Just for the heck of it

I have referred to Sarah Palin precisely three times previously: once regarding her having gotten a six-month delay in a population of beluga whales being declared endangered, once as being among "the Bushes, McCains, Palins, and Krauthammers," and once in reference to claims about "death panels." She surely is not a usual topic here.

But having just offered one example of unintentional humor, this was too good to pass up.

It seems that on last Sunday's episode of "Sarah Palin's Alaska," Our Lady of the North

dragged her daughter [Bristol] onto a fishing boat and made her whack a bunch of halibut with a billy club. Ma Palin kept talking about how this excursion was a great way to get Bristol away from the media attention.

What makes this tragi-comic is that you know damn well that there were people watching the show going "That's right, Sarah! Good for you!"