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I can hardly wait for some of the most delicious vitriol that the lefties will spew out of their intellectual minds, for there is nothing that gets them excited more than Sarah.
More publicity, more money for Ms. Palin. It is good to be reminded how we escaped having an idiot for Vice President after getting rid of one as President.
STEBON You sir are a fool. If you thnk her record and accomplishments are greater the what Mccain, Biden, and Obama have done. I know the right-wing needs a hero, but please choose a real one, not just the one Fox tells you to choose.
Have we already forgotten Pelosi’s rambling news conference where she tried to explain what intelligence from the CIA was or wasn’t given to her. Palin’s worse “idiot” moment was a throwaway line about Russia being near Alaska (which it is).
“Because she actually has character, integrity and has accomplished more than her three other counterparts on the 2008 ticket combined.”
That is extremely overreaching, if for no other reason than age alone.
That said, comparison with 0bama is most apropos.
By the time he was elected President he has accomplished nothing outside of politics. Even the limited legal practice was oriented toward ‘community organizing’ - politics, to be kind. He didn’t even author a single article for the Harvard Law Review - of which he was president of for a bit.
Indeed, if she were a man and a Democrat at that, her private, business, and political executive experience would have silenced many a critic.
Obama has more experience? Get real, he never ran so much as a hotdog stand..and now he is trying to spend us into prosperity? Palin wrote her book for progressive liberals to maybe they would learn something.
The left hates her because she was able to balance her budget as governor of Alaska. had an approval rating far exceeding any politician on the left..Look at the cities and states run by the lefties..Detroit and Chicago are probably the best examples..Mr. Benson your own Governor Jan Brewer is a typical RINO your state is 2 billion in debt from her failure to sign a balanced budget from the legislature.
Congress is a cesspool of liars, thieves, inside traders, traitors, drunks (one who killed a staffer, yet is still revered), criminals, and other low level swine who, as individuals (not all, but many), will do anything to enhance their lives, fortunes and power, all at the expense of the People of the United States and its Constitution, in order to be continually re-elected.
Palin’s attraction is not her personal persona, but her belief in a conservative approach to government.
She may be elected for the same reason wives of deceased Congressmen are sometimes elected - to continue her husband’s policies. In Palin’s case, her deceased “husband” is Ronald Reagan.
Palin qualified? Hahahahahahahahahahaha! She nearly killed her town (the crystal meth capital of Alaska!) with stupid deficit spending, fled her role as governor in order to avoid her dubious ethics being brought to light, and her husband is an Alaskan separatist (that’s open traitor to the US, for those not paying attention).
And she has hired a ghost writer and got a good early ranking on Amazon. Big deal.
Palin’s experience does not stand up well to scrutiny. Yes, she left her city in huge debt; yes, she cost her city an extra $1.5 million in legal fees when she decided to begin constructing the sports stadium before the city held clear legal title to the land; yes, as mayor, she charged rape victims for the cost of the rape exam; yes, she was found guilty by her own party of making fraudulent expense claims as Governor and had to return money to taxpayers; yes, she quit — SHE’S A QUITTER — her position the people of Alaska elected her to because she became too addicted to the limelight.
Afraid of her? No, just amazed that this is the political figure some on the right choose to pin their hopes on.
Pres. Obama was all of nine years old when ACORN was founded. Whatever you think of ACORN, you’re quite stupid if you think you can convince people he’s responsible for the organization.
I note again how petergrt and avatrbr conveniently forget to acknowledge Obama’s three terms as an Illinois state senator when they recount — and I use that term loosely — his background and experience.
If you don’t know the answer to that then you really shouldn’t be making political comments. It has been well known for twenty years now that “Book Publishing” is a funding mechanism.
This goes for both sides. The publishing industry is the way that political payoffs are laundered.
Rush Limbaugh puts out a book that is essentially 250 blank pages and he has a million copies sold. Meanwhile Rush is banging on Clinton’s HealthCare proposal. His book was his way of getting paid for promoting the Anti Health Care product placement on his show. (there’s almost nothing he promotes that he’s not paid to promote on his show. He’s a shrewd businessman in that way.)
And I’m not beating up on Limbaugh. I’m just using him as the example of the practice.
Are all you lefties still sucking from the public trough..or have any of you actually produced a product? employed people, made a payroll or do you all just live off the earnings of others? just curious..
I just hope Barrack Hussein Obama hmm hmm hmm keeps doing what he doing. Conservatives will be able to run a box of dirt against him and win in a land slide. So keep it up Barry hmmm hmmm hmmm.
