Palin-phobia is still with us

Before the election, I remarked on two occasions about the far Left's phobia about Governor Sarah Palin. They couldn't seem to say or do enough to denigrate her. Post-election, certain alleged 'anonymous McCain aides' have been quoted as making equally negative remarks about her. Some have already been debunked as falsehoods, planted by 'humorists' (although I'm sure those in their right minds don't find them funny at all).

Richard Littlejohn points out that Palin-phobia isn't restricted to the USA. Writing from England, he reports:

During the U.S. election, the BBC was especially condescending towards Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

One of the more ridiculous smears given currency was that Palin wasn’t aware that Africa was a continent, not a country. It fitted perfectly with the perception of Palin as a thick hick.

Now it turns out that the credit for the allegation has been claimed by a pair of American internet hoaxers, posing as a Republican strategist.

One of them, Dan Mirvish, was interviewed on the Today programme by a clearly disappointed Sarah Montague.

At one stage, she blurted out that even if it had been made up, it didn’t mean it wasn’t true.

We’re still none the wiser, but why let the facts get in the way of a good story?

Isn't it amazing how some people just can't let go of their preconceptions?

It seems she's also a target in a new game, Super Obama World. The Daily Mail reports:

In the first installment you guide President-elect Barack Obama through Sarah Palin's home state of Alaska, taking on pigs and pitbulls in lipstick, hockey moms, Russian soldiers, greedy oil-company executives, and evenutally Sarah Palin herself on a skidoo.




Like in the classic Super Mario series, you jump on enemies to knock them out of the game and earn points, and collect flag lapel pins to earn extra lives. The difficulty increases as you advance from level to level in the game.

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The game makes a number of digs at the Republican Party and Sarah Palin. It features luxury stores Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, in reference to the controversy that the Republican campaign reportedly spent £75,000 on the vice presidential candidates clothes.

Also early on Obama can take a wrong turn ending up at a dead end signposted 'Bridge to nowhere.'

. . .

Three more Alaska levels are planned, plus a series of levels in Illinois (Obama's home state), Arizona (McCain's home state), and Washington D.C.

After all the whining, vitriol and general nastiness directed against Gov. Palin, I'm wondering whether it's possible to 'hack' the game so that this time, she wins! I can hear the cries of the far Left already . . . "Oh, bummer!"



Peter