If Palin Derangement Syndrome-afflicted media members thought the Alaska Governor's surprising pre-Fourth of July announcement meant she was getting out of politics, her op-ed in Tuesday's Washington Post should change their minds.
In a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, Sarah Palin took off the gloves to attack the recently House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act, disaffectionately known as cap-and-tax.
Marvelously, Palin also took a couple of jabs at her not so adoring press:
Unfortunately, many in the national media would rather focus on the personality-driven political gossip of the day than on the gravity of these challenges. So, at risk of disappointing the chattering class, let me make clear what is foremost on my mind and where my focus will be:
I am deeply concerned about President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage.
American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president's cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the U.S. economy.
There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn't lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America's economy.
Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.
In addition to immediately increasing unemployment in the energy sector, even more American jobs will be threatened by the rising cost of doing business under the cap-and-tax plan. For example, the cost of farming will certainly increase, driving down farm incomes while driving up grocery prices. The costs of manufacturing, warehousing and transportation will also increase.
The ironic beauty in this plan? Soon, even the most ardent liberal will understand supply-side economics.
Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark...likely on many of her detractors, assuming, of course, they get the joke.
That said, readers are encouraged to review the entire piece, and ponder just how this is going to play at Palin-hating media outlets the next 48 hours.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.




















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Speaking truth to power?
July 13, 2009 - 23:57 ET by MrSnugglesSpeaking truth to power? Doesn't she know that went out of style on 1/20/2009?
It does not sound as if she
July 13, 2009 - 23:59 ET by d1carterIt does not sound as if she has quit just yet. This is going to make some MSNBC egomaniacs' heads explode.
The press keeps thinking
July 14, 2009 - 00:36 ET by USA4freedomThe press keeps thinking this is like Rocky I, but I have a feeling that she has a few more rounds to go yet.
Your gonna be a very dangerous person.. Mick..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
"destroying" her - again -
July 14, 2009 - 11:49 ET by TruthMonger"destroying" her - again - and again - and again is becoming their full time job - hee hee hee:)...
"we have to go after her - and right now"
- ABC's "The Note" Fall of 2008...
...she's channeling Reagan:) awesome...
Palin/Prejean 2012
Let's see what the
July 14, 2009 - 00:50 ET by ConservativeRexLet's see what the nattering nabobs have to squawk about now. Gov Palin nailed them to the wall.
These East Coast Ivy leaguers are too smart by half. I'll back Gov Palin in whatever she decides to do. And to the jellyfish in the GOP: Take note, this is how it looks to put up a damn fight and not sit back and say...'well, I respectfully disagree'...that stuff quit working in the 19th century.
More times then not in our history it has taken a woman to show the way. Good on her.
Here comes Sarah with the gloves off
July 14, 2009 - 01:14 ET by longun45The Rules for radicals have now been taken over. Here comes the train. The light at the end of the tunnel is barely seen but it appears to be there.
Time to get behind her and start pushing back. She is picking a good fight and one she will win. Time to pick more fights.
This has gotta tear up the MSM
July 14, 2009 - 01:15 ET by IamTinmanThis has gotta tear up the MSM! A politician is going to do exactly what she said she would do! Olburman must have blood shooting out of his eyeballs.
Let The Sunshine In, Sarah!
July 14, 2009 - 01:49 ET by stratmanPalin is a MAGNIFICENT woman!
I'm getting a Reagan vibe from her words - sincerity, humor, and measured pinpoint accuracy. (h/t Chris Matthews... not)
Note there is little "I", "Me", "My" or "Mine" in her article except to take ownership of the words as her own. The focus is on "We", the American People.
This wasn't just a shot over the Dem's bow, it was a volley aimed directly at their juggernaut of a foreship.
I am loving it.
Awaiting the MSM seizures, vomitings and pants soilings sure to follow.
I've been hearing this same
July 14, 2009 - 01:59 ET by RR GOPI've been hearing this same stuff from guys like Beck and Hannity for so long that it's boring.
The upshot is that finally a prominent GOP politician came out with this rather than just news analysts.
I thought she was too nice, and she should have pointed out how much each guverment-created job would actually cost.
Good show, Governor.
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!?).
President Palin
July 14, 2009 - 02:08 ET by AgentAmericanI like the sound of this...
President Palin.
The woman has started a movement Obama or his minions in the MSM will NEVER stop.
Liberalism will be defeated. Obama is done. I see the future. Conservatism without end.
Have faith.
2010: A GOP Hill
Thank you for the morning
July 14, 2009 - 06:58 ET by Rupert CadellThank you for the morning chuckle.
Marvellous
July 14, 2009 - 03:53 ET by Lord ErondThis is why I love this woman. The media gives her a bunch of crap and she hauls off and bloodies their nose. I laughingly await the next round of whining from the SSM (State Supported Media).
"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
Here's an nice number for
July 14, 2009 - 03:53 ET by Jack BauerHere's an nice number for the mental enviros... to produce ONE GALLON of Ethanol requires 56 POUNDS of corn.
No worries... it's only the food that could be used to feed, oh you know... ALL THOSE POOR PEOPLE LIBERALS PRETEND TO CARE ABOUT..
Then there's the industrial process costs on top of that crazy plan to turn food into an energy source.
Oh sure liberals, leftists and their ilk really have great ideas. Like the government run Fannie Mae Health-Industrial-Bureaucrat Complex
Jack, in their magical
July 14, 2009 - 06:48 ET by motherbeltJack, in their magical world, corn used for ethanol doesn't subtract from the corn used to feed people, dontcha know. It magically multiplies! They are completely oblivious to the effects we have already seen in this area.
