If Sarah Palin thought resigning as Alaska's governor would end the media attacks upon her and her family, she badly underestimated the power of Palin Derangement Syndrome.
Take for example Paul Begala's demented Huffington Post offering Friday in which he referred to the former Vice Presidential candidate as "the bull goose loony of the GOP."
Sadly, that was one of his kinder descriptions:
Sarah Palin makes Mark Foley, the congressman who sent filthy emails to pages look almost normal. She makes David Vitter, the senator who was hanging out with hookers, look almost boring. She makes Larry Craig, caught hitting on a cop in a men's room, look almost stable. She makes John Ensign, the senator who was having an affair with a staffer, look almost humdrum (and compared to the rest of the GOP whack-jobs, he is). And she makes Mark Sanford, the governor with the Latin lover, look positively predictable.
It was an almost impossible mission, but in resigning from office with 17 months to go in her first term, Sarah Palin has made herself the bull goose loony of the GOP. [...]
I'm no latter-day Strunk & White, just a guy who was struck by Palin's spectacularly rambling and infantile prose. It bespeaks a rambling and infantile mind.
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The Comment Reveals More About Begalia than Palin
July 4, 2009 - 16:18 ET by allanfBegalia is hardly the model of probity. What an angry, nasty man.
He's not nearly as angry as
July 4, 2009 - 20:51 ET by nadadhimmiHe's not nearly as angry as the 10's of millions of hard working citizen whose money is being stolen by traitors like Begala. Why do you think all the ammunition is disappearing from the gunshop shelves? Something, of an as yet unknown nature WILL set off a revolt in this country and people are armed for it. Could be taxes, or a confiscatory gun "law". It may well be the new law voted in by congress but not yet by the senate that requires a fed permit to sell you home after it has passed an Obama inspection. The tree of liberty WILL be watered by the BLOOD OF TYRANTS.
Re bull goose loony
July 4, 2009 - 16:14 ET by slickwillie2001Using that picture with the word 'goose' in the title is a master stroke.
<i> Sarah Palin makes Mark
July 4, 2009 - 16:18 ET by Richard RomanoSarah Palin makes Mark Foley, the congressman who sent filthy emails to pages look almost normal
This is truly an infantile mind -- hurling accusations without a single shred of evidence. The left is a hate-filled, bigoted bunch of weasels.
No wonder Rush calls this lunatic 'the forehead.'
To the left, gay pedophilia
July 4, 2009 - 21:10 ET by MrSnugglesTo the left, gay pedophilia is perfectly normal.
May I have an example of
July 4, 2009 - 21:30 ET by JasonCMay I have an example of this moronic statement?
Did you read the above
July 5, 2009 - 00:29 ET by Richard RomanoDid you read the above post? Each statement is utterly moronic in its attempt to create similes where none exist.
15 ethics charges and all dismissed -- all frivolous nonsense peddled by left-wing ideologues who want to destroy her and smear her good reputation.
Which post contain
July 5, 2009 - 06:23 ET by JasonCWhich post contain similes? What does any of this have to do with the left's alleged condoning of "gay pedophilia"? I'm flummoxed.
You obviously have reading
July 5, 2009 - 13:31 ET by Richard RomanoYou obviously have reading comprehension problems -- I'm not talking about the simile between gay pedophila and Sarah Palin. Begala made comparisons between low-life Republicans (as if there aren't low-life Democrats -- Gerry Studs, Barney Frank, and Eliot Spitzer) and Sarah Palin.
What has she done to deserve this scorn? Isn't it completely ridiculous that Begala would heap this sort of indignation on someone who hasn't done anything wrong?
That, Jason C, is moronic -- it's the perfect example of a dilletante who has no business in punditry.
Ever heard of the V Monologs?
July 5, 2009 - 17:25 ET by ThermistoclesIts a liberal play replete with moronic statements derived from a moronic mindset. Feminists laud it as liberating for women.
