Fri
Nov 21 2008
02:00 pm
By: Bbeanster
Y'all have probably seen this, but I'm posting it for historical purposes. It's bizarre enough to sum up Palin's run for national office.
Gobble Gobble
*For anyone who doesn't know, she made the traditional trip out to a turkey farm to "pardon" a Thanksgiving turkey. Then she gave an interview -- oblivious her turkey's less fortunate mates getting decapitated in the background.
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I watched that travesty last
I watched that travesty last night on Countdown and then Mike Huckabee on CNN this morning bragging about how she 'took the wind out of Obama's sails' after the RNC.
I wonder how her IQ compares with that of a turnip.
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It ain't the meat, it's the motion --
And before one of or resident trolls comes on to remind us where meat comes from, I think we're all pretty much aware of that.
It's staging an interview in an abattoir, and showing up at a slaughterhouse in above-the-knee skirt, stiletto pumps and Burberry scarf. Evidently, this pardon deal is a "presidential" act that she decided to adopt this year. God, she's dumb as a bag of hammers.
p.s.: It was 11-degrees.
To paraphrase the immortal words of Foghorn Leghorn....
"that girl's about as sharp as a sack of wet mice."
"I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." -- Will Rogers
Tina Fey might have to do one more SNL skit
A couple of still shots of that turkey funnel contraption at the bottom of this page... uh, probably best viewed AFTER next Thursday and not around meal time unless you're used to seeing farm carnage.
Personally I would rather be
Personally I would rather be water boarded than lock up in a room listening to Sarah voice, listening to her voice is sheer torture and should be a violation to the Geneva Convention.
I'm not sure I'll be able to
I'm not sure I'll be able to eat turkey after that. Thanks, Betty! I'm also not sure which is worse -- her idiotic, rambling, talking point remarks or the guy in the background of the carefully composed shot slicing off turkey heads while watching for his cues. What's up with that?
Are they sticking the
Are they sticking the turkeys in the funnel and then cutting their heads off? Is that how they usually whack Tom Turkey?
The guy is probably
The guy is probably strangling them when he steps off camera, then sticking them in the funnel thingie and cutting their heads off (or slitting their throats). The birds appear to be already dead when he sticks them in the funnel.
This is a surreal scene. And she KNEW what was happening behind her, but in her judgment it was no big deal. Way to shape that message, dope. Seriously, guys, does anybody still find her attractive?
Are they dead? That second
Are they dead? That second one appears to have some life left in it after he put it in the cone. Maybe just spasms.
Apparently they are called "kill cones".
Surprise, someone has already related it to abortion.
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I've been out with my (late)
I've been out in my (late) Grandma's back yard watching her snatch up a chicken and "wring its neck," pull off its head, drain it, pluck it, and fry it up in an iron skillet full of hog fat. Mmmm, mmm.
My mother often told us how,
My mother often told us how, before Sunday dinner at her grandmother's home out in LaFollette, she'd get the honor of killing the main entree...
"I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." -- Will Rogers
My mother was the youngest
My mother was the youngest of seven sisters raised on a hillside farm in Cocke County during the Great Depression. She used to tell about a pet chicken that the family was halfway through eating one Sunday before she found out who it was.
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Psych subject
Well, I called my teenage daughter into the office here, to see the clip, but she'd already seen it. Seems it drew some guffaws up on the SmartBoard in her high school psych class today!
Carmen just shook her head and muttered "It's good that she (Palin) will be separated from society up there..."
Best Palin moment. Ever.
All I could think of was Dan Aykroyd and the Bass-O-Matic. And I think the camera crew embraced it as a gag, unbeknownst to Governor Ignoramus, because they framed both speaker and turkey grinder equally in a wide shot for the entire piece.
What could this woman possibly have been thinking--all the while demagoguing with crap like gas prices "that everyone knew" would plunge? (WTF!?) Another Leghorn-ism: "...about as sharp as a bowling ball." Hopefully this clip will have a long life for whenever this woman comes back down to try to advance her political career.
All I could think of was Dan
All I could think of was Dan Aykroyd and the Bass-O-Matic.
That's hilarious. And apt.
Yummm...!!!!
"MMmmmm! That's great bass!"
I wonder if any of you
I wonder if any of you liberals are ever going to talk about Obama?
