The victimhood myths of Palin fans

The reaction of her devoted fans to a blog post about poor attendance at a screening of "The Undefeated" is telling.

Journalism is a funny business. The "worthy" articles and essays that you spend days, weeks or even months laboring over sometimes are the ones that get the least attention. On the other hand, a throwaway blog post that might have taken you an hour or two to write goes viral, generating tens of thousands of hits and dozens of reprints all over the Web...  Read more:   Salon