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Latenight TV Goes After Palin
John McCain's chosen running mate Sarah Palin (here in her Alaska office) is giving the media plenty to play with. Defamer compares her to 30 Rock's Liz Lemon. And the late-night talk show hosts are going wild. Wait until they get their hands on some of the hot photos going around the Internet (most of which are fake). Meanwhile, I will be tuning in.
"John McCain's VP pick is the governor of Alaska, a unknown hockey mom named Sarah Palin that no one ever heard of. The only other job she had in politics was the mayor of a small town known as Wasilla, Alaska, and now she has the opportunity to be on a ticket opposite of Barack Obama, the first black man she's ever seen." –Bill Maher
"This isn't a presidential ticket, this is a sitcom. The maverick and the MILF." –Bill Maher
"Are you kidding me, the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska? Yeah, that's who you want in the White House during a time of crisis. When she got a phone call at 3 in the morning, it was because a moose had gotten in the garbage can." –Bill Maher
"I think this is pertinent because McCain has been running this campaign based on 'we're at war, it's a dangerous world out there. The democrats don't get that. I John McCain am the only one standing between the blood-thirsty Al Qaedas and you. But if I die, this stewardess can handle it.'" –Bill Maher
"When they were vetting her for this job, like three seconds ago, she said, quote, I'm not making this up, 'What is it exactly that the VP does every day?' Let me field that for you, Sarah. They start wars, they enrich their friends, they subvert the Constitution, and they shoot people in the face. That's what the vice president does." –Bill Maher
"She's not bad looking. She looks like one of those women in the Van Halen videos who takes off her glasses, shakes out her hair, and then all of a sudden, she's in high heels and a bikini. All of a sudden, I am FOR drilling in Alaska." --Jimmy Kimmel"Not only is she young, they're saying she's the prettiest candidate for Vice President since John Edwards." --Jimmy Kimmel
"There was some breaking news out of Dayton, Ohio today, where Republican presidential candidate John McCain introduced the world to his third wife." –Jon Stewart
"Now obviously Sen. John McCain has made an enormous amount over Barack Obama's lack of experience, so it seems curious that the 72-year-old, four-to-five time face cancer guy would choose a running mate whose resume appears to be more suited for a Northern Exposure reunion show." –Jon Stewart
"Alaska Gov. Sarah Pallin is John McCain's choice. Here's what we know about her: her name is Sarah Palin." --Jay Leno
"Actually, it was kind of a smart choice. McCain went with a woman because he didn't want to have to be in a position to have to get CPR from Mitt Romney." –Jay Leno
"Palin and McCain are a good pair. She's pro-life and he's clinging to life." –Jay Leno
"Today President Bush called Gov. Palin and congratulated her. Bush told Palin the job of vice president is very important because as vice president, you get to tell the president what to do." –Jay Leno
"The McCain people believe that Americans will disregard her inexperience because they will fall in love with her story. She was a runner up in the 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant., which may sound trite, but you try walking in high-heeled snow shoes." –Bill Maher
"And the trump card, why Americans will fall in love with her, she's got five kids. How can you not vote for someone who has five children, including an infant. Some touching details about the infant: it has Down Syndrome, she had it when she was 43 years old, and it looks a lot like John Edwards." –Bill Maher
"Five kids? Does anyone in that party understand the concept of pulling out?" –Bill Maher
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Bill Maher shows his superior intelligence in exposing the comparison between a pacifist who's run his campaign for a whole 18 months as his qualification for being more capable of running this country than the "Mayor of Wasilla" and the Governor of Alaska. Uh huh.
Posted by: Nicole | September 03, 2008 at 11:25 AM
I thought surely that office photo had to be a fake. Right? I mean, who has a skinned bear on their couch and a giant crab on their coffee table? But, nope, a search on Google confirms that this is Palin's actual office.
Oh dear...
Posted by: John | September 03, 2008 at 03:05 PM
Obama and Biden will walk it. Easy.
Posted by: Mark | September 04, 2008 at 03:57 AM
No way.
Posted by: Nicole | September 04, 2008 at 07:39 AM
The media are treating her like the second coming of Princess Diana. No mention of her membership in a secessionist party, or her attempt to fire a librarian for refusing to ban books, or her belief in creationism, or the whole Trooper scandal, or...oh, hell, why go on? She's pretty! Isn't that all that counts?
Posted by: cadavra | September 04, 2008 at 03:00 PM
You obviously haven't read the facts on the left wing reporting. The only true statement in your "report" is, yes, she does believe in Creationism which is far more fact based than the theory of evolution. She fired the State Trooper because he wasn't a trustworthy cop: he tasered his 10 year old step son. She was not a member of the secessionist party. But, hey, it's your prerogative to believe the media lies. Many people believe Obama is a worthy candidate to actually lead a great nation because of the media, not because of a real record in leading anything. They've treated him like the Second Coming.
Posted by: Nicole | September 05, 2008 at 07:38 AM