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Why am I not surprised?

#1 Post by gsabc » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:52 am

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/200 ... alin_N.htm

Makes the reasons for some statements in that recent interview clearer, in retrospect.
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#2 Post by Appa23 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:07 pm

They may have had a shot to make it all work, if not for the immense pressures from the constant attention and prying from the "blogosphere" vultures. (For lack of a better term)

I will say that the kid would have been better off if Palin had not been picked to run for VP (or if she had declined).
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#3 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:15 pm

Appa23 wrote:I will say that the kid would have been off if Palin had not been picked to run for VP (or if she had declined).
I'll be perfectly happy to see the entire Palin clan return to anonymity. --Bob
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#4 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:53 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Appa23 wrote:I will say that the kid would have been off if Palin had not been picked to run for VP (or if she had declined).
I'll be perfectly happy to see the entire Palin clan return to anonymity. --Bob
I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.
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#5 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:06 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:
Appa23 wrote:I will say that the kid would have been off if Palin had not been picked to run for VP (or if she had declined).
I'll be perfectly happy to see the entire Palin clan return to anonymity. --Bob
I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.


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So, you like the job Rush is doing?
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#6 Post by TheConfessor » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:12 pm

Don't kill Cal's buzz. The Bears just beat the Jayhawks.

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#7 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:16 pm

TheConfessor wrote:Don't kill Cal's buzz. The Bears just beat the Jayhawks.
Cool. What time does Tech lose today? I know what happened last night, but if Pat Knight's in charge, bad things happen.
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#8 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:20 pm

TheConfessor wrote:Don't kill Cal's buzz. The Bears just beat the Jayhawks.
Seriously?!?!? i didn't even check because I thought it was impossible.
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#9 Post by TheConfessor » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:21 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
TheConfessor wrote:Don't kill Cal's buzz. The Bears just beat the Jayhawks.
Seriously?!?!? i didn't even check because I thought it was impossible.
When have I ever lied to you?

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#10 Post by earendel » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:22 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
TheConfessor wrote:Don't kill Cal's buzz. The Bears just beat the Jayhawks.
Seriously?!?!? i didn't even check because I thought it was impossible.
Seriously. The final score was 71-64.
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#11 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:27 pm

TheConfessor wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:
TheConfessor wrote:Don't kill Cal's buzz. The Bears just beat the Jayhawks.
Seriously?!?!? i didn't even check because I thought it was impossible.
When have I ever lied to you?
I knew you weren't lying. I was expressing my surprise, not disbelief.
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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:45 pm

I thought about posting this yesterday but couldn't do it because I couldn't separate it from Sarah Palin. I'm still mad at her assertion that it was 100% Bristol's choice to have the baby, while at the same time asserting that in every other pregnancy there is no choice.

But that has nothing to do with the lives that Bristol and Levi are going to have. Let's give the kids a break.
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#13 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:19 pm

Rexer25 wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:I'll be perfectly happy to see the entire Palin clan return to anonymity. --Bob
I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.


NOTE: THIS IS A JOKE!!If you are humor impaired, do not read the following:

So, you like the job Rush is doing?
Rush Limbaugh is not the leader of the Republican Party, no matter how much President Obama and Jon Stewart want you to think so.
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#14 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:46 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote: I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.


NOTE: THIS IS A JOKE!!If you are humor impaired, do not read the following:

So, you like the job Rush is doing?
Rush Limbaugh is not the leader of the Republican Party, no matter how much President Obama and Jon Stewart want you to think so.
According to David Frum, Limbaugh wants us to think so too. Here's the URL:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/188279
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#15 Post by Jeemie » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:21 pm

Appa23 wrote:They may have had a shot to make it all work, if not for the immense pressures from the constant attention and prying from the "blogosphere" vultures. (For lack of a better term)

I will say that the kid would have been better off if Palin had not been picked to run for VP (or if she had declined).
Yes- if she had not been picked for the VP slot, they wouldn't have had to pretend they were going to be together in the first place.
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#16 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:11 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:
Appa23 wrote:I will say that the kid would have been off if Palin had not been picked to run for VP (or if she had declined).
I'll be perfectly happy to see the entire Palin clan return to anonymity. --Bob
I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.
Yes, I'm much happier that Rush is.
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#17 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:18 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:I'll be perfectly happy to see the entire Palin clan return to anonymity. --Bob
I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.
Yes, I'm much happier that Rush is.
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#18 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:43 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote: I like Sarah Palin, but I do not want her to become the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.
Yes, I'm much happier that Rush is.
A day late and a dollar short.
No, just an additional comment.

As long as Rush is the self-anointed leader of the Republican party, Democrats will have an easy time winning elections.
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#19 Post by mrkelley23 » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:24 am

I heard on the radio here yesterday that Sarah Palin's PAC is raising money for her to visit Indiana next month, to "show support for causes she believes in." She's already scheduled to speak at my county's Right to Life banquet, followed by a breakfast with an organization devoted to helping special-needs children.

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#20 Post by Estonut » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:23 am

mrkelley23 wrote:I heard on the radio here yesterday that Sarah Palin's PAC is raising money for her to visit Indiana next month, to "show support for causes she believes in." She's already scheduled to speak at my county's Right to Life banquet, followed by a breakfast with an organization devoted to helping special-needs children.

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#21 Post by Flybrick » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:11 am

SportsFan68 wrote:
But that has nothing to do with the lives that Bristol and Levi are going to have. Let's give the kids a break.
The end is nigh. We agree on something related to politics.

Time to stock up on canned food and ammo...

edited to add: The same applies to the Obama children. They should be strictly off limits to any sort of press coverage.

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