Sensible Erection | Republican Party Begins to Eat its Own

Thursday, 6 November 2008

quote [ Fox News reports that Palin didn't know Africa was a continent and did not know the member nations of the North American Free Trade Agreement -- the United States, Mexico and Canada -- when she was picked for vice president. ]

How does one continue with a choice such as that?

Fox link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4CKCYD5Vuw (sorry for the O'reilly content)

Free Republic turning on FOX:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127130/posts

Might as well make Joe the Plumber a scapegoat too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPzW2XELAfw

Can we hold out hope for the future of Fox News?

[politics] [by sythe@10:16pmGMT] [+10 Funny]

Comments

snoopcl said @ 10:22pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:2]
Sorry, Sarah who ?

CapnSilver said @ 10:23pm GMT on 6th Nov
If Mccains concession speech was as bitter as his campaign

vahid said @ 11:05pm GMT on 6th Nov
le funnay.

ComposerNate said @ 11:10pm GMT on 6th Nov
Laughed four times, cringed twice.

ComposerNate said @ 10:25pm GMT on 6th Nov

warmseat said @ 10:26pm GMT on 6th Nov
Jon Stewart's interview with that Fox talking head was swwheeeet. Suck it fuckers!

ComposerNate said @ 10:26pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:3 Informative]

Nihil said @ 10:29pm GMT on 6th Nov
Ah, yes, the well-known Appalachian/Mississippi passion for small government and free trade.

BlutStein1984 said @ 10:44pm GMT on 6th Nov
I'd rather explain it as a increase in MILF fetishes.

kichijoii said @ 10:56pm GMT on 6th Nov
You, sir, are well informed.

yevishere said @ 11:31pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:1 Interesting]
Is this the racism map?

strangeffect said @ 12:20am GMT on 7th Nov
I wonder how much of it has to do with that, and also find the shifts in Massachusetts, Arizona, and Alaska interesting. Makes sense.

...there an echo in here?

yevishere said @ 12:31am GMT on 7th Nov
Shift in Alaska is probably entirely due to Palin.

strangeffect said @ 1:24am GMT on 7th Nov
hence the "Makes Sense." Same with McCain/Arizona, No Kerry/Massachusetts.

stereophonicbreadsticks said @ 2:52am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Informative]
This map doesn't show who won or by how much but by how much the vote shifted, Massachusetts usually votes pretty heavily Democratic and in '04 they were voting for a local boy so they probably voted even more Democratic than normal, a slight dip back to the normally heavily Democratic vote would still register as more Republican than last time.

Defiance.Falcon said @ 3:59am GMT on 7th Nov
Now you see, my first impression was that this map showed the absolute spread of votes, not the change in spread of votes since the last presidential election.
You're mapping the derivative, you clever bastards.

strangeffect said @ 11:43am GMT on 7th Nov
Yes, I get it. The lack of Kerry on the ballot this year would lead to a decrease in Dem. support in Massachusetts. In other words: Palin/Alaska = McCain/Arizona = No Kerry/Massachusetts.

stereophonicbreadsticks said @ 12:37pm GMT on 7th Nov
Ah, I seem to have misread your original post as expressing confusion about Massachusetts. Sorry about that.

strangeffect said @ 12:38pm GMT on 7th Nov
No worries

todde said @ 11:59pm GMT on 6th Nov
MILF, SILF and DILF.

Hito said @ 1:52am GMT on 7th Nov
...and pork sandwich handouts.

mwoody said @ 11:04pm GMT on 6th Nov
What the hell... Louisiana? Their most notable city gets wiped off the map and they vote for the guys who utterly failed to help them?

I mean, I know disaster tends to breed a fear of change, but fuck me, that's insane.

sythe said @ 11:09pm GMT on 6th Nov
In fact, I believe it is the state that Obama lost by the most % wise (too lazy to double check that). Supposedly it's due to the current governor. That, and there's a lot of really really really uneducated racists there (I speak from experience).

arctan said @ 11:16pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:2 Insightful]
Remember that a lot of the poor folk who actually experienced the destruction of New Orleans never got a chance to go back there, what with all their housing wiped out and no one willing to rebuild.

manoreason said @ 11:31pm GMT on 6th Nov
Because the people of LA got to see more government in action than anyone else lately.

manoreason said @ 11:32pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:1 Underrated]
Wait, nevermind. They still voted for the GOP, which is still retarded.

wheatfieldcrows said @ 12:06am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Funny]
I live in New Orleans. My district just re-elected William Jefferson. His nick name is Dollar Bill, because they found $90,000 in his freezer. He was just keeping it safe.

