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Older workers have always found it harder than others to land a job after a layoff. In part, that's because many employers assume they are more expensive or will not stay long in jobs that pay less than they have earned previously.
Whilst stumbling around the net looking for a banned VW ad involving a terrorist and a Golf, I found this. To be honest, I really can’t see why it was banned. Surely if shown after the 9pm cut off a lot of people would appreciate this.
A first impression is the last impression, many say. A smile can change our world. We all know that. The key to a bright smile is a set of shining teeth. Imagine yourself in an interview trying to impress the panel. You smile and a set of yellow teeth fla
How can a man maintain his sense of manhood after getting used like this?
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The pace of job losses quickened last month with the American economy shedding 467,000 jobs, as unemployment rose to its highest level in 26 years.
OK Magazine put Michael Jackson death photo on the cover of their latest issue. Did they go too far or does the public have a right to know?
I didn't submit the photo (it's a thumbnail anyway). Not a very pleasant thing to do.
This is SICKENING. I'm no prude but when is the "tabloid takeover" going to stop? It seems to be invading every form of media. What enjoyment could anyone get from looking at the picture? No matter what people thought of MJ he was still a human being and there are surviving children. The New York Post ran a cover page saying "Who's Your Daddy" before the man has even been buried. If that's a legitimate question why not "Paternity in Question". I'm feeling for his kids.
I'm not trying to be insensitive, but I don't see what the big deal is. It's not an autopsy photo, it just shows him with resuscitation equipment.
@BaaBaaBlacksheep27 I agree it's not as graphic as an autopsy photo but apparantly one of his children saw him collapse - if he was not already gone in that picture he was close to the end. My only point is what purpose does the picture have. His kids will see it someday and it will just further their pain ...
@susanlfisher72 The purpose of the picture is to make money. As long as there are people who want to see these things (and there are millions of them), then there is money to be made for the photographer who takes the picture and the magazine that publishes it. It's interesting to see how ethics can play into these situations. I remember when River Phoenix passed away in 1993. As he lay in convulsions outside a nightclub, dying of a drug overdose, a paparazzo was nearby but chose not to take a picture of this. A day before he was cremated, another reporter broke into the funeral home where his body was being kept and took a photo that was sold to the National Enquirer. Kind of a downer. And I agree with you, I feel for his kids as well.
I just don't see the pupose of putting the photo on the cover at all? . . .It's so demeaning and intrusive.
What a joke, glamorizing a pedo and a drug addict. yea yea I know he was never proven guilty, but then give me several million and I will tell you anything you want to hear. Give him credit for the entertainer he was and do not give him credit for molesting young boys and being a drug addict.
@smackabug your user name says a lot about you
Thanks that means so much to me! I am glad you like it! Have you noticed since the user Katmijius or what ever his name is or was, bless him. That the words racism and hate have virtually stopped. I think he was known as the gang of 4! How we miss him. Again I am glad you like my name it means so much to me. Bless you my child. Happy 4th of July to each of you. .
@smackabug no I meant about YOU personally. I don't like it and you need to look up the word sarcasm. . . Yes, Kamitcjus gang of 4 is for his children. Why do you miss him? He is alive and well and is a proud and happy retired marine. Has nothing to do with hate or racism and I'm unaware why you even brought that up? . . .
Gov. Sarah Palin's move shocked Republicans and fueled renewed speculation about her presidential ambitions and criticism of her political competence.
I guess I have to rethink my my stance on Gov. Palin........she does seem to be erratic......too bad as she did a lot of good for Alaska.
She's unbalanced alright.Her mood swings are downright frightening and in this very dangerous world,a loose cannon like her in the whitehouse could be catastrophic,not just for the U.S. but for the entire planet.
@daxi her oil drilling was my first YAHOO on her stint as governor. . .I was hoping she was making a turn in the right direction. . . I do believe there is more here than meets the eye on this resignation. . .
Has there ever been a whole family behind bars?
@YankeeJim you might want to google that under "mob" or "crime families"
@YankeeJim Sometimes the Irish but they prefer to be bending elbows on them.
Once just a fad, Twitter is developing into a powerful form of communication. What its growth says about us and the future of American innovation
A classic rock song by the everlasting band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
"In the summer of 1964, teenage friends Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, and Gary Rossington, formed the band "The Noble Five", which then changed in 1965 to "My Backyard", when Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns joined in Jacksonville, Florida. Their early influences included British Invasion bands such as Free, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, as well as Southern blues and country & western music.[citation needed] In 1968, the group won a local Battle of the Bands contest and the opening slot on several Southeast shows for the California-based psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock.[citation needed] In 1970, roadie Billy Powell became the keyboardist for the band, and Van Zant sought a new name. "One Percent" and "The Noble Five" were each considered before the group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to a physical-education teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, Leonard Skinner,[2] who was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair.[3][4] The more distinctive spelling was adopted before they released their first album. Despite their high school acrimony, the band developed a more friendly relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum.[5]"
thanks for the share
@HeyChief - you're welcome. I love the guitar solo...
Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Tuesday that he saw his Argentine mistress more times than previously disclosed, including what was to be a farewell meeting in New York chaperoned by a spiritual adviser soon after his wife found out about the affair
If he was a really smart guy, he would have broke this last Friday when everyone was wrapped up in the Michael Jackson mania. As it stands, people are looking for a different story today, and Sanford is our new go to guy. Doesn't seem like he's a very smart fellow, does it?
Encounters of the third kind, surely?
What a douche. "Trying to fall back in love with his wife"?? He doesn't deserve a wife.
@cherrysweet00 Third, forth, fifth, sixth...
@calinazaret I thought she said she was done with his rotten hide.
