Attaturk! After reading that post I feel as though I have had a rapture.

whoa! i didn’t know the exact dates, but the general outlines, certainly. maybe i should be vice-president!*

*just kidding?

Would some politician step up to the plate and defend the Constitution? It has more substance than the Pledge to the flag. Come on it’s our Constitution let’s give some quizzes. What is the Bill of Rights? What does it do. Is Sarah a lawyer? Is she familiar with federal code. Is she for smaller government.
Shall we all be self sufficient not depending on the state? Is she taking us down a road to nowhere?
What is her environmental voting record. Does she like doing the cheek to cheek bussing McCain is prompting in this video? Will he want to drill?

If you don’t believe in god then your not American?

Australia is already taken…you know where the Brits sent their non conformists. So where is the new Elba for those who don’t share the Neocan view?

Attaturk, why do you persist in combatting “truthiness”? Has Mr. Colbert taught you nothing? Country first … not truth, not science, not the constitution, not integrity, not freedom of speech, not privacy …

Let’s face it … this woman is compelling!!! Do you think the MSM is gonna let her go before they have milked this for everything they can, and if they tilt the election process, what the hey… ratings, ratings, ratings.

The anti-intellectualism in this country confounds. The need for titillation confounds.

God Save America!

Alaska was has no magnetism for me before or after Valdez. I am staying put.
Although I was in Minneapolis in 1968 and it was wunderful great folks. Too bad the sheriff is so baad. But now they have those very dangerous vegetarian people. Be afraid very afraid. Beggebers everywhere I go there are these little health food stores selling vegetables. Trouble makers!
Sarah likes eating polar bears and lying on Kodiak skins. Animal rights activist take note…where is Bridgett Bardot defender of wildlife. Where is Greenpeace on this? The National Resources Defense Council? The World Wildlife Federation?
Murdering other mamals…that is what Sarah Palin does support. Holy shit her god is sick.

America is saving god! God isn’t saving anybody or anything. People are being murdered by the thousands every day. We are more like the other fascist countries every day.
People are doing this shit for openers. The housing scam that was god?
The illegal war in Iraq…that was god.
Katrina, the runup and the after math…that was god.
The bankruptcies cancer deaths and all the illnesses that go withot medical treatment…that is god.
Please get your fucking gods out of here. Whatever freaking brands you have.
Bring in a large helping of rational thinking. Throw all the risk taking back to your fucking neocon god and take Jenry Kissenger with you to the hague.
Bring on frog walking of all the meocon purps down the aisle of the US Senate. Impeach them for high treason, crimes and misdameanors.

I had written a piece for discussion on this a long long time ago;

the words “under god” are being brought to examination by the supreme court this session

before everyone goes nutz, you should know the correct history of the poem, instead of what the Conservative press wants you to believe

it’s not what you think, and the words “under god” were only recently imposed.

here’s the real story;

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS CONSTITUTIONAL WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN, BUT WAS CHANGED AGAINST THE AUTHORS WILL ONLY 40 ODD YEARS AGO

A Baptist minister named Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of allegiance in 1892..it did not contain the words “under god”, nor would the author have approved of the notion.

Bellamy was quite the socialist in his writings, notions, sermons, and beliefs.

In Bellamy’s Pledge, he is expressing ideas from his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist Utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).

The Pledge was published in the September 8th issue of The Youth’s Companion, the leading family magazine and the Reader’s Digest of that time. The owner of the magazine, Daniel Ford, hired Bellamy in 1891 as his assistant…

Francis was pressured into leaving his baptist church in Boston because of his socialist sermons..!!!

now, Ford used to get a kick out of Francis’s sermons…he later founded the very liberal and often controversial Ford Hall Forum in Boston.

In 1891 Francis Bellamy became chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association.

Preparing the program for the public schools’ quadricentennial celebration for Columbus Day,( in 1892),he wrote a flag raising ceremony and a flag salute…

ha…

The ‘Pledge of Allegiance.’

here is the pledge the way Bellamy intended to be recited;

‘I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (the word ‘to’ which is missing coming up was added in October, 1892. .btw) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’

Bellamy wanted to place the word, ‘equality,’ in the Pledge, but he knew that wouldn’t fly, as the members in the committee were against equality for women and African Americans.

In 1924 the National Flag Conference, under heavy influence by the American Legion and by the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge’s words, ‘my Flag,’ to ‘the Flag of the United States of America.’ Bellamy hated this change!!!

Bellamy wanted his work to stand as he wrote it!!!

his protest was totally ignored.

