The Other Chosen One
Sarah did a great job reading the teleprompter and I hear that the speech writers did a good job of making the speech more feminine than masculine. I really can’t tell a masculine speech from a feminine speech so I will have to let others make that case.
But the speech was full of the normal small government, fiscally sane, Republican boilerplate phrases. She says Obama will grow government. I say he has one hell of an act to follow.
I kept thinking about the scene in “O Brother Where Art Thou” where Homer Stokes says, “We are gonna take the broom of reform and sweep this state clean!” I also could not help but think of this exchange from the same movie:
We need a shot in the arm. Hear me, boys? In the goddam arm!
Election held tomorrow, that sumbitch Stokes would win in a walk!
He’s the reform candidate, Daddy.
- Yeah? - A lot of people like that reform.
Maybe we should get us some.
I’ll reform you, you soft-headed son of a bitch.
How we gonna run reform? We’re the incumbent!
Is that the best you can come up with? Reform?!
Weepin’ Jesus on the cross.
That’s it!
Start drafting my concession speech right now.
OK, Pappy.
I’m just making a point, you stupid son’bitch.
- Give me back that hat! - Pappy’s just makin’ a point.
Republicans reforming Republicans. Just one of the many amusing narratives in this election cycle.
And the general bullshit came fast and furious. You can read about that here and here.
But all in all it was about what I expected. Sarah Palin was a great choice. She fits in with the current Republican party like a glove. I am looking forward to finding out how she performs in front of mixed audiences.
It just gets better and better every day.
