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Post by g1 on Jun 11, 2009 8:04:14 GMT -5
Mika's fashion watch: black shortsleeves button blouse, unfortunate grey wraparound skirt. Insult- flirtation with clueless guest. No tats in evidence. If she has a tramp stamp, what does it say? Probably not "быстрее."
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Post by moonstone on Jun 11, 2009 11:30:27 GMT -5
Mika's fashion watch: black shortsleeves button blouse, unfortunate grey wraparound skirt. Insult- flirtation with clueless guest. No tats in evidence. If she has a tramp stamp, what does it say? Probably not "быстрее." I'm disappointed that you said nothing about the plunging neckline .... I don't know what "быстрее." says, but Mika's "tramp stamp" is a milkshake. With a cherry on top. A picture is always worth a thousand words.
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Post by g1 on Jun 11, 2009 12:51:54 GMT -5
Milkshake would be more logically visible in the plunging neckline...
быстрее ? "faster" =:-O
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Post by moonstone on Jun 11, 2009 15:27:57 GMT -5
Milkshake would be more logically visible in the plunging neckline... быстрее ? "faster" =:-O Nice touch. Total "eye candy."
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Post by g1 on Jun 27, 2009 20:40:00 GMT -5
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Post by moonstone on Jul 3, 2009 15:43:25 GMT -5
My, my, my, my, my, my, my. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/palin-to-resign-as-governor-of-alaska/?hp(Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska, effective at the end of the month.) I DO hope it wasn't anything WE said. ========================================================================== Late update: I should have read the danged article first. It gets better: "Known as Sarah Barricuda when she played basketball in high school, Ms. Palin used point guard analogy in explaining her decision, saying she knows 'exactly when to pass the ball so the team can win.' 'She said that she planned to hand over the reins of the state government to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who would be sworn in at the governor’s picnic in Fairbanks on July 25. “'This decision came after much consideration,' Ms. Palin told reporters gathered at her home, and added, 'I really don’t want to disappoint anyone with this announcement.'” ========================================================================== Okay. A couple of questions immediately leap to mind. If Sarah Barracuda is such a smart point guard, then why did McCain lose? And (looking around), who exactly does she think was "disappointed" by this announcement? Or maybe the answer to that last one is Countdown. She timed it perfectly for the holiday weekend and the ongoing Michael Jackson Deathfest. Well, time to let go now, and wish the Governor the best in her new endeavors. Sob, sob. Excuse me while I run to get the kleenex. There you go. All better now.
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Post by nanalinda on Jul 3, 2009 16:32:20 GMT -5
My, my, my, my, my, my, my. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/palin-to-resign-as-governor-of-alaska/?hp(Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska, effective at the end of the month.) I DO hope it wasn't anything WE said. ========================================================================== Late update: I should have read the danged article first. It gets better: "Known as Sarah Barricuda when she played basketball in high school, Ms. Palin used point guard analogy in explaining her decision, saying she knows 'exactly when to pass the ball so the team can win.' 'She said that she planned to hand over the reins of the state government to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who would be sworn in at the governor’s picnic in Fairbanks on July 25. “'This decision came after much consideration,' Ms. Palin told reporters gathered at her home, and added, 'I really don’t want to disappoint anyone with this announcement.'” ========================================================================== Okay. A couple of questions immediately leap to mind. If Sarah Barracuda is such a smart point guard, then why did McCain lose? And (looking around), who exactly does she think was "disappointed" by this announcement? Or maybe the answer to that last one is Countdown. She timed it perfectly for the holiday weekend and the ongoing Michael Jackson Deathfest. Well, time to let go now, and wish the Governor the best in her new endeavors. Sob, sob. Excuse me while I run to get the kleenex. There you go. All better now. The scary thing is, Moon, that she's set her sights on even higher office. She probably thinks she'll be able to graduate from president school long before the next election. Considering how long in took her to graduate from college with a jounalism degree, I suspect her grandson has more chance of being the first president in the Palin family. That being said, she has managed to fool some of the people all of the time.
