Sarah Palin's magical mystery tour has been on the road since late May and neither the bus, nor the driver seem to be slowing down. by Raven West
(libertarian)
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Just like the old traveling circus of decades past, when Sarah Palin and her troupe roll into town everyone comes to the show, especially the news crews.
You can almost hear the bellowing voice of the Ringmaster; "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, to see the latest, the greatest side-show since Barnum and Bailey. See how she blames the liberal press for her every fumble. Watch her charm you with her cute little wink as she bludgeons a fish to death and gives an interview in front of a turkey farmer cutting off the animals head. And dont forget to visit the momma grizzly cage and lipstick wearing pigs over in the center ring."
This show has jugglers of the truth, magic tricks to give the illusion that this is a pre-campaign tour, and a fun house full of mirrors that will change your face so that you will be unrecognizable.
Oh, sorry, that's her daughter.
The mirrors will, however, distort the truth at every corner and make you tremble in horror at the thought of this circus performer taking her act from the center ring to the oval office.
Of course the one question that everyone wants to know, and the one question that Palin is refusing to answer is; will she run for President of the United States in 2012, or 2014, or 2028, because as long as she doesn't answer, and she is so very, very good at not answering, the show will go on.
And on, and on and on.
As long as Palin keeps everyone in the dark, she's news. She's the perfect star of the show where no news, is news. Once she decides, one way or the other, the show is over.
The only reason the crowds gather, the only reason she's receiving so much media attention and the only reason anyone cares to go out of their way, way out of their way, to read through some 24,000 emails, is that there may be a chance Palin will declare her candidacy.
But she won't.
Every serious politician and every serious voter knows that this is only a show. Palin is not going to run for President or any other public office ever again. Why take a job that pays a quarter of just what she's making on her book sales and public appearances? Right now, Palin is getting all of the perks with none of the restrictions that an elected official has to adhere to if they are, in fact, a pubic employee.
She'll actually have to read a newspaper.
The only person who is hoping that Palin will be the next President will be her vice-president, who will know, after being in office only 2 years, she's going to quit and the VP will then become President!
Palin's mystery tour is waiting to take you away, hoping to take you away, coming to take you away, and soon she will just go away.
And for those who just cannot get enough of the free freak-show, you can now buy an overpriced theater ticket and watch her in very own movie The Undefeated, coming exclusively to AMC Theatres on July 15th.
Will it play in 3D, I wonder?
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Posted By: rwilymz
Date: June 16, 2011 12:04:01 PM
I continue to be amazed - and amused - by the lengths to which so many people waste their time, effort, energy and credibility to denounce Palin.
You'd think Sarah came up with the fine art of political deflection all by her lonesome; that she invented disingenuity in her garage; and that she cut prattling about what she doesn't understand from a bolt of whole cloth - that she spun herself.
I defy you, Raven, to find me one politician who doesn't do what Palin does.
The only thing you can do is find me those who don't do it as popularly.
Beyond that, you're simply advertising that you are clueless about how the game of American Politics works. And for you to deign to comment upon it is the height of impertinence. You're veritably prattling about what you don't understand. And disingenuously.
Are you a politician?
What does it matter to you whether or not she runs for prez? Are you wanting to sucker-bet the Sarahphiles for easy money?
Whether you know it or not, and whether you like it or not, a large part of this country is dissatisfied with its government. Depending on which specific issue you're talking about, the %age could be anywhere from 40 to 80% who've had enough of it.
For better or worse, she's very capable of rallying those people and, more importantly, serving as their lightning rod. And most importantly, listening to them. You iknow what pissed off people who aren't heard do? Mostly, they don't vote, unless they're ultra-pissed and then they start burning things down.
Know what pissed off people who ARE heard do? In America, they vote.
Know what happens in America when more people vote? we get a more responsive government.
Let Palin be the Grand Marshall in the Vote Em All Out parade if she wants. It's no skin off your butt.
And if it is, you need to be a little more selective about where you stick it.
Posted By: ravenwest
Date: June 19, 2011 07:57:00 PM
If you had read the context of the post you would have understood that it was the media circus no-new-news is what I was referring:
As long as Palin keeps everyone in the dark, she's news. She's the perfect star of the show where no news, is news. Once she decides, one way or the other, the show is over.
In today's 24 hour "news" media any story, even a non-story, IS a story. Palin knows this, she's been milking it for years, in bus tours, book tours, cable TV shows and now a MOVIE. Daughter on "Dancing with the Stars"? Front-page news. Daughter has facial surgery, Front-page news. All Palin, all the time and she's right smack in the middle of the three ring circus.
And No, I do NOT know of ANY serious politician who performs as she does, but I do know a lot of performers who would love to generate the kind of blind followers, paparazzi and crazed fans who do.
Posted By: rwilymz
Date: June 20, 2011 12:28:49 PM
If you had read the context of the post...
I like context. But the context you're referring to is subtext: it's the media's vacuum-filling self-importance behind it all. Which ... yes, there is that.
But if the point you were attempting to get across is self-important media flagellation, then Sarah would have been joined by Britney Spears and Lilo, probably Oprah, Lady Gaga, Tony Stewart, Sean Penn and Hugo Chavez. It read like another in a seemingly endless list of gripes about Palin.
