They Cling to the Cinema

The Son of Erick on Sarah Palin resigning:

I’ve had this running thought all day, perhaps because I was watching it on TV in HD for the first time, that this is kind of like Ben Kenobi letting Darth Vader strike him down.

The Son of Erick on local GOP party elections in Arizona counties:

Yes, let’s remember that 300 Spartans held off the Persian Army.

Discuss: was the remainder of his intellectual development more profoundly informed by the Highlander movie, or the series? I say the series. The film seems beyond him, philosophically.

And of course, ahem, Wolverines.

NOTE. There were Highlander sequels? Gracious.

MORE. Equally gooberish commentary:

The explanation suggested by this latest Martin story seems pretty persuasive to me: get out of Alaska as a bigger stage beckons, earn lots of money to support your family, and keep your options open in national politics. If the world wants you to be a celebrity, why bother with the grinding details and all the frustrations of being governor of Alaska? Be a celebrity.

Is a decision to walk away from the people who voted for you because you want to be a celebrity a good way of "keeping options open in politics"? I myself find this a not entirely "persuasive" line of thought, but then I am not Rich Lowry.

These idiots confuse their perception that "Palin annoys liberals" with the notion that "Palin is therefore great." The reason they do this is that they are idiots.

Comments

[Dr Dick]

Further proof that their entire policy portfolio consists of annoying liberals.

[PattyP]

I'm just worried there will be no qualified person in Alaska to warn us when Putin rears his head again.

[Righteous Bubba]

Yes, let’s remember that 300 Spartans held off the Persian Army.

That was until the Persian army killed them.

[flory]

These idiots confuse their perception that "Palin annoys liberals"

How does one confuse the sound of raucous, disbelieving laughter at the whiney lunacy of your chosen standard bearer with 'annoyance'?

[daphne]

"If the world wants you to be a celebrity..." now THAT's annoying. As a member of "the world," I for one wish I'd never heard of this particular "celebrity."

[Monica_A: An Average Bear]

1. If you watch it as pure entertainment (the way it was meant to be), "300" isn't that bad. It was a gladiator movie in the best sense. Don't take it anymore seriously than you do "Iron Man".

2. Don't make fun of "The Highlander". That makes me very, very angry and you wouldn't like me I'm angry. :-)

[toma]

Hail! I am a liberal, and I was once annoyed by Michael Jackson's pedophilia. But after he held off 300 Persian Diana Ross impersonators in 'The Wiz'...and I've lost my train of thought.

[PaminBB]

Don't ignore the "make lots of money" aspect. It's probably a strong motivator for the Palins, and it's something that many Repubs can relate to as the prime motivation for otherwise bizarre behavior.

Sanford and his true infatuation/love =confusion for the base. Time to get Sister Sarah out there to spread the word (and rake in some cash).

[rea]

Somehow, the 700 Thespians never get any respect.

[fish]

I, for one, would like to believe that there were never sequels made for Highlander. It is important to me to believe this.