Trouble [UPDATED]
I like a good fight. I’ve even picked a few.
But I might have walked away from this one:
Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin will not cooperate with a “tainted” legislative investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign announced Monday, accusing supporters of Democratic rival Barack Obama of manipulating the probe for political motivations.
Former Palin Press Secretary Meg Stapleton told reporters in Anchorage that the power probe has been “hijacked” by “Obama operatives” for the Democratic presidential nominee — namely, Alaska state Sen. Hollis French, the Democratic lawmaker managing the investigation and an Obama supporter. Hollis has denied working on behalf of the Obama campaign.
The Obama campaign described Stapleton’s charge as “complete paranoia.” It has denied sending campaign staff to Alaska to work with the legislative committee’s investigation.
McCain campaign spokesman Ed O’Callaghan said, “I think it’s fair to say that the governor is not going to cooperate with that investigation so long as it remained tainted and run by partisan individuals who have a predetermined conclusion,” referring to a comment by French this month that the case could produce criminal charges or an “October Surprise” for the GOP ticket.
Sounds like a good excuse for a fight, doesn’t it? No doubt they could land a few good punches. But when the gang gathered around you includes not only your opponents, but assembled media toughs like Tom Brokaw (clinking a motorcycle chain), Frank Rich (splitting a hair with his Bowie knife), Katie Couric (twiddling her poison lipstick), and Charlie Gibson (twirling the ends of his waxed handlebar mustache), discretion can be the better part of valor.
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel. (A quote variously attributed to Bill Clinton and Mark Twain—I know where I put my money.)
McCain could beat Obama in a street fight with both arms tied behind his back (he’s used to it). And I like a good fight. But the whole bar is backing Obama, and a fair number of them are carrying pool cues—suggested line for John McCain: “I’m here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubblegum.”
UPDATE
Oh, now I get it. McCain/Palin want to run an end-around against the Dems and the media, as Hot Air reports.
Sarah Palin issued a response to the Troopergate investigation yesterday by releasing internal memoranda that show Walt Monegan got fired for insubordination on budget matters and not because of his refusal to fire Palin’s former brother-in-law. Monegan went behind Palin’s back to attempt to revive a project Palin had vetoed, which “stunned” the Office of Management and Budget Director. On another occasion, Monegan held a press conference with Hollis French to dissent from Palin’s budget priorities — the same Hollis French pushing the ethics complaint against Palin.
I applaud the effort, I really do, but I wonder if three yards and a cloud of dust wouldn’t have safely done the job. It’s not Monegan and French aren’t true sleazes and couldn’t have been discredited through normal channels. Why give your adversaries the charge of “cover-up!”?
Ryan said,
September 16, 2008 @ 7:59 am
A Duke Nukem quote for McCain?
I like it. Just makes me feel more confident in my vote.
I’d vote Duke Nukem as the President in a heart beat.
Ryan said,
September 16, 2008 @ 8:09 am
Using “Alaska state Sen. Hollis French, the Democratic lawmaker managing the investigation and an Obama supporter. ” as an excuse is so idiotic. Is the American public stupid? Hollis French is a Democrat, of course she is an Obama supporter. Her party nominated him as their candidate. If she was republican she would be a Mccain supporter. So coming from a neutral point of view on this, I don’t see how anyone, yet alone a presidential candidate, could be so idiotic to try to dupe the public using an excuse like that.
The investigation was going on before she was a running mate of Mccain’s, and Mccain could have cared less about it then. No that he selected her, it is now his fight. But, it would not matter who the democratic candidate was. Mccain’s party would simply change the name. Hollis is a Democrat, and a supporter of [ insert name here ], so obviously it is tainted… gimme a break…
Yellowbirdy2 said,
September 16, 2008 @ 8:59 am
Of course she is not going to cooperate. She is guilty as sin.
She made a comment in the interview with Gibson that she doesn’t profess to know what God’s Words or Thoughts are. God made a Book that leaves nothing to the imagination about what He wants. All you have to do is read it and He will reveal His meaning to you. It’s called the Bible, Sarah. He tells you point blank and frank what you are to do and not to do. So if Palin wants to know if it is okay to lie, cheat and steal she doesn’t have very far to look for the answers to that question!
