I seem to remember Palin flying back to Alaska to see off Track—always described as a personal trip. Should she have paid for that? When McCain suspended his campaign he still flew around in the campaign jet.
But more to the point, at this time, is this really something the Republicans think is going to do anything but make them look petty and heartless?
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Fucking scumbags.
so very sorry
if it were anyone else besides the republicans i’d be shocked.
Quick, call a waaaaaaahmbulance!
Keep in Obama in our prayers. She probably knew he was winning.
We are better not to play their ugly game, but it wouldn’t take long to bring up Sarah’s new clothes.
Let Toots RIP.
evil scum,im so sad for him
Please, McCain campaign, please complain some more about this. Louder, please. I’m sure it’ll strike a chord with the voting public./s
As if the slime doesn’t look petty already.
i don’t prey, lol
Cowabunga Dood !
McCow!!!111
I’m still fairly surprised at how many downloads that got post-convention!
May Toot’s memory endure as a blessing. She knew, all her family’s life, what treasures they were and are.
And as usual, the Republicans have impeccable timing.
Scum of the earth, these people.
And that’s a grave insult to innocent, self-respecting scum everywhere!
I’m speechless. Any ‘thug partisan with the balls to repeat this meme is beyond redemption.
FunnyDiva
Pathetic.
I really wouldn’t be surprised that they timed it this way on purpose, in order to try and bait Obama into some righteous and justified anger that they could then use in their last-minute ads to cast him as an “angry black man”.
I mean, really: If they’d been following the news stories on her, they’d have to know that she was likely not going to make it to the election.
Didn’t McCrankypants fly to Cindy’s “ranch” in Cornville every weekend until he started campaigning fulltime in late September? Who paid for those flights? And who paid for Sarah to fly up to Alaska to say goodbye to her son when he went to war?
The GOP is as low as they can be. They have ads all over my teevee today with Reverend Wright. I thought McCain said he wouldn’t be an issue in this campaign? Loser.
The skies haven’t been so friendly since Bush took over.
I think it is a perfect way for the Republicans to finish off a McCain campaign that has been mean, nasty, and generally and repeatedly mendacious.
Slime? It looks like the manure pit I drove by most of the summer. Those jerks need to just jump in, so they can actually clean up.
bom dia pups
He has/had my permission to use my donation to visit toot. Damn glad he did and may those bastards be shamed back into the womb
Little late.
Republicans looking to score cheap points whilst remaining as sensitive as a toilet seat to the optics of same?
Go team!
;>)
No, they probably thought he made up the seriousness of her condition to gain sympathy. They would have.
they’re all get’n reborn anyways.
I am waiting for them to get all Vince Foster on his ass….
soon come mon
You ought to be ashamed of yourself, darkblack… depicting St. Ronnie of Ray-gun in such a vile fashion.
Quick – somebody get me a fainting couch, STAT!
;~P
OT: When did Mika Brezinski get her hair done like Sarah Palin?
MB sure has a gal crush on Palin, doesn’t she?
She’s had that sweater on since 6am!
Thanks Ian.
digg
Maybe both Sarah and John aught to be accounting for Their little personal trips they made. How Freaking petty of the Rethuglians… But then again it is the Rethuglians here we are talking about who do not know any limits on how low they are willing to go. SOP for Them!
Oh and when you read this don’t forget to Digg this Post!!
i think i dislike regan even more than lieberman.
hut, hut .. (tax) HIKE!
Obama on CNN right now speaking about Toots!
Once again, the Rs start making the accusations on things they have done.
As always, whatever they holler about, it is what they’ve done as well.
But Teddy – the GOP has always taken the position that IOKIYAR — whereas with Obama, if he did anything that appeared that he was taking an equal position, then he was a priviledged, uppity you know what. As far as they were concerned and behaved, Barak Obama was supposed to behave as if he were grateful that John McCain would even appear in the SAME CITY and breathe the same air as he did. So, their taking this position on his using a campaign plane to get to his dying grandmother when it looked as if she could be gone at any time is ridiculous(do they have any idea what it is like to try to fly commercial, on a moment’s notice, for a family emergency, and make connections to someplace like Hawaii? I have a coworker who took a trip and even with several months’ planning, it took her three planes to get there and each change cost her and her husband several hours of waiting, security, and baggage also because they had to use two different airlines to do it). How long has it taken Johnny Mac to reimburse plane trips that he has either taken on the campaign plane(or, on his WIFE’S CORPORATE PLANE, or on planes belonging to Keating, or the military or whatever)? Let’s have a little respect for the dead and for her grandson. Making out the paperwork to get this done might not have been exactly Job One on his list over the past ten days.
