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X Factor said:

Holy ****. Look at all the votes, and in such a short time too. Lol.

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Most of them are spammed votes. Not nearly that many people have actually voted. 100 to 1 that someone is logged off (or doesn't have account) and keeps voting over and over in order to tilt the vote. Stupid imo.

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SheWolf said:

My thoughts on Palin's purpose of posting the photo, ether...

1. She has no commonsense and didn't realize it would invoke criticism, and she actually thought it was cute or
2. She isn't that stupid and wanted to stir up some BS drama to get attention


Maybe I could be forgiving if number one is true, because at least she wouldn't knowingly be putting her son in the center of negative attention.


And assuming number one is the truth, how could somebody not know that letting your child stand on a dog would cause some backlash? I understand people make mistakes, but this seems incredibly stupid.

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I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to stir up controversy, but then again she also strikes me as someone who could be genuinely oblivious to the fact that this would rub some people the wrong way. In either case, she's a hot mess - which is no surprise. I just hope she teaches her son not to do that so he doesn't get hurt doing it to the wrong dog.

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Goshin said:

Yeah, I know I'm not as huggy and fluffy about animals as some. I like them, like 'em a lot in fact, but I don't elevate them on a pedestal and imbue them with superlative traits and consider them sacrosanct.




If it was my kid, I would've just said "don't stand on the dog", possibly accompanied by a smack on the butt if I wasn't promptly obeyed, and otherwise ignored the whole matter. Then again I'm not a celebutician living in a glass house.


I'm just saying that while I don't think kids standing on dogs is a good thing either, it doesn't rise to the level of pissing me off that what ISIS is doing to women and children does. THAT I have a hard time reading about without grabbing my rifle and hopping the next flight to Kurdistan.

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Sorry, I actually realized how that must have sounded, but I knew if I edited my comment you'd never see it so I had to wait for your response, which was no disappointment (what's a "celebutician" or do I want to know? :lol. I didn't mean to say, at all, that you dislike animals or whatever. I'm just aware that your one of those people who likes people better than animals, you weirdo.

Believe me, I am well aware of this affliction I have as an animal lover, especially a right wing animal lover and when I say that someone does not see animals the way I do, it likely means they have the healthier perspective.

I will say though, that of course, women and children being executed is far worse and far more worthy of concern but if that's your standard, well like 99.5% of what's posted here shouldn't concern you either.

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Sarah Palin once again proving why she is America's #1 idiot. I'm not mad at the kid....but you have to question the mentality of the woman who would not only fail to teach her child that a dog is not a stepping stool....but have the stupidity to post it all over social media. What a complete dumb ass this woman is.

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Kal'Stang said:

Most of them are spammed votes. Not nearly that many people have actually voted. 100 to 1 that someone is logged off (or doesn't have account) and keeps voting over and over in order to tilt the vote. Stupid imo.

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Spoil sport.

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Manc Skipper said:

If in future he hurts the dog and it bites him, which one will be euthanased?

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Sarah?

Cardinal said:

It's official: Sarah Palin is the Kim Kardashian of politics.

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Perhaps it just became official, but that was quite evident by October 2008.

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X Factor said:

Sorry, I actually realized how that must have sounded, but I knew if I edited my comment you'd never see it so I had to wait for your response, which was no disappointment (what's a "celebutician" or do I want to know? :lol. I didn't mean to say, at all, that you dislike animals or whatever. I'm just aware that your one of those people who likes people better than animals, you weirdo.

Believe me, I am well aware of this affliction I have as an animal lover, especially a right wing animal lover and when I say that someone does not see animals the way I do, it likely means they have the healthier perspective.

I will say though, that of course, women and children being executed is far worse and far more worthy of concern but if that's your standard, well like 99.5% of what's posted here shouldn't concern you either.

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No offense taken.

Yeah, that's true, but honestly I think a LOT of the time, we Americans get bent out of shape over things that are really kind of trivial.... then fail to get appropriately pissed off about things that REALLY ought to have us up in arms.

