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Started by pcmodem · 6 Oct 2004 · 1,480 replies
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More hilarious stuff from The Huff Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/25/late-night-jokes-of-the-w_n_137792.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/25/late-night-jokes-of-the-w_n_137792.html
"The latest New York Times/CBS poll shows Palin with the highest negative for a vice presidential candidate in the 28-year history of the survey — higher even than the hapless Dan Quaylefs in 1988."
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"In addition, Palinfs flirty, vampish demeanor — including the winking and lip-licking — while perhaps titillating the middle-aged white guys who attend her rallies (and which may have snagged her second place in the Miss Alaska pageant), is a huge turnoff to most of the smart independent and even moderate Republican women I know. Several of my GOP women friends all piled in a car recently and headed to Nevada to campaign for Barack Obama, such is their sense of indignation and disgust that Palin was supposed to appeal to them."
"And if the Republican Party truly believes it has to stake its very future on such a vacuous, flash-in-the-pan Tina Fey impersonator as Sarah Palin, you can betcha the party is facinf bleak times, fer shure."
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"In addition, Palinfs flirty, vampish demeanor — including the winking and lip-licking — while perhaps titillating the middle-aged white guys who attend her rallies (and which may have snagged her second place in the Miss Alaska pageant), is a huge turnoff to most of the smart independent and even moderate Republican women I know. Several of my GOP women friends all piled in a car recently and headed to Nevada to campaign for Barack Obama, such is their sense of indignation and disgust that Palin was supposed to appeal to them."
"And if the Republican Party truly believes it has to stake its very future on such a vacuous, flash-in-the-pan Tina Fey impersonator as Sarah Palin, you can betcha the party is facinf bleak times, fer shure."
told ya.
Dan Quayle > Sarah Palin
:hehe: :hehe:
Dan Quayle > Sarah Palin
:hehe: :hehe:
krim wrote:told ya.
Dan Quayle > Sarah Palin
:hehe: :hehe:
:bow:
Haha. When it gets down to that...you know you've picked a rotten egg. Not that the comparison was even necessary to arrive at that conclusion.
Tu_triky wrote:"In addition, Palinfs flirty, vampish demeanor \ including the winking and lip-licking \ while perhaps titillating the middle-aged white guys who attend her rallies (and which may have snagged her second place in the Miss Alaska pageant)
To wit:
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![[image]](http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/460/slide_460_11033_large.jpg){kind=link}
Beavis and Butthead in the flesh.
Tu_triky wrote:Or what I like to call Pathetic in Pink.
Word.
Tu_triky wrote:
"In addition, Palinfs flirty, vampish demeanor \ including the winking and lip-licking ..."
Ok, I noticed the winking, but there's lip-licking too? This isn't a presidential election, this is more like presidential porn. And with those pink guys with their mesmerized eyes, it ain't that far away from it.
sadacori wrote:And with those pink guys with their mesmerized eyes, it ain't that far away from it.
I'm sure they view her as a MILF....
bmwracer wrote:
Word.
Yesssir.
sadacori wrote:
Ok, I noticed the winking, but there's lip-licking too? This isn't a presidential election, this is more like presidential porn.
As conservative columnist and former Reagan speechwriter, Peeggy Noonan said, "The vulgarization of American politics."
![[image]](http://img.timeinc.net//time/cartoons/20081024/cartoons_03.jpg){kind=link}
bmwracer wrote:[image]
Hehe.
The whole clothing flap is just another symptom of the mismanaged, off message campaign that attempts to gloss over their lack of substance with distractions that amount to little.
Seriously I'm sick of hearing their bullshit already...Nov 4th can't come too soon.
Cankles?? :headscratch:
bmwracer wrote:Cankles?? :headscratch:
Calf-Ankle.
krim wrote:Calf-Ankle.
Oh. :doh:
You mean "daikon legs." :hehe:
Alaska's Biggest Paper Endorses...Obama
By Greg Mitchell
Published: October 26, 2008 12:45 PM ET
NEW YORK Alaska's biggest paper, The Anchorage Daily News, has endorsed Barack Obama for president, despite -- or at least partly because of -- its state governor's presence on the opposing ticket.
While praising Palin's energy and bright future, the paper's editorial adds, "Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time."
The paper has drawn national attention with many hard-hitting probes of the governor's background and tenures in elected office.
In another major move on Sunday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram endorsed Obama, meaning three of the top five Texas dailies have switched from Bush in 2004 to Obama this year. The others are the dailies in Houston and Austin. That makes at least 33 papers nationwide that have switched from Bush to Obama. See our full tally on our site.
The Anchorage editorial is at www.adn.com. Here is an excerpt.
*
Alaska's founders were optimistic people, but even the most farsighted might have been stretched to imagine this scenario. No matter the outcome in November, this election will mark a signal moment in the history of the 49th state. Many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage.
Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency -- but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation.
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.
Since his early acknowledgement that economic policy is not his strong suit, Sen. McCain has stumbled and fumbled badly in dealing with the accelerating crisis as it emerged. He declared that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" at 9 a.m. one day and by 11 a.m. was describing an economy in crisis. He is both a longtime advocate of less market regulation and a supporter of the huge taxpayer-funded Wall Street bailout. His behavior in this crisis -- erratic is a kind description -- shows him to be ill-equipped to lead the essential effort of reining in a runaway financial system and setting an anxious nation on course to economic recovery.
Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn't do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it. It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has squandered.
On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice.
By Greg Mitchell
Published: October 26, 2008 12:45 PM ET
NEW YORK Alaska's biggest paper, The Anchorage Daily News, has endorsed Barack Obama for president, despite -- or at least partly because of -- its state governor's presence on the opposing ticket.
While praising Palin's energy and bright future, the paper's editorial adds, "Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time."
The paper has drawn national attention with many hard-hitting probes of the governor's background and tenures in elected office.
In another major move on Sunday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram endorsed Obama, meaning three of the top five Texas dailies have switched from Bush in 2004 to Obama this year. The others are the dailies in Houston and Austin. That makes at least 33 papers nationwide that have switched from Bush to Obama. See our full tally on our site.
The Anchorage editorial is at www.adn.com. Here is an excerpt.
*
Alaska's founders were optimistic people, but even the most farsighted might have been stretched to imagine this scenario. No matter the outcome in November, this election will mark a signal moment in the history of the 49th state. Many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage.
Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency -- but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation.
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.
Since his early acknowledgement that economic policy is not his strong suit, Sen. McCain has stumbled and fumbled badly in dealing with the accelerating crisis as it emerged. He declared that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" at 9 a.m. one day and by 11 a.m. was describing an economy in crisis. He is both a longtime advocate of less market regulation and a supporter of the huge taxpayer-funded Wall Street bailout. His behavior in this crisis -- erratic is a kind description -- shows him to be ill-equipped to lead the essential effort of reining in a runaway financial system and setting an anxious nation on course to economic recovery.
Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn't do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it. It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has squandered.
On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice.
bmwracer wrote:
Oh. :doh:
You mean "daikon legs." :hehe:
not quite, but the cankle is a continuation of the daikon-aishi, resulting in "oak trunk legs"
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