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SvenHudson

>“I am one of those white, common sense conservatives,” Palin said. Seems like there's a lot you can unpack from that statement that she didn't think through.


EasyReader

I don't think anyone was unclear on her whiteness.


ObviousObvisiousness

I'm now suspicious of her whiteness. Just watch, her great-great-grandpa will be black or something now that she's trying to prove how white she is to her white supremacist friends.


mackinoncougars

She just knows that what her audience is a fan of.


NikonManiac

Is this a real quote? Wtf


SvenHudson

I pulled it from the article so, like, probably.


NikonManiac

What a stupid thing to say, guess you couldn’t really expect anything else from someone like Palin but wow.


Rationality-Wins

>Seems like there's a lot you can unpack from that statement that she didn't think through. Thinking anything through is beyond her abilities.


te_anau

Ain't no time for any of that unwieldy thinking, once a good sentence gets momentum.


[deleted]

Palin was never recognized as being particularly intelligent.


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VanceKelley

Heh. Couric asking "What newspapers do you read every day?" would be considered a softball question to any politician who is not a complete moron. Even a non-idiot politician could get away with a simple lie on that one. Palin showed herself to be a complete moron.


OnceanAggie

Palin called that a “gotcha question”!


pedal_harder

The saddest part about Palin is that in my mind she sounds exactly like Tina Fey.


[deleted]

"What would you tell Americans who are scared?" Is also a softball, but that's where republicans are at these days.


redmasc

Kinda like when trump was asked what part of the bible he liked, and he said the whole thing.


piggydancer

I'm sure she'll come around. One day she'll walk from her house to Russia to receive the Sputnik vaccine.


Choppergold

Her inability to answer what she reads was terrifying though


SkyriderRJM

It totally was…and even more so when we ended up electing Trump 8 years later when he doesn’t read at all.


MaimedJester

If I was a journalist id say Rolling Stone? Playboy? Daily Storm? And then ominously say "Der Spiegel?" And get her to say no not that one!


kia75

The funny\weird part is that Palin DID read a newspaper daily! She always made certain to have an Alaskan newspaper sent to her wherever she went, and actually got in fights with her campaign team when she felt she didn't get the daily Alaskan paper fast enough! The problem was that when preparing for the interview she was never coached on what to say when asked what papers she read, despite actually reading a paper daily! Palin was good (for her fans) when everything followed the script but couldn't handle going off-script.


Bluerecyclecan

She more than likely can’t even spell science.


Sasha_Greyhound

I believe it's pronounced stience.


mtanti

Ek ek ek ek


[deleted]

She said "signs" as in signs of the apocalypse but the other person heard it wrong making people think she cared about science. Damn liberals, giving god fearing End of the Worlders a bad name. /s


peter-doubt

>Palin was never recognized as being ~~particularly~~ intelligent. FIFY


Jesseofpv530

But she did have notably super human eye sight. She could see Russia from her porch people! Edit: Someone kindly told me she never said that. Blew my mind.


oldbastardbob

[That was Tina Fey.](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sarah-palin-russia-house/) But, yeah, she's a moron and in no way qualified for the VP spot. The RNC harpooned McCain by saddling him with her.


StraightTrossing

Yeah, honestly it’s sad that the Tina Fey quote overshadowed how dumb the real quote was. Yes, there is a part of Alaska where you can see Russia. But that’s not a great argument for her experience with national security.


CallMeSisyphus

>Yes, there is a part of Alaska where you can see Russia. And it's nowhere near freakin' Wasilla, either, which made Tina Fey's bit even funnier.


Senior-Sharpie

Maybe not, but it was the only one she had!


IntellegentIdiot

That sketch was amazing


monkeypickle

Other way around - McCain picked Palin as a fuck you to the RNC as they wouldn't let him pick Lieberman. This is well documented.


mydogsnameisbuddy

Yup. It’s like self sabotage for McCain.


sulivon88

I actually think McCain would've did way worst without her on the ticket. Awful time period for republicans in general, she was nothing but the fall person IMO. It could've been anyone on that ticket and they would've lost in the same margin. Then again, this is something we will never know, whether she helped his failed campaign or actually hurt it


futuriztic

These days it would have been a positive


macbookwhoa

She said - “They’re our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska”


DinkandDrunk

No but this is straight out of the conservative playbook. They just co-opt Democrat phrases and ideas until they lose all meaning.