I'm guilty of it too at times. It comes from living in a fabulously wealthy, incredibly safe and pampered culture as we do... even those of us who are not wealthy and think we've got it hard... well we've got it a lot better than about 80-90% of the world don't we...


Edited to add: "celebutician" is a new word, I just made it. It is a combo of politician and celebrity, like celebutart or celebutant (ie Brittany, Kardashians). Look for it in next year's Webster's Dictionary.

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X Factor said:

Honestly, it was my own reaction to this that made me curious about others. Typically, I'm one to defend Palin more and, as far as I know, the dog wasn't hurt and the kid is cute. At the same time, the kid's not tiny, especially in relation to the size of the dog and I do believe in teaching kids to, well, refrain from stepping on dog's backs.

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Perhaps, but I just do not see enough to get upset about. This is a non-issue that would have even less interest if it was someone other than Palin's kid stepping on a dog.

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disneydude said:

Sarah Palin once again proving why she is America's #1 idiot. I'm not mad at the kid....but you have to question the mentality of the woman who would not only fail to teach her child that a dog is not a stepping stool....but have the stupidity to post it all over social media. What a complete dumb ass this woman is.

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They said in an early post that you'd show up. :lamo

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jamesrage said:

Not in the least. The only people I could see really getting pissed about that photo are PETA-tard or some die hard Sarah Palin hater. I bet that kid has probably tried to ride the dog like a horse,maybe pulled on it's ear,probably fed it candy and sorts of other things.

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I haven't seen any Sarah Palin haters going off on her in this thread up to your post which accuses that.
Just the opposite--known liberals seem to be having more compassion for her than known conservatives.

Now, the purpose of the OP may have been to elicit responses you mention from liberals--I don't know.
As one who has rarely supported Mrs. Palin on anything, I'm sure this was a bright moment for her with a down syndrome son and I support her posting .

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Goshin said:

No offense taken.

Yeah, that's true, but honestly I think a LOT of the time, we Americans get bent out of shape over things that are really kind of trivial.... then fail to get appropriately pissed off about things that REALLY ought to have us up in arms.

I'm guilty of it too at times. It comes from living in a fabulously wealthy, incredibly safe and pampered culture as we do... even those of us who are not wealthy and think we've got it hard... well we've got it a lot better than about 80-90% of the world don't we...


Edited to add: "celebutician" is a new word, I just made it. It is a combo of politician and celebrity, like celebutart or celebutant (ie Brittany, Kardashians). Look for it in next year's Webster's Dictionary.

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Indeed we do. How much of the world's working class would prefer to live in "poverty" as we define it here?

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X Factor said:

Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool - Kids & Family Life, Pet News, Sarah Palin : People.com


Pic is at the link (which I'll include). So why put this in Polls? I'm curious if the story, to put it bluntly, pisses you off because I gotta admit, as an animal fan, most especially dogs, it kinda pisses me off. Not at the kid, of course, but I know, if it were me, I'd teach my kid to not stand on the family dog.

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It does not bother me for two reasons

One little kids and dogs play together all the time, i've seen toddlers and little kids riding on the backs of dogs like horses at times. Kids can play rough and dogs can usually take it.

To the dog it is a living breathing being, it can choose to get up and walk away at any time he wants.

I've told the story before on the forums but I'll tell it again, near where I grew up in Kitsap County Washington, A guy who owned a little farmer had a dog, The dog watched over the chickens both day and night and when it came time to sleep he would climb on top of a big pile of gravel in front of the chicken coop. Rain sleet or shine the dog would be there resting on his gravel pile, well area next to his farm gets developed new suburbanites move-in, one of them takes exception to the dog sleeping on top of a giant pile of gravel so she complains to get sap County Humane Society, they send someone out to chastise the old man for the fact that the dog is sleeping in the rain on top of a pile of gravel, so the farmer gets a little worried he goes and builds a nice new dog house in front of the house and the gravel pile for the dog to sleep in, and lo and behold after expending all that work and money the dog house was empty and in the rain the dog to be sleeping at night on top of the pile of gravel. I understand the fact that many people are dog lovers I'm a dog lover myself I love animals but let's keep things in context animals know how to take care of themselves for the most part

