In today's Sarah Palin Derangement segment, CNN's Rick Sanchez actually asked Candy Crowley if the Alaska Governor is stepping down because she's pregnant again (h/t multiple NB readers):
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Sick. I think she just
July 3, 2009 - 17:13 ET by bdshepherdSick. I think she just wants some breathing room. Being a politician is tough on a person if they are an actual human being, and is certainly tough on their family. With Palin, all of that has been multiplied by an enormous amount.
What?
July 3, 2009 - 17:22 ET by nwahsHer statement of why she's quitting doesn't work for you? You didn't get all that "lame duck and politics as usual" stuff?
I didn't. It was one weird explanation. I guess people will have to speculate. There's no rational explanation from her.
http://newsbusters.o...
NWAHS, another crown jewel of stupidity on display.
July 4, 2009 - 14:15 ET by pahuber"I didn't. It was one weird explanation. I guess people will have to speculate. There's no rational explanation from her."
Really? Speculate? Justifying what this clown said about possibly being 'pregnant again'?
Thanks for constantly reminding us why you are considered one of the biggest asses on this site.
However, I am starting to believe that comments from users like myself are a major turn on for you in some weird way... perhaps we need will have to speculate why you even bother showing up...
~Okay
July 4, 2009 - 14:27 ET by choselife3xI am starting to believe that comments from users like myself are a major turn on for you in some weird way...
That's just gross. No need for accusations of perversion.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Speak for yourself chose
July 4, 2009 - 14:33 ET by shawn228"That's just gross. No need for accusations of perversion".
I threw away all my Playboys, who needs those when I can read pahubers post? ;-)
He had my vote
~Holy Bleep!!
July 4, 2009 - 14:39 ET by choselife3xYou threw away all your Playboys?!?! Were you making a deal with God or something?
"Please God, if you make it four inches longer I'll throw away all my Playboys. Thank you. Amen"
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Who needs the extra four inches....
July 4, 2009 - 14:43 ET by shawn228when all I need is a scented bath, candles and a laptop with pahubers musings, it don't get better than that ;-O
~Just don't
July 4, 2009 - 14:52 ET by choselife3xDrop the laptop. ;-)
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Wait till you see my full body shot with the next post.
July 4, 2009 - 14:43 ET by pahuber; )
No need pahuber
July 4, 2009 - 14:55 ET by shawn228I'm still hot and heavy over your last picture you pmed me.
He had my vote
~!!!!
July 4, 2009 - 15:01 ET by choselife3xThat's not the pic he sent me!
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
I knew it!
July 4, 2009 - 15:12 ET by shawn228He is being less than honest with me, I guess I will believe anything when pahuber does his dirty talk.
He had my vote
~OMO
July 4, 2009 - 15:24 ET by choselife3xThat wasn't nice, Shawn. I have a photographic memory, that link constitutes torture. I hereby sentence you to 40 lashes with a wet noodle. And no Xena for a week!
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Thanks for that imagery...
July 4, 2009 - 15:31 ET by pahuber: (
Happy 4th to you & all ! ! !
Sorry Pahuber
July 4, 2009 - 15:42 ET by shawn228Just having fun with you. You have a great 4th as well :-)
He had my vote
No problem Shawn. I thought it was funny! You have a great
July 4, 2009 - 15:44 ET by pahuber4th of July : )
chose, I was speculating and not accusing. I fail to see how my
July 4, 2009 - 14:39 ET by pahuberpost was 'gross'... why are you so offended over this?
Besides, if you read my post accurately then you will see it makes perfect sense.
~I wasn't
July 4, 2009 - 14:50 ET by choselife3x"So offended". Shawn is talking politics and your suggestion that he was "turned on" by others comments is rather off the wall and overly personal. If he came out of the blue to suggest that about you, you'd probably think it was weird.
Saying that other people aren't reading your posts "accurately" is very common with you. Interesting.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Hi chose, NWAHS was not talking politics as much as saying that
July 4, 2009 - 15:43 ET by pahuberSanchez's speculation about Sarah Palin being pregnant was fair game. I suppose you find this type of speculation by the left to be considered fair, as Rick Sanchez does.
""So offended". Shawn is talking politics and your suggestion
that he was "turned on" by others comments is rather off the wall and
overly personal."
To speculate that NWAHS is trolling for some rather scathing responses due to his comments as being a 'turn on' for him is within the boundaries of his own comments per the 'speculation.' Except, my speculation was most likely more accurate and hardly 'personal'. I have no doubt that the vast majority would agree with this assertion and find your comments to be a bit hyper sensitive.
"Saying that other people aren't reading your posts "accurately" is very common with you. Interesting."
Well, I disagree with this entirely, but it especially rings true in this case, chose. You come pouncing on me w/o much thought in this case. I believe others will judge more fairly than you will.
~>.<
July 4, 2009 - 16:37 ET by choselife3xHi chose, NWAHS was not talking politics as much as saying that
July 4, 2009 - 16:43 ET by pahuber
Sanchez's speculation about Sarah Palin being pregnant was fair game.
Here's what he said--
What?
July 3, 2009 - 18:22 ET by nwahs
Her statement of why she's quitting doesn't work for you? You didn't get all that "lame duck and politics as usual" stuff?
I didn't. It was one weird explanation. I guess people will have to speculate. There's no rational explanation from her.
I don't see him saying anything about Sanchez's speculation. Perhaps you could ask him if your inference of his post is accurate.
I suppose you find this type of speculation by the left to be
considered fair, as Rick Sanchez does.
Why would you suppose something so ridiculous?
To speculate that NWAHS is trolling for some rather scathing responses
due to his comments as being a 'turn on' for him is within the
boundaries of his own comments per the 'speculation.' What?
Except, my speculation was most likely more accurate (Really? What do you base that on? Seriously.) and hardly 'personal' (yeah, speculations on level of arousal aren't personal, right?). I
have no doubt that the vast majority would agree with this assertion
and find your comments to be a bit hyper sensitive. Hmmm.....
"That's just gross. No need for accusations of perversion."
Wow, that was a real fire-breather of a response from me. I can see why you're so defensive. *cough*
"Saying that other people aren't reading your posts "accurately" is very common with you. Interesting."
Well, I disagree with this entirely, but it especially rings true in
this case, chose. You come pouncing on me w/o much thought in this
case. I believe others will judge more fairly than you will.
I've seen you telling others to re-read your posts on several occasions. Like on this thread--
KDW, re-read my original post to you THEN look at your response
June 23rd, 2009 - 15:48 ET by pahuber
to me.
I will take your apology now : )
Doubt I will get it.
If you think I was "pouncing" on you, you have very thin skin. Your imagery about shawn was gross and unnecessary (and unfunny). Which is what I simply said. If you disagree with someone you don't have to imply that they are aroused by your response. Backwards shawn has been a member for over 2 years and I may not agree with him on much, but I give credit where it is due. He's not gross and he's not mean. No need to make rude sexual suggestions about him. Which is all I was saying. What you got from that was that I--
find this type of speculation by the left to be
considered fair, as Rick Sanchez does.
How much 'thought' did you put into that asinine leap of illogic?
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
chose,
July 4, 2009 - 17:36 ET by pahuber"I don't see him saying anything about Sanchez's speculation."
- Never said he did.
1.) Sanchez speculated whether Palin was 'pregnant again', as per her stepping down.
2.) NWAHS stated 'I guess people will have to speculate.' Since 'There's no rational explanation from her.'
3.) Hence, I stated: 'However, I am starting to believe that comments from users like myself
are a major turn on for you in some weird way... perhaps we need will
have to speculate why you even bother showing up...'
* If you truly believe that I crossed the line then please point this out to the admins so that I may indeed be reprimanded or instructed...
~
July 4, 2009 - 18:02 ET by choselife3x"I don't see him saying anything about Sanchez's speculation."
- Never said he did.
Really?
NWAHS was not talking politics as much as saying that
July 4, 2009 - 16:43 ET by pahuber
Sanchez's speculation about Sarah Palin being pregnant was fair game.
This would be a great time to tell you to re-read my post and re-read your own post.
Except, my speculation was most likely more accurate (Really? What do you base that on? Seriously.)
I see you have nothing to back up your speculation on his level of 'arousal'. Or this speculation about me- I suppose you find this type of speculation by the left to be
considered fair, as Rick Sanchez does.
As for this--
2.) NWAHS stated 'I guess people will have to speculate.' Since 'There's no rational explanation from her.'
