Palin rips Obama for Special Olympics joke
posted at 4:31 pm on March 20, 2009 by Allahpundit
Commenters in the previous thread assure me that they’re not outraged at Obama’s joke, they’re merely outraged at the double standard conservatives are held to when they say something impolitic. Let’s see how many stick to that position in this one. A thousand comments or bust, baby!
“I was shocked to learn of the comment made by President Obama about Special Olympics,” Governor Palin said. “This was a degrading remark about our world’s most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world.
“These athletes overcome more challenges, discrimination and adversity than most of us ever will. By the way, these athletes can outperform many of us and we should be proud of them. I hope President Obama’s comments do not reflect how he truly feels about the special needs community.”
Exit question: Any wild guesses as to how the media will report this tonight? Here’s a hint from yesterday’s ADN: “The biggest single chunk of money that Palin is turning down is about $170 million for education, including money that would go for programs to help economically disadvantaged and special needs students.”
Update: Maria Shriver chips in too:
In a statement this morning, Shriver said, “While I am confident that President Obama never intended to offend anyone, the response that his comments have caused, coupled with the reaction of a primetime audience, demonstrate the need to continue to educate the non-disabled community on the issues that confront those with a developmental disability.”
“Often times we don’t realize that when we laugh at comments like this it hurts millions of people throughout the world,” added Shriver.
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Exactly. Just proves my point once again. The Ad Hominem attacks, the endless repetition, the childish ‘ROFLMAO’ just comes to show the weakness of their arguments.
Yeah, I might be an “old dumbo” in the fact that I actually remember the 1970s. The attacks against Ronald Reagan after the Ford-Carter election in 1976 was relentless and very similar to the ones we see against Palin today. Reagan was attacked as a ‘lightweight’, ‘dumb’, ‘extremist’, and worse, often from fellow Republicans. The media kept attacking him relentlessly, often pointing to questionable polls suggesting he would lose in a landslide if he ran against Carter in 1980.
We all know how that ended. In retrospect, I was convinced Reagan was attacked because he was feared as a formidable candidate. Same with Palin today.
Norwegian on March 21, 2009 at 3:12 PM
I was just getting out of college when Reagan was elected, and didn’t follow politics. I always felt like I must be stupid to like him because I heard so many criticisms of him…he was ‘ just an actor reading lines written by others’, he was ‘a cowboy who’d start WW3′, an anti-intellectual, etc… It wasn’t until 20 years later when I went back and listened to what he said and what he did that I began to realize how the media and politicians spin and obfuscate to shape public opinion.
Red State State of Mind on March 21, 2009 at 3:19 PM
I could go to my favorite watering hole and get a better senator than Dodd. There is not any gays there so I don’t know if I can replace Frank.
MTZinIL on March 21, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Some people are fired up about her. I like her, but I’m not fired up. She’s one of the few who seem to think like me. Jindal’s another. I’m sure there are more, just as I’m sure Obama isn’t one of those.
That said, I donated to her PAC. I trust her enough to believe she’ll use my money wisely. If Jindal had a PAC, I’d send some his way too.
unclesmrgol on March 21, 2009 at 5:07 PM
1200 comments!!
HotAirJosef on March 21, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Or tweleve hundred and something. WOW!!
The greatest comment thread in HotAir.com history!!
HotAirJosef on March 21, 2009 at 5:09 PM
you know, this comment of his, -the more I think about it the more upset I get. The young teenagers and young adults I know would not have even said anything like that. There has to be something out of whack for a 50 year old leader of the free world to think that sitting on Jay Leno and cracking a joke like that if FUNNY!!! YOU ARE NOT FUNNY OBAMA!! There is absolutely nothing funny about you except your rise to fame on nothing……. I just get madder and madder
congma on March 21, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Wow! Today Ben Smith’s Blog at Politico had to retract what he wrote about Sarah slashing Alaska’s Special Olympics Budget (which caused Sarah to get a lot of hateful comments on Ben’s Blog):
“UPDATE: Think Progress noted during the campaign that she once proposed cutting Special Olympics funding. [Although the claims that she cut funding for special needs are apparently false].”