@Newaya well, last official statement I read she said they were separated but planned to reunite.
@calinazaret No! What is wrong with her. I'm sorry but there are some really stupid women. You need to get the hell out of there. No abuse and that is abuse big time.
Go for spiritual counseling...Jim Baker,Jimmy Swaggert or a Catholic priest at an airport maybe?Don't forget to pack your gun.At church,not the airport.
Why is this news? 50 percent of all Americans will "cheat" at least once in their lives and we expect our elected officials to somehow be pure?
If these tough times are getting you down, take heart. Finding more joy and meaning in life—even when faced with difficult challenges—may be easier than you think. Brighten your outlook with these 10 simple tips.
Breaking down the Wimbledon finals
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek a second term, a Republican source close to Palin tells CNN.
I sooooo hope she runs for President! That, more than anything, would guarantee a second Obama term. Go Sarah!
I hope she goes away and never,ever is heard from again. But I know that is wishful thinking. Hopefully she will use this time to further her education. And PLEASE MORE THEN ANYTHING LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH AND COMPLETE A SENTENCE.
Gee you think the Republican party gave her a gentle push to fade away. I haven't seen junk move that fast since my last garage sale.
ABC Pulls John Stossel’s Canadian Healthcare Piece Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:11 PM By: Dave Eberhart John Stossel, ABC News’ co-anchor of “20/20” and a New York Times best-selling author, likes to take a skeptical look at a wide array of issues, but hold the phone on his new healthcare special — it was pulled to make room for yet more coverage of Michael Jackson. Bad break for Stossel, but nice timing for President Barack Obama, who was certainly not going to get a leg up on his own healthcare reform initiative on the back of Stossel’s hard-hitting show: “Canadian Health Care: The End of Innovation?” Stossel’s original promo for his special clearly pointed to a no-prisoners approach to the hot-button issue. “President Obama said that the government is going to ‘fix what is broken about healthcare in America.’ It sounds like a great idea, but often what sounds good has unintended consequences. “When the government takes over, many critics say that you may not get the care and breakthroughs you need to save your life. “‘The only way they can get costs down under a government-run system is to control the amount of money that is spent on healthcare,’ says Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute, who was born in Canada, and is wary about government taking the reins of healthcare in the United States. “‘We are going to have denied care, lack of access to the latest technology, and long waiting lists, just like people do in Canada and Great Britain,’ she warns.” For sure, Stossel had some serious food for thought on tap for viewers, but it was not to be. In his blog, Stossel gives his take: “Of course, maybe my bosses made the wrong choice. Maybe more viewers would have tuned in for my . . . report. But the beauty of the market is that if they regularly choose wrong, they will go bankrupt. Networks better at giving the public what we want will take their business. “I’d rather have viewers vote with their remotes than have elites govern our choices, making sure we watch ‘serious’ programming. “Yes, I am sick of the coverage of Michael Jackson. I hate it that ABC didn’t run my piece. Free markets sometimes encourage pandering to the masses. I still say, bless the market. The good outweighs the bad. “Free speech means rude obscenity and hate speech. I treasure free speech too.” The dreaded theme of Stossel’s special seems to be: Take a good hard look at the Canadian system — because that’s what the United States seems bound and determined to replicate. But viewers will just have to wait to see the special, and, perhaps, that waiting will be good practice for what’s to come. Some more notions from the shelved expose: “‘People line up for care. Some of them die. That’s what happens,'" Dr. David Gratzer says of Canada’s healthcare system. “Gratzer, a Canadian doctor, thought Canada’s government healthcare system was great — until he started treating patients. “‘The more time I spent in the Canadian system — the more I came across people waiting for radiation therapy, waiting for the knee replacement so they could finally walk up to the second floor of their house,’” he explained. “‘You want to see your neurologist because of your stress headache? No problem! You just have to wait six months,’ he continued. ‘You want an MRI? No problem! Free as the air. You’ve just got to wait six months.’”
WOO HOO! A real favor if you ask me! However her speech made no sense at all - just rambling on and on as usual! It will be awhile before we find out the real reason!
Sarah Palin has a article coming up soon in Vanity Fair. She just couldn't take the heat anymore, Thank God McCAIN WAS NOT ELECTED, SHE MIGHT HAVE QUIT
Palin just filibustered her own resignation announcement. Yikes.
Good thing she didn't get elected as VP .......
Now she can go back to hunting wolves from helicopters.
Is she even a real person? Like from Earth?
Good Bye Ms. Palin! Not one of us will miss you!
One can only wonder what deep dark secret has got S. Palin on the run...Perhaps it is on the lines of Palin's utter hypocrisy in regards to family values..Or perhaps it may have something to do with her involvement the Alaska Secession Movement..Or maybe a video has emerged from her college days...I can not wait to find out!!
The republican party has been in a nuclear war over her for the past few days.Ithink they're sick of her,she's sick of them and she'll say that her family needs her.Or she slept with David Letterman.
Im glad she quit. I hope she crawls back under that rock called Alaska and never comes out of her hole again.
@jgb2005, well we see where you stand. So how much do you get from the private insurance companies to spread your BS? Our health care system is broken. We have too much health care for a select few but little or none for the rest of us. Screw that, I say it's better to use Canada's system. If it was so bad they would have gotten rid of it a long time ago.
@it_is_2, amen to that. This is fun.
Remember the Republican party motto: DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO.
I for one am saddened by her choice. She is the best thing to happen to the country and the democrats in a long time. If it wasn't for her we would have some two faced war vet in office that is so disconnected from everyday life that nothing would have got done. Thank you Sarah for being a total retard and not having any speaking ability.
