The Army is (rightfully) afraid Palin is going to grandstand against Obama. Palin can't grandstand without media present. Where is the fail, subby?

Sarah Palin could grandstand in front of a mirror.

If you don't want Palin to grandstand...wouldn't you just not let Palin go to the base?

bulldg4life: If you don't want Palin to grandstand...wouldn't you just not let Palin go to the base?

She'd grandstand at the gate.

shroom: Where is the fail, subby?

At a book signing for her recently-released memoir at Ft. Hood.

shroom: Palin can't grandstand without media present. Where is the fail, subby?

Um, you've never heard of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter? Anything and everything she says, even without media presence, is going to be seen and heard.

/If Sarah Palin falls in a forest, is there a sound?

bulldg4life: If you don't want Palin to grandstand...wouldn't you just not let Palin go to the base?

Because then she'll have even more of an excuse to go on Fox and whine. Not banning her appearance, but banning media coverage of it, is the least bad way to handle it if the goal is to deflect attention of the event.

Because political grandstanding on a military base is, of course, patriotic.

/Maverick!

Oh yeah, that's the smart response. Directly implies that they endorse a position of opposing the Commander in Chief for this former no-name from Alaska.

shroom: The Army is (rightfully) afraid Palin is going to grandstand against Obama. Palin can't grandstand without media present. Where is the fail, subby?

True. That's Obama's schtick. He should trademark it.

/Palin should have some people fainting in the audiences, and offer them help and water.

muck4doo: True. That's Obama's schtick. He should trademark it.

I have no idea what the hell kind of strawman you're trying to throw up here.

GAT_00: muck4doo: True. That's Obama's schtick. He should trademark it.

I have no idea what the hell kind of strawman you're trying to throw up here.

GAT_00: muck4doo: True. That's Obama's schtick. He should trademark it.

I have no idea what the hell kind of strawman you're trying to throw up here.

The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

Do you really think that was the point I was making? Wow.

muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

Did he bash their commander-in-chief on a military base, and not in jest?

Journalism major here. That and 75 cents will get me a cup of nasty gas station coffee, but nonetheless...

The words "ban the media" are impossible to heed. You're "the media." Yes, you. The person reading this.

You have a camera or camcorder of some sort?
An audio recording device?
A pencil and paper?
A set of fingers and a keyboard?

Good. When shiat like this happens, no matter if it's partisan or not, tell people what you see. Congratulations. You're the media.

Don't hate the media. Be the media.

muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

All right, I'm going to have to spell this out I think. I don't care that she's talking. I care that she's talking on a military base and since we already know she's going to rail against our commander-in-chief (probably for using the military as a photo-op while using the military as a photo-op), but I care that she's going to rail against the commander-in-chief on a military base and instead of the military telling her not to do that, to not use the troops to make a point, they just don't allow reporters on the base. That is a passive endorsement of her points because they didn't ask her not to make them, implying they have no problem with them. Do you have a problem using troops to make a political point? Because that's what she's doing. THAT'S why I have a problem with this.

GAT_00: muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

Do you really think that was the point I was making? Wow.

elchip: muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

Did he bash their commander-in-chief on a military base, and not in jest?

Hey dumbasses, try some reading comprehension. Here is the article for you again:

Palin holding anti-Obama rallies on military bases
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Isn't it illegal for anyone to hold anti Commander-in-Chief rallys on a military base?

Not only is she going to hold a book signing at Fort Bragg, she is also going to hold one at Fort Hood, Texas.

What is she doing on military bases in the first place? She is not in the military, she is an unemployed ex-gov. SHE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE ON THE BASE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

* charcharczar's diary :: ::
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Army officials plan to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday, saying they fear the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Obama, the Associated Press reports.

Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum tells the AP that Army officials had decided to keep media away from Palin's book promotion at the North Carolina base.

Other members of the public would be permitted to attend.

McCollum says the Army did not want the event to become a platform for Palin supporters to express political opinions "directed against the commander in chief."