Read it for yourselves at: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/Palin_whacks_Obama_on_Special_Olympics.html
Thanks to the outstanding work of Conservatives4Palin.com:
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/03/palin-did-not-cut-special-olympics.html
Great to see Politico make that correction. We have to be willing to fight the MSM smears and lies. Way to go C4P!!!
sarahpalinfan99 on March 21, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Ben Smith’s Blog at Politico has posted that claims that Sarah tried to cut Special Olympics funding are false. He said the opposite on his Blog yesterday which generated a ton of hateful anti-Sarah comments!
Here’s what Ben wrote today:
UPDATE: Think Progress noted during the campaign that she once proposed cutting Special Olympics funding. [Although the claims that she cut funding for special needs are apparently false].
Wow, way to go conservatives4palin.com! C4P made Ben aware of his error. See it is possible to fight the MSM smears!
sarahpalinfan99 on March 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM
How about a guy in a rumpled suit?
Red State State of Mind on March 21, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Translate: I can’t even promote misinformation with that Palin site that debunks the latest propaganda.
chunderroad on March 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Hi friends,
Aside from the NCAA Basketball, we are following here the NCAA Wrestling and one of the top matches is from an Edinboro student vs. an Arizona State, Rubles is his last name I think, I didn’t get to see the whole match…he is like top-notch 3rd or 4th in the US, but guess what-he is MISSING A LEG!
It is a challenge to wrestle this guy because they have to get to his level (knees) to be able to wrestle and it is difficult! He has 150+ lbs. of strength, of course, on his top part of the body so wrestlers are having a hard time with him because he cannot stand up…if the other wrestler messes up and lets him get a leg, he gets a grab. Brilliant!
ProudPalinFan on March 21, 2009 at 6:54 PM
BTW came back from a gun show today, my first one…my gosh my son and I were amazed! Can’t wait for future events.
ProudPalinFan on March 21, 2009 at 6:55 PM
It is impossible to wipe out 90% of a population without coming to loathe them. I refer to the eugenic pro-aborts and the Down Syndrome population.
Consanescerion on March 21, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I love Sarah, but I sense an over-reaction here.
In any event, this story will be forgotten in a month. Maybe.
itzWicks on March 21, 2009 at 7:21 PM
reference: Nazi Euthanasia of the Mentally Ill at Hadamar
ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/163/1/27
If you’re not familiar with Hitler’s “T-4″ program, please check the above site. It’s worth the read. Especially now.
oldleprechaun on March 21, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Saw this at TeamSarah…
President Obama has announced that he intends to reverse important Department of Health and Human Services regulations that protect the right of conscience for health care professionals. In short, if a person or hospital refuses to participate in any event surrounding an abortion, the person or entity can be discriminated against.
Recently we received an e-mail from Mary, a health care worker and Susan B. Anthony List member, in Virginia, who told us,
“I can assure you that my colleagues and myself will leave the profession rather than be forced to participate in such activities…I will not go against the beliefs I have lived my entire life following. Our country already has a critical shortage of nurses, doctors, and technicians to care for the growing population who require experienced, dedicated workers to provide the extremely difficult and highly technical procedures available. We have to take an oath to ‘do no harm’ before we receive our license to work. I honor my promises, no matter the cost to me personally.”
By law, the Obama Administration must open up this regulation change to public comment for 30 days. This comment period ends on April 9th. Act now!
President Obama’s actions are a direct assault on the rights and freedoms of so many doctors and nurses who serve us in our time of need.
Please tell the Department of Health and Human Services that our government needs to protect the rights of conscience for Mary and thousands of other health care professionals!
In particular, if you work in the health care profession, please tell the Department of Health and Human Services your story and why you want your right of conscience to be protected. And if you know someone who is a health care professional, please forward this to them right now.
The deadline is fast approaching, please act now. Doctors and nurses should not be forced to participate in abortions.
ProudPalinFan on March 21, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Palin-Schriver 2012
Bradky on March 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Team Sarah has a post on abortion? No way! I epeat…
Palinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! She came back at Obama’s Politically Incorrect Joke!!! OMG!!! (Fist Pumping Cheer) She is my HEEEEERRRROOOOO (retarded yell) Palinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! Is, is Smokin HOT!!!! (Lusty Grin, drool) SarahPac!!!! Sending the money…. Done!!! (Orgasmic shock) Mean Obama (Fake Cry) The Children, he hates the Children (Anger Shake) Abortion NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Crazy Time)
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Congrats on all of the comments.
