A while back, Barack Obama supporters were outraged over his flip-flop on his promise to filibuster amendments to the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the government to spy on anyone, anywhere without a warrant. They railed against the invasion of privacy, loss of civil liberty and infringement of Fourth Amendment rights.
Today, they are fist-bumping "Anonymous" who reportedly hacked into Sarah Palin’s email account and posted some of her family photos and personal messages online. The Washington Post reports:
A group of computer hackers said yesterday that they had accessed a Yahoo e-mail account of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, publishing some of her private communications to expose what appeared to be her use of a personal account for government business.
John McCain has called for an investigation. Campaign Manager Rick Davis said in a statement:
This is a shocking invasion of the Governor's privacy and a violation of law. The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities and we hope that anyone in possession of these emails will destroy them. We will have no further comment.
McCain’s call for an investigation was echoed by Karl Rove who told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity:
Someone should get to the perpetrators and throw them under the bus.
An FBI investigation is underway. In the meantime, the perpetrators should get help for their Palin Derangement Syndrome.
And here’s a "little news flash": the negative attacks are not working. In a new Rasmussen poll, "Palin bests Joseph Biden 47% to 44% in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up for the presidency." Thirty-five percent have a "very favorable" opinion of Palin while only 23 percent feel warm and fuzzy about Biden.
Truth be told, Palin is a lot like Obama. She is an online sensation who has captured the hearts of enthusiastic voters at massive rallies.
In 47 days, we will know which one is the flash in the pan. But for now, Palin is the one who folks, including Tina Fey, are imitating. She's even become a fashion "eye-con."
Shoot, I’m even pouffing up my hair more than usual.
