Palin for America: A true conservative: “She knows when to stand up and doesn’t let anyone tell her to sit down”
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The announcement from Dayton will start any minute. There’s a new rock star in town. Conservatives are full of Hope that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will bring much-needed Change to McCain Republicanism.
Catch the fever.
I’m starting a new thread and kicking off discussion with this YouTube ad from Palin supporters.
Yes, I’m impressed. Very impressed.
Flashback: You go, girl: Alaska GOP Gov. will sue Bush administration over polar bear listing
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The official statement from McCain:
U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president.
Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington.
Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us – Alaska has significant energy resources and she has been a leader in the fight to make America energy independent.
In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the “bridge to nowhere” that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.
As the head of Alaska’s National Guard and as the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops.
Governor Palin has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of. Her experience in shaking up the status quo is exactly what is needed in Washington today.
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The ACU raves:
CONSERVATIVES HAIL MCCAIN VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK
(Minneapolis, MN) – David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, has issued the following statement on Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain’s pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.
“The selection of Governor Palin is great news for conservatives, for the party and for the country. Her dedication to principle, her courage both before and after her election as Governor of Alaska and her personal qualities make her a perfect choice for Vice President. I predict any conservatives who have been lukewarm thus far in their support of the McCain candidacy will work their hearts out between now and November for the McCain – Palin ticket.”
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Jennifer Rubin at PJM:
…Palin will argue that in fact Obama has no more experience than she does, and that Palin has the advantage of sharing McCain’s views (and thus being right) on the surge, Russian ambitions, and meetings with state terror sponsors. The VP debate against Biden may be dicey, but the McCain camp knows full well that a vice-presidential debate isn’t going to make or break their candidate. In short, McCain is hoping that Palin is good enough on this score for a number two pick against a Democratic ticket headed by a man with virtually the same meager national security credentials.
As to the second, Palin has much to offer McCain. On a non-political level few can doubt her Q-factor. (She will be the first former beauty queen to run on a national ticket.) The daughter of a teacher and mother of five, she has an ebullient personality and an excellent TV presence. The Right will be entranced : a pro-life hunter with a passion for domestic energy development? And in the battle for “change” she has the record of reform and the identity of a complete Washington outsider. Finally, as a lifelong NRA member, an outdoorswoman, and a western governor she may provide extra help in mountain and western states such as Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico which are certain to be in play.
On the policy front, Palin can make the case that the Democratic program of higher taxes, more spending, and a government takeover of health care is a proven loser. She will argue that she can bring practical experience from as far outside the Beltway as one can get. And, of course, the presence of a woman on the ticket creates instantaneous excitement and puts into play Clinton voters looking for a new champion.
The pick also tells us something about McCain: he thinks he can win. He was not willing to rock the boat with his conservative base. He can use Palin on offense to make a run at women voters and on defense to blunt the populist attacks from the Democrats. And it shows he understands the need to generate enthusiasm and “newness” in his own campaign.
Ed Morrissey: Change conservatives can believe in!
LifeNews has an excellent overview of Palin’s staunch, pro-life activism.
James Pethokoukis sends the 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sarah Palin:
. Sarah Louise Palin (nee Heath) was born Feb., 1964, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Her family moved to Alaska when Sarah was an infant. Her father, Chuck, is a retired schoolteacher.
2. She attended Wasilla High School where she played point guard on the state champion basketball team. Her nickname was “Sarah Barracuda.”
3. Palin graduated in 1987 from the University of Idaho with a degree in journalism. She worked briefly as a sports reporter in Anchorage.
4. She refers to her husband, Todd, as the “First Dude.” He’s worked as a commercial fisherman and as a production operator on the North Slope for BP. He enjoys snowmobiling and has won the Tesoro Iron Dog, billed as the world’s longest snowmobile race, four times.
5. Palin and her husband have five children, Bristol, Piper, Track, Willow, and Trig. Trig, born in 2008, has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. Her son Track joined the army in 2007.
6. Her favorite meal is moose stew.
7. She comes from a family of outdoor enthusiasts. Her parents, Chuck and Sally Heath, enjoy hunting and fishing, and have both completed marathons.
