Actually they hate her because they know, deep in their twisted evil hearts and minds, that Sarah Palin, so far, is still one of "us", we the people, whom they disdain. She is a "real American" and the educated elite strive to hold onto the myth that only "they" can lead us unwashed masses yearning to be free to the promised land.
They have long forgotten that "we the people" are supposed to be the ones that hold the power over our own destinies - our "prosperity" if you like.
They have been all consumed with the "party politic" ideal that George Washington so stringently warned us against adopting.
"They", the educated elite, fear us ordinary Americans. They fear the day that we might wake up and use our God given rights and return this once great Republic to what our founding fathers actually visualized.
I am not sure that is actually possible any longer for "we" have let them lead us by the nose for so long now that one, or at least this one is beginning to believe "we" don't have the will to rise up and flush their worthless hides right down the toilet.
But obviously "they" still fear us! Perhaps they days of Constitutional Conservatism isn't totally dead as "they" certainly do fear her, and us ............... so far.
Sarah Palin is the real deal. She can rally the people in ways that an Obama can only dream about. She inspires people to do their best. People I have spoken with say they would take a bullet for Sarah. She is the future of the right wing. With in the GOP or Without she will be a force to contend with. I would love to see her in the Senate but she is all that Pat Bucannan promised but was not. She could lead the reforms that we need or—she might be a bit like John the Baptist, making the way for the next leader to save the nation.