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This Exists? Strip Club’s Sarah Palin Look Alike Contest to Benefit ‘Tea Party’

by Tommy Christopher | 9:35 am, April 28th, 2010

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Chicago’s Admiral Theatre has announced plans to hold a Sarah Palin “Look A Like Contest and Tea Party Benefit” on May 12, the same day the GOP’s last superstar is scheduled to appear at an Illinois Republican fundraiser with ticket prices up to $25,000. The tickets to the strip show are a more reasonable $20 bucks a pop, the prize is $5000 cash, and a portion of the proceeds go to the “Tea Party Campaign.”

While this is clearly part of a series of pop-cultural attempts to sexually humiliate Palin, you have to also wonder: who is the audience is for this kind of thing?

Lest you doubt that this is humiliation, rather than simple exploitation, the Admiral has classily invited the real Sarah Palin to judge their slate of disrobing doppelgängers. This is pretty consistent with other Palin-esque porn endeavors. Hustler’s Nailin’ Palin series, for example, features “fantasies” of Palin with Barack Obama and David Letterman, certainly not designed to appeal to her supporters.

On the other hand, much of the Palin fantasy art that I’ve seen, despite being overwhelmingly designed to mock her, also seems like it would be aesthetically pleasing to the masses of Palin supporters for whom her sex appeal resonates. It seems to me these artists are missing a golden marketing opportunity by stacking their Palin pinups against her biggest fans.

Despite the anti-Palin slant, it would be interesting to poll the audience at this event to find out how many conservatives would be able to check their disgust at the door and enjoy the show. It would also be revealing to interview those attendees with hostility toward Palin. I don’t understand the psychology of either group.

Congressman and Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk will be notably absent at that fundraiser that Palin is scheduled to attend, but he won’t be at the Ambassador, either. He’ll be staying in DC for House votes. Kirk is running for Barack Obama’s old seat, and asked for, but did not get, an endorsement from Palin.

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The_Reasonable_Lib

I think I’m one of the few people that isn’t attracted to Palin in any way.
valkyrie101

Sure reasonable. LOL. That is a sure sign you are attracted to her. Is it the hips, breasts, lips, or pithy speech that most appeals to you?
SWWT

After reading this article, I lost myself in a series of thought provoking internal monologues about what kind of audience would appreciate naked women. This lasted two seconds.
roxsteady

While I’m sure you all know that I’m no fan of Palin’s, I think it’s completely tasteless. I don’t understand why teabaggers who, are supposed fans would even be involved. Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad to know that this isn’t some group on the left, I still think it’s gross and kind of childish. It’s like something you might expect from a teenage boy.
BR

Ok, you just know that Bill Clinton will have a front row seat.
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

Kirk will probably win in November. The state Republican Party has been very protective of him, so I don’t see any “surprises” on the horizon, but he’s not Palin’s cup of tea and is enough of a RINO, plus there’s at least one dangling question from the primary, you can’t really be surprised that she withheld an endorsement.

As for the Palin contest… I’m sure the hardcore Palin supporters will pull out their usual “everybody hates Sarah, why are they so scared of her” whine, but the club is obviously seeking publicity and in that endeavor, they will be successful. I’m also sure that Wednesday night isn’t a big night at any any strip club, so they’ll probably have a larger than usual Wednesday night audience. So to me, as a businessman, the $5000 looks like a good investment and one assumes that some of the prize money will be spread among their regular dancers, as sort of a backdoor bonus to get their “names” to perform on what would ordinarily be a weak night.

PS) The “Tea Party” donation is most likely because the club owners don’t have anything against the group — I mean the industry isn’t known for having good health benefits — and an undefined donation would be also be good headline-producing political cover.
MarkStr82Hell

roxsteady says:
April 28, 2010 at 12:08 pm
While I’m sure you all know that I’m no fan of Palin’s, I think it’s completely tasteless. I don’t understand why teabaggers who, are supposed fans would even be involved. Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad to know that this isn’t some group on the left, I still think it’s gross and kind of childish. It’s like something you might expect from a teenage boy.

I’d imagine seeing a half naked Wanda Sykes would be your cup of tea!
Penguin60

“I’d imagine seeing a half naked Wanda Sykes would be your cup of tea!”

That’s it I lost my lunch.
ex political-media hack

how many pixels died a wasteful death for the publication of this “piece”?
lonestar77

Tommy Christopher wrote:
“you have to also wonder: who is the audience is for this kind of thing?”

My money is on Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow & Chris Mathews. Possibly Tommy Christopher? Basically, those who hate her because they wish their wives/girlfriends were half as hot as Palin.
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

PPS) I should also add that though I haven’t done enough research to know whether it was a steadfast “rule”, but I can anecdotally point to other examples of Ms. Palin choosing not to endorse a candidate during the primaries. If nothing else, she may have simply been keeping her options open for November.
MarkStr82Hell

Penguin60 says:
April 28, 2010 at 12:18 pm
“I’d imagine seeing a half naked Wanda Sykes would be your cup of tea!”

That’s it I lost my lunch.

Does it get any worse than a loud mouth, fugly, racist black lesbian?
And they wonder why 70 of black women are single and most black men with money ignore black women
MarkStr82Hell

Does it get any worse than a loud mouth, fugly, racist black lesbian?
And they wonder why 70 percent of black women are single and most black men with money ignore black women
valkyrie101

Sarah Palin, FOX in sheep’s clothing.
The_Reasonable_Lib

valkyrie101 says:
April 28, 2010 at 11:28 am
Nope, but the stupidity sure drives me away. Give me the Stacey Dashes, Nia Longs, Jessica Albas. But unlike you, I don’t vote for somebody because I want to hump their VP
The_Reasonable_Lib

MarkStr82Hell says:
April 28, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Careful, your racism is showing
valkyrie101

Reasonable,

“But unlike you, I don’t vote for somebody because I want to hump their VP”.

Thank goodness, humping Joe Biden could be nasty.
The_Reasonable_Lib

valkyrie101 says:
April 28, 2010 at 3:46 pm
At least with Joe Biden, the sex would come with some meaningful conversation and endless laughs. Palin’s stupidity gets old after a while, it’s not even funny any more, just annoying like Lindsey Graham.
boboberg

The tea-baggers are just a sad group of old, white, rich, malcontent republicans who hate blacks, hispanics, asians, the middle class and the poor and hate the fact that we have a black president. When they howl “take back America!!!” they mean to take it back from the minorities. Luckily the middle class and the poor far outnumber the tea-baggers so they will have little effect in November. Mark Montgomery NYC, NY 10036 boboberg@nyc.rr.com
lonestar77

Careful boboberg, that kind of racist language you’re using could get you fired. Ahhh, who are we kidding, lefties are the biggest bunch of racists out there but it’s okay because y’all are lefties. In other words, it’s expected for you to be a first class bigot. We would expect nothing else.
valkyrie101

I love Lindsey Graham, he is a Moon child. Caught in the devil’s bargain.
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