http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/palin/index.html
Democrats just have to be loving this.
A great Tragedy for both Comedy and Liberalism alike... */:,~{
> Democrats just have to be loving this.
Are you *kidding*?! Ask any Liberal who posts here:
we were *counting* on the Palin/Bachmann Ticket in
2012 in order to get 90% of the Vote!
Now we just have puir Ward Cleaver - er, I mean, Mitt
<snicker> Romney and his Magickal Underwear, or
possibly sad Mike Huckleberry and his catalogue of
oh-so-funny Assassination Jokes...
(Still, it's nice that Caribou Barbie can spend more time
now with her husband Trog, their sons Tripe and Treyfe,
and their lovely daughters Tramp and Trollop.)
Wondering If Mark Sanford Ever Travelled To Alaska...,
The Phantom Piper
There is a lot of speculation that she quit to concentrate on the 2012
presidential race.
--
"For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed." - William Topaz McGonagall
We can only hope ....
...
after a stint in Rehab, that is ... :)
- anon.
I agree, but it seems to be a strange decision. She'll come across
as a quitter....or is Alaska's economy about to go down the tubes and
she's bailing? I can see deciding not to run for reelection, but I
don't see how an extra 6 months in office would hurt her chances....I
mean if she sucks as governor, it's going to come out either way.
More importantly, where's Adam?
Seriously, didn't he mention in days of yore that he had a ticking time bomb
in his head or something?
- nilita, coz *somebody's* got to be the concerned parent figure of the
group ...
They have rehab for trailer trash?
>
> - anon.
Shush! You're going to arouse the right winger(s) of the group! ;)
- nilita
That's a funny way to prepare, innit? By blowing
all hope of being nominated out of the water?
(It's not really helpful to one's Presidential
aspirations to quit one's job as a Governor
5/8 of the way through one's First Term...)
It's Sooooooo _Over_,
The Phantom Piper
I posted my best Guesses. (Loincloth. Cane-Toad Juice.)
I believe his e-mail was fictitious, yes?
So we'll just have to Wait And See.
(Unless you want to try contacting the OZ authorities...)
Scanning The Horizon,
The Phantom Piper
'Joe The Plumber' got a Book Deal, didn't he?
Eating Bread/Watching Circuses,
The Phantom Piper
Maybe the GOP powers-that-be encouraged her to do this so she'd
self-destruct? Like I said elsewhere, it makes no sense to me if she
is planning on running in 2012.
>
> I'm still left wondering what McCain was thinking...
Desperate?
He also traveled over to the Mideast to solve the Israel/Palestine problem,
last I heard.
I really believe that Ms Palin has a higher calling.
- nilita
> There is a lot of speculation that she quit to concentrate on the 2012
> presidential race.
How doesn't quitting one's job in midstream
facilitate that? Seems to me it's a counter-
productive move indicating that she's unable
to go the distance...not exactly the sort of
quality one looks for in a leader, regardless
of political party.
(The business about not wanting to be a lame
duck strikes me as being so much codswallop...
especially coming from someone who's such a
political hot potato.)
Deirdre
________________
I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.
>> I'm still left wondering what McCain was thinking...
>
> Desperate?
Pandering to the PUMAs.
Deirdre
________________
It's a Big Mistake to allow any mechanical
object to realize you're in a hurry.
I think that Obama not picking Clinton was seen as a possible
avenue to more women's votes. Also, McCain never really excited many
conservatives, so picking someone farther right was needed.
If picking Palin could've brought in more middle-of-the-road women
and energized conservatives......well, it didn't work.
Or, maybe John just liked her breasts?
I'm thinking that maybe she's not as thick-skinned as she would like us all
to believe and is jes' regular folks like many of us and is sick of the
attacks on her and her family ... and just wants the world to go away ...
but not as desperately as Michael Jackson, say ....
- nilita, in a stream of consciousness moment .....
Would he deny that ... and risk being out as ... gay? ...;^o
- nilita
For all of his faults, I can't see him toe-tapping in the airport
restroom.
Many moons ago I was rooting for him to win the Repub leadership role over
GWB. I liked his style. He turned kind of funny in the head after choosing
Ms Palin.
- nilita
I think he got caught between a rock and a hard place. The
election was Obama's to lose and when he didn't pick Clinton, that was
a small crack he tried to exploit.
