerusalemyte Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:32:06am

Sarah Palin certainly cashed in on her popularity and has actually increased her visibility since retiring as governor. She still has a lot to learn about how to conduct herself on the minefield of public exposure but her learning curve is impressive.

I wouldn’t call her decision irresponsible. She turned over the running of Alaska to others and found legal ways to amass the funds needed to run for public office in the United States in the 21st century. Back in my home state of Louisiana most politicians (Earl Long comes to mind but there are lots of more recent examples) didn’t bother resigning when they took on “work” outside of the public offices.

With respect….

TheGuy Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:32:19am

Makes you wonder if someone didn’t F up her run for VP………

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:32:37am

re: #20 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Wasn’t it Latrell Sprewell who said (in a contentious negotiation for something 21 million over three years) “I have a family to feed!”

It went badly for him. No contract.

Yup.

On Halloween 2004, Sprewell, who was in the final season of a $62-million, five-year deal he signed with the Knicks, said he was insulted by Minnesota’ s offer of a contract extension that was reportedly worth between $27 million and $30 million for three seasons. “I’ve got my family to feed,” he said.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:33:08am

That’s approximately $1 for every vote she lost for John McCain. Neato.

Jadespring Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:33:53am

re: #18 NJDhockeyfan

I’m glad to see she’s able to make enough money for her family. I don’t understand the outrage.

Outrage no. Irked at the lack of ethics when it comes to commitment and personal responsibility and seeing this lacking praised as a great thing. Yes.

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:34:06am

re: #24 Jerusalemyte

You don’t consider a sudden resignation from the governorship to be irresponsible, and you’re excusing it directly because it gives her the ability to raise funds to seek another political office?

That is pretty nutty.

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:34:37am

re: #26 NJDhockeyfan

Apparently they eat a diet consisting only of Faberge Eggs.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:34:46am

re: #27 negativ

I think she was a sum net gain for McCain (hey. that rhymes!) More people voted for him because of her than the other way around.

Now if they were running today? Sum net loss.

wrenchwench Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:34:58am

re: #25 TheGuy

Makes you wonder if someone didn’t F up her run for VP…

Besides herself, you mean?

Tina Fey?

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:35:08am

re: #18 NJDhockeyfan

So is your only job on here to defend the conservative/Republican brand?

garhighway Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:35:49am

re: #18 NJDhockeyfan

I’m glad to see she’s able to make enough money for her family. I don’t understand the outrage.

I’m not hearing outrage here.

I’m hearing amusement. It makes the whole resignation speech sound just a little disingenuous. It was all about what was best for Alaska, when it may now be appearing to some observers like maybe that move was about what was best for Sarah.

Having said that, she is entitled to grab up all the cash she can. Nothing wrong with that.

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:36:22am

re: #32 wrenchwench

I always liked this Palin better. It predated the Fey version by about a week >>

Youtube Video

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:36:28am

re: #33 windsagio

Since when did expressing ones political leanings at LGF been verboten?

Someone who leans right, posts right? Shocka!

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:36:55am

re: #19 Thanos

If this keeps up, sooner or later a woman is going to die horribly because there is nobody who will perform a late-term abortion for her.

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:36:58am

The grifta from wassilla strikes again!

On the bright side it’s another one of those “only in America” stories.

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:37:05am

re: #34 garhighway

It sums up what a lot of Conservatives are about: using rhetoric to justify and rationalize acting in their own interest.

TheGuy Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:37:15am

re: #32 wrenchwench

little self-sabatoge, being the VP doesn’t pay well. Although I hear there is a nice pool the VP has.

badger1970 Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:37:23am

The story being told, is she resigned due to all the frivolous lawsuits filed against her and Alaskan laws required the state to provide funds for the accuser.

She a private citizen making money hand over fist like any other celebrity out there.

garhighway Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:37:52am

re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Since when did expressing ones political leanings at LGF been verboten?

Someone who leans right, posts right? Shocka!

Agree. You gotta be who you are, and it is up to everyone else to deal with it.

So long as civility reigns, what’s not to like?

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:37:57am

re: #33 windsagio

So is your only job on here to defend the conservative/Republican brand?

Why would you say that? I don’t think it right to go after any politician’s family. I believe they should be off limits. If you’re offended by that then you have issues.

