This week we'll be taking a closer look at the lovely, blatant Mrs. Palin, and whether its twenty days or twenty years, this political go-getter has certainly proved never to trail too far off from any campaign spotlight. Since she proved unsuccessful in the last race, she now has renewed hopes on becoming the new running mate and hopefully vice president for the 2012 election.
So let's start with the title of this piece. "Sarah Palin and Lady Liberty." Just from the title you can assume that the picture is a representation of the two figures in unity, right? I mean, it is Lady Liberty. How could she not be in unity with everyone. Well, not in this picture. These words are ambiguous, leaving quite a bit of room for speculation, and after seeing the picture itself, one can come to the possible conclusion its some kind of mockery? Maybe. In this picture you see one of the most popular symbols of freedom in the United States, Lady Liberty, and polititian Sarah Palin. In this cartoon, you see a lively Palin announcing that she and the famous symbol of freedom herself are "...just two freedom-lovin' gals!" As she says this, Ms. Liberty is eager to flick her off the top of her head! Can this be seen as a clash of beliefs? I think so. Maybe to Palin, both of these women stand on the same grounds in terms of they're beliefs, but Ms. Liberty says otherwise. This relates to a very current event, which is Palin being re-nominated for the position of vice president in the 2012 presidential race on behalf of the Republican party. This relates to our in class discussions because we've been following the campaign trail closly (hence these blogs). And oh, to me this entire picture practically spews satire! The hidden mockery of Palin taking a stance on her being a freedom lover is a little silly, because if you examine her political ideology, you can sit and ask yourslef, freedom for what, or who?
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