Can we please make this forum Sarah Palin free? My god, people...

[Bread and Circus]

She's neither popular, nor important. WTH is up with the tabloid obsession with all things Palin on DU? If you can't seem to get her off your mind, turn of your TV's for Pete's sake. There's a whole world out there that doesn't begin and end with SP.

After witnessing the Palinization-ruination of GD : P I thought I could return to GD and relieve myself of even having to think about Sarah Palin, at least for a while. I was wrong.

Am I alone in wanting at least one corner of DU to be Sarah Palin free?

[mondo joe]

1. No, we can't.

[hurtsolong]

13. Is Palin our VP?

I have not seen one thread regarding Joe Biden after the election. All I'm seeing on daily basis are Palin's threads! If you are that obsessed with her, there are certainly other sites you can visit! It's getting to a point when I can not enjoy DU anymore!

[mondo joe]

15. This is General Discussion - not the VP Forum.

That means it's open for general discussion.

If you want to discuss Biden, go ahead.

Your enjoyment doesn't come before the enjoyment of everyone else.

[razorman]

20. Apparently not. But, we should.

Let her go home to rest up for 2012. We will be hearing from her again soon enough.

[mondo joe]

25. Those who think we should, should do that.

Everyone can decide for his or her self.

[Blue_In_AK]

35. She came home (briefly)

but she left again for the Republican governors' conference in Florida. Convenient since it's rather cold here now. I'm wondering if she's going to bother governing for the next two years, or if she'll just be running around the countryside chasing after cameras and microphones.

[zonmoy]

41. Democrats talking about sarah palin are like the munchkins singing about the wicked witch

after the house fell on her.

[Ian David]

2. In what regards, Bread? n/t

[rurallib]

3. but she is so much fun to play with.

[BlooInBloo]

4. (shrug) DUers are HUGE into tabloid gossip... That's why The View is so big here...

and they'll go on ad nauseum about Anna Nicole and all of those trite things.

You get used to it.

[marmar]

5. Why read them? Palin threads are easily avoided.....

I don't particularly like threads about various and sundry subjects, but the "Posting Parent" threads about what people should and should not post are annoying as hell.

[wroberts189]

6. ok ..get rid of Joe le plumber posts and we got an accord. n/t

[YOY]

7. She's the best thing since sliced you and Circus!

Come on. You telling me they can turn her into a positive win in any election? And they THINK SHE'S THE MESSIAH!!!

[Lasher]

19. 'Best thing since sliced you.' Huh huh.

You rule.

[Ezlivin]

8. Is that like Pepsi Free?

Sugary, bubbly and phased out early?

[saltpoint]

9. I'm holding out for the next Anna Nicole update.

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin will have to do.

[JVS]

10. No way! She's good for laughs

[sufrommich]

11. Or you could just ignore threads that don't appeal to you. nt

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. Oh Boo Hoo Hoo For You You You.

Get over it.

[Bread and Circus]

14. It's DU's loss, not mine...

[mondo joe]

16. We will find a way to endure. NT

[BonnieJW]

17. Love to; however,

Saracuda won't let go. She keeps talking and lying and popping up everywhere. After a while, people will forget she was a dumbass and remember her as "spunky" and "cute" and there she'll be once again on a ticket for a position, the description of which she's not even qualified to understand.

[Marrah_G]

18. But she is fun to make fun of- which is far better then eating our own.

[zeemike]

21. I say let the kittens play with the wounded mouse.

It is natures way.
After a while they will turn to something else but for now let them enjoy the plaything.

[BanTheGOP]

22. NO! NEVER LET UP! Sarah Palin is the MOST DANGEROUS PERSON...

...in the world! Why?

In a year that was supposed to be an easy romp for us, she exposed the raw, putrid underbelly of humanity by the insane, orgasmic reactions of the rednecks at all her campaign stops. McCain was a dead, impotent piece of schnitzel, barely waddling around in his Depends diapers and his measly, Mr. Peavely voice, when this moose-bitch from Alaska comes in and shakes up the scum bucket republican turds.

That makes her dangerous.

We were voted in with a MANDATE to change the country, and change the world.

Sarah Palin represents corporate capitalism in its most despotic sense. We are trying to destroy corporate capitalism.

Sarah Palin represents the rapacious, destructive element of humanity. We are trying to preserve the pristine, fragile ecostructure of our only home, Planet Earth.

