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Ghosting Sarah Palin’s Facebook Page

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From Gawker:

Just before midnight, a “note” was posted on Sarah Palin’s Facebook page titled, “Concerning the “Death Panels.” Predictably, the media latched onto it and reported her thoughts. However, there’s a problem: there’s no way in hell Sarah Palin wrote it…

[A] cursory glance is more than sufficient to come to that realization as the note is obviously meticulously researched and footnoted, appears to be entirely grammatically correct (It even contains semicolons!), presents rather cogent arguments in a reasoned attempt to persuade, and on the whole is written articulately. In short, whoever composed this particular note is everything that Sarah Palin is not: thoughtful, patient, dedicated, thorough, and rational, traits that any casual, non-delusional observer of Sarah Palin would never, ever associate with her.

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