A few weeks ago, the Republican presidential nominee John McCain blew the collective mind of America when he announced his vice-presidential running mate: Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. You may recognize Sarah from her role on King of the Hill, in which she lent her likeness to Peggy Hill. Besides this small trivial fact, however, most Americans know Sarah from...um...nothing, really. She was the mayor of Alaska's second-largest city (almost 9,000 people!), but besides that, does anyone really know anything about her?
Well, Katie Couric decided that she wanted to know more about this woman, so she bit the bullet and interviewed Palin. And here's what happened:
Can you believe it? No, this wasn't a sketch for Saturday Night Live (SNL hasn't been this funny in years), nor was it a result of clever editing. This is Sarah Palin, the VICE PRESIDENTIAL nominee for the Republican party. If McCain is elected, this woman will be second-in-command of this country, and, if anything unfortunate happens to McCain that causes him to cede the presidency, Sarah Palin will be our new commander-in-chief. What a scary thought, yeah? I mean, she'll be in charge our nuclear codes, yet she can't even name a newspaper that she reads (for extra laughs, check out Couric's "what have I gotten myself into" face at :34. Classic).
But let's get back to the first video. Palin's words are even more absurd when written out. I mean, just re-read her response to Couric's question:
"Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country - Russia - and, on our other side, the land, uh, boundary that we have with, uh, Canada. It...it's funny that a comment like that was, uh, kind a made to , uh...charac- I dunno, y'know?"Okay, moving on, we see that...wait, what? WHAT? What in the hell was she trying to say? Palin's response to the question was completely and utterly incoherent, a simple string of words clumisly put together and blurted out before her brain had the chance to stop her mouth from opening . I dare you to repeat this quote out loud among a group of people. If you do, watch as people's faces twist and contort into a combination of horror, pity, and ridicule. I don't think I'm being inappropriate, here, but this woman is daft.
It's looking more and more like John McCain's VP application looked like this:
1. Are you a woman?
2. What are you doing the next four years?
You know what? Screw it. Let these links speak for themselves. Thank you, Gaf.
The Unofficial List of Evidence That Sarah Palin is the Worst VP Pick Ever
She can't name any supreme court cases aside from Roe v. Wade
She reads every newspaper, but can't name any of them
Would counsel a raped 15 year old to birth the child
Does not think global warming is a manmade problem
Thinks homosexuality is a choice
Participated in a Miss Alaska competition...and didn't even win
She doesn't know what the Bush Doctrine is
She...supports Hamas?
Is upset that they don't tag the oil molecules to be tracked
Is an expert on Russian foreign policy because she's closer to Russia than you are
She didn't want that Bridge to Nowhere...but she did before, but not now!
Thinks community organizers have no worthwhile responsibilities
Matt Damon is not sure if she thinks dinosaurs existed 4000 years ago
Thinks she can ban books from libraries
The Unofficial List of Evidence That Sarah Palin is the Best VP Pick Ever
She is immune to witches
No more politics on my brog from here on out. I promise (just as long as McCain loses the election, that is).
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