Someone named Stefan Sirucek at The Huffington Puffington Post thinks he has found a bombshell when a picture of Sarah Palin at the Tea Party convention reveals that she —Shock!— wrote some crib notes on her palm and referred to them in an interview after her speech to the convention. I’d wager that Stefan is the sort of guy who tried to cheat on tests in high school by writing test answers in his palm. In younger days I can remember writing notes on my palm of things I thought were important to remember, such as a girl’s phone number.
Here is Stefan with the best he has to offer:
Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand. The words “Energy”, “Tax” and “Lift American Spirits” are clearly visible. There’s also what appears to read as “Budget cuts” with the word Budget crossed out.
Final Thoughts:
Just to be clear: The notes most likely weren’t for her speech, for which she used prepared remarks, but for the Q&A session that followed, during which she glanced at the hand in question.
But in my opinion that’s even worse.
There were no specifics on there, just general concepts and things she supports.
The takeaway is that this presidential contender apparently can’t remember her supposed core principles and needs a cheat-sheet when simply asked about her beliefs.
To quote Charlie Brown:
Good grief.
-Stefan
My, my, Stefan. You haven’t learned that making this much ado about nothing is a sure indication that you have nothing.
Not surprisingly, the left can’t remember that they live in glass houses. As John Hinderaker has said, “Obama can’t order a cheeseburger in a restaurant without his Teleprompter.” The always ridiculous David Shuster jumps on the wagon with some of his own juvenile sneering:
The mark of a successful public figure, especially a Republican, is to be able to take these taunts in stride and deliver apt rejoinder. Palin does not dissapoint. In a later photo she responded with “Hi Mom” written in her palm:
Touche. Sarah gets the last laugh and her imbecile left-wing critics look like the fools they are. I think that’s why they hate her.
Via Powerline and Breitbart Big Government
Also, check out William Jacobson, Palin Exposes Misogyny in Democrat Base, Again
Well, count me as an imbecile, right-wing critic. Any political party that places their hopes on Sarah Palin is committing hara-kiri.
If you are a Republican candidate for just about any office and you can get Sarah Palin to come to your fundraiser you will raise more money and get a boost in attention to your campaign and in numbers of people. That’s why Texas Governor Rick Perry and Arizona Senator John McCain want Palin to campaign for them and with them. Less well known candidates have even more to gain from Sarah Palin’s help. Right now, Republicans desperately want the Tea Party endorsement and hope the Tea Party movement does not become a third party movement. Palin is popular with the Tea Party protestors and therefore useful in achieving the objective.
That’s one point, another is that the left will always let Republicans know who they fear the most by demonizing them. And the ones they fear and loathe the most are the ones they believe will be the most effective opponents.
Two points for Sarah.
A possible third point is that people who don’t like her seem to always have a hard time articulating just what they find so offensive.