Capitol Hill Blue Forums Hot Topics & Breaking News News Sarah Palin Speaks ... too little too late?

Here's what Ms. Palin was really saying.

I know that, under RR rules, I'm supposed to refer to her as "Governor Palin." I'm thinking that maybe since she quit in the middle of her term, that particular honorific can be dispensed with in her case.

We dropped the requirement for titles quite some time ago.

For any who may have forgotten, this is the current guideline regarding elected officials:


For the most part, initials are acceptable, but, due to his unfortunate initials, they may not be used in the case of
President Barack Obama.

Greger
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Sarah Palin did what she always does - blame somebody else. She NEVER misses a chance to take a swipe and lay blame, its simply what she does. Actually it seems just about all she does.

Its my understanding that she has built a TV studio into her house so that she can make her pronouncements. I noticed she still has her Christmas decorations up, at least in her studio <G> Must be a message in there someplace?

not going to say too much on this, but blood libel is an overreach as bad as any overreation aimed at her. It is sure to come back to haunt her.

(of course it does play into the "poor oppressed minority" crap that she peddles)

I was struck by the American flag behind Palin's left shoulder. It was obviously artificially draped, unless of course there was a body underneath it.

Along other lines, though, Sharron Angle felt compelled to make a statement to the press:


I am trying to figure out how pointing the finger at irresponsible rhetoric might "infringe upon the people's Constitutional liberties." Perhaps she is afraid that someone will pursue "Second Amendment remedies" against herself.

Of course, it will probably not be long before she reveals that when she voiced a call for "Second Amendment remedies" she really meant that anyone who was dissatisfied with the current state of affairs should enlist in military service, perhaps at the "militia" level.

Neither Ms. Angle nor Ms. Palin understand the difference between right to free speech and the right to be free from criticism. Of course, the latter right simply doesn't exist, but the facts have never gotten in the way of their rhetoric.

And she had the correct targets in her crosshairs for this statement.

Speaking of manipulating the meaning of words, I was struck by Palin's reference to her crosshairs thing and campaign ads being "debate", which some want to tamp down. So I went and looked up the word "debate" to see if I was correct in my assumption that it is something that Sarah Palin (or almost every other politician) has never actually engaged in. Even the high profile campaign debates are a poor fit with the word.

Campaign ads are definitely not qualified to be categorized as debate.

Hmmmm.... philosophically interesting, rick. The implication of your statement is that you think that the relationship between local cops and the rest of the local folk is or should be adversarial - the local police should out-gun the citizenry if they are to do their job (begging the question, "what do you (and they) think their job is?").
Yours,
Issodhos
P.s. by the way, the local police departments that I am familiar with or seen reported on seem to have already militarized or partially militarized themselves in the areas of weaponry, equipment, tactics and attitude.