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This link got me fired up. I always have to preface political rants with a few points. First, I studied Political Science in college. I don't say that to try to qualify myself, I say it to explain why I get so passionate. Second, I am not a registered Democrat, nor do I consider myself a liberal. In fact, I outwardly supported George W. Bush against Al Gore, and continue to have quite conservative opinions on the economy. With that said, let's go to work.

If you know me, you know that there is a short list (4 names to be exact) of people I can honest say I hate in the world. The first is Christian Audigier. Ed Hardy can suck my nuts. Thank you, Christian, for singlehandedly inventing the Douche Bag. But a close second is Sarah Palin; and it might be easier for me to explain in bullet format.

1) These people in the video go on and on about Socialism and its relatives. I can't tell you how upset I get when uneducated people talk about Socialism. In fact, 99% of the time, I will leave a conversation in which that subject is brought up. Why? Because most of the time, people are completely misinformed and FALSE. To begin with, Socialism is an economic policy, not a judicial system. Claiming that somehow the United States will go from Democracy to Socialism is ludicrous, because that's impossible. Socialism, as a system, deals with how wealth is distributed amongst people. It has nothing to do with whether we have a President or a dictator next year.
Not only is Socialism largely misconstrued in political debates, but it is also misunderstood. Here's a fact for all those podunk losers at the Columbus bookstore: the United States is not Capitalist. True, it is MORE Capitalist than it is anything else, but....*gasp*...there are MANY elements of Socialism that we enjoy everyday. Highways, post offices, police departments, libraries, schools, and hospitals name a few. Don't like Socialism? Whoops...better skip taking I-4 today. Oh, and don't mail that package. Yikes, better be able to afford private school too! Fight Socialism 'til your face turns blue, but it already exists around you everday.

2) Sarah Palin and her Republican constituents have hyped the FALSE fact that Barack Obama is anti-American. Listen people, you don't have to like Obama, but at least have an intelligent defense for your opinion. Like...say you don't like his budget. Say you don't like his healthcare proposal. Say you don't like his Iraq exit strategy. But please don't say he doesn't like our troops. Because that's not true and quite disrespectful. Barack Obama is the CEO of the US Military. That means, it is his JOB to decide whether to put American lives in harm's way or withdraw them. If he decides it's not worth it, that doesn't mean he doesn't like our troops, it just means he disagrees with others. Claiming that Obama doesn't like the military is like claiming hospital directors don't like doctors. How silly is that?

3) A little pet peeve of mine: Russia does not touch Alaska. That man said they are across the road, hence border issues. The distance between mainland Russia and the Aleutian Islands is 55 miles. And Sarah Palin did not have to deal with significant border patrol issues with Russia...which means I'm sorry, but that does not qualify her as a foreign policy expert.

4) Drill baby, drill. This VERY intelligent woman in the above video said, "We need to get the polar bears off the endangered species list, so we can drill." Well, duh. Why do you think you're not allowed to go drilling and cutting down trees in those areas? So we can rebuild an endangered population. And just to prove how very educated she is, she also noted that we should be drilling for gas as well as oil. Which just goes to show she has no idea what gasoline is.

I don't like Sarah Palin. Not one bit. And for what it's worth, I didn't support Barack Obama for President either. But what I can't stand is that so much of America these days doesn't care to be educated about politics. As that old man said, he watches Fox News and thus is informed about all sides of every issue. Seriously? Fox News also publicly and financially supported anti-government rallies in this country. As a private organization, they have every right to do that, however it hardly makes them an unbiased source of information. Sarah Palin has many positive facets. She is relatable. She is understandable. And she is marketable. But stop lieing to yourselves and saying that Barack Obama is after Marxism and Sarah Palin is the only one that can save us. Sarah Palin is a fascinating tragedy from a town of 5,000 in podunk Alaska who graduated from the University of Idaho in hopes of being a sportscaster. Let's just hope foreign policy or Katie Couric interviews aren't in her future.