Other musical tributes to Sara PALIN!

It turns out I'm not the only one to think of creating a musical tribute to Sarah Palin. Granted, my tribute, wasn't created by me; I merely selected a totally appropriate song, as is, and found a rippin' rendition that captured the feeling of Sarah.

Here are a a ton of video parodies, odes to Sarah Palin.

(but first hit stop on my tribute to Sarah Palin before you watch the vids -------->)

The Ballad of Sarah Palin (to the tune of ballad of Davey Crockett)

"Hey Sarah Palin" (to the tune of Hey There Delilah)

The Sarah Palin Rap: Club a Baby Seal

Sarah Palin Song Moose Shootin' Blues (an original)

(Picks up momentum as it goes along)

Hey Sarah, Sara (to the tune of Que sera, sera)

So-called Best Sarah Palin Song ... Ever (don't know the tune)

The Ballad of Sarah Palin

Sept. 4: Hey, Sara Palin (yet ANOTHER Hey Delilah version)

Sarah Palin Song (help me out here on the tune?)

[BTW, my fav part of this song is the Albert Camus reference!]

Sarah Palin Song! I Picked a Girl 

(I highly recommend you skip the one minute intro. and FF to 1:26)

What counts more in a debate? Good looks or responding to the questions?

I won't belabor the point. Palin looked great, but .... 

In the Vice Presidential debate, Sarah Palin behaved like a teenager who read the dust cover and first chapter, but failed to finish the book she's giving a report on. Will America let Palin off the hook for her apparent inability to address the actual questions posed?

Many of Palin's responses were so disconnected from the questions put forth tonight, I kept expecting Gwen Ifill to tap on her mike and ask if it was actually working.

It's truly a shame (and sham) that the American public was robbed of a proper VP debate after the Commission agreed the sexist request of the McCain campaign to shorten the response times to accommodate Palin's ignorance. If Palin had been held to the normal standards of the big boys, her unreadiness would have been much more difficult to cover up.

Time will tell what most Americans think.

Why can't a journalism major name ONE newspaper or magazine?

This is amazing. If your B.S. radar doesn't start beeping wildly, then you're fooling yourself.

COURIC; When it comes to establishing your world view, I was curious ... what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this, to stay informed and to understand the world?

PALIN: I've read most of them,a gain, with a great appreciation for the press, for the media, coming ...

COURIC: But like, what ones, specifically, I'm curious, that you...

PALIN: Um, all uv' em. Any uv' em that, um, have - uh - been in front of me over all these years. Um...

COURIC: Can you name a few?

PALIN: I have a vast variety of sources, where we get our news, too. Alaska isn't a foreign country, where it's kind of suggested, it seems like, "wow! H-how could you keep i-in touch with the rest of Washington DC may be thinking and doing, when you live up there way in Alaksa?" Believe me, Alaska is a microcosm of America.

Wow. So much to comment on.

First and foremost. Why can't someone who has a bachelor's degree in journalism rattle off the names of a few newspapers and magazines? You know -- L.A. Times, Wallstreet Journal, Newsweek, London Times, U.S. News and World Report? I don't even claim to know enough to be Vice President of the U.S. and can name a few without even batting an eyelash!

Second, how, exactly, is Alaska a microcosm of America? 

Alaska has the highest native American population -- nearly 1 in 5 compared with less than 1% for the rest of the nation), 

With BY FAR the lowest population density in the nation -- Alaska has only 1.2 people per square mile, less than half of the next lowest densely populated state, Wyoming, which has 5.4 people per square mile. Compare with Kansas at 33.9 per square mile, or Colorado at 46.9 per square mile, or Kentucky at 106.8 people per square mile, or Florida at 338 people per square mile, or Ohio at 380 people per square mile. (According to Wikipedia, the U.S. average population density is 86.2 people per square mile.)

Alsaska has the lowest women:men ratio, and the highest rates of rape in the nation. 

