I love "Sarah Palin's Alaska".............there I said it, get over it, move on. I read that its debut was seen by over five million viewers (some even had college educations analysts say, though none thankfully were ivy league), a record for cable, and it's expected to be a major boost to Alaskan tourism. Whatever. Stunning mountain ranges, pristine waterfalls, float planes, and wildlife......this show's got it all. Or so I've been told.............I haven't noticed. You see, Sarah's my homegirl.
It started at the RNC in 2008 and it's been growing faster than the Obama fueled national debt........my love affair with Mrs. P. Watching that speech I couldn't help but be reminded of that other uber sex symbol of all things "right"..........Ronald Reagan. The wit, the warmth, the humor, the hair..........it was all right there. OK, maybe she wasn't quite as sexy as the Gipper; but her ability to propel the loonie left, especially their lapdogs in the shamestream media, into fits of apoplectic, spittle producing tantrums, sealed the deal for me. Or maybe it was the photo of my lovely Sarah cradling an AR-15 like she'd been there before..........ah, no matter. My heart was hers.
Oh, I know. She's stupid. After all, haven't the "best and the brightest" from Harvard to Wall Street, to PBS, been beating on that bongo from day one? The same "best and brightest" we might want to remember, responsible for the mortgage meltdown, the financial meltdown, the auto industry takeover, titanically idiotic levels of debit, and my favorite "health care" (whatever the hell that means). Let's ponder for a moment the "she's stupid" argument.........one, I'm ashamed to admit is not limited to the nitwits on the left, a few of my pals on the right that should know better have slammed my girl too. Proving yet again that elitism and sycophantic snobbery is an equal opportunity parlor game.
Stupid. OK. Let's see. Born into an average family, father's a teacher of all things. No wealth or privilege........sorry Kennedy's, no trust fund to be found anywhere. She's an average student, and an above average athlete......basketball I'm told, no cheer leading cliche's here. Damn.
Sarah goes of to college, alright, a couple of colleges if you must know. Unfortunately none of these institutions were of the ivy variety......horrors! You know the rest, marriage, kids, mayor of a small Alaskan town, Governor of the state (I know, Alaska's not a "real" state, so being Governor hardly counts). I could be wrong here, but does this seem the life trajectory of a moron? As a matter of fact, I would submit that had this resume been that of anyone BUT Sarah Palin it would have been hailed as the American success story of the century.
Doesn't Sarah's success as a mom, small business person, and politician stand as confirmation of the ideals of the woman's movement in particular, and civil rights in general? So why the hate? I'll tell you why (aside from her unforgivable sin of not claiming Pro Choice status), the simple fact is the left has no equivalent narrative.
They have no self-made woman, no true American success stories of their own.........think about it for a minute. Nancy Pelosi, married a powerful man. Dianne Feinstein, married a powerful man. Barbara Boxer, married a powerful man. Hillary Clinton...........well, you get the idea. Seems like behind every darling Dem is.........egad, a man! More to the point, a man with a bankroll. Not exactly a vision of female empowerment.
Is Sarah Palin smart? Was Ronald Reagan smart? What is smart? Unfortunately, that's a question best left to.............ah, smart people I suppose. But what I can say is that Sarah Palin is real, she's authentic and the American people get that. She has a vision that the average person can relate to, and she can articulate that vision with a clarity not seen since..........well, since Reagan. The more the left tries to demonize and trivialize her, the more powerful she becomes. Sarah Palin is "stupid" because liberals are scared spitless, and they have no counter for her force of character.
Sarah's my homegirl not because she'd be the hottest leader in the free world, or that she loves guns and the outdoors (can you see her on a Harley.......oh mama!), or that she could kick the living crap out of any of her left leaning, concave chested, girlie-men detractors. No, Sarah's my homegirl because she's regular folks............and it's regular folks that made this country great. And that ain't stupid........
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Wow – I never expected you to throw the Republicans under the bus, but I’m glad you did. Taking a booming economy and budget surpluses – you know, that legacy that Clinton gave to Bush. We were actually paying down the national debt. But then the Republicans swing into town. We got a budget surplus? Can’t have that, let’s give everyone a tax break. Government spending? Let’s increase that at the fastest rate since FDR hired everyone in the country to end the depression. Giving the GOP control of congress was like giving your teenage daughter all of your credit cards while simultaneously quitting your job: borrow and spend. I’m glad you brought that up.
ReplyDeleteNow, you are about to bring up the two wars as a cause of the budget shortfalls. Nice try. Our “fiscally conservative” leaders refused to budget for the wars, even after several years when it was obvious that we’d still be there for years to come. All of the funding for the wars was done via emergency appropriations. The budget shortfalls were massive and systemic, and would have been the same even if we weren’t trying to pacify a country that has be unrulable since its creation, and trying to get out of Bush’s personal vendetta (that somehow became Obama’s “war of choice” according to RNC national chair Steele).
So, here’s what’s wrong with politics today. Each party’s sole concern is to be the party in power. Good of the country? Absolutely not. These SOBs would gladly hand control over to Kim Jong Il if they were promised to be made the controlling party of the subjugated country. This all out war leads supposedly intelligent people to defend the likes of Palin.
I won’t go into all of her faults. I’ll just focus on one: QUITTER. Just over two years into being governor, she quits because she can’t handle the stress. Governor of Alaska has got to be the least stressful government job in existence. The state is so flush with cash that it gives every man, woman, and child in the state an annual pay check – you don’t pay income taxes to the state, it pays you to live there. And the people love her – her popularity was 68% at its lowest. LOWEST! She pretty much could do no wrong there. Yet this was too stressful. Imagine what it’s be like having half the country hate you and the other half criticizing you. If she were elected president, she’d probably resign before the inauguration.