“If she were any other pol, I’d agree. Since she is so well liked as an unknown outsider, the McCain people could shut the msm out, and use their mistreatment of Palin as the reason. They could have her talk to the people directly at rallies or w/ friendly talk show hosts, and knock the msm out of their role as kingmaker. They could reset the playing field.”
I just don’t see how that will work, and in fact don’t agree with it. You want to be the VP and possibly the president, you’ve got to face whatever. Should the potential president of the U.S. remain completely insulated from the bad guys? Of course not. Awful, awful idea. If she’s got the “balls,” show it.
” ...You want to be the VP and possibly the president, you’ve got to face whatever. “
You represent most people’s thoughts on this, I am sure, and I respect that. I am thinking way outside the box. The “whatever” you are referring to is the business as usual media control of the process. The MSM has taken upon themselves to be the kingmaker in our political process. They thought they should be the vetter of Sarah Palin, correct? That is the way it has been as long as I can remember. It probably started in earnest after Watergate, but that’s another issue.
They control the agenda and message to a very large degree, particularly for people not interested in politics on a daily basis. All I’m saying is, that with the cirumstances of Sarah’s nomination (first GOP woman vp, unknown, accomplished, outsider, woman, hillary’s percieved demise at the hands of the media, the media smears of Palin’s family, etc.), the stars are aligned in such a way that if they wanted, the McCain campaign could change the rules. They could say “the media will no longer have that power. We will talk to the people directly.”
I am not saying this would be a safe move. It would not. Lots of people would say she was hiding or running scared, or whatever. But, at that point, the MSM would only be able to cover her speeches and interviews as an observer. They wouldn’t be part of the story themselves. The move would reset journalism to what it used to be...reporting the news, not controlling it w/ their agenda driven questions, commentary and smears. With Sarah’s reservoir of good will in the voters’ minds, there would be a chance she could weather that storm. She would identify with the populist notion that the media is out of control and needs to be corrected like the real estate market is. Sarah’s authenticity is powerful and I could envision this working. It would be a bold move, but I see this election as more than a GOP thing. I see it as a cultural battle as to what direction the country will go after the election...more entitlements and government intervention or an invigorated “can do” spirit that motivates people to become all they can become, w/out being taxed to death.
Of course this won’t happen. But drastic changes in any system require bold action by people with backbone. It would fit the “maverick, agent of change” profile to a T.