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Walters Fascinated by Fellow Celebrity PalinPosted on Dec 5, 2008
It’s dizzying, really, if you think about it: In this clip, media celebrity Barbara Walters names political celebrity Sarah Palin as one of her “Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008,” which people are mostly compelled to watch because Walters’ name is attached to it. And thus, to give her TV special a boost, Walters included Palin in her star-studded lineup (read: celebrity cluster-&%$#), thus mutually increasing both of their star wattage. Celebrities are fascinating! (Walters found Barack Obama really, really fascinating, too.) YouTube: Advertisement Previous item: O'Reilly: Dangerous 'Far-Left Loons' Nixed Torture Next item: Obama: 'We Need Action' on Economy ... 'Now' CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment |
By dihey, December 7, 2008 at 4:54 pm Link to this comment
There is a fundamental reason why the GOP should not and probably will not nominate Sarah Palin to run for the Presidency in 2012. Who would want to be her Vice President, huh?
Report thisBy nrobi, December 7, 2008 at 9:20 am Link to this comment
Re: Samosamo, I too believe that there is just so much one can take of an empty-headed, Far Right Wing Nut Christian Neo-Conservative vapid shit for brains person.
Report thisAnd then we need to talk about Sarah Palin, how in the Hell does she continue to stay in the forefront of so many people’s sight? She is certainly media-savvy, but there is nothing in the CV to recommend her for anything other than maybe dog-catcher or “moose killer,”
Is the MSM so enamored of her that they will continue to push her presence on us? Is there something that we don’t know about that is causing her “celebrity” status to rise while people with some semblance of brains, recede from the public view?
Her vapid and empty-headed views of the world, namely that of the Far Right Wing Nut Christian Apocalyptic scare-the-hell out of them, theology, is enough to make one vomit from the dire consequences of having her in any other position other than dogcatcher. Should she ever attain the position of President of the US, there will surely be a total revolution, an uprising of the people that will not go away until she is removed, from office, either through recall vote or assassination.
There is nothing in her CV, that makes her eligible for the position of President, Vice President, or anything other than the catcher of dogs or moose-killer from a helicopter.
I am appalled that the MSM, continues to tout her as the next best thing to Ronald Reagan, not that the “Great Communicator,” had anything going for him other than that he could read the lines prepared for him. His policies have ruined this country, we are now facing the worst economic crisis in the history of the world and he and his economic advisers, including the Chicago Clique, among them Milton Freidman, who propounded the “laissez-faire, totally free market, without any oversight banking sector of our economy,” which in the end, has made us the inheritors of a global economic crisis the likes of which will take generations to overcome.
Sarah Palin, can be likened to the G-d, Shiva the Destroyer, everything she sees she dlslikes, nothing in her view is correct, everything is wrong, and the reason for this hatred of the system that is in place, is that there is not enough mention of the G-d of the Bible, a fictional character that has nothing to do with reality, is nothing more than a construct of political and religious zealots that want to control the world, and have the world conform to their image of utopia. Which image, has been tried by many, but there has been no success in doing the actual work of making it a viable alternative to reality.
We are now informed of her intentions, should we, the people, not, take her literally, we will pay the price in 2012 or 2016.
Wake up America, the choice is yours, we are the watchman at the gates and see the enemy coming, and are sounding the alarm.
By bachu, December 6, 2008 at 10:54 pm Link to this comment
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In these hard and unpredictable economic times it is very important for all of us to keep faith with our celebrities. Pound for pound American celebrities are the best anywhere in the word.
Report thisBy espaz, December 6, 2008 at 8:22 pm Link to this comment
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BABA WA WA BABA WA WA
Report thisBy purplewolf, December 6, 2008 at 8:14 pm Link to this comment
I have returned from a sacred journey where I had a vision. A frightening journey for all lifeforms on Mother Earth is about to unfold. I see in the future, a wolf killing woman who rules the vast cold white land. This land will be torn up by ignorance and greed and no respect for anything but power, hers. She who speaks with shredded tongue, and turns on those who helped her in the past. Breeder of unruly offspring. She seeks to destroy all she sees and touches in her sight with her God’s approval. She tells all who will listen to her that Mother Earth is to be destroyed and her ice covered land will be a refuge for those who will go there. Few will be “saved” and all others will be destroyed.
Many cultures believe that the world will end December 21, 2012.
Translation: Sarah Palin will run for President of America in 2012, win the election by cheating.(It’s a Republican thing). The world, in fear she will turn the world into her version of a theocracy of her choosing, will come together and decide to massively destroy everything on the planet before she does it after her inauguration date, in order to save themselves and every other thing from the wrath of Sarah the Destroyer. THE END.
