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NBC Sitcom Star’s Dirty Palin Joke Prompts Quick Apology
- Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:46am by
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TNT wasted no time apologizing for Tracy Morgan’s suggestive comments about Sarah Palin on Thursday night. Morgan, star of NBC’s 30 Rock sitcom, said during an appearance on TNT’s Inside the NBA that he fantasized about the former U.S. vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor. TNT’s Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith laughed nervously while Ernie Johnson quickly tried to change the subject.
“It’s unfortunate Mr. Morgan showed a lack of judgment on our air with his inappropriate comments,” said Turner spokesman Jeff Pomeroy in a statement.
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mcpbob
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:48amhttp://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fbd_1201056512
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:26amWho the hell cares. Glenn Beck fantasized about killing Michael Moore, I didn’t see Fox apologizing for his words. If anything Glenn Becks words are far more inciting words then Tracy Morgan’s.
Freedom of Speech.
Showtime
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:27am@Killa from Wasilla –
Wise up, will you? No one is talking about his Freedom of Speech.
We’re discussing DECENCY. Look THAT up; you might learn something.
Report Post »ToneDagger
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:30amKILLA FROM WASILLA: Show me when and where Glenn Beck “fantasized” about killing anyone. Show me. Put up or shut up. For you to know what anyone fantasized about, he/she would have to say it or write it. That’s how we know Mr. Morgan’s thoughts on Palin. He told us. He spoke the words. So unless you’re a mind-reader, I’d appreciate it if you would stop making false accusations agains another person. In my world, that’s a slimy, vacuous thing to do. Your own words discredit you.
Report Post »WhiteTeaParty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:14pmHey ToneDagger
Why don’t you google Michael Moore and Glenn Beck at the same time and maybe you will learn something.
Looks like your own words discredit you.
Report Post »Country
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:39amThe guy who asked the question needs to be fired!
Report Post »Living In NYC
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:19amGee Sarah must really be on their minds…talking about her at a basketball game…scared of a strong women?
Grow up boys you should have kept this as locker room chat and not a topic on national TV! But, you are just a pack of arrogant uneducated, uninformed, unintellectual, untaught, unthinking fools so what else would we expect…you are just like the new norm at the Whitehouse!
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:01amI love it.
Report Post »Keep it Tracy Morgan and the rest of America.
This has got all the Tea Partiers all wound up.
Showtime
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:03am@Killa from Wasilla –
Filth is “in your face.”
“Decency” pertains to proper behavior, modesty, courtesy, etc.
Neither affect one’s freedom of speech. We have just as much right to be decent as we do to speak in a common, inconsiderate, inappropriate manner. Look it up, Killa; you might learn some decency!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:16am@KILLAFROMWASILLA –
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:01am
“This has got all the Tea Partiers all wound up.”
WRONG, Killa. This has YOU all wound up.
TEA Partiers have merit. Otherwise, you and your Progressive friends would ignore her!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Ooooooooh! Who was it who told you that you’re a dope? He was correct. And, you’re a bigger and funnier joke than the one about Sarah!
Report Post »WhiteTeaParty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:24pmNo Showtime, your the one with hate in your heart. You are the one that is upset and calling people names. Read back your comments to yourself.
This is America and people are entitled to laugh and poke fun at the Quitta from Wasilla. We will continue to do it until the day she dies. That is a fact.
Report Post »TemayElbor
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:46amWhy is Sarah Palin a target of demeaning “bad jokes”? Even her own daughter has experienced the same thing.
Sometimes, I wonder, if the Holy Spirit is still on planet earth or has departed because the people stink with their foul words.
Proverbs 15:4 “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but, perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
Proverbs 18: 21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
James 3: 5 “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”
MAY THE WORDS COMING OUT OF OUR MOUTHS BE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND PLEASANT TO OUR EARS.
Romans 12:21 ” Be not overcome of evil but, but overcome evil with good.”
