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Palin's former aides say under the lipstick is a real pit bull
Going into Thursday's vice presidential debate, Sarah Palin's former aides and Alaskan political rivals recall the candidate's jab-with-a-smile skillfulness and warn not to underestimate her.
ANCHORAGE -- When she appeared for a candidate's forum in front of a room filled with unionized Alaskan electrical workers during her run for governor in early October 2006, Sarah Palin arrived woefully unprepared. When the union members grilled her on labor policy, Palin faltered.
Afterward, a furious Palin cursed in anger and berated her staff, recalled two former senior campaign aides who blamed her unwillingness to bone up on workplace issues for the blunder.
But just a few weeks later, when Palin jousted with her two main rivals during critical pre-election debates, she was much more at ease. Palin distilled policy questions into simple answers and countered her opponents' attacks with verbal stiletto thrusts delivered with a sunny smile.
When one moderator asked about abortion and pressed about what she would do if her daughter had a child out of wedlock, Palin had a ready answer, defending her anti-abortion stance and deflecting the question toward her male rivals: "I would choose life. And I am confident you will be asking my opponents these same scenarios?"
During Palin's brief exposure to the high-stakes environment of political debates, she has unnerved both her handlers and her opponents. At times she has been handicapped by her lax approach to learning the nuances of policy and state issues, but she has also projected a Reaganesque ability to offer up pithy answers and charm on camera.
"The political landscape here is littered with people who have underestimated Sarah Palin," said Eric Croft, a former state representative who ran for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2006 and appeared with Palin during several early forums.
Palin's split-personality debate persona -- mirrored both in her confident speech to the Republican convention in Minneapolis in early September and in a series of wobbly performances in recent television interviews -- poses a challenge for her Democratic opponent, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, as each approaches Thursday's nationally telecast vice presidential debate in St. Louis.
Biden could face trouble, Alaskan political observers said, if he takes Palin too lightly. But he also has to take care not to be overly aggressive against a candidate who radiates telegenic appeal.
"She has a Reagan-like ability to win over audiences. But for someone who cares about issues and facts, it was rather startling to see her gloss over important questions," said Andrew Halcro, an Alaska businessman who ran as an independent candidate for governor against Palin.
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Real pitbull or nasty bitch with a huge ego and who is a sore loser? Going into Thursday's vice presidential debate, Sarah Palin's former aides and Alaskan political rivals recall the candidate... more -
Olbermann gives $100 to charity for every Palin lie, $3700 this week alone
OMG this is hilarious!
For every Palin lie, K.O. is giving $100 to the Alaskan Special Olympic fund.
Watch the video at the link. This is a great way to raise money for worthy causes that the neocons and other jerks have fought while claiming they helped.
Go K.O.! OMG this is hilarious! For every Palin lie, K.O. is giving $100 to the Alaskan Special Olympic fund. ... more -
Pitbull running scared - AGAIN
Hilarious. What a pitbull! Oooooo!
When the media asks questions, they’re biased, trying to dig up dirt.
When they don’t ask questions, they’re biased, not showing an interest.
GOP = clown show. Hilarious. What a pitbull! Oooooo! When the media asks questions, they’re biased, trying to dig up dirt. ... more -
Barack Obama on the David Letterman Show
This is a 3-video playlist of Barack Obama's appearance on the David Letterman Show on September 10, 2008.
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Obama on Letterman: 'McCain policy Is The Pig'
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York on Wednesday after a day of heated debate by media and political pundits over comments some took as a slam against Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Obama spent much of his visit talking about Palin and clarifying his earlier comments.
"This is sort of silly season in politics, not that there's a non-silly season, but it gets sillier," Obama said. "And it's a common expression in at least Illinois. I don't know about New York City. I don't know what you put lipstick on here."
Obama told Letterman the expression "lipstick on a pig" in this case applies to having a bad idea and trying to pass it off as change.
"Just calling [ideas] change, calling them different doesn't make it better, hence lipstick on a pig," Obama said.
He then clarified his statements even more.
"Keep in mind, technically, had I meant it this way, [Palin] would be the lipstick. The failed policies of John McCain would be the pig, just following the logic of this illogical situation," Obama said...
(See Video and rest at link...) Presidential hopeful Barack Obama appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York on Wednesday after a day of h... more -
Lipstick-Wearing Pig Offended by McCain Comments
..and finally, we get to hear from the pig!
http://theskunk.org/2008/09/lipstick-wearing-pig-offend...
--TheSkunk.org ..and finally, we get to hear from the pig! http://theskunk.org/2008/09/lipstick-wearing-pig-offended-by-mccain-comments ... more -
Obama Talks Lipstick and Pigs With Letterman
In an interview with David Letterman, Barack Obama defended and joked about the lipstick flap calling it a part of the “silly season” in politics.
