Is Sarah Palin the final Cylon?
As an avid devotee of Battlestar Galactica, the story of the last remnants of humankind voyaging through the galaxy, pursued by their nemesis, the Cylons, in search of the “13th colony” — Earth — I often found myself thinking “Laura Roslin for President!”
Roslin was the education secretary and the last surviving member of the cabinet when the Cylons nuked humanity’s home worlds, and so was thrust unprepared into the role of President of the Twelve Colonies, where, it must be said, she proved to be a wily and resourceful leader. Similarly, Palin (note the similarity of the names Palin and Roslin is a woman with no political experience on a national level, who may end up being thrust into the position of Vice President, or even President, should McCain be elected and should anything befall him in his term of office.
The comparison with Roslin makes me like her more (funny how the associative mind works) although I’m vastly more comfortable with the idea of Roslin as president in a scripted TV show than I am with the possibility of Palin being President or even VP in real life. The possibility in fact makes my mind reel.
We already know that Tighe is one of the eleven humanoid Cylon models that we know about — might this mean that Palin is the twelfth?
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Published: Sep 01 2008
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It’s interesting to hear that exists, but I’m a wee bitty allergic to Facebook!
Very interesting comparison, even if the John & Sarah show is no longer playing. The new Galactica deals with politics & morally ambiguous, slippery areas, whereas the original was just a weekly Star Wars clone.
Peace out -
Daniel