I hadn't seen Sarah Palin speak in person since the 2008 elections. If one just watched or read mainstream media accounts of her paid speeches and appearances since then, including some accounts that have been featured on this site, one may have come to the conclusion that Palin was just a money-hungry ex-politician devoid of conviction, half-heartedly speaking to various interest groups and causes to line her pockets and/or raise her national profile to peddle books that she didn't even write herself.
Curious about how such memes can develop among supposedly intelligent commentators (most of whom are on the left, but the right has its fair share too), I went to Palin's speech in Washington, D.C. on Friday, where she spoke at a breakfast hosted by The Susan B. Anthony List, an extremely influential pro-life organization.
Nowhere did I see a caricature of a bumbling dolt just going through the motions. What I did hear was substance. Warmth. Humor. Unapologetic feistiness. And an optimistic belief in conservative values and principles. And what I saw was the makings of a potentially transcendent and transformational figure not only for the conservative movement but for American politics.
He makes five points (read the article for more detail (it's worth your time):
- Palin as the "Mama Bear" defending America's children from "generational theft."
- She can testify.
- She attacks Obama.
- She relishes attacking liberals.
- And she's optimistic.
1 comment:
One of my favorite things about Sarah Palin is that she can field any thing hit at her and turn it into a play for the out against the other side.
The media thought they had her with the note on the hand, but she keeps using it back at them and she gets more affective as she goes along. The most recent being the NRA speech.
She may have come out of Alaska thinking it would be a fair game, but now that she knows the rules, she just keeps playing and winning. I am not sure how many other people could stand up to the attacks she endured against her family and herself, but she refuses to be knocked out and keeps coming back stronger and better.
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