But No…for the GOP, winning is the only thing and if they have to be dirty, slimy, petty, and amoral, well then…so be it.
Oh, Bong, your delicate sensibilities have spotlit my wicked super genius schemes yet again. Curses!
;>)
/me stabs pencil in atrios’s ear:
Can you say “projection”?
I knew you could.
beep beep!
wait till they figure out they’re being wiretapped.
Dam he IS crying for his Grand mother he is wiping tears from the corner of his eyes.. He shows us he really does care and mean what he says about changing our country for the good of all of us!!
1,815 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen Ian Welsh and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:
“…is this really something the Repubicans think is going to do anything but make them look petty and heartless.”
I don’t know if you’ve ever been in Calidornia, Brother Ian, but this stuff is jest more of what I like ta call “California crazy”. I’ve lived and gone ta school in Orange County (undergrad at UCI) and lived and worked in Sanat Monica and Ocean Park when California was real as well as wierd. And anyway, this suit is simply a small bit of the coordinated national attack strategy for the last two days of the campaign, to direct folks’ negative emotions toward Obama from all quarters and distract any positive attention he will get from his appearances around the country.
But, like everythin’ the fascists have done this election, this little stunt has jest turned around on the thugs and bit ‘em right in the ass.
KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNTION…IF THEY CAN’T STEAL IT THEY DON’T WANT YOU TA HAVE IT EITHER!!
well that little stunt just assured the local democratic HQ some fresh baked goods and my promise to work for them for a few hours tomorrow.
sup WB?
do you ever make any ‘real art?’
I only ask cause, if so, i bet yur studio is a trip.
It’s not like Bush used to fly back and forth between Washington and Crawford costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each time so he could clear brush over a weekend or fly across the country to attend a short public event so he could rake in the bucks at a fundraiser at taxpayers’ expense.
And a Couric interview right now…taped. But he looks great. Katie asking about the Wright ad..It was all over my car radio today.
Didja catch her when her Dad was on ? How can a man hide his disappointment so well ?
California’s central valley is quite fertile and productive. Witness this year’s fine crop of GOP Wingnuts.
Troopergate report to be released tonight!
I dunno, I think she overcompensates because she really is a liberal.
I keep telling db to put some of these on T-Shirts and sell them … he’d make a lot of Beer money …
On the flip side, do any of the party nominees with a Secret Service detail ever fly commercial? That would be a fun trick.
We just watched Chinatown the other night, that about sums that joint up. (Cali not Chinatown)
hey Raven
How’s it going?
I got noives
…What they’re proud of doing.
After all, it shows what character they have.
McCain declined Couric offer for an interview…hysterical. Obama talking about what it’s like to know you better come through for people.
oh, right! PR trips!
Don’t forget that strip that goes from San Diego up through Orange county then winds its way through the Inland Empire (Wing-nuts-r-us)
Ooooh … we’ll need to spread that far and wide … any volunteers ? *g*
Re: Troopergate
Releasing it tonight will appear political which is good if it attempts to exonerate her. if it’s damaging, it will still look political but McPalin can hardly stand another shoe to drop!
Bill Clinton is making calls for our Dem congressional candidate….the guy really has a chance.
umm is that nerves?
lol! yeah, good idea.
Tactile, as opposed to digital? Not enough room in the shoebox, I’m afraid.
;>)
I’d point out that the Palin’s brought their little muppets on their campaign appearances. Supposedly they justified this because they needed to be with the children (i.e. personal reasons). But I guess they’ll justify this as WE WERE USING THE KIDS AS CAMPAIGN PROPS.
lol, yeah well, i understand that.
MotherOfGod … Mary Matalin on my TeeVee … where’s TRex when you need him ? *g*
You Canadians and your beer.
;>)
ewww Carville’s worse half is on MSNBC. Mute is a good thing
California GOP have no hearts, never did, never will, would’nt know one if it hit them in the face. I hate them, every last one of them with all my heart. They are nothing but pure EVIL! Hear that Darrell Issa?
leave the muppets outta it! lol
adn.com
its the radio active eyes
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
thank goodness I have a glass of wine nearby…is it too early to have a glassof wine? My nerves are really fried
I just saw Joe Biden in my town!
