Sullivan: Palin Pick Most Irresponsible Act a Candidate Ever Made

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If you needed any more evidence as to how frightened liberals are of Sarah Palin, you got it during Friday's "Real Time" on HBO.

In fact, the panel discussion featuring The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan, author Naomi Klein, and hip hop singer Will.I.Am was potentially the finest example of Palin Derangement Syndrome seen on television since she was first announced as John McCain's running mate three weeks ago.

From Sullivan calling her "a farce" and her nomination "the most irresponsible act any candidate has ever made," to Klein saying "she's basically Bush in drag," and Maher calling her "not very bright and not very knowledgable," this was the mother of all pound Palin sessions (video available here courtesy our friend MsUnderestimated):

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BILL MAHER, HOST: This is not about her being a woman. It's about her being not very bright, and not very knowledgable. I mean, forget even experience.

NAOMI KLEIN, AUTHOR: But I mean, the thing about Palin is, is, you know, that the sort of liberal talking point about McCain is that he's four more years of Bush. Palin is much closer to four more years of Bush. I mean, you have all of these traits in common. A fear of blinking, for instance, which clearly McCain doesn't share with all that blinking. Um, you know, just a certainty that is completely uncommensurate with any knowledge or experience. Secrecy and an unwillingness to cooperate with inquiries. A belief that foreign policy is dictated by God. I mean, she's basically Bush in drag, and then when you add the hunting, when you add the hunting, you've got Cheney. You know, it's Bush and Cheney in one with the hunting. So, you know, she's four more years.

WILL.I.AM, SINGER: You know what scares me about Palin, is that we're talking about Palin, and we're not talking about how we really get out of the hole. That's what's really scary.

ANDREW SULLIVAN, THE ATLANTIC: No, we have we have to talk about Palin. I mean, Bill, let me just say, I, I don't even want to go this far in talking about her. She is a farce. This, this, this nomination. This, the nomination of this person to be potentially President of the United States next January. That's, that's the possibility. She could be president next January, is a joke. It is absurd. It is something that should be dismissed out of hand as the most irresponsible act any candidate has ever made. Bill, Bill, let me just tell you one thing...

MAHER: But let me interrupt your shit fit with a little...

SULLIVAN: No, it's not a shit fit, this is an outrage...

MAHER: I agree with you. I understand...

SULLIVAN: ...and after three weeks, no press conference?

MAHER: But here's the, here's the deal...

SULLIVAN: What is this, (unintelligible), Russia?

MAHER: I know, we're all, we're all, we're all upset about it.

SULLIVAN: We need to be more upset. We, we, we need to be much more upset.

Frankly, Andrew, if you were any more upset, there'd be foam coming out of your mouth.

If you can stand it, watch the whole thing.

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liberal fascism.

then when you add the hunting, when you add the hunting, you've got Cheney

  For the record I don't hunt. But I have absolutely nothing against those that do.

  And there lies the problem with liberals. You WILL live the life only I the liberal approve.

  And if you don't we will pound you stupid with insults until we can finally get in a politician that will implement our approved lifestyle.

Well put JWF One of the

Well put JWF

One of the things I like when I read these post is how most people can see through the BS.

Yours is a perfect example. I don’t hunt, so.. you should not hunt. If you hunt, you are somehow sub-human, and I am vastly superior to you. (that is how they all come off),..as usual.

She is Bush in Drag..Ha ha ha

Wow, making fun of Bush. Now that’s cutting edge, how..avant garde! All I can say is wow. Brilliant.. Bush a retard? I cant stop my self, its beyond funny...Oh I think I have to change my pants..

 

So tiresome...........

 

I like BM line: they always get the white male vote (like we are racist), now, getting 90% of the black vote is not racist??

 

So who is this English sounding putz sitting on the end?

I just love how even when they have a so called conservative on usually it’s a liberal Republican. The would never dare to put someone that does not take any crap like Ann Coulter or Rush, or Hannity.

 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

Oh, JWF, the hyposcrisy! 

Oh, JWF, the hyposcrisy!  Wasn't it you, just a matter of days ago, who posted this in the Open Thread:

When I read an article on gay people that support the war in Iraq,
lower taxes, free trade, free markets, dismissing the global warming
hoax, punching hippies & Bill Maher, support the Constitution and
Declaration of Independence, stopping socialisms march in America,
killing terrorists where they stand or sending them to Gitmo until Bin
Laden is dead, shutting liberal's yappy mouths for good and leaving
christians and Bush alone.


