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realthog ([personal profile] realthog) wrote2008-10-08 06:53 pm

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



. . . 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.

[identity profile] louismaistros.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] sarcobatus.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
I heard from Thog that vodka's better than lye for scrubbing out one's brain.

[identity profile] louismaistros.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds more pleasant! Will try that next time I have a need.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2008-10-09 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Now that is just evil.