Posted on 09/07/2008 1:51:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Does the Angry Left really want to launch a culture war over Sarah Palin? Fine. Lock and load.
That's the feeling of many conservatives who until last week were lukewarm at best about the prospect of a John McCain presidency. The unhinged malice of the cultural left's assault on the Alaska governor's personal life has focused their minds and stirred their hearts. Ms. Palin's astonishingly poised and confident performance in her convention speech proves that this Iron Lady is not about to quail before the judgment of her would-be betters.
Neither will conservatives. If they were indifferent or hostile to the Republican ticket, the cultural elite's savage treatment of Ms. Palin reminded them of what's really in play this year. It's the same snarling spite for small-town folks, religious believers and anybody else who ended up on the wrong side of the 1960s.
Why does the Angry Left hate Sarah Palin? Because of the potentially transformative power of her example.
She stands for the belief that there is no contradiction between being a feminist and being pro-life. She chose to welcome her Down syndrome son into the world, unlike 90 percent of American women today, whose Down babies' lives end in abortion. When teen daughter Bristol became pregnant out of wedlock, Sarah Palin didn't hustle the girl off to the abortionist or hide her from public view.
In fact, whatever the private heartbreak of this Christian mom, Palin shockingly failed to fulfill the left's stereotype of how religious conservatives are supposed to respond to such crises. She defiantly and proudly showcased Bristol and her boyfriend, as if to say: We are family. Don't you dare mess with us.
The cultural left knows that unlike many Republican politicians who pay lip service to the pro-life cause, Sarah Palin's the real deal.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Soon-to-be-Vice President Sarah Palin is great! She is genuine, for-real, and down to earth!
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