But it tends to be perceived as aspirational by the people who truly want to believe that the speaker is, in fact, capable and/or better than they are at whatever it is the speaker is talking about. Especially when the speaker is trying to portray herself as an underdog in which case it becomes ennobling.

"What’s the essence of a snob? To look down on those in a lower class or intellectual position."

Correct!

http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_history_of_hee_haw

It doesn't stretch the imagination much too recognize that Sarah and Todd, on the drive home, had a conversation about why those people didn't have more english on the menu. They also went through the Arby's drivethrough for some "real food".

Take for instance this one small example of truth from my adult perspective.

I, in order to help some friends who were unable to help themselves because of sickness and disability, which they might take offense at having the general public be aware of their private scenario, pawned my guitar

(Taylor Acoustic WMB model)

to get enough cash to bus to their house and help with little chores and small things that friends do to help friends through difficult times.

This State of Washington, knows all about the connected and interconnected stories and legalities between this and the multi-faceted political jewel of litigation vs. state and National election processes,

and has effectively been forced to witness the cut off of my Social Security Disability Pension,

which was awarded to me legally, and this is what I believe the real questions of musical dictatorship and exclusionary rights and preservation of and confiscation of intellectual property rights comes down to when

the FED crashes in on peoples birthrights.

I made very beautiful music on that guitar.
Recorded music and voice in original songs which I later donated to my Doctor friend Bruce Gardener M.D.,

to help with his sherpa guide fund to Tibet.

Years ago I sent Taylor Guitars a letter that now I am sure sounds Quite juvenile in thanks and in response and tone,

because I was amazed at the guitars brilliance and sound.

The exuberance of my gullibility came out sounding I am sure, like a minor child.

Too young to be an adult... surely if I was serious about my gift of music I wouldn't sound so "kiddish".

Well, I believe the hard cold reality of the morgate in lending laws work like this.

I went bankrupt and couldn't pay all my bills, lost my job, couldn't conjugate a verb correctly to keep my e-mail straight and now,

I believe the plot is or was manipulated to confiscate.... get the guitar....

because then "they"

(insert here the pejorative "Evil-doers")

couldn't prove I wrote the songs in the original first place.

Any one individual who tried to prove that hypothosis on his or her own,

would be laughed right out of society....

ostracized and seperated from those who could prove my songs and place in time without any way to pay for defense of...

the only piece of eveidence...

(I have the original respose letter from Taylor stashed away but that doesn't do me any good without cash...)

the pawn ticket in my posession,

to stay the last day of siezure against the forclosure notice for my music...

the very instrument that proves my love to my children and mother and friends and what I have left to them....

and of course by example of being the
"bad dad" ....

no alternative but to claim the Taylor illegally.

I swear to you now without curse words that I believe this to be true,

and yet because of time restaints feel I will surely be penalized by the forcosure on my donation to Bruce's trip and the birthrights to the music because of my hardline stance against all of the politics of drugs and oil.

But they are stupid enough to fall for it. Many partisan voters stupidly accept any argument put out there by their candidate, no matter how implausible. And many swing voters stupidly make their choices based entirely on whether they "like" a candidate, regardless of the issues or how false the arguments are. Republicans are not necessarily snobs; they are just much better than Democrats at courting stupid voters. If you feel insulted by Palin's claim then you are not part of her intended audience. But that audience is out there and it represents a lot of votes.