Brain Drippings

Senator Obama has spoken a lot about how we oughta relate to the world, and yes, he’ll get out and travel some in the first year, we should want him to do it. But he is going to have to be really focused on fixing this economy. That means that role of the Vice President in repairing quickly our relations with the rest of the world will be relatively more important in the first two years of the next presidency.

“And I am just telling you, you can talk to me or anybody else at any time in Washington, and they will tell you there is nobody, nobody in the entire United States senate that understands the political, the economic, and the security challenges and opportunities of the world better than Joe Biden does. He is a superb choice.”

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/bill_clinton_lays_out_strong_c.php

Posted by email from Lewis’s posterous

Palin’s name was announced 24 days ago, and still not a single Press Conference. The Republicans are whining now about having a short debate with the veeps so taht, I guess, Ms. Palin will not be exposed too mucha s the ignorant, uneducated, fundie-christer fool she really is.

Really, any women out there who are not equally as fundie christer as she is would be utter fools (and sexists) to vote for McCain simply because Palin is female. Ask yourself one question, do you think a 13yo girl who is repeatedly raped by her uncle should have to carry the baby?  if you don’t, remember Sarah Palin does.

Ann and Nancy have something to say, with profanity. Quite a lot of it.

With all the political news and finacial disaster news, you might think this is a political post. It’s not. Honest.

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I read, with some interest, Chris Parillo’s post (mostly a repost of rules for IRC from “Mikee”) and felt I needed to comment.
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Not only is Sarah Palin refusing to answer questions about TrooperGate (or about anything at all, really), but now the GOP in AK is fully mobilized in covering up the TrooperGate scandal.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/ak_lawmaker_on_troopergate_i_d.php

…we need a nicer term than “bastard” for a child born out-of-wedlock. I suggest “palin.”

I couldn’t agree more. Not sure it is actually *nicer* though.

Jared Earle replied: @wilshipley Not quite: A “Palin” is a child *conceived* out of wedlock but born within wedlock to the smell of gun oil and confetti.