I believe the attraction that Sarah Palin enjoys is somewhat similar. The difference is in the product of their lives-to-date. While Zero seeks to be the center 24/7. Sarah is sitting up in Alaska living her life, while the WORLD is waiting to read her FaceBook page. I'm sure she's been busy brushing children's hair, and writing her book. Yet, she has found herself still in the national debate.
Glenn Beck's Friday show (interrupted by The Obama Show) had Mom's from all over in an audience setting. I especially liked that he gave mics to lots of blac women, especially the one who said she was not an African-American.
While this Communist Obama has been enjoying a life of comfort, clothed in his outward acts constantly in the public view, Sarah has spent her life hauling fish, shooting moose, and pushing for changing things in her local government while fighting for the rights of individuals, and slimming gum't.
She has a power that can overshadow his shallow smile ... Mom power! She is grounded and capable. She is like the women of yore, when the men went out to hunt and fish. She sees life as taking care of the "home". Fortunately for us, she has adopted the entire country as her "home". I beleive that is her biggest appeal, in the simplest terms.
I'm an unabashed Palinite. I don't worship or lust after her. I just think she has common sense answers for this difficult time. If she only campaigns for others, she will help the conservative cause. If she runs for President (something she refuses to acknowledge, yet), she will be hard to compete against. YMMV.
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I think you have described Sarah Palin wonderfully.
I was very young then but it seems that we would have to go back to Dwight Eisenhower to find presidential timber which stands as straight and tall in the eyes of the people as does Sarah Palin. When I was a kid, everybody knew Ike was a good guy and everybody knew he had the experience for the job, having masterminded the day conducted the crusade in Europe.
It is interesting that the rap on Sarah Palin is much like the bogus libel they tried to hang around Ike, too stupid for prime time. Of course the Democrats try that with every Republican candidate but they really, really meant it about Sarah Palin. I guess they figured anyone who knowingly took a Down's syndrome baby to term is stupid.
In 1952 it really did not much matter matter what position Eisenhower took on issues-he was Ike. Similarly, to both the left and the right today, Sarah Palin is about who she is much more than what she says.
