I HATE it when the stores put up their decorations too early. Check out this wretched example:

[DonRedwood]

K-mart has a cheap, scary Halloween skeleton up already in their parking lot. Yikes!


And, just a reminder of how Joe Biden made mince-meat (moose-meat?) out of the last person who debated him.

[lunatica]

1. She does look like a skeleton

I sure sign of a very poor self-image. Something is making her miserable.

[Warpy]

7. She's trying to starve that waistline back into place

but she's over 50 and the only way that's going to happen is with a lot of Lycra or maybe even a corset.

I feel sorry for women whose self worth is tied 100% with their looks. Once they hit 50, they are either very uncomfortable or very sad, and often both.

At least now we know she's got will power.

[HangOnKids]

8. Looks Like Meth n/t

[KansDem]

19. I think you're on to something!

Hillbilly Heroin!

Before:


After:

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. the top pic was with McCain's stylists and Neiman Marcus clothes.

[KansDem]

22. She must have been slumming then when that photo was taken!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

60. back to what fits her best. the shoes kill me. But, watched Alaskan Highway Patrol

of whatever it's called, the other night. Yikes, some of those people live like third world countries and it's so much a vigilante kind of place with everyone armed to the teeth. It made me realize how much a fish-out-of-water she was and why she is so freakin crazy.

[Wednesdays]

35. So, what's McCain's excuse?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

62. how about a 3 hr decision process and no earthly idea, given her strong surface credentials,

and ignorance of Alaska, that someone could be so stupid. McCain's wife should have really been saying..."Honey, I don't know..."

[HangOnKids]

21. I Saw It Happen To Someone I Loved When They Moved To Alaska

Looked much like that after a year!

[OriginalGeek]

39. There's an exception to most rules

A high school friend of mine moved to Alaska (Wasilla, in fact) and I always thought she was cute back in the day but now, in her late 40s she is beautiful. We keep in sporadic contact through the Facebook and she just apparently never let life kick her harder than she could kick back.

[HangOnKids]

44. Good For Your Friend

The 6 weeks I spent in Anchor Point, Alaska (trying to help my friend get clean) were some of the most depressing times in my life.

[roguevalley]

57. that's too bad. Anchor Point is beautiful and Homer is too. I hope you come back and enjoy it

without the trauma some day

RV, Soldotna

[LiberalAndProud]

61. I'm replying because

the next time I visit Kasilof I'm looking you up.

[roguevalley]

91. Okey dokey :D

[HangOnKids]

66. Yes it was so beautiful

It was March 2004 and the weather was gorgeous except when she made me drive in a white out from the Homer airport to AP. I thought we were all going to die on that trip. I went to Homer many times for groceries after that, it would have been a nice experience except she didn't want to get better. I left in May that year.

[dixiegrrrrl]

54. "she just apparently never let life kick her harder than she could kick back."

What an excellent phrase.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

64. wow...what are the odds - Wasilla ! Probably the fresh air, lack of pollution?, outdoor activity

and no makeup and hair products that are full of chemicals

[OriginalGeek]

82. Yeah, she was always outdoorsy

and not too concerned with beauty products. She didn't fight growing older. She fought growing older with an asshole. She got rid of him and has two cool sons to show for it and is happier than ever.

[johnfunk]

67. She now bears an uncanny resemblance to the Gemma character on "Sons of Anarchy"

(Who is, of course, played by the amazing Katey Sagal)

[DollarBillHines]

28. That was my immediate take, as well. Meth is big in our town.

I see a lot of folks get dragged down by that crap, and she looks pretty symptomatic.

[dflprincess]

76. Hasn't Wasilla been called the meth capital of Alaska? n/t

[arely staircase]

81. math capital

or maybe its meth.

one of the two

[LittlestStar]

2. Shopping at Kmart is a sure sign of depression.

WTF happened to her? Oh wait, never mind.

[DonRedwood]

4. Lol...thank you.

I appreciated that chuckle.

[Quantess]

3. My only criticism of her outfit:

Isn't it COLD for those shoes? Assuming this is October, and she is not in LA?

[K8-EEE]

23. Actually I think that is the KMart on 3rd & Fairfax by CBS TV City Los Angeles

She was probably there helping Bristol "dance."

And yeah we are still wearing our sandals out here!

