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44. Hammer meet Palin's head

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 12:58 PM

Mar 2014

But it's not just her, it's her audience that's stupid, and the audience's familiars and acquaintances. And it's even worse than that. The GOP, it appears, is getting stupider. Even Goppers who used to be not so stupid are getting stupider.

Take, as just one of many examples, Michael Medved. He -- I'm risking an attack here -- was not always stupid. He used to have a sense of humor and an appreciation for what is real and true. Now, in his premature dotage, he joins Palin in the stupid pool, only with less of a fatuous following and smaller breasts.

(And, alas, the same is true of George F. Will.)

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"poisonous Grimm Sister telling toxic fairy tales to audiences drunk on fear, and hate and nonsense" [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 OP

There you have it Berlum Mar 2014 #1

Your friend nailed it, its a freak show. marble falls Mar 2014 #2

Pierce is superb, again. Thanks muriel. Scuba Mar 2014 #3

k&r LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #4

John Cleese: Godot51 Mar 2014 #5

Yes. And they ARE very very stupid. And I do not feel sorry for them. geckosfeet Mar 2014 #7

that begs the question, Hoppy Mar 2014 #13

Evidence n/t arcane1 Mar 2014 #15

Because we think for ourselves and still come to the same conclusions, much of the time siligut Mar 2014 #35

From Yeats's poem "The Second Coming": tblue37 Mar 2014 #73

the more you know, the more you know how much you don't know treestar Mar 2014 #52

Science ans stuff. cui bono Mar 2014 #62

True, even if we are very very stupid...how would we comprehend it if told so? Rex Mar 2014 #63

The Dunning-Kruger effect in a nutshell Warpy Mar 2014 #36

Yep. Perfect example of Dunning-Kruger. n/t progressoid Mar 2014 #49

stooopid kardonb Mar 2014 #59

There is an old saying that death can't even cure stupidity. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #68

Hammer meet Palin's head RVN VET Mar 2014 #44

I disagree with almost everything awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #47

I remember a column Will wrote -- maybe 30 years ago? RVN VET Mar 2014 #74

That type always reminds me of a guy I've had the misfortune to know, living near IrishAyes Mar 2014 #55

smack down Botany Mar 2014 #6

Have pity - she probably thought the staffer meant that Georgia just south of the Mason-Dixon. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #57

wow. I think a hell of a lot of Pierce's take and I think this is the best piece cali Mar 2014 #8

This malaise Mar 2014 #9

Palin's real name must be Sarah Petard. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #24

I rather like Lady Blah Blah which was coined by a DUer malaise Mar 2014 #27

I would like that, but she really is no lady. Maybe Shady Blah Blah. AAO Mar 2014 #45

bible spice. the boreal narcissist. the idaho potato head roguevalley Mar 2014 #46

Petard is a kind of bomb -- it's also French for a fart!!!!!! LongTomH Mar 2014 #48

K & R for Charlie Pierce and his excellent take on the clown show.. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #10

I hope she just keeps talking. gulliver Mar 2014 #11

The more she talks the stupider the base gets. zeemike Mar 2014 #16

Stupid, fearful and smug people siligut Mar 2014 #41

Exactly Ned Fenwick Mar 2014 #21

I could not agree more Number23 Mar 2014 #71

Grifterella needs to go back to Moronica and stay there. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #12

Pierce nails it. I often wonder what makes a Sarah Palin click rurallib Mar 2014 #14

That was, actually, brilliant. loudsue Mar 2014 #17

Everytime I see her Green Eggs and Ham piece this morning I turn the channel, onecent Mar 2014 #18

hey, you got a problem with the captain? nt tomp Mar 2014 #32

Seems to me a lawsuit is in order. colorado_ufo Mar 2014 #51

"She is the living representation of the infantilization of American politics..." CrispyQ Mar 2014 #19

This is a spot on evaluation by Charlie Pierce but- Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2014 #20

Me, me, me. Waves hand in air. I can answer that I think cali Mar 2014 #22

Isn't lke a chicken and egg question? Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2014 #25

Yes, but the attention paid came from Fox News, and other media 'we' have no control over muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #34

Maybe it's like driving by the proverbial 30 car automobile crash. pangaia Mar 2014 #54

why is the GOP's main talking point "anyone against us is a traitor" when their fave President MisterP Mar 2014 #56

I've said it before, and I'll say it again ... 66 dmhlt Mar 2014 #23

1000% - Agreed! - n/t mazzarro Mar 2014 #31

Damn....he didn't hold back at all TxDemChem Mar 2014 #26

Sarah's level of intelligence rock Mar 2014 #28

That was quite a put down Stargazer09 Mar 2014 #29

The scary part is the enthusiatic applause for her toxic fairy tales. Martin Eden Mar 2014 #30

Yep. At a dinner gathering last night, I overheard a couple RWers praising her yesterday. progressoid Mar 2014 #50

he certainly nailed it. some of the comments after his piece were. . .well. . pathetic. niyad Mar 2014 #33

She actually did a stand up routine, except it was mean spirited and not funny. Cleita Mar 2014 #37

She's the ogre in that fairy tale Blue Owl Mar 2014 #38

k&r... spanone Mar 2014 #39

I think of her as the Sarah Palin of Pandora's box lunatica Mar 2014 #40

K & R ctsnowman Mar 2014 #42

It is too bad that the Brothers Grimm are primarily only remembered in conjunction with fairy tales. xocet Mar 2014 #43

What would a pair of linguists do with a complete idiot such as Palin? AlbertCat Mar 2014 #53

Yes, studying the phenomenon would be interesting. n/t xocet Mar 2014 #69

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #58

Actually I like Palin. ROFF Mar 2014 #60

I don't think he picked her Skittles Mar 2014 #66

Good synopsis�. now tell us what you really think world wide wally Mar 2014 #61

K&R!!! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #64

Crazy blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #65

She's gotta be getting under the skin of some republicans. toby jo Mar 2014 #67

Circus time. russspeakeasy Mar 2014 #70

Love the quote area51 Mar 2014 #72