Jeez, Did I Say That Out Loud?
Like most of us who watched Sarah Palin winking and blinking and schmoozing her way through the debate like she was talking to a classroom of second graders, I sat up a little straighter on the couch and asked myself — Dear god, does she really expect people to fall for this crap?
But the National Review's Rich Lowry experienced a somewhat different sensation:
I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America.
I think that pretty well reflects the adolescent fantasy that passes for Republican philosophy these days.
Comments
I turned the broadcast off after ten minutes. The first reaction was cringing embarrassment for my American friends. That quickly turned into anger at the nonsense spewing forth. Gentleman Joe couldn't risk countering so it was the OFF switch.
Posted by: Dennis Cartledge | October 4, 2008 05:39 PM
Just one more month of this, Cart, and then Palin will go back to threatening Alaskan librarians and skinning moose.
Posted by: abi | October 4, 2008 08:43 PM
It is like Reagan only with a .... yeah, one of those.
Posted by: praguetwin | October 5, 2008 04:13 PM
Nasty, pt. :-)
Posted by: abi | October 6, 2008 04:08 PM
After reading Lowry's comment, now I understand why some men end up with dumb women. They're obviously not thinking with their brain. :-)
Posted by: Kathy | October 7, 2008 03:56 PM
Sad but true, Kathy. All too often we listen to the wrong part. But usually we're not so obvious about it, unlike the poor, smitten Mr. Lowry.
Posted by: abi | October 8, 2008 11:27 AM