During Thanksgiving, my father happily brought to my home his new book from Amazon.com. He got his new copy of Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin. His first mark in my home was throwing the book right onto my coffee table, on top of Stephen Colbert's book. I would remove the Sarah Palin-book, and it would find its way back onto my coffee table.
So, one morning, before my dad woke up, I decided to flip through it. Of course, the first 300 pages are incredibly insipid, with very boring details of her life, the history of Alaska, tales of Eiditarods gone bad, and so on. I skipped straight to the juicy Katie Couric-trashing. I was hoping for more claws, but, her ghostwriter kept it disappointingly tame. Though it was mildly entertaining, I quickly felt more contempt and anger. It is difficult for me to associate with her as a fellow-woman, because she fails to meet the standards that we uphold for ourselves. First of all, she cannot call herself a "career woman". She started as a sports anchor, and flirted her way to the governor's mansion in Alaska. She did not have a political background, and cannot utilize her mayorship of Wasilla as a stepping stone. Also, as a mother of five, with one child who has special needs, Sarah Palin could have shared her experiences to inspire other women with children.
It is a mystery why Americans revere her and even tout her as a possible GOP Presidential candidate. She deserted her post as Governor of Alaska after barely completing less than half a term. She exploited her own pregnant teenage daughter, to relate to the "real" Americans in the small towns and rural communities. She, now, is stretching her fifteen minutes of fame well past the time limit. My advice to her, is: now, stay home, be a mother, and provide your children the love and protection they deserve.
