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Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool[W:122]:

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Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

Yes, you're right. They have no idea that Obama admitted to eating dog. That must be it. The rest of the country knows it, but not the biggest animal rights organization in the world that lobbies against the consumption of dog. PETA only knows about other politicians' activities, like Mitt Romney's. Oh, but they did like Rick Santorum, so they don't oppose all Republican candidates.

I guess what we have here is an organization that's just stupid and doesn't know what everyone else knew about Obama. Okay, fair enough. We'll call them stupid.

The rest of the country know it? This really is something that came out of Obama's book. How could the rest of the country know it if most people haven't read his book? Furthermore, why do you keep ignoring that Obama ate dog 35+ years ago? Jesus, it's like you believe he did that even as recently as 5 years ago. You're desperate.
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

The rest of the country know it? This really is something that came out of Obama's book. How could the rest of the country know it if most people haven't read his book? Furthermore, why do you keep ignoring that Obama ate dog 35+ years ago? Jesus, it's like you believe he did that even as recently as 5 years ago. You're desperate.

I don't care when Obama ate dog or that he ate dog. I'm not part of the organization that actively campaigns against the consumption of dog. That would be PETA.

But you're right, it was a well kept secret that he ate dog. Nobody knew. Except everyone. Well, and PETA.
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

I don't care when Obama ate dog or that he ate dog.

Apparently you do as you keep referring to it as a sign of PETA's hypocrisy. Again, my question is as follows: Say PETA did know that Obama ate dog 35 years ago, were they supposed to say something on the matter even though he never brought it up during a campaign? What were they supposed to do? Ask him apologize for something he did nearly 40 years ago? :lol:

I'm not part of the organization that actively campaigns against the consumption of dog. That would be PETA.

But you're right, it was a well kept secret that he ate dog. Nobody knew. Except everyone. Well, and PETA.

Everyone knew? You literally had to have read his book to find out about this, are you saying everyone was reading Obama's book in 1995? He was practically unknown until 10 years ago. What's really funny here is that when Obama did harm an animal in the 21st century PETA did criticize him for it. You keep ignoring that fact, why?
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

You know... men regardless of political affiliation are attacked the minute they decide to run for president. Hillary Clinton hasn't even said she is going to run and there are nonstop threads about her running and people attacking her in them. Continually pointing out that Palin got it because she stepped unto the national spotlight really just makes you look like you're whining.

What I stated was a fact: It took only hours for vicious rumors about Trig Palin's parentage to begin circulating. Of course, those in the public eye are going to be attacked. Generally, however, they aren't attacked over their children or parenting. There is a difference between zeroing in on a policy issue and saying that a politician's child isn't really hers. Sorry for you if you don't get that.

One larger issue is that female politicians, irrespective of stripe, are attacked in more personal ways than their male counterparts are. I'm sure you remember the nasty comments on Hillary's "thunder thighs." Sure, every so often folks will talk about a Ted Kennedy's "gin blossoms" or a Chris Christie's weight, but not nearly to the extent that a female politician is criticized for her looks/makeup/or wardrobe. Or in the case of Sarah Palin taking her baby with her on the campaign trail because she was breastfeeding, which was called "exploitation," if you recall.

You get back to me when a male politician's fathering skills become an issue of national interest. ;)
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

Apparently you do as you keep referring to it as a sign of PETA's hypocrisy. Again, my question is as follows: Say PETA did know that Obama ate dog 35 years ago, were they supposed to say something on the matter even though he never brought it up during a campaign? What were they supposed to do? Ask him apologize for something he did nearly 40 years ago? :lol:



Everyone knew? You literally had to have read his book to find out about this, are you saying everyone was reading Obama's book in 1995? He was practically unknown until 10 years ago. What's really funny here is that when Obama did harm an animal in the 21st century PETA did criticize him for it. You keep ignoring that fact, why?

Yes, everyone I know knew about Obama eating dog. It was discussed broadly during his campaign. In fact, there were many animal rights groups that commented on it. And many bloggers. And websites. And message boards. And the AP. But PETA never knew, you're right!
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

Everyone knows Obama eats dog. It was in his book, "Dreams of Eating Dog'.
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

What I stated was a fact: It took only hours for vicious rumors about Trig Palin's parentage to begin circulating. Of course, those in the public eye are going to be attacked. Generally, however, they aren't attacked over their children or parenting. There is a difference between zeroing in on a policy issue and saying that a politician's child isn't really hers. Sorry for you if you don't get that.

