Palin makes me want to dance.
Don’t have enough time to do anything but read all the comments (y’all are on fire) and make this:
Just to show how big an internet/blog dork I am, when my chemistry professor walked in the room today, I half-expected him to say, “So how ’bout that Palin!? WOOOOO!!!” He did not. I was deflated.
I forget that not everyone pays attention or even gives a tiny little shit. I overheard two students in the row in front of me, who looked about 20 years old, and one of whom asked the other, “Are you watching the politics?”, and the other answered, “Nah, that shit is boring,” to which the first replied, “Yeah, it’s totally gay but my mom is all excited. Lame! Heh heh.”
Morons.
…
Also - a few weeks ago, I’d decided I didn’t give a shit, either, and that I wasn’t going to vote for McCain. Since Friday, as I’ve frantically posted several times, I’m voting ALL OVER HIM because of Palin. Regular commenter MightySamurai gives a good summation of why lots of people are probably (I hope) going to do the same thing now.
Most of you probably know me as one of the more vocal detractors of Senator John McCain on this blog. I had a laundry list of complaints against him (and I mean, literally, I actually wrote them all down one time) and I made no secret of the fact that I did not support him and would not be voting for him.
But in light of McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, I’d like to take this opportunity to say…..I was wrong.
I thought John McCain (and the Republican Party in general) had totally abandoned conservatism. I thought McCain was a liberal Republican with no respect or regard for the conservative base and would “throw us under the bus” if he were elected President. And I was sure that the final proof of that would be when he inevitably chose a very liberal Republican (or worse, an actual Democrat) as his running mate. But I was wrong.
John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his VP nominee has made it clear that he DOES have some loyalty to the conservative base. By nominating a strong, well-spoken, accomplished, highly conservative running mate, John McCain has reassured us all that in fact he DOES, in fact, lend an ear to conservative concerns. Not only that, he’s united the conservative base, ended the infighting on the right, and driven the left absolutely bonkers with rage, exposing them for the hateful bigots and hypocrites they are.
He’s also managed to do what I once thought to be nigh impossible. By nominating Sarah Palin, John McCain has made conservatism popular again. He’s shown that when Republicans act like Republicans instead of acting like Democrats, people will support them again. He’s proven to the Republican Party that if they only start actually acting like conservatives again, conservatives will rally around them again like we used to.
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, by nominating Palin as VP McCain has elevated a solid conservative politician to the national stage. Whether McCain wins or loses this election, expect to see Sarah Palin around for a while. Perhaps even as the Republican Presidential candidate in 2012 or 2015.
Bam.
UPDATE:
We have a new upstart in the sport of demotivators! Basically if it makes me laugh out loud, I will re-post it. This one made me LOL - it sure did - because he nailed the accent somehow. By The Watcher:
You promised more dog pics.
Preferably yawning.
Where they at? Chop chop!
And I already responded to mightysam in the last thread.
September 4th, 2008 at 4:47 pmHe knows what I think of him … =)
Mighty,
Apology accepted.
Just kidding, but yeah, Palin’s kinda awesome. Actually, she’s an awesome compliment to McCain.
I like his “maverick” ways, his constant pissing off everyone, his experience, his loyalty and service. But Palin brings something completely different to the ticket. I haven’t really heard anyone articulate what I’m feeling about Palin, but maybe that’s because she reminds me of my wife. Strong, Smart, Sexy, and Sensibly conservative, human, not overly religon pushing. Palin didn’t once try to cram Jesus down my throat last night. I was particularly thankful for that.
September 4th, 2008 at 4:59 pm“Yeah, it’s totally gay…”
Huh. Every time I see Gov. P, I am reminded that I am decidedly not gay.
That 2nd-to-last paragraph by Mighty-san perfectly describes my frustration with the supposedly conservative GOP. The Elephants had totally forgotten, and that’s how we ended up with McCain, who frequently threatens to be a constitutional rights disaster, instead of at least 2 or 3 far better choices for the health of the country. Maybe there’s some hope for 1 major party after all.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:12 pmI’ve mentioned this more than once in my commenting on other sites - but McCain’s pick of Palin has been often described as a hail mary … I think a much better description is that it was a fumblerooski.
All the Democrats thought he had totally dropped the ball by picking some random hick just because she was a woman - and before they knew what they had, she was suddenly in the end zone, and the crowd was going wild.
Now they have to try to pick up the pieces - which they’re finding extremely difficult.
McCain’s made some mistakes on the campaign trail - but this choice, and his actions surrounding it, showed what a political genius he is. He has figured out how to play the media like a fiddle.
He told nobody in the media, shocking them all with his pick. Then, when most would put Palin in front of cameras immediately to supress all these crazy rumors - she was sequestered away from the press. Hidden from view of the public, the press, but more importantly, the Democrats, they smeared her as a small town hick who knew nothing about politics.
Then she took that stage, and took the convention by storm.
Rush Limbaugh was right - McBrilliant indeed. McCain’s strategy was almost Napoleanic in it’s execution. He knew exactly what his enemies were going to do, and he turned it around on them brillantly. I honestly don’t think any other Republican nominee (still have a place in my heart for Fred!) could’ve done it better.
This is our eucatastrophe - there is hope for Conservatives again. The next 60 days will be very exciting.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:13 pmI definitely need to print that one out, and put it on my wall.
Or better still, on the wall at work. AND that one of her with the rifle.
