If you want to talk about “True Grit”, Sarah is the grown-up Matty Ross, the heroine. Brave, determined, smart and willing to take on great odds and evil people.
BTW, I love Sarah as much as “True Grit”. And I never said that about any politician.
Too bad with don’t have James Brown around anymore to sing “Only in America”. (In keeping with your boxing metaphor.)
“If you want to talk about “True Grit”, Sarah is the grown-up Matty Ross, the heroine. Brave, determined, smart and willing to take on great odds and evil people.”
Fairly good simile. Matty Ross, however, needed an ally of the ilk of Rooster Cogburn.
There are those Republican candidates like Mitt Romney who are lying low and gathering a large war chest. Since he does not generate the kind of charisma that gets the media whipped up to cover him, he will have to spend much of his own money to offset the media blackout that will prevent him from getting his word out. The problem is that people tune out when the war of words heightens. There are other candidates who are in this fox hole category who will pop up at the same time and all be competing for the attention of the voter. All they will do is add to the commotion for the voter. If you are not a flash in the pan, you will be ignored. Romney is not that flash in the pan. Romney will be working overtime to get his message out over the commotion which should have been out there months before.
Huntsman appears like he wants to play the strategy of Rope-a-Dope. He will lose the media battle because the media has no end to the punishment they can deliver. The public only pays attention to those who can defend themselves and make the case of why they differ from the other candidates. Rope-a-Dopers are too busy taking the punches to close the deal on why they are best for the job.
Sarah Palin has been playing the game and will play the game. Those who attack her will get a solid uppercut. There will be no playing around with her. She has been honing her skills for years and getting her message out way before the other candidates. The Left fears her the most because she is a very effective communicator and fighter. Judging from her bus tour, the media will be falling all over itself to cover her campaign. Sarah will be the one to watch and be the one to command the media attention. She will suck the air right out of the room.