She probably wanted to meet Nugent and threw a tantrum until Mom relented.  Brat Scratch Fever!

Obviously, Piper had Sarah’s Texas speech notes written on her palms.

“—But Ma, what if they boo again!”

“No, Honey, they’re not going to boo you like last time. They love little girls in Real America™.”

Mommy’s little human shield.

Thank God she’s going to quit after two years as president.

I’ve noticed something from observing real-life acquaintances, celebrities, politicians and “movement” leaders over the years: When folks use their children as props and/or tropes, there’s a tendency for that to backfire in unexpected ways.

I’m not saying young Miss Palin will grow up to be a lesbian puppeteer who adapts communist allegories for Jesus Camp deprogramming purposes or a columnist for The Nation. It just wouldn’t surprise me if something like that happened.

I’d think we’d all quit after two years of her as president.

Living, that is.

As far as I have any opinion on this, it seems I have more concern for the wellbeing of Palin’s kids than she shows any evidence of.

As a non-parent, I wouldn’t normally comment on people’s parenting styles, but since she insists on constantly inserting them into the scene—usually accompanied by a self-serving “Why are you picking on them?” rant at some point—I guess I’m allowed to have an opinion.

The kid already said last year that she was behind at school and having trouble catching up. Book learning isn’t everything, but she’s already going to stand out from her schoolkid peers because of her mother’s and family’s antics and profile. Keeping her out of school isn’t going to help her socializing skills.

Hanging out with a bunch of adults can be gratifying at that age because of all the attention and “Aw, cute!”, but it’s an unrealistic environment to prepare a child for the wider world (I’m leaving aside the sort of rhetoric she’s exposed to on these tours, which ... well ... yeah).

And if she’s now home-schooled, I hope it’s not her mother that’s doing it. She’s a millionaire, she should be able to afford a full-time traveling tutor or two.

That’s retarded.

Len, unless you’re Rush Limbaugh, that could be construed as an insult.

Girls don’t need book-larnin’, no how. They’re just for baby-makin’ purposes! In Sweet Baby Jeebus’ Name, Amen!

And yeah, haven’t seen the usual Kitties take on Palin for her support of Perry the Patriarch over Kay Bailey Hutchison. Boy, that Magical Vagina of Exceptionalism of hers covers all contingencies, doesn’t it?

That and they really, really need someone to save them from the scary black president.

Slip of the tongue? Or Freudian slip?  Because “electing Palin” does strike me as a way to do just that.

Shouldn’t the kid, like, be in school?

Not that Caribou Barbie is in favor of book larnin’ or anything.

If I remember correctly, when asked whether Piper was being tutored on the campaign circuit, Palin said that she was not.  I also recall an interview later where Piper said she wanted to be in school instead of campaigning.  Apparently Alaska is fairly lenient about whether kids that age are attending school or not.  While I do think some of these experiences can be educational in a lot of ways (and I have taken my kids out of school from time to time for that reason) Palin definitely seems to be pushing the envelope on it.

How can I make sure that I, that you, that we’re in a position of nobody being able to succeed?

Classic.

And if she’s now home-schooled, I hope it’s not her mother that’s doing it. She’s a millionaire, she should be able to afford a full-time traveling tutor or two.

Yeah, definitely two tutors. One for Piper, the other for Mooseburger.

“Governor…Governor? May I have a word with you? Piper’s trying to concentrate, and we can’t finish this pop quiz until you stop being disruptive….and what’s that written on your hand?”

“Pundints.” Also.

/creative class liberal sowing the seeds of political distruction by mocking good ol’ salt-of-the-earth-ignorance, which is what made Amurka great, after all

Did I mention that I believe Sarah Palin has a third rate intellect?

RubberNecker, you owe an apology to third-rate intellects everywhere.