That’ll piss off all the lefties there. BWAHAHAHAHA, *does the Dr Evil finger to mouth thing*, BWAHAHAHAHAAA!
September 4th, 2008 at 5:28 pmI am trying to learn chess, (well, sorta — short man) so I hope I got this right.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:30 pmWe’ve witnessed both slavering support for Palin in the blogesphere and vicious attacks on her experience, family, and character. She does have star quality, but there’s substance behind it to back it up. She’s not perfect and she doesn’t walk on water - I admit that, unlike supporters of the Obamessiah. The fact that they’re spending so much time comparing her to him is just great — comparing one VP pick to the other’s choice for the top of the ticket? hmmm.
I’m really glad to see some heartfelt, carefully considered comments articulating WHY I like her so much — I was having a hard time explaining it and hate to not have good hard reasons for my gut feeling. Even though I disagree with her on the social issues (which would normally be a big deal for me) I really really like her and think she’s the kind of change we need in Washington.
But I’m worried that the rest of the country isn’t seeing it - I seriously wonder if all the commenters on CNN (to give an example of more regular people and not Kos) watched the same speech I did? There’s such vitriol and contempt, I don’t think that this country can ever really unite. Stories and comments are extreme left or extreme right; it seems like there’s no room for the middle anymore.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:46 pmI was not a fan of McCain either, but will be voting for him due to his choice of Palin. The apology posted states it so perfectly I can’t really add more right now. She’s not perfect, but the only people who expect that are the ones criticizing her.
I am thrilled to feel like I have a vested interest in this election at long last.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:56 pmI stole your picture and made my own Demotivator out of it, since I haven’t got an imageshack account. It’s right here if anybody cares to take a peek: http://theobservatorium.blogspot.com/2008/09/take-this-rachel-lukas.html
September 4th, 2008 at 5:58 pmEXACTLY! McCain executed this battle with MILITARY precision. Yes, stupid old John McCain actually out smarted the Obamessiah, which leads me to think he just might be able to outwit the rest of my enemies.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:01 pmAs an interested observer of the Governor for a couple of years I am thinking that the national media are making the same error the Alaskan Republican apparatus made.
Contrary to their expectation, Palin will not back down. She has managed to “get up to speed” on just about every subject and challenge presented and controlled the outcome.
The only question is: will the media be able to create the appearance that she isn’t good enough and have enough of their public concur.
I am very eager to see the Biden vs Palin debate. I anticipate Palin will make toast. Too soon to say.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:13 pmMcCain needs to increase his rhetoric regarding fiscal reform. That is one strength that he has that no one will question. He needs to emphasize that and remind people that Palin also is a fiscal reformer. Americans of all persuasions can get behind a move to stop the ‘old boy’ entrenched pork-loving politicians on both the left and the right. And the GOP is as pork addicted as demoncrats.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:14 pmHi. I represent demanding little commenters wanting their DOG PICS.
As 14K said: Where they at? CHOP CHOP!
They’d better be just yawning.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:40 pmToday at school our resident feminists got cranky at the mere mention of Sarah Palin. That’s right, my dears, be afraid, be very afraid. Nemesis has has made her appearance on the battlefield and she will not be sated until she feeds on the flesh of the fallen. Bwahahahaha!
I was confronted by the lib science teacher because my government and econ kids are questioning the validity of global warming. Look, babe, the fact that cute, cuddly polar bears have been spotted swimming between ice flows does not prove global warming. I spent the afternoon inviting my students to submit recipes for bear burger, bear sausage, and bear steaks. Look, the world doesn’t suffer for a lack of chickens. Why? Because they are tasty. What will save polar bears is the proper recipe. I bet Sarah has a recipe, probably more than one.
I was a total asshole today at school. I can see a trip to the principal’s office in my future. No big deal. The last time I was called on the carpet, it was for swinging a saber during a faculty meeting while describing Chamberlain’s order to fix bayonets and charge. Apparently I scared someone.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:51 pmI couldn’t stand McCain either, but you know what, after hearing about his awful experience as a POW in detail, I have to at least respect the bastard as a F__ing man. And it took a man to make a bold and wonderful pick like Palin too.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:59 pmI had to share a comment made on my other blog (not the homezookeeper blog linked in my name). I was ROLLING at how ridiculous it is…and I knew ya’ll would appreciate it.
I had to share the whole thing. Isn’t it lovely? Did you know that birth control will be ILLEGAL when SP makes it to office? bwa ha ha ha ha
I did respond and asked WTH is a community organizer. *grin* I’m sure I’m offending some of my customers but I don’t care.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:59 pmA caller on Rush Limbaugh’s program today called Palin “Sarahcuda, the Arctic Fox.” Cool.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:00 pmOh my freaking GAWD!!!!!! *spitting diet Sunkist on the screen*
September 4th, 2008 at 7:01 pmWith all due credit to JimK
September 4th, 2008 at 7:13 pmLincoln:
Yes, me too. It made me feel bad about my “Palin/Whatshisname” remark last night.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:18 pmI humbly submit my version of their campaign poster. Suitable for desktop wallpapers:
http://www.ImageShack.us” />
September 4th, 2008 at 7:30 pmA thought occurred to me today about Palin:
I consider myself more a libertarian than a conservative. I define libertarian as “social liberal, economic conservative”.