@jgb2005 What a stupid rant.What does this have to do with the topic?Take a hike and tell your shrink.
I still think she slept with Lettermen.
She is putting the final nail in her political coffin. If she can not commit to 4 years as governor after all of the money that was spent on her campaign, a run for the presidency will be met with the scepticism: namely, she is incapable of finishing a job. She more likely has sealed a contract with the Fox Comerdy News Network telling lies as a "political anaylist"- another job she is unqualified for.
Mr. McCain: Now you know how bad of a choice you made : )
you libs are so clueless as to what your messiah obomination is doing to you & the USA. I pitty you fools. lmao. Frankly I'm glad she's getting out whiles she can, smart move, cuase all you have in this administration is a bunch of money hungry leeches sucking our $$$ away & you jackasses put him in there, hilary would have been a much better choice, at least she has experience & jackass obama has nothing.. This guy has NO record to stand on, not one. Palin over this fool anyday..nuff said..
If McCain had been elected, and Sarah was the VP, and then she pulled her own plug, who would be next VP and next in line for the Presidency? Thanks for absolutely nothing, Sarah! Seriously, and too much to do about nothing! Care to reimburse everyone for everything???
@Mixx_ID_451 LOL. Now that's a theory I hadn't considered. An extraterrestrial sent to Earth to destroy us from within. Since she failed her mission, she's being called back home.
@BaaBaaBlacksheep27 E.T "phone home"
LOL you're pathetic. Even republicans like myself are keeping distance.
yeah!
@miklskon With the ultra biased press and the no-account DNC, contnually hitting below the belt, she made a TRUE STATESMAN's decision to protect her State and her family.
@sgabriel1969 you ramble on almost as much as sarah palin. no wonder you like her so much. If you haven't noticed by now the election is over. Deal with it. I believe the conversation here is about Sarah Palin who not only is a hypocritical imbecile, but is also every bit as unqualified as you portray Obama to be. You call other people jackasses several times in your post but as far as I'm concerned your the biggest one on MiXX today.
@swanson16 Whatever, as long as she is going, that's all fine by me!
@swanson16 she protected her state by quitting before her term ends? That sounds like failure and insecurity to me. She obviously can't take the heat. A TRUE STATESMAN never bows under pressure. A TRUE STATESMAN weathers the storm and stands up for something they believe in, no matter what. A TRUE STATESMAN above all keeps their word, like for example swearing in as governer and leading their state until their term expires. Did Palin do any of these things or show any of these qualities? I rest my case.
@swanson16 The liberal left wing spin machine portrays Obama as our savior and Palin as a ditz. It's already painfully clear that Obama has his head... in the clouds. I wonder what else the left could possibly have been wrong about?
She never was an asset for the GOP, she is a complete moron. Boy, I can imagine if McCain won and during an international crisis, he dies of a heart attack. Palin: "Oh well, got to go everybody".
@swanson16SAhe's just protected the whole country....from her!
@Weeble- the liberal left doesn't portray Palin as a ditz, her actions and words do it for her. .
Poor little Sarah crybaby.
@swanson16 Oh,so NOW she has to protect them from her own decision?Statesmen don't run away from their job!
Quitters never win.
@mmflores951 Without his script and his teleprompter Obama wouldn't look nearly so slick either. The White House spin doctors keep access to Obama and Biden to a minimum so there are less chances for them to stick their feet in their mouths. Remember Obama's unscripted case of the giggles during an interview about the economy? Sure he can look smooth when he practices every appearance as if he were putting on a play.
@sgabriel1969 Jackasses! Take One to Know One : )
@sgabriel1969 Oh Palin has a record alright "Cry me a River" and "Tears of a Clown".
@Weeble She can't even speak english.If she had one less brain cell the other one would get lonely.
@janejas - LOL
@janejas Oh really? Do you know her well? Did you go to the same high school? When was the last time you were over at the Palin's for supper? Let's put you in front of a bunch of TV cameras with millions of people watching and we'll see how intelligent you come across. The thing I like about her is that she isn't a plastic puppet like Obama.
@Weeble I've heard her open her mouth so often I feel like her dentist.Nothing intelligent has come out of it even by accident.
@Weeble wow, you really make sense now. Great comeback. (Sarcasm) Anyhow, I would rather hear scripting than a "you betcha" from Palin needless to say. Your arguments are far fetched and sound like they were taken from the Rush Limbaugh show. Get a clue.
@janejas I saw the same interviews you did and she didn't strike me as stupid. What you remember is the commentary by the left wing Obama-worshipping left wing talking heads. Let me ask you a question? Did you see the interview where she said that as a resident of Alaska she could see Russia from her house?
@janejas lol. good one.
@Weeble did you hear the interview where radio DJ's did a prank call on her and she fell for it. What an iddiot
@Weeble We've found a Weeble that DOES fall down!
@mmflores951 Yeah? You don't think that I come across as very intelligent huh? With your incisive intellect you can probably tell from the few things that I just said that I must suffer from brain damage. It's amazing how perceptive you are.
@mmflores951 Did you see the one where Obama spent over a trillion dollars to prevent the economy from sinking. That worked out well didn't it? He's a genius
@Weeble Has she learned the difference between a continent and a country yet?Or is that a little "through" her head to say?
@janejas Did you see the interview where she said that as a resident of Alaska she could see Russia from her house?
@Weeble You mean Bush's 750 Billion dollar plan?Or the fact that the economy tanked while he was president and not ObamGo have some of Sarah's homemade snowball soup and call me in the morning.Please don't let her put a metal pot in the microwave again or to use the yellow snow.
