Pailin is no joke, she is a real person who has a rabid following of people who are ideological, and willing to vote for a person who has little substance or depth. She has appeal for people looking for the "anti-polictician", and a "real person". The problem is that like most "real people", she lacks the experience, the intelligence, and the gravitas, to actually govern. It is somewhat troubling that a person with her limitations would actually have been given an opportunity to be a heartbeat away from the most powerful position in the world.