P_arty U_nity M_y A_ss
P.U.M.A.s
A number of Hillary-voters sharpening their
spiked heals on Barack Obama's skull after
he "disrespected" the lying bitch by Winning...
Ducking Airport Sniper-Fire,
The Phantom Piper
He liked his Beer Breasts.
Just Guessing,
The Phantom Piper
How do you know that crack was Small?
Waiting For Inside Information,
The Phantom Piper
There was concern that McCain would turn off enough
conservatives that they'd stay home. If the race had been close, that
might've cost a swing state or two.
>
> :
> : If picking Palin could've brought in more middle-of-the-road women
> :and energized conservatives......well, it didn't work.
> :
>
> If bringing in "middle-of-the-road" women was the goal, Palin was
> *absolutely* the wrong choice. There were obvious better ones. The
> only reason I didn't switch to vote for Obama is that he also made a
> bad choice of running mate by picking Biden (when there were also a
> lot of better choices).
Heck if I know...I'm not a highly paid political consultant.
>
> :
> : Or, maybe John just liked her breasts?
> :
>
> Well, she does have that going for her. So why did Obama pick Biden?
Heck if I know.......I don't see what Biden brought to the
table.
.
Ok, you got me....I wouldn't hit it with your dick.
It's curious, from a female perspective.
When you guys, as in you, PP, and (especially) PP's buddy F*** get into
flame wars and such, you more often than not refer to each other's
genitalia. Why is that? Is that a throwback to the young boy days of
circle jerks? Or, is it a form of dick-sizing warfare.
- nilita
That's a funny way to prepare, innit? By blowing
all hope of being nominated out of the water?
(It's not really helpful to one's Presidential
aspirations to quit one's job as a Governor
5/8 of the way through one's First Term...)
It's Sooooooo _Over_,
The Phantom Piper
************
The was a rather odd interview with her this morning on the radio -
she said something about not wanting to inflict a "lame duck Governor"
on the people of Alaska.... Sure that would describe anyone in the
slide down to the next election, including whoever takes over from
her?
Lesley Robertson
That wasn't intended as a flame, just an expression of how very
unattractive I find her.
Oh no!
She must have found my e-mails to Todd!
I do have a head start, but I do believe that now she will have more
time to come after me!
Ah me--No more of Todd the Innuit God!
It would have been wonderful!
Ochone!
Farewell, my love, goodbye! (with apologies to Gladys Knight sans
Pips)
JML
lighting out for the territories
The difference being, I was responding to a sexual innuendo from
PP. You go out of your way to slag Nilita at every opportunity.
Yes, I have actually admitted to [some] my guilty secret that I too find her
husband very attractive.
- nilita
And you, Conway, and PP are about the only people who read and respond to
the most killfiled poster on Usenet. So, why he bothers "slagging" me is
beyond my ken beause I don't read his vile crap except via your responses to
him.
- nilita
Wear it like a badge of hono(u)r :-)
I'm willing to bet that if you stopped sniping, she'd disappear
from your radar. The only times I've seen her refer to you are in
occassional joking asides. You seem to frequently respond to her
posts....and no, I'm not trying to tell you who you can reply to,
etc...just making an observation.
It's a state of mind.
> It can't be anything to do with
> economic status if you're using it for Palin. Mind you, where she's
> concerned, name-calling is superfluous.
> Lesley Robertson
>
--
"For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed." - William Topaz McGonagall
Shush, I'm thinking wishfully.
> Seems to me it's a counter-
> productive move indicating that she's unable
> to go the distance...not exactly the sort of
> quality one looks for in a leader, regardless
> of political party.
>
> (The business about not wanting to be a lame
> duck strikes me as being so much codswallop...
> especially coming from someone who's such a
> political hot potato.)
>
> Deirdre
>
>
> ________________
> I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.
An advocate for *sex education* in schools, perhaps ?
cheers....Jeff
Well said @deems. Two thumbs up !
cheers.....Jeff
My gawd JML, you're going to give up the 'Dewey Decimal System', for an
unrequited but failed long distance love affair, with he who would be the
*First Dude* ? Can you not just keep his poster on the *back* of your closet
door ? Kinda like what I did, with the * Sun Page 3* girls in the early 80's
?
cheers.....Jeff
<sniff sniff>
one never knows with Miss Sarah--first Letterman, and now (sniff)
maybe me--I most vacate the premises!
and although I am not unfamiliar with the Dewey Decimal system, Jeff,
I currently use (when I do use it) The Library of Congress
classification system:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
your concern, dear Jeffrey, is (as always) greatly appreciated!
