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Sunday, February 19, 2012
She's Ba-a-a-ck!
Courtesy of Love & Knishes
You know if in fact any religion could rid us of the presence of Sarah Palin through some exorcism, or consecration ceremony, or even animal sacrifice, I think I might consider joining.
In my more philosophical moments, I think of the Palin curse as the part of the karmic debt America has earned by being such an arrogant douche to the rest of the world. Yes, she will haunt us for a long, long time.
Perhaps we should just relax, let her manipulate the convention and win the nomination. She will likely lose miserably and do so much damage to the GOP that they'll take years to recover. She might finally go the way of Dan Quayle, never to be heard from again. Even if she wins in the general (considering that the electorate has shown poor judgement before during economic hardship), she would destroy the party (and for a time the country), she would likely start a war and make the US the laughing stock of the world. Former allies would not take her seriously and they would likely band together to protect themselves in the event that she goes rogue. I doubt that she would end the world because people in other countries have shown a lot more intelligence than those in the US and they would circumvent any damage she would try to inflict--of course that could mean WWIII with China siding with Europe, Russian and every other country in the world. She would have a very difficult time passing her legislative agenda because not everyone in Congress would be a Palinbot. Leaks from the administration would run rampant about her total disregard for the law and disdain for hard work. Her hair would gray, her face would line, and she, like all presidents would have a haggard aged appearance at times. She would not get away with dressing like a sex kitten and opened toed shoes would be declared a no no. She would be impeached and be forced to leave office in disgrace or she would be committed to an institution that could care for her and keep the population at large safe from her rage.
Choosing sides on Sarah Palin 'Game Change' on HBO portrays her as woefully misinformed and emotional. Her supporters blast the film, but some former John McCain aides say it's accurate.
'Game Change': Since Palin choice, political lessons learned
"The vetting process did not disclose what would become obvious afterward," Schmidt said in the phone interview from his home in Lake Tahoe. "We had a person who fundamentally lacked the knowledge and basis -- at a very, very deep level -- to be a plausible commander in chief and to take the oath of office as president, should it become necessary."
Prior to Palin Americans only suspected that republics were racist, sexist, homophobic primitives who were so terrified and intimidated by the modern world they tried to drag everyone else down to their grade level instead of putting in the effort and rising up to meet the modern world.
But, after four years of that insufferable woman WE KNOW FOR SURE!!!
Sarah Palin wasn't vetted at all. Palin was sold to the Republican National Committee by contributors to The Weekley Standard and National Review. Neocon ideologues William Kristol and Fred Barnes were guests of Governor Palin at her “mansion” during an Alaskan cruise, i.e. junket, back in 2007. Subsequently, a group from The National Review including John Bolton, Robert Bjork and Dick Morris made a similar trip to Palin’s mansion. Basically, these men loved Palin and concluded that she should be on the ticket because her ideology was so strikingly similar to George W. Bush. These are the people who then wielded influence with John McCain and the heads of the RNC, and they are the ones who convinced the Republican nominee that Sarah Palin would bring the base of the party onboard. McCain, being the cynical and easily manipulated political creature that he is, bought their argument and, to this day, defends his indefensible and totally blind choice of a running-mate. This bit of background explains why he never vetted Palin and that it didn’t matter whether she was qualified to be President or not. Country first? Not even close.
The prospect of a brok-ered Republican convention has reared its head — with the re-emergence of conservative lightning rod Sarah Palin as a GOP savior — as the controversial Alaskan said she’d be willing to “help” if her party can’t choose a nominee ahead of the August rubber- stamp event.
But even with the rollicking Republican primary roller coaster looking more like a trainwreck, political experts and players are split over the likelihood of a late-summer nailbiter.
Sean Trende of Real clearpolitics.com said that if the current trend of stark regional divides continues — with Mitt Romney taking more moderate states, Newt Gingrich taking southern states and Rick Santorum taking the conservative heartland — it could go all the way to the convention without a clear winner, as the Democrats narrowly avoided doing in 2008. And disgruntled delegates rebeling against a Romney candidacy could tip the balance for a right-leaning star. Enter Palin.
“Who are those people going to gravitate towards if they can’t get Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum? Will they pick Sarah Palin? It’s very possible,” Trende said.
Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential pick, told Fox News that if the primary turmoil drags on, “all bets are off as to who will be willing to offer themselves up in the name of service to their country. I would do whatever I could to help.”
But a brokered convention is as likely as a “space alien attack,” the Repub-lican National Committee’s Sean Spicer told The Washington Times.