Palin is on a book tour this week to promote her memoir Going Rogue. She is scheduled to visit Fort Hood, in Texas, on Dec. 4.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

Would Michael Moore ever be allowed to hold a book signing on a military base? What about John Edwards, Al Gore, even Colin Powell would not be allowed to have press conferences. Who ever approved this should be FIRED, Palin is going to hold an anti-Commander-in-chief rally on a military base. That is complete craziness. It may also be against the law...Sarah Palin is a civilian, she should not be allowed onto a military installation.

The entire article is a strawman that doesn't show any proof of what she is going to say, and then says stupid crap about "would we let Mike Moore do this?". I pointed out Franken because yes indeed, we do let people with opposing views on base. You two are knee jerk dickwads that are the perfect tard audience the article was trying to appeal to. Congrats. You two showed your true colors that you believe that dissenting opinions are something to be abolished if they dare question the current dumbass douchebag in chief.

muck4doo: Hey dumbasses, try some reading comprehension. Here is the article for you again:

I don't give a shiat what some person at Kos wrote. How about scrolling up to address the point I made because it appears I did have to spell it out for you. But thanks for flaming me for a point I wasn't making and didn't make.

GAT_00: muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

All right, I'm going to have to spell this out I think. I don't care that she's talking. I care that she's talking on a military base and since we already know she's going to rail against our commander-in-chief (probably for using the military as a photo-op while using the military as a photo-op), but I care that she's going to rail against the commander-in-chief on a military base and instead of the military telling her not to do that, to not use the troops to make a point, they just don't allow reporters on the base. That is a passive endorsement of her points because they didn't ask her not to make them, implying they have no problem with them. Do you have a problem using troops to make a political point? Because that's what she's doing. THAT'S why I have a problem with this.

You summed it up right there in the bold. You are all for censorship, and don't want anyone to dare question the Dear Leader. Congrats. You have become exactly what you hated the last 8 years.

muck4doo: You summed it up right there in the bold. You are all for censorship, and don't want anyone to dare question the Dear Leader. Congrats. You have become exactly what you hated the last 8 years.

Holy facepalm. I give up, you're completely insane. You completely ignored what I was saying.

GAT_00: muck4doo: Hey dumbasses, try some reading comprehension. Here is the article for you again:

I don't give a shiat what some person at Kos wrote. How about scrolling up to address the point I made because it appears I did have to spell it out for you. But thanks for flaming me for a point I wasn't making and didn't make.

muck4doo: GAT_00: muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

All right, I'm going to have to spell this out I think. I don't care that she's talking. I care that she's talking on a military base and since we already know she's going to rail against our commander-in-chief (probably for using the military as a photo-op while using the military as a photo-op), but I care that she's going to rail against the commander-in-chief on a military base and instead of the military telling her not to do that, to not use the troops to make a point, they just don't allow reporters on the base. That is a passive endorsement of her points because they didn't ask her not to make them, implying they have no problem with them. Do you have a problem using troops to make a political point? Because that's what she's doing. THAT'S why I have a problem with this.

You summed it up right there in the bold. You are all for censorship, and don't want anyone to dare question the Dear Leader. Congrats. You have become exactly what you hated the last 8 years.

More bolded. You just keep digging yourself deeper and deeper. Should we have prevented Franken on base because we know what he was going to talk about? Exchange of free thought is something this nation has always treasured. It saddens me to see that you fear it so much now.

GAT_00: muck4doo: You summed it up right there in the bold. You are all for censorship, and don't want anyone to dare question the Dear Leader. Congrats. You have become exactly what you hated the last 8 years.

Holy facepalm. I give up, you're completely insane. You completely ignored what I was saying.

I already know where you are coming from. You have a distorted view on reality, and what freedom of speech means. Don't think your retarded statement of "Freedom of speech, doesn't mean you have a right to hate!" has gone forgotten. It may sound noble, but your idea of hate is anyone who doesn't agree with you, and that makes you a hateful little bastard yourself.

muck4doo: Franken

I DON'T GIVE A SHIAT ABOUT FRANKEN YOU FIXATED REPUBLICAN HACK. Oh my God, it is possible for you to know what I said? You're so focused on proving I'm wrong when you're not even reading what I said. You're just driving your own point into the ground over and over again WHEN YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON ARGUING YOUR OWN POINT.