Then I will stand up and say, "Let these people get married"

What is this if not exactly the sort of thing which you are now impugning liberals for doing?  Only, perhaps, even worse, since what you've posted on THIS thread pertains to criteria to which liberals hold a V-POTUS candidate, where as your open thread rant first assumes that a large portion of the US population is all alike in their socio-political leanings but also that in order for you to consider them worthy of the rights that heterosexuals enjoy, they must conform to your worldview. This is exactly what you are now accusing liberals of doing.  Funny.

 

Oh Sarah P... http://www.theonion....

Did you find one?

  Did you find one yet?

  Or are they still throwing their lot in with the losers.

  By losers, I mean liberals.

  By liberals, I mean people like you.

  Not seeing how my logic is flawed, but I don't have a tiny tiny tiny littleman brain.

What about these

 statements is untrue?  The program was peopled by some very bright and erudite guests.  This is America and we do have Freedom of speech which sometimes translates to freedom of outrage!!!

 The woman was not vetted, she holds fringe beliefs, she is scrambling up a vertical learning curve while her family is in crisis, her personal credibilty is in question, her experience is dubious at best, she has no foreign policy experience, she is under scrutiny for power abuse, and she has a running mate that is on the downhill side of four bouts with cancer, was one of the KEATING 5, was instrumental in the repeal of Glass- Stegeall with the Gramm Bill of 1999 which put us in the mess of today,is being herded by Rove, is accussed of blatant lies, has a memory problem, has not been a Maverick since he sold his soul to the Dodson, Hagee, wingnuts with the kneejerk vp pick....Mccain is deceptive to say the least and his running mate matches him blow for blow...Totally dishonorable and insulting to the American voter.

Repeating all the Talking Point

"This is America and we do have Freedom of speech which sometimes translates to freedom of outrage!!!"

And, apparently, the freedom to repeat all the liberal talking points, as you have done here admirably.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Oh ho, docb's trolling today has begun with a bang!

Sweetie, you will shortly learn exactly how not "fringe" Palin's beliefs are. 

Keep slinging those DKos talking points, though.  You sound like MoDo on speed this morning. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Which of your statements

Which of your statements are true, docb? Sounds like a bunch of hysterical, wing-nut, knee-jerk, fear-mongering negative campaign talking-points to me. You got nothin' else.

Why are you people so afraid of Palin? You don't like her, don't vote for her. Like you'd vote for McCain in any event anyway. Sheesh.

Maher et al obviously have the right to make complete jackasses of themselves. You have the right to join them. We have the right to notice it. And, we have the right to pick our candidate.

I'll lay you 2-1 that in a face-off (no pun), Palin would out-poll Biden. So, who's more qualified to be VP in a democracy?

We'll vote as we please. We have that right too. And it just kills you.

 

"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall

Wow, Joe!

You made me feel good and  put a (knowing) smile on my face this (way) early morning.  Thanks.

The PDS has been in full swing since the Left recovered from her being chosen by McCain.  Her nomination sealed the deal and put the Leftist Controlled media into full attack mode.  It was only a matter of time before Maher did his Palin Melt Down, or PMD.  When folks like Maher realize that Governor Palin is a real threat they go into a frenzy that cannot be explained by logical thought.

It is a bit entertaining to watch because, after all, Bill Maher is an entertainer of a sort.

It eats at you deep inside.

Totally dishonorable and insulting to the American voter

Yea but we are all gonna vote for him come November.

God, that must just eat at you inside until you tummies is nothing but a quivering mass of jelly.

And not to be undone, Jason

And not to be undone, Jason swoops in with the personal attack and yet another lame attempt to hijack a thread.

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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

He forgot my other quote.

  The one where I told him that he is not allowed at the Adult table because he can't handle Adult conversations.

  I then directed him to the kids table. Thems the rules at Thanksgiving.

"By losers, I mean

"By losers, I mean liberals.


By liberals, I mean people like you."

Lol, I guess Jason is the only one with personal attaacks. Unbelievable :-)

 

Real life video games are cool

Children need to be hushed.

  Now hush! ;-)

ahh JWF

Sometimes adults need to teach children right and wrong and double standards.

I guess this child does not understand why an adult can insult someone else, but poke fun of someone else doing the same thing.

