Palin continues to slip into obscurity as her dwindling base of supporters frantically try to convince themselves she is still relevant.

 

This is how most of the world now views the grizzled Mama, courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor:

“Palin is trying to reposition herself to have influence in the upcoming political season,” says Atlanta-based Republican strategist David Johnson, an adviser to Sen. Robert Dole during his 1988 presidential campaign. This is a tough path, because she has lost so much credibility with even her committed followers. “Many expected her to carry their values forward, and instead she seemed more interested in pursuing her own celebrity," he says. 

Others see that path as all but impossible. Palin has become nearly irrelevant, says Tom Fiedler, former executive editor of the Miami Herald and now dean of Boston University’s College of Communication. “America’s fascination with Sarah Palin is like everyone’s fascination with a shiny and sleek new car that hints of fun and adventure,” he says. But if it quits early, or if it refuses to run at all, “preferring to sit at the curb and look nice, our fascination will quickly die."

This has caused an almost pathological case of denial, as evidenced by this attempt to rally the few remaining troops over at the Sea O'Pee:

This is the “Irrelevant” meme, and the latest iteration goes something like this: “By not running for the GOP nomination, Sarah Palin and her ideas have become irrelevant and no one will pay attention to her anymore. She has no standing to speak and no following, as it is clear that her only point of interest was the possibility that she might someday run for President.” 

Just because someone says so, doesn’t make it so. Remember, the media and the ruling class have an agenda to push. Why should we engage in their little mind games? Governor Palin rivets our attention because she walks the walk and talks the talk. She has engaging and sound ideas, and she has proven her mettle in implementing successful policies. She has a knack for taking her case to the people and explaining her ideas with simple concision. That’s one reason she garnered record approval ratings during her term as Governor: not only did she do the right things, but she handled the messaging properly so that she was able to get people on board with her plans. Why would anyone think her knack for connecting with people has suddenly dried up now?

Of course nothing about that paragraph is couched in reality, and it carefully avoids mentioning that Palin's high poll numbers in Alaska were most likely the result of hacking into the polls themselves, and writing her own positive letters to the editor as recounted in Frank Bailey's book.

Let's face facts.  Those of us on this blog are most likely extremely critical of the "Lunatic from Lake Lucille," but to even those non-partisan, outside observers of this bizarre career trajectory of Snowdrift Snooki, it is abundantly clear that her shining star is rapidly blinking out, and that the universe is a much more serene, and tranquil place in its absence.

However on the plus side, it is nice for Sister Sarah that she has finally settled on a new look.

Image courtesy of Azure Ghost

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