One scene is about the lesbian rape of a 13 year old girl, "The
Little Coochi Snorcher That Could". The 24 year old gets her drunk first. In the end, the little girl gratefully concludes, "I'll never need to rely on a man."
Sick, perverted and twisted. The left loves this play.
You're citing the Vagina
July 6, 2009 - 08:51 ET by JasonCYou're citing the Vagina Monologues as evidence that liberalism is all about gay pederasty. Really.
Have you actually seen it? I think you may be misinterpreting that scene.
And even if not, as far as I know, Eve Ensler was not recently innaugurated as the voice of liberalism.
JasonC
July 6, 2009 - 21:26 ET by well99"And even if not, as far as I know, Eve Ensler was not recently innaugurated as the voice of liberalism."
I thought Stalin got that job.I am sure I am dead right.
I have an example right here, binky braveheart.
July 8, 2009 - 03:38 ET by JWFJasonC: May I have an example of this moronic statement? ... What does any of this have to do with the left's alleged condoning of "gay pedophilia"?
I have the perfect example of how the left condones gay pedophilia right here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Waiting for you to apologize to the man now JasonC.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Yeah, I'm not gonna click
July 17, 2009 - 08:08 ET by JasonCYeah, I'm not gonna click on any links you provide.
And I, not you, will determine when and to whom I apologize. Don't hold your breath sporty.
Yeah, I'm not gonna click
July 17, 2009 - 08:11 ET by JasonCdouble
Yeah, I'm not gonna click
July 17, 2009 - 08:12 ET by JasonCtriple (itchy trigger finger?)
"Using that picture with the word 'goose' in the title
July 4, 2009 - 16:21 ET by svh83is a master stroke." Especially when you scroll up a little and see Obama sitting just above him.
"I think you'd better call John, 'cause it don't look they're here to deliver...the mail". -NY
That photo is of Begala
July 4, 2009 - 19:43 ET by motherbeltThat photo is of Begala throwing his (invisible) skirt up over his head.
He forgot he was wearing a suit.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
LOL!
July 4, 2009 - 20:20 ET by RukusHappy Freedom Day momma-b! If this had been a caption fest that would have been a winner! Too funny!
Gary
I want my country back!
He does sort of look and sound
July 4, 2009 - 17:57 ET by 10ksnookerLike a launatic. Maybe he could do a duet with Franken
Ahhh the D'rat lefties.. Sarah Is One of the best speakers ever.
July 4, 2009 - 16:22 ET by upcountrywaterNow that Sarah Palin is no longer constrained by the office job in Alaska. She is free to speak out, anywhere anytime..
She draws the crowds everywhere she visits.
She did practice what Republicans want (right?) SMALLER GOVERNMMENT!
She has won elections before, she can win again.
Palin unleased, man oh man the progressives are all TWITTERPATED ... ha ha ha.. eat her dust.
Reagan VS Liberalism
Sarah Palin is worse than a
July 4, 2009 - 16:22 ET by motherbeltSarah Palin is worse than a john, a couple of gays who hit on young guys and strangers, and an adulterer?
Nice to know what your values, are, Paul.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
A man of his own words....
July 4, 2009 - 19:53 ET by ThisnThatIt bespeaks a rambling and infantile mind.
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Paul Begala has been calling his political oponents names and
July 4, 2009 - 16:25 ET by pahuberslandering them for as long as he has been in the media.
- He called Rush Limbaugh fat along with constantly making fun of his 'drug' issue for his back pain.
* Paul Begala is the goon for the left.
Bagala is nothing but a freedom-hating Marxist thug
July 4, 2009 - 16:29 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
I was warned, that if I
July 4, 2009 - 16:30 ET by billbI was warned, that if I voted for McCain, we would end up with a dimwit for VP. I did and they were right!
Dimwit Veep
July 4, 2009 - 19:38 ET by ghblogI voted for McCain too and got a dimwit Veep too.