I guess children aren't allowed to ask legitimate questions I guess :-)

Real life video games are cool

It is a point of law.

Hunting is legal.

Homosexual marriage is illegal.

Homosexuals constitute 10% of the population of this country.

If they desire to make it legal, they need to convince the other 90% of the country that this is a good law.

I pointed out one path for this to the gentleman in question. I suggested a compromise. You saw the quote.

Marriage is a privilege not a right. If he wants to change the law, he is going about it the wrong way, and torquing people is clearly not the right way. I remain unconvinced. Now he needs to convince the other 89.99999% of the population. May I suggest he change tack.

His carrying forward an issue unrelated to the current issue was specious.

Advocating the lawful activity of untold numbers of people should be stopped based solely on your feelings is fascism.

Advocating the illegal activities of a few should now be made lawful based on an argument of equality where no inequality can be proved - wasting peoples time.

There. I talked to you like an Adult.

Thx JWF

For teaching me about who was right and wrong between you and Jason on that debate topic.

The thing is, your changing the subject. Sort of like when a child ask if the speed limit is  65 why are you driving 70

To be fair it was not you that asked the question, but I was just curious why it was okay for you to insult Jason, but felt it was important to only bring up Jasons name calling.

Real life video games are cool

Ahh, sorry.

  We are getting butt deep in the thread and I get lost.

   As I understand it, and have witnessed a little, the man does not listen to reason, brings up spurious arguments, and as a last ditch attempt belittles his opponent in a very feeble manner.

  I was actually responding to your mentioning that sometimes children ask serious questions. That is why I posted the response. The child got the response, a reasoned logical response, and contined to ask again and again and again. Did not mean to change the subject.

As to the name calling, I thoroughly enjoy putting the verbal smackdown on the unreasoned and feeble. Consider it a flaw if you will, but it is a true joy to behold when done properly and I do hope you enjoyed the spectacle. Done right by a seasoned professional such as myself, name calling is acceptable.

 It must be done right. You need to insult the intelligence, deflate the ego, and make outsiders laugh with derision. Please do not try this at home.

  You see punching hippies is acceptable, but punching the feeble minded is frowned upon. So we do what we can.

 

"The child got the

"The child got the response, a reasoned logical response, and contined to ask again and again and again"

The child made a statement, the adult hushed the child. The chid asked the question once, the logical response had nothing to do with the original question, so the child asked for a second time, if your interpretation is the child asking again and again, no problem.

"You need to insult the intelligence, deflate the ego, and make outsiders laugh with derision "

fair enough :-)

 

Real life video games are cool

Not you sir.

  I was referring to the earlier poster in the conversation, the troll that follows people from thread to thread.

  My hush post was further snark on my banishing to the childrens table.  That is why I put the winky smiley in there.

I have been out of town at

I have been out of town at a wedding (I'll leave the orientation/gender of the principal participants a secret) and have missed the exciting development of this thread.  Thanks for going to bat Shawn.  JWF would love to believe that my criticism of his remarks is merely an unfounded personal attack.  I believe, however, that my point was a legitimate one.  JWF's characterization of the way that certain liberals demand line-toeing in order to consider others as their political/social equals is, I'm afraid, absolutely contiguous with JWF's own outlining of what the gay population can do to please him (no double entendre intended, of course) if they wish to garner his support for gay marriage.  In so contradicting himself - dismissing liberals for a certain argumentative tack immediately after having used such tack - within a 24 hour span, JWF destroys his own creidibility on the issue.  And that is all I wanted to say. While my remarksmay have been off topic vis-a-vis Noel's story, they were perfectly in line with JWF's posted comment to same.

Marriage is a privilege, is it, JWF?  Seems to me any buffoon who's 18+ (or 16 in some states) can marry anybody else who meets that criteria so long as the two participans ain't no goddamn homo-queers.  Surely you're not suggesting that the citizenry ought to have the legal ability to pick and choose and grant marriage licenses as a privilege to the rest of the US populace.

Oh Sarah P... http://www.theonion....

Somebody break your crayons at the kiddie table?

   Here are the rules, junior. I speak. You grok.

   Sorry you and your gay lover can't get married. But it is an issue with the law. You want to change the law, contact your representative.

   But quit bothering me because you do not have the comprehesive reasoning abilites of a housefly, and I will repeat myself for the last time, should not be talking to Adults.

