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Sarah Palin Attacks Obama’s Vast ‘Nucular’ Experience In SRLC Speech

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Sarah Palin continues to hold this week’s news cycle hostage, giving what sounded suspiciously like a campaign speech to a crowd at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. Dressed in her signature red blazer, Palin evoked the “people’s movement” in a speech that was a minefield of Bushisms, Bill Clinton impersonations, a shoutout to Jonah Goldberg, and her most biting attacks on Barack Obama yet.

There is a lot going on in this speech , which is to be expected the week after she waged war on LL Cool J and unofficially declared her intentions to run for the 2012 GOP nomination alongside Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (her official statement to Sean Hannity was “that sounds kinda cool”). Here’s all you need to know to wade through the upcoming primetime media firestorm:

  • By far the sharpest criticisms of Obama were about foreign policy, probably in part due to the fact that Obama dismissed Palin as “not much of an expert” in the field. Besides criticizing him for his attempts at softening the embargo on Cuba and giving “gold stars and cookies to the Sudanese president,” she noted that his alleged incompetence was to be expected given his “vast nucular experience” from being a community organizer and US Senator. Wonkette‘s Jim Newell points out, that half-time gig in the Senate actually did give Obama some experience, so expect MSNBC to harp all over this quote for its substance as much as for its early 2000s style.
  • Palin heavily reappropriated Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan, “yes we can,” throughout the speech to mean all sorts of conservative doomsday policies: “yes we can kowtow to enemies,” “yes we can dither,” “yes we can spend money we don’t have on programs we don’t need,” concluding that “just because we can does not mean that we should.” It was, especially for Palin, great wordplay.
  • She didn’t learn her lesson about violent rhetoric the first time around, repeating her instruction to conservatives: “don’t retreat, reload,” but this time with the disclaimer that “that is not a call to violence.” No specifics on how “reload” is not violent imagery.
  • She stressed the importance of energy policy, noting that “there is an inherent link between energy and security… energy and freedom.” She also comically recalls, perhaps unintentionally, a major Bush-era item during her explanation of Obama’s energy policy, claiming the only thing missing from the announcement of increased offshore drilling was “the soundtrack from Top Gun and Joe Biden in a flight suit.” Sound familiar? Not to mention that any Top Gun reference is an instant reminder that earlier this week, Maverick of Mavericks John McCain denied ever adopting the moniker Palin clung onto so forcefully during their run for the White House.

In the middle of her explanation of how big government develops, she concludes, in a manner that can only be described as campaign-y, that “government overreach did not begin with the Obama administration, but it will end with the Obama administration.” The goal of this speech was two-fold: to announce the arrival of presidential candidate Sarah Palin to the Republican Party and to intimidate Barack Obama into taking her seriously. She passed at least one of these tests today with flying colors.

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  • roxsteady

    If you can’t pronounce the word Nuclear, who would take you seriously? She really is the stupidest woman on the planet and you can bet that the GOP would not be as thrilled as we Liberals would be if this empty headed dummy runs against Obama. If you thought the GOP got their asses historically kicked last time just wait. I just can’t get over how stupid she is. Her ignorance is only an asset to the idiots who’s brains are as tiny as hers. One thing I noticed during her speech with Bachmann the other day was the old, white ladies who dominated the crowd. They are all much closer to death than Obama supporters. Sorry but, it’s a fact. These equally ignorant, social security check sucking dolts are going to be in for a rude awakening in November. Just like the idiots in their party.

  • roxsteady

    It’s just like it’s spelled. NUCLEAR, not Nucular! Please do us all a favor and pull a Veronica Corningstone on us and go practice your non regional diction. That folksy bullshit doesn’t fly with those who have more than a 5th grade education. In fact, when you sould so stupid, it makes it that much harder for us to even listen to you. She’s basically Mike Tyson in a skirt as far as her communication skills.

  • TfT

    Sarah didn’t attack anything, she mocked it.

    Thank George Stephanapolous for keeping Sarah front and center.