It looks like Paul's signing show tunes...maybe Mel Brooks' "Springtime for Hitler in Germany"
http://www.framingthedialogue.com/
I think he's singing
July 4, 2009 - 20:30 ET by IamTinmanI think he's singing "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" from "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum"
Let these idiots have their
July 4, 2009 - 16:43 ET by Gary P JacksonLet these idiots have their fun. They have absolutely no idea what this woman is capable of when she is pissed, and she is PISSED!
Sarah Palin is a street fighter in every sense of the word. Anyone that actually had the capacity to comprehend her speech knows that she just declared war on the whole bunch.
This ain't the first time she has done this, BTW, the last time she "committed political suicide", she became Governor of Alaska!
Look up her tenure as Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Natural Gas Conservation Commission. She resigned from that job as well. Over the out of control corruption, to be exact.
In the end, she took down the entire leadership of the Republcan party, who still HATE her, as well as the sitting Republican Governor.
If I was Obama, I'd be very, very, afraid!
Gary
July 4, 2009 - 16:47 ET by Free StinkerIf I was Obama, I'd be very, very, afraid!
I don't doubt one bit that the Obama administration wet their collective pants yesterday. Sarah Palin is credited with help Saxby Chamblis win by larger margins than he would have without her help, so imagine if she helps Conservatives with the midterm campaigns ?
"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
Sarah is Dynamite
July 4, 2009 - 21:06 ET by AgentAmericanSarah Palin is not going away. And that is exactly what is driving the left nuts right now.
She senses an opportunity in Obama's missteps and worsening fortunes. He's looking more and more vulnerable daily. When Helen Thomas bitchslaps Gibbs in the press room, you know it's getting worse at 1600. Unemployment is reaching 10%, showing that the stimulus is not working. He can no longer blame Bush.
Mayday...mayday...mayday....
I sense that Palin is going to start a revolt by fundrasing and campaigning for congressional and senate candidates next year, putting her in the driver's seat for the nomination for 2012. This resigning from the Governorship is a strategic move.
2010: A GOP Hill
It Begins!!!
July 4, 2009 - 21:16 ET by sic721You betcha!
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/07/statement-from-gov-palins-legal-counsel.html
Liberalism is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.--- Mark Twain(paraphrased)
sic721
July 4, 2009 - 21:27 ET by Free StinkerHow funny that the banner picture of Palin at the top of your linked webpage shows Sarah with her back turned.
Symbolic of what she's going to do to the GOP? (They deserve it)
Yes, But Maybe Something Else
July 5, 2009 - 06:40 ET by stratmanI take this symbolism differently since I see Palin as a force of good will instead of spite.
I absolutely love this banner graphic. Very powerful message no matter how you interpret it. IMO, sincerity, genius and foreshadowing all in one picture.
and Paul Begala is the No.1 Democrap Asshat!
July 4, 2009 - 17:03 ET by CTSo what else is new?
Begala
July 4, 2009 - 17:02 ET by bobwhiteis just another disgusting, left wing wimp, that must feel thoroughly terrified by that one little woman. What a pathetic lot they all are.
Thanks, Noel! You've helped me summarize the party direction!
July 4, 2009 - 17:17 ET by gopcongressObviously, Paul Begala was making a play on two different entities:
"Bull Goose" is a play on Teddy Roosevelt's separation from the RINO's of the 1912 presidential race, the "Bull Moose" party.
And, of course, the second entity being that Palin is an avid moose hunter herself.
NOW TO BEGALA'S HELP...
I have been trying to come up with an apt nickname for the conservative, back-to-the-Constitution strategy I'm introducing. Simply, "The Bull Moose Wing of the Republican Party." That will be PERFECT for Palin's 2012 run, probably with Jindal if he can get his own constitutional act together. It should have come to me before, but thanks go to Noel for introducing me to the story that hit the ringer in my noggin.