   Dismissed. Oh and before you go, maybe you should stop bothering the other children and they won't break your crayons.

JWF, you so unabashedly

JWF, you so unabashedly miss the point.  The argument here is not about gay marriage, though it's interesting and telling that:

1.  You incorrectly assume I'm gay, as though a straight person couldn't possibly support equal rights for gay people.

2.  You think that a person who has a political argument ought not to discuss and debate it in a forum that is designed for exactly that purpose, but should simply petition their elected representative and then shut up about it.

But no, these are not the issues at bar.  The issue is that you have, on this board, wholly dismissed the legitimacy of the people discussed in this story for engaging in a rhetorical tactic.  You yourself engaged in this exact tactic on a separate board.  You have been called out on it.  That is all. 

So put up or shut up.  Defend yourself and tell me why I'm wrong, or admit your own hypocrisy.  Telling me I haven't the "comprehensive reasoning" abilities to be arguing with alleged "adults," and breaking out sad, shopworn, deflective comments about "crayons" and "the kids' table" only makes you look foolish  (except perhaps to some of your peers who just live for such witty zingers); but I assure you, if you wish to continue, that I can out-argue you on this or any other topic.

Oh Sarah P... http://www.theonion....

you have been told.

  I don't repeat myself for children that are not related to me. Children also do not make demands of Adults.

 Defend yourself and tell me why I'm wrong

 I am not your google monkey. You want to know why you are wrong, google it yourself. 

  Now go away.

You have not told me

You have not told me anything related to the issue at hand.  Let me summarize this one more time.  You have explained to Shawn your rationale for keeping gay marriage illegal; you even, I'll grant, do so in a halfway serious and respectable manner.  But as I already pointed out, that is not the topic here.  You accuse me of "speciously" going off-topic on this board, despite the fact the my comments here have pertained only to methods of argumentation, NOT to the particular topic of the Open Thread.  In this way, it is you who have gone off-topic.  I am still waiting for you to reconcile your own remarks on the O.T. with your criticism of the remarks on this story.  Any further gut-busting analogies to kids' tables and adults v. children will simply confirm that you've got nothin'. 

Oh Sarah P... http://www.theonion....

Mistaken identity.

  Sorry, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone that gives a rat's tushy.

  You want to entertain yourself by endlessly arguing with someone, you will find yourself very lonely with me.

  Here is what it boils down to. I don't care. You and your gay lover can't get married. Sounds like a personal problem to me.

To be truthful

Noel how the heck can you watch these talking heads.They are just  spiteful,seething little pabs who eat the vomit of each other then regurgitate it.Septic tanks have less waste than those sitting around that table. 

Absolutely.

  I worry about the sanity on the NB staff.

  The military has Post Traumatic Syndrome that affects those in combat.

  What about the liberals psychic war on America. The NB staff is on the front lines. Maybe the NB staff is prone to Post Liberal Splooge Syndrome. It is very real.

 You can get brain damage from your brain wobbling around in your skull when you continually shake your head trying to wrap you brain around the loopy logic liberals come up with to explain the world.

 You can damage your vocal cords screaming at the TV when liberals whine on about this nutty thing or that screwy subject.

  More:

  Foot damage kicking furniture because you can't kick a hippie on TV.

  Glass shrapnel damage when the boob tube explodes after you have thrown something at the TV.

  The risk of choking should you cough up something whilst drinking and listening to liberals.

  Trip danger running for the keyboard because some liberal spewed out something that has to get on NB now!

  I dedicate this to all my wounded psychic warriors brethren at NB and of course the psychic uberwarriors of the NB Staff and it's gallant general Noel!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elMGv-z-dv0

I wouldn't want to be on the

I wouldn't want to be on the NB staff for all the money in the world. It has to be like taking a sledgehammer and smashing your head with it five times daily.

NB Staff

No joke ... I have a hard time reading what the MSM is saying about McCain/Palin. I can't imagine having to dissect every little "fact". You guys do a great job. Keep it up! 

Not only that, they have to

Not only that, they have to view the video more than once each time just to make sure they are getting everything down correctly. Frankly, I think the NB staff rotates frequently, and although we still see Noel's or Mark's picture, we simply don't realize they are actually in Bellevue, and we are getting the NB stories from the 40th or 50th wave of NB staffers.

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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

This is a better link.