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:12amThank you that is great wisdom we all should live by
Report Post »Arc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:44amHonesty is honesty. Admittedly, there can be intellectual, and unintelligent honesty. However, I was not aware that there could be “ARROGANT honesty until I read a post concerning the profer of political candidates to the electorate. Ones ability to denigrate another based on their perception of anothers intelligence is the epitome of arrogance, conceit, and emotional insecurity. Why must someone infer that another is inferior intellectually? I propose “insecurity” about ones own intelligence would cause such “childish actions”. If the “ yardstick” is intelligence in judging the abilities of man/woman to be successful, allow me to direct your attention to the current state of affairs regarding our elected officials. Collectively, the House & Senate have approximately 2140 YEARS ( at a minimum) of “higher education” and have yet to solve the many problems facing the nation. So, when using intellect as a means of determining the abilities of man, you just may be doing yourself a disservice to restrict your thinking to a singular attribute. Does old age and treachery trump youthful exhuberance? Does common sense trump intellect?
Report Post »justice
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:23amShow then Sarah. They are just numb skull words. You could beat the hell out of them. Do not be afraid, rise to the occasion.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:04amI’m so ready for a President who is pro-American. Some one who believes that we should drill for oil in our own wast oil reserves instead of paying for oil from our enemies. Screw the “greenies”, they are a bunch of morons. Let them wear baggies over their mouths to capture their CO2, and open them around plant life.
Report Post »mill
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:01amRight on!!!
Report Post »We need to start supporting ourselves. Everyone else drills in the gulf, off our shores etc…not us. We are left dependent on our countries and they laugh at us as we pay higher and higher prices. We need a president that actually understands what the everyday person goes through for jobs, housing, food, education.
Carl1
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:58amAmen Diane! Well put.
Report Post »barrynmooch
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:01amLove Chuck and the boys on TNT, but once they venture outside of basketball they suck. Remeber when Chuck called Auburn a bunch of racist good ole boys for hiring Chesik over Gil? How did that work out Chuck? Kansas sucked, and Auburn won a National Championship.The next time you want to comment on race or politics…just let it go.
Report Post »jaxboy
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:37amGovernor Pallin has so much more class, moral fiber, character, courage and patriotism than Barry O and all of his Chicago goons put together. She’s no dummy, either. She destroyed his 2012 campaign slogan (Winning The Future) Wed night by saying 3 little letters – WTF. You rock, Sarah!!
Report Post »iamDonJuantino
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:27ampressroom@turner.com
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:12amI couldn’t have said it better myself!
Report Post »iamDonJuantino
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:06amMorgan was not the only one out of line; Barkley, and Smith, set up, and encouraged the whole scene! They should suffer the consequences, and be removed from the “airways,” just as many commentators have, for non-politically-correct remarks about blacks! We should all demand that TNT GET RID OF THESE TWO OAFS!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:26amiamDonJuantino
Report Post »I agree
What if they had said the same thing about an ESPN / TNT / NBC woman employee ?
What if they had said the same thing about a black woman ESPN / TNT / NBC employee?
annie brown
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:52amAdd your comments
Report Post »taxed
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:51amWow…
http://conservativepoliticalforum.com
Report Post »annie brown
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:51amThey might not be laughing so hard if it were THEIR wives some big louts were slandering!
Report Post »Oh wait! They’d actually have to have some CLASS to see that!!!!
Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:03amYeah I’d like to see Todd come up to them and say something.
That white boy would just walk away like a coward if he ran into these guys.
Report Post »Anawynn13
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:59am@ KILLA As usual, the libidiots prove their racism, over and over and over. It’s your only talking point.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:20am@Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:03am
“Yeah I’d like to see Todd come up to them and say something.
That white boy would just walk away like a coward if he ran into these guys.”
Are you SERIOUS? You believe the comment would have been made with Todd standing there? GET REAL!!!
Report Post »ToneDagger
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:41amOK Killa, so now we see where you’re coming from: It’s a white/black thing. The truth always comes out, and a fool always hangs himself if you just give him enough rope.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:49amAND the NBA should stay silent?
Report Post »This is pitiful. They want to block Rush from owning a football team for manufactured reasons – BUT this filth is fine on NATIONAL TV?
Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:01amYep,
It’s call Freedom of Speech. You should look it up sometime.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:52am@KillafromWasilla –
It’s called COMMON.
Someone told me many years ago that there are ordinary people, those who stand out from the common folks, and from those are people with merit. I strive to be in the group of people who have merit.
