One More For The "Only Stupid If Sarah Does It" File

Rachel Maddow plays the fool as she and her crackerjack staff fail to distinguish between truth and satire:

The article that caught Maddow's eye called for an "American-led invasion" into Egypt and begged former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to lead the war cry. 

"The escalating crisis in Egypt could become a defining moment for Sarah Palin," Billings [a fictitious author] wrote. "Governor Palin needs to speak out publicly and forcibly for an American-led invasion to protect our interests in North Africa." 

And Team Maddow was off and running.  One wonders whether this incident will prompt a moment of reflection - all a satirist had to do was suggest that Sarah Palin say something wacky and Maddow came out with guns blazing.  Maybe the Palin 24/7 network could dial it back a bit and wait for Ms. Palin to actually say or do something before commenting on her.

Oh, what am I saying?

Comments

[Needs exorcism.]

She shrieked at the sign of the Cross.
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[Danube of Thought]

came out with guns blazing

Careful, big fella.

[Captain Hate]

Are you sure that Rocky's staff's responsibility is verifying the garbage she spouts on the air?

[narciso]

btw, it's a bit early, but Happy Birthday, Hit. (it's tomorrow,)

[Jack is Back!]

HB, hit,

How the hell does everyone know BDs here?

[matt]

why. that is notably uncivil of Rachel.

[clarice]

Maybe we ought to punk these guys once a week until they are revealed to all to be the Pavlovian anti-Palinists we know them to be.

bgates!!! You're wanted on deck.

[narciso]

It's an obscure fragment of the Rosetta stone, JiB

[bgates]

Hey, did you guys hear Sarah Palin is suing Clint Eastwood for copyright infringement?

It's over the movie "Pale Rider", because the title has the same first three letters as her last name, plus it's set in a tiny frontier community, there are Christian themes, the villains are entrenched resource-extraction interests, and the protagonist has often been compared to the Angel of Death, so she thinks he ripped her off.

[clarice]

Perfecto! Now how to drop it in on the right inbox?

[bgates is unreal.]

Six minutes, Omigod!
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[bgates]

Did you hear Sarah Palin released a statement of support for Egypt's law enforcement community?

She heard there had been a lot of attacks on Copts.

Somebody tried to explain that when you're talking about Egypt, "Copts" means "Christian", and she said, "Waal, Eye'd hope they wouldn't give a gaan to somebuddy who doesn't believe in Jeezus!"

[daddy]

"attacks on Copts."

Genius.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Somebody tried to explain that when you're talking about Egypt, "Copts" means "Christian", and she said, "Waal, Eye'd hope they wouldn't give a gaan to somebuddy who doesn't believe in Jeezus!"

Dude, don't make more work for me.

[bgates]

Obama heard the Copts were being targeted, and he said, "I'm sure they were acting stupidly." An aide told him Copts are just Christians in Egypt, and he said, "See? It doesn't get any stupider than moving to a Muslim country when you're a Crusader."

Then he put his headphones back on and went back to listening to NWA's "F*** tha Police".

Because Barack Obama hates the police. And Christians. And white people. And America. And he throws like a little girl who nobody will play with because she acts like an annoying know-it-all even though she's not that smart.

[Thanks, bgates.]

OK, I just got my daily exorcism.
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[clarice]

Now we need someone really devious to set up a fake website to post this stuff and then someone else can email it to--what about Chris matthews? or, I've got it, EZRA KLEIN?

Anyway, sombody really smart like those guys..

[MarkO]

Our President does throw like a girl. Except that is a libel (no blood) on many a fine-throwing girl.

Here's a new conspiracy theory someone sent me.

BUT--- what very few people realize is that the Federal judge KILLED in the shootings is the one who struck down the government takeover of 40lk's, etc. Below is more info copied from a post on another site.

Fortunately, a federal Judge stood up to him and issued a temporary order blocking Obama from doing so, with a temporary restraining order and did so using language that left little room to doubt it was going to blocked completely.

