Sarah Palin’s speech to Tea Partiers this past week was covered by the news media, but not truly analyzed until New York Times writer Anand Giridharadas attended to it. True, we have to take a deep breath when suggesting that the New York Times has hit a bulleseye, but in this case Mr. Giridharadas gets the credit.  Palin gets no forgiveness for her folksy, outdoorsy, kill- a- buck type rhetoric, but he does spot her as a truth-teller.  Whether you are partial to Sarah Palin’s style or not, you have to give her that: She always tells the truth. Enjoy this assessment from The New York Times:

“Palin made three interlocking points. First, that the United States is now governed by a “permanent political class,” drawn from both parties, that is increasingly cut off from the concerns of regular people. Second, that these Republicans and Democrats have allied with big business to mutual advantage to create what she called “corporate crony capitalism.” Third, that the real political divide in the United States may no longer be between friends and foes of Big Government, but between friends and foes of vast, remote, unaccountable institutions (both public and private).

In supporting her first point, about the permanent political class, she attacked bothparties’ tendency to

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talk of spending cuts while spending more and more; to stoke public anxiety about a credit downgrade, but take a vacation anyway; to arrive in Washington of modest means and then somehow ride the gravy train to fabulous wealth. She observed that 7 of the 10 wealthiest counties in the United States happen to be suburbs of the nation’s capital.  

Her second point, about money in politics, helped to explain the first. The permanent class stays in power because it positions itself between two deep troughs: the money spent by the government and the money spent by big companies to secure decisions from government that help them make more money.

“Do you want to know why nothing ever really gets done?” she said, referring to politicians. “It’s because there’s nothing in it for them. They’ve got a lot of mouths to feed — a lot of corporate lobbyists and a lot of special interests that are counting on them to keep the good times and the money rolling along.”

As a media strategist, a political activist, and a “community organizer”, I have to tip my hat to Sarah Palin.  She takes a beating but she keeps on moving.  Political strategists in Washington are constantly amazed by the brilliance of her candidate selection and where she uses her influence.  Here, the liberal New York Times actually congratulates her for her simply-put but painfully-accurate assessment of our political environment.  Apparently the air is particularly fresh and clean in Alaska, because Palin always seems to have a crystal clear view of Washington.

Women in America just aren’t as likely to be confused by or tempted by the gray areas of politics.  When was the last time you read of a woman on Wall Street cheating investors out of their hard-earned retirement dollars?  In re-setting the priorities of the nation, the voice of women is critical.   Thank heaven for fearless women like Sarah Palin who are willing to speak up.  Is she prepared to be President of the United States?  Maybe not.  But if she ever decides to set foot in the United States Senate, there will be a check in Express Mail from me.

 

 

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Filed under: Economy, Featured, Inside The KC, Politics, Sonja Eddings Brown by Sonja Eddings Brown, Sep 9, 2011