Sarah Palin’s Word Salad of the Day

Not real enthused
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In a tough, hard-hitting interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Sarah Palin bashes Barack Obama for his handling of the Egyptian crisis, then tosses up an especially colorful word salad for our enjoyment.

“It’s a difficult situation, this is that 3am White House phone call and it seems for many of us trying to get that information from our leader in the White House it it seems that that call went right to um the answering machine. And nobody yet has, no body yet has explained to the American public what they know, and surely they know more than the rest of us know who it is who will be taking the place of Mubarak and I’m not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt. And in these areas that are so volatile right now because obviously it’s not just Egypt but the other countries too where we are seeing uprisings, we know that now more than ever, we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And we do not have all that information yet.”

Tasty!

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343 comments
1 Cineaste  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:19:18pm

Because of course we know exactly who the next leader is going to be. It's not like this situation is complicated and in flux or anything. /

2 Achilles Tang  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:19:18pm

Beautiful

3 Obdicut  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:21:49pm

How is large-scale demonstrations in Egypt a 3:00 AM phone call?

Say the call comes in. They wake the president. What does he do? Sit up and obsessively read twitter for a few hours, going "Wow, man."

What is he supposed to do at 3:00 AM that wouldn't wait until morning?

4 Usually refered to as anyways  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:22:30pm

Word Salad, feeding the multitudes.
She spread out about thirty words, and fed thousands.

/ The Messiahess

5 Renaissance_Man  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:23:45pm

re: #3 Obdicut

How is large-scale demonstrations in Egypt a 3:00 AM phone call?

Say the call comes in. They wake the president. What does he do? Sit up and obsessively read twitter for a few hours, going "Wow, man."

What is he supposed to do at 3:00 AM that wouldn't wait until morning?

Apparently, he should take the half-governor's lead and make a tweet and a Facebook post about it.

6 nines09  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:23:58pm

Brilliant composition and smooth delivery. Her mind is a vast empty fertile field of fail.

7 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:24:38pm

See you guys after the Motorhead/Clutch show :D

Youtube Video
8 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:24:41pm

*nod*
*nod*
Uh huh.
*nod*
Ya, that makes sense. Damn Obama.

/average wingnut

9 Charles Johnson  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:25:01pm

I don't recommend trying to parse that verbal arugula. You'll get a brain cramp.

10 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:25:54pm

I think I need some brain word salad surgery!

/

11 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:27:00pm

Like a school pupil who didn't do their homework and is asked.

12 Eclectic Infidel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:27:36pm

And yet there are people out there who are very convinced that she'd make a brilliant POTUS.

13 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:27:36pm

re: #10 Gus 802

I'd like some mayo with that, please.

14 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:27:51pm

Never leave us, Sarah.

15 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:29:10pm

re: #3 Obdicut

We can thank Hillary for that "It's 3:00 in the morning..." commercial during the primaries.

16 Kronocide  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:29:39pm

The Tao of Caribou.

17 Eclectic Infidel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:30:06pm

Sarah is the 21st century Dan Quayle. Our own Almond Joy.

18 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:31:14pm

Why do they even solicit her opinion on this?

19 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:31:40pm

I tried to read her answer about not attending CPAC. I have no idea what she was trying to say.

20 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:31:44pm

re: #15 Kid A

Argh, you read my mind.

But this is actually a plagiarism from McCain:

Youtube Video
21 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:31:45pm

re: #17 eclectic infidel

Sarah is the 21st century Dan Quayle. Our own Almond Joy.

For all his faults, Dan Quayle had the decency to go find a life.

22 Shiplord Kirel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:31:58pm

I got to admit Palin has some really cute kids, the younger ones at any rate. Who can forget Piper and Trig at the '08 GOP convention?
Even so, adorable kids do not a leader make. Otherwise I would be Emperor of the Known Universe.

23 Charles Johnson  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:32:02pm

re: #18 Gus 802

Why do they even solicit her opinion on this?

It's CBN. She's a superstar to them.

24 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:32:41pm

re: #23 Charles

It's CBN. She's a superstar to them.

Yeah. Sarah Palin: foreign policy wonk.

25 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:33:04pm

re: #18 Gus 802

Why do they even solicit her opinion on this?

700 Club. If she ever won, it would be like Joan of Arc entering Orleans for them.

26 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:33:04pm

We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And we do not have all that information yet.”

As I said at another thread, THEN WHY ARE YOU COMMENTING ON IT, YOU TWI???!!!

27 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:33:28pm

Snooki. Could you give us your opinion on President Obama’s handling of the crisis in Egypt?

28 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:35:12pm

re: #27 Gus 802

Snooki. Could you give us your opinion on President Obama’s handling of the crisis in Egypt?

Is Kim Kardashian afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood sowing the seeds of a new Caliphate?

29 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:36:00pm

re: #27 Gus 802

And bring The Situation along with you.

30 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:36:20pm

re: #28 JasonA

Is Kim Kardashian afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood sowing the seeds of a new Caliphate?

People want to know!

31 wrenchwench  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:36:34pm

Local group cancels Palin visit, citing "personal attacks"

Citing an "onslaught of personal attacks", a Colorado nonprofit today canceled a scheduled May appearance in Glendale by former Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, according to a press release.

Palin was to be the keynote speaker at the Patriots & Warriors Gala at the Infinity Park Events Center in Glendale.

The event sponsored by the Sharon K. Pacheco Foundation was announced Friday but was canceled today due to "safety concerns resulting from an onslaught of negative feedback received by the organization," the press release said

"Due to an onslaught of personal attacks against Gov. Palin and others associated with her appearance, it is with deep sadness and disappointment that, in the best interest of all, we cancel the event for safety concerns," the release said.

I wonder what that's about.

32 Stanghazi  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:37:13pm

May I please take this opportunity to repost Shannyn Moore's tweet?

Shannyn Moore

@SarahPalinUSA, the only thing u have to add to #Egypt is a "How to Quit" primer for #Mubarak. Now #STFU. You're embarrassing #Alaska.

33 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:38:24pm

re: #32 Stanley Sea

@SarahPalinUSA, the only thing u have to add to #Egypt is a "How to Quit" primer for #Mubarak. Now #STFU. You're embarrassing #Alaska.

Brilliant. The tweet of the year, and it's only February.

34 Charles Johnson  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:38:32pm

"I'm not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt."

Palin 2012!

35 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:38:42pm

It's like something you would read in People magazine from an incoherent B-lister.

36 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:39:08pm

Time for a Sarah Palin Special Word Salad Generator?

37 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:39:17pm

re: #34 Charles

"I'm not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt."

Palin 2012!

They have lots of situation in Egypt right now.

38 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:39:56pm

re: #36 Sergey Romanov

Time for a Sarah Palin Special Word Salad Generator?

I don't think it could be better than the real thing, imho.

39 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:40:02pm

re: #34 Charles

"I'm not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt."

Palin 2012!

Hmm. You know. That kind of sounds like Major Burns from MASH.

40 Stanghazi  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:40:36pm

Someone has better trademark word salad before the grifter does.

41 Obdicut  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:40:41pm

re: #35 Gus 802

Reminded me of this:

Youtube Video
42 Kronocide  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:40:46pm

re: #36 Sergey Romanov

Time for a Sarah Palin Special Word Salad Generator?

You Betcha.

43 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:41:14pm

re: #42 BigPapa

You Betcha.

Also

44 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:41:42pm

re: #38 JasonA

"...we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And we do not have all that information yet.”

The mind is weak with this one.

45 wrenchwench  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:41:43pm

re: #33 Kid A

@SarahPalinUSA, the only thing u have to add to #Egypt is a "How to Quit" primer for #Mubarak. Now #STFU. You're embarrassing #Alaska.

Brilliant. The tweet of the year, and it's only February.

Hey Kid, you should acquaint yourself with the "quote" button. It will make your comments more readable.

46 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:42:07pm

re: #41 Obdicut

Reminded me of this:

[Video]

Wow. That's some serious word salad there.

47 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:42:33pm

re: #45 wrenchwench

Hey Kid, you should acquaint yourself with the "quote" button. It will make your comments more readable.

*head bangs against wall* lol...

48 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:42:41pm

re: #23 Charles

It's CBN. She's a superstar to them.

Heh. I just assumed it was a lefty site giving her a bad transcript to make her look stupid.

49 wrenchwench  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:43:03pm

re: #47 Kid A

*head bangs against wall* lol...

