As Sarah Palin's infamous "One Nation" rolls through the Northeast this week, one can't help but wonder why the media is covering this. Other than the over-the-top Constitution-themed paint job, there is truly nothing noteworthy about this bus tour. All of this begs the question: Why is anyone covering this? To me, the answer comes in two successive parts.
First, the national media has no marketable material from the actual GOP candidates. The national news doesn't report on Herman Cain or Rick Santorum's daily events. Why? There's nothing of interest for the viewer in covering these candidates and it doesn't produce ratings. Sarah Palin cavorting across the country in an RV, pretending to despise the media, will always pull ratings.
The second piece of the puzzle also lies on the business end for the national media. By making Sarah Palin out to be less than a buffoon, it seems as if she's becoming more than a self-appointed kingmaker. If this bus tour becomes the stepping stone to her candidacy, the public can count on a far more contentious election cycle. Sarah Palin is an absolute media darling, contrary to what comes out of her yap. All equal time laws aside, the media will over-report her every move to preserve their ratings, potentially tightening the race.
Sad sad sad.
I like to think of Sarah Palin as Kim Jong Il. There for a while, she was all but forgotten about while the parade of GOP crazies run amok. Well how can she make money if no one is talking about her?! She had to do something obnoxious to get herself back in our faces (like shooting off rockets). And this is exactly what happens to get North Korea back in our sights again. Something obnoxious (like a patriotic bus tour).
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