One of the opening speakers was Dr. Sam Clovis. He was a fighter pilot in the AF. He and I served and worked in AF Project Checkmate together. Here’s his opening paragraph from his blog about the event.
“I took part in a Tea Party of America rally this past weekend and had a wonderful time, even though Char and I got soaked to the bone in the driving rain. The event came off without a hitch up to and including the arrival of the star of the event, Governor Sarah Palin. She gave a 40 minute speech that pretty much outlined her agenda for a campaign—if she ever declares her intention to do so. If she does, she is going to give all the boys (and the other girl) a run for their money. It’s not that she is sharper, more articulate, more intelligent or more forceful than all the others. She is none of those things. What she is is genuine, real, at one with the people and at peace with herself. She has taken all the bad press and turned it all in her favor. She is almost mockingly dismissive of the press so they will have a hard time getting under her skin. No, not going to happen.”
He has a newsletter too which Freepers might enjoy. Here’s the link to his blog.
http://www.impactwithclovis.com/
What?? Has he read her facebook notes? There are enough grammatical errors to prove they are not being written by ghostly speech writers, and enough cohesive sense to prove that Sarah is no dummy.
It’s not that she is sharper, more articulate, more intelligent or more forceful than all the others. She is none of those things. What she is is genuine, real, at one with the people and at peace with herself.
Methinks you got it!! She is rivetingly real, genuine to the core and gracious to boot. I was blown away in Iowa watching her connect with the folks (45 minutes)being real, patient, and having fun. She has the message but can she connect with the folks I hope she gives it a go.