It worked!

50 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:43:14pm

Frank Burns with a little Lt. Norman Dike from Band of Brothers!

//

51 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:43:29pm

re: #49 wrenchwench

It worked!

I need a Tylenol, though!

52 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:44:29pm

re: #31 wrenchwench

Local group cancels Palin visit, citing "personal attacks"

I wonder what that's about.

Their website:

[Link: www.wix.com...]

53 Shiplord Kirel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:44:43pm

re: #44 Kid A

"...we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And we do not have all that information yet.”

The mind is weak with this one.

She makes Dan Quayle look like Winston Churchill.

54 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:46:46pm

re: #50 Gus 802

Or him.

55 Lidane  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:47:40pm

re: #35 Gus 802

It's like something you would read in People magazine from an incoherent Z-lister.

FTFY

B-List would be an upgrade for Caribou Barbie.

56 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:47:40pm

Barret Brown has issued another official Anon press release at Dkos...
Anonymous concedes defeat

It's been a rough couple of weeks for Anonymous, with five U.K. participants arrested and 40 U.S. participants raided by the FBI and a California grand jury assembling on February 10th. As such, the non-organization has announced defeat, at least for now, by way of the following press release, which was just written by an ad hoc committee of Rank 12 Barristers with a collective Enigma/STAT rating of over 9000.

Most of it is snarky nonsense but it seems this article has them a little nervous...
Cyberactivists warned of arrest

An international investigation into cyberactivists who attacked businesses hostile to WikiLeaks is likely to yield arrests of senior members of the group after they left clues to their real identities on Facebook and in other electronic communications, it is claimed.
...
Mr Barr said Q and other key figures lived in California and that the hierarchy was fairly clear, with other senior members in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Australia.

Of a few hundred participants in operations, only about 30 are steadily active, with 10 people who “are the most senior and co-ordinate and manage most of the decisions”, Mr Barr told the Financial Times. That team works together in private internet relay chat sessions, through e-mail and in Facebook groups. Mr Barr said he had collected information on the core leaders, including many of their real names, and that they could be arrested if law enforcement had the same data

.

57 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:47:50pm

And to think this woman coulda been one heart beat away from the presidency. Shudder...

58 wrenchwench  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:47:54pm

re: #52 Decatur Deb

Their website:

[Link: www.wix.com...]

From there:

He points out that no direct threats have been made against anyone, but the recent increase in negative rhetoric against the former Alaska governor raises concern for her safety and the safety of others despite the call for civility in America, following the tragic Tucson shooting.

Tickets weren't selling?

59 jamesfirecat  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:48:15pm

re: #28 JasonA

Is Kim Kardashian afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood sowing the seeds of a new Caliphate?

I saw we bring in Stephen Colbert's Feline Middle East News Corespondent, she'll have all the answers!

60 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:48:19pm

Like, you know, it’s a difficult situation, this is that 3am White House phone call and it seems for many of us trying to get that information from our leader in the White House it it seems that that call went right to um, like, you know, the answering machine. You know what I'm sayin'? And like, you know know, nobody yet has, no body yet has explained to the American public what they like, you know, and surely they know more than the rest of us know who it is who will be taking the place of, like, you know, Mubarak and all that stuff that like, you know, I’m not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from like, you know, DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt. You know what I'm sayin'?

//

61 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:49:04pm

re: #58 wrenchwench

From there:

Tickets weren't selling?

Note the bio of the foundation's patron.

62 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:50:02pm

It's like, you know, that 3 AM call. You know what I'm sayin'? -- Sarah Palin

63 ProMayaLiberal  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:50:14pm

re: #54 Sergey Romanov

Difference here being that Ralph Wiggum has a good personality. On the other hand, Palin is uncaring sociopath.

64 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:50:34pm

Ha ha. I just read this comment out loud to the hubby. (fun, try it, it's a brain twist) Didn't tell him who it was. He was looking at me funny, "Say what?" as I was reading. Asked him who he thought that might be.

He said "Don't know. Some clueless idiot on one of those political sites you read?"

"No! It was Palin!"

"You're shitting me. Really? Damn, what the hell is wrong with people who take her seriously..."

65 wrenchwench  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:52:33pm

Later, lizards.

66 Prononymous, rogue demon hunter  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:52:36pm

re: #58 wrenchwench

From there:

Tickets weren't selling?

Obviously it couldn't be because nobody wants to see her anymore. It must because they are the victims of some evil liberal plot.

67 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:53:38pm

“It’s a difficult situation, this is that 3am White House phone call and it seems for many of us trying to get that information from our leader in the White House it it seems that that call went right to um the answering machine."

Listen, Bird Brain. It is a difficult situation, and even some people are your side of the aisle think Obama has done pretty much all he can do right now. Also, he's not the "...leader in the White House," he's the PRESIDENT.

Handlers??!! Handlers??!! Sarahbot got out of the closet again!!!

68 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:54:00pm

I'm going to stick with Frank Burns.

//

69 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:54:43pm

re: #68 Gus 802

Fine. I'll take Hot Lips Houlihan.

70 JAFO  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:54:43pm

I think Sarah hired Victoria Jackson as her speech writer.

71 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:55:17pm

re: #32 Stanley Sea

May I please take this opportunity to repost Shannyn Moore's tweet?

Shannyn Moore

@SarahPalinUSA, the only thing u have to add to #Egypt is a "How to Quit" primer for #Mubarak. Now #STFU. You're embarrassing #Alaska.

If Mubarak's stepping-down speech is half as poetic and baffling as Sarah's, it will be a thing of beauty.

72 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:55:22pm

Thank you, Sarah. Now I understand everything. You WANT to sound like a fucking retard.

73 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:55:47pm

re: #70 mracb

I think Sarah hired Victoria Jackson as her speech writer.

Does she type while she's standing on her head?

74 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:57:30pm

Somehow, when I read Sarah Palin's emissions, all I can think of is the old TV commercials wherein Betty Crocker frosting was demonstrated to be so smooth that you could apply it to your freshly-baked cake with a paper knife.

75 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:58:10pm

I do find it funny that she's a dream come true for both the far right and...well... everybody else. But for completely different reasons.

76 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:58:29pm

re: #72 darthstar

Thank you, Sarah. Now I understand everything. You WANT to sound like a fucking retard.

And take pride in it which is even worse.

77 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:58:35pm

Sarah Palin went looking for Egypt on her desk globe. She kept looking after she found the country of Africa.

//

78 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:58:42pm

re: #53 Shiplord Kirel

She makes Dan Quayle look like Winston Churchill.

Dan Quayle said many bizarre things in his day, and is probably still coming out with them over dinner with Marilyn and the grandkids, however I never got the sense with him that he fundamentally just did not know his ass from his elbow. He just got tongue-tied frequently, and had a weird sense of humor that never translated well on TV.

79 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:59:07pm

Oy. Hasn't this woman heard of being succinct? I guess she does not know what it means. What was Ms Palin's major in college?

80 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:59:50pm

re: #79 PhillyPretzel

Oy. Hasn't this woman heard of being succinct? I guess she does not know what it means. What was Ms Palin's major in college?

Journalism!!!! HA HA HA HA!!!

81 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:01:01pm

re: #78 SanFranciscoZionist

Dan Quayle said many bizarre things in his day, and is probably still coming out with them over dinner with Marilyn and the grandkids, however I never got the sense with him that he fundamentally just did not know his ass from his elbow. He just got tongue-tied frequently, and had a weird sense of humor that never translated well on TV.

Yep, Quayle wasn't an idiot, but he did do a good impression of one. It didn't help that he was VP to Bush 41. When you combine the personality of particle board with a lack of awareness of the world around you, you don't get the most appealing P/VP team.

82 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:01:21pm

re: #79 PhillyPretzel

Oy. Hasn't this woman heard of being succinct? I guess she does not know what it means. What was Ms Palin's major in college?

Communications.

83 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:01:48pm

"Palin returned to the University of Idaho in the spring of 1986, receiving her bachelor's degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism in 1987."

Oh. My. God.

84 jaunte  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:02:35pm

re: #79 PhillyPretzel

"I do believe, Philly, or can I call you Ms. Pretzel, that there are more commonsense conservative Americans on our side on the issues that we stand for than there are those who oppose the idea of succinctness and God given brevity and the opportunity to hold ones thoughts internally and to progress according to our own reticence and our own desire not to speak. I would continue to believe that there are more who are believers in those values than there are not, so I would continue down that same path.”

