Good golly gump. We loved Forest Gump because he had a heart. Not the brightest person in the world. But, Gump was a sensitive, sweet soul. We did not mind his funny accent because his words rang true.
Sarah Palin is not the brightest person in the world. She has a funny accent. She has an interesting vocabulary. She can do the zinger. Mistress of the attention grabbing speech.
I did not see that soul. I did not hear truth. In a time of great crisis our true leaders must speak from the heart and the gut. They must speak with a sharp intelligence.
Did Sarah Palin do this?
We've had almost eight years of heartless ambition in the White House. We've had a distinct lack of sharp intelligence. While Washington danced and played the American middle class has wandered in the wilderness. We've asked ourselves what we did wrong.
And, we noticed that we were the dirt under the carpet. Lose a job? No compassion. Lose a house? No compassion. Lose our health? No compassion. Lose a soldier in Iraq? No compassion.
No compassion became the norm. American once a home for people became a cold corporate state. Our soldiers became fodder on the battlefield of oil. The American middle class became fodder under the multinational expansion. America the dream became America the nightmare.
This is the America of Sarah Palin. This is the playing field of a woman with estimated assets of *$1.2 million.* This is the woman that calls herself "Joe Six Pack." Just a regular folk. Good golly gump, she even talks funny. This is the woman that uses her special needs infant like a stage prop.
What did I hear? I heard code words. I heard silly attacks. I heard disrespect for Biden, Ifill and the American people. WINK WINK And, 'ain't I cute?' Our cereal bowls are empty this morning because milk is over $4.00 a gallon. But, she is cute.
Immaturity! Did you hear that word? I haven't heard anyone use that word to describe Palin. The woman is 44 years old! Why does she come across like a frigging cheerleader? Beyond her lack of experience and intelligence, Sarah Palin does not have the maturity to stay calm in a crisis.
Back to heartless. Did you once hear concern or compassion? Americans that are hurting were reduced to throw down lines. We were just fodder under her feet as she pranced her way through that debate. Did she sound like a mother? Did she speak of the children of America? Did she once say anything about the children without homes, food or healthcare? Ask yourself: Does she give a flying flip?
Sarah Palin is the most dangerous woman in America. She is well matched with John McCain. Under that cold, heartless and ignorant White House we might as well die in the streets. They would not notice.