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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That’s always a sign Republicans are doing well and that they are very worried.
-Writing a check to the campaign as we speak.
-Inquiring about yard signs and bumper stickers.
-Considering volunteering for McCain/Palin 08
-Basking in my co-workers’ misery! (I work at an Art College)
I was torn between Romney & Palin, because Romney did such a great Job with finance, & ran my home state of Massachusetts really well, before it truned completely into Sodom & Gomorrah, & I had to get out..
But Sarah has some real hardcore Conservative values, & that is going to Unite our base. We needed this to happen.. It was a step in faith really, because a lot of it also depended on what Obama did with Hillary as a VP pick. Even Dems acknowlege that he didn’t handle that well.
Now McCain has a real opportunity to give a good woman a chance at making History as well.
I’m telling you right now, after thinking about this carefully since last night, & listening to a lot of other people much more experienced in Politics than I am, this was the smartest thing he could have done for us. I see it clearly now. It’s Crystal clear..
#160 plymouth said:
Even more ridiculous, this lib tool on MSNBC, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was holding up Hillary as some sort of pure comparison!
My God, it’s not like Governor Palin fired her entire travel office for reasons of patronage. She merely reassigned a state commissioner from one position to another. The guy quit anyway and then complained about it.
At first glance, Palin rocks as a VP selection, but time will flesh out the reality. One other thing to note: if nothing else, this pick has completely stolen the Obamessiah’s thunder. Who’s talking about The Speech — supposedly the biggest in his life — last night?
No one.
Well played, Sen. McCain, not only in the choice, but also in the execution!
I am stunned and thrilled by his choice.
It’s fun to listen to CNN try to spin it. they’re keep saying “little known one-term governor”.
Funny
The real question is, will she have any significant impact on McCain’s policies?
I don’t believe she will. I think she is too inexperienced to keep McCain from being the commander he thinks he is. I think she will go along with his Amnesty plan and other McShame RINO policies. Hopefully I’m wrong and she will have influence behind closed doors but not likely.
The choice will get McCain into the White House though.
HuffPo is shutting down comments all over her blog! The huffpudlians are scrambling to other posts, finding places to blog about the Palin pick, and they’re getting shut down, too.
Princess Ari must be completely steamed.
This is truly schadenfreude-licious!
On first review Governor Palin certainly passes all my smell tests.
It is indeed “comfort food time” at the Obama campaign HQ. A double topping of arugula on the One’s pizza!
Since they’re probably in mourning, will there be a run on black paint?
Wow, I haven’t seen this much exictment from my fellow conservatives since the election cycle began. The libs are already hyperventilating. Palin will suck Hillary women voters in. It’s going to be fun to watch them for the next week or so.
I’m betting the MSM boycotts the Republican convention.
Is it too early for Palin/Jindal 2016?
Yeah, Gurgle also downplayed her mayoral experience by saying it was a small town of about 8,300 people.
That’s 8,300 more people than Odumbo has ever managed over.
And now she’s governor — at least she has GOVERNED something! Unlike Odumbo and Bidet.
Out-effing-standing!
I have watched all major cable networks. The Dem’s are scumming . This means that McCain did a great job in picking Palin for his VP. Even Andrea Mitchell said some nice things about her.
Our short local nightmare is over, I hope. There has been far to much self destruction in the face of a serious threat. We all care deeply about serious issues and know that the compromises that politics demands can be painful or even distasteful. Now let us all pull together for the next 67 days to get John McCain elected. Then we can go back to fighting with each other again. Promise.
BTW, can our hosts consider putting a spell check button in? I’m getting older and the fingers make mistakes.
On August 29th, 2008 at 11:55 am,
I don’t remember CNN saying that Obama was a little known one-term Senator. I must have missed that.
The guys at Powerline blog don’t seem too enthused about Palin — one of them even went so far as to write that choosing her would come across as “desperate” — but she’s a good pick on multiple levels.
First, as evidenced by the tenor of the comments here, she’s popular with conservatives — a group McCain badly needs to shore up his credentials with between now and November.
Second, she reinforces to some degree McCain’s efforts to peel away some of the still-disgruntled Hillary “PUMA” voters.
Third, she’s an interesting and in some ways provocative choice that will force the media to devote time and energy focusing on her instead of on the afterglow of Hopenchange’s “Triumph of the Ego” speech last night (which is what they’d really rather be doing).
Although Palin doesn’t seem to help put any battleground states into contention as Romney might’ve done with Michigan or Pawlenty with Minnesota, Biden doesn’t do that either (Delaware is safely donkey) so it’s a wash.
Overall, a good choice. McCain certainly could’ve done a lot worse in a veep pick.
DNC official behind the scene response Obama/Biden, We’re Screwed!
