"Hockey Mom" photo ops FAIL.
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Oh, dear. Trouble in the igloo?
Apparently, the Alaska governor is greatly amused by the funny Web sites (with the exception of the X-rated ones) and loves seeing all the Joe the Plumber-type supporters at rallies sporting various versions of ''Sarah Palin is HOT!'' T-shirts.
While the GOP veepster nominee thinks it's all harmless, a source high up in the McCain campaign tells me that's not the case as far as her husband and father are concerned.
''Todd [Palin] is increasingly irritated by it all. He's a very possessive guy and totally old-fashioned and traditional when it comes to his relationship with his wife, whom he adores,'' said my source in John McCain-Palin campaign.
''At a rally in Pennsylvania the other day, he left the stage right before Sarah's speech -- ostensibly to deal with an issue regarding their baby,'' said the source. ''But actually, he was P.O.'ed about a couple of T-shirts and signs he saw in the crowd.''
No one could have anticipated...
I stand by my prediction that El Duderino will take a swing at McCain before this is over. (not necessarily before the election, so let's put the cutoff at Nov. 10th)
Posted by: Buskertype | October 26, 2008 at 03:37 PM
he was P.O.'ed about a couple of T-shirts and signs he saw in the crowd.''
Oh like: "SARAH IS MY FAVORITE MILF"?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love watching poetic justice in real time!
My advice to you Dude1 is to start groping Cindy pronto!
Posted by: queek | October 26, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Can't be good for her that Alaska's biggest newspaper endorsed Barack Obama yesterday.
Posted by: Lesley | October 26, 2008 at 04:16 PM
First Dude should hit his ex business partner if he's P.O.
Posted by: steelhead | October 26, 2008 at 04:22 PM
Reportedly, Alaska's ''First Dude'' told a campaign aide, ''She's running for vice president of the United States. ... Even though these guys are in our corner, don't they see this belittles her?''
No Todd what belittles her is that she is completely over her head because she's not ready for national politics and doubtfully never will be. Sure these blind (physically and idealogically) right wingers are in love with her looks and policy but that's not enough to win over the rest of us.
Go home to Alaska and play with your snowmachines and ripping off the people of Alaska. That is if they'll continue to let you which I highly doubt. They're wise to the fact that you and your wife are just common grifters, the game is over.
Posted by: pursang | October 26, 2008 at 05:14 PM
Ha ha ha ha ha! I guess todd doesn't get the fact that they don't CARE if it belittles her. She's just a tool. And so is he.
Posted by: Caveat | October 26, 2008 at 05:24 PM
as if Todd would ever use the word "belittle".
Methinks that's not what Todd actually said. ;-)
Posted by: watertiger | October 26, 2008 at 06:23 PM
"don't they see this belittles her?"
Awww, what a sensitive and supportive guy! But I bet he thought the Hillary nutcracker was hilarious.
Posted by: Capital J | October 26, 2008 at 06:45 PM
Wonder what Toad thinks about Rich Lowry's ejac . . . er, um . . . comments about Caribou Barbie's debate performance being all for him?
And maybe I'm just being bitchy here, but if Toad adores the Barrakkkuda so, why didn't he come up with the price of a wedding ring?
Posted by: CatStaff | October 26, 2008 at 06:47 PM
CatStaff,
She has a wedding ring, she just doesn't always wear it. This my be one thing we have in common, I don't wear rings because they annoy me. This be the case with her.
Posted by: Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins | October 26, 2008 at 07:19 PM
Oh, Todd may be pissed that she is getting more attention than he does when he wins a snowmobile race, but I doubt he cares about much else.
She is a classic narcissist and any attention is better than none. To her it's all good. I think she's enjoying the fact that all these Repugs are turned on by her.
Posted by: moistenedbink | October 26, 2008 at 07:19 PM
Not to defend Todd here, but it is pretty demeaning to talk about a candidate for vice-pres as a MILF. If I were fond of her in any way it would really piss me off.
