Whether or not you agree with Palin and her uncompromising views on what is wrong and right in America, she speaks for a lot of Americans who feel a little forgotten and a lot disrespected.
“I do not like the way she’s been treated,” said Susan Thomas, 61, of Charlotte, by the media or her opponents. “The way they spin her comments, like she’s stupid,” added Vander Zee. “She’s not remotely stupid.” Jenner Wall, 50, in sales and marketing in Charlotte, said she likes that a conservative woman can speak out. “She’s intelligent, and she stands behind what she says.” As a tour operator, Wall had visited Wasilla, Palin’s Alaska home town, and couldn’t wait to tell her so.
What is undeniable is that Palin speaks not only for them but to them. At the long table piled high with books, she smiled, reached out, shook hands and conversed with everyone. Despite a sign warning off posed pictures, she took plenty of those, as well.
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