I think that the best evidence of Palin's unfitness for office is accepting McCain's invitation. The VPship isn't a lottery prize that you take without serious and long consideration. At least Romney and Lieberman and a long list of other possible choices he had had seriously sought high office and had a long time to consider what they were getting into.
And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Sep 02, 2008 6:53:43 am PDT #6623 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
amych - Sep 02, 2008 6:58:41 am PDT #6624 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
More Palin dirt: [link]
hippocampus - Sep 02, 2008 7:05:49 am PDT #6625 of 10003
not your mom's socks.
from a conversation this morning:
"of course she's qualified! She was mayor of a town and ran her own fishing business! She'll be great and really shake up DC."
Me: "..."
"I'm a little concerned that she's so evangelical and all that*, of course, but maybe being around different people in DC will help her see a different way of thinking about things."
Me: "!...!!!"
"Do you know where she went to college? And why do you think she isn't a good choice?"
Me: very controlled, because of who was doing the asking. "Idaho. And I think that there are some very interesting candidates who have more experience by far, especially when it comes to national politics and foreign policy. If they were looking for a gender-specific pick, why in the world didn't they look at someone like Rice, or [list of female, republican senators and long-time governors here], or ....?"
"Oh wow. I wonder why they didn't look at Rice."
::headdesk::
Steph L. - Sep 02, 2008 7:10:53 am PDT #6626 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
"Oh wow. I wonder why they didn't look at Rice."
It's my firm belief that ANY remotely qualified Republican woman politician would have (and MAY have) laughed in McCain's face. Hence, Palin.
sarameg - Sep 02, 2008 8:05:51 am PDT #6627 of 10003
Today is not the day key people need to take long lunches, damnit.
JenP - Sep 02, 2008 8:19:01 am PDT #6628 of 10003
Desk is organized! There are still two Deadly Drawers that I need to deal with, but just looking at it, no one can tell that.
Also need to figure out where/how to store my comic books. I've never had to deal with that before. Boxes, I guess. But what kind? So much to consider.
Barb - Sep 02, 2008 8:21:41 am PDT #6629 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”
Also need to figure out where/how to store my comic books. I've never had to deal with that before. Boxes, I guess. But what kind? So much to consider.
Not comic books, but the Hub would store all his old Dragon mags in plastic bags with the cardboard sleeves to keep them stiff, then file them in the plastic filing boxes that you can pick up at Staples or Target.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 02, 2008 8:26:05 am PDT #6630 of 10003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Jen, they make boxes specifically sized for comic book storage that you can probably get at any local comic store.
JenP - Sep 02, 2008 8:29:18 am PDT #6631 of 10003
I have the plastic bags, but I don't have the cardboard backings. That should still be OK, though, right? I don't need them to be in any kind of perfect-o condition, just not ripped to shreds would be nice.
ETA: Oh, cool. Thanks, Matt.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2008 8:35:51 am PDT #6632 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In a world where celebrities such as George Clooney and Gene Hackman have been taking over the voiceover business, this man had the most recognizable voice of anyone whose name and face you wouldn’t recognize.
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His name was Don LaFontaine, but to most of us he was That Voiceover Guy. He died Monday at age 68 in Los Angeles from complications of a collapsed lung.
The Web site for this “king of voiceovers” credits him with voicing almost 5,000 movie trailers and nearly 350,000 commercials and other works.
“He is arguably the most successful Voice Actor of all time,” the site states, and actually it’s hard to argue.
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In a world without Don LaFontaine, there are going to be a lot of strange sounding trailers and ads.