Sister, You're Not Fooling Me

Saint Sarah  of Wasilla (that'd be Sarah Palin if you were wondering) is for some inexplicable reason an American phenomenon.  Her unmatched combination of ignorance and intolerance has been grossly misconstrued for patriotism.  Her unintelligible ramblings are regarded as sacrosanct by her fans and to disagree with her is equated with nothing short of treason.  


What I just can't wrap my head around is how she can be looked up to, respected even, by anyone.  


Her language is deceitful and coded.  When she says "patriot," what she really means is "only those who agree with me."  And when she uses the word "Americans," it is most certainly not inclusive.  She has no qualms about initiating and spreading lies; death panels being one of her most absurd.  For Sister Sarah, intelligence is a sign of weakness, for it is anathema to her.  She prides herself on being a huckster; being folksy and uninformed trumps being articulate and educated.


With the guise of a smile and under the pretense of patriotism, she: makes hostile attacks on her critics; dismisses her critics by accusing them of being biased and "out to get her;" uses wantonly loaded and dangerous rhetoric; blames others rather than taking responsibility for her (innumerable) shortcomings; seeks to divide Americans and intensify feelings of anger; revels in the celebrity status she receives from the very media she claims to oppose; quit her job as an elected official to seek riches and fame; claims to support modern-day moms but does not support positions that actually support modern-day moms; purports to uphold the Constitution all the while supporting initiatives to dismantle it.  This list is seemingly endless.  There has not been a villain so blatantly two-faced since....well, Two-Face.


In short, Sarah Palin is a hack, a phony, a liar, a hypocrite, and a fool.  To trust her makes as much sense as trusting an infant with a rabid dog.  To ignore her might be dangerous as well, but if nobody pays her any mind, will she finally see the value in having hers checked?

"You try to be so high and mighty

You act like you're cool as can be.

You may fool your brothers 

And all of those others

But sister, you're not fooling me.

You ride in your bright, shiny wagon

You think that you're something to see.

You may fool the locals 

With such hocus-pocus

But, [sister], you're not fooling me."

-Tom Jones, 110 in the Shade