Sarah Fought Homer And Homer Won ... D'oh

Sarah Palin, who quit halfway through her first term as governor of Alaska to make money and become a celebrity, might have caught an ass whuppin' due to her inflated ego.

One has to wonder what was going through Palin's mind when she went to confront a woman holding a sign that read: "WORST GOVERNOR EVER!"The woman carrying the sign was Kathleen Gustafson, a school teacher in Alaska. I have to believe that Palin thought she had a chance to show some toughness by confronting a heckler of sorts. It also is reasonable to assume that the former governor turned Fox News personality (where all GOP presidential candidates get paid and receive a platform to stay in the public light) thought she had an easy mark with Gustafson.

But, Palin found out that Gustafson was maybe a little tougher than anticipated as a couple of stooges walked around and weakly attempted to shield Princess Sarah from the eye of the camera.

Palin appeared to laugh and roll her eyes when the woman said that she was a teacher.

GUSTAFSON: You swore on your precious Bible that you would uphold the interests of this state, and then when cash was waved in front of your face, you quit.

PALIN: OH, you wanted me to be your governor! I’m honored! Thank you!

GUSTAFSON: I wanted you to honor your responsibilities. That is what I wanted. I wanted you to be part of the political process instead of becoming a celebrity so that you could (inaudible). And if that’s the best you could do, then good for you. If that’s the best you could do.

PALIN: Here’s the deal. Here’s the deal. [...] That’s what I’m out there fightin’ for Americans to be able to have a Constitution protected so that we can have free speech…And also there…

GUSTAFSON: In what way are you fighting for that?

PALIN: Oh my goodness!

GUSTAFSON: In what way?

PALIN: To elect candidates who understand the Constitution, to protect our military interests so that we can keep on fightin’ for our constitution that will protect some of the freedoms that evidently are important to you too.

GUSTAFSON: By using your celebrity status, certainly not by political status.

Think Progress:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/08/09/palin-laugh-teacher/

Chris Wallace Schooled By Ted Olson On Prop 8 Gay Marriage Argument

Ted Olson, shown here in this photo, made easy work of Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, who weakly attempted to discredit Mr. Olson's position on Prop 8 in California.

At first, I thought Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace was simply trying to be tough on Ted Olson, a distinguished and conservative attorney.

Ultimately, however, it was clear that Wallace (in that old Fox News tradition) was merely advocating an extreme conservative agenda and Olson was a man who was in the way of this runaway far-right freight train.

Wallace's freight train, however, was derailed by a far superior intellect.

Olson made national (maybe worldwide) headlines as he helped successfully argued for the federal ruling that overturned Prop 8, a highly controversial ban on same-sex marriage.

Olson, most famous for arguing victoriously for George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore at the U.S. Supreme Court 10 years ago (a ruling which essentially ended any chance of a recount and gave the election to Bush), was simply too tough for the overmatched Wallace (who must of inexplicably thought he had an easy Sarah Palin-like mark ... not that he would be tough on Palin).

Wallace became little more than an appetizer as, in futile fashion, he tried to trip up Olson. But, you don't send your local middle school team to play the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers.

In this case, however, Fox News did just that with Wallace v. Olson.