85 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:02:36pm

re: #80 Kid A
She should have tried English. Communications or journalism should include a grasp of the English language. It is a pity she never got it.

86 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:03:29pm

re: #80 Kid A

Journalism!!! HA HA HA HA!!!

Actually, her major was Comm Studies...the "I have to go to college because my parents want me to but I don't know what the fuck I want to do with my life" major. (Not a direct insult to all Communications Studies majors...I've known plenty who did choose that major for a number of reasons - easy to get a BA in four years without giving up one's drug habit, a desire to spend more time in the Fraternity, and a genuine desire to go into television or radio among them)

87 Stanghazi  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:03:44pm

re: #48 Killgore Trout

Heh. I just assumed it was a lefty site giving her a bad transcript to make her look stupid.

And that is what she will say. Lamestream media and all that.

GAH

88 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:04:59pm

She got it. Communications, with a Summa in Dogwhistle.

89 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:05:38pm

re: #84 jaunte
Is that the word salad generator? Gee my dad would have a field day with it. Red ink all over the place.

90 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:06:31pm

re: #88 Decatur Deb
LOL

91 jaunte  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:07:11pm

re: #89 PhillyPretzel

No I just threw some words about brevity into one of her actual paragraphs. It's so mushy it can surround just about any topic.

92 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:07:53pm

Karma just topped 500! Thanks, y'all!

93 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:08:00pm

She really should hang out with Pauly Shore. I think it would do her some good.

94 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:08:01pm

re: #83 Kid A

"Palin returned to the University of Idaho in the spring of 1986, receiving her bachelor's degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism in 1987."

Oh. My. God.

Here she is in action...

Youtube Video
95 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:09:46pm

re: #94 Gus 802

Here she is in action...


Here's a great quote from that page!

And to conclude, I'll say it again. Sarah Palin is FUGLY and has the intelligence of a mentally handicapped chicken.

96 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:09:58pm

re: #91 jaunte

That would make for a fun board game. We could call it the Saranator.

97 jaunte  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:10:43pm

re: #96 Irenicum

I think I'll commit this one to memory:

I would continue to believe
that there are more who are believers
in those values
than there are not
so I would continue
down that same path
98 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:10:47pm

Umm, seriously: Sarah Palin *IS* free-form jazz.

Youtube Video
100 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:11:52pm

re: #98 negativ

Please do not insult free form jazz like that ever again!
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101 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:12:19pm

re: #96 Irenicum
How about Palinology?

102 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:14:01pm

re: #101 PhillyPretzel

Or Palindrones.

103 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:14:41pm

re: #102 Irenicum
That sounds good.

104 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:15:20pm

re: #102 Irenicum
or Palinisms?

105 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:17:06pm

re: #104 PhillyPretzel

Years ago I bought a wonderfully funny book called "Bushisms" about George Bush senior. Palin's makes his old malapropisms seem Shakespearean in comparison.

106 Virginia Plain  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:17:57pm

Bushisms were funny at least. Hers are more like WTF moments.

107 Kronocide  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:18:50pm

Malapalinisms.

108 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:19:27pm

re: #98 negativ

Brilliant! Thanks for the link.

109 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:19:39pm

re: #106 Virginia Plain
Even W had a sense of humor. I remember the flying shoe comment. That was a size 7.

111 Kronocide  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:22:20pm

Comparisons to Quayle and Bush are fair, but Palin is in a league of her own.

She's equally more disturbing and entertaining.

112 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:23:37pm

And in cool music news, Regina Spektor posted this indie band and their new album on her FB page and I'm totally hooked already. They're called Only Son and the album is Searchlight. And listen to the song "It's a Boy." It's really freaky.

113 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:27:03pm

re: #112 Irenicum

Stop stalking Regina.

/

114 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:27:48pm

re: #105 Irenicum

Years ago I bought a wonderfully funny book called "Bushisms" about George Bush senior. Palin's makes his old malapropisms seem Shakespearean in comparison.

Also Bush had a sense of humor about himself. Unlike Palin he didn't take himself too seriously.

115 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:29:01pm

re: #114 Killgore Trout

Also Bush had a sense of humor about himself. Unlike Palin he didn't take himself too seriously.

Palin wouldn't understand humor if she could see it from her house.

116 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:30:00pm

re: #112 Irenicum

And in cool music news, Regina Spektor posted this indie band and their new album on her FB page and I'm totally hooked already. They're called Only Son and the album is Searchlight. And listen to the song "It's a Boy." It's really freaky.

I like it. Just a tad overproduced for my taste. If they had left it just a little rough around the edges I think it would have been much better.

117 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:30:17pm

re: #113 JasonA

Awww, do I have to???

118 Four More Tears  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:31:23pm

re: #117 Irenicum

Awww, do I have to???

No, but just don't scare her away for the rest of us...

119 Petero1818  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:31:59pm

Forget how stupid you have to be to say shit like that, how stupid do you have to be to hear that and say to yourself, this is someone I should vote for, or even this is someone I should not laugh at.

120 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:32:47pm

I wonder if Allah Pundit being pushed out of hot air. He hasn't been posting much there anymore. He's still tweeting stuff but none of it is Hot Air articles.

121 Petero1818  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:33:02pm

re: #111 BigPapa

Comparisons to Quayle and Bush are fair, but Palin is in a league of her own.

She's equally more disturbing and entertaining.

Bush is Kresgin compared to this tool

122 calochortus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:34:17pm

re: #85 PhillyPretzel

She should have tried English. Communications or journalism should include a grasp of the English language. It is a pity she never got it.

I read the suggestion somewhere (here? Daily Kos?) that what Palin is speaking is evangelical-speak (or perhaps Pentecostal-speak.) Words being received directly from the heavens and relayed to the rest of the congregation. Not quite speaking in tongues, but a recognizable speech pattern to those who attend that sort of church.

123 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:35:31pm

re: #122 calochortus
Is that what it is called?

124 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:36:01pm

re: #122 calochortus

She does speak a lot of evangelical subculture dogwhistle. I know that world well, having lived in it for many years.

125 calochortus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:36:34pm

re: #123 PhillyPretzel

Well, its what I called it...

126 Petero1818  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:36:38pm

re: #122 calochortus

I read the suggestion somewhere (here? Daily Kos?) that what Palin is speaking is evangelical-speak (or perhaps Pentecostal-speak.) Words being received directly from the heavens and relayed to the rest of the congregation. Not quite speaking in tongues, but a recognizable speech pattern to those who attend that sort of church.

It is about as logical as speaking in tongues.

128 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:37:39pm

re: #125 calochortus
Okay. I guess that is one explanation.

129 Petero1818  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:39:10pm

re: #127 Killgore Trout

On the bright side at least Hamas is getting its leadership back
/

Well, sort of...after having been tortured in an Egyptian jail for the last 3 years, I am sure he has disavowed violence/

130 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:39:16pm

Derp!

131 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:41:05pm

re: #126 Petero1818

It is about as logical as speaking in tongues.

The basketball play-by-play above, and the jazz video are really quite telling. She is not communicating to her flock with ideas. They already share her simple set of ideas. She is using rhythm and tone to communicate authoritative affirmation.

132 SpaceJesus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:41:34pm

re: #56 Killgore Trout


hold old is barret brown? i like how he has this fetish for 4chan. is he 17?

133 latitude51  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:41:57pm

Was she speaking in tongues? I didn't understand a damn thing that she said.

134 Lidane  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:42:15pm

re: #119 Petero1818

Forget how stupid you have to be to say shit like that, how stupid do you have to be to hear that and say to yourself, this is someone I should vote for, or even this is someone I should not laugh at.

Seriously.

I had friends who are dyed-in-the-wool conservatives and/or Republicans and the second she opened her mouth as McCain's VP, every single one of them told me they were either voting Obama, staying home, or voting third party because they couldn't abide her being a heartbeat away if anything happened to McCain in office.

135 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:42:45pm

re: #132 SpaceJesus

hold old is barret brown? i like how he has this fetish for 4chan. is he 17?

I think he's in his early to mid 30's.

136 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:43:18pm

Spring time in Paris

137 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:43:23pm

And only reasonable response to Palin's latest words of wisdom;

Youtube Video
138 mikefromArlington  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:43:44pm

My left eyeball just came loose after reading that.

139 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:44:08pm

re: #132 SpaceJesus

hold old is barret brown? i like how he has this fetish for 4chan. is he 17?

