To what do we attribute the animus towards Palin when it isn't politics?

July 4, 4:05 PMHartford Conservative ExaminerJohn Talleos

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 Would it be cynical to suggest that the vitriol Sarah Palin receives from the left is because she is good-looking?  Most of the attacks on her concern her children , experience in spite of being governor of a state the size of Vermont (remember Howard Dean?)  also a underlying perception that along with attractiveness there is also ditsyness.  That's not to say her detractors don't agree with her, but it certainly isn't the main focus of negativity and what they do focus on is nonsense and at times meant to inflict pain. 

 Gail Collins writing for the New York Times has weighed in on Palin's decision to resign from office.  Nothing in the article mentions policy or principles, which is alright,  political strategy and tactics are more germane concerning the move.  But what can we make of this comment:

 Perhaps there is some new and interesting scandal that Palin has yet to let us in on. (If so, I hope it involves a soul mate.) Otherwise, it would appear that this is all about her desire to start raising money and setting up operations for a presidential run in 2012.

 Hope it involves a soul mate?  Ms Collins would love to see a family destroyed with all the hardship it involves in front of all the world to see.  Perhaps she let the cat out of the bag when she prefers that her resignation is not about staying in the presidential spotlight.  That would mean we will see more of her and seeing more of her would create a contrast to....Gail Collins?  

Todd S. Purdum's now famous Vanity Fair article on Sarah Palin touch's on her sexuality even when she's not being sexy:

 As Palin makes her way slowly across the crowded ballroom—dressed all in black; no red Naughty Monkey Double Dare pumps tonight—she is stopped every few inches by adoring fans.

  Does Palin even have red  "Naughty Monkey Double Dare pumps"?   Just what is that anyway?  Has she worn that before?    He goes on:

Another aspect of the Palin phenomenon bears examination, even if the mere act of raising it invites intimations of sexism: she is by far the best-looking woman ever to rise to such heights in national politics, the first indisputably fertile female to dare to dance with the big dogs. This pheromonal reality has been a blessing and a curse. It has captivated people who would never have given someone with Palin’s record a second glance if Palin had looked like Susan Boyle. And it has made others reluctant to give her a second chance because she looks like a beauty queen.

  Ask poor Susan Boyle if sexism here were mere "intimations".  Nothing like being blunt.  But does Purdum have a point, in that her "beauty queen" looks make others reluctant to give her a second look?   A larger question is when was the last time a failed presidential candidate was afforded a longer than usual article in every detail of their lives in Vanity Fair, or elsewhere for that matter?   Would any other conservative running mate to John McCain receive this much attention?  And for the women who read this, how do you like it that she's labeled an "indisputably fertile female"?