That’s a very simplistic thumbnail definition; of course it’s more complicated than that. (No, I don’t want to get into a discussion of philosophical minutiae.)
Palin is obviously a social conservative, and I don’t know enough about her yet to know if she is an economic conservative. She might turn out to support activist government more than I would like.
But that doesn’t matter–I LOVE THIS WOMAN! You can definitely count me among the slaverers.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:30 pmMy other favorite blog is Meghan McCain’s McCainBlogette.com. I think real family dynamics are shown and you see a side of John McCain that proves he is not afraid of strong, smart women. Meghan and her friends wearing the rubber McCain masks on the campaign bus is hysterical.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:34 pmWell, I guess the liberals were wrong about our lady — she’s in it to win it, abstinence stance and all!
All in good fun, of course.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:37 pmMcCain/Palin ‘08
@14K — that’s not funny! This is a very serious erection!
September 4th, 2008 at 7:48 pmcastocreations hzk:
Community organizer = rabble rouser. Think Al Sharpton with a bullhorn.
At least that’s how I see it.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pmLOL! I love that!
September 4th, 2008 at 8:03 pmWOOT! Ah made the big time now!!! WOOT!!!! And Junior, that wallpaper’s great. Thinkin I’m gonna use it.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:04 pmcastocreations hzk,
That…..he……..you…….there are no words!
My God, how does that kind of stupidity actually happen?!
September 4th, 2008 at 8:10 pmAll your base belong to Sarah.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:12 pmSarah Palin causes men to involuntarily point north, which is understandable.
How she does the same to women intrigues Rupert.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:19 pmWell, MS has encapsulated how excited Gov. Palin (see how easy that was, Obama?) has made me about actually voting in this year’s election. It’s still a quandary for me, though, because the thought of voting affirmatively for McCain still makes me want to vomit. I explained my reasons for not voting for Maverick quite clearly and those reasons still stand. MS makes a valid point that Palin’s selection is a thumbs up for conservatives, rather than the thumb in the eye that I was expecting. And I’m still torn because I really, really, really want to vote for Sarah Palin. The only way that I get to do that, of course, is to vote for ::ugh:: McCain as well. I cannot tell you how much that nauseates me.
However. Since, regardless of how this election turns out, we have a new rising star in the GOP firmament THIS year, I’d like to cast a vote to remind the GOP insiders that conservatism/libertarianism is what energizes the base, not being Democrat-lites. If Gov. Palin gets enough votes this year, that message will be sent. Whether the hogs at the trough remember it 4 years from now is a different question. The upshot is that I’ll likely be thrilled to cast a vote for ticket with Sarah Palin on it, which thrill might offset the disgust I’ll feel to be casting a vote for a ticket with McCain on it.
Before anyone complains about my feelings for McCain , let me be clear about one thing: I admire his strength, courage and conviction of his service to this country in wartime. What he endured while in captivity, yet survived with his spirit intact, makes me proud to call him a fellow American. But I do not allow those feelings to cloud the disgust over his actions while in DC as an insider. I’m hoping that Gov. (excuse, soon to be VP) Palin will have an ameliorating effect on his impulses.
So I guess that I’m in this year. And believe me when I say that were the bottom of the ticket anyone else, I wouldn’t be. But Sarah Palin is the real deal and I look forward to seeing her lead this country for many years to come.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:22 pmObama counter-attack proposal!
(aka another reference designed to date you).
September 4th, 2008 at 8:23 pm14K, that is some serious funny in your Time magazine cover.
Oh, and even though I failed to mention it in my previous comment, feel free to mock me as a flip-flopper. I can take the heat.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:32 pmSaw this on Ace of Spades.
Heh.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:42 pmWhen McCain named Palin to be his VP last Friday, I had heard her name before but knew practically nothing about her. Still, I was relieved that he had picked an outsider rather than a more predictable choice like Romney, Huckabee, Graham, Ridge, or Lieberman.
They may all be decent people, but I found none of them inspiring.
As I started to learn about Palin over the next couple of days, my excitement grew. And when the MSM went into full-blown psychotic breakdown I knew we had a winner! I’ve never seen such a media hellstorm in my entire life, and I’ve been around awhile. They are scared shitless of her.
I had never heard the woman speak before, but I eagerly looked forward to her speech on Wednesday night. I was setting myself up for disappointment. Really, how often do people live up to their hype? To use a baseball analogy, when a great slugger comes to the plate in the late innings, we all hope and pray for a home run. We sit there with our fingers crossed. Sometimes he delivers and saves the day. But the law of averages says that we are disappointed more often than not.
Last night as I sat waiting for her speech to begin, I wasn’t just hoping for a home run, I was expecting it. She could have made an excellent speech and I could have gone away thinking, “That was a really good speech, but I was hoping for something more. Don’t get me wrong, it was good, but there was something…missing.”
Sarah didn’t just hit a home run, she put it into the upper deck. It was the kind of home run where the outfielders stand stock still and get whiplash watching the ball sail high over their heads.
(By “outfielders”, of course, I mean Obama bin Biden and the MSM.)
September 4th, 2008 at 8:44 pmSo, let me get this straight. Her brother in law, the state trooper, drank on duty in his patrol car, poached wildlife, threatened to kill someone, and tazed his pre-teen step-son. I think the only reason he didn’t go to jail is because his sister-in-law was the governor. Unfair, someone should investigate this!