85% belonged to Poptech
of which 80% of that was devoted to making fun of special needs children
you are really running a top notch operation here
joey24007 on March 21, 2009 at 9:10 PM
He’s a frickin moron. I saw bits and pieces of the Libertian convention on C-SPAN last year. Talk about knuckle-draggers … Poptech fits in well.
bw222 on March 21, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Libertarian not Libertian. FYI, I am a Conservative Libertarian.
I did no such thing. I made fun of Palintologists:
The special olympics needs to add a new event:
Campaigning for Sarah Palin
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Libertarians For Romney! ROFLMAO!!!!!!
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Poptech is hilarious.
getalife on March 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM
By the way, Poptech, you still haven’t put up a defense of Romney’s performance in Massachusetts in the light of your “conservative libertarianism”.
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM
There ya go, Poptech. That shows which side of the spectrum you’re to be found. Right there with getalife. LOL
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Poptech is really doing a bang up job of aiding Romney on Hotair.com
I’m sure Romney approves of making fun of special needs children /sarc
joey24007 on March 21, 2009 at 10:50 PM
One thing that many are ignorant of in the Holocaust is that German Citizens were the first victims.
Chaz706 on March 21, 2009 at 11:00 PM
This is all the Palintologists have – propaganda because the facts debunk their messiah.
“Perhaps I am an outlier, but I don’t WANT a super-smart president.” – Palin Supporter
“Socialism is an indulgence that wealthy societies can afford” – Palin Supporter
“Socialism works within limits when there is enough prosperity to go around.” – Palin Supporter
“States are similar to businesses and when growth is possible you grow.” – Palin Supporter
“They both [Huckabee + Palin] are populists (which I think is a good thing)” – Palin Supporter
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Comment number 1000 for Poptech (troll, spam guy) on this thread.
Congrats Hotair.com on such an “impressive” total
yawn
joey24007 on March 21, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Troll (Definition) – The word assigned to anyone who disagrees with a Palintologist. It is used to smear them in hopes the administration will move to have them banned. This allows for the Palintologist movement to spread their propaganda unchallenged.
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM
comment 1001
Have you been on this thread for 2 nights in a row?
Is Mommy supplying the pepsi and doritos for you?
wow
joey24007 on March 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM
inane
Jamson64 on March 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM
poptech quit being a beatch
Jamson64 on March 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Is a Palintologist like a Reaganite?
Because that sounds okay with me
joey24007 on March 21, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Nah, a troll is more of a shit-stirrer who doesn’t really try to refute alleged “propaganda” with facts or reasoned debate, but through cheap personal attacks, often pretty much the same cheap attacks over and over and over and over.
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Poptech is obviously deranged … he has posted about 1/3 of the comments on this “great” thread and they are mostly cheap shots at Palin and children with special needs
Truly sickening website
joey24007 on March 21, 2009 at 11:10 PM
A Palintologist is someone who wants to vote for someone “dumb like them” and supports their single issue – abortion. They are economic illiterates, jealous of those who have the intellect and skill to create their own wealth.
I haven’t taken a single cheap shot at any children. I have also refuted every mythical statement about Palin from the Palintologists.
The website is “sick” because it does not only support the Palintologist collectivist view. There must be no dissent! The 500,000 Facebook members will dictate the opinions of the the over 300 Million American Citizens.
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Pop you appear to be a simplistic babbling twit
Jamson64 on March 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Good one! Did you get that from Team Saraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah? I just donated 5 cents!!!! OMG!!! (hyperventilating)
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM
you are simply insane
seek help
later . some doctor is going to make millions off you and your mental defect. out.
Jamson64 on March 21, 2009 at 11:31 PM
time for the whack job aka poptech to go. it
sounds like a little child. for me though i have had enough of this child’s act.
Jamson64 on March 21, 2009 at 11:33 PM
In Poptech’s world:
Some Palin supporters make questionable statements.
Snowedin is a Palin supporter.
Therefore, Snowedin makes questionable statements.
Congrats on failing Logic 101, sir.
(if this looks familiar, it’s because Poptech posted the same inane comment three days ago)
Snowed In on March 21, 2009 at 11:36 PM
You’re tormented by the thought that there are some people who honestly do like Palin and who are willing to contribute money. They don’t quite agree with you, and it gets your knickers in a twist. You’re the one that “crashes” Palin threads with the same thing over and over and over. If people support Romney or Huckabee or Obama or whoever, I don’t feel the urge to browbeat them with childish insults.
