It is as predictable as the sun coming up in the east. Look at the way Clarence Thomas was/is treated. Or Michael Steele. The lefty mice have a special venom for anybody who opposes them who isn't a white man. People like Thomas, Steele, and Palin (among many others) have a special courage and strength of character that makes them all the more admirable, in my opinion.
Yes. It's like they are really saying, "WE are the ANOINTED. Look what WE are doing to HELP poor little you! Fall in line and appreciate it, and be the stupid stooges we take you for!"