We're all talking about her, and it's tearing us apart: friends, lovers, co-workers and family. How can we as a nation talk about Republican V.P. nominee Sarah Palin and survive?
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How to talk about Sarah Palin without Killing each other!
Posted Sep 12th 2008 5:30PM by Mo Rocca
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31. The Sarah Palin Song (Sung to the tune of Sinatra's 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea')
Somewhere, there's a VP.
Waiting to replace Dick Cheney,
She comes from that oil rich land,
And her name is Sarah Payy-lin.
She's all for drilling off shore
A hockey mom who knows how to score.
Happy she'll be, with your tax money
Eating a moose burger again, Sarah Payy-lin.
Blayze at 8:58PM on Sep 13th 2008
32. giftedgirl. How are you gifted? Surely not for your PEA BRAIN.
duster at 12:12AM on Sep 14th 2008
33. Dennis, maybe you should ask the truth from Palin. Better yet, ask her constituents in Ketchikan to whom she promised the "bridge to nowhere"(until her piece of pork caught critism from her potential boss)who is telling the truth. Her "respect and praise" for Hillary Clinton is suspect out of common sense. Clinton has millions of supporters. Were Clinton the nominee, how much love do you think she'd be handing out?
cj at 1:02AM on Sep 14th 2008
34. I seriously doubt if the republicans will let her debate with Biden. She will end up field dressed like her dinner moose.
Uncla Al at 1:12AM on Sep 14th 2008
35. so all of you who have never been elected to anything are going to dog her. Get a life and a job cause she has both and it is not your job to judge. Heh for once be kind and not assholes
sherry at 1:11AM on Sep 14th 2008
36. Biden has been in office so long he cannot read any more.
Bill at 2:25AM on Sep 14th 2008
37.
Since Dr. Gilda cautions us about discussing politics with those we don't know very well, I offer this, to the tune of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies":
Blue socks
Smilin' at me
Nothin' but blue socks
Do I see
Blue socks
Couldn't be wrong
Nothin' but blue socks
All day long
Never saw socks
Shinin' so bright
Never saw Mo
Lookin' so right
Noticin' the days
Hurryin' by
When you love Mo
My, my how they fly
Pink pants
All of them gone
Nothin' but blue socks
From now on
Elinor Rose at 6:09AM on Sep 14th 2008
38. The thing that really scares me about Palin is that she lets her husband sit in on official government meetings. It's as if he is an unelected official in the Alaskan government. If through some quirk of fate Palin were to become president of the U.S., who would really be running the country?
eleanordew at 12:58PM on Sep 14th 2008
39. When Gov Pretty in Pink Palin becomes Prez I am sure she will elect Mary Poppins as her VP and we'll all feel safe and proud. All those entertainer so called conservatives will praise Sarah for her outstanding choice and get bigger contracts for spewing more foolishnes to fools while laughing all the way to the bank in private. Give me a break. When do we get back to reality and stop with this Soap Opera?
rick at 1:36PM on Sep 14th 2008
40. Palin is a viscious vindictive narrow minded peice of crap! She has the wonderful quality of saying she's Christian while backdooring her enemies. Delightful,,,,and she needs more lipstick!
kitty sinned at 6:09PM on Sep 14th 2008
41. Stop bashing Sarah. She was a little scripted with Charlie, who looks silly with those glasses hanging off his nostrils. He was condescending but it did not ruffle her feathers. Did you happen to see her at the acceptance speech, her teleprompter was not working half the time. Obama ums and ahhs and wells when he does not have one, so lighten up. The Liberals just don't know what to do about Sarah, because she is a Governor, has more experience than Obama, wife, mom and quite attractive. I thought this was the American dream for a woman to do it all. If she was a Liberal, yall would be all over her in a nice way. God, I think Obama really did Hillary wrong...but she is not the most attractive woman around, why do you think she usually wears pants??? All of the liberals who hate Sarah, especially the woman, obviously are just jealous...Go McCain/Palin 2008
SD at 8:17PM on Sep 14th 2008
42. It's totally untrue that no one said anything about airheads when talking about other governors. I've said that about GW Bush for 8 years now, starting when he was governor of Texas. I was right then, and I'm right about her too.
But, I never said that he was under investigation for abusing his office as governor, and I never said that his foreign policy experience
consisted of being able to Russia from his state, and I never said that he lied about his record pretty much every chance he got. This person is a disaster.
And she is a disaster that could be one heart beat away from the Oval Office occupied by a 72 year old man who has had both heart problems and cancer.
She was appointed by the Republicans to "shake up" a campaign that they were losing. It's more important to win- no matter what happens to the country. The Republicans have shown that they care more about their party than America, and they should be totally ashamed of themselves.
Dianne Lee at 10:05PM on Sep 14th 2008
43. Sherry,
For God's sake what do you mean it isn't our place to judge. I'm a VOTER. That means it's not just my place to judge, it's the most important thing I'll ever do to vote in this election, and to spend every day up until this election trying to get rid of the party that shredded the constitution, made my country the butt of the world's collective joke, and put the middle class into a situation where we are $2000.00 a year poorer than when they took office and losing our homes and jobs at a record pace.
If you don't care enough about the mess this country is in that you can say that, I hope you really believe it isn't your place to judge and stay home on election day.
Dianne Lee at 10:16PM on Sep 14th 2008
44. On the front page of today's Washington Post,in an article entitled "As Mayor of Wasilla, Palin Cut Down Duties Left Trail of Bad Blood" by Alec Macgillis, a number of unknown troubling facts about Palin were stated. As Mayor of Wasilla, she had limited exposure to health care, social services, the environment and education, such jurisdiction being held by the State of Alaska. Also, the regional government handles firefighting and schools. "Some in town had for years pressed the city for a new space for the cramped library. Palin, who calls herself a 'typical hockey mom' instead focused on building a sports complex with an NHL size rink. . . 'The only accomplishment of note was the building of the sports complex . . and it was bungled' said Deuser, the former city attorney." I am an independent and I don't care if she wears her hair in a Mohawk, I want the truth about Sarah Palin's experience in government! Norma
Norma at 12:03AM on Sep 15th 2008
45. It's not about "hair clips" --- it's about a power-hungry, media hound of a fading beauty queen from Nowheresville. Wasilla, the crack capitol of
Wasteland U.S.A. --- and It will be more of a wasteland when the bimbo gets done with it. The only republican DUMBER than George BUSH. Way to go, McCain. You found her! PRE-Alzheimer and the woman not smart enough to be vice-principal of an elementary school.
M Dooley at 7:25AM on Sep 15th 2008