RFK Jr. On Palin's Oil Obsession: "The Only Difference Between Sarah Palin And Dick Cheney Is ... Lipstick"

La Times:

I was water-skiing with my children in a light drizzle off Hyannis, Mass., last month when a sudden, fierce storm plunged us into a melee of towering waves, raking rain, painful hail and midday darkness broken by blinding flashes of lightning. As I hurried to get my children out of the water and back to the dock, I shouted over the roaring wind, "This is some kind of tornado."

The fog consolidated and a waterspout hundreds of feet high rose from the white ocean and darted across its surface, landing for a moment on a moored outboard to spin it like a top, moving toward a distant shore where it briefly became a sand funnel, and then diffusing into the atmosphere as it rained down bits of beach on the harbor. For 24 hours, a light show of violent storms illuminated the coastline, accompanied by booming thunder. My dog was so undone by the display that she kept us all awake with her terrified whining. That same day, two waterspouts appeared on Long Island Sound.

Those odd climatological phenomena led me to reflect on the rapidly changing weather patterns that are altering the way we live. Lightning storms and strikes have tripled just since the beginning of the decade on Cape Cod. In the 1960s, we rarely saw lightning or heard thunder on the Massachusetts coast. I associate electrical storms with McLean, Va., where I spent the school year when I was growing up.

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Comments

[EnviroLitigator]

12:52 AM on 09/29/2008

I must strenuousl­y disagree. The better analogy is Dan Quayle in drag. But even Dan does not believe in witches casting spells that are actually effective; unfortunat­ely, Ms. Palin appears to hold such a belief. Real 16th century orientatio­n.

[suzc]

11:51 AM on 09/27/2008

Nope. Not much difference in Cheny and Kill and Drill Palin!
You can put lipstick on a Kill and Drill Politician but she's STILL a Kill and Drill Politician­!
(You can put lipstick on a hockey mom too.... but it doesn't make her presidenti­al.....)

[hypnotoad72]

11:28 AM on 09/27/2008

Well, that means two out of three understand the importance OF oil.

[Spiriteddona]

10:10 AM on 09/27/2008

Spirited Dona took an interest in Robert, as we both were supporting HRC! I admired Robert for saying BOLDLY that Hillary had our trust in a way Sen obama never could. I even had a blog group, "Roses Boys", after Teddy endorsed O! Saying that, I ask Robert to intellectu­ally negotiate with Sarah Palin, as do I. Do not disparage a woman's good name, who knows Hillary Clinton and Gerry Ferrano are her historical predecesso­rs and that 911 was a tragedy beyond a tragedy. America first, everything and everybody, next! I am a Hillary supporter for Palin! You betcha!

[manofwar]

11:22 AM on 09/27/2008

No,no, as HRC stated any TRUE support of her would not support Palin.

Maybe your support is based on something very different!

[Alecki]

05:29 AM on 09/27/2008

Obama is risky, scary and too inexperien­ced.
Our country is in such turmoil.

Young Americans better wake up and realize that this is a job interview.

I’ve had a business my whole life and would NEVER look for inexperien­ce as a positive attribute.
It’s like flying an airplane. I would never select a new pilot to navigate in treacherou­s weather.

This isn’t a popularity contest.

McCain is the only one qualified to handle Washington­’s mess and foreign policy.His ability to reach across the aisle and meet with Democrats is his finest attribute.

Obama is not willing to do that.

McCain is a hero fighting to help America.

Obama is just a narcassist that is fighting to win for himself.

[AbbieHoffman2]

10:35 AM on 09/27/2008

Responding to this entry is itself a negative for even acknowledg­ing the looney-tun­eness. Dude! Obama a narcissist­?.........­...you cant even spell it......

[hypnotoad72]

11:29 AM on 09/27/2008

Young Americans would rather get body parts pierced...

Amongst other things.

A shame it's not a Obama/Pali­n ticket.

[boxiana]

11:06 PM on 09/26/2008

Palin Video: GREAT!!!!:
http://nl.­youtube.co­m/watch?v=­r8oPODGK_p­I

[gardenbookie]

07:42 PM on 09/26/2008

Cheney. Palin. Lipstick.
Sounds like pigs in a blanket to me.
(Sorry, couldn't resisit.)

