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Post by clemiethedog on May 12, 2010 16:33:49 GMT
Not sure if it's the second book she's written or the second book she's read. It appears to be selections from other authors (she, you know, sort of likes, well, all of them, you know, I mean, you know, like all of them, sort of)
I had some respect of John McCain, but I cannot forgive him for what he unleashed. Palin has become a caricature of rapid and ludicrous message board posts. "Reflections on the Flag"? GMAFB!
Does anyone actually feel that Palin is your intellectual superior?
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(CNN) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will release her second book in November, publisher Harper Collins announced Wednesday.
"America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag " will include selections from classic and contemporary readings that have moved her-from the nation's founding documents to great speeches, sermons, letters, literature and poetry, biography, and even some of her favorite songs and movies," the publisher said in a statement announcing the new book. "The book will also include portraits of some of the extraordinary men and women she admires and who embody her deep love of country, her strong rootedness in faith, and her profound love and appreciation of family. She will also draw from personal experience to amplify these timely (and timeless) themes-themes that are sure to inspire her numerous supporters and all readers across the country."
The second book was inspired by the people Palin met during her 35-city tour in support of her first book, "Going Rogue," Harper Collins also said. The upcoming book "celebrates the enduring strengths and virtues that have made this country great," the publisher added.
"America By Heart" will hit bookshelves on November 23, according to Harper Collins.
Palin has become one of the GOP's biggest stars since being tapped as Sen. John McCain's running mate during the 2008 presidential race. In addition to being an author, the former Alaska governor has become a sought after speaker and a contributor on Fox News. Given her popularity with the GOP's conservative base and with the Tea Party movement, Palin's political future remains the subject of speculation - with many political observers wondering whether her books, speeches, and television appearances are a precursor to a White House bid.
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Post by alanseago on May 14, 2010 10:11:19 GMT
I asked my wife's pet snail for its opinion. It went and hid under a lettuce leaf. I think she should stand again, not only is she funny, she is also Obama's best ally.
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Post by jade on May 18, 2010 12:08:06 GMT
And think of all the work Tina Fey would get!
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 19, 2010 22:43:32 GMT
It's amazing to see lefties attack Sarah Palin as if she was stupid. They never make mention of any of the many really stupid members of the current administration and Congress. For example, there is Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich (dumber than a bucket of cement), Sheila Jackson Lee, Barbara Boxer, Maxine Waters (watch this election.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/25/business/econwatch/entry6241870.shtml), Charles Schumer, and the rest of the looney Democrats.
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Post by beez0811 on May 20, 2010 1:48:59 GMT
There are plenty of morons on both sides.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 20, 2010 1:56:39 GMT
I don't think there are very many morons on the Republican side. The Democrats pretty much have a monopoly on morons.
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Post by beth on May 20, 2010 2:16:20 GMT
I don't think there are very many morons on the Republican side. The Democrats pretty much have a monopoly on morons. She's a moron, das. I've seen turnips with deeper intellect.
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Post by riotgrrl on May 20, 2010 7:00:54 GMT
It's amazing to see lefties attack Sarah Palin as if she was stupid. They never make mention of any of the many really stupid members of the current administration and Congress. For example, there is Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich (dumber than a bucket of cement), Sheila Jackson Lee, Barbara Boxer, Maxine Waters (watch this election.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/25/business/econwatch/entry6241870.shtml), Charles Schumer, and the rest of the looney Democrats. I have no idea if you're right or not, as I don't follow American politics closely enough to know who any of these people are. However, EVERYONE knows Sarah Palin. We ALL saw her interview gaffes and read her speeches. I really wanted to like her, being a great supporter of women and mothers in politics. But, to a UK eye, she just seems very very very strange. All that shooting mooses from helicopters stuff . . .just very very foreign. And daft.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 20, 2010 22:53:37 GMT
Riotgrrl - There is a big difference between living in Alaska and living in London. I can certainly understand that you would find her Alaska references strange. She would probably find drinking tea in the afternoon rather strange too. And I'm virtually certain that she'd find Marmite to be about the same as asphalt in both flavor, color, and texture. If she were to visit Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park she would probably find some of those characters very foreign and daft. I know I did when I was there.
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Post by sadie1263 on May 21, 2010 1:09:02 GMT
There are plenty of morons on both sides. Aren't there though! Don't think you can throw a rock in D.C. without hitting at least three. It would bounce off the first one....hit another one....and that one would pick it up and drop it on another one.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 21, 2010 1:18:21 GMT
Very true Sadie. You have nailed it!
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Post by riotgrrl on May 21, 2010 10:24:56 GMT
Riotgrrl - There is a big difference between living in Alaska and living in London. I can certainly understand that you would find her Alaska references strange. She would probably find drinking tea in the afternoon rather strange too. And I'm virtually certain that she'd find Marmite to be about the same as asphalt in both flavor, color, and texture. If she were to visit Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park she would probably find some of those characters very foreign and daft. I know I did when I was there. Oh yes for sure. But someone like Obama, or even Bush (and certainly Clinton) we in the UK can recognise as the kind of person we have met or the kind of person we know exists. Palin is just very, very foreign to us. There's no reason why an American shouldn't be foreign to Europeans, but what I'm saying is that she's very famous over here primarily for being so strange and outwith our normal understanding of what politicians are like. If that makes sense . .
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Post by randomvioce on May 21, 2010 11:11:25 GMT
Sarah Palin is a serious weirdo, because she has weirdo ideas, nothing to do with living in Alaska. No-one thinks she is a halfwit because she comes from a different Country, we think she is a halfwit because she has wacky, far out ideas and is unable to grasp basic concepts.
