Sarah Palin ~ QUITTER
Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska —- Quits
Like the rest of the country, I watched, stunned, as Sarah Palin meandered her way through an incoherent speech on why she wasn’t running for reelection, well, really, at the end, why she was quitting. I heard a lot of excuses, folksy analogies that were stupid and even a ‘hell, yes’ from one of her underage children. But, I still don’t know why she QUIT — and quit she did. Of course, everyone is making up reasons for her, as the cult goes into full time defense of their idol. An idol who broke one of the prime rules we were raised with – never quit, never give up, do your best and see it through.
I am baffled — I have NO idea what Sarah Palin stands for. NONE WHAT SO EVER. I do know she doesn’t stand for fulfilling her obligations. I may be the only conservative out there who listens to her and hears nothing substantial. I hear conservatives credit her for things she never said and never did. I see them getting excited about things that don’t remotely translate to leadership, foreign policy knowledge or a place in the White House. I have never heard anything with substance or intellect. She says deep things like ‘knowing when to pass the ball’ and ‘only dead fish go with the flow’ — yep, that’s intellect worth reckoning with — and, it was actually written and rehearsed for a speech.
Agreed, she has been treated badly – and, the last conservative not to be treated badly was???? Things said about the Bushes were horrendous, not to mention Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Tony Snow, Ronald Reagan — yet they NEVER QUIT.
No, no one would ever get away with saying the same things about Sasha and Malia and Chelsea that were said about Barbara and Jenna and the Palin kids. But, that is the double standard we have been living with for a very long time in this country.
The higher the ideals you aspire to, the farther you have to fall when you don’t live up to them. Yes, there is a duplicity in how the left and the right are reported. Nothing new here. Having Sarah Palin and her family attacked might be a reason to stand up for them, it is NOT a reason to run her for the Presidency. And, now that she has proven that she can’t fulfill a term in office, why would anyone consider it???
I have to agree with Jonathan Kay’s blog entry — Sarah Palin’s resisnation speech symbolized her vacuous approach to politics. I agree completely with his assessment:
“…we still have no real idea why she is resigning. It is to build up a presidential run in 2012 — or because another skeleton is about to jump out of her closet? Or, does she genuinely want to get out of politics? It’s impossible to say. Her speech is just a jumble of conflicting, facile metaphors stitched together by people who evidently have a low estimation of the public intellect.”
What is particularly interesting to me is that I know many bright and thoughtful conservatives with whom I usually agree, who support and defend Sarah Palin for everything she does, no matter how vapid. I have politely asked each of them what they see in her. NONE OF THEM have provided a coherent answer, but have attacked me. Now the cult mantra is “if you don’t like Sarah Palin you are jealous of how beautiful she is.” They seem to miss the point that just Republicans can not get her elected and she doesn’t even have the votes of most Republicans.
No, I don’t get Sarah Palin. Feel free to give me FACTS and QUOTES, if you can.
Gail Storm ~ Thanks for the Laughs!
"My Little Margie"
Charles Farrell and Gail Storm
The Gail Storm Show
“Susannah and Captain Huxley”
Gail Storm, actress and singer, passed away on June 27, 2009.
I accidentally stumbled across a brief note about her passing. She lived to be 87. Had she died sooner or in a more dramatic way than living a full life, her passing might have been noticed by more people.
I remember Gail Storm from “The Gail Storm Show” in the fifties. She was Susannah, the meddling social director on a cruise ship. I also remember her from “My Little Margie” which I got to see in reruns if I was home sick.
Prior to television, she was in movies, including westerns with Audie Murphy, Roy Rogers and George Montgomery. She had best selling records with I Hear You Knocking, Teenage Prayer and Dark Moon. Later in life, she did cameos in Burke’s Law, Love Boat and Murder, She Wrote. She was active in stage – credits included South Pacific, Finian’s Rainbow and The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
I remember laughter and smiles. I remember joy. I remember Gail Storm.
In a week where celebrities were falling down around us – Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, Fred Travalena, Michael Jackson – the passing of Gail Storm will probably not be noticed by many. But, I noticed. And, I am thankful that I grew up in a time when her lively humor gave us something to laugh at and smile about.
In her time, she was well-known and well-loved, earning three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Thank you, Miss Storm!
The Requisite Michael Jackson Post
I’m probably too old to care much about Michael Jackson – I was well past bubble gum music when the Jackson Five burst onto the scene and the adorable little Michael sang “A-B-C 1-2-3″. I didn’t follow his music and I didn’t much care. His constant exploits would take over news cycles on occasion and I didn’t find much redeeming there.
I learned to see Michael Jackson as the whiny man-boy who could always turn the most normal event into a freak show. I saw a person who engaged in self mutilation as he made himself into the visual monster that he must have envisioned in his mind. I was besieged with the stories of the constant legal problems and bizarre acquisition of children.
Worst of all, I saw a person who was given a great gift by God for music and dance. He succeeded beyond all imagination in his chosen field and had wealth most of us can not comprehend. And, yet, it wasn’t enough for him – ever. He was ever on the path of self-destruction and his friends and family could not or would not get him the psychological help he needed.