  I did not notice the doofus in the first one could not spell a simple word like psychic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGi-sOTS5zA&feature=related

BOC

Long time since I heard them.I was more into this type of music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=645-i_3ZwHU&feature=PlayList&p=8039176EECFFF9BF&index=0

I too don't know how you

I too don't know how you guys watch this trash.  I didn't even last a minute.  The instant Maher said "it's about her not being very bright"...I was done. 

I am sick of snotty leftists getting to decide who is "bright" and who isn't. Bill Maher is bright?  Well I guess he would say that he's not running for VP.  But then why does he think he is qualified to pass  judgment on others'  intellect?

I can't stand Maher, or Stewart, or Letteman.  They are the personification of the saying Those who can, do; those who can't...criticize.  Yeah, I know it's "those who can't, teach." but they don't even try to teach.  They just insult.

And why candidates would validate any of these morons by going on their shows is beyond me.

Ditto, MB.

Ditto, MB. I have no respect for their judgements about the relative intelligence of candidates, because it's their intelligence that is suspect. The idea that Sarah scares the hell out of them makes me smile a bit.

well99, thank you for your contribution

can you manage to generate any lower level of political discourse? i would love to pit you across the table from naomi klein. she'd make short work of you.

why not attempt to actually contribute to the debate, rather than wallowing in the muck with the petty insults. is it possible?

i am one person who looks forward to seeing palin on the ticket. no fear here. the unraveling of the fantasy has already begun. mccain needed palin to take the attention off his lacklustre performance. but palin is her own worst enemy. she needs to convince a percentage of the population who have yet to be committed; the blind voters (on NB etc) have already been counted and its not enough. every time she opens her mouth and every time research is done on her, more unpalatable facts emerge.

by the time she hobbles to the debate, biden (or any other experienced politician) will eat her for breakfast. hell, simple questions from the media are already being dodged, exposing her lack of depth. only the "doesn't-matter-who-it-is-as-long-as-its-conservative-we'll-vote-for-it" crowd are backing her. plenty of conservatives who dare to speak their minds are disappointed with palin as mccain's pick.

and hey, i'm still waiting for a commentary on the SNL skit, here on NB. haven't seen it? its the funniest thing SNL's done in years. Noel? i'd love to get your take on it.

for the record: disagreeing with someone is not being a troll, no more than everything liberals say is whining. its so old. c'mon guys. break out some new material.

a beauty of a person

"mccain needed palin to take the attention off his lacklustre performance."

Actually, a bit of a correction there. McCain was steadily inching closer in the polls all through August, before Palin was tapped, after three pivotal moments:

1) Obama's "tour" really backfired and further cemented a growing view of him as more a phony rock star/Hollywood candidate and less a real viable one.

2) McCain's new and brilliant ads with Paris and Brittney helped to drive that view home even more.

3) The Saddleback forum was a slam dunk win for McCain.

#3 should have you very worried, if you're siding with Obama (uh-duh, of course :p) ... and Biden-Palin? Biden will have her for lunch, you say?? Now there's a wild assumption to trump all wild assumptions. But the dream probably helps you to sleep better at night, so, carry on...

 

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Shy

I would have to disagree, the momentum was all on Obama's side. Picking Sarah Palin was genius, it energized the GOP and some that were not going to vote for McCain will do so now, including people from this site.

Real life video games are cool

Shawn

Disagree? There's nothing to agree/disagree with. I remember watching the polls slip in August after these events. Do you have links to show they were steady or increasing for Obama? They were dropping, and you can ask others here.

Now, yes, dropping incrementally, but it was happening. Of course, indeed, Palin immediately thrusted the poll numbers up, and eventually over for a time, I'm aware of that. They're falling back now a bit, but that was to be expected I guess, after last week's economic news.

 

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Shawn

Picking Sarah Palin was genius, it energized the GOP and some that were
not going to vote for McCain will do so now, including people from this
site.

Ah, talking about me again I see!  ;-)

 

Governor Palin - She is the Real Deal !

Lol FS

You and few others free. :-)My point to shy is Obama got a huge bounce after this speech. He was up by eight points a few days later, if shy insist I find a link I will, but I suspect he knows.

McCain was smart picking her the day after his speech and curb momentum and the fact that she is such an awesome speaker and had the GOP eating out of her hand was cake as well.

Real life video games are cool

Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!

I'm not going to argue polls too much since I feel they're sort of suspect, but I do kind of think it went as you describe.

