tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699293373755264330.post1304654290313635828..comments2023-03-25T10:00:09.691-04:00Comments on kinde words: I'll shut up if she willtroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699293373755264330.post-91342286482496798382009-07-06T10:57:23.293-04:002009-07-06T10:57:23.293-04:00That's a great point. I wanted to argue with y...That's a great point. I wanted to argue with you; Palin is an elected official and was the GOP vice-presidential candidate, while Beck is just some dink on TV. But even knowing the influence of the media as I do, I realize I was still not fully caught up -- Beck is just as influential (if not moreso, being on TV however many nights a week he is). Palin couldn't be as influential as she is without Beck.<br /><br />In theory, Palin should have more credibility, or should have had more to begin with, which she subsequently lost. Beck, on the other hand, could just be a crazy voice that has crazy people nodding their heads. But at this point, both she and Beck (and of course others) are speaking to a base with whom you don't need any credibility. You just need to say things that are half-plausible, that are supercrazy but not SO crazy that even your base can't repeat them with a straight face.<br /><br />Today should see a resurgence in another meme I've been wanting to address; I've already deleted one draft about it. We will almost certainly get to read today about how we all resent her just because she's attractive. I can't wait to take a whack at that one. Ross Douthat in the Times called her "talented," which I think is great as long as you don't try to get into what that talent is.troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699293373755264330.post-55247851861885028352009-07-06T09:18:21.236-04:002009-07-06T09:18:21.236-04:00There's a part of me that thinks, oh, for heav...There's a part of me that thinks, oh, for heaven's sake, as much as we can all have a great time making fun of her and her flagrant insanity and her adorable illiteracy, what are we accomplishing? And then I think, no, we actually need to keep pointing it out, because the more Ms. Crazypants stays in the public forum the better it is for everyone. And the thing is, one doesn't NEED to say much. One only needs to repeat what she says and snark away. "Politics of personal destruction" my ass-- every time this one personally opens her mouth she assures her own destruction just fine.<br /><br />Unfortunately, she also aids in the destruction of others, as you noted, which makes the whole thing significantly less fun. She's hardly the worst offender in this regard, though. I find the likes of Glenn Beck far less funny than many do for exact reason.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.com