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Sarah Palin delivers more adjectives than action

Written by Todd Lucas, The Shorthorn guest columnist

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 01:55 PM

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that few people in recent politics have charged the emotions of so many people like Sarah Palin.

The mention of her name will almost immediately bring about reactions such as devout support or intense disgust. This may be the primary reason Palin was hired as a commentator for Fox News.

But do we really need another discordant figure fueling an already well-known controversial news station? Fox already has Bill O’Reilly. Do they really need someone else to create waves for them?

Palin, similar to her appointment as vice presidential candidate to John McCain, was brought to Fox News for one reason — so people will watch to see what she says next, not because of her political experience.

Amusingly, Palin’s first broadcast on Fox News was made notable by her stating that the network was “fair and balanced” despite the stations history of conservative biases and inaccurate reporting.

Palin herself says many people who oppose her are simply doing so because they are not ready for someone bringing her “common sense conservative” view.

However, this was said by someone who, in an interview during the presidential campaign, admitted she thought that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, that she didn’t know why there was a North and South Korea and that she had no idea who her own son would be fighting in Iraq.

Many say she has no leadership qualifications to run for President in 2012, as many predict she is looking to do. But with her record of wasteful government spending in her term as Alaska governor, controversy stemming from personnel issues while in office and making false accusations and statements without regard, she seems uniquely qualified to run for president.

Promising one thing and delivering another is something politicians have been doing since the birth of politics.

Sarah Palin is no exception.

You can certainly dress the situation up however you like, but the fact remains that while many tout Palin as a fresh new face in politics, she is ultimately nothing more than the same old thing we have complained about for decades, this time put in a prettier package.
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