However, for now, I must run for cover; I will next surface when it
has been determined that the soon to be ex-Governor Palin's reasons
for resigning as the governor of our 49th state do not involve little
old me....
So until then, ta!
JML
seeking her latest undisclosed location
Well, you guys have Rush...
> I thought he was a bit nuts bringing her into the tent at all, given
> some of the tactics the Clinton camp was using against him.
As SecState, he can send her to Far-Off,
Dangerous places (where there's *real*
sniper-fire at the airports) - ANYTIME HE
WANTS TO...
Crazy Like A Fox,
The Phantom Piper
*WOW* are _you_ Charitable!
> she said something about not wanting to inflict a
> "lame duck Governor" on the people of Alaska....
> Sure that would describe anyone in the slide down
> to the next election, including whoever takes over
> from her?
My theory yesterday - and now I see, that of some
Political Professionals as of today - is that she was
contacted by some GOP Insiders who told her that
she was persona-non-grata after the revelations of
her e-mails to/from Steve Schmidt. Remember, the
McCain camp had sent beaucoup Damage Control
consultants up to Alaska when the first scandals
began to emerge just after they picked her. It's my
guess that they found some serious Dirt on her and
are fed up with her blaming them and spewing off
as she has done since the Election.
The GOP would rather have her Lt. Governor as an
Incumbent for a year-and-a-half than her. They feel
that keeping her on would strengthen the likelihood
of a Democratic Victory in the gubernatorial race.
So they approached her and made her an offer she
couldn't refuse - possibly with a Kiss Of Death...
Anyway, that's my theory; either that, or she's about
to be indicted and thinks she can deflect it by leaving.
Enjoying Half-Baked Alaska,
The Phantom Piper
Well, if you drive slowly through an American
Trailer-Park trailing a $100 bill on a length of
fishing-line, you can see for yourself.
Or, here's a photo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/politics97/news/08/0822/paula.jpg
Happy To Help,
The Phantom Piper
Actually, I don't believe my comments tend that way
very often, if ever. Please show me, in this thread,
where I have made phun of Male Genitalia or that of
Another Poster.
(But when I *do* go that route, it's just because
I enjoy making light of Braindead Fred's tiny, wee,
microscopic, nearly-invisibly-small, miniscule,
brain.)
Trying A Jeweler's Loupe,
The Phantom Piper
Gladys Knight lost her Pips? What forGod'ssake
happened to the puir woman's Pips!?
Always The Last To Know,
The Phantom Piper
Did you get that Champagne Bucket I sent you?
(My room key's under the bottle, chilling out...)
> You go out of your way to slag Nilita at every opportunity.
Plus, Nilita's never claimed she was under Sniper Fire
while arriving at the Vancouver Airport after one of her
South American Dhrug-Shopping excursions...
See You Later, Lover,
The Phantom Lounge-Lizard
Why do you think we reply to him?
*Sheesh* - try to do someone a Favour...
Thanklessly,
The Phantom Piper
Well, I would say he would think you're doing *him* a favour by delivering
his crap my way on his behalf ....but, you're right. I should not spit at
the messenger ... ;p
- nilita, in such a good mood tonight ...
Which reminds me .. tonight I have been studying one of Pablo Neruda's more
intriguing (to moi) poems ... Is there a Scottish counterpart, I wonder ...
Walking Around
- Pablo Neruda
It happens that I am tired of being a man.
It happens that I go into the tailor's shops and the movies
all shriveled up, impenetrable, like a felt swan
navigating on a water of origin and ash.
The smell of barber shops makes me sob out loud.
I want nothing but the repose either of stones or of wool,
I want to see no more establishments, no more gardens,
nor merchandise, nor glasses, nor elevators.
It happens that I am tired of my feet and my nails
and my hair and my shadow.
It happens that I am tired of being a man.
Just the same it would be delicious
to scare a notary with a cut lily
or knock a nun stone dead with one blow of an ear.
It would be beautiful
to go through the streets with a green knife
shouting until I died of cold.
