‘The Undefeated’ Review: Our Story, Not Simply Sarah Palin’s

Stephen K. Bannon’s powerful documentary, “The Undefeated,” may be the condensed story of Sarah Palin to date; however, that’s far from all that it is. “The Undefeated” is as much America’s story and a story of American Exceptionalism, as it is your story, if you consider yourself a genuine Reagan-Republican, or Conservative. Add in the dynamics of significant under-currents within contemporary American culture and politics, especially of the Republican strain, and one begins to appreciate the scope of Bannon’s latest epically American political film.

Bannon artfully weaves those broader themes into the story of Sarah Palin not simply as political, or theatrical device, but demonstrates them to be genuine, honest and accurate in keeping with the documentary format. Assuming one knows at least a bit of Palin’s more recent story – and the film appears to primarily target Conservatives, Tea Party types and GOP primary voters who would - the film’s tremendous force and tension comes from the confrontation of all those things Bannon accurately embodies in Palin pitted against elitist, establishment forces intent on, not simply opposing, but destroying both Palin and what she represents.

The opening will likely leave many a viewer sitting alone in a darkened theater asking, … why? Why are they so intent on destroying Sarah Palin (or me, and what I believe in, assuming one has come to identify with the former Governor politically to at least some degree)? And that’s just the first four minutes.

"The opening will likely leave many a viewer sitting alone in a darkened theater asking, … why? Why are they so intent on destroying Sarah Palin..."

Simple. Sarah Palin represents the hot sword of truth which will cut the black lies of the left to pieces, should she ever be allowed to rise the presidency.

They have known this since she first stepped onto the national stage. They will do anything and everything to disable this historic and powerful patriot, if they can.

Superb review of the new documentary about Sarah Palin. I'm very anxious to view it. I think the documentary - and this review - gives us the essence of the appeal of Sarah Palin for many of us and the unmitigated hatred the left has for her as a representative of what conservatives hold dear; God, family and country. Ever since her acceptance speech at the Republican convention (9/3/08) I've considered Sarah Palin as representing me; my values, political and 'cultural'. I've admired her courage and unflagging optimism in the face of years of harsh, withering criticism. Mostly from the left but more recently, from the GOP 'establishment' that see Palin as 'not like us' - thank God. Sarah Palin truly remains 'undefeated' - and I hope that holds true on election day, November 6, 2012.

Well worth the effort to read this longer excerpt.
It cuts to the heart of the matter.

What did this woman do to deserve all this? And, as Andrew Breitbart addresses in the film, where were the supposedly politically prominent purportedly on our side? Many of them, even McCain campaign manager, Steve Schmidt, and some former Romney consultants, among many other GOP establishment types, weren?t content to simply remain silent in the aftermath of 2008. For some sick, or corrupted reason, they felt compelled to pile on whenever they could. In what decent world is that excuse-able, let alone make any sense beyond some superficial fixation upon politics to the point where it becomes inhumane? And that?s representative of an establishment Republican Party that seeks to lead conservatives and America forward, somehow? I?m not so sure that?s a good idea, frankly. But I digress.

So, what did this woman, or her and our conservative principles, ever do, or do to them, exactly? The answer is, nothing ? except perhaps threaten them, merely by existing. For her part, all Sarah Palin ever did was speak out boldly for many of us. And that is why ?The Undefeated? is a film with insights and consequences that reach far beyond former Alaska Governor and 2008 VP Candidate, Sarah Palin ? however central to the film are her resume and experience. It should not, it must not be lost on Conservatives that every insult, every slander and gross mischaracterization spat at Sarah Palin was not meant only for her, but for all conservatives and what they believe in, as well as the America they would envision for themselves and their grandchildren.

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