I don't know that it's clear from that quote in context of her speech that she was asked not to speak regarding the military. I would never have known that she was asked not to speak out about the military unless I'd read it elsewhere:
Now, I’ve been asked to speak today, not as a politician. No, as something more – something much more. I’ve been asked to speak as the mother of a soldier, and I am proud of that distinction. You know, say what you want to say about me, but I raised a combat vet, and you can’t take that away from me.
From reading that it looks like she was asked to speak specifically about the military. Maybe, maybe not...it's all somewhat confusing.
I am also pretty clear that the "possible subtext" you are referring to above was, well, text:
It is so humbling to get to be here with you today, patriots – you who are motivated and engaged and concerned, knowing to never retreat. I must assume that you too know that we must not fundamentally transform America as some would want. We must restore America and restore her honor!
Now, I’ve been asked to speak today, not as a politician....etc.
It's clear to me, as I think it's clear to you, that the people who were there at the rally were definitely part of the "same group" ("you who know") bonding together against those threats. But I don't think those threats were unspecified; I think those threats were the people who would "fundamentally transform America as some [Palin makes it clear that the "we" she was talking to was not the transformers] would want."
I don't know if she thinks those people are the Taliban, or not, because she doesn't really say that. But it does leave it wide open to interpretation.
As others have said, she wasn't speaking very precisely. It sounds like she made an emotional utterance on the spur of the moment and got an emotional response from her audience, so I'm not sure how much more analysis one can do.
I can see the analogy to being queer, which it is is completely valid to say is also an inseparable part of one's life experience and identity.
I would definitely agree with all of this. I want to make one thing clear: I was giving queer identity as an example, earlier, but I think that the principle holds no matter what the identity is, really.
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Now, I’ve been asked to speak today, not as a politician. No, as something more – something much more. I’ve been asked to speak as the mother of a soldier, and I am proud of that distinction. You know, say what you want to say about me, but I raised a combat vet, and you can’t take that away from me.
Read more: http://www.thesarahpalinblog.com/2010/08/video-and-transcript-of-restoring-honor.html#ixzz0zSyHWqun
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From reading that it looks like she was asked to speak specifically about the military. Maybe, maybe not...it's all somewhat confusing.
I am also pretty clear that the "possible subtext" you are referring to above was, well, text:
It is so humbling to get to be here with you today, patriots – you who are motivated and engaged and concerned, knowing to never retreat. I must assume that you too know that we must not fundamentally transform America as some would want. We must restore America and restore her honor!
Now, I’ve been asked to speak today, not as a politician....etc.
Read more: http://www.thesarahpalinblog.com/2010/08/video-and-transcript-of-restoring-honor.html#ixzz0zSz10QtC
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution
It's clear to me, as I think it's clear to you, that the people who were there at the rally were definitely part of the "same group" ("you who know") bonding together against those threats. But I don't think those threats were unspecified; I think those threats were the people who would "fundamentally transform America as some [Palin makes it clear that the "we" she was talking to was not the transformers] would want."
I don't know if she thinks those people are the Taliban, or not, because she doesn't really say that. But it does leave it wide open to interpretation.
As others have said, she wasn't speaking very precisely. It sounds like she made an emotional utterance on the spur of the moment and got an emotional response from her audience, so I'm not sure how much more analysis one can do.
I can see the analogy to being queer, which it is is completely valid to say is also an inseparable part of one's life experience and identity.
I would definitely agree with all of this. I want to make one thing clear: I was giving queer identity as an example, earlier, but I think that the principle holds no matter what the identity is, really.