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"poisonous Grimm Sister telling toxic fairy tales to audiences drunk on fear, and hate and nonsense" [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 OP

There you have it Berlum Mar 2014 #1

Your friend nailed it, its a freak show. marble falls Mar 2014 #2

Pierce is superb, again. Thanks muriel. Scuba Mar 2014 #3

k&r LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #4

John Cleese: Godot51 Mar 2014 #5

Yes. And they ARE very very stupid. And I do not feel sorry for them. geckosfeet Mar 2014 #7

that begs the question, Hoppy Mar 2014 #13

Evidence n/t arcane1 Mar 2014 #15

Because we think for ourselves and still come to the same conclusions, much of the time siligut Mar 2014 #35

From Yeats's poem "The Second Coming": tblue37 Mar 2014 #73

the more you know, the more you know how much you don't know treestar Mar 2014 #52

Science ans stuff. cui bono Mar 2014 #62

True, even if we are very very stupid...how would we comprehend it if told so? Rex Mar 2014 #63

The Dunning-Kruger effect in a nutshell Warpy Mar 2014 #36

Yep. Perfect example of Dunning-Kruger. n/t progressoid Mar 2014 #49

stooopid kardonb Mar 2014 #59

There is an old saying that death can't even cure stupidity. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #68

Hammer meet Palin's head RVN VET Mar 2014 #44

I disagree with almost everything awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #47

I remember a column Will wrote -- maybe 30 years ago? RVN VET Mar 2014 #74

That type always reminds me of a guy I've had the misfortune to know, living near IrishAyes Mar 2014 #55

smack down Botany Mar 2014 #6

Have pity - she probably thought the staffer meant that Georgia just south of the Mason-Dixon. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #57

wow. I think a hell of a lot of Pierce's take and I think this is the best piece cali Mar 2014 #8

This malaise Mar 2014 #9

Palin's real name must be Sarah Petard. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #24

I rather like Lady Blah Blah which was coined by a DUer malaise Mar 2014 #27

I would like that, but she really is no lady. Maybe Shady Blah Blah. AAO Mar 2014 #45

bible spice. the boreal narcissist. the idaho potato head roguevalley Mar 2014 #46

Petard is a kind of bomb -- it's also French for a fart!!!!!! LongTomH Mar 2014 #48

K & R for Charlie Pierce and his excellent take on the clown show.. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #10

I hope she just keeps talking. gulliver Mar 2014 #11

The more she talks the stupider the base gets. zeemike Mar 2014 #16

Stupid, fearful and smug people siligut Mar 2014 #41

Exactly Ned Fenwick Mar 2014 #21

I could not agree more Number23 Mar 2014 #71

Grifterella needs to go back to Moronica and stay there. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #12

Pierce nails it. I often wonder what makes a Sarah Palin click rurallib Mar 2014 #14

That was, actually, brilliant. loudsue Mar 2014 #17

Everytime I see her Green Eggs and Ham piece this morning I turn the channel, onecent Mar 2014 #18

hey, you got a problem with the captain? nt tomp Mar 2014 #32

Seems to me a lawsuit is in order. colorado_ufo Mar 2014 #51

"She is the living representation of the infantilization of American politics..." CrispyQ Mar 2014 #19

This is a spot on evaluation by Charlie Pierce but- Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2014 #20

Me, me, me. Waves hand in air. I can answer that I think cali Mar 2014 #22

Isn't lke a chicken and egg question? Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2014 #25

Yes, but the attention paid came from Fox News, and other media 'we' have no control over muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #34

Maybe it's like driving by the proverbial 30 car automobile crash. pangaia Mar 2014 #54

why is the GOP's main talking point "anyone against us is a traitor" when their fave President MisterP Mar 2014 #56

I've said it before, and I'll say it again ... 66 dmhlt Mar 2014 #23

1000% - Agreed! - n/t mazzarro Mar 2014 #31

Damn....he didn't hold back at all TxDemChem Mar 2014 #26

Sarah's level of intelligence rock Mar 2014 #28

That was quite a put down Stargazer09 Mar 2014 #29

The scary part is the enthusiatic applause for her toxic fairy tales. Martin Eden Mar 2014 #30

Yep. At a dinner gathering last night, I overheard a couple RWers praising her yesterday. progressoid Mar 2014 #50

he certainly nailed it. some of the comments after his piece were. . .well. . pathetic. niyad Mar 2014 #33

She actually did a stand up routine, except it was mean spirited and not funny. Cleita Mar 2014 #37

She's the ogre in that fairy tale Blue Owl Mar 2014 #38

k&r... spanone Mar 2014 #39

I think of her as the Sarah Palin of Pandora's box lunatica Mar 2014 #40

K & R ctsnowman Mar 2014 #42

It is too bad that the Brothers Grimm are primarily only remembered in conjunction with fairy tales. xocet Mar 2014 #43

What would a pair of linguists do with a complete idiot such as Palin? AlbertCat Mar 2014 #53

Yes, studying the phenomenon would be interesting. n/t xocet Mar 2014 #69

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Actually I like Palin. ROFF Mar 2014 #60

I don't think he picked her Skittles Mar 2014 #66

Good synopsis…. now tell us what you really think world wide wally Mar 2014 #61

K&R!!! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #64

Crazy blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #65

She's gotta be getting under the skin of some republicans. toby jo Mar 2014 #67

Circus time. russspeakeasy Mar 2014 #70

Love the quote area51 Mar 2014 #72