  • TfT

    nucular – introduced to the public by Jimmah, long ago.

  • shootfromthehip

    She is a fucking retard. End of story.

    Unless you can explain nuclear fission or even the very basic history of the bomb, you need to shut the fuck up, Sarah.

  • TylerDurdin

    shootfromthehip, you are living proof that you can polish a turd.

  • Olby Sucks

    shotinthefoot, can you link us to obamas thesis on “nuclear fission?”

  • imnotyourkind

    Sarah is the most disrespectful person I’ve every heard. She would be more respected if she didn’t talk down and demean everyone who doesn’t think she was sent from God to save us all.

  • TylerDurdin

    “She would be more respected if she didn’t talk down…”

    Like this person?

    “See, Barack’s been talking down to black people … I want to cut his nuts off.” Jesse Jackson

  • roxsteady

    She can’t even figure out birth control. Which also explains her daughter.

  • TfT

    Dropping the F-bomb shows just how intelligent you are, shootfromthehip.

  • roxsteady

    This black person didn’t even vote for Jackson. Do you know why? Because he isn’t as intelligent as Obama. She of the 5 community colleges has repeatedly proven just how ignorant she is. Could someone tell her that Ronnie Raygun tried to accomplish what Obama did with the START Treaty? Stupid bitch!

  • ImNotBlue

    roxsteady says:
    April 9, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    I think Roxy needs a hug. He’s always so angry.

  • Olby Sucks

    roxy, I say hugs, not drugs.

  • imnotyourkind

    “Like this person?

    “See, Barack’s been talking down to black people … I want to cut his nuts off.” Jesse Jackson”

    Yeah, just like that person.

  • marcus.lewis

    @Durdin

    Actually Mythbusters had an episode where they confirmed the myth that you can polish a turd. It was quite fascinating actually.

    @ all the wing nuts

    Get over yourselves. The part of the reason Palin has been elevated to the level that she has is because the stupid remarks the left makes. She’s not a fucking retard, I have a family member who has mental retardation and I’ve worked extensively with persons with retardation. As far as I’m concerned, being a “retard” is nothing to be ashamed of, and clearly some of them can voice an opinion better than ya’ll.

    Stop calling names and start using critical thinking skills.

  • timzank

    roxsteady says:
    April 9, 2010 at 4:46 pm
    If you can’t pronounce the word Nuclear, who would take you seriously?

    Uhhhh…How about Obamas National Security Chief, Rox? Better call Barry and get him fired huh?

    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obamas-national-security-chief-of-staff-goes-nucular/

  • valkyrie101

    So Marcus, fast forward to 2012 with Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate. That does not scare you? She certainly in not retarded, you are correct, but are you satisfied that she is the person you want with her finger on the button?

  • marcus.lewis

    @valkyrie101

    I certainly don’t want her to be President, but I don’t think it would be the end of the world. She is playing to her base and raising money. She would be heavily advised on foreign policy matters, and no person in their right mind would order a nuclear first strike on a country. Any nuclear bomb that went off would send us into a WWIII and perhaps the true war to end all world as we most likely would destroy everything on this planet. I don’t think any DOD would allow that to happen.

    Also, it is not certain she even is going to be running in 2012. Even if she does run, I don’t think she would win the nomination. She would likely not win in 2012 vs Obama and IMO is storing up cash for a 2016 run. I think the best chance for the GOP would be for another candidate, and I think the majority of the GOP electorate would vote that way.

  • timzank

    Tolerant non-violent left wing New Jersey union wishing Governor Christie dead.

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iLy9IwJQdBC7o9_q5ep2XWES-pYwD9EVGS000

  • valkyrie101

    Marcus,
    I am almost more worried by those advisers. Some of the neo-cons are in favor of invading Iran, for example. Would she go for something like that?

  • timzank

    Valk & Marcus…The Nuke issue may well be moot by 2012 if Barry get’s his way, the only ones that’ll have them will be the bad guys. Dem’s will have a coke and a smile and a deep conversation about it as it detonates on top of us.

