"Palm-Gate"

Shockingly, Sarah Palin has done it again. I’m talking about embarrassing herself in front of the nation by showing us just how bright she really is. This newest debacle? “Palm-Gate.”

At the National Tea Party convention last week, Palin gave a speech and had a Q&A session in front of the audience, but strangely seemed to be continually glancing down at her hand. The reason? She had written notes on her palm and needed to refer to them in order to continue speaking. This coming from a woman who prides herself on her public speaking skills and who, just minutes earlier, had mocked President Obama as “a charismatic guy with a teleprompter.”

Well, Miss Palin, Obama has never been caught with scribbles on his palm that say “Energy,” “Tax Cuts,” and “Lift American Spirits.” She really needed to jot these lines down on her hand and check them several times throughout the event? In my opinion, Palin is no more intelligent than the average American, and I am personally not at all a fan of the woman. (Please recall her interview where she was unable to list the name of any newspapers she read.) My personal favorite quote about this “Palm-Gate” debacle comes from a CNN article: “That Palin believed she needed to write [these words] down is the political equivalent of reminding yourself to breathe.”

In addition, how dare she insult President Obama with her little quip, “How’s that hopey-changey thing working for ya?” and then follow it up with reading elementary school level words off of her palm. If a fourth grader were to write words on his hand to “jog his memory” during a test, he’d be in the principal’s office right now.

I truly wish that Palin’s biggest followers would actually take a step back and analyze how smart they really believe their “savior” is. Yes, I would love to see a woman as President one day, but not just any woman. I don’t jump on the bandwagon of any female politician just because she is feisty, she can shoot animals with a rifle, and she looks nice with her intellectual-looking glasses and done-up hair. No, I never want the “Pitbull with Lipstick” to ever be in office.

Please, American conservatives, take a look at this latest occurrence and find another politician to pin all of your hopes on. Do you really want your 2012 Presidential Candidate to be reading her speeches off of chicken-scratch on the palm of her hand?

Week 3: John Edwards = A Bad Human Being

This blog is going to be all about a politician that has been in the news a lot lately: John Edwards. I absolutely cannot stand this man. I didn’t like him when he ran for VP with Kerry, and I still didn’t like him when he started his bid for presidency. But now, with former aide Andrew Young writing a tell-all about Edwards and his affairs, I can confidently say that John Edwards is one of the most disgusting and narcissistic politicians ever (Is this saying a lot? I don’t know… Most of our politicians are an embarrassment, in my opinion).

But seriously, this man cheated on his wife, who is dying of cancer. According to Young, Edwards had multiple affairs, but Rielle Hunter is just the most infamous. He then denies that he is the father of Rielle’s child; he even has Young publicly announce that the baby is HIS love child! Now it is said that he and Rielle have a sex tape floating around (produced when she was several months pregnant). Edwards was so careless he left the tape on a table of a rental home. This man is lacking decency AND common sense.

This week it was announced that Elizabeth Edwards, still fighting her cancer, has separated from John. Thank God. That is a very hard situation, especially given her health and the fact that they have young children, but I am happy that she finally realized what a jerk her husband is. The whole thing makes me so sad, but then the specifics of what John Edwards did makes me extremely furious.

I also love how, in this new book, it is confirmed that Edwards is not the loving “We have two Americas” politician he wanted us all to believe. He always acted like he wanted to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor and constantly fought for the “little guy,” but this was all for show. Not only was Edwards a complete ambulance chaser: This man spent $600 on haircuts. He also refused to be seen or interact with “rednecks.” How nice of him.

I think I’ll stop my rant now, since I’m sure everyone can understand where I’m coming from. Andrew Young’s book is out, if anyone is interested in hearing more about this awful human being… I’m sure you have already heard enough though. Next post I promise will be more positive! I just needed to do a little ranting and raving about this man who, back a couple years ago, people thought could actually serve as President of the United States.