But Trende estimates the likelihood at 10 to 15 percent, “which is not nothing,” he said. Brokered conventions were last widely used in the first half of the 20th century, before the 24-hour news cycle, Trende said. Spicer noted that the last candidate chosen that way was Thomas Dewey in 1948 — 64 years ago.
“No one really knows what a brokered convention looks like in modern times,” Trende said. “If no one has enough delegates, you’ll probably see Sarah Palin walking around the floor of the convention trying to get support. And you’ll have party brokers who want it to go to Mitch Daniels or Paul Ryan. My personal opinion is it will be a mess.”
WOW! I shit you not, SarahPac has a busy month coming up.
They are planning a "Multi All In One" party - celebration for Willow.
Baby Shower Engagement Party GED PROM Party 18 Year GED Graduating Early Party Accepted to "Hair School" Party Welcome Baby Home Party 18th Birthday Party Wedding Shower Home Warming Party when Willow moves in with Bristol or move from mommy's red house into daddy's new house next door.
The good news is that at least they only have to rent the Wasilla Hockey Rink only one time.
SarahPac can save lots of money by just having the one big "Multi All In One" party and SarahPac can save even more money by having talented Willow "I Did It Myself" Palin give everybody a Rat's Nest hairstyle for the party as well. The Anchorage Police Dept has offered free security as part of their "Get Out Of Jail Free Card Package" Sarah had previously purchased for the Shailey Tripp incident.
The only other expenses for SarahPac besides renting the rink, buying wine coolers and moose meat would be to pay for Sarah's prom dress and corsage and Todd's sky blue tux with white shoes.
Wasilla get ready for the biggest social event that town has ever seen!
I would love to see a what could of happened movie.
You heard it first right here in the Immoral Minority.
Somebody needs to write a script of what could of happened if McCain actually became POTUS.
McCain's personal food taster would be part of the scandal and Palin would mysteriously succeed McCain as POTUS and all hell would break loose for America, grandkids running through the White House, meth parties in the Lincoln room, Todd drilling peep holes in every wall, Todd supplying prostitutes who would keep detailed records of politicians - law enforcement - foreign dignitaries and all of Sarah's enemies for future use.
The infamous Shailey Tripp Scandal Anchorage Police Dept detective would be promoted to Secretary of Defense, Homeland Security as well as the White House press secretary.
Track, a decorated combat vet would be in charge of fighting all wars.
Bristol would organize the nation's abstinence Program.
Willow would be in charge of the nation's education policies.
Todd would be President Sarah's shadow.
Sally Heath would be in charge of the Alaska Independence Party and the Wash DC Independence Party.
Chuckie Heath could sell his illegal antlers in the White House gift shop.
I'm serious this would make a great movie!
If part of this movie was filmed in Alaska, I'm sure Alaska and Gov Parnell would approve it and pay over a million dollars as part of the Sarah Palin Film Scandal Law that Sarah passed before quitting.
"This bit of background explains why he never vetted Palin and that it didn’t matter whether she was qualified to be President or not."
Also (too you betcha) the powers that chose her thought she'd be easily malleable should McCain die during his (one and only) term. She showed them by her actions on the campaign trail and her quitting her governorship that she was anything but.That said, there is no way in hell those same powers will ever trust her again.
I am so not worried about a GOP brokered convention and Palin being anywhere near the action. Do you really think the GOP plutocracy will allow that to happen? Palin is their nightmare; they know she's unstable and cannot be controlled. They could control Bush and my god, I hate to say it, but he's brilliant compared to Palin. They don't like her and they don't like Todd. They will make sure there is no brokered convention. Jeb wants to run in 2016, not now. GOP, it's Romney 2012. End of story. You're stuck.
She thinks she can wrangle another VP slot by holding out the promise of delivering her little constituency to any ticket she's on.
The problem is, the same conservative backers who vetoed Lieberman as McCain's pick last time around will be shouted down this time around by the GOP establishment - the ones smart enough to know that she's poison, and even her endorsement is toxic.
She won't be allowed anywhere near a VP, much less President, candidacy. Just talk of one will result in millions of dollars donated by independents, moderates, and Democrats.
Whatever the particular positions (differences in foreign policy, the role of government, and fiscal policy), no one with any sense wants this idiot anywhere near a position of power.
McCain was forced (against his will) to accept Palin on his ticket. He was being blackmailed by Lowell "Bud" Paxson (a religious right-wing millionaire) who had set him up with Paxson's lovely employee Vicki Isemann.
As the revelations about the ensuing affair were being slowly released to the New York Times (Feb 2008), McCain met with Palin at the DC Governors Conference.
A few days later...the New York Times 'sources" on Iseman/McCain mysteriously dried up. McCain sewed up the nomination (by promising Paxson to go with Palin?)
