There has been much tragedy this week, and we honor and send out blessings to all.
Politically, in case you were in a rabbit hole — I wasn’t, just occupied — and missed what Obama handed us in lieu of practical statements about how he plans to save the country, let’s just say he’s up to par, and following in his own silent footsteps. His followers have been begging him to carry a big stick, but really Obama doesn’t need any prompting from them. In fact, he’s been serving up pigs on a stick all year.
Whereas Obamabots see hopenchange, I see kvetching. He doesn’t like this. He doesn’t like that. Oy! You know what? That never worked when my family did it to me. I’d just shut them out, and my ears would go mute. My kids hated it when I did it to them, too, although I swore I’d never act like my parents. (R U laughing yet?)
When I got older and a little wiser, I learned that people grow with the touch of encouragement. That’s how all my favorite teachers inspired my creativity. Predictably, you know where I’m going: that’s what Hillary had — a plan or a program to nourish each facet of our society and nix what might be holding it back.
To me, Obama’s way of kvetching, even with a wink and a smile, reminds me of how I felt when treated that way: doesn’t work for me. I don’t feel inspired. In fact, I see his style as a direct extension of the practices in his church. Although he didn’t hear anything for twenty years, he might have absorbed the approach anyway. It posits that: if we put others down, we’ll all be the better for it. Actually, Senator, that’s been bothering me during your entire campaign. What’s new about put down politics? That way of operating certainly goes against the change I’d like to see in the world.
My approach to religion — whether in temple, visiting a church, or sitting with a group in meditation — is to raise myself up high enough to be able to change whatever is not working in my life, instead of trying to debase others whom I could falsely blame. Sure, I falter, but I try.
Where’s the part where you talk about what you will do to help our struggling nation, Sen. O? Raise taxes, give another rebate, re-up the faith-based initiatives? That’s it? All I can remember are the smears. That’s right, Senator, keep hitting harder, as your bots say. It’s bound to inspire.
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Obama’s Lipstick Smears on the Mirror:
My List of What’s Wrong with America, from My Speeches
- Clingy, bitter folks with guns or religion
- Small town Pennsylvanians or Mid-westerners
- Canada’s NAFTA
- 1 leftover fleck of dandruff on my suit
- Non-French speakers
- Gucci-loafer wearers
- Under inflated SUV tires
- Using heat not sweaters at home
- Mayors
- African American deadbeat dads
- Hillary makes my nose itch
- Parents don’t read to their children
- Seniors lack computer skills
- My low pay grade
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Internal List of WWWA
- Gay-rights friendly SF mayor
- Candidates want to debate me
- US Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Bill Clinton was POTUS
- Bill Clinton was a popular POTUS, especially with African Americans
- McCain’s female staffers earn more than mine
- A confounding number of states
- Like I’m supposed to say know ? when life begins
- Foreign countries’ size to threat ratios
- White women think they’re entitled X that, the preachers said it
- Women keep stealing my spotlight
- Pit bulls and pigs are related?
- Soccer moms
- Fake columns
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I think we can all rest assured that the Dem’s selection, Barack Obama, is the guy who can best answer those 3am phone calls. Don’t you agree?
In this latest of Obama’s backtracking incidents, we all heard him claim that he was talking about Senator John McCain’s policies in his “lipstick on a pig” remark at a campaign event. After watching Gov. Sarah Palin make her enormously popular debut and acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention, where she extolled the tenacity of soccer moms in her joke about lipstick and pit bulls, I got Obama’s meaning. It was unmistakable and immediate. Just like when he gave Hillary the nose finger, the audience laughed, so they heard him loud and clear, too.
I heard, “any woman but that one.” Palin’s initial popularity is the direct recipient of Hillary Clinton’s years of hard-fought work, and being used as a target in this campaign and throughout her many years of service. You might have just as well plastered the face of Sarah over the Hillary punching bag and said, “hit ‘er, boys!”
Not to get off topic, but I’m angered and ashamed when my feminist friends still imply “anyone but Hillary,” or that “she’s still pissed at Bill and should have left him.” Who are they to judge? Why do they lose their sense of sisterhood, and think it’s funny to put other women down — women of compassion and accomplishment — to say they’re evil or conniving? It feels downright cruel.
I’m not stupid, I get the policy differences, but when did they even try to help out Hillary? She’s the champion of “women’s rights are human rights.” She’s the one who would have really hit it home for women. Now that they’re Roe v. Wade scared, they care? Where were they when real change was possible?
I always thought that Dems were the party of compassion, but this year Republicans learned from their opponents’ mistakes. Democrats thought they were helping themselves to the Republicans’ game by learning to hit harder and avoid another Kerry wimp out. Instead, McCain/Palin and their Party’s down-ticket candidates will reap a harvest from the Democrats’ toss away of their real winner — a lady. Repub women and men stepped forward in defense of their own and said, “we’ve got your back,” and “sexist attacks will not stand,” and they benefited in the polls. Well, what d’ ya know!
