It begins: Palin didn’t know Africa was a continent, claims Fox News
posted at 8:15 pm on November 5, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Via Ace, a tasty pile of shinola straight from the stovetop of disgruntled McCain staffers. It’s too cute by half, as is the detail about NAFTA; they might as well have tossed in a story about her having to guess who’s buried in Grant’s tomb. To believe it, you have to believe she figured out a way to become governor of Alaska while somehow lacking the mental power to piece together which three nations might be involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement. Diehard ‘Cuda-haters like Sullivan will, of course, be more than happy to oblige.
You’ll find another clip from Fox that aired earlier today below the Carl Cameron video. See if you can figure out the thematic link. Exit question: If she’s really this much of an abject imbecile, how did that detail manage to escape the attention of Newsweek? There’s no sign of it in their highlight reel of the dishiest dirt they learned about the campaign, a piece which actually includes a quote from another aide about “Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast” as if to prove that they’re not holding back on the ‘Cuda.
Update: The plot thickens.
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This crap is getting old, fast.
Tell you what. Why don’t you give us a list of words that are no longer acceptable, so there’s no guess-work involved.
I’ll start you out with the first two:
That.
One.
capitalist piglet on November 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
My thoughts exactly.
batter on November 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Sounds good to me as well.
wise_man on November 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
After the b.s. came out about her clothes being bought by the RNC, you noticed that she went to wearing jeans. I thought you weren’t supposed to judge a book by its cover. Wether she was dressed to the 9’s or wearing jeans, she excited the people. I’m still excited about her and want her to stay engaged in the political process.
cjs1943 on November 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
greggish…
Nice job on your first sentence. English is a difficult language, keep trying, sooner or later you’ll get it.
dmann on November 5, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Thanks for the tip. I’ve always worried that my grammar wasn’t quite up to snuff in my comments. Could I email them to you to edit before I post them? Putz!
greggish on November 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
How does a liberal fight evil? I’ll tell ya how.
The way a lib fights evil is:
1) See evil…
2) Bend over
3) Stick your head in the sand.
4) Make sure Tuckus is properly raised up.
5) Murmer faintly in a quivery voice to: “Be gentle”.
No one has mastered this age old technique better than liberals. History doesn’t lie.
Handel on November 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
I like that update to the headline.
Apparently Sarah was late one time and opened the door after taking a shower wearing only a robe. and this was a problem …. how, exactly.
Unless the disgruntled McCain staffer who is leaking this BS story is gay or something.
wise_man on November 5, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Sure greggish, that would be fine.
dmann on November 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM
I guess Ayers finally spoke out today. Why does the Media feed into this crap? Unreal that he is walking around free as a bird. On a small technicality. Justice for you. Arrogant despicable creature. Guess they are still trying to skirt the American People from opening their eyes. My eyes have been open from the start.
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
um I was obviously stating this in defense of Palin, that her answering the door is a very REMOTE possibility considering her secret service protection and that this proves that the claim that she answered the door in a towel is a baseless smear by some in the McCain campaign
joey24007 on November 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
You know the people at fox think we have no were else to go to get our news B.S.After they ran all this crap on Palin i said no more fox for me .Rush and Mark will do just fine.Maybe some day when A**holes like shep, bill o ,camron gerald rivers and that bunch of crazy on fox and friends weekend are gone i will come back.Hey fox instead of fair & balance how about fair and the truth.
thmcbb on November 5, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Sorry, but these ignorant fukking trolls are getting on my nerves. They can’t even type intelligently with their nose up their (_|_)es!
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Sheebe the link just takes you to the Ace of Spades comments which bring up a good point. We should fight for Sarah and not let the McCAin staff, liberals or axelrod destroy her. We let them get away with denegrating and smearing Bush and we shouldn’t let them do this.
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
joey24007 on November 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
I apologize joey
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
One can’t help but laugh at the irony of idiot anonymous posters (i.e., Monkei) BELIEVING whatever nonsense reported (anonymously!) as gospel about how Governor Palin is stupid/grasping/out of touch. You have no credibility with anyone.
