The Power of Palin
Janice Turner of the Times Online clearly has no affinity for Sarah Palin. In her latest piece, "Why I Love This Candy-Covered Ball of Granite," she admits to what I agree is one of Palin's greatests strengths: authenticity.
But the power of Palin - what I enjoy about her, despite myself - is that she celebrates mothers as tough and capable, resourceful and stoic: moms as the political front line!
She goes on to talk about the power of the Palin family:
After that debate, those who loathe Mrs Palin will still loathe her; those who cleave to her will find no new reason to be repelled. It is just shtick, she's sticking to the rigid train tracks of her notes, you tell yourself when she says how Saturday soccer parents fret at the touchline over their investments. But then the debate ends, her great messy family spreads out on stage, and Mrs Palin tenderly passes her always-placid Down's baby to her little girl. The sound is off, the scripted babble is over. It is a silent gesture, something compellingly real in a cooked-up world.
While I don't agree with Turner on most of her assertions, this "power" is undeniable. Regardless of what happens on November 4, Sarah Palin is here to stay.
Lores Rizkalla
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I have been bashing Mitt Romney supporters all of these months, but I now realize that he should have been the Vice Presidential choice, and perhaps should have even been the Republican nominee for President. He is far more articulate, forceful, and simply alive than is John McCain. Romney's ties to both Michigan and Massachusettes could have helped break the liberal stanglehold that exists in those key areas of the country. And while Romney has a reputation for being a flip flopper, at least he has become increasingly conservative over the years, while McCain is just too moderate to be considered a true conservative.
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