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Post by moonstone on Jul 3, 2009 17:14:34 GMT -5
My, my, my, my, my, my, my. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/palin-to-resign-as-governor-of-alaska/?hp(Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska, effective at the end of the month.) I DO hope it wasn't anything WE said. ========================================================================== Late update: I should have read the danged article first. It gets better: "Known as Sarah Barricuda when she played basketball in high school, Ms. Palin used point guard analogy in explaining her decision, saying she knows 'exactly when to pass the ball so the team can win.' 'She said that she planned to hand over the reins of the state government to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who would be sworn in at the governor’s picnic in Fairbanks on July 25. “'This decision came after much consideration,' Ms. Palin told reporters gathered at her home, and added, 'I really don’t want to disappoint anyone with this announcement.'” ========================================================================== Okay. A couple of questions immediately leap to mind. If Sarah Barracuda is such a smart point guard, then why did McCain lose? And (looking around), who exactly does she think was "disappointed" by this announcement? Or maybe the answer to that last one is Countdown. She timed it perfectly for the holiday weekend and the ongoing Michael Jackson Deathfest. Well, time to let go now, and wish the Governor the best in her new endeavors. Sob, sob. Excuse me while I run to get the kleenex. There you go. All better now. The scary thing is, Moon, that she's set her sights on even higher office. She probably thinks she'll be able to graduate from president school long before the next election. Considering how long in took her to graduate from college with a jounalism degree, I suspect her grandson has more chance of being the first president in the Palin family. That being said, she has managed to fool some of the people all of the time. Very true. Hopefully, there's only two or three of them left.
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Post by moonstone on Jul 3, 2009 17:18:44 GMT -5
I'm watching David Shuster sitting in for Chris Matthews, and he seems to have the analysis backwards. She didn't do this on July 3 to GET attention. She did it to AVOID attention, so that she can get ahead of the negative spin that the liberally biased media will put on this. Either that, or the lame duck has a trade mission planned, and wanted to get an early start so she can "fight for Alaska." By the way, does anyone know which states are currently in the Alliance Against Alaska?
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Post by moonstone on Jul 3, 2009 17:22:04 GMT -5
This calls for a drink. Palin will now be able to devote full time to being the gift that keeps on giving. Too bad G isn't around. He would be in heaven. I'll drink his mojito.
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Post by nanalinda on Jul 3, 2009 18:26:35 GMT -5
Having listened to portions of Palin's resignation speech there is an element of nervousness and rapid-fire delivery that I've not seen from her before. Her speech was even more disjointed than before and no sign of the "you betcha" attitude. One thing she did mention was wanting to spend more time with her family. I'm afraid that's too little too late. At the announcement there was a partial family gathering which included the sight of Piper, who's about 8, once again taking responsibilty for Trigg's welfare.
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Post by moonstone on Jul 3, 2009 18:53:52 GMT -5
Having listened to portions of Palin's resignation speech there is an element of nervousness and rapid-fire delivery that I've not seen from her before. Her speech was even more disjointed than before and no sign of the "you betcha" attitude. One thing she did mention was wanting to spend more time with her family. I'm afraid that's too little too late. At the announcement there was a partial family gathering which included the sight of Piper, who's about 8, once again taking responsibilty for Trigg's welfare. I haven't seen it before, either. This is what SHE'S like without a teleprompter. If she's the top of the 2012 ticket, bring it on. My favorite line so far is how the country is going to need more Triggs. That would be funny if it wasn't so darn sad. Put aside for a moment what her words actually mean ... she doesn't even need the Trigg she's got.
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Post by nanalinda on Jul 3, 2009 21:15:44 GMT -5
Having listened to portions of Palin's resignation speech there is an element of nervousness and rapid-fire delivery that I've not seen from her before. Her speech was even more disjointed than before and no sign of the "you betcha" attitude. One thing she did mention was wanting to spend more time with her family. I'm afraid that's too little too late. At the announcement there was a partial family gathering which included the sight of Piper, who's about 8, once again taking responsibilty for Trigg's welfare. I haven't seen it before, either. This is what SHE'S like without a teleprompter. If she's the top of the 2012 ticket, bring it on. My favorite line so far is how the country is going to need more Triggs. That would be funny if it wasn't so darn sad. Put aside for a moment what her words actually mean ... she doesn't even need the Trigg she's got. She might have a need for Trigg when all of the rest of them realize how much she has used them for political gain. In the meantime, any passing stranger is welcome to take him off her hands. Of all the reasons to dislike Palin, the one that angers me most is her cavalier attitude toward, and treatment of, her own flesh and blood. She has used all of them except, possibly, Piper in her pursuit of power. If she were poor, she would have been forced into parenting classes long ago-not that they would do much good for a person who is as cold-hearted as she is ambitious. Even Cheney, as rotten to the core as he is, would not allow the use of his Lesbian daughter as a political pawn.
