September 03, 2008 08:15 PM
Republican National Convention Open Thread for Thursday
[click image for larger] Ah, my friends, they have finally settled on a message. Open thread below...
[click image for larger] Ah, my friends, they have finally settled on a message. Open thread below...
Oh boy here we go again.
Tonight's Theme.
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance dazzle them with Bullshit.
Audience could not care less about aid to Africa. Nice.
McCain for an hour? That just cannot help him.
I heard when McCain is done he is going to ascend into the sky with an American Flag cape like Howard Stern's Fartman performance a few years back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Zq2HzJH6s
In the bag, count it.
The Mccain/palin ticket is so weak this should be entertaining.
Obey??!!! WTF!!! Bwahahahahahaaaaaa.....
What a bunch of freakin lemmings!
Ahhhh. It's "The Children" again.
Hmm. Reminds me of the movie They Live, w/o the sunglasses.
Just heard Lakoff on the radio, on NPR. He called Palin an extremist, a charming extremist.
Is this the Librarian that didn't get fired?
Jeff G @ 5:
Yeah another night of hooting and hollerin' morons with the attention span of a Gnat.
So, have you heard the new crap on Palin today? 5 colleges in 6 years. Nice. Majored in journalism and never was on the campus newspaper or tv station.
L.A. Confidential @ 11:
Eyes constantly flitting back and forth, seeking enemies and threats, liberal fullbacks and defensive ends.
Does C&L cache 'waiting moderation' posts which never appear ?,
I posted about Sarah Palin (earlier this week in an open thread) and the scrubbed sermon webpage from the Wasilla AoG church.
This is worth following up, the Wayback Machine has the cache for 05/06
Palin and the AoG
Reptiles!!!
the pic is something right out of "They Live". Pass me some special sunglasses.
"My friends, my first wife knows me as an adulterer. My current wife knows me as a possible adulterer. The administration knows me as a puppet. The media knows me as Mr. Grumpypants. But tonight, you, my friends, will know me as Captain Bullshit."
Anybody know when the National Enquirer is due to publish their exclusive Palin story !
McBallnChain @ 12:
She won a college scholarship and the "Miss Congeniality" award. A real nose to the grindstone type.
I watched it last night, to see Palin. the whole fucking hall is occupied by brain sucking aliens.
I don't want any reaching across the aisle by Dems except to slap the handcuffs on that freedom hating and anti-democratic collection of criminals and misfits.
I've even turned off the TV - even KO.
I can no longer watch so called professionals gush and swoon incessantly over the snarkiest speech I've seen since the last Republican convention. The only thing Palin didn't do was snort milk.
If I knew Buchanan wouldn't be squealing his praises, I'd watch just to see and hear Rachel's commentary.
Huh? Obey? WTF do they mean by this? Obey McCain? Obey the Repuglicans? A play of Obama's name? Really, can someone please explain this to me? Thanks in advance.
It's a photoshop, my friend.... - Sitemonitor
I think they have to talk about:
-war
-terrorism
-liberals
-drilling
-freeing oil rich nations
-abortion
-guns
to make them cheer. Kind of odd. Nice to know they are so loving and caring.
smk101 @ 17:
And his curvalicious lobbyist Vicki 'moneypants' Iseman, what does she know him as !?
Wow. If you want to read some of the most juvenile blatherings of a Fox correspondent, look no further than Jennifer Nassour:
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/09/04/palin-delivers-the-punch/
This is a 36-year-old mother of two, writing like a teenager. I'm ashamed to say that she is from my home state (MA). For full brain damage, take a long hit of ether and read further (with a few images):
http://wcvbconventionblog.wordpress.com/
Idiocracy in full bloom.
C'mon y'all!
There's important issues yet to be resolved!!
World Confused: Did Jamie Lynn Send Gift Basket or Didn’t She?
Voting for refuglicans is like voting for cancer, madness!
Who was that log cabin Repug talking earlier, Bob somebody.
The people in the first 200 rows are wearing rain-gear to protect themselves from the bullshit flying from the stage ....
Can someone letl me know when Obama comes on O'Reilly. I can't stand listening to that creep more than I have to.
The sign reminds of a quote from Babylon 5 -"The Corps is Father. The Corps is Mother."
Reminds me of the scene from "They Live" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA8drfZwnXQ
Marvin El Canucki @ 29:
Like a neo-con version of Gallagher? Does he use a sledgehammer?
I can't watch any more. I was actually very depressed and sad after last night. I can only take so much abuse.
YES WE WILL
Our Party is grounded in greed, lies, and corruption. It's in our DNA is more like it.
