Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin argued Thursday that Bill Nye is not actually a scientist.
“Bill Nye is as much a scientist as I am,” Palin said at an event in Washington, D.C., according to The Hill. “He’s a kids’ show actor; he’s not a scientist.”Now, at first blush, I have to ask - does she really not know how to spell 'google' or what? Or is she just really sure that nobody in the audience is gonna check on anything, so she can Slap-Chop her way thru a few page-fuls of about 1500 randomly selected (and barely related words), knowing it doesn't fucking matter?
So I just have to wonder - no, seriously now - I do. She's not really all that dumb. There's something going on in whatever it is she's using as a brain, but it's like she's internalized the process of Deliberate Ignorance to the point where she's convinced herself that being stoopid is how 'being smart' works. And maybe it is, in her own special way - because she's got a following. She has a group of people who practically hang on her every word. And you don't build that kinda loyalty just being dumb - even tho' (obviously) it helps a lot if you can get the crowds to believe you're as stoopid as you think they are. Or something.
It makes my head hurt.
She is absolutely sure her audience will not check anything she says. If they hear differently, it is just proof that the MSM is out to smear her and by extension them. I believe she is good at manipulating inherently fearful people who don't think very deeply. That makes her manipulative and an asshole, but the stream of contentiousness word salad that comes out of her mouth is beyond irrational. For my money, she's a self-righteous moron that has a good grift as the high priestess of the trailer trash tribe. Pure weaponized fact-resistant stupidity and assholerly.
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That's really gratifying, Ming - thank you.
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