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Colbert Annihilates Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin

  In the most biting of satire, Stephen laughs along with Rudy Giuliani as he disparages Barack Obama's historic campaign, and agrees with Sarah Plain that Barack Obama is a nobody who's only popular for giving great speeches (or in her case, a single speech.)

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Palin: What exactly is our opponent's plan?

Colbert: Exactly! We know nothing about Barack Obama. Only that he can give a great speech... and that is not enough. By the way, Governor Palin, great speech last night.

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HA HA HOO HOO AH HA! LMAO! LOL! LMFAO! HA!!!

But seriously folks...

9/11!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And, don't you forget it!

9/11 (remember?)

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/cheney_waits_until_last_minute

and, 9/11!

I have my speakers up as loud as they will go but I just can't hear what is being said on the clip. Is there some way the C&L folks can turn up the volume a little? I was "playing" it on Windows media

silly!

What gives. I wanted to embed this in my blog, but it is no longer available on youtube. However there are other Colbert Reports still intact. Hmmmmmm! Here's the spin: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc." Is Viacom owned by repubs? Sure looks shady. Guess I'll cut and past C&L.

pissed off patricia---I had the same problem. Had to plug in headphones.

Without Jon, Stephen and the good folks at crooksandliars.com

I would not have survived the week.

Thank you, e

Great clip, though as always some bits are better than others. What someone really should do is just cut the clip down to the thirty seconds or so that blows the "Thanks but no thanks to the bridge too far" lie out of the water, and make sure that clip gets posted in lots of easily available places. (I would do it but I'm an old geezer who doesn't get all these ipod tubes and internests things.)

They are repeating this lie constantly - they clearly think it is a winner for them, and they're probably right - and Colbert blows it up as effectively as anyone I've seen. Exposing that they are flatly lying with a straight face about this will do more good than any amount of National enquirer scandal-trolling.

Colbert and Stewart are having a blast. And why not? McCain and Palin are the most pathetic candidates in some time. MSM would like to think McCain and Palin have credentials, but they don't. Expect to laugh your ass off until November.

Every time I think about Rudy G, all that comes to mind was that excellent Daily Show clip showing his "dreams" from last October.

Palin?
...The thing that makes her rich will make you poor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRAg7ixYaeE

Just looking at the preview image keeps cracking me up.

I'll start with Obama's quote

"the change we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington."

Thanks to civil rights Palin actually has a chance to be a V.P. Guess what? There were a lot of Community Organizers who created that movement. They achieved more then her little time as Mayor could ever do. They take care of the people, when people like Governor Palin let them fall through the cracks. She just Slandered American History.

It's also an insult to the people of America.
There are Americans at home who watched, participated and sacrificed. Sarah Palin you benefited from these achievements.

Many of us are Proud of these figures for fighting for us. Especially for Women, AA, labor workers, Middle class, poor, children, Jews, Latino and so many more.

It's not just a left movement, the right has them too. Community organizing is at the heart of Catholic Social Teaching to end poverty and promote social justice.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has operated the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, its domestic anti-poverty and social justice program, since 1969.

Lisa Schare, chair of Catholic Democrats of Ohio on Obama's community organizing

"His work in helping people who were experiencing the real trauma of losing their jobs and livelihoods demonstrates an authentic Christian spirit and the real essence of Catholic Social Teaching, something strikingly absent from Governor Palin's remarks tonight."

We need to make a video of all the Hero's of America and their accomplishments and also Palin's remarks against them. It will prove Obama's point that we are the change advocates
NOT Washington.

Make people ask what has the government done for them?
Who really stepped up after katrina?
What about after 9/11 when people came together?

We need to bring up all her responsibilities as Mayor/Governor and then bring up organizations in Alaska that are helping single mothers since Palin cut the budget.

The Colbert producers need to get Palin on the show...he would make walrus blubber out of her.

P.D. @ 8:

Colbert and Stewart are having a blast. And why not? McCain and Palin are the most pathetic candidates in some time. MSM would like to think McCain and Palin have credentials, but they don't. Expect to laugh your ass off until November.

for your sake I hope you are right
People have been doing stupid things before and re-elected Bush.

Stewart said Leiberman knows Mccain's health is good because he has his head so far up McCain's ass he can see everything.

