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2008-09-07 Home Front: Politix

Palin floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee

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Posted by Mike 2008-09-07 17:04|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Mike - that is absolutely Willie the former speaker, and always a colorful character. Be sure to read the snippets following the Palin analysis - they are almost wholly non-political, and hilarious, particularly soup recommendations in Oakland.

Posted by Halliburton - Idiot Suppression Division 2008-09-07 19:31|| 2008-09-07 19:31|| Front Page Top

#2 It most definitely was THAT Willie Brown. For those who haven't lived in California &/or followed CA state politics, here's his Wikipedia entry. Ol' Willie was a character...basically a mixture of back-slappin' Louisiana politician and Tammany Hall dealmaker with a big dollop of Adam Clayton Powell on the top. Probably the best political instincts of any California officeholder in the last half of the 20th century.

If Willie Brown says the Quislingcrats are in trouble, take it to the friggin' bank.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2008-09-07 20:18|| 2008-09-07 20:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Wow. Willie Brown's older than me, and I wish I'd looked that youthful ten years ago. The man must be doing something right!

Posted by Mike 2008-09-07 20:34|| 2008-09-07 20:34|| Front Page Top

#4 DOWN GOES ~~FRAZIER~~ OBAMA DOWN GOES ~~FRAZIER~~ OBAMA!

Posted by Howard Cosell 2008-09-07 20:39|| 2008-09-07 20:39|| Front Page Top

#5 The MSM, the people who have for years castigated the administration on its intel work prior to the invasion of Iraq, has shown itself to be devoid of even the smallest degree of restraint in running with claims and rumors, let alone exploding out of proportion, anything and everything that smells of negative about Palin.

Liberalism - one set of rules for me, a separate set of rules for thee.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-07 21:04|| 2008-09-07 21:04|| Front Page Top

#6 "The MSM, the people who have for years castigated the administration on its intel work prior to the invasion of Iraq, has shown itself to be devoid of even the smallest degree of restraint in running with claims and rumors"

Never mind restraint, p2k - their pre-announcement "intel" work on Gov. Palin's selection by McCain makes the CIA look like they actually know what they're doing. So much for "investigating" - and they just plain don't care about actually reporting the truth about the Governer. It's more important that they lie to get their crush-of-the-week elected than that they report the truth.

Losers, the lot of 'em. They've gotten lazy from too many years of being the only game in town, and they haven't figured out yet that they're no longer the monopoly they've been for centuries. They can't kill themselves off too soon for me.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-09-07 21:57|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-09-07 21:57|| Front Page Top

#7 The MSM loath Palin. Why?

They were not consulted by McCain and their blessings were not sought before the announcement. That is the reason for all the 'wasn't vetted' bullshit the MSM was pushing - since the elite weren't consulted - she wasn't vetted.

She doesn't kow-tow to the MSM elite. I've heard several discussions about her not being on the Sunday talk-show circuit. "Why isn't the McCain camp allowing her to be interviewed? What are they afraid of?" I heard on talking head say - this was on Friday - one single day after the end of the convention. Obviously the MSM Elite had its panties in a knot because she didn't immediately prostrate herself to their wisdom.

She's a true outsider and reformer. The MSM doesn't want reform - they are perfectly happy with the way they are. Which is why they are following Obama with clutched kneepads - he doesn't represent reform either just the same old Democratic / Socialist promises they never fulfill.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-09-07 22:43|| 2008-09-07 22:43|| Front Page Top

#8 The MSM war has already claimed a victim.

Palin-1
Olbermann-0

h/t Drudge

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-09-07 23:05|| 2008-09-07 23:05|| Front Page Top

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