...and the very next day Palin announced her "pregnancy" with Trig Paxson Van Palin.
I don't believe the Republicans would put Palin up! She's very much like Santorum only worse as to being on the extreme right! The opposition will bring him down as they would Palin. She, especially, has too much horrible baggage in her background.
The only thing Palin is good at is bringing the extreme right to a 'hate' and 'racist' pitch.
Even if, and that's quite a stretch at this point, they decide to have a brokered convention. Sarah would be last on the list because she's overexposed her stupidity and played out her hand already. There's no "mystique" left, there's nothing but a black hole of hate, ignornance, and lack of credentials. She's influenced people to do her work for her, but they all failed or were thrown under the bus. Jeb Bush has a problem with name recognition, he may be qualified, but even the republicans won't take another bush presidency, hell they have to reach back to Regan, a failue in his own right, to find someone with charisma and no brains. Hailey Barbour? He's a palin prototype. Bobby JIndal? He's not white enough. This next debate will be a referendum on Mitt, Santorum and Gingrich. All bets are off and the crazy if off the dials. No one holds a candle to President Obama.
Sarah may run, not for office, but off a bridge to nowhere. She's Toast.
Instead she thought that being really snotty and bitchy was the way to go...
She really had no strength so she tried to cover for her ignorance by being really nasty.
And it's really too bad - for her, I mean.
Because she probably could have had her own television show on a major network by now. A talk show like The View or Rachel Ray or Ellen Degeneres or something.
She could have been pulling in millions - and had people love her! It might take some voice-coaching, sure, but she's pretty enough.
And it would've been perfect because you don't have to be smart. Take Sherri Shepherd for example - that woman (too!) is an idiot. But she's popular nonetheless. And Sarah could have been, too.
You and me both!
ReplyDeleteIn my more philosophical moments, I think of the Palin curse as the part of the karmic debt America has earned by being such an arrogant douche to the rest of the world. Yes, she will haunt us for a long, long time.
ReplyDeleteEven an excorcism may not suffice in this case......
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should just relax, let her manipulate the convention and win the nomination. She will likely lose miserably and do so much damage to the GOP that they'll take years to recover. She might finally go the way of Dan Quayle, never to be heard from again. Even if she wins in the general (considering that the electorate has shown poor judgement before during economic hardship), she would destroy the party (and for a time the country), she would likely start a war and make the US the laughing stock of the world. Former allies would not take her seriously and they would likely band together to protect themselves in the event that she goes rogue. I doubt that she would end the world because people in other countries have shown a lot more intelligence than those in the US and they would circumvent any damage she would try to inflict--of course that could mean WWIII with China siding with Europe, Russian and every other country in the world. She would have a very difficult time passing her legislative agenda because not everyone in Congress would be a Palinbot. Leaks from the administration would run rampant about her total disregard for the law and disdain for hard work. Her hair would gray, her face would line, and she, like all presidents would have a haggard aged appearance at times. She would not get away with dressing like a sex kitten and opened toed shoes would be declared a no no. She would be impeached and be forced to leave office in disgrace or she would be committed to an institution that could care for her and keep the population at large safe from her rage.
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah is Willow pregnant?
ReplyDeleteChoosing sides on Sarah Palin
ReplyDelete'Game Change' on HBO portrays her as woefully misinformed and emotional. Her supporters blast the film, but some former John McCain aides say it's accurate.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-gamechange-20120218,0,2687105.story?track=lat-email-topofthetimes-February182012
'Game Change': Since Palin choice, political lessons learned
ReplyDelete"The vetting process did not disclose what would become obvious afterward," Schmidt said in the phone interview from his home in Lake Tahoe. "We had a person who fundamentally lacked the knowledge and basis -- at a very, very deep level -- to be a plausible commander in chief and to take the oath of office as president, should it become necessary."
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-game-change-steve-schmidt-palin-20120218,0,3321619.story
Prior to Palin Americans only suspected that republics were racist, sexist, homophobic primitives who were so terrified and intimidated by the modern world they tried to drag everyone else down to their grade level instead of putting in the effort and rising up to meet the modern world.
ReplyDeleteBut, after four years of that insufferable woman WE KNOW FOR SURE!!!
