She hasn't violated any principle - she's been a beautiful voice of conservatism. But she is not going to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate by a majority of people if she stays on this path. There is nothing wrong with what she is doing - but she has got a big job ahead of her to establish some gravitas on a national and international scale.
She's entertaining to watch, and she says the right things (except for her endorsement of John McCain) - but that alone is not going to be enough for her to beat Barack Obama in 2012. We need a SERIOUS candidate, and we need to be cultivating them NOW.
Maybe with your posts, you can paint her as someone who’s not serious.
But you’re up against Palin herself.
Do you remember Reagan? He was very serious about his conservatism but funny and lighthearted. He wasn’t so self-important or image conscious that he’d be above something like this. He was an actor in some pretty cheesy movies and guest on a few silly talk shows and yet he became the best president in my lifetime. Palin appears on a couple talk shows (she has a book and is making about the same rounds other authors make...Romney being on Letterman comes to mind) and she’s not going to be taken seriously? Conservatism doesn’t always have to be prim and proper. Nor does one have to only appear on “certain” media outlets to be considered a serious contender with true conservative ideals. Why do people think we have to be so uptight all the time? No wonder we have a reputation for being uptight and prudish. Being able to be lighthearted, funny and graceful in different situations is a great quality too and she’s garnered curiosity in many people who see her as something more than the bubble-head the media portrayed her as.
Cindie
What makes you think she is not serious ? Have you read her Facebook posts, her OP Eds. her speeches ?
she is doing all of that and she is building credibility. I think she is trying to be mainstream and break free from the Evangelical, tight as a drum, stuck back in the 1800s stereotype. shes trying to show people that she is modern