So if you haven’t heard the story that’s destined to become legend — or if we’re lucky, tossed down the Memory Hole — Bill Kristol first met Sarah Palin when the Weekly Standard’s Cruise Ship of the Damned docked in Juneau, in June 2007.

We know she made an impression on him. And apparently their meeting made an impression on Jay Griffin, an Anchorage hack who sits on the central committee of Alaska Republicans (“Vigilant • Dedicated • Victorious”) when he’s not licking envelopes for state Rep. Bob Lynn.

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Our Beloved Mortals,

We apologize for inadvertently dropping a jet engine into one of your suburbs August 29. We’ve scheduled an additional flight the evening of November 4 that should straighten things out. John M. is being sent further instructions under separate cover.

Eternally Yrs.,
God

P.S. Buddha is a pussy.

O Lord of Sublime Mirth and Infinite Jest, I offer Ye this Rubber Chicken in humble sacrifice that Ye shall smite my Opponent with a can of snakes, or any combination of the following:

• Cause my Opponent to select as his Second an utter imbecile.
• Cast my Opponent’s Second in the image of a bewitching Sorceress, that the two may be indistinguishable on Sabbath’s eve.
• Becloud my Opponent’s perception, that he may be blind to economic chaos.

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Shocking news from the paper of record:

On Sunday night, [Sarah Palin] twice took questions from reporters, the first time on an airport tarmac without her press staff’s knowledge.

You can imagine the chaos that ensued, but we’ll spare you the trouble: an operative barking “Get Tracey” into his headset, handler Tracey Schmitt rushing to the scene of the outbreak to contain the beast, shouts of “Thank you!” in a vain attempt to prevent further answers from contaminating the campaign.

Reports of dart guns, weighted nets and biplanes are unconfirmed. McCain spokesdouche Tucker Bounds later denied the incident, saying it’s unproven that Palin is even capable of speaking in her own words.

Palin Breaking Out of Cocoon [NYT]

We’re not in the habit of indulging ourselves with optimism, but whatever happens in the next two weeks, the sight of a hundred thousand people cheering on a man who isn’t (a) throwing a football, (b) driving a racecar, or (c) inciting them to invade France, does tend to weaken our cynical resolve.

Obama Draws 100,000 in Missouri [WaPo]

I honestly thought Mac did a great job last night and finally called out Obama on his socialist ideals. Give the polls sometime and don’t fuel into the left wings fire. (RightWingNYGal25)

I bet the debate numbers are down again; I could be wrong; I’ll wait until Drudge posts them later. (pwest)

We had divine intervention in 2000, we can have it again. (c17wife)

I see [prayer] as the single most important act that believers can do to impact events and have been meaning to put up a commentary on prayer and the election. (wennejunk)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLywD77KBT0

Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan ‘Infuriates Me’ [ABC]