@sgabriel1969 - "getting out while she can"? What does that mean? How about "getting out" at the end of her term, after fulfilling her responsibility to the citizens of her state? As far as experience, doing a job for a period of time doesn't necessarily mean you're good at it. I wholeheartedly agree with that last part of your comment, "nuff said.. ".
@janejas Yeah okay
@Weeble did you see the one where Obama is cleaning up the mess Bush made. Did you see the election when Obama defied all odds and ousted the Republicans from the white house? Did you see the one where the GOP lost control of the house and senate because they obviously weren't doing a good job. I rest my case dam im good.
@janejas - too damn funny!
@Weeble Did you see the gigantic disaster Bush handed over him to fix?Did you know that Bush made such a ruin of this country that it may take an entire generation to recover from it?It took Bush 8 years to practically destroy this country.I do believe it will take more than a few months to get over it so my suggestion to you is GET OVER IT!
@jgb2005 This is such a crock of nonsense.... Did Sarah Palin put you up to this? With almost 40 percent of US citizens not having health insurance, your ranting goes nowhere. In Canada they may have to wait six months for non-emergency medical treatment. In the US, they don't get it. They die. I'm not saying the Canadian system is a panacea. But it works much better than ours. Socialism or not. Let's have a system that takes care of our people. All of us. As it is, our system is broken. Medical treatment is no longer a luxury. It is a birthright.
Poor widdle wepubwicans.BOO HOO HOO!SNIFF,SNIFF!Weeble's wobble and they do fall down!
@janejas Ahhh, of course... as usual... it's all Bush's fault. Tired, tired, tired. I could give a shit about W and I'm not a Republican. Obama and the Democrats are driving a stake through the heart of the economy and you worship them for it. You won't find it so amusing three and a half years from now when you're standing in a government bread line.
You pro-Palin people on here need to grow up! This is a CONVERSATION - it means an exchange of ideas. Quit marking stuff fighting words, and suck it up!
Republican censorship at work.
What is this Iran? WTF?!?! Weeble couldn't take the heat and quit just like Palin.
@jgb2005 First off.. this has nothing to do with Palin.. Second.. almost 50 million Americans don't have health care!! Third.. Under the UK's system.. which is nationalized.. they report over 90% love it.. They don't wait.. and FOURTH.. this is the best.. Every advanced nation on earth has gone over to a nationalized system.. why haven't they gone back? NONE have.. and Finally.. the USA is 37th on the quality health care list.. right after Costa Rica.. and just ahead of Cuba. Do you work for a insurance or pharmaceutical corporation lobby???
Yes, why not retire, You have made your money from the taxpayers now you can relax, since your becoming president is a joke!
@cynthiab exactly.. some pro-Palin jerk has gone thru and marked all the negative Palin comments as "fighting words" What an ass eh?
@arusky2001 i agree. They are trying to censor us like the Ayatollah in Iran!
Palin and OB1 are so polarizing, like matter and anti-matter. Now idiot keeper of the censorship please mark my comment as "FIGHTING WORDS!"
@caesaro2001 Remember the Democrat's party motto: What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine.
Small minds mark comments "with which" they disagree as fighting words. As if MOST folks are only MORE drawn to unmark them and read them for themselves! But I ask you, after you have marked as fighting words comments you can't handle, what are you going to do when things really start to get hot around here, whine???
@miklskon Weeble couldn't take the heat or so I suspect.It doesn't matter,we've got ALL WEEKEND to enjoy this and enjoy it I am!
@janejas Nope, wasn't me. I thought it was you or flores
@janejas There 's a checkbox in Your Account / General Settings that kills the fighting words block
@Weeble That's been done.I sure wouldn't want to miss anything.
@janejas Me neither. Let the fireworks begin! In celebration of her departure, and symbolizing some very heated discussions!
sarah palin is a NUT. I'm no t sure what the heck she was talking about, I'm not sure she even knew.vShe can't finish what she starts. Who the hell would want her as a vp? she is just competely out to lunch. even the repugs are puzzled by her rambling speech. if she's was planning on running for president she blow it. she can't help herself. just a NUT. there is probably some more skeletons in her closet that is about to be exposed. NUT,NUT,NUT!!!!!! LOL!
Palin was truly a case of advancement beyond ability.
@Weeble No, that's my wife's motto!
@redbug If you keep talking like that I might not ask you out.
@miklskon Hey, I'm kind of feelin left out here! Why were not MY comments marked as fighting words as well??? Don't you believe in equal opportunity when it comes to marking as fighting words???
@telrider Perhaps we should rename the old "Peter Principle" to now read as the "Palin Principle!" You heard it here first, folks!!!!
@miklskon Ahhhhh.... now THAT feels much much better!!!
@kendrickdk haha right! what are we going to do without her? Seriously though, with a family like that she should really just focus on being a mom. At least that's a job she can't quit so easily.
@miklskon - wow, it doesn't get much better than this... a three-day weekend and Palin resigning... I feel like a little music would be appropriate to mark the occasion. Join me if you feel so inclined... http://www.mixx.com/videos/5854768/youtube_i_just_want_to_celebrate_rare_earth
@Weeble And Palin has her head in her ass.
Maybe Palin has accepted a Playboy offer.
I really hate to see her go, my job sucks without stupid people to make it interesting.
@cynthiab Very appropriate, my dear. My, what a wonderful weekend is in store! And a very fitting selection, I must add. All this, and I am still "tit for tat" with johnny boy over in that "pastor prays for Obama's death" conversation. http://www.mixx.com/stories/5964590/pastor_asks_god_to_smite_president_obama#comment-710626 He just won't give up, and I have so many one-liners I have yet to employ! Life is so very good, if you are a Mixxer, of course!
