Did Sarah Palin Just Say 'F%@# You' To Michael Moore?

[Segami]

A photo of Sarah Palin was posted to Facebook on Friday showing the former Republican vice presidential nominee holding a sign that read "Fuc_ You Michael Moore."


Palin was pictured alongside two men, one of whom appears to be Sgt. Dakota Meyers, a Medal of Honor recipient, and the person who apparently posted the image. Meyers posted the image with the caption "Here's a tribute to you Michael Moore. Share it and make it trending ‪#‎michaelmoore‬." Both instances of the letter "o" in Moore were replaced with what appeared to be crosshairs in the handmade sign shown in the photo. Michael Moore has received criticism from conservatives for his scathing comments on "American Sniper" a movie based on the autobiography of former Navy SEAL and sniper Chris Kyle. Mediaite received the photo on Friday via a tip, which Editor in Chief Andrew Kirell shared on Twitter:






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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sarah-palin-michael-moore-f-you

[LawDeeDah]

1. with crosshairs in 'Moore'

what a

[pokerfan]

54. I'm sure that she'll once again claim

that they weren't crosshairs but actually surveyor's symbols.



http://www.mediaite.com/online/sarah-palins-twitter-feed-undercuts-sarahpac-aides-defense-of-crosshair-imagery/

[Texasgal]

2. Keepin' it classy Sarah!

I love it that Moore gets under her skin!

[dembotoz]

3. guess we can now call the stupid little bitch a stupid little bitch

[KingCharlemagne]

9. Actually, we always could. The question, tho, is whether we should. I would still say "no," because

what does indulging in a sexist epithet really get us, other than to prove we are no better than she?

[yuiyoshida]

13. And here we go...

guess we can now call the stupid little bitch a stupid little bitch
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So, have we decided that the term "bitch" is acceptable for a woman yet? I say hell no..but a lot of people are not getting that message, even if its a Republican..or Sarah Palin, as much as I hate her too. Can we stop using this term for women? Leave it for the dogs.

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[F4lconF16]

14. On a f---ing liberal site.

What a bunch of shit. And to the woman, it's still a sexist, hurtful, deragotory term, whether you use it or not.

[yuiyoshida]

15. agree but, hey...

What can ya do?

[F4lconF16]

18. Funny how calling Ben Carson

The n word would get me a hidden post at the very least, if not banned, but this is just fine.

What can ya do?

[ChazII]

48. I voted to to hide

and now wish I had added my explanation. I honestly thought it would be hidden. Tonight I am saddened by this decision.

[yuiyoshida]

49. check this out..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125554107

Not that it will make much difference...

[840high]

56. It is shit. Shame on that jury.

[KingCharlemagne]

24. Thanks for posting these jury results, although I am more than a bit disappointed. (I considered

alerting, but thought engaging the commenter to educate him or her was a preferable course of action.) I suppose I was hoping the person who posted would self-delete their comment, but he or she seems to have hit-n-run.

[yuiyoshida]

27. I posted a poll...

not that it will help much..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/125554107

[KingCharlemagne]

36. I just voted in it. I think raising the issue is bound to help, if only because it

raises people's consciousness (a vital first step). So thanks for doing that too!

[yuiyoshida]

40. I know the "C" word would have been hidden

At least I hope so. Would like to see this word go the same way.. guess we shall see.

[840high]

58. I did alert - got note

that already alerted. Shame on juror2 and 7.

[alp227]

32. And if the post called Allen West or Herman Cain "stupid little n_ggers" the post would be HIDDEN

7-0 perhaps. (I shudder to wonder who'd vote LEAVE in a 6-1.)

[840high]

59. Is there a way to trash 2 jurors?

[merrily]

77. Sexist terms are okay if applied to Republican women? No, but what the hell? It's "only" sexism.

It has never mattered much to enough DUers.