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Im really not sure where
July 4, 2009 - 17:32 ET by SnappyIm really not sure where all the ramblings, quitting comments and such are coming from. She clearly stated her reasons for resigning, and it follows through with her platform and stances. She has always stood for stamping out government waste. With the endless ethics complaints against her it has cost the state government hundreds of thousands of dollars just in monetary costs not including all the time spend investigating these charges while state business stands idle, by stepping aside she seems to be putting the state ahead of her own needs. Furthermore, she is now no longer bound by the stringent ethics nvolved with being the governor of Alaska and is now free to pursue the same agendas she has always had without being bogged down by the constant legal battles and leave the state in the hands of her lt governor who presumably ran on the same issues as she did.
Seems like a smart move to me.
Begala couldn't fill a phone booth....
July 4, 2009 - 17:57 ET by superconif his mother was in the audience. It is rather comical to see him criticizing anyone after he destroyed the show Crossfire on CNN. That used to be the best show they had and pretty much the last time I watched that network. I noticed that his examples of loony behavior didn't include anyone talking to Eleanor Roosevelt or stashing $90,000 in the freezer or hiring a secret mistress to film a campaign. At least the state of Alaska was left in good shape and that will be more than what the DNC will be able to claim about the U.S. in 2012. What a sad and bitter loozer Begala is..
Hey Janet Napolitano...I'm proud to be a Right-winger.
They are really gonna miss their whipping girl
July 4, 2009 - 18:17 ET by lareeSarah Palin is resigning as the Governor of Alaska. I know who is going
to miss her the most, the left leaning Mainstream Media. Who will they
use for a Punching Bag Now? No more PDS, Palin Derangement Syndrome, to
try and bolster their lousy ratings, and dismal newspaper subscriptions
. When many of her detractors, go on one of their many irrational
rants, about the soon to be late Governor of Alaska. They can expect
the response to be: So What, and Who Cares? Sarah Palin isn’t part of
the Government anymore, she will be a private citizen. The Easiest Way
to Win At Tug Of War.
http://youhavetobeth...
She makes...
July 4, 2009 - 18:32 ET by sam12663...Ted Kennedy look like the manslaughterer(?) that he is; she makes Bill Clinton look like the philanderer that he is; she makes Chris Dodd look like the theif and moron that he is; she makes Barney Frank look like the fraud and phony he is; she makes Hillary look like half the woman Palin is; I could go on, but I think the point is made. Besides, who the hell is Paul Begala anyway; just another democratic hack who can't work for an actual politician, so he makes aliving degrading conservatives, rather poorly at that. The next time Begala uses actual facts in one of his hit pieces will be the first.
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Re Teddy
July 4, 2009 - 19:09 ET by slickwillie2001That reminds me, in exactly two weeks it will be the 40th Anniversary of the death of Maryjo Kopechne. I wonder if any kind of ceremonial will be held at the bridge.
Begala's new gig
July 4, 2009 - 18:59 ET by TjexciteI did like his work on Transformers as the dumb government official who came to take control of the Autobots. Well it was John Benjamin Hickey
But the similarities were very close. To whine and be arrogant both at the same time
Sarah
July 4, 2009 - 19:13 ET by LorraineComparing politic's most decent woman to every degenerate in politics - who's the loony?
The left has become the most indecent, vile, viscious group of people ever to be in this country. JFK would not recognize his party today and would be ashamed for them.
Begala - remember your old boss???
July 4, 2009 - 19:25 ET by Desperado67BeGALa shows his total hypocrisy again because he seems to have forgotten that he once worked for the person, Bill Clinton (or persons, if you want to include Hillary), who lowered the bar for personal behavioral standards for all future politicians. To compare Palin, who has been cleared every ethical complaint raised against her, to any of those Republicans he named is about as accurate as those who try to compare Obama to Reagan.
Rick - http://www.examiner.com/x-6996-Louisville-Economic-Policy-Examiner
Somewhere, A Rock Misses Its Creepy Crawly Underling
July 4, 2009 - 20:04 ET by stratmanDoes anyone know why this aging queen, Paul Begala, is still relevant?
For a guy that lost his presidential run in college to, literally, a cartoon character named Hank the Hallucination, Begala sure likes to return to his fairy dust and pixie sprinkle ad hominem commentary all too often.
