This brought up a topic idea that I had after watching the Watchmen movie. I couldn't help but think about how different the world would have been if each one of the loosing candidates won.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I truly shudder at the thought of McCain winning. I frankly wonder if the > rigors of presidency would have proven too much for McCain, and we'd be > talking about President Palin at this point. And this is really wild, but > Palin as Prez frightens me more than Cheney in the same role. Cheney is a > martinet and autocrat, but at least at lot of what he is would be focused on > his nutty overseas policies and creating a gestapo state. Bad, yes, but > Palin would do all that and bring a measure of pettiness, personal grudges, > and prejudice that would set us back generations. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:47:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: "Family Guy" Ep on Down Syndrome Child Angers > Palen > > > > I watched that episode last night. I knew that they would get some crap for > that quote. I think the point that they were trying to make is although we > may feel sorry for people with disabilities the Palin's are still assholes. > > Can you imagine how wacky things would have been by now if they had won? > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> I have to say I get her being offended/pissed at this one. It is directed >> straight at her, with the "former governor of Alaska" comment. If it were >> me, I'd be ticked. And understand this: I think Palin is an opportunistic, >> narrow-minded, prejudiced, self-righteous, empty-headed, petty person who >> tries to manipulate men and women alike with a wink and a smile, meaningless >> repetitive scripted speeches, and a overdone play as being just a "normal" >> American. >> So no love for Palin from me. I do get, though, how this could steam her. >> Were it being pointed at my son or daughter, I'd be pissed. >> >> But on the other hand, this also slightly reeks of the late Isaac Hayes' >> hypocrisy for getting pissed at the "Southpark" guys for lampooning >> Scientology. All the irreverent, tasteless, cruel, sexist/racist things >> Southpark had done over the years, Hayes participated in, yet he drew the >> line at Scientology? Likewise, how often has Palin attacked "Family Guy" or >> other programs on behalf of women, people of color, the poor, etc., when >> such have been portrayed in satire? >> >> The lady barely tackles Limbaugh, but up in arms on this? She has a right >> to be upset, yeah, but spare me the selective righteous outrage from a lady >> who felt perfectly comfortable calling Obama a terrorist, and using >> not-too-subtle language that the "real America" was only to be found among >> white, rural towns. >> >> Go 'way Sarah, please! >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cinque3000" <cinque3...@verizon.net> >> To: "Keith Johnson" <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> >> Cc: tdemorse...@multiculturaladvantage.com, dar...@darylelockhart.com, >> afrikanm...@hotmail.com, bettil...@msn.com, duva...@hotmail.com, >> fis...@bellsouth.net, jeffreypbal...@gmail.com, killa...@gmail.com, >> imke...@gmail.com, seriousnup...@yahoo.com, logic1...@aol.com, >> truthseeker...@icqmail.com, mmb1...@gmail.com, "michael v w gordon" < >> michael.v.w.gor...@gmail.com>, ravena...@yahoo.com, rs...@yahoo.com, >> everything...@nyc.rr.com, valeryjea...@yahoo.com, >> wendellsmit...@gmail.com, sonofafieldne...@sbcglobal.net, >> williamsf...@speakeasy.net, beta...@yahoo.com, dorothyh...@sbcglobal.net, >> kalpub...@aol.com, "Albert Fields" <cbilmarket...@yahoo.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:19:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Palin, daughter lash out at 'Family Guy' episode >> >> *Palin, daughter lash out at 'Family Guy' episode* >> >> [image: >> AP]<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/brand/SIG=11f589428/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ap.org%2Ftermsandconditions> >> >> [image: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks before the NASCAR Daytona >> 500 auto race >> at]<http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Alaska-Gov-Sarah-Palin-Daytona-International-Speedway-NASCAR-Daytona-500/photo/100214/483/9425c36ff8e447eca5a8e803a2b33140/s:/ap/20100217/ap_on_en_tv/us_palin_family_guy> >> *AP – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks before the NASCAR Daytona 500 >> auto race at Daytona International … * >> >> *By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press Writer **Becky Bohrer, Associated >> Press Writer** *– 2 hrs 8 mins ago >> >> JUNEAU, Alaska – Sarah Palin is lashing out at the portrayal of a >> character with Down syndrome on the Fox animated comedy "Family Guy." In >> a Facebook posting headlined "Fox Hollywood — What a Disappointment," the >> 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and current Fox Newscontributor >> said Sunday night's episode felt like "another kick in the gut." >> Palin's youngest son, Trig, has Down syndrome. >> >> The episode features the character Chris falling for a girl with Down >> syndrome. On a date, he asks what her parents do. >> >> She replies: "My dad's an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of >> Alaska." >> >> Palin resigned as Alaska governor last summer. >> >> Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol, also was quoted on her mother's Facebook >> page, calling the show's writers "heartless jerks." >> >> "When you're the son or daughter of a public figure, you have to develop >> thick skin. My siblings and I all have that, but insults directed at our >> youngest brother hurt too much for us to remain silent," she is quoted as >> saying. >> >> "If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were >> being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed," >> Bristol >> Palin added in the Monday posting. "All they proved is that they're >> heartless jerks." >> >> Palin wrote that she'd asked her daughter what she thought of the show and >> Bristol's reply was "a much more restrained and gracious statement than I >> want to make about an issue that begs the question: When is enough enough?" >> >> This isn't the first time Palin has spoken out over an attack, real or >> perceived, on her family. Last year, she condemned a joke David Letterman >> made about her daughter, for which he later apologized. >> >> A "Family Guy" publicist didn't immediately return an e-mail seeking >> comment. >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