1954… Congress under extreme pressure from the Knights of Columbus, added the words, ‘under God,’ to what was once a conscientious and constitutional pledge of allegiance, thereby *******izing the original poem and clearly, the intention of the author…obviously again, without the consent of the author!!!!

The Pledge became both a patriotic oath and a public prayer!!!.

Bellamy’s granddaughter said he would have vehemently resented and opposed this change!!!

In fact, Bellamy was forced into leaving his church in 1891 because of his socialist sermons!!!.

Bellamy stopped attending church because of the racial bigotry and Hippocritism that was demonstrated.

McCain on Palin: her foreign experience is impressive. She went to Kuwait to visit Alaskan National Guard!

She has as much experience as Obama. She was head of the PTA!

Yes Folks! This is another Rove pick. And we are going down the same road we did with Bush. He has been pretending for years that he is as dumb as dirt. And now McCain is pushing almost the same meme, this time it’s tone deaf.

And what’s worse is that the base is believing it again. The 23% is energized. Criticisms against “Poor Sarah” are being taken personally by men and women in that group. Most believe that the democrats are jealous! (Underlying: She’s prettier than Madeline. Don’t laugh! I’ve seen it more than once.)

Lesson to be learned: We can’t treat her the way we’ve treated Bush. Her story is set for them and the more they fight for her the more entrenched she becomes. They are learning how to feel about her by the criticism from the left. The more we (laugh, gnash our teeth, criticize her credentials) the more they believe they’ve found a good candidate.

That is what the smoking chimneys are for, to prove to the unconvinced there is a doG, by direct experience. /ss

You got a better god than I got.Your god is awesome. Your god has a plan for our lives? It is all preplanned and we are fucking robots…predestinantion. The biggest perps are the hypocrites jesus was right on that.
Now we are gonna have a sexy born again Fundie lady with 5 kids in the Wrong House? Margaret Thatcher is a proud sistah? Right all these phony righteous ladies’ heads are exploding. How many ladies want a sex symbol in the House of Pain…that one where they cherry pick intel so they came bomb innocent people into rubble and splattereds human flesh?
Will this insanity ever stop?
Do two wrongs make a Wright? OOH that is the preacher that Obama told to take a hike…which is a strong punch.
Bye the way where are the rethug Log Cabin folks now…with the fundies or agin? When the tree can’t bear fruit cut it down?
All the preachers at the big fundy houses of worship are just Elmer Gantrys hustlin….Tammy Faye and hubby stealing the last skekels of the old folks to build a phony real estate retirement deal. That didn’t piss you off? How about the creep that Swaggart…’After the 1987 incident with New Orleans prostitute Debra Murphree was revealed in 1988′ He got up on national TV like Jim Baker and bawled.
These assholes did not read thier bibles its says “you are forgiven (saved) go and sin no more”.
Catholilic have a really kool god just pay a fine, pray and forget about until the next time.
Who was it that said “They will come wrapped in a flag and religion…” then they will pick your pocket, take your country, sell it to the highest bidder and leave you shackled to a mountain of debt. And for that your answer is …mercy? You want us to buy that load of crap? We aren’t disident you are. We are Americans and we want our rights and we want them nowAnyone…anyone who takes those rights away are the dissidents. We want our country back. If you want to believe in a fairy tale do it on your own dime.

Good Morning, Primrose!

Excellent points.

We shouldn’t be the ones clamoring for her removal. The 23% aren’t going to change their minds no matter what. If McSame wants to leave her on the ticket when it is perfectly obvious to the other 77% she is not qualified, and actually represents a repudiation of everything he has said so far, then so what?

To me a fundy of any other ilk is still a fundy. Offensive challenging and cheeky. They are reckless pushy and want our money to fund their cult programs. Yeah they have all these 501 C3 non profits that are not supposed to be political and the preachight wing politics from their pulpits. They tell their congregations who and what to vote for. Church meet State. State meet church. Will an ecumenical council rule the “free world”. If you swear fealty to the Fundy god will you get food and shelter and if really gung ho you will gain wealth and priveledge? That’s tha way it is baby and always has been just now its really in your face.
Now they have the evil Gubmint in their pocket and are keeping it with rule by force, spying and dispossessing people of their homes and property.
Work for the corporation…takes three jobs to raise a family. When would Americans be able to be political? In their dreams. If they had time where would they get the energy?
A lot of people are making a big effortto get Barack and Joe into office.
McSame and Palin will give us four more years of the same pain. That is what will defeat them. No three-peat!!!

Rove knows the drill. When a big government appointment is announced that requires confirmation (by the Senate, for example) - he has observed that it causes an avalanche of response on both sides - and plenty of emotion and analysis is spent on the topic - overwhelming the media cycle and “burning out” the public on the topic.

