Of Lipstick And Pigs

[DangerousRhythm]

My first impressions of tonight's Republican speeches that I managed to catch, Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin... I must wonder, where were their ideas and why are they so angry at us? And I don't just mean DRILL, BABY, DRILL, I mean ideas beyond drilling and energy. What about the economy that your party screwed up so handily? Why is community organizing such a laughable, useless thing to be mocked? Does Sarah Palin think back to her own community she served as a mayor and realize that organizing it would likely take all of five minutes? Maybe that's where she gets the impression that community work is some small feat to be derided? Hey, they vote too, you know, and at this point you can use all the votes you can get. Not to mention, they can influence who gets out and votes against you come November 4th. Best not to make fun of your audience. You can't see them, but they certainly see you now, and they see that you are bankrupt of ideas and class.

These Republicans didn't even bother talking to the American people at home watching their juvenile display on television. They only talked to the rabid 25 percenters in their convention hall who lapped up all the mockery, condescending sarcasm and hatred like filthy little piglets, squealing for more. Now, don't get me wrong, I love mockery, hatred and sarcasm, not necessarily in that order, but it must be just for me to enjoy it properly. When your party had a large hand in fucking things up massively in this country, you don't get the privilege of acting like you're above it all.

What an embarrassing, awful display of the worst of America. Even Andrea Mitchell looked very unhappy to be where she was, and she normally puts a pleasant face on. It was just that bad. When Pat Buchanan suggests you be kept away from cameras and microphones for a couple of months, you've lost.

My only hope is that moderate republicans and independents watched those speeches and saw the same. I think they did.

I can't wait till Saturday night so I can see Tina Fey rip apart that condescending, lipstick slathered pig. In fact, I think I'll set the recording right now so I don't miss it by accident. This will be good, I guarantee it.

[livetohike]

1. Giuliani just ended any political career he may have had and

Sarah Palin came off as a sarcastic Junior High School aged class clown. She demonstrated her low-class persona. Compare her to Michelle Obama or Jill Biden. Not in the same league at all. Just a snippy hockey Mom who thinks she is better than the others.

[DangerousRhythm]

4. Michelle and Jill exude class and warmth. This woman exudes smugness and arrogance.

They are so many miles apart I couldn't even begin to count...

Really, she opened herself up for some hell with her attacks, but maybe that is her plan, so she can cry to the media about sexism. I wonder if she will have pissed off the media so much that they won't even take the bait.

One can hope. :)

[corkhead]

11. She's a Bush without the pedigree. She has a lot in common with the current squatter in the WH

[texpatriot2004]

2. The Republicans are still saying and doing the same old

things.

[DangerousRhythm]

3. Yep, and that is only one of their big problems.

They've got nothing, otherwise their speeches wouldn't have been full of bile and hatred.

[texpatriot2004]

5. Speeches without any basis in fact...or even reality. nm

[Eric J in MN]

6. Yes, Giuliani claimed that Obama suggested that...

...Sarah Palin's town isn't "cosmopolitan" enough.

Obama never said anything of the sort.

Giuliani last night:

"She's been a mayor. I love that (ph).

I'm sorry -- I'm sorry that Barack Obama feels that her hometown isn't cosmopolitan enough. (LAUGHTER)

I'm sorry, Barack, that it's not flashy enough."

[texpatriot2004]

7. Oh geez, oh Pete they lie nm

[gblady]

10. and yet the press is calling Failin

a rock star today!

[RockaFowler]

12. Someone at work told me this same lie today

I asked her when did Barack say that?? She came back with it was one of his campaign staffers. I've never seen this info anywhere. I've heard that they question how a mayor of a small town could have dealt with foreign policy. That's a legitimate question.

[me b zola]

8. Proud to be #5

It all goes back to McCain's lack of judgment and basic understanding of the world that we live in. VPs must be able to operate on the world stage--without inciting WWIII. McCain has chosen a a bush* league clown for his number two and is so worried about stage craft that he isn't concerned with the reality of what he has done.

[nichomachus]

9. Rudy 9iu11iani is an embarrassment n/t

[Auggie]

13. "...embarrassing, awful display of the worst of America..."

Recommended.

It's making me ill the way they are building up Palin out of nothing.

Lipstick -- yeah, that nails it.