Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Rutten analyzes the Palin factor

And concludes what? That McCain supporters are twice as enthusiastic since Palin's selection. That's the sum and substance of LAT columnist Tim Rutten's column in today's paper.

On the way to that conclusion, Rutten takes space to call Palin's female supporters "lipstick-waving women" and names them "Palinites." He also takes a swipe at the religious right, a requirement of left-wing writers who hope to hold on to their base. Finally, Rutten ridicules small-town voters and calls Palin a liar. Rutten apparently wrote the column to get these asssertions on the record, otherwise the column is pointless.

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