hard headed woman

Video: Wanda Jackson sings Hard Headed Woman

Well, in response to asking, 'Hey, you want me to make a positive difference and fight for all our children's future from outside the governor's office?' It was four yeses and one 'Hell, yeah!" And the 'Hell, yeah' sealed it.

What Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin's kids reportedly said, when she announced to them, with the same ambiguity and lack of meaningful detail about her future plans that she spooned out to the press, that she plans to step down from her governorship on July 26th. As reported by the Associated Press.

That woman's up to no good.

how she rolls

If he governs with the skill and the grace and the greatness of which he is capable, we're going to be just fine. And as he prepares to fill the office of Washington and Lincoln, know that this is a shining moment in American history.

Sarah Palin speaking of Barack Obama at a meeting of U.S. Governors in Miami, as quoted in USA Today.

Lest we forget, it was recently reported in Newsweek:

The Obama campaign was provided with reports from the Secret Service showing a sharp and very disturbing increase in threats to Obama in September and early October, at the same time that the crowds at Palin rallies became more frenzied. Michelle Obama was shaken by the vituperative crowds and the hot rhetoric from the GOP candidates. "Why would they try to make people hate us?" Michelle Obama said to a top campaign aide.

The vitriol against Obama that Palin helped stir up during the election hasn't yet quieted down. Today Newsweek reports that Obama has more threats than other presidents-elect »

FUD, illustrated

FUD: Fear, uncertainty and doubt. A tactic of rhetoric and fallacy used in sales, marketing, public relations and politics. FUD is generally a strategic attempt to influence public perception by disseminating negative (and vague) information.

Illustrated:

FUDer

MotherFUDer

fingering the affairs of state, also.

Video: Sarah Palin, Talent Competition (1984)

I'd say she's a little flat. And her toungueing needs some work (she's more of a "hoo-hoo-hooer" than a "tu-tu-tuuer" when she hits her notes.) Also, her fingering was a bit sloppy. As you are well aware, an "accomplished flautist" (heck, even a fifth grade flautist) needs to move all the right fingers AT THE SAME TIME to play a particular note. She'd move one, then decide it was time for the rest to follow, resulting in sloppy execution.

However, the simple fact is this: she plays the FLUTE. Quite crappily, as we have seen, but the public is forgiving. Flutes and lots of mascara lull the masses. It's what they (woodwinds and cosmetics) were created for. Regardless, this IS a noble instrument that deserves a platform. And when played by a beautiful cross-eyed woman (keeping one eye on the tip of her nose, another on Russia so those airplanes of theirs won't fly over) well, that's just BRILLIANT! They've definitely locked up the Band Camp demographic with this bold, musical move.

My sister, aka she who aspired to be a mermaid, who is also a first-chair sitting, band line marching, hard-core tooting flautist. I asked her to run a critique of Sarah Palin's 1984 pageant performance, which she graciously did, even in the whirlwind of packing up her kid for a trip to Disney World.

give it up

As of Friday, Planned Parenthood had taken in $802,678 in donations from 31,313 people. ... More than two-thirds of the individuals are first-time donors to Planned Parenthood ... and the money came in from all 50 states.

The New York Times reporting on the success of an anonymous email campaign which encouraged recipients to "make a donation to Planned Parenthood, of any amount. In Sarah Palin's name."

Go ahead -- give a little »

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two sizes too small

The Reds are buzzing about how Palin winged her speech last night because of teleprompter problems.

Which means that amazing vitriol came straight from her heart.

Video here, if you can stand it »

turning maybe purple

The theme of our campaign was ‘new energy.’ It was no more status quo, no more politics as usual, it was all about change. So then to see that Obama—literally, part of his campaign uses those themes, even, new energy, change, all that, I think, O.K., well, we were a little bit ahead on that.

Something’s kind of changing here in Alaska, too, for being such a red state on the Presidential level. Obama’s doing just fine in polls up here, which is kind of wigging people out, because they’re saying, ‘This hasn’t happened for decades that in polls the D’ [the Democratic candidate] ‘is doing just fine.’ To me, that’s indicative, too. It’s the no-more-status-quo, it’s change.

Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, before being named as Senator John McCain's VP pick, as cited in the 8 September issue of the New Yorker.

on the internet nobody knows

Photo: New York Times

I am not Sarah Palin. I am not a member of Sarah Palin’s family, or even Michael Palin’s family.

I will acknowledge that I volunteer for the McCain campaign, one of thousands of people nationwide who are working to elect the best candidate for the job. Palin was not the nominee when I made my edits, though I am certainly excited about the selection. I don’t believe I have a conflict of interest problem.

Wikipedia user Young Trigg, who substantially updated Sarah Palin's Wikipedia entry in the 24 hours before John McCain campaign announced her selection as his VP of choice, as reported in the TimesOnline.

After touting her "eye-popping integrity" Young Trigg retired from active Wikipedia membership.

little known facts about Sarah Palin

By TMCamp@Twitter

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin has the power of Grayskull.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin can write upside down

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin stole your boyfriend.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin is STR 8 / DEX 9 / CON 8 / INT 14 / WIS 12 / CHA 14

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin owns the copyright to "Happy Birthday"

RETWEET from @mayjah: Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin is the new black

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin is watching you poop

Little Known Fact: @sarahpalin is not Sarah Palin

Little Known Fact: Nothing comes between Sarah Palin and her Calvins

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin coined the term "smartypants" in 1865.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin lifts and separates.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin cleans and deodorizes.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin designed the Fail Whale.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin invented CAPS LOCK.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin killed Tupac.

@peeppeep Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin knows the facts of life are all about you.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin only has one tastebud.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin owns the original bike from Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin spelled backwards is Nilap Haras -- coincidence? I don't think so.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin has the heart of a ten year old girl. She keeps it in a jar on her desk.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin has read Finnegan's Wake. Twice.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin invented the fanny pack.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin is Brangelina's love child.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin's iPhone is 4G.

Little Known Fact: There was only one catch and it was Sarah Palin.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin killed the radio star.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin can bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin shot JR.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin has 0 carbs.

As I post this TMCamp is still spooling them out...

Update: The meme is spawning »