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August 30, 2008 at 05:49:34
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: The Right-Wing Lunatic Fringe Loves Palin by Marc McDonald Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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What was your reaction to John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his VP pick? Curiosity? Indifference? Bafflement?
The more one learns about Palin, the more afraid we progressives ought to be.
After all, a quick scan of the lunatic fringe blogosphere reveals that the wingnuts adore Palin. And anything that these nutcases cherish should be something that the rest of us fear and dread. (Remember, these are the same people who also love torture, illegal wars, and Constitution-shredding).
Palin's selection on Friday was predictably greeted with raves by the lunatic right-wing fringe.
On Friday, Michelle Malkin was among the wingnut bloggers cheering Palin's selection. And Malkin is about as crazy as they come on the right-wing fringe these days. As Glenn Greenwald noted, Malkin once wrote a book "defending the ethnicity-based imprisonment of innocent American citizens in internment camps."
Of Palin, Malkin wrote, "Yes, I'm impressed. Very impressed." Malkin also linked to a YouTube video showing Palin firing a military rifle. (Apparently that alone gets these wingnuts excited these days---which is curious, as most of them are chickenhawks who have never served).
Meanwhile, the wingnuts who run RightWingNews.com took time out from their busy schedule of bashing Obama and claiming global warming is a "hoax," to cheer Palin's selection. As one writer there noted, "I watched Sarah Palin's roll-out today and it was real home run. She has a great family, a great resume, and for the first time in more than a year, the crowd at a John McCain event seemed genuinely excited."
Hugh Hewitt over at Townhall.com was similarly enthused, as he raved about Palin in a piece titled, "An Extraordinary Choice." Reading his piece, one might think Palin was nothing less than the Second Coming of Ronald Reagan.
It's all rather interesting: the vast majority of America had never heard of Palin before Friday (and I'd suspect most wingnuts had never heard of her either). But now, they're suddenly falling all over themselves to assure us that she's a solid pick and has the credentials to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
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Palin thought VP stood for 'Very Pretty'
It seems that Gov. Palin was for the 'road to nowhere' before she was against it. She and John McCain have a lot in common as flip-floppers. The reason she was confused about what the VP does is because Cheney was our VP and she thought VP stood for 'Very Pretty'. I can appreciate her confusion because Cheney is not VERY PRETTY! by joy chumley (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:10:32 AM  (0+)
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Afraid of what?
I'm not afraid or even angry anymore. I just hate these rotten bastards to the core. It is habitual. by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1760 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:30:03 AM (0+)
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I had never heard of her before. It seems to me to be a pure politic move... Either way no matter who wins it is going to take we the people come next spring to tell who ever wins what we want. I hope its an honest 21st century wage which big bus. is stealing from us right now. by Michael Dewey (5 articles, 1 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 245 comments [12 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:50:41 PM (0+)
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It was a brilliant move. A breath of fresh air, even if I do not agree with her views on social issues which she is not in a position to do much about on her own, even if she were President. Far better choice than picking an insider like Biden who has helped destroy this nation for 35 years. The idea of Biden being a heartbeat from the Presidency makes me ill. In his speech he said Bush should have focused on the China and Russia threat instead of Iraq. Obama is inexperienced as well, even more so, the difference is his heartbeat will be that of the President, while hers is a heartbeat away from the President. Now Obama says protecting Georgia is one of his priorities. Where exactly does he differ from McCain on foreign policy? Oh wait, yeah, he wants to expand the war in Afghanistan and take on the terrorists hiding in Pakistan. He also will not commit to how many troops he will leave in Iraq. Thats change? by pft (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 601 comments [7 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 6:26:49 PM (0+)
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Missing the mark
Gov. Palin has been whispered about as a possible VP choice for months, usually as a second-tier possibility behind Romney, Pawlenty, etc. So you can drop this nobody-ever-heard-of-her crap. And so what if Michelle Malkin likes her? Malkin has done fabulous work exposing left-wing lunacy and hatred. by Scott (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 744 comments [30 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 7:59:30 PM (0+)
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James Dobson Loves Her
She appears to be a hit with some Evangelicals that only vote on the abortion and homosexuality issue by Julie Johnson (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 30 comments) on Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 8:54:27 PM (0+)
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