September 4th, 2008 at 8:46 pmSarah, plain and tall.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:54 pm!
To extend my (probably already tedious) baseball analogy, Palin isn’t a “great slugger”. She’s an unknown rookie fresh from the farm system!
And maybe a future Hall-of-Famer. : )
September 4th, 2008 at 8:58 pmCourtesy of the Jawa Report
September 4th, 2008 at 9:01 pmCrossing guards are SO undervalued.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:12 pmIt’s a bitch getting those little bastards to walk in a straight line.
Watching tonight I realized that CINDY McCain has more foreign policy experience than Barack Obama.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:48 pmRachel, why would it upset you in the least that those two braindead punks had no interest in voting?
Hell, if they did vote, they would mindlessly pull the lever for 0-bama like all their lie-beral teachers would tell them they had to do.
Better to be too stupid to vote and not do it than to SCREW the rest of us by voting for whoever seems cooler…
September 4th, 2008 at 10:02 pmWelcome home, prodigal geek.
Who am I, the longsuffering geek-in-waiting, to mock the greatness of the return of the most favored and cherished geek?
May I quench thine thirst with a chalice of “Arctic Blast” Kool-Aid?
Might I washeth thine feet?
[snicker]
September 4th, 2008 at 10:13 pmRachel, too bad you couldn’t reach out and bang their heads together…you know to “wake” them up!
September 4th, 2008 at 10:16 pmA couple of things have been bugging me. I’ll just address this one.
Consumption of Oil
From the energy information administration (the government) website:
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/country/index.cfm
As a country, we consume 20.7 million barrels a day, which comes to 7.5 billion barrels a year, roughly.
Oil Production
Same website (government):
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/country/index.cfm
We produce 8.3 million barrels a day.
Oil Reserves
From the same source:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/reserves.html
As a country, we have around 30 billion barrels of proved oil reserves.
When people say we have 3% of the world’s oil supply and use 25% of the world’s oil, this is not drawing from the same number.
Oil supply is all the oil in the world.
Oil usage is what is used.
Juxtaposing these two statistics is misleading and it is done so intentionally to scare people. Not complicated.
Based upon the websites above, if we increase our oil production by 250%, then we will match our oil consumption.
Now in an attempt to refute me, many may say that we will use all of our oil in about 4 years, especially if there is economic growth.
That is why “proved” is in bold. Department of Interior in April, 1987, reported as much as 29 billion barrels of oil in ANWR. We don’t know how much because we’ve never been allowed to drill there. US Geologic Survey estimates that there is around 11 billion of recoverable oil in ANWR. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0028-01/fs-0028-01.htm
As oil tends to be discovered, as opposed to being turned into wine. More oil reserves will likely be discovered if we lift regulations preventing companies from doing so. There is no telling how much oil we actually have available.
So ANWR adds about another year and a half of US oil consumption, and there are lots of other offshore areas that have not been tapped or proven.
Our oil supply is greater than our annual consumption. With current consumption, do we have enough oil to last forever? No. No one does. But technically, it is possible to achieve complete energy independence (with oil) for at least a few years.
Doesn’t seem like a strong argument, does it? A few years? Man!
But wait… Hasn’t the United States known about a friggin’ huge supply of untapped oil supply for over a century? Ever heard of oil shale?
Department of Energy
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/reserves/npr/npr_oil_shale_program.html
While we’re still working on how to get this oil in a cheap manner, we do have the oil. The United States has the equivalent of over 2 trillion barrels. That amounts to oil for the next two hundred years, roughly. At least, we know about oil enough for two hundred years. Maybe more will be discovered.
The reason we want to drill for oil is not so that we will have more, it is so that we can keep more of our money, as a country. It’s good for the economy. We have all the oil we could need, but we’re drilling for oil instead of getting it from shale because it’s cheaper, it helps the economy. We want to drill in only a virtually uninhabited 8% of ANWR to help the economy.
Eventually, American ingenuity will win out, especially in a strong, capitalistic economy. People come here with smart ideas because they are worth a lot in a good economy. With ingenuity we can increase efficiency, getting more out of the oil we are using. With ingenuity, we can replace some of the oil with other affordable sources of energy. With ingenuity, we can finally tap into oil shale, especially if and when oil prices rise enough to make it very appealing.
The bottom line is: We have the energy. There is no reason we can’t achieve energy independence. We may drill and drill until we have no more oil reserves and we go back to buying foreign oil with a strengthened dollar and economy. Alternatively, we can just sit on our oil reserves (like ANWR), suffering until complete oil depletion and the end of the world (thus saith the doomsday, peak-oil oracle), and then start drilling. Or maybe we could wait until we finally do figure out a way to get that oil shale and then drilling in ANWR becomes economically inviable. Obviously, we should make our decision based upon the ‘thriving’ polar bears http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1545036/Polar-bears-‘thriving-as-the-Arctic-warms-up’.html that live no where near the part of ANWR we want to explore.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:27 pmWell, as much as I appreciate the sentiment, my feet are plenty clean. And the only people who cherish me are my friends and family, although I’m suspicious that my children are merely waiting to get my stuff someday. But since you’ve acknowledged my greatness, I will consider allowing you to worship me.
FWIW, McCain gave as good a teleprompter speech as he can give. Obviously he must have cheated. [/Olberman]
September 4th, 2008 at 10:28 pmBoB: Hey, how long you been round here anyway? I don’t remember it as “Adorable. Smart. Deadly.”