8. Palin was named Miss Wasilla in 1984 and was a runner-up for Miss Alaska. In 1996 she was elected mayor of Wasilla.
9. She’s a lifetime NRA member and enjoys hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling.
10. Elected in 2006, she’s Alaska’s first female governor and the youngest governor elected in the state.
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12:22pm Eastern. McCain: It is with great pride and gratitude that I tell you that I have the right partner for those who value their responsibilities over their privileges, someone who has fought corruption, stopped government from wasting taxpayers’ money…someone with executive experience, who has shown great tenacity and skill in tackling tough problems, especially our dependence on foreign oil, someone with strong principles, a fighting spirit, and deep compassion, someone who grew up in a decent, hard-working middle-class family…
Good stuff: “She knows when to stand up and doesn’t let anyone tell her to sit down…She’s exactly who I need, she’s exactly who this country needs…”
Really good.
The next vice president of the United States, Gov. Sarah Palin of the great state of Alaska.
Huge roar of applause. Huge.
Obama-Biden has to be in full snit-fit mode.
And Hillary must be experiencing a schadenfreude-licious moment right now.
It’s McCain’s birthday and the Palins’ 20th anniversary today.
12:44pm Eastern. Palin gives props to Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton. “The women of America aren’t finished yet…We can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all!”
Palin coopts the Hope and Change mantra. Sweet.
Audience coopts “Yes, we can!” Sweet.
God bless America!
For real.
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Outstanding pick!
I don’t know a lot about her, but what I’ve heard so far, this was an excellent pick!
Wow!
WOW! That is powerful. Loved the shot of her with the troops and the rifle. SHE GETS IT!
and McCain reaches across the aisle to Conservatives.
Enough stuff like this and I just might vote for McCain / Palin !!
I am beyond excited. She is a great choice, has executive experience, and CONSERVATIVE!
Bravo to McCain for choosing her.
Top rate pick. I called this one months ago. Go Sarah, GO!
Awesome. Wow, I can’t believe it…what a choice!! And McCain totally played the media…brilliant!
Well, there goes my “no way I can support McCain argument”. Slam-Dunk!! What a GREAT choice! Go Sarah!
I think women will NOT like to see Joe Biden beating her up. Though she seems pretty scrappy herself.
My eyes have been tearing up. Surely there must be a God.
Palin’s a good pick.
Man, this has got to hurt Barry. He picks a massive, long term Washington insider, and McCain picks a fresh face Governor, dynamic, exciting, Conservative, pro-life, 5 kids, loves hockey, the outdoors, drilling on our own soil, is a real environmentalist, and, who is a woman to boot.
It is going to kill the MSM having to discuss Palin all Labor Day Weekend after Barry made his speech Thursday night.
McCain just scored a huge victory for his campaign. I know from how I feel and what I’ve read, the base is quite pleased. I can’t wait for Rush’s take on this.
I told my wife this morning we can now go vote on November 4th. McCain is not as stupid as we right-wingers thought he was.
Yesssss!!!
Maybe the best possible choice with the possible exception of Bobby Jindal.
Now let’s see what McCain will do next to put a stick in our eye.
As an Independant Conservative, McCain/Palin just got my vote (and my wifes). She is the most impressive politician I have seen in a long time (even ahead of Jindal in my opinion). She could become the first woman President.
Should would even drill in ANWR
This is the best pick that could have posssibly been made. I believe it is a winning ticket
Cautious optimisism…the announcement hasn’t been made yet. We’re hoping it’s true! Exit Question: Which “news” outlet will twist itself into knots explaining why a woman ISN’T a good pick first?
As father of four (4) very strong women (and beautiful) I couldn’t be prouder. What a dynamite selection! She is a true patriot.
I think Palin’s a fine choice.
We have a thoughtful, honorable military hero and a hard-driving, family-oriented woman who has a relatively short but positive record.
Against a do-nothing affirmative-action proto-communist and a loudmouth political hack, there is no contest.
Phenomenal choice!
That means I don’t get to use this:
Once upon a time there was an engineer.
Choo Choo Charlie was his name, we hear.
