Posted by
Ron Devito on Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:05:51 PM
By Adrienne Ross - www.motivationtruth.com
On August 3rd, in an
article called "Fagan Who? More Apologies to Sarah Palin Coming," I
expressed what I believed to be the first of many apologies that would
be extended to Governor Palin.
Certainly Dan Fagan's admission
of guilt was not a small thing after such vehement criticism of the
governor. What the title suggested, however, was that there would be
many more apologies to follow, and the article went on to express why I
was making such a claim.
I wrote:
The big
surprise was an apology printed in the Anchorage Daily News by Dan
Fagan. Now, for those who don't know, Fagan is a talk show host in
Alaska. He is most known as a chief Palin hater in her state--very
vocal, very disrespectful, very anti-Palin. So what happened?
[...]
The
apology issued, as far as I can see, is only the beginning of more to
come, just a confirmation of what I knew was coming. It seems so wild,
so far-fetched, so completely out of the blue--but expect more.
[...]
Not
everyone is going to understand the popularity, power, and success
Sarah Palin will increasingly experience, and I'm sure that's no
surprise to you. But mark my words: more realizations that the personal
attacks against her were wrong, and more accurate, evil, are coming.
Read the entire article
here and discover the reasoning behind my prediction, prophecy, or insight--whichever you choose to call it.
Today brought Apology #2. As covered by
Amy Siskind, the
Daily News-Miner has also seen the light on a particular issue. Rod Boyce wrote:
Today
I must apologize to Mrs. Palin personally and on behalf of the
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner for the choice of words used on the bottom
of Wednesday’s front page regarding her speaking engagement in Hong
Kong this week to a group of global investors.
We used offensive
language — “A broad in Asia” — above a small photograph of the former
governor to direct readers inside the newspaper to a full story of her
Hong Kong appearance.
There can be no argument that our use of
the word “broad” is anything but offensive. To use this word to
describe someone of the stature of the former governor — who is also
the former vice presidential nominee of the Republican Party — only
adds to the anger that many people appropriately feel.
[...]
There’s
widespread belief that too much meanness exists in political discourse
today. The media, already held in low regard, need to be extremely wary
of that meanness slopping over into their own work. I am responsible
for the content of this newspaper and need to ensure that our employees
adhere to acceptable standards of decency.
I will say it clearly again now: We made a terrible mistake.
Mrs. Palin, please accept this apology from the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
And please accept it from me.
Read the entire article
here.
None
of this is to say that all who have heretofore despised Governor Palin
have had a complete change of heart and are now her most ardent
supporters. What it does say is that people are changing their
perspective of the governor--and a change of perspective will always be
followed by a change of approach. Not too long ago it seemed impossible
for some to deem her worthy of any respectful treatment whatsoever. The
idea of actually apologizing to her, even when an apology was in order,
would have been unthinkable. The hatred, the anklebiting, the media
malpractice--so intense--had rendered her fair game for derogatory
comments of all sorts. Nothing seemed to be off limits--not her family,
not her intellect, and certainly not her gender. Use of the word
"broad" would absolutely not have elicited a formal apology.
Why now?
Now
Governor Palin has had some months of calling her own shots, rather
than being mishandled by a campaign that failed to recognize and
capitalize on her strengths. Now she is free to be the Governor Palin
her constituents in Alaska always knew she was when her approval rating
was through the roof. Now she has emerged with wisdom on health care,
tort reform, and foreign relations. She is speaking in her own voice
both at home and now internationally. She is playing by her own rules
this time, and she must be taken seriously. Even those who were
fiercely critical are waking up and taking notice. It is precisely this
kind of notice that makes people do a self-check when they step out of
line. It's called respect.
Back in August I asked, "Fagan Who?" Today I ask, "Boyce Who?"
Now that we get to see more and more of a Governor Palin who has the liberty to speak freely, now that Governor Palin gives
herself permission--as
her dad said during the campaign--to "Let Sarah be Sarah," more eyes
will see what millions have already seen, and apologies will come as
people come stand behind this leader who is standing behind America.
Once again, mark my words.