LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Palin Polar Bear Killer

She's a polar bear killer.

Hammer, hammer, hammer away at that. She likes to kill polar bears with guns, and you can't even eat them.

No kid in the country will allow their parents to vote for that. Yes, I know. Me telling my parents who to vote for / not vote for would have gotten me killed. But a large number of people I've encountered volunteered their support for either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama was based on what their often very young -- 3 - 4 - 5 years-old -- children told them.

Kids adore polar bears. Think of the campaign ads you can make with this information!

Wasn't in the least happy with Clinton's response to this. This wasn't a bold move breaking the glass ceiling. This was outright pandering and desperation, the Hail Mary play. Nobody wants to run with that evil and evil-tempered old bug. He wanted Lieberman, and Rove said no. Rove wanted Romney and the 'cain said no.

Yup. The crazy righwing xtians love her.

But that doesn't change the fact that children lurve polar bears and Palin loves to kill polar bears. With guns. So not even fair bear hunt, like with a spear the way the Inuit did it. Or used to do it.

Gads, the 'cain and women -- the ads you can make! This is behind him: the woman he deserted for a younger vastly wealthy woman. This is now: the woman he's married to that he's driven to stealing drugs. This is the future: the woman who loves to kill polar bears.

The question isn't, "Would you want to have a beer with this guy?" The question is, "Would you want your daughter married to him?" The other question is, "Would you want his choices to be vice president of your nation?"

3 comments:

Frank Partisan said...

The Polar bear angle is good. To top things off, she is a creationist.

K. said...

What she is is a lightweight. The MSM dutifully falls into line comparing her "experience" with Obama's. They don't even hint the one of them has a powerful intellect while the other doesn't seem to think through anything.

The choice is also a total cave-in by McCain to the ultra-right. There's a surface cleverness to it that he's milking, but I don't see how she gets through a national campaign without making some inflammatory statements.

Foxessa said...

She's already re-infuriated loads of Alaskans by lying about her support for the Bridge to Nowhere. She said today that she didn't support funding that, but there's loads of proof that she did.

Love, C.