Priceless. LMAO

I love these guys! When you have to go to comics though to get the real truth about what we're busy trying to supress in our national egomania, it's a rather pathetic state of affairs. And the fact IS that there's more truth there along with Keith Olberman than is found anywhere else in our media. The balancing act today in trying to keep lipstick on the McSame pig is downright hilarious. A woman has reduced these grown men to being schizophrenic with their double-standard comments within the same news cycle within the mainstream whoring media. Ever see a prostitute caught in an alleyway?? This is what these grown men have suddenly become when they are so easily nailed speaking out both sides of their mouth.

So what "executive experience" then does John mcCain have? Short Answer: None! Hah! That's how much executive experience means. No longer a Repuke talking point.

Sadly, what the world witnessed last night was the death of a POW. Surely McSame's political aspirations will be compromised by his ripe old age of 72 and his invasive melanoma which gives him statistically just about 2 years to live. (65%/10 years for Stage 2A - cancer excised in 2000 - easy math here). It was more aptly entitled "McSame's Swan Song" or the "Call of the Dying Herd". I think he realized that he has nothing to say. There is nothing he can say to contradict the horrendous statements he's made in bragging that he voted with Bush 95% of the time. I'm sure he's rueing those words now.

Check out what John Dean has to say about Sarah Palin

John Dean nails Palin’s lack of qualifications.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20080905.html

“Governor Sarah Palin Does Not Qualify Under the Implicit Constitutional Standards

When Nixon selected Ford to be his Vice President, and Ford selected Rockefeller, the government was divided, with the Democrats controlling Congress. Yet a Democratic Congress approved both Ford and Rockefeller to be Vice President based on inter-branch comity. Surely no one would argue that Sarah Palin is in a league with Ford and Rockefeller when it comes to experience.

Nor does Palin possess anything close to the experience qualifications of the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, Robert Byrd. Indeed, I feel confident that Palin could not get confirmed for any of the top presidential succession posts, namely the posts of Secretary of State, Treasury and Defense. Palin’s lack of qualifications have been widely noted. Newspapers from her state have raised questions of her qualifications.

Recently, I was in Alaska, just after Palin’s name was first floated as a possible McCain running mate. Although I am not a Democrat, I gave a keynote speech at the Democrats’ state convention. During my visit, a senior Democratic Party official said to me that he sure hoped McCain would select Palin, because based on his observation of her record Alaska, he opined that, : “She’s screwing up Alaska big time, and she could probably assure defeat for McCain.” His wish may be coming true.”

##The big question is will lack of qualifications keep some of the stuck in the mud voters in Ohio and elsewhere from voting for the McCain/Palin ticket. If all goes according to the Rove teams plan lack of qualifications does not matter.

If you have not seen the Jon Stewart show the last several nights. Laugh, shake and tremble

RNC brought to you by Mace
http://www.thedailyshow.com/

musartus @ 4:

What gives. I wanted to embed this in my blog, but it is no longer available on youtube. However there are other Colbert Reports still intact. Hmmmmmm! Here's the spin: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc." Is Viacom owned by repubs? Sure looks shady. Guess I'll cut and past C&L.

Nothing shady, they're just anal about copyright. You can find the clip on http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/

Carol@14, True. I was hoping my American brothers and sisters had finally wisened up. But then again, I was crushed in 2004. Here's hoping!

Essentially, McPappy jumped on Obama's "Change We can Believe In" bandwagon - hook, line and sinker. His fruitless attempt to promote change through his own platform speaks for itself. No change whatsoever. No answers or solutions to pressing economic problems, unemployment, housing crisis, people starving, failing infrastructure....just for openers. The man is "all done" "kaput" "finito" and those closest to him know the truth. You could see in all of their faces last night and today. Palslut is going around squatting and giving everyone a double "thumbs up" - making herself look like a cheap cheerleader harlot and I think the whole world's gone nuts. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this on a news clip. Surely, the press is playing and replaying this ridiculous amateurish gesturing to highlight her total lack of class and ignorance?? Why else would they play this clip? Maybe that's all she's being allowed to do? She certainly isn't ready to speak, God forbid, and step up to the plate with the big girls, is she?

Go hide in the corner Sarah! Women of America have now seen what you're made of and it's pretty disgraceful.

17 Kathleen

The problem is down hereabouts in Texas we knew boosh was screwing up our state, but the Dallas Morning Nudes and the Austin papers were always talking up his bi-partisanship.

