Lipstick Confessions
by Scout Finch

From the minute Sarah Palin sat down with Charlie Gibson and then again with Katie Couric, it was obvious to all but the most ardent Kool-Aid drinkers that Sarah Palin was woefully unqualified to be the Vice President of the United States. Ironically, it was around the time of the Palin pick that John McCain settled on "Country First" as his theme, after several previous attempts at an identity. It is obvious now that he meant "country" in the sense of rural or country-western, because by picking the unqualified Palin - he certainly wasn't putting his country first.

Turns out, McCain staffers and the talking heads at Fox News knew all along that Palin was wholly unqualified for the job, but they all sucked it up to put their party first. It must have been a bitter pill for many because now that the election is over, they can't wait to throw Palin under the Straight Talk Express. They've started releasing their own versions of "Lipstick Confessions:

Highlights from the latest Lipstick Confessions include:

-Palin did not know which countries were part of NAFTA.
-It had to be explained to her that Africa was a continent, not a country
-She was angry at staffers over the Gibson and Couric interviews, yet she previously refused staff requests to prepare for the interviews

Just to repeat -- It had to be explained to her that Africa was a continent, not a country. One wonders whether the McCain camp even Googled her before selecting her for VP. There appears to have been no vetting process whatsoever.

Newsweek teased yesterday with a few Lipstick Confessions of their own. Among them:

-Palin went "rogue" by attacking Obama for his loose "association" with Ayers, before the McCain camp had a plan of attack.
-McCain advisors showed up at Palin's hotel room to meet with her and Todd during the RNC and she entered the room in nothing but two towels (one wrapped around her wet hair).

Look for more stories of implosion over the coming weeks as the GOP begins to eat it's own. Will Palin fire back with some McStories of her own? Stay tuned for more Lipstick Confessions....

(Lively discussion on Palin's cluelessness is also underway in ksh01's recommended diary.)