Before McCain picked Governor Palin, Obama thought that Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota would be "in-play".  Oops!   Not anymore!  :-)

 

Governor Palin - She is the Real Deal !

shawn

Yes, yes, yes... Palin was a HUGE boost. I was just responding to this:

"mccain needed palin to take the attention off his lackluster performance."

I'm calling into question his campaign being called a "lackluster performance" at the moment he tapped his VP. It was rather boring for a while, but he DID start to show signs of life in the last few weeks that preceded Palin hitting the scene.

 

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Shy

True Republicans only gave lukewarm support for McCain and it was lackluster.

Most here said they would hold their and vote for McCain, There was also some, which is not a small number that were not going to vote for McCain at all and hope the GOP goes back to their roots

Sarah Palin changed all that. The momentum swung on McCain side big time. This bailout thing is going to go the Dems side though and could be a game changer

Real life video games are cool

the only smart one of the

the only smart one of the bunch was the guy wearing the goofy hat. He kept his mouth shut.

 

after listening a little I felt ol Sullivan would flame out, and beware guys do not bend over in the shower if in same locker room with him..

Will.I.Am

is his name and he actually said something that was smarter then what SNAP. CRACKLE and Pop was talking about. "You know what scares me about Palin, is that we're talking about Palin,
and we're not talking about how we really get out of the hole." He's probably wondering why the hell am I here in the first place.

I believe Billy boy figured "hey he's black I'm certain he got something bad to say abut Palin but he didn't.

"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."

"why the hell am I here in the first place."

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. Your take is probably correct.

This passes for "political discussion?" "Real Time?" This is as mis-named as "Politically Incorrect" was.

 

"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall

To see what's become of

To see what's become of Sullivan is so sad. I seriously think he's suffering from a mental illness. There's no other explanation for those of us who remember him once rational. His unhinged hypocritical hatred of Palin is nothing short of psychotic. I just looked over his site and his posts about her so twisted that I think she should take out a restraining order. He's that crazy. He ends one entry with...'She lies. That's what she does.'

Obama's legion of lies apparently don't bother him at all. Such is Sullivan's hatred.

As for him and the woman hating moron Maher...leave already! Off to Europe with you. The hookers are cheaper, Bill, enjoy! 

 

 

I agree, kit.  I used to

I agree, kit.  I used to read Sullivan all the time.  David Horowitz used to have a link to his blog on his FrontPageMagazine site.  It was removed a long time ago; and after going to Sullivan's site on my own a for a while, I realized why.

My own opinion is that he lets his sexual orientation and his hatred for the Catholic Church infect his opinions on everything. (Well, maybe that IS psychotic!)

To the left-wing extremists

To the left-wing extremists Gov. Palin is definitely a scary and irresponsible choice. They are scared to death that when she gets to Capitol Hill she will upset the whole washington apple cart exposing all the rotten apples hidden inside. These nuts know she is too tough to be pushed around and her husband is tougher.

Pansy assed insanity

Does Sullivan even vote in America? Why does he keep saying "We... we need..."?

"Modern man is staggering and losing his balance because he is being pelted with little pieces of alleged fact which are native to the newspapers; and, if they turn out not to be facts, that is still more native to newspapers." -G.K. Chesterton

Thanks Noel......

I can't and will not watch it. That is why I read articles here. Maher's show was, is and ever will be the reason I do not subscribe to HBO. How the left gets away with these unpaid, hate filled, venom spewing, idiotic democrat campaign shows is beyond me. As JWF stated above, you guys should receive extra pay, call it a "Sanity Clause" (Ha, I got to use that twice today!) in your contract to take care of your psychiatric bill you will surely need later ;)

Talk about your racist comments.sheesh

So if you don't vote for barry, this douchebag says you are a racist, so you should go get 5 of your non racist friends. Maher did crack a good one and say how do you know they are not racist.  You know what, barry has set race relations back 25 years in my book, Sane rational normal people I know are letting words slip out of their mouth that they have not said in 25 yrs. It's very amusing to see their face after they realize the just uttered a very un PC remark, and quite amzingly quite Cathartic..............Guilty here also, I try and set a better example for my Son, but I feel like barry and michelle, are bringing on a race war and all the stupid Libs with their white guilt are just pouring gas on it.        I have several Black....No not African American, the don't even say that, friends who visit my home regularly. I just don't discuss politics with 2, one I can  . So I am no racist, they are...............If barry wins, were screwd, If barry loses........who boy...the cries of racism will ring thru the night.  Lock and load.......... 