Does being bilingual mean one will blow anybody of either sex?

I saw a bit of Palin appearing on the stump today with McCain. She was introducing him and saying, the others say they will fight for you, but the only candidate who has actually fought for you is John McCain.

Could that be a reference to his Vietnam days and the fact that he was a POW? Why I think it just might have been.

I love Colbert. Great clip but it's sad to see Colbert and Stewart be the ones going after the Republicans instead of our Dems. CNN just reported from Joe Biden giving a speech where apparently he spent a good 15 minutes praising John McCain and what good friends they are, etc. Biden has already announced that he will not be attacking Palin at the VP debate. Obama refuses to get into the fray and attack. There is a serious disconnect amongst the Democrats.

As Glenn Greenwald states:
"Every four years, the GOP unleashes unrestrained personality attacks on Democrats and exploits cultural resentments. Every four years, Democrats tell themselves that such attacks don't work and are counter-productive. And every four years, that belief is disproven. These "character" issues end up mattering largely because Democrats, in election after election, allow wars over "character" to be waged in a largely one-sided fashion."

Kathleen @ 17:

Check out what John Dean has to say about Sarah Palin

John Dean nails Palin’s lack of qualifications.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20080905.html

“Governor Sarah Palin Does Not Qualify Under the Implicit Constitutional Standards

When Nixon selected Ford to be his Vice President, and Ford selected Rockefeller, the government was divided, with the Democrats controlling Congress. Yet a Democratic Congress approved both Ford and Rockefeller to be Vice President based on inter-branch comity. Surely no one would argue that Sarah Palin is in a league with Ford and Rockefeller when it comes to experience.

Nor does Palin possess anything close to the experience qualifications of the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, Robert Byrd. Indeed, I feel confident that Palin could not get confirmed for any of the top presidential succession posts, namely the posts of Secretary of State, Treasury and Defense. Palin’s lack of qualifications have been widely noted. Newspapers from her state have raised questions of her qualifications.

Recently, I was in Alaska, just after Palin’s name was first floated as a possible McCain running mate. Although I am not a Democrat, I gave a keynote speech at the Democrats’ state convention. During my visit, a senior Democratic Party official said to me that he sure hoped McCain would select Palin, because based on his observation of her record Alaska, he opined that, : “She’s screwing up Alaska big time, and she could probably assure defeat for McCain.” His wish may be coming true.”

##The big question is will lack of qualifications keep some of the stuck in the mud voters in Ohio and elsewhere from voting for the McCain/Palin ticket. If all goes according to the Rove teams plan lack of qualifications does not matter.

If you have not seen the Jon Stewart show the last several nights. Laugh, shake and tremble

RNC brought to you by Mace
http://www.thedailyshow.com/

From the word on the streets, it is incontrovertible now that Palin has been the single best "gift" the GOP could have given the Democrats. Thank you GOP! I don't want the media to go too hard on her for fear that she will begin to decompensate and decline soon. She's just the gal the Dems need to close the deal. I'm not surprised that you heard this among Democratic circles up there. She has screwed up Alaska and that's saying something in the brief time she's had power. I've just seen the latest from the Anchorage Daily News that they are "fast tracking" the real investigation into Troopergate. Evidently, Palin's lawyer is trying every trick in the book - even the secret service card - but it's not going to work.

pissed off patricia @ 23:

I saw a bit of Palin appearing on the stump today with McCain. She was introducing him and saying, the others say they will fight for you, but the only candidate who has actually fought for you is John McCain.

Could that be a reference to his Vietnam days and the fact that he was a POW? Why I think it just might have been.

John McSame: POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW.
Sarah Baraccuda: POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, .....Oh, did I tell you that John McCain was........a POW?? (pageant grin and then purse the lip up to play the invisible flute.....what a tic that is! )

I don't think I've ever witnessed more hideous facial expression and contortions of the lips as I see in Sarah Palin. It comes from years of being a professional beauty queen wannabe and hours spent practicing the flute. It'll be the fodder for comedy shows for years to come. I've been working on it myself - the impersonation, that is. She's not going to feel flattered when she sees all of her hideous expressions coming back at her (deep plie here with double thumbs up.....oops...forgot I was wearing a skirt....sorry for the inadvertent veejayjay show but I thought I'd just remind you that I had one in the event that you'd forgotten, folks....).

