If she decides to run, she has to make the case for her leadership and vision for the future. If she runs, we'll all find out. Those who say she can't haven't been watching her very closely for the past year and a half.
Sarah Palin is elocuent without visual aids, her character and her vision come through in her speeches clearly and her life reflects who she is and what she believes.
Unfortunately, her voice is a deterrent to her message.
I have heard people complaining that her speeches are hard to hear because of the shrillness of her voice. That may sound ridiculous considering the importance of the issues facing us but it is a consideration, especially when it comes to independents that need to hear her message.
I wonder if voice lessons could help her, but without changing her personality?
Excellent quote!
Sarah has my vote and my support. I will work for her election and win.
“But is Palin electable? The next two years will determine whether she will be able to counter the slanderous media campaign against her candidacy and her competence, and so convince enough people that she has the right stuff to lead the country in perhaps its most perilous historical moment since the Civil War. Clearly, she suffers more than her share of antagonists among the megabuck left and their myriad satellites, Ivy League academics, mainstream journalists, public intellectuals, union impresarios and henchmen, and the entitlement-addicted segment of the public. They are terrified of her. She even has the panjandrums in the Republican old guard shaking in their Guccis.As Victor Volsky writes in American Thinker, “in the eyes of the political/cultural aristocracy, [Palin] is the embodiment of its worst nightmare: the revolt of the masses against their masters.” And she knows that the master class will mobilize its considerable reserves against her. The question is whether, by sheer force of character, will, and charisma, like an American version of Delacroix’s Marianne leading the charge at the electoral barricades, and by pursuing a tireless itinerary, she can prevail against overwhelming odds and bring to the American people authentic change and genuine hope for the future.
I would just add that it takes more than just will and charisma to gain people's trust and earn their enduring support. It also takes the power of good ideas, communicated well, in addition to a well defined message/plan to counteract the policies of destruction created by Obama and his liberal-leftist accomplices.
If Sarah can communicate such ideas and make a compelling case for how she would implement policies to bring stability to the economy and usher in prosperity which will generate good jobs, chances are she will be able to undermine the barrage of criticism and ridicule directed at her by her enemies and detractors.