Cat Grad wrote:I could care less what the east coast thinks of us. It pisses me off that many of our area residents portray this woman as an "idiot" simply because she "never went to a 'real' college--only Idaho." Do you know what the east coast thinks of all of us? Really? Go ahead, spew some more east coast stereotypes for all of us to enjoy.
I love how you talk about "the east coast" like it's a single person with a single mindset, and then accuse others of "spewing east coast stereotypes."
Look...nobody cares where Sarah Palin went to college. The reason a lot of us think she's an idiot is because every time she opens her mouth, she makes it abundantly clear that she has no real understanding of whatever topic it is that she's talking about. Call me an elitist if you want to, but I can say to a certainty that I will never vote for a Presidential candidate who:
1) thinks the media's criticism of her attacks on an opponent constitutes a threat to her First Amendment rights;
2) thinks Africa is a single country;
3) cannot name a single Supreme Court case besides Roe v. Wade;
4) makes reference, in an interview, to the nonexistent "Department of Law" in the Executive Branch of the government; or
5) incorrectly describes the Constitutional role of the Vice President when asked what the Vice President does by a third grader.
I could go on, but the point is this: if people think Sarah Palin is an "idiot," that's not the fault of the media, or of "east coast elitists," or whatever other boogeyman you want to blame. She has worked very hard to earn that label.
Maybe when Sarah 