Crazy-ass wingnut of the day: Peter Ferrara

By Kathy G.

Sarah Palin's abrupt and unexpected departure from the political scene was yet one more delightful surprise gift from the political party that keeps giving. Her already legendary Checkers speech/"you won't have Sarah Palin to kick around anymore" press conference two days ago -- or, as some have started calling it, "the mistake by the lake" -- was obviously thrown together in about 15 minutes, tops, and Palin's nervousness and distress were readily apparent throughout.

Clearly, there's some kind of scandal breathing down her neck -- as one internet commenter put it, her statement gave off a powerful whiff of "Oops! Got caught and gotta go. See ya!" No one as ambitious as Palin -- who, famously, claimed that when John McCain offered her the vice presidential nomination, she accepted without a moment's hesitation -- would so precipitously abandon their elected office, and by doing so pretty much put an end to their political career, absent an extremely compelling reason.

Well, that's the way it looked to any person, as Josh Marshall persuasively argues here. Because otherwise, her resignation makes absolutely no freaking sense. And as Judge Judy likes to say, "If it doesn't make sense, it isn't true."

Immediately following her announcement, even Palin's wingnut fanboys were left scratching their heads. But I know my wingnuts, and, true to form, it didn't take them long to recoup, and start spinning faster than a dreidel in a kosher casino.

This has led to some choice pieces of wingnuttery. But I have to say, the wingnuttiest of them all (that I"ve seen, anyway) was yesterday's Fox News column by Peter Ferrara.

Let's start with the awesome title -- "Sarah Palin Outsmarts the Left."

Well, that hurt. My leftist comrades and I, foiled again by that noted brainiac, Sarah Palin! She is truly the master of 16-dimension political chess, that one!

But wait -- it gets better.

There's Ferrara's first sentence, which describes La Palin's resignation as "a brilliant liberating move for her career, and a potential turning point for the national conservative movement."

Ferrara thinks Palin's "biggest problem" as governor is that:

the state is so far away from the rest of America. No one hears of the good work she has been doing there, and the left is free to paint their own false caricature of her.

Too true. If only Palin had access to . . .  well, you know . . . the internet, and telephones, and radio, and TV cameras, and stuff like that.

Ferrara opines that, rather than staying put in Alaska, Palin should be traveling the country, spreading the wingnut gospel:

I am hoping she spends two weeks of every month now touring the states doing fundraisers for a the sweeping Republican revival in 2010 that is now developing.

By gosh, he's right! That "sweeping Republican revival" will be here any minute! All the signs are there -- can't you just see it? The Republicans have not been discredited at all, because conservatism, like communism, has never really been tried. And the Republicans have got sooo many awesome, inspiring, and totally non-scandal-tarred leaders, and tons of exciting new ideas. Americans groaning under the oppressive jackboot of that despotic tyrant, Barack Obama, are huddled masses yearning to breathe free, dammit! The Republicans shall surely liberate them from the Democrats' oppressive yoke, and Saint Sarah is just the dame to lead the way!

What, specifically, are the bold and inspiring new policies Palin should advocate for?

Well, for one, there's "advancing the economics of Milton Friedman, Art Laffer, and Jack Kemp." Because those ideas are. like, totally fresh, and would be especially popular in today's economic climate. And it's not like instituting them would cause a complete meltdown of the global financial system, or anything.

Oh, and there's also this

She should also lead the nation's mothers to oppose mandating replacement of incandescent light bulbs with the new mercury poison gas bulbs.

There's more, including Ferrara's conviction that Palin, the sweetheart of the Christian right, would have a strong appeal to Jewish appeal (because that's self-evident, isn't it?). But you can examine the rest of the column at your leisure.

Upon reading this remarkable piece, you may ask yourself, "So who the freaking fuck is this assclown Peter Ferrara?"

I'm so glad you asked! Wikipedia provides this illuminating info:

Ferrara took money from convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to write op-ed pieces favorable to Abramoff clients such as the Northern Marianas Islands and Indian tribes such as the Choctaw. Ferrara remains unrepentant and intends to pursue the practice in the future: "I do that all the time. I've done that in the past, and I'll do it in the future."

Ah, yes -- now that was all too predictable. It's pundits-cum-operatives like Ferrara, and leaders like Palin, who have put the GOP in the awesome position it is today. And for that, sir, madam -- I salute you!

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[jeffro]

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