Typical keyboard commando sockpuppets–your own fatuous credulousness is projected onto other posters.
Pathetic and blatantly obvious.
youngjim on November 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
You are right. It just makes me mad. They need to be bitch slapped. I will defend Sarah and Bush. Some just don’t know respect. But then again, they read books and magazines.
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
We’re talking about one disgruntled a*hole here, not the entire staff. (just to clarify the point)
wise_man on November 5, 2008 at 11:46 PM
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
That is okay … I know I am new here ( I have been reading for a long time now and could not wait to post)
joey24007 on November 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Fox is scrambling to make amends to Lord Obama. Maybe an offering of services provided by Megan Kelley would be received favorably?
dmann on November 5, 2008 at 11:48 PM
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I am with you on that. Will not let go of the loyalty that I have.
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Thanks for the laugh!
We get rid of Monkey and now greggish shows up…cant we just ignore these classless ungracious pos?
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:48 PM
joey24007 on November 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM
I got lost on the post. Read the wrong one. And accused you falsely.
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Carl Cameron was just chomping at the bit to tell story after story after story…O’Reilly could barely get him to shut up long enough for Bill to get a word in edgewise.
This is BS. NAME SOME NAMES, MR. CARL F*CKING CAMERON, YOU CHICKENSH!T. IF YOU REPEAT THIS BS, NAME WHO IS FEEDING YOU THIS CRAP. IF IT’S ANONYMOUS, SHUT THE F*CK UP.
Carl Cameron – smearmonger who will repeat anonymous rumors. A$$hole.
JustTruth101 on November 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
You’re right…
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:50 PM
I don’t believe a word of the rumors, and the backstabbing scum behind them need to put their names and faces where their mouths are. Sarah Palin gave her all and sacrificed so much, going through media hell, and many of us still feel she was the only one who spoke for us in the race.
We love you, ‘Cuda!!!
evergreen on November 5, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Tsk. Tsk.
The reason John McCain lost the election is John McCain.
Period. End of story.
Saltysam on November 5, 2008 at 11:50 PM
I hope it’s a lot of us who feel this way…
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Fox is scrambling to make amends to Lord Obama. Maybe an offering of services provided by Megan Kelley would be received favorably?
dmann on November 5, 2008 at 11:48 PM
That just really gets me. When is their true loyalty? Then Hasselbeck turns on Sarah also. If I believe in someone or a issue. I stay true to the end. That is a requirement that I instill in friends. Or they are not worth it. Here we are strangers, and it is like I have known you all, (omit the trolls) This is why I love this site. You guys are the greatest. I sure miss manlyrash too. :(
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM
You would think after last night these trolls would stay away for a while no class A**holes.
thmcbb on November 5, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Someone mentioned upthread that they’ll be interested to see the final audits of the two campaigns, the RNC, and the DNC. I’m interested to see those audits as well. I’m not sure, though, whether or not the audits will really tell us who was/is responsible for the whole Palin wardrobe thing.
If it was Palin who somehow slipped away from all the reporters following her and ran over to Saks or sent a low-level staffer and they used the RNC donor’s credit card or the staffers personal credit card, I’m not sure how that shows up in the audit as being all down to Palin. It’s kind of a he said, she said kind of thing isn’t it? Palin can and does say that she had no idea how much was spent, how much was bought, etc. Yet it’s very easy for them to pin this on her.
I think the only way that it could be proven that Palin actually went on some kind of crazy shopping spree with RNC money is if she gets caught wearing clothes that were supposed to be returned or something. Otherwise it’s all just innuendo, which is a really fun and easy way to smear someone. Really, even if a low-level staffer who went out shopping for her says that Palin ordered her to buy her $10,000 worth of clothes and put it on the staffer’s personal credit card there’s no way to actually prove that is there? Maybe I’m missing how that’s going to be proven. Maybe it will be, and it’ll show that my girl Sarah is really just like Ted Stevens.