What he said about Sarah Palin does nothing to show merit. It does, however, show his commonness, lack of class, and poor judgment.
Sarah Palin, on the other hand, has merit. She has beauty, charm, and brains, is entertaining, and is definitely a leader. The Progresswives recognize these qualities in Sarah, and they show their fear of her by their common remarks.
Report Post »WhiteTeaParty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:21pmShowtime is all bent out of shape. I love it.
Hey Showtime Am I wrong for not finding this offensive?
The only thing wrong with what he said is the fact that she’s NOT good masturbation material.
Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:47amIn my opinion Obama is responsible for this. He just let’s it go on and on. HE is the head organizer and this is the result of organizing and hateful alinsky tactics. He has never, not once had the class to speak out on this. BUT- he will defend tyrants and bow to our enemies?
How does that wash?
Report Post »Flybot
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:43amRofl as a public figure you have to take some punches, goes with the job. We cant be so sensitive as to get upset at every little joke.We must pick our battles carefully and choose the ones that mean real change for America first.
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:31amSarah Palin is all for freedom of speech as long as it doesn’t affect negatively on her.
Report Post »IowaWoman
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:49amSo if the same was said about Michelle Obama you would be OK with it?
Report Post »ToneDagger
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:49amHey Killa From Wasilla: “Palin is all for freedom of speech as long as it doesn’t affect negatively on her.”
Sorry to nitpick bro, but it would have to “reflect” on her. It’s not possible for anything to “affect on her.” Incorrect word choice.
Maybe YOU should “look it up sometime.”
Report Post »Jamesb
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:41amGee, yet ANOTHER reason to ignore the modern NBA. I’ll take West, Jabbar, Bird and Robert Parrish over these punks anyday. Tatooed, cornrowed CRIMINALS who, without gullible ol’ US as an audience would be STEALING a Bentley instead of driving a Bentley – and no, I’m not jealous of these thugs. I can spell my name, read, write and still have my dignity. As for the clown disparaging Gov. Palin – never heard of him. Ever. I don’t care either…
Report Post »annie brown
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:55amWell said!
Report Post »Edgar Bennet
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:19amNone of those guys in the clip are part of the modern NBA. One is an entertainer, one a tv host, and the other two from the old guard 80/90′s
Report Post »billwhit1357
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:40amLook at the quality of person it came from and the people surrounding him. None are paid for their “Intellect”, that is for sure. They have made lots of money, yes, but not for being smart people.
Report Post »drgonz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:45amare you racist?
Report Post »Frank Lee Trickey
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:06amNo he is a bigot; he hates stupid people, like you.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:12am@ drgonz
Do you think jack@$$ Kanye West saying
Report Post »“ George Bush hates black people”
is racist ?
mill
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:52amDRGONZ
if thinking those three “men”, and I use the term loosely, are stupid uneducated asses makes me A racists…then by all mean COLOR ME RACISTS!!!
Report Post »Blight14
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:06amIndeed, so very correct…..
Report Post »THEBRAIN
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:39amOne of the reasons Sarah left office in AK. is for this exact reason. Idiots like this taking shots like this. I hope ( now that she is out of office) she sues his rectom off.
Report Post »Edgar Bennet
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:15amO Cmon. She hasn’t really sunk out of the limelight … it was a career move and she left in mid term.
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:30amWell if Sarah Palin decides to start sueing people for saying things about her, I only hope that all the people Sarah Palin has lied about start to sue her as well.
Starting with the victims families from Tucson.
jblaze
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:21amKILLA FROM WASILLA
Report Post »Your a dope! When you say stuff like this you really just embarrass yourself!
Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 3:05pm.
Report Post »@KillaBreath From Wasilla
Please elaborate – Either back up your accusation with bonafide examples of ‘all of Sarah Palin’s lies’ or shut your halitosis hole.
sandyn
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:28amRemember, she is a public figure so she is fair game (is that PC?) so that means every moron in the broadcasting universe can feel free to comment about her and her family. It’s become sport. Am I the only one who thinks this is terribly wrong and completely inappropriate?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:31am@ sandyn
Report Post »Moochelle Antoinette Obama is a public figure too with much more higher profile and she is taxpayer funded too.
