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AMERICAblog: Palin makes her first gaffe. Doesn't even know what Fannie and Freddie do.

  • serge · 1 year ago
    One must remember that the people "educating" her aren't terribly bright themselves.
  • sukabi1 · 1 year ago
    So I see Ms. Palin's as much into economics as "the master"...
  • houstonray · 1 year ago
    Well she is learning at "his feet" right? Stupid is as stupid does....
  • Mark in Florida · 1 year ago
    Economics is a bunch of chocalates. Heck, I remember learning this in my highschool econ class. geesh.
  • burro · 1 year ago
    "Gov. Palin, What are Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae?"

    "Ummm.....Life begins at conception?"

    "That is correct Governor." Next question.
  • ClintonHater · 1 year ago
    Charlie Gibson... Is that you?
  • Rob Mule · 1 year ago
    Half-glasses at half face...
  • sukabi1 · 1 year ago
    More like pants at half mast.
  • NealB · 1 year ago
    Oh, dear.
  • ClintonHater · 1 year ago
    Palin makes me sad inside.
  • OlderButWiser · 1 year ago
    Palin makes me MAD inside...and I'd take Hillary any day, even as much as I am for Obama.
  • PissedSissy · 1 year ago
    This is great - as long as the Democrats IMMEDIATELY take advantage of it. Commercial:

    Part A - Clip with above gaffe
    Part B - Clip with FEMALE economist clearly and concisely pointing out how stupid this is
    Part C - Picture of Palin with voiceover: "Is this REALLY who you want running the country?"
    VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN

    Someone PLEASE get busy in Democrat-land before Karl Rove sticks another one of these ill-bred lunatics up America's ass . . .
  • OlderButWiser · 1 year ago
    Holyshit...2 ignoramuses running for the Rethugs...no wonder they want to keep this woman under wraps and away from the media...she never was a "prisoner of war" either, so they can't even rely on that.


    No, we cannot let that happen...
  • sukabi1 · 1 year ago
    You know there really isn't any excuse for her not being aware of the Freddie / Fannie situation ... As governor of the "Great State" of Alaska the situation with the mortgage / housing industries SHOULD HAVE been on her radar.... or don't the folks up in Alaska buy and live in houses that require mortgages???
  • Rob Mule · 1 year ago
    Actually, she thought Fannie May and Freddie Mac were the caretaker couple employed by the McCain family to care for house #5...
  • curlytoes79 · 1 year ago
    She thought Freddie Mac was that black comedian who died a couple of weeks ago.
  • Rob Mule · 1 year ago
    Or, a dish made of Fred and macaroni...
  • normanok · 1 year ago
    The Miss COngeniality bit is either being retracted or run through fact checking.
    St Louis Dispatch has pulled that part from their story.
  • Jenius · 1 year ago
    "So, Sambo beat the bitch!" --Palin, on the Democratic primary

    http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskan...
  • OlderButWiser · 1 year ago
    That certainly makes me feel better whenever I yell "Ignorant bitch!" at the TV...you just can't be kind to this Palin creature.
  • Bostonian_Queer_in_Dallas · 1 year ago
    My daughter knew what those were in high school from a project involving the stock market and investing for kids to learn about capitalism. Jesus this woman is unworthy of dog catcher in North Bumfuck, Alaska
  • shrrrr · 1 year ago
    If Palin had read a god damn newspaper in the past few months she would know.
  • vwcat · 1 year ago
    hmmmmmm. wonder if the msm will bother to inform the voters. Or will they spin it so the gop is not so mean to them.
  • An_American_Karol · 1 year ago
    It's up to Obama to inform the voters. If he has a crack ad team, they will show her gaffe and show an economist making a comment about her ignorance.
  • Ellie · 1 year ago
    Damn she's clueless.
  • KarenMrsLloydRichards · 1 year ago
    Caribou Barbie: "Economics is hard."
  • ydthin · 1 year ago
    She was against the caribou before she was called that.

