Let's face it. Sarah Palin had a humiliating election defeat in her own home state, Alaska. Her teabagger acolyte, Joe Miller, lost badly to write ins for incumbent Senator Murkowski, who Miller defeated in the GOP primary. There still is some chance that Miller might sneak into office on technicalities like spelling errors on write in ballots, but those will be the tricks of lawyers, not the will of the people.



Even worse for Sarah Palin is the fact that Ms. Murkowski and the Senator's family have been political rivals of the Wasilla grifter. That must really sting for a egomaniac like Palin.

It also is pissing off her supporters.

The far right blog, Politico, had a posting on the election results in Alaska. There was nothing particularly interesting or distressing about the posting, but the comments were some of the most vicious things I've ever read about real people online. (People tend to be freer to say the most incredibly hateful things about fictional characters, especially the ones on soaps.) I ordinarily wouldn't run things like this, especially considering the misogyny of some of them, but I think it really is important to show the amazing degree of hatred and fanaticism that Sarah Palin and the teabagger scam have incited among the right fringe. (I should note that the worst comments that were there when I originally saw the article have been deleted by the administrators.)

Under normal circumstances in the real world this bitter, selfish entitled queen would be shunned. But we are talking Washington and to keep the GOP numbers up they will offer this lying nag some power position to keep her in the GOP fold. Poor Joe Miller won the primary but takes the bitter medicine in the end!
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There is strong sense that Murkowski is a traitor, a turn coat, a bad sport. She asked for Republican support, didn't get it, and lost the primary and now she demands Republican leadership? Maybe she ought o switch party.
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She is so damn UGLY who cares. She wants the power for EARMARKS, well guess what they are going to be eliminated and she is going to be very upset. I cannot wait to see how congress votes on this matter, bet she votes YEA...
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AK just cant stop sucking the federal Murkowski t i t.They have billions saved in a PDF fund they get yearly dividens from.10 billion saved in a rainy day fund and they still get the most pork per capita than any other state.What a bunch of greedy losers they are sucking the taxpayers in the lower 48 dry while hoarding billions.Meanwhile the states are hemoriging and still giving Lisa her yearly pork.Screw you AK AND YOU MURKOWSKI ! Your nothing other than porky Teddy Stevens in a long skirt to hide you vericous viened legs.Palin said your state was full of strong independent people.I guess shes wrong on that one, your just a bunch of freeloaders.Hey why dont you spend your own cash.Murkowski AKs pork queen,well AK Americas had enough of your bloodsucking greed.
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Murkowski, (with the emphasis on the "kow") is the RINO Nancy Pelosi, a lying, cheating, back-stabbing ***** who will do anything underhanded to keep her seat in Congress because she feels entitled. Entitled to what Lisa Pelosi? Thwart the will of the people? Do what you want to do and the public be damned? You'd make one hell of a good dumbocrat. Get lost.

When I just checked a story on Yahoo News, Yahoo's administrators had not deleted this comment.

Muratski, I dont see anyone paying u 100K to give a speech, so shut your ugly trap up, u Rino. Eat crap and choke on it.

The weirdest thing is that the Palinbots agree with Murkowski on at least 99% of the issues. The only issue I'm aware of where Murkowski isn't an absolute wingnut is abortion, where she is pro choice. In fact, Murkowski is Big Oil's and Big Coal's point person in the Senate in efforts to sabotage Global Warming legislation.

On a lighter note, here's a parody video I did a while back on the Wasilla Grifter.



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