While helping to propel a revolution, progressive women in the sixties still often felt undervalued in their roles, as if, “get me more coffee, will you, hon? I’ve got lots of work to do.” That’s what I hear when I listen to Obama, and it’s a mystery to me that my longtime feminist friends don’t.
Here’s the link to SNL’s hysterical Palin/Clinton 9/13/08 skit (sorry about the commercial.) Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t let me embed it, and NBC nixes all YouTubes for copyright infringement. I think it’s the perfect dessert for this post, as the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler parody illustrates my point perfectly. Enjoy!
[cross-posted from Lady Boomer NYC]
Filed under: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Presidential Election 2008 | Tagged: Hillary Clinton, lipstick on a pig, misogyny, Nobama, Political Satire, Politics, Sarah Palin, sexism, Sexist Pig, SNL Palin/Clinton Skit 9/13/08
Mercifully, that SNL video was pulled by NBC from you tube. It’s quite vile – demeans both women and makes light of sexism
edgeoforever — Interesting, your take. I liked it and read it differently. I saw their message as pro-Hillary, saying this is what we could have had. Repubs are reaping the benefit of her campaign, and stop the personal attacks on women.
Why they pulled it is anybody’s guess.
Hmm…….is Obama an racist? or is he a politician using the phantom of racism against his opponents?
they probably pulled it for copyright violation. Youtube is pretty quick about that. especially if you put the name of the movie, show, etc in the title. they’ll pull it within minutes. if it is still available anywhere, the best thing to do would be to download it yourself, upload to youtube and call it something that has nothing to do with the show. it will slow them down
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/
there is the link to the complete video on the SNL website …its great…in some ways and in others .. not so much
Thanks, garychapelhill — oh, I didn’t realize it was no longer playing. Will try to get it back on here.
unfortunately the embed codes from nbc don’t work on wordpress
Terrific article.
Thank you, james357!
Whenever I think of the arrogant Obama, I often recall a scene from Fawlty Towers where Sybil is flirting with a male guest. The punch line to their shared joke is “Pretentious? Moi?” and Sybil laughs her a** off.
That punch line is pure Obama.
After raising an obscene amount of $, Obama may actually lose this thing. This race will go down in history for many reasons including one of the biggest financial blunders evaaah.
Lady said: “Not to get off topic, but I’m angered and ashamed when my feminist friends still imply “anyone but Hillary,” or that “she’s still pissed at Bill and should have left him.” Who are they to judge? Why do they lose their sense of sisterhood, and think it’s funny to put other women down — women of compassion and accomplishment — to say they’re evil or conniving? It feels downright cruel.”
It does indeed and brings back Madeline Albright’s “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t support other women”
And a special place in hell for the members of the senate judiciary committee during the Clarence Thomas hearings.
I’m surprised obama’s economic plan isn’t just this:
How about if I spend obscene amounts of campaign cash and spread it around the country?
ladyboomer, I think you hit it head on. His constant complaining is one reason I think he is unelectable. The number one necesity to win a presidential election is that you have to be a leader. Obama is not. He takes no responsibility. I saw the o’reilly interview and when asked about ayers, etc. his answer was “I have 1000’s of friends” I can’t be responsible for what all of them do. well, imo I want my president to say tha he can be. so when pakistan bombs india, what is he going to say. I can’t be responsible for what every nuclear armed state does…sheesh.
Unlike Obots, PUMAs can laugh at themselves and at good-natured humor making fun of Hillary.
I thought the skit with Tina and Amy was hilarious.
jjmtacoma: Alas, Obama seems to only spend money in affluent areas. We’re not getting any here in Appalachia.
he’s all over facebook and the internet with ads. it’s almost too much. he’s overexposed and over saturated.
He’s on ads in my yahoo account. I don’t appreciate it.
Okay, I’ve found a copy with some rating junk on it, but for now, it’s all I can put up here, until a techie hero can help. Hopefully, it will stay up, as the other one worked till this a.m. After a re-listen, I still think it’s hysterical parody, true, and can’t find anything I don’t like about it. From the article, you know my POV, and I welcome yours. Going in, Marge.
Jonelle, Madeline Albright’s phrase is a gem, and is pretty much how she operates — although every Dem is now being called up to shill for the nominee.
It’s like a brand more than a candidate. It just doesn’t say Leader.
I love the line about the crystal meth capital of Alaska.
It’s true about the ads. In listening to all y’all, it got me thinking. I see so many ads online for Obama that they’ve become invisible to me now. Ooo, I’d better watch out for the subliminal.
Many women are jealous of Clinton. Pelosi, Huffington, Dowd…
I think Obama’s economic plan will be:
“My over 2 million financial supporters will be asked to donate to the people in distress in America. After a year of giving to the needy, the problem should be fixed. And if all Americans just stop eating a few meals a week, that will fix the economy and health care at the same time because obesity is causing the problems with health care spending”
Vapid and empty rhetoric for twenty somethings who don’t know their history.