Now lets have the same idiots do the same “ joke” on Moochelle
912828Buckeye
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:21am@cheez…….That would be a joke to say Mrs. O is hot.
Report Post »psst
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 7:55am@ Cheez
Please don’t ass for that to happen.
I’m ass-uming you have not been picking WH veggies in the row behind her in the WH garden
Report Post »mill
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:04amthree black men on public tv dissing a white woman?
Report Post »….other way around and sharpton and jackson would be climbing all over them!!
pamela kay
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:26amTrust me, it was planned in order to imply that she was hot but stupid. Seriously, three black men discussing Sarah Palin? It was not sports related in any way and the damage was done and they knew this. The appology was not sincere and made only to make the public believe that it was merely a joke that just slipped out. BS
WhiteTeaParty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:17pmGood grief! It’s a pre-game sports show and he’s a raunchy, animated comedian.
They asked and he came up with an improv comic response. It‘s only shocking to people who haven’t come to terms with themselves.
Report Post »biggreenboo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:17pmFor once Mr. white… I will agree with you.
I luv T.M.
And to the person who said T.M. needs to grow up… He’s a comedian ya fruitcake! Relax… S.P. can take care of herself… and me too while she’s at it.
Everyone have a great weekend… try turning your computer off.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:16pmI’m fine with his comments … as long as you don’t mind my comment that he is raunchy PIG material. Nuf said.
Report Post »DGroundhog
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:14amTracy Morgan is a guy who gets paid to be an idiot. He really earned his paycheck here.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:09amHe gets paid to be an idiot
Report Post »OF THE RIGHT COLOR on NBC
Taquoshi
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:33amDoes he get paid based on the number of times he can work her name into a monologue or a “joke” (ha, ha – not)? They seem to be obsessed with her.
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:13amSo, he likes Sarah Palin then?
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:43amNope , he likes his drugs .
Report Post »Intellectual Honesty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:53amI always think wisdom is most commonly gained through a healthy combination of knowledge & intellect. While Sarah *may* have an above average intellect, she certainly has one of the smallest knowledge bases in the history of presidential politics. Which leads one to wonder about the likelihood of what she might call her “wisdom” being based on anything real. When this quotient is applied to previous republican presidents & candidates the foundation of these people’s wisdom looks quite compelling. Reagan, George H W Bush, Bob Dole, Richard Nixon, Pat Buchanan are all good examples of these. Even though I may disagree with their politics generally speaking, they can make a compelling argument that comes from the heart; and under tough cross examination they can continue to explain their reasoning in a way that follows logic. This is where George W Bush, Bachmann, Palin, Angle, O’Donnell etc. get into trouble.
REPUBLICANS- I beg you…please nominate a candidate that meets this test, at least then you’ll have a chance of convincing the rest of us that this person needs to be respected for much more than just “the president deserves our respect because uhhhhh….they’re the president!” And in the mean time please spare us the ridiculous indignation you display when we roll our eyes at these illogical wildcard personalities you have asked us to take seriously. It really should be beneath us both don’t you think?
Frank Lee Trickey
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:01amHey whats wrong with what he said. I agree, she is smokin hot. Add in that she was a mayor, a governor and if it wasn’t for the fact she got teamed up with a RINO death trap, she was close to being the second most powerful person in the world. Smokin hot babe, havin money and plenty of power. Of course there are nicer ways of phrasing it. I would have went with a pleasure to look at, or maybe when I see her I get a tingle run up my leg. You know something the sodomites said about Obama on the gay channels.
Report Post »cruisemates
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:36amThis wasn’t planned – its a sports show and Tracy Morgan is an idiot. he thought he was talking “to the guys.”
So – Sarah Palin is hot, it is compliment. Even Tracy Cho (an ultra-lib comedienne) said she wanted to hate-f*** her in a special on HBO. This is not new. This is the left’s way of actually trying to say she is good looking, but stupid.
But it does bring up the question of where Sarah would be without her looks. I personally don’t she is presidential material, either, and I am sure most people know she is a losing proposition as a candidate – at least right now. She is a TV hostess who is more watched on TLC than on Fox News.
It’s too bad for Sarah – if she really has Preseidential aspirations, that she hasn’t figured out you can just adlib your way through life and be a politician. You have to gain the respect of thinking people who expect leadership.
