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Monday, January 31st, 2011

The Complete Palinisms

Author:     JACOB WEISBERG
Source:     Slate
Publication Date:     Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at 11:46 AM ET
 Link: The Complete Palinisms
Stephan:   I confess I do not understand being proud of being willfully ignorant. Yet I recognize that it lies at the heart of the Tea Party movement, and is most clearly to be seen in the statements of Michelle Bachman, and Sarah Palin. And I know that it holds the attention of about 30 per cent of the population, and is one of the most powerful trends in the country. But I still find it amazing. Here is a collection of Palinisms. How can anyone take this person seriously as a candidate for the most powerful office in the world.

We need to cut these things that aren’t constitutionally mandated, that are kind of on the periphery, the fluffery, like NPR and National Endowment for the Arts. Those are obvious.’-on President Obama’s State of the Union address, to Fox News’ Greta von Susteren, Jan. 26, 2011.

‘His theme last night in the State of the Union was the WTF, winning the future, and I thought, OK, that acronym, spot-on. There were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech.’-on President Obama’s State of the Union address, to Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren, Jan. 26, 2011

‘Especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn.’-Facebook note and video in response to the Tucson shooting, Jan. 12, 2011

‘This isn’t about me, and my response four days after this horrendous event, and in my response I talked about defending those who were innocent, had nothing to do with the shooting, and my defense wasn’t self-defense, it was defending those who were falsely accused.’-to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, in response to criticism of her initial response, Jan. 18, 2011

‘On this day celebrating the legacy and […]

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