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 11:43 PM
In the real world Palin supporters make these statements, I just document them.
How to recognize a computer illiterate Palintologist?
Jamson64
joey24007
ddrintn
sarahpalinfan99
Look for names that either make no sense or have numbers added to them. I am PoptechoPalinFANyourMOMMA435436536345764364362365243656
Poptech on March 21, 2009 at 11:44 PM
I’ll admit that sometimes I do. I just try to ignore those impulses.
I will, however, point out that Poptech’s 11:44 comment was just about the weakest argument I’ve encountered all week, and I have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old.
Snowed In on March 21, 2009 at 11:53 PM
LOL…it isn’t really an argument at all, just another ad hominem. The “argument” of those who don’t have an argument.
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 11:57 PM
ddrintn on March 21, 2009 at 11:57 PM
My Lord, does Poptech ever sleep or have a life? Or does his rage just consume him 24/7?
kingsjester on March 22, 2009 at 12:14 AM
I will not be disabused of my high regard of Gov.Palin by someone who not only “screams” ad hominems about myself, Palin,and her other supporters but whose political choices as alternatives are Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Bob Barr, based on opinions equally as vacuous.
Pooptech, you’ve spewed enough on this thread.
Time to close your browser and play WoW.
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 12:20 AM
What is there to hold of her in high regard? This is all a backlash for people taking personally the MSM attack on her. It has allowed people’s “feelings” about the untrue attacks to override the legitimate criticisms (there are many). The question is simple is she the best and most qualified person we have to run the country? The answer is no. I mean come on. If the rabid defense of her is just to spite the MSM and their perceived attack on “your” values then we have larger issues here.
I don’t play MMOGs – they are a waste of time.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Poptech proves the point:
It is impossible to wipe out 90% of a population without coming to loathe them. I refer to the eugenic pro-aborts and the Down Syndrome population.
Consanescerion on March 22, 2009 at 12:47 AM
No skin off your nose. Go support whatever politician strikes your fancy. Mitt Romney doesn’t do anything for me; however, there was a thread here the other day about Mitt Romney and Card Check. I didn’t make a single comment in that thread to criticize Romney. A Palin thread is sure to include your comments trashing her. If she’s so insubstantial, why do you even care?
Especially when you could be posting Romney’s resume for the umpteen-thousandth time.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Nope.
This thread is about her response as the mother of a baby with Down Syndrome and a sponsor of Special Olympics to a “joke” made by Ogabe about the disabled who participate in the Special Olympics.
You and you alone have tried to make it thread about the merits of Palin vs. those of Barr, RonPaul and Mitt without substantive argument either against Palin or for Barr, Romney and Paul.
Why do you bother and why do you bother us?
If you want to go yell things at people, go to a rally or a game.
Don’t do it online and for cripe’s sake, don’t do it here!
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Palintologists continue to try and rewrite history. Try reading the thread and you will see that the Libertarian, Romney, Paul arguments were all brought up by Palintologists. They always are because they cannot argue the facts about Palin.
I’ve more then made substantial arguments against Palin. Your declarations to the contrary does not change reality.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 1:05 AM
No we dont. We just like Sarah Palin. You have a problem with that. Deal with it, somewhere else. Go door to door for Mitt. Or Ron. Or Bob. Your “substantial” arguments are that she’s an uneducated hick, while you really don’t deal with the governing record of Palin vs Romney. You don’t dare.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 1:11 AM
Maybe if Romney had more of a record to run on, he wouldn’t have lost to John McCain. He will get picked off even more quickly, if he tries running in 2012. Paul has run twice and never captured more than 1% of the popular vote. Barr did even worse than that. If Poptech wants to support these also-ran , Hotair has given Romney and Paul a thread in the past month. They barely broke 100 comments, while Palin’s now has over 1200 comments, mostly because Poptech and others are compelled to faithfully regurgitate their talking points, and the rest of us will keep pointing out how wrong they are. It’s good that Palin can inspire this much enthusiasm.
chunderroad on March 22, 2009 at 1:19 AM
Oh I have.
Alaska Gov. Palin signs bill to hike oil tax (Reuters, December 19, 2007)
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 1:23 AM
No.
You were the one who talked up Romney & Paul.
As for Libertarian, you have no clue.
Sure we can!
She has a very distinguished record which she adds to daily.
Sorry, no!
