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36. I am also part of the 99%

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Sarah Palin Called Everyone At The White House Correspondents' Dinner 'Assclowns' [View all] xchrom Apr 2013 OP

For Once - She Might Be Right - Main Street Looks Unfavorably On This Type Of BS cantbeserious Apr 2013 #1

Most Americans don't even know this dinner occurs. JoePhilly Apr 2013 #11

And If They Did - They Would Not Approve - That Makes Palin Right For Once cantbeserious Apr 2013 #17

Who elected you as the speaker for all of America? Sarah Palin? JoePhilly Apr 2013 #22

You Must Care Or The Reaction Would Not Be So Intense cantbeserious Apr 2013 #34

You appear to be quite serious about the tundratart... Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #143

Ha ha ha! bravenak Apr 2013 #165

Casting a very broad net to gather reactions. What's that called? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #25

Um.... "desperate"? MrMickeysMom Apr 2013 #30

A Broken Clock Is Right Twice Every Day cantbeserious Apr 2013 #31

Those are pretty low aspirations. Surely you can do better than that. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #50

Not one with no hands. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #63

uh,....trilling...?...trawling...?....I give up Champion Jack Apr 2013 #87

Aptly named, you are! MADem Apr 2013 #54

Castigating My User Name Is An Ad Hominen Attack And Against DU Rules cantbeserious Apr 2013 #78

Well, I'm not "castigating"--I'm simply telling you that your name suits you, perhaps MADem Apr 2013 #88

The Dinner Is A Social Event For The 1% Dressed In The Veneer Of Charity - Typical 1% Activity cantbeserious Apr 2013 #92

People enjoying themselves? How dare they! Can't they see how outraged I am?! name not needed Apr 2013 #93

One Thought That Austerity Was In Vogue For The 1% - Yea Right - That Only Applies To The Poor cantbeserious Apr 2013 #95

Obviously, with your vast experience attending these events, we should take your word for it... MADem Apr 2013 #107

You don't WANT the 1% spending their money? You'd prefer they just hoard it? kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #158

I approve of comedy. eShirl Apr 2013 #120

What's wrong with this dinner? NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #28

Well - If The Dinner Does Not Bother You - You Might Sufficiently Well Off To Not Be Offended cantbeserious Apr 2013 #29

And what is sufficiently well off? NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #33

That Is A Personal Definition - Myself - I Find The Dinner Reprehensible - But Then I Am The 99% cantbeserious Apr 2013 #35

I am also part of the 99% NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #36

Well Then You Must Be Less Offended Than Others Like Myself That Find The Dinner Reprehensible cantbeserious Apr 2013 #37

Jesus! Then don't fucking watch it. lunatica Apr 2013 #42

Best post of the thread. MADem Apr 2013 #108

Does A Sense Of Humor Help The Homeless, Help Those Without Jobs And Those Without Food cantbeserious Apr 2013 #112

Does ranting on the internet? NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #114

It helps kids looking for college scholarships--which was the purpose of the event. nt MADem Apr 2013 #132

Does a fundraising dinner for scholarships help students who need financial aid? kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #160

Now you get the point - it has nothing to do with income. NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #47

Sarah Palin....is that you? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2013 #110

I'm anything but well off, and I heartily approve of this dinner because it: kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #159

Meh. It's like the knuckledraggers crapping themselves when the Obamas go on vacation. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #51

It's actually a charitable event to raise money for college journalism scholarships. MADem Apr 2013 #55

I know why it bothered Palin. She's irrelevant. NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #64

She's also a failed college journalist!!! Remember her early, horrid attempts at sports reporting? MADem Apr 2013 #109

Did you see the President's speech? He finished on a serious note CJCRANE Apr 2013 #44

^ ditto -- it was moving, hopeful, & wise Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #67

More Obama Beautiful Rhetoric - The Dinner Is Part Of The Social Scene For The 1% cantbeserious Apr 2013 #81

It wasn't really rhetoric, just common sense. CJCRANE Apr 2013 #117

Only Has Canned Responses emulatorloo Apr 2013 #131

Well, crap Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #124

At Least You Are Honest - That Said The Dinner Is An Indulgence By And For The 1% Media Tribe cantbeserious Apr 2013 #138

