Anita MonCrief: An Unlikely Palinista
Via Anita MonCrief at Hot Air:
As a former ACORN/Project Vote employee, I recalled taking a call from the campaign in 2007 and speaking with one of the staffers. I was excited at the time, but only because I had just attended a staff retreat where Zach Polett, head of ACORN Political Operations, had bragged about supervising Obama and stated that “ACORN produces leaders.” After working with the Obama donor list in late 2007, I knew that Hilary Clinton faced a formidable opponent with a well-run political money machine.
Despite these experiences and misgivings, I went for Obama and when John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate, I was angry. With all the liberal self-righteousness that I could muster, I attacked her experience, her knowledge of foreign affairs and all things Palin. It was a purely irrational response born out of the bitterness of not being able to have Hilary Clinton as my candidate. I ignored Palin’s innate charm, grace and beauty. I found myself secretly laughing with her and admiring her spunk but would never admit it.
In 2009 as I began to transition from liberal to conservative, I wondered whether I would get behind Palin and if I did, would that make me a hypocrite. A series of unlikely events answered that question for me. As the fight against ACORN became ugly and people began to spread lies and take sides, I finally understood Palin. She is a lightening rod for anyone who does not stand for truth and wants to maintain a status quo or move toward socialism.
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I began to admire Palin’s strength in the face of attacks and her relentless quest to just be Sarah and expose hypocrisy and truth. I became an unlikely “Palinista” and found myself devouring all articles written about her and following her on Facebook.
I was struck by how some treated her and intrigued by those who admired her. Sarah Palin really is a lesson in an American life: she never claimed to be perfect but through sheer grit, determination and an undeniable likability, she showed this self-described feminist what being a woman in this new America is all about.
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WOW! That's a pretty incredible article and exactly what I hope to see more of as Sarah is allowed to introduce herself to America and the world, outside of the constrains and image of the McCain campaign.
Sarah's "Happy Thanksgiving" post now up at Facebook. :)
Anita, we welcome you with open arms.
WOW Anita!!!...Thank You.. for Your Honesty!
Her story is almost like mine as I converted from being a liberal to a conservative. Glad she is on Team Palin!
I've admired Anita's courage in outing ACORN for some time. She is one tough, principled woman. I feel it an honor to have her as "one of us".
If Sarah ever runs for higher office, I hope she'll ask Anita to come on board. Aside from her loyalty and expertise, she'll need her invaluable insight into the left's tactics.
latinchic,
Tough, principled women tend to "stick together".. ;-)
Insight may be an overused word but it definitely applies to what is revealed in this piece.
I saw this article over at Hot Air when it first became available. It was so inspiring. There were many comments over there, all positive and welcoming her home. Eventually she commented and was very, very impressed by how people treated her. We conservatives are pretty much a nice bunch, if I do say so myself. I am sure she thought we were going to rip her, but of course the reaction was more than welcoming. It is the Liberals that are nasty and harsh. I think she found this out and was very pleased.
She does have a blog, too. Right how I can't remember the name of it, but google her and it will probably show up. She has been through hell and back and is probably not through with the hell part. She is a courageous and principled woman.
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