None of these things are meant to be good or bad (except the high rates of rape in Alaska so women start saving to pay for your rape kit in the hospital if Palin's policies extend beyond Alaska), but the one thing all this does is show that Palin was, once again, talking out of her ass.

I'd say Alaska is anything BUT a microcosm of the United States.

And Sarah Palin is woefully uninformed.

Could McCain be any more OUT OF TOUCH???

FIRST AND FOREMOST: MCCAIN HAS DROPPED SEVEN POINTS IN THE POLLS! 

I knew Palin was losing her fake shine!

It's almost embarrasing to witness the meltdown of McCain-Palin. Almost. Take today's (technically yesteray's) items:

1) Palin fumbles a question at a rally/town hall meeting, asking what her specific skill are in foreign policy. Basically, Palin blusters and stumbles through saying she's "confident" that she's "ready". (click here for video)

2) McCain confuses Spain's Prime Minister Zapatero (who withdrew from Iraq years ago), with Mexican leaders, drawing sharply into focus how unfit he really is to lead. McCain also continues to frame Venezuala & Bolivia as areas where the U.S. "neeeds to facilitate Democracy." That's flat-out frightening considering the last time we "facilitated democracy," more than 4,000 of our troops died, and thousands more lost limbs becoming para- and quadra-plegics! (go here for audio)

3) I'm sure you've already heard Palin's yahoo email was hacked, and she had official business on the un-secured account!

But the whopper granddaddy of them all for today ... 

4) McCain shows his utter lack of respect for the common man while stumping at a GE plant in Detroit, MI. Isn't it ... um ... interesting how McCain calls mostly white crowds "my friends" and "you," but at this plant half-full of Obama supporters (many of them black), McCain talks about helping GE workers states, "I want to assure the workers here ... I want to assure THEM that THEY ..." in 3rd person. What the hell? Who's he talking to? The owners? It appears that he's supposed to be addressing the workers, themselves. Talk about out of touch!

Be sure to watch the first to watch the first 2:30 to hear the workers chant "Obama -- 0-8!" as John and Cindy leave the plant.

 

I know Hillary Clinton. Hillary is a friend of mine. Sarah Palin, YOU ARE NO HILLARY!

This is a real leader folks: the honorable senator from the great state of New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton! I love you Hillary. You are a true Goddess.

Senator Hillary Clinton in Tampa, Floria, encouraging her supporters in Florida to work hard for Barack Obama and the real change that Democrats can provide. 

A tribute to Sarah PALIN

Appearing as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof, the Alaska Governor was visibly shaken by the heat of facing her first real interview without throngs of adoring fans cheering her on. And it wasn't pretty! Enjoy this rundown headlines and selected blurbs!

Associated Press - Palin tries to defend qualifications in interview

John McCain running mate Sarah Palin sought Thursday to defend her qualifications but struggled with foreign policy, unable to describe President Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against threatening nations and acknowledging she's never met a foreign head of state.

New York Times -- In First Big Interview, Palin Says, ‘I’m Ready’

At times visibly nervous, at others appearing to hew so closely to prepared answers that she used the exact same phrases repeatedly, Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was asked by Mr. Gibson if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about. Mr. Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher, informed her that it meant the right of “anticipatory self-defense.”

The Los Angeles Times -- Sarah Palin's interview with Charles Gibson on ABC

Still, the inevitable parsing and analysis of Palin’s answers and performance in this interview, however tempting, is almost beside the point. In this case, her actions, or non-actions, have spoken much louder than any words. She didn’t blink, she told Gibson, when McCain asked her to join his ticket. But she certainly blinked after. What sort of reform-minded politician waits two weeks before giving an interview?

Boston Herald -- With Sarah Palin at the plate, Charlie Gibson throws hard

Gibson asked Palin if she agreed with the Bush doctrine and Palin appeared confused, and asked for clarification. “The Bush doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self-defense,” Gibson said.

The doctrine, however, includes several other terrorism-related foreign policy principles of the administration formed in reaction to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Gibson asked he if she’s ever met a foreign head of state. “I have not,” Palin said.