“It’s a common expression at least in Illinois,” Obama said, “I don’t know about New York City, I don’t know where you guys put lipstick on here.”
He went on to explain, “In Illinois the expression connotes the idea that if you have a bad idea, in this case I was talking about John McCain’s economic plans, that just calling them change, calling it something different doesn’t make it better hence lipstick on a pig is still a pig.”
But Obama later said that if he had been talking about Palin specifically, that she would have been the lipstick in the analogy and not the pig.
“The failed policies of John McCain would be the pig. I mean just following the logic of this illogical situation.”
Letterman asked Obama if he had actually ever put lipstick on a pig, to which Obama said no, “but I think it might be fun to try.”
The Late Show interview airs tonight on CBS. In an interview with David Letterman, Barack Obama defended and joked about the lipstick flap calling it a part of the “silly season” ... more -
Obama "Lipstick on a Pig" - DOUBLE STANDARD
"Obama "Lipstick on a Pig" - DOUBLE STANDARD
"The Republicans have double standards when it comes to them making analogies compared to Democrats. Obama is NOT a Sexist!"
It is crystal clear that Obama was NOT referring to Sarah Palin when he made that remark, but the Republicans are pouncing on it with great false indignation. "Obama "Lipstick on a Pig" - DOUBLE STANDARD ... more -
Palin switched colleges 6 times in 6 years
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin seems to have switched colleges at least six times in six years, including two stints at the University of Idaho before graduating from there in 1987.
Federal privacy laws prohibit the schools from disclosing her grades, and none of the schools contacted by The Associated Press could say why she transferred. There was no indication any were contacted as part of the background investigation of Palin by presidential candidate John McCain's campaign.
"Our office was not contacted by anyone," said Tania Thompson, spokeswoman for the University of Idaho in Moscow.
Palin, the governor of Alaska, was born in Idaho. Her family moved when she was only a few months old to Alaska, where she was raised.
According to a biography — "Sarah" by Kaylene Johnson — Palin and three friends went to the University of Hawaii at Hilo after graduation from high school in Alaska in 1982. But they left after a few weeks because of the constant rain there, the book said.
The registrar at Hawaii-Hilo has no record that she ever enrolled, school officials said Thursday.
Palin, then known as Sarah Louise Heath, and a friend then traveled to Honolulu and enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University, a private, nonsectarian school. She attended only as a freshman during the fall of 1982, school spokeswoman Crystale Lopez said.
She was in the business administration program as a full-time student, Lopez said Thursday.
"We're trying to track down someone who knew her," Lopez added.
From Hawaii Pacific, Palin transferred to North Idaho College, a two-year school in Coeur d'Alene, about 30 miles east of Spokane. She attended the college as a general studies major for two semesters, in spring 1983 and fall 1983, spokeswoman Stacy Hudson said.
"We were not able to track down club affiliations or anything," Hudson said.
The school identified one of her professors but he did not remember her, Hudson said.
Prior to her selection by McCain, the North Idaho College Alumni Association notified Palin in June she would be the recipient of its 2008-2009 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award.
From North Idaho College, Palin transferred 70 miles south to the University of Idaho, the state's flagship institution. She majored in journalism with an emphasis in broadcast news. She attended Idaho, whose mascot is the Vandals, from fall 1984 to spring 1985.
She then returned to Alaska to attend Matanuska-Susitna College in Palmer in fall 1985.
Then she returned to Idaho, for spring 1986, fall 1986 and spring 1987, when she graduated. Despite her journalism degree, she does not appear to have worked for the college newspaper or campus television station, school officials said. She worked briefly as a sportscaster for KTUU in Anchorage after she graduated college.
The McCain campaign did not have an immediate comment on Palin's higher education record.
Palin's biography on her Alaska governor's website indicates only that she graduated from Idaho in 1987.
A recent profile of her in the school's alumni magazine, before her selection to run on the GOP ticket, listed only Hawaii Pacific, North Idaho and Idaho as schools she attended. She also explained in the profile that her curiosity and love of writing made journalism a natural choice.
"I was always asking everyone the questions, and I still am today," Palin told the magazine.
The University of Idaho is taking advantage of Palin's nomination. A prominent photograph of her is featured on the school's Web site. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin seems to have switched colleges at least six times in six years, including two stin... more -
The 'lipstick pitbull'
Palin goes on the attack against Obama-Biden.
In her first speech as vice-presidential nominee on the McCain ticket, the Governor of Alaska pulled no punches against the Democrats.
