11/14 Sarah Palin: WHO ARE YOU??

Part of my final paper is about Sarah Palin, a woman who I find disgusting – especially when she calls herself a feminist although several of her social policies would negatively impact women. Putting that aside, I decided to watch TLC’s new show, Sarah Palin Alaska. Now before you judge me, I will admit that although Palin seems to have mush for brains, she is FASCINATING. I cannot help but read stories and watch interviews about this woman. Maybe I’m stunned that she has become so politically popular? I wonder if she believes that dinosaurs existed.
Regardless, on Sunday it was 1 a.m. and I could not sleep so I turned on this new show. I recommend that you watch this. Sarah Palin Alaska is a mix between the discovery channel and Fox News, altogether making up a show that has Palin exploring Alaska’s outdoors with her family while making conservative political statements. Here are a few examples:
- Next door to Palin lives a man writing a nasty tell-all about her. Her husband Todd and his friends built a 7 foot wall between the two homes to make sure this man could not see over into the Palin home. Palin describes this 7 foot wall as something America should think about in terms of foreign policy, saying we should build one around our countries borders…. No comment.
- The next thing Palin said was so ridiculous I had to watch it again. On a salmon fishing trip with her daughter, niece and husband, Palin and the two little girls cannot seem to catch a fish. Todd then takes a shot at it and immediately catches one. Palin then goes on camera saying, “Todd was very pleased. He brought home the bacon like a man should be.”
Now, I could not help but laugh at these very right-wing remarks on a TLC show – the same channel that encompasses non-political programs such as John and Kate Plus 8 and Say Yes to the Dress. It disturbed me that Palin made these comments within the realm of a show that is meant to showcase the possibilities that Alaska has and it further disgusted me that her out-of-date conservative remarks were said in front of children. I cannot wait to finish my final paper because I home to come to terms with my fascination with this woman who I see as quite foolish. I’m almost scared that if she runs for President she will win because she is a woman, although her policies could single-handedly ruin several benefits that many of this country’s women have access to at the moment. I guess we will see.