What (some) Women Know About Sarah

Hold on to your hats. I thought I had read and heard every possible take on Sarah Palin. I don't need to review the reasons she's reprehensible. But then Maxine Albert, a friend of mine, offered what can only be called a fresh insight on the Vice-Maverick nominee. Bear with me and Maxine. What she writes has nothing to do with policy. You can take this as satire, or as a profound analysis of the emotional, non-verbal communication all of us engage in unconsciously all the time. And as we know, more and more research confirms that voters' decisions are made largely on an emotional, not a rational, level. Maxine Albert's commentary after the jump.

Maxine Albert writes: Besides all the obvious reasons to dislike Sarah, there's always been something else about her that bothered me, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. It became clear when I was watching the Palin-Biden debate with my boyfriend Bob. Sarah has such self confidence. She came out and blew a kiss to the audience like it was second nature. I could tell Bob liked that. The Vice-Maverick went right up to Senator Biden and asked if she could call him `Joe.' You could see she felt really comfortable around men. When she proceeded to wink at the audience as she spoke, Bob really appreciated those winks. And I knew why - I've used them myself to get my way with men. Sarah reminds me of someone... someone we women know all too well. She's that girlfriend you can't trust with your man - not even for a second. She's ruthless and heartless and will do and say anything to get what she wants. Sarah's not your true girlfriend; she's all about her. We women are an intuitive bunch. We love our girlfriends - and we can smell a phony a mile away. You've seen the type in "All About Eve." Sarah - we don't like you and we don't trust you. When we look at you we see that bad girl all the guys would cheat with. Get away from our men. And guys - she's all smiles, kisses and winks until it turns to `Fatal Attraction'. Women understand Sarah all too well. And we don't want her around. (Maxine Albert is a speech coach, writer and consultant based in Manhattan.)

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What a hater (none / 0)

Just because Sarah gets some, now Maxine has to be hatin' on her.

Don't hate the player, hate the game.


The pebbles have voted and the avalanche has begun.

President-Elect "That One"

by Dracomicron on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 05:52:53 PM EST

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I picked up on this early.  She's a big time c*** tease.  Most of the women I've talked to pick up on some variation of that sense that they couldn't trust Ms. Sarah with their men.  Can't be trusted.


by granty43 on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 06:19:25 PM EST

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There are rumors (from the National Enquirer) that she had an affair with a friend/business partner of Todd's (http://gawker.com/5045218/palin-had-affa ir-says-enquirer).  I don't buy much into it, but it certainly fits with your narrative.


Change has come to America.
by the mystical vortexes of sedona on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 06:25:39 PM EST

No, that's not it. (none / 0)

At least that's not what bothers me about her.

Anna Shane put it really well:

Sarah is that mean girl in sixth grade, no one really liked but everyone feared. She thrives in the small towns where the kids are stuck and where gossip can ruin lives and revenge is personal and petty.  

She's like a cartoon of that small town mean girl, the one that we read about in coming of age books about some intelligent girl who had to deal with those bully girls.


I'm voting for Saxby Chambliss!
by Jess81 on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 06:53:08 PM EST

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That was good ,but she wouldn't get anywhere near me .I can spot a phoney a mile off ,and not only that she's ugly inside,and THAT shows.To me it does anyway.
 John Lennon  once wrote "One thing you can't hide,is when your crippled inside".Totally applies to Palin.

by Lodgemannered on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 08:49:57 PM EST


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