The crisis in the rural native town of Emmonak, AK is worsening day by day. With the brutal combination of unusually cold weather, increased fuel prices, and a collapse of the salmon fisheries upon which many natives rely heavily have left many Emmonak residents literally having to choose between starving and freezing to death. This story may never have seen the light of day if not for a letter written by a man named Nicholas Tucker that was circulated in local papers and around the blogosphere. Mr. Tucker has pleaded with the Alaskan government for aide, and the response he's received is that, while everyone is very upset about the situation, the governor has no immediate plans to visit the area and witness the damage. So, just where IS Gov. Palin?
Shopping around her memoirs.
You heard me. Sarah Palin is reportedly trying to strike a deal to publish her memoirs, and the asking price is somewhere between $7-$11 million. It would seem like the great governor who loves her state soooo much is more concerned with advancing her career and making money for herself than she is with doing her job. Honestly, it doesn't surprise me. Well, it does surprise me a LITTLE, but not a whole lot.
I have to admit that I'm a little obsessed with Sarah Palin. Everything about her is just so...weird. We've never seen anyone like her. She is either a complete moron, or the smartest person in American politics (either way, a frightening prospect!). While I disagree with many (okay, all) of her policies, here is the thing that really bugs me about her: she's a phony. With her, it's all about image. She says quite a lot, but behaves differently. She claims to be a pro-family, super-woman hockey mom, yet she totes her children around like props, takes them out of school to tag along with her on the campaign trail without bothering to bring tutors for them, and throws her daughter Bristol to the wolves to quiet rumors about herself. She is fanatically religious and preaches abstinence-only sex education, yet she was pregnant when she got married. She wants everyone to believe that she is qualified to lead the country, yet she honestly believes that Alaska's geographical proximity to two foreign countries and a plane refueling stop in Ireland count as foreign policy experience. She gives powerful speeches, but can't give an interview to save her life. She builds herself up as this approachable, regular-gal kind of outsider, but nothing about her is real. It's almost like a pageant queen used her charms to get elected to public office, and then had no idea what to do once she got there.
Oh, wait...
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