Unfortunately, the gutsy Judge, was conveniently assassinated in Tuscon Arizona 72 hours after pissing the great Obama off. Although the media is now attempting to claim it was Gifford that was shot first by tweaking 2 witness statements, however more have stepped forward an d clearly stated the gunman first walked straight to the Judge and executed him first, then turned to Gifford and from there the carnage began(ABC News shortly after the shooting).

And, the Mob killed both Kennedys.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Oh good grief, they are laughing at us around the world and at home, we have this:

According to our tipster, Jarrett was seated at the head table along with several other big-name politicians and a handful of high-ranking military officials. As an officer sporting several stars walked past Jarrett, she signaled for his attention and said, “I’d like another glass of wine.”…

White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee, who was seated next to Jarret, began “cracking up nervously,” our tipster said, but no one pointed out to Jarrett that the man sporting a chestful of medals was not her waiter.

This is just downright embarrassing.

[Melinda Romanoff]

MarkO-

Nooo, I believe NahnCee chickened out and called off Chicken George Miller.

[Danube of Thought]

It's my understanding that, rather than embarrass Jarrett by saying something, the general simply brought her a glass of wine and then resumed his seat at the head table.

[Steve]

HA HA

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!

Steve
common cents
http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com

[MarkO]

"the general simply brought her a glass of wine and then resumed his seat . . .."

I would expect nothing less from him. Or, from her.

[MayBee]

Happy birthday, darling Hit!

[Melinda Romanoff]

Snooki vs. Schumer.

Who ya got?

[narciso]

Matthews, never fails to come through, with what that line from 'Tropic Thunder' in the LUN

[Ann]

Captain: Columbus is all ice (no snow yet). Tree limbs are falling down as I write this to you. Yikes!

JMH: Happy Belated Birthday! Sorry I missed it. Hope you had a magnificent day.

Janet: Your daughter is lovely. Where is the shot of the shoes? :)

[Ann]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HIT!!!

first :)

[Terry Gain]

Posted by: bgates | February 01, 2011 at 10:11 PM

Gates,

May you grace this site with your wonderful wit as long as it exists.

I am grateful to be able to come to this wonderful site and enjoy your genius, even though I am somewhat broken-hearted that no one here noted my 64th birthday on Robbie Burns Day.

[Shay]

Cunning stunt, madcow!

[Danube of Thought]

Have a grand one, Hit.

[Porchlight]

Belated happy birthday, Terry! Robbie Burns day is a nice day to have one of those.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE, YESTERYEAR, YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW and always.

[Ann]

Happy Belated Birthday, Terry! Jan 25th (make a note narciso)

LOL, Sara.
However, you forgot everyday (Maybee) :)

[Terry Gain]

Thanks, gals and guys. And happy birthday to you Sara, in case I miss it.

[narciso]

Happy belated birthday, Terry,

[Danube of Thought]

Happy birthday, Kim.

[caro]

bgates,comic genius.

[Terry Gain]

Thanks narcisco.

[daddy]

Meanwhile, back on ">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110129.html"> Mars...

[tommy mc donnell]

she would only have to check her facts if she was interested in telling the truth. un fortunely she is only interested in political propaganda. the truth and american tass parted company decades ago.

[JPeden]

...all a satirist had to do was suggest that Sarah Palin say something wacky and Maddow came out with guns blazing.

So the true Palinophobiacs really can't distinguish Palin's actual thought from what they'll feverishly confabulate given the slightest cue, eh, which tends to confirm the idea that they couldn't recognize that Lochnor is psychotic enough for that alone to explain his attack, because his thought patterns are too much like theirs.

[Jim Rhoads a/k/a vjnjagvet]

Happy birthday, Hit. Happy birthday Terry. And happy birthday to everyone I missed.

[Mustang0302]

daddy,

For a few hours today, at least, I was the newest Private Pilot (Airplane Single Engine Land) in the U.S. Took my checkride with an actual, living, breathing FAA Aviation Safety Inspector, rather than with a DPE.

A license to learn...(I've already learned that the 'learning' part will never end!).