Calling us “Palintologists,” a term which you think is oh-so-clever and funny, then attacking us with drive-by ad hominems posts constitute neither substantial nor substantive arguments against Palin.
I don’t say this often, but I wish AP or Ed would ban you.
You add absolutely nothing to the discussion and are just plain irritating and annoying.
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 1:23 AM
The facts on Gov. Sarah Palin’s Oil Tax Hike-Reversing Corruption
Every accusation made by PoopDeck against Palin can be easily disproved.
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 1:50 AM
The measure replaces legislation passed in 2006, called the “Petroleum Profits Tax,” that many Alaskans believe was clouded by a corruption scandal that has engulfed the state’s largest oil services company and resulted in the conviction of three former legislators as part of a widening federal bribery probe.
“We have revisited a tainted oil tax system called PPT. We have fixed it,” the Republican governor said at Wednesday’s signing ceremony, held at an Anchorage vocational school.
SCANDAL! Palin reformed the system, and the oil companies half-heartedly complained. “This will effect future development.”
Really hurt Alaskans, huh? Getting their dividend checks and having a budget surplus and a brilliant new energy plan and a natural gas pipeline.
chunderroad on March 22, 2009 at 1:54 AM
Sorry, here’s the fixed link:
Palin oil tax hike reverses corruption
Good on chunderroad for figuring it out anyway!
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 1:59 AM
Prove I brought them up. The facts are you are lying.
Besides the fact that your computer illiteracy is demonstrated by your inability to link properly, she raised oil taxes from 22%-25% = FACT. That is called a tax increase. I realize your populist rhetoric of “fighting corruption” brainwashed people into thinking Palin is some sort of Batman figure. She is no such thing.
Mean Girl (Salon)
Well if you support socialism then the checks are great. I am not a socialist. The budget surplus is another myth you keep repeating.
Alaska sees $1.25 billion budget gap on oil price drop (Reuters)
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 2:06 AM
Of course you want me banned, this way you can keep repeating your propaganda unchallenged. You don’t like to have to deal with reality. It is easier to have a collectivist group that can all ignore reality together.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 2:11 AM
Poptech is a troll. And one who may end up getting his motherboard fried.
Black hats are already on it.
Sakaki on March 22, 2009 at 2:54 AM
Excellent news, Sakaki!
Hurry up! LOL
My patience is almost at an end!
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 3:18 AM
No, that is your m.o.
I can deal with reality just fine–it’s you that are hijacking the thread with lies and meaningless spew.
Like the followers of your favorite, Ron Paul?
I see no Gruppedenke here and no one’s “ignoring reality” except for you.
The reality is your Palin-bashing posts are neither interesting, salient or worth reading in the least.
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 3:22 AM
You’re such an idiot, you didn’t even read the article you posted!
If you had, you’d find out that Alaska has a $6.8 billion surplus to cover any shortfall caused by the oil price drop and that Alaska’s budget stays in the black without any state sales taxes or personal state income taxes!
“Socialism” (a moving target as defined by you) has nothing in the slightest to do with it.
Effective leadership and management of public funds do.
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 3:31 AM
That is a brilliant statement from Palin; I’m not even a Palin fan so it’s not because of that. BTW, I’ve been consistently horrified about this “joke”, I posted that night in headlines how outrageous it was and I’m glad that Palin is coming out with this.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on March 22, 2009 at 4:52 AM
Does that mean you are now a Palin Fan too? Welcome to the club – there’s hope for you yet!
sarahpalinfan99 on March 22, 2009 at 5:57 AM
No we dont. We just like Sarah Palin. You have a problem with that. Deal with it, somewhere else. Go door to door for Mitt. Or Ron. Or Bob. Your “substantial” arguments are that she’s an uneducated hick, while you really don’t deal with the governing record of Palin vs Romney. You don’t dare.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 1:11 AM
+10 You got that right!
sarahpalinfan99 on March 22, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Are you saying that you support the Pravda-style MSM attack on Sarah Palin? How about their attacks on Rush Limbaugh, Mark Sanford, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney or other Conservatives? You do know that most of the MSM lean towards liberal/progressive political philosophies (and are DNC donors).
sarahpalinfan99 on March 22, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Soaring oil prices of the recent past, coupled with an oil-tax change that takes advantage of high prices, allowed the state to sock away surplus revenues. Lawmakers last spring set aside $5 billion in various savings accounts, and later approved an initiative championed by Palin that sent one-time $1,200 payments to nearly every resident to help offset high energy costs.