Some McCain staffers have been building this story for a while, ready to hang it all around Palin’s neck. Jake Tapper wrote a blog entry a few days ago that said Palin was a crazy shopper, and that McCain’s aides were fearful that she was going to step on McCain after the race was over like she had done to people who had helped her in Alaska. I suppose that she still might do that somewhere down the road, but for now at least, it looks to me like it has been the other way around.
meltenn on November 5, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Any on-the-record word as to why Palin was not allowed to give a concession speech?
okonkolo on November 5, 2008 at 11:54 PM
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM
I do. The tears at times don’t even wet my face. How sad that ones can be so vicious. Only think of themselves and have intentions of getting what they can. I thought is was giving what you can. The heart and the mind. That is the precious gift. The wisdom.
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:54 PM
First, calling your opponents stupid is not a good way to win friends and influence people. Secondly, if you want to get into a credentials pissing match, I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a BA in accounting. I also have twelve years of Catholic school under my belt which included Jesuit religious catechism.. But yet I’m stupid like all Christians who vote Republican.
You basically insinuated the reason why Palin wasn’t qualified was because she was an Evangelical and that all Evangelicals are somehow stupid. And yes you are right… This includes many Black and Hispanic churches. You basically dissed people who were going to vote for your precious Messiah as well as evil Republicans.
Illinidiva on November 5, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Any on-the-record word as to why Palin was not allowed to give a concession speech?
okonkolo on November 5, 2008 at 11:54 PM
I was wondering that myself. I truly miss her. Hope the best for her and her family.
sheebe on November 5, 2008 at 11:58 PM
I’m apparently a moron so don’t feel so bad. I know that we shouldn’t feed the trolls but I like yelling at people.
Illinidiva on November 5, 2008 at 11:59 PM
The whole thing with the clothe is absurd to me because well it’s absurd but the RNC having to buy her the clothes goes to show that she didn’t have them and it’s easy to see why with 5 kids and living in remote-ish Alaska. But what really gets me is that they would get upset about the clothes but not the 5.3 million O spent on a fake plane and greek styrofoam collumns(sp) that were used once and only to glorify him!
CCRWM on November 5, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Thank you for your consideration: The r-word.
The Race Card on November 5, 2008 at 11:59 PM
The liberal tool Shep Smith and lightweight Carl Cameron-they make a great pair. I continue to watch less and less of Fox. Only Cavuto plus Hannity with the mute button at the ready for Colmes.
Goodale on November 6, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Am trying to make my head stop spinning around. Anyone have some Pest off spray? Or canned air?
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Because she’s a bad ass mofo.
The Race Card on November 6, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Kindly put down the pitchfork and collect yourself. Indignation is best left to our liberal colleagues. Naming the names of some junior staffers won’t do much other than assuage our own anger in the short run and damage Fox’s ability to speak to anonymous sources in the long run.
Yes, it’s outrageous (just published a post about it in fact) but there’s nothing to gain for reaping the shrunken heads of turncoat campaign aides.
Tacitus_SGL on November 6, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Sarah is the first Republican since Reagan who is really able to connect and communicate with the American public. She appeals to us because she is one of us just like Reagan. She scares the crap out of the Republican elite because they see her as a threat to their retention of power in the party. Reagan was attacked the same way by the party too. She is going to be attacked by both the Republican establishment and the Democrats. The McCain\Romney fraction of the party would rather lose in 012 then win if the only way to winning was with Palin.
rotaryu on November 6, 2008 at 12:04 AM
The whole thing with the clothe is absurd to me because well it’s absurd but the RNC having to buy her the clothes goes to show that she didn’t have them and it’s easy to see why with 5 kids and living in remote-ish Alaska. But what really gets me is that they would get upset about the clothes but not the 5.3 million O spent on a fake plane and greek styrofoam collumns(sp) that were used once and only to glorify him!
That is what all of them do when they campaign. They wear the clothes for the designers. So Women can see them, and buy them. Then they donate them afterward. The childish crap that wonderful woman had to put up with. Think they would have let her keep them.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:04 AM
I have only felt worse… than I did last night at the realization tha 62 million people in this country elected O for all the reasons we’ve all said… once
CCRWM on November 6, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Endorsed by Ron Paul, you say? Well, that changes everything. ROTFLMAO
You have a problem with LGF? You must be a Freeper. If not, I’d recommend it for you – you’d fit right in.
capitalist piglet on November 6, 2008 at 12:07 AM
I saw somewhere (sorry I can’t recall where exactly) that it was Schmidt who called the shots on that one. She supposedly wanted to give a word, but he didn’t let her.
