I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Perhaps Palin did have a grasp on the "real" history and just didn't explain herself very well.  Although, I don't think that is the case. 

Bren

You can really wrap your arms around this guy.  Is this the sentiment in this country?  Can you feel the love?

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/07/crossing-the-line-comic-hints-at-assassinating-palin-if-she-were-president/?print=1  

Crossing the line: Comic hints at assassinating Palin if she were president   

posted at 5:50 pm on June 7, 2011 by Tina Korbe 

This is not OK. In an appearance on Monday's "The Adam Carolla Show," comedian Christopher Titus implied he'd want to take Sarah Palin out of the presidency were she ever to be elected to it in the first place, according to The Daily Caller.

Palin's newly notorious Paul Revere remarks came up for discussion and Titus had this to say: "You know what, man? I am going to literally - if she gets elected president, I am going to hang out on the grassy knoll all the time, just loaded and ready - because you know what? It's for my country. It's for my country. If I got to sacrifice myself, it's for my country."

Palin's probably not afraid of any puffed-up comedian - she is Mama Grizzly, after all - but Titus should immediately clarify the implications of his comments or retract them entirely. Anytime I come across stories like this one, I'm always reminded of Teddy Roosevelt's famous "man in the arena" quote. How easy for Titus, from the comfort and relative obscurity of "The Adam Carolla" show, to criticize Palin in such an over-the-top and inappropriate way! How much harder to say something meaningful about her policy positions or past accomplishments. Hardest of all to actually be funny - but isn't that a comedian's job? Palin's Facebook posts are better practice for the presidency than Titus' trash-talking is for primetime. I'm not surprised his sitcom on the Fox broadcast channel lasted just two years.

P.S. Shouldn't this deserve a little attention from the opponents of Palin's crosshairs poster - you know, from avowed and profound proponents of civility (a cause I believe in whole-heartedly, but I hope not hypocritically)?

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Could this man be a misogynist?  If this was said about Obama one would be accused of being a racist.  Is there a double standard here? 

The "real history" is that Paul Revere was indeed sent on a stealth mission (that is, quiet and secret) to warn Samuel Adams, John Hancock and other Sons of Liberty that the British were coming to arrest them.  He was knocking on doors.  He wasn't ringing any bells and firing shots!  The mission was not "to warn the British."  When he was captured by the British, he tried to scare them by spinning a yarn that they would be under imminent attack.  That's what the letter to Jeremy Bentham said.

As BinVa said, at best Palin misspoke.

Hi Shirley. Missed you. Hi Patmom, missed you, too. I personally think Palin misspeaks but in the Revere case, if even the bastion of progressivism, NPR, thinks what she said was close to accurate, I don't know what to tell you.

From NPR:

BLOCK: So you think basically, on the whole, Sarah Palin got her history right.

Prof. ALLISON: Well, yeah, she did. And remember, she is a politician. She's not an historian. And God help us when historians start acting like politicians, and I suppose when politicians start writing history.

Hi, Shirley.  I'm gonna skip the Palin discussion except to say that the reason I don't .... .... oh, heck.  No, I'm gonna skip that part, too.  You're right, though -- Ms. Palin is going to get lambasted no matter what she says.

And, speaking of what people say... that's why Weiner is in so much trouble, IMHO.  I heard a comment by a political-type person the other day, who said it's not so much the act a public person commits as it is the lies he or she tells to cover it up. (Just like PatMom said a few posts ago.)  If people just did sleezy things in private and then 'fessed up to them upon discovery, most of those people would skate.  They find themselves in serious trouble if they lie and deny involvement, a la "I-DID-NOT-HAVE-SEX-WITH-THAT-WOMAN!!!". (Even he managed to wriggle free, despite the lies.)

It is true, though, that the news media, and even the general public, seem much more interested in monitoring and reporting on sleezy behavior than was the case a hundred or more years ago.  Personal privacy was respected then; but it isn't anymore, except in very narrowly defined situations, like a public person's minor children.

I think it's the entertainment value of the sleeze that's so attractive.  Media outlets sell that cr*p, and people buy it.  Look what's happened to formerly respectable TV channels like "Headline News," which is no longer news at all; and "The History Channel," which shows back-to-back episodes of Pawn Stars or Swamp People now, instead of history.  People don't like to be informed anymore -- they won't pay for it. They just want to be entertained.

For instance:  a young child was killed in a town in Florida, and her mother is on trial for the crime.  How many hours of national news coverage does that one particular crime warrant?  How many other young children were killed, or died tragically, during that same period of time, but we've heard nothing about them?  Is it really necessary to describe -- on prime-time news -- the use of a cadaver dog to sniff out the smell of decomposing tissue in the trunk of the suspect's car?  Does the nation really need to know that the suspect used her computer to search for information about "chloroform" on the internet?  When does that stuff become TMI???  What even makes it newsworthy, besides the fact that people claim to be interested in it?

<sigh>  I'll slink back into my shady spot now.

otter

Well, since she is not a candidate, can we just agree to not talk about her since apparently she raises everyone's blood pressure?  We can talk about weiners and beans. Dinner tonight is 'O Bistro and will probably be Tuscan Pot Roast with horseradish mashies. Yum.

Allison .. can I come over for dinner?  I'm hungry and Tim is on the road (he usually cooks when he's home).

Bren

Oh dear even though it hotter than haides I am now craving mashed potatoes - both kinds - yikes.

Sandy

And Shirley you're right Sarah Pailn is not a politician

Enough about Palin.

I'm worried about KK/Elizabeth.

Me, too, Anne.  It's been far too long since anyone has heard from her.  I am shying away from her "Bizarro" thread lately, because 1) it's starting to sound like a prayer vigil, and 2) maybe I am in denial and don't want to see what eventually appears there.

Love the Will Rogers stuff, though.

otter

Lindasa, I just posted almost exactly the same thing in Elizabeth's Bizarro World thread...  I'm sure Elizabeth's family will take good care of her.  I'm just hoping this will turn out to be like last summer/fall when she was very sick for awhile but then recouped, regrouped, and came back to us!!!!  ((((((((((Elizabeth))))))))))

Don't get yer hopes up.

Dang. Is it Friday already?  I didn't think it was, so I'm not quite ready for Brussel sprouts. How about ASPARAGUS?

Last night we had grilled lake trout (caught by dh from Lake Superior last summer), a teeny baked potato with a dab of low-fat Ranch dressing (way better than sour cream), unsalted/unbuttered sweet corn, and homemade strawberry ice cream for dessert.  It might not have been all that healthy, but it sure was tasty!

otter