I think you are right, especially for evangelical “stay put in your place, that’s God’s design for you” women. I didn’t see the “enraptured” reaction to Hillary Clinton, though there may have been some there. Hers seemed to be more on a intellectual, seeking justice through equality wave length – not visceral like these women.

You’d have to watch it to comprehend the ardor, I think. It was creepy, in a way, that these women seemed ready to defend to the utmost a (admittedly uncommon) grifter. It reminded me of the book “Messiah” by Gore Vidal where a persona on TV convinces people to do drastic things. All of which to say, another potential demagogue is among us.

” said at the time that she has something that appeals to women on a visceral level. ”

Well of course. There just aren’t that many women in politics. This shouldn’t be a mystery — it is, in fact, important for marginalized groups to see people like them in power. It is reaffirming of our value in society. Both Palin and Malkin, despite being absolutely dead wrong on every single thing they say, despite being fairly terrible people as far as I can tell, do have pretty great charisma. If you are a woman who thinks the absolutely wrong things that come out of the GOP every day is actually awesomeness and truth (and there are quite a few of them), why wouldn’t a charismatic and attractive woman saying these things be appealing and reaffirming?

1) Start with some premise that matches your ideology regardless of any facts that contradict it. Make this an unshakeable pillar of your philosophy.

2) Should there be concrete data that contradicts, find its source and demonize it.

3) Using said premises, come to a conclusion that stretches the bounds of any thinking persons credulity

4) Repeat ad nauseum.

Some say that facism has taken hold already. I don’t agree that facism and corporatism are exactly the same and would say the latter has a foothold now. But, yes, one only has to know some history to be able to spot a demagogue; my standard is that they will say anything (that’s anything – without qualification), whether they believe it or not, to gain their goal.

I wonder if Oberlin mentions her in their recruiting literature. I see they did have her make a speech as part of the Ronald Reagan Political Lectureship Series. The speech is interesting in that it gives some insight into her MO. And her backers.

http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2006/02/17/news/article4.html

I can remember, long ago, watching a piece on Sarah Palin, after being picked for VP, signing books in Canada(?) where they were interviewing people who had had books signed. The women were obviously enraptured (I’m sure that’s the right word) with her and spoke of her in glowing terms. I said at the time that she has something that appeals to women on a visceral level. I suspect it’s the gritty in your face grizzly mom persona, but whatever it is, professional pols should take heed. Whatever she has, they could use some of it. I’m in no doubt whatever that she will be a force in our political life long after I’m gone.

Really?

Malkin: …that filthy occupy movement; …NEA SCIU AFL-CIO, the true ugly face that real reporters will not show you…

I tend to remember seeing mostly the bad stuff and little of the good stuff. That flies in the face of her claims.

I want $10 for each time these women have said Breitbart!

Oberland College (not sure of the spelling): I guess that is the one to avoid.

These people are fighting whom? I can only guess that they are fighting somebody in a different reality. There is some attempt in this country to create a dependency, anti-innovation, entitlement, anti-religion; coercion; massive welfare state, anti-free market state? I guess that I would go along with fighting such people, but it does not seem to me that such people have all that much power.

Am I missing something?

She decries the “class warfare” but all of her claims about a Democratic machine press are looking to create an “us versus them” attitude in her listeners. Does she really believe that the 300,000,000 people that Drudge was talking about would all be “conservative independent reporters” without any dissenting voices? She picks on the MSM but cites (I can only guess) some of the most extreme un-truths from where? She never actually pegged a source. So…is People Magazine MSM? Is the checkout-counter blab piece MSM?

In addition, she talks about them not only lying but also ignoring things. Does she realize that the media outlet that employs her does more of the lying and leaving-out than any other similar organization?

Yes, I did go there.

Do conservative women really look up to Palin and Malkin??

When I read the names of Michelle and Sarah in the title I had to do a double take to make sure she Ms. McKinley wasn’t actually talking about Michele Bachmann, who has been eligible to be a Swiss citizen since her marriage in 1978, but just recently became a Swiss citizen.

A similar video of Michele Bachmann would have been priceless!

Somebody needs an intervention. Good lord..

“That cocaine snorting, and what he ate — Fido? Rufus?”

Wow, what an “amazing woman,” standing “every day against scurrilousness attacks, sexist and crude insults, smears, and lies.” “I just admire [her] so much” “ENJOY!”