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Vetting Sarah Palin: Like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Funnier: UPDATED!!

Posted by Whit Honea

 

There is some speculation in the media, by which I mean the real media- that being people with neckties and make-up artists, not unshaven bloggers in their underwear (and some men, too) that John McCain's team dropped the ball regarding the vetting[1] process of Sarah Palin.

We're inclined to agree.

That's why we here at FameCrawler, home of all things fameish and crawlesque have decided to help you, the voter.  We've done some pretty extensive drinking vetting ourselves over the weekend (McCain, you owe us a house each) and have some interesting information on Mrs. Palin, some of which is actually true!

Here is a list of the items we uncovered without ever stepping foot in Alaska (not that there is anything wrong with that):

The Original Palin Post: John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as VP

Bristol Baby: Sarah Palin's Teen Daughter Pregnant!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy Identified!!!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy - I Don't Want Kids (Oops!)

Pregnant Teen Bristol Palin - Photos

Bristol Palin Pregnancy Scandal: Babygate Lives! (Photos)

Bristol Palin Pregnancy: Is Sarah Palin's Baby Really Her Daughter's? (Photos)

Sarah Palin in a Bikini!

Sarah Palin Compared To Angelina Jolie

Diddy on Palin: Good Intentions, Bad Script, Ugly Production

Sarah Palin's Days as a Sportscaster...Video!

Sarah Palin Is A Hunter! Photos!

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Sarah Palin

Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin was Runner Up in 1984 Beauty Contest

Sarah Palin's Husband Arrested For DUI

Sarah Palin Being Investigated (Child Custody,Threats & Lies)

Lindsay Lohan Blogs About Sarah Palin

NUDE! Sarah Palin Naked Photo?!

Bristol gets her drink on

Sarah Palin's Dark Secrets (Photos)!

Proof that Baby Trig is NOT Sarah Palin's Baby!?

Palin's First Baby Daddy to Attend Republican National Convention: Will Bring Mullet

Trig and Bristol: Palin Family Names Run Amok

Political Nanny: Obama Offended by Implied Link to Palin Family Rumors

'Palin Should Go Back to the Kitchen' and 4 More WTF Comments About the VP Pick


McCain, Palin oppose teen pregnancy aid and sex education

Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the RNC video

Palin family online: real or fake

Piper & Trig Palin: A Pretty Cute Video

The "Barracuda" Scandal(ish)

9 Most Disturbing Beliefs

Palin on Newsweek (and a dead bear)

Palin Affair?

Affair is False!

Robin Williams is Still Funny?!

When Hairy Met Pali

Sarah Racist?

Trailer Trash?

Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Tina Fey is Sarah Palin on SNL! Video!

 

 

 

This list will be updated for your browsing and vetting pleasure.  McCain, we're serious about the houses!

 

[1] From Wikipedia:

Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation. Specifically, vetting often refers to performing a background check on someone before offering them employment. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.

In the United States, a party's presidential nominee must choose a vice-presidential candidate to accompany him or her on the ticket. Prospective vice-presidential candidates must undergo thorough evaluation by a team of advisers acting on behalf of the nominee.  In later stages of the vetting process, the team will examine such items as a prospective vice-presidential candidate's finances, personal conduct, and previous coverage in the media.

To vet was originally a horse-racing term, referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race. Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check." 

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Comments

 

votetheday.com said:

September 2, 2008 4:30 PM
 

Real Mom in Los Angeles said:

What the hell is wrong with you at Daily Babble?  A beautiful, conservative, accomplished mom has all you lefty libs spewing hate through gossip disguised as quasi news.  Get a grip and understand that your nonstop bashing of Sarah Palin is going to backfire come election day. People out there -- don't let liberal media fool you into believing that Sarah is our modern day Joan of Arc.  Vote with clarity for McCain/Palin!

September 3, 2008 2:05 PM
 

Whit Honea said:

Um, you mean the facts (and photoshopped pics)?  Yeah, those are distracting.  

