First amendment hoo-ha

That Sarah Palin is something else. I certainly hope she's never appointed to the Supreme Court because it's pretty clear she (a) has never read the Constitution, and (2) doesn't have a freakin' clue what she's talking about. My guess is she and Joe the Plumber have had some late night discussions about the Constitution. Wow - just got a chill up my spine.

It's absolutely worth repeating her comments about the First Amendment:

"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations, then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media."

She is so wrong on so many levels, it makes my brain hurt.

VOTERS: Let me make this perfectly clear to you. You should want a president who is way smarter than you, who is calm under fire and is thoughtful and considered when making tough decisions. Did I mention the way smarter part? I did? Well, it's worth repeating. Way WAY smarter than you. Hey, I know! Let's elect a CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR like, say, Barack Obama. For the love of god, people, how can you even think about putting Palin one 72-year-old, cancer-ridden heartbeat away from the Oval Office?

And speaking of God, what on earth has happened to Liddy Dole? She has put out not one, but TWO ads claiming her Sunday-school-teaching opponent is an atheist. Don't get me wrong. I think a person's religion should be of no consequence when determining fitness for office, and I believe religion (specifically Christianity) is too influential in our political world. But to blatantly lie and question a person's character like that? Shameful. Looks like Dole is going down, and if she keeps this up, it will be a rout. Good.

In a shameless plug, our 2009 sock monkey calendar is now available. The photo for May (also below) is a follow-up to Palin's butchering of Madeline Albright's comment about a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. You probably can't read the little sign behind Satan, but it says "Reserved for S. Palin". Heh.