3.) Hence, I stated: 'However, I am starting to believe that comments from users like myself
are a major turn on for you in some weird way... perhaps we need will
have to speculate why you even bother showing up...'
Hence? Hence? Non sequiter--"It does not follow"
Your use of 'hence' indicates that you are implying that there is some sort of conclusive proof of 'arousal' in-- 'I guess people will have to speculate.' Since 'There's no rational explanation from her.' ?
That's quite a stretch, hope you warmed up first.
Added: About the 'admins' remark. I didn't think your post was that big a deal. That's why my response was two brief sentences--
That's just gross. No need for accusations of perversion.
That's all I was sayin'. No more, no less.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
ChoseStrife,
July 4, 2009 - 18:23 ET by pahuber"Really?"
Yes, really.
1.) Sanchez speculated that Sarah Palin may be pregnant.
2.) NWAHS never addressed the issue of Sarah Palin being pregnant.
3.) I never said that NWAHS addressed that issue.
* NWAHS stated:
"I guess people will have to speculate."
So I did indeed speculate. Get it? Like he thinks it is ok to do with Sarah Palin? This really isn't rocket science.
Hence? Hence? Non sequiter--"It does not follow"
It most certainly follows that if one may speculate then so may I... anyhow, I think you just like arguing.
Hence, I think your nickname by Warner Todd Huston was spot on : )
~Funny
July 4, 2009 - 18:38 ET by choselife3xI respond to this--
"NWAHS, another crown jewel of stupidity on display.
July 4, 2009 - 15:15 ET by pahuber
"I didn't. It was one weird explanation. I guess people will have to speculate. There's no rational explanation from her."
Really? Speculate? Justifying what this clown said about possibly being 'pregnant again'?
Thanks for constantly reminding us why you are considered one of the biggest asses on this site.
However, I am starting to believe that comments from users like myself
are a major turn on for you in some weird way... perhaps we need will
have to speculate why you even bother showing up..."
With this--
That's just gross. No need for accusations of perversion.
But I'm the one who likes arguing. You call a guy a "crown jewel of stupidity", "one of the biggest asses on this site", and speculate that perhaps your comments are sexually arousing to him, and I comment that your sexual remark is "gross and unnecessary". Whoopee...I'm off the hook....better stanch that sucking chest wound before you bleed out....
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
ChoseStrife,
July 4, 2009 - 18:51 ET by pahuber- Your posts are extremely confusing w/ how you link my post first then mesh quotes from me & NWAHS together...some w/ quotation marks & some w/o... I can see why you are very confused.
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"But I'm the one who likes arguing. You call a guy a "crown
jewel of stupidity", "one of the biggest asses on this site", and
speculate that perhaps your comments are sexually arousing to
him, and I comment that your sexual remark is "gross and unnecessary".
Whoopee...I'm off the hook....better stanch that sucking chest wound
before you bleed out...."
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- Yes, why bother commenting on something so benign unless you, in fact, do not like to argue?
- Yes, I do call NWAHS that and a bad bag of chips. I think that is pretty much common knowledge to most here on NBs... ask around.
- Yes, I speculate that because he seems to love making asinine comments that fly in the face of decency. He seems to think it's ok for reporters to speculate so why not I?
You stated:
"That's just gross. No need for accusations of perversion. "
Don't mind if I choose to not buy into your hyper sensative morality. Let's just be honest and say you wanted to make an issue where none existed.
~Defensive much?
July 4, 2009 - 19:58 ET by choselife3xhe seems to love making asinine comments that fly in the face of decency.
Like suggesting that his remarks arouse you? Oh wait, that wasn't him...was it?
I didn't say it was benign, I said it was gross and unnecessary. That's it. You responded with more unfounded speculation, about both shawn and myself. If you don't understand my post perhaps you should follow your own advice and read more carefully.
Saying that suggestions of an "opponents" sexual arousal are unnecessary in a political discussion hardly qualifies as "hyper-sensitive morality". It's funny that you would accuse me of that considering my joke with shawn228 on this same thread. Bringing insulting sexual innuendo into a post concerning a difference of political opinion is a troll tactic. You would condemn this tactic if a lefty made a similar post about you or about another conservative here, yes? Should conservatives not be above sexually-based attacks?
Chosestrife? Name-calling: the last resort of the desperate. How disappointing.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
ChoseStrife3x---> infinity & beyond,
July 4, 2009 - 20:23 ET by pahuber"Like suggesting that his remarks arouse you? Oh wait, that wasn't him...was it?"
???
ChooseStrife (forgot exactly how JWH referred to you), but now I understand why he said what he did... you seem hopeless.
You are destined to be just as popular as NWAHS with this type of engagement.
I stand by everything I wrote to you on this thread and it is still my contention that my post to NWAHS was entirely appropriate at every level.
pahuber : )
I hope you are celebrating your 4th of July with other things besides your commentary here...lest I start feeling sorry for you.
P.S. The original post that got you ruffled, ChooseStrife3x
July 4, 2009 - 20:31 ET by pahuberNWAHS, another crown jewel of stupidity on display.
July 4, 2009 - 15:15 ET by pahuber
"I didn't. It was one weird explanation. I guess people will have to speculate. There's no rational explanation from her."
Really? Speculate? Justifying what this clown said about possibly being 'pregnant again'?
Thanks for constantly reminding us why you are considered one of the biggest asses on this site.
However, I am starting to believe that comments from users like myself
are a major turn on for you in some weird way... perhaps we need will
have to speculate why you even bother showing up...
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I stand by each and every golden nugget of delicious truth!
Now, ChooseStrife3X THIS is sexual to the point you even mentioned it???
'a major turn on for you in some weird way...'
And how are you doing in the popularity contest?
July 4, 2009 - 20:34 ET by nwahsYou are destined to be just as popular as NWAHS with this type of engagement.
I'm willing to bet more of her posts are read than yours. Engaging or sparring with someone in a fun way can be entertaining. I have no doubt Chooselife, and I think many others understand this. But to resort to insults because you have no argument, is just boring. Sparring with inappropriate sexual innuendo is pretty juvenile as well as gross.
http://newsbusters.o...
NWAHS, I could not care less. My post to you was spot on and
July 4, 2009 - 20:41 ET by pahuberyou know it. You want to consider speculation fair game then I speculate why you have got to be the most unpopular individual on this site.
Your 'analysis' on about any topic is juvenile at best and we here at NBs grow weary of the lame inputs by you amongst the other trolls here.
ChooseStrife is not highly regarded here at NBs, as well for her constant jumping in any discussion.
No doubt I have my detractors, but apples to apples I'd bet you have more : )
~Thanks for your interest
July 4, 2009 - 20:35 ET by choselife3xShould I feel sorry for you for being here?
"Like suggesting that his remarks arouse you? Oh wait, that wasn't him...was it?"
???
Did shawn suggest that you might be aroused by his comments/responses? No. You added sexual innuendo to your name-calling. I said the sexual suggestion was gross. You hyper-ventilated and now you're even being self-righteous about it! Funny. While you puff out your chest and stand behind your spurious sexual suggestions, I'll be heading outside to watch the fireworks.
Sexual innuendo, baseless speculation, name-calling, and finally.... condescension. Fascinating.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
ChooseStrife,
July 4, 2009 - 20:51 ET by pahuber"While you puff out your chest and stand behind your spurious sexual suggestions, I'll be heading outside to watch the fireworks."
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Nobody other than the usual suspects are buying it.
That is why I reposted my initial statements. It must be hard for you to walk down the street on any given day and not see some sexual symbol in something.
I am glad you are going out to do something lest I would indeed feel sorry for you. Life must be pretty rough to constantly make issues out of about anything.
Here's a quote for you ChooseStrife~
'life is tough, but it's even tougher when you're stupid' ~ John Wayne
If I ever get arrested
July 4, 2009 - 18:48 ET by nwahsI'm calling you! :)
Thanks. I ignore most of the name calling. I usually have thick skin, and only go drama queen if I'm imbibing (which is usually after 8pm ) :)
http://newsbusters.o...
She'll be back.
July 3, 2009 - 17:16 ET by 10ksnookerShe'll be back.
Sanchez
July 3, 2009 - 17:17 ET by well99Is still working despite a lobotomy.Maybe Sara is quitting because she is tired of poor excuses for humans like you.Sanchez have you had your sex change yet?Since your not a man you might as well go ahead.