SmartGal said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:02 am
History DOES repeat itself.
Little Miss Sarah is becoming more like her Biblical name (Sarah, which was changed from Saraj) every day. In Genesis, Sarah, in cohorts with her husband, lied to Egypt’s Pharaoh to protect her husband and committed adultery to do so. Middle Class American is McCain’s Egypt and they are buying the line, and Sarah’s every day. They will only learn to find, as the Egyptians in the Bible, that they were lied to and stolen from. In Effect, in genesis, Saraj was a TROJAN MOOSE.
By *NOT* talking to ANYONE and only giving controlled speaches, Little Miss Sarah is cloaking her real idenity. Saraj. A Tojan Moose.
SDoug said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:11 am
Smart Girl, I love your post. Hope you don’t mind if I borrow it and post it in my local news paper (they are not fit to use to scoop up my dog’s pop). Any way, in my town and probably in others gas is running out and almost .75 cents higher than it was last week. And i blame the Reps. Banks and big business going bankrupt, and the Reps. trying to protect Palins reputation. How about protecting my interests, my bank account, my educational benefits, my job, my 401K…WHAT ABOUT ME!!!, the middle class tax payer. WHAT ABOUT ME!!
Catknox said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:11 am
McCain/Palin sounds exactly like Bush/Cheney, above the law, it is politically motivated, will not respond to investigations, will not respond to questions, will not respond to public inquiries and the list goes on. In other words a horse by any other name is still a horse. For fear of offending the Bush/McCain Palin campaign, I would have said that “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” but we are forbidden to mention “pig” or any of its derivatives (pardon the “economy” reference as well)! Then again, the Republicans are experts at contriving political investigations and sadly they now believe that every investigation or inquiry is founded on false premises or contrivances.
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:12 am
If I’m not mistaken, Yellowbirdy2, doesn’t the Bible also say “Judge not, lest ye be judged”? You don’t have to like Gavernor Palin, but could you hold off on the fire and brimstone talk? It’s a little above your pay grade, as someone else might say.
And SmartGal is a little too smart for me. If Sarah (never heard of this Saraj you refer to, and don’t see the point) lied to Pharaoh to protect “her husband” (by which you mean Abraham), doesn’t that maker her a heroine—in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? I’m sure Governor Palin would be grateful for the comparison.
And the Biblical Sarah was supposed to be a looker, as well.
Axelrod's Skanky Astroturfing Sockpuppet said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:15 am
As a committed Christian I think you should see this link…
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/09/surprise_palin.html
Ken said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:20 am
Who does Palin want to investigate her - a corrupt republican b-i-t-ch K. Harris? Why not have Bush pardon her in advance?
Palin’s life is a great soap opera. Beauty queens, pregnant teens, hockey moms, lipstick, sadistic cops, corrupt sister in-laws…. Wow!!! this is just a beginning - wait till she gets the WH. I have a title for that show: “west wing swing”.
If these two republican wako’s are elected, this country is going down, like McCain’s airplane. I forgot - how many did he crash before he “intercepted the missile”? Only two? Didn’t we have a dumb C student at the helm long enough?
As far as the abortion debate, I have a solution: if you are a democrat - abort. If you are republican - keep the baby. Then, in two generations, our country will be free of them satan-worshiping liberals and the problem is solved!
Helen said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:20 am
Yellowbirdie2, I couldn’t agree with you more. Eventually her lies are going to trip her up. Calling herself a Christian and every second word is a lie. Come on now doesn’t she have a conscience.
clr33 said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:38 am
So, we have economic issues, and tax payers dollars are being wasted on ramping up a probe that Alaskans (who are all that count here) found unimportant enough that it was not a priority up to a few weeks ago? Now millions are being thrown at this by Democrats outside of Alaska to try to smear a political candidate?
I suggest Palin say “sure - I will be happy to cooperate - in December when my schedule frees up a little”. Meanwhile, go ahead and do whatever other background research you need to do. IF this is not just one more smear tactic for the Democratic Party - then they should be perfectly happy with that - right? After all - a PROPER investigation is going to take longer than a few months anyway. What is the rush? hmmmmmm?
Oh - and the Democratic Party trying to defend the piece of trash trooper involved in this… priceless… It shows just what kind of gutters Obama rolls around in.