Sarah Palin actually knows how to exercise fiscal responsibility. When they had a surplus in the budget they saved the money in anticipation of leaner times ahead.
Palin is also well versed on Alaska’s potential as an energy source for the nation to become less dependant on foreign oil.
Her integrity is stellar. She has made quite a name for herself challenging corruption and defeating corrupt politicians in elections. Her approval ratings are sky high because she is a great Governor.
The leftist hate for Sarah Palin comes from the fact that she is a strong, independent, beautiful woman who is not only pro-life – she has made the choice that most offends liberals.
She chose to deliver, love and raise a Down’s syndrome child.
Liberals can’t stand that. A woman actually choosing to love her Down’s syndrome child instead of aborting it.
Mr Purple on March 22, 2009 at 8:02 AM
I have not posted a single lie, just facts.
Ron Paul is not my favorite, he just understand economics. I voted for Bob Barr not because he was my favorite but because he understood economics better than any of the other candidates running.
FACT: Alaska has no budget surplus:
“Sliding oil prices and production have prompted Alaska officials to forecast a state budget shortfall of $1.25 billion in the next fiscal year instead of the surplus they predicted just two months ago.” – Reuters
ROFLMAO! Fiscal Responsibility is raising taxes? What are you a socialist? So you support her raising oil taxes?
Palintologists are economic illiterates. “Energy Independence” is a populist myth.
The Idiocy of Energy Independence (ABC News)
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 8:33 AM
But you’re still only giving us half of the story. Talk a little about Romney’s record, and I don’t mean his educational record.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Are you saying you cannot read?
“It has allowed people’s “feelings” about the untrue attacks to override the legitimate criticisms (there are many).”
Yes, you have proven you do not.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 8:42 AM
What story? I thought this thread has nothing to do with Romney. LMAO! Yet you guys just keep bringing him up.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 8:43 AM
No, YOU do, while calling Palin a “socialist”. Come on, tell us about Romney and tax hikes and state-run health care.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Ugh, Palin. As if she has any credibility to correct others on their gaffes.
popularpeoplesfront on March 22, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Probably more so than Obama or Biden.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 8:52 AM
ROFLMAO! No they do not. Do you even talk to any? They think she is dumb as bricks. Now I don’t think she is that stupid but I hardly consider her a great mind or the best choice for POTUS. This has nothing to do with abortion. Palintologists have literally created a fantasy world of strawmen positions to fight against with the abortion OCD. Over and over, abortion, abortion, abortion. OMG talk about unhinged.
The Great! right-wing “leader” blames everyone else for her poor performance in critical interviews, give me a break. No it is called unqualified.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 8:53 AM
ROFLMAO! Are you serious?
Are you people on medication?
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Mr Purple’s explanation comes pretty close to explaining the psychotic lib hatred of Palin. Of course they think she’s stupid. Yours is only an opinion, like anyone else’s.
You still haven’t touched on Romney’s record.
ROFLMAO!!!! Nope, you’re the only one foaming at the mouth here.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 9:02 AM
In other words, discuss alternatives, or shut the f*ck up.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Really? Prove it. Show me one example that backs up his opinion.
The Palintologist strawman fantasies only exist in their minds.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Google the topic. You can also find out about Romney’s governing record there, in case you haven’t taken a look already.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 9:11 AM
I suppose you mean something like that Poptech “every fan or supporter of Sarah Palin thinks she’s absolutely perfect” strawman. You do know your strawmen.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Oh for doG’s sake.
The point was that no civilization – or it’s currency – has had value for anywhere near as long as that useful shiny yellow stuff.
Dark-Star on March 22, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Now Poptech who spams threads by posting snark-laden resumes for also-rans Paul, Romney and Barr says it’s everybody else bringing them up? HAHAHAHA!
He calls Palin a socialist when the Alaskan Permanent Fund has been around for 30 years, and their state government is funded by federal money or oil revenue. When oil prices have doubled, she has to adjust oil company taxes accordingly, because the state of Alaska — by its Constitution — owns the oil.
chunderroad on March 22, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Gotta love Palin… She really draws a crowd… Even the loons who think that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way she unapologetically protects one of Gods most vulnerable children can’t resist her. Her love for her family must be so confusing to these poor misguided souls.
