The first step to curing an addiction is admitting to the problem.
At the behest of Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, several liberal Richmond-area bloggers and Facebookers have taken the 28-step pledge to avoid any mention of Sarah Palin during February.
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| unknown addicts in some protest in some city vilifying Palin for inspiring hate. Photo edited. |
As an evil conservative ginned up on Sarah’s hateful, bile-filled rhetoric, News from Doswell will now do shooters in front of these recovering addicts, knowing that none of them can respond to this hit-piece without breaking their pledge.
Admitting to his Palin addiction, Milbank confessed he has written about her 42 times since 2008. “I challenge columnists Eugene Robinson (33 Palin mentions), Paul Krugman (14), Kathleen Parker (30) and Maureen Dowd (45) to do the same” he said, also calling for MSNBC talking head Rachel Maddow (183 shows) to join him.
Locally, the Palin tallies are not quite as impressive in numbers but equal in vitriolic fixation. Slantblogger, FD Hub Editor and former Biograph Theatre Manager Terry Rea mentioned her in about 12 columns since January 2009, and – admitting to his own “you betchaddiction” – is leading a Facebook charge of his left-leaning followers to go cold turkey off the Palindromes during Groundhog month.
“. . . through the entire month of February, neither Sarah's name nor any commentary about her antics will cross my lips” stated the long-time Richmond blogger and commentator on Facebook regarding his self-imposed intervention. “I'm not even going to talk about her on the telephone.”
Starting . . . now.
Rea actually veered from Palin prior to the November elections to pen several pieces in Slantblog about a younger, lower tar gateway drug named Christine O’Donnell – but quickly went back on the “Bristol meth”, stoking more hits of the prom-haired Monarch of the frozen north when O’Donnell lost her Senate bid and stopped being interesting.
Admitting to his Palin addiction, Milbank confessed he has written about her 42 times since 2008. “I challenge columnists Eugene Robinson (33 Palin mentions), Paul Krugman (14), Kathleen Parker (30) and Maureen Dowd (45) to do the same” he said, also calling for MSNBC talking head Rachel Maddow (183 shows) to join him.
Locally, the Palin tallies are not quite as impressive in numbers but equal in vitriolic fixation. Slantblogger, FD Hub Editor and former Biograph Theatre Manager Terry Rea mentioned her in about 12 columns since January 2009, and – admitting to his own “you betchaddiction” – is leading a Facebook charge of his left-leaning followers to go cold turkey off the Palindromes during Groundhog month.
“. . . through the entire month of February, neither Sarah's name nor any commentary about her antics will cross my lips” stated the long-time Richmond blogger and commentator on Facebook regarding his self-imposed intervention. “I'm not even going to talk about her on the telephone.”
Starting . . . now.
Rea actually veered from Palin prior to the November elections to pen several pieces in Slantblog about a younger, lower tar gateway drug named Christine O’Donnell – but quickly went back on the “Bristol meth”, stoking more hits of the prom-haired Monarch of the frozen north when O’Donnell lost her Senate bid and stopped being interesting.
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| Unknown Palin addict in cardboard glasses. Edited photo |
But like most flimsy liberal promises, Milbank already dropped like a bridesmaid’s dress after only 16 hours off the “Crack Piper”, writing “Day One of the Sarah Palin Moratorium” at 3:45 PM February 1, then (again like a true liberal) cut and run from his remarks and blamed the relapse on someone else – this time his editor. Apparently he is going to spend the entire month defeating his own purpose by congratulating himself on his progress.
Typical addict behavior.
At the same time, many local Facebook friends of Rea want to observe the moratorium yet are so obsessed they simply cannot be held personally accountable for stopping the insults to her, her family or her supporters. “[Sarah] Palin . . . is a trailer park queen who gives trailer parks a bad name” writes Richmonder Buddy Corbett on Rea’s proposal, still taking long tokes on his Palin hookah.
Michael Ventrella, in a different thread published prior to the moratorium, chose to lash out at her fans, calling them “idiotic racist anti-semitic backwater goons”.
Filmmaker and Teacher Ted Salins, on the other hand, apparently lives in denial and sees no reason to take the pledge, doggedly clinging to Palin’s perceived responsibility for the murders in Tucson. “She still needs to answer for Gabrielle Giffords and all the hatred she inspires” he comments.
(See the picture above left for an example of the hatred she inspires.)
Former VCU student Lindsey Curren suggests a code name for the truly possessed to avoid the DTs. “. . . She-who-cannot-be-named. Or Valdemorta for short.”
Unwilling to trash Palin personally, Richmond woman Jonnie Rock reminded us on Facebook that alleged actor Tracy Morgan publicly considered her “good masturbation material” on TNT– an observation considered hilarious and within limits by these twelve-step crack-babies but that would get a conservative man strung up by his Todds.
Describing Palin as a “train wreck” is employed by both Harriet McLeod and Carolyn Winks – presumably the Amtrak Alaskan Meteor. “People find it hard not to stare, drop-jawed” states McLeod, which explains a lot regarding the facial expressions of the typical Palin substance abuser.
