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[swirl_girlx]

Golly gee, Sarah Palin's coming to Philly to raise some money. That hockey mom, Joe Six-pack lady who we've all come to know and, well, love

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[earlofgrey]

Hm. Do activists often suggest that protesters dress up like caricatures of male politicians? Perhaps I'm being over-sensitive, but I think that this is problematic.

[swirl_girlx]

I'm more inclined to think that's related to ActUp's troublemaking nature. They tend to use very obnoxious and in your face tactics.
Furthermore, if you watch Palin, she is a caricature. She's a cartoon, a joke without substance. She
s never said an intelligent or honest thing in her career. Just like Bush the goofy looknig motherfucker, who we only stopped burning in effigy when Palin showed up. Passing out Bush masks was pretty common at rallies, ect.

Black guy/woman/old guy/Snape.

[earlofgrey]

One of the things I find deeply troubling about American politics is that it moves like advertising, and distinctly not like politics. People focus less on her policies (perhaps because she really hasn't any) and more on her personality, the categories into which she fits. This is true of most figures in our political system. Just as in advertising, one sells insurance by aligning it with ideals such as security, being sensible, rather than simply selling insurance, soft drinks with independence and exuberance and youthful rebellion, at most protests Bush was less a person who made certain horrible decisions, and more a redneck, a guy who nearly choked on a pretzel. Vague suggestions, words like hope and maverick, are magic words that sway millions

Re: Black guy/woman/old guy/Snape.

[fitofwhimsy]

Yes, and this is without even getting into all of the gender issues Palin dredges up with her. In the past, I objected to people I think know better using gendered insults at Hillary Clinton, because there were more specific and better things to insult than her junk. With Palin, everything is all wonky because she was chosen to be the woman, or so it would seem.

[swirl_girlx]

Oh, yeah it is! Just make sure every time you do something particularly gay or pagan, you think hard about how much ou dislike the government that would take your rights to be these things and more away!

Does that mean we can HANG OUT at some point that weekend?

[swirl_girlx]

let's meet up on saturday!

[bluestareyed]

I wanna go! May I cross post the announcement as well?

[swirl_girlx]

Oh, please! The more, the mockier.

[onewheelwizzard]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-wolf/the-battle-plan-ii-sarah_b_128393.html

I'm counting on you to make this happen, Beth. Bring the hammer of merciless ridicule down on this worthless neocon figurehead. Leave no absurdity un-laughed-at.