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As to Palin, the media is doing everything in their power to prevent her from being chosen as the Republican nominee for 2012.

The MSM is certainly covering her to the nth degree, with ill intent in 80% of the cases. However, she is on Fox constantly, many of the right talking heads love her and promote her (Rush, Hannity, etc), and the AmSpec, Human Events, Townhall - the conservative electronic media - by and large cover her far more than the others.

Last time out Rush/Levin/FR were pushing Fred (then Mitt), Medved was pushing McCain, Hannity was pushing Rudy, Hewitt was pushing Mitt, the evangelicals were pushing Huck, etc etc.

However, she is on Fox constantly, many of the right talking heads love her and promote her (Rush, Hannity, etc), and the AmSpec, Human Events, Townhall - the conservative electronic media - by and large cover her far more than the others.

You're jealous.
Leadership means developing a message, articulating the message then creating enthusiasm around the message. Sarah Palin has done all three. Duncan Hunter has not. There is a reason she gets the attention and to minimize these three dynamics only makes you look small minded. I have no doubt that Mr. Hunter is a fine man and and exceptional legislator, but in the critical elements of leadership he has failed. He certainly would be a tremendous asset to a president, but he has not demonstrated that he has the qualities that rally people around him. That is not Governor Palin's nor any of her supporters on this boards fault.

...many of the right talking heads love her and promote her (Rush, Hannity, etc), and the AmSpec, Human Events, Townhall - the conservative electronic media - by and large cover her far more than the others.

Last time out Rush/Levin/FR were pushing Fred (then Mitt), Medved was pushing McCain, Hannity was pushing Rudy, Hewitt was pushing Mitt, the evangelicals were pushing Huck, etc etc.

I'm not at all convinced that most talk radio hosts are as far to the right, or are as conservative as the base is. Even El Rushbo is mild, compared to a lot of posters on this forum.

I've heard enough of them indicate support for Republicans that I can just barely tolerate, for me to be wary of their endorsements.

I think I speak for most conservatives when I say that I'm not interested in having the Republican nominee 'chosen' by major media, be they right, or left.

All that said, I can understand their support of Gov. Palin. She's doing a better job of bruising the left and getting conservative candidates elected, than any other nationally known Republican. They can 'push' her candidacy for the 2012 nomination if they like, but the people will be the reason she captures the nomination - not them.