[KingCharlemagne]

85. Socialists and Communists stand resolutely and firmly against sexism. - nt

[merrily]

86. Thanks. Democrats supposedly do as well, especially DUers.

[KingCharlemagne]

89. Anyone who claims to be in favor of the working class must stand

adamantly against all forms of sexism, imo. Socialists and Communists thus can and do make common cause with bourgeois Democrats on this issue (and on anti-racism and anti-homophobia, to name two other social issues).

[merrily]

90. Which communists are you speaking of who are/were supposedly so anti-sexism?

[KingCharlemagne]

91. I can't single out a specific figure off the top of my head. But I know that the mainstream

Communist and Socialist factions in this country and around the world take a very strong line against sexism and have done so since at least the late 1950s.

Here, for example, is the current Communist Party-USA's statement on sexism:

We make the fight for equality an important part of every struggle we fight. The Communist Party fights for full equality for people of all races, for women and men, straight people and LGBT, for speakers of all languages, for young people and older people, and for people of all religious beliefs or none. The U.S. working class includes millions of immigrant workers. We stand for full rights for these workers, regardless of their documentation status. We believe in equality because it is just and right. Even more, the fight for equality is key to uniting the working class into a powerful force for the changes we need.

http://www.cpusa.org/faq/

One of the raps against the so-called "New Left" during the 60s and early 70s was that it continued to promote the patriarchy and sexism among its various iterations (like SDS and the Black Panthers). Please do note that the CP-USA has come in for recent criticism from even harder-line Marxist organizations because of its willingness to work with the Democrats and the bourgeoisie in general

I'm relying on some distant and vague memories here and will have to brush up a bit on my specifics. In the meantime, this article is a good general survey of the topic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist_feminism

[merrily]

92. Ah yes, official statements.

I am no expert but I do see a lot that is good in socialism. But I didn't see women in a lot of the most highly paid, most powerful positions in the USSR, either.

But, let's get too far afield. My comment went to how acceptable sexist terms and comment are or are not on DU.

[KingCharlemagne]

93. I'll grant you that the Politburo for the USSR was typically a male gerontocracy. OTOH, the

USSR put the first female astronaut into space (Valentina Tereshkova) and its scientific and medical establishments featured women prominently, long before doing so became fashionable in the West. This is not an issue I spend a lot of time on, to be honest, as I'm more focused on international affairs and advancing the cause of socialism in this country. The Socialists and Communists who form part of my social network take anti-sexism almost as a 'given' to the extent that we acknowledge the need to stand against it forthrightly but don't feel a pressing need to argue much about whether sexism exists (it does) or whether we should or should not stand against it (we should).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova

[merrily]

96. Medical establishments were paying both men and women low salaries.

That is like saying the US has long had a lot of women teachers, as well as male teachers, ergo, capitalism is not sexist.

I think I am going to stick with big bucks and power.

And, also, my comment was about sexist terms on DU. We're getting a little far afield.

[KingCharlemagne]

97. Yeah, I definitely did not want to hijack the thread and I readily grant that on gender equality

Socialists and Communists were not as far along as they were on racial equality until at least the late 50s. And on LGBT equality, I think the West actually has been more progressive than the Socialists and Communists until very recently. For example, Stalin re-criminalized homosexuality in the USSR (under Lenin, it had been decriminalized for about 10 years) in the early 30s and that proscription stayed in effect, IIRC, until the break-up of the USSR (at least as a law on the books).

Great discussing with you. Hope to read more of your work soon.

[merrily]

99. Thank you. You as well.

[merrily]

98. the draft of the 2008 Democratic platform was a "remarkably feminist document."

http://prospect.org/article/womens-issues-and-democratic-platform

Obama was head of the Democratic Party in 2008 and still is. Many articles written during his first term about how few females were among his WH advisors or in the "heavy hitter" part of his cabinet.

This is one http://www.diversityinc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/obamas-cabinet-diversity-record-embarrassing-as-hell/

During his second term, many articles have been written about the pay gap.

