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niyad

(113,323 posts)
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 02:34 PM Dec 2016

Sarah Palin Spits Hot Verse At New York Times, Misses, Also Is Broke, Broke, Broke. (graphic image!!

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Sarah Palin Spits Hot Verse At New York Times, Misses, Also Is Broke, Broke, Broke.


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Yo, whut up, fo shizzle,uhh... you betcha!

As we all know, kids today love the rap, what with all the hippetty, and in many cases, the hoppetty as well, not to mention the mad rhymes. So it should be no surprise whatsoever that Sarah Palin, her finger, as ever, on the pulse of the culture, should use a reference to that popular musical genre Monday in a Faceplace post (and tweet) taking a shot at the failing New York Times, which is so very failing!

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Yes, we'll get to the misspelled headline, too. Be patient.


Now, this particular bit of wordplay is not entirely without controversy, as it is adapted from a 2005 song by Kanye West and Jamie Foxx called “Golddigger,” whose actual lyrics proceed thusly:
"Now I ain’t saying she a gold digger
But she ain’t messing with no broke niggas"
Apart from her careful elision of the offensive epithet, the most notable thing about Ms. Palin’s witty reversal of the second line is that it renders the couplet utterly meaningless — one might well observe of an actual golddigger that she conscientiously eschews associations with any penurious fellows, but it makes no sense whatsoever to suggest that a newspaper’s alleged flirtation with financial ruin makes it a “golddigger” in any sense of the term. Not that we really expect Sarah Palin to appreciate a subtle art like rap lyrics.

. . . .

The story Palin links to at Young Conservatives isn’t exactly about how the New York Times is on the verge of financial collapse, either, although that headline about the “announcement that could effect [sic] hundreds of employees” sure tries to suggest the paper is facing tons and tons of layoffs. You see, the Times announced last Friday that it was going to redesign and consolidate office space in its huge Manhattan headquarters, freeing up eight floors of the building to rent to other businesses.
. . . .

The actual memo from publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and President/CEO Mark Thompson doesn’t quite sound so gloomy as all that; instead, it suggests the company is reorganizing the floor plan to reflect how journalisming gets done in our New Digital Era, which is a bit different from when the Times moved into the building in 2007:
The current way we have configured our office makes us slower and less collaborative. It is also, frankly, too expensive to occupy this many floors when we don’t truly need them. We’ve made the decision to consolidate our footprint across the building to create a more dynamic, modern and open workplace, one that is better suited to the moment. We’re planning significant investments in a redesign of our existing space in order to facilitate more cross-departmental collaboration.

. . . . .


Also, “trod” is past tense, you numpties. You meant “tread.” Not to mention “Affect” in your headline.
This has been your quarterly reminder that Sarah Palin is broke. Please send money.

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bravenak

(34,648 posts)
5. Sadly she is. She was my governor and was not this stupid until she started getting attention
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 03:22 PM
Dec 2016

for being pretty. Since republican boys like stupid girls to make them feel more manly, she plays extra stupid and they eat that shit up.

This is how you know she is not dumb. She was the only Republican to call Trump out about his 'crony capitalism' when he 'saved' those jobs.
She was the Republican that actually forced the oil companies to pay more taxes and they were pissed the fuck off. The next Republican repealed her oil tax law which led to our situation right now where we basically pay exxon to drill. Besides, I met her in person and she was only interested in what I thought about high heating costs in the villiages and whether we should used permanent fund monies to provide a bonus payment to every citizen to help them pay. I said yes. We got the money about a month and a half later. She is crazy. But she knows better than to let folks freeze and starve.

She plays stupid to perfection.

niyad

(113,323 posts)
7. yikes, that puts a whole different light on things. thank you for the insight into this bizarre
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 10:28 PM
Dec 2016

creation.

it is creepy that she has the stupid down so well as an act.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
12. Wow ... This is a very interesting perspective
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 07:34 AM
Dec 2016

I don't know what is worse .... actually being this stupid (in aposition of power) or pretending to be

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
13. Sarah Palin: Trump's Carrier deal is 'crony capitalism' - POLITICO
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 08:16 AM
Dec 2016

True. She did call out Comrade Casino (R) for his blatant lies and hypocrisy in his gross Carrier Crony Con.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/sarah-palin-donald-trump-carrier-deal-crony-capitalism-232139

Rest of the GOP acting like freakin dumb monkeys pretending they don't see nothin wrong with their gold-plated boss and ethically twisted role-model.



Puzzler

(2,505 posts)
10. I received a raise from the NY Times
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 07:09 AM
Dec 2016

... 2 weeks ago. As some of you may know I've been a freelance crossword puzzle constructor "with" them for over 2 decades.

Trust me, they wouldn't have given "us" lot raises unless they could afford it.

Oh yeah, FYI Sarah: a phrase such as "FUCK OFF SARAH" would not be allowed in the NYT crossword... not that I'd ever dream about saying it.


-Puzzler (AKA: Martin Ashwood-Smith)

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