Via Andrew, this video is amazing. Here is Palin's "spokesperson." I think I have a better basketball analogy--If you're taken in the draft, don't appoint your boy as your agent.
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Saw this on Wonkette earlier and have already watched it twice in total awe. Her spokeswoman has either totally drunk the Palin Kool-aid or is the world's greatest spinner or both. Michael Vick needs to hire this woman, and he'll be PETA's man of the year 2009.
"I don't know who the hoop is, I don't know who the ball is. I'm confused by the analogy." It's okay, Anderson, we all are.....
I watched it live the night it was on and I was just stunned. I loved her whole 'we have blackberries' line. Did she really think anyone would by that?
Other Dan, actually, she is the world's worst spinner and I say that as a former GOP spinner. I would never have said about my "principal" "the world is her oyster," especially if you want people to think he/she will seek another elected office and not abandon the post to chase some bucks. The woman is dumb as a rock. If you were being satirical, never mind.
She only needs to make it plausible to the base, who are confused by Sarah Palin's actions but are more than willing to give Palin the benefit of the doubt. Actually, this is understating the matter. Many of her supporters are viewing this as a great lateral move, a strategy worthy of Sun Tzu (and they were talking like this even before Billy Kristol gave them their cue).
Keep in mind that what you hear and what the base hears are completely different. A reasonable person hears Stapleton's words and concludes that Palin doesn't know what the hell she is doing and/or hasn't figured out what her next steps are (or possibly that Stapleton doesn't know, if Palin does.) The base hears that Palin has a secret plan for toppling the political establishment in 2012.
Personally, I think Palin's future is clear, even if she hasn't realized it yet. She will lead a raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to spark a taxpayer's rebellion.
Only Palin would hire a spokeswoman as incomprehensible as she is.
Surrogacy in stupidity. Alaska truly will be better off.
Yeah, I saw this earlier. It was so brutal I had to hit pause a few times to gather my wits before continuing on. The way she spun being thousands upon thousands of miles away while Palin was busy resigning was particularly pathetic.
I remember once coming up my dad wanted to start up a newsletter for a our church youth group. So we went in the front room, wrote up a few things, typed the thing up on the Packard Bell computer (remember that shit?) we had just bought and printed it out. We never got to distribute the thing, because it, as my father said, "Looks like it done was at the house." This is exactly how this Palin situation looks to me. It's clear that no trained professionals or crisis management people or strategists were anywhere near this whole scenario. The whole thing was cooked up at the house. My dad had the good sense to be embarrased by it---it's a pity Palin couldn't have learned that lesson.
Love it!
I live in Chicago. Several years ago the main top 40 R&B station had a segment on the evening drive show that featured Chicago "homejams." The "homejams", written and performed by local aspiring artists trying to make their big break were often a great source of amusement to me. As you might imagine, these "homejams" often sounded like "something cooked up at the house." Unfortunately my homejam methaphor is often lost on those who did not listen to Mike Love and Diz in the late 90's. I'm thinking I need to add "at the house" to my vocab.
haha i'm from chi too (lavergne & washington! westside 4 lyfe!!!11!!1!) and i remember a similar show being on either V103 or WGCI when i was coming up. hours of endless entertainment for my brothers and i.
but yeah the thread jacking ends now...
I think Palin is gambling that her political accomplishments (in terms of qualification to lead the GOP) are irrelevant. If Rush Limbaugh can make half the GOP leadership kiss his ring without ever having been elected dogcatcher, then Palin probably figures she can do even better. "She doesnt need a title to get her what she wants or further in life either." -M.Stapleton
Having said that, its a little self-serving, this rationale, because I definitely think she's trading in the ethical and political and geographic limitations of Guv of Alaska for the money and spotlight of the national media.
Coates,
I'll give you an even better analogy... "If you're taken in the draft, don't appoint your boy as your stand in."
The point guard may have passed the ball---but then she walked off the court. That's leadership?
Palin thinks she is Larry Bird. She is actually Greg Kite.
Check out Max Headroom trying to sound like he's trying to ask tough questions...
A couple of things about this interview struck me the first time I saw it.
Cooper clearly does not believe what she is saying. His annoyance is palpable at the end. I think it is indicative of why I don't watch these shows that he, for some reason, cannot call her on any of it. He tries, he insinuates, he rolls his eyes, scratches his head, etc, but according to the rules of journalism he cannot come out and ask the really tough questions on follow-up that will expose her as a charlatan. But politeness reigns even when someone is obviously shoveling nonsense. Maybe this was covered in the on-air chatter after the interview. (Someone up thread called her "the world's greatest spinner." This is nonsense unless she knows more of the words to Rubberband Man than I think she does. If she were that good we would believe her. A good spinner can put shit in your mouth and make you think it's candy)
I also think the obvious follow up to the point-guard nonsense. Oky, she's passed off the ball. Now what? Is she going in to cover a rebound, a pick, go one defense, walk off the court? A good point guard might pass off the ball, but she has a plan, a pattern, or a play. What's her's?
Yeah, I think I misspoke (misposted?) when I said she was a great spinner. The point I was going for was the world's most BRAZEN spinner. The answers she gave were just so -- what's the word I'm looking for? -- Palinesque that they put me in awe. It made me wonder if the reason she is doing the interview by phone instead of on camera is she couldn't possibly keep a straight face.