Does anyone know how many times Obama voted with the republicans? The MSM is always stating that McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. How often did Obama vote with Bush? I am curious.
garychapelhill — Thanks. What I don’t understand — in addition to my fem friends never coming aboard for Hillary — is how so many smart people can think they’re hearing hope and change, when the words being said are so negative. What’s wrong with this picture. Then on top of that, the Republicans are being accused of the negativity.
Can anyone explain that?
I found that video vile too. The first half was all right, the second wasn’t.
Hi Ben, I found a nice article on Palin’s creationism:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31088_Sarah_Palin_and_Creationism
jennie — That economic plan is really funny. The thing is, in your parody plan for him, plus many of the items on my Obama lipstick list, he’s pointing to conservation. The only thing is, to my knowledge, that’s all he’s got. I’m not hearing good solid plans about what he’ll do. When he does speak plans, it seems like it’s during an interview and he’s on the defense, pedaling really fast. What a winner.
ladyboomer, they’re bleeding democrats, not just indys, especially women. they know that the “evil republican” message resonates with those dems, but they’re not buying it because they believe their own “lying eyes” instead… I think that’s why the repubs are holding back with the big guns, they don’t want to scare away their new dem converts.
Hillary-lite: Not your next President.
I also thought the SNl skip was very funny. As myiq said – we can laugh at ourselves.
As it finished last night I thought – God I would love to be in the room when Hillary views the clip. She has a great sense of humor and will be the one laughing the hardest and the loudest.
It seems nothing has changed since Stokely Carmichael said curtly that the only position for women in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was prone.
Though I haven’t read it in 20 years, the Obama candidacy powerfully recalled the book ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison. Since I couldn’t shake it from mind, I picked up a new copy recently. I was arrested by the first paragraph:
jennie: I cannot verify this, but the figure of 87% of Democrats, including Obama, voting with Bush during his tenure has surfaced on several sites. Whatever the exact figure, it’s clear that the majority of Democrats have voted with Bush the overwhelming majority of time.
The Washington Post, NY Times, LA Times and other such big city newspapers (and of course CNN, ABC, MSNBC) are in full antiPalin attack mode. I suspect that most Americans who have decided to support McCain/Palin, have simply stopped reading or listening to those people, just like me. I look at the titles, or first sentences and I switch quickly to foxnews, NoQuarter, Confluence; not necessarily in that order but pretty much in quick succession; about the only places of rationality left, in my opinion.
The whole sorry bunch still don’t get it. Perhaps it’s just as well that they continue to think that way, and do the things they do and drive away most of the voters into the McCain/Palin ticket. They will have to accept the results of Nov 4 soon enough.
I’d have been happy if Obama would have actually stepped up and accepted the debate challenge. I guess there’s one coming up.
garychapelhill, it’s interesting, because over the last 8 years, actually, my whole life, I would have been one of those Dems who’d be protesting and working against those “evil Republicans.” Just like my progressive friends are a mystery to me right now, they must be wondering “what the hell happened to her?” I just shake my head in disbelief: I can’t disregard everything I know and have seen this year. I just can’t.
Makes me wonder: Am I just old? Are Repubs actually a caring bunch? Hmm. Yes and no — I’ll leave that to your interpretation.
I thought the SNL clip was funny. Amy Poehler’s sharp point about sexism being a problem anyone cares about was great. Humor gets the point across in a way that outrage cannot.
Thanks Ladyboomer.
Unfortunately, my parody is probably spot on to what he would actually say to America if he becomes president.
He does not have any solid plans for anything, and that is why his speeches resonant with very young voters who have no idea that pretty words don’t work in the real world. Remember when we were so young we thought pretty words would change the mean people we met?
How many times has anyone advanced a position, or a career, by saying “enough is enough”?
I can see him at the table with Pakistan or Iran, saying “Now that isn’t being honest, and you have to stop being mean, and listen to my words of hope or I will just go home and never speak to you again! And if you aim those missles at me I will get really, really, really mad”.
Does anyone think that will work for foreign policy?
Raiders win in KC for the first time in over a decade
Obama is in huge trouble. And he is going down all the time.
Creationism like Palin’s alleged book banning seems to belong in the “community organizer bag of tricks and trinkets”. I am staunch that creationism should not be taught in a science class; it is not science. It does not employ the basic principles of scientific inquiry and discovery—hypothesis, experimental design to test the hypothesis, collection of data, data analysis, conclusion etc. It is about faith and belief. And the scienctist’s answer to inquiries in a classroom should be organized around this if nothing else to help students internalize the central elements of what is scientific thinking and what is not.