No denying that Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #144

I Appreciate Your Honesty - Many At DU Are Less So cantbeserious Apr 2013 #147

+1000 n/t :) Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #155

+1 n/m Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #154

Hogwash. ljm2002 Apr 2013 #134

Then One Is Indirectly Supporting And Justifying A Gala Event By And For The The 1% Media Tribe cantbeserious Apr 2013 #139

Again: ljm2002 Apr 2013 #145

"This sort of BS" is a CHARITY FUNDRAISING DINNER. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #156

Well, most of the rest of America are not out "working our asses off" Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #2

Speak For Yourself - The Rest Of Us Are So Tired From The Week Of 1% Exploitation, We Are Exhausted cantbeserious Apr 2013 #82

At what job is Palin working her ass off? narnian60 Apr 2013 #129

Palin Was Speaking For The Rest Of Us That Are Not So Fortunate To While Away Time At A Gala Event cantbeserious Apr 2013 #133

So Sarah Palin speaks for you? That sure as hell explains alot Number23 Apr 2013 #136

The Dinner Reflects An Indulgence By And For The 1% Of The Media Tribe - The Media Are "Assclowns" cantbeserious Apr 2013 #137

But Sarah Palin speaks for you. That's really all that you needed to say Number23 Apr 2013 #141

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Sarah Palin is as vile a human being as you can get. She doesn't do a damn thing but sit on her Number23 Apr 2013 #150

I Never Said She Speaks For Me - Like Any Human Being She Can Speak A Truth From Time-To-Time cantbeserious Apr 2013 #153

"Palin Was Speaking For The Rest Of Us" you sure as hell did say she speaks for you Number23 Apr 2013 #157

Stop whining, Sarah. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #161

Mad cause she wan't invited? Wonder how much she has donated to any worth cause? nt kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #3

Bingo. SummerSnow Apr 2013 #6

The reality of her irrelevance is setting in. JoePhilly Apr 2013 #12

And it's beginning to dawn on her that she'll never be invited lunatica Apr 2013 #45

Yup! but the "coug" is not taking it or aging well at all! PearliePoo2 Apr 2013 #62

One thing Sarah doesn't have tblue Apr 2013 #83

Yeah, she does. Here's a few pics (I hope) that show her shape-shifting ways! PearliePoo2 Apr 2013 #100

FUCK OFF ms assclown spanone Apr 2013 #4

She needs to shut up.. SummerSnow Apr 2013 #5

Is she a Twitter Ass-Clown ? bahrbearian Apr 2013 #57

She is one. Wonder if she gets a Twitter salary? lol SummerSnow Apr 2013 #89

If anyone knows assclowns... 99Forever Apr 2013 #7

Ok, Quitter Twitter Ass Clown bahrbearian Apr 2013 #59

Pissing and moaning late on a Saturday night. lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #8

except that quitter never worked her Carolina Apr 2013 #9

She could work forever, and still have plenty of ass to spare. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2013 #10

She's partially correct, it's really just a circle jerk for a bunch of clueless rich people tularetom Apr 2013 #13

these are the same people that made her the famous fool she is today. rurallib Apr 2013 #14

This is the only statement ever made by that nasty woman that I agree with 1-Old-Man Apr 2013 #15

it's just a pose, but Enrique Apr 2013 #16

Poor Sarah ..... on the outside looking in. marmar Apr 2013 #18

classy. DCBob Apr 2013 #19

Working her ass off? treestar Apr 2013 #20

Grifting is hard work Trekologer Apr 2013 #66

That was my first thought SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #76

Is Palin bitter? Loup Garou Apr 2013 #21

Twitter. Too often Tweets come from an imposter or proxy. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #23

Coming from her, I'd consider "assclown" a character endorsement. Heidi Apr 2013 #24

I take it she wasn't invited and absent from the Fox News table. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #26

That's it. That's all she cares about. Faygo Kid Apr 2013 #27

I liked the rebuttal that said something to the effect rustydog Apr 2013 #32

Hmmm. Surprised to see so many Democrats agreeing with DonViejo Apr 2013 #38

Well, she certainly knows about assholes, she's surrounded by them! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #39

I think Stephen Colbert was incredible thucythucy Apr 2013 #40

Stephen Colbert rules. Initech Apr 2013 #128

I can't disagree with her point, as hypocritical as it is coming from her MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #41