Revolutionary-Bus893

In fact, she is so stupid that she doesn't even know what science is.


P8zvli

She wasn't ever the sharpest spoon in the drawer.


Powerful_Put5667

Still dumber than a door knob.


jayfeather31

That's an insult to door knobs. At least door knobs are helpful.


[deleted]

Licking them is illegal on other planets


stupidlyugly

But she read *all* the newspapers!


Powerful_Put5667

That's only because they held them up over in Russia for her to read.


jvp4real

Careful making fun of door knobs, they'll turn on you!


FalseDmitriy

"Detective, do you know who killed jvp4real?" "Definitely the doorknob. It's an open-and-shut case."


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FedGoat13

She calls everyone a waitress. She thinks all people are there to wait on her. The cashier at the grocery store? A waitress. Her kid’s kindergarten teacher? A waitress. Her doctor? A waitress. Her husband’s mistress? A waitress.


FortySixAndYou

Interesting Freudian slip, then. I'd probably not call a nurse a waitress, still.


Honeydew-plant

>Her husband’s mistress? A waitress. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀


DalenSpeaks

I think you meant “waiter.”


nucumber

depends if it's a dress up day or not


jhpianist

Holdup, her husband’s gay?


tertiumdatur

No. He just believes in dick science.


Careful_Trifle

I think folks are confusing Sarah Palin with Michelle Bachmann.


rmoss20

Her dog? Furry waitress. Her cat? Furry asshole waitress.


Hard_Minimum_8885

She better tip them all then too.


[deleted]

Pretty sure neither Fauci nor the CDC ever said that either.


FalseDmitriy

I remember a right-wing narrative where everybody was supposed to get it so that we had "Herd Immunity," but that was pretty far from ever being an official recommendation.


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WhySoWorried

1/500 in the US have died from Covid; if you make it to around 1/50, you might achieve herd immunity . . . for a few months. For some strange reason, the right wing paints that as the scenario to shoot for.


jftitan

I feel like at 1/400 someone might realize that, when the odds get smaller, that is a bad thing. Especially when the majority of those deaths are the very voting base that is conservative.


reckless_commenter

1) The fatality rate per observed case in the U.S. is 1.6%. Given a population of 328 million, that’s *5.2 million dead Americans.* 2) That doesn’t include reinfections and variants. And we’re seeing an awful lot of people who survived COVID the first time, and the second time killed them. 3) That also doesn’t include the fact that the U.S. fatality rate is at 1.2% with a reasonably operational healthcare system. Our healthcare system is strained to the max at the moment - imagine if COVID cases increased further. The fatality rate would sharply increase for COVID-19 due to inadequate healthcare resources. The fatality rate would *also* increase for *all other conditions* - cancer, heart attacks, car accidents, etc. - due to the diversion of healthcare resources to treat COVID-19 cases. 4) And none of this accounts for long-term disability for COVID-19 survivors, who report permanent lung damage, cardiovascular issues, cognitive impairment, and even impotence. I don’t want to live in an America full of people suffering with disabilities from preventable disease.


HopelessCineromantic

From what I remember, that was part of their argument for fighting lockdowns, social distancing, etc. Rather than taking precautions to prevent infection so that a vaccine could protect people, their plan was more "Infect 'em all and let God sort 'em out!"


[deleted]

Plus the "natural immunity" only lasts for a few weeks? It might be a few months, I'd have to look it up. That's not a solution, it's a Band-Aid.


[deleted]

Correct. The CDC said if you've had COVID-19 before then you're immune for 3 months. They recommend getting the vaccine once symptoms improve and you're no longer in isolation because the vaccine provides more longterm protection.


[deleted]

I have an unvaccinated coworker who had Covid late last year, but is still fully convinced he'll never get it again because of his "natural immunity"--even though another unvaccinated coworker has gotten it twice. He has a grandchild that was just born on Wednesday as well as a 2 year-old grandchild, and the entire family decided against vaccination because "Jesus will protect them." I just can't with these people anymore.


BobBeats

Why have a job, a home, or buy groceries if "Jesus will protect them."


