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Palin at Wasilla Assembly of God Church

post from uncomfortably numb on 06 September 2008 10:49:06 AM. © uncomfortably numb

For twenty years the most hardcore Christianists have been held in the background. Now one of them is the vice presidential nominee next to a man who's 72 and a repeated cancer survivor.read more | digg story

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Peaceful protest turns into Police Riot: RNC
9-3-08

post from uncomfortably numb on 06 September 2008 10:45:33 AM. © uncomfortably numb

Marta Costello is caught in the melee as she brings you the gnooze (the g is silent).read more digg story

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Heart Wants To Be Ripped Out Of Republicans'
Campaign

post from uncomfortably numb on 06 September 2008 10:42:40 AM. © uncomfortably numb

Ann and Nancy Wilson, also known as the singing duo Heart, found themselves caught in something they say doesn?t reflect their political beliefs. Their ?70s classic "Barracuda" was used, without their consent, as the official theme for Palin?s campaign. Neither the group, Universal Music Publishing or Sony BMG were asked permission for the use of..read more | digg story

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Joe

post from Talking Points Memo on 06 September 2008 10:42:00 AM. © Talking Points Memo

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EPIC Sign Held Up at McCain's RNC Speech

post from uncomfortably numb on 06 September 2008 10:38:03 AM. © uncomfortably numb

Note the security guards quickly taking it down. CSPAN cut away from this very quickly.read more digg story

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Conversation with a Mental Defective: Or, Talking
to A Republican Online

post from My Left Wing - Front Page on 06 September 2008 10:37:01 AM. © My Left Wing - Front Page

His first comment:

How can Obama juggle being president and a Black Man?
Intersted (sic) in hearing comments on this issue!
I mean really how can a black man handle being president?
We all know that it would be IMPOSSIBLE for a mom to be VP...right?

A My Left Wing regular responds:

what do you think
the problems would be that need juggling? What is it about being a Black man that you think conflicts with being president? Is there some job or policy about which Obama will have to say, "You know, Joe, I'm a Black man, so i can't do this one. You'll have to take it?"
Give us a guideline by outline the problem as you see it for us. Please.

To which I respond, with my usual irrepressible aplomb:

That giant swinging cock will get in the way, of course.
Everybody knows that.

And the possibly syphilitic troll comes back, using those tactics they probably teach in Seminars for Conservatives Who Blog:

Giant swinging cock
Well it might be more pleasing to the interns!! But see that's a positive...this thread is here to explore the negatives of being a black man and trying to juggle responsibilities.
Could it that black men are inferior to the rest of the population? You know similarly to being a women and having children...women can't multitask and juggle responsibility like a white man can..as this has been pointed out so very well in the media since Sara Palin has come on the scene.

Now... here's my response to THAT...

Nobody's buying this ridiculous propaganda you're trying to sell.

Not here, anyway. And while you may be swaying a sizable portion of the mouthbreathing population, I think they were voting for McCain anyway.

I have a challenge for you:

Name ONE major media outlet that has EVER suggested that Sarah Palin would have trouble with the Vice-Presidency because she has children and/or she is a woman.

I dare you.

ONE major media outlet.

Not a BLOG. A MEDIA organisation. Like the New York Times, that BASTION of liberalism? Washington Post? Newsweek, perhaps, or Time? CNN? MSNBC?

You see, my trollish friend, the reason I know you will be unable to meet this challenge, is because no media organisation has ever come close to suggesting that the reason Sarah Palin would be inadequate in the role of the Vice-Presidency is because she is a woman and/or a mother.

The REASON she would be inadequate -- no, SUPREMELY, MISERABLY INCOMPETENT -- in the role of Vice-President is that she lacks even the rudimentary base of knowledge and intellect required of someone in such a role.

Even if we forget for a moment that the Vice-President actually does have other responsibilities, let's focus on the one that has MOST people concerned about Sarah Palin and the fact that aside form her admittedly acute zingers in that speech the other night, most of the rest of it sounded like Wikipedia facts recited by a junior high student aiming for a good grade in debate class:

The primary role of the Vice-President of the United States of America is Being Prepared to Become the President of the United States of America at a Moment's Notice. You know -- Leader of the Free fuckin' WORLD? Finger on the Button? Walk into the G8 and command worldwide respect?

And this country -- and the rest of the world -- knows Sarah Palin isn't prepared to become President of a Wal-Mart, let alone this country.

Something Republicans seem to forget is that we are coming to the end of EIGHT YEARS of a disastrous Administration headed by a person with EXACTLY that kind of a glaring, gaping defect of intellect and skill-set.

Sarah Palin is GEORGE W. BUSH WITH A VAGINA. And the VAGINA isn't the problem. The PROBLEM... is three feet higher.

On behalf of the majority of the nation, I'd just like to say...

"Thanks, but No Thanks for THIS Bridge to Nowhere."

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A 9/11 Break From Rancor

post from Connecting.the.Dots on 06 September 2008 10:34:00 AM. © Connecting.the.Dots

For an instant next Thursday, in a glimpse of what have been, the election-year tide of acrimony and attack ads will be rolled back as Barack Obama and John McCain come together at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001.

?All of us came together on 9/11--not as Democrats or Republicans--but as Americans,? the candidates said in a joint statement today. ?In smoke-filled corridors and on the steps of the Capitol, at blood banks and at vigils, we were united as one American family.

?On Thursday, we will put aside politics and come together to renew that unity, to honor the memory of each and every American who died, and to grieve with the families and friends who lost loved ones. We will also give thanks for the firefighters, police, and emergency responders who set a heroic example of selfless service, and for the men and women who serve today in defense of the freedom and security that came under attack in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.?

The idea of a joint appearance was broached by Obama in a congratulatory phone call to McCain after his convention speech, and the two will be appear afterward in a forum at Columbia University.

It may not be a healing moment for the candidates, but for the rest of us, their actions on Thursday will be a reminder of the true patriotism and civility that Americans are hungering for in public life.

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Come Saturday Morning: Sarah Nixon Does A
Stonewall

Everybody's favorite Dominionist anti-choice scandal-plagued governor is at it again, this time in an effort to obstruct justice. Guess what? The McCain campaign's helping her try to stonewall. Shades of Richard M. Nixon.[...]

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AP: Palin church promotes conversion of gays

post from AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth on 06 September 2008 10:30:00 AM. © AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth

Nice of AP to catch up on a story we reported three days ago :-)

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RNC Security Guard Confessions

Interesting article by a convention security guard about the dark underside of Republican security.©2008 Garling Gauge. All Rights Reserved..

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