Former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin has been known for putting her foot in her mouth ever so often but she is also a game changer and scares her enemies since she is a true American. She is in the news again for allegedly misunderstanding a statement made by the current President of the United States Barack Obama.
Sputnik Moment Missed By Palin
In his union speech, Obama spoke about a phenomenon that he coined as the Sputnik moment. He suggested that when the Russians launched the Sputnik into space in 1957, it egged the U.S. and NASA on and finally directly resulted in the Americans landing on the moon first in 1969. He spoke about the wave of innovation that the Sputnik launch initiated.
Trying to make a Difference
The reason he spoke about this in an analogy was because he wanted to compare the innovation led by the U.S. then to what they should be doing now in conjunction with India and Chinas attempts at information technology and green technology. He was suggesting that this should trigger another Sputnik moment spurring the U.S. onto the path of further innovation. Many say this can happen if Obama would reduce his regulatory footprint that is strangling American risking taking and thwarting innovation.
Not Cheering the Soviets
Palin spoke out against his speech saying that the president sounded like he was cheering the former Soviet Union on. Palin seems to have missed the point and should have rethought her lines before she stated them. Palin is known for her pretty appearance. There were rumors that even her looks came from procedures like liposuction.
Liposuction basically involves the liquefying and sucking out of all the fat under the layers of skin. Palins daughter Bristol, too, has been known to have resorted to liposuction to enhance her body. If nothing else works, this is a logical option.