Wow.
Barry O and Hair Plugz are going to implode as well as the Dem Party.
What more could you want for a VP?
Conservative
Gutsy
NRA LIFER!!!
HOTTY!!!!
OH MY GOODNESS!
I AM DOING A HAPPY DANCE RIGHT NOW.
This is a brilliant choice. Conservative. Female. Pro-life. Knowledgeable about energy.
I have to admit, McCain didn’t thrill me. But he HAS really surprised me in a GREAT way.
Palin is the perfect choice.
Oh, I am so happy. I could cry.
Of course, the smearing begins…the first caller to my local talk radio show said she couldn’t be a good candidate because she’s a mom.
Bring it on, liberals.
Mr. J.
The Dems just have their panties in a bunch because there was NO EXCITMENT over Bidet and realize they’re screwed 08′.
When they announced Bidet you could hear NOTHING… LOL
Thank God it wasn’t Huckleberry…
This is through a DEEP crystal ball, but I think we’re looking at our first woman POTUS.
Obummer’s camp just came out with a petty statement about Palin. God, these people are a bunch of sexist pigs. I really hope that Hillary supporters see the light and don’t vote for Obummer.
I’m so excited by this pick. I even went an donated $50.00 to McCain’s campaign.
Is Barack going to call her, “Sweetie!”? LOL!
How about Biden speaking about his wife saying her education was a problem? I smell a gaffetastic moment coming during the VP debate! LMAO!
As far as experience goes, being a Mom and running a state should qualify her to do anything including being an astronaut! Like THE ONE has done anything! By them placing this mantra out front it boomerangs right back at THE ONE and in many ways the same for Obiden. What has Obiden done as far as experience goes in executive experience? How hard is it to spend someone else’s money and pontificate enough hot air to cause global warming? Go ahead MSMLSDs and hit the girl! She will not bring a knife to a gun fight!
ROCK ON SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even more funny is the unabashed silencing of free speech that is going on over at HuffPo.
Oh, Happy Day!
(oh happy day)
Oh, Happy Day!
(oh happy day)
OH, HAPPY DAY!!!
They are fools, as what has Obamitler run? That was successful? Plus, this speaks to their lack of understanding ’small town’ America. Once again their elitist face is showing.
Guns, hunting and war – it’s what turns some people on I guess. Death unites the far right it seems….
GREAT choice! FANTASTIC ad!! She’s in Alaska–start drilling!!
Seriously, excellent choice. We are satisfied.
My first thought was that, and then I pondered on Hillary and thought, oh she is not the woman of destiny she thinks she is, she must be pissed. Will this bring her out for Obama even more? I wonder??
I also heard it on Fox. It’s pathetic really. The “heartbeat away from the Presidency” quote sticks out in my mind. Their headliner, Obama, is their would-be President and he has no experience.
Sarah Palin is the smartest thing John McCain has done so far.
With the Democrats determination to play identity politics at all cost, lets see them pick on a Conservative Woman, a Woman who could be the first female President, ahead of Hillary.
Onama campaign is simply sickening.
She’s no Geraldine Ferraro!!!!
(that’s a good thing)
Death to the Obama Campaign’s hopes for victory does excite me, yes, sausage…I admit it.
LOL, nice try Snausage you or Gustav can’t rain on this parade…. now go play with your toys….
A town of 9000 people and the largest state in the union. (sorry texas). sauage, yes let the hate fest from the left begin.
You don’t have to go home, but you need to get the heck out of here.
I haven’t been this happy about anything that’s happened in American electoral politics since the first time I pulled Carter’s ejection seat handle (the one that said “Ronald Reagan” under it.)
Short-term it means McCain ‘gets it’, he’ll get support from the “GOP base”, it hints at an aggressive energy policy, and longer-term it means if the wheels stay on the GOP bus for four years we get a real shot at a REAL libertarian-conservative administration in 2012 (and a Palin – Hillary general-election contest? Hoo-hah!)
Was McCain’s announcement timed to get in before the pollsters had a chance to measure Obama’s coronation-speech bounce? I hope so.
We got the hope and change on this side, got that one nailed.
I really thought that America was screwed. But Sara Palin gives me hope. I’ll vote for her where I would never vote for McCain. Maybe four years from now it could be a Palin/Jindal ticket. If that ever happened I’d have to believe we were in heaven. Go girl!
Thanks for the reminder, AJ. I need to give my dogs a treat before I leave.
How jealous! He’s going to look great. What’s not to like about a 72 year old guy with an attractive younger wife who has a beer distributorship and young energetic VP on the ticket who hunts and fishes. What red-blooded american man wouldn’t want to be in McCains shoes!
