Who is Ruben navarette?
columnist
for what publication?
San Diego Union-Tribune
How can he defend Palin?
small-town folk like him
How many people were in his home town?
less than 15,000
Do small town folks like her?
yes some
what show did Colin Powell appear on?
Fareed Zakaria GPS
Did he feel the GOP needed to go more conservative?
no
Is rural vs urban a big divide in the US?
yes
do small town folk feel Palin represented their values?
yes
does he posit that her values played a part in her treatment by critics?"
yes
did he call them prejudiced?
yes
Does his column have a large readership?
yes
What was her previous role in government?
Alaska Gov.
how does he feel about elites?
condescending
do they make him sick?
yes disgusted
When did Ed Koch lose the Governor's race?
1982
Did he say he wanted to move to Albany?
no he hated
Was the city too big?
no, not at all
Did he say flattering things about the rural parts of the state?
no
How did he describe rural life?
sterile