    She's for drilling in ANWR which has the potential to devastate the caribou herd that the Gwinchin people rely on. I really don't want that meme to stick, I've suggested "Moose-Killer Barbie" or something similar, but anything having to do with caribou, except perhaps "The only good caribou is a dead caribou" Barbie, is a misnomer.
  • JohnInTexas · 1 year ago
    I said heel bitch...good girl, now roll over....good girl.
  • Wesinoregon · 1 year ago
    I'm offended by her constant use of the term "Good ol' Boys"... I think it's sexist. What if Obama said "Good ol' Ladies" in that same demeaning style she uses?
  • An_American_Karol · 1 year ago
    It seems to me the "Good ol'Boys" are Bush and McCain. I guess black is white and white is black. You have to hand it to Rove, he knows how to run a campaign.
  • Bostonian_Queer_in_Dallas · 1 year ago
    Barbara Jordan....Hillary Clinton....Eleanor Roosevelt....Susan B Anthony....Shirley Chisholm....et alia....
    Palin is some sort of cruel joke.
  • JohnInTexas · 1 year ago
    And Ann Richards!!!
  • Bostonian_Queer_in_Dallas · 1 year ago
    Abso fucking lutely....loved that gal!
  • Mark in Florida · 1 year ago
    I love it. It's just the beginning my friends.
  • ArtEFact · 1 year ago
    IMAGINE IF YOU WILL...
    (please pass this on...if fun, and telling, and feel free to add facts...to be fair.)
    Wouldn't it be great if you received a vote % based on your test score of the facts of the campaign? I know there are grey areas, but there are some simple facts, having various sections related to the candidates...like...common misinformation as one topic...
    Common Misinformation
    1. T/F Alaska is the biggest state in the union according to population
    2. T/F Alaska has current border tensions with its Russian neighbor
    3. T/F Sarah Palin wanted to ban books
    4. T/F He husband belonged to an Alaska succession party, and she attended some meetings.
    5. T/F Sarah Palin is against abortion, except for rape and incest
    6. T/F Sarah Palin refused to use the state GOP in her bid for mayor of Wasilla
    7. T/F Sarah Palin is only being investigated for corruption abuse of power, as a political stunt now that she is the VP nom
    8. T/F Barak Obama was under investigation for his involvement with Tony Rezko
    9. T/F Tony Rezko was found guilty of illegal campaign contributions
    10.T/F John McCain still operates his "straight talk express"...the "open couch" in his private transportation so the media can have access for "straight talk"
    11.T/F Sarah Palin is the only VP nominee in modern history to not answer questions from washington political reporters after her nomination.
    12.T/F Joe Biden dropped out of an election primary due to allegations of plagarism
    13.T/F Baraka Obam has never visited/conducted talks with world leaders
    14.T/F Sarah Palin has never visited/conducted talks with world leaders
    15.T/F Sarah Palin has executive experience in major decisions deploying the Alaskan National Guard to Iraq
    16.T/F Cindy McCain lied to the press about adopting a child per request from Mother Theresa
    17.T/F Barak Obama is a practicing muslim
    18.T/F The Muslim religion believes only muslims are sacred.
    19.T/F The Koran is a set of countries in east asia, North Koran, and South Koran
    20.T/F The Muslim faith is outlawed in the U.S. as a terrorist sponsor
    21.T/F Christians believe that no other valid religion exists but theirs.
    22.T/F Barack Obama never authored or co-authored pieces any legislation on the state and federal level.
    23.T/F John McCain left his first wife, while she was recovering from a painful accident which left her physically 4 inches shorter. He did so for Cindy McCain, 17 years his junior.
    24.T/F Sarah Palin's baby has been proven to be her daughters, and she covered it up.
    25.T/F Michelle Obama made a statement during the democratic primary, that "this is the first time I am proud of my country."
    26.T/F John McCain is a politician with self-proclaimed substantial foreign policy experience, but still refers to the Czech republic (former Czechoslovakia, which was split into 2 republics in 1993, Czech Republic and Slovakia) as "Czechoslovakia."
    27. What is the current split in the Supreme court, liberal-conservative? ____
