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Spitfire of ATJ

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75. That's okay, I'm old enough to remember when mechanics refused to buy metric tools.

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Palin's run-on sentence word salad solution to healthcare reform [View all] Ichingcarpenter Nov 2013 OP

first of all.... aren't the health exchanges allowing free market? ejpoeta Nov 2013 #1

OMG, no. You are misunderestimating her! grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #90

It really is some kind of bizarre talent to be able to talk like that. Demit Nov 2013 #2

It's a talent to be able to do it intentionally jberryhill Nov 2013 #10

She recites poorly memorized talking points AgingAmerican Nov 2013 #28

That's it. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #63

Game Change all over again. Every time she opens her mouth. nt bluestate10 Nov 2013 #79

I saw a little bit of that interview rbixby Nov 2013 #101

Wtf does she mean by, "there's less tort reform threat"? Enthusiast Nov 2013 #3

Is this an actual quote? Th1onein Nov 2013 #7

Not exactly. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #8

iirc, she said Revere was firin' those bells and ringin' those shots pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #16

Yikes! NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #19

We won't be secure and free november3rd Nov 2013 #35

ugh! SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #65

Great toon! Enthusiast Nov 2013 #69

So he shot at the bells and made them clang while he rode past on his horsie's trajectory? NBachers Nov 2013 #86

It's for us to report... pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #87

Her understanding (if it could be called that)... 3catwoman3 Nov 2013 #57

Colbert covered it well ctsnowman Nov 2013 #39

That is hilarious! Enthusiast Nov 2013 #92

I'm curious if Matt Lauer was able to Ilsa Nov 2013 #4

The professional journalist that Matt Lauer is ... Chili Pepper Nov 2013 #6

I have some moldy yogurt in my refridgerator that is a better journalist than Matt Lauer. And its Erose999 Nov 2013 #18

when yogurt goes bad, how can you tell? Skittles Nov 2013 #85

Better yet ... brett_jv Nov 2013 #88

I opened it up, and it asked me some really tough questions about professionalism, ethics, and it Erose999 Nov 2013 #98

LOL Skittles Nov 2013 #100

*snort* pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #105

Professional Journalist and Matt Lauer do not belong in the same sentence Harry Monroe Nov 2013 #72

How to translate it jmowreader Nov 2013 #5

This would be completely unfair to Papua New Guinea or Borneo. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #9

Only for a few hours. jmowreader Nov 2013 #36

"Free market: this means insurance sales across state lines." Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #22

That's another way to put it, yes jmowreader Nov 2013 #33

Democrats started buying into the idea that politicians should give Big Business what it wants... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #40

280 mpg, $145,000 jmowreader Nov 2013 #45

My point is that Big Oil and the Big 3 have suckered America,... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #53

How incredible! Enthusiast Nov 2013 #70

That's okay, I'm old enough to remember when mechanics refused to buy metric tools. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #75

Have you seen the Michael J. Fox movie "Doc Hollywood"? jmowreader Nov 2013 #106

That showed how backward that town was. The period I'm talking about was much earlier.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #108

They said the same thing about Volkswagens jmowreader Nov 2013 #114

The Corvair was a huge letdown.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #115

Not a complete waste of engineering jmowreader Nov 2013 #116

I once saw a Pinto tricked out to look like a Porche.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #117

Or she could just go back to that foreign country she came from, Alaska, I think it's called HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #42

If the Hedhunters tried nykym Nov 2013 #43

No "Pop Torts"? Left Coast2020 Nov 2013 #104

Charile Pierce : "If the late Professor Irwin Corey had been cast bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #11

Irwin Corey isn't dead MurrayDelph Nov 2013 #24

Good to know! I'll have to scold Charlie for not using the Google machine! bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #48

"less trajectory of the cost increases" reflection Nov 2013 #12

I can't believe people voted for her to be VP at one time. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #13

Those people are a dying breed, thankfully. Soon enough they will be blowfish bluestate10 Nov 2013 #80

Thank you for the transcript, truebluegreen Nov 2013 #14

Sarah Palin run-on sentences are comedy gold. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #15

when the fundamentally stupid lead the willfully ignorant, you get... Javaman Nov 2013 #17