  • valkyrie101

    Yes, timezank, I join you in condemning that kind of behavior. It is unacceptable whether it comes from the right or the left.

  • valkyrie101

    Sure timzank, we will only have the 1500 nukes Obama and Russia agreed to reduce to.

  • marcus.lewis

    Valkyrie,

    After what happened in Iraq, I don’t expect the Congress to even consider allowing the invasion of Iran. Again, I don’t think we as a country are that stupid to allow our country to do something so rash. Iran is a problem, but a military invasion by the US and allies would not solve it. Her advisers may want to go in, but the DoD and Pentagon I think would say we can’t logistically go in there, and if we do—we need more soldiers and have to reinstate the draft.

  • marcus.lewis

    TimZank,

    I didn’t realize that Obama wanted the bad guys to get nukes. Thanks for the warning; so if START passes the congress, we can expect for a Nuke to drop on us in 2012?

  • timzank

    valkyrie, do you honestly think the Russians will actually do that, without just conveniently “stuffing” another 1500 back behind a sofa somewhere?

    Willing to bet your life on it?

  • valkyrie101

    timzank,
    Somehow I do not think our defenses are let down by only having 1500 nukes. And yes, I do think the Russians would like to reduce their weapons because they also will feel quite safe with 1500 nukes, and they are hard to maintain, and expensive. I am sure the Russians have budget problems too. And it should be clear that if the Russians still have designs on world conquest it will not be by military might. We won that battle, and my favorite president of all time, Ronald Reagan, the right man at the right time, was a significant reason why.

  • TylerDurdin

    Sarah, don’t lower yourself to Obama’s level.

  • timzank

    Valkrie, Since cavemen, he who had the biggest stick won. No different today, and I don’t want to give somebody else the stick.

  • writer

    rox, Jimmy Carter also pronounced nuclear as nucular. And he stated that he asked Amy, who was around eight years old at the time, her opinion of nuclear weapons. Jimmy must have also been ‘stupid’. Let him have it.

  • valkyrie101

    No timzank, your stick analogy does not fit this situation. We have the ability to obliterate the planet with a mere 1500 nukes. All Obama did was negotiate down redundancy, to the benefit of both Russa and us. That is a good step forward for both countries, since, as I mentioned, an arms race is very expensive, and pointless. Consider Reagan’s statement that he wished to reduce our nuclear arsenal, in conjunction with Russia, by one third. Which is exactly what Obama and the Russians just negotiated.

  • valkyrie101

    As for Obama’s statement about Palin, he was told during an interview that Palin had criticized his nuclear treaty, and was asked for a comment. He responded that he did not think she knew too much about nuclear policy, and, pointedly, that he had relied on the advice of the joint chiefs of staff. Palin’s retort, about he being a community organizer, etc., was shameful, but it also ignored that Obama said he was relying on the advice of the joint chiefs.

  • TylerDurdin

    Hey, Mediaite, people across this country have different ways of saying words but I have yet to see you call out people who say “axe” instead of “ask.”

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    SHE IS THE SMARTEST PERSON IN POLITICS!!1 And TylerDurdin, you’re RIGHT as USUAL!!1

  • the real john t

    TylerDurdin, you know the picture beside your name fits you perfectly. A big mouth with nothing intelligent coming out of it.

  • timzank

    Tyler, I’d be curious to hear roxsteady’s opinion on that.

    ROX? whaddya say?

  • marcus.lewis

    Actually Durdin, the lexicality of the word “ask” and “ax” usage is quite interesting. Dating back centuries ago, it was common for asks to be pronounced as ax/axe. Our pronunciation and meaning of words have changed dramatically as the years pass. Bush, Clinton, Carter and many other knowledgeable people have pronounced the word as ‘nucular’. It is not a sign of intelligence as to how one pronounces the word.

    I agree with your implied point; people say words differently depending a variety of factors; education is not necessarily a factor.

