Monday, July 27, 2009

Alain, I have seen your job reporting on Gov Palin...... Then I watched what Wolf had in store. I have to say that if compared to Drew's work on the wheelchair, it would result in Drew getting the Pulitzer....
I know that it is fashionable to bash the lady with all kind of terms such as "ultra conservative", "Sen McCain lost the race because of the Governor"..... if you look at it carefully, she probably made some mistakes with very little time to be ready to face the international and national Press and little prepared to face the snubism of the "elite's crowd" but who is or can be for that?
Now, how many ladies are just like the lady the Governor was before her election? She is very different from the usual politician, but what if she connects with every Sarah (before her election) there is throughout the country, a working lady facing the daily challenges most families encounter trying to do what is best for her children, education, doing everything possible to make sure the kids stay out of trouble and paying the bills. She can speak genuinely about all that and she can find the words to reach far beyond her today's crowd. You don't know yet how many Sarah's there are in inner cities. So far she has been misportraited and it makes difficult the connection based on a political divide along community's lines but her life, her social background and set of values makes her the perfect candidate to connect with all the working family ladies whatever communities they belong to based on experience, challenges faced, hopes and dreams.
Then?

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