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:38:12am

Getting elected to perform a job, then actively campaigning to get another job while you’re supposed to be doing your first job, then quitting so you can cash in, still leaving your original job undone, just doesn’t strike me as traits for someone being reliable for the long haul.

garhighway Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:38:23am

re: #39 ralphieboy

It sums up what a lot of Conservatives are about: using rhetoric to justify and rationalize acting in their own interest.

I don’t think conservatives have cornered the market on that.

Walter L. Newton Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:38:55am

re: #28 Jadespring

Outrage no. Irked at the lack of ethics when it comes to commitment and personal responsibility and seeing this lacking praised as a great thing. Yes.

You mean like Stupak, Dodd, Ritter, Dorgan, Granholm, Governor Paterson etall; ?

shiplord kirel Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:39:08am

So much for the middle American hockey-mom image crafted two years ago. Actually, that image was one of the greatest con jobs of recent political history. Palin and her eccentric clan, with their philosophy grounded in a crank church on one of the far fringes of civilization, could scarcely be less representative of middle America.
Being kind of eccentric myself, I don’t think eccentricity is a problem in and of itself but selling this crowd as the archetypal middle American family was an amazing and audacious feat of deception. PT Barnum would have been proud.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:39:08am

re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Obama ran for the office of the President from the moment he was elected Senator.

I was very upset about that also.

[deleted] Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:39:45am

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:40:12am

re: #43 NJDhockeyfan

Why would you say that? I don’t think it right to go after any politician’s family. I believe they should be off limits. If you’re offended by that then you have issues.

I did not say her daughter was a teenage slut who let herself get knocked up by a rednedck loser who posed for Playgirl, I just pointed out that Sarah has an extended family to support - heck, anybody’s daughter can get knocked up, even nice, educated girls with boyfriends whose knuckles don’t drag on the ground…

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:41:00am

re: #48 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Obama ran for the office of the President from the moment he was elected Senator.

I was very upset about that also.

Same. I’m not cutting slack on any of them. I felt the same about McCain, Kerry and any other elected official campaigning for another office. Retire your current position, then run.

avanti Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:41:19am

re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Since when did expressing ones political leanings at LGF been verboten?

Someone who leans right, posts right? Shocka!

I agree, lay off our conservative Lizards, we need a counterpoint to keep some balance and make sure we don’t become yet another echo chamber.

[deleted] Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:41:43am

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:42:23am

re: #51 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Same. I’m not cutting slack on any of them. I felt the same about McCain, Kerry and any other elected official campaigning for another office. Retire your current position, then run.

But then they’d lose their safety net!

Besides if there’s one man who could tell you about how rough ejecting without a properly functioning parachute can be, it’d be Jon McCain

Skeetghazi Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:42:28am

re: #41 badger1970

The story being told, is she resigned due to all the frivolous lawsuits filed against her and Alaskan laws required the state to provide funds for the accuser.

She a private citizen making money hand over fist like any other celebrity out there.

Not true.

Four More Tears Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:42:46am

re: #53 garhighway

Consider Joe a leading indicator of the fall elections. If he smells the GOP getting to 50 votes in the Senate, he’ll switch, because he can lock in seniority on the majority side of the aisle. Absent that, he won’t. Joe is about Joe and no one or nothing else.

It’s Connecticut for Lieberman, not Lieberman for Connecticut :)

Jadespring Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:42:56am

re: #46 Walter L. Newton

You mean like Stupak, Dodd, Ritter, Dorgan, Granholm, Governor Paterson etall; ?

Are you suggesting that I am somehow praising those folks? If not then your question doesn’t really work in the way you are trying to imply.

Nice try though.

[deleted] Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:42:58am

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:43:00am

re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

That wasn’t my point really :p

“Defending the brand no matter what” is a bit different than ‘expressing a political opinion’. I love the latter, the former is lame :P

badger1970 Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:43:08am

re: #51 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

That takes guts and integrity (see TX Governor Rep. Primary for an example of lack of).

Randall Gross Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:43:09am

Sorry for the thread break in up top, I thought it was important news since it will be demonstration fodder between now and probably through elections 2010. I also neglected the OT header..

mea culpa and apologies to all.

bratwurst Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:43:16am

re: #18 NJDhockeyfan

I don’t understand the outrage.

