Pennsylvanianne's Comments (505)

“He also probably had a contract to do the commercial. Break a contract or cross a picket line? Neither is a good alternative. But Screem Actors Guild? Does it only have members like Jamie Lee Curtis from horror pictures? I think you mean Screen.
Anyway, the CAL fans booed Woods, a Stanford alum, at Stanford, not the Stanford fans. The headline is factual but a little misleading.”

“Absolutely. I was in Europe in 2008, when a European urged me to vote for Obama, not a Republican and not Hillary. Chuck Heath has no idea what he is talking about.”

“Perhaps, but people DO pay attention to Susan Boyle because she DOES have TALENT. (Are you implying Palin does not ... ?)”

“A woman standing in line in Michigan for Palin's book was quoted in the NYTimes as saying she wanted to make Obama "a half-term president.­" Well, what American loyal to the democratic electoral process says something like that? Liberals who were aghast at the two (possibly stolen?) elections of George W. Bush at least respected the results and did not talk about ending his terms prematurely. There was anger at Bush's lying us into a war that broke our economy, but we did not threaten violence or make teddy bears with vengeful Biblical verses on them about Bush. These neoconfederates who support Palin's bubble-headed persona and ghostwritten book are horribly un-American!”

“Well, the masses have been given a glimpse of just how cavalierly Queen Sarah treats her minions. Let them eat cake! If this incident is any indication (and I hope it is), Sarah is now showing how she treats "the little people" and will quickly exhaust her second 15 minutes of fame.”

“Plus, guests on a Sarah Palin Show may find it difficult to answer questions which are more like a word salad than salient questions. But it might be a good idea for her to do a talk show, where she might unveil her lack of class and dignity and true barracuda nature.
As for the others mentioned, only Katie Couric has the news background, the smarts, the feminine sensibility and the ABILITY to pin serious guests down, while having fun with the fluffy topics, as Oprah has. But Couric is beyond that, anchoring the CBS Evening News. So I would tend to go with Ellen. Despite her comic approach, she is actually quite smart, seems to study the backgrounds of her guests and is as approachable as Oprah. But hers is a more showbiz-oriented show, while Oprah could interview entertainers yet do a complete show on one medical, political or other serious topic.”

“Hilarious! It's what USC DESERVES. It was a very poor and ungracious host to Penn State in the Rose Bowl Jan. 1. And Rey Maualuga was absolutely obnoxious and disrespectful, too. I'm just sorry he's gone to the NFL, or he might have been the subject of some punking, too. Well done, Stanford!”

“Her followers are the anti-elitists who hate having to use critical thinking skills. They would rather be spoon-fed slogans and repeat them, and have their leaders give yes or no answers to questions, instead of hearing a complex answer to a serious question. Lazy, lazy Americans!”

“Can anyone imagine Bush in a similar interview with a reporter who tried to pin him down for more than 10 minutes on various issues - or giving such articulate, fact-based answers?
Me neither.
I thought Obama did extremely well. Maybe if more media had treated Bush the same, especially in regard to his wars, this country would not be in its current financial straits.”

“Agreed. I wonder if she is a physician, too, as I couldn't understand what bekahlyons meant. The structure of her last sentence was so appalling, it was difficult to understand what point she was trying to make. Hope her bedside manner is better than her writing style.”

“And cut out white flour and white sugar, not to mention red meat. Vegans never have to worry about getting fat, but try selling that kind of eating plan to a generation raised on fast food burgers.”

“Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Chief means EH throws together right-wing talking points, as Palin does, in a word salad that is sometimes incomprehensible because there is no central point. Both have little or no intellectual capacity. I wish both would go away, but unfortunately our popular culture is burdened with them.”

“This is one of the most disgustingly cruel things I have ever heard of! Poor Jaycee Dugard is subjugated -- twice! -- first by her rapist/slave master, now by this attempt to cash in on her misery. I do hope the Dugard family goes to court to stop this mercenary misuse of her horrible experience. Porn may be free speech but people need to get permission before they use someone else's identity. Can't this poor young woman be given the opportunity to recover from her terrible tribulations without someone trying to hurt her?”