He asked what insight into Russian actions “does the proximity of the state give you?”

Palin said “you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.”

Editor & Publisher -- Press Reviews Palin Performance on ABC

"Asked whether she agreed with that, Palin said: 'In what respect, Charlie?' Gibson pressed her for an interpretation of it. She said: 'His world view.' That prompted Gibson to say 'no, the Bush doctrine, enunciated September 2002, before the Iraq war' and describe it to her."

BBC Online -- A little of real Palin revealed

Many questions were really left unanswered. Her religious beliefs were only briefly touched on. She clarified her earlier comments that suggested the Iraq war was ordained by God himself, talking instead about a plan for good and a reference to God-given rights. Enough not to alienate an agnostic, or to offend the evangelical vote.

In the end, this interview is unlikely to dramatically alter already strongly held perceptions.

Huffington Post -- Sarah Palin, The Bush Doctrine, and Why It's Smart To Be Dumb (Commentary)

I'm not saying that every American besides Governor Palin knows what the Bush Doctrine is. Hell, I wasn't sure I knew what it was until Charlie Gibson confirmed it for me. But then again, I'm not a Republican governor who's running for national office.

Now, if Joe Biden had said this on national TV, the election would be over. Obama would either be calling Hillary Clinton and begging her to take over the #2 slot or he'd be busy getting to work on his concession speech.

But these are the Republicans, they of vaunted attack machines and vast right-wing conspiracies. Masters of spin, purveyors of semi-libelous commercials, wizards of righteous indignation and instigators of class warfare. If Sarah Palin doesn't know what the Bush Doctrine is, well, my goodness, neither do a lot of hardworking, God-fearing hockey moms out there in the heartland. They don't have time to read those fancy city newspapers with lots of big words explaining the Bush Doctrine. They're not eggheads like Barack Obama and Joe Biden, those elitist intellectuals who sit around studying doctrines while raising taxes on hardworking Americans like you and me.

You think Governor Palin is going to waste her time reading books about the Bush Doctrine? No, she's busy with the responsibilities that come with being governor of the great state of Alaska. She's got moose to field-dress, bridges to nowhere to say "No" to, jets to sell on eBay. Maybe community organizers have the time to talk about the Bush Doctrine. But Sarah Palin's too busy trying to reform Washington. By way of Alaska.

Palin used state funds to ask people to EVANGELIZE!

As reported in the Anchorage Daily News, Sarah Palin used state money to fund a trip to deliver an address at a Christian school, in which she read quotes from the bible and asked those in attendance to pray for a pipeline.

Gov. Sarah Palin used state funds in June when she traveled from Juneau to Wasilla to speak to graduating evangelical students and urge them to fan out through Alaska "to make sure God's will be done here."

Palin charged the state of Alaska for meals "and other expenses," for a trip to her home town, to the tune of $120. Air travel amounted to $519.50. She also attended a christian church conference during the trip.

But what's most troubling is that part of Palin's speech was to ask the crowd to spread the Christian faith!

"What I need to do is strike a deal with you guys as you go out throughout Alaska -- I can do my part in doing things like working really, really hard to get a natural gas pipeline." Palin said. "Pray about that also. I think God's will has to be done, in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that. But I can do my job there, in developing our natural resources, and doing things like getting the roads paved, making sure our troopers have their cop cars and their uniforms and their guns, and making sure our public schools are funded.

"But really, all of that stuff doesn't do any good if the people of Alaska's hearts isn't right with God. And that's going to be your job," [Palin] said.

I thought Palin is supposed to be some sort of reformer? These are not the the actions of someone wishing to stop government corruption! This IS government corruption!

Even though the Wasilla Assembly of God (where Palin was baptized at age 12) took all their videos off-line, youtube has it! The worst part occurs between 1:25 and 1:47 in this clip.

I'm discontinuing the cone of silence series and here's WHY

I don't think it's helping to harp on this.

More importantly, I think there are stronger points to be made in favor of Obama and against McCain.

