They say that the Mayan calendar ends in 2012, and that the end of the world will follow shortly thereafter.

Perhaps Sarah Palin shouldn't take chants of  "2012" as encouragement.

I hate to admit it, but my schadenfreude is workin' overtime on this woman. I'm not proud of it. There's even part of me that feels bad for her, because clearly she did exactly what she was told, and was clearly told there was no way she could lose.

At the same time...ya can't fix stupid.

Debbie Ford and her shadow work are often a little new-agey for me, but I got this and it really moved me.

It also made me think about the women I know who are McPalin supporters, something that plainly mystfies me. And I realized how many of them I know that have little to no self-esteem, who are with men who try to make them feel lucky to have somone who loves them, who are emotionally distant, and more. And it makes sense that women who have let the partners in their lives break them down -- not caring for them when they are hurt, putting them down for their weight/looks/other imagined failings -- would also be attracted to an abusive "partner" in their candidates. Because anyone who tells you have no control over your body and are less of a person, is an abuser. If you're content to live with one, why wouldn't you be content to have them in control of the country?

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The McCain supporter who claimed she was mugged and had a "B" carved into her face by a deranged Obama supporter has admitted she made the story up.

Way to go, Sleazebag. Of course, if her candidates hadn't been running a sleazy, racially charged campaign, she may not have thought she could get away with it.

And of course she's from Texas. They always are.

Seriously.

....when your campaign advice has to come from someone whose claim to fame is eating a rat on "Survivor"?

I detest Elizabeth Hasselbeck...she makes Anne Coulter look like a genius. I don't have a problem, per se, with women holding conservative values (though it does confuse me). I do have a problem with anyone who claims to hold a set of values but who does not possess the intellect, critical thinking skills, and intelligence to speak about them articulately. And she's a whiny bitch to boot.

So I guess she and Palin are perfect rally mates.

Interesting article from CNN.com on the difference between McCain and Palin's stances on a federal amendment banning gay marriage.

Upshot: Palin supports a federal ban. McCain doesn't support a federal ban, but he thinks this should be a question left up to the state. He has stated before he is "proud" of his role in advocating for a state ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions in his state of Arizona, so don't be fooled into thinking his stance against a federal amendment is somehow saying he supports gay marriage. He is against the federal amendement because it's federal, not because it's wrong or discriminatory.

First, check out the video (below the cut) from Women Against McCain Palin It's truly heartwrenching.

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Then, courtesy of John McCain's own words, to the late Tim Russert, on 1/30/00:

John McCain on NBC’s, Meet the Press, 1/30/00:

Mr. Russert: “A Constitutional Amendment to ban all abortions?”
McCain: “Yes Sir.”
Mr. Russert: “But, Senator, women across the country would say, prior to Roe v. Wade, hundreds of thousands of women a year went to back alleys to have abortions.”
McCain: “I understand that.”
Mr. Russert: “Many died.”
McCain: “I understand that.”

And finally, from last night's debate, McCain dismissing concerns about "the mother's health" as just another leftwing whine:

OBAMA: We can find some common ground, because nobody's pro-abortion. I think it's always a tragic situation. We should try to reduce these circumstances.

SCHIEFFER: Let's give Sen. McCain a short response...

McCAIN: Just again...

SCHIEFFER: ... and then...

McCAIN: Just again, the example of the eloquence of Sen. Obama. He's "health for the mother." You know, that's been stretched by the pro-abortion movement in America to mean almost anything. That's the extreme pro-abortion position, quote, "health."

Great video from The Daily Show looking at McPalin's recent turn to racist incitement of their crowds. Really, people, no matter how much you might agree with these people on policy, do you really want this type of racist climate in your country? Really? I mean, you don't have to jump the fence and vote Obama, but seriously consider what you're endorsing if you choose to cast your valuable ballot for this type of rhetoric.
( On to the funny...because sometimes you gotta laugh to keep from screaming )

A great short clip of John Cleese giving his opinion on Sarah Palin. He's right. Monty Python could've written her...

( This is an ex-governor...it is no longer...it has ceased to be...*whack on counter* )

On McCain and Palin playing the victim while simulateously inciting racist fervor at their rallies

So, McPalin supporters, are you still proud of your candidate? Because nothing says "Country First" like encouraging a lynchmob mentality. Does the phrase "Deustchland Uber Alles" mean anything to you?

Got this from flickgoddess and had to share:

Subject: What if things were switched around.....think about it.
Would the country's collective point of view be different?