“Perhaps you, like many Republicans, are unaware that in Asia, people bow rather than shake hands, and consider the bow a form of mutual respect, NOT deference. But then, ignorance of other cultures is what got the last Republican administration into two misbegotten wars and the United States into massive deficit from which Obama is trying to extricate us.”

“The degree of irresponsible remarks among people who are supposed to be making laws and upholding the rule of law instead of dismissing it as "political correctness" is just incredible. If anything happens to the mayor's daughter, I hope Mr. Bloomberg sues Congressman Shadegg for his irresponsible remarks.”

“In March 2008, a little-known female governor from Alaska was asked about Hillary Clinton's complaint that she encountered sexist criticism of her campaign. The governor, Sarah Palin, said Clinton needed to stop complaining and work harder. Well, Palin has complained for hundreds of pages in her book, blaming everyone but herself for the dismal 2008 election results. And instead of working harder, Palin has QUIT being governor, abandoning the citizens of Alaska she swore to serve. Now she comes out with this self-serving book apparently filled with lies about everything from her daughter's pregnancy timeline to the money she says she had to pay to be "vetted" when it was the legal costs of ethical problems like Troopergate. Thankfully, if this self-described "rogue" (definition: deceitful person) ever runs again for public office, her opponents will have hundreds of pages on the record with which to tear her campaign to shreds.”

“When you remember that McCain did this SNL segment BEFORE the election, it is all the more interesting that Palin puts all the blame on his staff and takes no responsibility for her major part in the defeat.”

“Maybe that's why she's so comfortable with creationism.”

“No, Palin said she, Palin, would congratulate HILLARY for Hillary's hard work on the campaign trail. We know Palin didn't want to work hard; McCain's handlers were frustrated that she didn't want to work on preparing for the vice presidential debates.”

“She was a governor and not used to skeptical press scrutiny? Guess she expected her cheekbones to wow reporters as they had done with Bill Kristol. News flash, Sarah: most other Americans want substance, not just a beauty queen exterior.”

“"How Orly Taitz passed the bar examination is a mystery to be added to the world's great enigmas."-­-Lucas Smith. Taitz apparently had no intention of practicing the law, or respecting it. She is as fake as her garish blond hair, and so is her "Kenyan" birth certificate. With his laugh-out-loud deposition, Smith has effectively torpedoed the "birther" movement. I hope she is disbarred and prosecuted for suborning perjury. Thank you, Mr. Smith! You have stood up for a respect for law Orly Taitz so sorely lacks -- and amused us all in the process!”

“Nothing "inadvertent "about the footage of another, better attended event on Hannity's show. And no showing the wrong footage to people who may have missed the "mistake." This was just another attempt to distort and mislead, but the fact that so many Daily Show fans blitzed with e-mails shows Fixed had to respond in some fashion. But Hannity acts as if his staff did nothing worse than get caught with their hands in a cookie jar, taking out the wrong cookie. Sorry, but television outlets have their video catalogued exhaustively. This was NOT "inadverte­nt."
"We distort; you get brainwashe­d."”

“Well, these three hypocrital women certainly show what holier-than-thou sexual repression will do: drive you to sex and conception before marriage (Sarah and Bristol), to endure sexual molestation and to mutilate your body so people will look on you lustfully for prize money (Carrie) or to trade on your looks (Sarah and Carrie) to further your career. So much for the concept of the body as temple of the soul! What is it with these right-wing gals anyway? By using their looks as the basis for accomplishment, instead of their brains, they have set women back about 400 years.”

“Information and services do not make a healthy economy. Building bridges, repairing highways, manufacturing all do. The sooner President Obama can get a jobs/manuf­acturing/i­nfrastruct­ure program going whole-hog, the better.”

“The misogynistic behavior this woman describes in her lawsuit isn't unusual. I hope Sandra Guzman ends up OWNING the New York Post!”