The entire blogosphere is buzzing about the Vanity Fair hit piece "Sarah Palin: The Sound and the Fury." Make no mistake--it is such a brutal piece of no facts personal attacks that even the progressives who hate Sarah Palin with a passion--why, oh why will she not kill babies? does she not know she is a woman?--are aghast. For my part, I am wondering exactly how much further journalism can sink into the toilet before everyone stops paying attention. What are they teaching in journalism schools tese ays?One thing the article does settle for me is Palin is the real deal and the progressives know it. Maybe it is more a fear that Barack Obama has performed so poorly anyone the Republicans nominate can defeat him into 2012. If you will excuse my skepticism, I heard that sort of argument after the GOP landslide in 1994. Bill Clinton wound up trouncing Bob Dole, who was nominated soely because it was his turn. Any hoest student of politics is not writing Obama off yet. Two years is log time.
Palin is the real deal because the far left is smearing heart every turn and the reasonable left--debate amongst yourselves who falls in that category--is fretting over the smears because said attacks rile up her fan base. There is still a sense of chivalry I America, particularly among conservatives. Smack her around too much, and people are going to rally around her.
Here is the bottom line; there are two types of presidential candidates. There are the top tier folks like Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush who either have the name reconition and requisite experience to win the office. Then there are the Alan Keyes and pat Buchanan types who want to run to increae their public profile so they can sell more books or land a television or radio show.
Palin does not have to ru for president to earn the clout for the latter. He could have more than keyes or Buchann ever dreamed of. Probably her ow oprah-type show, if she so desired. The progressives would not fear that, either. For all their mock hatred of Rush Limbaugh andGlenn Beck, they are both high profile targets to help Democrat party fudraising. Palin would probably top them both. What other conservative female pundit wouldbeso high profile? Laura Ingraham? Hardly.
No, Palin is being viciously attacked because she is I the former category. She is acotender. Is she a winner? Probably more so than you think right now. Keep in mind there isaother side to the concept of runnig it up the flagpole and seeing who salutes. You should also watchfor who is in direct opposition, too. The more influential the people in opposition, the bigger the threat what they hate presents.