This is a classic example of how NewsBusters spins news
July 3, 2009 - 17:19 ET by nwahsNoel, the news here is not what some twit on CNN wondered. The news here in not Palin derangement syndrome. The news here is the bizarre reasoning for quitting.
Now please let some sanctimonious blowhard tell me how NewsBusters doesn't cover news.
http://newsbusters.o...
Because it's a Media Bias site
July 3, 2009 - 17:23 ET by BlondeSimple. Try reading the little tab above, marked "About".
Is that sanctimonious enough for you? Or shall I get into reading comprehension, etc.?
I hope he fails, too.
Ask for a blowhard
July 3, 2009 - 17:26 ET by nwahsAnd up pops the devil...
http://newsbusters.o...
I guess I should tag this
July 3, 2009 - 17:28 ET by nwahsI guess I should tag this.Probably screen capture it too.
http://newsbusters.o...
Good evening nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 17:31 ET by cocodrieYou are a classic example of willful ignorance and dense as a brick.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
I'm marking that down..
July 3, 2009 - 17:33 ET by nwahsThats one "nay"...
http://newsbusters.o...
Are you 'Boy Giggles' in disguise???
July 3, 2009 - 17:47 ET by Cape ConservativeYour comments are totally off the wall IMHO!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Wow
July 3, 2009 - 17:28 ET by well99Your in charge of what Noel blogs?Maybe she is tired of people like you who dont have a clue.Yet they spin moonbeams about her.Go ahead nnamrebllo weave us a tale.I read fiction so your post will be nothing new.
I didn't say it was improper
July 3, 2009 - 17:31 ET by nwahsI didn't say that Noel shouldn't blog it. I said this is the way NewsBusters spins breaking news. You don't think that Palin quitting is a bomb shell?
http://newsbusters.o...
nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 17:41 ET by well99Then start your own blog on it.As far as Palin quitting being a bombshell.It is important but my definition of bombshells is different.JFK being assasinated was a bombshell.Martin Luther King being assasinated was bombshell.9/11 was a bombshell.Sarah has chose to quit.Hell if I owed a 1/2 million for defense of phoney ethics violations I would quit to.Her last name isnt Kerry or Kennedy.We all arent rich like that.
And Michael Jackson's death is NOT a bombshell either!
July 3, 2009 - 17:53 ET by Cape ConservativeI predict we will have 24/7 msm coverage with every imagined 'if' 'and' or 'but' for this decision. How about just listening to the woman, accept her explanation and MOVE ON!
I say GOOD FOR YOU, SARAH! I'm supportive of you whichever direction you go. You have been an inspiration to all of us who are not elitist Ivy Leaguers or DC insiders, all of whom disgust me!!!
And, Fox included, I am SICK & TIRED of them bringing up the scandals of Ensign and Sanford - the woman spoke, can they NOT COMPREHEND?????
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
CC
July 3, 2009 - 17:57 ET by well99I agree. I guess putting your family ahead of politics is a foreign notion to some.
I believe she is 'the real thing' and I admire her greatly for
July 3, 2009 - 18:05 ET by Cape Conservativesticking to her principles! (if it had been me and my family being attacked so viciously, I'd have popped several of them in the nose - and I'm just a wimpy old lady ;-)
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
It's not a foreign notion,
July 3, 2009 - 18:45 ET by CacciatoIt's not a foreign notion, but if she had really wanted to put her family above of politics, she should have never run for governor in the first place...as it is, she is simply quitting. Giving up before the end of her first term.
She can give whatever rationale that she wants, but the simple fact of the matter is that she's a quitter. I don't know about you, but I was raised to never quit.
Pretty pathetic actually.
The only plausible explanation is the existence of an impending scandal. Wonder what it is.
Cac
July 3, 2009 - 18:54 ET by well99So you know that during her election for Gov the media trashed her family?
"The only plausible explanation is the existence of an impending scandal. Wonder what it is."
Are you having a Kos Kids moment?
"She can give whatever rationale that she wants, but the simple fact of the matter is that she's a quitter. I don't know about you, but I was raised to never quit."
Yea I quit after 23 years in the military.If I was in her place they would be removing me for assault and battery.The way they talk about her family is sickening.
The media didn't trash her
July 3, 2009 - 18:58 ET by CacciatoThe media didn't trash her family. I don't buy into that myth at all.
We will have to agree to disagree on that point, but let's just say for the sake of argument that the media did trash her family.
So what? So, she quits b/c of that? Come on.
Everyone in public office at a high level, gets heat from the media. It's part of the job.
You quit after 23 years. That's a successful career. She didn't even make it one term. Not even remotely comparable to your final retirement from the military after a long career.
Cac
July 3, 2009 - 19:09 ET by well99That is BS.They get heat but their family doesnt.
Yeah well most of them also
July 3, 2009 - 19:14 ET by CacciatoYeah well most of them also don't use their families as a campaign tools.
Again, I don't think the press attacked her family at all.
The media did not....
July 3, 2009 - 19:43 ET by Jen7trash her family, I agree. But those who used Trig's picture (not sure who) and the idiot on Huffington post, are a-holes.
I just don't understand why the kids even have to be discussed. They are just kids. Leave them alone. If you are going to pick on someone, pick on the candidate.
IMO, If Sarah Palin thinks this is good start for running for President in 2012, she really is an idiot. No one is going to see her quitting her job as something positive.
As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks.
Family Guy
Amazing
July 3, 2009 - 19:45 ET by jdlybrand"Again, I don't think the press attacked her family at all".
Just when I think you reached the apex of oddity, you come up with this gem. You give me the creeps!
Cac
July 3, 2009 - 19:45 ET by well99When Sara has her family with her it is a "campaign tool" .So was Obama useing his family as it to.Was Hilliary?Funny it is only Sara accused of it.
"Again, I don't think the press attacked her family at all."
You must live in different world.
I will give you one example
July 3, 2009 - 19:48 ET by CacciatoI will give you one example of her using her family.
Flying Levi out for the campaign.
Indisputable exploitation of her own family performed by her.
Name a politician that
July 3, 2009 - 20:07 ET by Free StinkerName a politician that doesn't have their family with them at the convention.
look Al Gore
July 3, 2009 - 20:07 ET by well99"Indisputable exploitation of her own family performed by her." He was her future son in law at the time.So your saying it was wrong for him to go?Could you please show me where this make it "Indisputable exploitation".
oh please
July 3, 2009 - 20:18 ET by candanceHow dare she let her future son-in-law show up with her family at an event where the whole family is expected to show up.
candance
July 3, 2009 - 20:22 ET by well99Isnt that a impeachable offense?
don't think so well
July 3, 2009 - 20:35 ET by candanceAccording to liberals, lying under oath about sexually exploiting your own staff is not enough for impeachment.
So unless Sarah Palin finds a lower bar than that, she needn't worry about liberals judging her.
Candance, He didn't
July 4, 2009 - 10:32 ET by CacciatoCandance,
He didn't simply show up. They flew him out under much fanfare and made a huge public show of it ONLY after her daughter's pregnancy came out.
It was a spectacle. Intentional exploitation in an attempt to make her daughter's teen pregnancy seem more acceptable.
→ Ca-ca chew
July 3, 2009 - 20:23 ET by Cool ArrowAre you serious? Or are you really that binocularly ambliopic?
...I don't think the press
July 3, 2009 - 20:24 ET by PeskyDane...I don't think the press attacked her family at all.
Hmm... perhaps you should try this thing called "paying attention." Some of us have found it to be rather useful when we want to at least sound informed.
...but the simple fact of
July 3, 2009 - 20:30 ET by PeskyDane...but the simple fact of the matter is that she's a quitter.
I guess every woman who asks her rapist to stop is a "quitter" to the inexcusably stupid.
It is a bombshell
July 3, 2009 - 17:41 ET by bigtimerIt is a bombshell nw.
...as much as I hate to agree with you.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Actually I think where the
July 3, 2009 - 17:33 ET by mikejActually I think where the bias part comes in is that if a Democrat were stepping down would they wonder the same thing or would they put it in the best possible light? I think we all know the answer to that.
If Obama suddenly stepped down as POTUS ( I can dream can't I?) then CNN and the rest would be saying it was because he has so many miracles left to perform before he ascends to Heaven.
I'm not going about what CNN said
July 3, 2009 - 17:38 ET by nwahsI'm going by what Palin said. It was strange.She was elected to 4 years. She quit for no logical reason. And this is a CNN bias story?
http://newsbusters.o...
