Like Ann, Love Sarah.
We made fun of the messiah worship when it was applied to president bummer.
They didn’t know what they were worshiping, we do. ;)
There is most certainly a critical threshhold of maturity and intelligence required to discern the vast gulf of difference between unfounded fawning over an empty suit with no outstanding charachteristics or record, and the truly deserved admiration bestowed upon someone with miles and decades of stunning accomplishments who would still show up incognito to run in a marathon and not inform the press.
That level of integrity, character, moral certitude, and outstanding achievement actually deserves the highest praise and approbation, and it is not a character flaw to acknowledge that fact.
The flaw, and it is both deep and telling, belongs to those who truly cannot see the difference. By the way, Sarah finished second in her age group. Isn't that just amazing?!
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But, the messiah won, right?
I certainly don't consider it messiah worship of Palin. With Obama, his "followers" knew absolutely nothing about him other than "hope & change" and they hated Bush.
I've investigated and studied Sarah Palin's life and record inside out. There is very little I don't know about her. And I am a supporter, not a fan or a follower.
As to a messiah complex, I could make a better case that anti-Palin folks suffer from that. Their fear of the Great and Powerful Obama is so strong they are willing to "settle" for a lesser candidate because they are so afraid of losing. They lack the faith to back the best candidate because the left lives in their head and has them scared sh!tless. It's sad, really.