  • NORBIT

    “shootfromthehip” – That’s obvious, because nothing seems to be coming from the brain!

    As for Obama’s nuclear strategy of unilateral disarmament in response to WMD’s, someone should remind him that you don’t bring a knife to a gunfight!!

  • http://www.anonymousfinch.com AnonymousFinch

    timzank:

    I forgot about Jimma Carter asking Amy for advice on our nuclear policies. It was hilarious. Did that happen in one of the debates? Or what was the context? I can’t quite remember (probably because I was less then 10 years old at the time; the fact that my political memory goes back that far at all is a scary commentary on the way I was raised).

  • the real john t

    Bush always pronounced it Nucular too. Don’t forget him.

  • marcus.lewis

    @Norbit

    Obama has never talked about unilateral disarmament. If you heard him discuss doing so, I’d be very interested in the read. Thanks!

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    HOW are we expected to stay safe if we’re only allowed to have 1,500 NUKES?!1 Thanks a LOT, NOBAMA!!!1

  • ImNotBlue

    Karl Spensen says:
    April 9, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    Hey, Christian… did you ever answer my question from yesterday? You said you use the fake personality (Karl Spensen) because you can’t “really debate” on a blog like this. But, if you think it’s so unpleasant and pointless to comment on blogs like this… why do you do it at all? Why do you feel compelled to post anything?

  • http://www.anonymousfinch.com AnonymousFinch

    ImNotBlue:

    Great question. If Christian doesn’t like to debate because he thinks it’s futile, what is the point of his repeated, obnoxious attempts at sarcasm?

  • JunkJunk

    “Dey took our jerbs!”

  • NORBIT

    marcus.lewis,
    The read is between the lines; like ‘torture’, INTENT must be considered in determining what is and isn’t.

  • ImNotBlue

    AnonymousFinch says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    I just don’t get it!

    Common sense would say if that was your feeling, then why bother in commenting at all? Is the sarcasm improving the situation? Is the humor assisting someone’s argument? No. It’s just adding to the chaos which Christian complained about in the first place! I just don’t get it. And am legitimately curious… I hope he answers.

  • marcus.lewis

    @Norbit

    Okay thanks, so it is just inferred that the President wants this country to be nuked.

  • the real john t

    If you’re going to get on Christian for that maybe you ought to ask Tyler Durdin and Olby Sucks the same thing.

  • http://www.anonymousfinch.com AnonymousFinch

    ImNotBlue:

    I could potentially understand the desire to lampoon the whole format–if it’s done in a clever way. Have you ever heard Phil Hendrie (particularly back a few years ago with his old show)? He was hilarious because his lampooning would start out very subtle, and then build piece by piece until it was over the top hilarious. It was extremely effective. Christian, by contrast, is a Johnny-one-note who is never subtle and, therefore, never funny.

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    COOL STORY, BROS!!1

  • http://www.anonymousfinch.com AnonymousFinch

    And, Christian, what’s with the subscript “1″s after every sentence?

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    YAWN!!1 Good thing I’m only checking this from my BLACKBERRY while I’m out doing JAGER BOMBS with the YOUNG EAGLES … I can’t even IMAGINE the fun you boys are up to this evening!!1 XOXOXOXO KARL <3

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    John, the situations aren’t even remotely close. For all we know Tyler and Olby are commenting with their opinions or snark (depending on your view), no different than your comments. However, Christian specifically said this (ie: Karl Spensen) is his response to the “un-debatable” nature of these types of forums. It is his response to the sarcasm… which is, oddly, more sarcasm. That doesn’t strike you as odd?

    AnonymousFinch says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    Well, Christian has another level to him, being that he ran a college television program featuring the “Karl” character. That says to me, in addition to being a response to these online forums (wanting to get attention, but either not feeling strong enough to debate on the merits, while at the same time being frustrated when nobody pays attention to him, and not wanting to be just another ad hominem attacker… all desires contradicting one another), Christian wants to be “somebody.” The character is similar to Steven Colbert’s character… although, far less creative… which either suggests Christian is simply working to perfect it, or just isn’t that kind of “talent.”

