– Mark Twain

The way to refute the notion that Red Staters are morons, is to popularize Red Staters of genuine intellectual achievement.

Let’s show off the Red State scientists, engineers, college professors.
Let’s show off the universities in Red States.

Let’s not show off Sarah Palin, who has proven herself unable to think of a direct answer to a direct question.

Pelosi can answer a question from reporters without stumbling all over it.

Pelosi has had to manage 435 diverse House Representatives to cobble together enough votes to pass some highly controversial legislation. That’s real hard. What has Sarah Palin done in politics that’s comparable?

Pelosi’s answers may infuriate conservatives.
But at least they’re real answers.

I’m sick and tired of this mindset that a politician who spews platitudes you agree with is “smarter” than a politician who offers crisp answers that you are 100% opposed to.

Politically, I’m closer to Palin than Pelosi.
But intellectually, I accept that Pelosi is way smarter than Palin.

Let’s face it, some of our political opponents are smarter than some of our political allies.

1) They don’t mind aggressive loud-mouth liberal women, but, God forbid, a conservative woman getting all uppity like that? Shouldn’t conservative females “be seen and not heard” like Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush? Get back in the kitchen and bake some cookies, foul conservative woman!

2) They think everybody that dwells in a red state is a complete moron. 80% approval rating as governor? What a joke – those stupid red state people just don’t understand that bigger government, higher taxes, and endless entitlement programs are designed to HELP them.

3) It forces them to admit that Nancy Pelosi is actually quite stupid and, in general, even more annoying than Sarah Palin. But wait a second – Ms. Pelosi is Speaker of the House, and Sarah is just a…public speaker and…uh…a best-selling author. And isn’t Speaker of the House a powerful position in government?

I have no idea where this Palin things goes. Or for that matter weather it should go. Just as long has her celebrity continues to reveal the ugliness and literal fascism of the tiny left wing, I’m happy.

Turn it up Mrs. Palin !!!

I find it odd that Frum is fixated on applause levels and is nitpicking every piece of the speech. It’s almost a Sullivan-like obsession, with all the petty snarkiness — reminds me of a teenage social clique in which a jealous gang of in-group kids attack a competitive, independent newcomer in school.