Sarah Palin and the reptile within

Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10:17 PM

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Everywhere we look these days Sarah Palin seems to be in the headlines.

Yesterday it was at the National Rifle Association, before that it was speaking to a group of conservative women.

She's so popular that The New York Times this Sunday reveals that merely writing her name into a story headline guarantees web sites more readers than almost any other major figure.

Why has Irish American Sarah Palin struck such a chord?

Because she speaks to the reptile within.

Let me explain.

Top lawyers have long since learned that we think with that 90 per cent of our brain that is the subconscious, which they refer to as the reptillian part.

That's the part we share with every living things, that controls the need to survive, stay safe, keep breathing, pass on our genes.

These lawyers know that while jury members will swear to be rational and impartial they will really decide guilt or innocence based on a reptillian response.

Does finding this doctor guilty of malpractice make me safer? Does letting this person go endanger my family?

Politicians have learned this game too and Republicans are so much better than Democrats at it. No one does it better than Sarah

President Obama appeals to reason and logic. Sarah Palin does the reptile bit.

Remember the "death panels" to describe health care choices for the elderly?

Everyone logically rejected her stance, but she turned millions against health care reform right there by evoking the reptile response that it could damage the family unit.

Equally with immigration, the word 'amnesty', means people may not be safe any more and it is the word that has come to dominate the debate.

Palin is master of the craft and her enthusiastic audiences embrace her.

Much more however, she is able to articulate those fears beneath the surface that Americans feel but will not logically admit to.

That is why she is such a successful politician right now and we should not rule out her out for any position any time soon.

She has got the goods - and the reptile.

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irishwxman | May 15, 2010, 06:32 PM EDT

Well said mandokeith. Very well said.

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mandokeith | May 15, 2010, 04:04 PM EDT

Many of out founding fathers would have been in this same category. I reject your crass definition of the reptile within. The reptile beguiled Eve and led to our losing Paradise. Sarah is a lightning rod, a rebel, one who is not afraid to speak against the socialist status quo. She is popular because she does not kiss the butt of the administration. We are in deep trouble and people like you are part of the problem, not part of the solution.

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murphy66 | May 15, 2010, 02:07 PM EDT

McNamara31,just like all politicians, except she's better at it, and beautiful, to boot.

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irishwxman | May 15, 2010, 12:05 PM EDT

Obama appeals to reason and logic? Patrick if your head was any further up Obama'a butt you would be able to see his breakfast. Sarah Palin knows whats on the hearts and minds of the American public. We don't want the democrats style of social justice and increased government. I can't wait until November when all those turds are voted out. It going to KILL your far left moonbats...and I will just laugh and laugh.

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McNamara31 | May 15, 2010, 09:58 AM EDT

Great article! You nailed Mrs. Palin 100%. Political opportunist, playing to the primary fears of people, instead of the greater good.

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Mairin67 | May 15, 2010, 03:47 AM EDT

Wish she would slither back under a rock and stay there.

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McNabb1966 | May 15, 2010, 01:39 AM EDT

I hope Irish Central doesn't pay Patrick Roberts for his "insights." Sounds like he's the one with the inner fears...

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CitizenWhy | May 14, 2010, 10:48 PM EDT

It would be nice to hire St Patrick for a day to drive this reptile from our land. Would Ireland take her?