    Either way, the really sad part of the matter is how closely he’s held this character all these years. I’ve been checking out sites like this for about 4, maybe 5 years now… and “Karl Spensen” has been around for just about the same amount of time. We already know Christian graduated college a few years ago… that means he’s kept the act up, long past his “public access” days. Either he’s hoping to bring him back in some forum… or he’s having “letting go” issues. Perhaps a little of both.

    From a purely psychological stand point, I find the whole “Karl Spensen / Christian Larson” blog personality fascinating. Some folks are just angry, and that’s why they post. Some are really trying to debate… and some are just wasting time. But “Karl” has a lot going on there… much more depth than the average blog screamer. I find the whole thing very interesting.

    AnonymousFinch says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    Yeah… you’re not going to get an answer to the question of the “1″s. I’ve tried that before.

    Additionally, once we start getting the, “COOL STORY, BROS” it means Christian has shut down. I’ve dealt with him for a while now, and whenever the “COOL STORY” shows up, it means that’s the only response you’ll be getting from him for a while. It’s the blogging equivalent of him putting his hands over his ears, and saying “I’M NOT LISTENING!”

  • ImNotBlue

    Karl Spensen says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Yes, you’re having a fantastic time out tonight… which is why you’re responding to us on your Blackberry.

    Hmmm.

  • marcus.lewis

    God, would someone from Mediaite do something about Karl. He is obviously trolling and posting absolute nonsense. There are some people in here who actually attempt to have civil discussions.

  • Cubby

    Hey Karl, excellent work keeping these uber-douches busy trying to analyze you on a Friday night. Seriously, what a couple of losers. Probably sitting around in their parents’ basements hitting “refresh” every five minutes hoping for another opportunity to get their rocks off on a blog message board. (Except for AnonymousFinch, who is probably sitting in one of those book-lined studies from a personal injury lawyer commercial) Sad, sad, sad! Oh well, not gonna lose any sleep over you dicks – time to head out and actually enjoy my Friday.

    Oh and by the way, the amount of time you guys spend “exposing” and “deconstructing” Karl means that he kind of wins.

  • the real john t

    Blue, I guess there’s a double standard here. Since Olby and Tyler go after liberals then their okay. Just like my comments? The only time I get snarky with someone is when they attack me. Just like Durdin did today. So why don’t you climb down off that higher than mighty horse your on.

  • http://www.anonymousfinch.com AnonymousFinch

    Well, Christian and Cubby, for the record, I’m having a pretty damn fine night. The love of my life, my four year-old daughter, has fallen asleep on my lap. The Phillies are beating the Astros 8-0. And I’m a citizen of the greatest nation in the history of the world expressing my First Amendment using the sexiest laptop computer in the history of the world (a unibody MacBookPro). It’s pretty much Nirvana. The only thing that could make me happier is if my damn iPad 3G would hurry up and get here already.

    And, Cubby, comparing me to a p.i. ambulance chaser! Those are fighting words, my friend.

  • the real john t

    “Tyler and Olby are commenting with their opinions or snark ”
    ——————————-

    “How many flushes will it take me to get rid of you”

    “Brains aren’t everything, but with you there nothing”

    Blue, is that really debating anything. And Durdin just keeps repeating them over and over.

  • JunkJunk

    Cubby,

    + 1

  • ImNotBlue

    Well, first off… I don’t really feel I need to justify myself as to why I’m in on a Friday night. But, if you’re all that concerned, it’s because I have to work tomorrow morning, and I prefer to be awake and not hung over when I do my job. Personal preference, not everyone abides, but it’s just this thing I like to do. So I’m at home, working on a project for my side business, and occasionally getting distracted and posting here. Oooh, also having a small cup of black raspberry ice cream… mmmm.

