Palin Blasts Bloggers. Spiro Agnew Redux?

"Bored, anonymous, pathetic bloggers who lie annoy me," says Sarah Appalling. Is she channeling Spiro Agnew? Or trying to? That's some goal.

Remember Agnew's narcissistic and paranoid ravings? When this bilious Blagojevich predecessor attacked the media, as crooked and vile as he was, at least his gems were often studded with piquantly alliterative epithets, like: "nattering nabobs of negativism," "pusillanimous pussyfooters", and "hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history," courtesy of White House speech crafters Pat Buchanan and William Safire.

Alas, Palin's cheeky, anemic gibberish lacks Agnew's panoply of pretentious pompous poetry. Pretty perfectly.

The interminable election finally over, now we must endure the Alaskan pretender-to-the-throne's braying and whinnying at the media and anyone else who didn't buy into her brainless, gutless nonsense. And now I see that her Norma Desmond routine has expanded to include bloggers and anyone else who has questioned her abilities, sincerity, integrity yes, even the motherhood of her baby. But this bane of McCain, this bespectacled Coultergeist, so obviously in over her head in the election, even at the shallow end, isn't saying what she means, and what she means is as obvious as a turkey being slaughtered just behind her, which she claims to be unaware of.

It isn't that "bored, anonymous, pathetic bloggers" lie, it's that they vote. And this time they voted to send her back to Alaska. Among the many things she fails to grasp is that what she thinks of the media and/or bloggers, means as little to most of us, no, less, than before most of us had ever even heard of her. Sarah, babe, history has marched on and left you behind. (At least you've got a new wardrobe.) It's over. Snap out of it!

This Agnewesque raver still cannot seem to get over the fact that she lost.

As for me, "bored, pathetic," but not anonymous blogger that I am, I still cannot get over the fact that she ran.

Comments

[roblabrousse]

Now if Palin were in a position to erase free speech from the Constitution would that make her happy? We all know that if she were happy we would be happy too. Because we know this country is based on the freedom of speech of only one person at a time until that person expires. And Sarah knows this by heart because she's a governor. And no one has ideas better than she. And she's all knowing and all merciful and all justifiable.....oops!! She's got an incurable disorder known as "God Complex". Man I almost bought into her divine dribble. You know a pretty face and a funny twangy, mavericky speech pattern can hypnotize ya,. there. So glad my raging liberalism and sense of what's right came back to me. This broad doesn't know chalk from cheese. And moreover maybe if we continue to express what we think about her on blogs will some how irritate the moose crap right out of her!! Now there's what I call freedom of speech.

[parispundit]

Great post, Madame Heller. Palin? A cynic with a knack for alliterative wise cracks might call her a double-speaking dupe of fellow dunces. She"s certainly a distinguished mud-slinger. Like Agnew, who couldn't take what he dished out, her hackles are easily raised. Though many in the political peanut gallery urge us to drop her like the proverbial blistering potato, it"s clear that we must continue tilting at Madame Beyond-the-Pale. She will not dry up and blow away. We, the anonymous bloggers and mixed-metaphor meisters, the polishers of convenient cliches, are the simple folk she derides. As others have commented, we are the voters, the guardians of the temple of democracy. We cannot stop paying tribute to Madame Palin, for a multiplicity of reasons. Were we to do so, this weird weed of woe would simply tumble back, wrapped in alliterative ribbons, at the next election, unscrutinized, and ready throw her bear or moose rug onto the White House floor. Keep the posts coming, Madame! We need you. parispundit

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

Thanks so much. Yes, I am...

[bleeplander]

From where I come from those bored lyin' bloggers are called voters. Keep it up the finger pointing, question dodging and mean girl antics, it's so annoying. I have never voted for anyone who annoys me.

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

Now if only she would keep quiet and go away...

[hortonhearsawho2]

I'm proud to be a Pathetic American....

[keepemhonest]

Poor Sarah .... the bored bloggers caught her in every lie AND ... better yet ... we spread the truth at lightening speed.

[trisha08]

That's the catch right there. Sarah isn't accustomed to having anyone hold her accountable. In Alaksa, she can say/do whatever she wants and no one calls her on it. I think they are afraid of her and I can see why. She doesn't let go once you are on her hit list. Poor Trooper Wooten.