We have people in our Country who are every bit as mental as Bush, Palin, Quayle and all the other Republican nutjobs, but they never get elected to high office. Our system, despite all its faults, rarely allow such obviously shallow, but rich, people into important positions.
The closest we get to Palin is Boris Johnston, but I cannot imagine someone as stupid as Bush would get anywhere near running a scout troop, never mind number ten.
I suppose in a Country of the Blind, the one eyed man is king. Bush is seen as a towering intelect in the USA, but in Europe he would be regarded as someone with borderline 'learning difficulties'.
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Post by randomvioce on May 21, 2010 11:12:30 GMT
Not sure if it's the second book she's written or the second book she's read. The second book she has coloured in perhaps.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 22, 2010 0:43:54 GMT
RV I must say, stop it with the nonsense. I really don't want to insult you or minimize your contributions to this board. Nor do I want to ridicule you or put you down.
But I would think anyone who follows this board and keeps up with the news would consider Sarah Palin to be an intellectual giant compared to you. She makes valid points. You don't. That's the long of it. That's the short of it. That it.
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Post by randomvioce on May 22, 2010 12:45:39 GMT
But I would think anyone who follows this board and keeps up with the news would consider Sarah Palin to be an intellectual giant compared to you. She makes valid points. So a woman who thinks we should be teaching creationism along side evolution makes 'valid points' does she? You think that teaching creationism is a 'valid point' BA, you think posting a list of internet spoofs as proof of the failings of the NHS, claims of death panels in the NHS, the Iraq war was justified because of 9/11, Global Warming is entirely made up by the scientific community, that George Bush is anything other than a total moron. And cut and paste stuff made up from the thickest people your Country have to offer. Can you think of a single valid reason why I or anyone with an IQ above 50 would take anything you say seriously?
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 23, 2010 21:32:47 GMT
Well let's put it this way RV.
Global Warming is a real possibility. I've never said that it isn't. However, there are two opposing views in the scientific community and neither one of them has solid proof. You have a practically religious adherence to one of those opinion camps. It's OK for you to have those beliefs. Where you go wrong is with your denials that the other side could be right. Your response to the recent incidents of fraud by leading scientists was rather tepid.
I do believe the Iraq war was, and is, fully justified. That's not just because of 9/11. It's because of the Bush Doctrine which I fully support. This from his 2001 speech at a US Military base: ""America has a message for the nations of the world," Mr. Bush said. "If you harbor terrorists, you are terrorists. If you train or arm a terrorist, you are a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist or fund a terrorist, you're a terrorist, and you will be held accountable by the United States and our friends." Mr. Bush named no names, but countries that the United States in violation of the doctrine at the time includes Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Syria. Saddam harbored terrorists. He paid large cash awards to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. Sadam was a very evil man.
George Bush is a very accomplished man. He graduated from Harvard Business School and I can tell you from personal experience that you must be very bright and you must work extremely hard or you will not make it through that program regardless of your political connections. Bush an enviable CV that is loaded with achievements. I've not seen your CV but I'll bet it falls short of George's.
Now let's turn to creationism vs. evolution. I'm not religious. I guess you could call me an agnostic because I don't subscribe to any organized religion and I don't believe in a supreme being. However, I also find evolution to be a little hard to digest. The idea that somehow a a simple life form was created and evolved into all of the various life forms and the amazing world that we live it seems more than a stretch. In my view, the real deal is that no one really knows how our world came into being and got to be the way it is. I'm not sure this knowledge is within our grasp or capability to obtain. Our solar system is only a very small part of space. There are billions of stars any one of which could support planets like Earth. Despite the advances of science we really don't have much knowledge in this area. Dolphins appear to be very intelligent sea mammals. No matter how intelligent they are, they're never going to have knowledge of the Swiss Alps. That body of knowledge is beyond their grasp.
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Post by clemiethedog on May 24, 2010 17:09:40 GMT
Yeah, after all that B-schooling, Bush proceeded to run every company he was responsible for into the ground.
As a scholar, he was indifferent and intellectually incurious. A towel snapping frat boy, so to speak.
As a businessman, he was a failed crony capitalist who constantly needed his family friends to bail him out.
His only redeeming accomplishment was that he quit drinking, and even that, having become an alcoholic, he was a failure as a drunk.
As POTUS, he messed up every facet of the country.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 24, 2010 19:43:28 GMT
Listen Clemie, getting an MBA from Harvard Business School is one of the tougher academic endeavors. First of all, you don't get into Harvard B School without a stellar track record. Secondly, you don't get through the program unless you are very bright and work your tail off. It's a real slog.
We all know that you Democrats have convinced each other that GWB was an awful President. That's sort of a mutual masterbation thing. You simply reinforce one another's false perceptions. The more you hear it, the more you believe it, and the further away you get from reality.
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Post by pumpkinette on Jun 6, 2010 12:49:17 GMT
Yeah, after all that B-schooling, Bush proceeded to run every company he was responsible for into the ground. As a scholar, he was indifferent and intellectually incurious. A towel snapping frat boy, so to speak. As a businessman, he was a failed crony capitalist who constantly needed his family friends to bail him out. His only redeeming accomplishment was that he quit drinking, and even that, having become an alcoholic, he was a failure as a drunk. As POTUS, he messed up every facet of the country. His only redeeming accomplishment was that he quit drinking, and even that, having become an alcoholic, he was a failure as a drunk. -what exactly do you mean by this? An FYI, many active alcoholics are high-functioning (I was during my drinking years). By this, they still contribute to society by working, paying taxes, etc. I did. Does that mean that my drinking was EVER right? NO! But, many do at least work/pay taxes until they get sober.
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