Slog - Comments on So Where Do You Get a Chicken Suit Anyway? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa Sarah Palin won't hold press conferences. Says the Washington Post... JOHN McCAIN selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate 23 days ago. Since then, Ms. Palin has not held a single news conference with the national media. She has answered only a handful of questions from voters and reporters.... Mr. McCain's selection of an inexperienced and relatively unknown figure was unsettling, and the campaign's decision to keep her sequestered from serious interchanges with reporters and voters serves only to deepen the unease. Mr. McCain is entitled to choose the person he thinks would be best for... Copyright 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:38:09 -0800 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:57:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by wisepunk ohhhh. I like this idea, it has legs.

But let's not follow the young repub mold, lets actually have healthy, intelligent, attractive people in the chicken suit. I can only put up with so many pimple-faced, overweight, goosestepping jagoffs.

]]> wisepunk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147367 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:45:22 -0800 Comment by DOUG. Can we throw eggs?

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147371 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147371 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:47:29 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Only eggs that are open to the possibility of conception.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147376 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147376 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:51:28 -0800 Comment by KELLY O http://www.marylen.com/chickens.htm !!!

]]> KELLY O http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147383 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:55:19 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO sounds like fun, but don't expect the same results as one could expect if the roles were reveresed (i.e. if a dem nom was ducking the press). Once again, there exists a double standard for liberal & conservatives. A conservative candidate can go three + weeks without one single presser and no one (except the liberal blogoshpere) notices or cares.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147387 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:55:44 -0800 Comment by In MN Actually, this is perfect for Michael Moore. It's just the right kind of juvenile stunt.

]]> In MN http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147393 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147393 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:57:58 -0800 Comment by COMTE Michael Moore probably has one he isn't using these days.

Or maybe that Burger King "submissive chicken" suit is available for rental.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147396 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147396 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:59:56 -0800 Comment by elenchos Nothing anyone does will inoculate you from charges of sexism. That's not how this works. These people attack with anything that might stick, with no regard for reality.

Remember when unPC was hammering away with that Michelle Obama "whitey" video every day? And it made no difference whether it had the slightest basis in reality? They say it, and it gets out there and that's all they need.

They'll probably counterattack with sexism charges even if nobody actually gets a real chicken suit. So fire away, and don't be afraid of what they'll hit back with.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147403 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:02:21 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
And Joe Biden?

He's been given zero media exposure since being nominated...for good reason, too, because he's an old bigot from the East Coast!

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin has had here person email read, for Pete's sake...what else do you tire kickers want to scrutinize. Palin has been more journalized than the candidates themselves!

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147410 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:05:45 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo In her unwillingness to explain her positions, her unavailability to the press and her refusal to respond to subpoenas she has proven herself a worthy successor to Dick Cheney as the sole member of the Fourth Branch of Government.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147413 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147413 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:06:58 -0800 Comment by scott in chi-town I guess a chicken suit is better than a moose suit...She might shoot it!

]]> scott in chi-town http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147421 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:10:39 -0800 Comment by David Schmader Re: Kelly O @ 4: I vote for "Henrietta Hen."

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147430 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147430 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:18:58 -0800 Comment by Lesley I'm just waiting to see how much Biden will dominate Palin at the VP debate.

]]> Lesley http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147433 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147433 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:20:16 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Biden has done upwards of 70 press conferences in the time that has elapsed since Palin was picked.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147434 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147434 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:20:34 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber Chicken Shit (Hänchenscheisse) is, as Chicken Shit does.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147435 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147435 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:21:00 -0800 Comment by stinkbug Bailo, that is a flat out lie. C'mon, you know that. Biden has fielded random questions from townhalls, done multiple interviews, etc.

Even assuming that it's okay for Palin to hide, McCain on Sept 11th stated: "The fact is that she's coming out in the next couple of days with interviews with numerous people."

Why is no one holding him accountable for that lie?

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147454 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:34:32 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Is this what our "great" country has become? Why have we the electorate allowed this to happen? Are we willing to make the effort to change it?

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147464 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147464 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:42:16 -0800 Comment by kk This won't stick. No one believes a woman who can shoot and field dress a caribou is a chicken. I've been suggesting that people call her "Fish Tale Palin" as a nod to her inability to tell the truth. You can spread your hands wider as you say it, as the fish gets bigger and bigger with every telling. I think it works because it's not mean, just demeaning (like "flip-flop" or "there he goes again").

]]> kk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147467 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:43:23 -0800 Comment by Original Monique I second the Michael Moore suggestion. He would be brilliant and annoying enough.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147476 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:51:34 -0800 Comment by elenchos @18

An animal versus a high powered rifle is not a fair fight, and pulling the trigger is more an act of cowardice than anything else. Look at John Kerry's pathetic hunting trip.

What takes balls is to run for office without feeling the need to shoot anything.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147485 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147485 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:01:39 -0800 Comment by ragold "serious [intercourses] with reporters and voters"

Let's take it back!

]]> ragold http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147499 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:11:45 -0800 Comment by brinsonian As is true for many facets of this campaign, this already happened on The West Wing. In the season six "Freedonia" episode, Donna has a face-off with a guy in a chicken suit.

Just sayin'.

]]> brinsonian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147500 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:12:19 -0800 Comment by PC Yawn, when I was unPC never said nuttin' 'bout Michelle's alleged whitey comment, never saw nor posted any such alleged video, mr. e knows this and loves to repeat the lie.

Y-a-w-nnnnnnn.


As for chicken suit idea, every minute spent on Palin doesn't do anything to connect Obama to swing voters and is wasted and adds to the clutter.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147527 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:33:37 -0800 Comment by Mr. Man I say if it's good enough for the greatest political strategist of our time, Josh Lyman, then its good enough for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJQ3VqyoOA

]]> Mr. Man http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147578 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147578 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:10:11 -0800 Comment by elenchos Let's have a race war, courtesy of unPC:

slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/michelle_obama_on_colbert_tonight#c999317

slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/barack_obamas_stop_in_seattle#c872193

slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/15yearold_fatally_shot_in_hillman_city#c1093905

slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/wright_brings_obama_down_in_a_good_way#c970350

slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_jongtaibbi_kerfuffle#c996805

slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/re_the_south_carolina_victory_speech#c910512

Ok, my eyes are starting to bleed. unPC, why do you hate black people so much? And who do you think you're fooling?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147613 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:30:11 -0800 Comment by Donolectic elenchos, your personal vendetta is showing.

It's not pretty. Stop, kk?

]]> Donolectic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147771 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147771 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:13:40 -0800 Comment by elenchos @26

Yes, it is a vendetta. I don't think SusanUnPC (or whatever the voices in her head say her name is today) should be let off the hook. I can't stand the campaign of lies, and the sock puppetry. I guess I do take it personally. That's how it is.

So I'm sorry if you don't like it. But the answer is no, I'm not going to stop.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147820 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147820 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:55:57 -0800 Comment by Honestly While we're not calling it "Operation Chickenshit," we are having a RALLY this Wednesday, September 24, in Westlake Park, from 4-7pm to demonstrate our disgust with the McCain campaign while Cindy McCain is over on the east side collecting thousands of fat-cat dollars. The rally was originally organized because PALIN was to be in town collecting the loot, but even though the G.O.P. switched the schedule (sorry Eastsiders!), we're still gonna rally. Chickensuited protestors are not just welcome--they are encouraged:

http://www.aphrodaia.com/2008/09/honesty-is-best-policy-rally.html

]]> Honestly http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147821 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/so_where_do_you_get_a_chicken_suit_anywa#c1147821 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:57:08 -0800