McCain Oopsapalooza Tour 10: Special VP Debate Edition

(Previous Oopsapaloozas here.)

Hooo-eey, McCain pulls campaign operations out of Michigan--it's apparently a lost cause, dontchya know.

Mr. McCain’s struggles in Michigan were clear at the campaign stop at a factory in Belleville in July, where he found himself peppered with questions about his support for free trade by workers who believe it has cost the state jobs.

Then again, our own Queen of Spain knew that! Sure as god made moonshine and straw hats. And corncob pipes. *wink*

But instead of having the news stifled by the VP debate, the announcement leads into the VP debate (dagnabbit!) and tips the scale ever so slightly for Obama-Biden. Oopsy-daisy now.

Parent Teacher Conference Night, With Katie Couric

It seems that wayward pistol Sarah Palin got into some trouble with Katie Couric a while back, goshdarnit, promising to "try to find ya some" examples of Grandpa McCain's maverickyness, "and bring 'em to ya."

So whaddya know, McCain got called into Principal Couric's office and darn-tootin' he had a heckuva job making sure there'd be no more trouble from little Missy Palin agreein' with Obama on how to handle those troublesome cross-border Pakistan raids. (Those tricky media elites, always tryin' ta trip up good honest folk.)

Oopsy-diddle!

Secret Obama Supporter Palin?

Also, during the debate last night, Palin again appeared to endorse a position taken by Obama-Biden that would allow those high-paid, probably stuck-up bankruptcy judges to adjust mortgage rates and principal owed for regular everyday American homeowners like you'n'me in bankruptcy. Also, if allowed to do so, as those wacky "tax'n'spenders" Obama-Biden would permit, bankruptcy judges would have the latitude to keep a few of the most distressed homeowners from total ruination and all.

Oopsy-doopers, Palin didn't have McCain's positions memorized and got lost in the double negatives of Ifill's question. When confronted with yet another media elitists'/the moderator's question, she instead launched into her patented Cornpone Meringue-flavored riff on the McCain-Palin 3 word solution for dependence on fossil fuels: "Drill, baby, drill." Oops.

Still Unclear on the Concept: Tries for More Power for VP, Fails

Palin, of the Palin-McCain ticket, tries for another promotion, ya know.

But gets smacked down by a gosh-darn Republican Senator who isn't buying any of that puckwallah.

H/T Talking Points Memo.

Perky/Chipper/Flirty Caribou Barbie...

Because Osama bin Laden is so susceptible to aging, well-preserved brunettes. I know Sarah Palin could just cheer up that unhappy old man right-quick, just like she put a smile on John McCain's face when he "tapped her"...for her foreign policy and energy policy expertise. Dontchya know.

Now who's a little bitty grumpy-wumpy-oo, but that husky ol' Newt Gingrich seems a little more immune. Seems he needs a little more sunshine in his life too, if not a corncob pipe.

At least Generic Famous Person liked Palin's performance!

Even if she's not ready for prime time.

H/T Canuckster's DailyKos diary.

Nevertheless, Tina Fey has Palin's number, especially the relentless jump to the cutesy every time she got in trouble: "When cornered, you become increasingly adorable." Didn't they totally call the debate, a week before it even happened?

This is who'll take over if, god forbid, something were to happen to a hypothetical President McCain? Stand down those charm offensive missile strikes, Palin. IT ISN'T WORKING.

Cynematic blogs at P i l l o w b o o k. If lucky, she convinced some reg'lar Republican Party folks to vote Ron Paul with this post, goshdarnit.

Comments

[Amy@UWM]

Good stuff ya got there!!! You betcha!

[abbyjess]

Reading this was almost as difficult as listening to S.P. speak. Of course it didn't help that I was laughing so hard my eyes were watering.

[Halimah]

In addition to, and amongst a multitude of things, Palin's voice sets my teeth on edge.

[Lawyer Mama]

I loved it when she got all flustered by the "what does the VP do" question and started to ramble nonsense. It was a thing of beauty.

And how about failing to even acknowledge Biden's personal tragedy when he choked up talking about raising his 2 boys alone.

And we can't forget saying that Jill Biden's service as a teacher will be "her ticket to heaven." Considering what happened to the first Mrs. Biden, I'm not entirely sure Sarah didn't have a Jill voodoo doll behind that podium.

[Daisy]

"...a lost cause, dontchya know" -- spoken like a true Yooper!! Dat's da U.P, ya betcha. We midwesterners (I'm a neighbor in Wisconsin) are smarter than we look, Sarah. We may hunt deer instead of caribou, but we can pronounce Nu-clee-ar properly.