Last night, President Obama gave his first major speech since the inauguration. The poll numbers are in, and most people who watched the speech thought that he did a good job. But, what’s really burning up the tubes today is the response by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal. Interestingly, both Dems and Repubs were not so thrilled with his speech–some people have compared him the Kenneth the page on NBC’s 30 Rock. Despite this criticism, many people still see Jindal as a potential candidate for the 2012 presidential election. With that in mind, I thought I would ask Jodysez’s favorite Republican Gubernatorial Affairs Correspondent, Sarah Palin, for her thoughts:
J: Hi Governor Palin, we haven’t heard much from you since the election.
SP: Well, I’ve been busy trying to get back to my life in Alaska. Those elk don’t hunt themselves you know.
J: A lot of people are criticizing Bobby Jindal’s response from last night. How do you think he did?
SP: You know, I think he did pretty well. I’m not saying that he’s the most qualified, but it’s nice that we are giving him a chance to talk after what we did to his people.
J: His people?
SP: Yeah, the Indians. We weren’t very nice to them–making them go on reservations and all that.
J: I don’t think he’s that kind of Indian–not to mention that the preferred nomenclature is Native American.
SP: In any event, I really love their casinos. You put me in front of a buffet and I’m going to get my money’s worth. Todd and I went to one in South Dakota when he was there for a snow machine race. I won $4.79 on a penny slot, it was a real thrill.
J: Getting back to the response, what do you think about his complaints about the money being spent on volcano monitoring?
SP: Well, I think he’s flat wrong. Maybe Louisiana doesn’t care anything about volcanic eruptions, but here in Alaska they’re a HUGE deal. I mean, just the other day I was in the grocery store when a volcano erupted and melted my car. After bear attacks, frostbite, and suicide, volcanoes are the number four killer of Alaskans every year.
J: There’s been a lot of speculation about your running for President in 2012, do you think that Jindal represents a serious challenge to your nomination?
SP: No, I don’t, and let me tell you why. First, he’s completely inexperienced…I mean all he has ever done is to be Governor of Louisiana and…
J: Let me stop you right there. Are you really going to tell me that YOU think he doesn’t have the experience?
SP: That’s right. He’s never been the mayor of anything…much less a full time mom. How is he going to juggle all of the responsibilities of the office? Also, his state doesn’t border on any foreign countries, except Texas.
J: We’ve been over this before, Texas isn’t a separate country.
SP: Agree to disagree. Also, he can’t seem to manage to prevent hurricanes from wiping out his state. Did you know that since I’ve been Governor of Alaska, not a single hurricane has hit up there? What about Jindal? That guy takes office and it’s suddenly monsoon season down there.
J: Do you really think that you’re the reason Alaska hasn’t gotten any hurricanes?
SP: Well, part me and part our missile defense system. Another thing, from what I can tell, he’s never shot at anything from a helicopter. Until you’ve pulled the trigger from a moving aircraft, you can’t handle the responsibility of being commander-in-chief. Ooh, do you think that chief thing might offend him?
J: Again, not the same kind of Indian.
SP: Well, anyways, he seems nice enough, but I don’t think he really has the maverick spirit that America is going to need in 2012. It’s like I always say, there’s a fine line between gubernatorial and goober.
J: I couldn’t have put it better myself. Good night everyone.
