I Knew Joe Six-Pack American, I Grew Up with and Was Good Friends with Joe Six-Pack American, and you, Madam, are NO Joe Six-Pack American

Dear Sarah Palin,

I realize that you are trying to relate to the "average, blue-collar" American, and that it has been your party's tact to gain votes by coming off not as an intelligent, capable leader, but as someone anybody could "have a beer with" for awhile (see: 2000 elections, 2004 elections).

However, "Joe Six-Pack American" could not lose $20,000 in the recent stock market collapse and still be OK. If "Joe Six-Pack American" can even afford to sink at least $20,000+ in the stock market, and even if "he" did sink $20,000+ in the stock market, "he" most certainly could not afford the loss of said $20,000 in the way that you apparently can.

So please - if you're going to try to show how you're just like everyday "Joe Six-Pack American," please refrain from using your own "real-life" experience that has nothing to do with Joe Six-Pack American's daily experiences. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mr. Trend