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Though I do understand the outraged comments, this article articulated some of the things I've been secretly fearing about Palin's appeal - not so much the S&M part, perhaps (I just can't think that way), but that thousands of idiots might vote for the ticket just because she's (allegedly*) attractive. It felt good to get that out in the open and see someone else admit to the same fear. Now I want to forget about it.
*Actually, I don't find her attractive at all. One Salon commenter (washedupfailure) described her so aptly it's worth a repeat: "Sarah Palin has the kind of hard, closed face and erotically null 'beauty' of one of those creepy 'dirty housewife' posters on amateur porn sites."