September 4th, 2008 at 10:31 pmThe way *I* remember it is:
“Piquance. Impudence. Ordnance.”
I’m sure Wachel can be persuaded to license it in a good cause.
Crossing guards are SO undervalued.
It’s a bitch getting those little bastards to walk in a straight line.
Come on 14 karat, crossing guards actually do something that has a use. No “community organizer” would ever stoop to doing something that actually served a utilitarian purpose. That’s a job for the peasants.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:45 pmPiper is too cute! Pic of the year!
September 4th, 2008 at 10:50 pmThe Russian word for “community organizer” is kommisar, ain’t it?
September 4th, 2008 at 11:01 pmRick, I believe you are right.
Mighty Samurai, this is why you are one of my favorite commenters here and at RightWingNews. Rock on, brother!
Ms. Lucas, thank yew eversomuch for this highly entertaining blog.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:07 pmOh shit.
Thanks, Rick Lucas, now that’s stuck in my head. Uurrgh.
After the Fire … “Der Kommisar.”
castocreations: theme music for your new troll!
The 80s, pre-glasnost. Yeah.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:13 pmYou know who was the star of the Republican National Convention?
Sarah Palin?
Almost.
The real start was Piper Palin. Few noticed. But I did. And Piper did.
Piper’s got the same charisma as her Mom. We’re going to hear a lot more about Piper Palin in coming years.
http://nachofoto.com/photo-of-Piper-Palin-knows-sh-4ac7ae325704
September 4th, 2008 at 11:18 pmIs it Sarahcuda or Saracuda? I kinda like it better without the h, but what say y’all?
September 4th, 2008 at 11:21 pmNewbie motivational poster-maker here, hoping for the best. Couldn’t find the picture I really wanted and someone else came up with the copy first. Hell, someone else may have come up with this poster first. But I’m still in love with it.
Trying this and hoping it works:
September 4th, 2008 at 11:23 pmmetro1:
Oh hell yeah. Even though one of my biggest pet peeves is the creeping tendency towards hereditary political dynasties in America (I think it’s a very bad trend), I’m about ready to start the “Piper in 2040″ bandwagon. : ) That kid is cute as hell.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:26 pmIN fact Saracude drew 40 million viewers:
Saracuda outdraws Hussein
September 4th, 2008 at 11:26 pmMelinda,
September 4th, 2008 at 11:29 pmCopy and paste the top line of coding in image shack.
I wouldn’t mind a Palin dynasty…
Sarah 2012-2020
September 4th, 2008 at 11:30 pmTrack 2032-2040
Piper 2044-2052
14 Karat, thanks, I think it may have actually worked. I was copying that code into a link…hope it works this time around.
Also, Piper RULES!!!
September 4th, 2008 at 11:33 pmPosted this before, but it’s more apropos now that she has totally stolen the spotlight!
September 4th, 2008 at 11:36 pmI didn’t pay any attention to politics until after I met my Husband (was actually engaged to him), Something-mumble(11) years ago. I also have a woman-crush on Sara Palin. She does make John McCain look good, and I believe he did very well tonight.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:37 pmPrincess Piper.
Our future is secure. And really freaking awesome. I am a total Sarah Palin fangirl. And I used to hate politics and politicians. What a difference a week makes.
That picture of Little Miss Piper in the red dress and tiara is priceless. Made seeing her doting on Trig so selflessly the other night even more touching.
Can. Not. Wait. For. November.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:50 pm“He’s shown that when Republicans act like Republicans instead of acting like Democrats, people will support them again”
and thats just what we’ve been WAITING for,since Ronnie left office in 1989
September 5th, 2008 at 12:12 amWhat I find so horribly disgusting is that my parents (they are well into their 60s) are just like those morons in your Chem class. They are too farookin lazy to actually educate themselves about this election. When I lost my cool last time and told my mother that it was her choice to believe everything she hears on NBC, she didn’t seem to see the problem. So, it isn’t just the young’uns who are lazy and apathetic, making their decisions based on commercials, look out for the aged hippie.
The relief my grandmother showed when she found out that I would help her in canceling out my parents’ votes was amusing.
FWIW, Rudy’s speech was fun, too.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:16 amOne of my greatest regrets in life (I was too young to do so) is never having experiencd the deep satisfaction of blacking out the:
bubble on my ballot.
Told you I am rural.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:35 amI can has a voting machine?
The book: “Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment on Its Ear” is now #12 on Amazon’s Bestseller list:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=sv_b_3
Rock it, Sarah.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:37 amIt’s so very encouraging to see everyone supporting Sarah. I think if we all band together and really go to work to combat the media’s lies, spin, and distortion of Governor Palin and Senator McCain, in 2012 we can vote for Sarah Palin for President!
September 5th, 2008 at 12:47 amMy first thumbnails
Pics thanks to JeffHead
September 5th, 2008 at 1:10 amJust another one
September 5th, 2008 at 1:19 amThought you might like this one, Rachel. It’s not a photo funny, just a candid moment between Levi and his future wife Bristol and her little brother Trig.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:39 amDear Rachel,
After reading the comments on your site, especially this post (14 Karat the caption of the tiara picture is priceless) I have decided that I am too dumb/not funny/boring/repetitive to comment anymore. This makes me sad, however, I will continue to read all the comments and consequently wet my pants/spit on my keyboard/lol startling my cat, daughter and husband.