And this was in Bloomberg a couple of weeks ago; I linked to it elsewhere so I will just use the money quote:
June 26 (Bloomberg) -- America’s biggest oil companies will
probably cope with U.S. carbon legislation by closing fuel
plants, cutting capital spending and increasing imports.
(emphasis added)
The Law of Unintended Consequences doesn't exist for these people.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
thats the problem with Cap and Tax
July 14, 2009 - 09:28 ET by spmcintyrewhat Bloomberg writes about is not unintended. This is what the goal is from the start. They are just not smart enough to conceal it, or they don't want to conceal it to much. They have concealed it just enough for the regular mindnumbed government educated lib to miss.
any republican that voted for this crap needs to be removed from office, asap, about 95% of libs do anyways, regardless how they voted...
...how about we have a recall vote on Senator/Congressperson so and so....
Another element
July 14, 2009 - 10:30 ET by Jack Hermanwhich is often forgotten in the discussion of ethanol is "water". Ethanol plants are water "hogs". Water is too valuable a resource here in the midwest to be spent on ethanol plants if they don't provide a better return.
Good Points, Jack and MB
July 14, 2009 - 08:14 ET by WolfremAw, c'mon, Jack, tell us what you really think... ; )
Mb, isn't it ironic that in regards to the economy they think just the opposite. Corn can magically appear but money cannot.
Here in Michigan this morning, Channel 10 reported that tax revenues are short $120 million in the past two months. Link here. And what is one of the three proposals? Raise taxes, of course. Thank goodness Greedholm is gone in the next election.
"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana
"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause." - Padme, Star Wars 3
Great read
July 14, 2009 - 04:02 ET by acumenI think I might have a thrill coming on.
Energy policy in a nutshell..........
July 14, 2009 - 04:07 ET by old croeven a cave man can see it. Of the six comments at the site, four where from whacko libs and three of those said the article was only published because the WAPO needs to sell advertisement. The other was a more personal attack. Typical Duh1 socialist liberal mindset - nothing on the issues, attack the messenger.
11/10/08 My Palin Sign
July 14, 2009 - 05:22 ET by Nortowent up on my front lawn. It was fashioned out of the '08 McCain/Palin signs I found around Waterville, Maine, George Mitchell's home town.
Go Sarah!!!
July 14, 2009 - 06:48 ET by flyingmonkey"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
Sarah is back and loaded for bear. Barack Obama will rue the day he didn't pull up on the reins of the state run media that ritualistically bashed her and her family.
Finally
July 14, 2009 - 06:57 ET by kilrodThanks Noel for this article. Palin is making a stand that makes sense and makes me proud. She is on the offense and attacking two of this countries most dangerous enemies, o-Dumb-uh and the dimocraps, and the SSM(Sub-Slime Media). Her resignation from the governorship is turning in to an excellent flanking attack,(Stonewall Jackson must be proud). If we support her and openly attack the SSM and the o-Dumb-uh gaggle of thugs we can win this war for our country.
I still actively support and participate in "Operation Black Moon"
"Moon the Media" kilrod
Rats, I had to edit and Thank Noel instead of W.T.H., "Hey" but they're both great guys and i appreciate the work they do.
Remember, only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American Soldier
I loved that article
July 14, 2009 - 07:56 ET by cjbreischI have nothing more to add, other than that this must really frustrate the people who thought she was just going to "go away."
Palin/Gingrich 2012
Go Sara!
July 14, 2009 - 08:09 ET by a_survivorI know something about women (I am one). Female animals (humans included) are crazed fighters when someone (or something) they love is put in jeopardy. Sara sees our country in jeopardy - she LOVES our country - watch out WORLD - here she comes!!!! GO SARA and to the rest of us - go to the 9/12 march in DC. There IS power in numbers! Farakahn appeared to pull off a million man march. CERTAINLY the people of the U.S. can pull off more than a million in a march!
I know I'm being nit-picky,
July 14, 2009 - 08:22 ET by motherbeltI know I'm being nit-picky, but it's Sarah, not Sara. The original spelling, not the "modern" one.
Sorry, but I always find it a bit disrespectful to either spell or pronounce someone's name wrong, especially when it's out there correctly; not that I think you did it intentionally.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
nit-picky..
July 14, 2009 - 11:39 ET by jjkI would compare Sarah to a mother polar bear. Her cubs have been attacked, now the claws are out.
Motherbelt,
That's why I always use a small "o" for chairman assman's last name.
And even as they
did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over
to a reprobate mind,
Then they will be
called liberals!
survivor - was thinking exactly same thing.
July 14, 2009 - 20:41 ET by BO STINKSUs gals don't mind getting our hands dirty in a good cause, whether defending our 'cubs' or our country.
I sincerely believe Sara is being used by the Holy Spirit because she speaks in a way that is so clear and ACCURATE. I don't have to wade thru the typical political double=speak in order to figure out the content.
GO, SARAH, GO!!!!
"The preservation of the sacred faith of liberty & the destiny of the republican model of gov't. are justly considered deeply...finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the American people."G. Washington's 1st inaugural address
She nailed the sorry
July 14, 2009 - 08:34 ET by RD KingBO stinks muslim hide to the wall. Way to go Sarah.
"No Recovery until Nobama!!!!!" me and at least 59,934,786 other Americans.
What a refreshing read this
July 14, 2009 - 08:35 ET by Scuba DudeWhat a refreshing read this morning. Reading the comments at WaPo show how delusional the libtards of society really are. Never arguing about the article, just ankle-biting the messenger.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Here is my problem with "alternative energy"
July 14, 2009 - 08:56 ET by GecksI have not heard/read anybody bring up these points about alternative energy, so I'm going to run it up the flagpole and see who salutes...
