Quote of the day
posted at 10:00 pm on July 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
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“Palin is controversial, in part, because America is divided over disability. We’ve established laws and institutions that protect people with disabilities. But we also do everything we can to make sure they don’t see the light of day.
Trig is a reminder of our fierce ambivalence over disability. Every mention of his name is a pinprick to our conscience. Every photo of mother and son is a reminder of concepts — vulnerability, dependency and suffering — our culture no longer tolerates, as well as virtues, such as humility, dignity and self-sacrifice, it no longer extols.
Trig is also a reminder of an inescapable truth: Disability is an inherent part of the human condition. At a time of deep cultural divisions, 1-year-old Trig Palin represents the deepest division of all, between a culture that increasingly sees genetic perfection as an entitlement and a culture still rooted in the belief that human beings are defined not by their capabilities but, instead, by the very fact of their humanity.”
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I love baby trig. I also love the fact that everytime Sarah is holding him and smiling it burns the core of all those ugly liberal abortion loving wh-ores!!!!
Ghoul aid on July 17, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Knucklehead, 60 degrees feels wonderful tonight. Btw, you have a doZen rolls of quarters I can borrow? I gotta feed daleys meter!!!! :-)
Ghoul aid on July 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Hey, Chicago is my favorite big city in the US of A.
I got ripped off in Aurora.
Should’a known better than to park next to a car with bullet holes.
Lanceman on July 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Make sure you shake that coke first…..
HornetSting on July 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM
It’s in Gennifer Flowers’ book.
guntotinglibertarian on July 17, 2009 at 11:01 PM
The Party of Life
The Party of Death
Kini on July 17,2009 at 10:23PM.
Kini: I do like your shortform approach,hehe!:)
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:01 PM
I believe she was talking to me with the Coke thing.
Such language from a lady.
Lanceman on July 17, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Meh. Nothing important. Street protests. Zelaya threatening violence. Running through the jungle to sneak back into the country. You know, un-newsworthy stuff. Why would Hotair want to slam the moron Dems in Washington for their full-throated support of Zelaya’s coup, especially after Hotair called it wrong day after day, finally … grudgingly … getting around to mentioning that Zelaya tried to perpetrate a coup in one headline title?
It’s Palin all day, every day around here – frm every possible angle. I think AP is taking the UN and its obssession with resolutions about Israel as the model.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 11:03 PM
For you, put a mento in it first….
HornetSting on July 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM
There are almost 50 million Americans with some level of disability in the US. Sarah was soeaking to every American listening who has, or knows of someone who works through life with some kind of disability. Sarah knows it first hand and it is not an easy way.
Trig was there with her on stage. She was so proud of him. Why would she not send that message out to everyone who shares her struggles and joys with Trig?
Especially in light of our culture and how people with these condidions are thought of or treated.
Sarah did not come off to me as exploiting. She came off as sincerely introducing America to perhaps the first Downs Syndrome political public figure in history. And she wanted us to feel as comfortable as she was with him.
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM
You have to know of the Black antagonism toward Jews to really understand why the black gentleman responded in the way that he did. Nobody likes to talk about it but its there.
I had the privilege of growing up with a cousin that had Down’s, she was nothing but a love machine. I’m amazed at the criticism that Palin received from the left over this issue. There is no issue, it’s simply the choice of life.
You know, it’s weird to watch the criticism. I could not fathom not having lived with my cousin, you wanna talk about unconditional love. They are the best.
True_King on July 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM
This day has sucked liked Kirby. The only thing that could make it worse is if they cancel RedEye to blab more about Cronkite.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM
enjoy the booze man
what will you get?
just waiting to see my if dads cancer is going to be the
“oh, this too will pass” type, or the doctor saying, “sorry, dude, you’re f*cked” type. tomorrows the big day. so i feel particularly impatient and angry towards liberals this week.
I wanted to choke this one at a rally last weekend
oh gosh
smarmy little f*ck
i told him to shut up and enjoy the social security I’d be paying for. so he did some stupid face to me with his stupid hat on
AHJ!!!!KJFN!JNVF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sarcastic prick! I’d love to choke him with a Hizb’allah flag!!!