Happy Birthday, Hit and Terry. And Maybee, I'll never forget your birthday!

[daddy]

Happy Birthday Terry Gain,

You and the robot on Mars share the same Birthday. Opportunity landed 25 Jan 2004. Amazing its still kicking along 7 years later since it was only supposed to survive 3 months.

Mustang,

That's great news. FAA Checkrides are probably why I drink so much, but they sure are great when they're over. If you ever figure out how to land a tail dragger let me know 'cause I'm clueless.

[daddy]

Yippee ki yay, The Brits.

From ">http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100074374/yippee-ki-yay-liberals-its-sarah-palin-month-on-telegraph-blogs/"> Delingpole in the UK Telegraph:

"...of all the many qualities Sarah Palin has, the best of all is this:

"She drives liberals totally crazy. So crazy, in fact, that Washington Post libtard Dana Milbank is boycotting Sarah Palin for the month of February and urging other journalists to do the same. But here on Telegraph Blogs we’ve decided to do the opposite. Every day a blogger will mention her.
Welcome to Sarah Palin Month on Telegraph Blogs, everybody. It’s there to celebrate. It’s there to annoy."

Clarice or anyone (a polite request)

If perchance you know Jennifer Rubin, would love to see if you could get her there at the WaPo to include a link in her column every single day for February to whatever story the UK Telegraph runs about Palin in their protest against Milbank. Methinks Dana needs his haughtiness stuck right up his arse.

Special bonus question for Narciso.

Narciso, this UK story ">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8295780/Raymond-Davis-incident-What-sort-of-diplomat-carries-a-loaded-gun.html"> Raymond Davis incident: What sort of diplomat carries a loaded gun? It's about a US diplomat in Pakistan who saw 2 guys on a motor bike pull up next to him in the streets of Lahore carrying guns, so he pulled his out of his holster and shot 'em dead. Any clue from your neural banks about who this 'non-victim' is?

[Captain Hate]

Ann, I hope you made it through the night ok in Columbus. I went to bed fearing for our power to go off but woke up to it on and the weather about 40 degrees and raining. They've lifted the winter storm warning for us but we are supposed to get hit with another blast later today with wind so we'll see what happens. The only potential bad thing is I may have screwed up my back shovelling global warming so hopefully this doesn't mark a return to the joys of sciatic nerve problems.

[Janet]

Happy belated Birthday Terry, & Happy Birthday Hit!!!

Sciatic nerve problems are terrible...what color ribbon do we wear for THAT?

We were suppose to get another ice storm too, but it hasn't come. Now I've got all these evil high carb canned soups in my cabinets.

Ann, She wore gold Coach heels. Yowza!

& last, I'm gonna have lunch today with DrJ. So fun to get to meet JOMers. I can't wait....

[hit and run]

Thanks all. FYI,I did not see my shadow this morning.

JiB:
How the hell does everyone know BDs here?

Hey,you'll be on a ship or whatnot,but will you be checking in here on Sunday?

Terry,this will be the last year your birthday will go uncelebrated. Happy belated B-day to you!

Off to the salt mines. Really wish I could stay...no really.

[centralcal]

Happiest of birthday wishes to Hit! Sorry we missed you Terry G. - happy belated wishes to you, too.

Have a great lunch and talkfest, Janet and be sure to report back!

[Extraneus]

HB Terry and Hit!

[clarice]

HB, Terry and Hit..two ageless posters.

[Army of Davids]

The National Restaurant Association is supporting efforts to repeal the healthcare legislation. It will be "catastrophic" for business.

Tom Donahue, US Chamber of Commerce, on the uncertainty, mandates, taxes and new regulation put upon business by the legislation..."it's a job killer".

[clarice]

I don't know her, daddy. Why doesn't someone here (narciso?) link it in the comments section of Milbank's column every day?

[Janet]

That Harry Reid confronted in a market story shows how frustrated citizens are. While "journalists" grill Palin & any conservative...the libs hardly ever get pointed hard questions. I guess ya gotta ask them yourself like that guy did. Talk about being 'confronted'...

