However, the tears are not for, or about, Sarah Palin.I consider myself a fan, certainly, but am not so naive as to entrust my entire politics and beliefs in any one person, or political figure – not even Ronald Reagan.At no time does the film take on what would have been an unfortunate tone, that of making her appear a victim, somehow.It’s the painful realization of a broader truth for America and America’s current politics that grabbed me up and invested me so deeply in Bannon’s film. Besides, why cry for Sarah Palin, she is and remains "The Undefeated," in the grand scheme?
Palin is a fighter and a survivor, as the film makes abundantly clear...-- snip --...And for that and that alone, what did she get?
Cut to the next three minutes of the opening of Bannon’s "The Undefeated," as the likes of Matt Damon, Rosie O’Donnell, David Letterman, Bill Maher, and so many others, hurl insult and slander one after another at her: slutty, idiot, retard - with a retarded child, moron, c*nt, cartoon, hockey mom, tw*t, a nice looking parrot, dumb, get out of our face, stupid bitch … and on it goes – until this day, to a degree.But that’s only because Palin’s still standing, true to form and film, she remains "The Undefeated" even now after all of that...
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...Yes, as Palin biography, resume, a bit of recent political history and portent of things possibly to come,it’s a potential political atomic bomb set to go off at the beginning of the GOP Presidential primary.But will it ignite?That depends on any mass reaction across the conservative grassroots and among GOP primary voters.My own best guess is that, as with her recent bus tour, this is now something of a trial balloon. If there’s an opening and enough people there that want her, my guess is she will step up.That would be in keeping with the concept of a servant’s heart.
But it should be noted that "The Undefeated" is genuinely more Bannon’s vision, than it is Palin’s.Bannon was first contacted to do some short films – part of an effort I’ll weigh in on elsewhere. Sarah Palin, along with others, are re-inventing conservative media and communications – taking Reagan’s concept of going around, or over the heads of the media directly to the people to a new level thanks to new and developing forms of communication. But given that it is, in fact, Bannon’s film and not Palin’s, we can add the notion that this has always somehow been Palin’s grand plan to the long list of fallacies many seem intent on ascribing to the woman.Think of Sarah Palin what you will, the fact is, there is no other individual in American politics today, except perhaps for Barack Obama, that has generated so much focus and attention.That alone elevates Palin to a level any GOP nominee is going to have to achieve to be truly competitive in 2012.But even if Sarah Palin doesn’t run, or fails to re-ignite the spark in grassroot hearts she did in 2008, someone is going to have to carry the banner for "The Undefeated" in 2012 – lest what might be called a more traditionalist view of America not remain undefeated for very long.That, for me, is the real message to be taken away from Bannon’s "The Undefeated."With a Democrat Party now fully committed to statism and a GOP establishment that all too often embraces a slow-stepped form of compromise that ultimately gets us to the same place more slowly, Bannon’s film is every bit a story about America’s larger political future, than it is biopic of one former Governor and Vice Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin.While "The Undefeated" serves incredibly well as a film about Sarah Palin and could very well spark any potential Palin candidacy for 2012, beyond that, it is a remarkable commentary and critique on America’s current culture and politics – and it belongs in conservative political history books for that reason alone, if not more.And that’s why it’s a must see film for those on the Right interested and motivated when it comes to conservative and Republican politics - whether one fancies Sarah Palin, or not.