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September 3, 2008, 10:20 AM ET
Palin, Palin, Over the Bounding McCain
(Opinion crossposted at Campaign U. … contains links to material some readers may find objectionable … )
Turns out that Jo Anne Worley from Laugh-In is Sarah Palin’s body double:
This is Palin’s performance in the McCain campaign so far.
This is my favorite line from Elayne Boosler:
“You ever notice that the same people who are against abortion are for capital punishment? Typical fisherman’s attitude, throw ‘em back when they’re small and kill ‘em when they’re bigger. … Conservatives are against sex education in the schools because they think there is a connection between promiscuity and sex education, meaning that kids do it because they learn about it in class. No way. I had four years of algebra and I never do math. These are the folks who say they’re against abortion because birth is a miracle. Hey, popcorn is a miracle, too, if you don’t know how it’s done.”
And a great bit from George Carlin called “Pro-Life is Anti-Woman” (and if you’re easily, or not even so easily, offended, you already know not to watch Carlin, right? You do have the right just to say no and to abstain):
“These Conservatives are obsessed with the fetus … if you’re preborn, you’re fine; if you’re preschool, you’re …”
More tonight!
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