Sarah’s giving a rare speech tonight in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Or whatever it is you call it when she stands before a crowd and skripes a rusty Mag-Lite flashlight up the ass of ‘English.’ Just remember: you can’t get into the event if you want to hold on to your cell phone.

Well, that’s just like rugged ol’ Alaska, isn’t it? Go down to the corner bar, walk through the door, and see the sign: “No Cameras, No Laptops, No Cellphones.” Damn. Where can I stow this thing? “Ask the valet.” Oh, right, over by the Wheat Grass bar.

Rule #113 of post-modern life: tight-asses are terrified of the YouTube…

(CNN) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is set to deliver remarks at a Wisconsin Right to Life event Friday evening, one of the few speeches the former Republican presidential nominee will have given since she resigned the governorship last summer.

But Palin appears to be doing her best to keep a low profile on this trip: no press will be allowed into the Milwaukee auditorium where she will speak and those who have paid the $30 admittance fee are unable to carry in cell phones, cameras, laptops, or recording devices of any kind.

Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate told the Wisconsin Radio Network he finds all these restrictions “bizarre.”

“You know, for someone who claims to be a rogue and isn’t afraid of what other people think it really is sort of hypocritical to not let the media, the press cover your event.”

How do you run for President like that? How do you get your ‘message’ out–by semaphore? At some point she’s either got to get a lot better at speaking to crowds, or got to give the dream up.