August 11, 2009
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Sarah Palin – The Musical
Ryan’s sister Renea was in town with her boyfriend Matt this weekend, so I headed up to Oxnard for a barbecue. After dinner, we went to see Julie & Julia, which I loved. Meryl Streep can do no wrong! The movie has some great lines about the narcissism of bloggers. Claudio kept elbowing me the whole movie. LOL. Then this morning we took Chazz to the beach and he had a great time playing with some little kids who loved him. On the drive home I listened to the Evita movie soundtrack which I haven’t heard in ages. The more I listened to it, the more parallels to Sarah Palin I drew. After all, Eva Peron was a self obsessed demagogue who impassioned weak minded fools into supporting her. If you listed to Tim Rice’s brilliant lyrics and substitute “Sarah” for “Eva” it’s uncanny how well most of the songs fit Caribou Barbie:
(Children:)
Please, gentle Sarah, will you bless a little child?
For I love you, tell Heaven I’m doing my best
I’m praying for you, even though you’re already blessedPlease, mother Sarah, will you look upon me as your own?
Make me special, be my angel
Be my everything wonderful perfect and true
And I’ll try to be exactly like youPlease, holy Sarah, will you feed a hungry child?
For I love you, tell Heaven I’m doing my best
I’m praying for you, even though you’re already blessed(Workers:)
Santa Santa Palina
Madre de todos los ninos
De los tiranizados, de los descamisados
De los trabajadores, de la Argentina
And the money kept rolling in from every side
Sarah’s pretty hands reached out and they reached wide
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause
But that’s not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling in, you don’t ask how
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now
Sarah’s called the hungry to her, open up the doors
Never been a fund like the foundation Sarah Palin.Would you like to try a college education?
Own your landlord’s house, take the family on vacation?
Sarah and her blessed fund can make your dreams come true
Here’s all you have to do my friends
Write your name and your dream on a card or a pad or a ticket
Throw it high in the air and should our lady pick it
She will change your way of life for a week or even two
Name me anyone who cares as much as Sarah Palin.And the money kept rolling out in all directions
To the poor, to the weak, to the destitute of all complexions
Now cynics claim a little of the cash has gone astray
But that’s not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling out you don’t keep books
You can tell you’ve done well by the happy grateful looks
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way
Never been a lady loved as much as Sarah Palin.I’m not the first person who noticed the similarities either. Naomi Wolf pointed out almost a year ago that:
I realized early on with horror what I was seeing in Governor Palin: the continuation of the Rove-Cheney cabal, but this time without restraints. I heard her echo Bush 2000 soundbites (“the heart of America is on display”) and realized Bush’s speechwriters were writing her — not McCain’s — speeches. I heard her tell George Bush’s lies — not McCain’s — to the American people, linking 9/11 to Iraq. I heard her make fun of Barack Obama for wanting to prevent the torture of prisoners — this is Rove-Cheney’s enthusiastic S and M, not McCain’s, who, though he shamefully colluded in the 2006 Military Tribunals Act, is also a former prisoner of war and wrote an eloquent Newsweek piece in 2005 opposing torture. I saw that she was even styled by the same skillful stylist (neutral lipstick, matte makeup, dark colors) who turned Katharine Harris from a mall rat into a stateswoman and who styles all the women in the Bush orbit –but who does not bother to style Cindy McCain.
Then I saw and heard more. Palin is embracing lawlessness in defying Alaskan Legislature subpoenas –this is what Rove-Cheney, and not McCain, believe in doing. She uses mafia tactics against critics, like the police commissioner who was railroaded for opposing handguns in Alaskan battered women’s shelters — Rove’s style, not McCain’s. I realized what I was seeing.
Of course, Sarah Palin is so fucking stupid and self serving that she probably doesn’t even know who Eva Peron is. Even the sometimes infuriating Maureen Dowd pointed out in the Times today:
It’s also interesting to read the chapter on “Palinmania” and remember how serene Sarah Palin was before she became unhinged by fame and her fixation with her reviews, especially from conspiratorial and gossipy bloggers [CareyGLY??] The same McCain advisers who later turned against Palin were impressed with her at first, when she earned adjectives like unruffled, self-confident, tough-minded and self-assured.