I like Sarah Palin just fine, I could have lived with her a VEEP, but she isn’t any Ronald Reagan.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:50am.
@ Intellectual Honesty
“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things” (Henry David Thoreau).
Good questions, but where I think you err is in the very beginning with your definition of WISDOM “being gained through a healthy combination of knowledge and intellect’.
I disagree with your definition because you argue too strongly for intellectual knowledge and not enough for honesty, integrity, and common sense, which are absolutely critical to having good judgment.
Looking up “Wisdom” in a dictionary, it said:
1. The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.
2. Common sense; good judgment:
3. a. The sum of learning through the ages; knowledge.
b. Wise teachings of the ancient sages.
4. A wise outlook, plan, or course of action.
5. Wisdom Bible Wisdom of Solomon.
The thing we Palin fans love so much about Sarah is her honesty and integrity, her common sense and good judgment! She knows right from wrong and unlike many ‘intellectual’ politicians, she’s acted accordingly – even when it was to the detriment of her own ‘party’ – as when she exposed cronyism between the oil industry and several Republicans she was serving with.
As Governor of Alaska, she was legally and intellectually entitled to a chef, a chauffeur, and a private jet; but wisdom argued against using them since she didn’t absolutely need them and honesty/integrity argued for letting the Alaskan taxpayers keep their own money rather than taking it from them. THAT IS WISDOM.
The Progressive left cannot stand such honesty because it undermines every bankrupt argument they use to get re-elected and maintain their position at our expense.
So what if some other politicians are better than Sarah at memorizing historical dates and facts? – You can pay your staff or cabinet to know that stuff. What you cannot buy is honesty and integrity – and both are an absolute requisite before you can have wisdom – for by definition it is unwise to operate without them.
The thing we tea partiers are so sick and tired of are the politicians who make intellectual-sounding arguments that are inherently dishonest! The congress that just concluded showed the least amount of wisdom of any body in American history! Their ‘intellectual’ arguments for the ObamaCare bill were so absurd and convoluted that Pelosi finally had to tell us, “You’ll just have to pass it to find out what’s in it!” It was like watching a surreal Fellini movie that no-one understands because we’re just not ‘intellectual’ enough. Surely you’re not arguing for Obama or any Democrats when you ask us to consider ‘intellect’ or ‘wisdom’ as a qualification for the next election???
There’s no way it is honest (or wise) to saddle our great-grandchildren with trillions of dollars of debt just so that we can avoid the pain of living today! – Yet how many politicians that are pushing to raise the debt ceiling rather than cut spending are in your ‘plus’ column? (Meaning that perhaps you’d vote with them because their arguments sound intellectual).
Progressive politicians in both parties are like drug pushers seeking crack addicts – pandering to the least wise among us… Sure – it sounds good ‘intellectually’ when they offer to make our pain go away by giving us other people’s money (after they get their cut) but they never tell us about the true costs as long as those can be hidden until they’re out of office. That is intellectually dishonest, and we’ve had ENOUGH of it!
The one thing we can count on Sarah Palin for is honesty and common sense – something sorely lacking in most of the candidates that the tea party chooses not to support. As long as the mainstream media remains so corrupt, she may not be electable – but not for any shortage of qualifications on her part. By the Democrats’ standards, she is over-qualified when you consider whom they’ve been sending to the White House and Congress.
If you’re so against Sarah Palin, then how about YOU nominate someone for President -someone else who would voluntarily give up all those extra perks of office out of sympathy for the burden on the taxpayers… (I’m calling you to live up to your name here so don’t make me laugh by naming someone who lacks the common sense to cut spending dramatically). Once you get the definition of ‘Wisdom’ correct, who’s wiser than Palin?
tower7femacamp
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:29amHe could have joked about the Homosexual behavior at the Bohemian Grove ?
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:38amDoes anyone at NBC have control of what is said on their shows, do they have any class whatsoever or do they just want to continue airing out of the gutter? If their execs got paid by the amount of class they had they would have to be out picking up aluminum cans on the highway to make ends meet. Get a grip, go to finishing school, get a book on manners and good taste from Amazon, do something!
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:50amTo Intellectual Honesty,
Report Post »I think,if you have any of what your name implies, that you would admit that our president has proven that ‘intellectual and honesty’ don’t go together.
