"...it was odd, to say the least, that liberals would react in such a hysterical manner to a politician whose reputation rested on bipartisan ethics reform, taking on the oil companies, and overthrowing a state GOP establishment. But... the media shoehorned her into their pre-packaged, one-size-fits-all narrative about socially conservative ignoramuses bent on taking America back to the Stone Age."You can read the full TAS Matthew Continetti interview here.
"Palin's tradition of Christianity was absolutely central to the liberal critique.... Thus it did not matter that... in both her gubernatorial administration and on the campaign trail, Palin mentioned her religion rarely and neither governed nor campaigned as a strident social conservative. The stereotype was so powerful that liberals saw zealotry where none existed."
"Victory for Palin's enemies would come if they succeeded in their attempts to drive her out of public life. That hasn't happened. If anything, she has become more powerful, more influential, over time... Alaska was holding her down. So she broke free. And now she can speak out as often as she wants."
- JP