    Cubby says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    Isn’t your post an attempt to “expose” and “deconstruct” myself and Finch? Doesn’t that mean “we” win?

    the real john t says:
    April 9, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    Eh… I’ve read enough of Tyler and Olby to know that they’re not 100% snarky. Sure, they’re pretty sarcastic… and (as you point out in another post) can get a little on the rude side (IMO), they’re still not in the same league.

    “Karl” isn’t trying, at any point, to debate, discuss, or make a point… only to be obnoxious. And (as I said before), that was more or less the point HE was making about himself the other day.

    Anyway, if Mediaite removed all the “Olby-s” and the “Tyler-s,” there would be a laundry list of others who would also have to go (“Same2U,” “Nachi,” “JunkJunk,” etc). And if I REALLY wanted to be snarky, I could turn it around again on you and ask why you’ve never said anything about THEM, only stuff about two guys you “happen” to disagree with politically. But, I think all that spinning might make me dizzy.

  • the real john t

    Well I haven’t read anything from Same2U that comes close to Durdin. But I haven’t read that much of him. I don’t even know who Nachi is. And I’ve just read 2 comments tonight from JunkJunk, and they don’t even come in comparison to Durdin or Olby. Durdin told a poster the other day that he probably has had more cocks in him than a rooster. Of course by your standards, Durdin is just stating his opinion.

  • TylerDurdin

    the real john t, This is an excellent time for you to become a missing person.

    You make a turd look polished.

  • TylerDurdin

    the real john t, can I axe you something. How many year s did it take for you to get so dumb?

    You are the only person who can eat his own weight in scat in one sitting.

  • TylerDurdin

    BTW, the real john t, you have had more cock in you than a KFC chicken!

    Yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

  • the real john t

    Well Blue, there you go. That boy’s got some real debating skills.

  • TylerDurdin

    The real John T, you are nothing but a crying pusillanimous puss bag.

    You offer ZERO and are ZERO.

    So bring it on , bitch!

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 9, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    Well… at least Durdin is funny.

    Oh, alright… you may have a point. Stuff like that is over “the line,” IMO. However, on Mediaite there is apparently no “line,” and I’ve given up trying to get them to enforce one. They simply aren’t into it. A while ago they booted “Bovine”… remember him? Well, if you check it out, he’s back… spewing the same stuff as before. Apparently, his mistake last time was that he started insulting the author (not sure who it was), and that’s what caught the ire of Mediaite. The other stuff… ad hominem, really nasty attacks, and so on… all that is okay.

    Of course, I think you’re inferring that I’ve asked for “Karl” to be banned… and that’s not true. I’m just trying to figure the guy out. The other folks (as I said before) don’t interest me as much. I see them as more one dimensional… “Karl / Christian” is an onion (Shrek), and has many layers. That’s far more interesting than (another example) Roxsteady… who is simply angry. Angry is angry… even irrationally so. What’s to talk about with that?

  • TylerDurdin

    “Well I haven’t read anything from Same2U that comes close to Durdin”

    Then you can’t read. I confront crap that you post with crap.

    So cry me a river- You’re a habit I’d like to kick — with both feet.

  • the real john t

    Blue

    “Bovine”… remember him? Well, if you check it out, he’s back… spewing the same stuff as before”
    ——————————————–

    What names he going under?

  • writer

    Looking at posts from the likes of rox and Mr. Glenn, I think Tyler is showing marvelous restraint.

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:00 am

    It was “Bovine” and a bunch of other names thrown in there too. I think a Glenn… but who can keep track?

  • writer

    INB, his new name is Mr. Glenn Bovine Koldys. He was recently on the thread about Bill O’Reilly and the Mexican border, taking the usual far left position that we only want to guard the border because Mexicans are ‘brown’.

  • the real john t

    Haven’t really noticed a Glenn.

  • ImNotBlue

    writer says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:28 am

    That’s the guy! I don’t like talking about him much… I think it feeds the ego. I’m sure he’ll be around a little later. He, like Nachi, like to comment after the thread is pretty much done. That way they can say crazy and offensive things, but nobody has to see them.