One larger issue is that female politicians, irrespective of stripe, are attacked in more personal ways than their male counterparts are. I'm sure you remember the nasty comments on Hillary's "thunder thighs." Sure, every so often folks will talk about a Ted Kennedy's "gin blossoms" or a Chris Christie's weight, but not nearly to the extent that a female politician is criticized for her looks/makeup/or wardrobe. Or in the case of Sarah Palin taking her baby with her on the campaign trail because she was breastfeeding, which was called "exploitation," if you recall.

You get back to me when a male politician's fathering skills become an issue of national interest. ;)

There are so many ridiculous statements here it's even beneath me to address them individually. Listen, it's this simple: Men get personally criticized in politics. Obama was attacked nonstop for like 4 years because of his birth certificate. Mormon got it over his religion. Biden got attacked for mentioning Obama was well spoken. People who step into the limelight will be attacked. It's that simple. If you don't like it, tell them to get out of it. However, seeing as how they're all still political and public figures, getting out is not something they've even considered. So, it comes with the territory and they - and their defenders - should stop whining because it happens.
 
The average weight of a 2 year old boy is 30 pounds. If your friend's son is only 20 pounds, and is close to 2, that isn't exactly impressive either.

He'll be two in May, if that makes a difference. Trust me, as some who throws him up in the air (carefully of course), he's not starving.
 
He'll be two in May, if that makes a difference. Trust me, as some who throws him up in the air (carefully of course), he's not starving.

According to the CDC and WHO, the weight for a 21 month old baby should be 23.6 - 27.5 pounds. Maybe your friend's baby is closer to 23 pounds.
 
According to the CDC and WHO, the weight for a 21 month old baby should be 23.6 - 27.5 pounds. Maybe your friend's baby is closer to 23 pounds.

Sounds about right. I remember, the last time she told me what his weight was, it made me think how close in weight he was to my 25 lb dog.
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

Does PETA actually still have any credibility with anyone?
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

Does PETA actually still have any credibility with anyone?

That's the thing ain't it? It's two entities who have lost all of their political credibility going at it.
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

You're probably right about her blaming others for her shortcomings, and not becoming the leader of the GOP. I really don't think she was ready for the national stage when McCain picked her, and quitting on the people of Alaska half way through her term killed her political career. A person who believes in personal responsibility would realize those things, but since Palin sees herself as a victim she blames McCain's campaign for failing to manage her properly and she blames the lame-stream-media and the left for duping the public into accepting a negative view of her.

A lot of people on the right believe those things too... that she was unfairly attacked from the start and she wasn't given a chance, but her favorables fell the more interviews she gave and the more we learned about her. The things people have said in defense of her has also been funny like calling her brave and exceptional for quitting Alaska because it saved the state money, or saying she was an average person for writing speech notes on her hands.



I think she really is being silly for discussing what Obama wrote about doing... 40+ years ago.... when the conversation is about her. I think she is still a bit bitter that she went from political darling to reality TV star in less than 5 years. That has to hurt a person emotionally. She lashes out at Obama because in her mind, he is responsible for her shortcomings as a person and politician. Palin could have become a major political start 5 years ago. She had the conservative world at her feet. Yet, she quit her job and put on a freakshow attacking Obama every other week. The right immediately blamed this on the left and called many of us sexist. As if women and men on the left didn't get attacked. Feinstein, Boxer, Clinton, Maddow, they're all leftist figures who are regularly attacked and yet the left seems to be more concerned with addressing the accusations than playing the sexism game.

I wonder when the right will simply accept that Palin screwed up on her own. She insulted those of us who aren't flag waving bible thumpers by inferring that we weren't "real Americans". She abused her power as governor. She quit her job as her approval ratings continued to dip. If she had been a man, she would have been attacked too. Not as viciously? Don't know, let's ask Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, etc. They've been dead for like half a decade and people still attack them. So I'm not really shedding a tear for Palin or her contingent of bitchy defenders.
 
Re: Sarah Palin Posts Photos of Son Trig Using Family Dog as a Step Stool

Does PETA actually still have any credibility with anyone?

Yup, loads IMHO. People who speak up against cruelty of animals always have some degree of credibility.

The problem is never with people speaking up for an end to animal cruelty, it is with the people who want to do stupid things to prevent cruelty (while committing it themselves in the process).
 
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