Conservative Intellectual Hilariously Defends Sarah Palin’s Intellect

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Posted by thers at 12:17 pm
May 18, 2010

Conservative Intellectual Hilariously Defends Sarah Palin’s Intellect


This post originally appeared on Whiskey Fire.

As long as we’re on the topic of right-wing intellectualism, hello to you, sir, Tony Lee, please explain to us why Sarah Palin is Ever So Smart.

I hadn’t seen Sarah Palin speak in person since the 2008 elections. If one just watched or read mainstream media accounts of her paid speeches and appearances since then, including some accounts that have been featured on this site, one may have come to the conclusion that Palin was just a money-hungry ex-politician devoid of conviction, half-heartedly speaking to various interest groups and causes to line her pockets or raise her national profile to peddle books that she didn’t even write herself.

Sir! I protest! I firmly believe Sarah Palin is quite vigorously and energetically and sparkily speaking to various interest groups and causes in order to line her pockets. There is nothing half-hearted about it; she fakes sincerity so sincerely, it just might well be, and might as well be, actual sincerity. And I have no doubts whatsoever that she possesses “convictions.” She’s so full of “convictions,” her eyeballs squeak.

Though, to be fair, if I were Tony Lee, I’d my own self far prefer to debate her sincerity than her intellect.

Curious about how such memes can develop among supposedly intelligent commentators (most of whom are on the left, but the right has its fair share too), I went to Palin’s speech in Washington, D.C. on Friday, where she spoke at a breakfast hosted by The Susan B. Anthony List, an extremely influential pro-life organization.

“Memes”? ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/05/18/conservative-intellectual-hilariously-defends-sarah-palins-intellect/

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1. Do they exist?

Conservative intellectuals I'm afraid are just a myth.

[old mark]

2. That's any republican with an IQ over 104.....who can read. nt