And rightfully so. We have not seen an American politician stand so strongly in defense of America's innate greatness and its still ample promise, in at least a generation.
Sarah Palin speaks in a language we recognize. It's the language of the Founding Generation. It strikes cords of patriotism deep within our psyches and our bones. She reminds us all of the good which is our inheritance and our legacy. She very nearly shames us for ever having doubted ourselves, or our countrymen. We resonate naturally, and in rhythm to what she says, because it's what we believe, and what we are. We are her, and she is us.
With Sarah Palin, what you see is what you get. There isn't a hint of artifice or cunning in her words, or her body language. She's as real as you or I. She can be trusted, and has proven so throughout her public life. She is the real deal, as they say.
How can anyone who truly loves this country not be touched by this woman? How can they not desire to see her lead the way back to a better America, when she has proven that she is not only ideologically perfect to so, but that she's also got the right frame of mind and the temperament (not to mention fight and intelligence) to take us there?
There are only a few reasons why someone who claims to love their country would not support Sarah for president, and they all fall into the category of diminished capacity to perceive, or to comprehend. There are also those who don't have the desire or inclination to know much about people and events which are shaping our lives.
The oddest, though, are those who, while expressing a deep commitment to seeing this country restored, still fail to fully appreciate what an historic personage Sarah Palin is, and how she is perhaps the very person they've been hoping would rise to the top of our national leadership.
I can only believe that those people have either not perceived what most center-right Americans are perceiving, or have been crippled by lies in the press, which has distorted their normal mental clarity.
Right or wrong (and I think wrong) the general public seems to have different opinions about her.
There's nothing wrong with having different opinions about a politician. It's the politician's job to communicate their positions and values clearly enough to voters to convince them to allow them the great privilege of serving.
Many of those who are now ambivalent about Palin, or who even side against her, have not yet really given her a listen. That's part of what a campaign is for, but in the 21st century, politicians also have numerous other means by which to communicate to potential voters, most of which Palin has made use of. I expect to see her make even better use of mass media in the coming year.
...the country's liberal intelligentsia absolutely despises her. They will stop at nothing to destroy her. These people have zero effect on me but many will be influenced by the MSM. They will trash her even worse than they did in 2008.
The MSM is going to do this to any Republican contender for the White House, but it's true that they've waged a pre-emptive campaign against Palin out of abject terror. Sadly for them, it hasn't been all that effective, and one could say that it's even backfired. She's as (or more) popular now, as she was in 2008. Her announcement is one of the most eagerly anticipated moments of recent history. The question of whether she'll run or not, has the whole of the media intelligentsia preoccupied to a pathological level of distraction, and it's getting worse by the day.
That's power, my friend. Do not doubt that.
Palin remains the 800 pound gorilla in the room, and you can bet that she knows it. Even so, she's far too shrewd to simply rush into the ongoing pre-primary battle and duke it out in the mud with the rest of the field. As the weeks go by, her strategy becomes more and more clear - and boy does it look brilliant. There's simply no question that she is playing the game at a much deeper strategic level than anyone else in national politics today. No question.
I wouldn't worry about the media attacking Sarah. They've given it everything they've got for over two years now, and they've hardly scuffed her armor. Those who've fallen prey to the lies and distortions aren't really paying attention well enough to know what's what. Trust me - Sarah will handle that in due course, too.
Alrighty, this is getting far too long-winded, even for me. Gotta sign off, but I did want to address at least a couple of your points.
Good roads, friend.