I know nothing about the past pronouncements of this author, but I do know the concept of damning with faint praise, and that's how the article reads to me.
No biggie, we can disagree. I have expressed she could do well to get some voice training in the past, much like Maggie Thatcher did. I see how some could be upset at her writing, but find most of those people a bit into nit picking, most of the time her writing comes off entirely well, communicates in a very deep way, plus she knows how to invent central phrases that communicate better than anything George Will ever wrote.
I think you're getting some push back from many of us who are simply sick of the nit picking, who are sick of our side trashing her.
I saw Breitbart just before he died, he said something like this: "Those in the GOP who didn't come to her aid while she was trashed by the media and liberals are eunuchs. Those who participated in the trashing from our side are animals with no soul."
I liked that, it communicated the truth perfectly.
PS - He admired her. A lot. And so should we.
Discussing constructive advice and ways a prospective candidate can win an election is not “trashing”, nor is it “nitpicking”. Words have meanings, and we would do well to learn them.
The author wasn’t “damning with faint praise”. If you read his article, he prefaced it with great praise of Sarah and ended with the opinion that if she can express her written messages in a more direct manner to reach the intellectual level of the greatest number of voters, she could be President. Otherwise, he could not have been more complimentary.
It is an indisputable fact that some people’s brains shut down when they try to read a run-on sentence. The next President must win the votes of the literate and the not so literate. That is all he was saying. Her message must reach the greatest number of people.
I can understand how some people here are sensitive based on past flame wars, but that is no reason to assume that everyone who wants to discuss Sarah and her political delivery is coming out against her. If Sarah’s own “belly” were THAT soft, she wouldn’t stand a chance. So I think she would disagree with those of you who criticized the author. She strikes me as being a great listener. In most photos of her with voters, she is not speaking to them, but listening to them speak to her.
I agree with Brietbart’s comments, but I don’t think they have anything to do with this article.
I do admire Sarah, but not because I “should”. I admire her because she inspires me to admire her. To an honest heart, her truth-speaking and courage cannot be denied.
Enough said.
LLS