# Sarah turns opaque. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 16, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856 "2008-09-16T16:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/101 "2008-09-20T15:59:23Z")
This is the problem with pathological liars\*. They eventually get to the point where they’ll lie\* about what they had for breakfast. They’ll lie about stuff that doesn’t even matter. Eventually it all comes down like a pack of cards. McCain’s lawyers are just trying to delay the inevitable. - for the benefit of pedantic nitpickers: Of course, Palin and/or her lawyer is not actually a liar, since we can’t PROVE that she had any knowledge of her own staff authorizing the trip, nor can be be confident beyond a shadow of a doubt that her neurons were actually functioning when she spoke to her lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/102 "2008-09-20T16:11:32Z")
Biden has so much fertile ground for a debate. The repubs will have to find a way to limit the subjects to national politics. Otherwise Barbie Foul will be exposed at the petty unprepared martinet that she is. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/103 "2008-09-20T16:16:08Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > Man, Palin must really have something to hide if they are trying so hard to shitcan this investigation. I think it’s just going to look as bad as alleged and they want to postpone the finding until after the election. Probably simple as that. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/104 "2008-09-20T16:20:36Z")
[off topic] Could we, like, stop with the teeny tiny print thingy? Every time you do that, I got to find my old-fart glasses. I don’t like wearing the old fart glasses, I _really_ don’t like looking for them. I don’t like that I can’t remember where I put them. Do that for me, and when I get to Hell, I’ll put in a good word for you. (I’ve some friends there who, by now, have most likely taken over.) Thank you, and get off my LAN. [resume topic] ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/105 "2008-09-20T16:44:54Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [off topic] > > Could we, like, stop with the teeny tiny print thingy? Every time you do that, I got to find my old-fart glasses. I don’t like wearing the old fart glasses, I _really_ don’t like looking for them. I don’t like that I can’t remember where I put them. > > Do that for me, and when I get to Hell, I’ll put in a good word for you. (I’ve some friends there who, by now, have most likely taken over.) > > Thank you, and get off my LAN. > > [resume topic] Dude, just hit reply. You can read the post in normal font size then don’t actually respond. Problem solved no need to look for your glasses. ya old fart… ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/106 "2008-09-20T17:05:43Z")
fyi: **elucidator** , if you use firefox you can zoom in on a page by pressing CTRL + or CTRL - to zoom out. If you’re using a Mac, hold alt and then use your scroll-wheel to zoom in on the entire screen ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/107 "2008-09-20T17:06:23Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [off topic] > > Could we, like, stop with the teeny tiny print thingy? Every time you do that, I got to find my old-fart glasses. I don’t like wearing the old fart glasses, I _really_ don’t like looking for them. I don’t like that I can’t remember where I put them. > > Do that for me, and when I get to Hell, I’ll put in a good word for you. (I’ve some friends there who, by now, have most likely taken over.) > > Thank you, and get off my LAN. > > [resume topic] John? Is that you? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/108 "2008-09-20T17:11:13Z")
Thanks. Now, could you tell me where the guage is that tells me how much kerosene is left? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/109 "2008-09-20T17:11:39Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > What hasn’t yet been reported to any extent was what happened in the aftermath of the Monegan dismissal. Mooselini appointed Chuck Kopp, former police chief of Kenai, AK as his replacement. With her usual keen eye for personnel and her thorough vetting process, she managed to miss the fact that Kopp had been disciplined for sexual harassment in his old job (or she didn’t care). After going through all of the gyrations of denial when this came to light (when the victim went public with it), she had to [dismiss the jerk](http://alaskapride.blogspot.com/2008/07/assailed-by-mounting-criticism-on-all.html), who walked away with a [$10,000 severance](http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/08/13/16/Document.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf)when he signed a document agreeing he wouldn’t sue the state. > > You have to ask the obvious question: Why would an “at-will” state government be worried about a lawsuit? The answer, of course, is that they would not be worried in the least. So why the payoff? Aaaaaannnnnd…my question is [answered](http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/531723.html) in today’s paper. She was trying to jam another Christian fundie asshole up our butts. The payoff was because he’s one of her kind - an “elite fundamentalist” who believes that they have the divine right to rule, and that the sky fairy personally picks them for the job. So she gave him a little grease to ease his way out, since just firing him would have had repercussions from the rest of the religious crackpots she hangs with. Jebus, that a nutjob of this order may be a heartbeat away from leader of the free world just got a lot scarier for me. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/110 "2008-09-20T17:54:15Z")
Did Monegan do a “heckofa job”? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/111 "2008-09-20T18:03:38Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Biden has so much fertile ground for a debate. The repubs will have to find a way to limit the subjects to national politics. Otherwise Barbie Foul will be exposed at the petty unprepared **martinet** that she is. [nitpick] While it would not surprise me to find that Gov. Palin is a strict disciplinarian, I think the word you’re looking for here is **marionette**. [/nitpick] ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/112 "2008-09-20T18:06:41Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Probably enough. Those who pay attention to these things can clearly see that the Palin Pods are struggling furiously to cover this shit up, stifle and delay. The true believers, the ones commited to seeing this as liberal media persecution won’t be swayed by any evidence, including an affidavit by God Almighty countersigned by Archangel Gabriel. Known liberals. Did you know that neither one of them has served in either the U.S. Armed Forces or the Air National Guard? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/113 "2008-09-20T18:27:16Z")
What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. And for these folks it’s practice, practice, practice. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/114 "2008-09-20T19:06:42Z")
> [@brownie55](#): > > What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. And for these folks it’s practice, practice, practice. That was a heckof a post, **brownie** Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/115 "2008-09-20T19:12:19Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Known liberals. Did you know that neither one of them has served in either the U.S. Armed Forces or the Air National Guard? > > -Joe We didn’t have angels when I was a POW. We worshipped dirt. Or ants. Whatever was handy. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/116 "2008-09-20T19:32:36Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [off topic] > > could we, like, stop with the teeny tiny print thingy? Every time you do that, i got to find my old-fart glasses. I don’t like wearing the old fart glasses, i _really_ don’t like looking for them. I don’t like that i can’t remember where i put them. > > Do that for me, and when i get to hell, i’ll put in a good word for you. (i’ve some friends there who, by now, have most likely taken over.) > > thank you, and get off my lan. > > [resume topic] SORRY [SUB]it won’t happen again[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/117 "2008-09-20T19:52:48Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > SORRY > > [SUB]it won’t happen again[/sub] No problem. How’s Horatio, gotten any better? Funny guy… ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/118 "2008-09-20T20:21:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Aaaaaannnnnd…my question is [answered](http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/531723.html) in today’s paper. Registration is required to read the story. Anybody got a link to a more open source? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/119 "2008-09-20T20:22:32Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Registration is required to read the story. Anybody got a link to a more open source? That’s funny, it opened right up for me. [http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/531723.html](http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/531723.html) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856/120 "2008-09-20T20:25:58Z")
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