Ready for this Reality TV Show to have its Season Finale!

On that fateful Friday in August when John McCain announced to the country that his running mate would be Sarah Palin, I began to liken his campaign to a reality TV show.

I continue to stand firm in my belief that choosing no pun intended Palin- while it may have been an excellent political strategic move- was irresponsible and dangerous and I don’t understand why Americans are not more insulted. Instead many are captivated by her glasses, her children, and her affinity for lipstick. She is like a cross between Super Nanny and Omarosa.  It is obvious that she was chosen to help McCain win, rather than because she is a capable and prepared to be Vice President.  In reality TV we would have dramatic background music and cast members in small rooms at odd camera angles calling McCain out on this, and in the next elimination ceremony he would be in the bottom 2.

Instead, our reality is that we have had only 3 opportunities to hear Palin speak unscripted since her nomination. Yesterday, in an interview with Katie Couric which I highly encourage you to watch here, Palin was pushed for details on two relevant and fair questions: 1. Give  examples on how McCain has been a maverick and pushed for more corporate regulations in his 26 years in the Senate? 2. Explain how McCain’s campaign manager receiving pay checks from Freddie Mac is not a conflict of interest? Palin overtly stumbled and was unable to produce an answer. Actually, during the Freddie Mac question she kindof reminded me of Miss South Carolina talking about Maps and The Iraq. Meanwhile over at the UN , Palin was paraded in and out of photo ops with world leaders so that the campaign could put virtual stamps in her empty passport. Stay tuned, in the next episode you’ll have photos of Palin attending Econ 101 classes in the local University classroom.

This woman is unfit to be in this race! She is the pitchy singer that stays on American Idol for way too many weeks, the clunky dancer who keeps squeaking by on Dancing with the Stars, and the sloppy designer who is still on Project Runway.

Finally this week, in the midst of an economic plot twist "The fundamentals of our economy are strong. Wait, I mean we are in the midst of a financial meltdown and we must stop everything and take action now!" McCain and his co-stars make the melodramatic announcement that they are suspending the campaign and not attending the first debate unless the extremely complex and serious bailout issues are resolved in the next 48 hours.  This desperate move is nothing short of a 3 year old stating stubbornly, “I am not going to play unless I can be the Super Hero!” I hope that the American people will participate in a collective eye roll and go back to judiciously evaluating these candidates and how they stand on the issues in preparation for the big results show on Nov 4.  

Oh, and one last thing, Barack Obama, will you accept this rose?