Sarah Palin as Politican Pundit

Here is a woman who was widely known for her ignorance on matters of everything related to politics, international affairs, American history, world geography and who has since the end of the McCain presidential campaign kept a busy schedule with paid speaking gigs and writing a book rather than learning anything about the above topics. In what way is she at all qualified to be a commentator on topics of current events and politics?

Beyond that, she has difficulty with public speaking. By this I don't mean she's afraid to get up and speak, but rather that she has difficulty, even with scripts and teleprompters, articulating a single coherent sentence much less a substantive and original thought.

It is staggering to me that she has the following she does. It is difficult for me to listen to her for more than a minute at this point because whereas she was amusing before, her continued lack of any grasp of key issues involved in the fields of which she speaks and reliance on the political rhetoric, buzz words and empty and vague spin from the failed presidential campaign, frankly nauseate me.

I have a difficult time addressing anything related to her as a serious public figure, either political or in the news arena, because I am torn about the fact that she is a woman with an enormous platform to made a genuine difference in the lives of women across the country, and the potential as a role model. Her absolute lack of relevant skills, however, and the ambition evidenced by her continued drive to remain in the public spotlight, make me resent her status as a media figure and how she embarrasses the millions of educated and intelligent women working in every field across this country.