How quaint Begala projects his own peccadillos onto Palin. If ever there were a One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest "Acute" it would be Begala. To place this in proper context, I quote from a summary of Ken Kesey's aforementioned novel:
Substitute Hillary Clinton for the emasculating wife of the character Harding and you have college boy Paul Begala - emasculated bull goose looney Acute.
Dowd Now
July 4, 2009 - 20:17 ET by slickwillie2001It appears Maureen Dowd has taken time off the holiday weekend for one of her usual screeds. Drudge has a flash:
http://drudgereport.com/flashmdp.htm
I was shocked by Dowd's appearance; she used to be a not-bad looking woman. I guess all that bile ages one prematurely.
Would one expect anything
July 4, 2009 - 21:04 ET by TjexciteWould one expect anything less. If she did not bash Palin some other blood sucking leach would have. It is in their nature. One can not expect scum to be anything else but scum.
According to Drudge: Palin
July 5, 2009 - 08:33 ET by ThisnThatAccording to Drudge: Palin is "one nutty puppy", in the mind of Dowd.
Did Dowd just call Palin a bitch? I think she did, and if so, then she owes me an apology for offending me.
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Good morning TnT
July 5, 2009 - 09:00 ET by cocodrieShe owes us all an apology. I'm very offended also.
A true optomist is a man insisting on being buried in a suit with two pair of pants. A realist doesn't care - he has new clothes waiting on the other side.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Dowd
July 5, 2009 - 09:16 ET by Noel SheppardNBers,
Actually, her piece wasn't really that offensive: http://www.nytimes.c...
Also, nutty puppy is just a takeoff of sick puppy. I don't think she was calling Sarah a bitch.
I think Drudge got a little played by the Times folks who may have leaked snippets to him to give the piece more attention than it deserved. I saw it early last night, and chose not to write about it. Much ado about very little in my view. Judge for yourselves. ns
I think you've got it about right Noel.
July 5, 2009 - 21:35 ET by CTSarah nor any other flawed candidate can take it back, time for someone new, a conservative in his fifties maybe.
ns...I agree here with
July 5, 2009 - 21:43 ET by bigtimerns...I agree here with you....I saw this last night too..and I thought...what the heck, this is no big deal as it was presented.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt
July 5, 2009 - 21:54 ET by Noel Sheppardbt,
Yeah. I kept going to the Times site expecting this amazingly profane piece...and then this? On a PDS Richter scale, I'd give it maybe a 3.0. Maybe.
As you're a former Californian, you know that means a little rumble, but nothing to get excited about. :-) ns
ns...and as an ex-Alaskan
July 5, 2009 - 22:00 ET by bigtimerns...and as an ex-Alaskan for almost a decade I know that means zilch really on the Richter scale of life.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I was gonna go off on a rant
July 4, 2009 - 20:25 ET by IamTinmanI was gonna go off on a long rant about Begala, James Carville, Rahm Emanual, and of course Steffie, but the whole bunch of them just turns my stomach, I just can't! That group of lowlifes has changed the face of politics for the worse and any of you folks who are allied with these creeps whose success is based on attacking children and families should be ashamed.
Palin's strategy is absolutely brilliant...
July 4, 2009 - 22:58 ET by big.league.sliderWhat all of these dimwitted talking heads have failed to grasp about Palin resigning as Governor of Alaska is this: She's taking a page directly out of the great Ronald Reagan's successful presidential campaign playbook.
Just as Reagan did after his unsuccessful 1976 primary campaign, Palin will spend the next 2-1/2 years making speeches and slowly laying the groundwork for a 2012 campaign. By resigning as Governor, she has taken away the only real weapon the democrat party had left to attack her with, endless political ethics investigations. As a private citizen, they will only look foolish and petty attacking her. And once out of office, they have no other legal means left to look at her finances or personal conduct.
They may try to label her a quitter, but all she has to do is bring up Hillary Clinton's jumping from senator, to presidential candidate, to Secretary of State. Compared to Clinton, she hung in there to the bitter end. Plus, it will likely frustrate the libs by the way she handled her resignation. She did the honorable thing by making clear her motives and doing what is best for Alaska. Doing the right and honorable thing always makes the libs absolutely nuts.
