Yahoo! New Zealand Calls Sarah Palin ‘Evil’

A caption in a photo slideshow of “Celebrity Look-a-likes” sparked outrage among at least three New Zealand conservatives Friday night. The Yahoo! New Zealand feature contained a split-screen of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and comic actress Tina Fey, with a caption that read “Poor Tina – there’s something painful about resembling someone so evil.”

This is the thanks she gets for keeping the Russkies at bay for almost three years?

There are many adjectives that come to mind when discussing Sarah Palin, but I think even her most strident critics would agree that “evil” is a bit of a reach, especially for a New Zealander. What did Sarah Palin ever do to them? Maybe their captions are written by literate caribou.

Here’s the caption as it originally appeared:

The offending caption was first reported by the New Zealand Conservative blog at 7pm Friday night, and by 7:23pm, they were reporting that it had been taken down, proving that Palin’s fans are so dedicated, they can even reach into the future to quash attacks on their beloved.

While Yahoo! New Zealand may have removed the offending caption, there remains the fact that their slideshow doesn’t contain any Democratic former governors. Why not former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Oscar winner Jodie Foster? Equal time!

(h/t Twitter tipster Suthernboy100)

This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.

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