He loved America and took in stride
That Obama and his party would cast it aside.
Charlie says “Vote McCain/Pawlenty!”
Charlie says “Really rings my bell!”
Charlie says “Vote McCain/Pawlenty!
Or the country as we know it will go straight to hell.”
I’ll live. :-}
Bravo!
This is what the Repubs need – a conservative willing to clean up the brand name.
Very exciting.
I may even switch my “independent” designation and rejoin the party….after I hear what she has to say.
I love it….in the war of the MSM McCain wins this one.
Oh Hillary voters?!?!?!? Over here! Yeah you. You said you REALLY wanted a woman in the White House? Were you seriously going to vote for her just ’cause she’s a woman? Then here’s your chance to back up those words.
Let’s not hold our breath….
Powerline thinks media will be 100% negative on Palin choice. To me that alone says she’s an excellent pick. Actually I think she has better ideas than McCain, like calling for opening up of ANWR.
So the conservative base will adore Sarah, but the frustrated Hillary feminazis won’t? Who friggin’ cares? I think Romney would be a good choice also, but this way no talk of another rich white man whose religion is undeservedly vilified.
OK…I am beside myself excited. Can I order a poster of her holding that M16???
I second that.
Wow.
Wow!
This is like Saddleback all over again. McCain has pleasantly surprised me again.
My wife has never voted for a Republican for president, but early indications are that the Palin selection may have been the final push to convince her.
she may make me reconsider my sitting out this election. she’s the future of the party, not mccain.
great looking AND hunts? whats not to love??
While I had been hoping all week it was Romney, this pick has got me a lot more excited than I could have imagined. I think it gave me a tingle up my leg!
It is going to be the maverick former POW and a straight talking tough as nails conservative woman against the second coming metrosexual and the emasculated blowhard.
No brainer here!
MSNBC really has their panties in a bunch over VP Palin’s “lack of foreign policy” experience.
That’s pretty ironic coming from them, isn’t it? I thought that the NBC meme for the past year has been “good judgement trumps foreign policy experience?”
I was hoping for Mitt but the more I learn about Gov Palin, the more I like her and what she stands for.
Just a thought – Mitt would be a wonderful Secretary of the Treasury.
I have to say, I am really, really excited about this pick. Maverick did good!
And now so do I! This is going to fire up the base for sure. I’m going down to my local GOP office to get the signs I’m that excited!
As a father of two young girls, I wholeheartedly agree!!
Amazing; and all the TV could talk about is a hurricane. They actually mentioned ‘3rd anniversary of Katrina’ 4 TIMES before I turned it off……..
4 TIMES in 10 minutes…
Game, set, match, McCain/Palin 08.
brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!
If you want to have some fun, spend a few mins over at HuffPo reading the comments about this VP pick. After seeing how fearful and perplexed they all read, it’s easy to imagine why comments for that entry are closed after only 155 comments. Huffy can’t have her fans showing any signs of weakness!!
Too Much Fun!
Not to get ahead of myself, but Palin/Jindal 2016? Cool.
WOO HOO!! I am so thrilled….my husband and I have been on the Palin bandwagon for sometime (and we’ve never been to Alaska).
I’m watching FoxNews with my 3 year old daughter and pointed to Palin and said – See a conservative woman can do anything!
OK.. I like what I see so far.
Sounds like she could be a real reason to get more energized about this ticket. I smell Hillary voters pulling the McCain lever…
Good Lord.. maybe John McCain -does- get it….
At the risk of sounding like a sexist pig, that’s what I was thinking.
MSNBC??? Saying she has no foreign policy experience? Hmmm…this is the VP pick. What experience does your favorite jackass Osama have? jesus…end the freaking insanity!!!
LANDSLIDE!!!
Anyone know her views on illegal aliens? Alaska is, after all, a border state! LOL
I’m really excited about this. I hope I can someday point to Sarah Palin, and tell my daughter that she can achieve anything she wants based on her own merits and hard work. That unlike the other party’s female politician, a woman doesn’t have to marry into success to achieve her dreams.
Good, sadly she has a good chance of becoming president if McCain wins.
