More goodness from McCain’s VP pick: “[Former Wasilla mayor] Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” The librarian, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn’t be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire her for not giving “full support” to the mayor.” That paragraph comes from TIME magazine. OY. (And according to the comments on Jessamyn’s site, the librarian DID get fired, only to be reinstated and later resign.)
aim
September 4, 2008 — 3:10 pm
I just watched her speech at the RNC. I’m refraining from commenting on my own site (just in case Dan reads!) but I have to say…uggh. I can’t stand Republicans! The contrast in both atmosphere and demographics in the audience between the two conventions has been astounding. (I’m sorry, maybe this speaks to my shallow youth, but I felt like everyone at the RNC was old, white or fat! And come on, it moved me when they were interviewing Oprah and frickin’ Kanye West after Obama’s speech, and Oprah was crying, and Kanye was like, “It…changed my life, man. Changed my life.” HA!)
Seriously though, the mood at the DNC was truly one of inspiration and optimism. Everyone at the RNC so far seems smug. The speeches have been full of snide and catty commentary. It’s ridiculous! Too bad they’re wasting their stinky old breath.
aim
September 4, 2008 — 3:15 pm
…and…almost forgot…how bad do you feel for the kid who knocked up her 17-year old daughter? First he finds out his girlfriend is pregnant. Then he finds out he’s marrying her. Then she’s like, “Oh yeah, my mom’s running for vice president.” And then, “P.S. You have to come to Minnesota next week and sit with me and then go up on a big stage and hold my hand while ALL OF AMERICA will stare at us and know that we had unprotected premarital sex!”
Kris
September 4, 2008 — 3:34 pm
Yeah. It’s like, the mom of the girl you knocked up is running for Republican VP and is a big gun nut. NO PRESSURE, KID.
Jenny
September 4, 2008 — 3:50 pm
You’ve got to check out the Daily Show from tonight as Jon Stewart ‘interviews’ Newt Gingrich. Good stuff.
brigita
September 5, 2008 — 4:45 am
If the kid is smart, he’ll strike a deal where he can be engaged to Bristol for as long as her mom is in the limelight or–G-d forbid–in office. As soon as the cameras stop rolling, he should make a break for the lower 48.
I’m all for doing “the responsible thing” but that doesn’t necessarily mean marrying your baby mama.
Mae
September 5, 2008 — 6:27 am
HA! So much for teaching abstinence. I don’t know about someone who’s running for office while having so many, in my opinion, larger priorities at home. Let’s see, unmarried pregnant teenageer, 4 month old baby with special needs, 3 other kid in between…hmmmm