ROFL: McCain aide: Palin has ‘metaphorical’ foreign policy experience

[RamboLiberal]

Since Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, both he and Palin have argued that her state’s proximity to Russia counts as foreign policy experience. Noting that this claim “stands on flimsy ground,” CBS News’ Scott Conroy tried to get the McCain-Palin campaign to provide “practical experience Palin had with Russia.” While the campaign largely stonewalled Conroy, one anonymous “senior campaign aide” argued the experience was “metaphorical“:

A senior campaign aide who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity admitted that Palin’s knowledge of Russia may be limited to the way someone from Miami might obtain a general feel for Latin America.

“It is very much being able to look off the tip of Alaska,” the aide said. “Metaphorically, I’m talking about.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/palin-russia-metaphorical/

[quiet.american]

1. The Palin... oops, I mean, the McCain campaign has dissolved into a dark farce.

Disturbing.

[Cha]

20. A Dark Farkin' Farce.

And not metaphorically speaking.

[tuvor]

2. Palin was asked, "What's a metaphor?" She replied...

"To keep cows in."

[Indenturedebtor]

3. Hahah I'm going to use that on my next job application

"No I've never been the CEO of a multinational before. But Metaphorically speaking I bought coffee from Starbucks this morning."

:rofl:

"No I have almost nothing in my resume that qualifies me for this position, but I slept on the straight talk express last night."

[Loge23]

4. Oh! So that explains Reagan!

He had metaphorical experience to be President because he could act like one!
I like this!
Republicans have metaphorical credibility because they are a major political party.
McCain has metaphorical credentials as a military expert because he served in the Navy 40 years ago.
Palin has metaphorical qualifications as a Republican Vice-Presidential candidate because she lies real well.

This is just getting too weird.

[badgerpup]

6. Remember when Reagan...

...referred to Army uniforms as 'costumes'?
:wtf:

I found that just a mite unnerving...and that was back when I didn't pay much attention to politics. :hide:

[Tallison]

9. Holy shit - you can't make that stuff up

What an asshole.

[curious one]

5. Oh yeah, she does astral traveling during her sleep and visits all the world leaders!

What a pile of shit?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. And she was Dag Hammarskjöld in a previous life

[spelldmilk]

18. Ha hahahaha!

[Tallison]

7. That makes even LESS sense, if possible...

What the F is 'metaphorical experience'? I'd call it a malapropism, but don't know what they even really mean.

What sloshing bullshit.

[1corona4u]

8. LOL....I think they have all lost it...

what the fuck are they smoking? LOL...

[vanderBeth]

10. LOL- they're grasping at straws, aren't they?

:rofl:

[NYC_SKP]

11. Right. And I have a Fourteen Inch long metaphorical...

..never mind...

[spelldmilk]

19. Would that be an analogy?

[NYC_SKP]

21. Bingo!

Precisely!

[NewJeffCT]

12. Do I then have metaphorical experience on Italy because I ate spaghetti tonight?

or maybe experience on banking because I've used ATM machines?

[Patsy Stone]

13. People in Miami

know waaaay more about Latin America than Palin knows about Russia. I'd stake my life on it.

[PermanentRevolution]

17. People in Miami

know waaaaay more about RUSSIA than Palin knows about Russia!

[Blackhatjack]

14. "metaphorical???" LOL -- describes her experience perfectly !!!

Democrats need to remind folks of that at every turn.

[central scrutinizer]

16. I can see the University's economics department from my office window

so metaphorically I am an economics expert. Want to know what I think about the bailout?

[anonymous171]

22. .

:spray:

[mzmolly]

23. Unfortunately our world problems are not metaphors.

:eyes: Laugh or cry? Hmmmmm :freak:

[Danascot]

24. As Molly Ivin's would say

"Just 'cause the cat has kittens in the oven don't make 'em muffins."

[PerfectSage]

25. McPsychopath is metaphorically "full of shit."

[AwakeAtLast]

26. I watch ER - I've got some amazing metaphorical medical experience

Who's my first patient? Step right up!

Amazing. :eyes:

[IndianaGreen]

27. Palin can speak in tongues to foreign leaders

One can go to Vashon Island right outside Seattle, and visit the Russian Orthodox Monastery there where you can buy some coffee. There is more of Russia there than whatever Palin got in Alaska.