But that does not mean that creationism should be barred from school curricula. It certainly fits in a history class as much as Greek or Roman mythology as human attempts to explain and understand why things are as they are. It certainly could have a place in a literature class that includes the study of the bible, the Koran, writings of Confucious and other texts that explore human thought and our every continuing quest to try to understand and apprehend how we know what we know. Any course of study on epistemology should look at all forms of human “knowing”. And certainly our human history of “knowing what we know” is deeply rooted in frames of faith, hope, religious and other beliefs, superstition— that are not scientifically based but can have a powerful impact on how we see the world and how we act in that world.
Obama continue to look for ways to steal this election
Bad Voter Applications Found: Clerks See Fraudulent, Duplicate Forms From Group
Several municipal clerks across the state are reporting fraudulent and duplicate voter registration applications, most of them from a nationwide community activist group working to help low- and moderate-income families.
continue reading: http://countusout.wordpress.com/
gary:
The GOP focus-group tests all their ads, and they target specific groups with specific messages.
Unlike Obamanation, the GOP has professionals running their campaign.
lady boomer – Thank you for this post. I saw most of the SNL skit last night, too.
Just wanted to say the first thing I thought when I heard BHO say “lipstick on a pig” was something like, “What nerve – he’s such a sexist pig!”
Agree that the audience at the event where he said it – they got the connection with Gov. Palin, just like the audience during the PA Primary that understood the middle finger on the cheek was not just “scratching an itch”, followed by the shoulder brush off. Yet Barry/his campaign deny, deny, deny. Barry says the other side must think we’re stupid? I find Obama incredibly patronizing with his denials that insinuate we are too stupid to understand exactly what his figures of speech and gestures really mean.
And maybe you all have already covered this point, but why are Jon Stewart and Bill Maher pushing Obama so hard when they continually ripped John Kerry every chance they got in 2004?
I remember being totally pissed off at them because Kerry was trying to energize the youth vote, and they kept ridiculing him on their shows.
Now, all they can do is constantly repeat BS Obama talking points, and ridicule McCain/Palin.
Did the DNC threaten them this time?
Brava, LadyBoomer! And just in case you didn’t catch this earlier, pls check this one out –
I am in awe of myself and my new found interest in Fox News. When I am brutally honest with myself, I have to admit that I probably liked that “liberal bias” of the msm. Now I am seeing it in a very different light. Loved the Fox news discussion last night of the NBC, MSNBC take down of Matthews and Olbermann/Maddow from the inside by the traditional NBC news staff. Of course, I didn’t watch the MSNBC/NBC coverage of the Republican convention but I gather that this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Anyone get what happened with them at the RNC?
fred — That, indeed, is the scary thought. Umm, they’ve done it all year — you know, rig things — why stop now, especially when cornered. I hope overwhelmed election officials can catch the fraud.
moveon.org and other orgs are on a huge campaign to register young voters. then there was the prison reg campaign, and nursing homes.
I checked for NY state’s poll watcher volunteering positions, and they run for 1 year, from June or July — so I can’t help with that. I also wonder about the states with no paper trail. Can Dems out-Diebold Repubs? I wouldn’t put it past them, and independent orgs have raised questions, again. Reminds me of the video “Is Democracy Free for All?” released on July 4th. At that time, wasn’t our largest concern, although always looming. Now, getting larger.
http://www.freeforall.tv/
This item:
1. Clingy, bitter folks with guns or religion
needs to make some reference to the section of his remarks where he said,
“or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment ”
This is often left out and I think it’s one of the most revealing parts of his statement, much worse than the guns or religion.
Excellent post LadyBoomer.
My initial take on Obama was that he was a small man among small men. I see he has spent the last year proving me right. He complains incessantly about little stuff. Is constantly divisive (under the pretense of being motivational as in, “They say we can’t…yada, yada), and does not take responsibility like an adult (every time he has apologized, he has pointed out how the “other side” said it first). A very small man. Not leader of the free world material.
Felize -as I read your piece I realized that I used to enjoy my morning coffee and reading our regional paper – I don’t do that anymore – gave up the Times a while back and I don’t even watch the news anymore – there’s no point to it, it’s not news it’s opinions.
Everyone keeps talking about the need for changed – my attitude is we’ve had more change than we could ever want in the last 7 years.
What I believe we need is reconstruction – let’s put humpty dumpty back together again after Georgie and his little friends took everything apart. I haven’t heard any of our candidates talk about that since Hillary left the race. She talked about restoring habeas corpus, our privacy and individual rights but who else is talking about that? All I hear is “change” – please no more change – instead give us restoration!
stateofdisbelief – I say “Ditto” (see my post above). Well put – that’s exactly what I’m trying to get at, and like you, I’m sick and tired of arguing about it. should be obvious to all.
Q. Does anyone know who invented the word “snark” or “snarkey”, and why?
Jangles: I watched a little of the MSNBC coverage of the repub convention. They were sniping eachother. I liked watching them for the dem convention too because it seemed they were approaching critical mass and heads were about to explode.
