Many will say this is not the subject of a diary. Others will say that this is a sexist diary. And (also) others will say we should leave the personal out of politics. Well, I warn you in advance that I don't care. As for a diary subject, there are many things that inquiring minds want to know, and for weeks now I have been wondering what on earth could be in Sarah Palin's medical records that she didn't want the world to know. It now seems highly unlikely that anyone other than Sarah herself is Trig's mom. And I genuinely think that someone would have spilled the beans if Sarah had ever been treated for serious mental illness or addiction. So what was the secret, I wondered (until a short time ago).
As to personal or sexist attacks on Sarah Palin--I think she opened herself up to such long ago. But her fate was sealed when it was revealed that she had paraded around the RNC wearing nothing but two towels. So, below the fold I will reveal my scoop. Hint: There may be more than lipstick that distinguises a pit bull from a hockey mom.
The truth is: The Boob's had a boob job. Not exactly in line with the image of Sally Six-Pack the hockey mom from Wasilla, is it? Now, it is certainly nothing criminal and nothing to be ashamed of. Read that again. I do not condemn anyone who can afford it and wants it who has plastic surgery. Of any kind. (Within healthy limits, of course, but I'm not going to set them for anyone.) As long as neither the city of Wasilla, the state of Alaska, or some lobbist didn't pay for it, I DO NOT begrudge Sarah her boob job. But I do think many of the fundies would, and it certainly goes against the image she's presented of herself. Hence, if there is a breast augmentation in her medical files (as I believe and will source below), that might be something she just didn't want the public to know about. Way too close to "Caribou Barbie" for her to deal with.
Source: I have an old high school friend who has also ended up living near me (and 700 miles from our Alma Mater). She is also a dem. We don't see each other that often, but she phoned me today to catch up post-election. She has lived all over, including Alaska (many years ago). In September we had ranted together regarding Sarah Palin and what a disaster it would be if she were ever near the presidency. At some point during our conversation today she suddenly said: Sandra, I know something about Sarah Palin that I am sure you do not know! Okay, I responded, "What is the scoop?" She recounted for me where she was, and with whom, on the Friday of Palin's selection. She was with a friend who is a retired journalist. He has dual European and US citizenship, and he is a very active Democrat, well connected. When my friend and her party heard about the Palin selection, he recounted a conversation he had had regarding Sarah Palin with another democratic friend of his who is a plastic surgeon. At some point during a political discussion between the retired journalist and the plastic surgeon, the governor of Alaska had come up. The plastic surgeon (unethically, I suppose) had revealed that Palin had approached him regarding breast augmentation. He declined (I have no reason), but stated that she had simply said she'd find another surgeon.
Granted, I am posting a diary about cosmetic surgery on third-hand hearsay. But it does make as much sense as any theory I can come up with as to why she wouldn't reveal her medical records, despite her promises. And it fits in perfectly with the continuing revelations about our beauty queen who would be president.
Final note: I have only got about 40 minutes before I have to go out for an appointment. I fully expect that I will take alot of flack for posting this, but I know I would have wanted someone to share this thoery/gossip with me and so I ask you to use plastic not wood. And there ARE a lot of things inquiring minds do want to know. I genuinely would like to know if a person who has had breast implants can breast feed. Does anyone out there know the answer?