A reader writes:
Your reader's excellent email describing the dialogue between Palin and her doctor reminded, oddly, of that recent video that went viral about the stupidly insistent person that wanted an iPhone 4. I imagine Palin's dialogue with her doctor sounding more like that video:
Palin: My water broke, and I'm having contractions. I want to give this speech, then fly to the hospital in Wasilla.
Doctor: You should stay in Texas and go to the hospital. Due to your age, your pregnancy is considered high-risk and you could have complications during delivery.
Palin: I don't care.
Doctor: Your baby has been diagnosed with Down's Syndrome and could have other problems, and it's very important that you be in a facility that handles high-risk deliveries when he is born.
Palin: I don't care.
Doctor: If your water broke, your baby is at risk of infection until he is delivered.
Palin: I don't care.
Doctor: Since this is your fifth pregnancy, labor could progress very quickly and you could have the baby at any time.
Palin: I don't care.
Doctor: If you went into labor on the flight, you could disrupt all the other passengers by forcing an emergency landing.
Palin: I don't care.
Doctor: Okay, if you don't care about any of that, tell me, what the fuck is so great about the hospital in Wasilla?
Palin: It's in Alaska where there are mooses and bears.
And where no one will ask any questions.