Sarah likes herself, which is good to know. But she is violating a social media networking rule called "sock puppetry."
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"violating" a "rule"?
jesus Greg, for someone who is so violently reactive to even a sniff or a hint of someone telling *you* what to do with social media (even when no such thing has been done), you sure do like promulgating rules for other people.
Don't we have, you know, real reasons to bust on Sarah Palin?
Don't shoot the goddamn messenger, SoqueMonkey. He was just sharing my post.
By the way, Tangled Up In Blue Guy is brilliant! Isn't he?
Yeah, man, I was just doing a fellow blogger a good turn. Something you would not know about.
But I do agree with Mike: If Obama sockpuppted, he would be impeached instantly. This is politics. No prisoners.
I like the link you used, MonkeySoque. I think the sockpuppets took Bora's suggestion and are on their way to Madison right now.
SoqueMonkey: That is a block quote in the OP. Maybe your buttons fell off and you could not see that.