09/06/2008 (11:26 am)
A Useful 12-Minute Infomercial
I’m not going to pretend that the following is anything but a 12-minute infomercial for Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, because that’s what this series of interviews of Palin’s former work associates by Fox New’s Greta van Susteren sounds like. It’s useful, though, because it provides detail about Palin’s work as Mayor, as Governor, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Alaskan National Guard.
Besides, after 14 months of non-stop infomercials for Barack Obama by ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, MSNBC News, CNN News, and Oprah Winfrey, it’s a little refreshing to hear from the other side. Also, I’m not entirely sure this was planned to be a sales pitch for Palin; it sounds as though her co-workers really do feel that strongly about her.
One thing that’s important to take away from this clip is that whereas Barry Obama is engaging in brownshirt tactics to prevent details from his past from reaching the public, Sarah Palin’s reputation is enhanced by providing such detail. That says pretty much everything that needs to be said here.
There are other relevant facts, though. For example, a commander in the Alaskan National Guard explains how it is a real military force and Sarah Palin really did lead it, and led it exceptionally well. Also, her former press secretary mentions Palin’s success at negotiating a contract for the trans-Canada natural gas pipeline, where the state had failed to produce one for three decades. What got my attention the most, though, was that she repeatedly took initiative to find out what her constituents needed, rather than waiting for them to come to her.
Check it out:
Hat tip to Hot Air for the story and the video.
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