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Philip Klein makes a fundamental mistake comparing the frenzy surrounding Barack Obama to that which surrounds Sarah Palin. To wit: Obama is popular because of the media; Sarah Palin is popular in spite of it.

p>In other words, Americans like Mrs. Palin because their gut instincts tell them she's the real deal -- not some media-manufactured "savior." To paraphrase Mr. Obama's most recent comment concerning Mrs. Palin: you can put a (media) halo on a hack, but he's still a hack. br> -- Arnold Ahlert br> Boca Raton, Florida /p> p> MIDDLE AMERICA EMBRACE br> Re: Robert Stacy McCain's Sweetheart of the Heartland : /p> p>The Palin phenomenon makes me realize that there must be thousands of other relatively unknown politicians in America who have the interests of all Americans at heart, but who will never occupy a seat in D.C. because of the permapols who retain their sinecures at any cost to the American taxpayers. br> --

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