You betcha!

Twice the maverick = twice the bull.

". . . and I am a Republican."

Why?

I'm an outsider's outsider.

A real rebel's rebel.

An alternative to the alternative.

/slowly loads the pistol

May I suggest a target?

::wink::

I guess he didn't see the starbursts.

funny, I've said the same thing.

wait, liking the basic premise that a party should stand for doesn't mean you have to gobble up every bowl of crap they put in front of you and pretend it's ice cream ?

imagine that.

The "wink" really bothered me. I was surprised it wasn't followed up with her licking her lips.

Somebody needs to remind her it's an election for the Presidency/Vice Presidency - not an election for Miss Alaska.

This is a woman known for a wink, and for being outspoken against blinking.

Would he have preferred that Biden wink at him?

Not that there's anything wrong with that..

I was mostly listening to the debate, so I missed the winks until I saw them all strung together on CNN.

I -did- look up every time Palin started speaking, though, just to watch the Undecided Ohio Voters crank their dials down.

This is bad news...for Obama.

Well, Sarah Palin, Michael Palin, Wink wink, nudge, nudge. ;)

/embarrassed alaskan

50mm: This is a woman known for a wink, and for being outspoken against blinking.

John McCain wasn't allowed to blink for 5 years.

I still think Obama is a steaming pile of crap and I'm a Democrat.

Mordant: wait, liking the basic premise that a party should stand for doesn't mean you have to gobble up every bowl of crap they put in front of you and pretend it's ice cream ?

imagine that.

I am quite sure that Fark Independents^TM will be along to explain that this is a logical fallacy quite shortly, and those asked are merely planted agents of the Dems, there to spread the lie of Republicans straying from the narrow path, or independents being swayed by Obama.

BillCo: I still think Obama is a steaming pile of crap and I'm a Democrat.

I don't agree with the guy, but I respect him. And besides - ANYONE is better than Hillary.

FredaDeStilleto: The "wink" really bothered me. I was surprised it wasn't followed up with her licking her lips.

Somebody needs to remind her it's an election for the Presidency/Vice Presidency - not an election for Miss Alaska.

It's kind of a shame that she doesn't think it's the Miss Alaska contest, because I'd like to hear her hilariously massacre some more pop songs on the flute.

Request: Oops I Did It Again by Britney Spears.

Cornwell: I am quite sure that Fark IndependentsTM will be along to explain that this is a logical fallacy quite shortly, and those asked are merely planted agents of the Dems, there to spread the lie of Republicans straying from the narrow path, or independents being swayed by Obama.

What the fark are you talking about, man?

Anyway, it's good to see someone from either side not being a blind apologist for their "team".

Mordant: wait, liking the basic premise that a party should stand for doesn't mean you have to gobble up every bowl of crap they put in front of you and pretend it's ice cream ?

imagine that.

Interesting choice of words. The Republican party should stand for individual rights, small government, and fiscal conservatism, but they don't. So what do you do when your party abandons its basic premise? What do you do when the leaders of your own party are even more adamant about doing all of the things you've been voting against all these years than the opposition party?

A. Move on.
B. Keep voting them in.

Senator Clinton still has time to come roaring back to win!

I'm always surprised when Sarah can come up with anything beyond the, "And such like, and the Iraqi, and in Africa," type of comment.

She's not a hockey mom who changed Alaskan politics. Not any more than I'm a former beauty queen who cured AIDS.

She's an idiot, with an idiot's understanding of politics, and she doesn't belong in higher office.

some_wild-eyed_8-foot_tall_maniac: Interesting choice of words. The Republican party should stand for individual rights, small government, and fiscal conservatism, but they don't. So what do you do when your party abandons its basic premise? What do you do when the leaders of your own party are even more adamant about doing all of the things you've been voting against all these years than the opposition party?

Ron Paul. Write in.

It would have been better if she got on her knees and gave Biden a hummer on national TV
/"Oh gee golly you just shot your Jizz all over my shiny dress gosh"
//Fox news would have showed the skeet over and over in slow-mo
///God I need some sex

some_wild-eyed_8-foot_tall_maniac: Interesting choice of words. The Republican party should stand for individual rights, small government, and fiscal conservatism, but they don't. So what do you do when your party abandons its basic premise? What do you do when the leaders of your own party are even more adamant about doing all of the things you've been voting against all these years than the opposition party?

A. Move on.
B. Keep voting them in.

That's pretty much the boat I'm in right now and I don't know the answer. I'd love to see real conservatives who stand for values and principles in charge, but the Fox News trash types seem dug in like an infected tick. I side with the libs these days just because anything that hurts the neocons is at least something.

