Doing What You Are Good At...

Or not.  There is a list of things that Sarah Palin has done and is doing.  She has not really been good at doing any of them.  Her most obvious fail, of course, was her run as Vice President with John McCain.  And then there was that Governorship up in Alaska that she quit at with 18 months left to serve.  (WashingtonPost.com)

And yeah, she gets paid a lot of money to be an "Analyst" on Fox News.  But when she announced that she was not going to run for President in 2012, something else she might fail at, she was blasted by Fox News Chief Roger Ailes.  He told Newsweek that he hired Palin when she was "hot," and her announcement on Mark Levin's conservative talk-radio program deprived Fox News of a ratings bonanza.  Palin hasn't turned into the television asset Ailes had hoped... and might  not be there after her contract is up in 2013.  (NYMag.com)

Now, Juliann Moore, who is playing Palin in the movie “Game Change" on HBO, doesn't think it is all Sarah's fault.  She thinks it is the McCain campaign to blame.  "They were telling her what to do and how to dress. And how to behave,” Moore said. (Politico.com)


So, then what can Sarah do?  Well, apparently, she can't even play herself.  At least according to the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, or the Razzie's.  The Razzie's highlight the duds of U.S. cinema.  The former Alaska governor snagged a nomination for worst actress while playing herself in the documentary, “The Undefeated.”  (ABCNews.com)

What should Sarah do?  Not be Vice President, Governor, President, TV Analyst - or even herself.  Maybe she will just have to go away, then...

Christmas Cards

They go out every year about this time (or actually a bit earlier if you are prepared).  But, not everybody is happy with every card.  Sarah Palin has some things to say about The Obama Family holiday card in an article on Fox News Radio.  (HuffPost)


The card has a picture of Obamas' dog, Bo, sitting in a very Christmas-like setting, with a fireplace decorated with wreaths and red ribbons, and a table with a poinsettia plant and presents. Sarah says that it is "odd".  She is wondering why the president's Christmas card highlights his dog instead of traditions like 'family, faith and freedom.'"


Doesn't having a nice, warm hearth and a cozy dog show something about freedom and family?  Inside the card it says "From our family to yours, may your holidays shine with the light of the season," signed by the Obamas and Bo. There's some family for you.


But, Sarah is entitled to her opinion.  Makes you wonder what her opinion about the Fox News holiday card is.  Not a whole lot of family, faith or freedom on that one.  A picture of a fox, racing competitors (ABC, CBS, NBC) on sleds being pulled by sheep - with Fox in the lead.As for the poem inside, this year it is to the tune of Joy To The World and features lyrics like:

“We are the ones to beat
Defeat we shall not meet
So into the background the rest do retreat.”
(Deadline.com)

I guess Fox and Sarah will just let this one slide.

Hot Girl or Maverick?

Well, in her own eyes, Sarah Palin is a maverick.  At least that is what she told Greta Van Sustern:  "someone like me, who's a maverick -- you know, I do go rogue and I call it like I see it" when she was asked if she was going to make a decision soon on running for president.  (FoxNews.com)  And this was on Faux News. 


But elsewhere in Faux News news, Fox News president Roger Ailes has a different view of Mrs. Palin.  In a recent interview with the Associated Press concerning his 15th anniversary at Faux News, he told them "I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings."   He also has said that he thought Good Ol' Sarah was "stupid" and "an idiot".  (VanityFair.com)

That does say a lot about Faux News.  It really isn't just "Fair and Balanced" political reporting.  It's all about high ratings and Hot Girls....


Got it.  And she ain't that hot...

Bringing the Vagina into the Run for President

Yep, it was only a matter of time.  With all of the "dicks" running for the GOP ticket, it is now time to bring a "bearded clam" into the race.  Michele not-a-scientist Bachmann had to mention something at the last debate about Gov. Rick Perry's order that girls in Texas need to get an HPV vaccination when they turn 12.  Now, there are many parts of this that are wrong.


HPV, or Human papillomavirus, can lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, and anus in women. (Wikipedia.org)  So, while it sounds very nice for Perry to require that young girls are protected from a potential cancer causer, his intentions may not have been as noble.  It seems that Mr. Perry received political donations from the firm that created the vaccine (WashingtonPost.com) And although HPV can also affect males with anal or penal cancer, they weren't required to get the shot.


