Oh crud! It's spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L?!

Oh gosh am I embarrassed.

I guess  a lot of you already know that "liberel" isn't a real word. But it sure was news to me! And now my face is as red as a mooseburger cooked up rare and painted in lipstick!

You folks probably deserve an explanation, since I might be president some day and be writing emails to other world leaders and such. So here goes: Lots of you--some pretty unkind--emailed me to tell me how "liberel" was really spelled. Like this one guy who, for purposes of synonymity we'll call Joe B... or wait, no. I don't like the sound of that. Let's call him J. Biden, instead.

Hey, Sarah, I'm literally really looking forward to debating you, but I'm having kindof a  huge problem, and I was hoping you could help. It's not about winning; if you win or I win, doesn't matter. And I wish you luck. Literally. But if I literally clobber you--and, no offense, when I read your blog, it makes me think I will--then it might make me look like a bully and backfire on me. And that's not right. Winners should get to enjoy winning. Imagine if Todd wasn't allowed to keep all his snow machine medals because they thought he'd won by "too much". It just wouldn't be fair.

So I figure you should educate yourself, and you can start by reading the dictionary. I mean, hasn't anybody pointed out to you by now that the word is spelled "liberal" and not "liberel"? I mean c'mon! Don't computers in Alaska have spell-check?!

Anyhow, I'm sure you're getting good instruction from John's folks, so hopefully you'll be up to snuff when we go at it in a few weeks.

Literally yours,
Sen. xxxxx, (D-Del.)

Ok, duh, Mr. Anonymoose. Computers in Alaska are the same as computers in Deleware. And yes, I admit, my computer did keep underlining the word 'liberel' in red. Usually trust my computer's dictionary! Honest I do! But this one just didn't sit right with me. I mean, first of all, Mr. McCain keeps talking about all these good "classical liberal" things that he says he believes in and that would make Cindy richer, and HE'S not a liberel. And Mr. Bush, well he talks about bringing "liberal democracy" around the world, and he HATES liberels. Add that to the fact that "liberels" like to hang out in the "liberery" (and read those sin books) and I just decided the computer was wrong. Can you blame me?

Anyways, joke's on me, because Mr. Bush and Mr. McCain were just using different definitions of the same word. Apparently in English-teacher terms, that's called a "homophone", which I always thought was an accessory for people with good gaydar, but I guess we learn a few new things about words every day.

So there's the explanation. But just because I know more about the word "liberal" don't get all upset if I mess up a few more times. It's hard to teach an old bull dog new tricks.

Comments

[Wellwisher]

Sarah,
Listen up. I think you have bigger problems than spelling problems. Here's what a hairdresser wrote about you in the comments section following the ABC article and interview with those gals you aerobi-cize with. I would really listen up, because hairdressers have an uncanny ability to spot things that matter. I am not being facetious. My own dear sister is a hairdresser and she is always spot on:

"I must add one more of my thoughts that my little mind thinks up....and usually my crazy little intuitions are correct....I am and have been a hair stylist for many years, and one thing you develop in this profession is to be able to psychologically pick up on little things about people through their hairstyles. This woman (Palin), her hair is anything but professional and definitely not suited for Washington. I will guarantee that she is one of those women who come to the hair stylist and say, "No, I can't do that, my husband would kill me." If so, you people that are so "pro-republican, no matter what", better be checking out her husband and his goals for America, because if she lets him tell her how to wear her hair, she will allow him to boss her in other areas. I know some of you are upset about this, but you would be surprised how many woman are still out there that let men tell them how to look and what to do.
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[Don't put all your shotgun cartridges in one moose.]

Wellwisher-

RU suggesting that Sarah gets a dikedo?

[Adrian]

Synonymity... ?

[winston]

Dear Sarah,

Don't let anyone give you grief for how you spell things!! It's a testimony to your creative and carefree spirit, and you should always remain true to yourself. If someone makes fun of you, just tell them "In my book, spelling doesn't count!! And it shouldn't in yours! There are more important things to worry about in this world, like saving souls!!"