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Post by g1 on Jul 4, 2009 0:18:18 GMT -5
This calls for a drink. Palin will now be able to devote full time to being the gift that keeps on giving. Too bad G isn't around. He would be in heaven. I'll drink his mojito. I appreciate the sentiment! You're welcome to the mojito --they just taste like soapy water to me -- and I'll go straight to the rum. Word elsewhere on the intertubes suggests Sarah's trying to get in front of a big bad fed investigation about that house built sans permit on Lake Lucille by Todd's "buddies," featuring lumber, windows, trim etc remarkably like that seen in the Wasilla civic ctr... I agree that the speech was quite uncharacteristic of Sarah -- there seemed to have been some forethought involved in the stretching for metaphors, though with her characteristic wandering. But it was not her usual shoot-from-the-lip style. The sharp intake of breaths and shallow breathing was something I haven't heard her do before, and suggests to me a good deal of anxiety. Another thing I haven't noticed from her before was the occasional rising up on her toes, referred to as the "short-man hop" in public speakers, and indicative of someone anxious of her/his authority in a situation. (McCain did it quite often back in the campaign.) She was also speaking very rapidly and in a higher pitch than normal, and with very little eye-contact. Overall, though the words were about a deliberate decision made over time, the non-verbals were about nervousness, anxiety, and misdirection. I'm betting that this is another hit for the republicans. I really can't imagine Sarah making any serious run for public office after this. Quitters never win, etc....
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Post by Fairweather on Jul 4, 2009 10:05:05 GMT -5
I noticed that odd jerky delivery but was distracted from its meaning by the outstanding incoherence of her speech.
Did anyone catch that odd reference to "adults making fun of [Trigg]"? It occurred to me this AM that she was actually referring to Olbermann reading that email she wrote at the time of Trigg's birth which she, with characteristic consummate gall, signed "your Heavenly Father."
Totally aside from the fact that, last I checked, God hasn't taken to the Intertubez to communicate (although there are no doubt those pretending to speak in his name who use the net, with total lack of scruple), there can be no doubt of three things:
1) Unless I am memory-impaired, never once did the Big Man refer to Trigg, or his disability, in disparaging terms; he was, like me, riffing on his mother's blasphemous ghost-emailing for God.
2) This reflexive outrage over people defaming her children points up the wisdom of an old country saying: she's about to go to that well once too often. First it was Bristol; then it was Piper; now it's Trigg. People are really gonna stop paying attention--unless, of course, they're rabid Palin--uh--never mind. But the word I was about to use ill becomes a great southern lady like myself. (LOL--y'all know better than that.)
3) And--in as far as she is able to calculate an effect--she seems to be a creature of total impulse, the very reverse of calculating--she could not have chosen a better time to make this totally incoherent announcement, while the media is distracted even from our national Bday by each new shocking revelation about the drug habits and death of Michael Jackson.
All in all, she merely succeeded in pointing out to the SANE among us that she has no da*mn business running for the presidency. This is crazier even than Gov. Sanford and his on-air admissions.
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Post by g1 on Jul 5, 2009 0:20:20 GMT -5
Sarah's official governess' blog. Such sterling prose. Such felicity of expression coupled with incisive observation and analysis. A rare achievement. www.gov.state.ak.us/exec-column.php
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Post by moonstone on Jul 5, 2009 7:44:16 GMT -5
Sarah's official governess' blog. Such sterling prose. Such felicity of expression coupled with incisive observation and analysis. A rare achievement. www.gov.state.ak.us/exec-column.phpWhy thank you, sir. It's nice to see that someone else appreciates a good metaphor, delivered wanderingly, just the way we teach it at Anna Molly's School, where Governor Palin was a star pupil right up to the day of the lobotomy, and more so afterwards. Full Moon, Scottie, Larry, a couple of the new boys from First Read, and I spent minutes, if not seconds, writing -- and re-writing -- the Governor's remarks. In particular, we thought quoting General MacArthur in retreat was a nice touch. Not enough people appreciate heroes anymore. In one respect, however, Governor Palin disregarded our advice. We wanted her to sling Trigg maternally over her shoulder while she was delivering the remarks -- and even burp him once in a while for effect -- but she nobly refused to risk having taxpayers shell out thousands of dollars for a new silk jacket should hers be stained during the course of official business. Especially if that money could be re-allocated to paying for those building materials that were "inadvertently" shifted from the Wasilla community center to the construction of her new, lakeside home. After all, she's already spent a half million dollars defending her integrity against the viciousness of those ignoble types -- like the state legislature and the attorney general -- who would spend state funds attacking it; as a result, she doesn't have anything left for fines and restitution ... at least until after she signs her book deal, schedules a few speeches, and replenishes her wardrobe. And, as if she didn't already overwhelm us with those displays of nobility, Palin also confided to us that Piper has been carrying Trigg around so much that he's worn holes in her only remaining outfit -- now that the campaign is over -- and the Governor was adamant that she would NOT stand for David Letterman making jokes about her children. Such a brave and noble woman; such a role model for parents. Larry, of course, sided with the Governor on this point. As he so poignantly pointed out -- Larry's always the master of poignancy -- if only I had followed her parenting model, how differently things might have turned out for Beam, and I'd be a grandmother today. Indeed. Who could argue with logic like that?
