The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Gemini Cricket]

The part that irks me is the hypocrisy. Palin criticized Obama for relying on teleprompters then uses crib notes on her hand during her speech. And the last Republican president really, really needed a teleprompter and whether he used them or not he still sounded like a dunce when he spoke. So this whole "Ha ha, Obama needs a teleprompter" taunting from the right is silly and hypocritical.

[Chernabog]

30 Unintentionally Hilarious Political Signs

[alphabassettgrrl]

Love the signs!

[Gemini Cricket]

'Family Guy' Actress Responds to Sarah Palin Criticism.

In my family we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life. My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former Governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes.

Palin just got served!


I think it's cool that McFarlane got an actress with Down Syndrome to play a character with DS.

I'm not a huge fan of the show, but does Palin need to respond to every little thing? I watched the episode because it ticked the Palins off. She's just helping Family Guy get viewers.

[Strangler Lewis]

I'm gonna have to take the Eric Cartman approach and side with Sarah Palin on this one.

[Chernabog]

I'm just annoyed that the Levi Johnston pics weren't all that great.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

I'm just annoyed that I didn't get to see Levi Johnston's "little Levi".

There. Fixed it for you.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm too angry to compose a coherent post about my reaction to this story.

They've arrested the wrong couple.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm too angry to compose a coherent post about my reaction to this story.

They've arrested the wrong couple.

That's disgusting and sickening. I hope additional charges are brought on the 'leadership' that encourages this.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

That's disgusting and sickening. I hope additional charges are brought on the 'leadership' that encourages this.

To be clear, I absolutely think this is horrid, that the parents should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and that to teach this is sickening.

However, to go down the road of prosecuting those who advocate such behavior is dangerous.

We would have to areest and prosecute leaders on the Church of Scientology and the Jehovah's witnesses for telling their followers not to take their children to doctors.

We would have to arrest and prosecute Islamic leaders who have taught the concept of honor killings that have led to a recent story in Phoenix where a man ran over his daughter and killed her because she was too westernized.

I'm sure there are all sorts of examples.

I think those teachings are ridiculous and dangerous and harmful. But are they prosecutable? Do we want such laws? I don't know if I want the government telling anyone what they cannot teach no matter how reprehensible what they are teaching is.