Anyone else notice the EXTREMELY awkward chemistry b/w McCain and Palin and Todd after the speech? Awkwardness personified. It was weird…
hockey2k5 on November 6, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Rush this morning said that the VP candidate doesn’t make a concession speach…
CCRWM on November 6, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Where do you live? Under a rock? Bush got plenty of blame for 9/11, far more than he should have under the circumstances, and certainly more than should have been laid at the feet of Do Nothing Willie.
As for McCain doing better in the South with someone other than Palin . . . how could he have done any better than he did? With the exception of Florida which has always been a toss up state due to its large population of transplanted Northeast liberals, and assuming North Carolina ends up in the red column, he’s done exactly as well as Bush did in the last two elections in the South — which is significantly better than his father or Bob Dole did here in the previous two elections. McCain would have won the South regardless, but he never could have won in Western states and the Midwest without a solid conservative like her on the ticket with him. Romney might have had the same net effect, but we’ll never really know. I do not think Sarah Palin hurt McCain; if anything, her presence on the ticket helped because it energized people. But ultimately most people do not cast their vote based on who the VP candidate is anyway.
As to the rumors of her not knowing Africa was a continent . . . I really don’t believe that. Sounds like someone with an axe to grind for whatever reason and I agree with whomever upthread said so long as the cowards refuse to admit to leaking this stuff to Fox, then it is completely without credibility IMO. I mean, really, with all the relentless digging into Sarah Palin’s life and past, are we to believe that the Obama shills in the MSM didn’t unearth this tasty tidbit? Shame on Fox for even airing this stuff. Is the Fairness Doctrine already in place and we just didn’t hear about it? Cuz this seems a lot more like the kind of agenda-driven, hate-filled conjecture we’d see on MSNBC or CNN or one of the networks.
Sarah may not be some overeducated elitist egghead like those that populate the leadership in the Democratic Party, but I consider that actually to be an asset, not a liability. I think her real appeal comes from her Reagan-esque style of populism. She’s governor of Alaska; I don’t expect her to recite by rote the outcome of every Supreme Court decision since Marbury v. Madison, or to rival Condi Rice in her knowledge of foreign affairs. A person can learn stuff like that. And the credibility and intelligence with which she speaks on subjects she is knowledgeable about — like energy policy — is all I really need to be comfortable enough to know that she DOES have the smarts to be able to understand and digest complex issues. She just needs to study up between now and 2012.
NoLeftTurn on November 6, 2008 at 12:09 AM
“speech”
CCRWM on November 6, 2008 at 12:09 AM
rotaryu on November 6, 2008 at 12:04 AM
I agree with you completely. Palin was the lifeline. She could reach us. Would be a lady that would come over for coffee, and be more than happy to do a favor for you if she could. Then they have the nerve to trash her. She wasn’t the one that blew this. McCain was a wuss. I love him, but he was a wuss. Didn’t fight. Because he knew that it was rigged. To bad he didn’t let Palin in on it. I feel he used her. That was dirty poo.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:09 AM
I disagree. I think it is the turncoat campaign aides who should have their reputations ruined and be run out of the party…unless of course they are telling the truth, and if they are, they should make their accusations on the records. If they won’t state their issues on the record, they should not be quoted. Palin is being attacked, yet due to the anonymity of it, she has no ability to confront her accusers.
JustTruth101 on November 6, 2008 at 12:10 AM
When it comes to Palin, and assigning blame, I agree with most folks here. When you ask an idiot to do something, and they then predictably show themself to be an idiot, it really doesn’t make much sense to blame the idiot for that.
