The Least Classy Exit Since Nixon’s
To the folks who’ve been yammering about the supposed assault on Ms. Palin’s “dignity” over the last year: I’m afraid what the media reported was, unfortunately, exactly what they saw.
You want proof?
Sarah Palin’s resignation was a moment that she herself designed and controlled, without anyone else’s intervention. It was an opportunity to create a legacy moment, to demonstrate some of the statesmanship and dignity her adherents had claimed were being unfairly ignored.
And what did she do with this opportunity to show us all how wrong we had been about her – an opportunity, once again, that SHE scripted and controlled?
She delivered one of the most graceless exits I can remember in politics since Nixon’s surly “you won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore”.
She was petulant, self-pitying, barely coherent, and vindictive. The candidate who berated Hillary Clinton for “whining” – whined. The governor who mocked Obama’s capacity failed to finish a single term. The politician who talked about “responsibility” blamed everyone but herself for her failure.
THAT was Sarah Palin. Bye bye.
“I am not a Dumbass” “V”
I’m just looking forward to her coming stint in softcore porn.
Indeed.
Oops, I think my comment got spammed out. Here. (Hope that works)
The nutty numbskull believed her own P.R.
Throbbin,
Misogyny isn’t funny just because it’s issued against a social conservative.
I’m a little cautious about that “misogyny” label, myself. I found Sarah Palin risible because she was inarticulate, underexperienced, ill prepared, badly screened and shallow. Gender didn’t enter into it.
Precisely, babulican, which is why Throbbin’s remark is inappropriate. I find her completely unpalatable as a candidate for anything I might believe in, but that doesn’t give us the right to mock her sexually.
I’ve no doubt that your co-blogger’s remarks directed at, for instance, Marlene Jennings, would illicit an appropriate finger-wagging.
I’m sorry, Raphael – I understand your fondness for guilt by association, but you’ve lost me. By “co-blogger” you were referring to who, precisely?
I was under the impression that Throbbin was a contributor here. My mistake. Although for the record, I have absolutely no “fondness” for guilt by association. In fact that’s patently untrue.
Sarah Palin’s only appeal was her sexuality. Who are you trying to kid? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, dude.
“Although for the record, I have absolutely no “fondness” for guilt by association. In fact that’s patently untrue.”
I could argue that based on some of your posts about Muslims in Canada, but this isn’t the forum…
Throbbin’s comment was a bit of a cheap shot, and Sooey has a point. Can we just avoid the whole “she’s being demonized because she’s a woman” BS? Plenty of that on other blogs.
Sexism remains embedded in our culture, and Ms. Palin was objectified (to use a charming archaism) by both her detractors and her supporters. Same mindset, different goals. Interesting phenomenon (I still cringe when I remember our dimmer conservative brothers drooling “….AND she’s so HAAWWWTTT!”), but irrelevant to this discussion. If you don’t believe Ms. Palin bears any responsibility for her own political demise, you weren’t looking.
She doesn’t bear much responsibility for anything. She was a set up by the Republican Party, the official wing of which seems to be trying to sell us the story that she just muscled in and made herself John McCain’s running mate.
I have to agree with most of the criticism of Palin. She was unworthy to be a vice presidential candidate. I warched part of her resignation speech and had to change channels because I was embarrassed for her. It was like when I was a kid cringing when the juggler dropped his balls on the Ed Sullivan Show.
However it was due to her that I became a fan of Tina Fey. So thank you Sarah
I’m sorry Raph – I guess you missed it.
Republicans are more often than not just stupid people who pick other stupid people to be their representatives. But to put the supposed sexist standard by which Sarah Palin is judged to the test, picture a fat, ugly Dan Quayle authoritatively spelling potato with an “e” – during an elementary school spelling bee championship – and ask yourself if he’d have been mocked more or less by the media. Now picture a fat, ugly Sarah Palin telling the world she could see Russia from her house and ask yourself the same thing. My guess is that in both cases their good looks saved them from the media drubbing they both REALLY deserved.
Dear “Raphael”:
Fuck off. Seriously. You must be the most petulant, infantile, hypocritical wank in all of Wankdom. You get your panties in a bunch over someone’s meaningless joke about Sarah Palin, yet only recently, you linked *favourably* to Wendy Sullivan’s outing of me — that would be the same Wendy Sullivan who described Canada’s aboriginals as smoking, drinking and fucking their daughters 364 days a year.
Where’s your outrage over Wendy Sullivan, Raph? Or were you too busy fawning over her to let her overt racism and bigotry get in the way of all that Wendy-flavoured adoration?
You have a lot of nerve, Raphael. The day you start taking it to the bigots and racists on *your* side of the aisle is the day you get to start lecturing the rest of us over here. Does that work for you, you pathetic little turd?
Jackass.
^ I second that motion.
Well, not to out anybody, but I don’t believe for a second that Raphael is a blue collar worker as he so claims. He’s somebody’s fartcatcher, as FRANK used to say.
CC,
No, it doesn’t work. You can’t excuse your rampant Palin misogyny double standard, although in your case we’ve all known that conservative women aren’t real women anyway. So it’s okay.
