Sarah Palin Hugs Us All Into Confusion

Sarah Palin is driving liberal bloggers and in-the-tank for Obama mainstream media types crazy as they watch video clips of her debate performances while running for governor of Alaska or scrutinize videos of her recent speeches to analyze every intonation and gesture.

And let’s give credit where it’s due. The Obama machine’s most powerful components, including The Daily Kos and Huffington Post with thousands of Obamaphiles at their beck and call, have gone all out to destroy Sarah Palin, while unashamedly trying to take down every member of her family in the process. Accuse Gov. Palin of lying about giving birth to her son Trig, why not? Heap scorn on the vulnerable teenager, Bristol Palin? Got it. Ridicule and mock Sarah Palin’s mother and father? It’s a done deal.

At least Washington Post staff writer Libby Copeland admits that she, along with the rest of the media, have been caught off guard by Sarah Palin and haven’t quite figured out yet what hit them. Copeland quotes an acting coach in concluding her recent attempt to analyze the Palin style:

‘“You have a very glamorous, pretty woman with, actually, a very girly delivery -- but what comes out of her are the words of a very savvy, very tough politician,’ says Dickerson. ‘It creates a mixed message of allowing her to really say anything that she wants.’

“Then again, who decides what's fair? Sarah Palin is hugging us all into confusion.”

If you want to read Copeland’s article in its entirety, go here. You may be as bemused as I was by the apparent consternation of the media in its clumsy attempts to portray a woman who doesn’t fit neatly into its sexist, misogynous stereotypes.