And you're right, Anderson makes his faces, but he basically lets her completely off the hook. Won't any of these guys call bullshit already?
And I think I knew what you meant, so I apologize for calling it nonsense. I just got tired of people complementing her on her spinning skills. She may have the chops, but there are some baskets too tall for even Michael Jordan to reach.
Adolphus, think of these kind of interactions as post-code movies in America. The anchors/interviewers must find another, "code-friendly" way to communicate their utter "WTF did you just say" in a way that still enables them to book the cognesenti for the shows. Think of it as the beach scence from in "From Here to Eternity." The crash of the waves says it all, connubialy speaking.
Guys guys you're all missing the point. The point is that the world is LITERALLY Sarah Palin's oyster.
Now do you get it?
my LOLz cannot be contained.
Neither can my lulz.
I haven't been able to watch the video yet. Did the spokeswoman say that the world is "literally Sarah Palin's oyster?" Please tell me that's the case.
Yep. Literally. Quite Literally.
oh my Palin... all my life's study and soul searching to attempt to make some sense of this thing we call life... my quest for meaning... all worthless... now I understand.
This 'life' is an illusion as we are all merely part of a cosmic mollusk belonging to one Sarah Palin, who's human form is certainly just a facade masking her true godhood.
How misguided I've been. Forgive me, O Lady of the North!
I'm literally sorry for you that you failed to learn how to use the word literally correctly. I hope that some day, both you and Sarah Palin get an education on how to use the English language correctly.
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You must be this tall to ride this joke.
Now the resignation makes sense. As Governor, the media was throwing sand into her oyster, making it very itchy and irritated.
Wait. That only makes sense if the world is literally her metaphorical oyster. Nevermind.
Given Palin's excessive use of sports metaphor in her resignation speech, I predict that she is actually angling for a career in color commentary for the NBA. The only question is whether she ends up across the desk from Magic Johnson on ABC/ESPN, who has as bad a grasp of the English language as Palin, or across from Charles Barkley on TNT, who is as scandal-prone as Palin. Either would be highly entertaining.
Loneoak, that is patentedly sexist! Are you saying a woman can't PLAY the point for the NBA? :P
Sir Charles rippin her daily would be a trip to watch though.
I think she would make an excellent replacement for John Madden.
"A good point guard drives through a full court press, protecting the ball, keeping her eye on the basket . . . and then punts!"
I haven't been able to make it through the whole video yet (teh stoopid... it burns!!!), but here's what I think is going on.
Palin needs phat stacks, son. She's on the paper chase, and the book deals and speaking tours will pay way better than the governorship. She will probably run for POTUS, if for no other reason than that will only increase her profile, which brings more ka-ching!
Which is awesome for the nation, as this will undoubtedly cause a bloody GOP primary, with her supporters unwilling to even think of voting for anyone that would dare stand against the Lady Starburst. Also.
And with any luck, as I mentioned on DKos the other night, her supporters will be so invested in her victimhood that they will stay home come election day, and we get to relax and angle for tickets to Obama's second inauguration. Also.
I read through several pages of freeper comments on Friday night, and I saw several "I'm never voting for Romney"-type comments. As frustrated as I am with Obama, that made me pretty happy.
My best-case scenario would be her running as an independent or trying to start a new political party. Right-wing Nader ftw.
My attempt at a quip:
If Palin's careful consideration led her to conclude that her not governing Alaska was the best thing for Alaska, why would anyone then think that her governing America was the best thing for America?
Because, silly, "America" is just a mental construct in Palin's cosmic mullosk. Also.
Why does anyone watch CNN anymore? They both made my head hurt.
One of my very wisest friends used to say during the campaign that the difference between McCain and Obama was that the former wanted to "become" POTUS while the latter wanted to "be" POTUS and that is why he predicted, last summer, that McCain would lose. This, I think is as true of the soon to be ex-gov. Palin as it was for McCain. Campaigning and governing is, if you are truly serious, really, really hard work and the bigger the show, the harder the row. Baby girl is not a serious person and she just doesn't want to work that hard. Time to "cha-ching."
I wrote a DKos diary to this effect last nite.
That's essentially the main point I would make about this...
Lennox, in that case, for the original observation, I should credit my very wise friend, also my hairdresser and the brother I should have had, Winfred Cook. I check in regularly with the Daily Kos, and will look for your posts.
i gagged all the way through the video...i couldn't contain my disgust for myself for actually trying to live through that excruciating attempt of spinnage. she truly is a farce, and for the future of american comedy (god bless it), i hope she sticks around in one way or another. However, the level of unintentional comedy of actually leaving office while arguing leadership, is of the charts....i still can't believe this is real, and it feels like i'm waiting for something...
Clearly, Palin's spokesperson found out about Palin's decision no more than 5 minutes before WE did (via an AIM message from Bristol no doubt). She's clearly grasping at straws in a vain attempt to sound somewhat in the Palin loop. It's yet another example of her unwillingness to work with other people. Palin really is the worst qualities of Bush (total lack of any intellectual curiosity and utter inability to communicate) and Cheney (secretiveness and vindictiveness).
I was, believe it or not, actually *in* Alaska this weekend when the news hit.
Most "real Amurricans" I came into contact with up there blamed the media (for everything), but were also fairly honest in professing total confusion as to why she was resigning just then, at that moment.
Also, most of them had no idea what was going on until I (equipped with blackberry and google news feed) told them. GREAT SUCCESS!