Try, just try, to watch this without cringing - Page 2

Flint · 09-26-2008, 10:42 AM

Imagine that you're going for a job interview and you handled questions like this; just being human. In certain situations, being polished means you have done your homework and are prepared, with the information you need to do the job.

Myself, I like to cultivate a casual conversationalism, but it's peppered with white-hot information nuggets, which, if you know enough to catch on, reveal that I very deeply know what I'm talking about.

Being unpolished is nice--if you are, simultaneously, casually confident with some actual, useful information.

Shawnee123 · 09-26-2008, 10:50 AM

Sounds like my job interview. Sure, I was unpolished, but I knew what the eff I was talking about.

Treasenuak · 09-26-2008, 10:53 AM

Hmm. Sarah Palin is human? And fallible like the rest of humanity? Whodathunkit? That being said, if you're going in for an interview on NATIONAL TELEVISION, would it not be wise to be prepared for ANY potential question? It's not so much I'm concerned about what she states is her policy... I'm more concerned that she has NO CLUE what she's talking about!

Flint · 09-26-2008, 10:55 AM

What's even more concerning is that she actually thought her original statement would be uncritically absorbed by a sponge-like population.

tw · 09-26-2008, 12:07 PM

Palin is a symptom of a larger problem. Same problem had McCain quoting George Jr exactly, "Our economy is sound" - as AIG was going under. Same problem now could not decide to support the bailout or opposed it - as demonstrated by McCain's contradictory statements. Same problem even had him tell Letterman that he was hustling to Washington to save the negotiations when, instead he went on the CBS News and his puppy dog Palin visited Ground Zero. Letterman was incensed. And then the running to Washington only confused the bailout issue with partisan politics - even dragging Obama into a do nothing meeting.

McCain has a serious problem. Not Palin. He has advisers that could not even agree whether they were for the bailout before they were against it.

footfootfoot · 09-26-2008, 12:17 PM

Like I said, get used to her.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Letterman pointed out that if McCain really does believe that suspending his campaign is important, then why isn't Palin really stepping up to the plate. As he put it, and I paraphrase "If for any reason you are unable to fulfill your duties as President of the US..." you know the rest. That would be her job, ffs, to step in wherever needed.

I heard Letterman make that statement, and thought, if McCain had to suspend his campaign to attend to serious shit in Washington, why wasn't Palin there with him, to learn what was going on and how they solve these problems.

The other morning they were interviewing a bunch of MI hockey moms, who were gushing how they would vote for Palin because, "She's a hockey mom, just like us". Fucking airheads.

footfootfoot · 09-26-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I heard Letterman make that statement, and thought, if McCain had to suspend his campaign to attend to serious shit in Washington, why wasn't Palin there with him, to learn what was going on and how they solve these problems.

The other morning they were interviewing a bunch of MI hockey moms, who were gushing how they would vote for Palin because, "She's a hockey mom, just like us". Fucking airheads.

You sound surprised, and if you are surprised then I am surprised at you. Spend a little more time outside your circle of acquaintances and you'll be afraid to leave your house.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2008, 12:42 PM

No, I'm not surprised, but I'll always be outraged by such stupidity.

Shawnee123 · 09-26-2008, 12:45 PM

Why do I have a pic in my head of those women I don't even know? Grrrrrrrrr

I'll see your

and raise you a

Bruce!

HungLikeJesus · 09-26-2008, 01:26 PM

Them's fighting smilies.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2008, 01:28 PM

I prefer to think of them as euthanasia smilies.

Sheldonrs · 09-26-2008, 01:32 PM

"I'll try to find some examples of them and get those to ya"

#1. You do NOT make a statement about your presidential running mates' experience and background without being able to back it up.

#2. Sarah Palin is a complete moron and that is something that everything in all her appearences backs up without any doubt.

She is scary stupid and should not be allowed anywhere near Washington STATE, much less Washington DC!

HungLikeJesus · 09-26-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I prefer to think of them as euthanasia smilies.

Youth in Asia? You mean like Ibram?

Trilby · 09-26-2008, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

"I'll try to find some examples of them and get those to ya"

#1. You do NOT make a statement about your presidential running mates' experience and background without being able to back it up.

#2. Sarah Palin is a complete moron and that is something that everything in all her appearences backs up without any doubt.

She is scary stupid and should not be allowed anywhere near Washington STATE, much less Washington DC!

Triple Chocolate Latte Flip AMEN, brother.

This chick is absolutely surreal.

Sarah Palin is what happens when your country is circling the drain.

09-26-2008, 10:42 AM	#16
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Imagine that you're going for a job interview and you handled questions like this; just being human. In certain situations, being polished means you have done your homework and are prepared, with the information you need to do the job. Myself, I like to cultivate a casual conversationalism, but it's peppered with white-hot information nuggets, which, if you know enough to catch on, reveal that I very deeply know what I'm talking about. Being unpolished is nice--if you are, simultaneously, casually confident with some actual, useful information. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-26-2008, 10:50 AM	#17
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Sounds like my job interview. Sure, I was unpolished, but I knew what the eff I was talking about. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-26-2008, 10:55 AM	#19
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	What's even more concerning is that she actually thought her original statement would be uncritically absorbed by a sponge-like population. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-26-2008, 12:17 PM	#21
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Like I said, get used to her. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-26-2008, 12:42 PM	#24
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, I'm not surprised, but I'll always be outraged by such stupidity. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2008, 10:53 AM	#18
Treasenuak Multiorgasmic and wrapped in plastic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Tennessee Posts: 483	Hmm. Sarah Palin is human? And fallible like the rest of humanity? Whodathunkit? That being said, if you're going in for an interview on NATIONAL TELEVISION, would it not be wise to be prepared for ANY potential question? It's not so much I'm concerned about what she states is her policy... I'm more concerned that she has NO CLUE what she's talking about!

09-26-2008, 12:07 PM	#20
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Palin is a symptom of a larger problem. Same problem had McCain quoting George Jr exactly, "Our economy is sound" - as AIG was going under. Same problem now could not decide to support the bailout or opposed it - as demonstrated by McCain's contradictory statements. Same problem even had him tell Letterman that he was hustling to Washington to save the negotiations when, instead he went on the CBS News and his puppy dog Palin visited Ground Zero. Letterman was incensed. And then the running to Washington only confused the bailout issue with partisan politics - even dragging Obama into a do nothing meeting. McCain has a serious problem. Not Palin. He has advisers that could not even agree whether they were for the bailout before they were against it.

09-26-2008, 12:45 PM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Why do I have a pic in my head of those women I don't even know? Grrrrrrrrr I'll see your and raise you a Bruce! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-26-2008, 01:26 PM	#26
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Them's fighting smilies. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-26-2008, 01:28 PM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I prefer to think of them as euthanasia smilies. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2008, 01:32 PM	#28
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"I'll try to find some examples of them and get those to ya" #1. You do NOT make a statement about your presidential running mates' experience and background without being able to back it up. #2. Sarah Palin is a complete moron and that is something that everything in all her appearences backs up without any doubt. She is scary stupid and should not be allowed anywhere near Washington STATE, much less Washington DC! __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

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