AVATRBR, yeah, I’m highly employed, and in the top 1% of the US population for income, okay? I’ve employed people, made a payroll, and been in the private sector my entire career (though I was in a nonprofit for a while, my part of it generated revenue, so I wasn’t nonprofit!).
petergrt: Why do you hate America? Isn’t it a good thing that the world (or at least the Nobel committee) thinks highly of our President now?
rickbooker: what’s with the humming, dude? Forget the words?
I happen to love America, have fought to defend it, and so has my son. I do have a low tolerance for idiots who would destroy it by ignorant name calling of those with greater wisdom than themselves, like well striper and scooter fer instance.
Again to “the book business”. Advance “sales” are orders that will usually end up on the remainder shelves and tables at book stores, sold at 90% off, or having their covers ripped off and returned to the publisher. I think this will undoubtedly be the fate of Palin’s pages. Maybe up in Alaska they can use them to replace old Sears catalogs in the “facilities” out behind the cabins.
How mentally deficient does one have to be to think Palin is a genius? Why is this country so anti-intellectual? The only thing America hates more than smart people is foreigners.
God forbid we get a smart person to run the place.
dtroutma - not hardcovers. They are sent back, but the covers aren’t ripped off. That’s just for paperbound books. (My wife and I are both published authors.)
Otherwise, I agree. Pre-orders are not quite the same as sales; one reason publishers have an official “lay-down date” or release date is so all the preorders count as sales on that date. You could sell 10,000 books through preorders and not one after that, and still be a “bestseller” your first week.
“How mentally deficient does one have to be to think Palin is a genius? Why is this country so anti-intellectual? The only thing America hates more than smart people is foreigners.
God forbid we get a smart person to run the place.”
How un-american is elitism? When I was young , during the Carter term, I remember a strong impulse for “intellectualism” right before Reagan had to come in and rescue the geniuses from the pit they dug for themselves. Because they actually thought Utopia was do-able. You guys are as predictable as a german clock. Read Eric Hoffer, enlighten yourselves as to the sufficiency of the common man to handle his own affairs.
How un-American is elitism? You’re off your nut, Junior. America is all ABOUT elitism. The best athletes play the sports, the best academics inhabit the universities, the best businessmen run the economy, and the best military in the world shows those sniveling Third Worlders what’s what. Keep your miserable little “everyone is equal” stuff to yourself. The common man is a loser and needs to be taken care of by his superiors.
Thank you, it was entertaining, though some conservatives have spoiled the fun by taking you leftists seriously.
My favored wishful rant:
“Advance “sales” are orders that will usually end up on the remainder shelves and tables at book stores, sold at 90% off, or having their covers ripped off and returned to the publisher. I think this will undoubtedly be the fate of Palin’s pages. Maybe up in Alaska they can use them to replace old Sears catalogs in the “facilities” out behind the cabins.”
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1993, Steve Benson has been a lightning rod for more than 20 years as the staff editorial cartoonist for The Arizona Republic. Benson sums up his career best: "I don’t aim to please. I just aim."
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petergrt said, about 1 month ago
I can hardly wait for some of the most delicious vitriol that the lefties will spew out of their intellectual minds, for there is nothing that gets them excited more than Sarah.
Come on guys, entertain us - now!
cjr53 said, about 1 month ago
She is so last year. Why can’t we just forget and move on?
Justice22 said, about 1 month ago
More publicity, more money for Ms. Palin. It is good to be reminded how we escaped having an idiot for Vice President after getting rid of one as President.
cdward said, about 1 month ago
She’s old, but hey, did you hear that Levi Johnson will be posing for Playgirl? Sarah’s fame is probably the best thing that ever happened to him.
stebon said, about 1 month ago
Why is her book a no. 1 best seller before it is even released?
Because she actually has character, integrity and has accomplished more than her three other counterparts on the 2008 ticket combined.
Oh–sorry–Obama has been able to become the laughing-stock of the world.
Ken Warren said, about 1 month ago
STEBON You sir are a fool. If you thnk her record and accomplishments are greater the what Mccain, Biden, and Obama have done. I know the right-wing needs a hero, but please choose a real one, not just the one Fox tells you to choose.
HabaneroBuck said, about 1 month ago
Have we already forgotten Pelosi’s rambling news conference where she tried to explain what intelligence from the CIA was or wasn’t given to her. Palin’s worse “idiot” moment was a throwaway line about Russia being near Alaska (which it is).
Loco80 said, about 1 month ago
Justice 22, why do you think that we have escaped having an idiot for vice president? I thought that was the ONE thing both sides agreed upon.
petergrt said, about 1 month ago
“Because she actually has character, integrity and has accomplished more than her three other counterparts on the 2008 ticket combined.”
That is extremely overreaching, if for no other reason than age alone.
That said, comparison with 0bama is most apropos.
