Visorgate.
17 12 2009Hugely busy day here at Mudflats Central. I’ll have some “real” news in a little while, but in the meantime, here’s Sarah Palin’s reaction to “Visorgate.” You’ll remember from yesterday, that Sarah Palin showed up on a beach in Hawaii wearing a blue visor with “John McCain for President” stitched on it. She blacked it out only semi-successfully with a black Sharpie. Was she dissing her former running mate? Noooooo, according to the Palin camp.
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports that someone close to Sarah Palin says she loves John McCain and had no idea that an attempt to preserve her — and her kids’ — privacy while on vacation in Hawaii would lead to an incorrect conclusion by TMZ. Palin told her friend that she blacked out McCain’s name with a magic marker on a leftover campaign sun visor in the hopes that the paparazzi would not recognize her — so she could be left alone. TMZ interpreted the “blackout” as meaning Palin had had a falling out with McCain. That was an incorrect interpretation, the friend says. Says Palin, according to her pal, “I love John McCain. So much for incognito.”
So, yes. If you’re on the beach in Hawaii and you see some woman hanging around with Todd Palin, and Piper and Trig in a t-shirt that says “If you don’t love America then why don’t you get the hell out?” wearing sunglasses and a visor, and looking a lot like Sarah Palin, don’t just assume you know who it might be. You must first verify that she is wearing a readable McCain campaign accessory, because otherwise how would you know?
*Fame Pictures
(Two photographers lurking behind a potted palm)
Who IS that?
You mean over there with Todd Palin and Piper and Trig?
Yeah, that mystery woman in the sunglasses…
Do you think that’s Sarah?
(squinting) Not sure… Let me get my other lens.
Yeah…I think it might be. She’s supposed to be in Hawaii with her family.
But we have to be sure!
Does it say anything on her visor?
I can’t make it out… Looks like she’s scribbled something out.
Dang. If we could only verify. I HATE when celebrities go incognito.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:12 PM
I just read the Politico statement Palin made regarding quitting her vacation; All I can say is – what a drama queen! She created the situation of it being known they were in Hawaii on vacation. They obviously chose not to stay in a private place w/a private beach. They wore T-shirts that drew attention to themselves on the public beach. They had to return to Alaska where she is going to run into more people that are no longer interested in her. Where will she go if national newspeople with photographers come to Alaska to see what she is up to? Poor baby! She has it so tough!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Oh, she’ll get her just reward eventually as will we all. What goes around comes around. At least Todd is flying his Alaska ‘tan’ with pride. Merry Christmas Mudflatters and Merry Christmas Sarah Palin too.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:34 PM
AustinTX……., in hindsight, you can tell from that very first introduction, she went ROGUE on them, immediately they were then suspicious of her cooperation. It was a play on her part, a power move, to position (and defend) herself, she knew why she was being chosen, for her perceived benefits, so she was going to use her guns as she saw fit. SO Scarah!
Just too bad, those ROGUE guns sucked air, eh Scarah. They screwed up picking you, and you screwed up going rogue on them. Truth said. So just Shut the F up and sit down, you lost, your were voted out, you were voted off our political island. Accept it. You got fame and money.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:50 PM
I think it’s more likely right now that she has “flame and money”!
But the money – maybe not for long. Gambling, politics, shopping addiction and personal enhancements are some of the quickest drains on a pocketbook no matter how full. 3 out of 4 is gonna run her dry fast. Book #2 will be titled “Goin’ Broke, an American Attack on Me!”
The most popular and expensive plastic surgeons are now staffing their phones 24 X 7 now awaiting her calls! Personal trainers, too – but they’ll only be hired for show so they are gonna get somethin’ for nothin’.
I’m throwing myself out – really I am – the snark just won’t stop and my stomach hurts from laughing, while my head hurts from me slapping myself because I’m so bad. It’s a painful combination.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:15 PM
In comments on a news story someone made a wise observation. By only being photographed with Piper and Trig, Sarah and Todd present as a “young family”- a mother with a new baby, not as grandparents with adult childeren.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:36 PM
I sure would not want to in her orbit right now – I’m guessing it is pretty stressful!