 

"If your 20 and not a Liberal, You have no Heart. If you are 40 and not a Conservative, You have no Brain"    Sir Winston Churchhill

unfair

I have to disagree with your idea that douchebags are bad. I believe that they perform an important function and I for one appreciate their contribution to reducing air pollution. If you know what I mean. Three cheers for douchebags and all other douche related paraphernalia!

Palin's experience

Palin is running for VP, not P.  Arguably she has as much experience as St. Obama.  She definitely has more executive experience.  Ya gotta wonder why people like that slimy Sullivan guy forget this little tidbit.

Statistically McCain is more likely to finish out his first term at the age of 76 than Obama is to reach the age of 76.  It's in the actuarial tables, and common sense if think about it long enough.

 

the MOST irresponsible act

TotalKaosDave

The MOST irresponsible act was the neo-dems selecting Barack Obama as their candidate, but it's too late now...followed closely by Obama's foot-in-mouth disaster Biden as his VP.

SULLIVAN: We need to be more

SULLIVAN: We need to be more upset. We, we, we need to be much more upset.

All of a sudden that 'apology' from the Atlantic on the Greenberg photoshops sounds awful fishy.  

Klien should be well versed in irresponsible Acts

From the Democratic point of view, the Palin Pick has to HURT a LOT MORE than just being viewed as irresponsible. 

Devastating  ?

Conservative Pick ?

but Irresponsible ? ?   NAHhhh....   

The Republican Revolution will not be Televised

Odd bunch

What have any of them ever DONE in their lives but sit around and ride their rage.  Maher is a has been comedien and pothead.  I assess people every day for mental illness's and he's clearly sociopathic with the edgy, anxious demeanor of someone who needs a little more weed.  Maybe the show is too long for him to go without a toke.

Obama diagnosis:  Political Sociopath

Put Up Or Shut Up, Wil

WILL.I.AM, SINGER: You know what scares me about Palin, is that we're talking about Palin, and we're not talking about how we really get out of the hole. That's what's really scary.

ME: Hey Wil! If you think it is so important to get us out of the hole, why don't you give a lot of your earnings to the government or the Federal Reserve or buy AIG or Lehman Bros. or something like that?

WILL.I.AM, SINGER: Oh, no, no, no! But, you should vote for my bro, Obama, and add that he can raise your taxes all he wants and that you will just bend over and take it.

The MSM and SNL

As the MSM continue their outrageous accusations against Sarah Palin, PDS has finally reached the hyperbole of high comedy.

Next they will be accusing her of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and the embarrassment of hang-nails throughout the world.

Being that much of the MSM are in an epic decline, it would appear that many of the network newsreaders are auditioning for SNL since most of them will soon be out of a job.

Each morning, there must be fear and trepidation on their part that when they look into their in-boxes they may find a pink slip lurking from within, as has already been the case for hundreds of their brethren and sisterns just within this year.

But, as I keep commenting, I ask them to please continue their assault on Palin because each one adds another rating point to the McCain/Palin ticket, and since the MSM are in the tank for Obama, they should look at the level of the tank because it is slowly becoming empty - like Obama’s suit.

Liberals....

She's more qualified than Obama.  Case closed.

You know what's sad?

This was actually a very good episode of Real Time and those are extremely rare. Aside from the Palin discussion highlighted here, they focused on the financial meltdown on Wall Street and religion and both topics were covered without any of the venomous bile that Maher's show has become synonymous with.

Andrew Sullivan in particular directed some of the blame for the mortgage crisis on Americans who took out loans they knew they couldn't afford. No one in the media or in Washington has had the guts to mention the personal responsibility aspect of this yet, and probably never will.

Unfortunately when the subject of Palin came up, they became unhinged(especially Sullivan) and started throwing red meat at the MoveOn.org crowd in the studio. Maher's "New Rules" segment was also offensive as it focused on Bristol Palin's "pseudo" fiance, Levi.

It's a shame really because for a brief period there, it was almost like I was watching Politically Incorrect again(with a little profanity thrown in).

