She’s sending a not-so-subtle message to the Republican party establishment. It goes something like this:
“If you continue to favor Vichy Republicans (like Crist) at the expense of conservatives (like Rubio), you will have lost the base. Continue to ignore the grassroots at your own peril. They are already angry with you, and if you do not show them some love, you will have lost them, possibly forever.”
But that’s JMO.
As for the rest of the article, it’s standard drive-by media fare. Most Palin supporters will get as far as the fish wrapper’s use of the phrase “the polarizing Alaskan” and stop reading right there.
The drive by media, even the supposed more “conservative” outlets such as The Washington Times and Fox News, doesn’t get it, except for a few lonely voices in the midst of their wilderness - like Glenn Beck. The center-right media elite are as divorced from the grassroots as is the GOP hierarchy.
- JP
JP - honored to get a ping from you. I’ve enjoyed your posts here, at C4P and at [TexasForPalin?]
As you’ve probably noted from my comments, I think Sarah indeed is sending a not-so-subtle message. I also think that excitement and understanding among conservatives is building for what she is doing, even those who are die-hard Republicans for whom the fight was always defined only in terms of Democrats.
Ever since Reagan left the stage, for me it’s been defined as American patriots vs. the cultural nihilists and the globalist traitors (in other words, those who largely control both establishment parties).
I also sense that more and more media figures are beginning to stand up and give Sarah credit if not support.
This thing is building....