@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: I have never liked Rachel Ray's persona on her show 30 Minute Meals. (See my comments on Jezebel's first post that mentioned this Martha / RR exchange as an example.) But I am really impressed with the way she handled that, too. I wish I'd watched that before my earlier comments.
@RenoDakota: We don't get Rachel Ray in NZ (at least, I don't think we do), but I always admire someone who can avoid rising to the bait, as she managed exceptionally well to, here
Listen Insider, I'm more surprised when Spencer Pratt: 1. Spells things correctly, and 2. Says decent, sensible things. Let me know when those things happen, OK?
I actually saw #6 when it was on the other night, and I think "But I'm still gonna keep you number one on my MySpace" has to be one of the all-time most hilarious lines to include in a break-up.
@Understater: Makes perfect sense - Martha is a perfectionist who knows that popularity doesn't always equal merit - and Rachel Ray is showing that even though she's good at what she does, she's not the master. What it boils down to is: Palin lacks Martha's eye for detail and fastidious nature, and Ray's honesty and humility.
Has Sarah Palin not yet learned that the more she talks, the faster her approval ratings drop?
We were talking about her at work today, and every single one of us in my pod - and we run the political gamut, too - thinks she is whiny and obnoxious. And it's not because she's a woman, either. It's because she cries foul at every piece of criticism lobbed her way, whether its valid or not.
Being high-profile doesn't mean everyone loves you all the time. That's part of what sucks about being famous - everyone has an opinion about you, and not all of them are going to be nice. #sarahpalinbarbarawaltersbullcr...
I really dislike this woman A LOT...and I think she's a liar. But I do not think that she called her son a "retard." And I'm pleasantly surprised that she believes in birth control, but she SHOULD...so she doesn't get a pass for doing what's right. #sarahpalinbarbarawaltersbullcr...
She said she believed in the use of contraception BEFORE she was asked to be VP, but then said she didn't believe in "explicit" sex ed. WTF does that mean?
She's full of shit. And McCain...blech. There was a time when I thought he had integrity (I didn't know his record on sexual health, sexual assault, or anything that relates to me being a human being and a voting citizen, despite having a vagina), then I realized that a piece of stool would have "integrity" next to Bush during his presidency. The media loved him (until he ran for the presidency again.)
I get it, the terms of endearment change in the crucible of a campaign for the White House, but he had a horrible record on women's issues and other things that put him square with his less popular colleagues...I just didn't know it. Now, I see him and Palin as one hideous creature, a sample of the current, waning, old-fart-out-of-touch bullshit and the new bullshit to come.
Anyone with half a second of common sense or self-awareness (driven, perhaps, by the desire to stay in office and court GOP voters who think center-stage that the GOP has given to Christian rightwing crazies is a crime and an embarrassment?) can negotiate "integrity" when the bar is as low as the GOP has set it.
The Dems are worthless, especially with the crop of anti-choice dickweeds like Stupak, and the GOP's cream of the crop are people like this--unsuitable for office or negotiation over important national issues. "Unsuitable" is being nice.
The thought of her holding ANY public office makes secession (or banishment of her and her voters to a place where they can all live with the stupid shithead leaders they elect) look very, very appealing.
I hope she, Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal, and all the other sad idiots the GOP leaders see as their best, last hope tear the party the pieces and the GOP goes into exile until it can join the 21st century.
I guess that depends on voters too, though, right? For example, given that part of what makes the current GOP so grotesque is subservience to fundies and the half-assed separation of church and state in our policies...can you imagine a non-Christian (fuck, dare I say it, maybe even an agnostic or atheist) who isn't married having a chance in hell of getting into the White House? Even Democrats kowtow--to a lesser extent--to the toxic lip service religiosity that characterizes the stupid decisions we make, the straw men voters chase down the rabbit hole.
(Not to say the purported status of America as a "Christian nation"--of voters' despicably imbecilic, misinformed, pick-and-choose, nonsensical, complacent, faux religiosity--is the ONLY source of the dumb things in our policies, but it's part of it.)
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I love and adore you. Will you adopt me so I can one day only bake with eggs I gathered with my own hands? Please?
Love, KKC
P.S. I already hand address all of my Christmas cards (on Crane naturally) and make hospital corners with my bedsheets.
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On second thought, just don't.
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Oh, and Ms. Nightline lady. Just stop. Move on. No controversy to see here, folks.
Sincerely,
JessickerFletcher
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Also, It's Always Sunny was kick-ass last night as was the Christmas special .
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We were talking about her at work today, and every single one of us in my pod - and we run the political gamut, too - thinks she is whiny and obnoxious. And it's not because she's a woman, either. It's because she cries foul at every piece of criticism lobbed her way, whether its valid or not.
Being high-profile doesn't mean everyone loves you all the time. That's part of what sucks about being famous - everyone has an opinion about you, and not all of them are going to be nice. #sarahpalinbarbarawaltersbullcr...
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She's full of shit. And McCain...blech. There was a time when I thought he had integrity (I didn't know his record on sexual health, sexual assault, or anything that relates to me being a human being and a voting citizen, despite having a vagina), then I realized that a piece of stool would have "integrity" next to Bush during his presidency. The media loved him (until he ran for the presidency again.)
I get it, the terms of endearment change in the crucible of a campaign for the White House, but he had a horrible record on women's issues and other things that put him square with his less popular colleagues...I just didn't know it. Now, I see him and Palin as one hideous creature, a sample of the current, waning, old-fart-out-of-touch bullshit and the new bullshit to come.
Anyone with half a second of common sense or self-awareness (driven, perhaps, by the desire to stay in office and court GOP voters who think center-stage that the GOP has given to Christian rightwing crazies is a crime and an embarrassment?) can negotiate "integrity" when the bar is as low as the GOP has set it.
The Dems are worthless, especially with the crop of anti-choice dickweeds like Stupak, and the GOP's cream of the crop are people like this--unsuitable for office or negotiation over important national issues. "Unsuitable" is being nice.
The thought of her holding ANY public office makes secession (or banishment of her and her voters to a place where they can all live with the stupid shithead leaders they elect) look very, very appealing.
I hope she, Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal, and all the other sad idiots the GOP leaders see as their best, last hope tear the party the pieces and the GOP goes into exile until it can join the 21st century.
I guess that depends on voters too, though, right? For example, given that part of what makes the current GOP so grotesque is subservience to fundies and the half-assed separation of church and state in our policies...can you imagine a non-Christian (fuck, dare I say it, maybe even an agnostic or atheist) who isn't married having a chance in hell of getting into the White House? Even Democrats kowtow--to a lesser extent--to the toxic lip service religiosity that characterizes the stupid decisions we make, the straw men voters chase down the rabbit hole.
(Not to say the purported status of America as a "Christian nation"--of voters' despicably imbecilic, misinformed, pick-and-choose, nonsensical, complacent, faux religiosity--is the ONLY source of the dumb things in our policies, but it's part of it.)