If Sarah Palin is Such a Non Entity, Why Do they Insist on Going Through Her Lingerie Drawer?
By Michael Fletcher | Thursday, June 9th, 2011 | Politics
That’s about the extent of it isn’t it?
Tomorrow, the State of Alaska will release some 24,000 emails from the time Sarah Palin was Governor.
The New York Times and The Washington Post are among media outlets asking readers to help sift through them all. Just what are they looking for?
If she’s the idiot they think she is just what do they hope they’ll find?
It’s been comical to watch them trail after her bus tour, refusing to play by their rules. Even moreso when she got her history right, and they didn’t.
If she doesn’t have a prayer of becoming the nominee, much less President, then what’s their fascination?
See, that’s exactly what I love about Sarah Palin. I don’t necessarily want her to be President.
But I love her because of the people who hate her. Or more precisely, because of the people who are scared of her.
Because she’s playing by her own rules, she’s driving them nuts.
And that’s a beautiful thing to watch.
Cross posted to The Write Side of My Brain.
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Michael Fletcher works as a freelance writer and consultant in Richmond, Virginia. He blogs regularly at http://www.thewritesideofmybrain.com, http://www.richmondvabusiness.com and http://365thingsibelieve.wordpress.com
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18 Responses to "If Sarah Palin is Such a Non Entity, Why Do they Insist on Going Through Her Lingerie Drawer?"
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Michael,
“…she got her history right, and they didn’t.”
Please. Paul Revere rode to threaten the British not to assemble rather than to alert the colonials of an imminent raid?
Really?
HisRoc
Ineloquent? Perhaps.
Wrong? No.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/06/sarah-palin-paul-revere-fact-checking-/1
Ward,
Oh, c’mon now. Citing USA Today? How about The Daily Show or South Park?
Here is a historically accurate account, one that was published long before Caribou Barbie tripped over her tongue and the revisionists tried to bail her out:
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/paul-reveres-ride.html
Actually the source in that article was a history professor at Boston University. Your link leads, as best I can tell, to an anonymous source. As I said, she may have been ineloquent, but not factually incorrect. At least not to the extent she was accused.
Regardless, that’s not the point of Michael’s article.
Have you volunteered to scour her emails yet?
Ward,
I have far more important things to do than scour her emails or respond to your dueling references–things like organizing my socks drawer and cutting the tags off my mattresses and pillows.
If you want to believe that Paul Revere set out that night to be captured by the British so that he could bluff them from marching on Lexington and Concord, then go for it. That would make Paul the first suicide mission in American history. You see, the British Army had this unpleasant habit of hanging suspect colonials for treason without a trial. You betcha!
HisRoc, for someone who has so many more important things to do, you’ve certainly spent enough time arguing with Ward. He must have made his point.
But his real point is this, you’re evading the whole point of my post.
Or maybe, you’re illustrating it.
Michael,
And what will be your point when Barack Obama gets elected to a second term while you and other Republican pundits were having fun promoting Sarah Palin?
Can you illustrate that for me?
One more thing, Revere’s own account said that he was captured and released. You can look it up.
You really didn’t even read the post, did you?
I read your post. And you haven’t answered my question.
Your question made no sense and had no basis in anything I’ve said. I noted in the post that I don’t want her to be President. Would I prefer her to Obama? Of course, but I have a very long list of people I’d prefer to Obama.
I did point out that you were wrong, at least according to Revere’s own words, about him not being captured.
I also pointed out that you’re distracting from the whole point of the post. Or more correctly illustrating it. Because if she’s such a loser and she’s so inconsequential, why are you spending so much time on this post about her?
Heaven knows I’ve spent far more time here than I ever imagined I would. It was a snarky little post and far from being the most important post on Bearing Drift tonight.
But, as you do on every post you comment on here, you’re arguing for the sake of arguing. It’s late, and I’m done.
If you have the emotional need, the last word is yours.
Wow! Am I reading this right? An article on the Bearing Drift where someone says they love Sarah Palin. What a day it is?
As for HISROC, it appears that he seems to pull out the rules whenever appropriate. He quoted the NYT when it came to bashing Allen West. Now, it seems CNN is not good enough when its refuting his historical claim.
It’s a shame that the media has sunk to a new low but this is why America is where it is. I’d love to see Senator Obama’s emails. We have an education system that has turned into a training camp and a media circus that is the watchdog of the people for the government. You don’t realize that you are one of us…she is one of you…and the main stream media is out to ensure the sheeople stay in line.
Barack Obama is getting elected for a second term…because his media minions are resorting to tactics like this. How could anyone who wishes to do the right thing for the country possibly get elected? The UN and all the fat cats who got rich off the public dole have too much to risk. They could never allow that to happen.
As for the history of America, it’s been so mangled by our elites that even History majors skew the details to fit their own agenda. And it appears there are some who love stirring up the pot…no matter how much harm.
HISROC, Barrack’s getting reelected because of people like you…or at least Liberal lite.
Michael, I thought I’d never say this…nice post. Even though I believe that someday you’ll come to your sense. J/J (can’t figure out that damn smiley face so I resorted to old school).
To answer the original question-Ratings
SE-You got it. She’s fairly attractive for politics and she’s a loose cannon who’s apt to say most anything, unlike most politicians who try like hell to not say anything. That makes her gold for the media.
And has earned her several million dollars. I’d be surprised if she even ran for president because A- it’s a lot of work and you really can’t do it totally on your terms and B- she’s have to take a big cut in income. Running for president is a full-time job, doesn’t leave much time for Fox punditry or filming reality shows.
SV-good point. She will continue to flirt with it to generate publicity. She’ll back away though because she’s got too much of a good thing going. The Donald Trump tactic.
JJ,
You continue to crack me up. Any point of view that you can’t understand is “liberal.” Keep up that deep thinking, bud, and work on your reading comprehension skills. I never referenced CNN.
I don’t understand why the media goes after Palin. I am no Palin fan, but could you imagine the San Francisco Chronicle going after Jerry Brown in the same way ? The media is its own worst enemy.
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