Georgia on Her Mind....But Sarah Palin Has Trouble Lurking Around the Corner

Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find...
--Ray Charles

No sooner had she committed to hunkering down in Alaska to "get back to work," the Last Frontier's rogue governor, Sarah Palin, is headed back to the campaign trail again, first to Georgia, where she will stump for the Great White Hope of the GOP, Saxby Chambliss, in a last ditch effort to stave off a filibuster-proof U.S. Senate. Then she's off to Pennsylvania, where her press flunkies are claiming she's meeting with President-elect Barack Obama, but it's hardly a one-on-one; Palin will be in Philadelphia amongst a horde of other governors from both parties gathered by the National Governors Association.

That of course would be the same Barack Obama whose character Palin ruthlessly assassinated throughout the presidential campaign and at whom she directed inflammatory rhetoric to the point that chants of violence were directed against him. The same Obama whom Palin called a socialist and a pal of terrorists and who-knows-what other lies from the kitchen sink she and her hack Republican speechwriters fabricated along the way. The same Obama who Palin said "is not a man who sees America as you and I do."

The very same Obama who will now have to pull Palin's ass (along with the rest of her faith-based faithful) out from the economic cataclysm wrought by the evangelical George Bush and his faith-based plunderers in Washington, all of whom should be doing hard time for the crimes they've committed against the American people in the name of God and Country.

Yes, the very same Barack Obama. Or, as her long-forgotten running mate put it, "That one."

Palin will be in Georgia spewing out the same lies and preying on the same fears, only with the added caveat that Chambliss represents the last best hope against a Communist Congress and a Communist Administration. We're talking a Comintern, folks. You can bet that Palin will be snarling those notorious fangs of hers as she cavorts through the red clay hills and into the backwoods of Augusta and Savannah--and that Hannity and O'Reilly will be watching the raw footage well into the wee hours. With their doors locked.

I'd like to say that redneck is as redneck does, but I don't want to insult my redneck friends who earned that sobriquet the hard way--by pounding down cases of shitty beer and cheap whiskey and working 40-hour weeks for twenty-odd years so that they could lose their hard-earned pensions to the GOP's lap dogs on Wall Street. Palin isn't really a redneck, she's, you got it, a career politician who's sucked at the public trough for most of the past two decades. She even pulled down $130,000 a year as the chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, to which she was appointed by the thoroughly corrupt Frank Murkowski. She's done plenty of bidding behind closed doors for the oil companies, all while her hubby Todd has pulled in a fat pay-check from British Petroleum on the North Slope. She's a faux redneck at best. It's all blush and powder.

In fact, Palin's never held down a real job in her life. She was busted in her twenties for padding her resume and from that point on it's been political payola. As for her fiscal skills, the one business she and Todd ran back in the 1990s, well, they ran it right into the ground. They developed a bad reputation for shitty service and no follow-through. So Palin jumped on the government gravy train.

You betcha.

In Georgia, Palin probably won't have to live down her recent Turkeygate incident nor David Letterman's Top Ten List for Turkey Slaughter. And of course, she's betting on the front-runner in Chambliss, who holds a narrow lead over his Democratic opponent, Jim Martin, and who's hoping for a low turnout from Georgia's black voters come Election Day. Me, I like the underdog plus-three, but Sarah's gambling on a little political redemption. A lot of Republicans are whispering that she lost the election. The girl is carrying some heavy baggage.

But unless she runs into an unforeseen turkey ranch or a Georgia slaughterhouse, Palin's not likely to hit too many snags in the Peach State. She might, however, have some trouble facing her in Philadelphia. The word on the street is that her fellow GOP governors didn't take to kindly to her hogging the spotlight at their recent convention in Florida. And only yesterday, Republican Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina laughed nervously when asked if he thought Palin represented the "future" of the Republican Party. Could be damn near as frosty in Philly as it is in Wasilla.

And when she returns from Pennsylvania (her trip to the governor's conference is being paid for by the citizens of Alaska), Palin has some serious trouble facing her in the eye. A bipartisan coalition of angry political activists anchored down in Anchorage is now demanding that the Alaska Legislature follow-up on the findings of its special investigator who found that Palin had, in fact, breached he state's Ethics Act in her handling of Troopergate.

Moreover, Alaskan political watchdog Zane Henning, from Palin's hometown of Wasilla, also just received word today from the state's Personnel Board that they are in receipt of his complaint that Palin violated the same Ethics Act by conducting non-state business (television interviews that focused on her future political aspirations) in state offices. "I'm worried about the ethical and economic future of our state," said Henning, an oil industry worker and self-described fiscal conservative. "I see her as being profusely dangerous to both."