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In todays world of Mr. “punished with a baby” in the WH, she is just plain ole AWESOME! You betcha.
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RalphyBoy on March 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM
What you cannot back up your fantasy positions?
No I mean what I say, not what you change it to.
Yes in this thread I did not bring them up, go look.
Really she has to raise oil taxes? Where does it say that in the constitution?
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Like I said Abortion OCD.
Poptech on March 22, 2009 at 10:13 AM
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Gee… Mr. ObamaNazi is the one who called a baby a punishment.
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I’m not obsessed with that practice so long as you don’t make people who think that it’s murder perform them, make me pay for them, teach my offspring that they are the preferred method of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, encourage young (12 to 17 year old) girls to sneak around their parents input and make what I and many others consider to be an infinitely more grave mistake than getting pregnant (you know… by aborting the future in a moment of panic and coercion).
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So, in short… please… have all the abortions you want. I surrender to the fact that you think they are a good thing, and to the fact that I can’t change your mind on that, and to the fact that for now they are legal.
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In fact I’ll go you one better… Perhaps if enough thinking adults who want them have them, that self hate gene will fade from the pool.
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Do not however take this all to mean that I have anything other than contempt for a man who in a public speech designed to advance his political career… wishes for his still very young daughters to have an abortion in stead of a baby should the baby be deemed inconvenient.
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As for the whole special olymipics comment… Distraction from this turds larger crappy ass mistakes.
RalphyBoy on March 22, 2009 at 11:20 AM
We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
MarkT on March 22, 2009 at 11:53 AM
What “fantasy positions”? Like maybe “Romney is a good libertarian” due to his Harvard MBA?
No, that’s the straw man you attack. Anyone who doesn’t share your view that Palin is an uneducated rube who isn’t capable of running so much as a household is a “Palintologist”.
Now take up the challenge and defend Romney’s record from your peculiarly “libertarian” point of view.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Romney is beginning to appeal to me as a potential candidate in 2012, but on pirnicples I believe Palin is the real deal. Romney appears to have flip flopped on many issues….but I’ll be the first to admit that I have not studied his entire political career. Personally, if he gets the nomination I’d be a vocal supporter.
Red State State of Mind on March 22, 2009 at 1:17 PM
If the choice is between Obama and Romney, it’s easy. But Romney would never beat Obama.
ddrintn on March 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM
PoopDeck, you have been riding this thread to troll it for 2 solid days; even I–the Queen of Insomnia–have had some sleep, so it only figures that you’ve got to sleep sometime…AND GIVE IT A REST!!!
You are a moving target and not in a good way.
Every time we refute your pathetic “arguments,” you change the subject and pretend we haven’t disproved what you asserted.
Either play fair, shut up or I will demand that you be banned!
This is annoying and irritating–your posts are like flaming bags of dog doo-doo that bad little boys leave on your doorstep on Halloween.
Stop it.
Jenfidel on March 22, 2009 at 3:05 PM
It’s always telling when someone lashes out with insults of peoples’ intelligence, but avoids simple questions like this.
Is there any chance that Poptech is willing to admit he doesn’t understand what he is talking about here?
Saltysam on March 22, 2009 at 4:31 PM
For starters, they are FORECASTING a shortfall – one that would turn into a surplus is oil prices were to rise once again.
So the reality is that there is currently neither a budget surplus NOR a budget deficit. Just predictionms.
From the very Rueters article you posted (if you bother to read more than the opening paragraph, which I don’t expect you did):
So here we have ACTUAL surplus in the budget. Not a ‘projection’ that is subject to change. This is an honest to goodness $5 billion SURPLUS under Palin’s stewardship.
Sarah Palin actually had the vision to foresee the coming economic crisis and took steps to prepare Alaska for it. Alaska is perhaps better position financially than any other state in the iunion because of Sarah Palin.
Oh, and that ‘tax’ that you seem to think is somehow socialist?
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0242497720071002
Dude – do you even KNOW what socialism is? Apparently not since your comment makes no fucking sense (typical for you idiot liberals).
Nope – nothing in there about a sliding scale for taxation of oil profits. You really don’t have a clue.
Mr Purple on March 22, 2009 at 5:44 PM
DING DING DING!!!
POPTECH WON THIS THREAD!!!
The Wall on March 22, 2009 at 11:43 PM
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