[Scanian]

I am far from elite and I don’t hate a living soul.

Nevertheless, I find Sarah Palin incredibly tacky, shrill, and off-putting to the extreme.

[Drawsing]

I find Sarah Palin incredibly tacky, shrill, and off-putting to the extreme.

Then you probably wouldn't mind giving examples of these characteristics so others can evaluate the basis of your opinions. Could you please provide the following:

A concrete example of Sarah Palin being "tacky":

An example of Sarah being "shrill".

And an example of "off-putting" behavior.

[Caipirabob]

But why? Shrill? I guess I don't see it, being from an environment where I've heard hundreds of accents. Shrill to me is a voice tainted with hate or anger. I don't see it with her.

Off putting? I think she'd be delightful to be around. Yes, she's a politician, but one who's genuinely broken the mold and achieved tremendous success as a conservative governor of Alaska. The media tries to hide it, but she was exceptionally popular for her reforms and cost cutting measures.

She's the real deal in my eyes. What did I miss?

[papertyger]

Then the first sentence of your post is an unvarnished lie.

[andy58-in-nh]

Well now you've done it. (LOL) If you own a flame-retardant suit, it might come in handy!

Look, I'm not one of Palin's bigger fans, but I absolutely love the way she tweaks the news media and refuses to play their little "gotcha" games. It's perhaps her best quality.