From the moment John McCain gave his concession speech in Arizona, my desperate hope for Sarah Palin was that she’d sulk her way back to Alaska and quietly resume the job she was elected to do (and when I say quiet, I mean as silent as my Honda Hybrid sounds when I halt at a red light). Alas, stardom is a demanding shrew that continues to poke at one’s ego with its sharp stiletto, so Palin is now looking for a potential book and TV deal since her term as governor is over next year. Acting, we can realistically assume, is out (though God knows Grey’s Anatomy is always looking for yet another lesbian love interest for the lovelorn Callie). A syndicated talk show isn’t much better; Palin only has the gift for gab when someone hands her a script, and even the chatty Rush Limbaugh couldn’t sustain his Roger Ailes-produced yakker beyond four years in the early ’90s. A spot on The View, maybe? Eh, that’ll be like shooting fish in a barrel for Joy and Whoopi, and Elizabeth provides plenty of cringe-worthy moments already. Assuming she’d want to make another (futile) play for the White House later, Palin’s smartest bet would be to beg Fox News for a talking-head job, as long as she’s accompanied by a secret Svengali-like Limbaugh producer Bo Snerdly to keep her sounding intelligent (if not downright coherent).
What do you think? If you had to watch Palin on the small screen, what would you have her do?
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I thought we were done with this famewhore.
Thank goodness I now know your political views. I hate it when I think I’m logging on to some silly pop culture blog and I accidentally click on the DailyKos.
Something on Shark Week (Travel Channel? Discovery?) seems appropriate
And speaking of “demanding shrews” … When it comes to political insight, Lynette, you’re a competent entertainment hack. Leave the political commentary to those capable of extolling on it at somewhere above a third-grade level.
Yes, I agree with MrsBug. But Discovery Channel should “accidentally” forget to properly suit her for her Shark Week adventures so that in the end…whoops…hey, she can see Atlantis!
There’d be less of her if blogs like this would stop bringing her up. You’re a part of the problem. It’d be one thing if there were something to report on her, but I don’t see that in your article here.
Wow. What a completely mean-spirited and pointless post.
(Psssst….Lynette? Obama won. He’s the Prez now. You don’t have to use Palin as a punching bag anymore.)
Who’s Lynette?
I didn’t say anything political, actually. I just call it as I see it. You betcha!
Someone needs to take over for Amy Poehler on SNL Weekend Update. Why not pick someone from the other side?
Someone needs to take over for Amy Poehler on SNL Weekend Update. Why not pick someone from the other side?
Nevermind- I totally didn’t read the byline (now I’m the famewhore).
You know, she got elected as Governor, she can’t be an idiot. I don’t think she was showcased very well during the election, but it’s leftist people out there who refuse to see that she’s actually a smart woman. Is it a class thing? If she were an Ivy Leaguer but Republican would she be treated differently? The fact that she’s a working class person makes her more approachable, in my opinion. I’m not saying I agree with all of her views, but she has the courage to be who she is and I think everyone should just shut up already with making her sound like a horrible person who has no clue. Seriously, she is an elected official. Leave her the hell alone.
Hilarious, Lynette. Jim, lighten up. People will be making fun of Palin for years.
wow..they’re STILL touchy about her, huh?? get over it. you put yourself in a position you’re in NO WAY qualified for, you’re going to get made fun of forever..just ask dan quayle.
ON SUBJECT- i’d like to see her on a hunting/fishing show…she talked about it enough. maybe they could use that turkey video as a tester?
If I had to watch Caribou Barbie on TV, I’d have to stick a fork in my eye. Three months of her incompetent babbling was quite enough, thank you. But if she has to be on TV, I would enjoy watching the folks on The Biggest Loser shoot her from a helicopter and then stir fry her up for dinner. That would be excellent TV.