Palin, Passports, Fake Snobs, and Real People

[babylonsister]

http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/09/26/palin-passports-fake-snobs-and-real-people/

Palin, Passports, Fake Snobs, and Real People
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The more I think about Sarah Palin’s comments about getting a passport, the more angry I get. In case you missed it, Katie Couric asked her why she didn’t get passport until last year:

I’m not one of those who maybe came from a background of, you know, kids who perhaps graduate from college. Their parents get them a passport and give them a backpack and say, “go off and travel the world.” No, I’ve worked all my life. In fact I’ve had two jobs all my life until I had kids. I was not a part of, I guess, that culture.

Notice that she never came out and says what she really means. Rich people. Snobs. Elitists. You know — the kind of people who get passports. Them.

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I’m not that different from Sarah Palin. Except for one small thing. I was curious about the world. I really really wanted to see it. I was dying to learn what it had to offer. But even after I started working, I remained too poor to travel. That didn’t stop me from dreaming.

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But the people I remember most are not those who are famous. I’ve walked through the slums of Calcutta and the villages of southern Sudan. I’ve gone to refugee camps. I’ve helped teach self-defense to sex workers. I’ve witnessed the horrors of an orphanage run by a government whose values do not include taking care of abandoned children. I’ve eaten local cuisine from street stalls — and once got so sick I almost died.

Along the way, I have met so many good and kind people. Most of them didn’t have passports either. In fact, many of them didn’t have a college education, and more than a few didn’t have a job, a house, sanitation, or clean drinking water. But they always welcomed me into their homes, giving me a chance to learn from them and to witness their courage, resiliance, and joy.

In other words, I’ve lived. I’ve seen many of the wonders of the world. And I hope to see much, much more.

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I’m no saint. I don’t claim to be one. But I know I have one quality that Sarah Palin never will: curiosity about what exists beyond my corner of the planet.

And I know that when it comes to the rest of the world, Sarah Palin is one thing I’ll never be: a snob.

[OhioChick]

1. K&R

:kick:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. She's simply simple. A far cry from an acceptable default leader

of the once free world.

[rgbecker]

3. I'd like to fact check the 2 jobs claim. n/t

[greyghost]

4. I'd like to fact check her entire existence.

:nuke:

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Fact: she had a sister who was on Millionaire

[greyghost]

8. :)

[Jade Fox]

6. That was my first thought too.....

"Two jobs until I had kids" is just the sort of self-dramatizing lie Palin is becoming famous for.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Nowadays, with people needing passports for Canada and Mexico

and even Carnival cruises, having a passport isn't so elitist.

[Revlon10]

9. Most kids who Backpack around the Globe are not rich

Rich kids travel with there parents. The ones with the backpacks stay is small hostels, and try to spend as little as possible a day.
Young people travel because the are curious about the world, as they should be. I believe that everyone should take time to discover your self after you leave your parents home, and finish school/college this is a great time to grow and develop and find oneself. Travel see the world and see different cultures.
Too bad I don't see her giving that choice to her daughter.
But what does she know about this, she's been having babies most of her adult life. When did she have time, she's still having babies and still has no time.
My big question is how did she become Governor.
This political season started with an amazing accomplished woman, she didn't make the finals, and now we are ending it with this BIMBO.

Shes a CHICKEN-HEAD.

They know it and thats why they have been hiding her.