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HAS PALIN PEAKED… by Elizabeth Searle
It’s official: 
Sarah Palin– once a burning fixture on this blog, winning Disgraced Celebrity of Summer, 2009– may find her star fading at last, at least politically.
The Huffington Post among others speculated that Palin has reached a ‘Tipping Point’ with her latest Presidential Poll rating at 10% and with rising star Michelle Bachmann poised to step into Palin’s ‘high heels’ as the GOP’s next far-right female rabble-rouser.
What tipped Palin? I believe the slippage began with Palin cutting and running from her Governorship. When she chose to go for the money and ditch Alaska, she revealed her essentially frivolous nature and lost the respect of in-between voters who might have (heaven forbid) fueled a Palin Presidential victory.
Sadly, this past week the first female Vice Presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro passed away. I saw her speak at a thrilling rally in New Haven during the Mondale campaign, her voice and presence as clear and bracing as the fall New England air.
Yes, ‘Gerry’ had her mishaps and ‘scandals.’ But unlike Palin, she kept her sense of dignity, humility and humor. In later years, she focussed on issues rather than her own image or legacy.
Many commented that the first female President, when she finally belatedly arrises, will be standing on Ferraro’s shoulders. I have wondered if McCain would have had more of a chance had he chosen a woman of substance like Olympia Snowe as his running mate. And I sometimes wonder if the country would be better off if bold brilliant Hillary Clinton were holding the reigns.
Perhaps Palin’s legacy will be to make voters more wary of glitzy media-star candidacies and more open to serious sensible women who would do Geraldine Ferraro proud.
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and now sarah palin supports the birther madness
Hi Livvy–
Yep, here’s a link on this new development and to me another clear sign Palin has peaked in mainstream politics, and is now headed ‘beyond the pale’ even by Palin standards:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
maybe she and trump will run together
Scary combo concept– but both are such egomaniacs they’d destroy each other like two scorpions in a jar– which could be fun to watch…
I would miss Palin, but she has done so much damage to her image as a successful governor, that I feel she is fading fast. Please don’t even suggest that Trump could be the candidate…the voters are stupid, but not that ignorant.
Hillary is a great Secretary of State, and I don’t fantasize about her being president in place of Obama. I wish he had chosen her as Vice. I just thought of the perfect Republican ticket–Romney and Bachman–they would present a glamorous, good looking real Ken and Barbie.
Hi Barb–
Actually I will miss Palin too as a ‘celeb’; she definitely has star power. But I do think her political chances are fading.
You are right and I ‘heard it here first’: Romney plus Bachman would be a scary strong ticket. Bachman would be a perfect running mate for him because she would provide the glamor and pizzazz and campaigning savvy that he lacks. Also she would offer red meat to the right-wingers who don’t trust Romney…
Barb, I hope the GOP isn’t reading this blog because that really would be a smart ticket for them; Barbie and Ken is right but we live in a country that worships Barbies and Kens–
I may write a whole blog post about this but I will attribute the inspiration to you. Cheers–
Elizabeth
And Glenn Beck has flamed out. Coincidence or conspiracy, you decide. Great post.
Thanks Judith! And yes, Glenn Beck too! I think it may be a ‘conspiracy of common sense’ hitting certain middle-ground voters who got sucked into the Palin/Beck rage…
or so I hope. Always good to have you stop by the blog–
xx
Elizabeth