By the time he was elected President he has accomplished nothing outside of politics. Even the limited legal practice was oriented toward ‘community organizing’ - politics, to be kind. He didn’t even author a single article for the Harvard Law Review - of which he was president of for a bit.
Indeed, if she were a man and a Democrat at that, her private, business, and political executive experience would have silenced many a critic.
DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago
Oh, I hope she runs! Ple-e-e-e-ase let her run! We love Palin. An endless source of fun and amusement.
Ple-e-e-ease run!
nospam4me said, about 1 month ago
Barack Hussein Obama’s new book - “The Complete Idiot - An Autobiography” published by ACORN Press.
cdward said, about 1 month ago
I can’t wait to hear the right wing’s response to Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
av8tor
said,
about 1 month ago
Obama has more experience? Get real, he never ran so much as a hotdog stand..and now he is trying to spend us into prosperity? Palin wrote her book for progressive liberals to maybe they would learn something.
The left hates her because she was able to balance her budget as governor of Alaska. had an approval rating far exceeding any politician on the left..Look at the cities and states run by the lefties..Detroit and Chicago are probably the best examples..Mr. Benson your own Governor Jan Brewer is a typical RINO your state is 2 billion in debt from her failure to sign a balanced budget from the legislature.
Congress is a cesspool of liars, thieves, inside traders, traitors, drunks (one who killed a staffer, yet is still revered), criminals, and other low level swine who, as individuals (not all, but many), will do anything to enhance their lives, fortunes and power, all at the expense of the People of the United States and its Constitution, in order to be continually re-elected.
HOWGOZIT said, about 1 month ago
You libs are so so afraid of Palin–what whiney a@@es.
charlie555 said, about 1 month ago
Palin’s attraction is not her personal persona, but her belief in a conservative approach to government.
She may be elected for the same reason wives of deceased Congressmen are sometimes elected - to continue her husband’s policies. In Palin’s case, her deceased “husband” is Ronald Reagan.
DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago
AVATRBR: But liberals DON’T hate Palin. We LOVE her.
(Oh, puh-le-e-e-ease run in ‘12).
av8tor
said,
about 1 month ago
charlie triple nickle you are so right…on…..of course that would not have held true with sonny and cher..
motivemagus said, about 1 month ago
Palin qualified? Hahahahahahahahahahaha! She nearly killed her town (the crystal meth capital of Alaska!) with stupid deficit spending, fled her role as governor in order to avoid her dubious ethics being brought to light, and her husband is an Alaskan separatist (that’s open traitor to the US, for those not paying attention).
And she has hired a ghost writer and got a good early ranking on Amazon. Big deal.
petergrt said, about 1 month ago
“I can’t wait to hear the right wing’s response to Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Well, the Nobel Peace Prize has become a disgrace.
Nevertheless, at first I thought that it was a joke.
He is in good company, with Arafat, Gore, Carter …enough said.
believecommonsense
said,
about 1 month ago
Palin’s experience does not stand up well to scrutiny. Yes, she left her city in huge debt; yes, she cost her city an extra $1.5 million in legal fees when she decided to begin constructing the sports stadium before the city held clear legal title to the land; yes, as mayor, she charged rape victims for the cost of the rape exam; yes, she was found guilty by her own party of making fraudulent expense claims as Governor and had to return money to taxpayers; yes, she quit — SHE’S A QUITTER — her position the people of Alaska elected her to because she became too addicted to the limelight.
Afraid of her? No, just amazed that this is the political figure some on the right choose to pin their hopes on.
Pres. Obama was all of nine years old when ACORN was founded. Whatever you think of ACORN, you’re quite stupid if you think you can convince people he’s responsible for the organization.
I note again how petergrt and avatrbr conveniently forget to acknowledge Obama’s three terms as an Illinois state senator when they recount — and I use that term loosely — his background and experience.
spam4all, you are still a most irritating twit
dtroutma said, about 1 month ago
It could just be a guide to an idiot? Better title “Just Going Away”.
HUMPHRIES
said,
about 1 month ago
stripper, ask puppy to giveyou a hug … you do need one.
mogelsberg said, about 1 month ago
striper - I’m really sorry that you hate so much. It’s just not good for your heart.
ReasonsVentriloquist said, about 1 month ago
Why is her book #1 already?
If you don’t know the answer to that then you really shouldn’t be making political comments. It has been well known for twenty years now that “Book Publishing” is a funding mechanism.
This goes for both sides. The publishing industry is the way that political payoffs are laundered.
Rush Limbaugh puts out a book that is essentially 250 blank pages and he has a million copies sold. Meanwhile Rush is banging on Clinton’s HealthCare proposal. His book was his way of getting paid for promoting the Anti Health Care product placement on his show. (there’s almost nothing he promotes that he’s not paid to promote on his show. He’s a shrewd businessman in that way.)