Adam

Adam,

I couldn't agree more. This was actually a pretty good show with some very funny moments. Sadly, the PDS took the program over, and made it disgraceful.  ns

Noel & Adam

I'll need to go watch this one in it's entirety. That is, if it's online somewhere (because I won't add myself to HBO's Neilson ratings for this joke of a series...)

What happened to Andrew Sullivan? Some 4 years ago, before I found NB, I was into his blog/site, as he was pro-Iraq war/invasion and seemed to have his head on straight (no pun intended there :p) But then he suddenly and seemingly switched his political alliegances.

 

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Governor Palin Get Your Gun

 

Palin is just as qualified as Teddy Roosevelt was.

Thanks to another NB poster for pointing that out.

Bull Moose ticket #2.

You want change? Give me a dollar.

A plague and/or a turd on

A plague and/or a turd on all these people: Maher, Klein, "Will.I.Am" and the biggest turd of all for Sully.

Almost as bad

As the Democrat party trying to pawn off empty suit "Teleprompter Man" with the thinnest resume of any candidate in living memory ... What were the Democrats thinking, people would vote for the Communist street agitator just because he is black?

OBAMA IS CHENEY IN BLACK-FACE

"Obama Voted For Bush/Cheney Energy Bill, Written In Secret By Industry Lobbyists"SUPPORT FOR BUSH/CHENEY ENERGY POLICY

Sen. Obama voted for the 2005 Energy Bill, written in secret by Vice President Cheney and the energy lobby. Thomas Friedman referred to the bill as "the sum of all lobbies." U.S. PIRG noted that the bill's "heavy tilt toward big oil companies reflects the influence of Exxon Mobil and other oil companies on policy-makers in Washington, DC." 

The Washington Post editorialized that the bill was a "piñata of perks for energy industries." Indeed, the bill contained $6 billion in subsidies to the oil and gas industry and $12 billion to the nuclear power industry.

Although Sen. Obama voted for the legislation, he has spoken as if he opposed it on the campaign trail, criticizing it repeatedly. At a presidential debate he said "You can look at how Dick Cheney did his energy policy…he met with oil and gas companies forty times, and that's how they put together our energy policy." He's attributed the failure of our current energy policy to Congress's "failure to stand up to the lobbyists."

Sen. Obama's rhetoric blasting the policies of Vice President Dick Cheney and energy lobbyists can be stirring. But Obama's actions haven't matched his words.

Read the details:

U.S. PIRG: 'The [2005 Energy Bill] energy law's heavy tilt toward big oil companies reflects the influence of Exxon Mobil and other oil companies on policy-makers in Washington, DC': "The new energy law’s heavy tilt toward big oil companies reflects the influence of ExxonMobil and other oil companies on policy-makers in Washington, DC." [U.S. Public Interest Research Group, "How Exxon Mobil and the Oil Industry Benefit from the 2005 Energy Bill," 8/2005]

Washington Post: 2005 Energy Bill was 'a piñata of perks for energy industries': The Washington Post said, "…The energy bill, touted as a way to reduce dependence on foreign oil or moderate gasoline prices, has been turned into a piñata of perks for energy industries." [Washington Post, 7/30/05]

Energy Bill gave $6 billion in subsidies to oil & gas industry and $12 billion in subsidies to nuclear power industry: [Public Citizen, "The Best Energy Bill Corporations Could Buy," citizen.org

 

HILLARY AND McCAIN DID NOT VOTE FOR CHENEY'S GIFT TO BIG OIL.

IF YOU LIKE BIG DICK CHENEY, YOU'LL LOVE LITTLE DICK OBAMA.

 

McCAIN-PALIN 2008 and HILLARY-ANYBODY 2012

HILLARY-ANYBODY 2012

Wow.

Voting for Hillary for President is almost as dumb as voting for Obama.

 

Governor Palin - She is the Real Deal !

Everything's About Sullivan's Sexuality

As a beautiful woman, Sarah Palin presents a real paradox for Andrew Sullivan. Straight men, especially straight men with good eyesight, are attracted to Sarah Palin. Sullivan cannot comprehend this (although I am sure he would love to go to the bathhouse with Obama). This makes Sullivan all the angrier and more frustrated.

 BW222

"We need to be more upset.

"We need to be more upset. We, we, we need to be much more upset."

Between this and what 0bama recently told an audience about getting "in their faces", it reminds me of the audio Rush runs:

"We're fierce, we're feminists, and we're in your f-f-f-f-f-f-face!"