Wow, you guys are cruel. I'm no fan of the royal family, but I'm so sick of people calling her ugly all the time. She's not a "celebrity" like the ones in Hollywood who go to the most absurd lengths to be "beautiful." She's a member of the English royal family (whether you Di lovers like it or not). Leave her out of Perezhilton.com. Seriously, that is fucking enough.
OK, first off, I am a staunch Obama supporter and I CAN'T STAND Sarah Palin. And the fact that the RNC/SP spent over $150,000 on clothes alone (way more than most people make in a year) is pretty absurd. But Perez, you're making it sound like she was robbing the taxpayers of this - she wasn't. The money spend came from DONATIONS, people who WANTED to contribute to the McCain-Palin ticket. And get this - SP has said that the clothes will be worn once (for campaign stuff) and will then donate the clothes to charity. Sounds nice, right? Wrong. She's donating these clothes so she won't have to pay taxes on them (if you get a "gift" of $150,000 you have to pay taxes on that). Sneaky! Finally, why aren't people focusing on SP's bringing her kids on state trips on the Alaskan taxpayers' dime, and then FALSIFYING THE RECORDS! That, to me, is a much bigger betrayal of trust of citizens. Really rich from someone who claims to be a maverick.
It's very easy to call the IRA "terrorists" and "scum." People in North America didn't live through the Troubles, so they don't fully understand just how awful it was for the Catholics/nationalists/republicans. Catholics were demanding equal rights in the late 1960s (sound familiar, America??), and the British beat them, hauled them off to prison WITHOUT TRIAL and even murdered them (read up on Bloody Sunday).
The IRA (who DO NOT speak for ALL Irish nationalists) were defending their national identity from a foreign entity - one that had been torturing and abusing them on their own land for over 800 years.
By that same standard, you could argue that it's a dumbass thing to say you would pick up a gun in the American Revolution.
Classic Derry accent
I agree, Perez, it's an awesome accent!
And get this - SP has said that the clothes will be worn once (for campaign stuff) and will then donate the clothes to charity. Sounds nice, right? Wrong. She's donating these clothes so she won't have to pay taxes on them (if you get a "gift" of $150,000 you have to pay taxes on that). Sneaky!
Finally, why aren't people focusing on SP's bringing her kids on state trips on the Alaskan taxpayers' dime, and then FALSIFYING THE RECORDS! That, to me, is a much bigger betrayal of trust of citizens. Really rich from someone who claims to be a maverick.
Obama/Biden 08
The IRA (who DO NOT speak for ALL Irish nationalists) were defending their national identity from a foreign entity - one that had been torturing and abusing them on their own land for over 800 years.
By that same standard, you could argue that it's a dumbass thing to say you would pick up a gun in the American Revolution.