Sarah Palin represents the racist, republican monolithic nature of the white supremecist mentality of the Alaska conservatives, with all its hatred of just, progressive values and sustained human development.

In short, Sarah Palin remains as a force of evil that must be watched.

In short, Sarah Palin remains as a force of evil that must be attacked.

The bottom line: Sarah Palin remains as a force of evil who ultimately must be destroyed. Politically.

Pure and simple: NEVER let up on Sarah Palin. Destroy her career NOW, before we have to put up with the peanut gallery later.

[Blue_In_AK]

36. You're onto something, BanTheGOP...

I got a very sick, queasy feeling last night watching the bio of Lee Atwater on Frontline. There are so many similarities between his approach to politics and Sarah's -- we really do need to stay vigilant.

[Webster Green]

23. Fuck that!

All things repuke should continue to be trashed on this board until the end of time.

Thanks for playing though! :smoke:

[lame54]

24. Way to kick it off

[Lasher]

26. Don't think you got much of a consensus there, Bread.

Sorry you don't think the Palin threads are fun right now like some of the rest of us do. But don't worry, her notriety won't last much longer. Think of her as the leisure suit of US politics.

Edit to include this great smiley I just found:

[Bread and Circus]

28. I like your smiley. And alas, you are right...I'm surprised people aren't as bored with it as me...

[Lasher]

45. Well I was highly annoyed at Wolf Blitzer's Palin infomercial today.

On and on and on he went, giving her the free airtime she craves, so she can prove yet again she's an ambitious stupid idiot. But enough is too much. We already know what a dufus she is.

[yardwork]

27. I wish that we could ignore here, but she's not going away.

For those who think that Sarah Palin is irrelevant and too stupid and mean to ever return to national politics, I point toward W as Exhibit A.

In 1999 I made the mistake of assuming that nobody would take the moran governor of Texas seriously. I will never underestimate the power of the right-wing again.

[TexasObserver]

29. Sarah Palin is highly relevant and in the news.

The fact that people here want to talk about her is sufficient reason to have threads about her. Your personal lack of interest is merely evidence of your evaluation of the relevance vel non of Sarah Palin. Obviously, many others differ from your opinion.

She's relevant because 60% of Republicans say they want her in 2012, and she's not going away.

I would suggest that the main problem is your lack of perception that she is important to political dialog. You've missed the obvious because you don't want to hear about her.

[Dr. Strange]

30. You betcha!

;-)

[onenote]

31. easy answer: don't click on those threads

You'll find that there are other threads worth reading.

[TahitiNut]

32. Oh, goody! Yet another Palin thread!

I guess "Be the change you wish to see in the world" is lost on some. :rofl: :rofl:

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[uppityperson]

34. kick for threads asking to not talk about what the thread is talking about.

I found a corner that doesn't have Palin threads: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=246

[Blue_In_AK]

37. HA!

(in my best Chris Matthews' voice). :rofl:

[uppityperson]

38. You were here for Schiavo hoohaw, weren't you?

Not that Palin is Schiavo, but just thinking of the tabloid quality to GD. Those who want to ignore her can do so, and those that are ignoring her are probably doing so quietly. Those of us who consider her dangerous though will continue to watch.

[Blue_In_AK]

39. Yes, as I said up thread,

she's too Atwater-like to ignore.

[riqster]

40. The Reep 'Base' loves her

...and more importantly, listens to and believes her.

I'd love to ignore her, along with Rush, Fox, and the RWSM as a whole: but we would be ill-advised to do so.

[Iggo]

42. Bump.

:rofl:

[LanternWaste]

43. She's entertaining, high profile and a train wreck...

She's entertaining, high profile and a train wreck...

What's not to love about seeing analysis, editorials, and even the occasional haiku about her...?

[Ignis]

44. I sure hope not!

That would ruin my plans to make and sell a little sheep figurine that bleats, "MAAAAAAAAAAAAA-VRICK!" when you press a button.

[shadowknows69]

46. I miss the days of discussing Britney's exposed vagina

Sarah has stolen her spotlight and it just isn't right. B-)

[juno jones]

47. If we ignore her she WILL be back

If we make fun of her.. well, not so much.

She is worthy of exposure if only for the shit she stands for, like this:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/7/165650/170

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

48. The longer Palin's in the news...

the further she drives the Republican party in half.