When did I say that[?]

I don't know if you noticed but the economy went into reactor breach when the people with brains out there figured this empty shirtless moron of a pitchman was going to be elected.....

Yes of course...the recession is all the president's fault...only people like you believe such nonsense...

When did I say that,lol.......making it a 14 trillion times worse........well.....He has an aura about him....

Yes of course...the recession is all the president's fault...only people like you believe such nonsense...

as that will all but guarantee (short of a total economic meltdown) the president's reelection

lol......I don't know if you noticed but the economy went into reactor breach when the people with brains out there figured this empty shirtless moron of a pitchman was going to be elected.....

Sarah Palin imagines that she's Kathy Selden but she's really Lina Lamont.

Heh. The problem is, of course, when you raise the curtain, you find what -- another Lina Lamont. There ain't no there, there.

We started in 2004, with the Bush girls showing up in casual pantsuits at what I would call a best-dressed occasion. Their mother was certainly dressed.

This convention we have an unwed mother. Her mom was dressed to the nines, if you didn't already know.

(There is no forgiveness for Ms. Obama's dress at the Democratic convention. Good Lord. And for the record, I have no knowledge of Bristol acting less than a lady in public.)

So what next?

That's exactly right...far from fearing her or even being worried about her, liberals and Democrats look at her as a very, very easy opponent for the president to beat in 2012...I'm sure many of them (not just Rahm Emanuel) are praying that she's the GOP nominee in 2012, as that will all but guarantee (short of a total economic meltdown) the president's reelection...as for why the media gives her so much attention, that's easy...look at the soap opera aspects of her life, look at the "aw shucks" mixed with the pit bull in lipstick...of course she sells...but selling and actually getting votes are two very different things...

And kudos to James for calling out Palin's pathetic use of her children for political purposes.

That was what you were doing, right James?

I think James is measuring the realpolitik that Palin is his party's future and is trying to make peace with it.

Palin put her children front and center. She keeps them front and center. She uses them as props. Despite this, I've yet to actually witness one of these "attacks" on Palin's children.

Michael, I read that line of JJ's (if I may) ironically, seeing that in this particular instance, Palin herself had mentioned the son, and there can't possibly be a reasonable objection to a reporter fact-checking a politician's claims.

I'm mostly bemused at the gall of Palin constantly using her children as political props and then feigning outrage when others mention them negatively.

As a general point, politician's children should be left out of the public discussion unless they're 1) adults and 2) have themselves entered the fray by virtue of actively campaigning for their parents or the like.

There have certainly been instances of Palin's eldest daughter, just barely 18, being savaged in the national media, notably Letterman, HuffPo, and The Atlantic. I'm marginally of the view that she's fair game given the out-of-wedlock pregnancy and her having become a spokeswoman for abstinence. I don't like it but don't see how it's fair for her to have an unopposed platform.

Michael, I read that line of JJ's (if I may) ironically

kth:
I wasn't ranting at Joyner but at the world more generally. You know, as we cranky old men do.

Now get off my lawn.

Steve

Earlier in the year, it was alleged that Democratic operatives were, behind the scenes, pushing the meme that Rush Limbaugh was the de facto leader of the GOP, thus placing elected Republicans in a difficult position regarding a man beloved by their base of voters, but seen as both ridiculous and loathsome by the rest of the country. If it were conceivable that Dems would benefit from such machinations wrt Limbaugh, that holds just as much for Palin, probably more so.

Seth Godin had a post showing a dance tribe forming at a music festival. His point was about the 3rd guy who was the tipping point. Guy #1 got up seemingly out of place as he danced alone. Then guy #2 joined in, but it was still just two guys out of place. But then guy #3 joined in and suddenly the crowd rushes to join. Almost frantic not to be left out.

Palin inadvertently became guy #1 when she was selected for VP. People sat around commenting about the crazy broad dancing alone. Guy #2 is probably the Tea Parties. Lots of comments about how out of step they are. What those of you on the Left and others who want to stop this have to worry about is guy #3. If Palin focuses the message, guy #3 may join in and then cause a rush to be part of the movement.

Or this may be all bunk. But then why so much mental energy being spent on Palin?

In this case, the reporter confirmed Palin's assertion. If there's a negative implication, it's that if Palin says the sky is blue, the reporter is going to look out the window just to make sure. But that isn't an aspersion on her kids at all.