WTF? Now we know why they have been keeping a muzzle on her. This just keeps getting "better" every day. If it wasn't for the fact that she could be one heart beat away from the presidency it would be funny. It's scary...really scary.

Seeing the youtube snippets of that interview yesterday were shocking. We can thank Katie Couric for pressing Palin to speak beyond her generic, well-rehearsed talking points.

With this additional insight into Palin, I think I now understand McCain's wish to postpone the presidential debate... to reschedule it over the VP debate to prevent Palin from EVER being showcased before the election.

“A McCain aide [said] that the campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there's no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate should take the place of the vice presidential debate, currently scheduled for October 2 in St. Louis. Under this scenario, the vice presidential debate would be rescheduled for a date yet to be determined, and take place in Oxford, Miss., where the first presidential debate is currently slated to be held.”

Lipstick doensn't cover up the fact that Palin is DUMMER than a sack full of anvils.

It's okay I'm sure she'll nail the swimsuit competition and the talent portion.

You know, I was going vote for Obama anyway, but I wasnt really convinced she was all that bad until now. Wow.

I remember cramming for tests. Sometimes you just vomited back everything, whether it was in the right blank or not.

If you want to truly understand the Palin mania, check out the Rapture Ready website, particularly "The Rapture Index":

http://www.raptureready.com/

This goes waaaay beyond dogmatic faith to something akin to Devil-worshipping frenzy.

Reasoning or pleading with people who obsess about The Rapture is futile. They are going to vote for Palin-McCain because they welcome the end of life on earth as we know it.

"It's okay I'm sure she'll nail the swimsuit competition and the talent portion. "

Awesome, simply awesome.

"This just keeps getting "better" every day." I thought that said "batty-er."

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While she's nursing while she's making election points while she's in an 'live' interview, when the baby starts teething, it compounds the genius of the focus focus focus. Anyone? Anyone?

Well, we know she is against sin. And against taxes. Does this explain why is against syntaxes?

Actually, it seems to me that she meandered off into a fruitful pursuit of incoherence. That she, exploring the vast tundras of torpid thought that lie beneath her surface, struck the mother lode of incoherence, the ANWR, if you will, of verbal gas.

If Palin is dumber than "a sack full of anvils"; how dumb is McCain for selecting her for v/p?
blzzard of words... speaking in tongues, continued.

Sarah Palin, making Dan Quayle look good all month.

Is there any professional team comprised of a lawyer an appraiser a real estate agent and a tax accountant (let alone individually) that would urge a retail home buyer (provided with low interest rates) to nevertheless pay no more for a home than what a wealthy investor might pay for that same property? You are quite right that Sara Palin does not make the cut, to pass every professional test . . . simultaneously (can anyone?). She is, after all, not trained as a professional nor does she hold herself out as one. If all these important matters were left in the hands of experts would we be better off? I recall an effort to make, for example, membership in the bar a prerequisite to being a legislator in Oregon. Would that be an OK precondition?

I am just quibbling with the argument, not expressing support.

Let's not forget that 18 USC 1014 remains on the books, regarding over valuation of the collateral, not the debtor's FICO score. The seller got the money and the so-called buyer got debt. If one looks at purely equitable considerations, as between buyer and seller, would it not be fairer that a bad deal by a retail buyer who had relied on professionals should retain a superior claim in an action to void a bad purchase agreement? If so, how much weight (if any at all) would you ascribe to a claim that such a determination would mess up a whole lot of investment-backed expectations of rich folks who also have teams of politicians in their back pocket, and front pocket?

A proliferation of professionals should collectively look upon a mirror and recite "mirror, mirror on the wall . . . "

I, of course, view legislative initiatives to remedy predatory lending as a subterfuge to avoid addressing predatory pricing of anything purchased at the retail level by anyone that relies on credit as a necessity to obtain an essential good or service. Housing is an essential good, not a luxury (at least for the most basic of homes below 1200 square feet). Ergo, if there is aid for lending terms for home ownership it should be confined to a first mortgage and should be no greater than triple the median private sector annual wage and any break on interest rates should be coupled with a requirement that such break not result in a higher price.

I'm not sure who is less understandable: Palin or pdxnag.

Think about it. She could be the one who has the authority to push the button and fulfill her Biblical destiny.

Jim,

Here is a link to what some folks describe as ad hominem.

Err, pdxnag, I think Jim is complaining about the readability of your post, not engaging in ad hominem. It's hard to determine just what your point is up there, as it seems to wander into several subjects and focus on none. Very literary and stream-of-consciousness, but not very clear. Could you maybe reiterate your point more concisely, please?

Thanks for watching my back, Alan. No offense intended, pdxnag. I want to understand what you're saying, but I don't know all them $10 words. And Latin is, well, Latin to me.

Think about it. She could be the one who has the authority to push the button and fulfill her Biblical destiny.

I am sure she and those like her would interpret this as "the will of God". After all, what source other than God could pull this lady out of obscurity and place her as second chair on a once-dead political campaign only to see them score an upset win. Additionally, after that extremely series of events, Palin's finger on the button would require McCain to become incapacitated and/or dead, which would be just one more 'coincidence' leading up to Armageddon for us all.

Or something like that...

My ramble should have said "extremely UNLIKELY series of events".

Moving on to the swimsuit competition, here it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YYplAoEdDs

"Thanks for watching my back, Alan."

No worries. I prefer flamewars that are actually on purpose. :-)

If Palin is going to launch all missiles, wouldn't it make sense to run up the U.S. Treasury Debt as high as we can before the end days?

A round of drinks for everybody in the country: UNCLE SAM IS BUYING.

As Putin rears his head, Palin heads her rear.

Hilarious moment in SNL's Tina Fey number this weekend: after "Katie Couric" repeats a question for the third try, "Sarah" responds: "Katie, I want to use a lifeline."