I’d take Sarah over him anytime. You need the honesty part. Anyway, she’d have people around her to advise her on political and diplomatic matters. All Presidents have that. Do you honestly think that every President knows the leader of every country. H$ll, Obama doesn’t even know how many states we have, and calls Marines ‘corpsemen’.
You fall into the same category as, I’m afraid to say, that far too many Americans are in. You have been duped into believing the rhetoric of people from the socialist far-left. First they say women should be free to pursue anything, then, when one of their own succeeds, they vilify because she is not in line with their beliefs.
Sarah would be just fine as Prez. Maybe she isn‘t as ’slick’ as Clinton or Obama, but to understand our Constitution, and abide by it, ‘slickness’ isn’t required.
Dustyluv
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 7:00amI cannot believe how low we have slipped in America when men openlt talk about something like this ON THE AIR and then laugh about it. Unbelieveable!
Report Post »Zaphod
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 7:05am@ Enuff Zenuff
That was an excellent dissertation. Good job!
Report Post »lewbrown
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 7:55amEnuff Zenuff You are spot on. I guess, they can’t push Sarah as stupid, so now let’s attack her accumulated knowledge. If that is the standard I only have to look at some of the democratic so called leaders. I’ll take her honesty and family values over, Cold cash in fridge and conflict of interest with banks, any day of the week. I’ll vote for her.
Report Post »truthncharity
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:04amThe beginning of Wisdom is the fear of the Lord.
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:23amHate speech!
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:29amThank you very much for that fine example of Palin Derangement Syndrome (PDS). The progressives simply can’t resist dragging (dare I say her name?) Sarah Palin into EVERYTHING. When was the last time you heard CT Governor Jodi Rell or AZ Governor Brewer dragged into sports commentary? How come no one talks about former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and implicates her at sports events, shootings, and other incidents?
And of course, it was NBC, not CBS or ABC. The broadcasters at NBC need to get a life.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:38amAt least he was honest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mill
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:49amwhat else can you expect from the likes of those three.. the mentality level is so low it drags the ground. it was insulting. even if michelle obama was nice looking you would never never never hear those three say something like that. they should all be fired
Report Post »marvlus
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:13amTo Intellectual Honesty – I assume you’re saying we do not need another Barack Obama, who btw, had less experience than Sarah Palin in the political arena.
Report Post »middleclassprophet
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:24amThey ask a provocative comedian a leading question and then get outraged over his response? Tracy Morgan is a blunt comedian. They wanted him to say something outrageous. If you don’t wanna know what a blunt comedian thinks, don’t ask him.
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:58amI love how anything negative that is said about Sarah Palin incites the Tea Partiers.
Keep it up America, Freedom of Speech.
lillymckim
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:10amanyone notice how “short” Tracy Morgans arms are? … just freaky
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:25amA lot of men like a strong woman like Sarah. I’m just sorry she had to come on the scene as VP to to likes of McCain. That daughter of his need to be publicly chastised for being so stupid and an airhead.
Report Post »Daddy is a RINO and thought Sarah could pump the excitement into his campaign while his handlers were giving her a bad time. They didn’t like her clothes and I noticed what she wore of her own looked perfect and nice and some of the trashy things they chose for her were crap. I notice these things.
ANTISOCIAL-IST
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:47amhonesty: “certainly has one of the smallest knowledge bases in the history of presidential politics.”
what do you base that on? how do you know what she knows or doesn’t know? do you rent the house next door?
Report Post »with all of your “intellectual honesty” in prodding us to disregard s.p., the fact of the matter remains that what we need, first and foremost, someone who loves this country and sincerely wants to represent “we the people.” political hacks, brilliant ex-professors profficient in teleprompter reading, etc. need not apply. oh, yeah, by the way, what has all of the “large” knowledge bases in the history of presidential politics gotten us? A BIG MESS.
cykonas
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:58amWith all due respect to everyone in the thread, I think you are all missing the mark with your arguments. IMHO, since 1960, there have been two Presidents who were Leaders in the true sense of the word. One was a Democrat, the other a Republican. One was very young, and the other was very old. One was a true blue blood, the other was a commoner. One had no executive experience before rising to the Presidency, the other was the successful Governor of our most populous state. One went to arguably the best university in America, the other went to a small almost unknown college. Neither was particularly outstanding academically, but neither of them was stupid.
