# Obama signs iPad; Palin (allegedly) signs flag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-signs-ipad-palin-allegedly-signs-flag/559563>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 5, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-signs-ipad-palin-allegedly-signs-flag/559563 "2010-11-05T11:53:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-signs-ipad-palin-allegedly-signs-flag/559563/21 "2010-11-06T16:25:22Z")

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Hey, we could get rich selling those things, so don’t laugh!

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**Author:** ![Apollo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Apollo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollo)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-signs-ipad-palin-allegedly-signs-flag/559563/22 "2010-11-06T17:24:19Z")

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It’s quite remarkable to see the total grip that Murdock and his media empire has on shaping the political discourse in the US.

The only thing even more remarkable is how anything that comes out from the Murdock mediasphere is given any thought at all. How easily these non issues are taken up by the rightwing in the US.

Perhaps because they know it’s the only way for them to bamboozle the American public by derailing any real political discussion that matters. The left would do well not to get drawn into these manufactured outrages, it’s a losing proposition.

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**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-signs-ipad-palin-allegedly-signs-flag/559563/23 "2010-11-07T07:20:38Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> No, nobody cared when Clinton did it either. Obama gets points for knowing how to sign his name?  
> Regards,  
> Shodan

Can you read?

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-signs-ipad-palin-allegedly-signs-flag/559563/24 "2010-11-07T12:13:52Z")

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> [@bengangmo](#):
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> Can you read?

Yes. Do you?

Regards,  
Shodan

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