Sarah's Being Bad. . .

Sarah Palin is an American politician, a feisty and noisy television commentator, author, reality television personality, and dingbat who served as the 9th governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was vice presidential running mate with Sen. John McCain and their attempt was unsuccessful. She was born in 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Todd Palin filed for divorce from Sarah on August 29, 2019, citing "incompatibility of temperament." The divorce was finalized on March 23, 2020. (Some information from Wikipedia) 

She has been the butt of many jokes across the country and the ink and airwaves of many editorials that most public people endure.

"Palin is presently involved in a libel lawsuit against the New York Times, seeking redress for a factual error that was quickly corrected. She knows the whole episode has enhanced, not damaged, her reputation with the partisans on whom her political and financial fortunes depend. Her target is less the man who wrote the error and much more the news organization her confederates on the right have seethed over since the Nixon era.

She is seeking unspecified damages based on claims that an editorial in the Times hurt her "budding career as a political commentator." The Times the factual mistake in an editorial "and it acted as quickly as possible to correct that mistake." The mistake was "not a political hit job" and was about gun laws rather than Palin. There was no actual malice, which must be proven in a libel case." 

                                                     - from the New York Times

Palin said her lawsuit is about getting, "Justice for people who expect truth in the media." 

Sarah Palin finds herself without a husband, without a political office, and probably low on funds. She is mother of five and a former beauty queen and until Sen. McCain made a mistake in picking her for his possible vice presidential candidate, was little know outside of Alaska. She describes herself as "just an average hockey mom." 

During one moment in the trial, Palin was testifying and did not like the question the defense attorney asked of her. She turned to the judge and said, "Objection!" (The judge and everyone in the court room found it amusing.)

Will our gal Sarah, from the Alaskan town of Wasilla, find fame and fortune - lots of fortune -  from the big bad New York Times?

Do pigs really wear lipstick?

Facts, plus a very fine Opinion by

John Watson