Sarah and the Donald are comedy gold unless you’re some kind of homo communist.<\/p>\n
Chris Cilizza writes at the Washington Post<\/a>: “Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Tuesday in Iowa. You may have heard that — unless you were hiding under a pile of coats for the day. But, what you likely missed is the speech — and I use that word advisedly — that Palin gave as she threw her backing to The Donald. It was an address not to be missed, a remarkable bit of Palin-ism that left even the unflappable Trump somewhat flabbergasted. Thanks to BuzzFeed deputy politics editor Kyle Blaine, who performed the herculean task of transcribing her speech, we can now analyze the full text. Using Genius, I annotated the speech below.”<\/p>\n Washington Post January 20, 2016<\/a>: <\/p>\n In 2014, Palin spoke out for Trump after a Buzzfeed piece<\/a> said Trump\u2019s quixotic quest for the presidency was a \u201ccharade.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis nervous geek isn\u2019t fit to tie the Donald\u2019s wingtips,\u201d Palin said of the piece\u2019s author<\/a>. \u201cDon\u2019t ever give him attention again.\u201d<\/p>\n In February of last year, Palin floated the idea of a Palin-Trump ticket in a \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d bit.<\/p>\n \u201cJerry, how much do you think Lorne Michaels would pay me if I were to run in 2016?\u201d Palin said.<\/p>\n \u201cRun for president?\u201d Seinfeld said. \u201cSarah, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a number too big.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHypothetically, then,\u201d Palin said, \u201cwhat if I were to choose Donald Trump as my running mate?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSarah,\u201d Seinfeld said. \u201cYou\u2019re teasing us. That\u2019s not nice.\u201d<\/p>\n [Sarah Palin joked about running with Trump almost a year ago<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n What then was a joke now seems like a possibility. In July, after Palin passed up the chance to slam Trump<\/a> for his criticism of McCain, Trump indicated that there would be room for Palin in a Trump administration.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love that because she really is somebody that knows what\u2019s happening,\u201d Trump said<\/a>. \u201cAnd she\u2019s a special person. And I think people know that. And she\u2019s got a following that\u2019s unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n This was a bigger point, however, than speculation about Palin as the secretary of whatever, or even Palin as veep. Trump also recognized that he and Palin were birds of a feather flocking ever-closer together.<\/p>\n \u201cLike me, she\u2019s got some people that don\u2019t exactly love us,\u201d Trump said<\/a> in July. \u201cAnd we understand who they are and you sort of forget about that. But she has a tremendously loyal group of people out there for her and I think now maybe more so than ever.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Erik Wemple wrote for the Washington Post Feb. 19, 2014<\/a>:<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s profile of Donald Trump by BuzzFeed reporter McKay Coppins really wasn\u2019t so great. Titled \u201c36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump<\/a>,\u201d the story ripped the real estate mogul for toying repeatedly with runs for political office \u2014 a decades-long \u201ccharade\u201d that Coppins exposed. Along the way, he made churlish comments about Trump\u2019s aides \u2014 \u201cyes-men\u201d \u2014 and elbowed the subject at every pass.<\/p>\n Had the Trump people ignored the story, not a soul would be talking about it. But they did the opposite, complaining about its factual and tonal integrity<\/a>; shaking up the Trump staff over the piece; and, of course, tweeting:<\/p>\n I wonder how much money dumb @BuzzFeed<\/a> and even dumber Ben Smith loooose each year? They have zero credibility \u2013 totally irrelevant and sad!<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And now! Look here at this headline from Breitbart News: \u201cEXCLUSIVE \u2014 PALIN CALLS FOR BOYCOTT AFTER BUZZFEED HIT PIECE ON TRUMP<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sarah and the Donald are comedy gold unless you’re some kind of homo communist. Chris Cilizza writes at the Washington Post: “Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Tuesday in Iowa. You may have heard that — unless you … Continue reading \n