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On Reliable Sources, Aravosis slams Palin's Wash. Post op-ed: "[S]he was putting out junk science"

December 13, 2009 11:36 am ET

From the December 13 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources:

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Previously: 

Wash. Post publishes falsehood-laden Palin op-ed that is contradicted by scientists, temperature data, and ... the Post itself

Aravosis: Fox is "a political operation and not a news network"

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    • Author by temphandle tearfully55timetable (December 13, 2009 11:54 am ET)
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      Now that was a great arguement. Sarah Palin, Climate expert because she cares about Polar Bears. And then putting out the same old tried and true line, "it's only another way to silence conservatives" When will they ever let that one go? Aside from her right to life beliefs, her issue with paling around with terrorists and the clear view she has of Russia, just what does Palin stand for? From what I can tell, nothing orginal nor does she contribute to society as a whole to make significant changes in the lives of other, unless it directly benefits her.
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      • Author by cugagcmu805031 (December 13, 2009 3:56 pm ET)
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        Palin opposed protection for the polar bears, endorsed shooting wolves from the air, opposed federal efforts to protect the fragile arctic regions of Alaska, and didn't want to enact legislation to protect the diminishing whale population from the effects of proposed offshore drilling. Also, many of the Alaska Native populations living in remote villages that depend on salmon for their survival throughout the winter months almost starved to death earlier this year. Palin was warned ahead of time by the village elders that the number of large fishing vessels that are allowed to come in and take most of the salmon had left them in a precarious state. She didn't lift one manicured finger to help them. She would receive a grade of F from most environmental groups, and you're absolutely correct. Palin only does things that benefit her directly.
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    • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 13, 2009 12:04 pm ET)
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      As much as it is undeniably true (except for those moe-rons who are still captivated by Sarah's "sparklies") that Sarah Palin is an pluperfect idiot, the Post is fully within its rights to publish whatever op-eds it wants to post from whatever sources it chooses to select. OTOH, as much as the Post has a right to publish Sarah Simpleton's ghost-written screeds, we also have a right to make the (well-founded) claim that Simpleton Sarah is in fact spouting garbage and that the Post--at least its editorial page--is in fact being run by a parcel of clowns.

      What was truly pathetic in this exchange was how Debbie Saunders whines and whimpers about how the media is trying to "muzzle" Simpleton Sarah when in fact they are falling over themselves to give her air time, print columns, book deals, appearances on Oprah, etc. etc. etc. What Debbie I-so-love-Sarah Saunders is in fact complaining about is the simple fact that while Sarah has the right to push her views on the public, we in the public have the equal right to point out that Sarah is in fact a screeching, eye-winking moe-ron...
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    • Author by snoopy (December 13, 2009 12:25 pm ET)
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      Born in a bear trap in A-las-ka,
      The first words outta her mouth was duh.
      Raised across from Russia so's she knew she's free,
      Shot her a moose from a helicoptoree.

      Sarah, Sarah Palin, Racist of the White Frontier.

      Tried to run Alaska from a swing on her porch,
      Quit halfway through when her britches got scorched.
      And her halfwit daughter's boyfriend she tried to torch,
      Made him a target, forevermore.

      Sarah, Sarah Palin, quitter of the year.

      Tried to run for VP just to serve a spell
      Did herself some interviews that didn't go well.
      She went winkey winkey, and said "what the hell",
      Now she's gonna teabag until twenty twelve!

      Sarah, Sarah Palin, dummy think she's got a chance here.

      When she met Glenn, her politickin' was done,
      Now the two fight over who's number one.
      She thinks she's better, cause she's got a gun,
      Beck thinks she's smart enough for the kitch-un!

      Sarah, Sarah Palin, hates minoritis and queers!
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      • Author by LarryE (December 13, 2009 1:42 pm ET)
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        Should I find it disturbing that I know the melody?
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        • Author by John Paradox (December 13, 2009 2:27 pm ET)
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          Only if you're wearing a 'coonskin' cap....
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          • Author by juliajayne1 (December 13, 2009 3:20 pm ET)
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            I challenge Snoopy to do one to Old Dan Tucker and keep it clean ;-)
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            • Author by snoopy (December 13, 2009 7:38 pm ET)
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              OK, but 1st is the last verse of the ballad of sarah palin!

              According to Sarah, it's everyone elses fault,
              That she looked real stupid and for crimes she was caught,
              She thinks she's better, wearing clothes she never bought,
              Crying bout the press while she twitters like a twit!

              Sarah, Sarah Palin, nothin' left to see here.
              Sarah, Sarah Palin, nothin' left to see here!

              Now I'll take the challenge for $20, JJ!


              Barack Obama was a fine old man
              He led his country from the frying pan
              He faced down the reichwing with his nerves of steel
              And signed legislation that made them squeel!

              Chorus:
              Get out the way for Barack Obama
              He's too busy makin' it bettah
              Bush's term ended as we wept
              Nothing left but right wing debt

              Barack Obama went to town
              The stimulus drove unemployment down
              Rush barked and Beck jumped
              Barack didn't blink at either chump!

              Chorus

              I turned on cable the other night
              I hear the noise and saw the fight
              Rush and Beck was arunning around
              Crying "Barack Obama's come to Town"

              Barack he went down to the hill
              To get some support for his health care bill
              The reichwhine swore and they cursed his wife
              But they couldn't stop health care to save their life

              Obama is a grand old man
              He used their spite as a battering ram
              He gets them whizzin' in their pants
              They can't beat him, they don't have a chance!

              Chorus

              Barack is doin' it to them again
              Goin' to speak at Copenhagen,
              He's gonna speak about something deep
              Reichwhine will be crying in their sleep!

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              • Author by juliajayne1 (December 13, 2009 10:12 pm ET)
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                EXcellent!!!! I love ya, Snoopy. Welcome home Dec 23rd. And thanks for the rhymes. Btw, for some reason I've always liked that song.......I know, quirky....hehe.
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (December 13, 2009 12:32 pm ET)
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      On Reliable Sources, Aravosis slams Palin's Wash. Post op-ed: "[S]he was putting out junk science"

      Sarah Palin is only doing things to get pubicity and sales for her stink book.

      The closest she knows about science is what do you get when combine H20? I doubt she even knows that!

      *Facepalm*
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    • Author by brianboyd (December 13, 2009 12:47 pm ET)
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      Sarah Palin isn't quite as dumb as many would like to believe she is, though perhaps she gives off the impression of being little dull because she's a shameless oportunist and an exceptionally tasteless vulgarian.
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    • Author by mustardman (December 13, 2009 2:41 pm ET)
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      Well he is half right. Certainly junk. Certainly nothing based on science, facts, anything resembling the truth.
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    • Author by clearstate (December 13, 2009 6:50 pm ET)
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      Once again we are shown that the right wants freedom of speech for them but not for anyone else. They can lie, distort, and make things up to promote their agenda but when someone points these things out its called "demonizing" and attacking her just because she's a conservative woman.
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