Now, on the other side, good ol' Michelle sees this as governmental meddling into the lives of "innocent little 12-year old girls".  She even insinuates that the vaccine would put girls at risk for mental retardation (which is not true, to say the least). And another good ol' girl, Sarah P., praises Bachmann for going up against the "big guns". (CNN.com)  But, just as the Washington Post suggests, would Mrs. Bachmann or Mrs. Palin be against other governmental meddling like preventing polio, chicken pox or the measles.


So, now besides Michele - and maybe someday Sarah, we have a vagina in the race.  More important than deficits, unemployment and poverty levels, I am sure.

Funny Cuz It's...

Not true. 

This week has been full of news stories about "Weinergate".  Everybody has been talking about it.  Even Barbara Walters told her "The View" co-hosts that the picture in question was definitely flattering.
Another tidbit of news today is the release of 24,000 emails that former Governor Sarah Palin had in her account while she was in Alaska. 

Now, The Huffington Post decided to have a little fun with the two stories and posted some "Fake Emails".  Happy Friday...

Huffingtonpost.com

Oh to be Sarah

I have been away from the blog-o-sphere for about 10 days and wondered what I would write about when I got back to it.  Well, shucks, what better thing to write about but dear ol' Sarah P...


Even soaking up the sun and the salt water of the gulf in Florida, couldn't miss the huge "non-political" family bus tour - her name emblazoned on the side as large as the U.S. Constitution.  And she even tried to re-write U.S. History saying of Paul Revere:  "part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, hey, you're not going to succeed." She was telling of his attempt to warn the "British" that they could not take away the guns.  And her supporters decided that in order to make her "history" right, they would update the WikiPedia Page for Paul Revere.  (Time.com)

And then there is a new feature length movie about Ms. Palin.  It was made and conceived by conservative filmmaker Steve Bannon, and entitled "The Undefeated".  Although she is definitely been defeated.  And she has quit a lot.  But Bannon thinks "you can't grasp the meaning of Sarah Palin until you understand the stewardship of Gov. Palin."  Ok, well according to WikiPedia, stewardship is “duty of service”,"responsibility”, and “management”.  And she quit being Gov. Palin.  (CNN.com)


But the most exciting story today might be just how much her bosses and allies at Faux News "grasp the meaning" of Sarah Palin.  On Sunday, a story about Palin ... included a graphic–featuring Tina Fey as Palin in an SNL skit from 2008.  Now, Tina Fey might just get some votes in 2012... (Mediaite.com)

Oh to be Sarah... or better yet, be Tina!

Life in the Crosshairs

And worse then that, his life was in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs.  Amazon has details on the release of Levi Johnston's book about being in those crosshairs.  The book will be available September 27, 2011 and will only cost $15.51 if it is pre-ordered.  Hurry over to Amazon now! Click Here

No Reality TV in the White House

And that is a good thing.  A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday indicates that 58 percent of the public says they would never vote for Sarah Palin. (TheDenverChannel.com) And an equal amount said they wouldn't vote for Donald Trump, either.


Neither have said, formally, that they are running.  It would definitely put a damper on their entertainment careers, one would think.  This makes the apprentices of the world and the Alaska wildlife very happy.


We might still see too much of them, though.  Today on Twitter, Palin tweeted that the photo of a dead bin Laden should be shown "as a warning to others seeking America's destruction." (@SarahPalinUSA)  A photo of a dead guy with bullets in his head, perfect.


A reality TV moment.

Mastermind? Really??

Who would have thought that these two things would end up in the same sentence... Sarah Palin and Mastermind.  But, nonetheless, they have.  An Alaskan, Theodore Thoma, is suing Ms. Palin for $100,000.  He claims that as Governor of Alaska, she "undertook a campaign against [Theodore] ... to punish, embarrass, discredit and silence" him, when he criticized a serious issue with traffic in the neighborhood surrounding the Governor's Mansion back in 2009. (TMZ.com)

Thoma's suit claims "Sara Palin is the mastermind of a dark conspiracy to punish" him.  Does Mr. Thoma know what "mastermind" means?

Thanks to @ElaineBoosler for pointing it out:

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Just in case you hadn't heard...

President Obama really is a citizen.  Today, the president released his long-form birth certificate proving that he is eligible to serve as president.  But of course there are some who still want a battle.  (HuffingtonPost.com)

The obvious ones of course, Trump:  "I want to look at it, but I hope it's true. ... But he should have done it a long time ago."

Palin:  "Media: admit it, Trump forced the issue. Now, don't let the WH distract you w/the birth crt from what Bernanke says today." 


Romney:  "What President Obama should really be releasing is a jobs plan."


