nytimes: At Rolling Thunder, Waiting for Palin

[spanone]

the media fascination with palin continues.....no fucking body is 'waiting for palin' but the new york times and their cohorts

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WASHINGTON — Thousands of Harley-riding bikers from across the country began assembling in the Pentagon’s North Parking Lot on Sunday morning for the annual Rolling Thunder rally — and the start of Sarah Palin’s “One Nation” bus tour.

Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, had yet to arrive by 9 a.m., and her aides did not offer any details about her participation in the event. Speculation swirled among the riders that she and her husband, Todd, would join the bikers in riding motorcycles across the Memorial Bridge to the National Mall.

A spokeswoman for the Rolling Thunder event said that Ms. Palin was not slated to speak to the crowd during the afternoon program. But an adviser to Ms. Palin would not say whether she would or she would not speak.

The nature of Ms. Palin’s bus tour also remained murky even as it prepared to begin on Sunday. Aides would not say where, exactly, she would go during the next several days, saying only that reporters should keep an eye on her Web site. As of Sunday morning, a schedule of events could not be found on the Web site.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/at-rolling-thunder-waiting-for-palin/?hp

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I think the NYT is intrigued by her no-show (again).

Palin seems to have a habit of making a BFD about some appearance and then not showing up. It may be her way of getting attention: she gets a lot of press by scheduling or hinting at an appearance, but by not actually showing up she doesn't have to go to the trouble of really doing something.

[spanone]

2. 'meet the press' said she will 'address the rally' later today

[MrScorpio]

3. She and Todd should just keep their mouths shut and just ride like everyone else

That's the ONLY respectful thing to do.

But of course, she has no respect for anyone else… Not even her own dignity, which she's willing to prostitute at the drop of a hat.

[spanone]

4. that would require some modicum of class

she & todd have none

[MrScorpio]

5. Yep. Classless, they are indeed. nt

[Angry Dragon]

6. She might be lost in the wilderness ......... of her mind

[Raschel]

7. Co-opting the crowd. A veteran's crowd at that.

[HipChick]

8. There was more press waiting for her than actual people..she hijacked the event for her own selfish

needs...

and then she came in as a passenger on someone's bike...she's not a rider...she's a lame fraud...and the media fawn over her all the time..