They both had a fundamental belief in the goodness of the American ideal. They both had the ability to take their vision for the future of America and to translate that into an agenda. They both had the ability and willingness to surround themselves with good and diverse advisers instead of toadies and to listen to them. They both were excellent communicators and knew how to compromise on small details without selling out their larger vision. Rare individuals they were indeed.
I don’t know if Sarah Palin is the next great American leader. But I do know that it doesn’t take all that much intelligence, or a ton of wisdom, or an intimate knowledge of history or geography, or any of the other things you all are touting as necessary to be a great President. It takes the ability to lead to be a great President. America experienced a lot of the same kind of chaos that we are seeing today in the almost 20 years between John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. The reason; no real leadership. And now it’s been a little over 20 years since Reagan and we are seeing the chaos pick up again. The reason; no real leadership.
Let’s concentrate on looking for our next great Leader, not our next great media star, rocket scientist or philosopher. It might be Sarah Palin and it might not be. Who knows? But let’s focus on that which we know from recent history is important, not what the zeros in the media try to lead us to.
Report Post »ToneDagger
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:22amINTELLECTUAL HONESTY = Too funny how the Left always tells us clearly whom they fear the most! “Oh please Republicans, nominate a ‘good, intelligent’ candidate, not the evil Palin or the dastardly Bachmann!” LOL!
Report Post »Kalish
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:04pmIs this guy still in grade school ? Seriously grow up, he is still acting like a little kid.
Report Post »neversaynever
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:10pmSeriously Cykonas? John Kennedy? Thats just a little bit ridiculous. I hate to say it but people remember him as better than he was because he got shot and killed. In essence, he was made martyr when he didnt deserve it.
Report Post »WhiteTeaParty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:16pmTracy Morgan only said what millions of Republican’s wont. The truth hurts.
Report Post »cykonas
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:41pm@Neversaynever
I said JFK was a true Leader. He didn’t do everything right. But, he did a lot of things right. Number one, in my book, was his vision. When he said in January 1961 that America would put a man on the moon before that decade was over how many people around the world do you think believed him? Not too many, I bet. I sure didn’t. But what happened in July 1969? We had men on the moon! JFK did do that, but he shared his vision which allowed that to happen. Not unlike Reagan and the Berlin wall. Very similar in my opinion.
There is plenty of room for disagreement on my analysis. But, I am holding to it. I am not going to argue that wisdom is better than intelligence, or Palin is smarter than Obama, or whatever. In my opinion that should be reserved for the third grade playground. You know, my dad can beat up your dad. I‘m going keep looking for someone who I think has real vision as opposed to go where I’m led by the media and the rest of the crowd. But that is just one grunts opinion.
Report Post »DirectlyUnPCman
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:49pmNow, if I say something insulting about Obama I’m a racist? Whats the difference black man? Double standard cry babies. Wasnt even funny, just stupid. Exactly what I expected when I saw 3 black men sitting around a camera.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:53pm@ENUFF ZENUFF
Report Post »Excellent. The best part of your dissertation is the reaction from the Progressive trolls on this site (WHITETEAPARTY, CLIVE,MIDDLECLASSPROPHET, and KILLA FROM WASILLA). When the light is turned on, the cockroaches start scrambling……
Sheepdog911
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:56pm@ Intellectually Challenged, your Honestly a moron, Get over it. The MSM and all liberal – you included – always attack and belittle those they (you) fear. Otherwise, you’d simply ignore her. If you say it often enough, weak-minded liberals will always buy into it.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:06pm@Intellectual Honesty
Report Post »Don’t you think you owe us some intellectual honesty. Come on share how you measured Mrs Palins knowledge base. Did you sneak into her bedroom one night, or are you the same type of person that does psychoanalysis of people from afar.
savarulz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:26pmFunny I always thought he liked the Barney Frank types.
Report Post »One1
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 3:55amAnd they want to censor Rush and Glenn.
Report Post »martinrnelson
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:05pmI would have to say that he does, but what a knucklehead to say that on National Television.
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