@tv_sucks I hope Mr. Hefner wouldn't offer her anything except maybe to give her an all-expense-paid hunting trip with Cheney.
@Weeble your the only one complaining. it probably was you. the truth hurts that much you have to mark everyone off as fighting words?
@photojournalist6 maybe they can hunt for wolves together in a helicopter. Perhaps after his next quadruple bypass.
Maybe she DIDN'T sleep with Cheney.
@miklskon Mixx really needs to make people take ownership of their Mark As Fighting Words choices by identification and requiring a published reason for their censorship. This crap gets old, its like trying to have a conversation with a pissed off first grader.
@AKTX It seems like only yesterday she was on the campaign trail kissing hands and shaking babies.
@photojournalist6 agreed
What is it that liberals hate about Palin? Everything, including her core American values, you know all those things that freedom loving people treasure and the culture of diversity wants to take away. They don't like common folk with guns. It scares them.
@arusky2001 - obviously it's "jerks", plural. No one person has that many fighting words to use - I was told 8 was the limit. These folks are not actually weighing in with comments, just sitting off to the side marking stuff. I find it ironic that the very people who raise the spectre of the Fairness Doctrine every other day and criticize the liberal media for spinning things, would engage in censorship of any kind. It also seems less than courageous not to come to Ms. Palin's defense with some thoughtful commentary defending her honor against this onslaught of negativity. Or at least expressing a more sympathetic viewpoint about her predicament. Instead these Palin "supporters" hide behind the anonymity of a button on a computer screen to snipe at the enemy. Good looking out, you guys...
@photojournalist6 Don't despair. Bad pennies always turn up. Besides, even if she is gone, there's never a shortage of stupid people willing to take center stage.
Mary Matlin thinks this is a "brilliant move" on Palin's part? Matlin is ALMOST as dimwitted as the wannabe Palin. They should BOTH give up the Republican ghost!
@MadisJeff sorry Jeff that isn't it. It's because she is full of shhhhhhh... And if anyone is scared it is the "common" folks you are referring to. Who are those common folks BTW? You also sound like you are scared of diversity as well. Do I sense a little bias and desperation? She is simply an arrogant iddiot not too different from Bush. She abused her power in office by meddling with police matters and firing her ex brother in law. She spent $150,000 on makeup and wardrobe during the election. She constantly rambles on and on and often makes little if any sense at all. She is a quitter She talks about the importance of family and family values yet can not even control her own. Her own daughter had a child out of wedlock. Isn't that against her religion and family values? What I especially dislike about her is that I feel she is not honest at all and I do not like anything about her or her state. The pitbull in a skirt routine may have stirred your support, but it certainly has none of mine.
You know what they say, "if you can't take the heat - get out of the fire"... lol
@MadisJeff - I don't hate her, don't even dislike her. I actually felt sorry for her because she was thrown into the spotlight and then became the brunt of so many jokes. I'm a very empathetic person, and I hate to see anyone made fun of. However, my empathy waned as I saw that her ambition was so great that she didn't seem to care if she was up to the job. Even if you don't feel Obama was experienced enough, how could you genuinely listen to this woman, and believe she had what it took to run this country? BTW would you, or someone, please tell me who is trying to take away people's guns?
If she spoke her mind she'd have nothing to say.
@cynthiab last I heard Obama didn't sign the bill to ban assault weapons. That was the only gun activity I heard from that front. Jeff seems to be reaching a little much wouldn't you agree? Cmon Jeff give me some more so I can shut you down again.
@jjans4 LOL If you can't stand the heat get the hell out the kitchen!
@cynthiab She's probably a good wife and MIGHT be a good mother but as a politician she's about three floors below horrible.Her job qualifications are even worse than her skills.If they're hoping for a 2012 run for president it's going to take more than just studying.You don't gain experience in office by leaving office.
@MadisJeff Believe it or not, it's not just the liberals who hate Palin. What is it we hate you ask? Are you kidding?! Let's see.... --Ordered wolves and moose to be hunted from airplanes --Proposed and passed a mining site where waste run-off will jeopardize the main breeding grounds for 90% of the salmon consumed in the U.S.A. --Misused $$$ during McCain's campaign to make sure her family didn't wear camo and beaver pelts. --Too many times used the words, "you betcha". --Was saved by a witch doctor speaking in tongues (check it out on YouTube) Shall I continue? BTW, I am one of those 'freedom loving people' who just happens to have a core American value which includes culture of diversity. Diversity and Freedom is the foundation of this country. Just ask the several hundred people who were sworn in as American citizens at Disney World today, unless you wish not to recognize them as Americans. I don't like 'common folk with guns'...not because you have guns; not because you are common folk (whatever that is) ...it's because you think I should be afraid of you. Well, with beliefs like yours, you're correct. You are very scary.
@mmflores951 No defender of Bush here, but these are desperate times. I would prefer, excuse me, Ron Paul. Also, I did not say I was supporting her, I am just defending her.
@ICanSeeRussia nice posting. 100% agreed.
@cynthiab "please tell me who is trying to take away people's guns?" You must be joking. I will not waste my time with the long list as that was not my point. My point is to the endless jokes about shooting moose or whatever else she would care to shoot.
@AKTX Brilliant!
@MadisJeff I get it now. Isn't Ron Paul that racist guy who tried to run for pres last election? I guess I know now who the "common" people are to you. Republicans are desperate, not the country, get it straight. And don't you forget who paved the way for this economical climate that we are currently in to be possible either. What I don't get is that Republicans got us into this mess and complain whenever ANYONE tries to do something about it.