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:05 PM
LOL on the parking meters. Can’t help ya, I can’t drive anymore, going blind. Boo on the cold weather. Our co-op is hosting a pool party tomorrow night with 220 people and the high is going to be 67 degree’s, with more rain. I may have to cancel the beer and bring hot chocolate.
This sucks BIG TIME!
Knucklehead on July 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Make sure you shake that coke first….
HornetSting on July 17,2009 at 11:00PM.
HornetSting: Or stick an airhose in the coke bottle,and
pressurize it for good measure!Tee-hee:)
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
That can’t be good!
Lanceman on July 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
my posts disappear with the wind
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Hey Ghoul, I am afraid that since roe versus wade was decided on there have been many women who have decided to adopt the abortion option. That would be all political party affiliations. Denying that fact would be irresponsible and naive. The liberals aren’t the only ones out there exercizing the legal right to abortion.
Americannodash on July 17, 2009 at 11:07 PM
It’s called Global Warming;)
Laura in Maryland on July 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM
I don’t know about anyone else, but I appreciate a good sport. Thanks.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM
As a gay guy, all this talk about sitting on coke liters and mentos is making my ass HONGRAY!!!!!!
Ghoul aid on July 17, 2009 at 11:09 PM
And that was the last we heard about it…. :(
FloatingRock on July 17, 2009 at 11:09 PM
It’s enough to make many an honest man take to drinking.
Fortunately for those who want to stay sober, I have an alternative.
Chaz706 on July 17, 2009 at 11:10 PM
I don’t know what you’re talking about. Black antipathy towards Jews, in general, is no secret. It was all quite out in the open when blacks kicked the Jews out of the civil rights orgs, when black nationalism really took hold, and as Rev Wright and others constantly spout their bile is always around. The Hymietown remark by Jackson was not an isolated instance of anything.
I think Alford’s response had nothing to do with Boxer being a Jew, but just his righteous indignation at being treated as nothing but the faceless representative of a group – which is what the collectivists are all about. The baby talk from Boxer was especially infuriating, but I’ve seen her act like that to many. It’s just her level of discussion.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 11:10 PM
I think there is an antagonism between a white liberal of any religion or either sex and a powerful black who might not be sharing their liberal mindset – that indeed, they are an ignorant “representative of their race” which is why she had to do exactly what Boxer did.
Marcus on July 17, 2009 at 11:10 PM
By far the weirdest comment thread on Hotair I have read.
America is not divided on disability, rather it is divided on morality.
daesleeper on July 17, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Call us cynics, but my wife and I felt like Sarah was making exactly that calculation when she made that statement at the convention.
Come on, she is a politician, after all.
guntotinglibertarian on July 17, 2009 at 11:12 PM
I love out big
tentcabin.Laura in Maryland on July 17, 2009 at 11:12 PM
That or too many beers..;O)
katy on July 17,2009 at 10:49PM.
katy:——–:):)
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:14 PM
I wish I had too many beers tonight
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Yours truly,
Adolph Hitler
ezye on July 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I’ve only had one…I still remember it vividly.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Two quick points;
1. From the linked article, from which the QOTD is taken, this quote; “Nicholas Provenzo of the libertarian Center for the Advancement of Capitalism discussed being “troubled” by Trig’s existence because “it is crucial to reaffirm the morality of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome.”
Wow.
This quote makes it sound like abortion is the only choice – best choice – most moral choice.
Again, wow!
2. Sarah Palin chose to keep her child.
Heads up libs; I thought a woman had the right to choose?
I guess you only mean it when it’s the choice you would have made.
This is the very literal definition of hypocracy.
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I hope they shoot him and leave him to rot but it would be better if they make sure his corpse is never found.
FloatingRock on July 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Or a souvenir from Amsterdam-)
Knucklehead on July 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
you best not start drinking for another few years
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Damn, we all sound pathetic. We just need a fresh subject…something interesting…You think it up. All my brain power is going to stopping itself from becoming goop.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM
bad girl!
get on witcha badself
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM
For True_King everything is about the Jews. He probably needs some of Andy Levy’s pamphlets.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Yep. If they could get him in the middle of nowhere, that would be perfect. But I’m sure our State Department would send a team down to locate the rotting Zelaya, if just to present him with his own ‘reset’ button. That Shrillary is so thoughtful.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Today you offer us profound observation, Allahpundit. You sense in post-Christian America the pull of the Old Religion, exposure of the disabled child, and you are spiritually healthy enough to resist. Kudos!
