Did you hear that Governor Palin is stupid? Well, if you watch TV, listen to the radio, or read any news outlet you can't help but find the lefties there claiming in unison that she is the dumbest woman to appear on the scene since Goldie Hawn made her chops as the blonde ditz on 1960's TV. And, heck it's gotta be true. Why, even her SAT scores prove it! Except that the "proof" of that is an Internet hoax that fooled Wonkette, the DailyKos and a blue million nutrooter sites. But, who cares? As long as it makes Palin look bad, we're golden, baby! Truth-schmooth, right?
On October 10, blogger Dawn Eden found that a posted image of hers had been stolen, then altered, and then posted everywhere as "proof" that Sarah Palin is stupid. Apparently, the biggest stir was created by the tabloid site Gawker.com on its "Assignment Desk" section.
Originally, Gawker wondered if the image presented as Palin's SAT scores was real and posited that it was believable. Later in the day, however, one of their own site commentors effectively proved it an obvious fake. But not before it fooled Wonkette and the DailyKos and a score of other nutrooter sites.
Before the obviousness of the fakery was settled, the DailyKos site pronounced the SAT score card as "credible," and the unprofessionally profane Wonkette said that the faked scores "sounds about right."
This fake image appeared on dozens of sites in a few hour's time.
Unfortunately for the left's indulging in gettin'-the-hate-on at Sarah Palin, though, this image was stolen and made to appear like Palin's SAT score card. It was all a deliberate hoax.
This is the real image as posted by Dawn Eden.
This sort of thing goes beyond a merely misreported story, goes farther than a bad interpretation of facts, and enters into outright forgery. And what we have here is a perfect example of how the left has no interest in "truth" as long as their agenda is furthered. Situational "ethics" is the left's calling card and this is more evidence of this salient truism.
So let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story, shall we DailyKos?
Now, let's keep our eyes peeled to see if the next level up in the Left-O-Sphere (and that would be the Old Media) start using this one. Look for the occasional comment by a lefty commentator about this "true SAT score report" to show up soon!
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Ha!
October 11, 2008 - 04:07 ET by DoktorFrankenThis is all an evil back-handed trick. It's the people that watch, listen to, but more importantly - believe the MSM, that are stupid. I can't wait to hear from half the people I know about this. And I can't wait to tell them how stupid they are.
Quiz:
October 11, 2008 - 04:26 ET by TheSterWHO HAD A HIGHER GPA AT YALE:
1) John F. Kerry
2) George W. Bush
Who and Why??
Answer to follow soon.
Ster.
Dan Rather, call your
October 11, 2008 - 04:58 ET by motherbeltDan Rather, call your office!
Another "fake but accurate" story from our esteemed media.
Everyone "knows" that Gov. Palin is dumber than a bag of hammers.
Who cares if the "proof" isn't real?
MB
October 11, 2008 - 05:08 ET by MrShy"What's the frequency, Kenneth?"
NOW PLAYING:
Governor Palin Get Your Gun
Once again, the left has
October 11, 2008 - 05:27 ET by jdhawkOnce again, the left has duped conservatives. My belief is that they knew damn well this was a fake, but put it out anyway. Why? The "truth" gets reported on page 1; the mistake gets buried in the back of the paper next to the septic tank cleaning ad.
Take the attitude that this and every one of these "truths" is on purpose and demand a retraction and an apology. If they don't comply, then make that the story. Tell it loud and often and they will stop this crap.
I agree; they don't
October 11, 2008 - 05:40 ET by motherbeltI agree; they don't care.
The damage gets done and half the people who saw the original will never see the correction.
That's always been their MO.
Palin Uses Secret Earpice & Flash Cards! Is She Dumb?
October 11, 2008 - 05:51 ET by bacaloveTroopergate is a saga, something like: Mayberry has come to Washington!
Now it is also coming to light that it looks like Sarah Palin has been using a Secret Service Earpiece (probably by brickhousesecurity.com) The thin white line coming down from her glasses appears to be a brickhousesecurity antenna and Reuters was refused earpiece checks before her debate with Joe Biden: http://www.youtube.com/...
However, she was seen using Flash Cards constantly at her Vice Presidential debate with Joe Biden.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTqdYQ46wMU
Is this why she can't -- won't go on Meet the Press, like every other Vice Presidential candidate who has gone before her? Sarah Palin is a total fruad perpetrated on the American people by the Republican party, who thought they would be able to steal Hillary voters from the Democrats. McCain's judgment and gamble did not pay off.
I think you misspelled your
October 11, 2008 - 05:56 ET by Warner Todd HustonI think you misspelled your name. It is properly spelled Batalcove because you are OBVIOUSLY a moonbat!
Baca: Every four years the
October 11, 2008 - 08:17 ET by BDBaca:
Every four years the left does this. THey assume that because someone does not think emotionally and thus agree with them, they must be "dumb".
And because they must be "Dumb", they are therefore forced to cheat during the debates when they easily take down an emotionally thinking liberal with logic.
After all, there must be a rascally Republican team seated in a room in the Whiehouse basement pumping signals too her from Karl ROVE using satellite links.
