Why is there so much vitriol aimed at Sarah Palin?”
Hence she is at least a minor threat to the plans of those who run things from behind the scenes, the Superclass. She demonstrated that she was not very amenable to guidance during her VP run with What’s-His Name last year. Independent politicians are not favored by the movers and shakers. Politicians are supposed to go along to get along, and remember who paid for their campaign expenses. The main thing is that a woman who embodies all the counter-liberal and traditional values is not going to be allowed to be held up as a role model in the controlled press. Especially if the woman is charismatic and capable of mobilizing public opinion, she is going to be pilloried as an object lesson to any others who might be inclined to emulate her. The rule is always to attack and neutralize the visible leadership of