‘Mad Dog’
In addition to an amazing, and historical, redesign of the classic magazine that is the Rolling Stone, this issue also features some rather interesting letters in response to Matt Taibbi’s controversial article, “Mad Dog Palin.”
I’m a registered Republican, and I must say thanks for waking me the hell up! Matt Taibbi’s article “Mad Dog Palin” is appropriately angry, unflinchingly brutal and highly entertaining. I don’t know who I will vote for, but I damn sure know who I won’t be voting for.
– Joe Stubel, Marietta, GA
Taibbi’s article was a concise view of how the Palin candidacy is an outright insult to the intelligence of our country. With McCain inching past the average life expectancy, a Palin presidency is a real possibility. What could be worse than the past eight years? Thanks for showing us.
– Devin McMahon, Keene, NH
As an Alaskan, I found Taibbi dead-on. If McCain-Palin prevail, we’d better brace ourselves, because we’re certain to get what we deserve.
– Frank Brown, Tucson, AZ
Taibbi didn’t just hit the nail on the head, he pretty much obliterated the nail. It’s Palin’s lack of qualifications that makes her scary, and it’s Middle America’s response to her Christian-saturated rhetoric that makes her dangerous.
– Kumar Mann, Los Angeles
Conclusion: Read It. And while you’re over there, read “Make-Believe Maverick” and learn more about the “real” John McCain than you ever expected.
9 responses so far
I found that article to be really great. I am one of the “first time voters” and I’ve told myself that I am going to make sure I weigh each side against each other.
This brought a lot of things to the surface…Thanks for that!
my intelligence is already insulted.
and on the maverick piece…if we ever hear that mccain is doing a diplomatic trip to rio, we’ll all know why. sketch.
I think this is the same article my friend has been glowing about lately. Did they mention how Nancy Regan hates McCain?
Great article. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Great article! That picture of the bulldog is quite disturbing… it has nipples!
Katie, I’m glad that the article was helpful to you, especially as a first-time voter! I find a lot of the political articles in RS helpful — they really give you a fair perspective of issues/candidates.
hoppster, You couldn’t be more right about that “diplomatic” trip to Rio! What a joke.
Felicia, I’m actually still finishing up the McCain article — it’s a long one, but well worth it. So I haven’t hit the Nancy Regan part, though I imagine that it’s the same piece.
Eric, Happy to! It’s nice to see that people actually click on links and read them!
June, Yes. I think they took the pitbull-lipstick thing a bit far…but they sure made their point.
Thank you for linking to this- it’s SUCH a great article.
Living on this side of the pond - I jus love US politics! It’s just something which I would say 90% of us brits ignore. Articles like this are enlightning, and I wish more of this was publicised on this side of the world too!
Joe from Marietta is my father, and this crazy left-winger couldn’t be more proud!!!