The Palin Drama Continues -- Caribou Barbie Leaves Government

I forget who it was exactly, but I believe it was Shannyn Moore, radio talk shot host from Alaska who said that Sarah Palin's big political ambitions combined with her intelligence level is like putting a rocket engine on a golf cart; you're never sure where it's going to end up.

Today is another chapter in her ever-unfolding drama, resigning as governor later this month. I have to think, doing this on a Friday, the day everyone uses to "dump" news and on a holiday weekend, it would seem she doesn't want to attract a lot of attention...for once. Maybe there's something else going on yet to be revealed.

Now that she's outside of government, one wonders how she will cater the attention she loves so much. Supposedly she's writing a book, is she going to tour the country and rile up the gas-huffing, knuckle-draggers in "real America" who love her so much?

Is she looking to run for president? Of course, but Jesus, has 24-hour cable news really made politics a perpetual campaign? The election isn't until 2012, that’s a long time. She didn't even finish one term as governor – easy fodder for any political opponent. What other than her ego alone makes Caribou Barbie think she's qualified?

In her brief speech about stepping down she spoke in a tone of victimhood of the "new political environment" and “blood sport” -- one she has sought to attract and encourage, whether it's accusing David Letterman of being a pedophile, using her children as political props or accusing Obama of palling around with terrorists and doing nothing when crowds call for his head, literally. She gets what she deserves as any attention and power-hungry individual would in her position, I hope the media continues to chew her up and spit her out.

Sarah Palin Insinuates Letterman is a Pedophile?

We all know Letterman cracked some jokes about Palin's knocked-up daughter getting knocked up at a baseball game, jokes that even he admits were in bad taste, but Palin, the perpetual opportunist decides to insinuate that Letterman is a pedophile saying "it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman."

This power-hungry woman will play up anything for attention and milk it for all it's worth. She's also playing up her false-populism too; "Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands." Yes, goddamn entertainers, the New York Times, intellectuals, urban dwellers and anyone else who doesn't think exactly like "pure" backwoods gas-huffers. Sarah Palin only likes stupid people...who would vote for Sarah Palin and wonder if Letterman might in fact be a pedophile after all.

This is what I'd call the conservative, "invasive parental ideology" at its best:- We hate government but we want it to "protect the children" (but not feed them), purify all entertainment to meet the standards of those who Buy-Bull (Bible) and harp about how goddamn holier than thou you are.

Desperate Times Make True Colors Bleed

Yep, its gotten dirty. Palin is bringing up Ayres, people in the audience are screaming about Obama, "terrorist!" and even "kill him!" Meanwhile they are making allegations that he is possibly getting money from shady organizations outside of the US. And his middle name Hussein is used almost daily at McCain events.

It's getting ugly, this is what McCain has decided to focus on while Rome burns, and the thing is I don't think he has any choice. This is how Republicans have won elections over the past several years as they have painted themselves into a corner as a non-diverse party.

Of course, this is all done under the cover, as Palin puts it, to say that the media needs to ask more questions of Obama. We don't really know the "real" Obama, even after campaigning for two years.

Irony was never a Republican strong suit, but this makes my head hurt. I only WISH the media were ALLOWED to ask Palin the "tough questions," instead the campaign has essentially said she won't be having anymore interviews except with FOX News.

The most recent interview with this ditz was again with Sean Hannity, and this time Daddy...I mean McCain was sitting there with her.

If we don't know the "real" Obama after two years, and interview after interview, we sure as hell don't know this woman who can barely speak when she does get an interview.

But this is all beside the point. The fact is, the Ayres connection COULD be a real issue, but why now? Does the fact that it is just being brought up not appear as blatantly desperate? If McCain really cares about Obama having a "tie" with a "terrorist" shouldn't he have brought this up months ago or does he just not care about the American people that much, unless his poll numbers drop?