[roguevalley]

58. its 47 outside right now here in Soldotna, not that far away from her geographically

up here, 40 is shirt sleeve weather. She also doesn't have makeup on.

[skeewee08]

5. Wow!!! She looks sick.... I'm all for working out, eating right

But she looks unhealthy...

[aaaaaa5a]

6. Wow. She is really aging fast! nt

[Worried senior]

9. She looks terrible

What is she trying to prove. See she is writing another book. Hope it's found in the discount bin also.

[RebelOne]

10. Actually, I do not think she looks like a skeleton.

I would like to be that thin. And her miserable appearance is from the stress at shopping at KMart.

[renie408]

14. I don't think she looks 'terrible', but she does seem noticeably thinner

than when she was running for VP. I guess that WAS four years ago, but she looks kind of overly thin to me.

[zappaman]

25. She looks fine to me.

Hate her for her policies, but bagging on her for her looks is lame and childish.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

38. +1

Also I don't think she looks bad ie: too thin. For her age, she looks damn good, IMO.

Now, as for her policies...no use for them. At all.

[renie408]

11. She has really gotten thin.

[Politicalboi]

12. Miss Teenie Bopper

Grow up Sarah.

[BlueToTheBone]

13. OMG! Is that

Sarah Palin...the Barracuda? My, how far the mighty have fallen.

[spanone]

15. i guess in alaska, you can't be too skinny or too stupid

[roguevalley]

59. that applies everywhere. I guess I should think Massachusetts people are the same as

Scott Brown.

[mnhtnbb]

16. She probably works out for hours/day watching FUCK News.

[bahrbearian]

17. Isn't Wasilia the Meth Capital of Alaska?

Just sayin

[HangOnKids]

27. Yep!

Levi is probably her dealer.

[tarheelsunc]

18. The employment rate news must have aged her 10 years alone.

[catbyte]

24. Cruella De Vil of the North...

[LiberalAndProud]

26. I'd like to offer another view on being too skinny over 50.

I agree that Sarah is too thin. Me too. I eat what I want, when I want. I guess I don't want enough often enough, because I'm still too skinny. I don't have the bustline that Sarah does though.

Like I said, just another view.

[HangOnKids]

29. She BOUGHT That Bustline

I'm a skinny 50 something but I run 45 miles a week. She has the sunken face of a drug user, the mug screams METH.

[zappaman]

32. Oh, so now she's on meth?

Wow.
Attacking someone for their looks and making up shit is soooo progressive, isn't it?

[obamanut2012]

52. I suspect she is on Adderall

She has that look, like so many Hollywood folks get when they're on it, and a lot of people use it as a way to lose weight fast and suppress their appetite... and it's legal.

[LiberalAndProud]

41. She has the face of a woman over 50.

I find myself in the awkward position of defending Sarah Palin. Sometimes things happen backwards. You'd say the same of me if I posted a photo, I'm afraid.

[HangOnKids]

43. Hey I Agreed That A Woman Over 50 Can Be Thin

I'm 5-9 and 128 pounds, but I am healthy and fit, and my face doesn't look like Skelator. She does not just look thin, she looks like a drug user IMHO. Your mileage may vary.

[LiberalAndProud]

48. You really run 45 miles a week?

I'm impressed! I think I might last half a city block on a good day.

If Sarah has ever tried meth, there's a good chance she's still on it. My family has been touched by that drug, and it is a difficult battle. My son is in continued healthy recovery, and for that I am extremely grateful.

[HangOnKids]

50. Yes I Took Up Running After Breast Cancer In 1999

My Father was a serious runner for many years and suggested I try it in my recovery. I couldn't afford a gym so I bought a pair of shoes and started running. I haven't stopped and I feel like a slacker these days, I used to run 25 miles just on the weekend with my late husband. He died in 2008 after a car accident.

And yes drugs touch all families, my friend died in July 2006 after a 2 year struggle to get clean.

[DonRedwood]

30. wasn't it made public though that Palin was getting fat burning shots in her midriff?

I read about that during her babygate stuff... but can't remember how reputable a website it was.

[DollarBillHines]

31. Those shoes make my eyes hurt.

Maybe she traded her new pair for some meth.

[HangOnKids]

34. Come On She Can't Pole Dance In Birkenstocks For Gawds Sake

[DollarBillHines]

37. OK, now my brain is hurting as well.

Thanks a lot.
DBH

[begin_within]

33. It looks like a supermarket tabloid photo.

What the hell happened?

