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Sarah Palin images of the day [updated]

Sarah Palin images of the day [updated]

| September 8, 2008 | Reply

Both of these via Rachel Lucas (though hat tip to The Line is Here for pointing me over there): And another take on the same photo: And, shameless stealing from S. Weasel again: Sarah Palin at the October 2nd Debate: Any questions?  (I’ll replace this with the color version when Stoaty releases it.) ..bruce w..

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Video o’ the day

Video o’ the day

| September 8, 2008 | Reply

“As the coin was in the air, Taylor was apparently struck with an existential epiphany and asked the ref, quote, ‘What meaning can life have if the future can be dictated by the random chance of this coin? Existence is a vulgar absurdity.’”: Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life The Onion […]

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Willie Brown weighs in on Sarah Palin

Willie Brown weighs in on Sarah Palin

| September 7, 2008 | 1 Reply

For those of you who did not live in California at some point during the last 25 years or so, you probably don’t know who Willie Brown is. He is probably the most colorful political figure of that quarter century, beating out Jerry Brown and even the Terminator himself. Willie is about as staunch a […]

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Why McCain Still Gives Me The Creeps

Why McCain Still Gives Me The Creeps

| September 7, 2008 | 1 Reply

First off, I need to confess. I was as thrilled as Webster was when I found out last week that “Moose Blaster” Palin was named the VP pick. I have no clue why that happened, but I am very glad it did happen. Up until this point I was not going to cast any vote […]

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It Had To Happen: Tigh – Roslin 08

It Had To Happen: Tigh – Roslin 08

| September 6, 2008 | Reply

It seems someone else noticed the resemblance between John McCain and Battlestar Galactica’s Colonel Tigh. It was a nagging worry, but then he selected Gov Palin to be his running mate. Well, she does have at least a passing resemblance to president Roslin from Galactica too. So what is going on here? Now I get […]

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The fall of Fannie Mae

The fall of Fannie Mae

| September 6, 2008 | 1 Reply

Today’s New York Times reports that the US government plans to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: WASHINGTON — Senior officials from the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve on Friday called in top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants, and told them that the government was preparing to […]

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Reality or Onion wannabe? You decide

Reality or Onion wannabe? You decide

| September 5, 2008 | Reply

Purple Avenger (at Ace of Spades) posted the following video. Avenger’s not sure if it’s real or a parody, neither am I: This post over at Reason says that “Syndee L’ome Grace” is a real person, and her name certainly does show up via Google. But . . . sheesh.  ..bruce w..

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Daily Palin image

Daily Palin image

| September 5, 2008 | Reply

Courtesy of the ever-wonderful American Digest: As Gerard Van der Leun says, “Any questions?”   ..bruce w..

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Code Pink Storms the RNC Stage

Code Pink Storms the RNC Stage

| September 5, 2008 | Reply

Word from SFGate that during Wednesday night’s speech by Vice Presidential nominee (Gov) Sarah Palin, several members of Code Pink, the fringe / loon troupe that likes to protest Marines, attempted to storm the stage. From SFGate: On Wednesday, CodePink did it again, as co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans hit the floor of the […]

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Sarah Palin image of the day

Sarah Palin image of the day

| September 4, 2008 | Reply

From Stubborn Facts: ..bruce w..

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