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“I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.” I remember how Palin delivered that line; I remember the derision in her voice; and I remember the pleasure she took in her own derision; she was trying to insult Barack Obama, and she liked herself for having insulted him.
It is breathtaking, then, to hear what she has to say, in Going Rogue, about that particular line of her speech:
Applause erupted again, a shout-out to independent-minded American who didn’t look to government for all the answers.
I believe she is saying that small-town mayors are not part of the government, but that community organizers are.
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Rudolph Delson, Reading Sarah Palin live on the Awl.
Perfect.
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merlin:
The Original IBM ThinkPad | A Continuous Lean.
This is the notepad (the pencil and paper kind) that in the late 80s / early 90s inspired an IBM researcher to name the company’s new mobile computer the ThinkPad. To me, the IBM ThinkPad was the classic laptop computer to have. At least that was the case until I went full time Apple and the Chinese got a hold of the brand. At any rate, it is interesting to see the little promotional give-away that inspired a massive brand.
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Awesome.
My Dad used to bring these home from work and I would pretend to use them as assignment pads.](http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqur8bJ20E1qz4rlzo1_500.jpg)