[obamanut2012]

36. Adderall, bad veneers, and bad highlights

For real.

I won't get into the dressing mutton as lamb thing, because that can be changed in a minute.

I loathe this woman, but she was always fit and healthy and cute, just not my type. She ran a 3:59 marathon in her 40s.

She now looks trashy and Adderalled out.

She was a governor, and the VP candidate.

[HangOnKids]

42. Does She Suffer From ADHD Or Is She Skimming From One Of Her Kids Scripts

I had a neighbor who used to gorge on her kids Ritalin. Orange County of course.

[obamanut2012]

53. The Hollywood Script Diet

A lot of them do it, as do "regular" people. It's legal, saves the teeth, is fast, and kills the appetite. She looks like every celebrity known to use Adderall, and my neighbor, who brags about scoring a script from her doctor.

[Nye Bevan]

40. Another thread full of catty jealousy? Really? (nt)

[jackbenimble]

45. LOL, I don't like her

but I don't think she looks bad. She didn't look bad before she lost weight either. She is a very nice looking woman, no doubt about that. Now if she was just a decent person...

[central scrutinizer]

46. The Klondike Kardashian!

[madaboutharry]

47. At first, I didn't realize it was Sarah Palin.

I think she looks unhealthy. I thought she was pretty four years ago. Maybe it's a bad picture.

[Blue Idaho]

49. Anorexia?

I hate to diagnose from a distance but this looks more like anorexia or bulimia to me. Not all that uncommon for a person to fixate on controlling food intake when the rest of their life is spinning totally out of control.

I hate that woman but she looks like she needs a medical intervention before she does some permanent damage.

[NYC Liberal]

51. She looks fine.

[DisabledAmerican]

55. Why are we making fun of this picture who is she?

Reminds me of a ex-nun that used to stalk me.

[LittlestStar]

63. Its Sarah Palin

[muntrv]

56. They're promoting "The Walking Dead."

[Dawson Leery]

65. LOL!

[LeftyMom]

68. Next week on Sons of Anarchy...

Just sayin'.

[slutticus]

69. Meh

She looks fine. There's plenty to diss this woman on, this is not even near the top o' the list...

[madinmaryland]

70. Making fun of a woman's looks is disgusting.

What the fuck??

[SomethingFishy]

71. Really?

Seriously? This is what DU has been reduced to? TMZ.

[distantearlywarning]

72. Why does she look like this lately?

I thought she was much better looking about 20 lbs heavier. I can't understand why she wants to be this skinny.

[LeftyMom]

74. Because her new grift is a fitness book.

[malaise]

73. Wow

A classic crash and burn!

[JitterbugPerfume]

75. misogyny is unattractive

[arely staircase]

79. so is snowdrift snookie

both inside and out.

she is an ugly soul in an ugly frame. looks like she is on the meth now too.

[JitterbugPerfume]

83. I DID NOT recognise her

I take back my post!

[arely staircase]

85. i didn't either at first

i thought the pic was something from that "faces of meth" site

[arely staircase]

77. former mayor of the meth capital of alaska

just sayin'

[JitterbugPerfume]

84. I had not seen her on tv in ages

and then I try not to look, I TRULY did not recognise her.

[Barack_America]

78. Is that one of the Real Housewives?

Man, Palin is looking ROUGH!

[Lint Head]

80. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Damn! you scared the crap out of me.

[Catherine Vincent]

86. In that pic she looks okay to me

Just your typical 50+ year old with no makeup. She didn't need to lose any weight to me but if that's what she wanted to do then so be it. I don't know much about meth but that pic isn't what meth looks like. This looks like meth:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

87. Sometimes camera angles and the light can distort reality

but the person in that pic, with that skinny neck and hips looks sickly. I think I saw her recently and she looked normal so if that's a sudden loss of weight it can't be good.

[DainBramaged]

88. We're reduced to mocking random people we meet in public? Why isn't this thread locked?

fuck ing dis gust ing

[Nye Bevan]

89. Apparently it's Sarah Palin, which supposedly makes it OK to disparage her appearance

and call her a meth-head etc.

It's not pretty when the jealous catty claws come out.

[zappaman]

90. Oh, it's okay to make fun of someone's appearance

if they have a different political opinion than you do...apparently.
So, is everyone okay with conservatives making ugly remarks towards Michelle now?