Diva?

See the quote on Rachel Maddow's show.

The Palin Curse: Dropping the Puck = Dropping the Luck

Sarah Palin dropped the puck at a recent Flyers-Rangers game and the Flyers are now winless in three games since then. She has "Jessica Simpsoned-a-team" that was previously thought of as one of the best in the Atlantic Division this year.

But the Palin Curse does not stop there, since the St. Louis Blues also invited her to drop the luck, I amean the puck. As Stu Hackel observes, "Ho-hum, another N.H.L. team owned by a contributor to the G.O.P. presidential campaign invites that party’s V.P. candidate to drop the puck for tonight’s game." That was before the game. Turns out, the Blues did not escape the curse - their goalie slipped on Palin's blue welcome carpet causing an injury which took him out of the game. In the end, the team lost.

Palin drags down Republican ticket

Palin drags down Republican ticket (duh). Voters now say they are less likely to vote for McCain because of Palin, especially independent voters.

Before it got really ugly: Politics of Attack commented:

"It is a sorry fact of American political life that campaigns get ugly, often in their final weeks. But Senator John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin have been running one of the most appalling campaigns we can remember."

Why Some Women Hate Sarah Palin

See: Why Some Women Hate Sarah Palin at time.com and note that most women I know do not care if men find Palin attractive. What we cannot stand is how she uses it to put one over on both men and women who are suceptable to her charms, to get away with big fat bold face lies. This would not matter except that her lies result in so much harm to people, the planet, the economy, etc. Thus, we hate both what she is doing and that sheeple fall for it. We are baffled that anyone would believe her and are horrified that some do. Our intense hate of her behavior has nothing whatsoever to do with envy. Rather, it is because her Orwellian acts are a threat to democracy, the rule of law and civil order. It is justified outrage that (for me) is directed at her public and political persona and behavior - not at her as a person.

Sarah Screws up Speech

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) gave her first policy speech today (October 24, 2008) in which she urged the federal government to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). "Early identification of a cognitive or other disorder, especially autism, can make a life-changing difference" according to Palin. Claiming that the amount Congress spends on earmarks “is more than the shortfall to fully fund IDEA,” she ridiculed some of the projects, including one for “fruit fly research” - saying they have little or no value:

"Where does a lot of that earmark money end up anyway? [...] You’ve heard about some of these pet projects they really don’t make a whole lot of sense and sometimes these dollars go to projects that have little or nothing to do with the public good. Things like fruit fly research in Paris, France. I kid you not."

Guess what Sarah?

Yep - scientific research with fruit flies has led to valuable discoveries that have boosted autism research. Last year, for example, the University of North Carolina's Drosophila fruit fly study let to advances in understanding autism spectrum disorders (something having to do with human neurexins as having been identified as a genetic risk factor for autism). The study of fruit flies has also been used for other autism research and has revolutionized the study of birth defects.

Gotta look out for those Gotcha policy speeches!

FMI (including a video clip of the speech), see: Memo To Sarah Palin: Fruit Fly Research Has Led To Advances In Understanding Autism.

Sarah Palin On 'Pyramid'

Sarah Palin On 'Pyramid'

Good for a few laughs!