Ok - don't anyone dare accuse her of whining. What's that? O, she accused Hillary Clinton of whining?

You know what - it's not ok if you are a Republican. Not anymore.

Whitman is also a better corporate manager than Fiorina...

You want to see/hear sexism? Listen to Dr. Laura. That lady unloaded on Palin today. The conservatives will ultimately eat themselves on this one, I think.

They're gonna hustle Meg off into the same isolation booth as Sarah.

Whoa. Not often Rethugs go off message like that. Think she's a teeny bit hacked off at the phony sexism crap?

So much for this choice pleasing women of the non-Gilead variety!

By the way, in case any "journalist" happens to read this. Can you people do me a favor the next time one of the republicans claim that these two bozos are the new teddy roosevelt. Here's a start on some of his policies:

Roosevelt promised to continue McKinley's program, and at first he worked closely with McKinley's men. His 20,000-word address to the Congress in December 1901 asked Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits." They did not act but Roosevelt did, issuing 44 lawsuits against major corporations; he was called the "trust-buster".

Roosevelt firmly believed: "The Government must in increasing degree supervise and regulate the workings of the railways engaged in interstate commerce." Inaction was a danger, he argued: "Such increased supervision is the only alternative to an increase of the present evils on the one hand or a still more radical policy on the other."[47]

His biggest success was passage of the Hepburn Act of 1906, the provisions of which were to be regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). The most important provision of the Act gave the ICC the power to replace existing rates with "just-and-reasonable" maximum rates, with the ICC to define what was just and reasonable. Anti-rebate provisions were toughened, free passes were outlawed, and the penalties for violation were increased. Finally, the ICC gained the power to prescribe a uniform system of accounting, require standardized reports, and inspect railroad accounts. The Act made ICC orders binding; that is, the railroads had to either obey or contest the ICC orders in federal court. To speed the process, appeals from the district courts would go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In response to public clamor (and due to the uproar cause by Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle), Roosevelt pushed Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, as well as the Meat Inspection Act of 1906. These laws provided for labeling of foods and drugs, inspection of livestock and mandated sanitary conditions at meatpacking plants. Congress replaced Roosevelt's proposals with a version supported by the major meatpackers who worried about the overseas markets, and did not want small unsanitary plants undercutting their domestic market.[48]

Now, have an intern do some research as well. Ask one of these bozo's if they will follow teddy's lead and bust up some trusts, like maybe exxon/mobil. Which corporations do they plan on filing lawsuits against ala teddy roosevelt. Or how about what regulatory agencies they want to beef up and expand to protect the american people? I think that you get the idea. Please do your jobs!!!! These right-wing hacks are not a reincarnation of teddy roosevelt and it is patently false and unbelievably disgusting to claim so. I would love to see newt the nazi's face if you asked him some questions related to roosevelt's policies. Hilarious

Chuck Todd just finished interviewing Janet Napolitano right now, and she rocked! She said the burden of proof of her readiness to be VP is on Palin.

That was fantastic. And Wallace was clearly stunned by the answer. It's almost like he thought she was giving false testimony - wait, let me slightly rephrase and make sure you understand how you answered. Someone went off script.

http://pufferfish.typepad.com/

Right hand meet left hand.

Shock and awe politics: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-rosen/the-culture-war-option-fo_b_123483.html

I get the feeling that Whitman was hoping to land this nomination, and she's a little pissed off about it.

Here's hoping she continues to stay off-message. Coming from a woman, it makes Steve Schmidt look like a whiny baby.

The most telling line of truth in that whole video is at the 24 second mark. She tells us that we should give Sarah Palin the benefit of the doubt and that we should Give her a chanceto tell us OUR story...Not HER story, but OUR as in the republican tale they have concoted...

Again, more startling lack of discipline from McCain's campaign.

On a side note: News today shows North Korea rebuilding their Nuclear program. Can we all imagine for a moment how Sarah Palin might handle this? As opposed to say, Joe Biden?

Family is off limits. But only now. Johnnie Mac madw a crude joke in 1996 that Chelsea Clinton was an ugly child because Janet Reno is her father. He managed to insult 2 females - Chelsea and Janet Reno. But he's not sexist, just a straight talker. Yep. And George W Bush is the decider.

I thought of the perfect anti-Palin ad:

Sarah Palin: when it happens to other people, she says they're "whining".

When it happens to her, it's a private matter, and no one else's business.

Mixes a few issues, but hey, who said advertising was straightforward?

Another Controversy for Sarah Palin

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5713866&page=1

A woman with some self respect. Quick! Get her out of the campaign!

Sarah actually looks like a perfect Bush-era Republican VP nominee.

Would it be sexist to say she appears to be Cheney without the dick? I don't want Rick Davis down on me....

Repugs and wingers saying "family is off limits" is really funny. Who remembers Jonah Goldberg's mother's comment that for all we knew, Bill had been fingerfucking Chelsea her whole life.

Or Ann Coulter - who said about Bill: the only remaining question is impeachment or assassination?

