I had promised myself that I would never write a Sarah Palin diary.
But I just heard the most outrageous commercial from the most unlikely source, and it can mean only one thing:
It took only a little more than two weeks, but Palin has officially Jumped the Shark.
Follow me over the fold for the details...
So I'm at work trying to churn out a document and it's almost 4:00 PM. There's got to be a baseball game starting somewhere.
I am an MLB Gameday subscriber. Which, oh which, game shall I listen to today?
Sox-Rays? Listened to their game yesterday.
ChiSox-Yanks? The White Sox are Obama's favorite team. Perhaps.
Mets-Nats? The Mets fell half a game out of first yesterday. This is an important game. OK, Mets it is.
For all you non-Gameday subscribers/ non-baseball types, Gameday allows you to listen to any Major League radio broadcast streamed over the internet. You can choose the home or away broadcast, or even the Spanish broadcast. Back when the Nats were the Montreal Expos, you could even get the French braodcast (which was really, really cool).
So I go with the WFAN/Mets station. I'm originally from the NY Metro area, and I like hearing the local commercials.
I'm half-listening to the pre-game show, when the following commercial for Brad Benson Hyundai on Route 1 in South Brunswick (not too far from my alma mater, Rutgers) comes over the air (I'm paraphrasing):
What are the chances that Al Gore will drive to work in a Hummer?
What are the chances that Hillary Clinton will give you a lapdance?
What are the chances that you'll let Sarah Palin come over and give your kids a sex ed lesson?
What are the chances that Brad Benson will get you a great deal on a Hyundai?
Now, I don't know anything about Brad Benson or his political views. And that second one was totally unnecessary. But Al Gore and Hillary Clinton are not currently running for office. This is beyond late night talk-show host humor--this guy is trying to sell cars, and using jokes about Sarah Palin to do it.
I'm not sure anything this overt would be used in another part of the country, especially in a swing state. But Sarah Palin is now nothing more than a joke in the Tri-state area.
Yikes, Jose Reyes hit the first pitch of the game over the wall. Better pile up on the runs, guys, because your bullpen blows.
UPDATE: The Mets lead 6-1 in the 3rd, and 84% of you want Obama and Biden to kick elephant ass. Go make five calls to a battleground state!