[Boatbuilder]

Palinism of the day: "There is not a person in this room who would change places with any nation on Earth."

If she had attended Columbia and Harvard Law School, and had competent speechwriters, she might have caught on to the error, and not made it the centerpiece of a major speech.

(And if Palin's detractors weren't so committed to finding fault in All Things Palin that they are blind to the shortcomings of our Dear Leader, they might have noticed the error in the course of praising the sentiment). See Noonan, P.; Taranto, J.

[Extraneus]

Hundreds gather to protest global warming

[narciso]

Daddy, 'It's Lahore' Jake," paraphrasing
Gittes's boss, it would only be prudent with
everything that happens there.

[Jane (sit on the couch or save your country)]

Happy Birthday to Hit~
Happy Birthday to Run~
It's weird that there are 2 of you
But on your birthday have fun!

[Janet]

This was funny too..Drudge linked to algores blog. Here is the last part - "“A rise in global temperature can create all sorts of havoc, ranging from hotter dry spells to colder winters, along with increasingly violent storms, flooding, forest fires and loss of endangered species.”

I wondered why the havoc won't hurt ALL species & not just endangered ones?

[Jane (sit on the couch or save your country)]

They reported on Fox this morning that Nancy Pelosi is holding hearings because she wants more spending. Now she can't hold hearings and she only invited union members and other moonbats but she is doing it anyway.

[peter]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE, YESTERYEAR, YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW and always.

too funny.

but if it really is your birthday, enjoy it.

Only six more weeks of weather! hooray

[Danube of Thought]

Congrats, Mustang, and remember: there are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.

Janet, get thos canned goods alphabetized--quickly.

[Captain Hate]

Dear God, algore responding to O'Reilly: Dumb and dumber.

[narciso]

Well they are both fellow Crimson men, one undergraduate, the other Kennedy school, Captn

[Janet]

Yeah Peter, no shadow.
"The celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said spring would come early."

God bless Punxsutawney Phil!

nervous about coming havoc & talk of low carb meals....

[Captain Hate]

Yeah if TM sees Phil we'll have 6 extra weeks of obesity threads.

[Jim Ryan]

That satire is poor which rings true only to the stupidest members of its audience.

[Janet]

via Drudge Flash from the past - Sen. Byrd telling us "Something is going on out there."

No snowfall because of AGW.

[Danube of Thought]

Hmmm...Randy Barnett, Charles Fried and Walter Dellinger are testifying on Obamacare before the Senate Judiciary at 10:00 today. Recall that Fried told Greta a year or so ago that there was absolutely no chance whatsoever that it would be held unconstitutional. When I asked him by e-mail what case gave him the most confidence, he cited a 1908 SCt decision uphplding Massachusetts' right to require inoculations during an epidemic.

The government has not cited that case in any of its briefs.

[narciso]

Fried, was one of those who was brought low by PDS, what self respecting constitutionalist
would vote for Obama, and then defend the choice, OT, where is Beeks (Adelman), .

[Boatbuilder]

"It's the same old drill/
About Puxsatawney Phil/
If he sees his own shadow/
I'm a'shootin' to kill..."

John Hiatt, Wintertime Blues

[Danube of Thought]

Fried's case was Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905).

[Boatbuilder]

Happy Birthday, Hit! Stay thirsty, my friend.

[Rob Crawford]

Narciso, this UK story Raymond Davis incident: What sort of diplomat carries a loaded gun? It's about a US diplomat in Pakistan who saw 2 guys on a motor bike pull up next to him in the streets of Lahore carrying guns, so he pulled his out of his holster and shot 'em dead. Any clue from your neural banks about who this 'non-victim' is?

A hero.

Seriously, the "motorcycles of doom" have been around for years. Two guys, one drives, one shoots. This guy likely saved his own life, but had the bad luck of doing that in the "land of the pure".

[Elliott]

As if bgates' revelations weren't troubling enough, word is she's already agreed to help Putin reclaim Alaska in exchange for oil concessions and an appointment as regional governor.

