Don't Touch the Whale, Take Sarah Palin Instead

Two days ago, Dawn Brancheau, an experienced trainer at Sea World in Orlando, was tragically drowned by Tilikum, the largest of its killer whales.

Was there a reason for this sudden act of violence?

"Tilly" had a history of violence but he's an Orca, or a Killer Whale.  And killer whales kill.   That's what they do.

Yet they're bright, intelligent mammals and those that know them say the act was premeditated.

A former trainer said it could have been the sight of Dana's ponytail that set him off--that caused him to lift her, shake her, and drag her under the water until she drowned.

Killer whales weren’t created to live in man made pools, fetch sticks, twirl around, or jump over poles. At an average weight of five to six tons, they roam the world oceans and have no enemies, except for man.

Only man, of course.

Smart, yes, but with an instinct to kill. You can’t change them if you tried.

I know it sounds far fetched, but I couldn't help thinking of Sarah Palin.  Scraping the lower half of the IQ charts, she's supposed to have a brain but clearly runs on instinct and overwhelming adrenaline, blurting meaningless name-calling propaganda to anyone within the listening ear of her mike.

Last month she cried foul when Rahm Emanuel called some liberal activists “F---g retarded.”

The mother of a Downs Syndrome child, Palin charged that because he used the “R” word, he was out of bounds and should immediately resign.

Wasn't that a bit harsh?  The man didn't use the word to describe a child. 

Emanuel apologized twice, but an apology wasn't good enough for Palin on the warpath.  The woman wouldn’t let it go.

Come on, Madam Former Governor. Maybe you're the one mentally challenged.  Did you conveniently forget that your buddies Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh also used the "R" word on more than a few occasions?

Last January, during an interview, Fox newscaster Mary Lynn Rajskub spoke about artwork produced by Downs Syndrome children. Beck laughed and asked, “What do the paintings of the retarded children go for?”

And Limbaugh responded to the controversy surrounding Palin and Emanuel by saying, “liberals who complain about health care reform are ‘retards.’”

But Palin kept mum about her friends.
Maybe she couldn’t think of a reasonable response?   Or maybe she never guessed that some reporter would check Beck’s or Limbaugh’s record?

God, she's d--b. (But I won't say it).

We don’t expect a killer whale NOT to kill just as we don’t expect Sarah Palin to start connecting the dots logically.

Can't expect miracles when it’s inherently part of their DNAs.

Hey, it goes with the territory.