I get the impression he's middle twenties, esp from his video. But he was older then, he's younger than that now.

140 calochortus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:44:21pm

re: #133 latitude51

Now there's a question for theologians. Can it be speaking in tongues if its incomprehensible English? Glossolalian incoherence?

141 engineer cat  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:44:31pm

word salad

it's sad to think of how long the run-on sentence was neglected as an art form that sarah palin came along and saved us from this dark night of the soul that i mean how much concision is really necessary to say what you never meant to reveal so unintentionally that it was never meant in the first place?

142 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:44:58pm

re: #130 Killgore Trout

Derp!

Double Derp!!!

143 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:45:21pm

::: pulling out the red pen :::

144 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:46:15pm

re: #141 engineer dog

word salad

it's sad to think of how long the run-on sentence was neglected as an art form that sarah palin came along and saved us from this dark night of the soul that i mean how much concision is really necessary to say what you never meant to reveal so unintentionally that it was never meant in the first place?

Nice try, but it's Hemingway in comparison.

145 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:47:22pm

::: rolling out the dictionary :::

146 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:47:30pm

re: #144 Decatur Deb

Nice try, but it's Hemingway in comparison.

I thought the Shakespalin stuff last summer couldn't be topped.

147 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:48:14pm

You realize BB's defeat concession consists of nothing but meme references?

148 SpaceJesus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:49:46pm

what a dumb, dumb woman.

149 SpaceJesus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:50:08pm

re: #147 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

thats why i was wondering how old he is

150 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:50:23pm

re: #147 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

You realize BB's defeat concession consists of nothing but meme references?

When you're a spammer, every problem looks like a FAIL.

151 jamesfirecat  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:50:42pm

re: #109 PhillyPretzel

Even W had a sense of humor. I remember the flying shoe comment. That was a size 7.

Bush can laugh at himself... I'll give him that... has Sarah Palin ever laughed at herself?

152 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:50:46pm

Memory Lane.

[Link: newsfeed.time.com...]

153 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:50:56pm

re: #148 SpaceJesus
I assume you mean Ms Palin?

154 webevintage  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:51:22pm

Dear God,

Thank you for letting Barak Obama win the election.
That's it.

Love ya.
Julie

155 SpaceJesus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:51:50pm

re: #153 PhillyPretzel

correct. she is the queen imbecile of retard moutain

156 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:52:37pm

re: #155 SpaceJesus
ROFL

157 Kid A  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:53:08pm

re: #154 webevintage

Dear God,

Thank you for letting Barak Obama win the election.
That's it.

Love ya.
Julie

You're welcome.
Love ya, too.
God.

158 SpaceJesus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:55:06pm

re: #135 Killgore Trout


he reminds me of myself in 7th grade

159 jaunte  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:55:59pm

re: #154 webevintage

"I look at participation in an event like elections or any other event, along, or kind of in that same vein as the more information that people have the better.”

160 latitude51  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:57:06pm

re: #140 calochortus

Now there's a question for theologians. Can it be speaking in tongues if its incomprehensible English? Glossolalian incoherence?

Ha. I just noticed that you hit on the "tongues" at 122. I had just read Palin's ramble and then showed it to my girlfriend, without any context. She just passed it back to me and said "Who the heck is this, and what the heck are they saying. I can't even read this." I told her it was Palin and that I thought she was speaking in tongues or something.

161 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 6:58:33pm

re: #154 webevintage

Dear God,

Thank you for letting Barak Obama win the election.
That's it.

Love ya.
Julie

Do it to Julia! Not me!

162 theheat  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:02:23pm

I think I'll defer all opinions of world events to Iggy Pop. Whatever's left of his brain is still better than this.

This woman is a succubus.

163 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:04:49pm

I got to go. Good Night to my fellow Lizards.

164 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:05:51pm

I wonder if it pisses Hillary Clinton off that the right high-jacked her very smart "3AM phone call" bit.

165 Charles Johnson  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:08:45pm

For those following the soap opera at home, the stalker who goes by the name "wristactionadmin" is a banned LGF user, who previously posted comments here with several names: "jummy," "hiney von pewps," "reasonable_man," and most notably "-=@$$=-" ...

Would you be surprised to learn that he's a Paulian?

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

166 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:10:12pm

re: #165 Charles

For those following the soap opera at home, the stalker who goes by the name "wristactionadmin" is a banned LGF user, who previously posted comments here with several names: "jummy," "hiney von pewps," "reasonable_man," and most notably "-=@$$=-" ...

Would you be surprised to learn that he's a Paulian?

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Ron Paul Tea Party!

168 Lidane  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:11:39pm

re: #151 jamesfirecat

Bush can laugh at himself... I'll give him that... has Sarah Palin ever laughed at herself?

She'd have to be self-aware before she could laugh at herself.

169 Alexzander  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:11:50pm

Hi Lizards.

Having a good quiet evening over here. Ordered a high-end pesto artichoke pizza, have some beer in hand with Bob Dylan in the background. Lover currently in a salt bath. Hope others are doing well.

170 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:12:37pm

remember those wood pulp thing with all the scribblies?
The Machine That Made Us

171 theheat  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:12:59pm

re: #169 Alexzander

Don't ever admit on LGF you put pineapple on a pizza. Not that you did, but just sayin'.

172 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:14:50pm

re: #170 Killgore Trout

remember those wood pulp thing with all the scribblies?
The Machine That Made Us

That's the kind of thing Brits put on prime time tv.

173 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:15:47pm

re: #167 darthstar

Looks like another insufferable day of winter in San Francisco (Dolores Park)

And you wonder why real Americans revel in your looming fiscal collapse.

174 Alexzander  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:15:58pm

re: #171 theheat

Duly noted.

175 SpaceJesus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:18:00pm

oh my

death metal babysitting

Youtube Video
176 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:19:09pm

re: #56 Killgore Trout

Now that their covers are blown the scientologists will give them no peace at all after the government is done messin with them.

177 Shiplord Kirel  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:22:55pm

re: #165 Charles

For those following the soap opera at home, the stalker who goes by the name "wristactionadmin" is a banned LGF user, who previously posted comments here with several names: "jummy," "hiney von pewps," "reasonable_man," and most notably "-=@$$=-" ...

Would you be surprised to learn that he's a Paulian?

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Know the monkey by his paw.....

(brief apologies to Johann Bernoulli and Sir Isaac Newton)

178 Petero1818  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:23:12pm

re: #151 jamesfirecat

Bush can laugh at himself... I'll give him that... has Sarah Palin ever laughed at herself?

I don't imagine she would get the joke.

179 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:25:50pm

re: #175 SpaceJesus

oh my

death metal babysitting


[Video]

LOVE IT.

180 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:27:33pm

re: #167 darthstar

That would be a beautiful sight if the female of the species was more abundant.

181 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:28:37pm

re: #180 The West is the Best

That would be a beautiful sight if the female of the species was more abundant.

True, but it's San Francisco...Dolores Park is only three blocks from the Castro.

182 calochortus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:28:43pm

re: #173 Decatur Deb

And you wonder why real Americans revel in your looming fiscal collapse.

Yeah, but its almost worth it. It was a glorious day on down the Peninsula too.

183 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:31:41pm

Dick Cavett has a good quote about Sarah Palin. "She has no first language."

184 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:32:14pm

re: #181 darthstar

Sounds about right. To each his own. 'Twas a beautiful day in the bay today, though.

185 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:37:47pm

And in other news, it's thundering and lightning as the fog lifts from the four feet of snow still on the ground. I love weird weather.

186 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:40:01pm

re: #185 Irenicum

One of the great things about Cali is, for most of the state, you can see snow all winter but you don't have to be in it unless you want to.

188 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:43:11pm

WTF is she saying?

I thought the baby was the only retarded one in the family. Looks like I was wrong.

189 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:44:18pm

re: #185 Irenicum

And in other news, it's thundering and lightning as the fog lifts from the four feet of snow still on the ground. I love weird weather.

We are taking a trip to Con. this summer. I am looking forward to exploring Long Island Sound.[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

190 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:44:53pm

re: #187 Alouette

My son just sent me this very cool picture.

Is he in South America?

191 freetoken  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:48:48pm

re: #172 Killgore Trout

That's the kind of thing Brits put on prime time tv.

Yes they do, and I'm jealous.