1)Solar energy might be the answer in some cases in the South Western US (ie California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, et al) Since all you need for Solar power is the light and not necessarily (sp?) heat, Solar would work well here. And since you can lease a solar unit for about $150.00 a month out here it might behoove homeowners to go that route. That being said, what about the renters, and condo owners. Can't put Solar on those, so these people would still be stuck on the "Grid". The same grid that will still have to be maintained. After everybody who can get's solar, the grid will still be the same size, less customers, but the same size. The Energy companies will still need to have the same number of employees to maintain it. Since less people will be using it (and paying for it) the EC's will have to charge more for the less energy that they are producing, which means the people still on the grid are going to be raked over the coals. (no pun intended) Of course, the government can always charge a sunshine tax to bring everybody up to the same payment levels, but then what would be the point of going solar to save money. It is a double edged sword either way you look at it.
2)T. Boone Pickins has abandoned his wind power boondoggle and has 2 BILLION dollars worth of wind mills for sale. Not that Wind is not a good source of power, but the distribution problems are too much to overcome. Individual wind mills attached to each house could help, but they are fairly expensive. Even if you could afford them, the permits to put them in can run anywhere from 2 to 3 times the actual cost of the windmill, so that wouldn't be cost effective.
3) California is now in a hell hole because, in part, of thier "green" legislation. Companies who cannot comply (read afford) with all the legislation are quietly moving out of the state and taking the jobs with them. It is coming to a head here with the legislative bodies since them wacky dems can't understand that we have less revenue, yet they still want to spend like drunken sailors (no offense to drunken sailors).
There's more, but I have to get to work. I'm one of the lucky ones here in Cali who have a job.
Gecks
Even crazy libs at the Post site thought it was good!
July 14, 2009 - 09:03 ET by aeroplaneSo they are insisting over there it was ghost written!
So crazy libs... is it a "stupid" article, or "so good someone else must have written it!" ?
What will the media say? The script is probably already written that it was "strange", "rambling" "incoherent", will they have to use different words to attack it if the consensus is that it's well written? I just can't tell anymore where these people are coming from.
GO SARAH!!!
July 14, 2009 - 09:41 ET by needleI was afraid that I was going to have to wait until July 27 (the day after the Governor’s picnic in Alaska) for the fireworks to start; but Sarah is not one to let grass grow under her feet. No Sir! She even mows it down barefoot!!!
Now I am going to start watching the news again. I’ve just put in an order for a truckload of popcorn!
PS: Great Picture selection, Noel. I suggest you make it the standard pic for future posts involving Sarah vs. the Media.
- Relying upon the MSM for your information is like relying upon an embezzler to manage your portfolio.
Flabbergasted!
July 14, 2009 - 09:14 ET by FuzzlenutterYes! Now THIS is the Sarah I knowand love!!
Hell, I'm just flabbergasted that the Washington Post actually printed this!!!
No real choice
July 14, 2009 - 09:44 ET by needleThe WaPo probably did not want to print Palin’s letter; but were afraid of the reaction that would result when it came out that they tried to suppress it.
- Relying upon the MSM for your information is like relying upon an embezzler to manage your portfolio.
Actually Jack.....
July 14, 2009 - 09:32 ET by pantrymanYou figure of one gallon of alcohol per 56 pounds (one bushel) of corn is a little low.
Latest returns run around 2.7 gallons of ethanol per bushel, with some facilities even higher.
The other thing that is overlooked are the by-products of production, namely carbon dioxide and DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains and Solubles).
DDGS is a high quality feed for livestock, with more protein than the original corn, since it contains spent yeast from fermentation....only the energy has been removed.
So, the corn is not 'wasted' on alcohol fuel, but rather modified to remove the high amount of energy it contains and continues on in the flow of feedstock for animals.
it is still a lot of waste
July 14, 2009 - 10:02 ET by spmcintyreEthanol weighs about 6.6 pounds per gallon. It takes a bushel of corn (about 56 pounds) to make 2.8 gallons or 18.48 pounds of ethanol. With these numbers, it can be derived that a bushel of corn can make enough ethanol to be used to make about 28 gallons of 90/10 gasahol. 28 gallons would fill my car almost 3 times, or my work truck less than once.
The leavings of that process are turned into feedstock? How much energy can be derived from desugared or denutrified corn? Using more energy?
Anyways, the point I am making is, I would rather have 56 pounds of whole unaltered corn to feed my livestock, or my family, then 2.8 gallons of ethanol and whatever denutrified cornmash is left. Plus I could use the energy needed to convert the corn to ethanol, to cook the corn to eat it, or to heat my house, or hey maybe even run my car for a couple miles.
...how about we have a recall vote on Senator/Congressperson so and so....
SP.....'lot of waste'
July 14, 2009 - 12:21 ET by pantrymanYes, the 'leavings' or by-products of corn/ethanol production are DDGS and carbon dioxide. The DDGS is an excellent feed for growing animals and the carbon dioxide can be used to grow algae for even more alcohol, or the algae can be fed to fish for human food (which, if NOT fed corn are better for you than red meat). Feeding corn to fish reduces the levels of omega-3's in their flesh. The by-products are very flexible in their potential use.
"How much energy can be derived from desugared or denutrified corn? Using more energy?
OK...there is no sugar in corn, only starch. The terms "desugared" and "denutrified" are mutually exclusive. When starch is removed from corn, the protein/nutrient content is increased. It is further increased when all the solubles and yeast from fermentation are added, making a very palatable and readily accepted feed.
