I think we can all agree that Mrs. Palin has been smeared and pillored mecilessly by the press. But as a political figure she will be under the same scrutiny as all others, ideally for her positions and comments.
You have a lot of people who will rush to defend a conservative that they see being mistreated by the press. As I'm sure you realize sometimes FReepers can be a little overzealous in their defense.
On the other hand, some FReepers will try and counterbalance the Palin mania by bringing a little reality back to the discussion. Of course, some of them will get a little overzealous as well.
Once the sides are set the war is on. It's like nuclear disarmament. You first.
The Palin bashers have just as much right to post as the Palin Mania Lust Club with their constant Palin, Queen of All Thing Conervative, Warrior Princess, RINO Hunter, Savior of Democracy, Defender of the Republic pictures.
Both sides go to far. The personal attacks go too far. But honestly, I think that the Palin worshipers with their unrealistic expectations may do her even more discredit than those who dislike her.
Honestly, when was the last time you were able to come onto FreeRepublic's front news page and, scrolling down from the very top to the very bottom, not see at least one piece of Palin spam?
In the over two months I've made a habit of looking, there has never once been a Palin article-free page. And yet these same people are generally the ones who go ballistic whenever they see the lone positive article on Romney or Huckabee once in a blue moon.