Sarah Palin wasn't vetted at all. Palin was sold to the Republican National Committee by contributors to The Weekley Standard and National Review. Neocon ideologues William Kristol and Fred Barnes were guests of Governor Palin at her “mansion” during an Alaskan cruise, i.e. junket, back in 2007. Subsequently, a group from The National Review including John Bolton, Robert Bjork and Dick Morris made a similar trip to Palin’s mansion. Basically, these men loved Palin and concluded that she should be on the ticket because her ideology was so strikingly similar to George W. Bush. These are the people who then wielded influence with John McCain and the heads of the RNC, and they are the ones who convinced the Republican nominee that Sarah Palin would bring the base of the party onboard. McCain, being the cynical and easily manipulated political creature that he is, bought their argument and, to this day, defends his indefensible and totally blind choice of a running-mate. This bit of background explains why he never vetted Palin and that it didn’t matter whether she was qualified to be President or not. Country first? Not even close.
ReplyDeleteCan Sarah Palin get ’er done? Pros disagree
ReplyDeleteThe prospect of a brok-ered Republican convention has reared its head — with the re-emergence of conservative lightning rod Sarah Palin as a GOP savior — as the controversial Alaskan said she’d be willing to “help” if her party can’t choose a nominee ahead of the August rubber- stamp event.
But even with the rollicking Republican primary roller coaster looking more like a trainwreck, political experts and players are split over the likelihood of a late-summer nailbiter.
Sean Trende of Real clearpolitics.com said that if the current trend of stark regional divides continues — with Mitt Romney taking more moderate states, Newt Gingrich taking southern states and Rick Santorum taking the conservative heartland — it could go all the way to the convention without a clear winner, as the Democrats narrowly avoided doing in 2008. And disgruntled delegates rebeling against a Romney candidacy could tip the balance for a right-leaning star. Enter Palin.
“Who are those people going to gravitate towards if they can’t get Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum? Will they pick Sarah Palin? It’s very possible,” Trende said.
Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential pick, told Fox News that if the primary turmoil drags on, “all bets are off as to who will be willing to offer themselves up in the name of service to their country. I would do whatever I could to help.”
But a brokered convention is as likely as a “space alien attack,” the Repub-lican National Committee’s Sean Spicer told The Washington Times.
But Trende estimates the likelihood at 10 to 15 percent, “which is not nothing,” he said. Brokered conventions were last widely used in the first half of the 20th century, before the 24-hour news cycle, Trende said. Spicer noted that the last candidate chosen that way was Thomas Dewey in 1948 — 64 years ago.
“No one really knows what a brokered convention looks like in modern times,” Trende said. “If no one has enough delegates, you’ll probably see Sarah Palin walking around the floor of the convention trying to get support. And you’ll have party brokers who want it to go to Mitch Daniels or Paul Ryan. My personal opinion is it will be a mess.”
http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20220217can_palin_get_er_done_pros_disagree
WOW! I shit you not, SarahPac has a busy month coming up.
ReplyDeleteThey are planning a "Multi All In One" party - celebration for Willow.
Baby Shower
Engagement Party
GED PROM Party
18 Year GED Graduating Early Party
Accepted to "Hair School" Party
Welcome Baby Home Party
18th Birthday Party
Wedding Shower
Home Warming Party when Willow moves in with Bristol or move from mommy's red house into daddy's new house next door.
The good news is that at least they only have to rent the Wasilla Hockey Rink only one time.
SarahPac can save lots of money by just having the one big "Multi All In One" party and SarahPac can save even more money by having talented Willow "I Did It Myself" Palin give everybody a Rat's Nest hairstyle for the party as well.
The Anchorage Police Dept has offered free security as part of their "Get Out Of Jail Free Card Package" Sarah had previously purchased for the Shailey Tripp incident.
The only other expenses for SarahPac besides renting the rink, buying wine coolers and moose meat would be to pay for Sarah's prom dress and corsage and Todd's sky blue tux with white shoes.
Wasilla get ready for the biggest social event that town has ever seen!
As much as I despise the insufferable wench, let her run. She'll be smacked down so hard and fast that she won't know what hit her.
ReplyDeleteShe's proven she has no interest in leading, from hiring the city manager to do HER JOB as mayor to admitting that being governor was TOO HARD.
Let her have her brokered convention. If the GOP is that stupid to nominate her, the deafening guffaws worldwide will sound like a nuclear blast.
I would love to see a what could of happened movie.
ReplyDeleteYou heard it first right here in the Immoral Minority.
Somebody needs to write a script of what could of happened if McCain actually became POTUS.
McCain's personal food taster would be part of the scandal and Palin would mysteriously succeed McCain as POTUS and all hell would break loose for America, grandkids running through the White House, meth parties in the Lincoln room, Todd drilling peep holes in every wall, Todd supplying prostitutes who would keep detailed records of politicians - law enforcement - foreign dignitaries and all of Sarah's enemies for future use.
The infamous Shailey Tripp Scandal Anchorage Police Dept detective would be promoted to Secretary of Defense, Homeland Security as well as the White House press secretary.