And I’m not beating up on Limbaugh. I’m just using him as the example of the practice.
av8tor
said,
about 1 month ago
Are all you lefties still sucking from the public trough..or have any of you actually produced a product? employed people, made a payroll or do you all just live off the earnings of others? just curious..
HOWGOZIT said, about 1 month ago
Yes and Obama’s experience is showing up all over with a fat nil.
rickbooker
said,
about 1 month ago
I just hope Barrack Hussein Obama hmm hmm hmm keeps doing what he doing. Conservatives will be able to run a box of dirt against him and win in a land slide. So keep it up Barry hmmm hmmm hmmm.
motivemagus said, about 1 month ago
Some of these comments seem bizarre to me.
AVATRBR, yeah, I’m highly employed, and in the top 1% of the US population for income, okay? I’ve employed people, made a payroll, and been in the private sector my entire career (though I was in a nonprofit for a while, my part of it generated revenue, so I wasn’t nonprofit!).
petergrt: Why do you hate America? Isn’t it a good thing that the world (or at least the Nobel committee) thinks highly of our President now?
rickbooker: what’s with the humming, dude? Forget the words?
av8tor
said,
about 1 month ago
hmmm hmmm hmmm
petergrt said, about 1 month ago
“Why do you hate America? Isn’t it a good thing that the world (or at least the Nobel committee) thinks highly of our President now?”
Actually, he got the prize because he, 0bama, is anti-American!!!
This is the ultimate act of European condescension toward America.
But than, America to the left is just another country, albeit with Grand Canyon …
cdward said, about 1 month ago
Well, the Grand Canyon is a nice touch.
charlie555 said, about 1 month ago
AVATRBR
“sonny and cher” Yeah, she never got him, babe.
dtroutma said, about 1 month ago
I happen to love America, have fought to defend it, and so has my son. I do have a low tolerance for idiots who would destroy it by ignorant name calling of those with greater wisdom than themselves, like well striper and scooter fer instance.
Again to “the book business”. Advance “sales” are orders that will usually end up on the remainder shelves and tables at book stores, sold at 90% off, or having their covers ripped off and returned to the publisher. I think this will undoubtedly be the fate of Palin’s pages. Maybe up in Alaska they can use them to replace old Sears catalogs in the “facilities” out behind the cabins.
lalas said, about 1 month ago
How mentally deficient does one have to be to think Palin is a genius? Why is this country so anti-intellectual? The only thing America hates more than smart people is foreigners.
God forbid we get a smart person to run the place.
DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago
And if yer both, yer REALLY in trouble.
motivemagus said, about 1 month ago
dtroutma - not hardcovers. They are sent back, but the covers aren’t ripped off. That’s just for paperbound books. (My wife and I are both published authors.)
Otherwise, I agree. Pre-orders are not quite the same as sales; one reason publishers have an official “lay-down date” or release date is so all the preorders count as sales on that date. You could sell 10,000 books through preorders and not one after that, and still be a “bestseller” your first week.
NoFearPup
said,
about 1 month ago
“How mentally deficient does one have to be to think Palin is a genius? Why is this country so anti-intellectual? The only thing America hates more than smart people is foreigners.
God forbid we get a smart person to run the place.”
How un-american is elitism? When I was young , during the Carter term, I remember a strong impulse for “intellectualism” right before Reagan had to come in and rescue the geniuses from the pit they dug for themselves. Because they actually thought Utopia was do-able. You guys are as predictable as a german clock. Read Eric Hoffer, enlighten yourselves as to the sufficiency of the common man to handle his own affairs.
NeoconMan said, about 1 month ago
How un-American is elitism? You’re off your nut, Junior. America is all ABOUT elitism. The best athletes play the sports, the best academics inhabit the universities, the best businessmen run the economy, and the best military in the world shows those sniveling Third Worlders what’s what. Keep your miserable little “everyone is equal” stuff to yourself. The common man is a loser and needs to be taken care of by his superiors.
NoFearPup
said,
about 1 month ago
Useless-Troll-Man, three words: “G.I.Bill”.
petergrt said, about 1 month ago
Thank you, it was entertaining, though some conservatives have spoiled the fun by taking you leftists seriously.
My favored wishful rant:
“Advance “sales” are orders that will usually end up on the remainder shelves and tables at book stores, sold at 90% off, or having their covers ripped off and returned to the publisher. I think this will undoubtedly be the fate of Palin’s pages. Maybe up in Alaska they can use them to replace old Sears catalogs in the “facilities” out behind the cabins.”