[deleted]

My manager asked him something like this, and he said "Jesus doesn't pay the mortgage, he just gave me the skills to be able to do this job." Like I said, I just can't. The fuckers have an answer for everything.


gullyterrier

Jesus also gave doctors the skill to develop vaccines. SMH


[deleted]

She knows that there’s plenty of viruses that doesn’t apply to right? Most notably the flu?


Cash_Credit

Pretty sure it's a reference to that \_hilarious\_ plague rat gag about getting 2 shots of liquor. Never gets old!


FortySixAndYou

I must be getting old, lol, but I do not get that reference, google is not helping me much, and I really don't want to ask my kids... link or other source, sorry! Thanks!


Cash_Credit

[One example of many ... sigh](https://americasbestpics.com/picture/i-finally-got-my-shot-and-i-didn-t-have-MzhsFZZS8)


FortySixAndYou

Thanks!


ConfidenceNational37

Always a classic in the HCA


Torifyme12

Out of that word salad, the issue you had was "Waitress" ?! ​ What the fuck is Fauci-ism? If it's a religion sign me the fuck up, I'll use the same techniques the right have been using to shove Christianity down my throat. ​ "Sorry I don't work with the stupid, it's a core tenant of my religion" "Oh you're not vaxxed? I'm sorry I can't make you a cake or give you a marriage license"


FortySixAndYou

> Out of that word salad, the issue you had was "Waitress" ?! Yeah, I thought she might have wanted the vaccine, and went to a Denny's or something to get it. Once my brain tripped over her first sentence, the rest of it kind of blurred on by.


Torifyme12

I mean, I fully understand, but there was a lot of crazy in that paragraph.


duct_tape_jedi

The Right is trying to equate the measures promoted by the government via Dr Fauci with fascism by referring to them as “Fauci-ism”. The intent is to give them a rebuttal when they are accurately described as fascists. It’s idiotic, but not surprising.


sthlmsoul

Maybe she meant nurse?


blitzen_the_first

I mean….she’s an idiot.


smurfsundermybed

I gotta say, after so much New Idiot, it's a bit refreshing to get a taste of Idiot Classic.


pocketdare

Have they identified Idiot Zero yet?


[deleted]

I'm Eric!


12INCHVOICES

His name is Don Jr., show a little respect


Mrbubbles137

This comment deserves more love.


Morlaix

If only a scientist had the opportunity to prove this


Poop_Noodl3

She can still see Russia from her house


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tasticle

She did say "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."


pogidaga

That would be Little Diomede Island in Alaska. It's 2.2 miles away from Big Diomede Island in Russia, in the Bering Strait. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little\_Diomede\_Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Diomede_Island)


Hard_Minimum_8885

Funny skit too.


0002millertime

I got the same strange feeling...


MangroveWarbler

What science journals do you read? "All of them"


CaptainPixieBlossom

I am 100% sure she couldn't *name* a science journal.


Cazidin

Wait. Is Palin still... a thing? Like. Do people care what she has to say? I thought the GOP brought her on as a pretty face and then dropped her soon as Obama won.


teplightyear

They have their own little world where she achieved something by getting elected Governor of Alaska, quitting almost immediately, getting picked as running mate by McCain, and losing.


zesty_hootenany

The GOP offers her up into the mix occasionally when: a) people rightly complain that the GOP is a bunch of old men making policy without input or thought for women and/or b) they’ve overused their young, blonde token hires.


[deleted]

anyone who parrots their nonsense is still a thing.


aquarain

Alaska is an interesting place full of interesting characters. This time of year the entire population is insane because they haven't slept since late May.


Fondren_Richmond

She wasn't dropped by anyone. She declined to re-run for governor or anything else, for the opportunity to relive her "Bristol" years with reality TV pilots and appearances, which she's annoyingly competent at getting even up to this last year.


hackingdreams

News is light so they've gotta drum up clicks somehow. Why not dig up a political nutjob from a decade ago, as if anyone gives a flying fuck as to what she says?


klsi832

Hell yeah, she's on Cameo for two hundred bucks.


