Philosophy
I know she's not running now... my hopes for a 2012 Palin/Bachmann dream team ticket have now been ruined, but I wouldn't be surprised if we somehow managed to vote her in just out of a morbid sense of curiosity to see just how bad things could actually get if this bimbo were in office.
The Onion reports that, in fact, this is exactly what the American electorate would probably do:
- Palin, Sex, And Women
A couple of thoughts on Sarah Palin now that several weeks have past. The first comes from a piece by Tom Perrotta in Slate called "The Sexy Puritan" in which he discusses an archetype of political talking head, the sexy puritan of which Palin is only...
- Beliefs And Public Office
In light of the upcoming VP debate tonight, here's one I've been thinking about. The LA Times reports on a secondhand claim that Sarah Palin believes "that men and dinosaurs coexisted on an Earth created 6,000 years ago -- about 65 million years...
- I Never Wanted To Be Vice President...i Wanted To Be A Lumberjack
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, With John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, I won't even pretend to fight the temptation. A VP who wants Creationism taught in the classroom, a candidate for an office...
- I Want To Be Sarah Palin?
One of the things I despise about politics is the hypocrisy and the double standards: it's okay for our group to do something, but if those from the other side of the isle do the same thing, then that very same thing is evil; or conversely, it's...
- Naked Self Advertising: The Onion And Philosophy
Ok, so today's entry is a bit different from usual: it's all about me :) A while ago I was commissioned to write a chapter for a book on The Onion and Philosophy (basically, what you can learn about philosophy by laughing your ass off). Anyway,...
Philosophy
Morbid Curiosity Leading Many Voters to Support Palin
The Onion reports that, in fact, this is exactly what the American electorate would probably do:
- Palin, Sex, And Women
A couple of thoughts on Sarah Palin now that several weeks have past. The first comes from a piece by Tom Perrotta in Slate called "The Sexy Puritan" in which he discusses an archetype of political talking head, the sexy puritan of which Palin is only...
- Beliefs And Public Office
In light of the upcoming VP debate tonight, here's one I've been thinking about. The LA Times reports on a secondhand claim that Sarah Palin believes "that men and dinosaurs coexisted on an Earth created 6,000 years ago -- about 65 million years...
- I Never Wanted To Be Vice President...i Wanted To Be A Lumberjack
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, With John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, I won't even pretend to fight the temptation. A VP who wants Creationism taught in the classroom, a candidate for an office...
- I Want To Be Sarah Palin?
One of the things I despise about politics is the hypocrisy and the double standards: it's okay for our group to do something, but if those from the other side of the isle do the same thing, then that very same thing is evil; or conversely, it's...
- Naked Self Advertising: The Onion And Philosophy
Ok, so today's entry is a bit different from usual: it's all about me :) A while ago I was commissioned to write a chapter for a book on The Onion and Philosophy (basically, what you can learn about philosophy by laughing your ass off). Anyway,...