However, it is also true that those type of documentaries don't get that big of an audience. Soap operas like East Enders and even the venerable Doctor Who are the shows that draw in the ratings.

192 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:49:31pm

re: #188 palomino

May have to run it through Babelfish. she's the polar opposite of a linear thinker. Definitely leadership quality.

193 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:51:28pm

re: #188 palomino

WTF is she saying?

I thought the baby was the only retarded one in the family. Looks like I was wrong.

Dude, don't bring the kid into it.

194 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:51:46pm

re: #193 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Dude, don't bring the kid into it.

Thank you.

195 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:52:05pm

re: #189 prairiefire

Connecticut is so beautiful in the summer. My father lived in the Bristol area for a while and it was just gorgeous.

196 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:52:36pm

re: #188 palomino

Not funny.

197 Vicious Michigan Union Thug  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:52:59pm

re: #190 prairiefire

Is he in South America?

Miami. :)

198 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:53:19pm

Folks, using "retard" language is never appropriate. Please stop.

199 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:54:00pm

re: #195 Irenicum

Connecticut is so beautiful in the summer. My father lived in the Bristol area for a while and it was just gorgeous.

It is verdant. It is like the Missouri Ozarks, with money.

200 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:56:56pm

In an attempt to see the hidden message I suspected was there, I read that statement from Palin 17 times in a row and found myself in a frighteningly altered state of consciousness.

I then stepped off the curb and was hit by a bus.

201 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:58:47pm

re: #200 b_sharp

You sound like one of her supporters.

202 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:59:34pm

re: #201 The West is the Best

You sound like one of her supporters.

I'm nothing but a g-string.

203 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 7:59:57pm

re: #201 The West is the Best

nah... A supporter was driving the bus.

204 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:00:57pm

re: #203 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

nah... A supporter was driving the bus.

The drivers name was Jock. Jock Strap.

205 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:01:33pm

re: #202 b_sharp

re: #204 b_sharp

nuff with the cracks...

206 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:01:38pm

re: #203 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The whole altered conciousness and falling off the curb sounds rather palinesque.

207 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:02:23pm

re: #204 b_sharp

Though I am partial to cheeky comments...

208 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:02:28pm

re: #205 Irenicum

re: #204 b_sharp

nuff with the cracks...

Did you say muff?

209 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:02:56pm

re: #208 b_sharp

Oh boy, now we're gonna dive in...

210 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:04:53pm

re: #209 Irenicum

I thought you guys might have been in that Dolores Park photo above, but now I'm not so sure...

211 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:07:05pm

re: #210 The West is the Best

Hahaha.

212 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:09:06pm

A Friday night fight at Redstate. ""A rejoinder to Melissa Clouthier." I am starting to wonder if it is a type of foreplay (House).

213 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:09:22pm

re: #183 prairiefire

Dick Cavett has a good quote about Sarah Palin. "She has no first language."

As far as I'm concerned, Dick Cavett has a place alongside Steve Allen and Johnny Carson in the tiny pantheon of American TV Hosts Who Didn't Pander to the Lowest Common Denominator 100% of the Time.

* not yet a 501(c)(3) org...

214 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:09:25pm

re: #210 The West is the Best

I thought you guys might have been in that Dolores Park photo above, but now I'm not so sure...

Can't be me, my head is still stuck.

215 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:11:11pm

My wife is a gigantic football fan. She got a second job to earn money to take my son to Dallas to go to a Cowboys game this year.

They scheduled the poor woman to work tomorrow during the Super Bowl.

Is that irony? I never seem to get irony right.

216 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:11:25pm

re: #213 negativ

As far as I'm concerned, Dick Cavett has a place alongside Steve Allen and Johnny Carson in the tiny pantheon of American TV Hosts Who Didn't Pander to the Lowest Common Denominator 100% of the Time.

* not yet a 501(c)(3) org...

It makes me feel wistful for intelligence. I have to give my step-mom credit for lamenting this loss back in the mid 90's.

217 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:12:08pm

re: #215 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

My wife is a gigantic football fan. She got a second job to earn money to take my son to Dallas to go to a Cowboys game this year.

They scheduled the poor woman to work tomorrow during the Super Bowl.

Is that irony? I never seem to get irony right.

Maybe she can quit?

218 Kronocide  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:12:24pm

re: #210 The West is the Best

I thought you guys might have been in that Dolores Park photo above, but now I'm not so sure...

I'm the guy with shirt off flaunting the 'Dom Deloise Caveman' physique.

219 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:13:17pm

re: #202 b_sharp

I'm nothing but a g-string.

Have some air:

[Link: www.google.com...]

220 Killgore Trout  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:13:20pm

Socialism!
Image: gFBDQ.jpg
Namaste, y'all

221 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:14:39pm

re: #218 BigPapa

When I'm at the beach, I have to keep an eye peeled for Capt. Ahab.

222 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:15:12pm

re: #219 Decatur Deb

Have some air:

[Link: www.google.com...]

Nice.

223 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:15:12pm

re: #213 negativ

I grew up on Carson and Cavett and even Tom Snyder. SNL did great skits about him way back. It was a golden age of interviewing.

224 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:15:33pm

re: #217 prairiefire

She'd never quit a job without notice, etc. She's admirable like that.

I told her to tell them to stick it. Me? Not so much.

225 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:16:11pm

re: #221 The West is the Best

When I'm at the beach, I have to keep an eye peeled for Capt. Ahab.

Oh yeah? I have to iron my pants on the driveway.

226 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:16:32pm

re: #210 The West is the Best

Though I wish I was in that pic. Looks a lot warmer and sunnier than what I've got up here.

227 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:17:00pm

re: #215 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Seriously. I think that is irony. Is that irony?

228 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:17:58pm

re: #227 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Seriously. I think that is irony. Is that irony?

Yes, bless her heart, your wife got smacked with the irony stick.

229 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:18:30pm

re: #228 prairiefire

An O'Henry football story.

230 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:18:33pm

re: #194 prairiefire

Thank you.

Lighten up. It was just a joke. Is the word retarded really too extreme?

231 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:18:35pm

re: #227 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Irony? I'm not sure. Cruelty? Most definitely.

232 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:18:54pm

re: #222 b_sharp

Nice.

Same artist, same piece, 40 yrs ago:

Youtube Video
233 The West is the Best  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:23:23pm

I'm off to the supermarket for more cough drops and kleenex for the ill ones in the house. Thanks, as always, for the witty conversation.

234 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:23:54pm

OT: I have no connection to Pittsburgh or Green Bay, but I hope the Steelers kick the crap out of the Packers. Only because I am now so tired of hearing sports writers' love letters to Aaron Rodgers. One of the main football guys at ESPN now says we should forget about Brady and Manning--they're washed up--because Rodgers is the best QB in the NFL. Brady just won the MVP and Manning has slipped only a tiny bit.

235 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:24:25pm

re: #230 palomino

Using that term is extremely offensive to many of us here. Either b/c we have family or have worked in the field (both for me). It's the equivalent of the "N" word for intellectual impairment. And to be honest if neither of those two realities didn't exist for me personally, I'd still object to its use, because it's a dehumanizing term.

236 jc717  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:25:22pm

re: #198 Irenicum

Folks, using "retard" language is never appropriate. Please stop.

It's only bad if you go full retard. Never go full retard.

237 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:25:43pm

re: #235 Irenicum

Using that term is extremely offensive to many of us here. Either b/c we have family or have worked in the field (both for me). It's the equivalent of the "N" word for intellectual impairment. And to be honest if neither of those two realities didn't exist for me personally, I'd still object to its use, because it's a dehumanizing term.

It needs to be repeated.

238 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:26:47pm

re: #234 palomino
(check out my new Super Bowl avatar)

239 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:26:54pm

re: #236 jc717

It's only bad if you go full retard. Never go full retard.

4chan called. Your table is ready.

240 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:27:13pm

re: #235 Irenicum

Using that term is extremely offensive to many of us here. Either b/c we have family or have worked in the field (both for me). It's the equivalent of the "N" word for intellectual impairment. And to be honest if neither of those two realities didn't exist for me personally, I'd still object to its use, because it's a dehumanizing term.

OK, I'll back off. But I have to say it's used all the time in mainstream pop culture--Daily Show, Colbert, lots of sitcoms--so it's nothing like the n-word.

And I have a severely mentally impaired older brother; he's mentally ill. And I don't mind words like crazy or any of its offshoots.

241 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:27:27pm

re: #236 jc717

You're wrong.

