Rolling Thunder is a bi-partisan and non-profit group "dedicated to the search for American military personnel who are prisoners of war or missing in action." Toward that end they welcome any riders who want to help that goal, but they expect people to subordinate their own personalities and desires for the good of the organization and its goals. On Memorial Day the group rode to the National Mall.
But for Sarah Palin it was just another event to use to score political points. Instead of just joining the group as a normal person, she had to make sure she was in front (and wearing her high-heeled shoes with a black leather jacket so she could look good for the cameras) where all the news people covering the rally could see her. And she made sure she could give a little speech to let everyone know how "patriotic" she is.
But not everyone associated with the group appreciated Palin's turning the event into a vehicle to promote herself. Ted Shpak, legislative director for Rolling Thunder, said, "I'm not very appreciative of the way she came in here. If she wanted to come on the ride, she should have come in the back." He fails to understand that the reporters were up front and she was there to promote herself -- not the organization or its efforts. Sarah Palin cares only for herself -- not for anything or anyone else.
It's too bad no one ever taught her the meaning of humility when she was younger.
she really pissed a lot of people off with that stunt..and glad she did.
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ReplyDeleteIf Palin ever has to actually respond to real questions and is not allowed to get by with her cliches, she is going to be in real trouble. I would ask her what she means by restoring America. Ask her what it needs to be restored to, when was it the way she says it was and how could it be made to be that way again. Then watch the words fall out like puzzle pieces falling out of a thousand piece puzzle box into a heap. To make things worse, these pieces are a Hodge podge of a dozen puzzles that got mixed in together. The result? None of it fits. It is totally incomprehe¬nsible.
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