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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:15 PM Jan 2015

Think about the stupidest conservative you personally know, like a family member or Facebook friend.

You know, the one who's always forwarding or posting the fake news stories and quotes that are easily debunked within a minute's internet search. The one who has a fetish about the military but has never served a day in his or her life. The one who constantly talks about what "the founding fathers" want. The one who constantly posts pictures of the American flag, or guns, or guns in front of the American Flag. The one who professes to be an expert in communism, socialism, fascism, capitalism, etc., but hasn't picked up a history or political science book in decades, if at all.

Perhaps they like to quote the guy from "Duck Dynasty" as if he were Confucius. Or maybe they'll say something about blacks or Hispanics or Muslims that comes off just a tad bit racist. Or, hell, really racist for that matter. And then they'll explain it away with some sort of self-serving statement about not being beholden to "political correctness."

Then imagine that your stupid Facebook friend/family member was at one time a nominee on a major political party ticket for the second most powerful position in the nation, and just a heartbeat away from being the most powerful person in the country and possibly the world.


I'm guessing your idiot Facebook friend would look something like this:




Because, face it. When you boil it down, that's all who Sarah Palin is. She's your idiot Facebook friend who has absolutely no clue how stupid he or she sounds, and will never, ever shut the hell up.

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Think about the stupidest conservative you personally know, like a family member or Facebook friend. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 OP
Brilliant, simply brilliant NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1
"I am certain there are people here who like her" Android3.14 Jan 2015 #10
excuse me, but I happen to LIKE unicorns. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #17
Cats love it Politicalboi Jan 2015 #19
+1000 catbyte Jan 2015 #24
truth in advertising! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #35
OMG... SunSeeker Jan 2015 #23
"If this horn were real, I would gouge your eyes out with it!" tclambert Jan 2015 #26
and pee on the stove top..... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #34
Well, I can't argue with that Android3.14 Jan 2015 #29
heeeeeeeee! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #33
That's what it boils down to treestar Jan 2015 #2
Well said underpants Jan 2015 #3
stupidity and the average American voter guillaumeb Jan 2015 #4
Great first post! BillZBubb Jan 2015 #27
Do you play guitar guillaumeb Jan 2015 #30
Yep, I play. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #31
Since You're Asking. . . ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #40
musical question guillaumeb Jan 2015 #53
style preference guillaumeb Jan 2015 #61
I sure as hell want bvf Jan 2015 #38
Don't discount the eye candy effect... Wounded Bear Jan 2015 #48
not eye candy anymore... alterfurz Jan 2015 #57
Eye candy leaves a bad taste in my mouth guillaumeb Jan 2015 #58
The difference is that she gets paid for it. tridim Jan 2015 #5
Of course, if your personal Idiot Facebook Friend is also gainfully employed.... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #7
Zing! shenmue Jan 2015 #6
K & R Thespian2 Jan 2015 #8
Personally, I love her. She's proof that nobody should EVER listen to John McCain's advice TrollBuster9090 Jan 2015 #9
I don't think he's a hero... freebrew Jan 2015 #41
Daddy and grandpa were admirals, Jeff Murdoch Jan 2015 #51
Can You Define Hero? ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #42
The one who's a 'bagger is no longer a friend. kcass1954 Jan 2015 #11
Regretfully. it doesn't take much imagination project_bluebook Jan 2015 #12
I pick my friends more carefully! LibGranny Jan 2015 #13
Yeah, I call those people acquaintances, not friends. progressoid Jan 2015 #36
I had to chuckle Populist_Prole Jan 2015 #14
I unfriend you. Thor_MN Jan 2015 #15
It doesn't even have to be your own Facebook friend. It could be a friend of a friend... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #39
Anger makes you stupid. vlyons Jan 2015 #46
You must not watch TV... Thor_MN Jan 2015 #54
Yes, I am fully aware of that. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #55
To each their own. When I discover an acquaintance is a conservative idiot, Thor_MN Jan 2015 #56
My husband's brother, his wife, and two of their five kids.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #16
Well, holy God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy! MoonchildCA Jan 2015 #47
I know, right? Him and his "bubbleville vs bubbaville" bullshit.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #50
My uncle had a poster sized photo of McChimp on his front door. Hoppy Jan 2015 #18
I have a couple of Facebook friends like Sarah. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2015 #20
Thank you, Tommy! Cha Jan 2015 #21
The GOP should apologize for putting her that close to the office marym625 Jan 2015 #22
Brilliant. May I pass this along - with attribution, of course? mac56 Jan 2015 #25
Absolutely. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #32
She's that Saturday Night Live character: The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With tclambert Jan 2015 #28
Is there such a critter as a smart conservitive? ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #37
I watched all ~35min of her verbal diarrhea/word salad from that Iowa "Freedom" Summit Roland99 Jan 2015 #43
But Sarah Palin is very, very pretty. Orsino Jan 2015 #44
I find her to be very vulgar vlyons Jan 2015 #45
Sarah being friended by the entire RW media, a Presidential candidate and Fox is the part where parallels break down. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #49
she does look like an insane idiot samsingh Jan 2015 #52
... napkinz Jan 2015 #59
"stupid is as stupid does" napkinz Jan 2015 #60