From Bill Ayers to Reverend Wright, “Sarahcuda” was ready to bite, telling rallies, “The heels are on, the gloves are off.” But by the end, after Tina Fey, Katie Couric and the shopping spree, Palin had lost confidence. She became erratic. [Just like Evita in Europe!] “During a campaign trip in October to New Hampshire, she balked at sharing the stage with former congressman Jeb Bradley because they differed on abortion and drilling in the Arctic wilderness,” the authors wrote. “That same day, she was reluctant to join Bradley and Senator John Sununu for conversation aboard her campaign bus and had to be coaxed out of the back of the bus to talk to them, according to a McCain adviser.”
Palin is still obsessed with the blogosphere, which recently lit up with a rumor started by a fellow mavericky Alaskan, who also no longer has his job — that she and Todd were Splitsville. She sarcastically told Mike Allen of Politico that she loved finding out “what’s goin’ on in my life from the news.” She deserted her post as governor to write her book about the “pioneering spirit,” as she told Allen. The contradiction seems lost on her.
And, as Talking Points Memo reported on Friday, she put up a demented, fact-free Facebook rant trashing the president’s health care plan: “The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama’s ‘death panel’ so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their ‘level of productivity in society’ whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil.” Do we sometimes drive ’em downright crazy? You betcha!
So don’t cry for Sarah. I’m sure we’ll see her on Broadway someday soon! Maybe she could even test her chops as the witch in Wicked? Now, on to the weekend photos and video:
Ryan, Chazz, Claudio, Me, Renea & Matt
Another delicious meal at the C&R Churrascaria…Chazz was content!
This is the same look he gave Garbo a few months ago!
Comments (27)
Carey, you’re such an artist! I think your tombstone (100 years from
now) will simply have a big HappyFace on it! Can’t wait to meet Chazz!
@Hugo - Chazz can’t wait to meet you either Hugo! We’re all so excited about
your trip. Did you get my voice mail the other night? xoxo
Great photos Carey! I saw the video already on Facebook and I second Hugo’s words. hehe
PS:
Palin still?!
@Dezinerdreams - Yes, Palin still! Until she become a martyr like Evita, I will not stop!
Oh – more Sarah! lol…. I think to some Republicans, she is a martyr.
I can’t wait to see the movie!
While I appreciate the comparison to the lyrics in the musical, I would
not put the women in the same category. Not even in close categories.
For good or bad, Eva Peron was a historic figure. SP is at most a
hysteric character. It’s like comparing Paris Hilton to Merryl Strip
because she appeared in a movie (or two).
@Claudio - I’m not really comparing the women as much as the characters. The lyrics in the songs in the musical fit Sarah quite well.
Yeah, I agree and thought it was an interesting comparison as long
as recognized the proportions. I also laughed at the thought of you
performing Evita on 101.
I was surprised when I googled Sarah Palin + Eva Peron, how many other journalists had already made the comparison. I know you said you appreciated the musical comparison…and I do like the historical/hysterical!
im surprise that there is no sarah palin Evita musical by now, esp since so many people already made the comparison.
i can’t wait to see julie and julia. i love meryl Streep. did you see Gi Joe yet? i heard its pretty decent for one of “those” films.
@Sc12EeN17aM3 - I haven’t seen GI Joe yet. I’ve heard mixed reviews. Let me know if you want to go. I’ll buy the popcorn
lethal play *_*
@mr_faust - I don’t get it!
Oh beach pictures; reminds me of how close I am to my beach vacation. Just a few more days!
@Roadlesstaken - Too bad you’re not coming to LA! Have fun though.
I want to know why the media is still gate-tailling the Palin truck. She is nobody now, not in any official status and still the media wants to show her face and let her words be heard. I have such a bad day, all day long, when I see her face on the tube. The media should totally ignore her as a nobody or as a wannabe has-been.
But, I loved your post about her untrue self. She shows her fangs well when she cannot get her way. If any body could flick her off, it would be you Carey. She is too smug for my liking.
