For fucksakes, can we please stop with the Palin threads?

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This women is irrelevant. She does what she does for publicity so that she can make money. She wants us to get all up in arms over what she says so that she can sell books and get million dollar contracts at Fox News by creating controversy. This women has absolutely no power in making any type of policy and as a result does not deserve the attention that she gets in our media and on sites such as DU.

So I will beg my fellow DUers to stop posting about her. By posting anything about her you are only doing her a favor.

[kctim]

1. A freakin Men

:bounce:

[AndrewP]

57. +1

[Dogtown]

2. Bush was irrelevant.

But he took office anyway.

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Once she actually runs for some kind of office she will be relevent again

currently she is not only not running for office but she also holds no elected office.

Her only role is to create controversy which equals money. We should all know better.

[Kali]

33. you think she's not currently running?

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41. No I don't. I don't think she's seriously that stupid

I think it's an act.

[Dogtown]

37. Are you sure she isn't campaigning?

I believe she is.

My hope is the GOP rejects her and she runs as an independent or Libertarian.

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42. I can't be sure of anything. But I don't think she's running

this is the same women that quit as governor so she could make money. If she wanted to be president she wouldn't have quit.

[Dogtown]

66. I think she gambled.

Her minions aren't concerned about her quitting, & in the meantime she has gained enough personal wealth to make a campaign feasible.

Her 1st priority seems to be getting actually rich as opposed to Wasilla wealthy. Now that she's made some cash and the home-schooled are still worshiping at her alter, she's set her sights back on the White House.


We need to face it: she wants everygoddamthing, and the Xianistas want to give it all to her.

Let's not forget that the Neocons will accept any figurehead they can control.

[AlinPA]

49. She is running, and the media loves her. Teabaggers love her and they control the republican

party. They kicked out old republicans and replaced them with the new teabagger republican type for the primary. Every "red" state will go for her in the primaries because the fundamentalists, gay haters, immigrant haters and flag wavers adore her.

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51. Self-delete: site lagged and duplicated post

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52. How did that work out for them? Reid is still in office thanks to them

Delaware which was practically lost is still D. Joe Miller lost to a sign in candidate.

When it comes to the presidential election I'm pretty sure the republicans aren't that stupid. And I don't think Palin is dumb enough to even run. She quit her governor term half way through, a person that wants to be president doesn't do that. She is in it for the money, and she is willing to generate as much controversy as she can in the 15 minutes that she has since controversy equals money.

[Dogtown]

67. Agreed

Her appetites aren't the kind that get sated by feeding. She's a glutton.

She has a devoted following, and the Neocon insiders will support anyone they think will be electable and controllable.

[MineralMan]

3. You first,

O creator of yet another Palin thread....

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4. My first and only Palin thread since the 08 election. So you got yourself a deal

[Turborama]

8. LOL

Hide thread should be everyone's friend...

[gratuitous]

12. But if you hide the thread

You might miss something about the Palins! Then what would people have to complain about? Well, besides my dazzling display of logic, which has once again run rings around another lesser poster at DU, though that's hardly complaint-worthy.

Bask in my greatness. Bask!

[Turborama]

13. I'm still laughing...

I'm glad I didn't hide this thread, or I wouldn't have been able to bask...

:rofl:

[MissMarple]

5. I agree we shouldn't take her seriously. She's an imitation comedienne, a Lucy wannabe.

Lucy was the real deal. Everyone loves Lucy, we can't say the same about the Palin person. But I still wouldn't underestimate her ability to keep some folks stirred up. Eventually, she will just fade away, used and abused, still totally clueless.

[cali]

6. people will talk about what they want to talk about

and your post will hardly change that. you wrote it to indulge in some good old fashioned self-indulgence. Not that there's anything wrong with that

[Kaleva]

16. I didn't catch that. Could you repeat it again?

[cali]

7. people will talk about what they want to talk about

and your post will hardly change that. you wrote it to indulge in some good old fashioned self-indulgence. Not that there's anything wrong with that

[Kaleva]

17. Thanks!

[RZM]

9. I agree it's out of hand

Though I do think she does wield some real political influence. She's 'fair game' for threads I think, but the number she generates is out of proportion with her actual importance. I would also extend the issue to her family. They should be left for the tabloids and fluff publications. I have no interest in what they do or say.

[hlthe2b]

10. She is like the trainwreck the "looky loos" can't turn away from...

Bush* was like that too. You just kept hoping he would finally do/say the ultimate insane thing that would finally wake up the 20%ers.

Alas, it will never happen.

[hobbit709]

11. so why start another one?

[JuniperLea]

14. I hide everything I get sick of seeing...

You should try it. Works like a charm!

Now that I've given you my words of wisdom, I hope you don't mind but I'm going to hide this Palin thread as well. All Palin threads are Palin threads.

[Raschel]

15. She gets free (and paid) favorable advertising from the media.Where else will her lies and ignorance

be exposed except online?

I don't think she should go unchallenged.

[Kaleva]

19. How can you challenge her or her supporters....

if they aren't here?

[Raschel]

48. I can challenge her comments. I can challenge the lies she's told. I have a voice on this media and

I'll keep using it.

[Kaleva]

56. I think you are expressing an opinion about her words or actions but...

I wouldn't say what you are doing fits the definition of "challenge".

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

18. Ignore.

[thereismore]

20. Snowdrift Snookie. I can't avert my eyes, she is so damn fascinating. nt

[superduperfarleft]

21. Who's talking about Palin? I thought we were talking about wikileaks and the TSA. n/t

[struggle4progress]

22. Who?

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. We will if you will. n/t

[Hissyspit]

24. For fucksakes, can we please stop with the "For fucksakes, can we please stop with the Palin

threads" threads? (This is, like, the third one in as many days. Actually, I don't care one way or another. I just wanted to type that.)