[breadandgames]

OMG, Sarah!! Just saw part 1 of your interview. Ummm, the more you talked the more scattered you sounded, you blinked WAY too much during the interview, sometimes you didn't quite answer the questions (must have been all the work with the worksheets this week), if this whole VP election thing goes on much longer you should consult a voice coach (cause you sound WAY too much like Roseanne Barr -the thought of you singing the national anthem gives me the willies. Although John Mc has a voice that would make me confess to a crime I didn't commit if I had to hear it for longer than 5 minutes). And you sounded like you had memorized a speech for debate club for many of your answers - not like you REALLY meant it. (Truth???You had the ??????? in advance, didn't you? Come on!! No one can sound so flat and rehearsed if you hadn't already memeorized your lines!) Anyway, I had been worried that you would be spending too much time away from your family during the next 4 years, but now I'm thinking - "A couple more of these interviews and you'll be back in Wasilla real soon." (Hope you didn't mind the constructive criticism)

[Karen]

Sarah...baby...don't let that hair stylist get to you! She's just bucking for a spot as Official Stylist to the VP in 2009, and she thinks the Naval Observatory is a place to meditate on your belly button lint. You are cute as a button and powerful as hell, just like you are!

Men dig you. Women dig you. Here's the proof: http://thebrewdogblog.com/2008/09/my-wife-has-a-girl-crush-on-sarah-palin

[Corn Muffin]

I love Sarah Palin. I think she stands for everything that's right in America and really has true red, white and blue values. Check this link out if you love Sarah like I do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TZYXCAVbfk

[Hebrew_Star]

1. We are all humans, we all make mistakes, simple or otherwise, we do make them...

2. When I first came into USA and I was at Chicago, the immigration officer first asked me "What is the capital of Arkansas?" I said "Little Rock"... he said "Ah...yes..." and he proceeded to write "Littel Rock"...

It was rather embarrassing considering English is so widely spoken here in America, and to top it off, he didn't even know the capital of Arkansas? I was a bit surprised, but that's a memory I take with me from that experience and a learning point as well...

We are human and we DO make mistakes... my favourite Bible verse that helps me remember to forgive and forget

John 8:7b - "Let the person among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."

God bless!!

[G Thompson]

I don't normally write comments on American political blogs (satire or not ~s~) since being an Australian. Actually most Australians find the American style of politics and the constant year long diatribes for elections quite amusing and strange. But having seen a reference to this post on Wired.com [Woohoo your famous ~s~ http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/the-many-faces.html]

This one made me laugh.. All the best from an Aussie who spells colour, humour, and rumour the Correct way ~grin~

"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

[HoneyBearKelly]

Please somebody tell me this is parody.

[A Canadian Citizen]

Hey Sarah:

You're game is up. The American public and rest of the world know of the NWO. They know politics are a joke. They know you are a joke and a fraud. McCain, Obama Bin Biden, it's all the same. Different sides of the same coin. You are a joke. Just like the American government. 9/11 was an inside job and you are doing nothing more than promoting the Neo-Cons agenda.

How stupid do you think people are? You are fake, and I can see right through your pathetic skin.

[Liger]

Sarah honey, it's "walk the talk" not "walk the walk" like you said in yesterday's interview. Remember that for your next interview sweetheart.

[brian]

Silly. It's spelled "Deli-Wear", not "Deleware".

[shaun]

You can't spell "Delaware" either...

"Ok, duh, Mr. Anonymoose. Computers in Alaska are the same as computers in Deleware."

[Nata]

I think there was also something about N_U_K_I_L_A_R energy in the interview :-O

[se in ne]

Sarah, I just want you to know you are smart, powerful, and beautiful. Don't change your hair at all it is perfect! People are just intimidated by your power. You say it like it is and don't hold back. I think it is great and about time we got someone like you in the White House.

[Sarah Palin Pics]

LOL. Anyways I hate Sarah Palin more and more day after day.

[oto kiralama]

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[Jordan Shoes]

Platform). But I thought she must have had an off night, I just didn't see the resemblance. So it was kind of a letdown. That, plus no good catch phrases ("sock it to me" etc.), so I don't really see how they could make