Whole kernal corn is used to fatten animals for about 90 days prior to slaughter. This creates marbling in the meat and that lovely saturated fat that is so good for all of us.
So, it isn't as though the corn is lost and gone forever when used for alcohol production, but actually - if the by-products are used wisely - is made more valuable and its ability to feed enhanced by its use in alcohol production.
Remember too, that the overall amount of alcohol from corn will skyrocket, once to technique of cellulose-to-alcohol is closer to an economic reality...which it is on the bronk of becoming right now.
once to technique of
July 14, 2009 - 14:51 ET by Dan The Man 2once to technique of cellulose-to-alcohol is closer to an economic reality...which it is on the bronk of becoming right now
You are delusional as it is not and will not be economical as oil based products at least on a large scale. It is subsidized to large degree. If it was economical then why are there large subsidies. Also you discount the corn being used for fuels instead of feeding the world as it was.
Instead of corn to produce alcholhol we should be producing a deisel alternative using fast growing plants, those other than used for food. I nominate Kudzu which grows abunantly in the south.
A gallon of Ethanol never
July 14, 2009 - 18:23 ET by Jack BauerA gallon of Ethanol never fed a starving baby. But 56lb of corn could, once said starving third world baby was weaned.
Liberal mental enviros are just so heartless.
Good for her. Hopefully
July 14, 2009 - 09:36 ET by ConservativeMissourianGood for her. Hopefully she got sick of catching flack for giving up on her role as Governor. I think it’s great she explained the cap and trade bill more so people could understand what its potential is in the realm of job destruction. The fact that they even allotted for that in the bill, come on. I hope Palin sticks with it and doesn't let some in the government get away with bills like this.
Except for the fact that I
July 14, 2009 - 10:06 ET by Rupert CadellExcept for the fact that I HATE exclamation points in non-fiction prose, it was a perfectly reasonable and thoughtful piece by Palin. I don't really see it as a watershed call-to-arms or even really an Obama smackdown, as a lot of people here seem to; just a straightforward, albeit convincing, argument against certain energy policies. It seems as though the right has really pinned their hopes and dreams on this woman, to the point that a basic op/ed appearance is regarded as a monumental battle cry.
~In all fairness
July 14, 2009 - 12:46 ET by choselife3xCompared to what most of the other Republicans are doing, it IS a monumental battle cry.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
I guess, but let's be
July 14, 2009 - 14:00 ET by Rupert CadellI guess, but let's be frank, calling for domestic drilling and insisting that it will have immediate benefits for 'Joe Six-Pack' and those who have 'kitchen table conversations' (is that the right term?) isn't exactly a novel idea, nor does it require a particularly complex take on energy policy. It may be a smart idea, but the only thing that makes this particular article noteworthy is the current fame/infamy of its author; not what it actually says.
It's even more difficult to see a screed like this one as evidence that Palin is going to energize the Republican base. But then, I'm not really predisposed to like Palin at all, as I know many others are, so maybe I just don't "get it."
Palin Ignorant When it
July 14, 2009 - 10:07 ET by CacciatoPalin Ignorant When it Comes to Cap and Trade (just like with everything else). Ouch!
Andrew Sullivan gave her cute little writing exhibit a brutal smackdown at The Atlantic today.
Sarah just can't catch a break! She really needs to just lay low. Everytime she opens her mouth, she does herself more damage. It's a sad state of affairs. I'm starting to pity her.
LINK
how can what she said be wrong
July 14, 2009 - 10:14 ET by spmcintyrewhen there is money in the bill to take care of those that are put out of work by the same bill?
We also know that the bill will create a lot of financial issues for refineries. Since the profit margin for "bigoil" is still around 8 %, I would say that they are about at the bottom end of that scale. Any additional taxes would either cause them to reduce production and pass along the taxes to the consumer, or they would maintain production and pass along the taxes to the consumer.
...how about we have a recall vote on Senator/Congressperson so and so....
Oh the horror!
July 14, 2009 - 10:47 ET by RightOfMostA smackdown by Andrew Sullivan. Big whoop! Sarah's pulled stranger things from her fishnets than that lowlife has pulled (er, better not finish that statement).
The current economic crisis: (c) 2008, George Soros, LLC (with assistance from the U.S. Democrat Party). All their Marxist rights reserved; all my rights severed.
→ Cacciato
July 14, 2009 - 11:01 ET by Cool ArrowI'm still not hearing anything about that jailtime for Palin you promised us.
Remember you said NB needs to face reality?
Wouldn't you like to take this opportunity to admit you were spreading rumor rather than stating fact?
I'm not sure how far it would go toward reinstating our sense of imputed honesty toward you, but wouldn't you just feel better if you cleared the air on that one?
Wrongo
July 14, 2009 - 13:07 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsAhh, yes, this time, this time, the scandal was real and Palin is finally (finally!) gonna pay the big price, gonna be frog marched across the Alaskan permafrost. LOL You'd think being flat wrong, over and over, would teach a fellow to keep his thoughts to himself.
D
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As soon the Alaskan permafrost looks like
July 14, 2009 - 15:18 ET by upcountrywaterthis
And according to the foward thinking (hurl) lefty brain, this has already happened.
Cool, I stand by my
July 14, 2009 - 15:30 ET by CacciatoCool,
I stand by my prediction.
As for rumors, I have no idea what you are talking about. I speculated based on available evidence and PREDICTED that she would bite the dust as a result of an impending scandal.
This is hardly rumor. It's pure speculation. And solid speculation given her public track record of shady behavior and outright lies even when faced with insurmountable evidence to the contrary.
Really Cacatoo?