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X Factor said:

Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool - Kids & Family Life, Pet News, Sarah Palin : People.com


Pic is at the link (which I'll include). So why put this in Polls? I'm curious if the story, to put it bluntly, pisses you off because I gotta admit, as an animal fan, most especially dogs, it kinda pisses me off. Not at the kid, of course, but I know, if it were me, I'd teach my kid to not stand on the family dog.

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No, pretty much the only thing that "pisses me off" would be the number of people in the country that lack discernment and think she is a legitimate political leader. Fortunately, it appears that her 15 minutes of fame, which ran way too long, are finally winding down and she can take her place next to her twin sister, Tonya Harding, in American lore.

Thanks for post the Palin thread, we haven't had a good chance to kick her in quite some time.

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American said:

They said in an early post that you'd show up. :lamo

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Why shouldn't I....its a public forum right? Or are you the only one allowed to comment. I'm flattered that what I have to say is important to you. Thanks for caring! LOL

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I had to do none because it's mixed feelings for me. First thing I had to do was remove Palin's name from my mind, because it shouldn't matter whose dog it is. Second, I had to think what I would think if I just saw it randomly. I'm going to say that no, the picture itself does not anger me and maybe someone should try to tell the kid not to stand on the dog.

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You could probably count on one hand the number of people in North America who think less of Sara Palin than I do.

That said, mehhhh.

I have a dog 'bout that size and a 2 1/2 year old.

You would be appalled if I started listing even half the things that kid does to his dog.

She just stands/lays there and takes it and comes back for more every time. I think the dog may love the kid more than I do.

If the Palin house is anything like my own this is "teachable moment" #2,456,827 when it comes to things that the kid shouldn't be doing to the dog.

Sometimes you just need to throw your hands up and post it to Facebook before you make the on the spot correction.

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soot said:

You could probably count on one hand the number of people in North America who think less of Sara Palin than I do.

That said, mehhhh.

I have a dog 'bout that size and a 2 1/2 year old.

You would be appalled if I started listing even half the things that kid does to his dog.

She just stands/lays there and takes it and comes back for more every time. I think the dog may love the kid more than I do.

If the Palin house is anything like my own this is "teachable moment" #2,456,827 when it comes to things that the kid shouldn't be doing to the dog.

Sometimes you just need to throw your hands up and post it to Facebook before you make the on the spot correction.

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And unless it tried to get up and was yelled at, if the dog was uncomfortable or hurt, it generally will yelp and get up. My dog is pretty lazy so I could see this occurring in a few years when my son is old enough.

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I don't know - the kid looks like he might be heavy enough to hurt the dog. For whatever reason, I still thought he was very small, and I thought it wasn't a big deal. But he's basically standing on the dog's spine.

She should not use it as a photo op. Just take him off the dog and tell him it might hurt the dog to do that, and go get him a stepping stool.

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Can we talk about real issues please?

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It pisses me off more because I just imagine her saying something really stupid in her clueless voice about how she supports animal rights and it was out of context.

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iacardsfan said:

It pisses me off more because I just imagine her saying something really stupid in her clueless voice about how she supports animal rights and it was out of context.

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Youbetchya!


Realistically, if it pissed the dog off or hurt him, Trig would have bite to show for it. Lesson learned - by Trig and Mama.

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As he gets older the dog will not allow him to do that and the kid only has Downs... he is not a retard. He will know he can't stand on the dog.

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Yeah you might want to tell Trig that's not a great idea, nothing a punch to the throat couldn't fix... Outrage in 4..3..2..1

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Trig did say he could see Alaska from there though.