Did you even listen to the
July 4, 2009 - 11:55 ET by redmikeDid you even listen to the speech? It's completely obvious why she quit. She's going broke. The federal liberal legal establishment is perverting the state level ethics law in order to tank her future political prospects. She is about the only politician I can think of that still has some desire to do the right thing. I'm sure it irritated her to no end that she was forced to use Alaskan taxpayer money/time to defend these spurious charges. Already, she has spent (indirectly) over a million dollars of taxpayer money on legal defense of her administration and has over $500k of unpaid legal bills of her own. You can't deal with that as a state level politician.
Now, she is going to have to do the speaking circuit in order to raise cash. No sane person would keep a job that costs them several times more than they earn.
It's going to be tough to
July 4, 2009 - 11:58 ET by CacciatoIt's going to be tough to hit the speaking circuit from a prison cell.
Time to face reality Newsbusters. Palin is in big trouble.
She should have practiced what she preached. Instead, she fell into the oldest trap for politicians in the book...greed.
Cacciato~
July 4, 2009 - 12:08 ET by Georgia GirlOh please! You wish!
Well, it's been fun. It's been real. But it hasn't been real fun. LOL. Later! [And by "later," I mean: much, much, much, much later, Cacciato. You know, when I'm less aggravated with your current posts! ^_^]
Happy July 4th, everyone. :)
Georgia, Can I say I TOLD
July 4, 2009 - 12:09 ET by CacciatoGeorgia,
Can I say I TOLD YOU SO, when its turns out that she resigned because she's going to be convicted of embezzlement with SBS?
That's fair, right?
Seriously, why else would a woman as proud, power hungry, and deteremined as her resign before the end of her first term?
Cacciato~
July 4, 2009 - 12:13 ET by Georgia GirlYes, you absolutely can. And I would take it well. In fact, it would be the ONE time you were right and I was wrong. That would be a little bit refreshing to me. LOL.
So ... go ahead. Say "I told you so" if it comes to that. Deal!
Fair enough. Accept my
July 4, 2009 - 12:15 ET by CacciatoFair enough. Accept my virtual handshake.
I still can't believe you think this whole thing was voluntary on her part after seeing how driven she has been her whole career, but to each his own.
cc - Just read on Drudge that the Palin attorneys are going to
July 4, 2009 - 22:14 ET by Cape Conservativeproceed against bloggers such as yourself who are delighted to jump on the bandwagon and spread unfounded accusations. It is quite obvious you have been waiting for this moment for some time. Maybe you will enjoy YOUR time in a prison cell if you don't stop spreading false rumors. You have taken great pleasure in repeatedly posting very negative things about the governor. Why not stick to the HuffPo for such c*r*a*p - that is the modus operandi over there, right?!? We really don't need it here on NB.
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Shawn
July 3, 2009 - 18:15 ET by Noel SheppardShawn,
Do you honestly not understand what this site is all about? You've been a member here for over two years and you still don't get it?
Let me clue you in: as it pertains to liberal media bias -- and, therefore, what is important at NB -- Rick Sanchez asking Candy Crowley if Sarah Palin is quitting because she's pregnant again IS the news! Capiche? ns
Noel, I've been through this
July 3, 2009 - 18:43 ET by nwahsI'm not stupid. I know this site covers news by proxy. The media bias angle is device. Point to the the articles critiquing media outlets for giving any conservative a free pass or soft ball interview ( start with David Vitter). The only media bias apparent is you focusing on what some twit on CNN speculated, and not wondering why this was dropped on the Friday of a 3 day weekend. We all know why things are dropped on Friday right? In your scathing critique of CNN, how would you have made sense of her meandering explanation about "not wanting to milk the political system as a lame duck"? Hell, pregnant, body snatchers, flipped out on acid - any is more plausible than someone resigning because they are a lame duck. That excuse is beyond weird, its bizarre.
http://newsbusters.o...
nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 18:47 ET by well99"I'm not stupid." Should we take a vote on that?Go back and listen to her speech again.Apparently you missed alot of it.
Palin could not possibly be
July 3, 2009 - 18:48 ET by NL207Palin could not possibly be resigning because she is sick of the leftoid media thugs making a circus of her family, especially her two daughters, could she?
NL, It's possible but if
July 3, 2009 - 18:49 ET by CacciatoNL,
It's possible but if that is her reason than all that tells me is she's pathetic & weak-willed.
You couldn't take a tenth of
July 3, 2009 - 20:33 ET by PeskyDaneYou couldn't take a tenth of what she withstood. I don't know that any libtard should be calling anyone weak. Ever.
The voice of experience
July 3, 2009 - 20:38 ET by general companyIt's possible but if that is her reason than all that tells me is she's pathetic & weak-willed.
No doubt her will is a bit stronger then yours
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Why do you presume to judge
July 3, 2009 - 22:26 ET by NL207Why do you presume to judge her value structures?
If that was indeed her motivation, that is entirely a personal choice. America is about being free to make such choices.
Given the crap the leftwing media has given here including the abuse of her famuliy, invasion of her privacy and massive legal fees over a 'corruption' investigation that revealed no corruption, I can completely understand such a choice.
~Shawn
July 4, 2009 - 20:07 ET by choselife3xConsidering the non-stop full-bore personal attacks on herself, her daughters, her infant son, the legal cost of defending herself from unwarranted charges, and the time, cost and hassle for the Governor's staff, her reason for quitting cannot be called bizarre. Seems like she thought a lot about it.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
I understand that is tough
July 4, 2009 - 20:40 ET by nwahsBut in a forum thread, a poster put it pretty succinctly - she has a commitment to those who voted for her. Thats how this differs from most jobs. I'm sure she didn't imply "Well we'll see what it looks like in 2 years and see which way we jump." She needs to better explain to her voters why she is leaving early. As is, she peppered her speech with 4 year references, as if she completed her term. Thats not honesty. Thats a trick.
http://newsbusters.o...
Here it comes...
July 3, 2009 - 17:22 ET by slickwillie2001Get ready for a blizzard of PDS liberal-bias articles; the trolls will be coming out of the woodwork like roaches when the lights go off in one of the Bamster's Chicago housing projects.
I was actually hoping that her reason was something like that
July 3, 2009 - 17:23 ET by mikejbecause it would make it look alot better than just stepping down the way she did. I like her and wish the best for her but I do not like what she did today. For the sake of her family I'm hoping that she bows out of politics. The way the media treats her and her family has got to be too much to take IMO.
Hey Rick!!
July 3, 2009 - 17:24 ET by sic721Kill anyone while drunk driving lately?
http://www.topix.com/forum/news/immigration/TLRMRML2J424655G7/p2
Jerk.
Liberalism is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.--- Mark Twain(paraphrased)
Sanchez is a d___ (Hint: rhymes with rick)
July 3, 2009 - 17:32 ET by R D Helm-Dave
"Obama's health care 'reform' plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof." - Herman Cain
The Peter Principle does not apply to Governor Sarah Palin
July 3, 2009 - 17:35 ET by upcountrywaterShe is moving on up.. She has a dream
She is miles above the scum sucking PDSers, and they will never get it.
Reagan VS Liberalism
I'm heartbroken BUT
July 3, 2009 - 17:38 ET by Lord ErondSarah is my candidate to the bitter end no matter what. And she'll still have 10x as much class as the troglodytes that have heaped endless abuse on her for the past 8 months.
If she decides in 2050 to run, I'll vote for her. After the piece of s--t that's currently occupying the White House has run this country into the ground, people will be begging for an honest leader like Governor Palin.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
Nice to know, Lord E - I'll be long gone by 2050, but would
July 3, 2009 - 17:56 ET by Cape Conservativebe more than happy to cast my vote for her at any time before I reach the end of my life's road.
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
It's really simple what she
July 3, 2009 - 17:38 ET by ConservativeRexIt's really simple what she has decided to do. Run for the senate so she can vote against all the bat shit crazy stuff that the obamiacs brew up. And it won't be too much longer when she'll be in the majority in the senate. Then we'll see these un-American liberal loons shaking in their Birkenstocks.
I'll back her no matter what she decides. We may finally have someone in the senate to tell Ed Drunkennedy where to get the hell off. Not to mention Grandma Reid.