Olberman was snippy with Tweety and Joe during the repub. I think Joe also got into it with another guy – but I don’t remember who. They were just involved in some kind of pissing contest on the air and Olberman tried very hard to out-piss everyone.
maybe Obama should be exported. He seems to be more famous internationally. I think he would be a fantastic orator without substance. He seems to be devoid of anything. No convictions, no basic beliefs. Almost like a chameleon.
betuscha, on September 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm Said:
And just in case you didn’t catch this earlier, pls check this one out -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4mKWceq0vY
Thanks for the link! I hadn’t seen that “Dem War Room” video previously and just watched it. Hysterical — well, if it weren’t so sad. But really, a great portrayal of The Unraveling. Recommended.
Who is Tweety?
CNN showed Hillary campaigning for Obama in Ohio today (while Obama takes the weekend off…). She repeated her convention line, “No way, no how, no McCain” saying she’d amend it, to add “No Palin”. I’d already heard her say that last week. And yet, like the convention speech, as latest CNN sound clip didn’t really show anything different in terms of blasts at McCain/Palin. In other words, she doesn’t make it personal.
So long as she just repeats that same line, and the MSM are satisfied to feed off of that for news, or show of support for their annointed one, I suppose some of us can live with that. Funny how MSM doesn’t seem to notice the limit she puts on her critique of the Republican ticket…
LB – You’re welcome.
(two states, rechristened betuscha)
Oh, this is so funny…..
The number of electoral delegates needed to win is 270.
In the event of a tie, provisions of the 12th and 20th Amendments would kick in. One provision stipulates that if no candidate receives a majority of the votes, the House of Representatives must go into session immediately to vote for president.
But in that case, each state delegation would receive only one vote, regardless of the number of House members from that state. California and New York would each have one vote, as would Wyoming and Delaware.
In the current House, there are 27 states with a Democratic majority in their House delegations, and 21 with a Republican majority. The delegations of two states, Arizona and Kansas, are equally divided between Democrats and Republicans.
The House as currently divided, then, would almost assuredly select Obama as president.
However, if the GOP were to pick up Arizona and Kansas plus two other states, each party would have 25 states and the vote would be deadlocked again.
At the same time, the House is attempting to select the president, the Senate would be required to go into session to select the vice president, with each senator receiving one vote and a majority of 51 votes required for selection.
The current Senate has a paper-thin Democratic edge, so it’s possible the Senate could also be deadlocked in selecting the vice president.
According to the Constitution, if the House cannot select a president in time for the Jan. 20 inauguration, then the vice president-elect would serve as president “until a president shall have qualified.”
But what if the Senate was indeed deadlocked and there was no vice president-elect?
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the sitting speaker of the House would “act as president” until either the House chose a president or the Senate chose a vice president.
With the Democrats expected to hold on to a majority in the House, that “sitting Speaker” would likely be the current speaker — Nancy Pelosi.
Fitz, on September 14th, 2008 at 4:30 pm Said:
This item:
1. Clingy, bitter folks with guns or religion
needs to make some reference to the section of his remarks where he said,
“or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment ”
This is often left out and I think it’s one of the most revealing parts of his statement, much worse than the guns or religion.
Fitz — I agree! I did see it yesterday, when pulling quotes. I just couldn’t quite wrap my brain around how to make it facetious. Its meaning is a bit like race-baiting, is it not? I believe he was saying that living in an economically depressed area makes people feel that they’re in competition with immigrants. So next questions would be, what will BO do about immigration and the economy?
Good post!
My latest worry is about early voting. Did I hear correctly that some states will allow voting as early as the end of September? I keep hoping that NObama will continue this downward trend and that more negative information will come out about him. If people vote really early in some states, we may have cases of buyer’s remorse by November 4, and I can hardly say it….a win for Zero. I hope I’m just not looking at this the right way.
SophieL, SOD, and All — You’re welcome! Thank you all for an excellent discussion.
Tom, Oy! Great analysis and points. A Sunday horror movie for our enjoyment? Wow, I certainly hope your fantasy race is not that close.
I have to step away for an hour or so and will be back after that.
Women keep stealing my spotlight.
Karma’s a b*tch there Bambi.
“Liberty Bell not for Obama”
I’m sure I’m reading too much into Hillary’s words; but it just so happens her “buzz” phrase is “NO…..”.
Haven’t we spent all summer with the same beginning phrase “NO Obama”!
IQ, and the Raider defense was stellar, right when I get rid of them. And what happened to Jon Kitna? Sigh
BTW: During McCain’s appearance on The View, he again emphasized working with Democrats and Independents.
Barbara Wa-Wa asked him if he would put Hillary in his cabinet.
He said: “Well, I know she wants to stay in the Senate. I have great respect for Senator Clinton. We’ve worked and traveled together, and we have a mutual respect and appreciation for each other…she is going to be one of the most powerful and influential Senators in Congress, so we will have to work with her [if I am president], and yes, of course we will.”
