The GOP strategy (apparently)
1. Have their hot-headed, "I'm such a maverick" presidential candidate be intimidated into picking a VP choice by religious wingnuts.
2. Said VP candidate turns out to be a vapid, vacuous, clueless, stupid, phony bimbo with no qualifications whatsoever, with a reputation for being vindictive, and up to her ears in scandal back home.
3. Hide said VP candidate from all reasonable press inquiry, and invoke "sexism" and the "liberal media" as excuses for not answering legitimate questions.
4. Pray to their god that she doesn't completely fuck up her debate, and accuse the moderator of having a "bias."
5. After she does nothing during the debate except evade real answers, plagiarize Reagan's words, wink incessantly, and read prepared speeches off of cue cards while being totally out-classed by her vastly superior opponent, claim victory only because the bar was set so low, that "don't self-destruct" qualifies as a triumph.
6. Pray to their god that they don't slip in the polls any further, even as their candidate pulls out of campaigning in Michigan.
7. Successfully con their "base" (who are just as stupid and vapid as Palin is) by having Faux News go into full Orwellian mode about her "victory," which they will no doubt repeat over and over for the next few days, until their brain-dead viewers get the message.
8. Repeat # 7 as needed.
2. Said VP candidate turns out to be a vapid, vacuous, clueless, stupid, phony bimbo with no qualifications whatsoever, with a reputation for being vindictive, and up to her ears in scandal back home.
3. Hide said VP candidate from all reasonable press inquiry, and invoke "sexism" and the "liberal media" as excuses for not answering legitimate questions.
4. Pray to their god that she doesn't completely fuck up her debate, and accuse the moderator of having a "bias."
5. After she does nothing during the debate except evade real answers, plagiarize Reagan's words, wink incessantly, and read prepared speeches off of cue cards while being totally out-classed by her vastly superior opponent, claim victory only because the bar was set so low, that "don't self-destruct" qualifies as a triumph.
6. Pray to their god that they don't slip in the polls any further, even as their candidate pulls out of campaigning in Michigan.
7. Successfully con their "base" (who are just as stupid and vapid as Palin is) by having Faux News go into full Orwellian mode about her "victory," which they will no doubt repeat over and over for the next few days, until their brain-dead viewers get the message.
8. Repeat # 7 as needed.