Comments on: Open Thread Friday

By: Darkwolf

Darkwolf — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:01:12 +0000

fear not young CobiWann, you are not the only RPG player here.

And yes, I enjoyed this movie too. Another of Sam Rami's early works.

By: joconde

joconde — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:26:27 +0000

Yeah, but quitting…sucks. It doesn't speak to character. How on earth would she withstand the scrutiny of running for president? For a woman of strong will and huge popularity, it smacks of something much more than just media weariness. And seriously, when was the last time politics attracted normal people?

By: NutsnBolts

NutsnBolts — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:29:34 +0000

Getting the heck out of the political limelight, and prepping for the serious business to come, has got to be the right move. By the way I hope to see her and Romney on the ticket, in either order.

As for Sharon Stone, she counts for nothing but a piece of flesh served cold.

By: El_Gordo

El_Gordo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:17:21 +0000

In other words, you have not the slightest knowledge of any indictment. You are just being hysterical. Which was my point.

Why would a NORMAL person not quit after what she has been put through, including several 100K of legal debt due to fraudulent ethics complaints, all of which were thrown out. Could you take it? Thanks to the sick culture we have created, politics will attract fewer and fewer normal people, aka citizens.

"National office will dwindle down to the unhealthily singleminded (Clinton, Obama), the timeserving emirs of Incumbistan (Biden, McCain) and dynastic heirs (Bush). Our loss" (Mark Steyn)

No thanks to you.

By: Patrick Chester

Patrick Chester — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:22 +0000

No, prostitutes have more principles.

By: Bill_Brandt

Bill_Brandt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:20:15 +0000

As read on Seraphic Secret website:

Question: "What's the difference between a prostitute and the Washington Post?

Answer: Nothing

By: joconde

joconde — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:26 +0000

I watched it live, in full, when it happened. I'm sorry, it came off as vague. Has any other pol ever quit their current term and then gone on to win major office? How will she get the big GOP money support now? She's handed her every opponent a golden attack line–"she quit as governor…can we trust her as president?" It's a looong time until 2012, or even 2011 when campaigning starts in earnest. Quitting does not inspire confidence.

By: NutsnBolts

NutsnBolts — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:46:53 +0000

Time to dig out some classic novels and let the telly rest.

By: NutsnBolts

NutsnBolts — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:41:24 +0000

As I commented elsewhere, she is (probably) clearing her calendar of all the minutiae, including the constant pestering by the opposition, so she can concentrate on prepping for 2012.

By: alyalaska

alyalaska — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:40:13 +0000

Joconde, I recommend you listen to the "you tube" version, the whole 12 minute 5 second statement. Palin iterates EXACTLY why she is stepping down. I'm sorry you don't "get" her speech syntax, but do give it a try. She is just what this country needed, not B. Obama, not J. McCain, we need her and her clear thinking, because millions of people reason just like her (hence, her appeal); we'd be in much better shape now than we are, thanks to Obama's inexperience and cluelessness.
The worst thing you can do to stay informed is listen to the soundbites of the mainstream media, because they are soooooo wrong, and mean-spirited, and do the groupthink thing inside their little box.