Hillary the Wonk doesn’t want to be sidelined–she is going to be pushing through legislation like a house afire. Someone posted her latest work here this week, and there were 3 separate, comprehensive issues she is spearheading. Aggghhhh–with presidential authority, she would have done so much! Hopefully, that day will still come.
Republican Woman, do you remember the old “Jekyl and Hyde” episode of Sylvester and Tweety, called “Hyde and go Tweet”?
http://static.flickr.com/43/105291761_498f2f789d_m.jpg
Chris Matthews earned the name Tweety because he resembles that bird – both in looks and in attitude.
fif, on September 14th, 2008 at 5:06 pm:
Aggghhhh–with presidential authority, she would have done so much! Hopefully, that day will still come.
fif: From your lips to God’s ear.
Here’s what’s wrong with the SNL sketch (yeah, I laughed).
It reinforces the stereotype of women as either bitches or whores. I think you can match the portrayal with the character without me telling you which one was which. Palin was portrayed as ditsy–the dumb blond motif– with dark hair. Women who are good-looking must be stupid, right?
Clinton as aggressive. That’s the cultural stereotype–a woman who isn’t a sex toy must be dangerously aggressive. A woman who is ambitious enough to run for office must be violent enough to pull a podium apart.
In a man, good looks and ambition, even aggression, are seen as leadership traits. In a woman these things are subjects for ridicule and impediments to elected office. A man can be sexy and smart at the same time and voters just see him as well-rounded. As the end it is even suggested that the Hillary character is mannish– “grow a pair or I’ll give you mine”–instead of people seeing Hillary as proof that real women can be dynamic.
The sad thing is the writers and actors who did this sketch didn’t think of all this stuff themselves. They just mimicked all the disgusting attitudes so prevalent in the blogosphere.
tpt/ny – Excellent point! Hillary’s buzz phrase has been “No”. I’m sure she’s aware we’ve been saying NO Obama all summer, too.
Meanwhile, I keep looking for her to wear some article of apparel with orange, or perhaps some Puma sneakers if she goes for a walk. Then we’ll know she’s reading us, hearing us, and is with us.
The only other use of orange I’d seen was on a rubber bracelet to promote work zone safety (like on a construction site or highway). Haven’t seen Hill wear those rubber bracelets, yet recall people could give Bill a different T-shirt for a cause, and he’d wear it like running up a banner, or flag up the flagpole. Miss those days…
Ya know, the point of satire is to make something so outrageous that people start reevaluating the thing in question. Its supposed to exaggerate the stereotypes to show that they are absurd. The same with the Obama New Yorker cover.
Thank you, thank you! 2 posts today that hit very close to home for me. I was beginning to think I was the only one who was feeling this way. I’m so disgusted at my so-called “feminist” friends that I’m flat not speaking to alot of them right now. Don’t even ask about the significant other. What are we going to do about this? The only thing I can do is to keep speaking up about it. But it’s almost getting…scary to do so. Since when did blatant bigotry become acceptable? Since Obamamania became the “free pass” zone for hatred and bigotry. How ironic.
“Iakota”
I was concerned about that myself. It’s in early voting states just like caucus states that Obama did his best cheating.
We need to get a “watch-dog” group together soon to over see this. I think “Clinton-dems” is working on such a group. We can’t let another Gary Indiana happen again.
Someone also recently said that there was 250,000 ballots from NC that had “no down-ticket pick listed”.
1- that’s how much Obama “beat” Hillary by in that state when the race was over & before the primary day began. His lead from early voting heading into primary day was you guessed it 250,000.
after reading a comment about Palin being one heartbeat away from the Presidency… HAS ANYONE thought.. Pelosi, the vacuous piece of corrupt crap…is only two away?
hey gqm!
Look at the video -notice his hesitancy mid sentence – he knew exactly how it would be perceived and decided to say it anyway.
You can grab the video from the SNL site with vodpod. I have it up on my blog.
Mountain Sage
Human nature and needs have not changed since the beginning of recorded time. And the virtues recognized by many are still honesty, integrity, consideration and respect for the rights of others, to name a few. My objection to Obama from the beginning was what I perceived as his weak character. He is charming to be sure, and intelligent, but without any discernible core values or stance on issues that mattered to me, like word of honor. I don’t know if he even understands the concept. I find him to be juvenile. Many of his followers seem to belong to the same group: young, adept at developing technology; overfed with information without the ability to discriminate or synthesize the information they allow to inhabit their consciousness or influence their beliefs or decisions. I doubt that McCains call to “be involved in something greater than yourself,” would resonate with them. I think the concept is totally foreign to them. They have no reference point; no appreciation for the societal struggles of the sixties; they show utter contempt for their elders; and that is Obama to me.