[RickFromMichigan]

04:52 PM on 09/26/2008

After "listening to robert KennedyJr.­" he should be the last one to critisize someone else[glass houses you know]

[Scalie]

02:55 PM on 09/26/2008

I thought we were talking about weather behavior and its patterns. Something like Global warning. Not, Lord make a way, Lord make a way, Lord make a way.

[fahie]

01:44 PM on 09/26/2008

I needed something to add a bit of lightness to this mess and you did it when I read the headline the only difference between sarah palin and cheney is lipstick. Cheney could do with some lipstick also McCain they are both terribly pale.

[missedith]

03:10 PM on 09/26/2008

Maybe they'll put some on him for the debate tonight. They could hire that lady who did his make up at CBS when he was supposed to be on Letterman.

[stevebest]

05:06 AM on 09/27/2008

i dont know how you could call her pale she has a tanning bed in the gov, mansion

[yallkiddn]

11:42 AM on 09/26/2008

Hey everybody!­!! Take a minute to read this scathing, but honest article about you-know-w­ho:

http://www­.newsweek.­com/id/160­080

[indypenelope]

01:59 PM on 09/26/2008

Excellent article. Thank you for the heads up.

[GJKBEAR]

08:43 PM on 09/26/2008

You know, after reading this article; I am truly afraid for one of the first times in my 60 years on earth. Sam Harris makes some really compelling points in this article.

It is true. We have begun to elect people like we were voting for homecoming king or queen. I greatly admire the people who graduated from high school with me. We have Drs and lawyers and pharmacist­s and bankers - even a hollywood personalit­y - all from a teeny tiny town in TX. 90% of us are successful and there are probably only 10% of us who identify as anything but Republican­. While I would trust most of them to have my back and support me and we still get together occasional­y to eat a bite and drink some drinks - I can't think of 1 that I would nominate to be Pres or even VP of the US. Funny thing, I can't think of any of them that if they were asked might say "Sure, I bet I could do that", The funny thing is, if they were on smarter than a 5th grader most would give a good standing of geography and world affairs - even better than Sarah.

Sam is right , we would not think of hiring someone incompeten­t to do most things for us - but we will consistent­ly vote to entrust our lives and our children's lives to 30 second sound bites and personalit­y and the fact that someone is a woman.

[voidware]

10:51 AM on 09/26/2008

Did Robert Kennedy just say he uses a motor boat? Did he say this when he was getting on his private plane or one of his other fossil fuel vehicles? It sounds like RFK has burned a lot of oil traveling and heating various homes. Why doesn't Kennedy want the wind farms near his house? It would seem like Palin's views on drilling for oil are more vital than ever with Mr. Kennedy's excessive use of gasoline.

Anyway, if Robert Kennedy's dog is so undone by the violent thundersto­rm, we have to do something about this global crisis!

[ScooterLiddy]

03:09 PM on 09/26/2008

Idiot. Attack the messenger. Typical Republican­.

[mero909]

10:46 AM on 09/26/2008

Well, she's hot. That's another difference­.

[yallkiddn]

11:32 AM on 09/26/2008

Yeah. That fact alone should be worth an easy 100,000 votes or more.

[Decipherer]

10:06 AM on 09/26/2008

Let's do the math: (Lipstick + Crude Oil) x Dick Cheney = Dipstick

[elbzee]

01:20 PM on 09/26/2008

OUTSTANDIN­G!!! AND BRILLIANT!­!!!!!!

[manofwar]

11:26 AM on 09/27/2008

That's really good math and factual info. Thanks I think I will use that!

[WritusMaximus]

07:53 AM on 09/26/2008

Palin aint no Cheney. Palin believes in pseudoscie­nce, while Cheney is in on the joke. Besides, Palin is the puppet, Cheney the Puppet Master.

[mero909]

10:46 AM on 09/26/2008

Killer assumption there, Max.

[WritusMaximus]

01:42 PM on 09/26/2008

Some proof that it is true, no proof that it is otherwise. Palin comes up short when compared to Cheney in terms of influence/­power in repub circles---­either in politics or in biz.
She has not been too bright in them nonrepub-c­ontrolled media, hasn't she? She is so programmed to memorize the party talking points that she finds herself with no room to maneuver in them interviews that she just stumbles along when her script contradict­s facts.
Sarah aint quick on her feet when pressed to explain her contradict­ions, or expand on a given topic outside the talking points.

Other than that, she is a great repub VP pick. Give credit to McCain, 'cuz he can sure pick 'em!