July 14, 2009 - 15:47 ET by Cool ArrowCare to share with us the source of your factual information?
You did not present it as speculation. You stated it as fact.
Speculation and fact are not synonyms.
You're now backpedalling, and hoping nobody notices you're switching words.
I await your link to the facts proving Sarah Palin is going to jail.
Cool, I was very clear
July 14, 2009 - 16:28 ET by CacciatoCool,
I was very clear about the basis for my speculation
1) Timing - Friday before July 4th - attempt to bury story
2) Palin - history of ethical problems - engaged in dubious activities - forced to pay back money for Travelgate
3) Speech - rambling, unpolished, nonsensical, clearly rushed, clearly written last minute
These 3 main points lead me to the predicition that she is leaving office to escape an impending scandal.
I was clear about this.
That wouldn't fly in a 7th grade debate class
July 14, 2009 - 16:44 ET by SickofLibs1) "Attempt to bury story." The MSM would ever bury a story on her? Harr! Palin drops a coffee cup in her kitchen and the MSM would be all over it calling her a drunk.
2) "History of ethical problems." More accurately, history of defending self against frivolous lawsuits, all of which have either been dismissed or will be, despite your "solid speculation." "Engaged in dubious activities." Nice slur, but having a pregnant teenager is not a dubious activity. An example of a dubious activity would be getting a blowjob in the Oval Office.
3) "Unpolished nonsensical speech." Your opinion. Also I'm sure she doesn't have 10 speechwriters like the Messiah. And then there's that annoying accent which just makes everything she says sound, well, stupid.
And 10 days later?
July 14, 2009 - 16:47 ET by MightyMouthThe scandal is?
I can only hope you are holding your breath in giddy expectation!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
→ Yes, Cacc
July 14, 2009 - 16:45 ET by Cool ArrowYou were clear in your alleged statement of fact. (very much different from speculation among clear thinking individuals)
Strange you're questioning whether Palin is a legitimate thinker while demonstrating your own inability to differentiate between fact and conjecture.
Yeah, you're really clear on that. Hardly in a position to judge Palin's proficiency in legitimate thought.
You're just another jilted lover. Ann Coulter's got you pegged.
CACC: "It's solid speculation"
July 14, 2009 - 15:57 ET by SickofLibsOMG, did you actually write that?
→ Thanks SOL
July 14, 2009 - 16:02 ET by Cool ArrowStrange how fluid "solid speculation" can be.
Cool...English: months to learn, a lifetime to master
July 14, 2009 - 16:26 ET by SickofLibsYeah, sometimes it's a gas, sometimes it's liquid. Sometimes you just can't seem to flush it, no matter how many times you try.
"Honey, where's that soup ladle?"
Cool and SoL
July 14, 2009 - 16:57 ET by MrShyWell, as you know, solid speculation is sort of like fact lite. :)
Cacc....David Shuster
July 14, 2009 - 16:30 ET by BlondeSock Puppet?
Frog marching anyone?
Actually, Cacc is a sock-puppet for the now defunct Leon....and as usual, his posts should be labelled "EPIC FAIL".
I hope he fails, too.
You seem upset
July 14, 2009 - 11:20 ET by zachlindCacciato, you seem angry and jealous. Are you a female?
Too Funny
July 14, 2009 - 11:54 ET by Noel SheppardNBers,
As our newest PDS-afflicted member accuses the object of his disaffection of ignorance, he doesn't know how to read a byline.
Sullivan didn't write the piece linked. Conor Clarke did.
What was that you were saying about pitying someone, bub? :-)
(Cue Blonde's tagline concerning the need for a better brand of troll!) ns
The better brand of trolls
July 14, 2009 - 14:31 ET by danboThe better brand of trolls are smarter.
They won't go anywhere they don't control the edit and delete keys.
We know a few of those.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Noel, Fair enough. I made
July 14, 2009 - 15:32 ET by CacciatoNoel,
Fair enough. I made a mistake. You got me.
Not sure how that changes the argument contained in the article.
Noel, are you really a Palin fan? Do you actually believe she is a legitimate thinker? Seriously? Be honest.
→ Legitimate thinker?
July 14, 2009 - 16:09 ET by Cool ArrowYour comment presupposes illigitimacy.
Is this your way of saying the already predicted "Who wrote this for her"?
Posters have already predicted your train of thought. Could you come up with something new?
Presupposes?
July 15, 2009 - 11:46 ET by CacciatoEverybody knows that Custer died at Little Big Horn...what my book PRESUPPOSES is...maybe he didn't?
ha. Great movie.
Did you even bother to read the sources in the article?
July 14, 2009 - 16:20 ET by MightyMouthThe EPA! In other words the Obama Administration.
Did you happen to read the disclaimer the EPA document first puts forward?
"The cap & trade policy has a relatively modest impact on U.S. consumers assuming the bulk of revenues from the program are returned to household."
Ha! If you believe that then you must be expecting a 100% tax refund every year!
Right, the gooberment is going to take a bunch of money away from households just to give back?
Stay off the shrooms man!!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
"Noel, are you really a
July 14, 2009 - 16:34 ET by ckc1227"Noel, are you really a Palin fan? Do you actually believe she is a legitimate thinker? Seriously? Be honest."
Are you really in a postition to question anyone's thinking ability? Seriously? Be honest.
→ SHHHH ckc
July 14, 2009 - 16:47 ET by Cool ArrowHe's thinking.
Maybe that's what we smell burning.
burning smell...
July 14, 2009 - 17:02 ET by SickofLibsHmmm, I smell it too - kinda like that acrid, burning transformer smell.
