For whatever reason Sarah Palin has become a pretty big political celebrity. A few years ago she was pretty much unknown outside the state of Alaska. Then after becoming the Republican VP nominee she and her political inexperience was later criticized for being one of the reasons that John McCain didn't do better in the election. Now nobody really likes old man McCain anymore, but now she is apparently one of the greatest things to ever happen to the Republican Party. It really was quite a switch, and all she had to do was resign as governor and start working for Fox News. Then somewhere along the way she became the face of the Tea Party movement. In my opinion she has done all of the this without really becoming any more intelligent on anything that matters. I'm getting tired of her being this great political figure all of the sudden while she has become nothing more than a talking head for the Republican Party. Something else that really gets on my nerves is Palin going from state to state endorsing these candidates that I'm willing to bet she doesn't even really know much about. Especially as of recent she has been endorsing the women in select races because I guess that's what matters to her. Her influence almost worked in Georgia when she backed Handel for Governor, but luckily Palin couldn't change enough of Georgians' minds. (Not that the other options were much different/better) Anyway, then when these often tea party candidates win their primaries it is considered as an accomplishment for Palin. The only thing she has really accomplished is not minding her own business, and intruding into local elections where she doesn't belong. I'll admit I voted McCain/Palin in 2008, but I could not honestly give you a good reason why other than I saw it as the lesser of two evils. I guarantee I won't do that again if she is on a ballot in 2012. It just baffles me that she has become what she has, but good for her and candidate that gets her seal of approval because no one would ever consider turning down that kind of endorsement.
If you are a Palin supporter and wish to give me a reason why I am wrong and she is a respectable political figure then please comment. If you are also confused or frustrated by Palin's celebrity status then I welcome your comments as well.
I just wrote a blog very similar to this after reading that an Obama aide called Palin the most formidable force in the GOP. The whole thing seems completely ridiculous. She has no credentials and no real knowledge of politics and yet her comment on any hot topic issue is played repetitively on the news. She has shown her ignorance time and time again and it seems to only add to her following. Most politicians are not even given one do-over (cue the Howard Dean scream), while she is able to not know any Supreme Court rulings she is against or be able to name any newspapers she reads and no one seems to care.
ReplyDeleteHer cult following and new found tea party fame are both puzzling to me, do people really have no one better to look up to at this point?
If people are willing to vote for someone simply because they have Palin’s support we are in big trouble.
Palin...I'm sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little.
ReplyDeleteNow she is in Iowa, drumming up support, or to feel out if she would have th support to run in 2012. Truthfully, I think she would lose all of her new found power in the GOP by doing so. She pretty much calls the shots now, and if she were to run, someone else would be doing that for her. Not to mention, she'll end up quitting.
When asked by her boyfriend Beck, she could not name any founding fathers as well. People just let her get away with this!
It has been said before, but part of me really thinks it is as simple as these horny old GOP men want nothing more than to get in her pants.
I was hoping during the 2008 election that she was nothing more than a novelty item, but unfortunately it looks like she may play a pivotal role in politics for years to come :(