The main topic of conversation these days amongst the drinking elite is not the best new cheap wine at Trader Joe's (BTW, it's a Vinho Verde at $3.99) or the new fall beer that we would like to grace our fattening bellys getting ready for the cold days ahead (Brooklyn Brown) -- no, it's Sarah Palin. I mean, come on people. Look at her. Is she the person you want to rule over you? Doesn't looking at her face make you wanna knock back a cold one and run for the fucking border? Maybe it's the way she says "Say It Ain't So, Joe" or the fact I've come to realize that I've traveled more countries that she has -- but listening to that woman talk on the world stage makes me be want to crack that Vinho Verde open and drink that entire bottle. Which I did on last Thursday night's VP debates. Me and my drinking posse sat around the television screen, drinking sherry and white wine, at the edge of our seats hoping this woman would verbally fumble as she does so well when asked any question that reaches beyond her carefully crafted soundbytes handfed to her by people that understand the issues better than she does. And the more she talked, the more I found comfort in that divine Vinho Verde and yelling at the TV screen to Joe Biden, "Good God, man, eviscerate her!!" Yet she didn't verbally fumble. She just sound byted very well with her gee, gosh, golly, darn tootin' oh-so-sweet you wanna vomit with the sheer cuteness of it all. And this is the woman who will possibly run our country should McCain will the election and then croak. I began a drinking game to count how many times she would say, "Mav-er-rick!" or "Joe Six Pack!" (Maverick, 6, Joe Six Pack, 1). Now, every time, I'm out drinking, the conversation always comes round to Sarah Palin. On Saturday, I was in the new flower shop/bar named Sycamore in Ditmas Park (which is the most happy drinking place ever for this little drinking Asian), trying to convince the bartendar why to vote for Obama over McCain -- "Dude, actuaries say that McCain has a 1 in 6 chance of dying in office! Palin could be our leader! You want her to lead you? I don't want her to lead me!" I make it a habit to bone up on all that is ridiculous about this woman so I'm prepared to drunkenly spout it to anyone that's undecided. At a friend's b-day party last night, we started talking about how awesome Tina Fey is as Sarah Palin, when my buddy said to me "Is Tina Fey really funnier than just Sarah Palin being Sarah Palin?" And as I drink my beer (an Obolon Premium, a damn lovely Ukrainian light beer) as I write this post and stare at this picture, my answer is no.
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