The least Sarah can do now is go before the cameras, a la Jimmy Swaggart, and sob that "I have sinned." #63 | Posted by herm

Unless, of course, this allegation is shown to be false; coming from the Enquirer, that's likely to happen. Just because the Enquirer got the Edwards and Limbaugh stories right, doesn't mean that the hundreds of other stories that appear in their pages aren't pure crap. But of course Hermie jumps on the leftie bandwagon with the "guilty until proven innocent" mentality - the one that says: "Gasp! The NE said it - it MUST be true!"

If that's the case you'll also have to start dogging on Obama for having a bad marriage and cheating on his wife!

"BARACK OBAMA'S MARRIAGE EXPLODES ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ENQUIRER"

Etstow, Rev and the rest of you Dems - got another thread for you - do y'all agree with the premise?

Alex, I was making the point that there are some people out there who will want to get the last 4 digits and will go to great lengths to get it. While the vast majority of dems are probably like you, shaking your head in disgust, there are some that will search for it and probably find the remainder of the number. And not just a few disgruntled dems - there are ID theives who are eating this up right now.

AU, my guess is that I'm often on late as are you - therefore we tend to get into posting discussions. Also, I noticed that you are one of the more anti-Palin voices on the DR, yet I think the way you voice your opinion sucks (as was evident by my last post). Therefore I respond, you respond back, and there you go - commenting on comments and whatnot. Anyways, I think I'm out for the night!

Palin is the VP pick - fair game. I've attacked her positions.
#19 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY

Right, here are some of the "positions" you've attacked:

"Looking at the Christmas Palin family pic her daughter is the one who looks 5 months pregnant:
media.adn.com
Not saying that's the case, but everything about this story is weird
#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY"

"Since John McCain has called Sarah Palin his 'Soulmate'(after having been with her for a total of 3 hours in 6 months), does this mean he's some kind of an great uncle/granddaddy to Bristol's baby? I'm not sure how that kind of thing works up there in Alaska.
#17 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-09-01 01:07 PM"

"Gee, if Miss Whale Blubber runner-up had been paying attention to what her daughter was doing maybe this wouldn't have happened. Sarah Palin's pregnancy as she was elected Governor was irresponsible too. #23 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-09-01 01:21 PM"

"Bristol can always name the little bugger John. McCain's reckless pick of Palin will make Bristol's baby the most famous baby in America for a time. He is, after all, Sarah's 'soulmate' (his own words)
Wonder if they'll get married with her preggers or after.
#31 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-09-01 01:34 PM |

"Palin wasn't up to the task of balancing motherhood with being a politician.
#39 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-09-01 02:03 PM"

"If Palin were a man she'd have never gotten the nod. #54 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-09-01 03:13 PM"

IS it me, or are there no positions being attacked in these posts?? C'mon AU, just fess up and admit you've been posting crap about SP and family simply because you're a partisan hack that dislikes the right. If you want to debate the issues and positions, fine, but attacking the famiy like you've been doing over the past week is not the right way to go about doing it.

And before I hear the "stalking" cry, I pulled the above quotes off of 2 of the less partisan and absurd threads in under 5 minutes; I am sure there are more but I think my point was made.

Just because McClatchy publishes it, AU, doesn't make it right. Why aren't you listening to Obama? He said to back off of Palin's family and that "people's families are off limits". I thought you Obama supporters tried to follow what your candidate says.

Minus the last four digits. Then you have 9,999 combinations to get it. Not impossible, but very hard.
#2 | Posted by 726

Right, really hard to get? Except that they're not that hard to find when you have 150 million democrats tryin to screw you over. Even if 1% of these are rabidly militant, that means that 150,000 people are now out there trying to get 4 digits instead of 9 (for those using Vern's calculator, that's only 9,999 combinations versus 999,999,999.) Good work dems! Add accesory to ID theft to your growing list of smears and exagerations.

Only the Republicans would throw money at this issue.
#67 | Posted by KnowsTooMuch

Yup, those darn rightwing Frenchies! Damn them and their conservative ways! LOL, methinks knowstoomuch actually knows very little - like how to read the article...

Frankly, I expected this type of thread from someone else, but not you.
#13 | Posted by Alexandrite

I'd agree with you Alex except about three months ago AU really went off the deep end with his anti-McCain/anti-right, and now anti-Palin threads and comments. Which is really sad, as I used to really enjoy his postings. Ah politics, really brings out the best in us, doesn't it?

I also agree that attacks on kids are simply horrible and neither party should be condoning it. Obama did a good thing in renouncing this as a campaign tactic. Now his supporters (some of them) need to do so as well.

More proof that the left doesn't smear:

Is it a smear to say Obama has no legislative accomplishments? Is it a smear to say he has no leadship experience? It is a smear to say he was wrong on the troop surge in Iraq? Is it a smear to say he purchased his home in a sweetheart deal with a man that was convicted on 16 counts of bribery?
#64 | Posted by midtowncowboy

Nope, not a smear; it's RACIST. (dripping with sarcasm).

A 'smear' is what we've been given for months here and elsewhere about Obama - all proven false: "Terrorist", "Secret Islamic Manchurian Candidate", yada yada yada
#62 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY

Like McCain blew up an aircraft carrier, Palin's baby is really her daughter's, and her husband is really insecure about her running for public office - all proven false, but yet it still gets said and repeated over and over by Obama supporters. Again, I recognize the GOP does have a history of smears, but to pretend it's ONLY the GOP is silly.

Has anyone considered this might have been an assassination attempt by the GOP?
#11 | Posted by KnowsNothing

LOL, only you. Why'd you change your name, BuffaloBob?

AU, I'm not saying Reps don't smear - that's a given. But ever since Palin was nominated, all I've seen on this site and other left leaning sites are smears - like Palin really didn't have a baby - it was really her daughter's, McCain only picked Palin because he's a horny old man, and McCain almost sunk an aircraft carrier in Vietnam. All untrue, all smears, all quotes or articles right here on the DR. Again, I'm not saying the right doesn't do it, but come on, don't pretend that the left is being virtuous in this matter. Even Obama recognized the smears and asked his supporters to quit. If smears are unneeded to win, why is the left so persistent in smearing anything right leaning?

Headlines on the DR right now:

Palin Belonged to Alaskan Secession Group

Alleged Palin Video Turns Up on YouTube

Sarah Palin "Miss Earmark Queen"

Sarah Palin, Republican Culture Of Corruption

Palin and Her Pastors

Why does the GOP lure so many hypocrites?

Palin's Daughter Bristol Pregnant

Yep, only Repubs have smears!

"Still one has to wonder even if the threat is minuscule; why not build this thing in space where if it goes "critical" it won't destroy anything but itself."

I would imagine that black hole right next to us is probably about as dangerous as a black hole actually on the planet...