Never underestimate what can happen in New Orleans.

rudecookie said @ 12:50am GMT on 7th Nov
We have them surrounded...

mister said @ 1:33am GMT on 7th Nov
What I love about the election is it shows that we don't have to rely on any of the south to win. Win Ohio with the rest of the usual - win. Don't win Ohio but win the west ( New Mexico, Coloado, Nevada ) - win. Florida, N.C., Virginia is just icing on the cake.

Fuck the bible belt ! ( dumb fucking hicks )

KingPellinore said @ 2:25pm GMT on 7th Nov
Bear in mind that McCain took Georgia by only 5 points this election.

In 2004 (when Bushie was running against a white guy), Bush took Georgia by 17 points.

There may have been a majority of Georgians who voted for McCain, but it was a small majority.

strangeffect said @ 1:35am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:3 Informative]
not a perfect match, but:

that's the Appalachians.

*cue banjo music*

duffy said @ 3:20am GMT on 7th Nov
+1 topography ownage

ComposerNate said @ 5:20am GMT on 27th Nov

map host moved

Wax said @ 10:29pm GMT on 6th Nov
Why does this not surprise me?

sanepride said @ 10:30pm GMT on 6th Nov
Remember that Fox is after all a mouthpiece for Rupert Murdoch, who despite his famously conservative leanings is the ultimate pragmatist. He has been known to suck up to leaders of both parties (including the Clintons), wisely hedging his bets in changing times.
Wouldn't be surprised that Uncle Rupert actually likes Obama, or at least wants to hold back a bit and see what happens in the near future. Above all he must know that everyone, including NewsCorp, may end up better off under an Obama administration if an economic collapse is still a dire possibility. Above all else Murdoch is a prudent businessman - so don't be too shocked to find Fox, NY Post, WSJ, and other NewsCorp holdings moderating back the traditional party line.

user420 said @ 10:31pm GMT on 6th Nov
I don't know if this is funny or sad really.

Most of the people I have talked to about the election and who they voted for have all had the same reaction. They didn't particularly care for either candidate, but they did know they didn't want Palin anywhere NEAR the whitehouse.

I can't help but laugh when I hear people speculate that she's a lock for the republican nominee in '12.

anger_die said @ 11:09pm GMT on 6th Nov
The only way her credit can be restored to the point of even being considered as a potentially successful nominee in the next decade is if Jesus really did come back from the dead and backed her.

Having gotten as far as she had, and with all the subsequent heavily damaging shit about her exposed that comes as a risk with striving for such great popularity, she's basically done.

No, if jesus-freaks want a shot at next election, they'll have to sneak in a brand new religious zealot. Only next time, they'd have to give rise to a candidate -way- more reserved about expressing their beliefs until finally in office, like Bush.

Jesus said @ 5:52am GMT on 7th Nov
I approve this message.
And that's come back from the dead -again- my friend.

buzhidao said @ 10:35pm GMT on 6th Nov
do yourself a favor and dont start reading the comments from that link.

Nihil said @ 10:39pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:1 Underrated]
...you knew this would be the ultimate temptation, right?

Baxter_UK said @ 12:29am GMT on 7th Nov
Do yourself a favour and don't bend over.

kitten said @ 3:09am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Underrated]
*bends over* Damnit!

Naruki said @ 5:32am GMT on 7th Nov
*shows her the damnit*

Don't say he didn't warn you.

anger_die said @ 11:33pm GMT on 6th Nov
Because I have not once in my life flipped the tv or radio channel to any Fox affiliate, nor purchased any newspaper or gazed upon any website even weakly associated with Murdoch, my penis is indisputably larger than anyone's.

