Whoops. Second 'now' in that sentence. posted by gman at 11:45 AM on November 8, 2008
Great post gman. I think Todd Palin's snowmachine is going to be sponsored like a Nascar. posted by rageagainsttherobots at 11:50 AM on November 8, 2008
And we though we had it rough when the Beckhams tried to take America by storm... posted by [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] at 11:51 AM on November 8, 2008
I love that there's an banner ad for Nuva Rig on the page calling for the Todd to be "shirtless and drunk" (the "now" link). No one should be thinking of Todd Palin as shirtless and drunk without also thinking about birth control. posted by Heretic at 12:10 PM on November 8, 2008 [2 favorites]
guys like this are the reason i left hicktown and moved to the city. you can only go so far in a culture that thrives on gasoline, cheap beer and date rape. posted by klanawa at 12:20 PM on November 8, 2008 [4 favorites]
Yeah, I just never know if two or more words are linked in a row, whether or not those reading will realize they are separate links. posted by gman at 12:26 PM on November 8, 2008
This segues well with the previous thread. You came so close to having the wheels of government driven directly by cranks. posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 12:28 PM on November 8, 2008 [3 favorites]
When I think of Tawd, this is all I can picture. posted by gman at 12:47 PM on November 8, 2008
He looks kind of like Ricky Gervais in this photo. Cheeky! posted by diogenes at 1:01 PM on November 8, 2008
Good call diogenes. In that photo Todd Palin kind of looks like a healthy Ricky Gervais. posted by rageagainsttherobots at 1:10 PM on November 8, 2008
From the video in the "man" link: "A real solid marriage, a Christian marriage, where they shoot guns" - America, fuck yeah. Oh, and how was Hillary not a woman enough to defend on the feminist front? Remember the assessment of her "cackle" on Fox? Yeah, classy. Or is feminism only for pretty ladies?
I still haven't heard the man say a word. Strong and silent, just like Alaskan winter. I hear that ladies swoon over strong and silent, not meek and kinda nerdy (in reference to a comment on the "now" linked story). The little guy is one to talk with and maybe think about a future. A future where he's at least 18 years old, and might even have some facial hair. But in that future, you're not drinking rum, and you don't want the teen-age thinking boy to be shirtless and woozy from his watered down day at the beach. posted by filthy light thief at 1:42 PM on November 8, 2008
Todd needs to dump the baggage! posted by markkraft at 1:45 PM on November 8, 2008
Todd needs to dump the baggage!
Not sure who's more of a liability to who. posted by gman at 1:49 PM on November 8, 2008
Admittedly, they're both jokes, but Todd's wife has made herself a bigger joke.
(Arguably though, that's not always a liability in this country.) posted by markkraft at 1:56 PM on November 8, 2008
Take a look at the Palins' tax returns and you'll find that Todd writes off his snowmobiling "business" even though it doesn't earn them a reliable or significant income. Can I write off my hobbies too? posted by nicwolff at 1:59 PM on November 8, 2008
(Arguably though, that's not always a liability in this country.)
If I never hear the name "Palin" again, it will be too soon. Please make these people go away.
And the nickname "First Dude" makes me want to scream. There is only one Dude, dude, and his last name is Lebowski. posted by leftcoastbob at 3:33 PM on November 8, 2008 [1 favorite]
I don't care what the MSM says, at least he see Africa from his snowmobile. posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:37 PM on November 8, 2008 [1 favorite]
Anyone know which charity gets the used silk boxers? posted by grounded at 4:08 PM on November 8, 2008 [5 favorites]
Wait, I thought the election was over? Or is this a petty nyah-nyah post? posted by Eideteker at 4:18 PM on November 8, 2008
Also, First Dude? More like Worst Dude! posted by Eideteker at 4:18 PM on November 8, 2008
> Yeah, I just never know if two or more words are linked in a row, whether or not those reading will realize they are separate links.
I believe it would be possible using CSS to put little grey dots next to each link. Readers could then immediately distinguish contiguous links in a phrase. Assuming they weren't so annoyed by all the dots everywhere that they stopped reading. posted by sdodd at 4:26 PM on November 8, 2008
I hear his teenage daughter is pregnant. posted by DU at 5:09 PM on November 8, 2008 [1 favorite]
Proof that abstinance-only sex ed works -- or it WOULD have worked, if it weren't for those meddling heathens... posted by LordSludge at 5:22 PM on November 8, 2008
"If I never hear the name "Palin" again, it will be too soon. Please make these people go away."
As much as I hate to say it, I hope the Palins are here to stay, and become the absolute sweethearts of the Republican Party.
Why would I wish that on us? Because... the last non-incumbent president to win by the kind of margins we saw in this election was Ronald Reagan in 1980 -- who actually got only 50.7% support, and not 53% like Obama -- and what happened in 1984 when Reagan did relatively well in his first term, thanks largely to the economic policies of Obama economic advisor / Carter's Fed Chief Paul Volcker, combined with a short-term economic bonus due to higher government spending?
Something like this.
Imagine, if you will, a sea of blue, with Alaska, Utah, Oklahoma, and Alabama red... an election where Obama and his fellow Democrats campaign almost entirely in states which he lost this time around.
Hrm. Okay, okay. No images. Something like this, then. posted by markkraft at 6:19 PM on November 8, 2008
what will this well dressed man do now?
he and his well dressed wife should kiss our asses and disappear back into the icebox they came from
i respectfully request that we just plain stop talking about them for awhile posted by pyramid termite at 8:58 PM on November 8, 2008 [1 favorite]
is feminism only for pretty ladies
See, the pretty ones can choose to be feminists, but the ugly ones, well, what else do they have? posted by nax at 5:17 AM on November 9, 2008 [1 favorite]
Actually, yes, you can. (supplemental to gman's link above) posted by nax at 5:22 AM on November 9, 2008
I heard someone on the radio call Sarah Palin "Elly Mae Cheney". posted by Bitter soylent at 6:29 AM on November 9, 2008
I've read various descriptions of Todd's Eskimo-ness. Over at Conservapedia they describe him as "part Yupik Eskimo." I've also heard him called "The Eskimo." According to Wikipedia his mother "is one-quarter Yup'ik" which makes him 1/8th. Is is fair to describe him as an Eskimo? Or a native? I've known people who revel in their Native American "roots" when those roots turn out to be a tiny fraction of their total genetic make-up, but I've always found these people to be tools.
I remember back in the massive "Metafilter vets Palin" thread that the issue of Todd cheating in one of races came up. There were a lot of hard feelings in the snow machine community, because he went on to win that particular race. posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 7:03 AM on November 9, 2008
I think the correct transcription is 'Also-Americans' but Palinese is often ambiguous. Nonetheless, it's comforting to know that Palin has vetted the MSM and also too the blogosphere and finds it accurate. posted by grounded at 9:12 AM on November 9, 2008
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