Although, before I close this chapter, I would like to point out that Dan Quayle had his first interviews the very night of his nomination.

While delegates milled about on the floor of the Louisiana Superdome, Mr. Quayle made the rounds of the network anchor booths in an orchestrated effort to make a good first impression on the millions of Americans who had never seen him before.

I look forward to watching Palin's first interview on ABC.

I especially look forward to the Vice Presidentail Debate on Thursday, October 2, 2008, 8pm central.

Sarah Palin Cone of Silence DAY NINE (9)

It's now been NINE days since Sarah Palin has spoken with any reporters, taken any questions, been interviewed or said anything other than scripted talking points to supporters at official campaign rallies.

Remember, McCain spokesperson, Nicole Wallace, thinks that Palin is NOT accountable to the American voters, and therefore does not need to talk with actual reporters.

Palin is not even scheduled to appear on the Right-Wing mouthpiece Fox "News," which will instead be airing a documentary about the Alaska governor.

There are unverified claims that Palin is going to be interviewed next week by ABC's Charlie Gibson. But John McCain's chief campaign manager, Rick Davis (lobbyist for foreign intersts and linked to the Russian mafia) reportedly whined,

“Why would we want to throw Sarah Palin into a cycle of piranhas called the news media that have nothing better to ask questions about than her personal life and her children?” Davis said. “So until at which point in time we feel like the news media is going to treat her with some level of respect and deference, I think it would be foolhardy to put her out into that kind of environment.”

Translation: Waaaah! Waaah! The media are a bunch of bad guys!

What would happen if Palin were thrust into the presidency, and she had to deal with Russia (a country she's never set foot in, and whose leader she's never met or even talked to on the phone), Iran, China, Pakistan, or North Korea? Do you think they're going to sit around and wait for her to feel "comfortable" before she handles the matter?

Meanwhile, Palin's right-wing handlers are doing their best to block the door of access and cover up Palin's inability to appear before cameras, even though one would think that her degree in journalism should have prepared her to handle the press.

I want to see Palin on the Daily Show! If Palin really has the mettle to be one heartbeat away from leading the Free World, she should be able to handle Jon Stewart just fine! Remember, Palin admonished Hillary when Hillary bristled at actual mud-slinging and lies. Now Palin is being sheltered from the media to avoid honest questions about her inexperience and the official investigation into her thuggish-style of governing.

Sarah Palin can talk the talk, but can she walk the walk? Only time will tell...

HOW MANY DAYS TIL THE VP DEBATE? She'll have to come up for air then, I guess. Can't wait!

Sarah Palin Cone of Silence 7 days and counting....

One might think that a professional sports caster who holds a degree in journalism would feel comfortable talking with the media, but not Sarah Palin!

A big hat tip Shaun Mullen and his Palin and the Cone of Silence Watch: Day 7:

It has been seven days since vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been allowed to say anything in a public setting that is not carefully scripted or controlled. No interviews. No taking questions from the news media. Palin has read one prepared statement twice and delivered an address written by George Bush's speechwriter.

This story originally broke on the Time Magazine blog, Swampland, by Jay Carney, in which he exposes McCain campain spokesperson, Nicole Wallace's defensive cover up:

Wallace's bash-the-media exercise has its merits as a campaign tactic. It certainly rallies the base. But the base won't lift McCain to 50% in November. More importantly, in her smug dismissal of the media's role in asking questions of the candidates, Wallace was really showing contempt not for reporters, but for voters. I bet there are a lot of undecided voters out there who were intrigued by Sarah Palin last night, but who don't yet know enough about her -- what she believes, what she knows -- to be comfortable with the idea of her as vice president of the United States. It's important to them to know if Palin can handle herself in an environment that isn't controlled and sanitized by campaign image makers and message mavens. Maybe she can, maybe she can't. As far as Wallace is concerned, it's none of their -- or your -- business.

Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. I feel so badly for you! You are in for a rude awakening.

How many days until the VP debate?