An E-mail to a Conservative Radio Host

(The bold lettering is what the radio host neglected to read over the air)


Dear (_______),
I hear may people frequently asking why liberals are obsessed with Sarah Palin. The obsession is the fact that so many conservatives actually believe the things she says, even though any person with a computer (or know American History) who spends 5 minutes fact checking her statements can clearly see she has no clue what she is talking about and often times is blatantly dishonest. We talk about her, because even liberals need a good laugh now and then and Sarah Palin provides and endless stream of punchlines without even having to change the words that come forth from her mouth. We're obsessed with the fact she hammered Obama on his "celebrity" then promptly left half way through her term as Governor of Alaska to become one. It's hilarious. We don't fear the fact she could run for President, we hope she does. I could care less how many millions she has made, but at the same time it is hard for her to paint herself as an everyday Hockey-mom when she makes more money than any Tea Party participant possibly will see in his/her lifetime. Why are so many conservatives obsessed with the liberal obsession to laugh impetuously at Sarah Palin? Why are we not allowed to laugh hysterically at the steady stream of millionaires like Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and now Sarah Palin who claim to have the best interests of the common middle class working American at heart when they clearly are not one of them? Listening to Sarah Palin's diatribes against Elitism is like listening to Karl Rove or Newt Gingrich give marriage advice. But hey, love the show. Keep it up. If not for liberals like me, for the good of all those real Americans out there.





UPDATE: Within 5 minutes of sending the above e-mail, he read it over the air and selectively edited out about half of it. The cycle continues.

UPDATE: After he read my letter on the air, this is the e-mail I sent in response to his comments. He said he didn't believe that I honestly thought she was funny, and went on to compare Sarah Palin to VP Joe Biden and the things he says.


Subj: Thanks for my 15 minutes

Thanks for reading my e-mail on the air. I'd love for you to read the whole thing, especially the part when I said I could care less about how much money she makes. If you could read the whole thing, like the part where I said "We're obsessed with the fact she hammered Obama on his "celebrity" then promptly left half way through her term as Governor of Alaska to become one" without selectively editing my comments, that would be great. Also, I loved your comparison to Biden. It's nice to laugh isn't it? My apologies for not pointing out that I'm an Independent, and not a Democrat. I should have mentioned that. I do consider myself a liberal, and it seems that automatically makes me a Democrat these days. I'm sorry you don't buy my sentiments, I wasn't aware honesty was disingenuous. Don't let your lack of faith in me get in the way of framing your narrative. Take care.


P.S. He's your President too, not just mine. As a Veteran, I didn't agree with everything Bush did while I was overseas, but he was still my Commander in Chief, and my democratically elected President. It doesn't matter if you like Obama or not, the office must be respected.