I do not want to go on being a root in the dark,
hesitating, stretched out, shivering with dreams,
downwards, in the wet tripe of the earth,
soaking it up and thinking, eating every day.
I do not want to be the inheritor of so many misfortunes.
I do not want to continue as a root and as a tomb,
as a solitary tunnel, as a cellar full of corpses,
stiff with cold, dying with pain.
For this reason Monday burns like oil
at the sight of me arriving with my jail-face,
and it howls in passing like a wounded wheel,
and its footsteps towards nightfall are filled with hot blood.
And it shoves me along to certain corners, to certain damp houses,
to hospitals where the bones come out of the windows,
to certain cobblers' shops smelling of vinegar,
to streets horrendous as crevices.
There are birds the colour of sulphur, and horrible intestines
hanging from the doors of the houses which I hate,
there are forgotten sets of teeth in a coffee-pot,
there are mirrors
which should have wept with shame and horror,
there are umbrellas all over the place, and poisons, and navels.
I stride along with calm, with eyes, with shoes,
with fury, with forgetfulness,
I pass, I cross offices and stores full of orthopedic appliances,
and courtyards hung with clothes on wires,
underpants, towels and shirts which weep
slow dirty tears.
Pablo Neruda
[translated by W.S. Merwin]
PS: Thank you, Deems, PP, and Jeffrey .... you are all very kind.
- nilita, who believes that one should express appreciation(s) at the
beginning and end of each day ....
Yeah - or as a Professional Turkey Slaughterer...
Hoping For The Latter,
The Phantom Piper
Shouldn't that be "Ta Ta?"
(I mean, if you're not going to be sending us
your Ta Tas, what's the point in going at all?)
A Bit Of A Goer,
The Phantom Piper
No, that'll be an English Poem you're looking for.
*WOW* are _you_ Charitable!
It only had half my attention as I was on the motorway...
And it doesn't hurt to be polite - reacting emotionally tells people
how to upset you.
"Interesting" in the right tone of voice quells the most difficult
student.
Lesley Robertson
You are dangerous.
Turning In Papers *Promptly*,
The Phantom Piper
No need for thanks, but thankyou. My mother made me the gentleman I am
today.
cheers....Jeff
My mother taught me to stick up for myself, so I sometimes forget to
acknowledge the good deeds [of gentlemen] who wish to defend me ... :) :) :)
- nilita
> And you, Conway, and PP are about the only people who read and respond to
> the most killfiled poster on Usenet. So, why he bothers "slagging" me is
> beyond my ken beause I don't read his vile crap except via your responses
> to him.
You keep working me into your comments.
Why is that?
My mother made me wash the dishes.
(And Taught Me To Strike The First Blow),
The Phantom Piper
No, I'm pretty sure Conway is just Stoopid.
Whereas *You*, On The Other Hand...,
The Phantom Piper
As much as he fantasizes this is all about HIM, this has nothing to do with
F***. I like Conway, and he and I have bantered, agreed, and disagreed
respectfully with each other for ages. What I would suggest to him is that
he not "feed the tiger" - i.e. take pokes at you, PP - if it bothers him to
be reciprocated in kind. In fact, he should killfile you instead of reading
your responses.
And, btw, I do not understand why you are particularly vile to Conway who is
even by Adam's standards, one of the kindest gentlest souls in this group.
- nilita
<WTF!?!?!>
Obviously, your First Read of them has caused somewhat
of a Traumatic Block within your mind; I suggest that you
re-read all of Conway's posts for the past four months. (Or,
if you're *really* resolute, go for the past 15 years or so, in
which you can read his stirring defence of Right Wing Death
Squads in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua...)
Enjoy, Enjoy,
The Phantom Piper
But, but, I am a LIBERAL!!!!!
;=)
Indeed so.
> What I would suggest to him is that he not "feed the tiger" - i.e. take
> pokes at you, PP - if it bothers him to be reciprocated in kind. In fact,
> he should killfile you instead of reading your responses.
Hear, hear!!
And may I say the same good advice would apply equally well to pee pee
himself.............
> And, btw, I do not understand why you are particularly vile to Conway who
> is even by Adam's standards, one of the kindest gentlest souls in this
> group.
I don't bow the knee to his Imperial Highness.