It’s just her, as a person, as a human
yeah? i’ll be glad to help you rewire ;)
arggggggggggg Mary witch
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..icient.jpg
woohoo how exciting!
((Margot))
*g* lol
’scept for when we get some o’ that Crown Royal !
she is NOT human….my .02 centavos
Today I saw a bumper sticker on a big ol’ Cadillac suv (forget the name) where there was a sticker that said “..Communists have gone, now they call ‘em Democrats.” I had that urge to give that big ol’ car a little bump.
had one at 4,have no “noives” left..”g”
*putting down diluted Cranberry Juice*
‘kay, I’ll have my first glass of wine today … *g*
lol, needs the little strings to her hubby too.
It’s nice to see the real face of “republican family values”, spitting on a dead grandmother, and her bereaved grandson. But that’s what they really are, defilers of all our dead. It’s good for the people to see them in all their vicious mean-spirited vileness.
We honor her memory with our vote, and by helping others vote for the grandson, of whom she was so proud.
Our deepest sympathy & condolences to the family for their terrible loss.
yuppers!
“Let’s synchronize our pace makers!“
;>)
Yeh, it’s sad, believe me, Missy, When you’re born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verve.
But I could show my prowess, be a lion not a mou-ess
If I only had the nerve.
I’m afraid there’s no denyin’ I’m just a dandelion,
A fate I don’t deserve.
Republicons, always a class act.
Yet another example of our banana republic: Voter Docs found on highway
The CRaP (California Repuglican Party) could have easily filed this after the election, realizing that Toots was very ill, and in the sense of morality. But they ignored the moral issues and were attempting to gain a little edge. It’s now backfired on them. Personally I hope that each and every one of them gets voted into oblivion now.
They’ve behaved in a despicable manner throughout this election…from the lowest campaign worker through McCain.
I pray the normally conservative voters throw their full weight against them. Vote for Barr, Ron Paul, vote Libertarian or any other party but Republican!
ok, thing then *G*
zomg, is that Barack Obama in…. blueface!?!?!
LMAO thanks petro. I hate to drink alone
‘Crown Royal’…?
Monarchist.
;>)
lmao! that is prize!!!111
I called the California Republican Party (916.448.9496) to congratulate them on their brilliant strategy, announcing the filing of their complaint against Obama for traveling to Hawaii to visit his sick Grandmother, on the day of her death. I told them it was pure genius.
Oh gosh, another election controversy by naughty me…I’ll go stand in the corner now, shall I?
;>)
So how long until the Rs announce an investigation about whether the death was really cancer, or whether she was murdered?
Come on, they were so proud and praised for how they had not used the ;))Wright issue…just because they were saving it for the piece de la resistance, the big surprise. It’s like they major in tacky.
cool who is the artist?
That’s perfect…Im guessing they had little response.
what was their response?
It was a great speech, outside in a pretty park. I will try to put up some photos or video as soon as I can glom some off of someone.
Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz
unless I really don’t recall correctly!
FunnyDiva
She muttered thank you for your call before she hung up.
How apropo that McCain is having a rally in Roswell, NM
I can’t wait to see them. Are you going to diary it?
cool thanks
BTW why are the GOP screaming about 100,000 to visit his sick grandmother but mum on the 150,000 to play “Pretty Woman” with Palin?
Palin was trying to hep (sic) the U.S. economy, Barack flew off to a foreign land …
Kohut still reporting a good lead..gender gap, women goes with Obama (of course)
What time is it in Alaska? Anything on that report exonerating Palin?
only 4:30, or maybe 3:30 pm.
Hard to wait, innit?
FunnyD
Thanks, wobblybits.
My first thoughts were that the Repub moles had pretended to be Dem volunteer workers to get the voter lists and info on who needed a ride to the poles, then trashed the lists. Dumb Repubs dumped 9 bags of lists (thousands of names) along a main highway!
And, of course, shredding to begin almost immediately. Want to bet the Decider on that is a Repub?
Florida, again.
Congrats to the California GOP for upholding the stereotype of the unfeeling, inhumane Republican Party! Way to go. IOKIYAR to buy $150,000 worth of clothes or bill the government for your children’s airfare. But if a Democrat flies to his dying grandmother’s bedside, that’s a violation of FEC rules. What hypocrites these Republicans be.
Wait didn’t the Repugs assert that the purchase of those $150K of clothes would go to charity (after it became an embarassment).
Precisely how is giving the purchased items to charity a campaign activity?