They get away with this shit and have for 8 years. I think Obama stood up last week and said: No more.

That's what I heard.

This is turning into a "Cohen Brothers" movie with all the guns, plaid shirts, Alaska opting out of the U.S., unwed pregnant daughter, redneck boyfriend being trotted out at the Convention, ethics scandal, et al. Screenplay anyone?

From:

Head of State

http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/unsurprised.html

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Unsurprised

"No Surprises From Palin, McCain Team Says"-Washington Post

Senior McCain officials described themselves as "unsurprised" today as huge storms of locusts flew from Wasilla, Alaska and descended upon McCain campaign headquarters. "Locusts were vetted. Locusts were vetted in the vet" said one campaign official, who spoke without attribution out of concern that he would be devoured by a verminous flying cloud. The campaign also described as "expected" reports that the rivers were running black with ashes, that family pets were begin to speak in human voices, declaiming "Release Sarah!", and that a huge spreading stain was beginning to blot out the Northern sun. "Vetted" said the campaign.

"There are exciting new studies that show that locusts can be used as a source of biodegradable fuel" said Newt Gingrich, as he hunkered down to avoid the black marble obelisks falling from the sky around him. "Palin, if she can be said to have played a role in bringing about these new biofuel resources, should be praised for her innovative role in the solution to our future energy demands".

"These events firmly demonstrate Palin's deep connection to traditional modes of traditional expression, in traditional forms, traditionally." said William Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard. "Experience, in the face of these more traditional events, is overrated..." continued Kristol, before ending the interview to wrap himself head-to-toe in mosquito netting and swallowing a bitter tasting anti-malarial drug, the taste of which, as his lips contorted, he noted to be "surprisingly refreshing."

Palin's schedule in the upcoming days of the Republican National Convention has been cut short due to, as one McCain communications aide reported, a desire not to "let the magic out of the bottle too quickly." "Sarah is a precious resource, who each moment brings a new vitality and energy to every worker on the campaign" said the aide, while fighting to remove the nest of serpents which had suddenly materialized on the floor beneath him, and were now slowly ascending his legs. "Do these bite, or just slink?" asked the aide, who spoke on conditions of anonymity so as not to provoke or otherwise alienate the reptiles.

Meanwhile, as the heavens darkened, the seas began to boil, and a voice tore through the clouds shouting, in deep, stentorian tones to one and all: "It was a Mistake!", campaign offices described themselves as "unperturbed". "Serpents materializing, house pets suddenly called to vocal advocacy, Celestial callings to revise and repent...Vetted" said the spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was turning into a pillar of salt. "Everything that was vetted was vetted in the vet."

Cite:

Head of State:

http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/unsurprised.html

MSNBC (a link MSN.com) has a poll asking "Should the media stop asking questions about Sarah Palin's background and family?" So far, about 38,000 votes. 62.1% say "no", 37.9% say "yes". Some voting "yes" just because of the refence to "family" in the question.

Mccain wants badly to define Palin via the victm card. The target of course is the media. Everytime a republican gets desperate (92' and 96') out comes their favorite punching bag. It is all a huge distraction to the real issue here: if we want to know what a Mccain admin would look like here it is. Utter chaos. This has gone beyond a question of judgment to do we want utter anarchy in the whitehouse or calm. Do we want a fly of the handle gut decision maker or a rational perceptive leader that is careful with our precious resources. Do we want a man buried in the past or someone that knows the only way ahead is to look there. Do we want a military torn to pieces in endless conflict or a strong vital military kept as a last resort. Judgment is just a part of the harrowing mosiac of Mccain.

I was reading an article about Palin on the BBC News website. In the comments section, someone wrote in with a suggestion regarding a good billboard. I don't know if the person was from the U.K. or the US, but I'm stealing the idea.

You have a billboard divided into 3 sections. The first section, on the left, is a picture from the Exon Valdez fiasco - oil soaked birds, black goo on the beaches, etc. In the middle, a picture from Iraq showing death and destruction. On the right side, a black and white picture from one of the old 50s tv shows, like Leave it to Beaver. Underneath: McCain/Palin

Mat-Su Frontiersman newspaper, October 1996: “”It’s not rocket science,” Palin said, “It’s $6 million and 53 employees.”

http://www.washingtonindependent.com/4027/palin-on-running-wasilla-its-not-rocket-science

I heard an NPR piece with Meg Whitman just after I read this news today: it reminded me that she wants to run for governor in California this next round. Thus, she cannot afford to look like a raging lunatic. Claims to be a moderate on social issues, conservative on fiscal issues, etc.

this is a set-up for when Palin drops out. the GOP/McCain will wail "the media forced her out of the race".

wait and see..........

Remember when Dan Quayle and the right wingers were so upset when Murphy Brown, a fictional character at that, decided to have her baby out of wedlock? They said she was glamorizing single motherhood.

It seems to me the republicans are now, in their own twisted logic, glamorizing teenage mothers.

What a strange trip it is.