Now That The Election Is Over, Everyone Thinks Sarah Palin Is Dumb
We’re all hearing this stuff about Sarah Palin being stupid. She didn’t know Africa was a continent. She talked funny. She didn’t always interview well. Media types were able to flummox her and put her on the spot.
And on and on.
Am I the only one thinking that this sudden attack on Palin is a last ditch effort by the GOP status quo to hang on to their power? After this disappointing election cycle many in the Republican party are wondering what happened. How, in the last few years, the GOP has fallen so far. The status quo in the GOP wants to distract the people participating in these ruminations by demonizing a scapegoat.
And Sarah Palin, a newcomer to the national stage and about as outside of Washington politics as you can get, is that person.
It’s a little disgusting, isn’t it? Republicans have fallen out of favor nationally because they didn’t keep the promises they made when they campaigned as conservatives, but now they don’t want to be called out for those broken promises. So they’re going to try and sacrifice Sarah Palin instead.
By the way, Palin’s approval ratings in Alaska are still at 60%. Granted, that’s down from the almost 80% approval she enjoyed before joining McCain’s ticket, but even so that’s a level of approval most politicians in America would envy right now.