Loved the beach pictures.
Oh, I miss Chazz! Loved the video!
@ZSA_MD - I just had this same conversation with my cousin. The media is still paying attention to her, because she’s still out there spreading horrible lies! She posted a note about Obama’s “Death Panels” yesterday on Facebook, that was a complete fabrication. If she would just disappear, I wouldn’t have to keep reminding people of how dangerous she is, but unfortunately the Republicans don’t have anyone else to hang their hat on right now, and the stupid men all think she’s hot…which makes her that much more dangerous, because straight men can’t get over their stupid fantasies about nailin’ Palin!! Colbert had a great take on it last night: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/240815/august-10-2009/death-panels
It’s worth watching.
@wittielisa - Nice talking to you…even though you chose to ignore the elephant (with glasses) in the room!! Good luck on the interview tomorrow. xoxo
P.S. I’d love Joel to watch that Colbert video!!
Tim Rice wrote those lyrics.
@thor_progeny - Good catch! Thanks!
“Palin is an idiot but that has never stopped the Right from voting for itdiots in the past.
When I first heard Reagun was running for president, I laughed. Who would vote for that idiot?
When Bush II announced he was running for President, i knew his record
in Texas having spent a lot of time there. Who would vote for that
idiot?
Unfortunately, the idiot vote can not be discounted:
Here is a timely editorial from The USA Today on Palin the idiot:
http://www.facebook.com/l/;blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/08/palin-could-pull-a-reagan.html#more“
In response to the photo posted on my most
recent Pulse which was also posted on Facebook, the following messages
were received:
Lisa:
Where can I buy the shirt on the left? Funny, but I
don’t
see a shirt on the right. Weird.
Carey Anthony:
Go work on your resume…thanks to Obama you’ll probably
get to keep your job!
Kelly:
You are my kind of guy!!!!!!!!
David:
Carey is right Lisa, Obama has to pad his newly created
and mythical “job’s saved category”…so let’s all pray he is successful cause
once you lose it under him, It’s kind of like the new health care plan, you
can’t ever get it back.
Carey Anthony:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/240815/august-10-2009/death-panels
Lisa:
I just tried to make a funny comment. For the most part,
I’m staying out of it.
David:
Well I don’t recall saying anything about Death panels;
but when you have to go to the Colbert report to back up the guy you voted for
and your fall back is always to blame everything on the person who was the
runner up to the looser, the end can’t be far off.
Carey Anthony:
The Colbert Report makes 1000 times more sense than Fox
News most of the time David. If you knock The Colbert Report you’re not going
to win any arguments!
Jennifer:
We hope you are enjoying today’s episode of
“Brothers: When Opposite Political Views Attack”. Stay tuned next
week for “Guns and Hunting – American Right or Stupid Cruelty”
Lisa:
OMG!!! LMAO! Thanks for that, Jenn!!! I was sitting here
wondering how to break it up. You did it with pure perfection!
Carey Anthony:
I’d be happy to start linking you to my gun control
posts, but I’ll hold off. Suffice it to say that no average citizen has a right
to own an assault rifle. Period.
David:
That’s funny Carey, again, I don’t recall knocking
anything especially because I thought some of what makes the Colbert report so
fun was that it knocks everything including itself, I also wasn’t aware the
argument was between the Colbert report and Fox news….that said, if it is, then
winning as you call it is really more a matter of perspective because I like
them
both. And HELLO! It’s a god given right! LOL…thanks Jen for the
laugh!
Carey Anthony:
You’ll never win this argument David. There is no
God.
Jennifer:
I’m trying to think of something to change the subject to
that
you BOTH can agree on…but I’ve got nothin’. Not ONE thing. Slay
away…
Lisa:
Nicole is cute…yes or no? Go!!!
Carey Anthony:
Nicole’s
adorable. She’s got my eyes.
David:
well there you go folks, I am down
for the count…next
carey will tell us Sarah Pallin shot the east bunny…my world is crumbling…I
will agree with my brothers well written and thought out sentence that no
average
citizen should own an assult rifle, with one
caviat….automatic….
Jennifer:good one, Lis! On your game!
