London 2012 Olympics: did they really put Sarah Palin in charge of flags?
With Mitt Romney in town and busy making friends, it feels like a very long time since anyone on the Republican ticket had a gift for blurting out foolish remarks.
By Matthew Norman
Yet mature readers with elephantine memories may recall a certain Governor of
Alaska who once ran for vice-president of the United States.
If you’ve been wondering what the blazes has become of Sarah Palin, I think I
have the answer. She may — and one can be no more definitive than this —
have been handed the post of commander-in-chief of Olympic national flags.
Admittedly this is inspired guesswork based on a scene in Game Change, the
magnificent docudrama about her time as John McCain’s running mate. The film
reveals several instances of endearing ignorance, among them her conviction
that the Queen doubles up as British Prime Minister. But the relevant
highlight here is her utter bewilderment when informed, by the poor sod
prepping her for media interviews, that North and South Korea are separate
countries.
To the one-time Alaskan TV sportscaster, the 38th parallel, if anything at
all, was a pair of bars used in a novel, multidimensional addition to the
roster of gymnastic disciplines. Hence, perhaps, the fiasco of Wednesday
that drove North Korea’s female footballers from the pitch for an hour in
great umbrage at the pre-match appearance, in an introductory video on the
giant screen, of the South Korean flag.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9430924/London-2012-Olympics-did-they-really-put-Sarah-Palin-in-charge-of-flags.html
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