.
Allahpundit, the threat to Trig is a threat to us all.
Mike OMalley on July 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
I’m never going to drink.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
I wish I had too many beers tonight
blatantblue on July 17,2009 at 11:15PM.
blatantblue: BB,me too,I’m drinking a fine cup of Canadian
tea!!:)
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
oh i make no qualms about being pathetic
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
The reason Sarah is being savaged is because she is the furthest thing from a politician. She’s in politics, yes, but her instincts are not ruthless from what I have seen. She’s tough, but tough in no way means ruthless.
In my mind, Sarah is first and foremost a mother. A mother who is in politics. I think that’s why she’s hated. And completely misunderstood and underestimated.
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
We’re all very aware of that, blatant.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:22 PM
May I have yours, then?
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Well, you’re what, 15?
I don’t mean that insultingly
I know we are different people, but I said the same thing at fifteen.
Then eighteen came around and these two fine young men in college changed my life :p
Don’t swear it off completely — I don’t like to get wasted (even tho it happens once or twice a year), but you’d be surprised now nice a good drink is at the end of a long day.
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:22 PM
If you come up with something interesting to talk about first.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:23 PM
I know. But I kind of like him when he keeps it reasonable.
I don’t watch Red Eye. I did for the first few episodes, but I never understood why people like this Andy Levy guy. He said a couple of clever things in his Red Eye bits, but I saw him on a regular afternoon Fox show and he just spouted lunacy. Maybe I missed something, but he never clicked with me.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 11:23 PM
You’re Mormon?
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:24 PM
That’s coooold, Emily – check some of my prior posts; or ask around.
I think I’ve done OK here.
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:24 PM
lol
nuff said!
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM
He’s only good doing the halftime report. If he’s a guest on a panel, he sucks.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM
For you, put a mento in it first….
HornetSting on July 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Kini on July 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Yes, we are a pathetic bunch. But I’m old and have an excuse for sitting home on a Friday night, listening to someone’s fireworks that were postponed on the 4th because of rain…………again. Now they get to freeze their butt’s off watching them.
Did you’all know that Michael Jackson died?
What is goop?
Knucklehead on July 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Nothing wrong with not drinking. I never have and I haven’t missed a thing. But I’ve never turned down junk food. My only truly bad vice.
Ghoul aid on July 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Good choice. The hangovers aren’t worth it.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Lol, I’m sorry! *hugs*
I meant something interesting for us all to talk about right now…we desperately need a new subject.
You’re so quick on the uptake. ;)
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM
I seldom watch because 3 a.m. doesn’t usually work into the scheduled of an employed person. I am Switzerland on Mr. Levy and I agree with you about True_King. He can be charming until he works in his hobby. But to each his own, that’s what HA is about.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM
I’ve only had two or three
I don’t know how my best friend gets wasted til 3 AM
Get’s up at 630 and goes and works on his farm in 90 degree weather with a hangover
My hangovers last 24 hours
July fourth was awful
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM
thats why she’s hated…
katy on July 17,2009 at 11:21PM.
katy:Your right,and I think Sarah’s strategy is to regroup,
and re-arm,and her instict was to protect her family,
from the vicious Lefty on-slaught!
And,that was the right thing to do,for her family!:)
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:28 PM
…..seriously?
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:28 PM
I just looked it up and it says… gunk. Does that help?…;)
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:29 PM
*hugs* accepted (and since it’s been suggested further up on this thread that you might be underage, I don’t
mean that in the creepy way.
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:29 PM
The article above is why I no longer read Politico.
When my children were toddlers, we happened upon a mentally-handicap teenager (at the grocery) who was making loud noises and jerky movements. My children were wide-eyed and very afraid so I approached the teenagers mother and politely asked if my children could ask her some questions so they wouldn’t be apt to stare or snicker at future meetings with mentally-handicap people.
My children asked the typical questions toddlers would ask; “does it hurt”, “is he happy”, “does he play outside”. To my surprize, the mother gave me a hug and thanked me for taking time to teach my children that “we are all loved, and we are all unique”. I’ve never forgotten her and her BEAUTIFUL son!
