From grannyhelen we get news of the possibility of a reality TV farce being shopped around by $arah Palin:

Remember when the YouTube video of Sarah Palin pardoning a turkey, as more turkeys were processed right behind her, made a big splash? Today, President Barack Obama pardoned his first turkey -- "Courage" -- and sent the bird to Disneyland as grand marshall of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Here's a side-by-side comparison, Obama's pardon vs. Palin's pardon.

For those who will be with family and friends tomorrow, have a great day. For those who, for some reason or other, will be unable to share the day or a meal with loved ones, may your days apart from those you care about be few and your days together be plentiful.

Above all, keep this in mind: This is an Open Thread.

Via Think Progress, Mary Walsh from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's comedy series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" punks Sarah Palin at one of her book signings:

(x-posted at My Left Nutmeg)
Stranger things have happened, dontcha know?

She does single out some who during the campaign offered support and encouragement, specifically Sen. Joe Lieberman, a close friend of McCain. Prior to a key debate in which the prep advice was becoming overwhelming, Lieberman urged her to “Be yourself,” she writes. Sen. Lieberman then added: “Don’t let these people try to change you. Don’t let them tell you what to say and how to think.”

Then again, that little bit of advice may have actually helped Joe Biden win the debate, wink-wink, and Barack Obama win the campaign. But there is also the reality that Connecticut voters view Joe Lieberman as a Republican by a 2 to 1 margin.

The only thing that could do more to put the final nail in the coffin of the GOP's walking party of the dead? Palin/Bachmann in 2012!

How else can you explain the latest Palin fiasco ?

I mean, lady you can't be like some bored housewife (sorry ladies) who decides to drop one project to start another while the family is starving and the clothes aren't washed.

And what a slap in the face to those who voted for and supported her for governor.

Oops, I've changed my mind, but I'm really not going to give you a reason, at least one that makes any sense to anyone.

Originally posted 2008-11-03 14:37:34 -1000

Posted with permission by Nicholas Benton, Owner/Editor of the Falls Church News Press.

Palin, ‘The Family’ Linked To F.C. Church Defectors   Written by Nicholas F. Benton   Thursday, 30 October 2008 09:57

Two prominent Falls Church members among those who voted to defect from the Episcopal Church in 2006 played a major role in promoting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be selected as the GOP vice presidential candidate, according to an article in the Oct. 27 issue of the New Yorker magazine.

The revelation also comes amid new information about the prominent role of a clandestine Christian fundamentalist political action organization among the defectors' ranks.

Hat-tip Ken Tucker of EW dot com.

Remember this thread from Tuesday, where it was predicted that Palin would "accept" the apology and then go on to continue to bash Letterman, and he'd likely decide to rib her for her insincerity?

Well, Palin "accepted" and bashed, as predicted. And Letterman picked back up the gauntlet:

If Palin keeps pushing the issue, he's going to ridicule her into even further obscurity and completely eviscerate any potential political future -- as well as any lingering credibility -- she has left.

Go, Dave!

...oh, and this is an Open Thread.

"...Sarah Palin doesn't have the sense that God gave a tennis ball."

It was in an online conversation, and I was discussing the latest ridiculous "controversy" that has Sarah and her Palinettes all up in arms and mobilizing for "action." A late night comic had made an off-color joke that apparently pushed just the right -- er, "wrong" -- buttons on the right. The discussion began here with the following seeder post:

Originally posted 2009-03-19 12:57:22 -0500. Bumped by carol

BENEATH THE SPIN ERIC L. WATTREE

From this point on I pledge to stop using the terms "conservative" and "Republican" interchangeably. I'm beginning to realize there's a big difference between the two. Conservatives are loyal and well-meaning Americans of good faith who just happen not to share my opinion of what's in the best interest of America. On the other hand, it has become clear that the Republican Party has crossed the line between the loyal opposition, and subversion.

Am I indulging in radical hyperbole? I don't think so. The American Heritage Dictionary defines subversive as "Intended or serving to subvert, especially intended to overthrow or undermine an established government" (emphasis added).

Here we have the GOP's favorite far right wingnut Chucky Norris discussing his wish to destroy America with dreams of a Texas secession where he can reign supreme because he didn't get his way in the last elections with FOX news lunatic, Glen Beck, trying to start a wingnut revolution:

On Glenn Beck's radio show last week, I quipped in response to our wayward federal government, "I may run for president of Texas."

That need may be a reality sooner than we think. (...snip...)

How much more will Americans take? When will enough be enough? And, when that time comes, will our leaders finally listen or will history need to record a second American Revolution? We the people have the authority according to America's Declaration of Independence, which states:

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

When I appeared on Glenn Beck's radio show, he told me that someone had asked him, "Do you really believe that there is going to be trouble in the future?" And he answered, "If this country starts to spiral out of control and Mexico melts down or whatever, if it really starts to spiral out of control, before America allows a country to become a totalitarian country (which it would have under I think the Republicans as well in this situation; they were taking us to the same place, just slower), Americans won't stand for it. There will be parts of the country that will rise up." Then Glenn asked me and his listening audience, "And where's that going to come from?" He answered his own question, "Texas, it's going to come from Texas. Do you agree with that Chuck?" I replied, "Oh yeah!" Definitely.

...snip...

For those losing hope, and others wanting to rekindle the patriotic fires of early America, I encourage you to join Fox News' Glenn Beck, me and millions of people across the country in the live telecast, "We Surround Them,"

Certainly explaining why Chucky was so fond of secessionist Sarah Palin...

Via the far right wing Newsmax, it appears even the wingnuts are tiring of Sarah Winky Palin's never ending quest to become relevant:

^{Image courtesy of MJOffen.}

How bad are things getting for the GOP and the McCain campaign in particular? According to E.J. Dionne, pretty bad:

Sarah Palin: GOP Welcomes All Muslims

by Jeff Huber

This is the first installment of a pre-election series of essays on John McCain and American militarism.

Having based his presidential candidacy on his prowess in national security affairs, John McCain needed a running mate who wouldn't show him up by understanding more about the subject than he did. This left his vice presidential search committee with a Herculean task, and one that they performed dutifully, but make no mistake. The top bimbo on the GOP ticket is not Sarah Palin. In the area where McCain claims to possess the most competence, he couldn't find his proverbial rear end if Joe Lieberman held the map for him and Lindsey Graham worked the compass.

To paraphrase Voltaire, witticisms can be the best way to make a point but they never prove anything. So while a couple of satisfying one-liners may illustrate the chasm between McCain's perception of his national security credentials and the stark reality of his fecklessness, it is vital that we examine the specific ways in which, as commander in chief of the United States military, McCain would be the most dangerous man in world history.

It's vital that we take this journey, even if it turns out that Colin Powell left McCain and his number two without a pot to go number one in. Every president for the foreseeable future will have to deal with the threat to U.S. security interests that McCain personifies: parasitic, malignant militarism.