I can't stand it.

[Plaid Adder]

My partner really wants to watch Palin's speech, so I tried. I did try. I sat through the governor of Hawaii's embarrassing attempts to make lemonade out of the lemon of Palin's lack of career. Guiliani we got through via generous use of the mute button. But once Palin started in on the "small town" stuff, I just had to leave.

I can't stand another three months of suspense as I wait to find out just how stupid people can be. Just how many Americans there are who still eat this folksy homespun small town girl crap up and start feeling like all you need to steer America through a century that is already eating us alive is the plain-spoken Christian wisdom of your small town. For Christ's sake, hasn't the past 8 years taught us that a modest intelligence unsullied by experience or curiosity but well-inspired by right-wing Christian arrogance is the last fucking thing you want squatting in the White House when the shit hits the fan?

AUGH!!!

Yes, because that's what we need, another person near the levers of power who professes to believe that everything you need to know about governing the most dangerous nation in the world is to be found in the hearts of 9000 of your neighbors. No, we don't need more "small town" thinking in the White House, it's the last fucking thing we need. But that doesn't matter; all that matter is how many other people in this country swell with pride as they listen to this tripe thinking, yes, a good-hearted small town down home hockey mom with God on her side, how could we do better?

@#$!!!!!!

Yeah, it's a bad speech. Gov. of Hawaii's was bad too. No, she is not an inspiring speaker. Yes, it's ludicrous that all of a sudden the test for whether you're qualified to be President is whether you've ever been a small-town mayor--even though as I recall their candidate doesn't have any "executive experience" either. Yeah, by all the laws of everything this VP pick should be a failure and this convention should sink the ticket.

But then there's that law that says, bad rhetoric works on people who want it to work on them. And really on election day all that matter is how many people still want to feel that glow and pull that stinking lever.

:argh:

Is it over yet?

:argh: :argh: :argh:

The Plaid Adder

[Liberal Gramma]

1. You nailed it, Adder.

I cannot imagine this woman in charge of the country.

[sandnsea]

2. My small town is horrified

If that makes you feel better. All I've heard from anybody is snickering, disgust.. and donations.

[LuckyLib]

3. She is their vapid, vicious, attack dog, a shill. The cringe meter has exploded!

[LuckyLib]

4. She is their vapid, vicious, attack dog, a shill. The cringe meter has exploded!

[LuckyLib]

5. She is their vapid, vicious, attack dog, a shill. The cringe meter has exploded!

[HeeBGBz]

6. The Frothing Constituents

Such negativity and meanness.