At some point while watching HBO's absolutely smashing (and terrifying) movie "Game Change," it occurred to me that Sarah Palin has ruined America. The movie has been scalloped out of the book by the same name and focuses on Palin rather than the entire 2008 presidential campaign. The decision to do so was absolutely correct. With her selection as John McCain's running mate, American politics lost its way -- and maybe its mind as well.
The movie portrays Palin as an ignoramus. She did not know that Queen Elizabeth II does not run the British government, and she did not know that North and South Korea are different countries. She seemed not to have heard of the Federal Reserve. She called Joe Biden "O'Biden," and she thought America went to war in Iraq because Saddam Hussein, not al-Qaeda, had attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. Not only did she know little, but she was determinately incurious and supremely smug in her ignorance.
At the same time, she was a liar. In the movie, she was called exactly that by McCain's campaign chief, Steve Schmidt, who came to realize -- a bit late in the game -- that one of Palin's great talents was to deny the truth. When confronted, she simply shuts down -- petulant, child-like -- and then sulks off.
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Why the double standard? Obama was stupid and a liar too.
ReplyDeleteand to think she could have been President..lol. We dodged a bullet there.
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Not only did we not dodge a bullet, we took one in an artery!
ReplyDeleteThis movie was made by her enemies so I wouldn't give it any credibility. It has been proven to be a hit job.
ReplyDeleteso a movie made by hbo by a bunch of political hacks is now taken as gospel. maybe the problem is not palin but the fact that we allow hollywood to shape our thinking
ReplyDeleteTo quote a US soldier in WWII,
ReplyDeleteNUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is the first I've heard that Palin didn't know the things mentioned in 2nd paragraph.
ReplyDeleteAnd you know what it's a blantant lie, because Madow, Matthews, Couric and others would have been all over this at the time if it were true.
Sarah was not the strongest choice for V.P. but then again, we elected a man that has been to all 57 states.Who's the ignorant one here?
ReplyDeleteYou do realise the movie is based on a book written by MCCAIN workers? No one has said that any of it is false.
ReplyDeleteWritten by MCCAIN workers? Try again 2:18. It was written by a former staffer-former being a clue as to the accuracy.
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