    I try not to talk to either of them… because, you know, what’s the point?

  • the real john t

    BTW Blue, you do know what Durdin is reffering to by his use of “axe” and not “ask”?

  • marcus.lewis

    @the real john t

    Check the post from April 9, 2010 at 7:41 pm on this thread.

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:33 am

    You’ve never heard anyone use “axe” when they meant to say, “ask?” Really?

    Heck they even made fun of it (as an ongoing joke) on “Futurama.”

    A quick Google search pulls this up: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19991216

    Point being, if you’re going to suggest that Palin’s use a “nuculear” is an indication of intelligence, you’re going to have to say the same for everyone who uses, “axe.” And being that “axe” is very common amongst African-Americans (as is, birf-day), you’re going to say the same, and thusly insult them too. It’s easy to insult Palin, however when you apply the same standard to other people, ESPECIALLY minorities… somehow the “insult” no longer applies.

    In short, Tyler’s point was that pronunciation isn’t necessarily an indication of intelligence. Although, a simple, “Um, hello… Barney Frank,” probably would have done the job just as well.

  • the real john t

    marcus.lewis

    Yeah, I saw it. So we know what he’s meaning.

  • the real john t

    Come on Blue, you know exactly what he was reffering to with “axe”. And that’s not the first time I’ve seen a sign of racism from him. Why in the hell do you try so hard to defend him?

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:51 am

    I believe I said exactly what he was referring to… didn’t I? What part of my analysis do you disagree with?

  • the real john t

    Blue

    I don’t know what kind of sheltered life you live, but in the real world racists make fun of blacks because they are the majority that you will hear say “axe”. But if you want to go ahead and defend your little buddy, go right ahead.

  • writer

    JMO, but I think what Tyler was getting at is that the left has no problem with making fun of a white person for mispronouncing a word, but if a black person mispronounces a word, the left considers it racism to point it out.

  • DumbPresident

    shootfromthehip says:
    April 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm
    She is a fucking retard. End of story.
    Unless you can explain nuclear fission or even the very basic history of the bomb, you need to shut the fuck up, Sarah.

    Your a knuckle dragger like your comrade Mike Tyson.

  • the real john t

    Writer
    that the left has no problem with making fun of a white person for mispronouncing a word,
    ———————————–

    OH! So it’s just the left that does that. Seems to me there were some people talking about Jimmy Carter mispronouncing it. One of them was Finch. Now I guess he’s a lefty.

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:03 am

    John, I’m not sure you read what I wrote. What you said was more or less the point.

    IF you’re going to make fun of Palin for mispronouncing (or using an uncommon pronunciation), and suggest that this is evidence that she is “stupid,” then you ALSO HAVE TO criticize people who use “axe” instead of “ask” for the very same reason. AND, if you’re going to do that… someone on the left (as you illustrate) will call you a “racist” for it.

    Tyler pointed out the hypocrisy and foolishness in the criticism that “pronunciation relates to intelligence.”

    So, it comes back to you now… what do you think about the original statement? Is Palin’s pronunciation of “nuculear” an indication that she’s “dumb?” And if so, how do you justify mocking her pronunciation, but forbidding (under penalty of a “racist” label) other pronunciation criticism?

  • ImNotBlue

    the real john t says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:17 am

    Actually… Finch didn’t. In fact, nobody “mocked” Carter, only pointed out that HE used the same pronunciation as Palin… which (by the logic that says Palin = Dumb because of “nuculear”) that he must have been “dumb” too.

    Again… same rules for everybody.

  • writer

    real john, conservatives are allowed to make fun of people of all colors. It’s the left that imposes the rules of political correctness.

  • kit9

    Why is it only an issue when Republicans mispronounce ‘nuclear’? Democratic God/Saint, John F Kennedy said, ‘nucular’, too.

  • disgusted

    Sarah WHO?

