Palin controversies

Oh, gee. What is this middle-of-the-road-republican-leaning person have against Palin?

Depends on which one.

"Dancing With the Stars" is over, and EVERYONE agrees that Bristol Palin was awful. Well, compared to the other stars against her.....even I have to admit she did much better than I would. But SHE is NOT a star....anymore than the crybaby Bachelor/Bachelorette Melissa was. And the broo-ha-ha about it all. Some people have it right, IT IS A TELEVISION SHOW. And the producers knew it would create controversy; and knew they had to keep her on to keep ratings up. BUT.....I was also a member of the "Cowboy Nation" that kept Ty Murray on way longer than he should have and created the shocking Ty-stays, Kim-goes controversy for the semi-finals. (Even Ty was shocked, and the look on his face was....'oh, man, I have to learn yet ANOTHER dance!') So, there could very well have been a huge block of people voting for her....maybe even for the reason that she WAS NOT A STAR.

I guess what set me off on THIS was her ultimate brainwashing by the producers who seemed to convince her that there were just as many people who HATED her and her mom, and she was a normal, everyday person that her voters were backing. Yep, she swallowed that hook, line and sinker. And I think she really believes it. But I don't think it's true.

And then there's Sarah. Mom. I've never seen anyone so obviously jockeying for position. No there's really a lot of things I agree with Sarah Palin (ever notice that people rarely call her anything but her full name.....Sarah Palin?)

Except that she's ready to become President of the United States.

I don't think so. To me she looks like she's going out for Homecoming Queen more than President. And, although I agree with her sentiments, her facts need some help. She really needs to find a better PR person, because the one she's got acts more like someone doing research in a High School Library than in the real world. I listened to her talking on the TV the other day, and we agreed on the topics; but then she would make a statement to validate her position and it would stop me cold. No one, I thought, could be that stupid. Her comments were either out of left field, or sometimes she would "quote" someone......but it would either not be that person's quote or it was quoted wrong. And she would say it like any Valley Girl would, with that flip notion of "It's right because I said it."

Sarah Palin scares me. She scares a lot of people....some of them are the same people that I am GLAD she scares. But to think of her in front of other national leaders.....that scares me more than anything. She cannot be taken seriously by any of them. She has little polish (which actually is one reason I DO like her), a seeming disregard for facts/figures (which will only make her look foolish), and what appears to be a very VERY short-term memory.
What I do like is her humor and go-for-it approach.
I'm not so sure trying to "sophisticate" her will work...but then, maybe she would have more fun being the pot-stirrer, than trying to keep it all together. I would imagine that if she was a baker, there would be some really, really bizarre wedding cakes!!!