Pepe Escobar, born in Brazil is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for The Real News Network. He's been a foreign correspondent since 1985, based in London, Milan, Los Angeles, Paris, Singapore, and Bangkok. Since the late 1990s, he has specialized in covering the arc from the Middle East to Central Asia, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has made frequent visits to Iran and is the author of Globalistan and also Red Zone Blues: A Snapshot of Baghdad During the Surge both published by Nimble Books in 2007. Palin goes on the attack against Obama-Biden. ... more -
Palin comes out punching
Pepe Escobar and Paul Jay react to Sarah Palin's speech.
Pepe Escobar, born in Brazil is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for The Real News Network. He's been a foreign correspondent since 1985, based in London, Milan, Los Angeles, Paris, Singapore, and Bangkok. Since the late 1990s, he has specialized in covering the arc from the Middle East to Central Asia, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has made frequent visits to Iran and is the author of Globalistan and also Red Zone Blues: A Snapshot of Baghdad During the Surge both published by Nimble Books in 2007. Pepe Escobar and Paul Jay react to Sarah Palin's speech. ... more -
Want to avoid rape? Malaysians say lose the lipstick and heels!
Women in a northern Malaysian city ruled by conservative Islamists are being urged to forsake bright lipstick and noisy high heels in an effort to preserve their dignity and avoid rape.
Authorities in Kota Bharu have distributed pamphlets recommending that Muslim women do not wear heavy makeup and loud shoes when they go out to work in restaurants or other public places.
But municipal officials in Kota Bharu, capital of Kelantan state which is run by the hardline Pan-Malaysian Islamic party, stressed that the code was not an edict, merely advice for women wishing to follow the "Islamic way".
The party's brand of Islam - mocked by Malaysian liberals as "Taliban Lite" - has already decreed that supermarkets must a have separate lines for men and women at checkouts, and beaches should be segregated.
Couples caught sitting too close together on park benches are hunted down by the city's moral enforcers and fined up to £285 in the city's Sharia courts.
But the only directive on dress came a decade ago when it was ordered Muslim women must wear non-transparent headscarves that cover the chest, along with loose-fitting, long-sleeved blouses.
Violators face a fine of up to £75 and as many as 20 women are punished for breaking the rule every month.
Azman Mohamad Daham, a spokesman for Kota Bharu municipality, said the latest suggestion contained in leaflets was part of a two-year old campaign.
"We just distribute pamphlets," he said. "Our minimum guideline is [women] must wear headscarves. The rest is up to them. If they want to follow the 100% Islamic way, it's up to them."
The goal of the modesty drive was to prevent rape and safeguard the women's dignity, he said.
It advises that women should refrain from using heavy makeup, particularly bright lipstick. Loud high-heel shoes should also be avoided, though if women insisted on wearing them the heels could be padded with rubber to mute the sound.
Two-thirds of Malaysians are Malay Muslim, while the other ethnic groups - mainly Chinese and Indians - follow other faiths.
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party scored a huge success in the general election three months ago, winning an unprecedented number of seats that propelled it out of its Kelantan backwater powerbase on to the national political stage. Women in a northern Malaysian city ruled by conservative Islamists are being urged to forsake bright lipstick and noisy high heels in ... more -
Ladies, put down that lipstick tube.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested 30 lipsticks and found that 20 contained lead.
Some of the questionable lipsticks were made by L'Oreal, Dior and Covergirl.
Pregnant women are advised to consult with their doctors before using cosmetics as lead can cause developmental harm to the fetus.
Additional info can be found at www.safecosmetics.org The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested 30 lipsticks and found that 20 contained lead. ... more -
Guerlain Unveils $62,000.00 Lipstick
Check this out - Guerlain, who created the first automatic lipstick and the first solid lipstick back in the 1920s, has just introduced KissKiss Gold and Diamonds, the first-ever $62,000.00 lipstick custom designed in France, adorned with 110g of solid 18-carat yellow gold and sprinkled with 199 diamonds of 2.2 carats! The lipstick is a unique replica of the original top-selling KissKiss lipstick created in 2005 by Olivier Echaudemaison and designer Herve Van Der Straeten.
The lipstick comes in a black lacquered case, is refillable (!) and has a lip brush and black suede pouch. The gold encasing can be engraved and the lipstick is available in 15 customizable shades of the following colors (as well as White Shine):
6 Shades of Pink
6 Shades of Red
3 Neutrals Check this out - Guerlain, who created the first automatic lipstick and the first solid lipstick back in the 1920s, has just introduc... more -
stop using chapstick, WOMAN!!
i can't function without my chapstick! if i don't use my chapstick i start to feel my lips dry up like a crack addicted slamhound that looks like he just ate a glazed donut! this addiction blows!! do you have the same addiction? i can't function without my chapstick! if i don't use my chapstick i start to feel my lips dry up like a crack addicted sla... more
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Lead-stick
What's wrong with smearing colored lead on your lips so that you can lick or eat it off with every bite of food you take?
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