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um i'm not getting how writing a few VERY GENERAL takling points as reminders to herself highlights the hypocrisy of saying obama needs the teleprompter to speak (which, i imagine - and i don't keep up on this kind of gossip so correct me if i'm wrong - has EVERY WORD of his speech on it). i mean, have any of you given a speech before? the bullet points aren't to remind her that "oh yeah, there's an economy, should prob talk about that!" - it's to remind her what order she wants her speech to go in and how it should flow.

it pains me to "defend" her like this because yes, sarah palin is still a fucking idiot. but this kind of gotcha gossip shit is supposed to be beneath you, and focusing on that instead of her awful ideas in the name of a few cheap lols helps no one imo

jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:11 (fourteen years ago) link

she is seriously so lame that the fact that anyone thinks otherwise lessens my respect for the human race as a whole

ALIAS: Pete Townshend (stevie), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:11 (fourteen years ago) link

*plops into tea party convention*

♖♕♖ (am0n), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:11 (fourteen years ago) link

i mean i get that we're all aware of this and are just shootin' the shit here, but i bet that's gonna be the headline on all the blogs today

xxp to myself

jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:11 (fourteen years ago) link

Im looking all over for that old Flaming Lips photo from 1990 or whatever where Wayne has 'Jesus' or something written on his hand...

Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link

k3vin k. srsly? cheap lols are ok everywhere else but here? u mad?

♖♕♖ (am0n), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link

no i'm saying it's worse everywhere else but here

jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link

you realize that by saying "gotcha" you're echoing sarah palin verbatim

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link

but i bet that's gonna be the headline on all the blogs today

― jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, February 7, 2010 4:11 PM

oh my god what a disaster for people who care about blogs

♖♕♖ (am0n), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link

addressing her awful ideas seems like a waste of time though, for our purposes on this internet board

harbl, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link

guys i actually love sarah palin, fuck it

xp harbs yeah see my 2nd post

jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link

http://s11.acephotos.org/images/orig/t/p/tprcv51kog7kvc1t.jpg

Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link

the thing is like, no politician in recent memory has gotten caught writing shit on their hand like a sixth-grader because it's not something that rationale adults do, which is why it's noteworthy, let alone the hypocrisy of the teleprompter thing

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link

i mean, have any of you given a speech before? the bullet points aren't to remind her that "oh yeah, there's an economy, should prob talk about that!" - it's to remind her what order she wants her speech to go in and how it should flow.

i've never given a speech before, but i know that if i ever do give a speech, it's all about perception--and if someone sees me with crib notes on my hands instead of index cards or a teleprompter, than the conclusion will be that i am an idiot.

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link

your 2nd post on this thread?

harbl, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link

mr. que is otm

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link

Rational adults don't write on their hands?

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link

I'm all for tons of Palin jokes, but this is pretty weak sauce.

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link

well i've gotten that it's all about perception to you que

am i turning into morbs y/n

jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link

not to help them give a speech xpost

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link

i would say that rational adults would not give a speech in front of a thousand people with writing on their palms, no

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link

no harbs the one right after my long one

jew bee or nazi bee (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link

which one is palin

http://myapologies.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/aliceteapartysmall-1.png?w=435&h=348

♖♕♖ (am0n), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link

Palin is just influenced by Homer Simpson, is all.

Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link

when A MILLION other ways exist to remind yourself of talking points in a way that doesn't come off as a child

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link

This is why we can't get suckered into the myth of "narratives." If Obama got caught writing stuff on his hand, the GOP would say, "SEE? The emperor has no clothes after all! TOLD YOU his smarts were overrated!"

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link

well i've gotten that it's all about perception to you que

not just me. all politics is perception, you fool

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link

i think u guys who think it is wrong to laugh at this think we're laughing at something else?

harbl, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:19 (fourteen years ago) link

i would've been pretty u_u if obama delivered the state of the union with shit written on his palms

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:19 (fourteen years ago) link

it's not a narrative Al, it's someone writing on her hand like a sixth grader.

what is wrong with you people--why is the humor so hard to see.

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:19 (fourteen years ago) link

it's equally funny as it is baffling... like why would you even think to do that

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link

It's not funny enough -- not like Putin Rears His Head funny.

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link

there is a podium there, right the thing on a napkin or something

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link

write*

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link

And further, to be fair--posting lol jpgs of sarah palin's hand does not mean we/the blogs are not also actively challenging some of the things she says. ILX pol threads are not the sum total of internet political discussion. Sullivan's head exploded last night while he was liveblogging and Greenwald is throwing darts and I hardly expect, come Monday, that that'll be the end of it.

Are you looking for concrete & deeply unlikely stuff like Dems calling her out for objectionable stuff on the floor of the legislature?

and i see that in the last 15 mins i have been xpd to oblivion

BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link

also can we just agree that there is no lower form of life than "debating sarah palin on the issues"

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link

She used notecards for the speech.

She couldn't use them for the Q&A after the speech, so she thought she could get away with glancing to her hand.

Which is fucking ridiculous and moronic, and all this contrarianism about it not being stupid is bullshit.

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:22 (fourteen years ago) link

you know i am reading that transcript and i can hardly understand a sentence. she's functionally illiterate.

ALIAS: Pete Townshend (stevie), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:23 (fourteen years ago) link

Which is fucking ridiculous and moronic, and all this contrarianism about it not being stupid is bullshit

Go watch the Superbowl or something.

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:23 (fourteen years ago) link

my favorite example of illiteracy from the interview is this

The GOP has some very strong planks in the platform that build a platform that I believe is best to build a strong, safe prosperous nation.

hoos n nem (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:24 (fourteen years ago) link

hoos 100% otm

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link

The GOP has some very strong planks in the platform that build a platform that I believe is best to build a strong, safe prosperous nation.

YES^^^ I could not believe my eyes when i read this

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link

Which is fucking ridiculous and moronic, and all this contrarianism about it not being stupid is bullshit

Go watch the Superbowl or something.

― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, February 7, 2010 9:23 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

It's not on yet!

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link

Go Saints!

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link

I'm gonna be watching the superbowl with crib notes written on my palm in case anyone asks me a question about the game, like a real 'merican.

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link

how 'bout "I am not one to be a word police."

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:27 (fourteen years ago) link

left hand: Saints
right hand: Colts

Mr. Que, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:27 (fourteen years ago) link

how 'bout "I am not one to be a word police."

― Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, February 7, 2010 4:27 PM

can we talk about her issues and ideas here and leave the cheap lols to blogs and superbowl-watchers please sir thanks

♖♕♖ (am0n), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link

ilxor is a serious place for serious issues.

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link

"issues and ideas" and Sarah Palin?

Inculcate a spirit of serfdom in children (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 February 2010 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link


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