Why do people let her on TV?

We have blogged about Palin ad nauesum here, here, here , here and here. She said a lot of dumb things, and she didn't win the election... yadda yadda yadda. We never revisited the subject because its old news, and we were hoping she would fade away into the irrelevancy from which she came.. but her recent facebook post could not be ignored. It must be highlighted as the SINGLE DUMBEST MOST DISHONEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Okay maybe I am using hyperbole here, but it has to be close to the dumbest...

"The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's "death panel" so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their "level of productivity in society," whether they are worthy of health care."

What the hell? Did she just say that a government alternative to private insurance will result in a "Death Panel" to decide who lives and dies?

I won't waste my time dissecting everything that is just plain wrong, dishonest, idiotic, and random in this sentence... I will only mention it is "based" on a provision in one bill floating around that would pay for voluntary counseling for end of life decisions (e.g. making a living will if they want, or talking about hospice etc.). Evidently providing money to talk to a health care professional about end of life decisions = there will be death panels to kill the elderly and retarded... Oh My God....

Only Palin could be so utterly and profoundly stupid to utter such a whopper of a lie. And only in America are there people so foolish as to believe her/listen to her.

Regardless of what side you are on on the healthcare debate, can we all agree that this woman is crazy, and her ramblings should be treated like that of a crazy person....ignored. This statement should be the nail in her coffin of relevance, but alas we are in America and it will only embolden the career of this 1/2 term former governor.

And get this... instead of distancing themselves from this lying lunatic, Assclowns like Newt actually defends her and back up her claims!!

This is why we can never have a real discussion on healthcare. How can you really discuss something when facts and reality are thrown out the window, and ridiculous soundbytes like these are bounced back and forth in the media echo chamber until it sticks and some people actually believe that Obama will come for their children in the night... ugh....

UPdate: this Atlantic Monthly Article makes a great point about rationing health care... guess what? the system we have now rations care.. big time... (and that is not including the 50 million uninsured whose ration = 0)

Update 2: Oh God... the "idiots-exploiting-their-handicapped-children-to-make-an-ass-out-of-themselves-in-an-attempt-to-destroy-a-public-health-care-option-have-struck-again" They're multiplying!!!!!..

Family Circus

Who doesn't hate Family Circus... or Mary Worth(less) for that matter.

Cake Wrecks

I was reading the Onion AV club and they recommended a "time wasting" website called cakewrecks. I have been looking at it all day and laughing my head off..

If you dont have the time to scroll through them all, here are some of my favorites with links directly to the posts:

These cake makers were a little too literal with the instructions...
Also, Please dont put sonograms 3-D or otherwise on cakes, the results are disturbing at best.

Life-like babies on cakes do not make for a good treat either even at a baby shower.. who will be first to cut into this one?

Okay I have to go to bed, we both have a big week ahead. enjoy the site, it is golden..

Update: Also here is the link to the clown cake post... I think it is my favorite is the one where they have the clown from Stephen King's "It" (under a sewer grate and everything) on the 10 year old's Birthday cake.. yikes If you only click on one link here, let it be this one...

Evie and the pets

So far, Priscilla is Evie's best pet friend... I caught her watching Evie sleeping this morning... Evie grabs Prissy when she meanders by, and Prissy doesn't seem to mind... Bunny runs away... Louie is tolerant while we are around to mediate, but usually wants nothing to do with her. She loves Louie though, she watches him all the time when he is running around or howling... however.. at least not yet I dont think the feelings are mutual.

Evie's ID card

I love the look on her face. "Wait, an ID card, you do know I am a baby right? Why do I need an ID? Do you have a problem with unidentified babies breaking into the pool?"

teasers

Here is our photographer's website. I can't wait to see the rest of the pics!! We'll share more as soon as we get the DVD.

http://melissaqphotography.blogspot.com/2009/07/sweet-pea.html

3rd Anniversary

3 years - wow, that was fast.....we had a lovely Thai dinner and celebrated quietly at home with champagne and Mario Kart...

We also had some carrot cake, just like on our wedding day. Only this time we didn't feed each other.....

and Louie had some tonight too, of course.

We had so much fun that day - thanks everyone for joining us and making it so awesome!! Can you say.....wooooorm race?

my, how things change.... I just found this video Jack recorded and I have to post it. Sorry, you almost got a baby free post there. So close!

Barton Springs

We took an afternoon to check out an Austin institution, Barton Springs Pool.. even though it was near 100 degrees, the water was cold cold cold. It is the 4th largest spring in Texas evidently. in the 20's they expanded it and added a concrete bottom which is covered with slippery algae.. The wikipedia page says topless sunbathing is permitted... (I would check with a more reputable source however.. it's no Hippie Hollow)

Barton Springs is not to be confused (as we unfortunately did) with the Barton Creek Greenbelt (which is completely dry)