As Sarah Palin proved to a disgusted nation, you don’t need to know how to write or even read to get a book deal in End Times America. All you need to be is a disgraced former beauty contestant who hates the same fruits and coloreds as Red State America, where illiteracy is no barrier to buying, say, a Glenn Beck book at the Wal-Mart. What do you call a dumb bigot with big hair, high heels and a few pounds of makeup? How about America’s Next Top Author? MORE »

Many Wonkette readers may “moonlight” as viewers of the Stephen Colbert television show, hooray. In recent weeks Colbert has made jokes about the security situation surrounding his trip to the vague “Persian Gulf” area at some point in the next few months. Thanks to Sarah Palin, we now know that this will be in Iraq, in June. Which was obvious enough (maybe?) but still… Twitter + Sarah Palin. [Videogum, Twitter]