OMG…Palin Has a Tanning Bed. Palin Must Have an Energy Plan Too!

What’s ironic about the story of Sarah Palin’s tanning bed , is how much it aligns with apolitical Paris Hilton. Remember back with McCain was against “celebrities” before he decided he was for them? That’s when Paris Hilton came out with her own ad, and convinced the old man that attractive women could have smart energy plans too - who cares if some have to read them from a teleprompter.

After Sarah Palin fired the chef, and got rid of the corporate jet on EBay, (now I give her credit for this) she took the money she was bilking tax payers for by staying at her own home in Wasilla and splurged a little bit on a tanning bed for her personal use while in Juneau.

Now I’m an ex-Alaskan, and I know that those long winters can be tough. And a person’s choice to expose themselves to harmful UV rays is really between that person and their skin, I mean next of kin. What I can’t get though - if Palin’s a frequent tanner (and she has to be to decide she needs her own tanning bed) even if her pregnancy didn’t show up, certainly her lost tan during the months of December, January and February would have. People would have noticed her original color.

Either that or she was tanning while pregnant.

You tell me … did she stop tanning, or just kept on feeling the glow?

Lipstick on a Pig, Old Fish New Wrapper,

Ok this is probably going to play badly for Obama, mainly because many people are stupid. However, when you watch the entire clip, and hear the comment in context you realize he wasn’t talking about Sarah Palin, and he wasn’t talking about John McCain. He was talking specifically about the policies of George W Bush, that John McCain touts as change, but are really an attempt at bad policies repackaged.

Now this normally wouldn’t be a big deal to use a common phrase “Put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig”, except for the McCain campaign immediately decided to claim that Obama was speaking specifically of Sarah Palin. (You know how she wears lipstick and all.)

Wow, on one hand you’ve got the Obama campaign not willing to call out any of McCain’s verbal slips, such as his confusion of the Czech Republic, the border of Pakistan, the insurgents in Iraq trained by Iranians, $50 hour lettuce, Buffalo Chip pageant wife…oh the list could go on, and the other candidate’s campaign that’s crying foul over their own misinterpretation of the statement.

Do you really think the crowd would have cheered for Obama had he made such an obviously rude statement about Palin, considering how popular she is?

So who’s really to blame for this gross exaggeration? Well, it happens to be none other than the Amy Chozick, writer of the Is Obama too Skinny to be President?, who used sources from a Yahoo message board. Way to go there Amy!

Watch the video for yourself and decide:

Sarah Palin’s First Gaffe - Introducing the Gaffe-O-Meter

Sarah Palin’s first gaffe was going to happen. Hey, gaffing is part of being a candidate right? (I was going to a have the YouTube video, but it just so happens it’s no longer available - go figure.) You can check the story out here: Palin Makes Her First Gaffe (HuffingtonPost, September 8, 2008)

To help rate Palin’s first gaffe (and other gaffe’s that happen), I’ve developed the Gaffe-O-Meter.

The Gaffe-O-Meter’s scientific rating matrix is based on thoroughly subjective review, and considers three criteria for its final basis. The three aspects considered are:

1. Is there a high likelihood that an average person would perceive a gaffe? (High +100 points, Medium +75, Low +50)

2. Was the gaffe immediately caught and corrected? (-25 points)

3. Did people clap, nod, otherwise support the gaffe? (+25 points)

Using this method I’ll give Sarah low rating for the first benchmark. Most Americans probably think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government agencies. Hey they have “federal” in their name, right? And in fact, there was a time, prior to 1968, that they were government ran.

On the second point, Palin said this pretty straight faced and with conviction and no one caught her. Unfortunately, she didn’t have Lieberman at her shoulder, and the old white haired dude she did have - John McCain doesn’t understand economics that well. Point being, she’ doesn’t get a catch reduction.

Point three, did people clap? Yep, even Mr. John McCain himself. However, here again is the guy that uses a geography-bee as his national security litmus test (ie which state is closest to the USSR? and which Iraq province borders Pakistan?). So because people clapped and supported her gaffe, she gets another 25 points. So yes, this is a serious gaffe, but not the kind that would cost her old boy McCain the election.

Just another sign the Red and Purple people of this Country are easily fooled.