Her words! If ever hollow had a more true meaning, Cindy sayinng words she doesn't believe bear the truth.
rb @ 111:
Sitemonitor, you rock. I don't know why I hadn't looked at it that way before. Thank you!
trying......to....stay.......awake....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Cindy McCain sounds like some sort of "Community organizer." Yikes!
Cindy stfu and bring me a beer!
I admire you guys. I was watching my granddaughter tonight and I vowed not to watch the Convention. From the posts it seems worse than I imagined.
JohnnyThief @ 354:
Amen to that!
Time to mention his POW status in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
hostages @ 350:
What was in it? Date rape drugs?
Oh please. I hit a home run with John Mccain?
What happened to the Cindy video? Did they leave some of it out? I didn't see the part about her stealing John away from his first wife. Nor the part where she stole drugs from the sick people. Surely they didn't intentionally leave out these important parts from her biography! This is who Cindy is!
Well done, drifty!
She's driving me nuts with the "Turn to stage left, finish sentence. Turn to center stage, finish sentence. Fuck up line. Talk to stage right. Fuck up line........
Achhhhh!!!! These people make me sick!
She wants Palin's hands on John??? did she just suggest that?
I think she popped a pill before this thing. She sounds drugged up.
L.A. Confidential @ 369:
She means a run of homes.
What does her elitist outfit cost tonight?
P.D. @ 365:
It's like attending a Dantes Inferno induction ceremony. Pre Hell welcome and briefing.
I thought McSurge was one of the forefathers....?
I was having a burger and a beer in a south suburban Chicago bar. Minding my own business when a GOPer started spouting out. He says he has an email about how Obama is going to take everyone's guns away and close 90% of the guns shops. I gave him the WTF look as did a few others but the message is clear. The GOP is saying anything to win this election. I agree with the website which has been set up to denounce the false claims but I think Obama needs to make a commercial which says, definitively, what he will NOT do as President. The redneck vote may not matter but when they are free advertisers of the GOP lies, something needs to be done.
"This is deplorable. I was under the impression that this blog was run by an honest to God Republican, but instead it's the domain of moral relativists. We Christians have worked for years to fight Godlessness and during this struggle we have made firm allies with the Rpeublican party while doing so. It has become clear to Americans that the Republican party is the one that will restore morality, uphold the family, and enshrine the idea that what the first amendment really does is ensure FREEDOM OF CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION. The writers of the constitution were all Christians and recognized that Christianity is the only real religion that exists. They were only talking about faith in Jesus when they wrote those lines. But here is a Republican and a gallery of approving rouges that has taken the hand-holding position with blasphemers, atheists, and sodomites. You are all disgusting people who have turned so far from the Word that you think you can get to paradise any way you please. I have news for you. Jesus did not die on the cross for nothing.
Posted by: Richard "
this is a typical repub tonight these comments taken from a blog I comment on. these folks are scary self righteous war mongers
4 more years!!!!!!!
for Abramoff,
Cindy wrote," How to steal another women,s husband without using your hands."
Lauralu @ 224:
I CAN'T Watch it ......... I have this Fear of Clowns.
But I did watch the Daily Show just now on-line and the bit about Thompson and Lieberman being Foghorn-Leghorn and Droopy was very very funny.
The new Barbara Bush.
That's a pricey-looking pearl necklace she's wearing.
Ahhh Palins showing off the Cleavage tonight.
Are we in a Fellini movie?
Janet @ 59:
The best part of that footage was the last line.
The narrator said, "And we will never allow another 9/11 to happen again."
Doesn't that line beg the question: "Did we "allow" 9/11/01 to happen then???"
Just askin'.
TRUST me st.paul & minneapolis will be glad to see these
people leave.
dow falls 340 points day after palin speech
McCain is quiet about his vietnam experience
HAHJAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
why doesn't somebody point out how, right now, vp cheney (a despicable character to be sure) is meeting with Georgia leaders regarding the Russian conflict. can you imagine palin dealing with that situation? oh, i forgot, she lives near Russia. Yep, she could handle that situation easily.
Her father was quiet about his service.
Btw, has anyone made the Sarah Palin Edith Prickly connection yet? That's something that Jon Stewart should have fun with.
Backdrop behind the podium should be Professor Hezekiah Bullwolfers Medicine Show
I know I just watched the first part of O'Reilly waiting for Obama.
I want that 30 minutes of my life back now.
L.A. Confidential @ 2:
"If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit." and that's always been the reslug theme.
On a slightly different note: is it true that the word Palin is greek for "backwards" ?? :D
Palin attended 5 colleges in 6 years for a BullShit degree in bullshit journalism. Quite apropos, I think. Here's the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/palin-attended-5-colleges_n_124...
