Sarah Palin another "William Hung"?

I never quite understood the attraction of William Hung or even Sanjaya Malakar on American idol. They had absolutely no musical talent but American viewers kept voting for them. William Hung has sold millions of records.

Well, politics has its own version of William Hung - Sarah Palin. I can see why she attracts so much attention. She is beautiful, she can deliver a snarky remark with precision, she has some charisma. But in no way is she qualified to be president.

Reports are now coming out of how unqualified she is. There was the $150, 000 plus shopping sprees that led her to being called the "Wasilla Hillbilly". There was the Katie Couric interviews that led to her being lampooned on Saturday Night Live. Apparently she refused to be coached for it. Then there is the fact that she thought Africa was a country! There is even the story of her turning up wrapped in nothing but a towel before a senior staff.

Inspite of that, Rasmussen reports that two thirds of the GOP voters thought that Palin helped McCain's cause in this year's election and that 64% think she should be on the ticket in 2012!

When asked to choose among some of the GOP’s top names for their choice for the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, 64% say Palin. The next closest contenders are two former governors and unsuccessful challengers for the presidential nomination this year -- Mike Huckabee of Arkansas with 12% support and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 11%.

Three other sitting governors – Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Charlie Crist of Florida and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota – all pull low single-digit support.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2012/69_of_gop_voters_say_palin_helped_mccain

In related news, 100% of the Democrats would support having her on the ticket ;)