Hey CR, just a question, why
July 3, 2009 - 17:53 ET by kangarooHey CR, just a question, why would Sarah step down to go for the senate? Gov Crist of FL is running for senate and he hasn't steped down. Maybe Sarah said F..k all this shit, and leave the troubles behind. (Ta McCloud)
We will just have to wait
July 3, 2009 - 17:42 ET by kangarooWe will just have to wait and see what the scoop is. (personally I think that the MSM have made her life hell and is interfering with her running her state) It is interesting to note that things come in threes, Ensign, Sandford, Palin. I call shinanigans on the Dems. JMHO
Kangaroo I agree. It's
July 3, 2009 - 17:56 ET by Radical1979Kangaroo I agree. It's got to be difficult on the home front and the work front, and maybe she got to the point where she felt for the family's sake she needed to step down.
Sadly, dems are still looking for scandal.
Rad, I agree, who had any
July 3, 2009 - 18:16 ET by kangarooRad, I agree, who had any idea that the media would just make her life a living hell, Sarah sure as hell did'nt. Knowing how Sarah is, family is first with her no doubt. Even if she takes a break for 10 years, she will be back 10 fold, Crap I hope it is sooner.
I think she's done.
July 3, 2009 - 18:22 ET by Dena InaToast. All because of...the media? Boy, I'm glad she's getting off the train now. If she can't handle the media now, she wouldn't be able to handle them later. Check, please!
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
Here we go. A new plant
July 3, 2009 - 18:24 ET by Free StinkerHere we go. A new plant from Kos pipes up . . .
Huh?
July 3, 2009 - 18:30 ET by Dena InaFar from the truth...I liked her. I question why she's leaving when the support is so high. This isn't a media problem. There's something going on...
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
As Mark Levin so cogently
July 3, 2009 - 18:33 ET by Free StinkerAs Mark Levin so cogently pointed out about an hour ago:
I'll wait.
July 3, 2009 - 18:41 ET by Dena InaToo soon for any conclusions.
Was the Vanity Fair piece just too much? All politicians leave to spend time with family, or their loved one in the case of Sanford.
She needs to be seen in the lower 48? She ran for Vice-President of the United States in the last election. She was the darling of the GOP. She was everywhere. Everywhere.
What she needed was to show she could govern through hard times. She needed her office to propel her to the next highest office. She just failed the test. Period.
There's something more to this story.
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
Dena, I agree with your
July 3, 2009 - 18:47 ET by CacciatoDena,
I agree with your final sentence. There is more to this story. A scandal's a brewing.
Thanks.
July 3, 2009 - 18:52 ET by Dena InaStay tuned!
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
She did already govern
July 3, 2009 - 18:52 ET by Free StinkerShe did already govern through hard times.
ACES, AGIA, 15 (dismissed) ethics complaints, Oil prices fluctuating wildly (major tax revenue source for Alaska)
The fact is, nothing that I say, no fact, no well written argument will change your mind. You made it up when Kos or Huffpo told you what to think, and nothing will shake you from that.
Free, listen.
July 3, 2009 - 18:57 ET by Dena InaI'm saying she committed political suicide on the National level. She's awesome. She is facing harder times now with the Dems in power and an economy in recession. She needed to step up and weather the storm and fulfill her obligation to the voters who elected her to office. If she's stepping down to advance herself, she just lost those voters who needed her as the Governor. Spin it how you want. Go ahead, your move.
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
I don't need to spin
July 3, 2009 - 19:00 ET by Free StinkerI don't need to spin anything.
I just mentioned the tough things she went through in Alaska and you ignored it, and moved on to a different point. Straight out of Troll 101. Tells me all I need to know about how discussions with you will be.
Thanks...
July 3, 2009 - 22:42 ET by Georgia GirlI got it. :)
Free, just for you....
July 3, 2009 - 22:02 ET by Clear thinkerFree, just for you.... Palin May Leave GOP
Dena Ina, I guess you are on dial-up?
July 3, 2009 - 19:15 ET by upcountrywaterAll of Sarah comments, speaks of doing what is right,and moving on.
She is like any good business manager, she has trained her replacement.
She has some great plans ahead, a great vision
Quitting before you've
July 3, 2009 - 19:18 ET by CacciatoQuitting before you've finished a committment is never the right move.
Side note, I followed your link and noticed the title of the youtube video referenced the fact that she didn't use a teleprompter...I heard the whole speech, she definitely should have went with a teleprompter. Weak, weak speech. Rambling, incoherent, tough to watch.
cacc, not surprised lots of stuff flies over your head..
July 3, 2009 - 19:25 ET by upcountrywaterhere is another video that flies over your head too
Reagan VS Liberalism
Why on earth is the Government everything to you?
She finished her job in Alaska, she has a suitable replacement.
She finished her job? Uhhh,
July 3, 2009 - 19:27 ET by CacciatoShe finished her job?
Uhhh, no she didn't.
I said she finished her job as gov in Alaska.
July 3, 2009 - 19:44 ET by upcountrywaterShe still has lots of work to do.
Listen again to the video. as if ha ha
..She has some great plans ahead for the future.
She not pregnant, sick, or has any fill in the blank ______ issues.
The Peter Principle, has effected your viewing skills.
BTW.....You will never ever understand CRA's role in the trashing of this economy.
Reagan VS Liberalism
Wrong as usual. I'd like
July 4, 2009 - 12:04 ET by redmikeWrong as usual. I'd like to see how long you stay in your job when it costs you 4 times what it pays you.
Your post makes no
July 4, 2009 - 12:07 ET by CacciatoYour post makes no sense.
Why would my job cost me 4 times what it pays me?
sarah palin
July 3, 2009 - 20:29 ET by jesterfree stinker,your statement about people listening to Kos and huffpo is right on the money. and true well stated dude
The 300 pound elelphant
July 3, 2009 - 18:46 ET by nwahsThe 300 pound elephant in the room is she dropped this news on the Friday of a 3 day weekend. Yea, there's something more here. Obviously.
http://newsbusters.o...
Not everybody is blinded
July 3, 2009 - 18:34 ET by bigtimerNot everybody is blinded full time by your beloved Sarah FS.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Cute by half-wit.
July 3, 2009 - 18:38 ET by Free StinkerCute by half-wit.
Why and what proof do you
July 3, 2009 - 18:42 ET by bigtimerWhy and what proof do you have to call dena a plant from kos because of her opinion on her post above.
Some of us here agree with it FS.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
'Nuff Said
July 3, 2009 - 18:48 ET by Free StinkerYou were a big supporter of PopTech too.
Huh?
July 3, 2009 - 18:51 ET by Dena InaWho's 'PopTech'?
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
Dena Ina, PopularTech was
July 3, 2009 - 19:13 ET by fitzfongDena Ina,
PopularTech was a poster on this site. He was really good at debunking the Al Gore apologists whenever environmental stories came up. But he had his run-ins with just about everyone on the site (myself included). He had a real bee in his bonnet about Sarah Palin, and got into some epic arguments with other posters on that subject. I think he got run recently after one of those seemingly endless battles. I thought it was kind of B.S. myself.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
...and I had my differences
July 3, 2009 - 18:56 ET by bigtimer...and I had my differences with him FS...has nothing to do with my opinion or others here.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Sometimes...
July 3, 2009 - 22:44 ET by Georgia Girlinstincts are right on. I'd proceed with caution. :)
Thanks.
July 3, 2009 - 18:44 ET by Dena InaFreeStinker, Sarah is done. Whether you like her or not.
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
Agreed
July 3, 2009 - 18:48 ET by ACWThere is more here than meets the eye . . . or actually maybe less.
Be nice if folks just sat back and waited
July 3, 2009 - 20:19 ET by general companyWho on this Earth had been more meligned then the Palins. I would love to have these folks in my community. But for crying out loud they are human!!
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
You know she could have given a straight answer
July 3, 2009 - 20:56 ET by nwahsInstead we have this press conference that drifts all over the place and competes for audio with a baby and ducks. She looked like she was on meth. I'm sorry , but she was not clear in this press conference. It was a chore to follow. No one resigns office because they are "lame duck." Many politicians actually become leaders during lame duck periods. Her excuse is plain weird and delivered in a weird fashion.
http://newsbusters.o...
→ Riiight nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 20:58 ET by Cool ArrowA straight answer like Obama or Gibbs offer?
You honestly didn't understand what she was saying?
No I didn't understand what she was saying
July 3, 2009 - 21:06 ET by nwahsExplain it to me. Explain the precedent for resigning because you are lame duck? If ANY governor in the country could have made a case for resigning lame duck it would have been Blanco from Louisiana after Katrina and the Road Home fiasco. Yet she stood her post and did what she could do to improve the Road Home program. Resigning an office because you are a lame duck is nuts, it neurotic, its unprecedented. You going to try to spin this move that is even making conservative talking heads speculate, that "another shoe is going to drop" as a good thing? Its weird at best.
http://newsbusters.o...
→ nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 21:12 ET by Cool ArrowShe said she was resigning. I didn't think that was so hard to understand.
Now if you can explain what Gibbs was telling Helen Thomas the other day, we're even.
Maybe you can then explain to me how people making less than $250k aren't going to see any of their federal taxes raised. You're not going to tell me you really believe that, are you?
→ Blanco?
July 3, 2009 - 21:18 ET by Cool ArrowDid you say Blanco?
Now there's a woman who should have resigned in disgrace.
She was too busy refusing help because the president was from the wrong party.
nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 21:17 ET by well99Let me use small words for you.Watch the whole thing.If there is any part of that sentence you dont understand let me know.Just a note:You need to get out of that fantasy world you live in.Apparently you never seen a real person on meth.
Check out this link it might help.
http://www.sesamestreet.org/home/?scrollerId=games
wow nwahs
July 3, 2009 - 21:15 ET by candanceYou just had to find a way to wiggle in a comment about drugs, didn't you?
Why don't you just go for broke and call her a whore? I know you want to.
→ candance
July 3, 2009 - 21:21 ET by Cool ArrowIn his twisted mind, I don't think nwahs would bring Sarah down to the same level as the girls he goes with.
The meth crack
July 4, 2009 - 18:54 ET by nwahsWas wrong and unfair. I shouldn't have posted that. The speech sounded hastily written and not rehearsed. The meth crack was out the box and uncalled for. I'm sorry.
http://newsbusters.o...
Dena no politician has
July 3, 2009 - 20:26 ET by Radical1979Dena no politician has gotten a more difficult ride from the media than Sarah Palin, and no one has had it easier than Obama. I don't see the MSM focusing on his cocaine use the way they focus on Palin's hunting. Let's see, cocaine use illegal, hunting legal. Yet the cocaine got a pass but the hunting didn't.
I think when her children are older she'll be back, right now it's got to be difficult for them.
Radical~
July 4, 2009 - 08:31 ET by Georgia GirlAgreed.
copy~
July 4, 2009 - 08:29 ET by Georgia Girl~
Just a side comment, these 3
July 3, 2009 - 18:06 ET by kangarooJust a side comment, these 3 Republicans were up and comming fav's for re election, going forward to presidency or senate, odds on for Romney or Jindal, for the next scandal. (do you notice CA. (R) Arnold S. doesn't cop flack at all, guess being married to a Kennedy has it's perks. JMO
Does seem more than concidence
July 3, 2009 - 18:53 ET by ACWthat three of the often spoken of standard bearers for the GOP in 2012 have imploded in the past month.
It seems the only entity
July 3, 2009 - 20:25 ET by ConservativeRexIt seems the only entity making at least Sanford a 'front runner' to run for president was and remained the MSM. They prop up who they think Conservatives should back. We need to make sure the media won't select our candidate again. Sanford wasn't a front runner for me. I will continue to back Palin in whatever she decides to do. Besides, like Sanford, Palin doesn't answer to 99% of us. At the moment, her decision is between her and Alaskans.
Cr..... "We need to make
July 3, 2009 - 20:30 ET by bigtimerCr.....
"We need to make sure the media won't select our candidate again" is right!
That includes all msm... of all venues to me.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Are you implying Sarah Palin had an affair?
July 3, 2009 - 18:19 ET by Dena InaEnsign-admits to an affair not resigning.
Sanford-admits to an affair not resigning.
Palin-_______ resigning over what? Begs the Question-
Something is up. She's giving up when the going is tough, not so tough, hard, not so hard, etc...very confusing and intriguing all at the same time. This will destroy her political aspirations, period.
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
So much over your head, here is Her Unfiltered comments.
July 3, 2009 - 18:32 ET by upcountrywaterYou don't get it.. She is taking a stand and she has a vision!
Reagan VS Liberalism
Troll juice
July 3, 2009 - 18:36 ET by kangarooTroll juice
Dena
July 3, 2009 - 18:43 ET by kangarooI am not going to waste troll juice on you, MJ, Farrah, Ed all died of different things, but made up 3, get it. or is that a hard question, sheeeeeeeeeeesh
I don't believe in your rule of 3.
July 3, 2009 - 18:50 ET by Dena InaWhy can't I have an opinion? I stated I liked her. She just committed political suicide. If you lump her with Ensign & Sanford, you are saying she's had an affair. Get real. Get over yourself.
Dena
"I survived Roe v. Wade"
She was the darling of the
July 3, 2009 - 21:54 ET by PeskyDaneShe was the darling of the GOP.
You just revealed yourself for a liar. Nice try. Yeah, you "liked" Palin. Go back yo KOS and re-take your seminar classes.
Dena~
July 4, 2009 - 08:38 ET by Georgia GirlI see your tagline. I assume you must have some admiration and respect for Palin's pro life stance and advocacy? As you know, she did not just give lip service ... but when the going got tough, she "walked-the-walk" by having her child, as did her daughter under even more pressured & difficult circumstances. That must mean a great deal to you personally. Do you have any special thoughts on that? I would think that you would be one to see the big picture (in terms of what is truly important) and give someone the benefit of the doubt, when they have stood so firm on a topic that must be very significant (literally, lifesaving) to you. Would that be the case?
Perhaps Sarah Palin quit to organize the pitchfork & torch...
July 3, 2009 - 17:50 ET by R D Helm...march on Washington many of us hope is coming.
-Dave
"Obama's health care 'reform' plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof." - Herman Cain
Sure Dave... ...You
July 3, 2009 - 17:52 ET by bigtimerSure Dave...
...You betcha'!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Dave
July 3, 2009 - 17:56 ET by Free StinkerDave,
It's coming September 12th . . .
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Free - I'm busy sharpening the prongs of our pitchfork ;-)
July 3, 2009 - 17:58 ET by Cape Conservative912 is THE DAY!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
I'll see you there !
July 3, 2009 - 18:00 ET by Free StinkerI'll see you there !
CNN is deep in a hole and
July 3, 2009 - 18:15 ET by d1carterCNN is deep in a hole and they just keep on digging. If this is the best that CNN has, that hole is going to get much deeper.
d1... Somebody just needs
July 3, 2009 - 18:25 ET by bigtimerd1...
Somebody just needs to start shoveling the dirt on top of them.....think msnbc are the creatures doing it now....all the while FOX is laughing at both of them.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Media Double Standard
July 3, 2009 - 18:30 ET by slickwillie2001There's a real double standard regarding running for office while in another. When President George W. Bush was running in 2000, he was endlessly harassed about his Governor job. The liberal media demanded to know how he could honestly carry out the duties required of the Governor of Texas while running for President. The liberal media practically demanded that he resign. (They could get away with that because Al Gore was essentially unemployed.)
Re Bamster vs Senator McCain in 2008, their offices were equal so this tactic could not be used.
Now when Governor Palin resigns, perhaps to seek higher office, she is assailed for 'abandoning the people of Alaska', and being a quitter, erratic, etc. As if there is no hierarchy there to take over the responsibilities of the Governor. Had she announced a run for the US Senate today and not resigned from the Governor's office, the calls for her to resign would have begun immediately.
She will be attacked no matter which decision she makes. She will also find that the attacks will not end today. There is something in Palin that drives liberals into a drooling rage, and it will not subside this easily.
Slick, Do you really
July 3, 2009 - 18:42 ET by CacciatoSlick,
Do you really believe her only reason for quitting is to fulfill her aspirations for higher office?
It's almost too late to run for 2010 & it's way too early to starting running for 2012.
Too Early?
July 4, 2009 - 03:32 ET by dvdaughtryIt's almost too late to run for 2010 & it's way too early to starting running for 2012.
Obama ran for the White House 2 years before his election.
Six months to get her "house" in order and then it's off to the races!
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
I don't blame Sanchez...
July 3, 2009 - 18:42 ET by jdripperHe probably wants to have Todd come down and do his old lady so she can know how it feels to have a man.
Jack
"If at age 20 you are a conservative then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are a liberal then you have no brains." Sir Winston Churchill
Unfortunate
July 3, 2009 - 19:01 ET by ACWtrash talk like that degrades the writer as much as their target.
today's conservatives...
