TODAY'S PHOTO QUIZ: Can you find the brain in this picture?
The selection of Sarah Palin as candidate for what could well be the presidency of the United States was akin to entering a poodle in the Kentucky Derby, but her goofy ramblings when interviewed by Katie Couric leave me scrambling for more extravagant similes.
That interview is available in a million places, but I can't resist a choice quote which convinces me that no sane person would trust this bubblehead to be assistant manager of a backwater Burger King, much less President of the United States. In comparison with Palin's incoherent interview as a whole, the typical “I'm for world peace” mewings of a beauty pageant contestant sound like an address by Henry Kissinger.
"COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?
PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land-- boundary that we have with-- Canada. It-- it's funny that a comment like that was-- kind of made to-- cari-- I don't know, you know? Reporters-- [Finally breaks down and gives up groping for words.]
COURIC: Mock?
PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah.
COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.
PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--
COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?
PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state."
After posting this I received such a witty comment that I decided to rescue it from Comment obscurity and post it here:
From Adriana in Romania
'I was as astonished after I read what "brilliant" Sarah said in the interview as I was when she said that the war in Iraq is a task of God. I had the feeling I was reading the geography homework written by a kid who lives on the border with Russia. And I'm asking myself the same question: Should I laugh or should I cry?
Poodle at Kentucky Derby?! Ohhh, no, you're too nice! I'm wondering who put these "single-neuron" heads to be candidates for leading a nation? Poor Sarah! Soon her single neuron will die because of too much loneliness.
I tried to make the picture bigger using Photoshop and I found a weird pixel there. I think it was Sarah's neuron!'
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I was as astonished after I read what "brilliant" Sarah said in the interview as I was when she said that the war in Iraq is a task of God. I had the feeling I was reading the geography homework written by a kid who lives on the border with Russia. And I'm asking myself the same question: Should I laugh or should I cry?
Poodle at Kentucky Derby?! Ohhh, no, you're too nice! I'm wondering who put these "single-neuron" heads to be candidates for leading a nation? Poor Sarah! Soon her single neuron will die because of too much loneliness.
I tried to make the picture bigger using Photoshop and I found a weird pixel there. I think it was Sarah's neuron!
Thank you, Adriana! Your comment is wonderful. You should be writing a blog yourself.
This woman may be an obvious disaster but I'm afraid that the Democratic alternative would be no better where foreign policy is concerned. I was contacted recently by a 'volunteer' for the Republican Party who, after a few minutes of conversation with me, agreed that the 'two-party' system is a farce and nothing short of a revolution would suffice to give American voters a REAL choice. (This was a very nice older woman who was very conservative in her views in terms of life in general, and yet even SHE agreed that some kind of social revolution was necessary!) By the time we finished our conversation, she had lost all enthusiasm for her 'job'. Frankly, Obama will be no better than the 'airhead' and her antiquated running mate where foreign policy is concerned.
This recent emphasis by all presidential candidates on 'honouring our troops' irrespective of the fact that they ALL are war criminals once they enter Iraq and 'serve' the U.S. police action there is beyond belief. No one has the courage to call a spade a spade for fear of losing votes.
Nabila, thank you. I agree with every word you wrote. Anyone reading much of this blog from the beginning will fully understand what you're talking about, if they don't already.
Congratulations on your wonderful conversion of the Republican. A grand story.
And they are saying tomorrow nights debate, Palin vs Biden is being pitched bigger than the Super Bowl. You're kidding?
Zoey, it is amazing isn't it? The question you brought to my mind: Is the United States fit for democracy?
Canadian's play a prank on Palin
Thanks for the URL, Naj! And thanks for continuing to look at my blog.
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