THey thought Reagan was an idiot.
GHWB, he must be an idiot.
Dole? A psychotic crank and an idiot.
GWB? A religious idiot.
McCain? A psychotic Idiot.
Palin? A beauty Pageant Idiot.
And they think WE are the idiots.
Yawn...
October 11, 2008 - 06:01 ET by dcullingYawn...trolls bore me.
Baca...Biden uses Hair Plugs!!
October 11, 2008 - 06:56 ET by TheSterGod only knows what Louie Farakan is transmitting to Joe from the "MOTHER SHIP"....those "wires" masquerading as hair on Bidens' head...are not getting the transmitions right.
Biden thinks TV was being transmitted to the people by Roosevelt...during the Depression. Hmmmm....Facts....Hmmm...
You want to talk about a TROOPER GATE??? You mean the Troopers Clinton used to pick out hot chicks out of the crowd...then come back to get a Sausage Pizza?!?!?
Ummm...Bacalove...
You are obviously a victim of a government run re-education program.
That is why this is sooooo...easy to FRAG you on every "talking point" in that sorry "cut and paste" you call a "post".
Sorry Baca....this was BORING...
...what else can you make up....
Waiting for next TROLL.
NEXT!!! SERVING # 29?? NUMBER 29...WHO'S GOT 29???
Do you really want change?
October 11, 2008 - 07:23 ET by jsteve2xIf you are an American you have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are rights and not entitlements. Or this is even better. You have the right to eat, sleep and defacate. Be careful what you wish for. You liberals think that if you can get someone in power that somehow you win. You got Congress and guess what? You might get bragging rights with a President of your choice......ok......then what?........try to impose your liberal beliefs on people like me.......so what........won't work.......take my beliefs out of the public schools and public square.....ok....then what....What else will you try to impose on me?.....It won't work....You can't destroy a core belief. People have been imprisoned until dead and have never given in to oppression. Go ahead, take your best shot. Line up all the ACLU types you want....won't change me. Spread your liberal ideology to weaker minds.....won't matter......I will still be here....same beliefs.......There are certain elements which will stand up to lies of the media, lies of politicians, and lies of individuals on a quest to fill a certain sef-imposed void with anything which feels good. Liberty is not the ability to shut down someone because you don't want to hear what they say. It is not the ability to get in someone's face with your idea of what is right. Is not the ability to desecrate something someone believes in. Liberty is a gift given to the person who knows why we are here. It is quiet and unassuming but ready to help when asked. Change doesn't come from outside, but from within. Do you really want change?
Boy Baca, those are the
October 11, 2008 - 10:55 ET by JerryBoy Baca, those are the lamest videos I have ever seen. If you are hanging your hat on that "evidence" you are truly a sad case. This is Fire-Can't-Melt-Steel, 9/11 Truther level stuff.
The fact is, when she is ambushed by "journalists" and then the results are highly edited, you can make anyone look bad, ANYONE. The truth comes out when she is in an un-censored, un-edited, non-agenda-driven environment, where she knocks it out of the park EVERY time. GEE, I wonder which provides a more accurate reading of Sarah Palin??
BTW, Troopergate is about a famous politician using state troopers to round up young girls for him to molest, but that just wasn't of any interest to the "un-biased" MSM.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Isn't this par for the course?
October 11, 2008 - 09:13 ET by pbthinkerWe've seen this before, as stated above, with Kerry and GWB, with the same tactic, they put out a fake, and I believe they think it takes it off the table, once the fake is proven fake. I'll bet they knew Kerry's scores were lower than GWB and, believing that everyone thinks like they do, wanted to take it off the table.
The same goes for Obama. His scores have been scrupulously absent from anything you read about him. Yes, he went to Columbia and Harvard; but how did he get there? Some of the things pointed out about him question what he did with the education he has. Harvard Law Review, what did he write and what lasting effect did he have on that institution? What grades did he receive in his classes? Are we supposed to respect him because he IS smart or SOUNDS smart?
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
The real why
October 11, 2008 - 06:10 ET by dcullingThe real question is why the media is trying so hard to help the Marxist Left. What do they hope to gain? Was it really great to be part of Pravda in the old Soviet Union? I suppose it was a heck of a lot easier where glowing praise of everything the government was doing was a lot easier to write. I suspect there was really good "fringe benefits" that all journalism majors are taught today, but I would need to find some confirmation of that.
Why is the media trying to
October 11, 2008 - 09:49 ET by MazziWhy is the media trying to keep the left Marxist? Basically because they don't see a problem with it. They have bought into the appealing "fairness" concepts, but according to this professor, have never been taught the truth of what communism does to a society. http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/why_obamas_communist_connectio.html
Plus, they somehow believe that they will be considered one of the "elites" in the new order. Basically, they are selling their souls to the devil.
The linked article is worth a read, for one main reason. It shows how we CAN actually change the minds of the young, impressionable kids out there - and they are the ones we need to reach. What we need to do is - every one of us - talk to a young adult and tell them what communism really is, and not the whitewashed, sanitized version they have been taught. See if you can get them to toss their Che TShirt into the bottom of the hamper forever.