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
1. Brilliant, simply brilliant
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:18 PM
Jan 2015


BTW, I am certain there are people here who like her, but how do we get them to talk about that ...hmmm

tclambert

(11,080 posts)
26. "If this horn were real, I would gouge your eyes out with it!"
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 09:08 PM
Jan 2015

"If I could open cans of tuna by myself, I would kill you in your sleep for this."
"You better lock up your shoes tonight, hooman, for I will barf up hairballs in all of them."

 

Android3.14

(5,402 posts)
29. Well, I can't argue with that
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 09:33 PM
Jan 2015

Though I actually meant that the people here who like Palin are as common as unicorns.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
4. stupidity and the average American voter
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:31 PM
Jan 2015

Sarah Palin, George Bush, Mike Huckabee, the list of ignorant, uninformed Republicans could go on and on. Agreed they are all ignorant and uninformed, in the grand tradition of Ronald Reagan himself and the Know Nothing Party. But they serve a useful purpose in American politics. Many Americans demonstrate very little actual knowledge of American history or current events. But ignorant people do not appreciate being shown up, and they do need to feel that they are actually quite smart. Therein lies the genius of the Republicans who actually run the party. By nominating ignorant people, the Republicans appeal to the average ignoramus who feels that he/she is just as smart as that person running for President. Sarah Palin is the ideal candidate to appeal to the uninformed because by her language and actions she validates the American myth that ANYONE can be President.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
61. style preference
Thu Jan 29, 2015, 01:42 PM
Jan 2015

Hello Professor,
I mainly play acoustic guitar, but do electric occasionally to play with my brother. I played mandolin and bass in college with a group doing bluegrass, but I like many styles. Like you, I played in bands but now mainly with myself. Easier to please yourself. (Ha ha) I only have 2 acoustic and 2 electric and 1 uke. Plus a couple of amps.
Thanks for the number of guitars. I showed your post to my wife as proof that clearly I do not have enough guitars.
Likes include Richard Thompson, Mike Dawes, Chet Atkins, too many to list. I prefer a 4 finger style with my own nails. I could never control the flat pick well enough. Have you ever tried plastic or metal fingerpicks? In my experience metal picks sound great with a slide.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
48. Don't discount the eye candy effect...
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:55 PM
Jan 2015

I remember distinctly. A RW poster on another board I frequent's first comment when he posted about Sarah: "Finally, a candidate I would do!"

Yeah, he really posted that. Most of the RW hoopla can be explained away as adolescent fantasy BS IMHO.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
58. Eye candy leaves a bad taste in my mouth
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 03:31 PM
Jan 2015

Fantasy is one thing, but sex appeal based solely on looks is the equivalent of a date with a sex magazine. Looks without personality appeals to the average 16 year old, but real sexiness comes from between the ears.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
7. Of course, if your personal Idiot Facebook Friend is also gainfully employed....
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:42 PM
Jan 2015

...you have to wonder how he or she does it as well.