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Post by Fairweather on Jul 5, 2009 9:08:28 GMT -5
An incisive and insightful review of what Palin may be up to--a Nixonian tactic, c. 1962-68--by the NY TIMES's Adam Nagourney: www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/us/05palin.html?_r=1&th&emc=thTwo things stand out: Nagourney nobly refrains from pointing out that not only was Nixon a shrewd politician, he was also dam*nably intelligent--Palin has shown evidence of neither. And it's not BECAUSE of her gender that she shows no evidence of these traits; it's because she's ambitious but flighty, and not overly bright. And Lord have mercy, who would have thought Jonah Goldberg, of all people, could talk that much sense?
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Post by Fairweather on Jul 5, 2009 9:15:11 GMT -5
Sarah's official governess' blog. Such sterling prose. Such felicity of expression coupled with incisive observation and analysis. A rare achievement. www.gov.state.ak.us/exec-column.phpWhy thank you, sir. It's nice to see that someone else appreciates a good metaphor, delivered wanderingly, just the way we teach it at Anna Molly's School, where Governor Palin was a star pupil right up to the day of the lobotomy, and more so afterwards. Full Moon, Scottie, Larry, a couple of the new boys from First Read, and I spent minutes, if not seconds, writing -- and re-writing -- the Governor's remarks. In particular, we thought quoting General MacArthur in retreat was a nice touch. Not enough people appreciate heroes anymore. In one respect, however, Governor Palin disregarded our advice. We wanted her to sling Trigg maternally over her shoulder while she was delivering the remarks -- and even burp him once in a while for effect -- but she nobly refused to risk having taxpayers shell out thousands of dollars for a new silk jacket should hers be stained during the course of official business. Especially if that money could be re-allocated to paying for those building materials that were "inadvertently" shifted from the Wasilla community center to the construction of her new, lakeside home. After all, she's already spent a half million dollars defending her integrity against the viciousness of those ignoble types -- like the state legislature and the attorney general -- who would spend state funds attacking it; as a result, she doesn't have anything left for fines and restitution ... at least until after she signs her book deal, schedules a few speeches, and replenishes her wardrobe. And, as if she didn't already overwhelm us with those displays of nobility, Palin also confided to us that Piper has been carrying Trigg around so much that he's worn holes in her only remaining outfit -- now that the campaign is over -- and the Governor was adamant that she would NOT stand for David Letterman making jokes about her children. Such a brave and noble woman; such a role model for parents. Larry, of course, sided with the Governor on this point. As he so poignantly pointed out -- Larry's always the master of poignancy -- if only I had followed her parenting model, how differently things might have turned out for Beam, and I'd be a grandmother today. Indeed. Who could argue with logic like that? Good grief. And incidentally, it wasn't Gen. MacArthur who said that; it was the relatively obscure Marine Gen. Oliver Prince Smith, who made that famous remark (wrongly attributed to MacArthur) during the Battle of Choisin Reservoir during the Korean War. History is not Gov. Palin's strong point. But I have long wondered: does she even HAVE a strong point?
