On Blaming Wingnuts and Sarah Palin For Tucson

I was wrong. They had nothing to do with the shootings in Tucson.

They still suck.

On The False Equivalence to come

Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » The killing of that child breaks my heart: "The Left in America has never matched the violence of the Right in word or deed. And yet, we are suppose to pretend there is a balance. Fuck that."

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Michele Bachmann, You are the problem too

On cap and trade - March 2009

I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back.

On Health Insurance reform - August 2009

“This cannot pass,” the Minnesota Republican told a crowd at a Denver gathering sponsored by the Independence Institute. “What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn’t pass.”

To the Capitol Hill Tea Party - November 2009

"You came. And you came to your house. And you came for an emergency house call," said Bachmann. "And are they going to listen? Oh yeah, oh yeah, they're going to listen. It was Thomas Jefferson who said a revolution every now and then is a good thing. What do you think?"

On HCR Repeal - December 2010

“If they don’t,” said Bachmann, “I think there needs to be an insurrection here in Washington, D.C against our own leadership--because that is the message that’s come loud and clear out of this election: a full scale repudiation and rejection of the federal government takeover of private industry.

Second Amendment Solutions

Fuck You Sharon Angle

Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman : NPR

Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman : NPR:

"Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office confirms.

The 40-year-old Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a 'Congress on Your Corner' event at a Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media."

The Tea Partiers better get their asses in gear disowning this kind of shit.

Palin On 2012 Presidential Bid: I Could Beat Obama (VIDEO) | TPM LiveWire

Palin On 2012 Presidential Bid: I Could Beat Obama (VIDEO) | TPM LiveWire: "Not only is she considering it, but Palin told Barbara Walters in an interview that will air in full on December 9 that she thinks she can win."

Twitter / Ben Smith: A half-true anecdote, wild ...

Twitter / Ben Smith: A half-true anecdote, wild ...:

"A half-true anecdote, wildly embelished, makes Vanity Fair, bc you can apparently write anything abt Palin"

The pushback begins.

Sarah Palin the Sound and the Fury Politics: vanityfair.com

Sarah Palin the Sound and the Fury Politics: vanityfair.com

I am sure that we will soon hear the sounds of "leave Sarah alone" from the Teahadists but I am hoping that people will get tired of this grifter.

Pucker Up Sarah, Limbaugh's Butt Needs Kissing

Palin Camp Kowtows To Limbaugh:

But Stapleton told POLITICO that the comment given to The Plum Line was not specifically aimed at Limbaugh.

Au contraire, says Mr. Sargent, who produced the email he sent, specifically asking about Limbaugh. Says Sargent:

I subsequently emailed her to be absolutely certain that it applied to Rush. She didn’t dispute this, answering that it applies to “anyone” who uses the term.

That’s how it happened.

Bottom line? Apparently perceived 'mindless prejudice and discrimination' and 'gratuitous insults' against her son only matter if Palin can make political hay out of them.

I'm not sure if all this is more of a testament to the hypocrisy of Sarah Palin or the power Rush Limbaugh holds over the Republican Party.

Thus Spake Digby - Again

Wrongful Shaming

Sarah has not learned a fundamental rule of wingnut sanctimony: you use military and religious correctness to shame liberals, not political correctness. Otherwise, you get tripped up by all the instances of conservative bigotry and rudeness toward the less fortunate. It's not that hypocrisy is a problem necessarily, but it muddies the waters. Calling them traitors or godless heathens is much cleaner.

Gotta Agree With TBogg on this one

via TBogg comes this bit of brilliance from Hugh Hewitt's interview with Gov Palin.

It’s time that normal Joe six-pack American is finally represented in the position of vice presidency

Sorry but I want the President and VP each to be

1. One of the smartest people in the room. This immediately disqualifies both Palin and McCain, Obama and Biden both pass this test. Biden has issues with not having much of an editor between his brain and his mouth sometimes and thus saying silly things but that doesn't mean he is stupid. Obama is clearly a very bright man.
   
2. Not someone that I want to have a Guinness with but someone that it would be interesting to talk to. McCain actually passes this test for me. I am sure he has some interesting stories because he has lived a long and eventful life but quite frankly Palin would only be interesting in a "holy shit does she really believe that" kind of way. Obama has had a fascinating life and I would love to talk to Biden about how he balances work and family because it is something that I struggle with myself.
   
3. Someone that knows the difference between right and wrong,  actually cares about the difference and in general acts in a principled manner similarly to what I would hope I would do in a similar situation. I think McCain knows the difference between right and wrong, but he doesnt give a shit if it will get him elected (see just about any of his changes in stance since about 2002). I think that Palin shows no evidence of knowing the difference (see troopergate, charging victims for rape kits, pondering the banning of books in the public library, firing the police chief). Biden and Obama both clearly know the difference and while they dont always do the right thing (see FISA and Bankruptcy bill fiascos respectively) it seems to me that generally don't go out of their way to fuck people over just because it would be good for them or their buddies or because they want to get back at someone.
   

There are surely other things that are actually more important  but if we have to pick character traits or something else other than a candidate's stance on particular issues these are the top 3 things that I am interested in.

Anyone that has anything to add can feel free to chime in.

WTF

From fivethirtyeight.com
How the flying fuck does this make sense in a world where people can actually tie their fucking shoes without assistance.

John McCain is old, cranky, stupid and out of touch.
Sarah Palin is completely unqualified, loves pork, a lying twit and completely fucking clueless about anything outside the border of alaska.

If the election was held today they would win ...

I fear for this country.