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:12 AM
I get home too late to watch Cavuto or Meagan Kelley so it’s just Sean (muting out Colmes) and Greta…
It amazes me I can get what news I want from HA and some other sites…
CCRWM on November 6, 2008 at 12:13 AM
sheebe…..
dmann on November 6, 2008 at 12:13 AM
Well … I don’t know if I do or not, afterall Osama is still out there after 7 years of chasing by the Bush presidency. Maybe we will be attacked in his first year? But that won’t be his fault … for the same reason no one blamed Bush for it happening in his first year… well no one on here anyway.
Monkei on November 5, 2008 at 11:05 PM
You are lucky I can’t reach out and fukking choke your ignorant a**. How dare you insinuate that Bush didn’t do anything after 9/11. The Dictator won’t be able to catch him. But wait! I bet he knows his address. He is in his same type of class. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit. The scum that That One associates with, wouldn’t put it past that physio.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:13 AM
There is no longer true loyalty, absorb what we just witnessed yesterday. We have become a nation of whores selling ourselves for the payout; we are no longer concerned with leadership, integrity or the truth. Its all relative now, the crack whore commands equal respect to you or me, the gang banger is soon to be an honored member of Obama’s civilian defense force and global terrorists will be invited to break bread on our shores. Political correctness and moral relativity have become a far greater threat to mankind than global warming.
All Hail
dmann on November 6, 2008 at 12:15 AM
On the subject of Huckabee . . . He talks a good game, but all I know is, it took us electing a Democrat here in Arkansas after his term was up in order to get a tax cut — and that was WITH a massive state surplus. So . . . do the math. I am pretty sure he would have his hand out for his entire stay in the White House. He needs to stick with the TV gig and leave the actual politics to genuine fiscal conservatives.
NoLeftTurn on November 6, 2008 at 12:15 AM
There is no longer true loyalty, absorb what we just witnessed yesterday. We have become a nation of whores selling ourselves for the payout; we are no longer concerned with leadership, integrity or the truth. Its all relative now, the crack whore commands equal respect to you or me, the gang banger is soon to be an honored member of Obama’s civilian defense force and global terrorists will be invited to break bread on our shores. Political correctness and moral relativity have become a far greater threat to mankind than global warming.
All Hail
dmann on November 6, 2008 at 12:15 AM
That is true. If his Security force comes to our home. We will shoot them. I am willing to take a chance. I love this Country to much. Liberal scum needs to be wiped out. I fear that this will happen. But I won’t run. I will stand up and fight.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Now you’re getting all confused. You’re mixing up what John McCain said with something Barack Obama never said. It was McCain who delusionally claimed to have a secret plan for getting bin Laden. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWScD2XHxKc
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Did Joe Biden give an acceptance speech?
capitalist piglet on November 6, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Oh OK, now its starting to make sense. I was wondering why Romney keeps getting connected to this story he has nothing to do with. Its just Huck’s Army spreading more nonsense, and the usual suspects only too eager to buy into it.
thecountofincognito on November 6, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Well..I believe someone here told you to go away…you didn’t….and continue to babble incoherently.
So I wont blame you for not understanding that person that told you to go away. Chances are, they used more than one two syllable words to do so.
So In a way…your kinda correct I guess. (As far as your concerned anyway).
Handel on November 6, 2008 at 12:31 AM
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Don’t insult my intelligence. I know that That One said it. Unlike you, I am not a sheep.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:33 AM
“greggish”..I like that.
Its almost as if he was born with breasts, but was actually a boy.
His father(s) may have said….
“well…he looks like a greg…sort of”.
The other parent says;;
“yeah..he looks ‘greggish’ enough…”
And a name was born..>:)
Handel on November 6, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Which is why you are not asked to do anything.
Good God! What cesspool do you and your ilk ooze out of?
csdeven on November 6, 2008 at 12:36 AM
She should have never stopped wearing the clothes, and they should have never allowed that to be an issue. How ridiculous.
Politicians at that level waste money on ridiculous things. How is she different exactly? Why did she give in to it and put on jeans? That was an admission of defeat, for both her and McCain.
They kowtowed to the Democrats, and were sabotaged by Romney’s formed advisors who joined on with the McCain camp.
Obamalama Deprogrammer on November 6, 2008 at 12:37 AM
I didn’t mean to get personal. I certainly didn’t mean to insult your intelligence either. So let me put in another way that you would be more likely to understand. Baaa baaa…
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:37 AM
Heh! Conservatives acting like Liberals – Unhinged.
