Sarah Palin's America

Republicans normally work hard to ensure that their ads feature non-white faces, to present an image of welcome and inclusion. But not in Sarah Palin's newest ad.

Here's Sarah Palin's new ad. Lots of images of the former governor speaking to adoring crowds, meeting admirers, encountering women and children.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsUVL6ciK-c

But here's the remarkable thing. Republicans normally work hard to ensure that their ads feature non-white faces, to present an image of welcome and inclusion.

Look at this George W. Bush ad from 2004.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34pQsHwN9iI

Or this.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVdTzPEYvH4

In Palin's ad - not one. Now listen carefully to the audio, which twice warns of a "fundamental transformation of America," twice emphasizes a threat to children and grandchildren from malign unnamed forces.

I think she's talking about healthcare. I hope so. But she never does say so.

UPDATE: I stand corrected by Twitter follower SJ Duffield: an Indian-American woman is visible in background at 45 seconds.