"...doing the bidding of the obscenely rich" lastlib Nov 2013 #29

Well damn! That's a fantastic plan! Why haven't I heard of that before? Kablooie Nov 2013 #20

omg the stupid is just overwhelming. Whisp Nov 2013 #21

Something to do when you no longer have anything resembling a life sarge43 Nov 2013 #23

If I could... 3catwoman3 Nov 2013 #59

If you used the Reed-Kellogg system, sarge43 Nov 2013 #61

As a former English teacher, I remember how, but I had to give up when I tried. maddiemom Nov 2013 #96

Something like this, albeit more complicated? sarge43 Nov 2013 #99

LOL! By Jove, I think you've got it! maddiemom Nov 2013 #111

I hear you. I can barely balance the check book. sarge43 Nov 2013 #112

Diagram? It would look like a Frank Caliendo (MadTV) parody of a John Madden commercial... pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #107

Thank you. I needed that laugh. sarge43 Nov 2013 #110

Still, the question is begged... Turbineguy Nov 2013 #25

I wish I had her in my English class. JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #26

Can anyone translate that into English? Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #27

Ancient Etruscan hasn't been translated and it has relationships to other human languages. sarge43 Nov 2013 #37

"Obama's a muslin. Oppose everything he likes." jmowreader Nov 2013 #46

It's amazing. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #30

I guess it just goes to show how worthless GladRagDahl Nov 2013 #31

Hey! My sister has that degree from that very college! jmowreader Nov 2013 #34

Patient-centered november3rd Nov 2013 #32

She's a fucking idiot. A true, through and through, total, complete and utter fucking idiot. truebrit71 Nov 2013 #38

Every time I hear her talk, I chew another ear off. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #41

More like an acidic pile of word vomit Blue Owl Nov 2013 #44

like that !!!! unionthug777 Nov 2013 #54

I can typing gets a book deal. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #47

A horde of moaning zombies makes more sense. Rozlee Nov 2013 #49

I try really hard to NOT hate anyone any more...its self-destructive behavior afterall... Moostache Nov 2013 #50

So the half-wit half-term has a word salad brain. So what else is new? n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher Nov 2013 #51

The SCARY part? - She was applauded for saying this garbage! benld74 Nov 2013 #52

Yikes. And what is "less tort reform threat?" DirkGently Nov 2013 #55

It a group of words that an asshole that has no idea of what she is talking about bluestate10 Nov 2013 #81

Buzzword Bimbo noiretextatique Nov 2013 #102

What ignorant people think educated people sound like Populist_Prole Nov 2013 #56

I defy anyone to try to diagram one of her sentences without getting a stroke. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2013 #58

I see Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods... virgdem Nov 2013 #60

Did you read Steve Marmel's "Dear Sarah Palin" letter today? No DUplicitous DUpe Nov 2013 #62

Good one! Thanks for the link n/t Populist_Prole Nov 2013 #68

"there's less trajectory of the cost increases" yellowcanine Nov 2013 #64

Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, my old man's a mushroom, etc. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #71

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance... Thav Nov 2013 #66

No. The fools that follow her every move and worship her think that she is brilliant. bluestate10 Nov 2013 #82

Hey piss on all your anti-palin posts.. busterbrown Nov 2013 #67

Effin' nutbag libodem Nov 2013 #73

And to this I would reply: NealK Nov 2013 #74

Ooo, you're good. Maynar Nov 2013 #84

I think she needs some dressing to go with that salad. kydo Nov 2013 #76

Teakooks are proud of this. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #77

Palin didn't have a fucking clue on what she was babbling about. bluestate10 Nov 2013 #78

Everyone knows The Wizard Nov 2013 #83

Oh, well, at least Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #89

Palinese set to music trusty elf Nov 2013 #91

Oh Sarah ... napkinz Nov 2013 #93

I'm still mad at John McCain for giving this woman a voice. KentuckyWoman Nov 2013 #94

"less trajectory of the cost increases"? BlueStreak Nov 2013 #95

Those who can't do, teach, bobclark86 Nov 2013 #97

She serves one purpose - to spend people's attention on JUNK. She's a fricken SCREENSAVER. sibelian Nov 2013 #103

Sounds like the drunk girlfriend segment on SNL News Update... WCGreen Nov 2013 #109

Well, at least she got the record for most meaningless buzzwords in least amount of space. ck4829 Nov 2013 #113