Kini on November 6, 2008 at 12:38 AM
I have noticed during this election that there was little difference, smear wise, from Fox and the rest of the cable news outlets. I had been looking for a reason to stop watching all together, so there you go. My tv is now off, and I will get my news and commentary from conservative websites and hotair.
long_cat on November 6, 2008 at 12:38 AM
I knew Palin was a dummy the instant she couldn’t answer the questions from Couric. I called it on this blog and was criticized myself for doing so. I was told that Palin was in fact SO smart, that she saw that Couric was trying to trap her, or some other nonsense. Palin lost this election for McCain. Her absolute stupidity lost the election for McCain. And any of you who thinks she has a shot at all at becoming president are insane. I would NEVER vote for her, and I am a conservative. The rest of the country has harsher opinions on her than I do.
muyoso on November 6, 2008 at 12:38 AM
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:37 AM
I think you are a disgruntled queer.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Here is the hope. We hope that Obama has his eyes opened to the realities of the world we live in and governs from a position of moderation. The up side will be to watch his moonbat followers start the wailing and gnashing of teeth they realize that the conservatives were right all along and that they will go down in history as the most ignorant electorate of all time.
csdeven on November 6, 2008 at 12:40 AM
How dumb are you?
Chudi on November 6, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Exactly. And what Palin has can’t be taught. That’s why they’re so scared of her.
smellthecoffee on November 6, 2008 at 12:42 AM
naw..’unhinged’ would be calling your granma a ‘racist’ and then going to visit her in the hospital as if you actually gave a damn.
hmm. maybe that’s not unhinged…maybe that’s just pathalogical.
Handel on November 6, 2008 at 12:42 AM
I knew Palin was a dummy the instant she couldn’t answer the questions from Couric. I called it on this blog and was criticized myself for doing so. I was told that Palin was in fact SO smart, that she saw that Couric was trying to trap her, or some other nonsense. Palin lost this election for McCain. Her absolute stupidity lost the election for McCain. And any of you who thinks she has a shot at all at becoming president are insane. I would NEVER vote for her, and I am a conservative. The rest of the country has harsher opinions on her than I do.
muyoso on November 6, 2008 at 12:38
You are not a Conservative, You are a rhino! A stinking troll.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 12:42 AM
I take it that you intend for that to be a very harsh insult. I’ll leave it for others here to decide who that says more about. Me or you?
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:43 AM
For what its worth lil greggish…I don’t think your ‘disgruntled’.
>:)
Handel on November 6, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Palin is/was inexperienced, not a dummy. Her problem with Couric was that she didn’t know how to pivot off a ridiculous question to one that played to her strengths. The proof of this was in the debate when she told everyone she wasn’t going to answer questions they way they wanted her to. That is when she showed she had learned how to pivot.
csdeven on November 6, 2008 at 12:46 AM
People who think Romney is behind this, I’d like to point out its in Romney’s best interest to keep Palin in the race, cause she will split the anti-Romney vote with Huck, leaving clear sailing for Mitt the way the anti-McCain vote split and let McCain slip through.
thecountofincognito on November 6, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Quit whining will ya? You want, no you crave, this type of dialog. If you can’t keep up, then I suggest you refrain from playing the game.
csdeven on November 6, 2008 at 12:49 AM
Who’s whining? I’m just making a point.
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Awww lets let ‘greggish’ speak. Its kinda fun. A little like watching a toddler with a bag on his head, continually bumping into walls.
(Sorry ‘greggish’..am I bringing up some bad family memories for you?)
Handel on November 6, 2008 at 12:52 AM
I hate the media! I hate the backstabbers! Sarah is a fine, decent, intelligent, strong, courageous, wonderful woman. What has been done to her is nothing short of criminal, or should be, in a civilized world. God bless her for putting herself through all this for a bunch of vicious ingrates!
