Sarah Palin pulls out of Bethlehem visit

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Sarah Palin apparently had second thoughts about crossing an Israeli checkpoint on Mondayto visit Bethlehem during a three-day visit to Jerusalem.

The former governor of Alaska pulled up to the checkpoint run by the Israeli border police to the south of Jerusalem in a white people carrier, with her husband, Todd, her assistant and Israeli guides.

None of the occupants left the car nor did they speak to the police officers at the checkpoint, according to photographers at the scene. They then turned around and drove away. A spokesman for the Israeli police said there was no incident at the checkpoint and a spokesman for the Israeli army said that Palin's group had not co-ordinated a visit to the occupied Palestinian territory.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/21/sarah-palin-pulls-out-bethlehem-visit

[louis-t]

1. She was disappointed there were no adoring crowds there to greet her.

Fucking idiot.

[Ganja Ninja]

2. Quitter. n/t

[alsame]

8. That is the perfect response. nt

[Kali]

13. yep

[Soylent Brice]

19. perfect.

[SpiralHawk]

23. Quitter

As usual.

How republicon.

[Blue Owl]

3. Best Day Ever for Bethlehem

Since the birth of our lord and savior, of course...

[Plucketeer]

9. LOL!!! n/t

[Raschel]

4. ..."a white people carrier" hehe. perfect vehicle for teabaggers.

[Canuckistanian]

38. LOL

I got that.

[damntexdem]

5. Decided she could see it just as well from her front porch?

;-)

[Raschel]

7. She runs her mouth about serious world situations but she's nothing but chicken shit.

How come she didn't blink this time?

[Raschel]

6. Big mouth Palin too chicken to go in. All snark and no action.

[roguevalley]

36. I would love the visit Bethlehem.

[Sonicwall]

43. I visited Bethelem when I was 13

It was a beautiful place.

[Wait Wut]

10. +1 for the comments!!

It's like SNL, but funny!

[Raschel]

12. I wonder if big hunter woman got scared by the guns.

[forty6]

33. Yes, these comments are better than SNL Thanks to all commenters!

DU's commenters are ALWAYS better than SNL !!

[Godhumor]

11. Our president goes public in a notorious Brazillian slum, Governor Quitter on the other hand...

Well, let's just say she doesn't have the same intestinal fortitude.

[Raschel]

16. She just asked Jews "why do you apologize?" in regard to praying at the temple mount.

But she's too afraid to go into Bethlehem.

[freshwest]

31. Mrs. Blood Libel might not be welcome there.

[beac]

14. Informed at the last minute that there were, in fact, no Wise Men there w/gifts for her. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

25. You Win!!!

:thumbsup:

[msongs]

15. Maybe her campign to promote Israeli Lebensraum is faltering ? nt

[Journeyman]

17. Turned back because only trios who are wise are allowed access to Bethlehem. . .

[Scuba]

18. But she said to tell the people of Pennsylvania that she loved them.

[Roy Rolling]

26. ...and

wanted to commend the people of Bethlehem for firing the first shot of the American Revolutionary War.

[forty6]

34. I think you confused her with the other idiot, Michele Bachmann!

but maybe I got it wrong...I always thought Lexington was in Massachusetts. (silly me!)

[Scuba]

39. Michelle's pretty sure it's the one in Kentucky. n/t

[raouldukelives]

20. The power of Christ compeled her

[AllTooEasy]

21. Awesome response!!!

[OutNow]

22. She thought the checkpoint was the New Jersey border

She thought she was headed to the new Sands casino but Todd took a wrong turn on I78. (Note: this is funny if you're from eastern Pennsylvania.)

[Roy Rolling]

24. Change of plans....

She just learned there are no moose or elk to shoot in Bethlehem.

[Corruption Winz]

27. Palin: Wow. These people sure don't look like my white Jesus. n/t

This is pretty weird and stupid. Even for a woman that's made a career out of being weird and stupid.

[sakabatou]

28. And yet, she might still rake in the dough

[spirald]

29. She probably didn't know...

... that Bethlehem was in the West Bank. Now she'll probably start screaming that Israel should invade and free Bethlehem from Palestinian occupation or some other dumbass thing.

[Taverner]

30. I knew it! I knew it! She's CARRYING!

The Palin's Family Meth-bag couldn't be hidden well enough

[cynzke]

47. Yup!

My thoughts too! Did she think they'd be subject to a search?

[VWolf]

32. I must say,

only on DU would one see so many witty responses. This story is pure gold.

[Politicalboi]

35. She found out Jebus

Wasn't going to be there. And what is a "White People Carrier"?

[mikeytherat]

37. They left out the hyphen: a white-people carrier

:rofl:

Yep, no matter how you slice it, that's a weird description.

mikey_the_rat

[Bucky]

40. Was there not a donkey for her to ride in on?

[Angry Dragon]

45. Todd was there ......

[LeftishBrit]

41. 'Sorry Sarah, but the visitors to Bethlehem weren't the Three UNwise People."

[Kennah]

42. It is to be expected ...

... that the half-governor would make only a half-visit.

[arikara]

44. white people carrier

:rofl:

[MaineDem]

46. I'm still laughing at the "white people carrier"

That's funny.

But, again, Sarah gives up.

[astral]

48. Do this with this thread, someone, please ----------- !

Somebody take this entire thread, and get a few people together to read it out loud, taking turns statement by statement, and upload the recording of this so we can sit back an hear it all and laugh out loud some more ; )

. . . this was a real DU moment.

[Generic Other]

49. Sarah wouldn't have liked Bethlehem anyway

She has nothing in common with a mother like Mary who who couldn't wait to get home before giving birth to her baby, and let him pop out in a manger in Bethlehem.

[onager]

50. Your local atheist found the relevant Biblical prophecy...

Zechariah 9: 9 - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Or to quote an old tagline from the alt.atheism newsgroup: "Jesus rode an ass in the Bible, and (dumb)asses have been riding on Jesus ever since."

I was also LOL'ing at "white people carrier," but wish they had been more specific. It could mean a mini-van owned by the Israeli tour company they were using. But "people carrier" is also used to describe the big white armored vehicles used by UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) and other peace-keepers in the general area.