July 3, 2009 - 20:27 ET by jdripperare more interested in being holier then thou prima donnas and fighting their allies then in fighting their true enemies.
Jack
"If at age 20 you are a conservative then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are a liberal then you have no brains." Sir Winston Churchill
oh I'm sorry jdripper
July 3, 2009 - 20:41 ET by candanceYou're right. Real conservatives fight their enemies by making immature jokes about extramarital sex.
Sarah Palin
July 3, 2009 - 18:46 ET by GothampcWhatever the reason, I would vote for her for POTUS and be proud to see her representing the US as our leader.
So she's going to campaign
July 3, 2009 - 18:49 ET by CacciatoSo she's going to campaign for POTUS for 3 years?
I don't think so.
Yup
July 3, 2009 - 18:58 ET by nwahsAnd she's going to cast a pale over her only real experience by quitting before she completes her term. There's something here.
http://newsbusters.o...
→ Cast a pale?
July 3, 2009 - 20:28 ET by Cool ArrowCould you explain the meaning of "cast a pale"?
I promise, I've heard "Cast a shadow", but never "cast a pale"
Is it a racial thing?
Yes, it "casts a pale" and
July 3, 2009 - 21:57 ET by PeskyDaneYes, it "casts a pale" and "goes beyond the shadow". Show compassion to less-than-literate libtards.
I hope she is stepping down
July 3, 2009 - 21:46 ET by 24enakI hope she is stepping down to lead the charge for a new GOP as well, four more years, four more years for Obama.
Typical CNN and the lib media...
July 3, 2009 - 18:50 ET by PrairieSky"She's probably pregnant again...You know how those conservatives are...Keep the women barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen..." This is no doubt the likely thinking among the libs and the lib media...
Rick Sanchez is a laughable excuse for a journalist, and an even poorer excuse for a human being.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Surpise!
July 3, 2009 - 19:26 ET by ParagrouperWhat an interesting turn of events. I scanned a number of different reports on this and I see one common denominator: nobody knows what is going on. Every report is engaging in some form of speculation--from the "she's pregnant" to the ethics probe number 16 on the way.
A couple of snippets I found to be interesting: One was a quote she attributed ot Gen Douglas MacArther: "we are not reteating: we are advancing in another direction." The other was a post-news conference promise to her supporters; asking them to "stay tuned via twitter. We'll soon attach information on this decision not to seek reelection."
No matter you personal opinion of Sarah Pailin, we should all be able to agree on one thing: we haven't heard the last of her.
"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking." - General George Patton Jr
Prematurity
July 3, 2009 - 19:38 ET by easygoerTo all who are writing Palin's political obituary. There was nobody deader in the water than Richard Nixon after he lost the California gubernatorial election in 1962. Six years later.....
... he won the presidency,
July 3, 2009 - 21:42 ET by 24enak... he won the presidency, and became paranoid and corrupt. That doesn't bode to well for Palin then.
Chicago thug
July 4, 2009 - 06:30 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsA paranoid and corrupt Republican in the office of the President would be ten times better than the Chicago thug we now have.
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Nixon would be a breath of
July 4, 2009 - 12:16 ET by redmikeNixon would be a breath of fresh air compared to Obama. I doubt Nixon would be siding with pinko commies like Castro and Chavez.
Re Nixon
July 4, 2009 - 12:36 ET by slickwillie2001Nixon's crimes were trivial compared to an average democratic President. Kennedy was probably the most corrupt and criminal President America has ever had, but the Bamster is definitely in the running. His clearly illegal firing of Inspectors-General is already more than Nixon could have got away with. The doofus Holder is a little smarter than Janet Reno, but a whole lot more criminal.
We can change this in 2010. First on the list will be a Congressional Investigation of the illegal I-G firings.
24enak
July 4, 2009 - 22:49 ET by easygoerYour response is akin to asking someone the time and he tells you the weather report instead. Nicely done. Kook on, kimosabe.
my thoughts on Sarah Palin
July 3, 2009 - 19:51 ET by candance-I realize that politics is a tough sport and you have to have thick skin...but come on. No politician has ever dealt with dirty jokes about their young children, blog rumors about faking a birth, $2 mil worth of bogus lawsuits, etc. We want leaders who are strong, but there comes a point when your children come home crying, you have to do something.
-Her explanation did not make sense, but I'm not too worried about that. That was really a polite way of saying "talk to the new guy" while she prepared to leave. She's a smart woman so I am sure she knows what she is doing.
-Doubt this is the end of her career. We have a 24 hour news cycle where most people can't remember what the major headlines were two weeks ago. If Elliot Spitzer is a friggin commentator for the MSM now then anything is possible.
-Democrats will call her a quitter because they don't believe in quitting even when convicted of crimes. And as far as I'm concerned, quitting is better than going through a charade of showing up late and voting present, or not showing up at all because you're campaigning on the job.
-Sarah Palin has never been one to follow convention. If we want a politician who follows the script and plays the game just right, let's all give John McCain another try in 2012. I for one am glad to see someone doing whatever they want to do regardless of the critics.
Candance well said. I
July 3, 2009 - 20:20 ET by Radical1979Candance well said. I think what Palin did took courage. She sacrificied her job for the good of her family and the good of her state. She doesn't want to have Alaskan taxpayer money wasted on these continual and false ethics violations that get in the way of getting the job done.
She did what she believed in and took the high road.
candance
July 3, 2009 - 20:50 ET by MrShyAgreed. Well said. Btw, I stopped in very briefly to take a gander at HuffPo* and it's comments, and they are all screaming like little kids, "there's a big scandal around the corner... stay tuned!!"
*SIDE NOTE: You have to see Huff-n-Stuff's homepage. They are frothing at the mouth over this, with huge headline and subhead text (black and red), three unappealing photos of her lined up across the page. It's like the Titanic sank again or a president was assassinated.
You're the next contestant on...
THE MESSIAH IS... LEFT !!
wait..
July 3, 2009 - 20:51 ET by candanceI have friends on NB who interact with me? Who knew?
?
July 3, 2009 - 21:05 ET by MrShy?
:)
You're the next contestant on...
THE MESSIAH IS... LEFT !!
Or like Michael Jackson
July 3, 2009 - 21:06 ET by Radical1979Or like Michael Jackson died...
how is the bogus
July 3, 2009 - 21:23 ET by 24enakhow is the bogus blogoshpere's and their stupid gossip rumors treatment to Palin any different from what Obama faced, or any other celebrity faces on a daily basis.
If she is resigning because of furture political reasons than be up front about it, I would have a problem about it. But since she was vague to the reason why she is stepping down as gov. then rumors will swirl. I don't go to the blogosphere for news and if you do than that is your own fault.
I don't visit Huffington post or Daily Kos (seriously) NB and Media Matters, and TMZ occasionally that is as far as my blogosphere adventuring goes.
how is the bogus
July 3, 2009 - 21:37 ET by Radical1979how is the bogus blogoshpere's and their stupid gossip rumors treatment to Palin any different from what Obama faced, or any other celebrity faces on a daily basis.
You can't be serious. Palin was accused not actually giving birth to her son Trig (he was her daughter's baby), she was constantly mocked and ridiculed, and even her children were not safe (Letterman).
Obama faced what? He got a pass on using pot and cocaine, working with terrorists, and God forbid the press photographs him while smoking!
There is a HUGE difference in what Palin and Obama faced from the media.
What journalist or media
July 3, 2009 - 23:25 ET by 24enakWhat journalist or media figure EVER said that Palin did not actually give birth to Trig. Every public figure and poltician is constantly mocked and ridiculed. Letterman's 'joke' was in poor taste, but her children were never in harms way because of Letterman.
The Palin not actually giving birth to Trig rumor was never (unless you can show me otherwise that the "MSM" ever said that she did not give birth to Trig) said by the 'msm'.
The Obama using cocaine, paling around with terrorist, was said on a daily basis by Fox News, Conservative radio hosts, and even Sarah Palin herself.
THE MEDIA NEVER ACCUSED PALIN OF NOT GIVING BIRTH TO TRIG.
The Obama using cocaine,
July 4, 2009 - 06:37 ET by Jack BauerObama admitted to being a coke head in his autobiography; and he did "pal around" with a self-confessed domestic terrorist who ghost-wrote the aforementioned book.
What's your point here?
