Sarah Palin was regaled last night with cheers of "Run! Sarah, Run!" after she finished her speech and Q&A at the National Teabagger Convention in Nashville. Her appearance was filled with the normal Fargoesque "You betchas" and folksy sayings as she ripped President Obama with the usual false claims that he can't speak without a teleprompter or prepared notes. That charge, of course, was very publicly disproved yet again last week after the President single handedly faced down the entire Republican House delegation in an off-the-cuff 90 minute appearance at their conference.
Naturally, facts don't get in the way of a good accusation, so Palin repeated the same lies last night saying, "This is about the people, and it's bigger than any one king or queen of a tea party, and it's a lot bigger than any charismatic guy with a teleprompter." The usual. Right? Well, not really. You see, while Sarah was blasting Obama for teleprompters and prepared notes, she had crib notes herself, written on her hand. Have a look:
Yes, crib notes on her hand that said "Energy, Tax, Lift American Spirits". Now, with a podium to hold notes, why in the world would she write crib notes on her hand? Well, that's the interesting part. After speaking, she sat down with a moderator to answer questions, supposedly unscripted. The session was not really unscripted. When asked what three things she would expect if conservatives took back the Senate and the House, Palin answered by...wait for it...reading off her crib notes, just like a high school girl. Don't believe it? Have a look at the video:
Here's the whole segment:
And they want her for President? Jesus.
You just can't make this stuff up.
Naturally, facts don't get in the way of a good accusation, so Palin repeated the same lies last night saying, "This is about the people, and it's bigger than any one king or queen of a tea party, and it's a lot bigger than any charismatic guy with a teleprompter." The usual. Right? Well, not really. You see, while Sarah was blasting Obama for teleprompters and prepared notes, she had crib notes herself, written on her hand. Have a look:
Yes, crib notes on her hand that said "Energy, Tax, Lift American Spirits". Now, with a podium to hold notes, why in the world would she write crib notes on her hand? Well, that's the interesting part. After speaking, she sat down with a moderator to answer questions, supposedly unscripted. The session was not really unscripted. When asked what three things she would expect if conservatives took back the Senate and the House, Palin answered by...wait for it...reading off her crib notes, just like a high school girl. Don't believe it? Have a look at the video:Here's the whole segment:
And they want her for President? Jesus.
You just can't make this stuff up.
JohnGalt,
I give her all the attention just because she IS a lightweight. AND, the entertainment value is HUGE.
She is the one who's put herself out there with book signings, $100,000 appearances and fake interviews on Fox. She's signaling that she's going to run for President. I'm gong to send her money AND vote for her in the GOP primary, because I desperately want her to be the nominee. It could be a fun election in 2012.
Besides all that, she's a "F***ing Retard". See my post on the Colbert video. I think even you will think it's funny.
"She's without a doubt a lightweight"
My point was, if you and all the others really think she is such a lightweight, why all the attention given to her?
I never said I supported her or want her to get the nomination. My post wasn't about her, it was about your treatment of her.
It is kinda pathetic, and very revealing. Why would you spend all your vitriol on her if you didn't think she represented what a lot of people feel about Obama and the Democrats?
Based on what you say about her, with all your ridicule, why would anyone need to read your remarks to make up their own mind. If what you say is true, it should be obvious to all (but obviously isn't).
And, you completely blow your whole premise when you say the "The crib notes on her hand were for the "unscripted" question and answer period, for which, of course, she had the script.".
If she had the script, and she had her notes for the speech on the podium, why wouldn't she just have had her question and answer notes on the podium too?
TruthMakerUpper, let me just say this is not the week that I personally want to deal with your shit.
If you really believe that this airhead is a viable candidate for any governmental office, then you are no smarter than she is.
What the f**k you talkin' about? ;)
Wow, what are you so angry about?
Oh. I almost forgot.
Ha.
Truthstretcher - Of course, you have to stretch the truth to make whatever mysterious point you are trying to make here.
First, the crib notes on her hand were not for the speech...she had notes on the podium for that. The crib notes on her hand were for the "unscripted" question and answer period, for which, of course, she had the script.
Second, did you miss the part where I talked about President Obama facing down the entire GOP House conference with ZERO notes, no teleprompter, nothing? I thought so. Common mistake when you don't actually read the post before commenting.
Keep peddling the teleprompter myth. You'll get Palin as a nominee (which I pray to God for), and you'll get a 20 plus point loss.
Palin has a few key words scribble on a palm vs Obama having an entire speech on a teleprompter to a handful of school children. That's the same. ha
Personally, I really hope she runs. I can't think of much that would be more entertaining than watching her take another very public drubbing.
BTW, anybody at the DH want to know who's gonna win the Texas v Kansas bball tonight. Drop me a line on my private email.
JohnGalt, you've really got to stop reading Newsbusters and the other sites written by idiots peddling the "afraid of Palin" narrative. The only "Palin Derangement Syndrome" I'm aware of is the one that drives people to gales of laughter every time she makes a public appearance.
