Palin = Umbridge

My Gmail status today was: does palin remind anyone else of umbridge?

I did a quick search and this page popped up:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080903194746AAkjgMG

Kinda creepy that it's word-for-word what I had.. there's also a Facebook group for the same idea.

Seriously though, her personality and the pasted-on smile reminded me of Umbridge the moment she started talking, and the whole censorship of books put her over the top: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2008/09/sarah-palin-ban.html

As creepy and scary as she is, I'm glad that McCain picked someone who could fire up his party because it makes the election exciting and probably a lot closer than it would have been if he had picked a boring, predictable running mate. I'm also pleasantly surprised that both candidates (so far) have shown a lot of restraint and haven't made the race about petty personal attacks. They've kept it about the big policy questions and other factors that should make a difference in how we pick our leaders.

It's also almost comical the way the Republicans spin everything. If the Democratic VP nominee had a 17-year-old unwed daughter, the Republicans would have had a field day and probably wouldn't have stopped talking about it until Election Day. The Clinton impeachment hearings are a pretty good indication of that... However, since it's on their side, any attack whatsoever is just sexist.

Palin also conveniently left out all of her extreme views (anti-abortion even in the cases of rape and incest, book banning, pro-gun control, teaching creationism in schools, etc.), and lied about her already short record (she claimed that she was against the Bridge to Nowhere, but only took that position after she realized it was incredibly unpopular, and she never gave the money back!).

We'll have to see how the Democrats respond to her, but I really hope her extremely conservative views are given a broader audience, because my guess is that she wouldn't be nearly as popular if everyone knew her stance on various issues.