But, I don't blame or praise him or the Party because DU thinks sexist terms are okay for Palin. (Hillary, too?)

[snooper2]

114. LOL...

[JustAnotherGen]

84. +100 and thanks you!

[chrisa]

81. And stoop down to her level? No thanks. Every time Sarah Palin does something political, it's the

equivalent of a loud, obnoxious drunk screaming obscenities from the cheap seats at a Nascar race.

[KingCharlemagne]

95. Yeah, it's like "Let's counter right-wing lunacy with some sexism of our own." Please count

me out.

[Fawke Em]

103. Please don't compare that idiot to beautiful, loving and loyal female dogs.

[LanternWaste]

115. Consistency would then apply your own labeling of her to yourself....

No more and no less than you can now advertise your elegant and educated vocabulary.

Seems to me though, that you're indicting her for the same thing you're guilty of. Consistency would then apply your own labeling of her to yourself....

[yuiyoshida]

4. That's real Classy of her...

Why did she forget the K.. is that going to make it worse? This woman just loves the spot light, doesn't she?

John McCain must be so very proud of her.

[Segami]

5. Thank you John McCain for spawning...

...another dangerous RR wackjob who you thought would have made a great president second to you.......


Thats why you're NOT the president!!

[merrily]

78. I was going to say, yes, thank you, McCain. After the Couric interview, his ticket was toast.

He still won't admit that choosing her was a mistake on his part. Says she re-vitalized his campaign. Sure, she did. Right up until people got to know the dumbass, lying grifter Then, there was no way they were going to put her a heartbeat away from a President over 70.

"Field dress a moose" turned out not to be a critical skill for a VP. Who could have guessed that? Not McCain, that's for sure.

[RoverSuswade]

6. Sarah shouldn't piss off Michael Moore.

He will write a book about her. The title?
"I can see a B**** from my doorstep"

[winter is coming]

23. Actually, if he's smart, he won't. She wants attention. n/t

[Ilsa]

7. She doesn't have the courage to say "fuck", but

hides behind partial spellings? What a vapid, self-centered creature.

[mythology]

65. Maybe she's not smart enough to spell fuck

[840high]

108. ....x10

[glamorous_geko]

8. She's not wrong.

Moore's a gasbag asshole who doesn't give two shits about anything but lining his own pockets, kind of like the right wing film makers and others like Al Sharpton. They all exploit situations to make themselves noticed or wealthy - this will encourage people to pay attention to Moore, so he thinks it's free publicity.

I still don't like Sarah Palin either - she's as psychotic as Moore, in my mind.

[Snotcicles]

17. hmmmmm.

[glamorous_geko]

19. What? It's true.

Moore and others like him exploit topics for attention. Just like the RW they supposedly hate. They've got more in common with people like Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain then they know.

[arcane1]

31. I've never seen any of them make movies. Or show any talent whatsoever.

Nice try though!

[RoverSuswade]

51. I totally disagree with you.

I've read Moore's books. He is sincere and a humanitarian. His movies? Wel......you might be a smidgen right, but all movies are made to make money for somebody.

[840high]

61. And they did for him.

[Drunken Irishman]

76. I'm no fan of Moore, but he's not even remotely comparable to Palin.

[LanternWaste]

117. Rather creative allegation...

Rather creative allegation without any supporting evidence. Little more than a bumper-sticker one might think.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. False equivalency.

Michael Moore tells the truth. All of his books and movies are gone over by the best libel and slander lawyers at The New Yorker. He has never successfully been sued, because truth is an absolute defense to slander.

Sarah Palin is a proven liar. She hasn't even produced a birth certificate for one of her children born under questionable circumstances. And yet the Republicans don't worry about her child's birth certificate, instead of the President's.

[glamorous_geko]

29. Palin is a liar.

Moore's movies are good, I won't say otherwise - but the man himself seems utterly concerned with himself and his money - all the while talking about how greed is bad and money is even worse. It's kind of ironic, actually.