Ken said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:39 am
Half of the country is clinging to guns and religion.
In the meantime, a small group of creative and ingenious americans who are free of big government oversight - as the republican doctrine calls them - have a free run on banking and energy and clean out the pockets of the “hardworking Americans” along with “men and women in uniform fighting for our freedom”.
This is the truth - even if it is inconvenient.
If the republicans win, soon there will be nothing to cling to but guns, and the only hope will be for Jesus to return and get us out of this mess. But this is not going to happen.
SmartGal said,
September 16, 2008 @ 9:48 am
Yes — if you think of Abraham as the hero but not everyhing in the Bible is pretty stuff. There is alot of bad things that happen in the bible.
And for this case, and For me, I see that Middle Class America is McCain’s Egypt. McPain thinks of Middle Class Americans as stupid, mislead, no values and he is here to rescue us. He **THINKS** of himself as the leader out. He is NOT. Middle Class America has to watch out. The reason I mention Sarai (oops I mistyped j instead of i) if is you try to look up references in Bible, the name change to Sarah didn’t happen till after they lied to the Egyptians.
What kind of values are you taking where Sarah was used to Save Abrams own skin by allowing her to become a adulter; the wife of another man????
This is from http://www.biblegateway.com/: As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you. When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai. So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?” he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!” Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.
On a lighter Note: Did you hear the Revised Bibical Story of McCain and Able?
MCain killed cause was pissed at God because he wasn’t Able.
bill b. from Stratford,Ct said,
September 16, 2008 @ 10:11 am
Give me a break Mccain camp, this damn investigation was going on before Palin was pick for VP. Now their trying to blame the Obama camp for this investigation, don’t be stupid America, we had these same two idiots in the white house for 8yrs now and look where it got us. No one should be above the LAW but when it comes to the Republicans there is no LAW for them. Sarah Palin is just as guilty as hell and they think that americans are stupid. If we as american fall for this corrupt ticket(Mccain/Palin) we deserve everything that happens to this country. Mccain= war monger 2. reinstate the drift 3. bush tax for every 4. foreign policy is a joke 5.voted with Bush 90% of the time 6.he lies a lot Sarah Palin= nothing, because she has no experience on anything, domestic or foreign policy, so go ahead you idiots out here vote for that ticket and you’ll see what you’ll get.
Tony said,
September 16, 2008 @ 11:00 am
Trolls again, only this time they’re using the Bible? So, SmartGal, in your version, the Egyptians are the good guys? Yellowbirdy2, wasn’t she referring to God’s will? And I know you’re a troll, because only the unbeliever will use the Bible to score a cheap political point like that. Kind of like, “Jesus was a community organizer”. It shows a complete lack of idea who Christ is. And SDoug. Suck it up, grow some balls, and start taking care of yourself.
Government does not exis/never did exist to take care of your everyday crap.
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
September 16, 2008 @ 11:32 am
Tony,
We love trolls here! Their tiny tantrums, their itty-bitty stomping feet, the look of their cherubic faces turning purple from holding their breath—what, do you not like puppies and kittens either?
That said, this is something of an infestation. I deserve it for asking a simple question about McCain’s/Palin’s strategy. We get Bible-hating, talking-point-quoting, Obama-worshipping nitwits in response. Blame me.
As usual, your comments are welcome and appreciated.
BTL
Tony said,
September 16, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
Bill B - voted with Bush 90% of the time (get this) in the last year. Which, looking at this congress, means he voted…what…three times? Obama going to cross border to fight in Pakistan = war.
Bill B = puppet-talking man…monger.
Other trolls = Bible-twisting…mongers.
SDough = whiny-boy…monger
It IS fun to add “monger” to the end of every phrase. Here I thought it just made people seem “unlettered” and uneducated, but wow. No wonder the left and anti-war do it so much. It’s just so damn much fun.
No Bikini Atoll said,
September 16, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Hey if it’s not a crime for the President of the U.S. to use his office to avenge his father’s shame (and kill thousands of people in the process), why the heck would it be a crime for the governor of Alaska to use her office to go after her ex-brother-in-law? I mean nobody died, right?
Anyway lets not break our string of indictable Republican vice-presidents by finding her guilty before the election. it will be much more fun afterwards when we can televise her impeachment.
