Tales From Immigration

"Lez jus put all them immigrants back on them boats, and let 'em sail back ta where they come from, back ta Mexico."
Sarah Palin

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Folksy Sarah Palin

I have been hearing some Palin interviews, filled with Palin-isms, or Palin-dromes, which are sort of a way of speech: taking a folksy metaphor or expression and using it inadroitly. She used some salmon fishing metaphor, and it sounded forced and odd. Anyway, I won't be using it around the old fishing camp any time soon. She said a lot about other things, but I no longer consider those things to be important. I think she is a good egg. She's one heck of a lot better than people like Phil Gramm, or the Adulterous Republicans, or the Hang-Out-In-Menrooms Republicans, we have seen so much of. I think she'll do just dandy. It would be a shame if she were to sequester herself into some niche such as FOX, but I am sure she still believes she has to be heard by millions and millions. To be heard by large numbers, you have to prostitute yourself to the people who control the media, thereby loosing your independence of thought - the quality which made you so refreshing in the first place. That will be a tragedy for a later time.

The Next Big Thing

STUPIDITY Stupidity has an excellent chance of becoming the next big thing. I mean, I suppose you will say that Stupidity has been a big thing for years in this country. It hardly qualifies as a "megatrend". However, we speak of "Designer Stupidity", as it were, a new type, a label and a brand; something proprietary and unique: La Palin !

Check it at: http://eleventhdraft.com/blog?id=297 Thesaurus Checkers By Jordan Watland January 29, 2009