He preaches change. “Change the way things are done in Washington.” But he has no experience and has not exhibited the inclination to be consistent. All I see is a single-minded drive to get elected, “by whatever means necessary.” Even if that involves destroying people’s reputation or lives in the process: denigrate, lie, deceive, mislead. Just look at how he behaved towards Hillary and now, Palin. And together with his partners in the Democratic Party, he has done to Clinton what Bush did to McCain back in 2000.
I believe that McCain had to adjust his tone and the issues he fought for, to survive in the Republican party that was taken over by the extreme right. Hillary was also victimized by the radical left and other powerful elements that had taken over the Democratic Party and would have to pick her battles carefully just like McCain and survive to be a contender in 2012.
For now, I am definitely voting for McCain/Palin.
Linda – As I’ve always said, Pelosi is one bloodclot and one pretzel choke away from the presidency.
God protect Bush and Cheney from all harm.
Who stold my umbrella?
” lakota, on September 14th, 2008 at 4:56 pm Said:
My latest worry is about early voting. Did I hear correctly that some states will allow voting as early as the end of September?”
NV starts 10/18 – 10/31. No ID req. if you have voted in the past. I ALWAYS vote on the 1st day of early voting and I encourage others to do so as well. In 2004, when MoveOn moved in I poll watched on Election day. There was one woman who arrived to vote, only to be told she had already voted in Early Voting. Rumor, unverified, said it was happening at many polling locations. I don’t think it ever got resolved. But it is very, very easy to determine if someone didn’t vote in 2006 (but did in 2004), and then go early vote on “their behalf” because you need no proof you are who you say you are.
The Governor liked SNL’s skit:
On Sunday, a campaign adviser confirmed that Ms. Palin had, indeed, watched the “Saturday Night Live” skit from her screen at the front of the plane. “She thought it was quite funny,” the adviser said in an email response to inquiries, “especially because the governor has dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween.”
http://tiny.cc/u6nRG
I was watching some CNN garbage and there was Obama talking about Ike (not Tina’s scumbag ex, but the other vicious bag of wind).
I think Obama needs to spend some emergency time with his speech therapist.
He was dropping the ends of sentences as if making his typical doo-doo remarks. But the rhythm, cadence, tone-drop didn’t go with his words at all.
The pathetic worm is losing it big time. If he loses
his speech style even the suit is gone. Poof– no Obama, no suit. Will the shoes stay?
However, if Oworshipme continues to assert his rhetorical prowess, he must then accept the rhetorical underpinnings of audience reaction. He KNEW exactly how the comment would be taken; his pregnant pause, smirk, and chuckle just prior to delivering the “punch line” was clearly an intentional rhetorical device. It also proved effective, based on the audience’s reaction PRIOR to the punchline, but after the lipstick and pig reference
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I agree..and the smirk was because he knew his audience was hearing the Hip/Hop definition: (The equiv. of put a bag on her head)
{Putting lipstick on a pig
trying to make the ugly fuck look good
“making cara look hott is like putting lipstick on a pig” }
lakota at 4:56 pm: My latest worry is about early voting. Did I hear correctly that some states will allow voting as early as the end of September?
Virginia starts early voting this Friday.
30% or more of electorate predicted to vote early. 36 of 50 states offer opportunity to vote early. VIGILANCE MUST START NOW.
“I believe that McCain had to adjust his tone and the issues he fought for, to survive in the Republican party that was taken over by the extreme right.” I agree with you 110%!! I’m still pissed at JM for that whole amnesty crap. And not because I’m unsympathetic to foreigners wanting to be here. Because our unions admit that probably 30% of its members are here illegally, we have a large amount of people living on welfare, working 2-3 jobs at minimum wage, because they can’t get jobs with the Union that would give them not only a double/triple working wage, but health insurance, etc. Culinary union waitresses can make up to $100,000/year (with tips), and an American Citizen is unwilling to do this job? I don’t think so. The lowest paid makes about $24,000 (far better cry than minimum wage, without benefits). So for me, it puts citizens out of work and onto welfare, while giving illegal immigrants priority. It just seems a little backward to me.
Britannia, does VA require proof that you are, in fact, the person you’re voting on behalf of?
Constant Vigilance!
Republican Woman: I don’t live in VA, so I don’t know. How about it—are there Virginians out there who can answer?
What a great post and comments today. Early voting can cut two ways. It could capture the wave of enthusiasm that McCain Palin is generating before that wave dissipates or something goes wrong—it looks to me like people who have made up their mind currently are trending toward McCain Palin and they are the ones who will early vote. OR early voting could miss the impact of some major game changing event—like a hard hitting negative ad in the last week of the campaign which could be from either side. Which could be good or bad for either side. The people who do not early vote are likely to be people who just traditionally go to the polls and those who have not decided. I think it is a wash. Don’t know about the cheating aspect of this. It is so sad that we have to worry about such things.
One comment on Hill and Bill on the trail for O: I think it cuts two ways. Yes, it might help draw crowds and perhaps some voters but it also underlines that Obama needs their help to keep from dying.