How conservative.

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:43:31am

re: #53 garhighway

Consider Joe a leading indicator of the fall elections. If he smells the GOP getting to 50 votes in the Senate, he’ll switch, because he can lock in seniority on the majority side of the aisle. Absent that, he won’t. Joe is about Joe and no one or nothing else.

If that’s true how come he didn’t start openly siding with the Republicans for the years of Bush when they had control?

Walter L. Newton Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:43:46am

re: #33 windsagio

So is your only job on here to defend the conservative/Republican brand?

Someone has to do it, since you won’t.

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:44:17am

re: #58 Walter L. Newton

The comment didn’t in the least advocate violence, Walter. Come off it.

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:44:52am

re: #64 Walter L. Newton

See that was an awesome diss, thats why I love you walter :D

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:45:11am

re: #58 Walter L. Newton

Why would you made a public statement about punching anyone on this forum? “Comments that advocate violence will be cause for immediate banning with no appeal.”

Not cool… ok?

It was just a figure of speech. I’ve seen Cato do worse and so on and so forth Tu Quoque unto infinity.

Please delete my comment.

Is it acceptable to say I wish I could give Joe Liberman a wedgie?

Walter L. Newton Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:45:29am

re: #57 Jadespring

Are you suggesting that I am somehow praising those folks? If not then your question doesn’t really work in the way you are trying to imply.

Nice try though.

I don’t give a fuck how it works or doesn’t work for you, I was making a point… deal with it. It’s not all you. I didn’t notice anything at the top of this thread that implied that conservatives were not invited to make points.

Soap_Man Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:45:50am

She has every right to make that kind of money. I think it’s sickening that someone can make money by being an idiot, but that’s those fools’ prerogative.

Only in America.

[deleted] Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:45:55am

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:46:46am

Since we’re veering off topic anyways

Steven Seagal sued for sexual harassment;

Kayden Nguyen filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females for sex, and wrongful termination, among other items. She claims she answered a Craiglist ad for a job at a production company, and sent her resume and a photograph. She was interviewed by Seagal’s underlings and then Seagal himself, who, just before whisked her to New Orleans on a private jet, asked her one final question: Would she mind helping his wife around the house? Nguyen thought that was odd, but agreed. Then Seagal told her his wife wouldn’t mind if they became lovers She was then driven to a house in Lafitte, La., or as Nguyen describes it, “in the middle of nowhere.” (We used to live in southeastern Louisiana, and the middle of nowhere is a teeming urban center compared with Lafitte, deep in the swamps of Jefferson Parish.) There, she discovered that Seagal’s “executive assistants” were expected to attend to Seagal’s sexual needs, night and day.

The first night, Seagal requested a massage, and Nguyen discovered an another assistant, mostly nude, already thus employed, using a rather intimate technique. Seagal asked the other assistant to leave and “proceeded to treat Ms. Nguyen as his sex toy,” pawing at her but telling her: “We won’t do anything special tonight. I’ll save that for another night.” Nguyen left and complained to other staffers, but that night Seagal once again assaulted her. In the civil complaint, Nguyen says she “can and will describe in great detail Mr. Seagal’s unique physiological reaction to sexual arousal.” When she told Seagal that she would not service him, Seagal told her they had a “misunderstanding,” but once again resumed his vigorous attentions.

Nguyen escaped by telling Seagal that she was supposed to meet some relatives in New Orleans, but he initially refused to let her go. When she told him it would look suspicious, she was allowed to call a cab. Seagal followed her to the cab, shining a flashlight with a gun attached to it, but let her go. When Nguyen later refused to sign a release saying she wouldn’t sue for sexual assault, she was told all her belongings, which she left at the house, would not be returned to her.

reine.de.tout Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:46:55am

re: #2 Cannadian Club Akbar

I wish I had a jackpot.
/

I wish you did too.

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:47:18am

re: #67 jamesfirecat

Is it acceptable to say I wish I could give Joe Liberman a wedgie?

I’d say that’s okay, but a Tittie Twister is straight out.