    28. T/F With a Supreme Court having 2 liberal justices slated for retirement in the next few years, if Sarah Palin appointed Judges to the bench based on her current political beliefs that split would be 5/4 liberal.
    29. T/F The democrats are smearing John McCain when they say he voted 90% of the time with George Bush.
    30. T/F George Bush is not the president with the lowest approval ratings in modern history.
    etc...etc...and then your have POLITICAL PLATFORMS, EXPERIENCE, STATEMENTS ON RECORD
    and based on the total correct your would receive a vote %.
    IMAGINE THAT WORLD...Rush Limbaugh would probably check in at about .5 of a vote (as he does know many of the issues, but the painkillers he abuses might affect his pompous thought processes.)
    for curiosity sake...
    here are the answers...from this tiny sample for fun (questions would be more varied, even distributed, and about 500Q's...what % would you get?
    T-47th in population, wedged in right between the Dakotas.
    F-you gotta be kidding right?
    T
    T
    F, against abortion from rape as well as incest...so, according to her view, the baby must be born.
    F, she was the first in Wasilla to bring the State GOP to its election process.
    F, was being investigated by both parties before her nomination, and a ruling was also scheduled 4 days before the election
    F, no connection
    F-receiving kickbacks from businesses in being appointed to oversea IL teacher retirement system, among other related charges.
    F-that express has been halted.
    T
    T
    F, recently did
    T
    F, Pentagon makes those decisions
    T
    F
    F
    F, Muslim holy book...yes...a "book!"
    F
    F, most sects teach "tolerance and understanding."
    F
    T
    F, rumor and innuendo, typical bi-partisan smears to date
    F, no she is quoted to say "The first time I am very proud..."
    T
    F, 4-5 liberal-conservative
    F, 7-2 conservative
    F, John McCain has been recorded in an audio/video making that statement himself.
    F, Yes he is...hovers between 28-30%, to all but George, that is.
  • TheOriginalLiz · 1 year ago
    But the american public will vote for her because she's just like them - dumber than dog shit.
  • BobinBC · 1 year ago
    I wish that the blog community would stop focusing on Sarah Palin and focus on McCain. We are taking our eyes off the ball and doing exactly what the GOP wants -- focus on Palin and not McCain.
  • sukabi1 · 1 year ago
    Maybe she'll find the answers to just what Freddie and Fannie do in her church.
  • hardeknox · 1 year ago
    Oh, c'mon. She gets a break because she was a POW. Or IOU. Or SOB. Can't remember which. It must be something, 'cause even Kryptonite ain't workin'.
  • gregwire · 1 year ago
    "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.... Those we're over the top... I put them on Ebay"
  • mikeyDe · 1 year ago
    The Democrats have to take this message to people on Wall Street; someone like Carly Fiorini should be appalled. Ignorance a heartbeat away from the President is worse than tax-cut roll-backs that will actually help the economy.
  • bluntforcetrauma · 1 year ago
    "Isn't Freddie Mac a food company or sumptin'? this question was put to me from a dedicated republican coworker. She also thinks it is 'cute' that Palin named one of her spawn Trig Van Palin. This is what we are up against. It really does make me sad.
  • iWoman · 1 year ago
    And yet another thing only people who read liberal blogs will know about, since the mainstream media doesn't actually report anything.
  • Indigo · 1 year ago
    That's a true point!
  • ydthin · 1 year ago
    that's ridiculous. Wow.

    Stay tuned, more to come, I'm sure. No wonder they shoved a sock in her mouth.
  • ydthin · 1 year ago
    The perfect name for McCain/Palin just popped into my head. "Bush with Boobs". Sorry if that's sexist...it sounds so much like something geedubya would say about fannie/freddie
  • banshiii · 1 year ago
    good FN lord! Am I a geinus? Or is this woman an idiot?
    Who doesn't know this stuff?!
  • amish451 · 1 year ago
    ...said a somewhat sexist friend, who happens to be republican...... "smear all the lipstick you want on that pit bull ...she will always be a bitch."