Sarah Palin and the Blame Game

Sarah Palin’s new book, "Going Rogue", is the former vice-presidential candidate’s latest, and probably most disgusting, publicity stunt to date. Perhaps Palin believes that by playing the ‘junior high cattiness’ card the American voter will manage to completely overlook her lack of substantial policy knowledge, or for that matter, lack of lucent understanding of current events.

The “Sarah Palin” idolism, that took hold in the Republican party upon her selection for Vice-Presidential candidate, still ceases to make logical sense to me. Even more, it makes me fear for the future of the Republican party. Continued adoration (and...gulp..possible election) of candidates like Palin, would be a shameful move for a party that is already struggling with trying to find a solid identity.

This latest Palin media blitz has proved her to be even more ignorant, immature and unprofessional than, even I, previously thought. Now, of course, I have not read the book, but read enough experts to be sufficiently nauseated. This book could have been an opportunity for Palin to prove the supposed media slander wrong. A book allows a candidate to detail their insights, motivations and policy ideas in an uninterrupted forum.

Instead, Palin used her book to prove her doubters and enemies correct. “Going Rough” has no great insights, no commentaries on important national dilemmas or moral imperatives. No, it is full of accusations and blame for pretty much everyone but herself.

Much of her ire is directed at McCain campaign aids, such as Nicolle Wallace and Steve Schmidt. Wallace is at fault for the ill fated Katie Couric interview and the decision to purchase expensive clothing. Schmidt is blamed for pretty much everything else. She goes as far as attacking Schmidt’s ‘rotund physique’, in light of him giving her nutrition advice.

.....um....what? This is what you include in a book? I feel like this type of information is better suited to be written in a note, that you scrawl on notebook paper, fold up in some unique way and pass to your BFF during study hall.

I won’t detail the many, many, many accusations slung at the McCain campaign, since a simple google search will play them out if the reader is interested.

Palin is a sad representation of a female policy maker, she is a sad representation of a conservative leader, and overall a sad representation of the image she tries to portray. If Palin wants to be a leader, she needs to stop blaming others, own up to her own faults and maybe spend less time gossiping and more time trying to improve her knowledge base and grasp on national and international affairs.