Sarah Palin Promotional Spot
Cliff
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-weber/sarah-palin-promotional-s_b_487584.html
"Sarah Palin Promotional Spot (Version 1)"
[
(She stands with her back to us, set against a big, blue sky)
Announcer: The Shnook of the North has sallied forth and taken the world by
storm!
She's the biggest thing since white bread---and just as nutritious!
She left 'em hangin' in Alaska and keeps us guessin' in the lower 48 but there's
no mystery as to what she's up to now!
She's rollin' in green and White House bound!
She's raided the giftin' rooms!
She's slashed her speakin' fee!
She's lowered the intellectual bar even further than W (holy cow!) and passed
the savin's onto you!
What's that you say?
She's not qualified?
She's a teabaggin' tease all too eager to please the noxious seas of right wing
sleaze?
.....
]
Burled Frau
Rash of Scandals Tests Democrats at Sensitive Time
WASHINGTON - The ethical woes facing Democrats are piling up, with barely a
day passing in recent weeks without headlines from Washington to New York
and beyond filled with word of scandal or allegations of wrongdoing.
The troubles of Gov. David A. Paterson of New York, followed by those of two
of the state's congressmen, Charles B. Rangel and Eric J. Massa, have added
to the ranks of episodes involving prominent Democrats like Eliot Spitzer,
Rod R. Blagojevich and John Edwards.
Taken together, the cases have opened the party to the same lines of
criticism that Democrats, led by Representatives Nancy Pelosi, now the House
speaker, and Rahm Emanuel, now White House chief of staff, used effectively
against Republicans in winning control of the House and Senate four years
ago.
The mix of power and the temptations of corruption can be a compelling
political narrative at any time. But with voters appearing to be in an angry
mood and many already inclined to view all things Washington with mistrust,
the risks for Democrats could be that much greater this year.
With Election Day still eight months away, there is time to avert a
history-is-repeating-itself storyline. But Democrats, who are already on the
defensive over the economy, health care and federal spending and are facing
a re-energized conservative movement, suddenly have a set of ethical issues
to deflect as well. "Speaker Pelosi famously promised the most open, honest
and ethical Congress in history," Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio,
the Republican leader, said Thursday. "Yet here we go again."
In 2006, when Democrats were battling for control of the House, the message
of their campaign against the Republicans could be boiled down to a
three-word slogan: culture of corruption. Democratic leaders aggressively
seized on each indictment of a Republican member of Congress or lobbyist,
building an argument that the controlling party had become arrogant and was
in urgent need of a housecleaning.
So is that moment - in reverse fashion - now approaching for Democrats?
Tim Kaine, a former Virginia governor and chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, said Thursday that the recent spate of allegations
against several political figures in his party was troubling.
But he said the recent cases - largely revolving around New York
politicians - had hardly reached the nationwide pitch that buffeted
Republicans four years ago. Then, Tom DeLay, the Republican House leader,
was indicted in Texas, and the influence-peddling scandal tied to the
lobbyist Jack Abramoff touched several Republican members of Congress.
"I would never say that folks should be blithe about their ethical
responsibilities. But I think it's quite a bit different," Mr. Kaine said
Thursday in an interview. "But a couple things that happened in the same
week in one state is different than the kind of corruption that roped
members of Congress in from all over the country."
Ms. Pelosi moved quickly this week to deal with escalating criticism
surrounding Mr. Rangel, who was admonished by the House ethics committee for
accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean. He remains under
investigation on more serious accusations.
Mr. Rangel stepped down on Wednesday as chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, heading off any possibility of a drawn-out political battle over
his fate. The National Republican Congressional Committee has been
intensifying its pressure on Democratic lawmakers in districts across the
country to return political contributions from Mr. Rangel, who was among the
most generous contributors to fellow members of Congress.
"All Aboard for the Ride to Victory," screams a poster depicting Mr. Rangel
against a train, showing how many Democratic campaigns he helped finance.
Republicans have sent around the old Rangel campaign posters this week to
highlight his influence.
Since last Friday, 29 House Democrats have given back or donated to charity
more than $400,000 in contributions from Mr. Rangel's three political
fund-raising committees. But several others have not returned the money.
Representative Michael E. McMahon, Democrat of New York, is among those who
have not returned the money, in his case more than $70,383.
Ms. Pelosi dismissed the criticism on Thursday that Democrats had not lived
up to their promise to sweep away a culture of corruption on Capitol Hill.
She also noted that she had established an outside group to receive
complaints about members of Congress, which could be easily referred to the
House ethics committee.
"My commitment to the American people is that the public trust will always
be honored," Ms. Pelosi said at her weekly news conference. "And on the
floor of the House, that happens."
President Obama, who built his campaign around a pledge to change the way
Washington works and to strengthen transparency and ethics, has followed a
practice of generally not commenting on the scandals or allegations
involving the Democratic politicians. Months ago, several of his senior
advisers worked behind the scenes to try to dissuade Governor Paterson from
running for election, a pitch that failed.
Last week, Mr. Paterson conceded that he would not be on the ticket in the
fall, but he has declined to step down. The White House has said that it has
no intention of wading into the Paterson situation again, but several
advisers said they were following the developments with interest.
It is the case of another governor, perhaps, that has drawn even more
attention from those inside the West Wing.
Mr. Blagojevich, who was impeached last year as the governor of Illinois,
faces a criminal trial in June. The proceedings are expected to be unfolding
at the very moment that Democrats are battling in several races, including a
campaign for the Senate seat once held by the man who now sits in the Oval
Office.
No-bammer
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-weber/sarah-palin-promotional-s_b_487584.html
> "Sarah Palin Promotional Spot (Version 1)"
She just scares the fuck out of you, doesn't she?
Burled Frau
"No-bammer" <no-ba...@fgi.net> wrote in message
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Trimming down to 3 groups, thanks.
Burled Frau
"Fugly Loser Pugs" <dailypl...@ca.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Sid9" <si...@belsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:hmu4fm$kv7$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> "No-bammer" <no-ba...@fgi.net> wrote in message
>> news:cYednTNkB8v3GQ_W...@earthlink.com...
>> .
>> .
>> NO.
>>
>> Not at all.
>>
>> It's the people who promote her who are scary.
>>
>> She's and empty headed bimbo who is not qualified to be president of an
>> elementary school PTA.
>
> Palin's next teabag event;
> http://lookpic.com/i/805/xc8dV2rR.jpeg
>
The Great Cull doesn't start till later.
Burled Frau
"No-bammer" <no-ba...@fgi.net> wrote in message
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> Sid9 wrote:
>
>>
>> "No-bammer" <no-ba...@fgi.net> wrote in message
>> news:cYednTNkB8v3GQ_W...@earthlink.com...
>>
>> .
>> .
>> NO.
>>
>> Not at all.
>>
>> It's the people who promote her who are scary.
>>
>> She's and empty headed bimbo who is not qualified to be president of an
>> elementary school PTA.
>
> Your just another left wing wacko that thinks Tina Fey is Sarah Palin.
> Tina Fey said she could see Russia from her house and you believe her.
Tina Fey is a cheap imitation
Cliff
Yep.
She's so funny I fear I may die laughing <BSEG>.
Which Stooge is she?
--
Cliff