@MadisJeff you dont have a point
I love it. It is my birthday and I could not have gotten a better present! She has "out-dumbed" herself! She is the worst politician and even a worse leader. I am glad she is giving 3 weeks notice! An administrative assistant would give more consideration to his/her job.
CNN = Michael Jackson + Sarah Palin. Yawn!
@mmflores951; Right now they are moving so fast headlong into running car companies, saving mice, instituting government ran health care, needlessly burdening industry with cap and trade, bringing the federal government into every aspect of our life as possible, that gun control is not relevent. I was looking for another moose comment.
Now an anonymous aid is sayting that the numberous ethics complaints were the reason she left office. I love when the lousy politician is investigated, the reporters are the ones at fault, not the politician for the awful decisions they make. "the governor was forced to backtrack on her decision to reject federal stimulus funds, her pick for attorney general was rejected by an increasingly hostile legislature, and her personal life has continued to grab headlines" Wow. If she was so right, then why quit? Maybe that's what Mavericks do: in order to show they are the best leaders, they quit their jobs.
@mmflores951 - yeah, that's the only legislation I'm familiar with, also. The strategy of Obama opponents is to frighten Americans with a lot of exaggerations, and hysterical rants ...
@mmflores951 So, you think Ron Paul is a racist? What do have that supports your statement?
@MadisJeff ; car companies are failing Jeff. What do you expect? All of their sleaziness has finally caught up to them. Need I say private jets to the capitol to ask for a government bailout? I heard a lawmaker say that it was like a wealthy man in a tuxedo standing in line at the soup kitchen. The thing is Jeff that the federal government is desperately needed because it is obvious that when you give the people the rope to hang theirself, than that is exactly what they will do. That is exactly what has been happening the last 8 years of Bush's presidency. I do not really care so much about political parties as I care about honesty, integrity, and accountability. I simply feel that that there is no one in the republican party which has these qualities right now. I try to be openminded about things but lets face it, the GOP is a joke.
@MadisJeff you wanted it, you got it. unlike you, I back up everything I say my friend. Did you know Ron Paul once called MLK a pro communist philanderer? Here is an article for you about Ron Paul: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/10/paul.newsletters/
@mmflores951; We agree on one thing, the GOP party, and that is probably the only thing. My problem with the GOP is their not holding true to conservative principles. Anyway, I am beaten and bruised now so I will retreat to my cave. Have a nice 4th.
Bingo!! "Just months before Palin left city hall to campaign for governor, she awarded a contract to SBS to help build the $13 million Wasilla Sports Complex. The most expensive building project in Wasilla history, the complex cost the city an additional $1.3 million in legal fees and threw it into severe long-term debt. For SBS, however, the bloated and bungled project was a cash cow." Before she was mayor the town had a surplus. Now it has $10m in debt! It cannot afford this facility and no one goes to it. Guess who built her house on a lake right before she was Governor? Guess who sponsors Todd's snowmobile racing? Guess who hired Palin in 2004 for a commercial? Guess who the federal government has been raiding for documents for the last few weeks? She should have stayed quiet in Alaska.
@mmflores951 and that makes him a racist? Why? Because MLK was black. Good grief, I have to go to bed. Peace. By the way, I do not know who or why these comments are being flagged as fighting words. I never have and never will censor anyones opinion.
@MadisJeff - yeah, well, I already covered the "endless jokes" part of your comment. But c'mon, man, just pick two pieces of legislation from that "long list" about stripping guns from the common folks.
@Weeble You forgot the other part of the Repub's moto.we take from the working folk, give to the rich/well heeled/wealthy/well to do folk and SCREW everyone else. Repubs.. we look out for you..YOU folks with the money..we WILL find you the loop holes/the tax breaks...remember..working folks pay for our life styles and most importantly..our family value system..Just ask the folks in South Carolina or ask Sanford's wife.
@Weeble Thanks I forgot about that button. now i dont have to worry about fighting words anymore.
@janejas You're right..a mind is a terrible thing to waste...PROVIDED one has a mind. Oh, well. Let's give her a pass. You can't criticize someone for something they DON'T have. God bless Alaska . They're sure as hell better off WITHOUT her.
@photojournalist6 I sent them a request a while ago to give readers the option to unmark them. I suggested that it take 2 readers to unmark a fighting words and once unmarked it stays. ZNever heard from them
@BILLYKYPROS yet here you are
@cynthiab If you are in favor of gun rights or if your are in favor of gun control, then as well informed as you are, you know their names. To type them now would ruin my sleep. I am not speaking of legislation, did I say legislation? You ASSUME too much. I read my post again to see why your are so stuck on the gun thing. I should worded it differently so as not to rile up the anti-gun movement.
stay tuuuunnneeeddd......maybe she is going to head the alaskan "succeed from America" group
@BILLYKYPROS - er, umm, what? Are you like implying that CNN is the only news outlet carrying these stories? Both stories are everywhere. It's called r-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g the news...
@cynthiab There is a difference between r-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g and o-b-s-e-s-s-i-n-g.
@troyo33 - wow...
@janejas Letterman wouldn't sleep with that slut!
What the hell is she talking about??? She should be on FOX with Rush & Co.
I'm sad that when a woman is finally considered for president of the U.S. it's this thing we call Palin. Everytime she speaks I'm insulted and I'm not even a woman.
@Mixx_ID_451 You're right. She cannot quit it easily..but obviously has only done a half assed job of being a mom. The whole family is dysfunctional..starting with her. She gives a new meaning/definition to the word "NARCISSISSTIC" ...as well as DUMB ASS!!
It's just darling that people even consider the idea that she might run for President being as most Republitards blame her for losing the last election. Heh.
