A New Age of LOL
Seriously: it’s not like I expect the idea to gain any traction, but Sarah Palin’s gaffes are so far beyond anything we’ve seen in politics (with the possible exception of J. Danforth Quayle, whose supremacy in this regard will probably never be bested) that new acronyms are requires. “POL,” maybe – “Palin Out Loud,” since 1) “pol” is short for “politician,” and most of what the Alaska governor says seems to have as its sole impetus the scoring of political points (points which, alas, don’t usually clear the goalposts), and 2) she only has a problem when she starts speaking her mind – as long as she sticks to the script, she galvanizes the base without ever actually saying anything.
This morning’s gaffe is truly epic. McCain, to Obama the other night: “You don’t say that out loud.” (Our link here is to the consistently POL-worthy Kathryn Jean Lopez, who thought McCain’s line was “nicely done.” How does she feel about governor Palin’s remarks, I wonder?) This was one of McCain’s better moments at the debate; his stern grandpa tone seeming to derive from statesmanship and experience. So when it’s revealed that McCain’s running mate doesn’t share his strategy in this regard, and, off the top of her head, agrees with Obama, what’s his strategy?
You guessed it: blame the media! It’s the fault of the guy who asked her the question that she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Remind my again, conservative pals: what’s your stance again on taking responsibility for the things one says?
-T “POFLOL” T
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