Chicken Cacciatore
July 14, 2009 - 17:08 ET by MrShyCC, are you really a Biden fan? Do you actually believe he is a legitimate thinker? Seriously? Be honest.
CC, are you really an Obama fan? Do you actually believe he is a legitimate thinker? Seriously? Be honest.
CC, are you really a Pelosi fan? Do you actually believe she is a legitimate thinker? Seriously? Be honest.
CC, are you really a Clinton fan? Do you actually believe she/he are legitimate thinkers? Seriously? Be honest.
CC, are you really a Reid fan? Do you actually believe he is a legitimate thinker? Seriously? Be honest.
CC, are you really a Frank/Murtha/Shuster fan? Do you actually believe they're legitimate thinkers? Seriously? Be honest.
Clowns and embarrassments, the lot of them. I'm not even a huge Palin fan, but her smarts, integrity and governing acumen puts these frauds to shame.
Shy, Good questions.
July 15, 2009 - 11:44 ET by CacciatoShy,
Good questions. Leeeet's go:
1) Biden fan? - no
2) Obama fan? - Yes - Legitimate thinker? Without a doubt! You don't get to be editor of the Harvard Law Review without being able to think - in fact, Obama's intelligence is indisputable
3) Pelosi fan? - no
4) Clinton fan? Bill - yes, Hillary - no
5) Reid fan? - Ambivalent - no strong feelings about him
6) Frank/Murtha/Schuster fan? - no
There you are...anything else?
as for your final line, it's funny b/c she actually has none of the qualities you listed.
1) She has no smarts - painfully evident - Couric interviews - what newspapers do you read? All of 'em! What? haha
2) She has no integrity - great example - claims all ethics complaints were frivilous and dismissed, yet she had to pay back money for Travelgate - caught in a blatant lie
3) She has no governing acumen - literally accomplished nothing as governor - was facing a veto over her denial of the stimulus funds AND her selection for attorney general was almost unanimously overturned for the first time ever in AK
Here you go, NS
July 14, 2009 - 16:42 ET by BlondeWe need a better class of troll, here. ©
Sorry so late, I was out and about.
P.S. Too true in this instance....our new pal with the PDS is none other than our old pal, Leon.
I hope he fails, too.
Hey Blonde...
July 14, 2009 - 16:54 ET by MightyMouthI was thinking Leon too...
What gave it away for me was when he wrote "..legitimate thinker?". Leon was always pretty good at putting two words together that didn't quite belong together. Or in the correct order: "simple and pure".
MM
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
"simple and pure"
July 14, 2009 - 17:07 ET by SickofLibsOr my alltime favorite courtesy of Mr. Billy Joel:
"Tonic and gin"
MM, "simple and plain, simple and plain"
July 14, 2009 - 17:21 ET by vrwc13...ah the memories, thanks MM.
v
I miss Leon, enough sure...
ha ha...
July 14, 2009 - 17:24 ET by MightyMouth...that's right it was "simple and plain". Must have gotten it wrong because I was trying to suppress those memories! :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM a memory backflash...
July 14, 2009 - 17:36 ET by vrwc13here
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v
July 14, 2009 - 17:48 ET by MightyMouth...the thing that still warms the cockles of my heart is clicking on Leons name and getting ACCESS DENIED!!
kid you not! I just did it 4 times!!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
mm
July 14, 2009 - 17:57 ET by vrwc13If I knew how to hack, I would change the response to DENIED ACCESS. Hmm, that makes sense though, oh well.
v
But Leon was so much better
July 14, 2009 - 18:16 ET by danboBut Leon was so much better than many trolls. People who cited science that either they hadn't read or misunderstood or misused.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Leon was
July 14, 2009 - 18:40 ET by general companyA step above the avarage troll IMHO. Remember when he used to claim that most of us were only here to read his post? I bet he though NB's would go belly up when he was banned.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Yeah...hater had his way
July 14, 2009 - 18:43 ET by bigtimerYeah...hater had his way with words...101st Keyboard army, toothless people...on and on he would go.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Delussional is another
July 14, 2009 - 18:51 ET by danboDelussional is another issue. Fortunately, I missed that. But I could see it.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Leon? Limited Disclo
July 14, 2009 - 17:57 ET by danboLeon?
BTW Did you get any of that snow Key West was supposed to have gotten? LOL
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Thanks, Dan
July 14, 2009 - 19:07 ET by BlondeNone of that Key West snow made it here, it was about a muggy 92 here today.
As for Leon, oh yeah, baby!
Watch the sentence structure, syntax, word use, and posting of links. People's writing styles are like fingerprints.
When this one starts going off on fat people, it's bye-bye chicken cacciatore.
I hope he fails, too.
I forgot about the fat
July 14, 2009 - 20:54 ET by danboI forgot about the fat issue.
There's a guy I some times dive with. He's only a couple of inches taller than me. But must outweigh me by a hundred pounds or so. And I'm a heavy guy.
Leon would go nuts thinking about him running around the dive boat in his stretched speedos. Slipping into those tight wet suits and dive skins....
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Andrew Sullivan?
July 14, 2009 - 12:49 ET by Jack BauerAndrew Sullivan? Wow.
Isn't he the steroided-up pervert who wanted to examine Sarah Palin's uterus?
Sheesh, he sounds kinda sleazy to me dude. Takes all sorts I suppose.
~Oh Leon
July 14, 2009 - 12:50 ET by choselife3xI'm starting to pity her.
Condescension--the last resort of the desperate.
The more I watch liberals writhe and foam at the mouth over this woman the better I like her.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Chose, The conservatives
July 14, 2009 - 15:34 ET by CacciatoChose,
The conservatives and right wingers are doing a lot more foaming than the liberals. It only shows how delusional you are when you claim that the Palin abuse is liberal inspired. She's getting dominated by Republicans and conservatives more than any other group of people.
