Really? C'mon now...really?

John McCain picks newbie governor from Alaska, Sarah Palin as his VP running mate. Palin has been governor since December of 2006. Before that she was the two-term mayor and city council member of small town Wasilla City. So, you pick a young (44 year old) state governor with no foreign policy credentials and you've been talking all that yang about a certain Democratic nominee's lack of a resume? I know that Palin is not going up for president but, let's be honest, while none of us know the day nor the hour of our demise, McCain-Bush is knocking on death's door. This Palin character has to be ready, to borrow from HRC, to start the job on day one.

Palin is considered a bold choice for the McCain campaign. She is known as a reforming conservative who has been aggressively pushing for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Um, that sounds like a smart choice).

Of course this is what they'd come up with the night after Obama beat it out the frame with his acceptance speech. Haters. FYI, putting a woman in a position of power does not necessarily make you progressive. (Look at Condoleezza Rice). I bet you this is partially a ploy for those rabid HRC supporters who refuse to do the sane thing and throw their support around Obama. I hope those fools don't start complaining if (God forbid) McCain is elected and the so-called Grand Ole Party (aka the Good Old Boys) continue eroding our rights.

The Only Bad Luck in the World

Ran across this little gem, courtesy of Bossip. Apparently, fashion designer Braun, born Doron Braunshtein, has been crafting (I'm using the word very loosely) similar items (other "designs" include slogans such as, “Jews Against Obama,” “Obama = Hitler” and “Who Killed Obama?”) to reflect the opinion of "ordinary WASPs." Last time I checked, "WASP" stood for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. I'm just saying. Braun also reveals:


“For a lot of people, when they see Obama, they see a slave. People think America is not ready for a black president,” the Israeli-born designer said.



“I can’t stand Obama,” Braun says, but claims that it's not because the candidate is black.


“That’s the only thing I like about him. He opens the door for other minorities.”


“He reminds me of Adolf Hitler,” Braun explained, adding he does not like the Illinois senator because “he is a Muslim” — a myth that Obama apparently cannot escape.


There's a lot going on here. Where do I begin? While in some ways this is an extreme situation, one need only consider the Obama Sock Puppet and the Obama/Curious George iconography out there as further evidence of the palpable discomfort some (very vocal) folks have with a black man running for president. At least have the decency to lambast him for his economic credentials or foreign policy. Oh, and the whole thing about him being a Muslim, which clearly in this day and age is akin to being a devil-worshipping child molester in some circles, boggles my mind. And how is Obama like Hitler, who, to my recollection, was neither Muslim nor black?!

To add injury to insult, a woman wearing the Obama Slave tee was assaulted by four teenage girls who succeeded in "shoving her, pulling out her earphones, and spitting in her face." And now this woman is suing Braun. What a world!

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