Reply #26: Here's the real danger of Sarah Palin: she's only 44 years old [View All]

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Folks are way too focused on her immediate future.

1. She could vanish for 20 years and come back at age 64 which is fairly mild for Presidential candidates. See my point?

2. Her primary limitations were her naivete and provincialism. She had absolutely no awareness of her own limits. If she gains such awareness and builds up a real resume, she becomes a major asset for the GOP.

3. She's ignorant but not entirely stupid. Go re-watch the GOP Convention speech... and realize just how naturally charismatic and slick she really is. Regardless of who wrote that all, she's a true natural and 99.999% of the population couldn't perform as well as she can. There is a form of intelligence behind her charisma and it's not merely being flirty.

4. We're going to see a long-term hardening among the white, alienated pastoral americans who identify with her. She's the ultimate spokeswoman for that disaffected group... which includes the nativists, the theocrats and the raw far-right culture warriors.

5. There's a small but significant group of theocrats who truly see her as part of God's plan. I think she undeniably has become the champion of the Third Wave types and this has rippled beyond the pentecostal and charismatic networks. The entire "Esther" thing is not going away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGzMhfQtV0