Cross-posted on e.politics
This just in from my friend Chris Cosart: the time of reckoning is at hand. I.e., the internet is turning its collective "genius" on Sarah Palin, meaning that she's transcended the merely mortal to become a meme. Sarah Palin Is Your New Segway is both inevitable (after Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle) and not entirely flattering in intent, seeing as it's inspired by a Daily Kos diary post (Segways didn't quite catch on, you see, and...).
The genius twist on the original is that the answers to the question "Sarah Palin is Your New..." are generated by readers right before your eyes -- hit "reload" and watch the results roll by. The first time I visited, the most recent were "Heartburn Inducer," "Discount LASIK," "Downtown Julie Brown," "Screen Door on a Submarine," and "Royal Crowne Cola." Obviously, lefties are going to have a lot of fun with this one. New view into the zeitgeist? Or just a great way to burn off a little more of that pesky cognitive surplus?
– cpd
Thank you McCain for making this interesting. You could have gone with boring Pawlenty or Romney. But you tried to rival the excitement and newness of Obama and, well, now we're at least talking about you. I'm comforted to hear them say it was gimmicky and cynical because that was my immediate reaction, too.
McCain's VP selection process...starts at 1:03:
http://tinyurl.com/5zr47h
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Great Palin video
Speaking of social media about Palin, check out this video making the rounds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiEo9YEWQCw