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RJjr
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Turning on a Lamp
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| She's usually craves attention: beauty pageants, news reporter jobs, mayor, governor, vice presidential nominee... She lives to be in the public eye. Yet, during her resignation speech, she really looked like she didn't want to be there, kind of like Saddam Hussein at his hanging, but a lot more nervous than Hussein. She wasn't her normal self. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| She's not going to run and in the event she does, she isn't going to win. During the campaign the disgust was fine, but now it is just weird. |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| She's not going to run and in the event she does, she isn't going to win. During the campaign the disgust was fine, but now it is just weird. |
I don't think disgust for an elected official whose stated philosophy is repugnant to many people and who continually insists on forcing herself into the public eye is weird. It's not as if after the campaign she went back to a private life and no one ever heard from her again. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| She's not going to run and in the event she does, she isn't going to win. During the campaign the disgust was fine, but now it is just weird. |
I don't think disgust for an elected official whose stated philosophy is repugnant to many people and who continually insists on forcing herself into the public eye is weird. It's not as if after the campaign she went back to a private life and no one ever heard from her again. |
The two major stories for the past several days have been 1) Jacko and 2) Palin. Both are without any actual newsworthiness beyond reporting the death/resignation. This circus is absolutely out of proportion with reality.
Hey. 7 Americans died in Afghanistan today. Back to the Sarah Palin show!! |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Both are without any actual newsworthiness beyond reporting the death/resignation. This circus is absolutely out of proportion with reality.
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The simple, straightforward way out of the Palin story would have gone something like this:
"I have 3 children still at home, one of them a special needs infant. I find I cannot be governor and the kind of mother I want to be. I am resigning as of July 25 to stay at home."
There would have been one day of headlines, a great deal of sympathy and understanding...and then silence. The circus is deliberately provoked as far as I can see. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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No.
You may or may not have noticed, but the MSM is using "Republican lunacy" as a way to dodge the epic clusterfuck of corruption and failure by their boy in the White House. |
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Summer Wine
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: Next to a River
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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90 pages about sarah palin. Man, the North Americans like to talk about someone who really wasn't worth listening too after she opened her mouth.
Then ... why are you posting? |
To raise the point about how questioningly stupid 90 pages of informative points about a person who is considered ignorant really looks to outside observers.
Thats all.  |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:45 am Post subject: |
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Summer Wine wrote:
90 pages about sarah palin. Man, the North Americans like to talk about someone who really wasn't worth listening too after she opened her mouth.
Then ... why are you posting? |
To raise the point about how questioningly stupid 90 pages of informative points about a person who is considered ignorant really looks to outside observers.
Thats all. |
Right, you're not ignorant about American politics, you're above it. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: |
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No.
You may or may not have noticed, but the MSM is using "Republican lunacy" as a way to dodge the epic clusterfuck of corruption and failure by their boy in the White House. |
Ahhh, the MSM is a monolithic entity controlled by god-knows-who...maybe the lizard/men hiding under the New Mexican desert waiting to take us over and install a New World Order?
Are you denying the lunacy? In just over a week three--count 'em 3--contenders for the party's nomination took themselves out of the running. Only a deluded Democrat off his meds would have ever come up with that scenario, but this is not a stupendously bad Hollywood script.
BTW, what corruption are you alluding to? |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:37 am Post subject: |
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You may or may not have noticed, but the MSM is using "Republican lunacy" as a way to dodge the epic clusterfuck of corruption and failure by their boy in the White House. |
BTW, what corruption are you alluding to? |
Good one, Yat.  
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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http://www.alaskadispatch.com/palin-watch/1276-palin-inspires-americans-to-quit-their-jobs
Palin inspires Americans to quit their jobs
Ben A. Maverick
Jul 6, 2009
Editor's note: We couldn't verify the reporting in this story. It is possible this "story" is satire. Please, Sarah, don't sue us if we have it wrong.
Inspired by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who on Friday announced her surprise resignation, thousands of Americans are now quitting their jobs, telling their bosses they've had enough with mean co-workers, long hours, or whatever else comes to mind.
"I'm with Sarah -- take this job and shove it!" said Phil Davis, a 24-year-old burger-flipper at a McDonald's in Long Beach, Calif.
On Friday, Palin announced she was resigning, in part because she was tired of bloggers and reporters picking on her, and because she had other things she wanted to do. Mostly, though, it sounded like Palin was sick of her job.
"Who can blame her?" said Wendy Phillips, a 46-year-old nurse in Baltimore. "I'm tired of my job, too. I hate my co-workers and I'm sick of whiny patients always complaining about their problems."
According to unscientific surveys over the past three days, Palin has prompted Americans coast to coast to reconsider their definitions of work and duty. Quitting is no longer a dirty word. In Palin's view, good things can come from quitting. Although she hasn't said what she's going to do with her time, many speculate Our Lady of The North still wants to be president.
"Life is too short to compromise time and resources," Palin said in her resignation speech Friday. "It may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand, 'sit down and shut up,' but that's the worthless, easy path."
"Nah, only dead fish go with the flow," Palin added.
Bert Matthews, 58, and a chief executive of a major New York City brokerage, said he can relate to Palin. "I hate my job so much, plus there are so many more fun things I want to do with my life," he told AlaskaDispatch.com. "This fish wants to swim to the ocean!"
Still, Palin's words may be doing more damage than good. Economists worry that the soon-to-be ex-governor is spawning a revolt against one of society's most fundamental institutions: work. It's a movement that's so potentially powerful that it could destroy the already-weakened economy.
"Palin may go down as the 'Mother of The 21st Century Great Depression,'" one economist noted.
Palin has struck a chord with an ever-growing group of Americans who are simply tired of putting in 40-hour weeks, week after week, month after month, year after year, decade after decade. When these ex-workers will return to their jobs or look for new ones is anybody's guess. Some experts say that before that can happen, workplace conditions must first improve, such as encouraging businesses to cut down on office gossip, reduce hours, and give fragile-minded employees more positive feedback.
"These disenfranchised workers can relate to Palin," said Ernie Marke, a human resources consultant. "They've been abused by their peers. Or they don't like their job duties. Or they simply day-dream of doing bigger and better things."
"Bosses need to be mindful that not everybody likes to work," Marke added.
On Monday, Frank Coleman decided to quit his data-entry job in St. Louis. He said his "nasty co-workers" were part of the reason, including some crude remarks about his sexuality scribbled on the company's bathroom walls.
Like many disgruntled workers who gave their notices Monday, Coleman signed his resignation letter with a direct quote from Palin's own resignation statement: "In the words of General MacArthur, "We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction."
"My boss said, 'What the hell does that mean?" Coleman says. "I told him, 'If you don't get it, then you never will.' That's the problem, none of these so-called workers and bosses get it. I'm so done with jobs."
Palin couldn't be reached for comment Monday. There's no word on how she plans to spend her last three weeks in office, but if her friends and advisers are right, it will be anything but routine.
"Maybe she'll come to work, maybe not," a close friend of the Palin family said. "What are they going to do if she doesn't show up? Fire her?" |
Gone to pray in the Church of Theoconnery? |
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guerillera
Joined: 02 Jul 2009
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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You know I wouldn't be surprised there's a little bit of that in there. Plus a whole lot of wanting to be a stay-at-home mom now that she's realizing the 'special needs' Trig actually does have. But I don't think she'll ever admit it. If she does, it'll open her up for more charges of hypocrisy.
Besides, now is the time to put her star power to work so they can maintain this lifestyle to which they've become accustomed. |
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beecomet
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