TrollBuster9090

(5,953 posts)
9. Personally, I love her. She's proof that nobody should EVER listen to John McCain's advice
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:11 PM
Jan 2015

about anything!

The man may be a hero, but Sarah Palin is living proof that the man is incapable of making a responsible decision about an important issue.

Whenever people are quoting John McCain, and saying "John McCain thinks it would be a good idea to..."

All you have to say is: "John McCain ALSO thought Sarah Palin was qualified to be PRESIDENT." End of argument.

freebrew

(1,917 posts)
41. I don't think he's a hero...
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 11:45 AM
Jan 2015

he didn't save anyone's life. He was a pilot that got shot down and captured.

I don't know how he ever qualified to BE a pilot, he has never acted very intelligent AFAIK.

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
42. Can You Define Hero?
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 11:46 AM
Jan 2015

I'm not picking a fight. But, i don't think he is one. It's a shame he got captured and spend all that time in a prison camp, but i would define heroic differently, perhaps.

kcass1954

(1,819 posts)
11. The one who's a 'bagger is no longer a friend.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:14 PM
Jan 2015

I just couldn't deal with her anymore. She doesn't live locally, but we kept in touch and saw each other when she came here on family business. Don't have time in my life for that bs. The last two times she's been here, I've been "busy".

progressoid

(49,827 posts)
36. Yeah, I call those people acquaintances, not friends.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:01 AM
Jan 2015

And then there are the family members that I'd like to pretend are distant relatives.

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)
14. I had to chuckle
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:35 PM
Jan 2015

Your words in the first paragraph of your OP describe my father exactly. He's also a huge Palin fan.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
39. It doesn't even have to be your own Facebook friend. It could be a friend of a friend...
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 11:08 AM
Jan 2015

....with whom your acquainted, and upon viewing their page with morbid curiosity, you are astonished at the lack of political knowledge on that person's part.

For example, there was a kid I went to school with named Dusty. I didn't know him real well, but was acquainted with him. Never had any real issues with him. He did come off as a little bit of a village idiot type, not taking anything in life real seriously and was essentially a naïve yet harmless jackass. Think the Ziggy Sobatka character from The Wire (before he shot the Greek's guys). Never had a remote inkling of any interest in politics or anything deep at all.

Well, Dusty grew up. Sort of. I never bothered to friend him on Facebook, but his posts would sometimes pop up on my feed since some of my friends were friends with him. Apparently Ziggy--I mean Dusty--got himself married, procreated, and is gainfully employed spinning records at the local bar as "DJ Dusty". Which, hey, I'm happy for him. Good for him in that department.

Except that DJ Dusty has found his political soul. The problem being, his political soul is a moron. His page is littered with stories from "The Tea Party News Network", Ted Nugent, memes saying "Liberalism is a Mental Illness," Rand Paul quotes, and statements such as, "Damn shame for Selma that it came out at the same time as a movie people actually want to see", "In all 57 States he's a Muslim" and "Do we have a new president today?" His most recent post was a cryptic "Scott Walker". Nothing else but "Scott Walker". I don't get it, either.

Plus he has plenty of non-political idiocy as well. Weird all caps phrases such as "TAKEYOSHIRTOFF!" and "UKNOWDAZZRITE!"

I would have hoped that maybe DJ Dusty would have gained some wisdom from his high school days. Sadly, he hasn't. He's actually stupider now than he was then. And frankly, his stupid jackassery was never the problem. There's nothing wrong if someone doesn't have the highest level of cognitive intelligence. However, a lack of political intelligence is inexcusable. I mean, look at Ben Carson. He's got a brilliant medical mind that most of us could only dream to have and has achieved great things as a doctor. And yet politically, the man's a complete dunce.

