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Sarah Palin? The former Governor of Alaska, the Sarah Palin who was a candidate for Vice President? Wait, aren't those elected offices?
I specifically said in my post that the Arizona incident was most likely not caused by the rhetorical ugliness that's become the tone of the day. Oh, here:
You're suggesting that Morrissey and Sarah Palin should be held to the same standard of responsibility in their public speech. That's crap. Morrissey's not making laws, nor does he try to. He's not meddling with the economy, or health care, or human rights. He's just singing.
You need to back off a little bit. I was just simply highlighting the similiar comments made about Sarah Palin. Also, I am not holding Palin and Morrissey to the same standard. That was not my intention and never will be. You seem to agree that Palin did not have a direct link to what happened in Arizona, but you still believe that she should adhere to some higher code of ethics because of the potential "power" she has. It's kind of unfair, noting that other more 'respectable' politicians made worse use of the influence on the public than even she does at times. Palin is much more dismissed than Morrissey is, though some liberal pundits like to think she is more influential than she actually is. And seemingly you are giving her that same power. I am not. Palin doesn't know how to play the political game because she takes issues to a level that is personal which is why she continues to be both appalling some and has arresting appeal to others. I see and partly understand her appeal, but she continues to be appalling to me.
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