Lisa:
Um,
if I remember correctly, Chazz killed the Easter
Bunny…he wasn’t shot.
David:
Lisa, you spend way to much time on Carey’s site….way
to much LOL!
Lisa:
David, you are absolutely right. I think it’s because he
takes so many cute pictures of my kids. I stay away from the Palin stuff.
That’s why I made the 1st comment. I see everything but.
David:
Well they are cute boys…so who can blame you. Take care
everyone. I am off to have a cocktail and dinner. Talk among yourselves…..
David:
oh, and I might swing by the shooting range while I still
have a job and can afford ammo and still have my private insurance in case of
an accident. JK!
Jennifer
hell, we could all use a stiff cocktail after
this. ;) LOVE my family – right wing, left wing and everyone in between!! (love
how politics makes me think of hockey, btw)
Carey Anthony:
That’s correct. Chazz killed the Easter Bunny and Santa
Claus:
http://careygly.xanga.com/698671053/the-death-of-the-easter-bunny/
http://careygly.xanga.com/703621644/rip-santa-claus/
and I’m not exactly sure what else you were trying to say
David, because your response was riddled with spelling errors, but feel free to
re-read my posts on Virginia Tech:http://www.xanga.com/CareyGLY/584418306/a-terrible-tragedy-hits-home—days-1-3.html
http://www.xanga.com/CareyGLY/585171584/a-week-of-sadness-ends—a-lifetime-of-hope-begins—days-4-7.html
http://www.xanga.com/CareyGLY/586008393/virginia-tech—one-week-later—and-onward.html
Oh, and Sara Palin is still an idiot:
http://careygly.xanga.com/709370261/sarah-palin—the-musical/
http://careygly.xanga.com/707409771/breaking-news-sarah-palin-birthed-michael-jacksons-son-blanket/
http://careygly.xanga.com/703082800/president-obamas-gay-revelation/
http://careygly.xanga.com/676915389/scary-times–simpler-times/
Kelly:
I will say this not in defense of anyone or any party but
as one who has read the major portions of the health care initiative, I am
embarrassed as a woman and a professional by Sarah Palin and this whole
“death squad” comment as well as th “euthanasia” comment. For
God’s sake Sarah read the initiative before you run off at the mouth and make
such a flagrant inflammatory comment while holding up the same baby you have
lambasted the press for mentioning.Secondly the whole “euthanasia” thing is simply
a type of counseling to be provided that has been provided to the elderly for
years under AARP. Further the initiative would never even have an effect on her
if she and her husband plan to be employed or as long as she has SarahPac
because she would qualify for group insurance. This plan is for those who have
lost their jobs, cannot afford the COBRA or cost of health premiums or who do
not qualify for a group plan because they are a sole proprietor etc. Those
people literally cannot get health insurance if they have any pre-existing
disease or problem such as cancer, heart attack etc. I know because I have a
child born with kidney problems and luckily my after we were cancelled because
of it my agent was able to loop us into a small business so could get
insurance. Everyone who already has
insurance and likes it, just like when she ran for VP and should have read the
job description of the VP under the Constitution she should have read this plan
first before making those remarks. That
said I am not a huge fan of this initiative and will keep working to keep my
private insurance :) Oh and Jen your kids are really cute and I have seen the
pictures of your sisters kids and they are too. I will give Sarah credit as her
kids are also darling :)
Carey Anthony:
Thanks for being a voice of reason behind the Orange Curtain
Kelly.
Remind me to buy you a Coke at the next ball game!!
Jennifer:
I’m buying her a glass of wine at Bunco, tonight! I’m
thinking after the week she’s had, she’s ready!!!
Kelly:
Hey Jen! Can I just have a shot?
Jennifer:
you got it!
Hey, how come we never get to see Carey in a swimming trunk playing with Chazz and the boys? LOL
@curry69curry - Because I don’t want my blog to be shut down for indecent exposure!
Wish I could take vacation again. lol. Beach … mabye i should go to by the lake next day off.
@CareyGLY - you are welcome^^ Hi again;
@vsan79 - For some reason I thought you had moved from Chicago?