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Sarah Palin’s
documentary “The Undefeated”
By John Hayward
The news this week was filled with reports that Sarah Palin contracted
filmmaker Stephen Bannon to produce a big-budget documentary about her
years as the governor of Alaska, called The Undefeated. The level of
buzz is remarkable, considering that hardly anyone has seen the rough
cut.
The Undefeated has the feel of a campaign video, and is widely seen as
a sign that Palin might be inching closer to a presidential run. It is
good for a candidate to draw so much attention while moving in inches,
while others can run a marathon without getting noticed.
Only one person gets to be last season’s lightning-rod
vice-presidential nominee, so comparisons between the Palin
maybe-campaign and others are difficult to draw. The lesson I would
recommend other candidates learn from Palin, even if she decides not to
enter the race, is her knack for expressing complex issues in
accessible and memorable ways. This is not easy to do. Only the master
of a topic can become a good teacher, by making it simple. Poetry is a
talent, as well as a skill.
It’s easier to do what Palin does when the candidate speaks from a
comprehensive philosophy. As each subject is addressed, a new facet of
the complete whole is revealed. It also helps to understand the
passion, and fury, of the opposition. Palin receives frequent lessons
in that, as liberal websites self-destruct in their eagerness to run
frothing, hateful attacks… on her 3-year-old son.
Every candidate is wise to study the strengths of both opponents and
competitors. Observe the excitement Sarah Palin generates by announcing
that she will soon release a video that might indicate she is perhaps
thinking more strongly about a possible presidential run. Whatever they
might think of her policy positions or political history, the current
state of Sarah is a good place for any candidate to be... because every
one of them needs a lot of people looking forward to their next move.
— John Hayward
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