Sarah Palin is America's Princess Diana

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SEABROOK, N.H. — Sarah Palin’s bus is plastered with a mock-up of the U.S. Constitution. But her entourage — both the three-vehicle motorcade that includes the bus and the smaller, two-SUV version she uses for smaller events — hasn’t been very respectful of traffic laws.

They speed. They run red lights and stop signs. They make last-second lane changes to get off the highway, sometimes without signaling.

So do the reporters following them.

Journalists in the caravan trailing her “One Nation” tour bus describe the experience as harrowing, a rolling menace careening up the East Coast in hot pursuit of the former Alaska governor who declined to provide any advance itinerary of her tour over six days on the road.

As they left the clambake she attended Thursday in New Hampshire, Palin’s two-SUV caravan traveled at 52 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone as it peeled away from the hosts’ neighborhood. Both cars blew through a stop sign about a mile later. They did 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on I-95 — and then, after they got off, without signaling, flew right past a flashing sign informing them they were going 45 mph in a 35 mph zone.

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On Tuesday, the bus nearly hit a biker turning off of Pine Street in Philadelphia.

On Wednesday, after a police escort led the bus through a closed section of the Lincoln Tunnel, the bus ran at least two red lights racing up Sixth Avenue and through Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan. Before long, a cop pulled up, pointing out to the first reporter trailing the bus how many lights they were running. The reporter apologized — but begged to stick with the bus. The perplexed cop let him go.

On Thursday, the story was much the same. Palin’s two SUVs — used for minor events and tight spaces — braved the tiny, winding streets of Boston’s North End. And when the bus joined them, the trailing car in the entourage ran two red lights after the bus barely made it through the yellow, as did the media caravan, leaving behind a traffic jam for the locals.

The reporters who are speeding, tailgating, cutting off other cars, blasting through roundabouts and passing on the right in an effort to keep up, say they have no other choice since they never know what Palin’s up to or where she’s headed — and aides typically won’t tell them anything. Once they’re on the road, they’re filing urgent updates by phone and figuring out unorthodox bathroom breaks, like the reporter who pulled over to relieve himself on the side of the highway going from Gettysburg, Pa., to Philadelphia — drawing notice from both Palin aides and the rest of the trailing press.

“It’s like paparazzi,” said one reporter who followed Palin to the Thursday evening clambake. “It’s like following Princess Diana.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56186.html

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52 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone

70 mph in a 55 mph zone on I-95

45 mph in a 35 mph zone.

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On Tuesday, the bus nearly hit a biker turning off of Pine Street in Philadelphia.

52 in a 35 zone? 70 in 55 zone on an interstate?

C'mon, that hardly qualifies as speeding. You do the same, admit it.

Hitting a bike? C'mon that's a badge of honor. I AIM for bikes, baby strollers and old ladies in wheelchairs when I'm driving. Bonus points.

Thanks for the article. It's making me reconsider Sarah. I think maybe I'll vote for her after all.

[Ban Hammer 13,398]

maybe she's trying to ditch the reporters.

[SuperDuper! 230]

She is hotter than Princess Die. And plus, has a nicer backside. Whatz not to like.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

There are two things that Sarah doesn't bring to the table that the late Princess Diana certainly had: class and grace. I'm not sure why people feel the need to trample on the late Diana's grave like that comparing her to glorified trailer trash.

Edited June 4, 2011 by Mr. Big Dog

[SuperDuper! 230]

There are two things that Sarah doesn't bring to the table that the late Princess Diana certainly had: class and grace. I'm not sure why people feel the need to trample on the late Diana's grave like that comparing her to glorified trailer trash.

Palin the trailer trash queen will be your next president. And don't get in her way on the road. It's ez to idealize someone after they are dead. And Diana had her sins and scandals, too.

Peace.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Palin the trailer trash queen will be your next president.

Edited June 4, 2011 by Mr. Big Dog

[SuperDuper! 230]

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She is hotter than Princess Die. And plus, has a nicer backside. Whatz not to like.

You DO know this is photoshopped, right?

And she is glorified trailer trash. You can't buy class, grace, or poise.

[ScottThuy 140]

Aw #######!.. I was hoping to see news that she died in a car accident...

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

And she is glorified trailer trash. You can't buy class, grace, or poise.

Word!

[웃 910]

And she is glorified trailer trash. You can't buy class, grace, or poise.

C'mon, she eats pizza with a fork and knife. That is so classy!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

C'mon, she eats pizza with a fork and knife. That is so classy!

Plastic utensils. No self-respecting trailer trash utilizes silverware.

Edited June 5, 2011 by Mr. Big Dog

[ScottThuy 140]

C'mon, she eats pizza with a fork and knife. That is so classy!

sounds like an episode of seinfeld.. oh yeah that was a candy bar.. not pizza...

[Marilyn. 340]

sounds like an episode of seinfeld.. oh yeah that was a candy bar.. not pizza...

I thought it was a donut.. nevermind it was also a chocolate bar and a cookie..lol

Edited June 5, 2011 by Marilyn.