First and Last Thoughts on the Palin’s Speech from a Wasilla Redneck

Wow, Sarah Palin delivered a rousing speech.

My redneck Wasilla pride blushed from my neck to my…ah, anyway. It made me wanna grab for my shot gun and shoots some fridges behind my house.

Boy the way she lit into Obama - how could it not make an Alaskan proud. And she didn’t hesitate cause he was African American or nothing historic like that. No, she calls ‘em as she sees ‘em.

You see, in Wasilla, we didn’t need diversity. In schools, on the job. Why, I attended all of the schools of the valley. I went to Butte Elementary, then Swanson Elementary, then Iditarod right after the fire.

Then I remember our school being so crowded, that they put us on split shifts until they finally got Tanina built. Then I went there. Moved onto Wasilla Middle School before I was home schooled. After the seventh grade, I went up to Houston High, then was transfered to Palmer High. Even attended a few semesters at the Mat-Su Community College. And in all that time, maybe two black students. No natives.

Yes, this is one hella a diverse community. Wow, anyway what can I say, I’m floored.

So you liberal elitists, and “angry” lefties, and anti-conceivers can take your smear rumors about Palin banning books, or drilling in ANWR, or not having ’nuff experience. Who the hell wants to read witchcraft shit like Harry Potter anyway.

NOTE: First, the commentary above is totally satire based on my real-world experience of living out 17 years of my most “can I forget those years” life. With that said, there is credibility to the story that Sarah Palin wanted to pursue book bans at the local public library (TIME Magazine, Sept 2, 2008). While the books cannot be confirmed, they probably include some of the books on the ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books.

Chicago Community Organizer VS Wasilla Mayor

Tonight Sarah Palin, the presumptive Vice Presidential nominee for the Republican Party, mocked Barack Obama’s experience as a community organizer. Defending her experience as Mayor of Wasilla, she said, “…I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.” This begs the question, what were Sarah’s responsibilities as Mayor of Wasilla?

Being Mayor of Wasilla, a small town of a little over 6400, may sound like you have 6400 residents depending on your decisions in order to enjoy a more prosperous, safe community. Unfortunately, anyone that gets drawn into that misty-eyed small town nostalgia doesn’t know Wasilla.

First, Wasilla resides in the larger Matanuska-Susitna Borough (population 59,322). The boroughs are a lot like counties and actually have a greater influence on the people of “The Valley” (area that includes Houston, Big Lake, Wasilla, and Palmer). The Mat-Su Borough handles the schools, building codes, and considering a large portion of residents live outside of city limits in this area, impacts more lives.

Now what does a community organizer do? John Maki, at the Windy Citizen, has a great explanation of a community organizer. He says:

Community organizing is old-fashioned, bare-knuckle politics for the little guy.

The task of community organizer goes beyond passing funds to build a sports complex, or snuggling up to Uncle Ted to get more that $22 million for your small town, The community organizer plays real politics, pushing for change by educating and motivating the community to take action.

We need change in America. After watching Palin deliver her speech tonight (I had to, she’s Alaskan from Wasilla), I realized one thing for certain…McCain/Palin will only deliver more of the same.

OTHER LINKS IN DEFENSE OF COMMUNITY ORAGANIZERS AND SMALL TOWN MAYORS:

1. Sally Kohn, Defending Community Organizing

Conversation with a Republican: Episode 6

Obama’s Palin Bounce

Obama hits 50% for the first time since the general election race started. This is his highest mark so far and defies past election cycles where the opposing candidate usually receives a bounce after announcing their pick. With a 2 point bounce, this signals a shift in the electorate away from a candidate, some feel lacks the judgment to pick someone qualified to step into the job of President from day one. Some have even suggested that the Palin pick runs counter to McCain’s argument for experience.

McCain justified Palin’s executive experience today, citing the town of Wasilla (population 6400) she led to pass a 2% sales tax and cut property taxes. She also pursued an agenda of banning books from the library, however that faild to pass. As for the argument of Palin being a very popular Mayor, by checking election records, it has been confirmed that Sarah Palin won reelection to Mayor of Wasilla by a landslide 73% of the vote (there were a total of 1200 votes).

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