As Rachel Maddow says: “Sometimes the most important thing you need to know about a politician is the frequency and enthusiasm and skill with which they lie to you.” Here’s yet another example of how Sarah Palin is quite skilled at avoiding the truth.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27171061#27171061
On the one hand, this year we don’t have to sit through those endless Dane Cook “There’s Only One October” ads. But on the other hand, we do have to listen to Buck Martinez on TBS call our beloved designated hitter “David OR-tiz,” as opposed to “David or-TIZ.” I don’t know anyone who pronounces Papi’s name like he does. Say what you will about Fox Sports, but at least Joe Buck and Tim McCarver know who our players are. And they also dress a heck of a lot better than Craig Sager does. Jeeez, who picks out that guy’s blazers??!
And you thought pink-hatted Red Sox fans were stupid. Check out what some women down in Tampa are doing to show their support for the Devil Rays …
http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-wtsp-3313-pub01-live/current/articleplayer/singleclip/client/embedded/embedded.swf
(By the way, a guy named Gareth posted the best reaction to this so far on UniversalHub.com.)
And now, a message or two from Sarah Palin … courtesy of The Late Show with David Letterman. Jeez, I wonder which candidate he’s going to vote for next month.
In case you missed it (and apparently, not many people did, since about 70 million people watched), here is the VP debate in about three minutes, courtesy of Keith Olbermann.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27015706#27015706
For your viewing enjoyment (or, more likely, horror), here’s a collection of Sarah Palin’s pre-debate greatest hits (more like misses, if you ask me), courtesy of Keith Olbermann.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26982680#26982680
Sorry to go all politics all the time all of a sudden, but this short clip of Sarah Palin’s recent interview with Katie Couric was just too good to let slide. If you support this woman, I’d like to know why. She can barely answer a question.
And just in case you missed it, here’s a transcript of the clip. (Thanks to David Poland.)
COURIC: You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?
PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land– boundary that we have with– Canada. It– it’s funny that a comment like that was– kind of made to– cari– I don’t know, you know? Reporters–
COURIC: Mock?
PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that’s the word, yeah.
COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.
PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our– our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They’re in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia–
COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?
PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We– we do– it’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border. It is– from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to– to our state.
I love David Letterman. Check out this clip from last night’s show. McCain was supposed to be Dave’s guest, but he bailed at the last minute, leaving Dave scrambling and not the least bit happy.
“Hey John, I’ve got a question: Do you need a ride to the airport?” Wow … Dave’s true colors really came out during the show, and he replaced McCain with my boy, Keith Olbermann. Continue reading
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