What a nasty piece of work she is. PearliePoo2 Apr 2013 #43

+1000. nt. polly7 Apr 2013 #49

So true +1000 kimbutgar Apr 2013 #97

The assclown is not completely off the mark on this one jsr Apr 2013 #46

She probably lifted that comment straight from Freeperville. nt CJCRANE Apr 2013 #48

Who is Sarah Palin? Needless Noise from the Northern Nobody IADEMO2004 Apr 2013 #52

We know what THAT's all about..... MADem Apr 2013 #53

isnt the correspondents dinner a charity event? pnwest Apr 2013 #56

Working your ass off.... eating those sour grapes! thecrow Apr 2013 #58

Plain is upset that no one mentioned her name Gothmog Apr 2013 #60

Palin should hire a correspondent to tutor her on grammar skills Coyotl Apr 2013 #61

...and what HARD WORKING job do you have, missy?..... Tikki Apr 2013 #65

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #68

Scalia got her seat OldHippieChick Apr 2013 #69

She was offended Danascot Apr 2013 #70

This from someone who hasn't had a real job since 2009. BlueStater Apr 2013 #71

Stay classy, you tweaker queen. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #72

Mooselini sour grapes over no invite? Greybnk48 Apr 2013 #73

Drunk tweeting Lex Apr 2013 #74

dumb shit not invited this year? bitter tweet! btw alphafemale Apr 2013 #75

Yes, it was so bad she watched it. Funny thing I bet she is upset because she didn't get an southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #77

Oh, Sarah, you sweet-talking charmer, you! Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #79

Project much, Sarah? Aristus Apr 2013 #80

Awww. Poor Sarah. bvar22 Apr 2013 #84

she was invited by fox in 2009. i think it's sour grapes for not getting another invite. eom ellenfl Apr 2013 #85

This time she is right The Second Stone Apr 2013 #86

It felt to me like Obama told some uncomfortable truths at the end CJCRANE Apr 2013 #90

+1 leftstreet Apr 2013 #126

#WHCD provides red meat for Palin Loup Garou Apr 2013 #91

Sometimes the truth hurts even when it does come from idiot Palin MichiganVote Apr 2013 #94

Sounds like someone is hurt and jealous for not getting an invite to the WHCD kimbutgar Apr 2013 #96

Who? edbermac Apr 2013 #98

Idiocracy is on TV right now. Marr Apr 2013 #99

Palin Projecting ... napkinz Apr 2013 #101

That doesn't sound like a very "born again holy roller" thing to say BlueStreak Apr 2013 #102

Paid Shill Rantings to spin the event's coverage, nothing more than more desperation Coyotl Apr 2013 #103

She wasn't invited. This year. nt truebluegreen Apr 2013 #104

and yet Newt and Scalia were there napkinz Apr 2013 #105

Not sure. truebluegreen Apr 2013 #123

Sounds like she is upset she was not invited. liberal N proud Apr 2013 #106

Grannie assrub 1Independent Apr 2013 #111

She's just bitter because her stupid ass wasn't invited. Apophis Apr 2013 #113

Guess it takes one to know one right Caribou Barbie? Initech Apr 2013 #115

Just curious, Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #116

Yes ,, bahrbearian Apr 2013 #130

Thanks. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #142

Especially after an Alaskan Winter. Clear off the snow its spring. bahrbearian Apr 2013 #149

I wish. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #163

Sarah who? ecstatic Apr 2013 #118

She's too fucking stupid to write something like that. nt rrneck Apr 2013 #119

Says the Quitter. jazzimov Apr 2013 #121

"Takes one to know one." Example #: 1324534592-B. Hugin Apr 2013 #122

Hee-hee!!!!!!!! LyndaG Apr 2013 #125

Maybe one day she can work her way up to the rank of assclown aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #127

When was the last time she did any work? BainsBane Apr 2013 #135

Aw. Did Sara learn a new word? Iggo Apr 2013 #140

Well, if that aint the assclown calling the assclowns assclownish. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #146

Right! Palin worked her ass off as governor! Until she quit halfway through her term. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #151

offensive to #nerdproms (nt) limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #152

I agree with her. bigwillq Apr 2013 #162

Fuck her. BlueStater Apr 2013 #164

For the win Number23 Apr 2013 #166

Very nice post! PearliePoo2 Apr 2013 #167

I like how she uses the word "our". LOL Captain Stern Apr 2013 #168