Chicken Cacciatore
July 14, 2009 - 17:16 ET by MrShyYou're lying and fabricating both points (no surprise there) -- that conservatives foam more than liberals, and that she's "getting dominated" by any group on the right.
Now, many on the right -- specifically in the conservative establishment -- ARE afraid of her. Take a stab as to why, CC.
What happens whenever
July 14, 2009 - 16:30 ET by ckc1227What happens whenever Andrew Sullivan opens his mouth? Whatever it is, I'm betting you're first in line.
Sarah Palin
July 14, 2009 - 10:12 ET by east tennessee johnSarah Palin recognizes that we've always been governed by the elites, but they were kept in control by the Copnstitution, sort of the old main street(us) vs. wall street (them). With the takeover of the democratic party by authoritarian, anti-individual leftist statist, the game has changed and has become more serious, if not a deathmatch. Being governed by the ellites isn't so bad as long as they respect and play by the rules. They depend on us for legitimacy. This new crew of marxist-leninist-stalinists that have hijacked the democrats, as we used to know them to be,can care less about individual rights, the Constitution oranything else other than obtaining and maintaining power. This necessitates a rise in our natural populism which says,you need us more than we need you.Sarah Palin, being one of the us realizes these foes of freedom and individuality can not go unchallenged. That is why they've tried to marginalize and destroy her before she ever got statred, to spread the message of freedom based on individualityand challenge the collectivism that this elite of thugs seeks to impose, with them in charge, of course, on the rest of us. God bless you Sarah Palin for your clarity of thought and your courage to act. May all of us gain strength for the battles ahead.
Validity test
July 14, 2009 - 10:29 ET by StarAZWe will know she scored a point when the mantra becomes: Who wrote this for her?
StarAZ
July 14, 2009 - 10:39 ET by MrShyGood one! :)
Hey, uh, umm, dumb MSM.... she's no dummie.... unlike Duh Uh-Umm Won in office.
Fabulous Point, Star.
July 14, 2009 - 11:06 ET by BlondeI had to read the comments after your post. My favorite after reading about a dozen (talk about a target-rich environment for us conservatives, LOL):
I am guessing that's a Rahm sock puppet, and look forward to Chrissy, Steffi, et. al. repeating ad nauseum "word-salad", "Karl Rove", "mentor", "ducking and weaving", and the lovely "basketbally".
Stay tuned.
I hope he fails, too.
Star~
July 14, 2009 - 16:34 ET by Kat Outta the BagThey've already started on that one, it seems, judging from this snotty-tinged column:
Palin Op-Ed Blasts Obama: A Prelude to 2012? -- Politics Daily
What a bunch of sophomores!
July 14, 2009 - 11:10 ET by needleI just spent a half hour or so wading through the comments (and an astonishing number of double and multiple posts) at WaPo to monitor the behavior of its readership.
Far more than half of the comments are either catty/juvenile, or elitist/arrogant. In short they mostly sound like a bunch of high school sophomores behaving poorly. If you count all of the overt and covert ad hominem attacks as people who cannot really dispute her article, Sarah carried the day. Of course, they are nowhere near ready to actually agree with her, or vote for her; they would rather die than save their lives.
- Relying upon the MSM for your information is like relying upon an embezzler to manage your portfolio.
I contacted my Gannett paper
July 14, 2009 - 12:33 ET by StarAZI contacted my paper about reprinting this--I love to arouse the insane people. The editor said he would look into it.
July 14, 2009 - 12:59 ET by jessieHOne woman from Alaska makes more sense than our complete congress & senate. If she doesn't run for president in the next election, it will be OUR loss. The TEA party patriots could use a lot more like her.
Step up or Step Aside
July 14, 2009 - 13:40 ET by UtherpendSorry to tell the MSM but Sarah has my vote. If the Republicans Heirarchy is unable or unwilling to fight then they need to either help her or get out of the way. I am tired of listening to politicians tell me what is best for me and that I need to take it and keep quiet. Those days are over and the RNC had better wake up.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
Hi quality feed...
July 14, 2009 - 14:13 ET by GecksFermented feed to feed our livestock. Oh hell, watch out, the bulls are drunk again Marge!!!!!
I didn't vote for the wrinkly old dude, I voted for her!!
Ok, so in the runup to the
July 14, 2009 - 15:16 ET by Dan The Man 2Ok, so in the runup to the vote last November wasn't Plain for Cap and Trade? Did she change her mind or was she misunderstood?
Hmmm...deluional
July 14, 2009 - 15:19 ET by pantrymanMany universities are focused on converting cellulose to alcohol so if they are delusional, I am in good company.
And oh yes, kudzu is a wonderful plant for biodiesel.... and we should cultivate more of it (sarc)
Have you ever heard of using Google to get some current info?
→ Why Alcohol?
July 14, 2009 - 15:51 ET by Cool ArrowSeems to me Algae Biodiesel (oil from algae) would be more productive if we're going to farm our own fuel.
In addition to it being renewable, recaptured CO2 introduced into the process actually stimulates growth.
I know the use of CO2 to grow plantlife is an inconvenient truth in this whole Liberal Ecospeak, but seems to me, the plants really do like CO2 (under the name we were taught in grade school)
You are deusional in that
July 14, 2009 - 16:41 ET by Dan The Man 2You are deusional in that the process will become competitive anytime soon. If oil rises perhaps it will but on a large scale to make a profit I dont see it. Take away subsidies and incentives and you have a loser.