September 3, 2008 2:14 PM
 

WSP said:

One would think you'd never heard of an unwed mother, let alone a working mother.

Follow Obama's lead and accept this "news" with class, Babble!

September 3, 2008 5:33 PM
 

Bluegirl_76 said:

Come on people all of this is straight out of a Coehn Brothers flick.  It is a big joke.  Sarah Palin for VP... pfft

September 4, 2008 1:53 AM
 

Maeby said:

Real Mom in LA:

you're right. cuz i know how much republicans DONT talk shit.

September 4, 2008 12:36 PM
 

Sick of It said:

Really getting tired of the political nonsense here on Babble. Enough already. I don't read Babble to find out how the Democratic party feels about the Republican candidates.

September 4, 2008 1:46 PM
 

Whit Honea said:

Dear Sick of It,

I won't force you to read it.  I'm sorry.  I'll show myself out.

September 4, 2008 1:54 PM
 

Here in Michigan said:

The teen pregnancy issue is meant to divert our attention from her (lousy) record.  The facts are much more interesting.

From  notionscapital.wordpress.com/.../palin-did-not-sell-jet-on-ebay

She put it up for sale on eBay (with a $2.5 Million reserve) four times during her first year in office. Ms. Palin had campaigned on this issue and really wanted the headline-grabbing notoriety of a jet plane sale on eBay. There was an offer of $1.9 million, but the state bungled the terms of sale and the customer bought elsewhere. The Alaska state government continued to pay off the plane at the rate of $62,492.79 per quarter.

Finally the jet, now 21 years old, was placed with a broker and sold for $2.1 million (minus the broker’s 1.5%)

The eBay stunt wasted the state’s time and the people’s money.

Governor Palin has not learned anything since her time as mayor of Wasilla, when she bungled a land deal and bought the tiny town a $125,000 plot of land for $1.7 million.

Is this is the great administrator Senator McCain picked as his running mate?  

September 6, 2008 3:40 PM
 

Seattle Liberal said:

Okay Republicans - face it.  The teen pregnancy is highly relevant because SP and her party continue to push and fund abstinence only education despite all evidence showing that this methodology fails miserably and results in huge numbers of teen pregnancies.  Pro Choicers are not pro-abortion.  None of us want abortion to be necessary, but when kids aren't taught to take care of their own bodies, or to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies, this may seem like the only answer to some.  Let's teach our kids the facts in a constructive, useful way.  Let's teach them how NOT to get pregnant.  And the fact that this VP candidate was not able to do that in her own home, does not bode well for how she will do on a national scale.

It is true that this is diverting attention from the other ways in which she is incompetent.  But if you give us such a comically unqualified candidate, really, how can you blame us for poking fun?

September 6, 2008 7:50 PM
 

Seattle Liberal said:

Okay Republicans - face it.  The teen pregnancy is highly relevant because SP and her party continue to push and fund abstinence only education despite all evidence showing that this methodology fails miserably and results in huge numbers of teen pregnancies.  Pro Choicers are not pro-abortion.  None of us want abortion to be necessary, but when kids aren't taught to take care of their own bodies, or to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies, this may seem like the only answer to some.  Let's teach our kids the facts in a constructive, useful way.  Let's teach them how NOT to get pregnant.  And the fact that this VP candidate was not able to do that in her own home, does not bode well for how she will do on a national scale.

It is true that this is diverting attention from the other ways in which she is incompetent.  But if you give us such a comically unqualified candidate, really, how can you blame us for poking fun?

September 6, 2008 7:50 PM
 

David from Gnsvl said:

Her Daughter's pregnancy etc. go more to distracting the RightyWhitey faction from seeing "Her"[Sarah Palin]'s pregnancy.  The last one was kept from her constituents till the very end.

  Charles Gibson, you moron, you forgot to ask about her DUE DATE.  I figger that she's about a month along at this point.

 America's First Post-partum President.

 Pregnant women are SO fun and easy to get along with, I'm sure she will ease the tension between Putin and Georgia.

September 12, 2008 6:36 PM

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