For years, my children and I talked about how some of us are tall, short, black, white, blonde, thin, stout, etc. How each of us are unique with strenghts and weaknessess, and that snickering at someone who is ‘different’ is like snickering at ourselves.
Love one another!
TN Mom on July 17, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Nor are the blackmail picture…thank goodness there was no twitter (or internet) when I was in college.
Laura in Maryland on July 17, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Well played,
Ma’amSenator.Good God, Allah, enough with open registration already.
Jaibones on July 17, 2009 at 11:30 PM
OT, but since I know you’re here;
BB, any word from Bazil?
She’s been silent lately, and I miss her point of view.
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Goop is gwwnerh paltrows blog. She hates erica like most of Hollywood.
Ghoul aid on July 17, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Oops thats instinct,not instict,Ugharoo!
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:31 PM
she’s around
creepin
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Good, cause I only take that from BB.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Yup. She’s a mama lion. And I don’t think she’d going to retreat either because her kids future is at stake.
She’s thinking in the micro and the macro.
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Seriously LMAO! I’m old, remember? I still haven’t figured out Facebook and now you all are talking about twitter and tweets.
I’m lost.
Knucklehead on July 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Goop,is Poog!!
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Although I have never made the determination that I would not drink, I have found that I have been able to lead a full life without the benefit of alcohol. I can make a horse’s patoot out of myself all on my own and have the added benefit of knowing who to apologize to.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Fantastic post.
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Holy sh#t! That’s … torture! I think you have a good case against the brewer/distiller.
Heh. It is a different world, indeed. The worst we had to worry about was a stray Instamatic (the youngins here won’t have any idea what I’m talking about) or a polaroid. Now, everyone’s got a camera phone, ready to go.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Ugh…I hate sites like myspace, facebook, and twitter. I felt absurdly proud of myself that I’d never joined any of them before…then it was shattered when my best friend made me join facebook.
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM
I thought my cole bottle emf was funny. I’m not out there screaming for marriage rights and demanding kids read heather has two mommys. Cute a little slack.
Ghoul aid on July 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM
What culture is that? None on Earth. People overall are probably less “genetically perfect” now than in the past.
Joe Bloggs on July 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM
There’s a reason Jesus considered this one of the two “great comandments.”
Good way to handle the issue – I remember doing something similar when my older son saw his first african american.
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:35 PM
I used to go into my health science class 10 minutes late everyday with a Moonpie, Coke, and Doritos. After a week or so, the professer (actually the Dean) asked me if I even knew the four food groups. I replied, “Sure…sugar, caffeine, salt, and grease.” It turned out he had a pretty good sense of humor.
Laura in Maryland on July 17, 2009 at 11:35 PM
The culture that aborts if the baby isn’t perfect (or isn’t the desired gender).
jazz_piano on July 17, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Methinks Jehovah’s Witness.
I could tell a story about them showing up at my place onetime, but…we shall save that for another day.
daesleeper on July 17, 2009 at 11:36 PM
I have a friend who is a lurker here at HA, she has a son in his late twenties who has the mental and physical capabilities of an infant. There is a daycare for him so she can work but for the most part she is all he has. I know she would be offended if anyone suggested that Bradley wasn’t worth every ounce of love she gives him. Her devotion is beautiful.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Say howdy when you talk to her.
massrighty on July 17, 2009 at 11:39 PM
NO NO, tell us now and we can compare stories.
I need a good laugh.
Knucklehead on July 17, 2009 at 11:39 PM
You hit it…
With apologies beforehand.
Liberals first thought is…
How dare does that woman bring a “f’ing retard” into this world.
He is going to be nothing but a drain on society, and since he is not “perfect”, like I am, he wont be productive to society like me. She should have aborted him.
F15Mech on July 17, 2009 at 11:39 PM
That is because she is from the school of self sacrifice
This issue
So many of our issues
Their fault lines are traced back to two schools of thought
The “more than myself,” and the “all is me” schools
Your friend knows there is more to “life” than hers, that is why she sacrifices and works so hard
Others would have simply discarded of Bradley because they believe there is not more to “life” than themselves.
