November 20, 2009 at 5:19pm
If contemporary American politics could become any more of a carnival sideshow, it would be hard-pressed to do so without Sarah Palin.
The former governor of Alaska and one-time VP candidate will be in Rochester tomorrow hawking her book "Going Rogue: An American Life."
For the last two weeks, Palin and the father of her grandson, Levi Johnston, have been exchanging barbs on TV talk shows. Palin has been airing her disgust at Newsweek's cover photo of her, Katie Couric's interview with her, and Johnston's innuendos about her.
Johnston is trying to get his modeling career off the ground by posing nude for Playgirl.
It's been difficult to determine which one of the two is more dysfunctional. But the safe money is on Palin.
The interviews haven't served up anything new about her. Palin has learned how to package her popular brand of conservative schmaltz - the bible and more babble about lowering taxes - and she's going to ride it for all it's worth.
And everyone else wants a piece of the action, too. Oprah got her best ratings in two years from her interview with Palin.
When MSNBC's Joe Scarborough isn't reminding viewers he was once a former Congress member, he calls Palin a phenomenon.
And Rush Limbaugh says her book was the most important read on policy he's found in years. Yikes!
Give Palin one thing: she knows how to bait liberals and, in turn, rally the Conservative base, like no one else on the political scene at the moment.
But Palin is far from a historic figure; she's more of an incarnation of Anita Bryant, the former beauty queen and 1970's conservative who crusaded against homosexuals.
Palin's crusade is against anything Obama. She scoffs at his handling of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the economy, and health-care reform.
Apparently she hasn't noticed thousands of uninsured Americans are lining up for examinations at free makeshift health clinics across the country.
It's an image straight out of the 1930's when out of work Americans lined up for a free loaf of bread and a block of cheese.
To borrow one her favorite phrases, that's bullcrap.
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Comments for "SARAH PALIN: Our modern-day Anita Bryant " (6)
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Jay Betts said on Nov. 20, 2009 at 6:48pm
Same old crap you hear from all the networks, try other sources of media for your knowledge. You are not original.
L rich said on Nov. 21, 2009 at 2:55am
Carnival sideshow is exactly spot on! Like a trainwreck!
Steve said on Nov. 22, 2009 at 10:07pm
The people protesting Sarah Palin looked like idiots. She's on a book tour, not a political campaign.
Straight Guy said on Nov. 24, 2009 at 3:05am
Just saw pics and speeches of Anita Bryant, first thing I thought of was "that's Sarah Palin!" Then I looked up Anita Bryant and saw this. Just "judging" from her own demeanor, speeches, and positions... not some media or party drivel (I trust no media, and am not a member of either party). Just making an observation. Palin embodies an America that has never existed except in prejudiced people's minds.
hiwayman17 said on Dec. 06, 2009 at 4:44pm
Think about conservative Republican family values...think HARD. Now ponder for just a moment if Sarah Palin's family fits the concept of the ideal "family values" family. It is my strong opinion that it does not.
Fortunately, there are valuable lessons to be learned about some of those conservative Republican family values. They don't want sex education or condoms in schools because they want to simply teach abstinence. Palin's family is the perfect example of the failure of abstinence.
Another great example of those conservative family values is the hoax Palin played on America during the campaign. When the abstinence failed, Palin forced Levi, the baby's father, to pretend he would do the honorable thing and marry her daughter. On the campaign trail she had this illusion of a future happy family. Campaign over, future marriage over. And now Levi is about to graces the pages of Playgirl---another prime example of those good family values.
When Palin visited and the local media stuck microphones and cameras in the faces of those standing in line to see her, many commented that they loved Palin because she "is one of us". I highly doubt all those people standing in line would quit their jobs on a whim. It's sad to even think that a few people overlook the fact that Palin sold out on the state of Alaska so she could become rich. Is that a value that makes a good leader?
One can only question how long Palin would have stayed in office as vice president if the country had gone insane and elected her. Palin is a farce. Palin is a fraud. Palin is not a leader by any stretch of the imagination. She is a quitter. And if you read her book, you'll know how petty and childish her rants against the McCain campaign are.
Palin may in fact be ready for elected office, however, after reading her book, I'd say she's ready to be a junior high student council president....and nothing more.
icecucumber said on Dec. 06, 2009 at 4:57pm
Do people actually believe Palin is a religious person? That she even has an ounce of family values? The only connection to religion that I have been able to see is that she takes after Tammy Faye Bakker when it comes to hair and makeup.
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