On another, more important topic- what were you going to share with us AKM? I went to a Christmas party and raced home to see what you had up your sleeve, but it appears not to be released yet. I have such a hard time waiting for surprises, so please share soon
December 17th, 2009 at 10:44 PM
I’m pretty sure she was staying at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel on Maui. I agree that if she wanted privacy she could have gone many other places to enjoy the warm weather and beach. She really wanted to be seen. I haven’t been there in a long time but the Beach Hotel is the least expensive of all the resorts on that very busy strip of beach. If I had any kind of celebrity it’s the last place I’d go.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:51 PM
I have to say: Sarah Palin is NOT the bee’s knees, thanks to TMZ.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:15 PM
It looks like one of the resorts with a created (i.e. fake) beach, like at Waikoloa on the Big Island. In one photo, you can see across the tiny bay to other beach chairs and pavilions. Photos here: http://www.gossipcenter.com/sarah-palin/photo/sarah-palin-7?profile=340480 She has a new hat, btw. I suspect the real reason she left in a huff is the photo of the backs of her thighs.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Lani, I so agree!!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:10 AM
Hey Sarah – Suze Orman gives you permission to buy a new visor.
December 18th, 2009 at 4:49 AM
I think it’s hysterical that we are all sort of controlling her behavior– it is so obvious she reads the blogs! Peeps complain about no socks on baby and bingo– next pics has the socks in place. Also, there was much concern expressed about kids without hats, sunglasses, use of sunscreen etc and all of a sudden it’s tuck tail and run back to AK, too. Speaking of running, much ado made about leg tone etc and she is running in newer photo. Hmmmmmmm. Think she knows we are pretty clear about her disappearing??? Go Sarah GO! Run away run away…disappear disappear.
December 18th, 2009 at 5:39 AM
The indents on her legs are from botched inner thigh liposuction. You can see them on both thighs, in the pap photos. She did not bring running gear to HI, so she is donning all new equipment, bad idea with regard to the shoes! Her props are sunburned, all the daughters are “daddy’s girls,” and fire in the hole in… 5…4…3…2…
December 18th, 2009 at 6:08 AM
Kat, Oh my gosh, I noticed that too. The other day, I noticed how big her boobs were (can’t remember which photos I was looking at) but the were from her book tour. I thought……she had a boob job.
Then, I looked a the photos of her in that t-shirt on the beach and I thought she looked really flat. What happened?
December 18th, 2009 at 7:54 AM
There are no private beaches in Hawaii. It’s one of the wonderful things about the place. If you go there, you share.
December 18th, 2009 at 8:49 AM
@MUYS (#8)
“This is not going to be any easy rogue to hoe for Palin ….”
Brriing! You have just won the Mudflats Pun Prize!
Now, was that just a pun on “rogue,” or a pun on “hoe,” also, too?
(You may take the Fifth. Just don’t drink it all at once.)
December 18th, 2009 at 9:15 AM
How about a body-size brown bag if she needs INCOGNITO!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Sarah Palin Quits Vacation.
Is there a Lieutenant Vacationer who can finish off the week, or do we need a special election?
December 18th, 2009 at 10:25 AM
I honestly think she wore the visor deliberately, knowing she would be photographed. Anything to get in the press for any reason.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:41 AM
She didn’t want to be photographed with Bristol and Willow in bikinis. The pap would be comparing the young tight bodies of the two teenagers to the middle-aged beauty queen with cottage cheese.
She left because the people on the beach did not line up and ask her to autograph that drivel of a book she wrote, and she noticed not a single person on the beach was reading her book. Besides, the State of Hawaii refused to confiscate all the tomatoes in the state.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:54 AM
MO Inkslinger –
Yup -Yup
December 18th, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Keep thinking about that comment, “Todd is home fixin’ the roof.” Is “roof” the code name for his girlfriend?
December 18th, 2009 at 4:36 PM
@ Chaim 166
Good catch! But yep, I take the 5th! I paid for all that snark yesterday, though – I actually woke up in a sweat dreaming this AM of Palin and her stupid visor, ruining my Hawaii vacation with her drama. Blech – never been so glad to wake up in my whole life! That’ll teach me to be snarky – NOT.
December 18th, 2009 at 5:00 PM
I also wondered what her religious pervert followers thought about the tee shirts. In browsing through the pictures on that “faded” sight…I say this one of her holding her little precious one in her special loving way while he take a bottle …and taking a big drink herself. What do the rest of you think is in her bottle? It surely looks like it has the word “Bee….” on the label to me. Not being a drinker (not from any condemnation, I just don’t like the taste) I don’t know brand names.
http://www.fadedyouthblog.com/154497/sarah-palin-cant-outrun-her-cellulite/fp_4226591_palin_sarah_excl_lac_121609
December 18th, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Wonder if the traditional Ukulele music was replaced with a Banjo for this family visit.