Report thisBy Steve E, December 6, 2008 at 7:35 pm Link to this comment
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I remember now. Palin reminds me of date I had long ago. At first I was attracted by the Eye Candy and then she began talking. Waiter, check please!
Report thisBy Steve E, December 6, 2008 at 7:25 pm Link to this comment
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One is a blatant liar and the other is just plain old and shallow. They are both incurable egotists with little or no sincerity. Just go away.
Report thisBy ocjim, December 6, 2008 at 5:18 pm Link to this comment
Fascinating is a rather heavy word to use relative to Palin unless it is used in the context of Webster’s “arousing interest or curiosity.” Certainly “unique power or personal charm” is not it. The interest she arouses relates to relentless media coverage and the fact she is the first young woman appointed to a high political position of candidacy, certainly not through any outstanding attributes. She has aroused curiosity became she is a female carbon copy of George W. Bush who rose to power in spite of his inanity.
As to personal charm, if you attribute such to a piranha then she has it.
Report thisBy samosamo, December 6, 2008 at 5:12 pm Link to this comment
As the title of this post says, ‘Walters Fascinated by Fellow Celebrity Palin’ the key word being ‘celebrity’ which in this case sort of denotes that that is far a palin will go. With that being said, need I remind anyone that a certain celebrity tried for the presidency a while back and failed on his first attempt where upon on his next attempt he was elected and elected again for a second term. And a celebrity was all he was, a ‘B’ movie actor, but reagan had enough mental faculty to memorize his lines and say what the powers that pulled his strings wanted him to say and do. And what he said and did was to escalate the selling out of our democracy to a corporatracy and the turnover of our free enterprise system into that monster milton friedmann’s ‘unfettered market’ that has ruined far too many countries on this planet. And now that ‘unfettered market’ has come home to roost here in america for the benefit of the elite that intend on keeping it.
Report thisSo, never ever think that a celebrity will not be harmful to this country.
By brown eyes, December 6, 2008 at 3:04 pm Link to this comment
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Palin has no fear…and she’s ambitious. Barbara Walters is a moron. Palin did more for the Republican party than anyone has in the last 20 years. Sure, she had some foul-ups, and she wasn’t completely ready yet, but she will be in another 4 or 8, so watch out. She may have misstepped quite a bit along the way, but she isn’t afraid, nor does she tuck her tail and run. She has values and isn’t afraid to put them out there. I think that’s refreshing.
Report thisBy The Old Hooligan, December 6, 2008 at 1:24 pm Link to this comment
BaBa WaWa is finally becoming senile. Sarah Palin is fascinating? By what standard, exactly, does Ms Walters make this utterly ludicrous judgment call?
Sarah Palin is a full-bore boor. “Lipstick on a pig,” indeed. Somebody needs to apologize to the pig, ASAP, and BaBa WaWa gets the nod in my book.
Report thisBy davidperi, December 6, 2008 at 10:52 am Link to this comment
Build them up…and then, tear them down. The American way! It goes for Hollywood to sports figures (OJ is the latest) to religion and to politics to our neighbors next door. Yep…the American way!
Report thisBy hippy pam, December 6, 2008 at 9:59 am Link to this comment
How old IS barbara Walters anyway?????and when you are that OLD-they give you EASY JOBS/INTERVIEWS cuz “they” know no one listens to you and/or cares about your opinions….B.W.[and moose turd] are so yesterdays’ old news…....
Report thisBy Catherine, December 6, 2008 at 7:02 am Link to this comment
Not viewing the video, either… We the people have to stop allowing Palin to get the attention she so desparately wants. If we turn our backs on her and those who try to force her onto us, such as Walters and other msm personalities, we can at least contribute in a small way to helping make sure Palin stays “up there in Alaska,” hopefully forevermore.
Report thisBy Allan Gurfinkle, December 6, 2008 at 5:33 am Link to this comment
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I thought the remarkable thing was that Tina Fey was on the list just for impersonating Palin, and, I confess I wanted to watch the show (but forgot to) just to see Fey. I was astounded by her parody, the persona she created was great, way better than the real thing.
Report thisBy Goffredo, December 6, 2008 at 5:23 am Link to this comment
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This is a clear example of how a near-fascist government labeled education as “elitism”. It took a woman like Sarah, “just your ordinary hockey mom” to show the true barometer of the right: a dangerous, mindless patriotism combined with a complete lack of education and awareness.
Education = you hate America
Questions on global issues = liberal media bias
Being able to shoot moose from a helicopter = perfectly fit to be President in case McCain had died
Unbelievable. Sometimes I wonder if our forefathers are completely red-faced with shame in their graves for how uneducated our leaders (and potential leaders) truly are.
“For those of you with a “C” average, you, too, can become president.”
