In a previous post I have commented on the reason for Sarah Palin’s name “barracuda.”   A barracuda has sharp-edged fang-like teeth, and is an “opportunistic predator.”

Given the attacks of Sarah Palin, “barracuda” seems to be more appropriate than her own description of herself as having a “servant’s heart.”   That post provided a long and colorful list of attacks lodged by Sarah Palin against any reporter who might dare to say anything uncomplimentary about her.  The point of that article was that instead of attacking what they said, her attack became a personal attack on the reporter.  Instead of responding to the allegations made by the reporter, Palin called the reporter names.  “Corrupt Bastard,” “limp,” “impotent,” “gutless,” “puppy kicker” and “child-molester” where just a few of the more memorable names she has used to launch a full-fledged assault upon anyone she perceived to be adversary.

Likewise in writing this blog, I have often been called names, instead of receiving any factual response to the information covered in stories.  It is particularly interesting that the slurs made toward me have primarily centered around a perception that I was somehow jealous of Palin and/or that I was ugly.  The notion of a woman being jealous of another woman, or not as physically attractive as another woman, suggests that the true measure of what a woman might say should be measured based upon her appearance, and nothing more.  The notion that I am jealous of Sarah Palin would have to be based upon the impression that, as a woman, the most important criterion to me would be hair style, clothing, and or appearance.  As I have written about the many foolish things Palin has said or done, and the many reprehensible things Todd, the Palin relatives, and Palin endorsed candidates have done, it would seem to me to be obvious that being jealous of Sarah Palin could NOT be the motivation for my posts.  Yet, even yesterday, after two years of writing on this blog, another Palin supporter made the observation that I was ugly, and must be jealous of the barracuda.  Even if I am ugly, how is that responsive to my comments about Palin?  How could anyone think I am jealous of Sarah Palin when: 1) she didn’t know the name of any Supreme Court case other than Roe v. Wade, 2) has a disastrous marriage,  3) has a 20 year old daughter with a three year old child, 4) has a sister-in-law who has been arrested for burglarizing the same house on two different occasions, with her young daughter as an accomplice, 5) has three children who are college age, but none are in college, 6) has been publicly ridiculed by her own employer, 7) has even had Glenn Beck call her on the stupidity of an answer in an interview, 8) has been shown to be mentally unstable by the McCain campaign staff, 9) has been disrespected by her husband, 10) was found to have behaved unethically during her short term as Governor, 11) has proved her ignorance by declaring Ronald Reagan attended school in California, 12) has proved her lack of knowledge of global affairs by referring to our “North Korean allies,” 13) suggested building dikes to solve the Guld Oil Spill, 14)  authorized the commencement of the building of a hockey center on property she KNEW Wasilla didn’t own which caused Wasilla to pay in excess of $1,000,000 in unnecessary expense, 14) authorized the construction of the “Road to Nowhere” knowing that the Road would lead to the edge of a cliff, and would cost tax payers millions of dollars, 15) left Wasilla and Alaska further in debt than when she took  office, 16) claimed to be a hunter when she didn’t have a hunting license, 17) hid or lied about being pregnant, 18) thinks she is too good to ride in a commercial airplane, or drink from straight straws, or have her chauffer driven limo be any color than black,  19) thinks that she was victimized by Arizona shootings, even though she “targeted” Gabby Giffords, 20) supports childhood obesity and the transportation of children in motor vehicles without the use of car seats or seatbelts, 21) encouraged the stabbing of an innocent Muslim in New York, 22) defended Dr. Lara’s racial slurs, 23) admitted to her father that she was uncomfortable being around all the Asian people in Hawaii, 24) referred to the President of the United States as “Sambo, 25) took hundreds of thousands of dollars from retired and unemployed people to pay for her private plane rides, 26) suggested that Paul Revere was trying to warn the British, 27) advertises Trig as her “special needs child” but fails to meet his special needs, 28) paid thousands of dollars to “wrap” a bus in such a way that she violated U.S. Trademark laws, 29) suggested that she was taking a family vacation in a bus decorated with political signs on it, and  30) had to write on her hand to remember three simple words while giving a speech.

Suffice it to say, that I am in no way jealous of Sarah Palin.  The importance of this story and the importance of Palin’s attacks on people, and the attacks of her followers is that there is a common message.  If people are afraid to incur the wrath of Palin or her supporters, they give statements, but require the reporter to keep their identity anonymous.  When that happens the reporter is attacked for using anonymous sources, instead of refuting the information reported.   For those people willing to identify themselves who are critical of Palin, personal attacks are predictable instead of an effort by Palin or her supporters to refute the truth of the allegations.

Palin attacked Ginger White for the assertions she made against Herman Cain. Palin called White a “broad” even though the assertions against Cain had nothing to do with Palin.   To defend Cain by saying “boys will be boys” Palin is acknowledging that Cain may have had the affair with White, but he is excused from his deceitful conduct because he has a “Y” chromosome.  Palin had no cause to comment on this story and has no personal knowledge of the truth of the allegations.  Fox news should be ashamed of allowing Sarah Palin to comment on this story, as it had nothing to do with politics, and everything to do with being a barracuda.  It would have been more appropriately aired on a new reality show, “Attack of the Barracuda,”

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