The establishment loathes anyone who dares step outside what they define as “mainstream,” whether it be Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, Duncan Hunter, or Mark Sanford. Some are just easier to ignore (or shut up) than others.
Duncan Hunter and Sarah Palin and Bachmann understand
the fact that the IslanOfascists have declared war on America, unlike the other named
Palin was literally PUSHED out of the mainstream. McCain picked her because her views were very like his. But she had the job of pointing out how radical Obama is, and so the media shot the messenger.