:)

[PeaceNikki]

26. lol, this crossed my mind, too.

I almost posted something similar but got lost in the "can we please stop the 'can we please stop'" loop.

:D

[Hissyspit]

30. I got a little dizzy myself.

[Obamanaut]

25. Right after this one. This will be the last one. Thanks. nt

[leeroysphitz]

27. The only way I'll stop with Palin threads is if the TSA guys stop with their threads.

But they won't stop until the wikileaks guys agree to stop posting FIRST.

I think you are out of luck.

[Hissyspit]

60. I will stop with the Palin threads when we have MORE cannibalistic fowl threads.

There are not enough cannibalistic fowl threads.

[CakeGrrl]

28. I bypass them all. I don't get the obsession with her here on DU.

I don't buy the "we need to know what the enemy's doing" thing either.

We KNOW what a vapid, race-baiting, moneygrubbing ignoramus she is. We saw all we needed to see in 2008.

Nothing's changed.

If the GOP wants to elevate her to White House contender, that's on them. It's up to the White House or any would-be Dem contenders to be watchful of the GOP's plans.

This idiot doesn't deserve a minute more attention, and why some people want to see her actually run for the White House, knowing how the media will court her and cover for her stupid, bigoted ways is beyond me.

[Nye Bevan]

29. Perhaps you are not familiar with the "hide thread" feature?

Just click on the little "x" next to the titles of the threads you want to hide.

[dipsydoodle]

31. Surely the main problem

is actual use of her name which increases search totals. If we used another name for her that would reduce the problem. Appalin' probably would do or maybe Miss Take.

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32. She is NOT irrelevant. She may very well be the next Repug nominee for POTUS.

She is a liar, a moron, a hypocrite, and a bigot; but don't kid yourself. She is, in fact, relevant.

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40. As soon as she runs for that office okay. But she isn't running, she is scamming us

the more controversy she generates the more money she makes. Simple as that.

[Hugabear]

43. Technically, there aren't ANY repukes running AFAIK

But it's all but foregone that she's going to run.

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47. I don't think so. The story that she would run really took off when she published a book

coincidence?

[Raschel]

50. She makes political comments and attacks every day. And said she may run.

Why should we wait until then to discredit her?

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55. Why would you want to make her richer by constantly talking about her?

You aren't going to change any minds about her, all you are doing is giving her free publicity.

[Raschel]

64. I'm not making her richer. Every post of mine is about her hypocrisy and lies.

You don't know if someone will change their mind about her. Many different people look at DU.

She gets her free positive publicity from the media. The only "publicity" she'll get from me is correction of her lies and exposing her hypocrisy and ignorance.

[provis99]

34. Palin is DU's version of political crack.

We know it's bad for us, but just can't give it up because of a twisted addiction.

[RamboLiberal]

35. I see about 75 threads on the first page of GD - 2 are Palin

Including yours.

If she'd go away if we quit posting about her then I'd agree.

Not going to happen so I'm not going to quit posting about her if I think it of interest. Or quit reading those that interest me.

[madinmaryland]

36. Un-reccing for another "Palin" thread.

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45. Ignore is your friend. Unrec is a meaningless tantrum.

[madinmaryland]

61. Actually, the un-rec is to keep another "whining about Palin" thread off the greatest page.

The only threads I put on ignore are the photography threads that seem to appear in GD every month.

:shrug:

[rainlillie]

38. ITA!

[cleanhippie]

39. But you just STARTED a Palin thread!

ARe you part of the problem or part of the solution?

[Swamp Rat]

44. You betcha!

Hey you howdy. I can see ya from Alaska, there.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

46. I think that anything that gives Palin publicity is good news for the Democrats.

I think that a Palin candidacy or a strong-but-failed Palin showing in the Primaries is probably the Dem's best chance for 2012.

[TNLib]

53. She pretty much made the Tea Party

which has turned a major political party (GOP) into a bunch of knuckle dragging wacka doodles. I'd hardly call her irrelevant.

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54. I don't think she invented the tea party, I simply think she exploited it

[City Lights]

58. You first. nt

[Old Troop]

59. Could we just have picture threads?

:evilgrin:

[felix_numinous]

62. K&R!!

Take away her microphone.

[Harry Monroe]

63. We ignore her at our peril

She is very relevant. 8 years of Bush. Need I say more?

[Wind Dancer]

65. Why post about the very thing you oppose?

:shrug:

[KharmaTrain]

68. Another Day...Another Palin Scold...

These threads are getting about as common and predictable as the Mooselini threads. And always seems to follow some kind of feeding frenzy around here. There are those who also complain about too many TSA threads (note how many there were yesterday) and surely about the Wikileaks. No matter what the flavor of the day, someone here will complain we're too "obsessed" with the bright shiny toy of the day (translation: pay attention to my agenda instead).

As so many others have said, there's the "Ignore" and "Hide Thread" features here that work very nicely...and it doesn't take a Masters Degree to figure out that if a thread has the name "Palin" or "Alaska" in it, you can be sure it's "another one of those"...simple to move along to find something more to your liking.

Grifterella is one of the few topics around this place that almost everyone agrees upon...the lady's an idiot.

[Major Hogwash]

69. Well, we could start threads about Snookie. Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!

Tell me, how in the hell did she get famous!!

And then McCain tweeted her!

Oh muh gawd!!

[Vickers]

70. Introducing the newest Anti-Anti-Palin Thread....now with More Unintended Irony!!! n/t

K&U