Surely, deep down you are embarrassed by this latest Palin gaffe. Notes on her hand? Please. She's without a doubt a lightweight. The only ones I know are afraid Palin are GOP leaders, who are terrified she's going to get the nomination. She never does unscripted appearances; everything is tightly controlled and monitored. She couldn't do 5 minutes with Katie Couric, much less someone like Chris Matthews or even Jon Stewart. Can you imagine her up against Obama? Jesus, that wouldn't even be funny.
The only thing I'm afraid of is that she doesn't get the nomination. As soon as she announces, I'm going to send her money and switch over to vote in the GOP primary. I desperately WANT her to be nominated by the GOP for 2 reasons: First, entertainment value...it will be HUGE for over a year; second, it will be the largest slaughter of a main party candidate since Mondale. Obama will win by 20 points.
So much for fear.
I see Palin Derangement Syndrome is still alive and well. At least over here and on MSNBC.
How long can you continue to criticize and ridicule and demonize and downplay Sarah Palin and what she represents and still refuse to admit that she scares you to death?
If she was as irrelevant as you make her out to be, you wouldn't spend so much time trying to convince everyone how stupid she is.
Of course, I can see why your fear is so strong, but I think that you weaken your position with such a paradoxical stance.
Why not just ignore her, since you obviously feel she is so irrelevant?
Didn't ANYBODY notice........the notes are on her LEFT hand. Boy, talk about your IRONY.
OTOH, I did not see/hear that speech. I did see and hear her on Fox News Sunday morning with Chris Wallace or somebody Wallace. PURELY BY ACCIDENT. I had to get up to treat my hemmorhoids and my wife had the TV on Fox. Boy, there's some MORE irony for you.
This was the fifrst time I have seen or heard her talk in complete sentences. I didn't like what she had to say. BUT, she said it better. Still complete nonsense. Still the regular crap. But I was able to follow her. Wallace gave her a few tough questions and she was able to avoid answereing them with with a modicum of political evasiveness.
BUT, this woman running for anything on the national stage......I don't think so. Romney, HUckabee, Newt, if THEY find HER in the fight, they'll barbecue her. And frankly, I think she knows that by the way she didn't answer the question if she was running for president in 2012.
This woman might make a good president of the PTO, den mother, outstanding crossing guard and even, for FOX news, an entertaining political commentator. But that's about it.
Everybody KNOWS she got elected in Alaska (TWICE)by a bunch of horny ol' bastards who thought it'd be entertaining to have HER in office. She's got half a brain. That elimanates her as a viable GOP candidate TWO ways. Think about it.
Eljefe, I have come to the conclusion that anything that pisses off a teabagger that much has to be a good thing.
Kind of like Pres. Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
I decided I didn't care what the committee's reasoning was....if it made the rightwingers that apoplectic, I was all for it.
Can you imagine the (faux) outrage if they had caught Pres. Obama doing something this utterly STUPID? Rushbo would have had a field day with his lemmings....and his flock would have wanted to march on Washington at the very least.
Uh, Scott...I LINKED to HuffPo. It really helps to actually read the post before you comment so you don't look like an ass by saying something stupid.
Oh, and BTW...I assume you mean by "crude sexual term" teabagging, teabagger, teabag, to teabag, etc. etc. It's not a crude sexual term at all, unless that's what teabaggers mean by this: http://dailyhurricane.com/3313864503_16bcc382fa.jpg
Teabaggers liked being called teabaggers before they figured out the double entendre. We just picked it up from them.
I think it's pretty entertaining, actually. Even more so because it pisses off people like you.
Wonder what would happen if they asked her any questions that she didn't have hints written on her hands? Would she take off her shoes and look at her feet?
This woman is unbelievably STUPID. And how so many people seem to think she is the 8th Wonder of the World is beyond me.
I think these pictures need to be splashed across every single newspaper and TV screen around.
Bible Spice aka Caribou Barbie is a total airhead and a fraud.
Good to see you staying classy Bob, how many minutes can you go without refering to the other side with a crude sexual term?
And one more question, didn't you pull this right off the Huff? I seem to recall seeing it there too.
Sarah Palin don't need no stinkin' teleprompter when her universal stock answer to any question is "all of them". What a "genius".
The second note was "budget (crossed out) cuts".
If the crib notes were for the Q&A session, one might think that she knew the upcoming questions beforehand.
President Obama can't speak without a teleprompter or prepared notes?
Obviously, never leaving the comfort of her standard rehashed slogans and accusations doesn't require notes or teleprompter.
Sarcasm aside, what is this obsession with notes and teleprompter? Didn't I read somewhere that the GOP God, Ronald Reagan, the great communicator himself, couldn't improvise?
I know he was a great teleprompter user, so there is nothing more to see, move on. There must be some more pressing issue than this!
...an empty suit...a rice cake...a department store mannequin...and she's laughing all the way to the bank.