Number of words used by Sarah Palin’s ghostwriter on her Facebook page to denounce Rahm Emanuel for saying “fucking retarded” in a private meeting: 390

Number of words used by Sarah Palin’s spokesbot in an email to denounce Rush Limbaugh for repeatedly saying “retards” to his audience of millions: 15

Palin Camp Rips Limbaugh, Hits His “Retard” Comment As “Crude And Demeaning” [Plum Line]

We don’t want to make too much of this — yet — but it’s worthy of notice:

when Palin announced last week that she would campaign for McCain in his reelection primary battle against ultra-conservative former congressman J.D. Hayworth, some of her most vocal supporters were outraged that she would endorse McCain, who they see as a Republican in Name Only (RINO).

Evidence includes a co-founder (and current persona non grata) of the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee saying Talibunny of “has now chose to align herself with several bad actors,” Michelle Malkin fretting about “McCain Regression Syndrome,” and a flurry of unkind remarks following Palin’s Facebook post endorsing “Commonsense Candidates.” (If you have a membership, there’s similar chatter at Team Sarah — “If Palin campaigns for McCain she can kiss her political future good-bye.”)

We’re fascinated because for the past year, we’ve seen Talibunny as the goddess of her own cult — someone who is the standard by which all else is measured. We’ve been wondering what, if anything, could get between her and her followers.

And if it turns out to be John McCain — well, there’s the finale to our musical.

Right-Wing Fringe Rebels Against Palin Over Her Endorsement Of ‘RINO’ McCain [ThinkProgress]

This sounds about right:

A new CBS News poll finds that a large majority of Americans say they do not want former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to run for president.

Specifically, 71 percent say they do not want the former Republican vice presidential nominee to run for president, while 21 percent say they do want her to run.

When the results are split out by party, 56 percent of Republicans say they do not want her to seek the office and 30 percent do. Meanwhile, 88 percent of Democrats do not want her to run. Among independents, 65 percent do not want her to run and 25 percent do.

We, of course, want her to run. Dearly. Political entertainment like that is hard to come by.

Poll: Most Don’t Want Sarah Palin to Run for President [CBS]

Actually, this has nothing to do with Todd, at least not directly. But we can’t get Big Lebowski references out of our head, not with Sarah Palin heading to Vegas to pick up a hundred grand for squawking at a bowling-industry convention, and not with her efforts to deny she thought Saddam was behind 9/11.

And what goes with Saddam and bowling? Drinks!

“Governor Palin is a great supporter of America’s free enterprise system and understands that industries like the beverage alcohol industry play a key role in driving our national economy. We’re proud and honored to welcome her as a speaker,” stated Craig Wolf, WSWA’s president and CEO. “We expect she will share with the convention attendees her analysis of the current political environment and her vision for America’s future,” Wolf added.

Mark your calendars for April 6-8, at Caesars. Slip the usher a sawbuck for good seats at the tit show.

WSWA Secures Sarah Palin as Keynote Speaker at 2010 Convention [Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America]

Sarah plain and stupid debuted on Fox tonight:

John McCain loves his country so much:

• Palin was chosen—over a dinner of “deep fried burritos”—out of “desperation” when the campaign realized Joe Lieberman was no longer an option.
• McCain’s campaign manager found Palin while scouring the Internet for potential female candidates—and the book alleges that her background check consisted of one lawyer searching the Internet.

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1/11/10: Never forget the day when everyone in the blogosphere wet their pants with anticipation.

Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News [NYT]