Palin Bitch-Slaps Herself

Republican goober candidate Sarah Palin shot herself in the foot on a statewide TV debate tonight when she choked out a meek "no" in response to a direct question on subsistence preference for rural Alaskans.

The fiasco came two days after all her pandering to Natives groups (despite ducking most invites to meet with them) didn't do her any good before the delegates at the Alaska Federation of Natives on Friday. That's when Tony Knowles recieved a rousing ovation in response to a moderator's question to the crowd who they'd support in the election. Palin and Halcro barely got what could be described as a smattering.

During Sunday night's debate, KTUU TV host John Tracy asked her, Democrat Tony Knowles and Independent Andrew Halcro if they would introduce or support a consitutional amendment to protect a rural preference for subsistence. Knowles said "Absolutely." Palin whispered a barely audible "no," and Halcro said "Yes."

Palin, a member of the Alaska Outdoor Council and a (nearly) lifetime resident of the predominantly white and right-wing Mat-Su Valley, has been touting the Nativeness of her husband (a whopping 1/8th Yupik) and that of her children (a staggering 1/16th) as a campaign issue.

Pandering is more like it.

Interestingly, it's nearly impossible (I haven't found it) to find any reference to Palin's own parents on her web site, but there are two pictures of her husband's 1/2 Native grandmother (his mother looks too white, I suppose) on the front page.

By the way, Palin was born in, and her family is from, Sandpoint, Idaho, long notorious for its friendliness to white supremist groups. Not that I'm saying there's any connection....