From now on I will only comment with things like; “that was funny”, “14 Karat, you are a genius”,” Rachel, I love you”, “Good one,(insert commenter name)” , “Steven Weber and his thesaurus are assholes” and other lame comments about comments.
It is obvious you and the people who comment here are out of my league.
Love,
mare
September 5th, 2008 at 2:10 amEven better. Wake up to this, Jann Wenner:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26549704/
I didn’t think the backlash would start this quickly. What a great 7 days it’s been.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:25 amTo be honest,
I’m actually looking forward to the day when demotivators become out of favor.
They kinda wear me out. Kinda gimicky.
And don’t get me started with the “lol cats” stuff, I get the feeling that if Sarah knew people were writing about her in the “I can haz cheezburger” style, she’d probably crack some heads.
But that’s just my opinion.
Maybe I’m just grumpy, the Governor just put my unit on active duty, and I have to report in an hour.(Hurricane stuff) DAMMIT, and my family just rolled into town for a 3 day visit.
Ya’ll be safe.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:05 amI finally saw ‘Mean Girls’ last night. Those kids are now my students, and they’re thes one making ‘Lame. Heh heh’ comments in class. I think next week’s paper will be on the election. I can’t make ‘em smart, but I can make ‘em tax that last brain cell.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:08 amSo sexy it’s ambiguous. Women want to have her babies; men want to make them. Some sort of compromise in order? Yes, the goddamned apostrophe belongs.
There’s still more quotable stuff other people have said. A few:
Jay Nordlinger @ The Corner:
“… A friend e-mailed me, mid- [McCain] speech, “Not exactly Palinesque.” … that has become a recognizable adjective … she has become the standard in a day…”
Palinesque (pale-in-esk’) adj: 1. Reaganesque.
Anon young GOP female found by CNN in Times Square of all places:
September 5th, 2008 at 6:24 am“Read my lipstick.”
I keep hoping that 14k or someone else will work this photo into one of those demotivators:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a35mmlife/2563755594/
September 5th, 2008 at 7:51 amJust a bit of trivia.
I just finished 4:00 AM practice and I can tell you that the “Hockey Mom” vote is pretty much in the bag. That’s the most talked about subject the last two mornings.
BTW you can’t even buy the Hockey Mom necklace in any hockey equipment store today. Gone.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:21 am1) Re: Mare feeling out of her league with all the great comments.
me too, hon.
2) Re: mark’s caption request. That photo does makes O! an easy target, but I really feel it’s just a picture of a guy on a bike. Not really a Dukakis moment. (but I’m sure my betters can make comedy gold(hint, hint) out of it!)
3) Apparently they played “Barracuda” at the end of McC’s speach, and already Heart’s C&D letter is out. I like their music, but could they just get a freakin grip already?
4) had another thing to say, but don’t remember now. Oh yeah. Re: the yung ‘ins thinking politics is “gay.” I guess “gay” is not the adjective I would choose. “Lame”, now we’re getting somewhere. But I would not use even that adjective now that Sarahcuda has fired us all up.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:32 amIlana Mercer on Palin:
Sensational Sarah
September 5th, 2008 at 8:37 amI can’t remember where I read it, but on one blog they were talking about the skills a fighter pilot has to utilize. They have to have a sense of what’s around them at all times and be thinking several moves ahead, sort of like playing a multi-dimensional chess game.
What McCain did with the Palin Pick was to utilize his fighter pilot strategic skills, thinking in a multi-dimensional fashion and many moves ahead to confound his enemies and arouse his base. It has truly been a masterstroke, possibly the best political move made in modern history.
Bring it on! I’m lovin’ it!
September 5th, 2008 at 8:48 amOh, and on CNN last night Glenn Beck was ACTUALLY doing reporting on Obama’s ties to the political machine in Chicago and on some of his questionable associations.
ON CNN!!!
Maybe the rose-colored glasses are beginning to come off? I hope?
September 5th, 2008 at 8:54 amI didn’t like McCain either was was seriously considering not voting for the top of the ticket. After looking closer at Obama, I decided that I was going to vote against him, not for McCain. This selection of Palin has me now happily ready to vote FOR McCain, not just against Obama.
After the vicious nutroots attack again Palin and her family, I’m ready to do something I’ve never done before. This weekend, I plan on writing a check for $500 to the McCain campaign. I’ve always thought that giving money to a politician was like feeding a stray puppy - you just know it’s going to keep coming back for more.
However, in the immortal words of Popeye, “I’ve had all I can stands, I can’t stands no more.” The nut cases like Andrew Sullivan and the Kos Kooks have pushed me into sending money to the McCain campaign to help in the defeat of Obama. Thanks, guys. Your lies, slander, and insanity have proven to me that you must be defeated politically and never allowed to gain power.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:00 amThe Phoenix reminds me of what this whole thing reminds me of, what BoB was referring to with the fumblerooski. I think that McCain has gotten inside the Democrats’ OODA loop. It was the secrecy surrounding the announcement of Palin that clued me in, suggesting that this was the specific idea. He’s a combat pilot, and is no doubt very familiar with Col. Boyd’s philosophy, as it has value in everything from knife-fighting to strategic defense… to business competition to political maneuvering.