But looking at Sarah Palin, and looking at DJ Dusty, I honestly see no difference. No difference whatsoever. And I'm sure everyone on this board probably has at least one idiotic acquaintance who is essentially interchangeable with the former Alaskan Governor and Vice Presidential nominee.






vlyons

(10,252 posts)
46. Anger makes you stupid.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:25 PM
Jan 2015

Have you ever noticed how the really stupid ones have little or no filter on all the hatred that they spew? They see demons and scarey "socialists," who want to destroy freedom at every turn. I've been reading some of the Ven. Bokar Rinpoche's writings (a very high and well-respected Tibetan Lama), and I love his quote that "Anger makes you stupid." I've been thinking a lot about stupidity lately, mainly because I see so much stupidity in the RW political arena. It's not enough for them to have a political disagreement with progressives. Oh no, they have to demonize everyone with whom they disagree. And their disagreements aren't really even disagreements, because there is no analysis, no study of the causes and consequences of this or that policy. It's all fearful projections and emotional reactions to "the other." And angry denial and resentment that the world is constantly changing. It hasn't been 1952 for a really long time.

Anger makes you stupid.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
54. You must not watch TV...
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 06:10 PM
Jan 2015

I was playing off a car insurance commercial where clueless senior "posts" her vacation pictures to her living room wall... Her friend tells her "That's not it works, that's not how any of this works." after clueless tells her "I unfriend you."

You are aware that you can click the upper right corner of any post you see and change a setting to say you don't want to see posts from that account?

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
55. Yes, I am fully aware of that.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 06:33 PM
Jan 2015

But I do have a bit of morbid curiosity when it comes to some people. So I voluntarily choose to see it.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
56. To each their own. When I discover an acquaintance is a conservative idiot,
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 06:42 PM
Jan 2015

I stop listening to them. I've yet to find one that is able to consider evidence, they just spout RW talking points.

mountain grammy

(26,571 posts)
16. My husband's brother, his wife, and two of their five kids..
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:06 PM
Jan 2015

I think there's a little more reasonableness in the other three kids. That said, I don't think Sarah is their gal anymore. My one nephew loves Mike Huckabee, I think he's the first choice for all of them, cause you know, Bubbaville, Ted Nugent, abortion, and freeeeeedumb!!! Mike understands them, like W did.

I do love my husband's family and so does he. We do not talk about politics.

mountain grammy

(26,571 posts)
50. I know, right? Him and his "bubbleville vs bubbaville" bullshit..
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:06 PM
Jan 2015

the likable guy that no one likes. He'll sneer at you with a smile on his face.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
18. My uncle had a poster sized photo of McChimp on his front door.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:15 PM
Jan 2015

I see him weekly --- actually a nice guy. He will come up with nonsense and I will forward citations to prove his argument wrong. He still comes back for more.

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
20. I have a couple of Facebook friends like Sarah.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:48 PM
Jan 2015

Sadly, they are all family. And I know they voted for McCain/Palin, and would vote for Palin in a heartbeat if Pox News told them to.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
22. The GOP should apologize for putting her that close to the office
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:50 PM
Jan 2015

Dog forbid McCain had actually won!

I got rid of my Facebook so I don't have to deal with that anymore.

tclambert

(11,080 posts)
28. She's that Saturday Night Live character: The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 09:30 PM
Jan 2015

at a Party.

"I hate to burn your bubble, but if Neil Grass Tyson is so smart, why'd he bite that guy's ear off?" "There are homeless people out there who can't even pay their mortgages."

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
43. I watched all ~35min of her verbal diarrhea/word salad from that Iowa "Freedom" Summit
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 11:51 AM
Jan 2015

one word describes it best:

painful

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
44. But Sarah Palin is very, very pretty.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:07 PM
Jan 2015

Turns out that's millions of dollars of difference between her and the rubes.

We don't hear much from her these days, because by vacuous rube standards, she's not as pretty as she used to be--and she's rich enough that she is no longer desperate for attention. Thank goodness her ideology at least spared us her being pimped as a literal sex symbol; her little wink is as far as she went, and that was a long time ago.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
45. I find her to be very vulgar
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:07 PM
Jan 2015

Moreover, she delights in being vulgar. She thinks that being "down-homey" is the true Americam authentic. I suspects that she drinks a lot, or maybe shops Drs for feel-good meds. She's pathetic ... and vulgar.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
49. Sarah being friended by the entire RW media, a Presidential candidate and Fox is the part where parallels break down.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:01 PM
Jan 2015
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