A Deeper Look at Sarah Palin's Everyday Public Speaking

As I've said here before, I ordinarily dislike recommending links to articles I have not completely read. However, there are exceptions to this rule and the article linked in this post is one. I am about two-thirds of the way through this article and its cogency and applicability to today's events cause me to send it out to you, dear reader, right away.

There is much to be said about Ms. Palin. For one thing, not to my knowledge in modern days has there ever been a defeated Vice-Presidential candidate who has received so much media coverage. The article here raises major questions about just why she is considered influential.

This is the real story in all this: that Sarah Palin is considered by the media to be a person of influence deserving of major attention. Why would this be? Is it because she was part of a Presidential ticket of a large political party? Is it because she is raising large amounts of money? Or is it because she is entertaining in a newsy sort of way? The last is the most logical explanation since other defeated Vice-Presidential candidates of major parties have not received this kind of attention.

You are invited to help review and criticize* the criticism of Palin's everyday speech.

* The word "criticize" here is used in its artistic sense, as in theater or movie criticism.


http://www.tnr.com/blog/john-mcwhorter/what-does-palinspeak-mean