I trust Obama about as far as I can throw him, but I agree with a majority of his platform, find him to be an intellectually curious person, and believe he has the country's best interests somewhere down there in his priorities. Not necessarily at the top, but in there somewhere.

That's three things I cannot say for Bush, Cheney, McCain, Palin, or the majority of Republicans at the national level.

Mordant: That's pretty much the boat I'm in right now and I don't know the answer. I'd love to see real conservatives who stand for values and principles in charge, but the Fox News trash types seem dug in like an infected tick. I side with the libs these days just because anything that hurts the neocons is at least something.

My 13 yo is studying American Gov't/Civics as her history this year.

She came to me more angry than I can say when she found out about the Electoral College. And when we got to talking about party issues, and who has a chance to be elected...she was almost breathing fire.

If all of us approached politics and the political machine like it was a new thing, a changeable thing, a thing worthy of our time and our anger when it goes wrong...we'd have a better country, that's for damned sure.

Mordant: That's pretty much the boat I'm in right now and I don't know the answer.

Man, do I wish more conservatives were willing to be big enough to say this.

I'm not saying that they need to vote Democrat or anything, but I wish like hell they would take their friggin' party back.

granolasteak: Ron Paul. Write in.

Hey, I think the guy's a nutter on some issues, but I'd rather see him getting votes than McCain.

This woman is an embarrassment to this country and as a reflection on the people who support her, she makes me terrified of the military power this country holds. Absolutely terrified.

I_Love_Verdi: This woman is an embarrassment to this country and as a reflection on the people who support her, she makes me terrified of the military power this country holds. Absolutely terrified.

once we run out of money and can't feed ourselves any more, THEN start to worry. right now people are still hypnotized by american idol and haven't realized we're broke yet.

mav·er·ick
n.
1. An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it.
2. One that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter.

/just sayin'

Mordant: some_wild-eyed_8-foot_tall_maniac: Interesting choice of words. The Republican party should stand for individual rights, small government, and fiscal conservatism, but they don't. So what do you do when your party abandons its basic premise? What do you do when the leaders of your own party are even more adamant about doing all of the things you've been voting against all these years than the opposition party?

A. Move on.
B. Keep voting them in.

That's pretty much the boat I'm in right now and I don't know the answer. I'd love to see real conservatives who stand for values and principles in charge, but the Fox News trash types seem dug in like an infected tick. I side with the libs these days just because anything that hurts the neocons is at least something.



/hotlinked, shamelessly so

Let's give her Miss Congeniality, but not VP.

beve: Let's give her Miss Congeniality, but not VP.

Maybe she can help me find the reference section.

beve: Let's give her Miss Congeniality, but not VP.

The only two things she seems to know anything about are Alaska and Oil...I say she's far too valuable up there - let's send her back and get somebody that has shown some interest in what's going on in the rest of the country.

kidsizedcoffin: beve: Let's give her Miss Congeniality, but not VP.

Maybe she can help me find the reference section.

Poor woman was suffering a migraine.

I have to wonder how the "maverick" thing is playing in Great Britain, where calling a woman a cow is considered an insult. Palin calling herself a cow has to have them scratching their heads.

Slightly enhanced version from before...

This is from the debate transcript; it's how she responded to Biden's comments about how McCain will continue Bush's policies:

Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again. You preferenced [sic] your whole comment with the Bush administration. Now doggone it, let's look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future. You mentioned education, and I'm glad you did. I know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and god bless her. Her reward is in heaven, right? ... My brother, who I think is the best schoolteacher in the year, and here's a shout-out to all those third graders at Gladys Wood Elementary School, you get extra credit for watching the debate.

Anyone in favor of putting this woman one 72-year-old-heartbeat away from the presidency is mindlessly partisan. End of discussion.

Fresh from the oven

Weaver95: BillCo: I still think Obama is a steaming pile of crap and I'm a Democrat.

I don't agree with the guy, but I respect him. And besides - ANYONE is better than Hillary.

If Obama had picked Hillary instead of Biden, Sarah Palin would not be on the Republican ticket.

Oh look, its a Very Concerned troll.

Bob Balaban 2008-10-04 09:14:55 PM

I award you one internet.

/LOLed in real life

;)

inconnu: Oh look, its a Very Concerned troll.

You sound concerned.

beve: Let's give her Miss Congeniality, but not VP.

With the Attack Dog scripts they keep giving her, she doesn't seem very congenial.

Weaver95: BillCo: I still think Obama is a steaming pile of crap and I'm a Democrat.

I don't agree with the guy, but I respect him. And besides - ANYONE is better than Hillary.

I gotta disagree with you. Sarah Palin is worse than Hillary. Huckabee is worse than Hillary. Any of the extreme religious wackos are worse than Hillary.