242 Interesting Times  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:29:13pm

re: #240 palomino

OK, I'll back off. But I have to say it's used all the time in mainstream pop culture--Daily Show, Colbert, lots of sitcoms--so it's nothing like the n-word.

Words like "idiot" and "moron" used to be clinical definitions for people whose IQs put them in the intellectually disabled range, but no one would dream of using them now for that purpose. I think the same thing's happened to the word "retarded" - it's become a synonym for general stupidity, which makes applying it to a person with a genuine intellectual disability sound crass and insensitive (like, say, calling a person in a wheelchair a "gimp").

243 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:29:48pm

re: #240 palomino

Personally, the word doesn't bother me in a non-specific context.

But as soon as it is used directionally, it really bugs me.

But, I ain't no internetz policer.

244 lostlakehiker  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:29:51pm

re: #26 Kid A

We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And we do not have all that information yet.”

As I said at another thread, THEN WHY ARE YOU COMMENTING ON IT, YOU TWI???!!!

What she means is, the American PUBLIC doesn't have all that information. And she'd evidently like it to be made public. It can't be. Negotiations in the glare of the camera never come to anything.

Suppose, just to suppose, that there's a deal in the works where Mubarak resigns in two weeks because of his health. Face saving step, and he can get his retirement arrangements in order. But it won't work if made public.

Or suppose another what if. Suppose Mubarak has decided to tough it out, and he's told us so we can get our own people out alive if things really go bad. That wouldn't work either, if made public.

And there are endless other possibilities, many, surely, more realistic than these off the cuff examples.

245 Irenicum  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:32:01pm

Alright gang. I need to get some reading and writing done. Peace out.

246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:32:30pm

re: #245 Irenicum

Ain't this reading and writing?

247 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:32:59pm

re: #246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Beat me to it.

248 Dancing along the light of day  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:33:24pm

re: #165 Charles

YUCK! You do attract some very , very strange stalkerz.

249 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:36:53pm

re: #3 Obdicut

How is large-scale demonstrations in Egypt a 3:00 AM phone call?

Say the call comes in. They wake the president. What does he do? Sit up and obsessively read twitter for a few hours, going "Wow, man."

What is he supposed to do at 3:00 AM that wouldn't wait until morning?

It gets even funnier when you remember that the "3am phone call" was a Hillary Clinton campaign ad in 2008. So, congrats Sarah, all you did was recycle what Hillary already said two years ago, and you couldn't even do that right.

250 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:38:22pm

re: #249 Dark_Falcon

I'm guessing the ad-writer for Hillary Clinton is pissed that this has been co-opted.

251 Kronocide  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:38:41pm

Lessee... Aaron Rodgers vs Ben Rapistberger...

Who shall I rooteth for? The Golden Boy 'o Cheese or the Vile Heathen of Steel?

252 Dancing along the light of day  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:39:37pm

re: #218 BigPapa

I'm the guy with shirt off flaunting the 'Dom Deloise Caveman' physique.

Heh. So you say.

253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:40:13pm

G'night Knuckleheads.

Don't drive like my brother.

254 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:40:52pm

Best thing about Super Bowl Sunday?

The fact that we're 24 hours away from football season being over.

255 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:41:22pm

re: #242 publicityStunted

Words like "idiot" and "moron" used to be clinical definitions for people whose IQs put them in the intellectually disabled range, but no one would dream of using them now for that purpose. I think the same thing's happened to the word "retarded" - it's become a synonym for general stupidity, which makes applying it to a person with a genuine intellectual disability sound crass and insensitive (like, say, calling a person in a wheelchair a "gimp").

Well said. And that's pretty much how I meant it my use of the word. But I probably shouldn't have mentioned the baby specifically. Sorry for giving offense.

256 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:41:54pm

re: #254 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Best thing about Super Bowl Sunday?

The fact that we're 24 hours away from football season being over.

Boo.

257 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:42:11pm

re: #234 palomino

OT: I have no connection to Pittsburgh or Green Bay, but I hope the Steelers kick the crap out of the Packers. Only because I am now so tired of hearing sports writers' love letters to Aaron Rodgers. One of the main football guys at ESPN now says we should forget about Brady and Manning--they're washed up--because Rodgers is the best QB in the NFL. Brady just won the MVP and Manning has slipped only a tiny bit.

Agreed. i also hope the Bears improve their offensive line and secondary, so that they can pound the hell out of Green Bay next season. But I'll settle right now of the Steelers pounding the Packers tomorrow.

258 Dancing along the light of day  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:42:56pm

re: #254 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Best thing about Super Bowl Sunday?

The fact that we're 24 hours away from football season being over.

Let's just quote that for the truth!

259 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:43:01pm

re: #253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

G'night Knuckleheads.

Don't drive like my brother.

Don't drive at all. Call our chauffeur, Pickov Andropoff.

260 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:43:45pm

re: #238 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

(check out my new Super Bowl avatar)

That's hysterical.

That big ben's kind of a prick, huh?

261 Decatur Deb  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:44:00pm

re: #255 palomino

Well said. And that's pretty much how I meant it my use of the word. But I probably shouldn't have mentioned the baby specifically. Sorry for giving offense.

Now go sit on the dunce's stool.

262 lostlakehiker  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:44:05pm

re: #230 palomino

Lighten up. It was just a joke. Is the word retarded really too extreme?

There's no escape from connotations. Any word, however careful and clinical, takes on connotations once it goes into general circulation.

"Retarded" was meant to suggest not that the person is just plain, er, retarded, but instead, simply behind. As if they might catch up.

"Idiot" and "moron" began as technical terms. The next word, or phrase, coming around the bend, is "developmentally delayed".

It's part of human hardwiring to be somewhat taken aback upon encountering a person with very little in the way of cognitive capacity. Diminished capacity can be the result of illness, for example, which might be contagious, and evolution will have shaped our first reactions in ways that has us avoiding situations where we might catch a disease or ingest something poisonous.

Once we get to know what the word means, that hardwired reaction attaches to the word, too.

Nowadays we mostly know better, and people who do know better try to put aside such hardwired impulses, but those who have been severely burned or otherwise disfigured take some getting used to. Same with those whose brains, for whatever reason, are malfunctioning.

God willing, Rep. Giffords will recover sufficiently to resume her duties and lead a somewhat normal life, but even though we all love her and wish her the best, those whose life will intersect occasionally with hers are going to have to steel themselves to not react with the default, hardwired first reaction to whatever residual disabilities she may be stuck with.

263 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:46:05pm

Didn't I predict a Greenbay Superbowl a couple of months ago?

Hey, D_F, I see the Bears signed our best receiver, Fantuz.

264 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:55:16pm

re: #263 b_sharp

Didn't I predict a Greenbay Superbowl a couple of months ago?

Hey, D_F, I see the Bears signed our best receiver, Fantuz.

Which team is "our" for you?

265 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:57:43pm

re: #264 Dark_Falcon

Which team is "our" for you?

Sask Roughriders.

The Bears signed a Canadian by the name of Andy Fantuz who was the leading receiver in the CFL last year.

266 Dancing along the light of day  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:58:03pm

Hey, DF, hope you are well?

267 Dancing along the light of day  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:02:36pm

Goodnight, all.
May your team win tomorrow, and you eat too many tasty treats, and have too much fun.
As KT says, Namaste.

268 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:05:40pm

re: #266 Floral Giraffe

Hey, DF, hope you are well?

Getting by. Money is still tight, but things are a good bit better than they were last month.

269 Lidane  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:06:33pm

re: #251 BigPapa

Lessee... Aaron Rodgers vs Ben Rapistberger...

Who shall I rooteth for? The Golden Boy 'o Cheese or the Vile Heathen of Steel?

The Golden Boy 'o Cheese, of course. ;)

270 Varek Raith  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:09:11pm

Ummm....
Ok...
...
Where the hell is a Palin to English translator when I need one???

271 Lidane  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:10:54pm

re: #270 Varek Raith

Ummm...
Ok...
...
Where the hell is a Palin to English translator when I need one???

It exploded trying to make sense of her words . Best try some booze instead.

272 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:12:13pm

re: #270 Varek Raith

Ummm...
Ok...
...
Where the hell is a Palin to English translator when I need one???

Try some Scotch instead.

273 darthstar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:13:48pm

re: #271 Lidane

It exploded trying to make sense of her words . Best try some booze instead.

Tried it...the bottle let me down...

