Polly Palin the Parrot; Barbie Doll on Steroids
by Bill Hare | October 3, 2008
Whatever might have remained of the objective of using debates as a source of voter information and guidance was rudely shattered last night on a St. Louis stage after Republican media spin hands did their best to banish reason and logic out of existence and replace it with chilling Orwellian style 1984 rote garble.
Based on any traditional debate format Joe Biden performed with precision skill. Sarah Palin’s “performance” and that is labeling her evening’s activity kindly, was a totally different matter.
My discomfort level rose sharply as the chirpy Palin drone persisted. I was reminded of a faithful pet parrot called Polly that long time family friends kept in their San Diego, California years ago.
The line “Polly wants a cracker” was once synonymous with the rote, unvarying response of a parrot doing what it was told, delivering a programmed response as the faithful pet entertained its owners along with visiting friends and relatives.
When I listened to Polly’s trained responses I would have been terrified if I knew that later a candidate appearing on a national stage seeking the vice presidency, one heart beat removed from the most powerful position in the world, would be spoon fed and perform in the same fashion before a television audience of millions.
The cynical Republican handlers who packaged barnyard compost and touted it as pearly gems of wisdom would never stop with the Polly Parrot presentation. It served as part of a one-two punch.
In the second instance what was needed was manufactured energy, the go-go, rah-rah presentation of a trainer leading an exercise group in a vigorous aerobics session. That element of the package was met by packaging the rote consistency of Polly Palin with Palin as Barbie Doll on steroids.
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