This move is absolutely brilliant. She has thoroughly outwitted the libs. Palin may seem politically inexperienced, but she has just schooled the entire liberal political establishment. And I'd bet that none of them have even realized it yet.
Palin is the '09 LA Dodgers and the libs are a peewee T-ball team.
"Fascism is rightly seen as the merger of the Corporation and Government." -B. Mussolini
Yes, Hillary left New York
July 5, 2009 - 05:36 ET by stratmanYes, Hillary left New York in a lurch. But what she did pales in comparison to what Obama did to Illinois.
Not only was Obama deceptive when he said he would complete his term as Senator, something he quit doing many weeks earlier term-wise than Palin, but Barry also left his constituents in the corrupt hands of Rod Blagojevich and shifty storyteller Roland Burris, Obama's successor.
Palin, as far as we know, leaves her constituents in good shape and in capable hands.
Wishfull thinking.
July 5, 2009 - 08:44 ET by CTSarah Palin is a nice lady, right on the issues important to me, but not a viable presidential candidate.
And she'll probably sell more books
July 4, 2009 - 23:25 ET by Jack Hermanthan Begala did. Why doesn't this useless buffoon just go away.
New name
July 5, 2009 - 00:45 ET by NewHampshireAt least Palin is not a Degenocrat like this guy is... UGH.
Totally Un-PC Joke
July 5, 2009 - 00:20 ET by DoktorFrankenBut, what the hell, Paul Begala's dissing Gov. Palin.
How many gay guys does it take to change a light bulb?
5 - One to change the bulb and four to stand around and shriek ''Fabulous!!!'' (Now look at Paul Begala's photo above.)
Well Paul
July 5, 2009 - 00:28 ET by well99When Sara leaves office she can sue all these clowns who come up with false allegations.She needs to take their money away.Since they took hers away when she was in office.
Begala has none
July 5, 2009 - 00:44 ET by NewHampshireLiberals and progressives are having a tough time dealing with almost 350 Obama scandals and a damaged brand. Handing your money over to the UN is becoming very unfashionable... no matter how much they refer to conservatives as 'dodos' and brag about how they own every branch of government... thanks to George Soros dirty Nazi money.
They are fast becoming the party of name-calling and no ideas.
I have often heard Begala referred to as a 'little girl'.
A shame that average
July 5, 2009 - 01:24 ET by RR GOPA shame that average Americans with families to support are losing their jobs and putzes like these continue to rake in the big bucks.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
The Forehead getting it from...
July 5, 2009 - 07:57 ET by Cleveland SteamerCleveland Steamer
This photo looks like when Bagala, aka The Forehead, is getting from the rear. Hands up, OHHHHHHH, I like!
He is just another marxist.
As for Dowd, she looks like a dried tampon, plain and simple. Age is not her friend.
Libs
July 5, 2009 - 09:44 ET by BaabooIt's true - it's true - libs do have a mental disorder. Why are they so nasty and hateful, their mothers must be very proud !!!!
Be patient
July 5, 2009 - 12:44 ET by StarAZSarah will still be around when these dopes are forgotten.
Mr Begala, never had these harsh words for Bill Clinton-
July 6, 2009 - 08:43 ET by JIMMY1660as a matter of fact he defended Bill Clinton the Child molester, rapist, stalker. Maybe Mr Begala is a pervert, perhaps a pedophile.Mr Begala has that look!! What has Sarah ever done to deserve this type attention? Other than scare the left to death.
Maybe dragging her family through the Mud, gave her enough reason to free herself from restraints, take off the gloves, and truly fight back.
The PIT BULL IS OFF THE LEASH!!
BHO- THE PROGRESSIVE PIRATE
Palin Keeps 'em Guessin'
July 7, 2009 - 13:16 ET by webmonkeydcLatest blog post: Palin Keeps 'em Guessin' http://tinyurl.com/l...