Comments

[canuck eh]

This narcissist woman cannot stay away from anything that will put her in the limelight.
The article forgot to mention that she has back-stabbed those who helped her politically as soon as she found more powerful supporters.
Yes, she is something of a celebrity.
But she doesn't realize that over half of those tracking her are fascinated watching her repeatedly shoot herself in the foot.

[clt1964]

Mark Sanford is the governor of the very RED state that borders just to the south of my home state of North Carolina (most recently turned blue in the national election). I make the distinction because North Carolina has for many years had a Democratic governor and just elected another one. We also elected two Democartic senators.

[Geoffrey Dunn - Huffpost Blogger]

Thank you VERY MUCH for the correction re North Carolina; that was a brain slip, and one of the great things you can do on Huffington Post is correct your mistakes and thank people at the same time. I know that South Carolina is a state and not a continent! As for North Carolina, I surfed in Wilmington in my long lost youth many years ago—a lovely little break—so I certainly know the difference. And, even more importantly, thank you for going blue...

As for Ms. Palin, my sources in Alaska have told me today that she may be preparing for a Senate run against Republican incumbent, Lisa Murkowski, who was appointed to the post by her father, Frank Murkowski, Alaska's tainted governor, who Palin trounced in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2006. It's an incestuous little band of eager beavers up there (Dems and Repugs alike), and Palin was offended by Murkowski's nepotism in naming his daughter—and stepping over her. So don't be surprised if Palin takes on another Murkowski come 2010. She's dead serious about a Presidential run in 2012.

[bygollymissmolly]

I'm wondering who is paying for her trip to Georgia? I certainly hope it is not the citizens of Alaska.

[Geoffrey Dunn - Huffpost Blogger]

Palin's trip to Georgia is being paid for by the Chambliss campaign; but I'm wondering if she's splitting the tabs to and from the airport in Alaska between Chambliss and the state. Ditto for her political flunkie Bill McAllister, who works on the State of Alaska's nickel, but who admits to handling all sorts of inquiries on behalf of Palin that have nothing to do with state business. It's a fraud.

And, no, I haven't read "Mudflats," and when I looked it up, found an auto parts web site, so what are some links to good Palin info in Alaska? We should start a list.

[Jean AK]

Geoffrey, here's the GOOD Mudflats:
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/

You will find links to other good AK sites right there!

[Greytdog]

Mudflats rock!!!!

[SeanGardner]

I just want to know what's on those personal e-mail accounts she maintains...the accounts she conducts state business on. I bet you it pretty explosive stuff.

[Shannyn Moore - Huffpost Blogger]

Oh, you clever man!

[oldgeek1]

Well, when she is up for re-election the people of Alaska can vote her out. Given how close it was for a convicted felon, I am not sure they will vote her out just because she is an under educated, ambitious empty suit. Let her go to Fox News.

[Jean AK]

I don't think waiting another two years is much of an option. If I know Alaska politics, so much will have been forgotten by then.

[dontomas]

Barack Obama is too cool to spurn Palin despite the zealous attacks upon him. I just hope that she realizes how tiny she is compared to him. There will be a lot of governors at this meeting who supported Obama, I would not count on too much "spolight" if I was Palin.

[meede]

Unfortunately it's the media that controls the 'spotlight' & that's what will be seen on the shows.

[meede]

I think Geoffrey visits some Alaskan blogs!!! Mudflats possibly being one??

I have a feeling we will once again be subjected to Palin's "palin' speech" on TV this weekend. But, I won't complain. The more she talks, she continues to shoot herself in the foot. We can sit back, eat popcorn and watch the train wreck without having to break a sweat!!

[jfor]

In order to support Sarah Palin you must give up your integrity, self respect, honesty, competance, patriotism and desire for truthfulness. Remember your children are watching.

[TandalynNeff]

jfor, you were being kind and left out a few other things. I would like to add to your list, forget you have an education or are intellectually curious and enjoy reading and have respect for other people. However, the last comes with integrity. What I find amazing, is that a majority of the people in Alaska support her. Hopefully, the last several months will be an eye opener.

[CatladyLinda]

Unfortunately, there are places in this country where one only gets pro-Palin news. My mother lives in a small town in Oklahoma, where her cable provider only carries FOX. She never sees MSNBC or any other programming that exposes Sarah Palin's stupidity. Consequently, my 84-year-old mother thinks Sarah Palin is "nice". To add even more bias, my mother is a lifelong member of a Southern Baptist church where they, of course, preach the fundamentalist viewpoint. All of her friends are conservative Christian Republicans too. As much as I try, I cannot break through that much indoctrination to convince my mother of the train wreck that is Sarah Palin. I gave up trying when I realized that it just upsets my mother and makes her mad at me.

[rbenjamin]

Ah Geoffrey, you must be channeling my thoughts. Terrific post!!!!!!!