Rad, what
July 4, 2009 - 19:26 ET by UpNorthabout Obama's history? Nobody in the MSM even bothered to vette him, no one was interested in his past, his grades, his thesis, his schedule, his applications to colleges, his passport history, and how many he may have had, how he paid for college, who paid for his college and more. I could go on, but everyone, with a brain anyway, gets where I'm going with this. HUGE doesn't even begin to address the difference that Obama and Palin faced from the media.
It was said that Palin had as much experience as Obama. That's true, and she certainly has more common sense than Obama. She wouldn't be trying to prop up a Marxist President in Honduras, siding with Hugo and The Castro Brothers, bowing to a foreign king, apologizing to whoever would listen, and extolling the virtues of Islam over the rest of the world.
UpNorth - My thoughts exactly - NO investigation into a
July 5, 2009 - 18:34 ET by Cape ConservativeSECRETIVE presidential candidate and thousands of investigations into an OPEN vice presidential candidate.
Let's face it - liberals cannot stand a good-looking conservative female (not that I've known many 'good-looking' liberal females ;-) and will do all in their power to destroy them! Look at Condi Rice, well-educated, good-looking, and the black community ignored her as if she had leprosy. LIBERAL trumps ALL!!! If you are NOT liberal, then you're not black, you're not female, you're not educated, you're not well-spoken, ad nauseum!
Give me someone no matter what sex or race (or whether they are 'good-looking' or not) who has strong conservative values and I will do all I can to promote them. America needs strong individuals with the principles to return our country to the greatness once known!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security Secretary as a Right Wing Radical Extremist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
*spits out drink*
July 3, 2009 - 21:38 ET by candanceWhen David Letterman makes a joke about Malia getting raped by Alex Rodriguez, get back to me. Please.
If she is resigning because of furture political reasons than be up front about it, I would have a problem about it.
Aside from the fact that your government education makes this difficult to read, I don't believe you. No explanation would have made you happy. If she said it was because of her children, you would have mockingly called her a weakling. If she said it was to advance her own career, you would accuse her of shortchanging the people of Alaska. If she said it was because of money problems and frivilous lawsuits, you would imply that she's probably guilty anyway. I. Do. Not. Believe. You.
I don't go to the blogosphere for news and if you do than that is your own fault.
Who said anything about the blogosphere being news? Did I say that? In fact, I specifically said there were nasty *rumors* floating around. Reading comprehension is a great tool. I realize that government schools are too busy teaching you about global warming to make much time for intellectual activity, but do try.
The joke about a-rod
July 3, 2009 - 23:47 ET by 24enakThe joke about a-rod knocking up the gov's daughter while attending a Yankee game wasn't funny, and was mistakingly directed towards willow when it was obviously directed towards Bristol.
Bristol has continued to be in the public's eye with her abstinence only promotion. The Obama daughters have only been seen and not heard since election day.
Yes I made a mistake and forgot n't after the would. Government mandated schooling is better than home skooling. No, I think there is more to come from Palin onto why she is stepping down. Being up front about would make me happy, no matter the reasoning, except for stepping down because of a major scandal. I. Don't. Care. If. You. Believe. Me.
You think that nasty blog rumors might have played a part in Palin stepping down? So then you must take stock in what the blogs say. There are nasty rumors floating around, about everyone. Apparently someone on this blog thinks that I'm a "camel-dong sucker" and a troll.
Who cares what allogations the blogs make, it shouldn't effect what people, especially polictians, run their government.
The Obama daughters have only been seen and not heard since elec
July 4, 2009 - 02:01 ET by general companyJust like their Daddy, Ron er I mean Mo. Hey I got an idea, how about you think? OK?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I love when libs try to defend themselves
July 4, 2009 - 12:11 ET by candanceand was mistakingly directed towards willow when it was obviously directed towards Bristol.
Knowing full well that Palin has three daughters, he didn't even bother to look at a picture to see which one it was? Come on. Instead of just coming off like a jerk, that excuse makes him look like a stupid jerk. I wonder if such a lazy mistake would be made about a Democrat's children.
Giving speeches about abstinence to school girls is not the same as being involved in politics. Even if it were, that does not mean Letterman should make dirty jokes about her. Don't sit there and tell me Letterman's joke was only made because Bristol gives public speeches.
Yes I made a mistake and forgot n't after the would. Government mandated schooling is better than home skooling.
First of all, that was not the only mistake you made. Secondly, I love your assumption that government schools and home schooling are the only options. I thought liberals were more nuanced than that.
Are you asserting that one passing insult on a message board is the same as entire websites devoted to attacking your children? Really? Has Vanity Fair published the insults? Has Bill Maher brought them up on HBO? Do you think you will see those words repeated in a hundred different places six months from now?
Allegations are one thing. Bogus lawsuits, betrayal from party operatives, and dirty jokes about your children - combined with the worst kinds of allegations from blogs and journalists alike - are a different matter. After a while it gets to the point that it does affect what a politician is able to do because they cannot build alliances or work freely without the fear of another court hearing.
sarah palin
July 3, 2009 - 20:15 ET by jesteri like sarah palin,she sticks with what she says and can shoot a gun. i would go hunting with her,cheney not so sure
→ Somebody help me here
July 3, 2009 - 20:49 ET by Cool ArrowDid Ronald Reagan go straight from the Governor's office to the Oval office?
The only thing Sanchez can
July 3, 2009 - 21:01 ET by 24enakThe only thing Sanchez can do is ask a question, granted it wasn't a very good question, but it does seem that there is more to Palin's stepping down. Whether for personal or political reason, I think the latter, it is curious the suddeness, quietness, and timing of her resignation leave many to think there is more to the story.
→ Thank you Sarah
July 3, 2009 - 21:08 ET by Cool ArrowThank you for kicking Michael Jackson's rotting, child-molesting, carcass off the front page, if only for awhile.
Cool...Ditto!
July 3, 2009 - 21:14 ET by PrairieSkyDitto! If I hear (or see) one more thing about MJ, I think I'll scream...ENOUGH already...Unfortunately, I don't see an end to that story. Even after the funeral, there will be endless talk, talk, talk about how he died, why he died, what will happen to his kids (if they are "his" kids), yada, yada, yada...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
BREAKING NEWS
July 3, 2009 - 21:36 ET by 24enakHave you heard that Micheal Jackson the King of Pop died.
Now you may scream.
How about the Bamster?
July 3, 2009 - 21:08 ET by slickwillie2001Funny, those that whine that Palin 'shortchanged the people of Alaska', and that Palin broke the contract that she had with Alaska for a four-year term, yada yada, have quickly forgotten that the Bamster was sworn in as a US Senator and immediately started running for President, and 'shortchanged' the people of Illinois by only serving four years of a six year term. (This is using the term 'serving' very loosely.)
Mr. DUI!
July 3, 2009 - 21:48 ET by blazermaniacMr. DUI has no business talking about anyone elses business. The fact that CNN hired this criminal, tells you all you need to know about the network, that can't even beat out MSNBC. Mr. Sanchez has no business behind a wheel or microphone.
'Typical Liberal'
July 4, 2009 - 09:43 ET by Sergeant ROCKHa Ha Ha.. !! No kidding!
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
She can resign if she feels
July 3, 2009 - 22:19 ET by rbosqueShe can resign if she feels she cannot meet her obligations to the state. If she's pregnant so what? At least she doesn't kill her own young.
Oh, My...
July 4, 2009 - 02:37 ET by BondPlainBondIs Rick Sanchez drinking again? He does stupid things when he drinks. Just sayin'...
Nervous Lefties
July 4, 2009 - 09:42 ET by Blogger Guy00001Looks like the leftie wackos are nervous. They are really afraid that Sarah might just stir up millions of decent, hard-working, productive, moral, ethical people to go out and vote for a person who appreciates decent, hard-working, productive, moral, ethical people.
An astute observation
July 4, 2009 - 09:45 ET by Sergeant ROCKWhich would explain why they are STILL gnashing their teeth about Palin eight months AFTER she LOST.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Leaders vs Politicians
July 4, 2009 - 11:29 ET by dvdaughtryWilliam Wallace to Robert the Bruce:
Now tell me, what does that mean to be noble? Your title gives you claim to the throne of our country, but men don't follow titles, they follow courage. Now our people know you. Noble, and common, they respect you. And if you would just lead them to freedom, they'd follow you. And so would I.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
LA Times July 5, 2009
July 5, 2009 - 12:41 ET by shuq4Apparently the FBI says there is nothing there.
D(emocrats)
U(nited) for
M(ichelle) and
B(arak's)
A(merican)
S(ocialist)
S(ociety)