Sarah Palin is "perplexed" by her polarizing image? Is a skunk confused when people say they smell bad? Updated!

From ET:

ET's Mary Hart asks Sarah, "How does it feel to be one of the most polarizing figures in America today?"

The mom of five and former Republican vice presidential candidate responds, "That is a bit perplexing because I think, what is polarizing or extreme about believing, politically speaking, in the United States Constitution? And our Declaration of Independence, and all those things that it stands for? And what our founding mothers and fathers in this country meant for America to keep building upon? Those are the things that I believe in. What's extreme about that? How is that polarizing? So I'm still perplexed by that, that characterization of the polarization."

Okay clearly this is where Palin is assuming that the people who tune into ET do not follow politics.  Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could seriously assume that the Grizzled Mama is not only aware, but proud, of her image as a polarizing figure.

The mean girl in middle school does not care if she makes the band geek cry, just so long as she stays the center of attention.

On a lighter note, Mary asks, "When you and Todd actually have a date night, what do you do?"

Sarah replies in her usual unique fashion, telling Mary, "[In the] winter time we snow machine, [in the] summer time we're usually out on the lake fishing. Or sometimes I get him to come jogging with me or we'll go out to the gun range and we'll shoot targets. We're outdoors, we're having fun in Alaska."

"In the summer we're usually out on the lake fishing. " If you click the ET link at the top and watch the video, you will notice that as she says this she gestures toward the dead lake out in front of her compound.  Let me tell you that when the people in Wasilla see that they are all going to roll their eyes in unison, because NOBODY fishes on that lake.  And if they did manage to catch something while out in that water, there is not enough penicillin in the world to kill the infection.

And speaking of infections I seriously doubt that Todd and Sarah have "date nights" but did you notice the kinds of activities she listed as examples of what they would do if they did?  Not one of them sounds like the kind of thing two people who enjoy each others company would do together.

Here is my favorite part of the fluff piece.

Mary asks, "Life would change dramatically though, if it were Washington, can he stand the thought of that?"

Sarah responds, "Yeah, Todd can handle anything."

She left off, "After all that is what I pay him for.  He goddamn well better jump when I snap my fingers!"

I am sure that most of you highly intelligent people are noticing the attempt by Sarah Palin to repackage herself, and her family, as the sweet cuddly, yet rustic, Walton family from the rustic wilderness of Alaska. (Hang on, I just threw up in my mouth a little.)

She and her family live, love, and pimp themselves out on television, just like every other family in America. 

In short, they are you.

But only if YOU receive millions of dollars for selling a book containing the writings of OTHER authors, get paid to pretend to hunt and fish, can virtually destroy the career of two television producers at will, and can get your no-talent daughter on a dance competition, and then insist that she not get kicked off, simply by demanding it.

If that sounds like you, well then you should hate yourself as much as you hate Sarah Palin.

Anybody who does not see this rather eclectic media blitz happening and realize, without a doubt, that Palin is preparing the soil to plant her "Sarah Palin for President" flag firmly in the ground for 2012, should slink off in shame for not seeing the most obvious signs of a coming catastrophe since the Titanic brushed against that iceberg.

Yes it is a peculiar and idiosyncratic method for launching a Presidential campaign, but it is also becoming too obvious to ignore.  I know there are still many of you who doubt that this is Palin's ultimate goal, but I have every confidence that the number of you still in denial is getting smaller by the day.

Even the guy who has become the new poster child for "Duh." recognizes that she is running.  And not only that he is also sharp enough to know how far she is planning to take it.

Levi -- who's plotting his own quest for public office in Wasilla, Alaska -- is responding to a statement Palin made earlier this week in which she said she would run for Prez, "If there's nobody else to do it."

Johnston tells us, "That makes no sense because someone always runs for President" ... adding, "[Sarah] wouldn't go through with a campaign even if she was nominated."

See?  There IS still hope for Levi!  And don't ever forget that HE was the one who first said that Palin was resigning as Governor to make money.  Was anybody more on the mark than the young Mr. Johnston?

He knows full well that Caribou Barbie only wants to campaign her way into a couple of more book deals, perhaps a television hosting gig or two, and twenty or thirty more million dollars, before suddenly having to drop out because of a crisis/pregnancy/ hunting accident/better offer that makes her pull out of the campaign leaving her rabid followers as disappointed as anybody stupid enough to drop their fishing line in Lake Lucille.

Update: Here is a video of Sarah NOT being polarizing.



And here is a rather unflattering review of the program she is hoping will soften her image.