Youtube Video

(Mojo Nixon on Sirius says, "George Jones! Sings so pretty it'll make your dick hard!")

274 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:14:08pm

re: #270 Varek Raith

Ummm...
Ok...
...
Where the hell is a Palin to English translator when I need one???

I just entered it in one. Here's what I got back.

I don't like Obama and think what he's doing stinks. Something is happening in Egypt and I feel like it is bad. Obama knows things that I don't know and I wished he tell me... uh I mean us. It's not fair.

Everyone like me. I rock!

275 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:14:15pm

Hey all,

How is life going for you this Saturday Night?

276 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:14:33pm

re: #270 Varek Raith

Ummm...
Ok...
...
Where the hell is a Palin to English translator when I need one???

It's never been seen as needed, since the essential part of Palin speeches (her stupidity) comes through clearly anyway.

277 Varek Raith  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:16:32pm

That's one hell of a run-on paragraph.
I'll give her props for annoying English teachers everywhere.
:)

278 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:17:29pm

re: #230 palomino

Lighten up. It was just a joke. Is the word retarded really too extreme?

yes

279 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:17:43pm

re: #277 Varek Raith

That's one hell of a run-on paragraph.
I'll give her props for annoying English teachers everywhere.
:)

Your English teachers didn't like you, did they?

280 Varek Raith  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:19:13pm

re: #279 Dark_Falcon

Your English teachers didn't like you, did they?

MUHAHAHAHA!
Nope.
I was the type of student who did just enough of the work to pass the classes, even though I could've gotten A's.
Annoyed my parents too.

281 BryanS  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:19:16pm

re: #277 Varek Raith

That's one hell of a run-on paragraph.
I'll give her props for annoying English teachers everywhere.
:)

It's about as intelligible as :

Youtube Video
282 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:21:34pm

re: #280 Varek Raith

MUHAHAHAHA!
Nope.
I was the type of student who did just enough of the work to pass the classes, even though I could've gotten A's.
Annoyed my parents too.

I didn't do as well as could at times too, and I regret that to this day. I would have more money today, if I'd worked harder then. So today, I give my work my all and make sure that I try hard.

283 b_sharp  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:21:47pm

G'night scaly ones.

284 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:21:49pm

I'm still wondering why there seems to be no peeping and cheeping in the blogosphere about the deal Harper and Obama are working on. It's being compared to the type of deals the EU countries have with each other. Harmonizing regs and rules and whatnot. Issues to do with sovereignty in both of our countries.

285 BryanS  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:23:26pm

re: #284 Jadespring

I'm still wondering why there seems to be no peeping and cheeping in the blogosphere about the deal Harper and Obama are working on. It's being compared to the type of deals the EU countries have with each other. Harmonizing regs and rules and whatnot. Issues to do with sovereignty in both of our countries.

And what deal is that?

286 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:24:02pm

re: #280 Varek Raith

MUHAHAHAHA!
Nope.
I was the type of student who did just enough of the work to pass the classes, even though I could've gotten A's.
Annoyed my parents too.

"Lets see, I can work really hard for an A or goof off and get a B."

Solid B student

287 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:25:24pm

They are predicting more snow for my part of the world this weekend. I don't mind so much, I just hope we haven't been deceived and it will really be ice.

288 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:25:31pm

re: #285 BryanS

And what deal is that?

North American security perimeter.

289 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:26:11pm

re: #286 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

"Lets see, I can work really hard for an A or goof off and get a B."

Solid B student

The would be the difference between making it home or being lost forever in the frozen abyss of space.

290 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:27:12pm

re: #289 ggt

The would be the difference between making it home or being lost forever in the frozen abyss of space.

Lister is my co-pilot.

291 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:29:08pm

ARghhh, my time on the computer this weekend is doomed.

Have a great evening all!

292 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:30:04pm

re: #287 ggt

They are predicting more snow for my part of the world this weekend. I don't mind so much, I just hope we haven't been deceived and it will really be ice.

I'm fading fast, I'm going to head to bed now.

293 BryanS  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:31:15pm

re: #288 Jadespring

North American security perimeter.

At the conceptual level, seems to make sense. Not sure about the details though.

294 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:36:48pm

re: #293 BryanS

At the conceptual level, seems to make sense. Not sure about the details though.

I'm not suggesting that it doesn't make sense. It does on the face of it. It's a fairly major thing though. Marrying security regs, trade regs (even more then they are now) and the big one which I would have thought people, especially more wingnut types would have latched onto or at least caused a blip, immigration policies and procedures.
It is step towards a more EU type relationship and advocates of the idea of a North American Union are dancing for joy, because they consider it a step in the right direction.

295 JAFO  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:37:35pm

VIDEO: B-1 tips over F-16

[Link: www.flightglobal.com...]

296 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:37:37pm

Suddenly, maybe for a brief moment, I'm too busy. Hope it continues but something has to be ready for Monday.

297 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:40:33pm

re: #295 mracb

VIDEO: B-1 tips over F-16

[Link: www.flightglobal.com...]

HIGH FIVE!

298 jc717  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:41:29pm

re: #239 Decatur Deb

4chan called. Your table is ready.

I take it you didn't see Tropic Thunder?
What's 4chan?

299 jc717  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:42:20pm

re: #241 Irenicum

You're wrong.

Go see Tropic Thunder, then you'll get it. Geez.

300 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:44:46pm

re: #295 mracb

VIDEO: B-1 tips over F-16

[Link: www.flightglobal.com...]

[Link: www.f-16.net...]

301 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:47:44pm

re: #288 Jadespring

North American security perimeter.

Please let me apologize on behalf of my fellow Americans. Canada has been such a constant ally, sometimes we take it for granted.
Thank You!!!

302 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:48:37pm

re: #299 jc717

Go see Tropic Thunder, then you'll get it. Geez.

"Of those ten men, only four returned. Of those four, only three wrote books about it. Of those books, only two were published. Of those two, only one was made into a major motion picture. This is the story of the attempt to make that movie."

303 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:49:53pm

re: #302 SanFranciscoZionist

"Of those ten men, only four returned. Of those four, only three wrote books about it. Of those books, only two were published. Of those two, only one was made into a major motion picture. This is the story of the attempt to make that movie."

"What do you mean, 'you people'?"

"What do YOU mean, 'What do you mean, 'you people''?"

304 Kragar  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:50:08pm

re: #301 prairiefire

Please let me apologize on behalf of my fellow Americans. Canada has been such a constant ally, sometimes we take it for granted.
Thank You!!!

The Canadians are up to something. They're massing on the border.

305 BryanS  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:50:29pm

re: #294 Jadespring

I'm not suggesting that it doesn't make sense. It does on the face of it. It's a fairly major thing though. Marrying security regs, trade regs (even more then they are now) and the big one which I would have thought people, especially more wingnut types would have latched onto or at least caused a blip, immigration policies and procedures.
It is step towards a more EU type relationship and advocates of the idea of a North American Union are dancing for joy, because they consider it a step in the right direction.

Canadians could always just become our 51st (and a few additional probably ) state(s) //

306 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:50:33pm

re: #304 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

The Canadians are up to something. They're massing on the border.

That's because they're trying to stay warm.

307 JAFO  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:50:56pm

re: #304 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

The Canadians are up to something. They're massing on the border.

It's worse than you think. We've already infiltrated your government.

308 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:51:41pm

Bottoms up!

309 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:53:26pm

re: #301 prairiefire

Please let me apologize on behalf of my fellow Americans. Canada has been such a constant ally, sometimes we take it for granted.
Thank You!!!

:D No need to apologize. I was just pondering about why some things get latched onto and some don't. Maybe it does have something to do with it being with Canada and how we kinda get lost sometimes. I was just thinking that if this type deal was being made with say Mexico people in general would be all over it. Mostly thinking of the wingnut types that are all about Obama and his NWO ambitions and all those crazy conspiracies etc.

310 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:54:40pm

re: #305 BryanS

Canadians could always just become our 51st (and a few additional probably ) state(s) //

No offence, but no bloody way!

:)

311 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:55:10pm

We must commence a preemptive strike and invasion of Canada for the security of the homeland! There are WMDs in Canada and it is only a matter of time before they're used against the citizens of these United States!

//

312 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:55:24pm

re: #309 Jadespring

:D No need to apologize. I was just pondering about why some things get latched onto and some don't. Maybe it does have something to do with it being with Canada and how we kinda get lost sometimes.