(I appreciate those kind thoughts, Nilita)
Well, if you can actually show me those posts where he defends right
wing death squads. I know he doesn't like neocons very much.
- nilita
I agree. If you don't like someone, ignore them. Kind of like in real
life. At least, in *my* real life ... :)
- nilita
Except when he was one.
That's Why He's Called 'Bobbing Con',
The Phantom Piper
Now you're being silly. Do you think *I* would stick up for a
Neocon????!!!! Think, PP, think!
- nilita
Well, when I pointed out to him that his idol
Ronald Raygun had sponsored the bloody
slaughter of up to *several hundred thousand*
_children under the age of 12_ in El Salvador,
Nicaragua, and Honduras, according to such
groups as Amnesty International, Save The
Children, Human Rights Watch and the like,
he pooh-poohed it and continued to stick up
for the machete-wielding, US M16-firing, US
Army-trained, Reagan Administration-funded
murderers.
You're Known By The Company You Keep...,
The Phantom Piper
You exaggerate. (did I spell that right? I always mess up on that word).
>
>
> You're Known By The Company You Keep...,
>
Conway is a gentle septuguenarian who plays the banjo and does not mind
discussing quilting with the ladies. What's not to like, say I!
Furthermore, many decent people in this group have kept company with Conway
IRL.
Anyway, if he's so terrible, you'd do well to ignore him.
- nilita
No and Yes. Yes, you did spell it correctly
and *No*, I did not exaggerate in the slightest.
> Conway is a gentle septuguenarian
So was Dr. Mengele, after he retired to Brazil. So what?
> who plays the banjo and does not mind discussing
> quilting with the ladies.
Adolph Hitler loved children and dogs, and used to
wax poetic over the virtues of Homebaked Bread.
He was a decorated hero of World War I and liked
to paint landscapes. Again: so what?
> What's not to like, say I!
Do you want to start with the Stupidity or the Hypocrisy?
(We have to have *some* sort of game-plan because it's
going to take all night to cover everything as it is!)
> Furthermore, many decent people in this group
> have kept company with Conway IRL.
Mother Theresa kept company with Lepers and
Sister Prejean kept company with convicted Mass
Murderers. Senator Patrick Leahy kept company
with Vice President Dick Cheney after the latter
told the former to "Go Fuck Yourself" on the Senate
floor. Paul McCartney kept company with Heather
Mills, Barack Obama *still* keeps company with
Hillary "Sniper Fire" Clinton, and a perfectly innocent
chimpanzee kept company for years with Michael
"Jesus Juice" Jackson. Again, I fail to see the point.
> Anyway, if he's so terrible, you'd do well to ignore him.
After he's dead, and I've finished, er - *paying my respects* - at
his place of interment or memorialisation, I fully intend to.
Preparing A Picnic Basket,
The Phantom Piper
Way to go! Conway and I each have our own personal multi-year barnacles -
you nipping at Conway's ankles, and F*** following me around like a lovesick
puppy.
Well, that terminates this discussion for *me*.
Sheesh.
- nilita
> Again, I fail to see the point.
>
Nothing new there. But the point is that he's a real person and you're a
well-umm=er, phantom.
--
Saint S�im� mac Liam
Carriagemaker to the court of Queen Maeve
Prophet of The Great Tagger
Canonized December '99
It happens but many people feel compelled to respond to those they don't
care for.
> Obviously, your First Read of them has caused somewhat
> of a Traumatic Block within your mind; I suggest that you
> re-read all of Conway's posts for the past four months. (Or,
> if you're *really* resolute, go for the past 15 years or so, in
> which you can read his stirring defence of Right Wing Death
> Squads in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua...)
>
> Enjoy, Enjoy,
>
> The Phantom Piper
Well, if you can actually show me those posts where he defends right
wing death squads. I know he doesn't like neocons very much.
******
pee pee tends to play fast and loose with the truth, Nilita.
It suits his nefarious purposes.
You can deny it all you like, Liar. There are
people who were 'here' then who remember it.
As for Nilita, she can apply Occam's Razor to
determine if it's likely that I'd just _Make Up_
such a Specific and Detailed accusation, or
more likely that you'd deny the reality of it...
Frankly, I don't give a deep-ried rat-turd either
way, since I've had your number for so very long.
Waiting To Piss On Your Grave,
The Phantom Piper