In other news, 14k’s Filibuster demotivator still has me giggling embarrassingly, and Cromagnum’s “one heartthrob” idea is one I’ll be keeping handy.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:42 amI understand Ann and Nancy Wilson don’t like the McCain-Palin campaign using Heart’s “Barracuda” as a campaign song.
Here’s Kathryn Jean Lopez’ link from The Corner:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWQyOTY0MTE1MTc2MjRkMjU1OTk3NTc2ZTM2YTFkNDk=
Of course, artists like the Wilsons don’t own this material - the record label does. Every time the McCain-Palin campaign plays “Barracuda” - or any other song - they have to pay a fee to the record label. Part of that fee goes to the Wilsons. So the McCain-Palin campaign is playing by the rules - whether or not Ann and Nancy Wilson like it.
Heart’s song “Barracuda” is owned by the Sony label.
See, e.g., here:
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Queen-Heart/dp/B0002CHK4K/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220625463&sr=1-7
See, also, this Sony site:
http://myplay.com/music/heart/little-queen
But - to keep Ann and Nancy Wilson happy - there’s an easy solution to their issue with “Barracuda”:
1. Every time the Wilsons get their (now increased) royalty checks for “Barracuda” they can give the money to Obama, or charity, or whoever they’d like, and
2. The Obama-Biden campaign could start playing “Barracuda” at their campaign rallies too!
Meanwhile, the book: “Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment on Its Ear” is now #12 on Amazon’s bestseller list:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=sv_b_3
September 5th, 2008 at 9:53 ammetro1, are you sure?
It was my understanding that royalties must only be paid by commercial enterprises using copyrighted material in their commercial pursuits. I’d be surprised if the RNC paid for the use of the song.
In any case, politics renders the point moot. McCain/Palin will not fight for the right to play an artist’s work against their wishes. Money is irrelevant.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:09 amI must say this first of all I would NEVER wish McCain ill in the least as I like McCain. I would never wish that on anyone. HOWEVER, I have to say I am giddy as a school girl, and then some, over the thought that God forbid something were to happen with McCain that the Sarachuda would become our President! WHOOOOHOOOO!!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 10:10 amScott Rasmussen was just on Fox News talking about his daily tracking poll. McCain/Palin went up three points. Rasmussen coyly but emphatically noted that his results included two days of polling before Sarah’s speech, and one day of polling after.
I think he’s trying to tell us we should look for an 8-10 point bounce.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:12 amGlad you enjoyed it (whew)! ; )
Which is why we love them and want them elected.
And who cares what those whiny beatches think. What’re they going to do, drill a hole in my head and and suck the background soundtrack right out of it? Aren’t they dead yet?
September 5th, 2008 at 10:16 am/sarc
Sarah’s list=Fecal Roster. Don’t get on it!
September 5th, 2008 at 10:18 amThe best battle commanders get inside their opponents’ decision making process. John Has done exactly that. He is making our enemies respond to his offense.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:24 ammetro1:
In order to avoid all the linky mess, do this:
EX: I want to link to “Obama sucks.”
I highlighted Obama Sucks, clicked “Link”, pasted the url, and brought teh funneh! All you have to do to get to it is click “Obama Sucks.”
Give that a shot and it will make your comments cleaner and they will clear the moderation filter faster.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:27 amYes, BarSinister! My point exactly, but without my… erm, convoluted way of putting things. It’s what I get for posting before coffee.
Jamie: Don’t worry, she’ll be President just as soon as John’s done…
September 5th, 2008 at 10:35 amRED BEARD ~
I love you comment but I wanted to add something to what you said about oil. This doesn;t even speak to the COAL Reserves in the US. We have tons of the shit just lying around and as the Germans proved in WWII it can be turned into Gasoline as well. And that was in the 1940s. With todays tech we can do it cheaper than buying oil from overseas, drilling ANWR, or harvesting Oil Shale. You’re also not mentioning the tar sands in Canada another source we’re close to being able to exploit.
~Bottom line~
People need to crack a fucking book before they just eat the shit shoveled at them! Fear runs hand in hand with ignorance. A PERSON is smart, adaptable, inventive, and resourceful. PEOPLE are stupid, reactionary, ignorant, and scared! Just like the Liberal Commies and their false prophet Al’Obama want them to be! Becuase scared, stupid PEOPLE are easy to control.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:36 amiggy,
SHEEPLE.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:37 amI too read yesterday where the Community Organizers felt they had been seriously dissed by Gov. Palin. Naturally, I did some research and I think I found out what a Community Organizer is: It’s somebody who teaches the community how to liberate oppressed flat-screen TV’s and cases of Glenfiddich during a spontaneous political demonstration.
Can anyone confirm: Did Obama really say that he intended to establish a Civilian Security Force??? WTH?!! If so, have you heard whether they will be outfitted in Black Shirts or Brown Shirts?
September 5th, 2008 at 10:46 amHa ha! I just checked one of my favorite webcomics and look what I found:
(okay, that last part is a little out of context but it’s still funny)
September 5th, 2008 at 10:52 amHe did.