Could racism be the culprit?

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?

What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe
disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?

What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?

You could easily add to this list.  If these questions reflected reality,
do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.

Educational Background:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

vs.

John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in
the land as well as our standing in th e world.  You make the call.

There has to be a reason that, in spite of the above, we are where we are today. Racism is the Key!  Of course, there is a generous dosage of country-wide stupidity too.

Directly from the people of Wasilla who worked with rape victims and worked to get the legislature to outlaw the policy of making victims pay for their own forensic evidence gathering.

This issue is kind of my passion right now. I'm astounded that there are Americans, especially queer Americans, who are ignorant enough to think that Obama and McCain have the same stance on GLBT rights. Really? I'm as concerned as anyone that Obama/Biden won't come out directly for gay marriage, but not as concerned as I am about a candidate who is "proud" of leading the charge to ban same-sex marriages and unions in Arizons and his running mate and her "pray the gay away" religious beliefs.

Michelle Obama contributed this article on why an Obama administration would lead the way to a better nation for GLBT Americans.  

In the same issue, you'll find this article dealing with Palin's stance and experience on gay rights. I wish she had contributed her own article, as Michelle Obama did, but something tells me that she wouldn't be writing for The Advocate.

The comments on both articles are intriguing and somewhat alarming at times.

I want this woman to be my adopted grandmother. This blog is full of win and wit.

And you gotta love her title: Sarah Palin is a Bitch...There, I Said It

"Oh, I know! People might not notice I'm a right-wing religious whack job if I can recycle a story about Obama's preacher bein' a religious whack job too!" *wink nod*

I don't know what frightens me more...that's she's doing this, or that there's just enough of the country whose critical thinking skills are nil that they'll buy into this.

At the Palin protest on Friday, I ran into several representatives from Planned Parenthood.  They are asking people who are against the McCain-Palin ticket to donate to the organization in Sarah Palin's name. The goal is to raise several hunded thousand dollars (if not more) and have Sarah Palin, perhaps the most anti-choice candidate we've seen in a generation, listed as one of Planned Parenthood's most prolific donors.

I love this idea. While I wish she'd donated to Planned Parenthood by, say, educating her teenage daughter about contraception, I think that it can send a powerful message if we take our ire and not only keep her and her anti-choice policies out of the White House and channelling our money toward an organization that counters attitudes like hers.

I don't have much money right now, and I know many of you don't, but any amount helps. I'm going to give up a $5 lunch and put that money into the fund.

You can find the place for Memorial and Honorary Donations here. You can make a choice to send your gift wherever it's needed most, into your own local community, or into a community (Alaska????) where you know that it's needed.

ETA: My resident Planned Parenthood Goddess, capurecitaroja tells me this is not an official Planned Parenthood campaign, but something that has grown out of grassroots effort. Regardless, Planned Parenthood can use the money and I love the idea of doing it in Palin's name. Just wanted to make sure my facts were all accurate and transparent, since I expect that of myself and I know y'all do too.

I'll be posting my wrap-up and my own pics and videos later, but here's a little something put together by the Dallas Peace Center

I'm the first interview. I'm pretty fired up, and I look horrid, but it was great to participate today. I think we ended up with more than 300 people by the end of the day.

ETA This clip got snarked on the Pegasus news site...apparently they took exception to my assertion that simply having a vagina doesn't make you a feminist. (And by extension, lack of a vagina does not disqualify you from being a feminist!)

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I guess one way to make sure you don't give the wrong answer to a question posed by the moderator is to simply not answer the fucking question at all.

If I wanted to listen to McCain campaign ads, I'd just go to his site.

Man, this woman is incredible dumb...and there are enough people in this country that think it makes her "saavy" that it's frightening.

courtesy of irish_caffeine can be found here. Be sure to read all the comments.

My favorite:

heartstillatwar :

This is a great video about the situation of queer Alaskans and the way in which it deteriorated under Sarah Palin.

The librarians on the list will appreciate that it addresses Palin's "hypothetical" questions about banning books.

How can you be queer and even considering voting for a woman who advocates reparative therapy?

...about tonight's vice presidential debate.

The expectations of Sarah Palin are so low, especially based on her performance in the Couric interviews, that if she manages to get out one complete sentence and avoid pissing herself on the stage, her performance will likely be hailed a "great success" and a "homerun ball."

Cuz come on, when Katie Couric the nicest woman in journalism makes you look like an idiot, that's kind of like being eviscerated by a fluffy kitten.