Cults of Personality
I think Palin is a good candidate and agree with almost everything that she does, but I am not waiting two or three hours to see her wave at me. I’m not waiting in line to get a book signed. I’m sure as hell not paying for a ticket to do that. I wouldn’t do it in nice weather, and I’m sure as hell not doing it in THIS weather. The only thing I would go out of my way to see is a campaign speech. Anything else, and I’m just staying home.
Cults of personality don’t have a particular political philosophy. They don’t even have to be intentionally created or nurtured. I think it is just something in human nature that wants to glom onto charismatic people. Apparently, that gene recessed in me.
I get neither thrills up my leg or tingles in my scalp when meeting someone famous. It would be worth going to an event where I knew I would get face time with the person and be able to ask questions, actually get to know them for a purpose.
To just stand there so I can be impersonally waved at? Not so much.