Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Sarah visits the Garden State, sort of
Sarah Palin slept in Jersey last night, at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, on the waterfront a couple of blocks from WFMU, you see the hotel if you look in that direction when you come up out of Exchange Place PATH station.But most people look at Manhattan & remember 9/11, you can't help it.
Sarah's on some kind of tour, she has a special bus, traveling around America learning the history she ignored in college. To this end she spent an hour at Gettysburg & later was disappointed to discover Davy Crockett didn't patch up the crack in the Liberty Bell. Drove straight up the Turnpike to J.C. I wonder if someone mentioned that Jersey is the "Crossroads of the Revolution," had a few major battles, dozens of skirmishes, & some deadly neighbor-against-neighbor action. The Revolution was also a civil war in Jersey. Washington spent two winters at Morristown. Lots of important history.
But I think Sarah would be more pleased with Lucy the Elephant.
Donald Trump called up his limo & escorted Sarah to a chain pizzeria in Times Square, where she used a knife & fork. This is not unknown in Italy, & is actually socially acceptable with certain specialty pizzas. Of course, around here everyone learns how to drive while eating a slice. It probably did more damage to Trump's rep, if that be possible, he's supposed to be Mr. Manhattan & know all the fashionable upscale eateries according to the people he hires for that purpose; maybe he wanted to make Sarah look like a tourist.
Today Sarah visited Ellis Island, which is in Jersey, where she used the example of legal immigrants to slam "The Dream Act" (a sensible piece of legislation). I suggest she learn more about the experiences of "legal" Chinese & Japanese immigrants in California. She went to the Statue of Liberty, also clearly in Jersey, but the courts, I think, have ruled that it belongs to New York State.
Some liberal blogger said Americans are being "hookwinked" by Sarah & blah-blahed about the religious right. Sarah isn't hookwinking anyone. Her devotees know she's WYSIWYG, & that's fine with them. She's quite guileless compared to our President
Sarah's on some kind of tour, she has a special bus, traveling around America learning the history she ignored in college. To this end she spent an hour at Gettysburg & later was disappointed to discover Davy Crockett didn't patch up the crack in the Liberty Bell. Drove straight up the Turnpike to J.C. I wonder if someone mentioned that Jersey is the "Crossroads of the Revolution," had a few major battles, dozens of skirmishes, & some deadly neighbor-against-neighbor action. The Revolution was also a civil war in Jersey. Washington spent two winters at Morristown. Lots of important history.
But I think Sarah would be more pleased with Lucy the Elephant.
Donald Trump called up his limo & escorted Sarah to a chain pizzeria in Times Square, where she used a knife & fork. This is not unknown in Italy, & is actually socially acceptable with certain specialty pizzas. Of course, around here everyone learns how to drive while eating a slice. It probably did more damage to Trump's rep, if that be possible, he's supposed to be Mr. Manhattan & know all the fashionable upscale eateries according to the people he hires for that purpose; maybe he wanted to make Sarah look like a tourist.
Today Sarah visited Ellis Island, which is in Jersey, where she used the example of legal immigrants to slam "The Dream Act" (a sensible piece of legislation). I suggest she learn more about the experiences of "legal" Chinese & Japanese immigrants in California. She went to the Statue of Liberty, also clearly in Jersey, but the courts, I think, have ruled that it belongs to New York State.
Some liberal blogger said Americans are being "hookwinked" by Sarah & blah-blahed about the religious right. Sarah isn't hookwinking anyone. Her devotees know she's WYSIWYG, & that's fine with them. She's quite guileless compared to our President
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