Do I Consider Myself A Teaparty Patriot?

I received a phone call a few minutes ago....

I was sitting at my desk working on paying bills when the phone rang.

The caller id listed "Votertalk2010" with a phone number of 208 991 1227.

It was a robo-call.

"Do I consider myself a Teaparty Patriot?"

I don't but I wanted to hear where the call went so I said, "yes."

"Do I support Sarah Palin?"

I hesitated, saying, "Uhhh.." I mean, I have my limits.

The call ended.

I googled Votertalk2010, the call was a robocall sponsored by Michael Reagan. It was just two questions.
It's phone calls like this, asking if I support Sarah Palin that remind me of this:

A very wise TV executive once told me that the key to TV is projecting through the screen. It's one of the keys to the success of, say, a Bill O'Reilly, who comes through the screen and grabs you by the throat. Palin too projects through the screen like crazy. I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America. This is a quality that can't be learned; it's either something you have or you don't, and man, she's got it

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