Why They Hate Her [Best article on left's reaction to Palin]

Weekly Standard ^ | 9/15/2008 | Jeffrey Bell

[Oatka]

In her acceptance speech last Wednesday night, anyone could see the poise and skill that undoubtedly attracted McCain's attention months ago . . .

She exhibited the same qualities as she did a Q&A with other contenders for Governor of Alaska in 2006 (CSPAN had it on yesterday). She held her own with an ex-Governor and two guys and consistently came across as someone who was level-headed and for the people. Not a professional pol at all. Impressive.

[dforest]

Excellent article. Worth the read.

I am now going to remind anyone who ever wanted to knock social conservatism. You were wrong.

Palin is proof that you need both to have a chance at winning.

[razorback-bert]

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[browardchad]

It's a good article, but I have to disagree with the author's emphasis on the pill as the major agent of change. It wasn't that widely used in the '60's. It wasn't all that reliable, and there were widely publicized, sometimes fatal, side affects. And it wasn't something that a single woman felt comfortable asking about -- there were still societal mores to overcome.

Then along came Roe v Wade in the early '70's -- and suddenly Sanger's Planned Parenthood became a symbol of sexual liberation, accepted by society, heralding a new day. For Sanger (in accordance with an underlying belief in eugenics) that's what abortion was about -- freeing women to be promiscuous under the guise of taking control of the uterus. Choice, after the fact. Freedom to murder, sanctioned by society's laws, in the pursuit of what would come to be known as feminism, but was actually aimed at destruction of traditional family values.

[TheDon]

In order to drive toward a vision of true human liberation, all the institutions and moral codes we associate with civilization had to be torn down. The institutions targeted in revolutionary France included the monarchy and the nobility, but even higher on the enemies list of the Jacobins and their allies were organized religion and the family, institutions in which the moral values of traditional society could be preserved and passed on outside the control of the leftist vanguard.

We certainly see this in Cali. Prop 8 is our attempt to fight back against such nonsense.

[longtermmemmory]

Then it is doubly ironic Obama created Barakopolis.

Many of the “civilized” elements of society came from the hellenic traditions. (as in G.Washington wanted a modern Olympus in DC)

Obama represents the elimination of thought and reason in the name of a state controlled slavery.

[Tennessean4Bush]

I agree that the pill by itself was not the liberator once it was introduced. It merely signalled the coming liberation. Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood combined to create the solution for sexual promiscuity with “seemingly” no lasting consequences.

[betty boop]

Great article, Tennessean4Bush! Thank you so much for posting it!

RE: the "Rousseau-like 'natural' state of freedom from all laws and all bonds of mutual obligation": Even animals don't live that way. Does Rousseau really think that animals have more sense and dignity than man? The fact is, the only thing that Rousseau ever wanted to liberate man from is God and His divine order. But since man is the product of same, to accept such a "liberation" is to lose one's humanity. FWIW.

[Jeff Head]

This is a great article and hits the nail on the head.

Becasue of all the things the author indicates, Sarah Palin is going to shake the Democratic leftist-liberal house to its foundation, and then bring it down...in fact, she's already doing so.

She, her family, their faith, their values, and their story represent the absolute refutation of all the tired old liberal mantras and victimology that they malignantly use to mentally, psychologically, and financially enslave whole classes of people.

From women's rights, to family values, to gun rights, to abortion, to energy policy, to taxation, to envrionmentalism, to fundamental governing principal, to U.S. soveriegnty and independence, and on and on...she is a wrecking ball to the leftist, liberal, socialist house.

[Skooz]

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[staytrue]

I think this article is off base.

The left hysteria over Palin is because like Clarence Thomas, she is an uncle tom.

The first woman VP or Pres was supposed to be one of their own, Hillary Clinton and not Palin.

Hillary is a bitter, conniving, witch with whom they identify completely. Palin is none of those things.

[x_plus_one]

Judging from the reaction of the left to Palin, it looks like they think (thought) that they had boxed in the Republicrats. The Dimms apparently thought (think) that only they could have a 'candidate with a future' after McCain was foisted on the GOP by independents and progressives bought and paid for by foreign money.

The strategery of the Dimms was, apparently, to castigate McCain as an antique, yesterdays news.

The selection of Palin AFTER the Dimm convention blew out all their tires.....

[ScreamingFist]

To The Top!

[woollyone]

“She could not be allowed to contradict symbolically one of the central narratives of the left.”

This agrees with what I have said.
They MUST continue to attack her.
Sarah Palin’s mere presence is an in your face contradiction to the leftist thinking about feminism, abortion, family, entitlement, marriage and politics.
She is the kriptonite to their propaganda.

How has it been said...”if you;’re taking flak, you know you're over the target”...?

Her very presence is like a huge assault upon the emperor’s new suit. She is the little girl whose presence cries out that the emperor is naked.

[Kevmo]

bmflr, a little bit too intellectual for my taste & time budget for this afternoon.

[reefdiver]

The ticket is up 10% in some polls. What they really hate is the American people saying F.U. to their ideas, positions, candidate and the future of their party doesn't look so hot.

This was their year! Then Sara Cuda came along

[billhilly]

“Excellent article. Palin really drives the left crazier and more hateful than they already are.”

Sarah Palin panic’s the left. She threatens to set them back for at least a generation, and as a result, halt the 60s radicals in their tracks. They dread the prospect of dying before their dreams come true.

[billhilly]

“Excellent article. Palin really drives the left crazier and more hateful than they already are.”

Sarah Palin panic’s the left. She threatens to set them back for at least a generation, and as a result, halt the 60s radicals in their tracks. They dread the prospect of dying before their dreams come true.

[Gamecock]

a collective mass seizure

Folks having seizures almost always defecate all over themselves.

[skeeter]

I’ll check it out. Thx.