Palinites say liberals hate their woman, because they're quivering in their Birkenstocks at the prospect of facing her. Why else all the attention?
In what's an otherwise spirited defense of Sarah Palin against her female critics, Douglas MacKinnon gets to the heart of why many on the Left actually hate her -- there's great business in hating her. That's also why many on the Right love her.
There's good mammon, filthy lucre, and yummy traffic to be had from either loving or hating her. Not so much "Meh"ing her.
As to why Vanity Fair and other liberal outlets go after her, the answer is quite simple: money. With uncounted thousands from the left who equally hate Palin, Vanity Fair and the other outlets understand -- especially in a bad economy with declining circulation -- that there is gold to be mined from the fragile minds of those who hate. For them, this is the story that keeps giving. And as long as the uncounted haters from the left continue to froth at the mouth at the very mention of Palin, Vanity Fair, Keith Olbermann, and others, will feed the beast for ratings and revenue.
