The Making Of An Unlikely Palinista

As someone who describes herself as black, liberal, feminist and a former ACORN/Project Vote employee, Anita MonCrief seems the unlikeliest of Palinistas. She backed Hillary Clinton during the primaries and then gave her support to Obama when it became clear that he had the votes necessary to wind the nomination.

Writing for Hot Air's Green Room, Moncrief says her reaction when John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, her initial reaction was one of anger:

"With all the liberal self-righteousness that I could muster, I attacked her experience, her knowledge of foreign affairs and all things Palin. It was a purely irrational response born out of the bitterness of not being able to have Hilary Clinton as my candidate. I ignored Palin’s innate charm, grace and beauty. I found myself secretly laughing with her and admiring her spunk but would never admit it."

What changed Moncrief's opinion of Sarah Palin?

As the fight against ACORN became ugly and people began to spread lies and take sides, I finally understood Palin. She is a lightening rod for anyone who does not stand for truth and wants to maintain a status quo or move toward socialism.

When I found out the title of her book was Going Rogue, that stuck in my head, because that was the gist of the situation. Palin defies expectations, speaks from the heart and shoots from the hip. As former McCain staffers began to attack her, I identified with her.

If The Arctic Fox can "Palinize" someone as liberal and feminst as this woman, just think how many independents she has the potential to win over! Read Anita Moncrief's article in its entirety here.

- JP