I'm no fan of Maureen Dowd's but . . .

[realthog]

. . . the concluding sentence of her NYT piece the other day about Sarah Palin's various homicidal attacks upon vocabulary, grammar and (in the larger sense) syntax deserves mention. It is a very simple observation that should be made more often:

True mavericks don’t brand themselves.

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[realthog.livejournal.com]

Ah but Louie, you underestimate me. I did in fact know this.

Furthermore, the descendants of Samuel have put up a website in which they bitterly condemn the use of their family name by the McCain-Palin ticket. Apparently Samuel (or perhaps his son; it was a few weeks ago I exoplored the site) was a radical politician who'd have spat on right-wingers of any stripe.

*cocky omniscient swagger*

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Peacock!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I keep waiting for Palin to get a dose of unaccustomed honesty and say, "Maverick? Maverick? I can't even spell the word . . ."

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Don't hold yer breath, my friend.

[louismaistros.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

I'll not mis-underestimate you again ;-)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I'll not mis-underestimate you again ;-)"

You betcha!

[plattcave.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's awesome!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

*bows*