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calimary

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37. Yep, the FIRST statement is always the one that's more genuine. The FIRST blurt outta their mouths
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:26 AM
Jun 2015

is what's generally the truth.

Exactly as it was recently with jeb bush on the Iraq War - his FIRST response was the money one. That he would have done the same thing his brother did. THAT'S the one you could take to the bank. Then he waffled and tap-danced and two-stepped throughout that week, trying to thread the needle so it didn't seems as though he was gonna do that after all (and it's safe to go ahead and vote for him. Just take his word for it!).

Exactly as nikki haley did with her crocodile tears late on that Wednesday night a couple of weeks ago immediately after the massacre. Q: What about taking down that flag, governor? A: Oh well, that's part of our heritage and that's who we are and well we can't do that; it means too much to too many people in this state... And then five days later there she is with her allegedly-changed tune that the flag is indeed gonna come down. Yeah, sure! They're even gonna bring it up in the state legislature. They're gonna talk about it. They're gonna bring it up for discussion. They're gonna... yeah, sure, nikki. I'll believe it when I see it. Your tap-dancing and two-stepping just sounds like another delaying tactic to me.

I've taken some heat and some lovely little insults about that here. And I really don't have time to get into head-to-head arguments with other brothers and sisters here that take up a bunch of increasingly heated and nasty real estate in some thread here.

Well, fine, South Carolina has its own legislative procedures about how things get done. Governor doesn't have the same powers the Alabama governor did - he said the flag comes down and that's exactly what happened, straight away, and he doesn't have to wait for the legislature. Yeah, I get that.

Well, EVEN IF THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, I'm not convinced. nikki-baby could be out there, USING HER LEADERSHIP POSITION to hustle that change along. GET UP THERE IN FRONT OF THOSE CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES and publicly nag the legislature EVERY DAMN DAY. Make an issue of it. Make a stink out of it. Publicly ask why they're not at it TODAY. NOW. THIS MINUTE? Put them on the spot for every hour they're choosing NOT to deal with it or NOT to get to it or NOT to have enough time for it. Procedure SHMOcedure. If you really agree it has to change, and if indeed your state laws and constitution stipulate that the legislature's got this one, and you as governor can't act unilaterally (well, that hasn't stopped our President, thank goodness!), why aren't you using your job title and your state-wide bully pulpit to nag them and shame them and pester them til they get off their asses and actually get something done about it? WHERE ARE YOU, nikki haley? We haven't heard squat from ol' nikki-baby about any of that since last Monday. If she really agrees that the flag should come down, then she should be out there, loudly and repeatedly, pushing them and pressuring them to make this change and take that damn flag down, in front of EVERY camera and EVERY microphone that so frequently likes to pay attention to her because she's glib, easy on the eyes, and she photographs well.

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FFS rufus dog Jun 2015 #1
They'd better switch to believing in reincarnation, too, though. merrily Jun 2015 #3
Dear God, when will the Palins finally sit down and shut up? merrily Jun 2015 #2
They want to be the Kardashians for people who think the Kardashians are too highbrow. /nt Marr Jun 2015 #4
LOL! merrily Jun 2015 #11
DUzy!!!! calimary Jun 2015 #35
When they can no longer sop up gravy for doing otherwise JHB Jun 2015 #53
"Giddy a--holes" huh? You planned a "mistake"...ummm OK. PearliePoo2 Jun 2015 #5
When she says she made a mistake rocktivity Jun 2015 #6
Pfffft once females reach age 8, our lack of hormonal mood swing days total about 3 days per month.. underahedgerow Jun 2015 #8
Reality TV means living a soap opera. Downwinder Jun 2015 #7
like drunkenly attacking your snowmobile-millionaire hosts and getting so drunk the brother MisterP Jun 2015 #57
Probably suggested by some producer to gain attention. Downwinder Jun 2015 #58
so she was not paid as a spokes person against teen pregnancy - Oh, I see hollysmom Jun 2015 #9
My gawd, they are the rudest and most obnoxious and boorish family in the entire country. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #10
+1,000 malaise Jun 2015 #16
If McGrumpy had won in '08 she'd still be VP brush Jun 2015 #31
bill kristol, for one. Mr. "Weekly (Weakly?) Standard". calimary Jun 2015 #36
Love it malaise Jun 2015 #61
Pants on fire!!!! nt MADem Jun 2015 #12
Oh, boy. Either it's a mistake or it was planned. It can't be both. Vinca Jun 2015 #13
planned or not, she still isn't married Enrique Jun 2015 #14
Denial and stupidity run deep in that family Gothmog Jun 2015 #15
Her 'mistake' was in releasing the truth originally, without waiting for the on-staff PR spin doctor Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #17
Yep, the FIRST statement is always the one that's more genuine. The FIRST blurt outta their mouths calimary Jun 2015 #37
So was the as-yet-unnamed father of the baby aware that this pregnancy was planned? tanyev Jun 2015 #18
Dollars to donuts shanti Jun 2015 #38
Which Part of Abstinence Doesn't She Understand? ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #19
bs? pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #20
The part where she was expected to practice what she promoted JHB Jun 2015 #54
Exactly! Republicans don't have to do that! nt Nay Jun 2015 #59
So she PLANNED an out of wedlock pregnancy????? MohRokTah Jun 2015 #21
Yes. Full deal: I, national abstinence spokesperson, planned an out of wedlock pregnancy I lamented stevenleser Jun 2015 #52
So you planned it? Who's the baby daddy? It's not your ex-fiance is it? GOLGO 13 Jun 2015 #22
hhmm…. PLANNED PARENTHOOD?? Raine1967 Jun 2015 #23
Oh, what bullshit. She was shocked by the shit-ton of pushback she received bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #24
I kinda feel sorry for her, what say we leave her alone? Darb Jun 2015 #25
I'd love to leave her alone chloes1 Jun 2015 #30
If she keeps being an attention-hog, it's to be expected. calimary Jun 2015 #40
Exactly. Announcing one's pregnancy as a disappointment on twitter LynneSin Jun 2015 #44
Why? She invited us into her 2nd pregnancy with the twitter LynneSin Jun 2015 #42
I'll pick up the slack for ya! snooper2 Jun 2015 #50
I actually haven't seen her say who the father is... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #26
It was her former fiancé--that Meyers guy. nt tblue37 Jun 2015 #28
Has anyone actually said that? Freddie Jun 2015 #32
Only gossip sites--but apparently she is telling her friends in Wasilla tblue37 Jun 2015 #33
Could be, but you'd think she'd mention that in her numerous joeybee12 Jun 2015 #47
I thought she met him a mere 4 months ago. hollysmom Jun 2015 #56
So, Bristol, what mistake did you make? City Lights Jun 2015 #27
Question, this is the first time I've heard of the term Snowbunny. Xyzse Jun 2015 #29
Bristol Palin is harder to pull out of than Iraq NightWatcher Jun 2015 #34
lmao Va Lefty Jun 2015 #51
You mean it was HER CHOICE?!? AwakeAtLast Jun 2015 #39
She's just as stupid as her mother. WI_DEM Jun 2015 #41
That's some straight-up nu-jack horseshit. Arkana Jun 2015 #43
So did she try to trap this guy into marrying her by getting pregnant? riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #45
Why are we slut shaming her? sub.theory Jun 2015 #46
I think it's more like "hypocritical dumbass shaming." Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #48
She's not being slut shamed, she's being hypocrite-shamed. riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jun 2015 #62
I do believe I'll make a mistake this afternoon and drive my car off of a bridge. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #49
Shorter Bristol: "I meant to do that!" JHB Jun 2015 #60
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