Please let him have missed his nap. His NH speech made him look drunk. He just doesnt do well when he misses nap time.
L.A. Confidential @ 19:
Yeah, hardworker. Her type is much adored by the frat boy type. I'm sure she never touched the booze or anything. It is also known that she, like Bristol, eloped after the doctor told them they were in love.
I just saw the Yahoo! headline that said McCain intends to attack Obama's experience, call for end of partisan rancor. Is that sorta like, "Gotcha last?"
Also, as I remember it, Obama rocked the shit at the convention. He was specific about everything. He was positive about himself and his stance. He was critical of the other side, but he was respectful and HONEST. The gop freaked the hell out and shrieked about a "negative" and "partisan" speech. This is why they lose us independents.
It's because they're douchebags.
Rider3 @ 22:
I THINK it's an homage to the sci fi movie "They Live" where the general population looks at a 'Coca Cola' sign, but it really says "OBEY" or Consume" or etc.
I could be wrong.
You could be right. Hint: Driftglass is one of the best photoshoppers in the blogosphere. And I see a light blue "signature" on the New Jersey sign. Click the image for larger... - Sitemonitor
I just had someone follow me on Twitter that has a website about shooting liberals in one of the threads, Ted Nugent as a background.
Boy oh boy how can I take back every personal thing I ever said?
Eric Almighty @ 43:
Also, they inspired me and my stingy ass to donate to Obama just now. Yes we can.
Eric Almighty @ 43:
Totally agree. I'm neither and I can't stand the Hannity Oreilly type. I go Obama because he is actually a nice guy with real ideas that aren't all about war, killing people, and the effervescent tax cuts.
So St. McCain and his camaign have attacked Obama relentlessly and tonight St. McCain is supposed to "reach to the center" and espouse bipartisanship. Is this guy for real?
"Hockey mommin', moose hunting, pistol packing mother of 5 for VP". And the crowd roars. You're kidding me, right Cindy?
Do they pull a handle and the attendees fall through a trap door into an inferno when they go off the air?
He is no Hero, perhaps a Warmonger..... But NO hero ...
Miatch @ 344:
As I mentioned earlier, the hatefest of last night probably gave McLimp the first non Viagra boner in decades, so maybe she did.
Bandeez N. @ 382:
Deserves repeating
More shot down heros than I can manage. Jack you are next. Jack in 2024!
I wish CNN supplemented that fact box about her charity with the fact that she stole money and drugs from it during those 7 years.
Grandma Mccain is older than Moses!
carefulwiththatAXEeugene @ 391:
15,000 more people applied for unemployment
Jimmy served in Iraq for no good reason, Cindy.
Janet @ 399:
What's a non-Viagra boner?
Cindy just mentioned weapons again. How many references does that make to guns, anyone counting? It's starting to make me a little paranoid.
snooooooooozzzzzzeeefest.
Can't wait for mr. excitement: John McAmbien.
carefulwiththatAXEeugene @ 391:
And that means what?
anybody see Ralph Reed he's the little dude wearing a brooks brother suit with construction worker grade
knee pads.
280000 dollar earrings. last night, is she wearing them tonight, the fashionably hungry want to know?
Bangladesh again! She doesn't care about us!
How many times is she going to pat herself on the back for adopting a child?
abarts @ 16:
What's with the pic. Who are all those men holding up "Obey" signs, Southern Baptists?
My Pet Children.
by
Cindy McCain
How come Conservative mothers are better than moderate and Liberal mothers?
carefulwiththatAXEeugene @ 411:
That would be a yes.
dennis @ 409:
The market determining value.
Your're putting me to sleep now, Cindy. Boooring.....
sweet chunks @ 357:
I have never been happier to be at work right now. Otherwise, I'd have a broken television, and I can't afford a new one.
exploiting kids again .... Hurry Cindy, now go blame it on the media ....
What a full crock of shit ....
Those poor orphans taken away to be brainwashed. :(
Bridget got the night off from cleaning the toilets, I guess?
Zzzzzzzzzzzz......
Pass me a beer that was not manufactured by Cindy.
Abbybwood @ 389:
Did Cindy just say her father never talked about his war experiences; and neither does her husband. WTF! And she thinks her husband was a hero in Viet Nam. Where has this idiot been? Has she never heard her husband talk continually about his POW experiences? Poor Bridgett is probably wondering why mom and dad are being so nice this week; they hardly talk about her any other time.
she sincerely wants to be first lady. it's what she really cares about
dennis @ 409:
Means that the bar is set low for Mac.