I’m very excited for once in this election cycle!
Unlike the DNC which freaking screwed Clinton….McCain and the REPUBLICAN party did this!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
She’s not only a life-long member of the NRA-pro-life-and a fiscal conservative..
She actually found the time to visit our wounded in Landstuhl, Germany!!!!
Whooohoooo! Talk about fresh pickins!
Gov. Palin is a super choice.
I think the VP debate will be interesting. Biden will be on attack dog mode and will end up looking like a vicious old man.
How about Palin/Hefty?
Bravo John! A great pick.
No record on immigration? Are you crapping me? i’m reserving my excitment until I get a clearer view on her stance. I’m not convinced that a Gov. from a far removed state can understand the scope on this issue.
Classy as always, Matt Lauer from NBC introduced Sarah Palin’s pick to America by describing her as a “former Miss Alaska runner-up.”
What a total NBC tool, and quite symbolic of what NBC will be throwing at her.
And right now, some Obama spokeman on MSNBC is describing her as a “former mayor of of some small Alaskan town.”
Besides her governorship of the largest territorial State in our Union, that’s one more mayorship than Barack Obama ever served.
Wait… so is it confirmed or is it not?
I really like this! She’s my kind of gal…and politician!
I hope she’s ready for the left’s full frontal assault.
Stunned. Euphoric. Amazed.
I do not mean this to be crude so NOBODY take it that way.
If she is still nursing her young baby, what an awesome and powerful message that will send to women in this country and around the world.
What I wouldn’t give to have seen the looks on the faces of Obama, Biden, Hillary, etc. when they learned the news…
Hillary can’t be happy.
If McCain is president for 8 years, then Palin will be primed to run for the presidency herself — at the age of 52.
And she’ll be running against Hillary…
Please pardon me for reposting my entry on the other thread but I didn’t see the new thread before I posted it …
I started checking who Palin was some time back when her name came up as a possibility from both Rush and Hannity …
Going to be an interesting couple of months …
I cannot believe the media in this country…it has tuned into Al Jazeera
MILLIONS OF SIBERIANS SWIMING THE BERING STRIAGHTS!!!LOL funny thought. Human icebergs if they tried though, its to the gulf of california up there!!!
I can finally get excited about the election. Now my vote will not be just a vote against Bambi. WooHoo!!!!
Great choice.And the media’s already smearing her so you know she’s got something they don’t like and I like when they get their panties in a bunch.
MILLIONS OF SIBERIANS SWIMING THE BERING STRIAGHTS!!!LOL funny thought. Human icebergs if they tried though, its to the gulf of california up there!!!
Hey, it does border Canada and Russia, well, in a way. Obviously,you’ve never heard about Russian boatpeople desperately trying to make to to the Alaska shores, and the Canadian illegals sneaking in to do the jobs Alaskans won’t do. : )
Wow! Out of the blue! No one saw that coming. I’m very impressed by the choice. This was the best kept secret in the land. I don’t think she appeared on anyone’s short or long list. If her credentials are as first presented, she’ll make an excellent addition to the ticket. Fiscal conservative, pro-life, female …
Should work well for the conservative base as well as disaffected Clinton supporters and conservative Democrats. This is going to get interesting!
I’ve been glued to Fox since 3 am PST and still have goosebumps! What a BRILLIANT move!
I wish I was joking about this…a CNN anchor just asked if this now means that Palin’s down-syndrome child will now not have a mother around! Disgusting!!! Please call or e-mail and complain.
I’m in New York, so my vote doesn’t matter. I was getting ready to sit this one out (for the first time in my voting life), but this might actually get me to the polls. Thanks, John.
Well, the MSM is starting already. Front page of NYT referring to her as “novice”.
Didn’t take long, huh?
Riding on the backs of polar bears….
Today, and not for the first time, I am proud of my country, and could almost consider myself a Republican again. I became an Independant and a member of my own party, the “Cynical Ba$tard$ of America”, a few years ago.
McCain/Palin 2008. Nice ring, eh?
Palin/Jindal 2012 and 2016, even better.