Posted by: Buskertype | October 26, 2008 at 07:42 PM
He's likely not upset by the T-shirts and signs as much as he's upset by her being thrilled with the attention... He's sensing Sarah's inner Trollop is getting ready to escape again...
Posted by: sukabi | October 26, 2008 at 07:49 PM
I'd be more inclined to bet he's using his own celebrity and looks to settle, er, a score or two.
Posted by: Sharkbabe | October 26, 2008 at 07:59 PM
Okay, I'm stupid. What does MILF mean?
Posted by: Carol | October 26, 2008 at 08:00 PM
Carol - in this case, "MortifyinglyStupidIdiot I'd Like To Fork" ..
Posted by: | October 26, 2008 at 08:06 PM
woops, that was my sage answer lol
Posted by: Sharkbabe | October 26, 2008 at 08:07 PM
He's a very possessive guy and totally old-fashioned and traditional when it comes to his relationship with his wife
REALLY. I would never have guessed that, the way he's nailed to her hip all the time.
Posted by: Duros Hussein 62 | October 26, 2008 at 08:32 PM
On a side note, Palin left that arena not so popular. The Blues goalie was injured by the rug they placed for her to walk on.
She truly is the Alaska Disasta
Posted by: UptowNYChick | October 26, 2008 at 08:38 PM
Buckeye, I was thinking about her recent disclosure on the campaign trail that she bought her own wedding ring for $35 when she and Toad ran off to get married. Just idly wondering why the big guy couldn't spring for a ring.
Posted by: CatStaff | October 26, 2008 at 08:54 PM
If those couple of tee shirts pissed him off he'd go nukular if he surfed over to this site!
Posted by: queek | October 26, 2008 at 08:58 PM
"...but it is pretty demeaning to talk about a candidate for vice-pres as a MILF"
Yeah I guess it is when you think about it, Buskertype. Maybe people should focus on her qualifications instead.
Oh.
Damn.
Posted by: Caveat | October 26, 2008 at 09:17 PM
Carol, "Mother I'd Like to Fuck".
Or, in the Palins' case, GILF. Grandmother I'd Like to Fuck.
Isn't Bristol due soon?
Posted by: watertiger | October 26, 2008 at 09:21 PM
Maybe people should focus on her qualifications instead.
I guess that is sort of the problem isn't it?
Posted by: Buskertype | October 26, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Palin's rise is because she represents the Republican/wingnut image of what a woman is: a breeder and a masculinity soother. Palin is these things and the RNC has worked double time to prove it.
Obviously Todd is a little slow to catch on to things. If his trepidation is true then I'd bet that any further political life on the part of Mrs. Palin will require a divorce first. I'm getting the feeling that he is not liking this politicking one bit.
Posted by: kate | October 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Isn't Bristol due soon?
No. You had it right!
Posted by: queek | October 26, 2008 at 11:00 PM
He's likely not upset by the T-shirts and signs as much as he's upset by her being thrilled with the attention...
I think you're right, sukabi. But apparently his mama didn't warn him that when you marry the town beauty queen that's gonna continue to happen. She gets off on doing the pageant walk while all those rednecks get a hard-on for her.
Posted by: xpurg8d | October 27, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Thanks for the info...MILF...I'd have never guessed.
Posted by: Carol | October 27, 2008 at 06:43 AM
so this means mcFucked doesn't get a consolation fuck?
Posted by: pansypoo | October 27, 2008 at 02:34 PM
I don't blame him. Not only is it demeaning to her, it tells him that
the McCain campaign'sher whole approach to packaging Sarah Palin has backfired, making her into an object rather than an empowered woman in the eyes of male Republicans.Furthermore, she's strayed before. He has to wonder when she'll stray again, and every guy who so blatantly reduces her to her sex might remind him of that.
Posted by: James | October 27, 2008 at 04:46 PM