[Danube of Thought]

Minus 12 at Raz today. Order is being restored.

[narciso]

No, I would say Lisa is much more the Grand Moff Tarkin type,

[centralcal]

heh, Elliott.

Just another little liberal lefty crook tidbit from The Hill:

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) former office manager was convicted on Tuesday of stealing more than $75,000 from the Senate.

Ngozi Pole was found guilty on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property. For at least 4 years, Pole submitted fraudulent paperwork that caused the Senate to pay him larger bonus payments than either Kennedy or his chief of staff had approved, according to the Justice Department.

[jimmyk]

he cited a 1908 SCt decision uphplding Massachusetts' right to require inoculations during an epidemic.

I've been wondering whether mandatory education could be considered as a precedent. That may be only state governments, though. I don't think the fact that governments provide a "free" version would be relevant, since you still have to buy if you opt out.

[clarice]

ELLIOTT!!!!!!!!!

[Chubby]

Just saw a rare picture of people marching in support of Mubarak. In contrast to the pictures of the Mubarak protestors, most of whom look very young, the Mubarak supporters look mostly middle aged, some with gray hair.

[jimmyk]

Seriously, the "motorcycles of doom" have been around for years. Two guys, one drives, one shoots.

Yikes, that brings back memories of my childhood in Detroit. Two guys, one bicycle, riding up to another bike rider and stealing his bike. "Bicycles of doom."

Happy birthday to Hit!

[Melinda Romanoff]

Happy Birthday, hit!

[Old Lurker]

HB Hit!

[Appalled]

As if bgates' revelations weren't troubling enough, word is she's already agreed to help Putin reclaim Alaska in exchange for oil concessions and an appointment as regional governor.

Word is that Palin is doing this so that she really will be able to see Russia from her house.

[Captain Hate]

HB H&R

I hope Ann's ok. The temps have dropped here and we're back to snow but it's *very* windy as the forecast predicted.

[narciso]

No, I'm reminded of 'Clear and Present Danger,' in Columbia, and the same footage,
they recycled for a JAG episode in Peru, how
many American personnel have been killed in Pakistan, just in the last few years.

[Ranger]

In contrast to the pictures of the Mubarak protestors, most of whom look very young, the Mubarak supporters look mostly middle aged, some with gray hair.

Posted by: Chubby | February 02, 2011 at 10:02 AM

Government paperpushers, retired soldiers and police most likely.

[Jane (sit on the couch or save your country)]

BTW, since I'm sure you are dying to know, it is only raining ice here today. Contrary to the groundhog, I am confident these snow drifts will still be here in August.

[Neo]

Winning The Future

They have this new Al-Gore-rthym ?

As our top climate scientists explain it, the shortage of snow cover is the cause of the record snow cover.

[cathyf]

Happy Birthday, Hit! Did you see your shadow?

[peter]

Yeah if TM sees Phil we'll have 6 extra weeks of obesity threads.

LOL

Well it is the carb shortage that is driving the unrest in the Middle East

lun

[maryrose]

Happy Birthday belatedly to Terry!
Happy Birthday Hit! Have a wonderful day with your family and friends.
Where did these Mubarack supporters come from all of a sudden? I smell a rat.
Captain H,:
We had rain this morning, snow right now ,who knows what evening will bring.

[maryrose]

Good news this morning. Two governors in Florida and Wisconsin believe they should not proceed on Healthcare until claification is provided by the courts. Wisconsin AG says healthcare bill "dead".

[Captain Hate]

I don't see why any state should proceed with implementation of a bill which has a problematic future.

[Melinda Romanoff]

I suspect the "Guest Workers" from Gaza have arrived in Cairo and are contributing to the atmosphere.

[sbw]

Groundhog Day and Janet posts a picture of Al Gore.

[Neo]

Maddow created a "Möbius satire loop"

[Dave (in MA)]

Those http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anderson-cooper-attacked-mob-egypt-95628>damned teabaggers are at it again.