Palins: 1st Family of Antagonism

The Palins:  The Gift That Just Keeps Giving
David Letterman, Katie Couric, Michelle Obama, Meghan McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Elizabeth Edwards, Frank Murkowski, Barbara Bush, and Maureen Dowd…a short list of the people Sarah ‘Half Term’ Palin has publicly feuded with recently.  Dave Shultz, Bob Probert, Roberto Duran, and Chuck Liddell have nothing on the Gorilla from Wasilla when it comes to building a substantial body of fighting work.  Seriously, she has been involved in more grudge matches than Ric Flair.
Then there is All-American Daughter Bristol: “Going out there and winning this would mean a lot,” Bristol told the Dancing with the Stars audience during a clip package on the finale. “It would be like a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me.”  Nice.
Half Term Palin on the Korean flare up “But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies. We’re bound to by treaty –-“…I am going to give her a break here.  North Korea is further from Alaska than Russia, so it’s difficult for her to see Kim Jong Il’s Palace from her front porch.
In other news…
Tom ‘The Hammer’ Delay (TX), former Republican Majority Leader has been convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.   Sentencing will take place on December 20th and he could face life in prison.  Guess The Hammer finally got nailed, and may get nailed again, and again…
Vikings coach Brad Childress was fired this week.  At least he didn’t learn of his firing from a text message form QB Brett Favre. 
Give thumbs up to Motor Trend’s Todd Lassa for fighting back at Limbaugh, after Limbaugh ripped The President, GM, and Motor Trend about the Chevy Volt.  Lassa responded in his blog “If you can stop shilling for your favorite political party long enough to go for a drive, you might really enjoy the Chevy Volt. I’m sure GM would be happy to lend you one for the weekend. Just remember: driving and Oxycontin don’t mix.”
George Bush’s Twister-inspired color coded threat warning system is about to be retired.  Not soon enough, I have been in left hand red, right foot orange since the shoe bomber.  Now, can we keep our freaking shoes on and not worry about my 3 oz of Listerine?

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