Putting forth a strawman prior to your actual choice is strategically brilliant. It takes all the steam out of the pressure cooker before removing the lid. You gain the benefit of hearing the entire political debate on both sides of the issue, such that when you put forth your ACTUAL choice (who looks sooooo much better by comparison), you already have the message framed to appease your own constituents and answer your critics.

Bernard Kerick for Homeland Security Director?
Harriet Miers for Supreme Court Justice?
Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States?

Who? What??? Get real.
Behold a pattern.

Look at the picture of Sarah with “her” newborn - shortly after having “given birth.”

copy/paste this into a google search:
Early-Childhood-Parenting-Examiner~y2008m8d29-Sarah-Palin-family-photos

Earrings? Check
Makeup? Check
Perfect hair? Check

“To any critics who say a woman can’t think and work and carry a baby at the same time, I’d just like to escort that Neanderthal back to the cave,” Palin said.

Does the girl on the right look pregnant to you?
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska.....83-t3.html

Why does it matter?

1. Sarah Palin is pro- life. Great to see she sticks to her guns. Too bad she had to lie about her own daughter being pregnant because of the fact that:
2. Sarah Palin is an avid proponent to abstinence only education.
3. Maybe this needs repeating. Sarah Palin is an avid proponent to abstinence only education.
4. One more time! Sarah Palin is an avid proponent to abstinence only education.

http://www.bristolpalinpregnant.com/

http://alaskapodshow.com/index.....y-scandal/

The “Immaculate Delivery?”

Check out this site:
http://www.bristolpalinpregnant.com/

and this:
http://alaskapodshow.com/index.....au-alaska/

Then read this
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/.....rspective/

Palin during her 1st pregnancy:
http://www.dailykos.com/commen.....1609#c1609

The baby is not hers. Truth matters.

As long as we can express ourselves and disagree with OUR government and it is OURS we have a chance for freedom. The threat to take our freedom is comimg from within our own country. Not Russia, China or Muslim Jihadists.
People who want to control our freedom for their own self interest and greedy purpose. They want to get extreme wealth at our expense. They want complete power no sharing. Bigbrother knows best. They push the limits real hard. Like the mob they buy anyone they can’t scare or extort.
They have no morals, ethics or principles.
They have SOMA 1984 drug that put the fog in your brain. Poisons in your food supply. They deregulate everything so they can make more profit. They have over the last century gathered up small business, that bastion of middle class freedom and turned them out and replaced tham with Walmarts. All those mom and pop businesses are long gone. The fabric of American biz has gone fascist. Big Corporation has tilted the table in their favor with laws they have lobbied through congress. Laws at state and local levels too. And international laws and laws of other countrys.
They have taken over industries consolidated agriculture property. Conglomeration, corp[orate takeovers, hostile takeovers. Selling off those assets and taking Americans jobs overseas. Corruption piled on top of corruption. Union busting and no living wage law. Housing cost have become 50% and more of disposable income. The neocans of which Palin is one are willing grow the poor population and enrichen the rich. The politics of a failed civilization.
All the money spent on Homeland security is redirected at keeping “We The People” in fear. McCain and Palin it won’t work any more unless diebold can steal it for you.

Good morning, pups. Even if it’s a holiday we’re subjected to Kristol. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Krugman round out the bill today. It is to laugh. Wrong Way Billy produced “A Star Is Born?” in which he squeals that it’s amazing what a bold vice-presidential pick who gives a sterling performance when she’s introduced will do for a party’s spirits. Me, I’m looking forward to watching the idiot debate Biden. Mr. Cohen writes about “NATO’s Disastrous Georgian Fudge,” and says the West should not overplay its hand with Moscow over Georgia. Resolve tempered by engagement won the cold war. It can help now. Mr. Krugman begs “John, Don’t Go.” He says let’s hope that John McCain doesn’t jet into the disaster area in Gustav’s aftermath. We don’t need a photo op. We need an effective response to disaster. Ya think?