And there are some who still think he shouldn't be allowed to be president. WorldNetDaily senior reporter Aaron Klein with researcher Brenda J. Elliott, wrote a book about it - well before the revelation today.  He says "It is undisputed that Obama's father was not a U.S. citizen," and therefore is not a "natural born citizen." (WND.com)

However, by definition of the Fourteenth Amendment "making all persons born within the United States and subject to its jurisdiction citizens of the United States," he is now a proven one.  (Wikipedia.org)


But then anything Obama does is wrong for some.  Damn, can't even get born right.

A Birther, a Sideshow, a Tipper and a Law

No, they didn't walk into a bar, although parts of this could be considered a joke.  First, the Birther.  That would be Donald Trump who is sending investigators to Hawaii to find that elusive Obama birth certificate.  Senior White House adviser David Plouffe thinks that Trump's actions are merely a sideshow and he doesn't think that Trump would be hired by the American people "to do this job."  (HuffingtonPost.com)

Now, who better to gain some media spotlight then the tipper?  With her approval rating dropping 30% since 2008 and a 10% chance in a hypothetical Republican presidential primary race, Sarah Palin could use any help she can get.  She may have finally reached her tipping point.  (WashingtonPost.com)  So, why not jump on Donald's coat tails - join in on the sideshow - and offer "more power to him" for his "digging in" on the subject.  Got her air time, anyway.


But, this all might be a moot point.  It seems there is a law in the State of Hawaii that an "original document itself cannot be photocopied by anyone." (Time.com) Now, an authorized copy of the document issued by the state and complete with a raised seal has been made public, but when the Birthers want a Xerox of the damned thing... then he must be Kenyan...

They should walk into a bar...

Added Faux News Fail? (From the Huffington Post)

The Final Frontier

That would be Alaska.  And it seems, from the news we get today, that those who are in that frontier are a little on the loony side.  Take the former Governor who says "I need NOW's defense like a fish needs a bicycle," when NOW said something about Bill Maher calling Palin a dumb twat.  She also says that she is through whining about a liberal press.  Will have to keep an eye on her tweets to see if that is true.  (BusinessInsider.com)


And then there is the current Gov. Sean Parnell's appointee for the panel that nominates state judges.  He would like to see Alaskans prosecuted for having sex outside of marriage. (ADN.com)  Now, he wouldn't let his personal beliefs influence which candidates he'd approve for judgeships.  No, that would just be wrong.  But saying that fornication is a felony.  That makes sense.


Might want to avoid the good ol' 49th.  Crazy as a Willow Ptarmigan - the state bird.

It's Not what is Said

It's really just who says it.  And if Michelle Obama says anything, be sure that Sarah Palin will step up and loudly disagree with her.  But this time, good Ol' Sarah should have read her own previous statements before disagreeing with Ms. Obama.


Back in 2007, as Governor of Alaska, Ms. Palin stated that the government has a "vested interest in protecting and promoting breastfeeding as a means of preventing infant malnutrition, morbidity, and mortality."   This past week, Ms. Obama said "Breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive measures mothers can take to protect their children's and their own health."  (HuffingtonPost.com)


Sort of sounds the same.  Protecting childrens' health would help prevent mortality.  But at a gathering of business officials on Thursday, Palin took a shot at the First Lady's breastfeeding initiative, saying it was only the high price of milk that should compel women.  (HuffingtonPost.com)


A few questions come up with this.  Like, was there really a time that the Mama Grizzly thought that "big government" should be in the middle of a family?  Or how about, why is she talking to business officials about breastfeeding?


The biggest question, though... How much did they pay her to talk to them about it??

The Truth is Out There

Well, maybe... Recently Us Weekly quoted Sarah Palin demanding that Christine Aguilera be deported for her horrible rendition of the national anthem at the Super Bowl.  But, poor Sarah never said that.  She says she actually told people to "back off" of their critisism.  Us Weekly apologized saying "Oopsies... our bad!"  (FoxNews.com)

In another falsehood, "Sarah Palin" showed up at the Conservative Political Action Committee meeting.  But poor Sarah said she wasn't going to CPAC this year, and although this woman looked and dressed like the "famous Republican" Sarah didn't go.  [A] staff member escorting the woman around confirmed that, despite her similarity, this was not the real former governor. (MSNBC)


Former Governor.  The truth is today is Ms. Palin's birthday.  And a blogger at HillBuzz.com had to wish a "Happy 47th Birthday to Our 45th President: Sarah Palin."  All throughout the post - and in the comments - Sarah was referred to as "Governor" and the "Next President". (HillBuzz.org)


Definitely, no truth in either of those...