"If aliens invaded Quebec, the U.S. press would run it on page six of the entertainment section."

313 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:56:08pm

re: #310 Jadespring

No offence, but no bloody way!

:)

Oh, come on. How can you look at the madness that is U.S. politics and not want to be included?

;)

314 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:57:14pm

re: #313 SanFranciscoZionist

Oh, come on. How can you look at the madness that is U.S. politics and not want to be included?

;)

Umm.... yeah sure...okee. :)

315 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:57:45pm

re: #312 SanFranciscoZionist

"If aliens invaded Quebec, the U.S. press would run it on page six of the entertainment section."

Classifieds.

Public Notice: Notice -- Quebec has been invaded by alien. All public inquiries must be directed to the home office of the CBC.

Avis public: Avis - Québec a été envahi par les espèces exotiques. Toutes les enquêtes publiques doivent être adressées au siège social de la SRC.

//

316 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:59:43pm

re: #313 SanFranciscoZionist

Oh, come on. How can you look at the madness that is U.S. politics and not want to be included?

;)

Steady and constant. What better ally to have. ( I think we are to messy for their ordered ways).
Thank you JS, again. Sincerely. When President Bush ordered the call to arms, you have been right there with us.

317 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:00:40pm

re: #316 prairiefire

Steady and constant. What better ally to have. ( I think we are to messy for their ordered ways).
Thank you JS, again. Sincerely. When President Bush ordered the call to arms, you have been right there with us.

Well with the exception of Iraq. We declined that invite.

318 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:04:08pm

Anyone here like John Cusack?

319 Varek Raith  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:04:52pm

re: #295 mracb

VIDEO: B-1 tips over F-16

[Link: www.flightglobal.com...]

Whoops...
My bad...

320 Gus  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:06:02pm

White House Comes to Support of Suleiman

Same article at the NY Times...

CAIRO — The United States and leading European nations on Saturday threw their weight behind Egypt’s vice president, Omar Suleiman, backing his attempt to defuse a popular uprising without immediately removing President Hosni Mubarak from power.

American officials said Mr. Suleiman had promised them an “orderly transition” that would include constitutional reform and outreach to opposition groups.

“That takes some time,” Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton said, speaking at a Munich security conference. “There are certain things that have to be done in order to prepare.” ...

I pondered that. Omar Suleiman seems to have a more pleasant personality. Although my thoughts were to have Mubarak step down to be replaced immediately by Omar Suleiman until September.

321 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:07:21pm

re: #318 Jadespring

Anyone here like John Cusack?

I like him. "Gross Pointe Blank"

Youtube Video
322 JAFO  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:08:06pm

re: #321 prairiefire

I like him. "Gross Pointe Blank"

[Video]

I can't help but watch that movie every single time I stumble upon it.

323 Varek Raith  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:09:53pm

Wait...
We annexed Canada???
...
Why?
///

324 prairiefire  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:12:00pm

"Nice talk, sugar mouth."
I like to imitate Joan Cusack when she scrunches up her mouth to talk into the tiny phone mic.

325 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:13:41pm

re: #321 prairiefire

His twitter feed is hilarious. Seems just like he comes off on screen.

326 palomino  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:14:32pm

re: #261 Decatur Deb

Now go sit on the dunce's stool.

Geez, give me a break.

327 Jadespring  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:22:14pm

Night all. Time to head to sleep.

328 lostlakehiker  Sat, Feb 5, 2011 11:23:51pm

re: #310 Jadespring

No offence, but no bloody way!

:)

There's a remarkable book, "Empires of Trust", by a historian whose field is ancient history, particularly Rome. His thesis is that Rome was, in its Republican days, an empire of sorts. Rome didn't seek conquest, but as a result of her wish to be left in peace, got drawn into wars and alliances. Since she was trustworthy, at least relatively so, her allies tended to remain allied and depend on her for their defense. Her enemies, and she defeated most of them, were treated with a degree of restraint and humanity which, in its day, astonished the vanquished and gradually drew some of them into the orbit of friendship with Rome.

Little by little, and against the actual wishes of the Romans, the sphere that Rome had to guarantee grew. And grew and grew.

And in that sphere, there was ever less to distinguish the citizens of the city of Rome from the citizens of "allied" towns that were for all practical purposes part of the empire. Ergo, empire.

The author draws a parallel to the U.S. today. By that standard, though neither you nor we wished it, you're already inside the perimeter.

An odd way of looking at it.

329 Cheese Eating Victory Monkey  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:26:12am

I have an idea for a viral website: The Palin Grammar Machine. It takes regular paragraphs, processes them, and spits out hilarious output.

Who's going to build it?

330 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 2:14:52am

re: #165 Charles

For those following the soap opera at home, the stalker who goes by the name "wristactionadmin" is a banned LGF user, who previously posted comments here with several names: "jummy," "hiney von pewps," "reasonable_man," and most notably "-=@$$=-" ...

Would you be surprised to learn that he's a Paulian?

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Hmm. Searched his blog for "paul" and found an old posting about his banning where he says:

i was not ever and am not a ron paul supporter, nor am i sympathetic to paleolibertarianism (or nirtherism, sarah palin, intelligent design or any of the objects of charles' scorn recently). in fact i supported mccain for all of the rino reasons i suspect chales did.

He also says he defended Paul because critics were allegedly "tendentious and hypocritical".

331 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 2:23:52am

re: #330 Sergey Romanov

Oh, LOL. I found the old posting but I missed that he has put up a new one devoted to this one comment already.

332 Lidane  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 6:55:19am

re: #299 jc717

Go see Tropic Thunder, then you'll get it. Geez.

FunnyOrDie Video
333 RabbitRunner  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 9:35:29am

She is truly one of the new masters of English political prose, Churchill and Orwell move over!

334 mikec6666  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 10:47:04am

Is it politically incorrect to point out that Palin is an idiot?

335 Aziz Poonawalla  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 11:19:03am

I made a word cloud of this, which i find somewhat ironic:

(oops. guess flickr images are filtered out. here's the image.)

336 Lidane  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 11:25:01am

re: #334 mikec6666

Is it politically incorrect to point out that Palin is an idiot?

To borrow from The Daily Show, that's not politically correct. That's correct correct.

337 Charles Johnson  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:07:10pm

re: #330 Sergey Romanov

OK, maybe he's not actually a Ron Paul supporter - it's possible that he only supported Ron Paul at LGF because he's a moron.

Or, he might just be lying. Because here's another comment in which he describes himself as an "anarcho-capitalist."

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

If you browse through the comments this obsessed loon posted at LGF, you'll find out that for all of his screaming about my extremism, he was actually far more extreme.

In one of his comments at TPM, he blasted me for using the term "Religion of Peace" -- well, he was an enthusiastic user of the term himself:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Here he is saying that the Muslim Public Affairs Council is composed of "rats:"

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

There are also several comments in which he, ironically, demanded that I ban other LGF users.

338 Jaerik  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:12:11pm

(Sorry, late to topic.)

So according to Sarah Palin, the proper response to Obama's "3am phone call" would be for him to... talk to people? That seems to be about as far as she got.

Is she implying the President isn't talking to people? I mean, I don't have the foggiest what she's even criticizing here.

Then again, neither does she I imagine.

339 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:14:30pm

re: #337 Charles

I wouldn't put it past them to lie about all kinds of things, like they often lie about the cause of their bans ("just for disagreement!") or about that "Geller" thing. Still, when he writes this explicitly, I thought it should be taken into account, which is why I posted.

340 Charles Johnson  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:16:05pm

re: #339 Sergey Romanov

It's very revealing to look through his comments. He posted hundreds of them, and he was a very enthusiastic participant in all of the stuff for which he now tries to smear me.

341 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:17:46pm

re: #340 Charles

I tried now but failed.

342 Yashmak  Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:13:59am

It reminds me of the "Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns" bit.

Except less eloquent.

343 Aziz Poonawalla  Tue, Feb 8, 2011 6:55:45am

re: #342 Yashmak

You're right. It's Rumsfeldian, but has a lyrical quality that I have tried to capture by reducing it to its essence:

And
nobody yet has, nobody yet has
explained what they know
surely they know more than the rest of us know
who it is who will be
and no, not, not real enthused
what is is that that is being done
in regards to
understanding all the situation
And,
right now
because obviously
we know now more than ever
we need strength and sound mind
We need to know what it is
so we know who it is
And
we do not have all that information yet

(cross posted at Dean2016)


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