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got croissants with eCAHNomics’ homemade peach and/or elderberry preserves. Do I have to watch their convention? Huh? Do I???

when palin was first announced I said it was a deec, that when she rescinded her nomination there would be a sigh of relief and mccain would then go on to announce his real choice, lieberman or mutt

the thing is, the real choice would be in on it, mitt seems too insulted, but I have not seen lieberman’s reaction, if he is good with the nomination then he’s the pick

oops, romney was gracious;

Well I just got back from Los Angeles where I was. Participating in some fundraisers for John McCain. And heard the news — Pailin to be his running mate. Sarah is an Independent minded maverick like John McCain. She has executive’s experience having served as a governor and also as a buyer. And to bring that of the team. She is profoundly conservative and — values and beliefs about that which I think we’ll. Strengthen — solidify the base of our party behind the the team. And I look forward to going across the country and campaign for John McCain — surveillance.”

if illness overcame obama and he had to withdraw, we would think biden would take his place

if mccain had to withdraw, palin would take his place, is this correct?

mornin’==drive by

haley barbour, gov of mississippi, was on fox a little while ago, said it would be good to have an ‘energy expert’ on teh ticket….yep.

and said mississippians aren’t into ‘victimhood’…….yeop.

said mccain was in on gov’s ‘conference’ with president yesterday and how he cared and how much he did to back up our citizens after katrina and rita how great he was after the hurricanes, while being fiscally responsible……

he actually said all of that on national tv.

have a great day pups, parents in town, helping with stuff, house looking great! i’m exhausted and body killing me, but it’s gettin’ done. bbl.

Good Morning all
Attaturk,
Welcome to the fabulous hysterical realm of Sarah Palin

(fixed it for ya)

and i hope someone puts the barbour thing on youtube, it was so unbelievable that he sat there and lied for the entire time he was on the air.

and said mississippians aren’t into ‘victimhood’

that’s a rove talking point, get ready for that to go around the tubes

It also appears that the McShame vetting team did not bother to check with Palin’s hometown Newspaper
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....22823.html

Vague reference earlier on MSNBC that the scaled-back convention will give palin an opportunity to shine. If true, guess that means bush 3.0 isn’t hauling her around with him for photo-oops [sic] down in the Gulf. Would love to be a fly on the wall as plans/speeches/etc. are frantically revised. Real downside is this cut-back gives the thugs an “out” as to why their convention looks so sucky vs. Dem convention. Gives every other thug pol who is a no-show at the convention an spinnable excuse for not being there…..anyone think tradmed will point that out?

No? Thought not. *g*

sasd to say, tiz true, their convention would have looked like a tricycle next to harley, now they have an excuse for the enemia

too bad

Palin’s selection will give McCain a small boost amongst mouth breathers.
In truth, he didn’t (m)any good options. Romney?, 911ani? LIEberman?
Non of them were going to really add votes - maybe make their supporters feel better about voting for McCain, but Palin appeals to the McCain’s weakest area of the R base, fundies… specifically non fact-checking gut reaction fundies. Huck-baby wasn’t available and WTH, Palin might pick up a handful of women too.
Most significantly, I don’t see the selection of Palin drawing any votes away from McCain… Unless the MSM really jumps on her lack of qualifications and the Innocent Until Convicted Alaskan campaign slogan.

The Jedreports McCain butt stare video needs a caption contest.

“Darn wedding rings”?

My thought exactly. If you can’t top (or even equal) another’s success, rely on ‘extenuating circumstances’ to excuse failure . . . and be sure to use subdued, funereal voices and crocodile tears.

Would love to see an R bumper sticker with a dropped “L”.

McCain/Pain 2008!

pal in calif calls me and sez palin is this season’s thomas eagleton, as in gone in 3 weeks after embarassing faux pas. hilarious post, wonderful

Great idea!

Please get off this offensive line of attack. It is not helpful.
The Governor was pregnant.

I’m sorry, this is not an offensive line of attack, they are serious legitimate questions which can be satisfied easily enough by palin herself

if you think that picture proves this women was pregnant, I think it demonstrates the reverse, there is a picture of when palin was pregnant prior, her face was round as well as her body

the picture you posted shows a square jawed women who looks like she is either pregnant or wearing a pregnancy prostetic under her cloths

if someone is faking pregnancy they are not going to go around looking as straight as they are when they are not pregnant, this picture n0ot only doesn’t prove your point, it makes the case against her

Eyes Down and Left - If a person looks down-left they are thinking about how something makes them feel. If they are visibly happy then they may be thinking about the happiness that they feel.

Eyes Straight Downward - A person looking straight downward is showing that they are submissive and uncomfortable. People will often look downward when they are shy and do not wish to have a conversation.

Auch Tung! You should have stood ramrod straight and also offered Palin a Bellamy salute! This snappy little gesture was the rage among school children, nationalists, and other conformists beginning in 1892 . . . until it was borrowed by those other nationalists in the late 1930s . . . so the US quietly dropped Bellamy’s gesture in 1942 . . . better late. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute

This was my morning laugh, oh how funny Sarah Palin, Tall, is.

Founding Fathers, hee hee hee!

Thanks, Attaturk.