“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”
September 5th, 2008 at 10:55 amElven Phoenix:
You may be thinking of the piece the fantastic Bill Whittle wrote on the OODA technique devised by Col. Boyd that Peregrine John referenced above. Whittle’s piece at Ejectejecteject.com went into the whole idea in detail. It’s a great read…
September 5th, 2008 at 10:58 amSo, Oprah can’t bring herself to invite a self-made, successful woman, a governor of a state with 80% approval ratings, a mother of five(including a Special Needs child) with a husband who loves her, a woman who broke through the glass ceiling before anyone in the lower 48 heard of her. But her fans apparently want her to. Here’s the comments thread on Oprah’s own web site about Sarahcuda:
http://www.oprah.com/community/thread/86611
It goes on for pages and pages. Not only do Oprah’s fans want her to invite Sarah, but they’re not exactly in the tank for Obama. I love it.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:38 amIs anything going to happen in here?
She could be the Cal Ripken for Hockey since they are still recovering from thier strike.
Thanks Peregrine … i have a few more ideas i’ll put up later, or look over here for my thoughts on some pics
September 5th, 2008 at 11:54 amI know…I cocked my head the way my dog does when something confuses him.
Can you hear me screaming in laughter?!?!?!?!!?
George Berryman - that candid photo is so beautiful!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 11:56 amThis LOL moment is for para, because he’s totally going active duty and totally hates them.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:22 pmMiller:
Read that piece by Whittle a while back - love his writing, btw. Also really loved Steven den Beste, who doesn’t blog politics anymore, unfortunately.
This was another piece, but I’ve read so much over the past few days I can’t remember where it was. It may have been strata-sphere…or some random blog I hit for the first time. But it was a great piece on McCain’s strategic thinking.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:57 pmAren’t you glad they probably won’t vote? ‘Cuz you know who they’d vote for…
It has been said that people vote in direct proportion to their age. In the case of “20% of 20-somethings”, that’s a good thing. OTOH, in the case of “80% of 80-somethings”, not so much.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pmHere is a few more
After reading the “no, not THAT Glenn” comments,
this one might be better:
September 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
September 5th, 2008 at 6:43 pm(Rachel, sorry, but no postie on Viagra thred)
Move it when ya get that one up, TYVM, and Turbo
doggie luvs yer dawgs. (YES, he sees dogs on the screen, both TV and computer.) LMMFAO!
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Sarahcuda amazes me, but more on that later.
As far as McCain’s speech last night, I viewed it with EXTREME skepticism, thinking all the usual thoughts of any rational and politically educated
American who has heard the same old promises that will be broken in the near future. Call me cynical, but I have been watching this crap on every level of government for over 50 years from “professional” politicians.
However, being the optimistic pessimist I am, I’m holding out for HopeChange of the Constitutionalist
variety. Yep, the guy made me seriously wonder if a political leopard can change his spots! I know John’s record, and he disgusts me, no matter his POW record, which has 2 sides to the story. Being a career combat officer, I favor erring in favor of the positive story, but that does NOT excuse his despicable behavior afterwards. His political efforts are akin to consorting with the enemy, as far as myself and others of our experience are concerned. I was going to write in Ron Paul.
That is all possibly irrelevant as of last night, given that I KNOW people can change, radically in some cases. Perhaps McCain has seen the light? Mayhaps due to whatever causes gave him the impetus to choose the Sarahcuda? We will see.
The events of the last week cause me to take a different tack on my perception of McCain, at least temporarily. Flipping on issues and even the mainstays of a political platform are not uncommon,
but to ADMIT that the Reps have fucked up, and all of a sudden, McCain wants to repair their travesties? HMMM, once again, time will tell.
Sarahcuda is not simply a glimpse of what the Reps future is holding. No, she is a lightning bolt of energy, illuminating the darkness of liberalism while her thunder is shaking the liberal smugness and complacency to its very foundation! Many more like her are waiting to electrify us in the near future. I hope they continue to attack her, it only galvanizes the right, the libertarians, and the Constitutionalists who understand HER and are confused at the possibility of maintaining a Liberal mindset past the age of 18.
I hope Sarahcuda can rein McCain in a bit, (Pun intended), and slap him around the Oval Office when he even remotely considers “Shamnesty” again.
Once again, I’m being an optimistic pessimist…
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On an aside, the BEEYOTCH that suggested in her article in some obscure Ohio paper that there will be riots and shit if the OBagofWind is defeated?
LMMFAO! I need more practice at 1000+ meters. PLEEZE!
September 5th, 2008 at 7:35 pmBeen a while. They can toss all the paint, Clorox, and rocks they want at Cub Scouts, but a .338 Lapua is like AT&T. You can REALLY reach out and touch someone…
My husband is now in love with another woman–Sarah Palin, and I blame him because I have a bit of a girl crush on her myself. She’s everything I wished I was. I don’t know about other parts of the country, but here in TN it has actually brought people over to the GOP ticket from the other side. I do find it surprising, no matter what Sarah’s appeal, because lots of these people are “good ole’ boys” who swore they’d never vote for a woman–any woman. Now, they can’t wait for the election. I’m greatly encouraged about the outcome now.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:09 amI think I got here via Midlife Slices but who the hell knows anymore? I adore these posts and many of the comments. It’s so good to hear political talk without nastiness and condescension. Bravo and I’ll be back!
September 6th, 2008 at 4:49 pmMe thinks Jobama is gonna have a tough time with this gal…
September 7th, 2008 at 10:36 amDon’t take this the wrong way, folks, but the more I read about (and oggle) Sarahcuda, the more I think McCain’s age is a blessing in disguise.
Saracuda. Iran. A shitload of popcorn and a front row seat.
September 7th, 2008 at 12:18 pmI think the caption for the lead-in picture should be:
You.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:49 amYou want some.