As far as Kudzu, I never thought it would make good biodiesel candidate but it has to be good for something other than clogging up the south. It was mostly a comment meant to be funny jsut like yours about economics was.
Just Like the Bridge to Nowhere...
July 14, 2009 - 16:34 ET by Cacciato...Palin was for cap & trade before she was against it. It's a shame she didn't remember this before writing this op-ed:
VIDEO from VP Debate (Gosh darn YouTube strikes again!)
Palin just can't get it right. She's really making a mockery of herself at this point.
I believe she was parroting
July 14, 2009 - 16:49 ET by Dan The Man 2I believe she was parroting McCain's views as most VP's should. But, it is possible she could have educated herself on the issues a bit more and actually seen the fruits of a Cap and Trade bill and quickly saw the light. Possibly a bit of both. Or perhaps the Cap and Trade she envisioned was different in scope and breadth and implementation of the program.
Whatever it was she is now on the right track. If she was for Cap and Trade she listens to the people which is a good thing.
why alcohol?...response
July 14, 2009 - 16:42 ET by pantrymanI really don't understand what you are saying.
Liberal ecospeak...you mean me???
→ No, pantryman
July 14, 2009 - 17:02 ET by Cool ArrowAlgae Biodiesel is as <correction, more> ecologically friendly than Alcohol.
I'm all in favor of a fuel that holds the possibility of being a self-sustaining, renewable resource.
Though I don't see alcohol as ever emerging from Government subsidy, I can see Algae Biodiesel as having real market potential.
It's a more conservative approach to conservation in that Americans might not be required to give up the power and engine wear that are shortcomings of alcohol.
---> Cool Arrow....
July 14, 2009 - 17:39 ET by pantrymanI don't want to detract too much from the discussion on Sarah Palin, so I will be brief...
I agree that algae biodiesel is as ecologically friendly as alcohol, and as I tried to explain in an earlier post, if the production of alcohol used the entire corn plant, the yield would be greater.
However, even given that fact, the yield from algae as opposed per corn is overwhelming. Gallons of fuel per acre leaves corn in the dust, and algae the clear winner.
Two problems exist here to acquire sustainability: first, the process of cellulose conversion is just not quite perfected yet...close, but no cigar. So perhaps it will need to be subsidized for a time.
Second, to decentralize the production of algae and make it a local resource will require additional transfer of technology for not only for the northeast, but also those other areas with cold wintertime temperatures. Also, extracting the oil from the algae has not been perfected yet either, although great strides have been made.
I don't believe that there is any one single fuel that will prove to be the 'magic bullet' for all our needs, but rather many different types of energy sources specific to their geographic location.
Why not works best for each area??
→ Just because, pantryman
July 14, 2009 - 17:49 ET by Cool ArrowJust because I find it morally repugnant to convert the world's foodsource into alcohol.
Couple that with the understanding that any realized alcohol production is very nearly a net energy loss given the inputs required to produce it, and it becomes morally and economically ignorant to pursue.
We make alcohol from corn for one reason alone. . . Iowa's Caucus is the first step in the Presidential Primary process.
Period. It's all "feelgood treehugging" from there.
Give me practical, and I'm on board.
Hot Arrow.....
July 14, 2009 - 18:15 ET by pantryman"Couple that with the understanding that any realized alcohol production is very nearly a net energy loss given the inputs required to produce it, and it becomes morally and economically ignorant to pursue."
That may have been true a few years back, but with the advent of 'no-cook' enzymes, that is certainly not the case today. The entire cooking process is eliminated, and the saccrification and fermentation enzymes and yeast can be cast together, All that is required is room temperature.
Does knowing this make me a "tree-hugger" or perhaps a professional in my field??
→ Not really
July 14, 2009 - 18:26 ET by Cool ArrowSeems corn has some logistical costs you're not including.
Don't farmers have to do things like till the soil? Does this not release embedded CO2 from the soil?
Don't they use tractors and threshers and 18-wheelers and such?
And isn't there an opportunity cost involved in diverting cattle-feed and human food into the further processing necessary to fill a tank? Does this not drive up the cost of food? Is this a good thing, given the already subsidized farms?
And I'll admit you are a "professional" in that field when it actually turns a profit apart from government subsidy.
Are we there yet?
I'm all for setting up ponds in desert areas conducive to little else than algae production, but the Corn Belt is too important to the world and America.
The world will curse us for starving them in the name of "Green"
Cool Arrow.....
July 14, 2009 - 19:13 ET by pantrymanYou win.....w/e......
→ That's true
July 14, 2009 - 23:34 ET by Cool ArrowLiberals are easy once you point out how heartless and cruel they can be with their feelgood economics.
I'm no liberal...
July 15, 2009 - 12:45 ET by pantryman...and you're an armchair know-it-all.....
And besides, you're boring. So take all your I-read-about-it-somewhere 'wisdom' and change the world...go for it. Stop all the LD grandstanding and Section 8 foolishness and do something useful.
Or flame on in here, trying to impress everyone. What a useless existance and a waste of skin you are.
Noel, you magnificant
July 14, 2009 - 17:03 ET by Gary P JacksonNoel, you magnificant son-of-a-gun! You couldn't have picked a better photo! I wish you were the WaPo editor so you could have ran it with her Op-ed! I'd be able to hear the beltway and NYC libs screeching all of the way down here in Texas!
thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com
→ G P Jackson
July 14, 2009 - 17:22 ET by Cool ArrowI had it as my desktop background for a week. (took it down before my wife returned from California.)
Speaking of "down here in Texas", here's a pic that has some real squeals going up.
Oh Caccah
July 14, 2009 - 23:28 ET by NorthCoasterYou are surely full of Caccah