[arcane1]

35. If you have to put words in his mouth in order to criticize him, you're lying.

"money is even worse" indeed!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

37. Ad hominem argument.

Subtext: Rich people cannot make movies explaining the problems of poor people for some reason.

[tkmorris]

38. So now we're down to...

Michael Moore is "as bad as" Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich because he "seems utterly concerned with himself and his money", whatever that is supposed to mean.

Hey guys this poster seems completely legit to me.

[arcane1]

44. Don't forget Moore's statements that "money is even worse than greed"!

[2naSalit]

53. Funny how they are

pretty sure about something they apparently know little to nothing about.

Glad you pointed that out... legit indeed.

[JaneyVee]

41. When he was broke and spoke about greed...

They called him bitter, now that he's rich they call him a hypocrite. Here's an idea: focus on the message, not the messenger.

[raouldukelives]

73. +1 They know no other way. nt

[840high]

63. Never liked him. Never will.

[hatrack]

64. Your posts are bullshit re. Moore - don't know where you found all that straw, but . . .

Toodles.

[trumad]

80. And you know this how?

[BlueJazz]

22. I disagree with you but Welcome to DU.

[Lochloosa]

25. ...

[olddots]

66. you are so ignored

[whatchamacallit]

94. Lol... What is it about Moore that causes spontaneous troll combustion? n/t

[merrily]

100. Hmmmm.

[MrMickeysMom]

110. Your not liking Palin can't negate your uninformed nasty comment about Moore...

Enjoy your stay...

[onecaliberal]

10. Fuc_ you Sarah Palin you pathetic

Intellect challenged lying sorry waste of oxygen. Go away! Forever!

[TheNutcracker]

11. and she thought she was polished enough to be vice prez of the free world?

[adigal]

12. She is just so stupid...God forbid anything happens to Moore

Responsibility will be right on her doorstep. Jerk.

[Ykcutnek]

16. ...

[kdmorris]

42. Jury results...

On Fri Jan 23, 2015, 09:22 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

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ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Uhh...nice try. The photo is named human-female-dog.jpg (right click the photo and click "view photo" to see the URL). But subtle or not, this post still calls Sarah Palin a bitch. Just as bigoted and against DU ToS as racist slurs against black right wingers like Allen West (whether explicitly using the N-word or posting a photo of a primate).

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Jan 23, 2015, 09:29 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Explanation: I think the alerter is looking too hard for a violation. The picture does not say what the alerter is claiming.
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[Raine1967]

20. take a closer look beyond the FUC__ :

this part bothers me more:

[onecent]

26. What a CLASS ACT. NOT!!!!!!!!!!

Just imagine if she became president...god help us all.

[GusBob]

28. She signed it she owns it

[NaturalHigh]

30. Sarah Palin is crazy as hell.

I do share her distaste for Michael Moore, though.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

39. Does that mean you don't like the truth, ugly as it may be?

He's lawsuit-proof because truth is an absolute defense to slander. At least according to my Torts class.

[NaturalHigh]

43. It would take an entire essay...

to explain my distaste for Michael Moore. That said, I'm certainly not defending Sarah Palin in any way. For someone who tries to present herself as holier-than-thou, that picture is pretty much smoking gun proof of her hypocrisy.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

45. I see, you don't have the time.

[NaturalHigh]

46. Thank you for your understanding.

[hollowdweller]

33. Family Values

Hard to believe the GOP keeps talking about rappers as vulgar. Oh that's right, it's OK for white people.

[glasshouses]

34. lol

[Blue Owl]

47. Hang loose, Sparklemoose

n/t

[Archae]

50. Sarah Palin looks like she's drunk.

Maybe she does have a drinking problem.

[BrotherIvan]

70. That's what I noticed

In the second picture she looks quite well...tipsy.