Jindal/Pawlenty 2020 and 2024. hey , a guy can dream, can’t he?
Bold pick, wins the news cycle and reinforces McCain with his base. We’ll know in a week if it’s just a gimmick (btw, how come Obama and Michelle are affirmative action beneficiaries but Palin, who was clearly picked in large part because she was a woman, isn’t?). Despite their whining, it will be interesting to see how many Hillaryites an ultra-conservative Alaskan can bring in. Tokenism doesn’t always cut it: in Maryland, with an incumbent black Lt. Governor candidate, the Rs only pulled 15% of the black vote. Plus, now Hillary has to throw in with Obama. Watch for the pants suites to start traveling big time.
THIS is REAL change!!!!
Congratulations, everyone. We get to come back to our roots.
We are going to win. One way or another.
WOW is right. A gun packing, hockey playing mother of five and one is a special needs child at that. And she is pretty….I know..sexist..but I am a woman I am allowed!!! NOW I am excited about McCain/Palin….Gotta go find a bumper sticker to match my “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less.”
McCain/Palin ‘08!
Palin/Jindal ‘12 & ‘16!!
Jindal/Malkin ‘20 & ‘24!!!
I told my husband two months ago he should and would pick Palin. I’m shocked that I actually pegged something in this election right! lol
Great choice in my book. She’s cleaned up Alaska, is truly a conservative.
Obama probably said something like: too bad we don’t have any babes in the democratic party, we’re stuck with hillary!!! (woof)
Brilliant choice Johnny Mc. I love it on so many levels. And I am married to a hockey wife, so that’s sort of cool too.
Andy, you got my vote already
Time to dance some more!!!
McCain / Palin 08′
Ha!!!! exactly V!
I really don’t know what to say to that after thier support of Obama. The bias just can’t get any clearer than that.
This bring me true hope! Now if they’d just change her to the top of the ticket.
Brains, beauty, and courage. She would make a great pick.
This is the most excited I’ve been this entire election cycle. Palin has been my pick for months now that I never thought he would go for. I think he just saved himself the election. McCain/Palin!
Wow, wow, WOW!!
THIS is the person I’ve hoped all along that McCain would pick but I thought it was pie-in-the-sky, rainbows and unicorns wishful thinking. Thank you McCain for listening to your real base and not the MSM or the Beltway yakkety-yaks. For a long time, I was voting against Obama but as of today, I’m voting FOR McCain/Palin.
Hey, what’s that sound? Why, it’s the banshee shrieks of Hillary pulling her hair out.
Outstanding Pick! I am always asking where the Conservative Republican women are and why aren’t they upfront and center. John McCain just got my vote and with Gov. Palin this is truly a historic ticket. I am proud for all women today. She is a true family oriented, smart, patriotic and extraordinary choice for V.P. Hooray for McCain/Palin 2008.
Word is she can debate and campaign like a Kodiak bear. Look out Dems, judgement is coming!
Outstanding Pick! I am always asking where the Conservative Republican women are and why aren’t they upfront and center. John McCain just got my vote and with Gov. Palin this is truly a historic ticket. I am proud for all women today. She is a true family oriented, smart, patriotic and extraordinary choice for V.P. Hooray for McCain/Palin 2008.
Now that’s “hope and change” I can really believe in.
#49 CS said:
And, she chose not to abort a baby on the grounds of Down Syndrome – the very ailment that doomed a baby to die inside of a soiled waste closet in Chicago in 1999…the very case for a piece of Illinois legislation called the “Born Alive Infants Protection Act” that State Senator Obama voted down while still in committee.
Governor Palin certainly appears to be the anti-Obama.
Want to get even more votes for the ticket, Sarah? Please, please, please use your credibility as a mom to slam universal health care.
Ex.: I don’t want my kids to suffer because a doctor can’t set a broken arm for six months. Universal healthcare has failed everywhere it has been tried. Let’s not be so arrogant as to think a democrat candidate could get it right. Yes, changes need to be made, but not that kind.
National security (note we haven’t been hit since 9/11), healthcare, drilling here and keeping free speech free are the most important items on my agenda and I’m a 46-year-old mom of two young kids.