I was watching the Daily Show online clips of the Republican Convention. When they showed shots of the crowd, I thought hey, I know that woman from somewhere. It couldn't be. Is it? It is. I'm pretty sure. Slightly more boofier hair now, but same angle-downed nose and receding chin when she laughs. Short of a DNA test I can't be 100% certain.
But dang, even if I'm wrong (many women may look similar), it sure as heck looks like her.
New hat this time around, and new buttons pinned to it.
Here she is this year at the 2008 RNC, cheering a long term Senator Vietnam war hero candidate who married an heiress who's family fortune was made from a delicious compliment to fries and burgers:
And here she is four years ago at the 2004 RNC, jeering a long term Senator Vietnam war hero candidate who married an heiress who's family fortune was made from a delicious compliment to fries and burgers:
Now, I can't even begin to fathom what goes through the mind of a person like this. And I'm not even going to express an opinion of how disgusting I found the whole thing four years ago, and I'm not even an American so I can't even imagine how you guys felt.
Any decent person would believe that she'd be too ashamed to show her face in public ever again. But nope, there she is in all her hypocritical glory.
Bugger me if this doesn't truly symbolise the modern American Republican party and its hypocrisy. Not just of the double-talking leaders and pundits, but the party faithful themselves.
UPDATE: At Gitmo Bay's suggestion in the comments, I googled her (even further info about her provided by boofdah in the comments):
Pat Peale is the woman in the photo wearing a "purple heart" band-aid, ... One of her sons works for Phil Gramm, ex-Republican Senator from Texas
PS. If the consensus is that this isn't the same lady and hence a pointless diary, I'll delete.