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Palin Says Refudiate Appears in Fictionary

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Posted on Jul 25, 2010

Fake News by Andy Borowitz

WASILLA, Alaska—Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended her use of the word refudiate, telling her critics, “Look it up in the fictionary.”

While claiming that refudiate is a real word, she reserved her right to make up new words in the future.

“Everyone makes up words—Shakespeare, George W. Bush, Levi Johnston,” she said. “The only person I know who doesn’t do it is my husband, Todd, who doesn’t speak.”

Gov. Palin also lashed out at those who criticized her use of the word refudiate, calling them “incohecent.”

In a related story, Gov. Palin would defeat President Barack Obama if she ran in 2012, according to a poll published in Mayan Prophecy Weekly.

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By Hollywood Russ, August 2, 2010 at 9:07 am Link to this comment

I agree with everything Gerard says from now on.

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By Jason, July 28, 2010 at 7:25 pm Link to this comment
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“While claiming that refudiate is a real word, she reserved her right to make up new words in the future.

“Everyone makes up words—Shakespeare, George W. Bush, Levi Johnston,” she said. “The only person I know who doesn’t do it is my husband, Todd, who doesn’t speak.””

How nice…

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By jrosenb1, July 28, 2010 at 6:56 pm Link to this comment

Note to Ms. Palin (via her impersonator, Mr. Borowitz): “Refudiate” is Joycean, not Shakespearean.

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By Tom Edgar, July 28, 2010 at 2:05 pm Link to this comment
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Dan Quayle. G Bush, S Palin. Sharron Angle. Where do you keep finding them? Are they all related or just the one continuous re incarnation?

Seriously what I really am unable to understand is that so many actually vote for them.  Now that is worrying as it means there are a lot more just the same.

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By Bliss Doubt, July 28, 2010 at 6:51 am Link to this comment

Perhaps Palin shares a genetic heritage with George “someday me talk pretty” Bush.

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By tedmurphy41, July 28, 2010 at 5:13 am Link to this comment

Surely this is not a prelude to the ‘Newspeak’ that she will introduce should she ever become President of the United States?

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By ofersince72, July 26, 2010 at 7:01 pm Link to this comment

I saw the same thing done to RALPH NADER by
liberals….................fickle bunch….............

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By ofersince72, July 26, 2010 at 7:00 pm Link to this comment

Why do we deserve any better than a Sara Palin or a
Barrack Obama?  I just love to hear liberals jump all
over Sara Palin, especially about her intellect,  the
same ones that voted for Mr. Hope and Change and couldn’t
see the fucking that was coming their way.
Now , jumping all over the intellect of Sara Palin.
Baa,  we deserve no better than her !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By ofersince72, July 26, 2010 at 6:56 pm Link to this comment

I think this country deserves a Sara Palin !!

Besides, what difference would it make, most social
programs are already disappeared and the bombs are already
falling all over the world.
It won’t be any change from what we have right now.
All the Jibberish you hear on Fox news and MSNBC news
services is just chatter for your consumption, otherwise
meaningless.  I am most amused by the ones that believe
their will be a difference.
If the the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico didn’t open
your eyes just who is the real boss and runs this country,
you are beyond any political thought.
  We, just like many nations that became entrapped by
the IMF and the World Bank, are now on the recieveing
end of Austerity Programs, also just liken the Greeks
and Spaniards. 
Social Security reform is the next Austerity Program that
the International Investors have in store for America.
Obamacare and the bank bailouts were just some of the
first Austerity Measures demanded by the International
Investors that own our debt.  There are many more to come.
We saw what the International Investors did to countries
like Nigeria, Equador and many others, now it is our
turn.

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By rollzone, July 26, 2010 at 5:29 pm Link to this comment

hello again. Balkas, congrats on the Bozhidar, but i had just eaten and nearly spewed chunks all over my screen from the visual of your scratchy tongue on her ancient area. this prefabrication society of in-genuine characters in all public formats, only because they are sexually attractive, has me casting my vote for that grotesque looking, face transplant experiment. more chunks. no, not a wannabe; a genuine statesperson of lifelong ambition, devoted solely to representing the best interests of the will of the people - Supertician Americana - with logic and reasoning beyond the capabilities of mere mortals - “Cloud 1”, our premier computer.

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By balkas, July 26, 2010 at 7:39 am Link to this comment

Well, i won the heart of my woman long ago, but not the mind.
I am sure that if i’d be ab -30+, i cld easily win palin’s heart.
Hopefully, i’d know better than to work on her mind.

But now that i am -90+ old, my wife tells me: Bozhidar, get yourself new ass or else i’m out to look for a better one.

Bozhidar means god’s gift and i add also to human race. The problem is,i believe it.
By the way, my wife is still looking for her first cunnilingus i promised her. tnx

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By purplewolf, July 26, 2010 at 7:02 am Link to this comment

Andy, are you certain it wasn’t a “pictionary” instead of a “fictionary”, as I find it hard to believe that this person ever learned to read to begin with. That would explain why it took over 5 years to complete, if she really did, a 1 year college course. Or perhaps the professors decided they could no longer take listening to her nasal, whiny voice any longer and passed her just to get rid of her.

As for the Mayans and the 2012 prediction, many other cultures and societies throughout recorded history have also picked the date of December 21, 2012 as the end of this world. If Palin were handed the position of POTUS, as it was for Bush II, twice, that might explain why so many different sources from all around the world came to this date in the future as the end of the world. Palin would have WW3, drill baby drill,kill the rest of the wildlife and domestic animals as well, end all social programs that people paid into like social security, get rid of public education as Sarah feels home schooling is best(according to Sarah during her run for V.P.),let the MIC and other mega corps make the rules as long as they pay her enough money to rubber stamp their designs upon the populace and the world, and that would only be the first week after the election, remember even through she would not be sworn into office until the following January, Sarah never let the rules apply to her.Rules, like taxes are meant for the little people, not her. So it is easy to see what was predicted so long ago happening if Sarah is in charge of things.

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By rollzone, July 25, 2010 at 7:03 pm Link to this comment

hello. what a homespun funny ha ha about hubby the
mute, husband the derelict, man of the sleds with no
authority around the home -her sex toy,  Mr.‘along for
the ride’ no personal dignity, Tod: could have done
better raising that brood. he must have lost his
ability to ‘unspin’ her desires, and no, i did not just
make that word up. of course all the personal discourse
has no bearing on character traits of the political
elites, so move on now, and progressive reformers, when
you pass the carbon credits, spend a little tax on me.

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By ofersince72, July 25, 2010 at 6:20 pm Link to this comment

What Gerard said !!!!!

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By Ben, July 25, 2010 at 6:16 pm Link to this comment
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REFUDIATE THE OLIGARHY!

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By Gman, July 25, 2010 at 4:41 pm Link to this comment
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This Woman is an Idiot.  My Grandmother is a better candidate for President than her.

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By gerard, July 25, 2010 at 4:22 pm Link to this comment

I sincerely wish Palin’s vocabulary was the only thing we had to worry about her.

As to the Mayan Calendar—why add insult to centuries-old injuries?  Enough was already too much!

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