I am told that the phrase liar liar pants on fire will mean something to me when I get older. Unfortunately, my idyllic babyhood has been interrupted by the republican nominee for VP. I now know what it means. Unfortunately, Palin doesn’t wear pants and her skirts have yet to catch fire despite the following spin…I mean lies:
“I fired the governor’s executive chef” (and her kids were allegedly sad about that)…LIE…she eliminated the position of executive chef, but then simply called the chef something else and had her keep on cooking.
“I told congress thanks, but no thanks on that Bridge to Nowhere.” REALLY REALLY BIG LIE. She was quoted in 06 as being for it, said so in the debates, and only vetoed it when Congress deauthorized the project because it was such a boondoggle. Notwithstanding, she still took the twenty some odd million dollars which had already been “earmarked” and appropriated and spent it on other projects, including a road that leads right to the water’s edge where the bridge was to start. A road to nowhere?
“I sold the state/governor’s jet on e-bay” No, not really. She put it on ebay but couldn’t get the minimum bid. Instead she sold it through an aviation broker at a loss. TREMENDOUS.
My final comment in this rant is not really a lie on her part, but certainly shading the truth. It seems she contacted the Wasilia librarian about the procedure the Mayor would have to take to …wait for it….BAN BOOKS??!!?? When labeled a book banner, the McPalin people shot back that no actual books were banned and the Mayor/Governor/Liar was just trying to educate herself on the ”procedure” one would take to ban books. I guess armed with that knowledge the moose hunter was going to what….order some more copies of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species?
For those of you who wonder how a lying, right wingnut, moose hunting, book banning, pork-barrel loving, 19 month Governor of Alaska got named to this ticket, I thing the following video explains it all:
Anyway here are some more thoughts from my bouncy seat:
TV #1: VMA’s: Horrible. Britney, horrible. Didn’t even have the chance to be a train wreck. Then she gets 3 sympathy Moon Men for good measure.
Sports #1: Lance Armstrong: Coming back. Don’t. You won 7 in a row, went out on top. Don’t spoil that.
Sports #2: Brady v. Favre: Oh well Pats fans, guess you’ll have to focus on the Celtics this year. Brett rolled on Sunday with the Jets?!?
TV #2: Gossip Girl: OMFG! Just watch.
I agree about the VMA’s but P!nk was awesome!!!
Henry, I’am getting a little concerned. I think your bouncy seat needs some readjusting. For a little tyke you are so impassioned (democrats way of saying angry) about this election. G-d man, with the style of eating you do about 10 times a day, you should be soothed, calm and watching fluffy clouds in your mind’s eye. I tend to agree with your musings and observations. In fact, I may have to take up meditation if the republicans win. Now let’s see. How can we make this election more tolerable for you. Oh, one way would be is if someone would tell Obama’s campaign to stop running on the defensive. And oh, perhaps they should hire John Stewart’s writers for the duration of this campaign. Or if they couldn’t do that, then buy copyrights of some of their segments on McCain. That show really knows how to “call” someone out. Do you have any clout or sway with the higher ups in Obama’s campaign? Do you know how to write yet? Or your uncle had some good line of questioning for Sarah when she is interviewed. He suggests that the interviewer asks her to give the synopsis of the books she chose to ban. He thinks she probably couldn’t. I know we don’t like to be “I gottcha people” but look at the opponents. They’re good at that. Now Henry, I hate to see a youngin be so “impassioned” with not resolution. Do you think you could get that bouncy seat over to the polling place on Nov. 4th.? Maybe your parents could put a placard on the stroller that reads, “Here sits the REAL agent of change!” And add, “I care about my future, reduce the debt and vote for Obama”. Is this all too much for you? I told you parents have dreams for your direction. Have you looked into the sax yet. You make good money playing gigs. Good luck to ya.
To be fair, maybe she was just trying to preempt The Todd’s rumored tell-all “I ride snow machines and other freaky things that go down in Alaska.”
BTW – I am one and I haven’t seen snow yet. Wake me up from my nap when they start discussing climate change. We’re gonna need SPF “Equator” by the time we are 50!