Report thisBy samosamo, December 5, 2008 at 11:57 pm Link to this comment
By skeptastic, December 5 at 9:59 pm
The trouble with the bubonic plague is that it is reappearing here and there as global warming, a part of climate change,heats things up. Not to fret though, because even though humans through our use of fossil fuels AND chopping down forests, be it temperate or tropical rain forests, we are altering the temperature to the benefit of plagues and diseases. And in about another 2000 years when the earth’s orbit around the sun with its tilt and axis wobble(precession)combinations starts the next ice age there will not be a one of us alive to witness this. Well, may baba wawa may still be alive, she looks mummified enough to last that long.
Report thisBy Outraged, December 5, 2008 at 10:15 pm Link to this comment
I think this is what is commonly referred to as “two peas in a pod”.
BTW, that was certainly touching Barbara….gee willikers…a real tear jerker. Especially that part about the, “build them up and tear them down” that “now applies to politics”. It got me “right there”.
I can’t comment anymore, I have to get back to the latest romance novel I just picked up at the grocery store.
Report thisBy skeptastic, December 5, 2008 at 9:59 pm Link to this comment
BW should be ashamed of herself. Palin is fascinating in the same way as two feral dogs cohabitating is fascinating. I wonder how many people in Wasilla, AK even ran for mayor? I really feel sorry for people who believe for one second that the Palin choice was anything other than a desperate attempt to pander to ideologues who have no interest in freedom: religious, reproductive or otherwise. While I am all for the right to bear arms, there is a whole lot more to being free than owning guns. Let’s all cross our fingers and hope that Palin fades into obscurity like the bubonic plague did.
Report thisBy Ham-Archy, December 5, 2008 at 8:41 pm Link to this comment
I certainly don’t want to watch the video. I cannot stand Palin’s voice. Why the heck does she have to shreek like that?
Report thisBy CJ, December 5, 2008 at 7:39 pm Link to this comment
It’s difficult not to make fun, but not that difficult. (Were it not for some minimal sense of decorum, Bahbwah would put herself be on her own list.)
If Walters’ list really is of 10 most fascinating people, Palin belongs on it. Who over the past year was more bizarrely fascinating than Palin, moose killer and dresser-down thereof, as well as erstwhile beauty queen in horn rims and forever Republican tight skirts and bouffant do? Then nominated to become veep of these here United States of Alas…America?
Only in both places. (Forgetting puny Texas for the moment.) Alaska is what remains of the Wild West, America’s central myth. (Apparently, Jesse James was a socialist, but I digress.)
I still think McCain’s people made the right choice. He’d have lost by a greater margin had he picked, say, sycophantic, more-recent “Tailgunner Joe” Lieberman; or who-me? Mitt Romney.
Big media adores Sarah, and so I’ll not be at all surprised when Americans elect her to the glorious Presidency in 2012, 2016 or maybe 2020 or 2024, the last only just less than 16 years off, such that even I might still be around to witness final chapter. What is she? Forty-five?
Assuming that is that there’s still a nation over which to preside. Certainly Alaska will still be in action, complete with oil-soaked shores and despite global warming, which is serving only to warm up Palin’s diminutive hood a tiny bit. Eventually enough to render Glacier Bay the same as Salton Sea or Great Salt Lake. There’ll still be moose to mow down from aboard rocket-fueled helicopter. Albeit, moose a little more difficult to spot running hell-bent for lives across tundra reduced to browner-colored, minimally grassy mud. Over which Todd too—by then having exchanged snowmobile for even noisier dirt bike—might still be racing for his own life in his ongoing, but hopelessly Sisyphean, attempt to escape—for at least a week or so—the wife, by then ex-gub Senator still pretending to be furry individualist. While still enjoying oil-company (socialist) payouts that go so far to lend that warm, fuzzy feeling.
“You betcha!”
Report thisBy Oceana, December 5, 2008 at 7:38 pm Link to this comment
Barbara Walters morning program is nothing but a screeching babble machine and has lost any relevancy, what little there may have been. Sarah Palin should feel right at home. Nothing of substance will come of it because she is incapable of raising the bar.
I’ll continue to set my mind on learning and reading about people who are truly interesting and brilliant. I’ll not waste my time on these talking heads.
Report thisBy Frank Cajon, December 5, 2008 at 6:31 pm Link to this comment
Baba Wawa ceased any semblance of relevancy when she decided to sully the name of the late Edward Brooke to sell books by boasting her sexual indiscretions with him. Baba, you are an adulterous elitist and by putting this vapid queen on a pedestal you are no better than a tabloid headline hound.
Report thisBy samosamo, December 5, 2008 at 5:33 pm Link to this comment
Not only did I not view this video, but I don’t waste my time trying to interpret b.w.‘s slant on things. As a sourse of news she belongs on fux news.
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