Now that Sarah Palin has quit her post as Governor of Alaska, it is possible that she is from this point on completely irrelevant. Some less appreciative than I of the grotesque poetry inspired by Sarah Palin may say that she was irrelevant as soon as she and John McCain lost the election. But when you consider the riot of jokes, the outpouring of creativity, the enjoyment that only she could have made possible, I hope you will agree that she deserves her own granule of immortality or at least appreciation, in a tiny virtual niche in some tormented internet hall of mirrors like that provided here. Whether you agree or not, she has it--this granule, this niche, this torment--and I want to celebrate it with you.
Even if you don’t think its funny, or even if you do think its funny but don’t think she deserves any credit for it, consider her true accomplishment: She did as much as anyone, maybe even including Barack Obama, who did a lot, to single-handedly make sure that John McCain did not become president of the United States. She did as much as anyone, maybe more than anyone, to discredit the Republican party for a long, long time. I knew she could do it from the moment I set eyes on her. And for it, I will always love her.
From the Lisa Nova channel
And for these videos, I will always love this country. Even if it looks like this next one was made in Japan.
- Mary Gaitskill
By Allah, I hope you’re right.
I’m off the grid (sort of) but I hear there’s a video out there of William Shatner speaking Sarah Palin’s farewell address as poetry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6GxAYw2gM
Plz curate! http://www.hulu.com/watch/85839/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-shatner-does-palin
Wonderful! I may be over-optimistic in my assessment; someone just told me that her poll numbers have dropped to 40%, which suggests that she hasn’t perhaps done the job I thought she had. But she is still out there representing all that is grotesque, lurid, sinister and ridiculous so garishly that it can’t be missed! Except I guess by that 40%.