Sarah Palin, the failed American Vice-Presidential candidate, rails against “anonymous, pathetic bloggers” in an about to be released interview with Esquire magazine. In general she thinks that the media coverage of her was unfair.

From what I saw of the media coverage, I thought they were being as fair as they could to her. When someone is basically dumb and then produces behaviour to prove it, the media could have had a field day, but for the most part, they were pretty respectful.

Yeah some did speculate on who the mother of her son Trig is, there are those who would come up with just about anything to have something to talk about. At least they didn’t decide to try debating the merits of her having had the child…. or did they? I’m not all over the blogosphere as much as I’d like to be.

Palin just gives people who want to poke fun so much ammunition. Let’s see, she named her daughter after Bristol, Connecticut because she wanted to be a broadcaster but learned she’d need to move to Bristol so she named her daughter after it instead. OH and only good chili is made with moosemeat? Give me a break!

And I thought / think that Stockwell Day is an idiot, her just turned into boy genius.

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Yeah, I really did write that title. As I’ve watched with some curiosity as Obama gained steam in his bid to become US President, actually the first black President, the thought has crossed my mind to wonder how long he’d be allowed to live during the quest. Face it, our American neighbours to the south do have a bit of a history in that regard.

It’s a question I have been loath to ask. It has been a generation or two since someone assassinated a prominent political leader in the US. It is possible that attitudes down there have changed and even the hard core revolutionary types can figure ways to fight other than through political murder. After all, Bush managed to get through his two terms without anyone taking a shot at him.

Apparently I’m not the only one who has had that question cross their mind. In fact, others are giving that question some serious thought. Not the committing an act of assassination but the wondering if he will manage to survive being a candidate let alone if he should become President. It would be a gigantic leap of all time for the American people to elect a black man.

Marlon James on his blog reports that Time had posted a headline recently asking the question that many have been asking for at least two years. It is apparently a valid enough question that the secret service have provided Obama with a security detail that is almost the same as what a President has.

The piece is well written, it is definitely something that warrants thought and attention as this historic campaign to the south takes place.

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I don’t normally pay much attention to American politics. I get a bit tired of it being spread all over Canadian media while our politics rarely grace the papers or airwaves in the US. I guess you could say I have a bit of a tit for tat attitude toward their politics. I have to admit though, this race between Clinton and Obama has caught my attention to a degree.

I really didn’t think that the Americans had yet progressed to the point that either a woman or a black person would even get past the gate toward running for President. I fully expected it would not happen in my lifetime. Now it is possible that when it comes time for Americans to make the final choice it will slide over to the Republicans simply because they are running a more ‘traditional’ candidate — that would be a white, male.

The Democrats are taking a huge chance but at the same time, forward progress isn’t made without breaking a few eggs so to speak. I can’t say that I’m particularly strongly drawn to either of the two Democratic candidates although as time goes on, I’m finding myself more sympathetic toward Obama. I find myself less and less impressed with a candidate that seems to frame herself more by taking shots at Obama’s oratory than putting forth any solid plans, or any plans for that matter.

I’m watching more out of curiousity than having any particular dog in the race. Sort of a change to have something worth seeing when the media pushes it at me.

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