Sarah Palin at the Ren Faire

One more thing.

Did I mention that we saw Sarah Palin at the Ren Faire?

Oh yah, you betcha we did:




The press hasn't gotten hold of this yet, but 5 Jaeger shots after this picture was taken she totally made out with that viking chick behind her. Then she screamed DON'T YOU JUDGE ME and punched out a passing jester. Security removed her after that and I lost track of her in the crowd.

Energized Palin Voters Speak Out!

Also.

Sarah Palin winked at me

Ok, this is, I swear, the last time I drink and watch a televised vice-presidential debate. I'll tell you why.

Just a few minutes into the event, Sarah Palin winked at me. Well, she winked into the camera anyway, and it felt like she was winking at me. I didn't think one or two bourbons was enough to induce Hunter Thompson-esque hallucinations like that.

McCain walks the plank

I know this is too late for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but I just saw this picture for the first time tonight:



Looks like John McCain's "Straight Talk Express" goes straight to dockside parking at a con man's rented yacht.

That picture is from this story in The Nation. It seems that America's favorite maverick, John McCain, celebrated his 70th birthday in exotic Montenegro, on a yacht rented by convicted swindler and con man Rafaello Follieri.

Yarrr.

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Let me back up a minute.

I found that article in The Nation after reading this absolutely excellent, essential editorial by Frank Rich:

Truthiness Stages a Comeback

Go and read it, like, now.

Like I said in an earlier post, I don't talk too much about politics here. This year, though, is different, and I think that this election is important enough for me to sound off to anyone who'll listen.

The Frank Rich editorial is rich in linky particulars that are must reading for anyone trying to get family, friends or coworkers to focus on real issues and not the corporate media-driven distractions that McCain's campaign is attempting to feed us. For the sake of brevity, I'll throw out some bulleted points for a few of the items Mr. Rich mentions:

• The Keating 5 Scandal (seems like a good time to bring that up, doesn't it?)
• The big and little lies of the McCain campaign, including the whopper that Mother Theresa personally convinced Cindy McCain to bring home those two orphans from Bangladesh. (Bonus lie--Cindy also refers to herself as an "only child" even though she has two half-sisters.)
• Recent revelations about the extent of Cindy McCain's pain pill addiction and the resulting legal problems.
• More tales of the cronyism and vindictiveness that mark Sarah Palin's political style.
• The series of McCain flip-flops on economic issues, and the lack of a coherent written economic policy. Here's a great quote from that story: "His senior policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, told reporters earlier in the day that there was no need for McCain to be specific right now. "There's no magic solutions, and I don't think it's imperative at this moment to write down what the plan should be..."