Lidane Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:47:32am

re: #35 windsagio

I always liked this Palin better. It predated the Fey version by about a week >>

Personally, I liked this version. The pig is actually a regular character in the comic, he’s just in drag here:

[Link: www.sinfest.net…]

Heh.

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:48:07am

re: #71 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Geez, I hope it’s not true. He does seem exactly like the kind of creep who would do that, though.

RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:48:09am

I’m on my mobile but wanted to pop in and say it’s too bad we couldn’t get Obama to take the same deal. 12 million not to screw us would have been a bargain.

garhighway Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:48:15am

re: #63 jamesfirecat

If that’s true how come he didn’t start openly siding with the Republicans for the years of Bush when they had control?

My guess: the primary in 2006 unhinged him. Before that, he was a pretty conventional Scoop Jackson Democrat. (Remembering, of course, that Democrats come in lots of shapes, sizes and colors.) After that, he became this weird beast we see today, in an endless and fruitless quest for love, justification and revenge.

windsagio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:49:15am

re: #77 garhighway

I like to go with ‘revenge’. Once they primaried him, he decided that he’d show all the fools who ever doubted his genius!

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:49:41am

re: #65 Obdicut

Well, apparently I’m wrong. Apologies, Walter, you were right to call that comment out.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:49:43am

re: #59 windsagio

I understand. I defend Sarah quite often, when she’s attacked for things that I would do (like quitting a (whatever an Alaskan Governor made) a year job to make 12M a year).

Free Agency Baby!

avanti Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:49:57am

re: #64 Walter L. Newton

Someone has to do it, since you won’t.

I agree, I wish one of our ex Lizards that has “moved on” to other blogs would do the same and show some intellectual honesty. Instead, they see the same talking points we shot down months ago with documentation, and just cheer the BS as if they did not know better. If a leftie or conservative posts here, at least they are fact checked or the issue is at discussed.

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:50:19am

re: #75 Obdicut

Geez, I hope it’s not true. He does seem exactly like the kind of creep who would do that, though.

Reading up on Seagal’s recent history, I’m not the least bit suprised and think its very likely true.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:51:24am

re: #2 Cannadian Club Akbar

I wish I had ~~a jack~~pot.

Cannadian Club Akbar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:51:58am

re: #82 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Reading up on Seagal’s recent history, I’m not the least bit suprised and think its very likely true.

I had a woman cut my hair once. She wondered why he never won an Oscar. Wish I was kidding.

Kragar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:53:36am

re: #84 Cannadian Club Akbar

I had a woman cut my hair once. She wondered why he never won an Oscar. Wish I was kidding.

Chuck Norris wouldn’t let him.

reine.de.tout Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:54:08am

re: #75 Obdicut

Obdi -
If you’re here.

A day or two ago you were talking about going into business for yourself, and I composed a brilliant post of advice (shameless self-promotion *snicker*) - anyhow, you were gone by the time I posted it and so I sent it to your gmail account which I had for some reason.

Anyhow - it’s not very long, so if you wish, you might check your gmail account.

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:55:10am

re: #76 RogueOne

I would venture to say that although he is a politician like many others, he has a bit more sense of principle than a lot of other politicians

Jeff In Ohio Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:55:24am

I think it’s outstanding that a half-term governor from a fairly small state, with a ghosted book and a facebook page can turn her popularity with 20% of the populace into so much cash.

Remarkable, really.

Palin ‘12. An oil well in every yard, a tactical nuke in every square.

Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:56:12am

re: #86 reine.de.tout

I received the email, Reine, thanks. I’m actually going to write you back to ask for more advice, which is the penalty you pay for giving good advice.

zelnaga Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:56:25am

McCain released his tax returns when he ran for president:

[Link: firstread.msnbc.msn.com…]

So did Obama and Clinton:

[Link: taxprof.typepad.com…]
[Link: taxprof.typepad.com…]

Will Palin release hers if she runs for president? The world wonders…

reine.de.tout Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:56:26am

re: #89 Obdicut

I received the email, Reine, thanks. I’m actually going to write you back to ask for more advice, which is the penalty you pay for giving good advice.

:-)
Happy to do it.

Jadespring Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:56:34am

re: #68 Walter L. Newton

I don’t give a fuck how it works or doesn’t work for you, I was making a point… deal with it. It’s not all you. I didn’t notice anything at the top of this thread that implied that conservatives were not invited to make points.