Track, a decorated combat vet would be in charge of fighting all wars.
Bristol would organize the nation's abstinence Program.
Willow would be in charge of the nation's education policies.
Todd would be President Sarah's shadow.
Sally Heath would be in charge of the Alaska Independence Party and the Wash DC Independence Party.
Chuckie Heath could sell his illegal antlers in the White House gift shop.
I'm serious this would make a great movie!
If part of this movie was filmed in Alaska, I'm sure Alaska and Gov Parnell would approve it and pay over a million dollars as part of the Sarah Palin Film Scandal Law that Sarah passed before quitting.
Gryphen you are a good writer, how about it?
Gryphen if you are considering writing the what could of happened movie then don't post my suggestion.
ReplyDeleteThere could be money in that project!
"This bit of background explains why he never vetted Palin and that it didn’t matter whether she was qualified to be President or not."
ReplyDeleteAlso (too you betcha) the powers that chose her thought she'd be easily malleable should McCain die during his (one and only) term. She showed them by her actions on the campaign trail and her quitting her governorship that she was anything but.That said, there is no way in hell those same powers will ever trust her again.
I am so not worried about a GOP brokered convention and Palin being anywhere near the action. Do you really think the GOP plutocracy will allow that to happen? Palin is their nightmare; they know she's unstable and cannot be controlled. They could control Bush and my god, I hate to say it, but he's brilliant compared to Palin. They don't like her and they don't like Todd. They will make sure there is no brokered convention. Jeb wants to run in 2016, not now. GOP, it's Romney 2012. End of story. You're stuck.
ReplyDeleteShe thinks she can wrangle another VP slot by holding out the promise of delivering her little constituency to any ticket she's on.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is, the same conservative backers who vetoed Lieberman as McCain's pick last time around will be shouted down this time around by the GOP establishment - the ones smart enough to know that she's poison, and even her endorsement is toxic.
She won't be allowed anywhere near a VP, much less President, candidacy. Just talk of one will result in millions of dollars donated by independents, moderates, and Democrats.
Whatever the particular positions (differences in foreign policy, the role of government, and fiscal policy), no one with any sense wants this idiot anywhere near a position of power.
McCain was forced (against his will) to accept Palin on his ticket. He was being blackmailed by Lowell "Bud" Paxson (a religious right-wing millionaire) who had set him up with Paxson's lovely employee Vicki Isemann.
ReplyDeleteAs the revelations about the ensuing affair were being slowly released to the New York Times (Feb 2008), McCain met with Palin at the DC Governors Conference.
A few days later...the New York Times 'sources" on Iseman/McCain mysteriously dried up. McCain sewed up the nomination (by promising Paxson to go with Palin?)
...and the very next day Palin announced her "pregnancy" with Trig Paxson Van Palin.
I don't believe the Republicans would put Palin up! She's very much like Santorum only worse as to being on the extreme right! The opposition will bring him down as they would Palin. She, especially, has too much horrible baggage in her background.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing Palin is good at is bringing the extreme right to a 'hate' and 'racist' pitch.
Hell is awaiting her!!!
Even if, and that's quite a stretch at this point, they decide to have a brokered convention. Sarah would be last on the list because she's overexposed her stupidity and played out her hand already. There's no "mystique" left, there's nothing but a black hole of hate, ignornance, and lack of credentials. She's influenced people to do her work for her, but they all failed or were thrown under the bus.
ReplyDeleteJeb Bush has a problem with name recognition, he may be qualified, but even the republicans won't take another bush presidency, hell they have to reach back to Regan, a failue in his own right, to find someone with charisma and no brains.
Hailey Barbour? He's a palin prototype.
Bobby JIndal? He's not white enough.
This next debate will be a referendum on Mitt, Santorum and Gingrich. All bets are off and the crazy if off the dials. No one holds a candle to President Obama.
Sarah may run, not for office, but off a bridge to nowhere. She's Toast.
I know - I've said it before...
ReplyDeleteSarah COULD have been loved.
Instead she thought that being really snotty and bitchy was the way to go...
She really had no strength so she tried to cover for her ignorance by being really nasty.
And it's really too bad - for her, I mean.
Because she probably could have had her own television show on a major network by now. A talk show like The View or Rachel Ray or Ellen Degeneres or something.
She could have been pulling in millions - and had people love her! It might take some voice-coaching, sure, but she's pretty enough.
And it would've been perfect because you don't have to be smart. Take Sherri Shepherd for example - that woman (too!) is an idiot. But she's popular nonetheless. And Sarah could have been, too.
...if she just wasn't such a fucking bitch.