Ok, been thinking this, and am finally going to say it outloud, well knowing that many are going to flame me if not put out a contract on me.
I truly love Sarah, and I love listening to her. She nails my thinking almost all the time. But there is one thing it seems to me she doesn’t have.
Margaret Thatcher had it; Golda Meir had it. Sarah doesn’t. The trouble is I’m not sure how to describe it.
Somehow she doesn’t communicate a sense of authority. Perhaps it’s that when women get passionate, their voices can get shrill. Especially if their voices are more high-pitched. Thatcher & Meir had - for women - a relatively baritone voice (for a female) and a seriousness that communicated authority.
This is one area where Trump is a rock star. When he attacks, it comes across as solid, rational, almost unquestionable.
Maybe it’s that she tries to be “cute” or funny too much. Reagan did this, but he used it sparingly. Perhaps Sarah overdoes it. It was perfect in her first speech after being announced by McLame, but somehow it seems out of place now. These are serious times -moreso than ever. And I think there’s little room for being cute or funny today. This is life or death both for our nation and possibly our lives.
Somehow there’s a seriousness or authority that’s missing with Sarah. I don’t know how to define it, but it’s something I sense.
Ok, flame away. Do others here sense what I’m trying to communicate?
I’d like her to cut out the “You betchas”. It’s no longer a witty response.