Plus if she eventually becomes President (seems like a sure bet) that kind of “Screw the child-support payments! I want blood!” approach could really improve our foreign relations. (”Hello, Joint Chiefs of Staff? I want every major Arab city in the Middle East nuked now! Fall-out? Who gives a f**k about fall-out!”)
Keep up the good work, BloodThirsty. You’ve got the “hobgoblin of little blogs” thing going in spades.
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
September 16, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
Much appreciated, Bikini. And thank you for the e-pithet: from now on I’d like BTL to be known as “the hobgoblin of little blogs”. (Almost original, according to Google, but not quite.)
I would otherwise dispute everything you wrote as a lie, but as you evidently weren’t being serious, I won’t bother. (You weren’t being serious, were you? For your sake, I hope not.)
You’re the first one I’ve read to suggest that Governor Palin would nuke Mecca and Medina. I’m glad you think the old girl has such initiative, but its moose, not Muslims, she’s adept at skinning.
BTL
Tony said,
September 16, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
No Bikini,
Nukes are obsolete.
Love,
Brains
Martino said,
September 16, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
What a crime that I’m just stumbling upon this now.
So, we get started with an erroneous quote reference: It’s not Duke Nukem’s line, it is from the John Carpenter movie, “They Live” spoken by Roudy Roddy Piper. Get out of your mom’s basement. Like most of the neo-liberal comments here, this highlights what Obiden has been saying about them: They just aren’t smart enough for B. Hussein Obama.
Then we move onto to a biblical scholar who either intentionally or, again, erroneously reads two lines of an interview that was edited to damage Palin. In the process it claims to know the verdict before there has been due process. Haven’t 8 years of that been enough for you neo-liberals? Get ye back to the refectory before I call on the Horned One to smite thee.
Next, defending Pharoah, the vicious slave owner and dictator, I believe it was Amenhotep III, but somebody can correct that if necessary, is on the daily fare. Why defend an ancient Egyptian dictator who slaughtered tens of thousands? Because you can make an insane reference to a woman in 2008, it’s pretty simple.
And….let’s see here, ah, yes. Next we get something from a catbox going on about something about a horse’s name and projecting the moonbats in congress onto the Bush administration….and….then being afraid to mention something about porcine characteristics because it offends Muslims or something….we’ll let that one go, it gives me a pain between my ears.
Onto Ken, who in his blog-addled mind refers to G.W. Bush as a “c” student even though he earned an undergrad degree from Yale and an MBA from Harvard, all the while getting better grades than the two numbskulls Ken voted for in the last two elections. And imagine, Bush also was able to master a mach2+ interceptor while Al Gore was taking down notes at the Ann Margaret concert in Saigon, and Kerry was earning a purple heart for dropping a LAWs rocket on his thumb. And in here somewhere, Ken decides that getting shot down by mach 5 missiles manufactured in the communist country where he and his parents were laughingly referred to as “useful idiots” proves that you aren’t really worthy of flying an airplane. Finally, Ken offers an obvious solution that is already appearing before our eyes. Neo-liberals will eventually be killed off by their mothers.
Next up, Helen……..I can’t..
Ho! Ken is back vomitting up the DNC talking points designed to mask the corruption of Dems involved in the latest money-grab in Washington. You are right Ken, we need MORE gov’t. involvement in our markets. Here Ken devolves into his gun safe and mutters something about the Second Coming, not knowing that the Christened One will be on the ballot this fall.
Smartgal then gives her AMC review of The Ten Commandments/Cleopatra/Ben-Hur and Bubba Ho-Tep. Great stuff, smarty.
BBfromsct. chimes in with his answer to the question: If you never used spellcheck or were corrected in grammar class as a child, what would an incoherent, angry, unfocused, unknowing, ignorant neo-liberal post look like on a blog?
Finally we get the naked clam-digger in what, unbelievably, trumps BBfromsct’s unreadable drivel about some guy’s dad, child-payments, bombing for blood, peeling apples, making finger puppets with day-old mashed potatoes……hell it’s just buzzers and whistles at this point….
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
September 16, 2008 @ 5:28 pm
After that thorough beatdown, Martino, it is a crime you didn’t get in earlier. I’m afraid the moonbats have left the belfry (good riddance).
BTL