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Because the people that would care can't lower their opinions of her any further, and the people who admire her won't care (or likely would sympathize).
Because the people that would care can't lower their opinions of her any further, and the people who admire her won't care (or likely would sympathize).
Because... who cares?
Because... who cares?
But, but ... Asians and Pacific Islanders in Hawaii, that's pretty much the definition of "glamorous." Palin was in Hawaii in the 1982-83 school year, when Magnum PI was the #2 drama on TV. I'm not shocked that young Palin may have been a bigot, and I'm not shocked that her potential slur against a reliably pro-Obama state has been unreported. But I am shocked that Palin is so out of step with heartland American taste that she literally spent a few months on the set of Magnum PI at the peak of its popularity and declared it to be insufficiently glamorous. Did she go to Hawaii hoping to find Hee-Haw?
But, but ... Asians and Pacific Islanders in Hawaii, that's pretty much the definition of "glamorous." Palin was in Hawaii in the 1982-83 school year, when Magnum PI was the #2 drama on TV. I'm not shocked that young Palin may have been a bigot, and I'm not shocked that her potential slur against a reliably pro-Obama state has been unreported. But I am shocked that Palin is so out of step with heartland American taste that she literally spent a few months on the set of Magnum PI at the peak of its popularity and declared it to be insufficiently glamorous. Did she go to Hawaii hoping to find Hee-Haw?
In any case, it's unclear what she means about "perpetual sunshine" getting in the way of her studies. That she thought you couldn't read books in the open air? That she was squinting all the time because she didn't realize what sunglasses are for? That she got sunburnt on the backs of her legs and couldn't sit down in class?
In any case, it's unclear what she means about "perpetual sunshine" getting in the way of her studies. That she thought you couldn't read books in the open air? That she was squinting all the time because she didn't realize what sunglasses are for? That she got sunburnt on the backs of her legs and couldn't sit down in class?
I think adaglas has nailed it.
I think adaglas has nailed it.
irony, no it is because the lure of the beach is pretty damn strong.
I hate to say it but I am a little on her side on this. She grew up in a small tight nit community, Hawaii is a definition of diversity, and she probably felt unsure hot to act (remember she was just 18). As to the racism charge her husband is half Alaskan native American, so much so that McCain staffers referred to him as the Eskimo. Now of course, marrying someone outside your race doesn't mean you are free of bigotry. John Derbyshire of NRO infamy married a Chinese woman, but that doesn't stop him from referring to blacks and latinos in very derogatory terms.
However, we need more proof than this to make an assertion ... view full comment
irony, no it is because the lure of the beach is pretty damn strong.
I hate to say it but I am a little on her side on this. She grew up in a small tight nit community, Hawaii is a definition of diversity, and she probably felt unsure hot to act (remember she was just 18). As to the racism charge her husband is half Alaskan native American, so much so that McCain staffers referred to him as the Eskimo. Now of course, marrying someone outside your race doesn't mean you are free of bigotry. John Derbyshire of NRO infamy married a Chinese woman, but that doesn't stop him from referring to blacks and latinos in very derogatory terms.
However, we need more proof than this to make an assertion that she is a bigot. All I see is young girl who was a big fish in her little (very little) pond, goes to huge lake, few look twice at her and she bails.
Blackton makes a good point. At 18 nobody's a fully-formed person, you pretty much have to take every half-assed thing you do or say at that age with a grain of salt.
Blackton makes a good point. At 18 nobody's a fully-formed person, you pretty much have to take every half-assed thing you do or say at that age with a grain of salt.
That's a good point blackie -- it's a pity she didn't put that touch of honesty in her memoir, however, as she's now older and can look back with some maturity and perspective.
It's one thing to be 18. It's another to be 25 years older and look back and not see anything.
That's a good point blackie -- it's a pity she didn't put that touch of honesty in her memoir, however, as she's now older and can look back with some maturity and perspective.
It's one thing to be 18. It's another to be 25 years older and look back and not see anything.
I vote for Irony's Third Theory.
Blackton, apropos of nothing wasn't Derbyshire karate-chopped by Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon"? I seem to recall reading something about how he was a walk-on and they cast him as a bad guy, with no dialogue alas.
I vote for Irony's Third Theory.
Blackton, apropos of nothing wasn't Derbyshire karate-chopped by Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon"? I seem to recall reading something about how he was a walk-on and they cast him as a bad guy, with no dialogue alas.
Second blackie and adaglas.
That college freshmen don't succumb by the thousands, like giddy lemmings bungee jumping without the bungee, because of sheer ineptitude, naivete, hormone overload, and irrational unconscious assumption of immortality is evidence of the universe's inherently unjust nature.
Second blackie and adaglas.
That college freshmen don't succumb by the thousands, like giddy lemmings bungee jumping without the bungee, because of sheer ineptitude, naivete, hormone overload, and irrational unconscious assumption of immortality is evidence of the universe's inherently unjust nature.
Of course blackton is right, but then again Palin has built her career on extolling the virtues of naivete and gut instinct. So it's a little hard for me to excuse her on the grounds that she was naive and probably just had an uncomfortable gut reaction.
Of course blackton is right, but then again Palin has built her career on extolling the virtues of naivete and gut instinct. So it's a little hard for me to excuse her on the grounds that she was naive and probably just had an uncomfortable gut reaction.
wildboy, yeah, I think you can google it. I have seen the picture of him in full early 70's regalia (oh man were those clothes bad). Having lived in China I can personally attest it wasn't difficult to get walk on parts in a lot of movies. I was in a handful of them myself (if you blinked you missed me). It was good fun a few times, but movie making is tedious as hell for extras.
wildboy, yeah, I think you can google it. I have seen the picture of him in full early 70's regalia (oh man were those clothes bad). Having lived in China I can personally attest it wasn't difficult to get walk on parts in a lot of movies. I was in a handful of them myself (if you blinked you missed me). It was good fun a few times, but movie making is tedious as hell for extras.
Blackie, I just saw it. It was a thing of beauty, perhaps matched only by some of Bill Buckley's Gstaad ski suits from the 70s.
Blackie, I just saw it. It was a thing of beauty, perhaps matched only by some of Bill Buckley's Gstaad ski suits from the 70s.
ironyroad
"In any case, it's unclear what she means about "perpetual sunshine" getting in the way of her studies. That she thought you couldn't read books in the open air? That she was squinting all the time because she didn't realize what sunglasses are for? That she got sunburnt on the backs of her legs and couldn't sit down in class?"
I am with Blackton on this one.
Having studied in both the cold snowy north and the warm sunshiny south, I'd take the cold north anyday. It's hard to eliminate from your consciousness outdoor and give yourself over to a book when you know that you could go swim in the ocean or just take a walk on the beach at any moment.
ironyroad
"In any case, it's unclear what she means about "perpetual sunshine" getting in the way of her studies. That she thought you couldn't read books in the open air? That she was squinting all the time because she didn't realize what sunglasses are for? That she got sunburnt on the backs of her legs and couldn't sit down in class?"
I am with Blackton on this one.
Having studied in both the cold snowy north and the warm sunshiny south, I'd take the cold north anyday. It's hard to eliminate from your consciousness outdoor and give yourself over to a book when you know that you could go swim in the ocean or just take a walk on the beach at any moment.