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DID SARAH PALIN REALLY SAY THE 'C' WORD? (Cajones)
WebToday ^ | 8-1-10 | WebToday

Posted on 08/01/2010 10:56:39 AM PDT by geraldmcg

I'm not sure if we can believe anything in The Washington Post but this one needs mentioning even if they fabricated the story since it has to do with actually making Sarah Palin look good.

What's wrong with this picture? Since when would the WaPo want to make a conservative like Palin look good under any circumstances?

Nonetheless, Matt DeLong of the Washington Post quoted Sarah Palin as saying Barack Obama lacks 'the cojones' to tackle immigration.

Here's the exact quote, copied and pasted from the WaPo story:

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Sunday that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has "the cojones" that President Obama "does not have" to take on illegal immigration.

So, our conclusion on this matter is that although WaPo loves to trash Palin, this time they just couldn't resist putting in the Palin cojones quote, thus giving her a backhanded compliment.

By the way, the WaPo article ended with this just posted update:

Update: This may be the most high-profile political use of the word "cojones" by an American woman since then-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright famously said that Cuba's shooting down of planes flown by anti-Castro exiles was "not cojones" but "cowardice."

WebToday article: http://www.888webtoday.com


TOPICS: Candidates; General Discussion; Issues; RLC News
KEYWORDS: aliens; balls; cajones; cojones; elections; immigration; janbrewer; mattdelong; military; obama; palin; politics; sarahpalin; sb1070
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It might be like Chuck Colson’s experience. He said that so many people erroneously accused him of saying he’d step on his grandmother if necessary to help Nixon, that eventually he broke down and said it. So, even if Sarah didn’t say it, after all this publicity, she likely will say it.


81 posted on 08/01/2010 12:21:16 PM PDT by geraldmcg
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To: FrankR

OK, good to know. She said it!


82 posted on 08/01/2010 12:21:21 PM PDT by geraldmcg
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To: livius

Probably in English she would have said guts.”

IMO, guts, spineless, etc. are overused and have lost their impact! She chose the one word that totally fits the person, occasion and situation and there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind as to the point she was making.


83 posted on 08/01/2010 12:21:26 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: geraldmcg

Cajones? I don’t even think Barry has a winkie, let alone cojones.


84 posted on 08/01/2010 12:24:54 PM PDT by chippewaman
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To: All

Folks, putting all this arguing aside, did you read this?

http://blendzpolitik.blogspot.com/2010/07/white-house-ramps-up-damage-control.html

While I am not surprised, it makes my hair stand on end.


85 posted on 08/01/2010 12:25:53 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: geraldmcg

Oh she said it. You should watch Fox News Sunday, she said it, it was the first few minutes..it was awesome..


86 posted on 08/01/2010 12:31:57 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: geraldmcg

No biggie....

Seeing folks using the word for boxes instead of the one for the “t” word alway made chuckle.

Non the less, please read my post #85 and read that article if you haven’t read it yet.


87 posted on 08/01/2010 12:32:12 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)

Maybe you should stick to what you know, since you are absolutely wrong about this.

Cajones is a euphemism (altho Mexican) but everyone knows what it means.

Do you think she should have said ‘balls?’

That would’ve sounded cheap and trashy. She got the point across in a lady-like manner by using cajones.


88 posted on 08/01/2010 12:41:13 PM PDT by altura
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To: Bernard Marx

I didn’t know that was the meaning of bollocks! I just thought it was an expression of disgust, like saying, ‘oh, rats.’


89 posted on 08/01/2010 12:45:38 PM PDT by altura
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)

Well, I got it wrong also. I won’t again.

Jose Cuervo, you are a friend of mine.


90 posted on 08/01/2010 12:47:42 PM PDT by altura
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To: geraldmcg
yep......can't sit like that if you've got cojones


91 posted on 08/01/2010 12:48:53 PM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (Sarah....The Thrilla from Wasilla)
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To: calex59

Actually, John Wayne always said “cojones” instead of “balls.” Enough said. Go Sarah!!!!!


92 posted on 08/01/2010 12:53:47 PM PDT by hampdenkid
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer); Michael Barnes

Hear! Hear!


93 posted on 08/01/2010 1:01:31 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: altura

“Maybe you should stick to what you know, since you are absolutely wrong about this.”

“Cajones is a euphemism (altho Mexican) but everyone knows what it means.”

LOL!!!

You really make me laugh!!!

I know what cajones means. It is you that does not know what cajones means.


94 posted on 08/01/2010 1:06:44 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan

That photo would make a good add promotion for douches or any feminine hygiene product.

He appears giddy and way too at home.


95 posted on 08/01/2010 1:21:10 PM PDT by mickey finn
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To: geraldmcg

The Lady was just speaking in the vernacular. It was an excellent call!

:-)


96 posted on 08/01/2010 1:23:26 PM PDT by bannie (Gone to seed.)
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To: OCC

should coulda said ‘crypt orchids’! LOL


97 posted on 08/01/2010 1:24:09 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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To: libbylu

“In public speaking it sounds better than balls and testicles.”

Okay, okay...putting that way I agree with you.
Yeck!!!

But the point was, as a fellow freeper corrected me, it was to draw in the Latin community as well as that crooked gutless cheeky Kenyan bastard and his crooked gutless group.


98 posted on 08/01/2010 1:26:46 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: skr

spineless; limp-wristed; no guts; lacking intestinal fortitude; has no seed; “he ain’t no swingin’ (well)”; hasn’t the wherewithal; hasn’t the strength to command himself, let alone others; can’t deliver the goods; hasn’t any fire in the loins; and so on, and so on.


99 posted on 08/01/2010 1:32:53 PM PDT by Prussianone
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To: skr
I remember when we used to use the term spineless, both gender neutral and to the point without coarsening public discourse.

Yes, and for that matter, I remember when the word "gender" referred to grammatical properties of words, specifically in languages that attributed masculine or feminine classifications to inanimate objects. The reason the word "spineless" is gender-neutral in English is because pretty much every word except "he," "his," "she," and "her" is gender neutral in English. The corresponsing word for "spineless" in Spanish would not be gender-neutral -- it would be modified to agree with the gender of the subject, including the gender of inanimate objects.

"El Arbol" (masc.) is a tree, "Las Parabrisas" (fem.) is a windshield, "una persona" (fem.) is a person, male or female. The word "gender" refers to the appointment the language gives of feminine "gender" to the word tree, of female gender to a windshield (more literally, the breeze or wind, "brisa," "para" meaning to stop), and female gender to the word "person" even if the person referred to is a man. Un señor es una persona. You don't say, "Un señor es un persono."

According to my dictionary, the word "gender" used as a replacement for the word "sex," as in "a person's gender" as opposed to "a person's sex," is a colloquialism. I would argue that the Spanish word "cojones" has also become an American colloquialism. A colloquialism is informal, conversational useage of a word -- it is NOT substandard or illiterate, but it is informal.

I LIKE that Palin feels comfortable using language the same way most Americans do. It's refreshing and courageous. Meanwhile, I personally refrain from using the word "gender" as a substitute for the word "sex," with the full understanding that it's just me being a hard-ass in objecting to the right and real nature of language, which is dynamic and ever-changing. I have a hard time accepting it sometimes!!!

100 posted on 08/01/2010 1:43:19 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent)
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