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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sarah Palin's Letters from God

Posted by on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:11 AM

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Thank you, Jezebel, for the much-appreciated link to Todd S. Purdum's just-published Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin.

The Purdum paragraph that's exploding my brain:

More than once in my travels in Alaska, people brought up, without prompting, the question of Palin's extravagant self-regard. Several told me, independently of one another, that they had consulted the definition of "narcissistic personality disorder" in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-"a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy"-and thought it fit her perfectly. When Trig was born, Palin wrote an e-mail letter to friends and relatives, describing the belated news of her pregnancy and detailing Trig's condition; she wrote the e-mail not in her own name but in God's, and signed it "Trig's Creator, Your Heavenly Father."

Read the whole long, weird thing here.

 

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Original Andrew 1
My fave is that Alaskan political blogger who stated that "she has a jet engine-sized ambition attached to a golf cart-sized intellect."
Posted by Original Andrew on June 30, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Max Solomon 2
to a degree, NPD is a prerequisite for politicians.
Posted by Max Solomon on June 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM
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I love it when people with NPD don't in any way deserve to regard themselves that highly.
Posted by keshmeshi on June 30, 2009 at 11:32 AM
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I've got nothing to do with this nut, I swear.
Posted by Your Heavenly Father on June 30, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Billy in 4C 5
"Palin's life sometimes plays out like and unholy amalgam of Desperate Housewives and Northern Exposure."

Sad. True. Hilarious.
Posted by Billy in 4C on June 30, 2009 at 11:47 AM
care bear 6
Read the ADN. This is old news.
Posted by care bear on June 30, 2009 at 11:49 AM
7
Sarah is a handsome woman.
Not too hard on the eyes.
No bald glare like Biden, either.
Posted by Slog's Token HeteroSexual Male on June 30, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Urgutha Forka 8
Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps on giving.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 30, 2009 at 11:58 AM
9
I found it all very sad. SHE is Tracy Flick.
Posted by clearlyhere http://clearlyhere.livejournal.com on June 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM
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Dear Governor Palin,

Kindly shut the fuck up.

Thank you,
Yeshua ben Yusuf
Posted by Reg on June 30, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Rob in Baltimore 11
Holy Mother Sarah and Child

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3675…
Posted by Rob in Baltimore http://www.wishbookweb.com/ on June 30, 2009 at 12:03 PM
very bad homo 12
God didn't make that baby. Satan did.
Posted by very bad homo on June 30, 2009 at 12:04 PM
13
I'm so sick of Sarah Palin. Please, if anyone cares about Alaska's future, donate money to Bob Poe's campaign. He's running for governor in 2010. www.bobpoe.com
Posted by ugh! on June 30, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Julie in Eugene 14
From the article:
She may decide that she does not need office in order to have great influence—any more than Rush Limbaugh does.

That's interesting... it seems like "conservative pundit" would the perfect job for her (all flash, no substance). But, I would bet she's not willing to give up the possibility of political office at the national level...
Posted by Julie in Eugene on June 30, 2009 at 12:32 PM
COMTE 15
"A swaggering, tin-plated dictator with delusions of God-hood"

Hm, now where have I heard that description before?
Posted by COMTE http://www.chriscomte.com on June 30, 2009 at 12:50 PM
stevema14420 16
It looks like her baby is retarded or something.
Posted by stevema14420 http://www.aebn.net on June 30, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Greg 17
So now she claims she had an affair with a deity? What is up with these Republicans and their sex scandals?
Posted by Greg on June 30, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Reverse Polarity 18
So now she claims to speak the direct words of God.

Good to know.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on June 30, 2009 at 1:12 PM
You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me 19
"narcissistic personality disorder - a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy."

I think we final have a diagnosis for Chuckles Mudede's pervasive malady.
Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on June 30, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Parker Todd 20
Charles Mudede's diagnosis is of perversion with the classic black male inferiority complex, 19
Posted by Parker Todd on June 30, 2009 at 2:38 PM
21
"Sarah is a handsome woman.
Not too hard on the eyes."

Boy, you have a hard-on where a normal person mounts a brain.

Plus she's fugly. There are plenty of women outside of politics who look better at her age, and without any of the botox or artificially plumped lips.
Posted by you sure have low expectations. on June 30, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Sir Vic 22
After reading that article, I'm not so sure Palin is a hypocrite for her ignorance-only sex ed and anti-choice stances. I don't think she has the intellectual depth to be a hypocrite. It seems like she just says whatever comes into her very small brain.

And the birth of Trig still seems very fishy to me... a little too much prime time drama storytelling for someone without the capacity to plan such a thing. Coupled with Bristol's mysterious case of "mono", it just looks like a backwater cover story.
Posted by Sir Vic on June 30, 2009 at 3:28 PM
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Compared to the other candidates for President she's not too bad...
Posted by Unless you're Dan with a Hardon for Edwards... on June 30, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Rob in Baltimore 24
Okay, time for a really offensive joke. What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and her pussy?
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Only one retarded thing came out of her pussy.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore http://www.wishbookweb.com/ on June 30, 2009 at 6:28 PM
25
This confuses me: "It was in this environment that her ambition first found an outlet in public office, and where she first tasted the 151-proof Everclear that is power." I thought Everclear was 190 proof, not 151 (that's a rum). (If it were 200 proof it'd contain benzene.)
Posted by idaho on June 30, 2009 at 11:07 PM
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I'm torn between @9 and @16 FTW.
Posted by revned on July 1, 2009 at 10:15 AM
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Regardless of Palin's status, intention, or polital agenda, this letter carries a very important message. God Loves You and wants the best for you. Give your live to him and you will have eternal life. We do not live for ever. In God's Love. Rene
Posted by Rene on June 15, 2011 at 4:33 AM

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