Palin and Trump the New "Know-Nothings"

By The Radical

Okay, let me try and wrap my head around this . Two of the leading "big names" in the Republican Presidential sweepstakes are ,for the lack of a better term, celebrity candidates.


The first in line is the former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. Now this is a woman, who quit half way through her first term in a major political office, thus leaving the citizens of Alaska in the dust to pursue her own selfish interests. This self-appointed media critic, who had the audacity to criticize the show American Idol, stating in her book, "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag", that the show has nurtured a "cult of self-esteem" through the lack of honest criticism of the talent of the contestants. She opines: "No one they have encountered in their lives-from parents to teachers to their president-wanted them to feel bad by hearing the truth".

Of course, as a paragon of virtue, this woman often pulled aside her daughter, Bristol, when she was a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars", urging her to stop the charade and quit the show. And, of course, being such a truth-teller, she never showed up in the audience of that show, to avoid any photo opportunity to falsely acknowledge the concept of Bristol's "dancing" talent. Nor, did she ever embrace the "cult of self-esteem" by hosting a reality show on TLC called "Sarah Palin's Alaska" in order to jump start a 2012 Presidential bid. But , then again, the show ran only nine episodes, so someone told Mrs. Palin "no" and yet she is now wandering the political landscape like a rogue elephant in attending those nativist Tea Party gatherings attempt to glom onto more attention and adoration that she feels that others do not deserve. Hmmm...Pot Kettle Black!!