Well since my comment was about MY OWN personal opinion about how I’m not outraged but just ‘irked’ it was about me and you commented on my opinion. Unless you think I’m some sort of elected group speaker. Nice to know though that you give enough of fuck to respond to me but damn if I dare to respond back. Yeesh on a cracker.

Now where the hell you got that somehow anywhere I was I said or implied that “conservatives’ shouldn’t make any points in this thread I have no idea. That’s ridiculous. I could care less whether your conservative or a pinko red commie. You talked to me. I talked back. I thought that’s generally how discussion worked.

RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:00:21am

re: #87 ralphieboy

I would venture to say that although he is a politician like many others, he has a bit more sense of principle than a lot of other politicians

he never lasted a full term in either office he held and I’m still waiting for his superior intellect to show up.

jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:02:16am

re: #93 RogueOne

he never lasted a full term in either office he held and I’m still waiting for his superior intellect to show up.

What would he have to do to convince you he had one?

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:02:33am

re: #88 Jeff In Ohio

Tv preachers do it all the time.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:04:30am

re: #9 NJDhockeyfan

Attacking her family, how progressive.

Criticizing the attack, fine. Use of ‘progressive’, irritating.

drcordell Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:04:56am

Maybe once she makes enough cash, she’ll shut the fuck up and leave America alone? Maybe? Please?

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:05:14am

re: #93 RogueOne

he never lasted a full term in either office he held and I’m still waiting for his superior intellect to show up.

Which Ivy league institution did you graduate from?

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:05:40am

re: #20 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Wasn’t it Latrell Sprewell who said (in a contentious negotiation for something 21 million over three years) “I have a family to feed!”

It went badly for him. No contract.

The Sprewells must eat a lot. Or there must be an awful lot of them.

Wasn’t Sprewell the guy who choked a coach once?

100

filetandrelease Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:06:03am

And people think she is stupid.

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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:07:35am

re: #100 filetandrelease

And people think she is stupid.

She was sufficiently educated and eminently qualified to be governmor of a state with a popultion about equal to that of Phoenix. I just do not consider her educated or qualified enough to become Vice preident.

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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:07:39am

re: #46 Walter L. Newton

You mean like Stupak, Dodd, Ritter, Dorgan, Granholm, Governor Paterson etall; ?

So, you agree with what Jadespring said?

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Coachrichard Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:08:03am

re: #46 Walter L. Newton

You mean like Stupak, Dodd, Ritter, Dorgan, Granholm, Governor Paterson etall; ?

Granholm quit? When did that happen?

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drcordell Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:09:14am

re: #101 ralphieboy

She was sufficiently educated and eminently qualified to be governmor of a state with a popultion about equal to that of Phoenix. I just do not consider her educated or qualified enough to become Vice preident.

A population equal to that of Phoenix, filled with quite possibly more natural resources than any other state. And yet still the largest per-capita recipient of Federal funds out of any state.

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drcordell Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:09:33am

re: #100 filetandrelease

And people think she is stupid.

Stupid and rich are not mutually exclusive.

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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:10:13am

re: #100 filetandrelease

And people think she is stupid.

I think she’s marketable.

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RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:14:17am

re: #98 ralphieboy

Bush managed to get degrees from 2, does that make him 2x as smart as Obama?

Maybe once he acts like he knows what he’s doing, stops spending so much it makes bush look like a fiscal conservative, and behaves like he’s at least taken econ101 st the local community college I’ll believe he’s the brains of the operation and not his teleprompter.

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jamesfirecat Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:16:23am

re: #107 RogueOne

Bush managed to get degrees from 2, does that make him 2x as smart as Obama?

Maybe once he acts like he knows what he’s doing, stops spending so much it makes bush look like a fiscal conservative, and behaves like he’s at least taken econ101 st the local community college I’ll believe he’s the brains of the operation and not his teleprompter.

I’m sure the United States will stop spending money so recklessly once Obama finds a way to get us out of the two intractable wars that Bush got us into…

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drcordell Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:18:09am

re: #107 RogueOne

Bush managed to get degrees from 2, does that make him 2x as smart as Obama?

