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In the Guardians article “God has chosen her to lead our country,” Palin is praised for her right wing politics of “saving” America from communism, gay marriage, and gun control. It is quite obvious that this article is aimed directly at right wing conservatives. The author of the article, Paul Harris, likes to refer the impact of Sarah Palin as a Palin World. The citizens of a Palin World believe in “real democracy where big government is not squeezing the life out of free market.” Well, Palin is everywhere and her audience definitely believes in her strict values.
This article captures a practical audience. Because this is a political issue, and a very strong political pull to the right, there is definitely a practical audience being drawn in. The people who go see Palin on her book signing tour believe in her and what she stands for. They are hardcore believers in the values of a Palin World and stand by her through controversy and harassment. What is so astonishing is that Palin hold no office currently and could have completely ended her entire career when she ran for Vice President. However, to conservatives, her success is from “her intense charisma that makes her very exciting and attractive. She will be a force.”
Harris applies to the loci of quantity in this article because what is the greatest good for the greatest number of people in his audience is Palin. She has all the answers and is a force to be reckoned with. In this articles value hierarchies, I would imagine that loci of quantity and loci of the person are at the top. At the bottom, I think that loci of existent stay there because the argument is that Palin will save America. Not how she will save it, but she will in some way. It puts the questionable in front of the concrete.
On the other end of the argument, Palin is criticized for her controversial and questionable policies. Bill Press writes in his article “Sarah Palin: A national joke” that he is tired of Republicans trying to “spin McCain’s selection of Palin in the most positive possible light.” He believes that Palin insults our intelligence as Americans. I think this article is for a universal audience because it not only addresses left wing democrats who feel the same way, but also wants to instill ideals into conservatives who may be brainwashed by Palin and her supporters.
I think that Press puts the loci of essence at the top of his hierarchy of values. I think his article really wants to instill what is at the core of the Palin issue and not what is surrounding it because what is on the fringes is what people follow. The fact that Palin is this huge impact on the GOP is what people are concerned about, but they have no idea why or how she became such an impact.