It was easy to for Palin to say things like, "I said thanks, but no thanks to the bridge to nowhere"....when she didn't have the multitude of "bored and pathetic" bloggers in the lower 48 "spreading the truth at lightening speed".

I am sure that being held accountable for what she says (and does) is a shock to her system.

[CatladyLinda]

What a well-written and well-thought-out blog, you poor pathetic, anonymous blogger, you! LOL!

[HopeARP]

I will never forgive McCain for the anxiety (the nightmares) so many of us experienced after he selected the Snow Bunny as his running mate. He was dangerous enough all by himself. With her, we faced impending disaster. As she returns to Alaska, with her narcissism, hypocrisy, vindictiveness and ignorance intact, perhaps Alaskan voters will come to their senses and vote her out as governor.

[Zen0469]

A most intriguing parallel between Palin and Agnew.

Palin is definitely superior to Agnew as a schizophrenic word salad artiste. And she does hold the upper hand when it comes to posturing before the camera. Who can ever forget her striking dramatic and alluring poses before a backdrop of slicing and dicing of those hapless turkeys.

On the other hand, Agnew was by far and away the more accomplished crook, with bags of cash delivered to his White House Office door. But I suppose that there is still much time for Sarah to acquire the details of such an exotic trade. ..........Hmmmmm, I wonder if Blago is taking on any apprentices these days .........

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

Wow, "word salad artiste"! You are, too. That's just terrific. Bravo.

[Dhammi]

....This Agnewesque raver still cannot seem to get over the fact that she lost. ...

This Angewesque raver cannot seem to get over the fact that all she does is lie. My God Sarah give your head a shake and get back to the business of getting your family 'stories' lined up so you won't be tripped up again). Just remember - THE TRUTH WILL OUT!

Bless 'em all.

[trisha08]

Since you mentioned Agnew's narcissistic and paranoid ravings. I give you a definition that I think applies to the situation. Just saying.....

An individual with narcissistic personality disorder exhibits extreme self-importance, inability to empathize with others and heightened sensitivity to criticism. Self-involvement and lack of empathy characterize this personality disorder.

People with narcissistic personality disorder need to be the center of attention, receiving affection and admiration, and controlling the situation. To get the attention he craves, he may try to create crises that return the focus to him. Like patients with antisocial personality disorder, this person places entitlement issues at the fore.

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

It's frightening to think of how many politicians this must apply to.

[tgram]

Palin has moved from network news to tabloid news and I can't understand why Huffpost is still writing about her. Personally, I find the stories amusing.

But the recent news coming out of Alaska is sad, especially when the Gov. uses the state government website for her news release to combat gossip. I'm shocked to see the people of Alaska stand by and allow her to continue on like this.

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

I can't believe she is still being interviewed. What more is there for us to learn about her and what do we care?

[TwentyCharactersLong]

Well, the John Ziegler interview isn't about learning anything but for Ziegler to get the attention he so desperately craves, much like Palin does. He thinks he's speaking truth to power by going onto MSNBC and ignoring the questions David Shuster asks him, instead complaining about how he's like a cop being interviewed by OJ. You know, the more I think about it, the more he's like Sarah Palin herself. They would go so great together.

[alaskanrex]

What are we suposed to do? That I know of, there have been no illegal actions on her part... not that we can take action against... I keep asking around, and haven't had much in the way of suggestions, so if you have one, please let me know!

[ericmiami]

Also, too, Sarah is smarter than her supporters.

[trisha08]

Nice post. Thanks.

Didn't she just insult all her supporters at Team Sarah and other pro-Sarah and GOP bloggers? They too are anonomyous and tell lies. So, I guess they must be bored pathetic bloggers too. Better tell them that Sarah just called them LOSERS.

Or, is it only "bored pathethic lying bloggers" who blog about Sarah that annoy her so much? Hell, they can insult and lie about the President elect.....that doesn't bother her, but don't dare criticize Sarah?

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

That pretty much says it, I think.

[postman606]

Team Sarah with the real Obama Birth certificate 24/7?

[rtolmach]

Keep 'em coming!

[Erica Heller - Huffpost Blogger]

Thank you. With so much fodder, how can I not?