Alaskans Speak in a Frightened Whisper ... no freakin' wonder!

Charley James' article, which exposes Alaskan Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin as The Wicked Witch of the North, came not as a surprise but rather a confirmation of popular belief. It makes sense that the woman who so spectacularly stupified Katie Couric and her viewers actually believed in what she was spewing. However, that only makes it more pathetic - and scary. How can she have come this far in life, let alone politics, if she holds racist beliefs on top of being unable to answer a question? What kind of voter would support a candidate like that? And perhaps more frequently asked, what kind of candidate would choose a running-mate with those beliefs and a lack of knowledge and common sense?
James' article in the Los Angeles Progressive effectively conveys to the reader the Third-Reich-esque beliefs that came so close to being the dominate views in the Oval Office. His opening quotation is perhaps the most poignant: "So Sambo beat the bitch!" she exclaimed to colleagues, in public, after Obama's victory over Hilary Clinton in the race for Democratic Party presidential nominee. She seems to be a master at offending racial and gender groups two at a time. Blacks and Women with her Sambo/Bitch remark. Arabs and the Inuit with her frequent referral to the Alaskan aboriginal group as "Arctic Arabs".
All that's "the tip of the iceberg" James' says in his article. Attempted book burnings, harassment of city officials during her reign as mayor, hugely irresponsible spending, and just general stupidity have plagued every office Palin has ever held, as a direct result of her being there.
Quite frankly, the fact that she had a loyal following among Republicans is frightening. That means that there's a percentage of people in the US that think it's ok to name your kid Trig. That alone is scary. Fortunately, cooler, more intelligent heads prevailed, and she has been stripped of any hope of a political career. Let's hope Republicans don't get the idea in their heads that she'd be a good candidate in four years time. If she doesn't realize that Saturday Night Live is making a joke out of her, and the whole world is laughing, how do they think she'll do when she has to deal with the global economic crisis? Perhaps if she laughs it off and appears on CNN Marketwatch a few times, the whole problem will go away. Not likely.
All I can say is thank God for keeping us away from that disaster.