Posted on 07/03/2009 5:10:14 PM PDT by kristinn
Exposure by Free Republic has forced the Huffington Post to take down an article attacking Sarah Palin over her Down Syndrome afflicted child, Trig, within ninety minutes of the offensive article being written about at Free Republic.
Clicking on the source link at the Huffington Post now brings a page devoid of the article and headline. The keywords referencing Trig remain, however the original 'Comedy news' tag has been changed to 'Home news'
The article, entitled "Palin Will Run In '12 on More Retardation Platform" was written by Huffington Post writer Erik Sean Nelson.
Link to Free Republic article exposing HuffPo (with now-disappeared article.)
Congrats. First time I’ve ever seen this.
Oh, but Google considers HuffPo a “news” source in its news search engine, because it’s moderated. Oh, and its members sometimes get called to D.C. to act as newsmedia shill for Obama. NBC and MSNBC weren’t doing a thorough job I guess.
Thanks kristinn.
NBC News: Palin Out of Political Office For Good
MSNBC
Posted on 07/03/2009 2:54:59 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2285093/posts
Reports Palin Advised Staff/Supporters
She Is Permanently Out Of Politics ARE NOT true!
Friends and Fiends in DC | MB26
Posted on 07/03/2009 3:21:45 PM PDT by MindBender26
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2285105/posts
I'm sure that some really do, and some just want others to perceive them as caring.
You are right - pure trash.
Shows you the kind of people that are on that site and have led us to the destruction of America for our and their own children.
They are the deformed.
An attack on Sarah and her family is an attack on the values we hold dear.
But, I can guarantee, I will never be a part of that kind of stuff.
And these are the people our Kenyan clown calls upon at a press conference.
Tells a person all they need to know about the sleazy excuse of a president.
Good for you guys! Expose that scum!
I’m glad to see that some progressives have the decency to call out people like this.
Why do liberals like the HP continue to go after Palin’s children, especially Trig??
Liberalism is devoid of morality, principles, accountibility and responsibility. What remains is a selfish attitude of bitterness, hatred, resentment, anger and no compassion whatsoever. Their vile anger is relentless and will go on and on.
You can see the true face of liberalism now. It is a face that can be summed up in one word: Evil
Seeing someone write that well makes me want to cry. I so admire good writers, and that was a very well written post.
This person's "humor" reflects a venerable liberal tradition of attempts at race purification.
The article, entitled "Palin Will Run In '12 on More Retardation Platform" was written by Huffington Post writer Erik Sean Nelson.
Who is Erik Sean Nelson? Does he post much? Is he a "professional writer" for Huffington Post?
Was this on comparably the FRONT PAGE or BREAKING NEWS?
Or is Huffington Post a disorganized site?
Just curious.
Additionally, my computer got hit with a virus from "bafstone.com", which was bfqe.php sending it...
I don't think that virus was a coincidence... My virus shield got it...
pfqe.php
Virus was:
Exploit.JS.Pdfka.mq
bttt
may huff and puff pay big time with their own health and their families health for their slurs... they then, and only then, realize what pain is.. their backbone is slime whereas Sarah the Brave has a backbone of steel
Obama = Carter
Palin = Reagan
You really shouldn't have to spell that out for folks, but, oh well...
The "slower kids" still think that Rooty and Myth Romney are conservatives.
I agree that a standard litmus test, from the outset, something we can all agree on, is essential to honest, constructive dialogue on very important national and international matters. My gold standard is the reason why I chose to live in the United States (I was born here and my family goes back to the 1700s here, but I am free to leave also). That standard is that, based on my limited knowledge of history and political philosophy, I find the ideas of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton to be vastly superior as a practical means of public cooperation and government to anything anyone has contrived thus far.
Is there an imbalance between the weak and the powerful in such a system? I think so, but its much preferable to the alternatives and it is certainly an economic juggernaut for which we can all be grateful. Capitalism is a powerful elixir and I'd still rather have it than any kind of socialist, centralized and thoughtless system which merely shifts the abuse of power over the weak to politicians.
So, I'm all for a planned economy if it could work, I just haven't heard of one that has any chance of doing so. We can agree to disagree, and I suspect that most people here are of the Jeffersonian and Madisonian flavor. I'm a Hamiltonian through and through and I view these guys not as conservatives but as radical progressives.
I believe, as Hamilton did, that separation of powers was a concept not limited to the organs of government itself, but to the balance of power between the state and what I call The People. So, in my view, the primary demons we face in our political landscape have to do with how we have foolishly relinquished the legitimate and reasonable concerns of The State to the whims of what Madison and Hamilton called popular faction - today called special interests. It is why we pay 8,000 dollars for toilet seats on military aircraft, why we have senseless laws passed that totally eviscerate the good intentions of the 2nd Amendment, and why our government seems, as each year passes, to be more and more impotent and unable to act in the interests of the Nation.
