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Erik Rush
Already a Hero
September 8, 2008
“This pioneering Alaskan may just be the one to lead her
party out of the wilderness.”
– Investor’s Business Daily
on Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, September 4, 2008
And indeed she might
be. Around 40 million folks tuned in to the festivities at the
Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Wednesday, September 3,
according to Nielsen Media Research. That’s about a 28 million more than
those who watched the Democrats’ hyper-boganza (“bogus extravaganza”) on
any given night of the previous week.
As most readers are
aware by now – the show at the Republican convention (as well as that of
the Democrats, come to think of it) was stolen by Republican
vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. “How will she handle it?”
wondered supporters and detractors alike. “She has to say this...She
has to say that...She has to cover this base...She has to present
herself as...”
Well, she said this and
that, covered all the bases and then some, and presented herself as
favorably as was possible, better than any imagined – although a few
might have expected such. This columnist was reminded of the women he
knew as a child – strong, independent ones who were nonetheless quite
“in tune” with their femininity, as social psychobabblers are wont to
say.
In addition to
addressing nearly all of the key questions Americans had, rendering the
unknowns known, and enlightening all too precisely who the Alaska
governor is in unequivocal fashion, she succeeded in making Democrat
presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama look like Steve Urkel – a
comparison I’ve made before.
It was a good day to be
a conservative. Not only did Palin accomplish all of the above, she
delivered a message of indomitable spirit and solidarity. Palin offered
hope to conservatives that traditional values and the “Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington” attitude were still alive in America amongst at least some
seeking high office.
It’s a strange
dichotomy; a segment of America believes that the Democrat presidential
nominee is something special though he’s done nothing but speak. Sarah
Palin has become an instant hero, though – in the greater scheme of
things – she’s done little more than speak.
Or should I say
“instant heroine?” Somehow, I think not. Though perhaps the term might
be more appropriate semantically in that Palin proved women had been
doing and having it all long before liberals came along, “hero” has a
better ring to it. Why not take the opportunity as well to rub their
faces in the more androgynous term they likely prefer?
Having Palin be the one
to Urkelize Obama – though he seems to miss few opportunities to do so
himself – was a stroke of genius. Although it is not atypical for
candidates accepting the nomination to focus on other things and leave
the opponent-bashing to surrogates, Palin was able to cut loose – but
with class – because she is a woman. The ever-present perception of
women as downtrodden in the minds of liberals, though Palin certainly
doesn’t fit the bill, precludes the accusations that would certainly fly
had an evil old white guy in a suit mopped up the floor with Obama.
Once again, we were
also treated to yet more corroboration that it is the far Left who are
America’s haters, as opposed to their so-accused adversaries. Governor
Palin shone in her speech and has carried herself with grace despite
having been slimed more by the establishment media in one week than has
any woman in the public eye with the possible exception of the late
“Queen of Mean” Leona Helmsley. It has long since become evident that
American voters detest these calumnious machinations and react
accordingly (by withdrawing support for progressive candidates), yet,
like bratty urchins, those on the far Left simply cannot help
themselves.
The puke-gutted
Bolsheviks in the establishment press have apparently lost all shame and
sense of vulnerability. While they have shielded Barack Obama from
scrutiny regarding the most serious of charges, they have no qualms
whatever toward dredging up the
most paltry issues with respect to Governor Palin, her past and her
level of experience.
Look for the far Left
to continue to slander Palin and turn over the soil in attempts to find
something sufficiently unpalatable about her to force McCain’s choice of
another running mate – which would certainly cost him the election.
Don’t discount the possibility, however, that another bone or two might
yet fly out of Obama’s closet. One might actually be the bone that
breaks his campaign’s back.
Leading the Republican party out of the wilderness is a tall order, but
one that has to be done if the party is to retain its base intact,
regain credibility and regain preeminence over the far Left-controlled
Democrat Party. For if socialists have hijacked the latter,
internationalists and invertebrates have hijacked the former. Neither of
these represent nor reflect the values of the American majority; it is
only our ennui that has facilitated their ascendency. Calculated action
and awareness of our civic responsibility are what will reverse this
trend, and we have stellar example in the personage of Sarah Palin. She
got involved – now see where she is and how many she has inspired
already. There’s our road map. |
