And she wants to be president?

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/sarah-palin-version-paul-revere-famous-ride-facebook-161453631.html

This ones gonna be short and sweet, but right up the SIOTBAA Society's alley. (T-shirts and coffee mugs available) Since time immemorial politicians and their gaffs have been the subject of editorials, commentaries etc. Anytime any elected or want to be elected official makes a boo boo, the press generally leaps onto it like a hungry dog going after Alpo. Generally, the target either ignores the attacks or comes back and tries to clarify what their comments actually meant.

Sarah Palin has become famous/infamous for her "unusual" comments and for her amazing ability to justify what she said. The famous "Don't Retreat/Reload" comes to mind. (Which I actually admired her for until she waffled under pressure that it was too antagonistic) Just a short time ago, she did it again with her "interpretation" of Paul Revere's famous ride which I can assure you had absolutely nothing to do with the actual events. She had Revere riding to warn the British and ringing bells when in fact he was warning us that the "British" were coming and there were no bells involved.

(As an aside here, Revere's part of the famous ride was actually the shortest of the route and no one ever remembers the other men who rode before him, but that's just sour grapes.)

Now anyone with more than a handful of brain cells to rub together would have come back later and admitted that they had made a slight error in all the excitement of their speech. Heck, I can easily see how a person might make a verbal mistake. It's a small blooper and could be easily forgiven. But that's not what dear Mrs. Palin is doing. Instead of saying, "Hey, sorry I actually meant to say..." She is proudly announcing that her version instead of history's version is correct. This oh so intelligent woman is basically trying to rewrite history instead of just admitting she made a mistake.

Even more amazing is that her followers are defending her version and even attempting their own "revised" version of Revere's ride. Is lunacy contagious? Do brain cells degrade when exposed to Palinite Radiation? I am all for supporting the people you like but don't support their idiocy.

Still a part of me hopes she does run for President and a part of me actually hopes she wins. With her in the office for 4 years, anyone after that will seem like a blessing.