IdiotShrub @ 419:
doesn't swallow.
I can't believe I said that, but I'll just bet.
wow they let Bridget out tonight?
Anyone have any ideas yet on what word(s) we're drinking to? Or are we just drinking continuously.
I feel obligated to watch to scare the shit out of myself in order to remember why we're going to be working so hard until the election. This way every time I feel lazy I'll remember pictures from this horror show and double-time my butt out to knock on more doors.
McBallnChain @ 42:
Palin had a 20% ownership in an Anchorage car wash business, according to state corporation records filed in 2004. Palin failed to report her stake in the company when running for governor in 2006.
Real Honest type.
McBallnChain @ 12:
If that's true, then I have more collegiate journalism experience than the GOP veep nominee. And this is who McCain picks?
Seems like McCain followed Ben Stiller's advice from "Dodgeball":
"Aim low."
Stan @ 45:
New identity? Witness protection program?
Gretchen the aspiring elitist @ 48:
Gretchen the aspiring elitist @ 48:
Every time McCain says 'public service', hit yourself over the head with a ball-peen hammer.
The McCain campaign smells more and more like Starship Troopers...
You know, in the fascist propaganda sense.
McBallnChain @ 42:
I expect she kept switching schools in an attempt to get a spot in whatever pagents they were having. Had to move until she found one she could win. She doesn't like to talk about her time at Fug U. [LOL!]
OMG Tom brokaw looks ... awful. And I laughed out loud when they started saying palin "blew the lid off the place" last night. Where the hell was he? He obviously wasn't watching the same sorry-ass crap that I was.
Rider3 @ 22:
Thats cruel. I was just getting ready to do a net search for ammo and firearms after seeing that pic.
LOL
Pat Buchannon who said a few months ago that "McCain makes cheney look like Ghandi" just said he doesn't know how a Democracy can survive year after year of all this negativity.
Why the hell does he support McMedia then? Obama hasn't run a negative campaign and wants to change this. If you saw any of the RNC last night you saw which party is destroying democracy.
Huckabee just said we don't elect a president (lower case until it means something again) by experience but by judgment and apparently he thinks "Sarah Mean and Small" has it. Again, why then is this asshole supporting McCain? He was wrong about the war/occupation. He is wrong about the tax cuts. He was wrong about timetables. He was wrong about talking to your enemies.
It's enough to make you pull out your hair.
Dude... good photoshop.
I actually fell for it (I wouldn't put it past the Republicans at this point)
Showing the 9/11 footage at the RNC now. Be scared.
How screwed are republicans when John McCain is the best person they have to offer up?
Think about it, that is all they have!
All they can roll on is:
-fear
-tax cuts
-war
-anti abortion
-zealots
Absolutely screwed.
They're blantantly, shamelessly playing the fear of anything with a turban factor as their "tribute" to the 911 victims.
Yeah, I had to read the comments here to know for sure it was a fake...
9-11
They'll never let it happen again.
Once was enough.
Eric Hussein in Ottawa @ 58:
http://tinyurl.com/6z4aea
d r i f t g l a s s ! !
(huge fan)
Obama's campaign received over $10 million since Palin spoke. He ought to double that after McCain speaks.
I wonder if they have a map of where all the minorities are sitting. It's like playing duck, duck, goose. There are only like 13 in there, they have to know who they are. I wouldn't be surprised if they bussed them in there like China did with the cheer squads at low attended events
What is this with someone holding a sign behind Blitzer saying "Hispanics (heart) McCain"? I don't know any Hispanics who (heart) McCain in any way. Is this their ploy to make us think there are actually some minorities there?
bill o'reilly sux - y is obama even on here?
truthout.org article from APress
With the convention still abuzz, the list of potentially embarrassing details grew Tuesday:
Palin sought pork-barrel projects for her city and state, contrary to her reformist image.
Her husband once belonged to a fringe political group in Alaska with some members supporting secession from the United States.
A private attorney has been authorized to spend $95,000 to defend her against accusations of abuse of power.
She has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past.
KO was absolutely right .. that video was repugnant! .. the only way McCain can win is to exploit fear and anxiety.
I bet Cindy's always on her daughter's ass about being overweight...those skinny rich women are the worse....
Rwanda... quick, can Palin find it on a map?
Mostly watching with the sound off because honestly this stuff makes me want to hurl.
She keeps talking about fer'ners. Why does she hate us!
I heard on NPR that there was 1% Black population at the RNC.... why do they keep panning over each one of them during C. McCain's speech?
She keeps stumbling in her speech.
What's wrong with the assistant who's supposed to keep pulling her string?
Do not feed the pennis.
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