Scott Brinton

Palin’s back, and badder than ever

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In my wildest political musings, I could not have imagined a more comically frightening scene: Sarah Palin standing side by side with Donald Trump, endorsing him for president.

But that’s exactly what happened last week.

The level of narcissism reached such a fever pitch in Ames, Iowa, on Jan. 19 that the Earth momentarily shifted off its axis, causing a heavier-than-usual blast of cold air to swoop down from Alaska into California, which sent a blizzard roaring across the U.S.

On Friday, the storm began dumping nearly two feet of snow squarely on –– where else? –– Washington, D.C. Trump and Palin claimed it was their way of sticking it to the Establishment.

Can I get a hallelujah?

Of course, my little made-up scenario is ridiculous, but no more so than Palin’s abhorrent claim that President Obama was somehow responsible for the post-traumatic stress disorder that her son Track reportedly suffers from after having served a year in the Army reserves in Iraq in 2008, before Obama assumed the presidency.

According to Sarah Palin, Track was never quite the same after his service. If only Obama treated veterans with greater respect, she indelicately implied, Track would be cured.

Clearly Palin had to say something to deflect attention from the scandal brewing around Track, who’s now 26. On the same day his mother was busy stumping for Trump, Track was arrested on assault and weapons charges after he punched his girlfriend and threatened to fire an AR-15 assault rifle, according to The New York Times. Police in Wasilla, Alaska, administered a breath test, which showed that he had a blood alcohol content of 0.189 –– more than twice the legal limit to drive.

It wasn’t the first time that Track has turned violent. In 2014, many in the Palin clan were swept up in a drunken house party brawl in Anchorage after he confronted his sister Willow’s ex-boyfriend and a fight broke out. Todd Palin, Sarah’s snowmobiler husband, “was said to have gotten involved in the fighting,” according to The Times.

In all, 20 people were caught up in the melee. No charges were filed. As Track was escorted away, he shouted profanities and made a “vulgar gesture” at the crowd, The Times reported.

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