Because Palin's a woman. And because Rove, currently serving as an "informal adviser" to McCain's campaign, once read a book about women that convinced him the only thing women love more than a good white sale is casting a vote for another woman. (OK, I just made that up. I have no idea whether Karl Rove has ever read a book).
Good news (?): Palin was not a book-banner when serving as an Alaskan mayor, although she did have fantasies about protesters "circling the library in protest about a book". When the local librarian was asked by Palin if she'd be willing to censor certain books, the librarian essentially replied with a Wha-choo-talkin-bout-Willis? to which Palin reacted by sending her a Donald Trump You're-fired! letter. The librarian ultimately kept her job amidst strong community support and Palin had to back down.
Five Thirty Eight has a good piece on Palin, our reaction to her, and how she's taking us off message:
Get the outrage flowing. Get the opponent not thinking about the game, get them thinking about your shenanigans. And what happens? The “victimized” team loses its composure, hitting back. The guy who hits second is always the guy who goes to the penalty box.
Watching Sarah Palin this week, and the reaction to her by both sides, and all the talk of hockey mommery, I realized that this is who she is. She skates into the corner, throws up an elbow, and the Democrats cry: “Foul!” Hey! She said Obama has never passed a major bill – this is an objective lie! Hey! She ridiculed community organizing the day after Service was the theme! Technically people should punish her by not voting for her over this infraction!
It’s whining, and whiners hit back second and go to the penalty box on top of it.
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