Miscellaneous comments and hypotheses
Quote for today:
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free.Abraham Lincoln
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The Case of Sarah Palin, or Why do the Heathen Rage, and the People Imagine a Vain Thing?
Posted on July 5th, 2009 3 commentsI’ve never been particularly impressed by Sarah Palin. She seems to me a rather commonplace person trying to react to very unnatural, unusual, and, of course, hostile circumstances. The reactions to her one can find at websites such as this, this, and this are irrational but very predictable and typical manifestations of amity-enmity behavior. Sarah Palin was the personification of an out-group for the liberal/progressive in-group from the moment she left the gate. They duly trooped to the boundaries of their intellectual territory and began shrieking at her like so many howler monkeys. The reaction in the “objective” mainstream media was remarkably slanted, even for this day and age. They were so intent on making sure the rest of us were aware she was the “bad guy” that they completely lost their bearings. One felt sorry for her in spite of ones self.
Well, we can expect more of the same until those for whom she has become the manifestation of evil are convinced that they are, after all, beating a dead horse. I rather suspect it will go on much longer than necessary, as good “bad guys” are hard to find.
3 responses to “The Case of Sarah Palin, or Why do the Heathen Rage, and the People Imagine a Vain Thing?”
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“I rather suspect it will go on much longer than necessary, as good “bad guys” are hard to find.”
True and it deflect attention away from the current ruling administration and their faults. It isn’t like fading, dull comedians will be making rape jokes about her adolescent daughter…oh, wait.
PS- Glad you have your own blog and best of luck. I will definitely stop by and read your posts when I can.
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Pamela July 9th, 2009 at 12:21
“She seems to me a rather commonplace person trying to react to very unnatural, unusual, and, of course, hostile circumstances”
And Harry Truman was…………?
Ok, ok, trick question.
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Pamela July 10th, 2009 at 04:12
Victor David Hanson has an intelligent discussion of Palin here.
http://victorhanson.com/articles/hanson070809.html
Especially interesting is his take on why she provokes all the venom.
(It all pretty much comes down to snobbery) – and Hanson pulls no punches.
“While we rightly argue that the Sarahs of the world, if they are to be taken seriously as leaders, must read and study more, why do we not also suggest that the Baracks of the world could do a little more chain-sawing, run a coffee shop for a summer, or drive a Winnebago cross-country? (Who knows, he might meet a fellow woodcutter who knew there were 50 states or that it was dumb to make fun of the Special Olympics.)
After all, a lot of geniuses are now calling for a “second stimulus” to borrow another trillion or so still, but I don’t think they come from Wasilla.”
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Buckeye Abroad July 6th, 2009 at 15:22