Nah, what do you think we exist for? And...
...are you ever going to defend the top faces of the GOP, like W, Cheney, or Sarah? Or are you just going to keep pissing in the punch here?
The election is over, Obama
The election is over, Obama won, now we have to deal with him being the next President. What's your point?
My point is: What's your
My point is: What's your point? Why are you here?
Let's see here now as to how
Let's see here now as to how to answer this question since at least seven other posts have been deleted. First, it is on the Internet and I don't see any warning signs that restrict entry to the site. Second, here in America, the last time I checked there is free speech and that allows for really good debate about important issues. Third, there is not one side only that rules in a debate. Fourth, I have nothing to fear from engaging those who may be on opposite sides of the belief about an issue than I am, so I try to interact with them.
You know, what this site should do, and I am serious here and leaving aside any cute little sayings to prove it, is to post a warning sign that you only desire people of the same kind as the members here or restrict it like other sites do.
Free speech
You make a common mistake about freedom of speech -- assuming it applies to a private owned and run forum.
It does not. The First Amendment restricts government action, not private action. For instance, if someone came into my house, and started making racist remarks, I could ask them to stop. If they continued, I could ask them to leave. Their free speech is not violated, because its my property.
This forum is, essentially, someone's "house". They have every right to say you're not welcome here.
Also, not only are you not a registered user, you're just using the name "Nobody", which I believe is what the software defaults to. So, continuing my analogy above, you're just standing outside the windows of this house, hiding in the bushes, randomly yelling out your comments on conversations you overhear.
"I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." -- Will Rogers
You know, what this site
Hey, dizzouchebizzag... See that left sidebar with "About KnoxViews" and "Site Usage/Rules" listed there?
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TV show about Alaska?
What was the name of that TV show that was on a few years ago? It was about the urban doctor that had to go to Alaska to pay off his med school debts. Instead of going to Anchorage or Juenuo he wound up in a small town in the middle of nowhere trying to deal while all the unique (and some down right bat-shit crazy) locals. Anybody remember that show?
It seems to me that Sara Palin almost comes out of central casting for that show. I say almost because you just couldn't deliberately script her character and do it the justice she does it all by herself.
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SteveMule
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Yes!
Yes, Northern Exposure! Of Course! Thank you, it was really bothering me that I couldn't remember. All I could think of was "North by Northwest" and that's an old (but excellent)Jimmy Stewart movie. But really, isn't Sara Palin just as looney as some of those characters?
What's really scarey is that out here in the land where the deer and the antolope play she's still real popular. I've heard many people say that they're looking forward to voting for her in 2012. Many of the folks out here are really buying into the "we weren't conservative enough, we gott'a get back to our roots" type of thinking.
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All I could think of was
All I could think of was "North by Northwest" and that's an old (but excellent)Jimmy Stewart movie.
Cary Grant.
Oh gosh ...
Wow, my memory's worse than I thought!
Take Care, Be Good and don't play in the street!
SteveMule
If you had a legitimate opposing point, you'd be welcomed
You didn't answer the question of why you are here. You didn't say you want to debate, even, although maybe that's what you meant. If that's the case, your inability to answer a simple question tells all. Does that explain your politics?
You did state that you want a warning sign posted here. As MDB said, it's not your place to do so. Maybe I'd like to post some signs at Instapundit or other right-wing sites, but I know better than to think I can or should have that right.
If you do want to debate, try starting with some simple respect for other people and opposing positions. I suspect you've been a rude irritant here for so long, though, that you've totally worn out your welcome. And only now you ask why? If you could start again, I would register with a name, show some respect, and show some ability to discuss issues without resorting to standard GOP hate-talking points. You might ask yourself why there are plenty of debates here with others who do follow simple etiquette for interaction. If you still can't get along, I guess you're free to claim it's everybody else's fault. As for me, I admit that I don't try to get along with people who post GOP troll crap. I tend to return fire, if for no other reason than to treat them in kind. Do you like jerks showing up and acting like--well, jerks?
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Almost. Cary Grant.
Yes, except I loved watching that show. OTOH, every time I hear Sarah The Great White North Hope, I want to go screaming from the room. Except for the turkey slaughter video, which puts her in an educational and properly funny perspective.