Yesterday, I bought a newspaper that I usually don’t purchase, because Sarah Palin’s face was on it. I thought it would give greater insight to what all the hype was about. It didn’t. So I’m still confused – and slightly terrified…
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it one more time: Sarah Palin scares the bejeezus out of the left. She is their very worst nightmare: an amazingly charismatic conservative who connects with huge swaths of the right (and more than a few on the left), an ardent protector of the unborn who has put her money where her mouth is (and believe me, the hate she engenders is as much about Trig as it is about anything), a consistent and proven winner who attacks problems (and political opponents) from unexpected angles, and a successful, attractive, unashamed woman.” – Jimmie
Well, I don’t know what a bejeezus is, but I do know that those were definitely not my initial sentiments as a non-conservative non-republican. My first thoughts were “oh, that was unexpected.” And then I looked deeper into what people were saying and I thought “wait….she quit to prove her commitment?”
Palin is attractive – okay, I guess – I don’t see the relevance, but sure.
Palin has great family values – I would never attempt to debate that, but so do I.
Palin is an unashamed woman – why yes she is. There are many unashamed politicians – It’s kind of their job.
But let’s move away from this tedious irrelevance. I think her advisors suck. Point blank. She comes off insulting. “no more politics as usual” – I’m not sure I get how it is okay for her to denounce every other governor that didn’t run for reelection as individuals taking advantage of the people the vowed to serve. I also don’t understand how she easily soothes so many of her followers by asserting that her failure to abide by her commitment is a gift. Why couldn’t she end “politics as usual by…” by staying true to her commitment and following it through in a way that she calls unconventional? And if what she says is true….what the hell is the point of that commitment to be Governor anyways?
Look, I’m tired of being insulted by a woman who claims to be a feminist. Get the girl a better team of advisors, a new stylist, and a speech writer – because most of her statements are choppy and need a “politics as usual” “maverick” or a wink and a smile in order to tie up the swampy intention. I don’t fear her because she’s “amazingly charismatic,” in fact I think that’s a gross over statement. I fear her, because I hardly agree with a single thing the woman says, but so many people think she’s some kind of a gift to revitalize a party falling behind a curve. I fear her because I think her ineptitude shines bright like a lighthouse.