What did he do? He constantly whined about not having a childhood. Too bad for you, Michael – you didn’t get to ride the school bus, be beaten up by bullies, deal with gang violence, wear hand-me-downs, wish for the bicycle that never came. You had it tough. You traveled the world. You met famous and influential people. You had doors opened to you that the rest of us dream of. And, all you did was to feel sorry for yourself.
So, once again, a celebrity who was given so much, became an addict and eventually died from it. What a waste of a gift and of a life.
Yours is not a life I will celebrate. What a waste.
The Letterman – Palin Wars
The Letterman-Palin wars have to be the stupidest thing that otherwise intelligent people are participating in. We have two hypocrites trying to play above it all and people are taking sides – neither of which are attractive.
Letterman – had a baby out of wedlock while living with the mother – they finally wed when their son was 6 years old. Hardly a pillar of upstanding morality.
Palin – ran a campaign on family values, while her young daughter got pregnant while in high school. Another pillar of morality? Don’t think so.
Letterman is no longer funny – he stopped being funny years ago when he turned into a leftist mouth piece. He has said vile things about everyone and the righter the viler.
Palin is not the upstanding force of morality or family values… she wears HUGE flaws. Her outrage was over blown, and I don’t want her demanding anything on my behalf.
People have wasted huge amounts of energy defending either of these people. Two incredibly rich, powerful people have gotten more free publicity from this than anyone will ever be able to calculate.
All it has done for me is make me dislike them both even more. Letterman is over due to retire and Palin needs to stay in Alaska. I won’t be watching Letterman and I won’t be voting Palin.
And, one last note, to the righties that are fighting for Letterman to be fired – you are IDIOTS – this is why we loose – you and your false outrage. And, if you run Palin, we will loose even bigger than ever.
TOTUS for POTUS ~ Obama and His Teleprompter
TOTUS for POTUS ~ or Where Would Obama Be Without His Teleprompter
Hat Tip to my friend MD at CI-Report
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Date Night for the Obama’s – Again
The country is in a horrid recession. People are losing their jobs. People are losing their homes. Two car makers – GM and Chrysler are in the throws of death. The debt of the nation is staggering and the government is spending money like they had some. Don’t worry, they will be coming after us to get it.
We’re told to tighten our belts. We’re told to keep a positive attitude, even though most of us will not have a vacation beyond our own front porch this year… if we are lucky enough to be working for some place still solvent. Obama said we all have to sacrifice….
Then, along come the Obama’s with more excess… and the press to glorify it.
The country has surely gone mad when it is seen as acceptable for the President and the First Lady to make the rest of the nation be inconvenienced for their whims and desires.
Taking three planes and several helicopters (not to mention the C-17 carrying the armored limos and convoy vehicles), the Obama’s had date night in New York – a dinner and a Broadway play at taxpayer expense. Fashion reports were plenty. One writer describes “the president in a smart dark suit with no tie, and the First Lady in a black cocktail dress and heels,” while ABC said “the President, tie-less in a stunning black suit…. Michelle Obama wore a sleeveless, body-fitting, knee length, black cocktail dress and black heels that almost stuck in the South lawn sod.” They are no longer covering the President, but some film star or rock idol.
While retirement funds have been slashed in half, while people are losing everything we have worked for, we are regaled by the excess that we are providing these classless dolts.
I soon expect to hear, LET THEM EAT CAKE.
What a disappointment I find in the response to this behavior.
Make the Palins GO AWAY
I was standing in line at the store and was assaulted by this People Magazine cover… Bristol Palin in a cap and gown holding her baby.
Isn’t this just a lovely lesson is fantasy – “have a baby while you are in high school and you can still graduate and fulfill your dreams.”
Sorry, but the Palins seem to thrive on being known for being the lowest common demoniator of society and they love to flaunt it.
Please, aren’t your 15 minutes up yet?
Obama: Memorial Day v. Veterans Day
Last year on Memorial Day, THE OBAMA said:
On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes — and I see many of them in the audience here today – our sense of patriotism is particularly strong.
This year, he said:
This Memorial Day weekend, Americans will gather on lawns and porches, fire up the grill, and enjoy the company of family, friends, and neighbors. But this is not only a time for celebration, it is also a time to reflect on what this holiday is all about; to pay tribute to our fallen heroes; and to remember the servicemen and women who cannot be with us this year because they are standing post far from home – in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world.
One would think that the Commander-in-Chief would KNOW that Veterans’ Day honors our Veterans, Armed Forces Day honors our serving military and Memorial Day honors those who fell in service to our country.
His bather about treating our Veterans well – his biggest bundler for campaign contributions was Jodee Evans of Code Pink – one of the biggest denigraters of America and her troops.It is shameful that he has never done anything for Veterans, but to condemn those of us who have always been there to help is beyond insulting.
I don’t think Obama can give a speech without apologizing for our country and lying – he detests this country and everything it stands for. I wonder how many “fallen heroes” will be sitting before him on Monday… he better be careful – at Arlington, their spirits may rise up and smite him.
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The Flying Monkeys!
This is my place to rant.
Most of the time, my rants are valid.
Once Dorothy liberated the Flying Monkeys
they became a force for good in OZ.
Now, they are here!
Oh My!