Maybe once he acts like he knows what he’s doing, stops spending so much it makes bush look like a fiscal conservative, and behaves like he’s at least taken econ101 st the local community college I’ll believe he’s the brains of the operation and not his teleprompter.

Maybe once your criticism of Obama doesn’t include the word “TelePrompTer” I’ll believe you’re the brains of your operation.

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Skeetghazi Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:18:44am

re: #107 RogueOne

Bush managed to get degrees from 2, does that make him 2x as smart as Obama?

Maybe once he acts like he knows what he’s doing, stops spending so much it makes bush look like a fiscal conservative, and behaves like he’s at least taken econ101 st the local community college I’ll believe he’s the brains of the operation and not his teleprompter.

Oops!

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Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:21:04am

re: #107 RogueOne

LOL you said teleprompter.
/
Seriously, dude, that’s weak-ass shit.

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Fozzie Bear Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:31:04am

re: #9 NJDhockeyfan

Attacking her family, how progressive.

Labeling partisan behavior with partisan labels in an attempt to shame.

How ironic.

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darthstar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:39:52am

Just so everyone knows, I’m now resigning as Governor of Alaska, effective immediately.

Oprah, you have my number.

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darthstar Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:40:56am

re: #9 NJDhockeyfan

Attacking her family, how progressive.

Fuck her family. She’s a private citizen now…her PR secretary said so.

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pragmatist Tue, Apr 13, 2010 11:20:27am

It is with much amusement that many of us ponder the success of Sarah Palin in selling herself as a celebrity. Even so, Tiger Woods nets a much larger paycheck.

Then again, his golf game is probably better than Gov. Palin’s.

But, I do have to wonder, which of the two provide more for the common good and better promote the general welfare of the country?

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jimbouie Tue, Apr 13, 2010 11:20:58am

Isn’t it time for one of Summer’s “You betcha!” posts?

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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Apr 13, 2010 11:22:26am

re: #107 RogueOne

Bush managed to get degrees from 2, does that make him 2x as smart as Obama?

Maybe once he acts like he knows what he’s doing, stops spending so much it makes bush look like a fiscal conservative, and behaves like he’s at least taken econ101 st the local community college I’ll believe he’s the brains of the operation and not his teleprompter.

hahahahahaha telepromter? Really?

Hey, 2008 called, they want their talking head back!

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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Apr 13, 2010 11:26:32am

re: #117 WindUpBird

hahahahahaha telepromter? Really?

Hey, 2008 called, they want their talking head back!

Bush got into the Ivy League (and out of Vietnam) because of his family connections. Obama got there on his own efforts.

One can disagree with his policies and political choices, but he is clearly an intelligent and erudite person. I found him qualified enough for the job of President to vote for him.

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_RememberTonyC Tue, Apr 13, 2010 12:11:03pm

I hope Mrs Palin stays in the private sector. She can take her new found loot and open a bondage place in Wassila …. maybe she can even hire a Tina Fey lookalike who is into (ahem) “dancing.”

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Vambo Tue, Apr 13, 2010 12:24:17pm

re: #50 ralphieboy

I did not say her daughter was a teenage slut who let herself get knocked up by a rednedck loser who posed for Playgirl, I just pointed out that Sarah has an extended family to support - heck, anybody’s daughter can get knocked up, even nice, educated girls with boyfriends whose knuckles don’t drag on the ground…

HA HA HA.

Guess what, guys? Bristol Palin is a legal adult now, she has her own public image, she appears on magazines and crappy talk shows - no matter how badly the Palin clan wants to make themselves “off-limits” to attacks (and criticism) of any kind, it’s not going to happen. So straighten your conservative panties and spare us the “outrage” over someone not treating the Palins as speshul widdle snofwakes.

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tradewind Tue, Apr 13, 2010 12:56:35pm

Wow. Not quite as big a payday yet as Al Gore, but pretty similar. Of course, there are differences. He didn’t quit…. he was forcibly retired.//

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RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:31:11pm

re: #109 drcordell

re: #110 Stanley Sea

re: #111
Obdicut

re: #117 WindUpBird

Hey, don’t blame me. You guys are just mad because you were taken for suckers. You voted for a guy who’s articulate as long as it’s put in front of him to read when it’s not he goes into a 19 minute winding diatribe answering a simple question. We’re talking about a man who’s too afraid to speak to an elementary school class without 2 teleprompters.