@MadisJeff - damn... I accidently gave you a kudo when I was trying to hit reply. I guess I was all "riled up"... FYI - I'm in favor of gun ownership - I just bought one, (I mentioned that I was shopping for one in another conversation here on Mixx a couple of days ago) so I guess maybe you're making ASSUMPTIONS... By all means, go to bed. And although I assume you're trying to be considerate by posting a "reply" to my questions, I won't bother asking you anything else since you apparently aren't interested in actually answering...
@BILLYKYPROS - uh-huh... like I said before, aren't they all?
@sgabriel1969 Excuse me. I'm really not sure what you just said. Money hungry leeches? Sucking $$$away? Are you some what confused? I'm sorry. You're thinking of LITTLE george bush whose administration has SUCKED away all the WORKING Americans money, pensions, retirements, 401-k's and put this country in/created/drafted the biggest deficit in history after having inherited the biggest and only solvent/POSITIVE bank account in history. If you don't get newspapers, cable, sattelite t.v. or the pony express where you live.or even tablets carved out of stone..we will update you later as to how the Republicans SCREWED you and ME
@katmicjus - Precisely...
For anyone who did not see the earlier comment about 'fighting words'. Just click on "your account" at the top of the page, click on "general settings", scroll down to Fighting Words, and check the box. Then you will be able to read through these threads uninterrupted by the shenanigans of those who oppose free speech...
@cynthiab You REALLY are a woman after my own heart! Great tunes and great discussions! Love to mess with people's minds!!! Have a great weekend and be safe! Want to see you back safe and sound on Monday!!! miklskon ;~)}
@dotcomprof LOL Hilarious!
@Proteus Maybe you should tell Sarah. I think she missed that memo.
@Proteus Or to hear her story..hunting HELICOPTERS from wolves...right before she ate them...the wolves of course..she's so full of crap..just like her useless "little R" epublican party. The party of take from the working class/folks in order to care for/take care of the rich, wealthy, well heeled so they can escape-through republican devised loopholes-paying the same taxes that support them..Not sure what I want..for that goofy .itch to fall out of a helicopter or get eaten by a wolf. The wolf would surely die from some repub disease or the helicopter that fell out of the sky would be written off in taxes.
"After graduating from high school in 1982, she enrolled at Hawaii Pacific College in Honolulu. She left after one semester and transferred to North Idaho College, a community college in Coeur d'Alene and spent two semesters as a general studies major in 1983. In 1984, Palin won the Miss Wasilla Pageant, then finished third in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant and won a college scholarship and the "Miss Congeniality" award. In August 1984, she transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, where her older brother, Charles W. Heath, was majoring in education After two semesters at UI, Palin returned to Alaska and attended Matanuska-Susitna College, a community college in Palmer, for one term in the fall of 1985. She returned to the University of Idaho in January 1986, where she spent three semesters completing her bachelor's degree in communications-journalism, FINALLY graduating in May 1987." - Sarah Palin Wiki Guess those Special Ed Classes were a little tough....
@VioletPlanet Seriously, she should have received at least an honorary Associate's Degree in Logistics from somewhere with all that moving around!!!
@miklskon Naaaaaah, probably gonna go "hiking" the Appalachian Trail with another fellow republican who always tell the truth, as well as their LYING REPUBLICAN staff.. Two Republican families..can you spell DYSFUNCTIONAL? which is applicable to both those families AND the Republican party..You go "family values" party. You sure are leading the way..by EXAMPLE..lately. Wonder why you lost the election?
@miklskon RE: The Obama Death Prayer. I've been keeping up with it - it's in my feed. Feels like a tennis match - you get hypnotized after awhile trying to follow the bouncing ball... but it was worth watching
@cynthiab All in good fun, but he does not really know how serious I am! Love to mess with folks stereotypes! Made for good recreation while I was bottling my latest batch of Irish Red and following your own tennis match! You have a wicked backhand there girl! Wonderful evening. Be careful and see you first of next week! miklskon
@miklskon Damn, I thought for sure my "Palin Principle" would have at least received one or two kudos. Oh well, probably too many youngsters in this conversation, and they probably don't even know what the original "Peter Principle" was in the first place! Night All!
@sgabriel1969 Obama is our President, not our messiah! You are the ones with messiahs like Rush & Co. Besides Bush & Cheney ALREADY screwed up the USA! They were the money hungry leeches! Don't forget Bush had 0 experience when he screwed up this country! You're retarded if you prefer Palin over anybody!
@miklskon Thanks for protecting us Sarah! Please continue protecting us!
You guys are a bunch of idiots with too much time on your hands! Bush is better, no Obama is!!! Bottom line is Obama/Biden won, McCain/Palin lost! Say what you will, but what's done is done!
@Mixx_ID_451 LOL Kudos!
@VioletPlanet If your statements are true it just proves that (even though she eventually got her degree) she didn't have the patience or stamina to stick it out in one college long enough to succeed there. Either that or she just wasn't sure what she wanted to major in and finally decided on communications-journalism. If what you say is true then it is a good thing she is leaving and wasn't elected VP. She doen't have the education necessary to run this country if something would have happened to McCain.
@Weeble Here we go with the teleprompter bit. Everyone uses them. It's common practice. What's your point? Of course he is putting on a play. That's politics baby! Politicians from both sides are all actors playing parts. Are you really naive enough to believe otherwise? All I hear is someone, whose side lost, whining.
Sorry I missed all of the above. A sigh of relief from some Alaskans, and a wail of disappoint from other Alaskans. A sense of dread from one contingent, and a sense of glee from another. Nothing but roasting and toasting from yet another. Can this woman not make up our mind for us?
@mmflores951 No Flores, it wasn't me.
