You Can’t Fake Authenticity

September 8th, 2008 2:44 PM Eastern

Cal Thomas

What is it about Sarah Palin that has gotten the liberal media’s knickers in a twist? Why are they criticizing, even mocking, everything from her hair to her faith?

She is exactly what the feminists claim to want and admire in women: strong, self-assured, a working mom, a political leader. But wait, she is a conservative Republican and because of that they hate her for displaying all of the aforementioned characteristics.

They are appalled that she would keep a Down Syndrome child when she could have aborted him. They are outraged when she speaks of God as if she knows Him, when their only acquaintance with the name is as a curse word, followed by “damn.” They are even disgusted that she has five children, as they think one (or two if you are Obama) is enough.

Sarah Palin is to the left what sunlight is to a vampire. Her high heels have knocked them back on the heels of their comfortable shoes.

She has galvanized and united the social and economic conservatives, when the left thought it saw an unbridgeable divide between the “oil and water” elements of the Republican Party.

The USA Today-Gallup Poll published Monday shows a ten point advantage for McCain-Palin among likely voters — the most important constituency. That is a remarkable turnaround when you consider Obama received an eight-point bounce from the Democratic Convention, which has now been wiped-out.

I think it has something to do with the fact that average people, who live in what the left thinks of as “flyover” country, identify with a woman who has an intact, yet imperfect family. They can visualize her pushing a grocery cart at the supermarket and shopping at Wal-Mart.

You can’t fake genuineness and if this trend continues, Obama and the entire Democratic Party — which thought it had this election in the bag — will be left to wonder over the next four years how they got their pockets picked by someone they arrogantly consider a yahoo from moose country.

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That's what I was trying to put my finger on! She's authentic, the real deal, the real McCoy. She's genuine. 

When Sarah speaks, you know she means what she says. You know she lives what she says. She walks the talk and talks the walk. And all those other cliches. What you see is what you get and the Limosine Liberals can't understand it. They are used to seeing more than one face and looking for the hidden messages. They have agendas and worry about "getting theirs", and let's not forget the golden rule: do unto others before they do unto you. 

Yes, Sarah has an agenda: to change our country for the better and to make life better for the people who are America. That's another thing Limosine Liberals don't get. They think America is great because of the government. America is great because of the people; great in spite of the government. 

They don't trust anyone who doesn't think like they do and they can't figure out what Sarah's getting out of this. I think I can answer that.

She's getting a better life for her kids, and for your kids. She wants to make life better for all Americans. 

If Sarah is a yahoo from moose country, hand me a map and point me north. We could do a whole lot worse. And have. And still could.

God Bless Sarah Palin and God Bless America.