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Hijack in progress:
CONGRESS RIPS PAULSON’S $700B BAILOUT PLAN
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172009/business/paulsons_ripped_179665.htm
By PAUL THARP
HOT SEAT: Henry Paulson testifies before Congress yesterday in Washington, DC.
Posted: 1:00 am
July 17, 2009
Hank Paulson got a taste of Congress’ own version of the bait-and-switch.
The former Treasury secretary appeared yesterday on the hot seat before lawmakers, expecting to defend his controversial strong-arming of Bank of America chief Ken Lewis into a shotgun marriage with ailing Merrill Lynch.
Instead, almost every lawmaker took the opportunity to roll back the clock to a year ago and blast Paulson’s entire $700 billion bailout effort, which many panelists branded as a deception and ultimate bait-and-switch ruse.
“It was masterful deceit,” said Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), taking her turn hammering Paulson for his initial pleas to Congress a year ago for $700 billion specifically to buy toxic assets.
However, the billions went to prop up banks and financial firms, which one lawmaker said was Paulson’s payoff to his Wall Street “pals.”
“You misled Congress,” said Rep. Stephen Lynch (D- Mass.). “You told us [at the time] a bank injection of cash wouldn’t work.”
Paulson, he said, concealed his ultimate motive: “‘I want to give $700 billion to my pals.’”
Despite the agenda of just one issue, Bank of America, lawmakers kept up their attacks on Paulson’s entire rescue effort.
“You came and asked us, and not very tactfully, for a blank check,” said Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.). “Clearly, you misled us because if we had known you were going to use the money for something else, we would never have approved it.”
Paulson denied making a misleading switch, saying, “I had to change gears — the financial system was collapsing all around us.”
He said Congress technically allowed such flexibility in its boilerplate language of the bailout bill.
“You’re a very smart man, but I don’t think anyone’s buying what you’re saying,” said Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.).
The head of the House oversight panel inquiry said all lawmakers were outraged that major rescue steps were made in secret.
“All of this was decided behind closed doors, with no oversight,” said Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY).
“When you turn over complete authority to the Treasury Department or the Fed, with no accountability and no checks and balances, this is what you get: Oral commitments involving billions of dollars, seemingly arbitrary decision-making and residual suspicion.”
Americannodash on July 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Absolutely right. Our value system has gone completely off track.
A friend had DS twins. She and her husband grew closer than ever raising these two. It’s a different kind of love.
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:44 PM
You’re Mormon?
Emily M.on July 17,2009 at 11:24PM.
Emily M:
True story,years aga,my grandmothers sister,and her son,came to visit,from Utah,and her son was going into
the missionary.
Now my grandfather thought it might be beneficial to bring
his wifes sisters son to a bar,and after three or four
beers,he was three sheets to the wind!
A Canadian native female followed him intio the bathroom,
and that was a comical scene,needless to say,when grandpa
got home,boy was he in deep doo doo!
My grandmothers sister never forgave my grandfather for the
bar stunt!
Must admit tho,funny as h#ll!!haha:)
canopfor on July 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Knuklehead
About ten degrees cooler would’ve been perfect for me-’course I keep the fan and bedroom air on in the dead of winter. My husband’s short and squat and yet he’s always cold.
Men. Heh.
annoyinglittletwerp on July 17, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Not a well-attended school these days. People can hardly be bothered to carry a non-disabled child to term and raise him/her.
And having more than one child is unthinkable to many. Our third is due soon, and I get the feeling that people don’t know what to make of us.
jazz_piano on July 17, 2009 at 11:46 PM
I’m going to bed now. Many of you should as well
But I know old people sleep less :P
I wanted to thank people here for lifting my spirits this week.
Thanks for bringing bits of aughter and light into an otherwise dark week.
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Unless he is charged with a crime and thrown away for life, it’s a waste of energy. He feels no pain.
back to Trig…
katy on July 17, 2009 at 11:47 PM
I saw clips of that. Sec. Paulson’s face was red, literally red. Congress has no one to blame but themselves. No one know how the systems works (or doesn’t work)better then they. To be whining that they were tricked doesn’t pass the straight face test. Oversight could have been written in. As usual full fledged abdication of the constitutional duties.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 11:47 PM
LOL. See, we’re a smart set – no good can come from the brew. =D
Emily M. on July 17, 2009 at 11:48 PM
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