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by Emily Steinberg
The notion that Sarah Palin is even a viable candidate for president in 2012 is beyond belief. How is it possible that this nasal voiced woman has paraded to the front of the Republican would be presidential contender conga line? It defies reason. But Ms. Palin has a gift for glittering in the spotlight. She is political eye candy and appeals to a segment of the American population who do not think deeply about anything other than who won Dancing With the Stars. Her latest stint as the star of her own reality TV show, complete with a live shooting of caribou, exposes this woman, (as if it hasn't already been revealed), as a somewhat dim and ordinary person elevated to a position of prominence by a media famished for good looks and saucy stories. Message to the Media: Seriously Folks? Cut the cord. Stop giving her airtime and she will deflate as surely as the Wicked Witch of the West when Dorothy threw a bucked of water on her.
Putting President Obama in a serious head to head competition with Sarah Palin is ridiculous. Obama is a Columbia Grad and Harvard Law Grad. He was President of the Harvard Law Review. He is an accomplished thinker and writer, and he possesses a keen intelligence.
Sarah Palin went to five schools before graduating. She was Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, garnering 651 votes to 440 in her first run in 1996. She was Governor for 2 years, resigning mid-stream to attend to her burgeoning celebrity.
I still think it's more advisable to have someone smarter than me in The Oval Office. It appears the American people, in their inimitable wisdom, agree. Polls show President Obama mopping the floor in a head to head contest with Palin. But even the idea that she is a serious contender is irksome and displays the lack of seriousness in our political discourse.
In a related matter, It appears that Obama's move to the center is working. Good news for the country. Charles Krauthammer, someone I usually can't stand to listen to or read, wrote a very good article today about why Obama will be re-elected. Crazy Dude!
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