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What an inspired video. First she sounds like a methed-up semantic disaster in a steam powered cliche factory.

Then she mentions lame ducks - and soon after, real ducks swim into view, bobbing scenically around her head. (Or are they angry turkey spirits?)

Then the camera pans around at the end, and we experience the true extent of her devoted following, as seen on America's Greatest Home Videos.

Superb.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 05:26:29 PM EST
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Actually, if I'm not mistaken, they weren't ducks. They were -- appropriately? -- loons.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 05:31:39 PM EST
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Could that be any more perfect?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 06:09:54 PM EST
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Heh. If it could be, I'm not sure how. But such is the legacy of Sarah Palin.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:07:38 PM EST
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Jesus, I'm watching the speech now. The birds really steal the show.

This is fucking hilarious.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:34:19 PM EST
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...Jesus H. Christ, I'm crying from laughing so hard. Someone gets the ducks a congressional medal....

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:37:06 PM EST
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Daily Kos: MELTDOWN: Palin Blames Bloggers - (Potential BOMBSHELL: She's Under a Criminal Probe??)

Noted Alaskan blogger and radio host Shannyn Moore just said on MSNBC that unconfirmed reports indicate Palin is under a criminal probe. Here's the clip -- runs 3:17.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:49:29 PM EST
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Mr President, I'm begging you: Whatever she's done, pardon her.

And make sure she's never without fowl behind her.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:52:36 PM EST
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Well for one thing, if it is true, she'll be the first disgraced republican politician that Fox news wont manage to caption as a democrat.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:55:41 PM EST
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Another issue: How can you be a lame duck when you can, you know, run again?

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 at 05:37:46 PM EST
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Broken link?

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds; a man of deeds and not of words is like a garden full of turds — Anonymous

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jul 4th, 2009 at 03:31:56 AM EST
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