Re: The Tragedy of Sarah Palin

On Thu, 12 May 2011, Mike Findlay wrote:
> But is he referring to the Charles Gibson one with the Bush Doctrine 
> question?  No one knew the answer to that and it turned out Gibson 
> didn't even know it - there was no formulated Bush Doctrine and 
> different people described it different ways.

Ah, but did Palin know that no one knew?  No.

And when Gibson *did* offer a definition, Palin's response betrayed her 
ignorance, too.  I'm not even sure that her response made sense in 
relation to what Gibson actually said.

> This is a classic example of how the media created a false narrative in 
> an all out effort to destroy her.  I have a hard time blaming anyone for 
> not being ready to deal with the savagery brought to bear on her by the 
> media.

I do, however, have a problem with someone who isn't ready for the job 
actually *taking* the job in the first place.

> However, I am struck by Limbaugh's maxim to the effect of: the extent to 
> which the left/media attack someone is a reflection of their fear of 
> that person.

I think their primary fear here -- at first -- was that Palin would siphon 
female voters away from Obama, who had just defeated Hillary Clinton in 
the Democratic primaries.  I don't think they knew her well enough to fear 
her for other reasons yet ... though they certainly did eventually!

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