If she wishes to run for President, Doug Wilson’s advice to Sarah Palin is spot-on:
1. Learning to brush aside tawdry and otherwise inappropriate media-driven topics with classy or witty one-liners.
2. Ditch the reinvention of feminism thing. It’s an overreach.
3. Learn to not sound ignorant in instances where she is ignorant. Better to be silent than sound vapid.
That said, I do not think Palin should run. She would get clobbered in the primaries. She would be far more effective in the role of king (and queen) maker, tapping candidates from her Facebook account, boosting their campaigns without ever getting on a plane. By never running, the hype will continue to swell, prolonging her influence for years to come. She can appear — and truly be — above it all, so to speak. If she becomes far more knowledgeable on the issues, she might someday have the potential. But as far as 2012 is concerned, I have not seen her doing her homework nearly as much as would be needed. Romney, Gingrich, and several others are sure to run, and they would make quick work of her.
HT: Denny Burk