You forgot fear of Europe!  Don’t forget Poland!

Last night the Mister and I were watching GOP douchebag Mike Pence lie on Hardball about the “government takeover of health care” (which Tweety inexcusably did not call him out on). His talking points were very similar to Half-Governor Palin’s above.

In fact, all the wingnut smear-merchants—Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Palin, Mitch McConnell, Boehner, Bachmann—all of them say pretty much the exact same things no matter what the venue—government takeover, socialism, death panels, blah blah blah.

So, that makes me wonder: If this cautious, centrist, corporate-friendly bill actually passes, will there be any blow-back on these hysteria-mongers? Won’t even Fox viewers, dittoheads, teabag cretins, et al, sorta hafta realize the sky didn’t fall?

I know we’re not talking about particularly bright people here. But still, if you’ve been told for a solid year that if this thing passes, it’s goodbye freedom and functional medical care and hello Stalinist nightmare of death panels and stepping over Baby Trig and grandma corpses, etc., well, wouldn’t it kind of have to penetrate even the thickest skull if this prophesied apocalypse doesn’t come to pass?

she left out “ramming it down our throats”. Rupert will not be happy.

wouldn’t it kind of have to penetrate even the thickest skull if this prophesied apocalypse doesn’t come to pass?

Alas, historically, that’s never stopped the average cult of Millenarians from simply moving the Doomsday date forward.

Wow, great picture.

You can almost see the nictating membrane in its eye.

Hell, Beck just said that if this bill passes, it will only make the Tea Party and 9-12 movements even more “gigantic” than ever.

Remember, these are people who are still smarting over the New Deal and the WPA. It never ends. No lib policy (real or perceived) will ever be legitimate…except for the ones that they benefit from every day, take for granted and to which they feel naturally entitled.

She must be wearing Frumpits now. Or else she’s hoping her retro-disaster-do will bring on a retro-disaster like the Hillarycare disaster. Sort of a magical-thinking, rally-cap kind of thing.

@Betty: the rethugs’ two great hopes are that the bill doesn’t pass, or that their base is as dumb as Sarah’s hair. Even that might not save them once people start realizing the sky’s still up there.

That hair’s not photoshopped?

Wow.  Just wow.  Carry on.

That was my thought, Dewberry—this can’t really be the way she presented herself on the TV in the year 2010, it has to be photoshopped.  LOL!

“The higher the hair, the closer to God.”

The more I hear from this woman the more I’m certain that she’s got enough meth to kill the entire USMC flowing through her veins.

“The higher the hair, the closer to God.”

Not coincidentally, that was the motto on the insignia of Star Trek‘s female Yeomen.

You know Allan, I was just thinking that ‘do reminds me of the hairstyles of certain types of fundamentalist Christians hereabouts—Holiness Pentacostals. Though I believe they also eschew jewelry and makeup as well as short haircuts. Palin is still blinged up, so I guess she hasn’t converted.

wouldn’t it kind of have to penetrate even the thickest skull if this prophesied apocalypse doesn’t come to pass?

Why? St. Ronnie predicted that Medicare would turn the US into a socialist nightmare (even put out a record about it) in the 60s and nobody called him on it. Heck, they even use the exact same arguments today that he did. Reality is not the teabaggers’ strong suit.

Good point, Matt. I had forgotten about St. Ronnie’s “someday we’ll tell our kids what it was like when America was free” crapola.

“...although, curiously, she left out ‘common sense.’ Maybe she was saving that for the encore.”

She ran out of room on her hand.

Well… her oldest daughter Bristle is getting off easy. The two younger ones still have to go to school and get mocked and ridiculed by the other kids in School with comments. ” What’s up with your Mama’s hair ?” ” Why is she always blinkin like a Furby Doll ?”

Oh… that’s right. Just ONE of them. PIPER never ’ goes to School ‘. She’s too busy selling books for her Mama…. and handing her the Sharpie before speeches.

