This is a comment from my boy Ta-nehisi Coates’ blog:
If she didn’t have a good chance you liberals would not keep running stories daily headlines about her not being qualified, nor would your supporters spend most of their time responding or commenting on how she doesn’t have a chance. Funny how an attractive, intelligent republican female scares you guys so much. Must be because she not the average female liberal, A mullet wearing, PETA supporting lesbian member of NOW. Poor libs cant sleep at night worring about her. GO SARAH!!
I don’t have any issues with Sarah Palin’s attractiveness or her “intelligence” –though the latter to me is debatable– I have issues with her dedication to her role as the “savior” of the American dream.
Just the sheer volume of responses confirm my suspicions, the liberals are scared to death of Sara Palin because she stands for freedom, honesty, decency and motherhood. Not afraid to speak her mind and not afraid to confront critics. Her message rings true to much of America, remember Obama did not win in a landslide. Quote polls all you want in your rants. Will she run for President? Are her qualifications less than a community organizer? If she runs, she will win.
What’s the point of discussing the previous election in this context? Whether it was a landslide or not, the margin was significant enough to warrant the blanket of scrutiny the former governor is wrapped under. Her wow factor wasn’t enough to dissuade voters from ignoring her anemic record and empty policy knowledge. It’s nice to trot out the flowery adjectives like she’s decent and honest–as if those folks serving up the platitudes know the woman intimately enough to qualify them.
The issue in my mind is not fear of Mrs. Palin, not for liberals at least. It’s desperation. Desperation on the part of conservatives trumpeting her as the new-age Reagan. Hardly. She lacks the charismatic gravitas Reagan displayed. Worse, she believes that her conservative appeal trumps her real lack of policy credentials. She does not take the power given her by her enthused base seriously– to become a more effective communicator– and a more credible political figure. If there is any fear here, the good governor wields it like a sword.
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