sarah palin

[juvenilia]

The thing is, I don't think this is funny anymore. I watched every Katie Couric interview, every SNL spoof. I watched the debate (if you can even call it that) and felt ill. Because this is the sort of thing that would be funny if it was like when Obama was running against Alan Keyes, when it was obvious what was going to happen and you could

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[spacethyme]

. . . and as VP she probably wouldn't be any worse than Dan Quayle; fortunately, vice-presidents don't really have much to do (see John Nance Garner on the value of the office http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nance_Garner in normal times) unless they try to be emperor sub rosa as Cheney has. The terrifying thing is that if anything debilitating happened to McCain, she'd be president

[juvenilia]

i don't get the "do i like this person as a friend?" method of choosing your candidate either. the fact that i think i would genuinely like obama actually really bothered me early on in this TWO YEAR PRESIDENTAL ELECTION.

[velvatier]

i hate everyone in this election, so laughing at sarah palin is the only thing that keeps me from curling up in the fetal position in my bathroom.

[juvenilia]

honestly the scariest reality for me is the one where john mccain wins the election and dies of a heart attack when someone tells him about it. and i don't think that's entirely outside the realm of possibility.

[novazembla]

Yeah, that's scary part.

"Repeat after me: I do solemnly swear or affirm..."

"I do solemnly AACCCCCKKKKKK!"

"Hey, Mister Chief Justice, while you're still holdin' that Bible..."

@%*lt;

[juvenilia]

YOU BETCHA!