Nihil said @ 12:28am GMT on 7th Nov

Nihil said @ 10:37pm GMT on 6th Nov
If this battle is won by the batshit-insane Republicans who supported Palin, this will be the best opportunity ever for the USA to get rid of the two-party deadlock.

foobar said @ 11:53pm GMT on 6th Nov
Exactly. Good luck you fundy bastards.

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 10:39pm GMT on 6th Nov [Score:5 Underrated]
The election is over. Stop talking about Palin.

Nihil said @ 10:40pm GMT on 6th Nov
And having to make an effort to come up with jokes again? Never!

Saint_Marck said @ 10:43pm GMT on 6th Nov
Can I still fap to her though?

Supreme_Coconut said @ 12:21am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Insightful]
Real men don't ask permission to fap.

Baxter_UK said @ 12:29am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Insightful]
"Real men don't need permission to fap."

- tagline?

rosary said @ 12:40am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:2]
happy handed

Baxter_UK said @ 12:39pm GMT on 7th Nov
I should be on that list. I've said plenty of shit.

Supreme_Coconut said @ 6:36pm GMT on 7th Nov
Bend over, I'll- er.. actually, I guess you'd be showing me plenty of shit in that case.

rosary said @ 6:05pm GMT on 8th Nov
link me and i'll add it

landsky said @ 2:47am GMT on 7th Nov
You are not alone.

jhvh1 said @ 4:26am GMT on 7th Nov
think I'll fap to the chick playing Palin in this thank you very much.
really, THANK YOU.

ckfahrenheit said @ 7:33am GMT on 7th Nov
Sensible PalinDrones?

mwoody said @ 11:09pm GMT on 6th Nov
But her show is winning awards and the 3rd season just premiered.

OrionJc said @ 12:42am GMT on 7th Nov
Never have words so true ever been spoken!

sacrelicious said @ 1:15am GMT on 7th Nov
but it's just getting juicy!

GehnRahl said @ 10:51pm GMT on 6th Nov
I lol'd at the Oreilly clip. Good times. The Republican party will be tearing at each others throats for some time now.

RuneLancer said @ 11:13pm GMT on 6th Nov
Ha. I listen to the guys who pranked her everyday at work on the radio. If their little prank didn't reveal Mrs. Palin's total abundance of teh ignorances, nothing will.

(Sorry about the strongly politically biased website; it's the first link with both a transcript and a video.)

mtnmonkey said @ 11:26pm GMT on 6th Nov
I like how Bill smugly says "I'm sure there's a book in it for somebody" at the end, after being somewhat dismissive of the information.

Hey Bill, here's a book I'd buy:

Bill O'Reilly -- What a Fucktard

f00m@nB@r said @ 1:06am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Insightful]
the closest i could find:

sanepride said @ 1:22am GMT on 7th Nov
In Franken's follow-up book "Lies and the Lying Liars that tell them" there's a chapter called "Bill O'Reilly: Lying Splotchy Bully". O'Reilly and Fox ended up suing Franken over the subtitle using 'Fair and Balanced' and were literally laughed out of court by the incredulous judge.

It look unlikely, but I really hope Franken somehow pulls out the Minnesota Senate race.

Hito said @ 1:56am GMT on 7th Nov
He's down officially by less than 400 votes, from down by 9000 yesterday afternoon. Unlikely is nothing.

Hito said @ 2:24am GMT on 7th Nov
Pardon. 236 votes.

mister said @ 4:45am GMT on 7th Nov
Who the hell voted for Coleman? What a fuckng asshole.

Hito said @ 12:25pm GMT on 7th Nov
Diebold. Franken had at least a four to six point lead in most polls.

sanepride said @ 1:02pm GMT on 7th Nov
*fingers crossed* Sure hope he wins. Franken is a friggin' genius. I'm really looking forward to his floor speeches.

Nihil said @ 2:25pm GMT on 7th Nov
I've heard people in Minnesota saying the Coleman/Franken race was the dumbest political campaign they ever saw, on both sides.

rash1 said @ 12:00pm GMT on 7th Nov
Not to mention he seems to think it would be okay to tutor a potential VP candidate in simple world geography.

maryyugo said @ 11:56pm GMT on 6th Nov
someone believed she was a college professor?

swiggy said @ 12:01am GMT on 7th Nov
The sun was in my eyes! I wasn't feeling well that day! My VP pick was a complete dunce!

excuses, excuses...