@sgabriel1969 Pass him the box of tissues please
She's working on expansion plans to annex that part of Russia she can see outside her back door.
Palins resigned because she is having an affair with her daughters ex.......Hmmmmm
Sarah Palin is playing the Odds; She can't afford to lose an election for re-election in Alaska, and prepare to run for the White House in 2012 ! Talk about spinning your wheels; Slick, You've got a Long Way To Slide !
I think I'll just re-type all my comments that have been marked fighting words, and force these losers who keep marking everything to use up their allotment... Never seen anything so childish...
So shes gone, The wicked Witch is gone?....i somehow dont think so, this is a plan for further political positioning, maybe going for senate or the show we call celebrity, there's something in it for Sarah Palin or she wouldnt be doing it, the only way to shake her out of politics is to blackmail her to leave or offer her something better (more money), either way I'm sure this show hasnt finished, maybe the first act but not the show
@katmicjus I think Bush supporters are going to hell!
So people whats the odds theres a new reality program in the making called 'Palins Daze' and the star is a former governor with such an unbelievable life/family that it beats Donald Trump for the 'I can't believe its real' Title
@katmicjus well she won't be able to do that if she is not governor. Also, she is one of the very few who did not accept any stimulus dollars from the Fed. Smart move on IMO. . . one of ther very few she has made. Oil drilling was another good move she made. This resignation has more to it than we are seeing.
Do you suppose she found a real job?
I know a nice little whorehouse by the railroad tracks in Wheeling West Virgina she'd be perfect for
@cynthiab Yeah. You knew all her shady crap would catch up to her.
@jaybally That is what she thinks, but she has out-thunk herself this time.
@cynthiab Good point. You speak the truth and get blocked. Also cynthiab, by resigning she does not have to reveal the contents of her book deal. I think she will wind up on Fox on her own show. I mean "she was tired of the commute from Wassila to Ancorage"???? Come on!
@troyo33 - I definitely feel that one way or another, money is at the heart of this. I believe that the big book deal she finalized recently (somewhere between 7 and 11 million) was a big factor. She's rich... so she's gonna load up the truck and move to Beverly... Hills, that is... swimmin' pools, movie stars...
@lwilliams543 Scary isn't it? The NeoCons would love her. Put the puppet up on the podium and let her read the teleprompter and pretend like she has some real power.
@VioletPlanet EVER NOTICE SHE RAMBLES, GOES IN CIRCLES, DOES NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION: HERE IS AN EXAMPLE Sarah, What time is it? Well, in the great state of Alaska, the time is something that we believe is an American treasure, with our great resources the time here is beautiful, and its a question of time, because time is in a bottle, and people kill time, and if I could turn back time, it would feel like the first time, you know, like hammertime, and time after time, time is on my side, ..Its Five O'clock Somewhere
@Cocreator Do you suppose she could DO a real job?
@cynthiab and the Governator.
@VioletPlanet You mean like Reagan?
@Trudster I see I am on your attack rador today. What my comment has to do with your response is baffling.
@katmicjus you are not on my "attack radar"! . . .you are a very defensive person. AND at this point, I find you very OFFENSIVE. Step off dude! . . .Your comment suggested she would secede from the union . . .all I did was give my 2 cents on her not being able to do that now . . . she will no longer be governor and she made a couple of smart moves . . .
@katmicjus She doesn't get that its a joke! Make it a bit more clear next time ;) Use smaller words....;)
@janejas And Bush & Obama....
@caesaro2001 I will just never forget her interview with Katie Couric... My God what a train wreck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQwAFobQxQ
@evets2007 EVER NOTICE SHE RAMBLES, GOES IN CIRCLES, DOES NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION: HERE IS AN EXAMPLE Sarah, What time is it? Well, in the great state of Alaska, the time is something that we believe is an American treasure, with our great resources the time here is beautiful, and its a question of time, because time is in a bottle, and people kill time, and if I could turn back time, it would feel like the first time, you know, like hammertime, and time after time, time is on my side, ..Its Five O'clock Somewhere
@slipstream_99 EVER NOTICE SHE RAMBLES, GOES IN CIRCLES, DOES NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION: HERE IS AN EXAMPLE Sarah, What time is it? Well, in the great state of Alaska, the time is something that we believe is an American treasure, with our great resources the time here is beautiful, and its a question of time, because time is in a bottle, and people kill time, and if I could turn back time, it would feel like the first time, you know, like hammertime, and time after time, time is on my side, ..Its Five O'clock Somewhere
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Sarah Palin had no acceptable credentials for being a presidential candidate. She did a poor and incomplete job as governor of Alaska. She's a blustering quitter. So long.
Sarah Palin had no acceptable credentials for being a presidential candidate. She did a poor and incomplete job as governor of Alaska. She's a blustering quitter. So long. Is it possible that there are more bombs to drop resulting from investigations into the Palins? Betcha!
If she ever runs for another office again voters (except RWWs) will remember that the QUIT as a standing governor instead of just riding her term out. For someone who like to toss around the "values" term...this was a very un-American thing to do. This was political suicide.
@UFO How much historical precedence is there to quit as a standing governer?
Maybe she found a real job.
Id bet a hundred someone got real dirt on her and and made a preimptive strike on her career she took the money the status and ran. i wonder what time it really is?
She only quit a position, not the mission. She made that quite clear. It was repeated forty times in one hour. Dirt? the slightest stain & the flies would blacken the skies swarming. I'll go 1k easy.
@YankeeJim Obama had no acceptable credentials for being a presidential candidate either???? . . . NOT that I am in anyway comparing the two of them or their intellect . . . I'm just sayin'
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