This is just to describe from the outset where I am coming from. So, some examples where we'd likely agree:
The border issue is a sad testament to the government's inability to ACT. I think the idea of open borders and a borderless society is great, provided it is done responsibly and with adequate consideration of the public safety. A president not owned by special interests would, upon inauguration, nationalize the State Guards of CA, AZ, NM, and TX, send them to the border with orders to shoot anything that moves and the immigration problem would end overnight saving thousands of lives from heat exhaustion, thirst and death as a result of crimes committed to further their illegal status. The argument that we "can't do this" is disingenuous. The Soviet Union managed their borders quite nicely for 70 years with just such orders issued. And believe me, people weren't trying to cross the border merely for a minimum wage job at 7/11. That, followed up with a compassionate immigration policy where immigrants can be known, tracked and vetted and the public safety ensured is much preferable and more humane, in my view. To me, that would BE an open border managed by responsible policy.
The second Amendment is another example of the government's total domination by special interests. The meaning and intent of the 2nd Amendment is as clear as an elephant taking a dump in your living room; if you can't see it or smell it your're either unconscious or dead. Hamilton was very concerned (and Madison even more so) about what would happen if their 'ingenious' system failed. The 2nd Amendment was never about duck hunting. It was about intimidating the crap out of dictators. It worked. And there is not a seven nation army on this planet that could militarily occupy this country either. So, what do I think is the right way to approach the sad and horrible cycle of violence and crime? Why don't we start with the family? Well, that is now taboo discussion in my crowd.
So, when my liberal friends complain about crime I tell them a "cute little bed-time story". Back around 1780 the world's most powerful army went up to a place called Lexington Green in search of arms to confiscate from a bunch of ragtag colonists. They made a good show of it. But they had to get back home that night. Word spread that the Army had shot up some colonists on their way into the hinterland. One road led home and word traveled fast. Thousands and thousands of colonists raced to this road from numerous adjoining counties. Every dad, mother and child over 12 arrived within 24 hours armed to the teeth. This mighty Army was ripped to shreds by a bunch of ignorant, rag-tag colonists shooting from hidden positions all along the length of this long, dark road. Boys as young as 9 were firing large, heavy rifles from the windows of farm houses along the road. This was like Waco squared. When the commanding officer asked how many colonists were "rebelling" and how many of those were armed, the second in command gave him an incredulous look and paused. He then said, "uh...all of them"! (now, of course, he didn't mean all 2 million colonists on the continent, but the point was that the exact number was irrelevant at that point). This Army, known for a kind of discipline that never failed even in the face of being overrun, was reported to have broken up, soldiers running in all directions like "chickens with their heads cut off", only to be mowed down by withering fire from farms along the road. This is where the phrase "shock and awe" came from. Fear gripped the column and the commanding officer knew he had no choice but to make a mad dash for his redbout back in "the world" to the east. A non-combat worthy remnant staggered back to civilization barely hanging on to its life. The royalty of England just received a quick and swift kick in the groin. The Holy Army of Angels had just been found. THIS is why we need to appreciate the deeper meaning behind the 2nd Amendment. Most of my friends never knew about this history. Historical accounts today play it down but the primary sources are a shocking testament to the effectiveness of an armed populace. This legacy of maniacal behavior on the battlefield continued with their "commissioned" descendents; dead-eye dicks from the back waters of Kentucky, rifles in hand, quickly came to New England to be "sworn in". The likes of fighers Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan and even Alexander Hamilton were all inspired by the fighting spirit of everyday civilians who fought for no other reason than some dictator was "tresspassing".
So, I'm all for crime control, for Hamilton's increased sense of State Powers and progressive public policy provided we retain the ultimate safety valve of arming The People to the teeth. That is "balance of power". There are people in D.C. today who know this story quite well and are indeed scared to death of it. Stories like those above should inspire us, not divide us.
So, there is much we can agree on and less we can disagree on. I agree that it's a matter of methods, not intent. We all want what is best for the Nation and the world and I do believe that all people are basically good. But there are forces in this world that feed on and promote an insane degree of polarization to keep the voices of reason drowned out. That is what I fear most.
Hope that ROMNEY will be fair and will not try to bother her anyway...
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They did apologize ..... here it is
I wrote a piece making fun of the fact that a Trig Palin joke was given as the reason that Sarah Palin left office. I wrote jokes that were offensive but my intent was for them to be ironic and therefore not offensive. I was wrong. Within ten minutes of my post I received some emails from the loved ones of the retarded and I saw that my piece was hurtful. Therefore, I removed the post right after receiving the first 2 emails.
I removed it immediately because I saw that it did not come across as I intended. I apologize to all of those who were offended.
Trig’s a swell kid.
I wasn’t here either - missed entire thing but heard about the Trig diss on cable.
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