Polarize This!
Next time someone says Governor Palin is polarizing…tell him, no, she’s the POLAR OPPOSITE OF OBAMA.
It just occurred to me today that the next time someone tells you “Sarah Palin can’t win because she’s too polarizing!” you should look that person in the eyes, wink, and say, “No, Sarah Palin is the POLAR OPPOSITE OF OBAMA and that’s exactly why she’ll win, you betcha!”.
The “you betcha” always rattles these people, and it’s so fun to say.
But, in all seriousness, the Governor is indeed the polar opposite of Obama.
And, as I’ve been writing about for three and a half years now on this site, “polarizing” is a codeword for “bitch” that the Left uses to malign, berate, and ostracize female politicians who won’t shut up and go away when told.
“Bitch”, in my world, is not a pejorative in this context — it’s a prerequisite for ever getting anything done in politics, which is dominated by the old-boys-network of the permanent political class on both sides of the aisle.
I love the designs over at Essex & Orange that celebrate being “polarizing” Alaska-style, where polls indeed start rising when voters believe a candidate for office will actually do what she says, not back down, and be the POLAR OPPOSITE of the arrogant and incompetent people who got us into the nation’s financial mess to begin with.
“You say bitch like it’s a bad thing”.
“You say I’m polarizing, well I must be doing something right then”.
“You want to see polls a-rising? Keep being the Polar Opposite of Obama and you’ll do just fine!”
“You betcha!”
Are you planning on being in Des Moines, Iowa on September 3rd to witness history being made?
Yesterday, I guest-hosted on the radio with Megan Fox, who thinks that Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s place in the nascent Republican presidential race means that Govnernor Sarah Palin won’t be running for president in 2012.
I think Governor Palin is already running for president, and that Congresswoman Bachmann is one of her stalking horses in the race (I’d also love to see a vote of no confidence in John Boehner, with Bachmann staging a tea-steeped revolt in Congress and emerging triumphantly as the new Speaker of the House).
Think about this: for all the attacks made on Governor Palin trying to convince Americans she’s some sort of extremist, Congresswoman Bachmann’s clearly more to the right in policy and tone. Bachmann’s also more combatative (which is not a bad thing, believe me) and doesn’t have quite the same savvy in connecting with people on a large scale. Bachmann inspires supporters, while Palin fires up thousands to wait hours in the cold to see her. Everything that Bachmann is, Palin is more of, in all the right ways.
“The Undefeated” is not about Sarah Palin…it is about YOU
My boyfriend Justin and I drove up to Milwaukee to see “The Undefeated” on Wednesday.
It’s hard to get Justin to anything politically-related because he bores very easily, especially if charts and graphs pop up and someone starts talking about energy resource development or the minutia of legislative maneuvers in various states. Justin likes playing World of Warcraft, listening to music on his iPhone, and screwing around on Facebook.
But, Justin supports Governor Sarah Palin very much, though he knows shockingly little about her or her time as Governor of Alaska. I had to trick him into seeing “The Undefeated”, however, because the movie’s not playing in Chicago and the closest theater showing it was at a mall in Waukesha, about two hours away from us. There is, however, a spy-themed restaurant in downtown Milwaukee that requires a secret password to get in and has waitstaff who role-play like it’s a Cold War safe house…so getting Justin psyched for a road trip to eat there easily included a stop at the Mayfield Mall to see “The Undefeated”, since of course I timed our trip to get us to Wisconsin while the Safe House was closed between lunch and dinner shifts.
You betcha.
Does vile comedian Christopher Titus threaten Sarah Palin’s life?
The dialogue in question (from the Adam Carolla Show) happens at the 3 minute mark in the clip…..does this disgusting idiot threaten Sarah Palin’s life? Here is the exact quote…
“You know what man? I am going to literally — if she gets elected president, I am going to hang out on the grassy knoll all the time, just loaded and ready — because you know what? It’s for my country. It’s for my country. If I got to sacrifice myself, it’s for my country.”
Sure sounds threatening to me. I think the 3 of these scumbags talking in the video (Adam Carolla, Christopher Titus and some unknown witch) should be ashamed of themselves and Titus should issue a public apology to Governor Palin.
I think we should let him know how we feel.
You can send your comments to Titus here.
Whether you like Sarah Palin or not….this kind of hateful and violent rhetoric has to be punished.
Alaskan chic in Boystown
There is a growing spontaneous eruption of Alaskan chic in Boystown.
Watch gay culture for trends that hit suburban and rural areas a year or two later.
I have never seen flannel shirts and lumberjack beanies on more gay guys (and some lesbians) in all my life.
Not to mention all the moose, deer, and other antlered ungulates displayed unironically everywhere from clothing shops to eateries.
Lots of guys rocking Todd-like goatees or full on grizzly beards too.
It’s an outdoorsy, aggressive, pioneer spirit rising as a definite undercurrent here and there in Boystown.
And it is NOT in Palin-mocking mode…it’s a legitimate effort on the part of the trend-obsessed Brendens of Boystown to look hip and relevant.
In 2008, it was all about the hopeychange super-creepy Shepherd Fairey propaganda posters, and corresponding gear.
Now, these same guys want to butch it up and masquerade as Iron Dog snow machine teams.
These Brendens always go where they think the zeitgeist will flow in a year or so.
If they are wearing flannel and rocking Todd-like makeovers, then I can only imagine what all the bitter clinging Midwesterners and Independents will be doing in 2012.
You betcha!
Purple Action Item: Alaskan Animal branding for Governor Palin
I saw these little Alaskan animals in a toy shop in Andersonville…and immediately, as soon as I saw them, I thought of Governor Palin.
How do we saturate American pop culture for the next year with Alaskan animals?
The fun thing is that a tee shirt doesn’t even need to have “Palin” written on it to make people think of the Governor.
Anything with a collection of these animals on it will achieve that.
Let’s think outside the box about how we can promote Governor Palin in creative ways that are almost subliminal advertising for her.
Purple Action Item: Obama named most polarizing president…how to make that word stick to him.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/145937/Obama-Approval-Ratings-Polarized-Year-Year.aspx
One way to take away the word polarizing, as a pejorative the media uses against female politicians, is to make the word synonymous with an effete biracial male politician.
“Obama, the most polarizing American president ever” is how we should start referring to this man as much as possible.
What other things could be called polarizing on a constant basis?
Because when everything is polarizing, nothing is.