Holy hemorrhaging facepalm.

GAT_00: muck4doo: Franken

I DON'T GIVE A SHIAT ABOUT FRANKEN YOU FIXATED REPUBLICAN HACK. Oh my God, it is possible for you to know what I said? You're so focused on proving I'm wrong when you're not even reading what I said. You're just driving your own point into the ground over and over again WHEN YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON ARGUING YOUR OWN POINT.

Holy hemorrhaging facepalm.

You sound angry, and hateful. I'm going to get some sleep. Don't stew in your hate too late tonight. Let Palin speak. People can decide for themselves if they want to listen or not. Sorry you can't have censorist ass way.

Holy shiat did the stupid fairy wave a wand over this thread while I was gone watching TV?

I'm sorry, when did this Al Franken attacking-the-president-while-on-a-military-base thing happen? I must have missed that. I also must have missed WTF it has shiat-all to do with TFA.

muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

Franken did USO tours. Palin is shilling her book.

Last I heard, the Army of One does what the President of the United States wants it to do.

muck4doo: Sorry you can't have censorist ass way.

Can we have a time machine and post this phrase in all the "free speech zone" threads during the Bush years?

Muck4doo vs GAT_00


The guy at the bar are the rest of us at FARK

Anybody knows how often these kind of book signings happen at the military bases? While I am suspicious that The Army is preventing media coverage of Palin visit, I don't expect her to bad mouth the commander in chief at the base. Even for conservative that would be bad form.

Darth_Lukecash: While I am suspicious that The Army is preventing media coverage of Palin visit, I don't expect her to bad mouth the commander in chief at the base. Even for conservative that would be bad form.

I want you to read back over what you just wrote. Then think about it really hard for a few minutes. Do you really think that Palin, who uses her own tard baby as a fashion accessory, would hesitate for a second to crap on Obama solely by virtue of her physical location?

Occam's Chainsaw: I want you to read back over what you just wrote. Then think about it really hard for a few minutes. Do you really think that Palin, who uses her own tard baby as a fashion accessory, would hesitate for a second to crap on Obama solely by virtue of her physical location?

First of all, Sara Palin the 'tard, the kid is a special needs child.

The liberal conspiracy wacko in me suspects that the fundamental right wing group is attempting to organize a coup against the United States Government. Considering that her husband was part of an anti-american secessionist group, it's within the realm of possibility. The media restriction would lessen the chance of identification of the high ups who meet with Sara.

But in the end, thats just foolishness: I would be no better than 9/11 Bush Conspiracy nuts , Birthers, or Palin supporters.

If she's just signing books and not speaking, I'm not concerned.

In the TF queue: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/19/army-plans-prevent-media-covering-pa l in-event-fort-bragg/?fark

which appears to be an update from the AP:


The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday.

A Fort Bragg spokesman initially said the Army would ban the media from Palin's book signing next week, fearing it would turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. After The Associated Press and The Fayetteville Observer protested, Col. Billy Buckner said the post would permit restricted access.

I wish that biatch would just stfu and go the fark away.

RevMercutio: muck4doo: The entire article is a stupid strawman. Were you pissed off when Franken got to do a show on a military base?

Franken did USO tours. Palin is shilling her book.

Rev, this is not directed at you so much as borrowing your quote for a general question.

How is a USO tour even closely comparable to the issues that surround Palin book touring bases? And how is it comparable to Michael Moore book touring bases?

log_jammin: I wish that biatch would just stfu and go the fark away.

Why can't you and I agree on something for once?

