https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/08/31/sarah-palin-and-howdy-doody-or-why-joe-biden-is-losing-sleep/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:56:53 -0400<![CDATA[Don&#8217;t be fooled: the left is terrified of Sarah Palin. Just savor, if your stomach is strong enough, Gail Collins&#8217;s sophomoric effort yesterday in The New York Times, &#8220;McCain&#8217;s Baked Alaska&#8221; (Get it?). &#8220;The idea,&#8221; sniffs Collins, &#8220;that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong.&#8221; I wish it were so, Gail. But the distaff side was queuing up in droves to vote for HRC and not, as you said, &#8220;as the best-prepared candidate in the Democratic pack,&#8221; but precisely because of the plumbing.]]>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:41:22 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/08/31/sarah-palin-and-howdy-doody-or-why-joe-biden-is-losing-sleep-n115131