After all, this comedy routine comes to us thanks to the Grand Old Pervert Party itself! What comic relief these two assclowns will be over the next two months. All dignity has been removed from our political election process now. All decorum and professionalism are gone, thanks to these two.

George Bush and John Bush (McCain) have destroyed our entire governmental system; John McCain and Sarah Palin have destroyed our political process. What's left?

BREAKING:

Lawmakers to issue subpoenas in Troopergate

(ANCHORAGE) – Legislative leaders today announced that a joint House and Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will take place on Friday, September 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in Anchorage to issue subpoenas in the ongoing investigation into the events surrounding the termination of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. They also set a date of October 10, 2008, for the completion of special counsel Stephen Branchflower’s report.

This week, seven key witnesses informed Mr. Branchflower through their attorneys that they would not provide depositions. Their depositions, which had been agreed to and scheduled earlier with Mr. Branchflower, were cancelled within the last 72 hours. Additionally, the Governor’s lawyer has stated that he represents the Governor and the Governor’s office, and has forbidden any contact by Mr. Branchflower with any member of that office. Mr. Branchflower wishes to depose some of those employees. The issuance of the subpoenas is intended to get at the truth and to expedite the completion of his report to the public.

House Judiciary Chairman Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, said that the reason for the earlier completion date for the report is to avoid the appearance of a last-minute ‘October surprise,’ and to give both sides plenty of time to respond to the contents of the report. “I met with Mr. Branchflower on Wednesday, along with my vice-chair Representative Nancy Dahlstrom and Senator Hollis French. We agreed that an earlier completion date was achievable, and that it was fair to all sides. We are satisfied that the report can be finished by no later than October 10, 2008.”

Representative Ramras expressed confidence in Mr. Branchflower’s ability to produce a timely report. “I just met the man for the first time Wednesday. I was impressed. He is organized and task-oriented. He says he can get done ahead of schedule. I believe him.”

“We also discussed and agreed amongst ourselves that no subpoena will be issued for the Governor,” said Representative Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Eagle River. “She has told the public that she intends to cooperate with the investigation, indeed, she has told the public that she welcomes the investigation and I have every faith that she means it. If necessary we can send Mr. Branchflower to wherever the Governor is, or she can give her statement to him over the telephone, whatever is most convenient for her. We recognize that her schedule is extremely busy, and we want to accommodate that.”

Under Alaska law, a subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness before a standing committee may be issued by the chairman of a committee when authorized to do so by a majority of the membership of the committee and with the concurrence of the Senate President or of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“We had scheduled and then cancelled a joint House-Senate Judiciary hearing for Aug. 18, 2008, because at that time every witness that Mr. Branchflower contacted agreed to sit down and give a statement,” said Senator Hollis French, D-Anchorage.

Senator Charlie Huggins, R-Rural Mat-Su/Chugiak, the vice-chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also expressed his support for an earlier report. “Clearly it is in the best interests of everyone to get the job done ahead of schedule,” said Senator Huggins.

Love it.

"...no subpoena will be issued for the Governor,” said Representative Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Eagle River. “She has told the public that she intends to cooperate with the investigation, indeed, she has told the public that she welcomes the investigation and I have every faith that she means it."

The noose tightens.

For all the Babylon 5 folks out there: Anyone else thinking of Sheridan talking to Reebo and Zootie in "Day of the Dead"?

It's been three days since I listened to that lie saturated, solutionlessly mean, chalk board scratching awful, hate generating speech by that right wing militant bitch Palin. Every time I hear some lying pundit or Jim Crow party representative try to tell me that that UnAmerican, divisive, hate vomit from Palin "was a great speech" I know the media is dead and hatred in America is alive and well . Palin is evil on the Coulter level.

sophya @ 29:

George Bush and John Bush (McCain) have destroyed our entire governmental system; John McCain and Sarah Palin have destroyed our political process. What's left?

Nuclear war with Russia over Iran or Georgia?

It was hilarious - my favourite part was when Colbert went into profile, laughing along with Rudy - mockery at its finest!

Woohoo! Stephen Colbert nails it!! Hilarious... that pic of Rudy and Stephen laughing so hard, had me laughing out loud for some time and I'm still chuckling... Thank God for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert! They've helped me (and probably many others) maintain my sanity during the past 8 years of avarice, contempt, hubris, greed... the list goes on and on...

