They have begun to notice how Palin is trotted out like a model at an auto show to be introduced to heads of state as if they are local car dealers, and how the media are allowed to take pictures but not ask questions (“That’s me with Henry Kissinger!”). They also notice that the economy is imploding, while Iraq is calming down only because the US is paying insurgents and al-Qaeda sympathizers the equivalent of a monthly car payment per person not to kill its soldiers.
然而佩林持续下跌的支持率同样表明尽管这些女性为符号的正当性感到兴奋，她们也并不是傻瓜。她们已经开始注意到佩林怎样在一次车展上像一名模特一样小步走向前，被介绍给这个国家的领袖们，似乎他们是一些当地的汽车分销商，而媒体又是怎样只被允许拍照却不允许提问（“那是我跟基辛格拍的照片！”）。她们还注意到经济正在面临崩溃，而伊拉克平静下来只是因为美国向暴动者和基地组织的同情者每人支付相当于每月一辆车的钱，以换取他们不杀美国的士兵。