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Post by Fairweather on Jul 5, 2009 9:30:31 GMT -5
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Post by moonstone on Jul 5, 2009 9:43:49 GMT -5
Why thank you, sir. It's nice to see that someone else appreciates a good metaphor, delivered wanderingly, just the way we teach it at Anna Molly's School, where Governor Palin was a star pupil right up to the day of the lobotomy, and more so afterwards. Full Moon, Scottie, Larry, a couple of the new boys from First Read, and I spent minutes, if not seconds, writing -- and re-writing -- the Governor's remarks. In particular, we thought quoting General MacArthur in retreat was a nice touch. Not enough people appreciate heroes anymore. In one respect, however, Governor Palin disregarded our advice. We wanted her to sling Trigg maternally over her shoulder while she was delivering the remarks -- and even burp him once in a while for effect -- but she nobly refused to risk having taxpayers shell out thousands of dollars for a new silk jacket should hers be stained during the course of official business. Especially if that money could be re-allocated to paying for those building materials that were "inadvertently" shifted from the Wasilla community center to the construction of her new, lakeside home. After all, she's already spent a half million dollars defending her integrity against the viciousness of those ignoble types -- like the state legislature and the attorney general -- who would spend state funds attacking it; as a result, she doesn't have anything left for fines and restitution ... at least until after she signs her book deal, schedules a few speeches, and replenishes her wardrobe. And, as if she didn't already overwhelm us with those displays of nobility, Palin also confided to us that Piper has been carrying Trigg around so much that he's worn holes in her only remaining outfit -- now that the campaign is over -- and the Governor was adamant that she would NOT stand for David Letterman making jokes about her children. Such a brave and noble woman; such a role model for parents. Larry, of course, sided with the Governor on this point. As he so poignantly pointed out -- Larry's always the master of poignancy -- if only I had followed her parenting model, how differently things might have turned out for Beam, and I'd be a grandmother today. Indeed. Who could argue with logic like that? Good grief. And incidentally, it wasn't Gen. MacArthur who said that; it was the relatively obscure Marine Gen. Oliver Prince Smith, who made that famous remark (wrongly attributed to MacArthur) during the Battle of Choisin Reservoir during the Korean War. History is not Gov. Palin's strong point. But I have long wondered: does she even HAVE a strong point? Well, I NEVER. She does, indeed, have a strong point -- an evolutionary remnant from her alien heritage -- that we at Anna Molly's have labored tirelessly to cover with mounds of hair, duct tape, and superglue. Besides, it was Scottie's idea to use General MacArthur, with whom he strongly identifies ... Sigh. You'd think after all this time, I would have known ....
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Post by moonstone on Jul 5, 2009 9:59:12 GMT -5
Nope. Me, too. She's trying to, anyway. Personally, I was elated to read her assessment: "As Alaskans settled in to enjoy holiday salmon bakes and the post-solstice thaw, their governor had a solipsistic meltdown so strange it made Sparky Sanford look like a model of stability." Another successful outcome for Anna Molly's Post-Graduate Consulting Consortium. Solipsism R Us. In more ways than one. You realize, of course, that Governor Sanford has been tutored personally by fellow South Carolinian, Larry, who is now happily employed as Anna Molly's special emissary on foreign relationships for repressed republicans. Larry always enjoys field work. Larry's wife, on the other hand, is counseling Jenny Sanford on the benefits -- financial and spiritual -- in standing by your philandering man who has discovered his soulmate -- and it ain't you -- no matter what.
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Post by g1 on Jul 5, 2009 11:08:23 GMT -5
(Is it just me, or does Maureen Dowd look enough like Arianna Huffington to be her twin?) Wow. Scary observation. The new Gabor Sisters.
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Post by moonstone on Jul 5, 2009 12:01:57 GMT -5
(Is it just me, or does Maureen Dowd look enough like Arianna Huffington to be her twin?) Wow. Scary observation. The new Gabor Sisters. LoLoLoLoL They could take it on the road ... She loves me, Zsa, Zsa, Zsa She loves me, Zsa, Zsa, Zsa With Eva love like that You know you should be glad .... or When Eva you want me, I'll be there When Eva you need me, I'll be there When Eva you call me, I'll be there I'll be around ....
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Post by Fairweather on Jul 5, 2009 13:10:06 GMT -5
'Nother ouch for Palin, this one from WaPo's Ruth Marcus: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/04/AR2009070402254.htmlThe opening paragraph puts it bluntly: "Note to soon-to-be-former Gov. Sarah Palin: Big girls don't quit." And yet another mention of Mary Matalin's inexplicable enthusiastic characterization of this as a "brilliant" move. Matalin has obviously taken leave of what was left of her post-Bush mind.
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