So, since they have no real points and no real platform to run on... the Neo Conservatives are into condescendingly dissing "Community Activivts" these days. Well, of course... If it weren't for them, the Corporate hogs would be in complete control of our country and you poor ignorant 'Mericans would be working 16 hours a day to put "food on your family..."

Yes!!! This is really Awesome!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_oZVe3P1RU

musartus@13:

You must be joking. The McCain campaign wouldn't let Palin within a hundred miles of Colbert or Stewart. They won't even let her talk to reporters.

I am amazed republicans don't get the colbern joke, they actually believe his is one of them

Left&Left @ 32:

It's been three days since I listened to that lie saturated, solutionlessly mean, chalk board scratching awful, hate generating speech by that right wing militant bitch Palin. Every time I hear some lying pundit or Jim Crow party representative try to tell me that that UnAmerican, divisive, hate vomit from Palin "was a great speech" I know the media is dead and hatred in America is alive and well . Palin is evil on the Coulter level.

You said it and I agree with you wholeheartedly. She's a lying biotch and that's all there is to her.

Kinda says it all. Today Obama is campaigning somewhere and Biden is campaigning somewhere else. Meanwhile McCain and Palin are campaigning together. Obama's campaign is hitting two targets at once while the McCain's campaign has to keep their two people together and hit only one target at a time.

I just saw another clip of Palin doing her two thumbs up gesture. Can you even imagine Biden doing something like that after Obama spoke? Sophya is right, Palin looks and acts like an overgrown cheerleader.

sophya @ 29:

George Bush and John Bush (McCain) have destroyed our entire governmental system; John McCain and Sarah Palin have destroyed our political process. What's left?

Kickin' their collective asses in the election come November 4! That's what's left... failing that, I'm just not sure what the sentient, thinking people in the U.S. will do...

John "S." McCain??? His middle initial is "S?" I thought it was POW!!! What does the "S" stand for... Go to Google...

You know, I thought there must be lots of Americans named Barack Obama, because everyone seemed to think it was necessary to include his middle name, to distinguish him from all the hundreds ov Barack Obamas in the country. But it is not at all a common name. I guess they just want to be sure we know he has a Muslim middle name.

OK. John McCain's middle name is "Sidney." Sidney? SIDNEY??? Well, that explains why he doesn't use it. He's trying to conceal the fact that he is an Australian!! Sure, it all makes sense now. Throw another shrimp on the Barbie.

Senator Obama on the August jobs report...

Today’s jobs report is a reminder of what’s at stake in this election – John McCain showed last night that he is intent on continuing the economic policies that just this year have caused the American economy to lose 605,000 jobs. John McCain may believe that the fundamentals of our economy are ‘strong,’ but the working men and women I meet every day are working harder for less, the typical working age family’s income is down $2,000 since George Bush took office, and their purchasing power is as low as it’s been in a decade. John McCain’s answer is more of the same: $200 billion in tax cuts to big corporations and oil companies, and not one dime of tax relief to more than 100 million middle-class families. If I am President, I will cut taxes for 95% of all working families and provide an immediate $50 billion to struggling states so that they don’t have to cut back on health care and education and can rebuild roads and schools. That’s the change working families need right now.
Senator Obama’s Emergency Economic Plan includes:

Cut taxes for 95 percent of working families – by $500 for an individual and $1,000 for a married couple. Barack Obama supports a set of middle class tax cuts including a “Making Work Pay” credit that would provide $500 for an individual or $1,000 for a married couple – a benefit for 95 percent of workers and their families. Given the pressing situation in the economy today he would like the first round of checks to be delivered as quickly as possible to help families cope with the rising price of gasoline, food and other necessities.
$25 billion in a State Growth Fund to prevent state and local cuts in health, education and housing assistance or counterproductive increases in property taxes, tolls or fees. The fund will also ensure sufficient funding for home heating and weatherization assistance as we move into the fall and winter months.
$25 billion in a Jobs and Growth Fund to replenish the highway trust fund; prevent cutbacks in road and bridge maintenance and fund new, fast-tracked projects to repair schools – all to save more than 1 million jobs in danger of being cut.

OT -- Today from Froomkin's WaPo column ...