A search on the lefty website BlueVirginia reveals a smoky opium den of slobbering junkies hopped up on those Alaskan Goofballs: No less than thirty Sarah Palin-related columns since November 29, 2010 appeared, including 19 by a physiologically dependent “Lowkell”, 3 by “TheGreenMiles”, with a smattering of the remainders by leisure abusers “CleetusMaggard” and “aznews”. None of these contributors have publicly submitted to the pledge, choosing instead to continue to wallow in their own Sarah enslavement.
Typical addict behavior.
At the same time, many local Facebook friends of Rea want to observe the moratorium yet are so obsessed they simply cannot be held personally accountable for stopping the insults to her, her family or her supporters. “[Sarah] Palin . . . is a trailer park queen who gives trailer parks a bad name” writes Richmonder Buddy Corbett on Rea’s proposal, still taking long tokes on his Palin hookah.
Michael Ventrella, in a different thread published prior to the moratorium, chose to lash out at her fans, calling them “idiotic racist anti-semitic backwater goons”.
Filmmaker and Teacher Ted Salins, on the other hand, apparently lives in denial and sees no reason to take the pledge, doggedly clinging to Palin’s perceived responsibility for the murders in Tucson. “She still needs to answer for Gabrielle Giffords and all the hatred she inspires” he comments.
(See the picture above left for an example of the hatred she inspires.)
Former VCU student Lindsey Curren suggests a code name for the truly possessed to avoid the DTs. “. . . She-who-cannot-be-named. Or Valdemorta for short.”
Unwilling to trash Palin personally, Richmond woman Jonnie Rock reminded us on Facebook that alleged actor Tracy Morgan publicly considered her “good masturbation material” on TNT– an observation considered hilarious and within limits by these twelve-step crack-babies but that would get a conservative man strung up by his Todds.
Describing Palin as a “train wreck” is employed by both Harriet McLeod and Carolyn Winks – presumably the Amtrak Alaskan Meteor. “People find it hard not to stare, drop-jawed” states McLeod, which explains a lot regarding the facial expressions of the typical Palin substance abuser.
A search on the lefty website BlueVirginia reveals a smoky opium den of slobbering junkies hopped up on those Alaskan Goofballs: No less than thirty Sarah Palin-related columns since November 29, 2010 appeared, including 19 by a physiologically dependent “Lowkell”, 3 by “TheGreenMiles”, with a smattering of the remainders by leisure abusers “CleetusMaggard” and “aznews”. None of these contributors have publicly submitted to the pledge, choosing instead to continue to wallow in their own Sarah enslavement.
Clearly, judging by the difficulties encountered by these lefties, Sarah Palin is the most powerful and influential recreational narcotic in the universe. She is held responsible for the Tucson shooting, the violence in Egypt, global warming, the Republican majority in the house, the rise of the Tea Party, inspiring universal right-wing hate, setting women’s rights back 100 years by her refusal to abort a disabled baby and “just being stupid”.
Like an evil genius entrenched in a cave lair almost in view of Russia, she puts a Bumpit in her hair and plots the next political upheaval, be it organizing opposition to health care reform, democratic congressmen or gay marriage, threatening to run for President or leading “an American-led invasion [of Egypt] to protect our interests in North Africa” as reported by wild-eyed addict Rachel Maddow.
I empathize with Milbank, Rea and all the Richmond bloggers and Facebook posters fighting Palin derangement burnout who but are finding that quitting her is akin to coming clean off the Wild Turkey.
Obviously, we conservative philistines underestimate the addicting power of the almost omnipotent and intoxicating 49th state Courtier they call Sara. Feel free to wander over to Slantblog and encourage Terry and all his readers in their journey down the 28-day road to Sarah Sobriety. Be nice – it would be cruel, for example, to encounter one of these raving speed freaks during February trying desperately to block her from their consciousness and ask them “Did you see what that crazy Sarah Palin said today . . .?”
Don’t do it.
UPDATE Added 02-07-11: Palin event canceled due to 'an onslaught of personal attacks'
Addicts unable to take the pledge,
Like an evil genius entrenched in a cave lair almost in view of Russia, she puts a Bumpit in her hair and plots the next political upheaval, be it organizing opposition to health care reform, democratic congressmen or gay marriage, threatening to run for President or leading “an American-led invasion [of Egypt] to protect our interests in North Africa” as reported by wild-eyed addict Rachel Maddow.
I empathize with Milbank, Rea and all the Richmond bloggers and Facebook posters fighting Palin derangement burnout who but are finding that quitting her is akin to coming clean off the Wild Turkey.
Obviously, we conservative philistines underestimate the addicting power of the almost omnipotent and intoxicating 49th state Courtier they call Sara. Feel free to wander over to Slantblog and encourage Terry and all his readers in their journey down the 28-day road to Sarah Sobriety. Be nice – it would be cruel, for example, to encounter one of these raving speed freaks during February trying desperately to block her from their consciousness and ask them “Did you see what that crazy Sarah Palin said today . . .?”
Don’t do it.
UPDATE Added 02-07-11: Palin event canceled due to 'an onslaught of personal attacks'
Addicts unable to take the pledge,
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