Jerry Springer: Hey Libs, Picking on Palin is Stupid

I never expected Jerry Springer to be the voice of reason, but his advice to his fellow liberals is...well, pretty reasonable:

There is something about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that really upsets the left and she often finds herself in their crosshairs as a target of ridicule and scorn. But by putting such contempt on display, is the left damaging itself?

In an appearance on New York City WABC radio’s “Goodman to Go” podcast hosted by David Goodman, Jerry Springer admitted a distinct disagreement with Palin’s world view. However, he also observed she has some redeeming qualities.

“I don’t want her to be president,” Springer said. “I don’t agree with her views. But I would never say anything mean about her. I think she is incredibly charismatic. I think she takes her religion very seriously and her views very seriously. I don’t think there’s anything mean-spirited about her.”

But here’s where Springer advised his fellow liberals not to be so quick to demonize Palin. He explained that by doing so, one runs the risk of offending others because there are people that identify with the former Alaska governor.

“I think where liberals may be doing the wrong thing is when they try to make fun of her because they’re making fun of a large section of America that has those fundamental beliefs that she has,” he continued. “And I think that’s dangerous. I don’t think that’s right to do. So I can honestly disagree with her, but I would never say anything disrespectful of her.”

As we've seen with the anti-Tea Party and more recently with the Wisconsin protests, there's an almost genetic need of liberals to belittle and mock their political enemies, especially when they have no facts to back up their arguments. This has been true of Palin's critics since the very beginning. There's something about her that drives them absolutely nuts, and so they worked very hard to establish a meme that she was stupid. Nothing could be further from the truth and she's played her detractors like a Stradivarius.

The left won't listen to Springer.  The attacks on Palin will continue, and with each attack her supporters will become even more committed.

However committed they might be, though, Palin does not show signs of running for president (from Mike Allen):

BIG SIGN SARAH PALIN ISN’T RUNNING: Neither she, nor anyone on her behalf, is courting top donors, early-state activists or experienced operatives – all of whom are getting locked down, day by day.

--THE LIKELY GOP FIELD, in order of relevance: 1) Mitt Romney, 2) Tim Pawlenty, 3) Haley Barbour, 4) Jon Huntsman, 5) Newt Gingrich, 6) Rick Santorum.

If that's all we got, we lose.