Sarah Palin: Not The Sharpest Icepick on The Cocktail Tray, Bless Her

My inability to watch things that are embarrassing extends to the clips of Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric. The misunderstandings in Three's Company are as naught. I managed to watch the clip about why the bailout should be directed towards Wall street rather than main street, but only barely, with my nails pressing neat half-moon depressions in my palms all the while. There is no way I'm making it through that thing about Putin and I refuse to try. Sullivan notes someone saying it's like Ricky Gervais humor, and that's right. I thought Sullivan had really gone off the deep end for a while, and I still think he was too quick to get up in Palin's obstetric records, but I'm beginning to share his shock and alarm. It's just literally crazy for this woman to be in the position she's in.

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[woof]

Yes, the Putin clip is like watching "Meet the Parents". Please stop! Please stop! Too excruciatingly embarrassing.

"it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state."

Nooo! Make it stop! Make it stop!

[Neil the Ethical Werewolf]

I feel like having both people be of the same gender intensifies it. Instead of having these things lost in gender differences, you get the facial expressions, voice, and phrasing of the competent woman, and then the facial expressions, voice, and phrasing of the incompetent woman.

[Andy Vance]

Heh: I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful.

[Jim Treacher]

I was especially embarrassed by the part about FDR going on TV during the Depression.

[bitchphd]

I feel like having both people be of the same gender intensifies it.

Yes, but I think that's largely because Couric doesn't have to pull her punches at all; she can look daggers at Palin and no one is going to accuse her of being mean to a girl. It helps that Couric herself is very femme.

(I'm sorry you can't watch this kind of thing, Belle; it really is one of the great joys of this campaign season, and I've been giggling like a hyena.)