Judging from some Googling, book tours on military bases seem to be fairly rare but not unheard-of. Wouldn't know what the criteria are.

http://briankilmeade.com/Bbooksingings.htm, http://johnweiskopf.com/ascendancyblog/?tag=fort-sam-houston, http://www.johnwarren.com/event101.html and http://www.fighterpilotswife.com/publicity.htm for instance.

I'm relatively liberal, and I gotta say...

I don't give a fark about this. I really don't see the impending doom bound to transpire when Palin talks about herself.. some more.. but in from of military personnel and her general demographic.

dorothyatforty: I'm relatively liberal, and I gotta say...

I don't give a fark about this. I really don't see the impending doom bound to transpire when Palin talks about herself.. some more.. but in front of military personnel and her general demographic.

me fail.

Random trivia learned while glancing at the 39 search results for the 39 hits for ["Clear Creek Post Exchange" book signing"]

http://hwww.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=35844 (from Sep. 16)

On Tuesday, action star Dolph Lundgren also will be signing autographs at Warrior Way Post Exchange from 2 to 4 p.m

Looked at IMDB -- he's still acting. Didn't know that.

Darth_Lukecash: Muck4doo vs GAT_00

The guy at the bar are the rest of us at FARK


LOL! I suspected this got greenlighted just base on the catfight.

"Why can't you and I agree on something for once?"


You think she's a moron? If so we agree on something.

Well, on the up side, if she trash talked Obama hard enough on a military base, perhaps she's earn Sedition charges.

/very tired of 'news' people talking about her.

Darth_Lukecash: Muck4doo vs GAT_00


The guy at the bar are the rest of us at FARK


Anybody knows how often these kind of book signings happen at the military bases? While I am suspicious that The Army is preventing media coverage of Palin visit, I don't expect her to bad mouth the commander in chief at the base. Even for conservative that would be bad form.

Fairly often. Just a few weeks ago they had some MMA fighter (and army reservist) here signing his book and shilling his exercise program/protein supplement. When I was in South Korea, Jared (from Subway) came to visit and promote stuff.

And yes, Al Franken did USO tours. I never saw them, but from what I've heard it was pretty tame soldier standbys, like "Man, being in the army sucks!" and "MREs make you constipated," not "Bush is evil, it's his fault you're here."

The article is at the same time being very stupid and bringing up a good point. Palin is obviously gunning for a presidential bid. Did the army let Obama go round pushing The Audacity of Hope on military bases in 2006? That would've been a better comparison. I don't know, I didn't join until the following year. The article goes about making this point in the single most idiotic way possible though, building a ridiculous straw man when there is actually a legitimate target right in front of it.

Can't we just ban Sarah Palin? From life? And before some dickless wonder gets all upset. I'm not American, just a human being with a functioning brain. Every single one of us hates her. There is not one intelligent person who supports that twit.

Korovyov: Random trivia learned while glancing at the 39 search results for the 39 hits for ["Clear Creek Post Exchange" book signing"]

http://hwww.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=35844 (from Sep. 16)

On Tuesday, action star Dolph Lundgren also will be signing autographs at Warrior Way Post Exchange from 2 to 4 p.m

Looked at IMDB -- he's still acting. Didn't know that.

really????

log_jammin: "Why can't you and I agree on something for once?"


You think she's a moron? If so we agree on something.

Of course I think she's a moron. Come on! She's a dimwit. I've herded cows smarter than her. She deserves every criticism. It's hard to imagine she has a fluid imagination. She's a vapid biatch. And I don't usually use the b-word in a serious fashion.

Sun God: It's hard to imagine she has a fluid imagination.

Only by virtue of her being a waterhead.

I'm kind of surprised that civilians are allowed to go onto military bases for this kind of event.

Alphax: Well, on the up side, if she trash talked Obama hard enough on a military base, perhaps she's earn Sedition charges.

/very tired of 'news' people talking about her.

True, but she is first and foremost an attention whore. So, imagine what things she would do in order to get attention once people started to ignore her. She would probably nail yourself to a cross in order for people to look at her or end up suing Sarah Palin for wrongly persecuting and attacking Sarah Palin.