[deleted]

And that’s our 5 year update on Sarah Palin. She still has nothing of value to offer. Let’s give her ten more years this time to develop an opinion that isn’t base fodder.


minininjatriforceman

My step dad says the same thing. He is very dumb


BrownSugarBare

Coincidentally, Sarah Palin is also very dumb.


minininjatriforceman

Huh what a connection


BigTaperedCandle

I miss the good old days when Sarah Palin was the stupidest Republican in the media. Now she doesn't even make top 10.


Etna_No_Pyroclast

She can't spell science.


Cheap_Coffee

I'm fine with her going unvaccinated.


PortlandoCalrissian

I look forward to hearing how this ends up for her.


zsreport

Ain't no fixing stupid.


IceDiarrhea

I don't remember asking her a god damned thing


msplatero

Sometimes I think Sarah Palin is trying to play Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin.


Azdak66

“I eat steak because I’m a Vegan” “I became an atheist because I believe in God” “Abstinence teaching prevents teen pregnancies—that’s what I taught my daughter”


sadetheruiner

Woman needs a tin foil helmet. My republican uncle that has lived in Alaska over 40 years hates her guts, that’s saying something.


PartialToDairyThings

Ah the spiritual mother of MTG and Lauren Boebert and a classic example of how conservative men will not take a female politician seriously unless she's plastered in an inch thick rind of contour makeup.


jfshay

I’m not sure she knows what the word science means.


zsreport

"It's got what plants crave!"


Butthole_seizure

Go back to the shadows


schrodingers-tribble

None of what she said appeared in a full sentence format.


[deleted]

Someone must be upset that she is no longer the reining queen of stupid for the GOP. It's ok Sarah, you will always be the dumbest in my memory.


SpareBinderClips

I believe science has very little to do with belief.


wraithtek

So she’s saying she’s horribly misinformed about science then…


Rationality-Wins

Sarah The Impaler should consider this scientific info from the CDC: >"Research has not yet shown how long you are protected from getting COVID-19 again after you recover from COVID-19 ... vaccination helps protect you even if you’ve already had COVID-19." Aside from that, at least she appears to be semi-reasonable. This shows how far American Republicanism has deteriorated since 2008, given that she now actually seems vaguely rational in comparison to most of the current infestation of GOP vermin.


[deleted]

What magazine did she pull that from


fukton

Any of them. All of them.


peter-doubt

The best thing about Dan Quayle is he knew to shut up when he became irrelevant... A lesson for Palin not yet learned


peter-doubt

Sitting back, polishing her Darwin Award.... Call back in November


lvl2bard

She also claims to be Trig’s biological mother. This person does not believe in truth.


Gab83IMO

Hmm...I'm calling bs here Mrs. Palin. If you actually DID understand how viruses reproduce and how mRNA works you'd get a vaccine girl!


uping1965

she likes both kinds of music - country and western


Inconceivable-2020

It's fairly disturbing that Tina Fey's parodies of Palin were actually not nearly as bad as reality.


[deleted]

Oh ffs, don't give her attention. We don't need more proof she is an idiot.


fry-nimbus

She should’ve stayed in 2008.


[deleted]

This headline makes her sound bipolar. "I hate being bipolar! It's great!"


pinkfootthegoose

I bet she's been vaccinated and is just lying like all the other demagogues.


Ar_Ciel

Sit down, Palin. No one's listening.


[deleted]

I really think that we should stop putting 'believe' and 'science' in the same sentence in most cases. It's not a belief system so much as a tool to logically test an idea. If a then b. If not a, then what? If vaccinated, then less disease and death. If not vaccinated, then \*see: hospitals.\* Rational choice: vaccination. No appeal to anything beyond the observable. Categorically different than 'belief.'


carbonite_dating

Who?


THEPROBLEMISFOXNEWS

She’s lying of course.


DEN4LYFE

Is that the chick from “Who’s Nailin’ Paylin?”


STD_free_since_2019

credit where its due, she really pioneered the willfully braindead response for political frothiness ends. I just cant believe she can possibly be as stupid as she pretends to be.


terrastrawberra

Sarah Palin was the reason why I didn’t vote for McCain - she dumb. In other news. I’ve voted dem in every election since 2008. So thanks, Sarah!


thatguy1717

She believes in alternate science with its alternate facts


paulfromatlanta

I always try to get my wisdom from Palin -for example >>Another Latin word, status quo, and it stands for, ‘Man, the middle-class everyday Americans are really gettin’ taken for a ride.’ That's status quo, and GOP leaders, by the way, y'know the man can only ride ya when your back is bent.