I don’t know whether “Bristle” is delicious snark or not, but it’s full-on win regardless. Opens a whole new mine of Palin names for exploitation.

“Armature, Trigger, Vacuumbag, time for supper!”

For some reason, I keep hearing Guy Lombardo’s voice saying “...and here’s the lovely Sarah to sing ‘Nearer My God To Thee’ for us”.

I’m having 1972 flashbacks. Not good.

Her hair is at the stage that comes right before Republican-Women’s-Helmet-Hair.

Perhaps she told the hairdresser she wanted to look like a half-deflated, furry Jiffy Pop.

My terrible fear is that this is some sort of “pupa-stage” Sarah, after which she finally morphs into Martha Mitchell…or a mutant John Waters heroine.

When I saw the hair, I thought they were taping a moose passing gas.Alas, it was just Sarah trying to talk.

She’s going to compete in a country-western musical and she wanted to try out the new look on Hannity.  Or she is a product of the 1960s and is trying hard to prove it by her hairdo.

Furthermore, check her eyes - she looks stoned to the hilt.  Looks like downers or pot, but with that potty mouth running a mile a minute, could be ‘meth’.

When you compare what Palin looks like now to her attractively coiffed albeit “dated” natural-looking hairdo in fall 2008, it’s pretty obvious she’s wearing a full wig (color changes weekly).  She never had THIS much hair, even with a “Bumpit”! 

Also, her face is undergoing post-cosmetic-tweaking changes, not for the better (eyebrows, jawline, overall asymmetry of face).  And something really weird is going on with her eyelids, like she’s taken a double dose of Valium to get through the interview with Hannity.

Just go back and look at her face in the Katie Couric interview, for instance.  She doesn’t even look like the same woman as now.

I am all for feminism and stuff but this shit is unreal. My god her hair is awesome!

Good god, she sounds like your crazy Aunt Eunice, and now she looks like her. How did she get to elective office beyond a local school board seat? It’s like a female “Being There.”

Sarah Palin is nothing more than George W Bush in a blue dress. George Bush was a serial liar as is Sarah Palin.  That is one glaring way to tell they AREN’T Christians. Revelations 21:8

Sorry to take the fun out of this and I know what I’m about to add has all been said, but DAMN, to just listen to that run-on of badly strung together, recycled, half-assed talking points… those self-serving platitudes of country and Constitution (which I assure you she hasn’t read a beautiful word of)... in this day and age, with all the attendant peril just simmering around the globe and here at home, and to think that this woman might be White house-ready by more than five people let alone millions, not to mention considered a journalist worthy of her own show, is the true threat to America when it’s all said and done. When in the f—k did this country get so dumb? Really!
And yeah, the hairdo’s dumb too!

With all those millions, you’d think she wouldn’t buy a wig from the Dollar Store, but NO.
She is so busy “altering” herself ostensibly to improve her looks…but each step makes her more ghoulish and scary.
Wow,  even we couldn’t have done that to her…she is so accommodating, we only have to watch and enjoy.
It’s pretty obvious she is under the influence of some kind of upper, so her energy is drained too.
Even FOX must be tired of her “repeats” as her form of commentary…what a bore.

Rumproast Challenge: Fix your eyes on that image, and try to form the words “Madame President” with your mouth. Betcha can’t do it, even drunk!

Is this all you guys can come up with?  How sad…It’s not about the politicians…it’s about us!  We will be footing the bill for those illegal immigrants to get healthcare….!  You should read through the bill and see where your tax paying dollars are going…

Nice try, Jenilyn.  Why, one would think you don’t know there are congresscritters voting against the bill because it doesn’t cover illegal immigrants.  You should read through the bill…

You should read through the bill and see where your tax paying dollars are going…

By golly, I’ll DO that Jenilyn. Just as soon as I get through making sure this self-righteous ass from Alaska is thoroughly mocked and belittled. If you think we get lousy legislation now, just imagine what would happen if “We-the-Less-Than-Half-the-People” ever succeed in installing this bovine dead-head in a position of power.