Final thought: What I like about how things are unfolding—-this is not going to be HRC’s fault. There are too many people in the Democratic party who are seeing that O’s campaign is off base, off message and misfiring. He will no longer be able to blame this on HRC. And D. Brazile can not blame her 3 big strikeouts on the Clintons. It will finish her in Dem politics. She will have to retreat to an ivy covered cottage on some college campus.
Republican Woman, on September 14th, 2008 at 6:03 pm Said:
Britannia, does VA require proof that you are, in fact, the person you’re voting on behalf of?
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When I lived in Norfolk they asked for my driver’s license when looking my name up on the rolls.
A MUST READ: “Ready to Rumble?” by Dr. Lynette Long
http://www.lynettelong.com/my_weblog/2008/09/ready-to-rumble.html
What a woman!
as a virginian I must show my voter ID card at the poll to vote and verbally confirm my address…
I’m sure that to pick up an early ballot some sort of ID must be shown.
I’ve never voted early unless 7 AM counts!
WTF: The TX government is sh*t and so is FEMA. The Channel 13 reporters are giving them some serious hell of over the aftermath of Ike and the supply stop foul-up. Michael Chertoff is already trying to pass the buck. I mean the reporters and officials are kind of having words on tv. Go 13!
Indigogrrl: I thought you said, “As a virgin…”
I was like, “not likely!” Don’t kill me!
Oh, shall I give Hillary a kiss for you when I see her next Sunday?
Holy Turnaround, Batman! McCain with 270?
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again….I’m so grateful for this site and for all of you keeping me halfway sane for the last several months.
I mentioned once losing a very close friend who drank the koolaid. She thought I’d lost my mind and stopped speaking to me. Well, she called an hour ago with words about wanting to be friends again. Then, she assumes that I am anti-Palin and launches into the horrible Obot talking points and accusations, saying she is “afraid” of Palin. When she learned that I had not changed my mind about NObama, she appealed to me with the argument of voting for the lesser of two evils. I reminded her that it was the corruption of the Democratic Party and that my vote was a protest vote. Then, it was the argument asking didn’t I care that Hillary was asking me to vote for NObama.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry! My ex-friend is a smart woman. This koolaid is lethal. I’m pouring a glass of wine. Can’t take much more!
Hillary 2012
Republican Woman, on September 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pm Said:
”NV starts 10/18 – 10/31. No ID req.”
No ID required.
This is something that I think MUST be addressed – or should have been addressed by now. NO ONE should be allowed to vote without proving:
1. They are a citizen of the United States.
2. They are who they claim to be.
3. They are of legal age to vote.
4. They are voting in the right precinct.
I heard stories about the Iowa caucuses. People were bussed in from Chicago to vote because no ID was required. Joe Biden even addressed this in his remarks at the Jefferson Jackson dinner when he greeted the crowd saying, “Hello Iowa and Hello Chicago”.
Hey everyone – new post up!
Thank God, since I can’t stand looking at the face of the “Messiah”.
PJ – Not even with the decorations on it? I thought he looked quite fetching…
madamab; Ugh!
PJ – LOL!!!
Maybe a paper bag would be better.
Only if it guarantees to muffle his voice which also is getting on my last nerve.
NV Republicans have been trying to get a law passed for the last 2 legislative sessions – that required presenting ID when you vote, but they can’t get it passed. You only show it the first time you vote, after that, you’re verified.
“kjMontana”
Can you get a “clip” of Biden saying that. That would show he was in on this fraud from the get go. I always wondered WHY
he didn’t endorse Hillary after he got out. She & him are very close friends (supposedly). Besides, the “L.S.” thing & Biden’s son, I also heard he’s real good friends with the Chicago’s
own DALEY!!!
Biden:
“Hello Iowa [cheers], and [looking toward the Obama crowd] hello Chicago!!! [crickets] C’mon, have a sense of humor….”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-794515996101741311&ei=WZ3NSMKFI4a6rgK0r5DYAg&q=Jefferson+Jackson+dinner+biden&vt=lf&hl=en
Awesome job, Lady B. I am just ashamed of the Democratic Party and the women this morning were positively disgusting.
This was the most exhausting but while revitalizing thread. Thank you, Lady Boomer and all of those who contributed. We need to all contact our governors with the information that Fred at 4:15 spoke of – let them know we are watching and expecting them to run a clean election.
good photo sums it up IMO
Regency, on September 14th, 2008 at 5:46 pm Said:
The Governor liked SNL’s skit:
On Sunday, a campaign adviser confirmed that Ms. Palin had, indeed, watched the “Saturday Night Live” skit from her screen at the front of the plane. “She thought it was quite funny,” the adviser said in an email response to inquiries, “especially because the governor has dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween.”
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Heh, this is perfect. Too bad BO comes off as so humorless. prissy, and self-important. He could learn a thing or two about humor.
you should have put a snout on that pig, oinnnnnnnnnnk!