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.

Comments

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Until she does her 'come upstairs' wink."

Is that what it is? I'd assumed she had conjunctivitis.

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Maybe she's been getting poked in the eye too much . . . by accident . . .

I heard that one's aim doesn't get better with age.

(I can't help myself sometimes. Just gotta say what comes to mind!)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I heard that one's aim doesn't get better with age."

Sort of Night of the Living McCain, you mean?

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

You betcha.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Well, doggone!

(Fortunately, or you two'd be hurling it into the hot tub along with the others . . .)

[louismaistros.livejournal.com]

I believe she has a certain appeal to the Nazi fetishists out there. They dream of saucy three-ways with her and Ann Coulter.

Now, quickly, go scrub your brain out with lye soap to erase that image from your mind. It stings, but can be effective.

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

I heard from Thog that vodka's better than lye for scrubbing out one's brain.

[louismaistros.livejournal.com]

Sounds more pleasant! Will try that next time I have a need.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Now that is just evil.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

No, just the badger game on a national scale.