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National Review is reporting Sarah Palin had an affair with one of Todd Palin'd business associates, and that they tried to cover it up.

Family Values!

If this is true, we should probably tell Michelle Obama to start picking out curtains.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 05:59:40 PM EST
but - hah

the awesomeness is grandilicious - or something.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:02:13 PM EST
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Oh, pretty, pretty please.  Pretty, pretty please, tear one more moralizing little shit down.

This would be beautiful.

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:09:10 PM EST
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True awesomeness wouldn't occur unless the business partner also happened to be the one running the failed car wash.

Interesting timing on the story. I was just thinking it's been almost an entire 24 hours since the last scandal.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:13:55 PM EST
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I'm really starting to wonder if someone in the GOP wants to take Palin and McCain down.

I'd suggest Mittens, but he isn't that bright.

Are we watching the beginnings of a coup?

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:16:43 PM EST
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Cui bono?

Or perhaps someone - unusually for the Rs - is being a spiteful and vindictive little shit for the sake of it.

This is one of those 'We'll never know' situations.

But we do know the entire press corps is coming Alaska looking for red meat stories, so I'm not sure malice is even necessary.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:20:39 PM EST
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Remember the Rs are the ones who sabotaged the Miers nomination to the Supreme Court.

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:23:31 PM EST
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None of them benefit right now, because they're stabbing McCain to death if they're pushing this.  If he completely implodes, the Dems might well get those extra five or six seats in the Senate, which basically means they're free to do whatever the hell they choose and can tell the Reps to go fuck themselves.

But someone could be pushing it to kill McCain's campaign in hopes of a 2012 run, positioning himself/herself as The Savior of the Party.

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:25:56 PM EST
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P.S. Actually Byron York has quoted the story in the National Review, in a 'Probably nothing to it but what the hell' kind of a way.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:15:27 PM EST
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True, but the McCain camp sure reacted to it fast.  Methinks they may be scared.

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:18:41 PM EST
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...adding:

If the NE says you've done something, and you threaten legal action against them, you'd better be damned sure you're right, because, if they think they've got it, they'll laugh the lawsuit away and come at you even harder.

And actually going ahead and suing them is one of the dumbest things someone can do.  As one of the Kossacks put it, suing the NE is like fighting a land war in Asia.

They hit back at this quick, because they know the public will believe it at this point.

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:32:55 PM EST
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So the Edwards story could turn out to benefit the Dems.

LOL

by MarekNYC on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:49:39 PM EST
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The Enquirer fires back.  Pwnage ensues:

ENQUIRER RESPONDS TO MCCAIN/PALIN
Wed Sep 03 2008 18:19:21 ET

"The National Enquirer's coverage of a vicious war within Sarah Palin's extended family includes several newsworthy revelations, including the resulting incredible charge of an affair plus details of family strife when the Governor's daughter revealed her pregnancy. Following our John Edwards' exclusives, our political reporting has obviously proven to be more detail-oriented than the McCain campaign's vetting process. Despite the McCain camp's attempts to control press coverage they find unfavorable, The Enquirer will continue to pursue news on both sides of the political spectrum."



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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:56:29 PM EST
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I'd like to point out: The McCain campaign has now gotten into fights with (in order) the NYT, CNN and now the National Enquirer.

By Friday they'll be debating DC Comics.

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by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 07:03:04 PM EST
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When the photos of McCain as a furry at a comics con show up?
by MarekNYC on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 07:12:03 PM EST
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by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 07:17:17 PM EST
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I didn't know rabbits could speak.

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.
by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 07:37:27 PM EST
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Perfect. Now perhaps one with Palin?
by MarekNYC on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 07:58:13 PM EST
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the awesomeness is grandilicious - or something.

Dude, you are, like, so totally getting all Americanized and all, you know?  It's like, awesome!

by Zwackus on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:50:26 PM EST
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Should we ask for paternity tests for all her kids, or does that just apply to Edwards?
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:04:41 AM EST
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