Internet detective work is fun and rewarding.

So I'm cruising around on facebook and I run across an annoying ad that reads

The Nuclear Option?
Sarah Palin may soon be a heartbeat away from becoming our President. Join the debate. Learn the truth.

Sounds... Stupid. But i decide to check it out. The ad leads me to:

http://www.sarahpalin-nuclearoption.com/

Basically an empty forum (where so far the only posts are from the admin) with such illuminating forum sections as...

Sarah Palin's Politics
Why is everybody arguing? McCain picked her. She MUST be right for the job of Vice President.

Liberals Fear Her
What's so scary about a hockey mom?

Hillary Supporters Love Her
Hillary Supporters are flocking to the Republican fold to the tune of 50% of women voters. Tell your story!

Well you get the idea...

So smelling a faux-grassroots organization , I look to whois for who registered the domain name...

n/a
3815 Round Meadow Ln.
Hatboro, PA 19040
US

Okay that doesn't tell me much about who would spend money to set up such a lame, pro-Palin site, and then spend money to advertise it on facebook.

So on a lark, I plug the address in to Google (again) and find another web site match for that physical address.

http://www.bipolarplanet.com/

A web site for people suffering from bipolar disorder, that looks a bit like it was set up by, uhm, someone suffering from bipolar disorder.

Okay.

Makes sense.

Case closed.

Well, other than the obligatory follow-up jokes around the "You don't have to be crazy to think Palin's great, but it helps!" theme.