Neverending gaffes, mistakes, botched strategies, and now, flat-out lies! (Previous Oopsapaloozas here.)
Christian fundamentalists pray for John McCain's death, all the better for elevation of Vice President Sarah Palin to president. Way to activate your fundie base, McCain, and engage that death cult mojo in your favor! Oops.
Speaking of praying for nice, positive Christian things: the overly-religious prayed for it to rain on Obama's acceptance speech. It was gloriously sunny in Denver. But the Gulf coast brewed up a wicked storm in Gustav that kept President Bush from appearing at his own party's convention in Minneapolis. God has distinct and unpredictable meteorological preferences, it seems. Oops.
Photo credit: KPBS' Flickr photostream.
The truth about Cindy McCain's drug addiction comes out. She narrowly avoided a 20-year drug sentence for international trafficking of narcotics that you or I would've gone to jail for in the same situation. Oops on us for not being worth $100 million and spouse of a U.S. Senator.
H/T LawyerMama.
Photo credit: Getty Images.
There isn't enough pink lipstick, concealer, or "home-baked cookie" aura in the world to hide the fact that Palin's Big Daddy Mac is stonewalling the bi-partisan investigation of Palin's involvement in Troopergate and she's now trying to evade subpoenas that would make Palin and several of her subordinates testify.
Moose-in-the-headlights look: VP addition to the McCain campaign Sarah Palin goes off-script in an interview with Charles Gibson of ABC News. She has no idea what the Bush Doctrine is (preemptive strikes against potential enemy nations).
McCain answers about energy when asked about Palin's foreign policy credentials. Oops. Just answer the question asked.
H/T to Talking Points Memo for the clips.
McCain chooses a "cocky whacko" for VP, says a former Republican senator. Oops.
McCain says "mayors and governors" in office for "a short period of time" aren't qualified to lead the country. Oops, that was before he asked Palin, a 6-year mayor of 5,500 person Wasilla, Alaska, and 22-month governor of Alaska, to be his VP. Another flipflop? Truth is inconvenient sometimes.
H/T Huffington Post.
Oh, and then there are the outright lies. A "blizzard's" worth. Those aren't gaffes. They're intentional. And not at all funny.
Cynematic also writes at P i l l o w b o o k. The reason she's so vehement about a need for change? Her almost-five year old son, and everyone else's kids in America. They deserve better.
In that first picture, he looks like the King of the Zombies giving out marching orders to his minions. Scary.
Interesting that in the video he's talking about being "mayor for a short time" and referring to Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City, population 8 million (as opposed to Wasilla, population 6,000). So, Rudy's not qualified, but Sarah is?
Posted by: Glennia | September 13, 2008 at 12:37 AM