Free Thoughts

For some people, their admiration for Sarah Palin becomes such a cult of personality that it approaches religion.  This is especially ironic because a lot of those people accused Obama supporters of worshiping him like some sort of “savior.”  While it is true that Obama’s supporters, well, supported him, the messianic/religious rhetoric was all invented by conservatives.  Almost half of Obama’s supporters were initially Clinton supporters, but they cared about the policies Obama represented. Many of those criticizing conservatives spontaneously worship Palin in the same way they imagined Obama’s supporters thought of him.

Exhibit A: Nick Horton meets Sarah Palin.  This conservative icon traveled 5 hours and camped outside in the freezing cold for another 12 hours to meet Palin for a few moments at a book signing.  Here is an excerpt with some emphasis added:

It was amazing to see the hospitality of the community–the free cocoa, the donuts, the restroom accommodations, the evangelism.  Is this typical for every book signing?  Or is there something special about Sarah?  The obvious joy and surprise that Sarah brought to even the staff of Border’s indicated that things were a bit out of the ordinary.  They were visibly impressed with her friendliness and genuine concern for her supporters.

Friends and family continue to ask me if Sarah was as nice, as pretty, and as sincere as she seems on television.  Not even close, I tell them–she is above and beyond.

It was truly an honor to spend just a few moments with such a courageous leader.  More and more I am convinced that she is the new Ronald Reagan.  She is that once-in-a-generation, charismatic, conservative stalwart.  But better yet, she is simply a real person–an average American who answered the call when she saw corruption in her city government; an average American who has inspired me to do the same.

God bless you, Sarah.