From Palin's Wednesday night appearance on Fox News' Greta Van Susteren show (first link at bottom): Palin latched on to Obama's "winning the future" phrase from the State of the Union to start tossing "WTF" (of course short for "What the F*ck?") blasts Obama's way. Spouted Palin:"That was a tough speech to sit through and try to stomach. His theme last night was wtf, winning the future. I thought, okay, that acronym - spot on. There were a lot of wtf moments throughout that speech."
Apparently impressed by her own "wit," Palin returned for more "WTF" bombs as the interview continued:
"Palin, seemingly pleased with her joke, repeated the line later in the interview while poking Obama for referencing Sputnik in another section of his address. 'That was another wtf moment,' she said."
For most people, particulary in Internet discourse, there's really nothing wrong with using "WTF." I just used it yesterday in connection with my "Motel Hell" post. But Palin is not "most people."
For someone who holds herself out as a serious political commentator on Fox News -- not to mention as a potential future presidential candidate -- using phrases like "WTF" comes across as crass, sophomoric and inappropriate (three topics that I know alot about). Them's just the facts.
BTW, in other Palin news, I note that the so-called "Todd Palin Sex Scandal" story has gone away faster this week than Sarah Palin's reality show (second link below). As explained in this space last weekend, that "story" from the National Enquirer had very little to it. And, predictably, that appears to be end of "story" on that one. WTF already?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48276.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48276.html
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