"Asked about his interest in body counts, Bush told Woodward: 'I asked that on occasion to find out whether or not we're fighting back. Because the perception is that our guys are dying and they're not. Because we don't put out numbers. We don't have a tally. On the other hand, if I'm sitting here watching the casualties come in, I'd at least like to know whether or not our soldiers are fighting.'"

Is our soldiers fighting ....

Boob Woodward has a new book coming out on BushCo this week.

Cheers.

albabe @ 36:

So, since they have no real points and no real platform to run on... the Neo Conservatives are into condescendingly dissing "Community Activivts" these days. Well, of course... If it weren't for them, the Corporate hogs would be in complete control of our country and you poor ignorant 'Mericans would be working 16 hours a day to put "food on your family..."

Yes!!! This is really Awesome!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_oZVe3P1RU

That really is AWESOME!! What a bright and talented young woman. She's incredible! I hope to see her in the future working with Obama's team to change the damage done in the past 8 years (really it's way more years than that!)...

Thanks SO much for that video!

pissed off patricia @ 40:

Sophya is right, Palin looks and acts like an overgrown cheerleader.

Just for you POP!

Mickey

Until I hear a totally unrehearsed, totally OPEN debate, without pre-rehearsed screened questions, hidden earpieces, hidden telepromptors, time limits that cut short getting down to real nitty gritty answers....
ALL this is, is a "personal attack" PR pissing contest, between the best WRITERS, the best THINK TANKS, that MONEY can buy.

This country has HUGE MAJOR PROBLEMS caused by a LONG STANDING MASSIVE REPUBLICAN TAKEOVER, and A MAJOR RESTRUCTIONING of the LAWS OF THIS LAND THAT HAD WORKED for over 200 years, and ONE OF THE CANDIDATES PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE VERY ROOT and CAUSE of the ENTIRE SITUATION.

Being an ex pow, SOLVES ""NONE"" OF IT, in any way shape or form!

I want to hear REAL ANSWERS with SUBSTANENCE, NOT "I don't recall", "I don't remember", and "I can't say", "I don't know", etc. ad nauseum! McCain isn't even in office and couldn't answer a VERY, VERY, SIMPLE BASIC QUESTION, like "How many homes do you own" ???!!! That may seem like a joke to many, but I fail to see the humor in it, at all. This man is applying for the position of the most powerfull person in the world, not a job at Wal-mart (Which I know, they would NOT accept as an answer).

Screw the personal attacks, screw the behind the scenes pr writers, and eight years is ENOUGH ALREADY with the "I don't know" answers.

Let's get real answers for real problems, for a change. Bring back open debates!

Save the pissing contests for your golf games, secret meetings,

Richard Peterson @ 42:

John "S." McCain??? His middle initial is "S?" I thought it was POW!!! What does the "S" stand for... Go to Google...

You know, I thought there must be lots of Americans named Barack Obama, because everyone seemed to think it was necessary to include his middle name, to distinguish him from all the hundreds ov Barack Obamas in the country. But it is not at all a common name. I guess they just want to be sure we know he has a Muslim middle name.

OK. John McCain's middle name is "Sidney." Sidney? SIDNEY??? Well, that explains why he doesn't use it. He's trying to conceal the fact that he is an Australian!! Sure, it all makes sense now. Throw another shrimp on the Barbie.

hmmm... I thought the "S" was for shithead!

dosido @ 48:

pissed off patricia @ 40:

Sophya is right, Palin looks and acts like an overgrown cheerleader.

Just for you POP!

Mickey

LOL, thanks! :)

Capri @ 50:

This is too good not to share:

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=481871

LOL! "make up sex with Sarah Palin" haahahahaha!

I did have that thought about the abusing boyfriend, yickh!

right on! @ 51:

Richard Peterson @ 42:

John "S." McCain??? His middle initial is "S?" I thought it was POW!!! What does the "S" stand for... Go to Google...

You know, I thought there must be lots of Americans named Barack Obama, because everyone seemed to think it was necessary to include his middle name, to distinguish him from all the hundreds ov Barack Obamas in the country. But it is not at all a common name. I guess they just want to be sure we know he has a Muslim middle name.

OK. John McCain's middle name is "Sidney." Sidney? SIDNEY??? Well, that explains why he doesn't use it. He's trying to conceal the fact that he is an Australian!! Sure, it all makes sense now. Throw another shrimp on the Barbie.

hmmm... I thought the "S" was for shithead!