    That should have been “reported” as: “Non-clear” NOT ‘nuclear’!

    Maybe the ads had DRIVEN me to another Channel! ..?..

  • TylerDurdin

    the real john t , you are a racist!

  • TylerDurdin

    the real john t , I’m so glad you revealed at last your true objective of coming here from your old haunts of HP to play the ever popular liberal game of playing the race card, which I’m sure you excelled at while at HP.

    You did us the favor of yet again showing the typical hypocrisy employed by liberals who think in this day and age you can still employ your worn out shibboleth “racism” to stifle speech.

    You guys wore it out; it doesn’t work and shows how shallow, callow and irrelevant you and the liberal establishment have become..

    Please go to another cite where you libs can rejoice in using that phase and applaud yourselves for perpetuating racism.

  • OxyCon

    To all the Obama lovers who get all “wee-weed” up whenever you hear Sarah Palin’s name, just know this, by the time Obama leaves office, his approval rating will be at or below than Palin’s.
    You heard it here first.
    Have a nice day!

  • TylerDurdin

    writer and Blue, next time the real John T tries to engage ya in a conversation abt my caustic retorts to his postings, read what he posted after feigning to be the poor civil poster who is attacked for no reason.

    He posted this shortly after your talk with him:

    he real john t says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:33 am

    I hope that bastard teabagging CEO Blankenship for Massey Co. has been sleeping well the last couple of nights in his $19 million mansion.

    Case closed!

  • LotusMan

    Palin’s favorability rating are upside down and significantly worse than Presdient Obama’s. Only a 24% favorability rating and 38% unfavorable — and I would bet that a good portion of that 24% doesn’t want her to be president. That’s not becuase she doesn’t know how to pronounce the word “nuclear” properly (that’s just symptomatic), it’s because she never has anything of substance to say, has no command of facts or logic, and all she seems capable of doing is throwing out snide, snarky sound bites. The nation as a whole sees it for what it is and are not buying. She’s never going to be President, and she knows it (she can’t be THAT stupid, can she?).

    All Palin is really doing at the moment is working on building her media brand that caters to the extreme right-wing reactionary fraction of the population. She sees the money that Limbaugh and Beck are making spewing nonsense to this crowd and she wants a piece of it. Like Limbaugh and beck she’ll be laughing all the way to the bank as she entertains and manipulates the the lunatic right-wing fringe.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gordon-Bloyer/537945868 Gordon Bloyer

    Hey Rox,
    If you can’t pronounce “corps” who could take you seriously? If you think there are 57 states who can take you seriously? If you think you can add 30 million people to health care and reduce the deficit, WHO can take you seriously?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsgrklN_fEs

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gordon-Bloyer/537945868 Gordon Bloyer

    This nonsense about who can pronounce words correctly is too funny. The loons on the left can’t win this arguement.
    Try telling when Donna Brazzil or Cong. John Lewis ever pronouce anything right. Lewis has a mouth full of rocks. I don’t know what Brazzil has in her mouth? She was a Clinton supporter.
    What about Carville? Barney Frank? I could go on and on. If you lefties want to admit that all these folks are STUPID, I will admit Palin is also stupid.

  • AmericanCowboy

    Olby Sucks says: April 9, 2010 at 5:28 pm – “shotinthefoot, can you link us to obamas thesis on “nuclear fission?”

    Or at least his college grades? Why do you think the Commie won’t release his grades?

    Maybe…

    mispronouncing “Corpsman”

    “Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states.”

    “I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”

    “The Cambridge police acted stupidly.”

    “No, no. I have been practicing…I bowled a 129. It’s like — it was like Special Olympics, or something.”

    Nuy Obama’s real stupidity is in the policy, the spending and the Marxist iideology

  • AmericanCowboy

    roxsteady says:
    April 9, 2010 at 4:46 pm
    If you can’t pronounce the word Nuclear, who would take you seriously?

    Lefties are such idiots – “Corpsman”

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