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webfarmerFormer local gal Meghan Daum strikes again. A couple of snippets from another fine essay.
Greetings From the Energized GOP Base - LA Times - 06 Sep 08
"Sarah Palin looks good from this family's living room."
"On Wednesday, I called [my close friend] Kim and invited myself over to watch Palin's acceptance speech. Their living room, after all, seemed like the closest I could get to the conservative base."
"As for Palin's special-needs infant, pregnant teenage daughter and the sudden emergence of the future son-in-law with an expletive-laced MySpace page that declared his lack of interest in fatherhood, the Speranzas say Palin's willingness to cope with her flaws makes voters like them love her more.
'Look, I'd certainly think twice about the family consequences of running for office,' said Kim. 'She has an entirely different sense of her own boundaries than most people. She's almost like a superhero. Though she does have my hair.'
As for Palin's speech, we all agreed it was 'incredible,' though they meant it as a compliment, whereas I was reminded of Nicole Kidman's role in the movie 'To Die For,' in which she plays an aspiring TV personality who murders her way to the top."
Greetings From the Energized GOP Base - LA Times - 06 Sep 08
"Sarah Palin looks good from this family's living room."
"On Wednesday, I called [my close friend] Kim and invited myself over to watch Palin's acceptance speech. Their living room, after all, seemed like the closest I could get to the conservative base."
"As for Palin's special-needs infant, pregnant teenage daughter and the sudden emergence of the future son-in-law with an expletive-laced MySpace page that declared his lack of interest in fatherhood, the Speranzas say Palin's willingness to cope with her flaws makes voters like them love her more.
'Look, I'd certainly think twice about the family consequences of running for office,' said Kim. 'She has an entirely different sense of her own boundaries than most people. She's almost like a superhero. Though she does have my hair.'
As for Palin's speech, we all agreed it was 'incredible,' though they meant it as a compliment, whereas I was reminded of Nicole Kidman's role in the movie 'To Die For,' in which she plays an aspiring TV personality who murders her way to the top."
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Date: 2008-09-10 04:50 am (UTC)