We were told how brilliant a man he is and I’m asking where is the evidence? Gitmo closed? Did reaching out to our enemies with outstretched hands make them love us? Stimulus plan drop unemployment below 9%? Did he put a stop to the out of control spending of the Bush years? and most importantly, have the oceans started to recede? Where, exactly, do you get the idea that we elected a man who knows wtf he’s doing? What has he done to give you the felling that “oh yeah, we’re on a serious roll now!”.

Let me help you….there isn’t any evidence other than your gut partisan feelings. The only thing he’s managed to accomplish is bring the republicans back from the ash heap, put NY23 into the dem fold (by staying away), and turned beck into a multi-millionaire. Nice job Mr. President, keep up the good work.

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Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:39:16pm

re: #122 RogueOne

Rogue, you idiot, he’s spoken many times without a teleprompter, like when he spoke to the GOP on health care.

This is sad, man. I thought you were above this kind of bullshit.

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RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:43:24pm

re: #123 Obdicut

Puh-lease. The one time he didn’t have a bug in his ear and two teleprompters he went 19 minutes explaining to an old lady why her taxes really aren’t too high. I’m still waiting for the evidence of his brilliance and command of the situation. I didn’t even toss in the bit about him not knowing the US position on Nuclear first strike until months after he was sworn in, something you would have thought a real man of genius would have known with all his experience in government. I know matthews still gets a thrill up his leg but for the majority of the country, including a chunk of his own voters, the thrill is gone.

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Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:44:12pm

re: #124 RogueOne

You’re in a really stupid mood today. I hope it fades. You’re just whining.

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RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:44:47pm

re: #123 Obdicut

This is sad, man. I thought you were above this kind of bullshit.

I’m tired of hearing people continue to say how bright he is and how we dodged a bullet by not electing palin. What you don’t seem to realize is we did elect palin, at least the democratic party version of palin. How’s that working out for everyone?

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Obdicut Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:45:37pm

re: #126 RogueOne

If you’re serious, you’re a complete idiot.

If you’re not, you’re just being a dick.

Either way, I’m not going to bother responding to you any more on this.

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RogueOne Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:47:57pm

re: #127 Obdicut

If you’re serious, you’re a complete idiot.

If you’re not, you’re just being a dick.

Either way, I’m not going to bother responding to you any more on this.

Eventually you’ll realize what a mistake you’ve made and you’ll apologize for not seeing it sooner. It’s almost like being in an abusive relationship, he keeps screwing up but he loves you so much you let it slide. I’m not good at being an enabler, I call it as I see it.

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MinisterO Tue, Apr 13, 2010 2:49:19pm

Shorter partisan hack:

Whoever you support is just as bad or worse and no amount of reasoning will change my opinion.

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Wozza Matter? Tue, Apr 13, 2010 3:28:58pm

she’d have to take a massive paycut to be president…………….

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markie Tue, Apr 13, 2010 3:54:17pm

Look at is this way. Isn’t Alaska better off without Palin’s decision making abilities?

If people want to hand over their cash to her, it’s their business. I could care less how much she makes. Where she stands, it’s still a long way until she can be a presidential contender.

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webevintage Tue, Apr 13, 2010 5:42:25pm

re: #1 jamesfirecat

Well at least she’s not sucking on the government teat like so many other unemployed people.

(Please please please let Sarah be drawing an unemployment check in addition to all that the irony would be so sweat I would get cavities just reading about it)

Well her kids do get some gov’t health care because of Todd’s Eskimo % and I would assume Trig is using the resources out there from the gov’t for children with DS.
Nothing wrong with that…..

BUT it is amazing the amount of money a grifter can make in a year.

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mich-again Tue, Apr 13, 2010 8:06:53pm

Sarah Palin Has Earned An Estimated $12 Million Since July

haha. something about fools and their money?

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Solomon2 Thu, Apr 15, 2010 10:48:29am

Yes, it doesn’t seem right that Palin quit her day job. But beating up on her because of her book earnings is odd. That’s something Democratic politicians, who often enjoy huge “advances”, abuse far more extensively.

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