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A normally rational colleague hit me with that failed equivalency.  Yeah, compare (possibly) excessive transportation costs with excessive lipstick costs.


Apparently its just another sign that the media isn't fair to Palin.

And to have it both ways, this colleague insists they realize Palin isn't a good choice, but "the media" still isn't being fair to her.

In Wasilla.

Ribtorus wrote:

Reliable sources tell me he really flew back because his birth certificate scam has been found out by intrepid investigators, and he has to get another one. Presumabley a better one, less suceptible to intrepid investigators.

Where's the media on this?

That's odd, because I heard Hawaii is just a stopover; his real destination is Indonesia, where he plans to revisit the madrassa of his youth for the latest orders from Islamic Central.

user wrote:

http://www.maclife.com/forums/post/1605770#p1605770

post #54, yesterday

ShnickyShnack wrote:

Farmerkev wrote:

He certainly took his own sweet time flying there. Just how gravely ill is dear old grannie?

Jesus, kev. Really?

Jesus Shick, yes.
First we hear Grannie is gravely ill and he's cutting out of the campaign to go see her.
He campaigns here and there anyway, does a dance on Ellen and finally flies out to see her.
Oh, he also says she might not make it till the election.
Just a bit odd all in all.

ShnickyShnack wrote:

Farmerkev wrote:

ShnickyShnack wrote:

Jesus, kev. Really?

Jesus Shick, yes.
First we hear Grannie is gravely ill and he's cutting out of the campaign to go see her.
He campaigns here and there anyway, does a dance on Ellen and finally flies out to see her.
Oh, he also says she might not make it till the election.
Just a bit odd all in all.

Having attended more than my share of death beds in my day, I have to say that you're being an idiot.

We have no idea what she's got or what shape she's in or what the prognosis is.

No we don't.
I'm not saying she isn't gravely ill, she could be taking her last breath as I type this for all I know. It seems she fell and broke a hip with some other issues in the mix. At 85 it's no wonder she's got other issues.
I do know I personally find it a bit odd as I too have had my share of death beds and gravely ill loved ones.
If he had held off announcing anything until the last minute, announced and gone, I wouldn't think a thing of it. This just has a touch of "are we being played" to it but perhaps I'm too cynical.

it really didn't strike me as a big deal

He did suspend his campaign (as far as his his own involvement is concerned), he's just not canceling it or dropping out. He still could not have taken pubic transportation. As a candidate he has security concerns you or I couldn't relate to and in dealing with them it would disrupt said public transportation. So you ask why not take a smaller plane? Well does he has one, particularly one capable of making it to Hawaii? If not, it's not gonna be any cheaper to buy or charter one rather than it is to use the plane he already has available. Beside this a a 767 not a 747; it's a much smaller plane at nearly half the weight while possessing configurations capable of transpacific flight.

Wow, it's clear McCain supporters are having a meltdown. This and this

are symptoms of the same type of insanity. I almost don't feel it's worth worrying about anymore.

I just hope these delusions don't translate in to anything more violent. For one, Biden would make a bad president, but also what it would say about America and in turn humanity in general.

Last edited by mo' ron (2008-10-25 2:28 am)

SPeaking of 'conservatives'..

Today on CSPAN/WJ the topic is who's a choice for a cabinet postition for your candidate? So, one caller wants to know why all the calls are about Obama's cabinet, like he's already elected. Host asked if she had suggestions for McCandidate's cabinet, she said, "No, I want to talk about ANOTHER issue...The Conservative Party wants to know what's behind the media's treatement of Gov. Palin?"

The Conservative Party. And a few days ago I heard something like.."We want Obama questioned about his ties to Bill Ayers. And if he is not questioned the Conservative BASE will take action."

Making the word 'questioned' sound like uhhh...waterboarding. Or worse.
There is a sort of bifurcation going on, I think.

Pariah wrote:

I think the whole wardrobe thing has it's roots in how the Republican elite really are so genuinely out of touch with real Americans they never even blinked at the idea of lavishing that much cash on Palin's clothes.

It's not republicans.
It's politicians in general.

You will find that kind of spending on both sides of the aisle, and it is nothing new, been going on for a very long time.
I remember reading about Lincoln's wife wasting a boatload of cash.