I wish I were dead, so that I could spin in my grave.
Used to be, failed VP candidates just faded into the history books. (Successful ones too.) But this “soccer mom” just won’t go away. Her gathering in of all the Dittoheads that have been hanging their heads in shame when the Big Gasbag turned out to be a drug addict has kept her afloat just like a turd that won’t go down the toilet.
The best thing about her: if (and maybe when) she’s the GOP candidate for president or VP in 2012, Obama’s a shoo-in.
Say what you will about her (I think she’s a boil on the ass of the body politic), she has had influence, good or bad. Look at how much we all talk about her (me included).
If you can get me to read the first part of “Pain came knocking at my door, and its name was Comcast” as "Palin came knocking . . . " every time I see it, you’ve had plenty influence.
Ha! I thought you meant this as a joke, but there it is. I suppose Time means it as a joke. A real list of the least influential people in the world would be like a 5 billion and something way tie for first among all of us normal schlubs.
You know who who else Times magazine chose as one of the Most influential people of the Year?
But honestly, Palin’s certainly brand of folksy anti-Obama populism has certainly been influential over the last year. I don’t know how much that has to do with the woman herself, but I’d say putting her amongst the top 100 most influential is at least arguable. Influential doesn’t necessarily mean good.
Plus she was governor of her own state for almost half the year! thats gotta count for something.
There was an article in the Washington Post this weekend discussing the huge influx of GOP women candidates this year. The article attributed this, in part, to the influence of Sarah Palin. Her VP candidacy, the rallies, the fact that she’s on the news (and discussed on message boards) every day…
Certainly there are other reasons why the GOP is fielding a record number of women candidates, but I agree with the Post that Palin sortof greasing the skids a bit is not all that far-fetched.
Reading that now and, am I showing my age, but when did Time become a tame version of Cracked? What’s with the pithy attempts at snark? Am I really old for remembering Time as a respected news magazine?
It’s just part of a backpage column by Joel Stein, who is a Time humor (or at least tongue-in-cheek) writer. The name of his column is “The Awesome Column.” It took me a while to get used to him, but I really enjoy his column these days. For some reason, he seems to have pushing the envelope recently, IMHO. His column seemed a lot more subdued in the past.
She almost single-handedly drove UHC off the rails with her death panel comments, then kicked sand in Obama’s face with “how’s that hopey-changey thing workin for ya”. If the Dems had not rallied to finally pass the bill, Obama’s presidency might have been a lost cause. I hate her, but she carries lots of influence.