Skyacen said @ 1:40am GMT on 7th Nov
can we stay away from politics topics easily discovered at thousands of news sites? I enjoy sensibleerection for its uniqueness of posts. This is far from unique

foobar said @ 1:57am GMT on 7th Nov
So filter the politics section.

sythe said @ 2:07am GMT on 7th Nov
This will likely be toned down significantly within a few weeks, but at the moment, US politics is world news.

vahid said @ 2:44am GMT on 7th Nov
I'm in lust with her......

foobar said @ 3:43am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Insightful]
Point of order: I really doubt anyone in the McCain camp thought Palin was a good idea. That was McCain being a maverick by doing exactly what the party ordered him to.

rash1 said @ 12:00pm GMT on 7th Nov
That almost looks like an SE card.

Vampire_X said @ 7:12am GMT on 7th Nov
what startles me about this is that partisanship is so heavy that the republicans dident care and even hid information about palins incompetence, while recomending her to a job that could quite likely insert her into the presidency.

how bad would her secrets have been for the repubs to denounce her?

ckfahrenheit said @ 8:03am GMT on 7th Nov
ya, Palin was a tool, a desperation move from the outset. Even though she seems to be a whacked religionist, I have to feel a little sorry for her. I also heard some GOP campaign workers are fully blaming Dubya.

Hello ann coulter? Hallo?

Vampire_X said @ 9:21am GMT on 7th Nov
obama should dickslap ann coulter, fatality style, and pardon himself.

ckfahrenheit said @ 7:38am GMT on 7th Nov
Does McCain have a wife? I hear about Michelle Obama a bunch but I can't recall McCain's [opposite number]

sacrelicious said @ 7:46am GMT on 7th Nov
cindy.

arctan said @ 7:54am GMT on 7th Nov [Score:2 Informative]
That's the second one, the one like 20 years younger than him he married for her money.

Carol is the name of his first wife, the one who helped build his career and waited for him when he was away in the war and whom he abandoned because she got in a car accident and became disabled and fat.

ckfahrenheit said @ 8:12am GMT on 7th Nov
8-0 wtf

Hito said @ 12:30pm GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Underrated]

sanepride said @ 1:06pm GMT on 7th Nov
gazillionaire liquor/beer distributor heiress and former pill-popper.

ComposerNate said @ 7:35pm GMT on 7th Nov
Can anyone find where incpenners was gloating about Palin and what a fine pick she was, that McCain would win the election with her because in picking her he had handily outwitted the Obama camp?

sythe said @ 9:16pm GMT on 7th Nov [Score:1 Informative]
Weeeeelllll, there was this one...

vahid said @ 9:26pm GMT on 7th Nov
I called it
http://www.sensibleerection.com/comment.php/72395/1403842

ckfahrenheit said @ 2:52am GMT on 8th Nov
Ow. Ow, ow. Sorry I read that.
Some of those are painful. Yow.

PoTayToe said @ 4:32pm GMT on 10th Nov
Worth re-reading so I could give Nostrildamus some karma for his display of namesnake like prescience in this comment to Vibraktung@theSippycupofOneTreeHill:

Nostrildamus said @ 5:56pm GMT on 29th Aug [Score:2 Funny]
Given your stellar record of being completely wrong about everything plus super biased and ignorant into the bargain, I interpret this as absolute scientific support for the proposition that Obama will win by a huge landslide

Torias said @ 2:48am GMT on 8th Nov
'Jerks' took Africa comments out of context: Palin

midden said @ 4:20am GMT on 8th Nov
""I think if there are allegations based on questions or comments that I made in debate prep about NAFTA or about the continent versus the country when we talk about Africa there, then those were taken out of context, and that is cruel and mean-spirited, it's immature, it's unprofessional and those guys are jerks," Ms Palin said."

Exactly. There is no country of Africa. Even with a second chance, she got it wrong.

I am *so* relieved that this person is no longer close to being our President.