SHHHH! Superstitious Johnny practices numerology...don't tell Sarah!

I'm an Italian-American in Italy. Italians are incredulous about McCain/Palin. It's all over the Italian media constantly about Palin's unmarried daughter. Everywhere I went today, Italians asked me the same question. Where did they get HER?

Centrocitta @ 55:

I'm an Italian-American in Italy. Italians are incredulous about McCain/Palin. It's all over the Italian media constantly about Palin's unmarried daughter. Everywhere I went today, Italians asked me the same question. Where did they get HER?

Well, they did have to turn over every rock and travel very far before finding someone, anyone to stand next to McCain.

It's basic war strategy to dehumanize the enemy, propaganda 101. So references to Palin's personal side (her gender, looks, family, mannerisms, etc) actually does the opposite, playing into the hands of the GOP.

Try to think of what most middle America voters do when they go to the polls: how's the economy? How're the wars going? How'm I gonna pay for my kid's college or family's healthcare? And, is the person I'm voting for a decent person or a crook?

With McCain, the the issues are the proper way to attack. With Palin, her issues in Alaska won't impact anything so there's little to be gained from bringing them up. Mention the investigations and indictments, instead. That's how best to hoist them on their own petards. Going after the personal only personalizes them.

In the meantime, comics like Stewart and Colbert and Maher can go after everything as it's widely accepted that comics do comedy and don't really mean anything personally.

To me, that's the best way to strategically cover the campaign without triggering sympathetic backlashes. I fell into the trap the Rovians set initially but after watching the polling, esp on Palin, I've reconsidered my approach, and I think others should step back a sec and reconsider too.

This clip is really some of the best Colbert I've seen, the image at 1:45, genius!

enor @ 6:

Without Jon, Stephen and the good folks at crooksandliars.com

I would not have survived the week.

Thank you, e

I'll drink to that!!

Mike Huckabee is as common as they come. Like every boy in Arkansas in 1973, he got a guitar for Christmas. But Mike didn't become a rock star because he had no talent. So what did Mike do to try and attract some attention from the girls? He became an evangelical preacher, what else? Mike is so common that he even rode with the Arkansas state police.

If you want to see The Colbert Report - go to hulu.com. Whole eps of TDS and TCR are available there.

Cindy @ 59:

enor @ 6:

Without Jon, Stephen and the good folks at crooksandliars.com

I would not have survived the week.

Thank you, e

I'll drink to that!!

I'm still hurting from the RNC Drinking Game ... 'country first', 'POW', 'change' .... but what the heck!

To C&L! Cheers!

27 Sophya says: don’t think I’ve ever witnessed more hideous facial expression and contortions of the lips as I see in Sarah Palin. It comes from years of being a professional beauty queen wannabe and hours spent practicing the flute. It’ll be the fodder for comedy shows for years to come. I’ve been working on it myself - the impersonation, that is. She’s not going to feel flattered when she sees all of her hideous expressions coming back at her (deep plie here with double thumbs up…..oops…forgot I was wearing a skirt….sorry for the inadvertent veejayjay show but I thought I’d just remind you that I had one in the event that you’d forgotten, folks….)........

She is beastly ugly. And at 44 already has the sagging marionette mouth and chin. She will look like Howdy Doody by age 50.

The GOP reminds me of a couple of guys I saw at the veterans hospital back in the early 1970s They were talking but the words were meaningless, not real words but mingled with enough real words to understand they were speaking english the thing of it was they didn't realize that they were not making any sense. In other words these guys were crazy. Whether it was PTSD or what I don't know but it seems that every republican bush/chenny/mcsame supporter seems to have the same problem. They say, do and believe things that sre just not true and no matter what happens, no matter how much evidence, no matter how ignorant the remark, if it comes from the mouth of a republican they cannot be dissuaded it's like god himself told them to never believe the truth. It is just insane!

Muffins!

Richard Peterson @ 42:

John "S." McCain??? His middle initial is "S?" I thought it was POW!!! What does the "S" stand for... Go to Google...

You know, I thought there must be lots of Americans named Barack Obama, because everyone seemed to think it was necessary to include his middle name, to distinguish him from all the hundreds ov Barack Obamas in the country. But it is not at all a common name. I guess they just want to be sure we know he has a Muslim middle name.