Sooey,
No, I’m not a blue collar worker. I volunteer down at the construction site to “keep in touch with the common man”. I’m actually a multi-millionaire. Now bring me the finest wines known to humanity!
I think one of the best quotes about Sarah Palin comes from a conservative, of all people. It was linked to from Quotulatiousness:
The second scenario inevitable led to the first – as it should. What’s interesting to me is the need so many people feel to make excuses for Sarah Palin, as if she’s not a complete and utter asshole completely deserving of every bit of mockery and contempt she’s receiving from people like me who find her unbelievably offensive. What are we supposed to do? Pull our punches because she doesn’t like being called on her ridiculous bullshit?
@Raphael – Quit yer bitchin – any woman who winks at the camera in the middle of a VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE deserves to be treated as the washed up beauty queen they are.
@Throbbin – I know, eh? Just like that dumb blonde bimbo Hillary. Wonder when she’ll be starring in her own porno video. Gee, she’s so dumb. Did I mention how dumb she is? Typical blonde. Bimbo. Dumb.
Raphael…
Uh…no. Hillary isn’t dumb. Neither was Condoleeza Rice. However, Sarah Palin is.
Let us all notice how Raphael, while accusing me of Sarah Palin “misogyny” (a bullshit accusation), still has no problem with Wendy Sullivan’s reprehensible bigotry. Nice try, Raph. Now how about you address the issue I actually raised instead of being such an evasive little weasel?
And Sarah’s right, Raph — people accused Sarah Palin of being an imbecile not because they were misogynists, but because Sarah Palin was an imbecile. Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.
Just to be clear, when I wrote “Sarah’s right,” I was referring to previous commenter “Sarah N. Dippity.” Sarah Palin is an indescribable idiot. That’s not misogyny, it’s just an observation — one made by numerous *conservative* pundits as well.
Otherwise known as rats jumping the sinking ship of Sarah Palin.
By the way, Raphael (and the proprietors of this particular blog can decide if this comment violates the bounds of decorum), there’s a certain hypocrisy on your part given that, once upon a time, you wrote about The Dangers Of Posting Under Your Real Name while, only a few months later, you absolutely gleefully participated in splashing my name and picture all over the Intertoobz. Apparently, you value your anonymity while not giving a shit about mine. That’s pretty rich. And here’s where I’m possibly going to violate some decorum.
I want to know Raphael’s personal information. As much of it as I can get. Real name, address, phone number … the works. But privately. I have no intention of publishing it. Yet. Unless “Raphael” continues to act like the unprincipled bully he is.
And, frankly, I see nothing untoward about wanting this information. Raphael clearly enjoyed my outing immensely, so it seems only fair that someone return the favour, wouldn’t you say, Raphael? Seriously, Raph, would you object to someone splashing the personal info of you and your family all over the place? If not, then just publish it and get it over with. If you would, then you can explain why you so joyfully participated in what happened with mine.
So let’s hear it, “Raphael.” If you still want to protect your anonymity, why are you so hypocritical as to strip it from someone else? And while you’re thinking of a good answer for that, yes, I do want any of Raphael’s personal information you can send me. But privately only. Let’s start with his real name and go from there.
Or is that being a big bully because I’d be doing it?
Because you’re a lowlife cretin, Rob.
Go ahead. Make my “Day”.
MEEOW!
Somebody got their knickers in a twist.
And by writing “Go ahead,” Raphael, I’m assuming you just gave me your blessing to start tracking down your personal information. Am I reading that correctly? I just want to be sure so you can’t come back later and whine about it. Please confirm that that’s your position so I can post on my blog and invite my readers to track you down and send me whatever they learn.
That’s quite the corner you’ve painted yourself into, “Raphael,” wouldn’t you say?
Why don’t you two just get a room.
Gentlemen, you can’t fight here – this is the War Room!
No one’s fighting here, Balb.
I just think it’s amusing to see how freaked out “Raphael” gets when someone starts poking at his secret identity. And, wow, that was some reaction, wouldn’t you say? Not at all what you’d expect from someone who had a howling good time helping out someone else.
I think I’ve made my point, don’t you?
Wow… CC still seems to be upset… poor thing…
Hi, Dick … how’s it going? Love the new look over at your blog — exclusively soft core porn. I’m sure that’s just the topic of conversation at PTA meetings when other parents ask you about your hobbies, then back away quickly when you mention it.
Apparently, you’ve disappeared all the old content; you know, the defamatory stuff. Good thinking. All that stuff would have been awkward to explain in any legal proceedings.
Sadly for you, Dick, Google has a long memory, as anyone can see if they Google on the combination of “Richard Evans” and “Calgary.” I’m betting that’s going to be awkward, too, the next time you run for Calgary City Council.
Thanks for stopping by, Dick. Say ‘hi’ to the folks at NAMBLA for all of us.
No, Robert, nothing’s been hidden… We’re having trouble getting the joomla db back up because of its size. The archive site (05 to 08) is back up and running though. You can find it here: http://no-libs.com/wordpress
The main site should be back up and running (with all posts intact) by the beginning of next week… Unlike you, Robert, I have no fear of having my name attached to my words.
Cheers!