“Running” with Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney
There was so much to choose from this week while preparing “the Fix” that I’m still scratching my head as I click the “publish” button. Do I address the perfectly executed – yet universally denounced - coup in Honduras. Or do I spend time pontificating on the out of control spending of the U.S. Congress under the Democrats (I know, not very original or surprising)? What about Gweneth Paltrow’s declaration of the obvious – that Europeans prefer to loaf around instead of playing with their BlackBerries (not that there’s anything wrong with that)? Oh, and she gave the interview in “perfect Spanish”, therefore, we should all be impressed. No, there has to be a bigger story this week. And then I found it.
Running with Palin
Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin has yet to give a full press conference, appeared on Meet the Press, This Week, etc. Basically, she hasn’t done anything but softball interviews on Fox News and, of course, her interview with me a few weeks ago. However, this week, she graces the pages of….Runner’s World. Here’s the money quote. No commentary necessary:
“It doesn’t matter your background, your demographics, your race, your political affiliation, it’s such a uniting, healthy, fun, awesome activity. It cracks me up going to some running event and seeing some dude who campaigned so hard against me, or a lady who’s been blogging some mean comments about me. But we’re all there together and we’re smiling and we’re having a good time because we’re going to do something healthy and active. We need more of that.”
I could stand to lose a few pounds and have nothing against running, but if she thinks that puff pieces like these will rehabilitate her image with the voting population she is nuttier than previously thought. And I’m not just talking about her relentless critics on the left. I’m talking about the Republicans waiting around the corner for a chance to take her out like Tanya Harding tried to do to Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. If I were her, I would be off studying in the Wasilla Public Library.
Is Cheney Still Running the White House?
Hat tip to Doug Mataconis of Below the Beltway.
See you next week. Special thanks to Professor Kara Kaufman of Salem State College for including me in her panel discussion last week at the World History Association’s Annual Meeting in Salem, Massachusetts. I had a great time and met some interesting people.
As always, comments and criticism are welcome.
About the Author: Randall H. Miller is an American college educator/blogger. He is also a former U.S. Army officer (82nd Airborne) with a M.A. in Diplomacy (focusing on International Terrorism) and a B.A. in Criminal Justice. Use the form on the right to sign up and receive notifications of new content. The words and ideas expressed here are 100% his own and not those of his employers or affiliated organizations.
BW | Jul 3, 2009 | Reply
any comment on her announce today of stepping down as Gov on July 27th? 2012, she doesn’t stand a chance, Ronald!!
RHM | Jul 3, 2009 | Reply
If’s she’s stepping down to spend the next three years in the library and traveling – it’s a good move regardless of whether or not she runs in 2012.
dickmill | Jul 3, 2009 | Reply
If she is truly leaving politics, that’s horrible news for the Democratic Party! If she’s planning a run in 2012, she’s the gift that keeps on giving.
David Cobb | Jul 4, 2009 | Reply
Sarah Palin’s first brilliant move. The state of Alaska will be better off. I don’t know who the Lt. Governor is, but at least he can get down to the business of being a no-name governor of a wilderness territory. It is terrible news for the Democrats of course, but she never would have made it anywhere in the Presidential process. I agree, let’s hope she spends some time in the library.