OK. John McCain's middle name is "Sidney." Sidney? SIDNEY??? Well, that explains why he doesn't use it. He's trying to conceal the fact that he is an Australian!! Sure, it all makes sense now. Throw another shrimp on the Barbie.

why do they also leave off the '111' ? yup the 'third'..and there are three letters in POW after all. Also ,about your last sentence, maybe she doesn't want him throwing shrimp on her.

Can't remember where I saw it earlier today but, hands down, THE BEST line I heard about Palin boasting about her "executive" experience vs. Obama's:

Pontius Pilate was a Governer, but Jesus was a Community Organizer.

Stuff that in your evangelical pipe and smoke it!

Last night's DS and CR were some of the most biting critiques yet of the RNC (espescially Sam Bee's segment on... what's that word again... it's like an alternative but not quite... it'll come to me...)

I can't wait to see what they do tonight! BTW, for those outside the US, thecomedynetwork.ca also carries full episodes.

9/11?

It's my birthday.

I had it first. Had it for many years before that awful (and still unexplained) occurrence ... I still have my suspicions ... without the tin foil ...

And that's all it is. Another date on the calendar. Like Dec. 7 and Aug. 6 and April 19 and ...

Gonna party ... and keep on working to unseat these fascists who keep on exploiting my natal observance ...

Happy b-day to me ...

"But seriously folks...9/11"

I almost fell out of my chair laughing :-)

LOL he is and old horn dog. hahahaha

BigIslandDave @ 69:

9/11?

It's my birthday.

I had it first. Had it for many years before that awful (and still unexplained) occurrence ... I still have my suspicions ... without the tin foil ...

And that's all it is. Another date on the calendar. Like Dec. 7 and Aug. 6 and April 19 and ...

Gonna party ... and keep on working to unseat these fascists who keep on exploiting my natal observance ...

Happy b-day to me ...

Hey is that Big Island Dave that I know previously from Smirking Chimp? Good to "see" you! As for your birthday, get used to it. Mine is Dec. 7 and 67 years later when people wish me a Happy Birthday they still refer to it as a day that will live in infamy.
Cheers.

t-bone

Notice how Palin talks about Obama giving speeches before "crowds of devoted followers"? She is revealing much about how her mind works with those words. She is, possibly without knowing it, according him religious qualities, implying that he is some kind of messiah figure, while his supporters are really disciples. Her petulance about it suggests that she believes hat it is McCain and she who rightly deserve tha kind of "devoted" following, that Obama is a wrongful usurper. Interesting.

However, given all the religious reichwing nonsense about Obama being the anti-Christ, it could also be that her turn of phrase is deliberately deployed code, employed to push the buttons of the Christofascist lunatic fringe of which she is a member. Through the GOP's previously deployed and ongoing propaganda campaign, that group of religious simpletons is being systematically manipulated to self-righteously fearfully despise Obama as, from their perspective, the second most scary boogeyman imaginable.

The more I am becoming acquainted with Palin, the more she is beginning to take on he appearance of a near-insane sociopath.

Colbert, as always, is brilliant. I'm sure he's on a neocon/Goper list for early liquidation, once they've consolidated their power just a little further.

Interesting that Giuls counts on the GOPs intellectual impoverishment, assuming they don't really know what a community organizer is. More people in a dem crowd would know that this type of organizing had a significant role in things like: food safety, minimum wage, job safety, environmental protection..I'll stop there. The repukes laugh because they are all like "community organizer...ha ha that's a funny sounding, unfamiliar word! Obama is so dumb."

John McCain may have given Hucklebe a desk. But he is now taking away the desks. With the cuts in education the schools cannot buy the items they need. I work in a special education classroom and know from experience what is happening to our schools. We have no room in our school for classrooms, we have tennis shoe teachers (teacher without classrooms that move from empty room. to empty room). I work in a small room with 4 student desks, 1 trapizod table and 2 horseshoe tables. These horseshoe tables take up the space that would hold approximately 20 desks. Our biggest class is 18, we crowd 11 students around the horseshoe tables, these tables only hold about 6 each. With 11 around them they do not stay on task nor do they have room to work. We have no more desks in our district that they can give us. This is what the republican party has done for the schools. I am sure we want to contiue with another 4 years of Bush.

Colbert's laughing bit just killed me, the only appropriate response to the Guiliani "humor."
Re the bridge to nowhere: Palin had "the grace and poise to keep all the money" LMAO!

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