During the height of the Sarah Palin smearapalooza, former Air America airhead Randi Rhodes suggested that parents of Palin’s childrens’ friends had to say no when their kids asked to sleep over at the Governor’s house–out of fear that the GOP nominee for vice president would prey on them sexually.
RHODES: She’s the woman who shows up at the kid’s birthday party and starts opining about everything from politics to lawn care. This is the woman that knows it all. Will shout you down, will get revenge on you. That’s who she is.
She’s friends with all the teenage boys. You have to say no when your kids say, ‘can we sleep over at the Palin’s?’ No! NO!
The irony here is not in what Morrissey cleverly noted at the time:
Even apart from that despicable accusation, the rest of Rhodes’ argument sounds strangely like projection. What does Rhodes herself do for a living? She “opines about everything from politics to lawn care”. Rhodes also acts as though she “knows it all”, including Palin’s sexual proclivities. If Rhodes finds opinion from strong women so offensive, maybe she should find another line of work. After this bit of lunacy, perhaps her employer should expedite that change.
No, the irony here is in People Magazine–and their newest exposé revealing Michelle Obama’s “campaign secret.” I kid you not:
Turns out the Obama family Fist Bump of Hope may leave Michelle feeling a little–ahem–unsatisfied, I guess.
Or at least, that’s what Randi Rhodes must think.
Right?
