Time Magazine promo for Sarah Palin

Ted Nugent, "author, activist and rock-'n'-roll legend" (pictured right) was asked to describe Sarah Palin for Time Magazine's "2010 Top 100" list.

Let's break down his statement in support of Sarah Palin:

If Sarah Palin played a loud, grinding instrument, she would be in my band. The independent patriotic spirit, attitude and soul of our forefathers are alive and well in Sarah. In the way she lives, what she says and how she dedicates herself to make America better in these interesting times, she represents the good, while exposing the bad and ugly.

Translation: It's not so much anything Sarah Palin has done that makes her good (after all, she can't even play an instrument), she's good because she successfully projects the qualities many Americans wish to see in themselves.  

She embraces the critical duty of we the people by participating in this glorious experiment in self-government.

Translation: Sarah Palin is a politician.

The tsunami of support proves that Sarah, 46, represents what many Americans know to be common and sensible.

Translation:  Sarah Palin is popular with many (true) Americans. Whatever many (true) Americans like must be good. Therefore, Sarah Palin is good.

Her rugged individualism, self-reliance and a herculean work ethic resonate now more than ever in a country spinning away from these basics that made the U.S.A. the last best place.

Translation:   Sarah Palin is a successful projection of the qualities many Americans fear losing.

We who are driven to be assets to our families, communities and our beloved country connect with the principles that Sarah Palin embodies.

Translation:  True Americans admire Sarah Palin for having successfully projected a positive image of themselves.  

We know that bureaucrats and, even more, Fedzilla, are not the solution; they are the problem.

Translation: The world may appear complex, but our problem is singular and simple. And Sarah Palin, just like every other Fox  News viewer, knows the answer to it.

I'd be proud to share a moose-barbecue campfire with the Palin family anytime, so long as I can shoot the moose.

Translation: By the way, real Americans like Sarah Palin and me love to kill defenseless wild animals with guns.     

Conclusion: Once you get beyond the colorful verbiage, it's evident that Ted Nugent has pretty much summed up the essence of the Sarah Palin phenomenon.  Here's my translation in full:

It's not so much anything Sarah Palin has done that makes her good (after all, she can't even play an instrument), she's good because she successfully projects the qualities many Americans wish to see in themselves.  Sarah Palin plays an active role in politics and is popular with many real Americans.  Whatever real Americans happen like must be good, so if we like Sarah Palin, she must be good.  Sarah Palin is a successful projection of the qualities many real Americans fear losing; Real Americans admire Sarah Palin for having successfully projected a positive image of themselves.   The world may appear complex, but our problem is singular and simple. And Sarah Palin, just like every other Fox News viewer, knows that cutting government is the answer.  By the way, real Americans like Sarah Palin and me love to kill defenseless wild animals with guns.