True. On Nov 7, 11:28 am, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps if idiots like Sarah Palin hadn't greatly decreased the > numbers of the higher predator (wolves) there would not be such a pest > problem with minks. > > It is the height of human arrogance to believe that the larger > predator numbers can be decreased without the rapid increase of the > smaller "pest" animals. > > --------------- > > On Nov 7, 4:48 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Wild minks in AK are considered pests- like rats. > > > On Nov 7, 6:21 am, margareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One question, if she is as opposed to pc values, is it possible that a > > > fur coat is included in her fine new wardrobe. Alaska is on part of t > > > he US where furs are still acceptable, for winter fashions. Although > > > by the looks of it, winter has not yet arrived. > > > > On Nov 7, 7:01 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think it is still undecided.//Where do the Republicans plan to > > > > donate these clothes? The Salvation Army? How cheap. She earned those > > > > clothes.// Lawyers are such calculating types- they prosecute and > > > > defend the thieves from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the taxpayer > > > > will pay them both > > > > > On Nov 7, 5:50 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > <I wonder if those gorgeous peek-toe heels worn at the convention are > > > > > hers...> Those lawyers will probably send her the dry cleaning bill. > > > > > LOL > > > > > > Alaska law requires a special election once Stevens has been disposed > > > > > of by > > > > > the Senate. Did Stevens win or are they still counting votes? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "rigsy03" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 06:39 > > > > > Subject: Re: The Cowardly Character Assassination of Sarah Palin > > > > > > Republican lawyers are flying to AK to retrieve her campaign > > > > > wardrobe!!! It's quite possible she could appoint herself senator to > > > > > fill Steven's worn shoes with flashy pumps. > > > > > > On Nov 7, 5:32 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > The Cowardly Character Assassination of Sarah Palin > > > > > > Michelle Malkin > > > > > > Friday, November 07, 2008 > > > > > > > Sunken ships loosen bitter lips. The failed McCain campaign, for > > > > > > all its > > > > > > high-minded talk of honor, duty and courage, is now teeming with > > > > > > unscrupulous gossipmongers. Seems the dishy staffers forgot to > > > > > > crack open > > > > > > their copies of Sen. McCain's bestseller, "Character Is Destiny: > > > > > > Inspiring > > > > > > Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should > > > > > > Remember." > > > > > > > Rest assured: Their cowardly character assassination of Sarah Palin > > > > > > won't > > > > > > be forgotten. > > > > > > > The finks turned to Newsweek and Fox News to spread petty rumors > > > > > > about > > > > > > Palin's intellect and character. The magazine peddled anecdotes from > > > > > > sources horrified that Palin greeted top advisers at her hotel room > > > > > > -- > > > > > > gasp! -- "wearing nothing but a towel" and "wet hair." Fox News > > > > > > reporter > > > > > > Carl Cameron breathlessly reported that his unnamed McCain sources > > > > > > told > > > > > > him Palin lacked "a degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a > > > > > > running > > > > > > mate" because, they claimed, she didn't know which countries were > > > > > > parties > > > > > > to the North American Free Trade Agreement and "didn't understand > > > > > > that > > > > > > Africa was a continent, rather than a series, a country just in > > > > > > itself." > > > > > > > Let's assume for a moment that the McCain rumormongers are telling > > > > > > the > > > > > > truth about Palin (and I don't believe they are). Who would it damn > > > > > > more: > > > > > > Palin, or McCain and his vetters, who greenlighted her for the vice > > > > > > presidential nomination? Don't need a fancy Ivy League degree to > > > > > > figure > > > > > > that one out. > > > > > > > In introducing her to America, McCain praised her independence and > > > > > > backbone: She "stands up for what's right, and she doesn't let > > > > > > anyone tell > > > > > > her to sit down." The inside snipers are now roasting her for that > > > > > > very > > > > > > attribute -- redefined as "going rogue" -- because she had the > > > > > > nerve to > > > > > > try to schedule media interviews on her own. The nerve of her! > > > > > > > Palin's response to the campaign fragging? At a late Wednesday night > > > > > > airport press conference in Anchorage, immediately upon landing > > > > > > home after > > > > > > the election defeat, she smiled cheerfully. The Alaska governor > > > > > > shrugged > > > > > > off the "foolish things" said by the McCain saboteurs, and simply > > > > > > said, > > > > > > "It's politics. … It's rough and tumble and you've got to have a > > > > > > thick > > > > > > skin just like I've got." > > > > > > > Hollywood savaged Palin. Journalists mocked her. Liberal blogs > > > > > > slimed her. > > > > > > Opponents cursed her, Photoshopped her, hacked her e-mail, hanged > > > > > > her in > > > > > > effigy, called her bigot, Bible-thumper and bimbo, and attacked her > > > > > > husband and children. But nothing Palin endured during the election > > > > > > season > > > > > > compares to the treatment she's receiving from these backstabbing > > > > > > blabbermouths who worked on the same campaign she poured herself > > > > > > into over > > > > > > the last three months. > > > > > > > Sarah Palin worked her heart out. She energized tens of thousands > > > > > > to come > > > > > > out when they would have otherwise stayed home. She touched > > > > > > countless > > > > > > families. I didn't agree with everything she said on the campaign > > > > > > trail. > > > > > > But she vigorously defended the Second Amendment and the sanctity > > > > > > of life > > > > > > more eloquently in practice than any of the educated conservative > > > > > > aristocracy. And she did it all with a tirelessness and an > > > > > > infectious > > > > > > optimism that defied the shameless, bottomless attempts by elites > > > > > > in both > > > > > > parties to bring her and her family down. > > > > > > > Liberty needs a virtuous people to survive; self-governance requires > > > > > > virtuous leaders. "Knowledgeability" is a necessary trait in > > > > > > political > > > > > > life, but it is not sufficient. The elitist critics of Palin, so > > > > > > blindly > > > > > > enamored of Barack Obama's ability to hold forth for hours on > > > > > > theologian > > > > > > Reinhold Niebuhr, ignored the Founding Fathers' counsel: Character > > > > > > counts. > > > > > > In times of adversity and crisis, it counts more than IQ points, > > > > > > instant > > > > > > trivia recall and bloviation skills. > > > > > > > "The most important thing I have learned, from my parents, from > > > > > > teachers, > > > > > > from my faith, from many good people I have been blessed to know, > > > > > > and from > > > > > > the lives of people whose stories we have included in this book," > > > > > > John > > > > > > McCain wrote in "Character Is Destiny," "is to want what they had, > > > > > > integrity, and to feel the sting of my conscience when I have > > > > > > risked it > > > > > > for some selfish reason." > > > > > > > John McCain not only failed to make that message stick with the > > > > > > electorate, he apparently couldn't persuade his own staff to heed > > > > > > his > > > > > > advice and practice what he preached. > > > > > > >http://townhall.com/Common/PrintPage.aspx?g=3f4092a5-1543-4fc9-826c-6...- > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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