[RKP5637]

52. Pure trash IMO! n/t

[spanone]

55. not a shred of class

[bullwinkle428]

67. Charlie Pierce : "she remains as classy as a meth lab fire"

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/

[spanone]

68. bwahahahahahaaaa...words fail me. !!

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[dinger130]

57. My grandmother would have called her

a woman of the gutter.

[jberryhill]

60. What is she looking at in that second pic?

[Kalidurga]

62. Nah it was Tina Fey

yeah that's the ticket...

[lunasun]

69. where is Huckabee to tell us what a good clean Christian example she is?????

[merrily]

79. Busy accompanying Nugent's delusional song about what a great lover he is.

[Tsiyu]

71. I believe she did

but then, I use the word all the time.

It's pretty mainstream, except among the very proper holdouts.

I think it's not as gross a word as "bloody" or "shitty" which proper people use without getting the vapors.

But Palin can't even be a grownup and use the whole word. She's like a fifth grader thinking she's really clever.

"My churchy base won't care as long as it's spelt wrong. Dontcha' know."

[Ken Burch]

72. Not only did she say it, she misspelled it.

You know it's her when THAT happens.

[raouldukelives]

74. I find her use of cross hairs more than a little disturbing.

The insults are par for the course and I'm not really sure what Mr. Moore could do or say at this point to make them ponder and reflect his viewpoint any less than they already do.

The cross hairs OTOH to me feel like a shout out to all of her "fans" to add his name to the enemies list. Based on the conversations I have had with Palinistas and clearly unhinged crackpots who seem to flock to her, I wouldn't be shocked to see one of them, one day, fulfill her demands.
I wonder if deep down, that isn't far off from what she truly wants.

[Puglover]

75. Plenty of DUer's to do that.

Who needs Palin?

[Sunlei]

82. what does that gang hand symbol mean that shes focused on?

[underpants]

83. Worst. Sexting. Ever.

[Omaha Steve]

87. Why does she want to Fuc- Michael?

Is Todd no good in the sack anymore?

[Octafish]

88. First she stood up on Dogs.

Now she stands up for Murder.

Conservative as all Hell.

[Contrary1]

101. Palin...holding a sign. If this doesn't beg for photoshop enhancement, nothing does. n/t

[Tom Ripley]

102. She looks extremely fuc_ed up

[AzDar]

104. The good Sgt. here with his 'crosshairs' would appear to be as big a sociopath as Kyle...

"They're over there protecting our Freedumbs "... until you disagree with their lies, apparently.
Fuck this guy, fuck that illegal War, and FUCK that brain-dead quitter.

[TeamPooka]

105. God's going to count that as swearing so you're going to Hell Sarah. nt

[Octafish]

106. Cowardly way to say ''Fuck You,'' leaving off the ''k.''

What's truly evil are the cross-hairs, a common response by those on the Right who disagree with another person's idea.

[Monk06]

107. The teabagger's favorite MILF talkin dirty. That's HOT !!!

[SocialRealist]

109. LOL

Only a skank like that would fuck a fat fucking bastard like Michael Moore.

[MrMickeysMom]

111. Get a hobby, quitter...

She has an unnatural "fuck me" face for "guns"

[Cha]

112. I just read palin called the President "boy" so I looked for a palin thread to say..

"what an ignorant *****."

[Sunlei]

113. That woman is more & more dangerous the longer she's unemployed.

what is that hand sign sarah shows in the picture?

[SpankMe]

116. Medal of Honor recipient

It's heartwarming to see Sgt. Meyers practice the humility, and uphold the high standards, worthy of a Medal of Honor recipient.

NOT!!!!

[Flatulo]

118. Hmmm, I strongly suspect that if MM said Fuc_ You to Sarah Palin, he'd be roundly applauded

around here. Funny how that speech thing works.

[Initech]

119. I hope that Michael Moore sues the shit out of her.

Those crosshairs look like a death threat if there ever was one.