Oh, oh, I know. MONUMENTALLY dumb!
pannw on November 6, 2008 at 12:56 AM
She helped him across the board. Both donations and volunteer hours when up by huge amounts after she was selected. You don’t think that translated into votes? She energized the base. Look at the amazing rallies she led. You don’t think that energy translated into an improved GOTV drive?
The drag on the ticket was at the top, not the bottom. McCain was a national defense candidate trying to win in a campaign on the economy. He knew the notes, but couldn’t play the melody. Every time he tried to talk about the economy he stepped on his own lines. Half the people on this board could defend the free market principles of conservatism better than McCain could and did. Palin sure could and owned Biden in the VP debate when the discussion went to the economy and taxes.
What we’re seeing now is disgruntled staffers looking at a way of deflecting blame from themselves onto someone else. Who’s a better target than Palin? She’s a million miles away in Alaska. She’s not part of the beltway establishment. It’s easy to trash her because, really, what beltware patron is going to rise to her defense?
They see her as some outsider rube and are glad to be rid of her. How dare some yokel from the klondike presume to be part of OUR national campaign?
So I call bullshit on all of these stories. If those assholes at Fox want to run rumours, then get those bastards on the record. Make them take the heat. Have them prove that it’s just not some self-serving bull they’re pushing to protect their own asses. Ask them some tough questions and let us judge who’s telling the truth and who’s lying. Until they do that, it’s all bullshit.
PackerBronco on November 6, 2008 at 12:57 AM
I am in too good a mood to be bothered by any insults aimed at me. I’d like to invite everybody here to come over to the light. Leave your dark cold Rovian world, and join with the forces of light in Obama land. There’s room for all. All are welcome.
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Romney has way too much class to stoop to lib-style levels. Now Graham is a different story.
Wonder if Palin regrets agreeing to sidle with McCain. She must. Look at how she and her family have been run through the ringer. I guess that’s what you get for teaming with a RINO/media-suck-up.
McCain will go back to DC and become “best buds” with the most leftist libs, just to save face, and will henceforth make his first priority ramming amnesty down our throats. Totally suckish!
ErinF on November 6, 2008 at 1:00 AM
Will everyone who is calling Palin a dummy shut up for minute and read this article?
I’ll just give you the first two paragraphs right here.
smellthecoffee on November 6, 2008 at 1:01 AM
No thanks. You people are weird. Keep practicing those “heil” signs, though. You must have that down pretty good.
ErinF on November 6, 2008 at 1:02 AM
When you ask a dumb person (read: liberal) “how dumb are you?” …
What they usually do, is run to the bathroom and stand on a scale.
(the really sad thing is while looking down at it..with mouth agape, they ask: “how do you turn this dumb tink on?”)
>:)
Handel on November 6, 2008 at 1:03 AM
You, sheebe, and all your ilk, are the only true RRINO’s in the place – Reagan Republican in Name Only. You are so full of anger and hatred and self-righteous indignation, and intolerance for anyone that doesn’t think exactly like you, that you and yours are proving to be the death of the Republican Party. Reagan understood that to win, you must include a lot of people with a lot of different points of view, while holding ideals that may be close but not identical. This ideological purity and PalinWorship bullshit is continuing to drag down conservatism. YOU are the problem, and YOU will either be left behind by the New Right as the millstone you are, or you will have to learn to understand that the world does not revolve around you. Enought of your shit!
trailboss on November 6, 2008 at 1:03 AM
I am in too good a mood to be bothered by any insults aimed at me. I’d like to invite everybody here to come over to the light. Leave your dark cold Rovian world, and join with the forces of light in Obama land. There’s room for all. All are welcome.
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 12:57 AM
I don’t associate with the devils. You will one day, pay for what you did. When it comes down you will go down. Make no mistake.
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 1:05 AM
What has become of Hot Air?
Glynn on November 6, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Yeah. But till then we’re gonna have a blast. Come party with us.
greggish on November 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM
trailboss on November 6, 2008 at 1:03 AM
If they had thoughts that were intelligent. Then I wouldn’t attack. I won’t spit on Palin. I am not like that. I don’t like gossip when it comes to anyone that has not done harm. Especially someone that is ignorant and vicious. (not you).
sheebe on November 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM
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