One thing that the author points out, that I think is significant - and explains how our neighbors and friends who support Obama think - they are not pro-socialist, rather they are "anti- anti-socialist".
"We just want truth, we want fairness. We want that balance." ~ Sarah Palin (re: hypocricy of the press)
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Dan Rather, Daily Kos, does it matter
October 11, 2008 - 05:56 ET by TheHistorianall that this proves is that the DailyKos is as irresponsible as CBS and Dan Rather. Both have taken fakes and proclaimed them as real.
"What experience and history teach is
this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history,
or acted on principles deduced from it."
G. W. F. Hegel
Minutia vs. Substance
October 11, 2008 - 06:53 ET by NoJellyTo put so much energy into creating AND perpetuating easily debunked fakery is a true sign of a number of things; Not the least, the fear from the Left that truth may after all prevail and not only their candidate will falter and even face some major charges, but the domino effect will run through the Culture of Corruption that is the Democrat party...Another is their desperation, manifested in such a sleazy, low-brow manner that at best insults our intelligence and at worst? Prison term eligibility?
I too wonder at the motivation behind the media to so bolster and prop up what will ultimately become another Soviet, if successful. The elite-class perks will apply to a very few, participation in the system mandatory for all but those with their noses camped the deepest up the Party's ass. It can't be that much fun to consistantly lie, and perpetuate others' lies, only to risk exposure at every turn ala Dan Rather and face that disgrace...
As an example of the power of an unpoliced press, my own father, until very recently, watched broadcast television exclusively, and being that he had no reason for several decades to doubt the ethics and honesty of the broadcast media, let the intense Left bias of that media help to sculpt (and maintain) his own political outlook. He became one of the most intense Bush-haters because of it, and, for such an otherwise intelligent and sensible man, found it easy to brush off the obvious corruption and increasing Marxism of an idealism he ascribed to his whole life...
He had a dish installed last year, and he is now in the midst of a painful, life-wrenching epiphany, learning that not only do discrepancies exist in what his precious broadcast media has led him to believe, but that his beloved Party left him decades ago...He may vote Republican for the first time in his life this year...
Multiply the man above by the millions like him who don't go out of their way for information, and you have a large, uninformed, misinformed, malinformed segment of the voting public...Who NEVER hear the other side of the story...At least from what they consider "official" channels...
Surprise!
October 11, 2008 - 08:37 ET by HAL9000or not. Is anyone really taken aback by this? Libs have been doing this since the days of Nixon and it's a mantra with them. "...Nixon is evil, Reagan's an amiable dunce, Quayle is a moron, Bush (43) is an idiot, Cheney is eeeevil" and so on. The only reason they like Bush 41 is because he raised taxes.
Don't be outraged by this, be amused. If this is the best they can do then they're pissing up a rope.
"...I was made operational in Urbana, Illinois..." -HAL
I trusk Wonkette as far as
October 11, 2008 - 09:34 ET by Radar_OneI trusk Wonkette as far as I can throw her slu**Y A** didn't her and her other blogger friend screw their way to their positions today?? I seem to remember them blogging a few years ago about screwing every swingin d*ck on the hill...
Barack Obama= Half Honkey...ALL Donkey
Wonkette has been making
October 11, 2008 - 09:43 ET by Free StinkerWonkette has been making fun of Sarah Palin since she got elected Governor.
And why? Sarah Palin has accomplishments, and Wonkette is a garden variety idiot with a Blog. Her jealously is so transparent.
Governor Palin - She is the Real Deal !
Not only a "garden variety
October 11, 2008 - 10:05 ET by Warner Todd HustonNot only a "garden variety idiot" but an aging harlot that has to find something new to do with her time because of her advancing age.(ouch)
WTH -- that would make her
October 11, 2008 - 10:24 ET by Jack BauerWTH -- that would make her a garden-variety Hoe -- allegedly, and from all the scurillous gossip I have read about the casting keyboard?
Actually, I believe the slut formerly known as Wonkette has long since departed that awful organ.
Good one!
October 11, 2008 - 10:32 ET by Warner Todd HustonGood one!
the obvious clue that this was a fake?
October 11, 2008 - 09:38 ET by JeffC...When did the SAT start reporting scores in only multiples of 10? I saw it when I took mine in 1986, and it looks like Ms. Eden saw it in 1984. Was the same scoring used in 1981?
Wonkette is OWNED by
October 11, 2008 - 09:44 ET by Radar_OneWonkette is OWNED by Gawker...coincidence...I think not.
Barack Obama= Half Honkey...ALL Donkey
"Lovenstein Institute", Anybody?
October 11, 2008 - 17:04 ET by Del DolemonteThis is similar to the infamous "Lovenstein Institute" hogwash of a few years ago, whereby a nonexistent group concluded that Dubyah had the lowest IQ of any President.
Even flaming Leftist hack Bill Press fell for this scam. When he was told it was a hoax, naturally he blamed the evil Bush.