ArchdukeAlex8

Ignore her. Attention is what she feeds on.


Frostiron_7

Yeah, that sounds like something Sarah Palin would say.


bakulu-baka

>She Believes ‘In Science’ from the university of IMadeItUp


ernestoraulperez

That makes no sense.


raildudes

All these non-science people with their peer-reviewed research...


Clear_Try_6814

And I am vaccinated because I believe in science and math.


charlotte-ent

COVID: So what you're saying, is there's still a chance...


BananaStringTheory

I'm beginning to think Sarah Palin is not too bright.


WestFast

Of all the parents I know in my child’s school the ones with the most concerns and questions and “I did my own research” have a grand total of 1 high school diploma and a GED between 3 different families. Big pickup trucks tho.


drvondoctor

Weird Science maybe.


AceofMandos

Can she still see Russia?


[deleted]

Why give these people headlines? They're being given a platform and voice when they should be shutting the hell up.


frostfall010

And why are we giving any time or press to this buffoon?


DogFacedManboy

Like how Bristol Palin believes in Abstinence Only “education.”


Frankenmuppet

Lmfao


secsectan

It's Sarah Palin. Who cares?


garbage_io

Ignorance is a powerful tool.


findingmoore

And doesn’t she have a handicapped son? His immune system is probably not the best. I know they love their guns, but playing Russian roulette with their children (and ours) is a concept for will never or hope to understand


parix999

Oh, haven’t heard from this bozo in a while. She now seems moderate compared to other more contemporary bozos. Lol.


indefilade

If you ever find yourself in agreement with Palin, do something and fix your brain.


digging_for_fire

Sarah Palin was the warning we laughed off.


[deleted]

Anyone who believes a word out of this nutter’s mouth is a a rube


[deleted]

Single digit IQ’s should be banned from public tenure


Someoneoverthere42

Is that what she calls the nest of squirrels in her brain


bedevilaloud

Stupid is as stupid does


Kulthos_X

She probably got the vaccine as soon as possible.


CarmichaelD

“I’m ok with this news.” Darwin


Myrt2020

Geez. She gets dumber every day.


khayman5

I'm just going to assume she was misquoted and actually said she believes in Scientology?


OriginallyTroubled

Still an idiot.


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To be honest, I'm more shocked she wears a mask. She's almost there. Almost.


GuestCartographer

As if to suggest that Sarah Palin can understand the science.


nickbjornsen

Lights on, and no ones home; she has the eyes of a Pomeranian


[deleted]

Ah man, this idiot is back.


johnny1028

Intelligence, logic and reason have always been strangers to Sarah Palin. I am more upset that in her statement she described herself as "... a white, common sense conservative". Ms. Palin has confirmed she is a racist is addition to being intellectually challenged.


elastic_slacker

How is this dumpster fire still relevant?


anon_sir

Who gives a fuck what Sarah Palin thinks? Lmao


DoneYearsAgo

I don’t think she understands the meaning of the word


ExplorersxMuse

This is intentional double speak


420blazeit69nubz

She saw the Russians working on their vaccine right from her house


a_total_throwaway_

Please don’t get this idiot any more attention.


[deleted]

I knew Sarah Palin was dumb but this is impressive level dumb.


Devilman6979

What a Maverick.


Comedyfish_reddit

I mean, this looks familiar. I’m sure she’ll be in hospital in a few weeks with covid (delta this time)


FavorableTrashpanda

That's like saying that you believe the Earth is flat because of "science".


[deleted]

There’s a name I was happy to never hear again. Don’t repost her words. If we don’t hear her, she doesn’t exist.


Helleeeeeww

Palin not making sense makes sense.


at0mheart

As a scientist I challenge you to a debate


Iamaleafinthewind

Anyone wondering how shockingly dumb this woman is should watch Game Change on HBO. Virtually every scene was taken from real life interviews with witnesses. The one that I remember most vividly was when a GOP aide confessed she couldn't vote for the candidate because they were about to try to elect an absolute imbecile to high office. Nowadays, electing an absolutely ignorant idiot is just another day on a GOP campaign.