This is truly a dream ticket : )
Love the pick and very Maverick like of McCain.
And he even announced his pick in time for conservative (read Rush) to spend time commenting on it today. OTOH, she’s only the VP pick. She more than likely will have little influence on policy, so don’t get your hopes up too much.
Besides the fantastic news of the Palin pick, Glenn Beck yesterday read the dedication of Wm. Ayres book — it was to Satan. Wait till that gets out everywhere…If that makes it out over the weekend, it’ll be a double-header for the GOP!
ALLELUIA!!
As for all of the people rolling their eyes and bragging that it’d be Rudy/Romney/Brownback, I say…
Take that you CPAC rugrats!!!!
WOW !!
Didn’t see this pick coming – obviously political talking heads didn’t either –
Will be interesting to see angle of Demo attacks will be – Woman ? Lack of experience ? nope – those won’t work –
I’ll echo some posters here – wasn’t thrilled by McCain early on, but I am now -
Bring it on, Dems !!
Make that “conservative talk radio”. I knew I should proof that.
Coming from you, Michelle, that says a lot.
Just got back from lunch. Sorry I missed all the fun.
Very happy to hear that Palin was picked. Someone on the radio suggested she could become America’s Margaret Thatcher. Seeing the way Russia is starting to act up again, we’ll need someone like that.
You mean like the death of the unborn excties you lefties?
Take a hike you idiot.
I’m good with Palin.
And here’s the first step of backtracking on the “Women vote for women” that we heard during Hillary’s campaign.
From the Burlington Free Press (VT):
Surprise, surprise.
YES!!! Excellent pick. I am so happy about this. She is a strong Conservative woman.
My husband, who was on the fence, said he will gladly vote for McCain now. That’s HUGE!!
Can’t wait to put the McCain/Palin bumper sticker on my car.
Now for the Liberals to begin their smear campaign and hypocritical attacks against McCain/Palin. This is gonna be ugly, but they can take it.
Let’s all hope that, at some point, Palin will be able to convince McCain to stop soft-soaping The Race!
But one thing at a time, I guess…this pick appears to be a grand slam!
Why are they talking about Jimmy Carter today?
Well it will be nice to listen to an American woman that isn’t constantly belching forth grating agro speak for a change. I don’t know about ya’ll but after what seemed like an eternity of whining complaining democrats (both men and women) this will be a welcome change. Besides, Im pro energy, I like having it when I need it. I watched Soylent green last night and it reminded me of the democrat plan for America, frightening.
That’ll cost ‘em the May-December romance voters.
You have chosen, wisely.
We have just witnessed the “McCain-Palin Surge” …
Ha…Barack Obama = little known community organizer”…bunch of jackasses!
I was really hoping it would be Palin – it made the most sense to me, by far – but I didn’t think McCain would come through. My apologies.
hahahaha!
I bet Hillary is laughing in Obama’s face!!!!!!!!
If he had picked her……which would have been the smart thing to do…..we’d have a real fight on our hands.
Libs just never learn do they?
We are so fortunate!!!!
Obama may as well pack up his toys and go home.
coming from the baby-killer left-wing wackos. laughable.
Of course it is. Why just the other day a mob of right wing lunatics surrounded a physically tiny woman and chanted “kill her”.
Oh, wait. That’s not what happened at all.
Fear not.
Bideter i mean Biden or “Slow Joe” as he is known behind his back, has just become an instant liability.Nothing better to attack a Washington insider than a Republican governor from a state that is up to its ying ying in environmental depravity.
Flinchy did us a favor when he chose this goofball as his running mate…a perpetual candidate for President since when 88?
Palin will shred SlowJo in a head on debate. And even if the debates are moderated by that PBS Baggy-Eyed Bolshevik, Palin will prevail.
Biden was the poorest choice Flinchy could’ve made. Wimminz and His Panix will not be chadding for Obinghole now for sure.
I think the Media Circus around Palin (Who is Sarah Palin?) will swing the cameras away from Flinchy and cause this adolescent narcissist to pout and complain even more about “media bias”….and his camp will be forced to trot Flinchy’s wife out for the sake of attracting the woman vote…but Ol Mike has already soiled the sandbox already.
I wonder what Oprah Winfrey is thinking now that she has run Flinchy up the flag pole to all the sophisticates in her book club, and now Governor Palin is standin by askin: “ehhh, What’s up doc?”
So many careers are going to *end* over having backed Flinchy. End meaning falling from grace. We are about to see the Dems wake up from their 18 months of drunkeness over Flinchy only to espouse more “disillusionment” about the country being on the “wrong track”.
Ya right. Funny thing about MoonLoons is they want to go somewhere and stand on any platform they “feel” is right and watch the train they want to catch roll in and out of where it is scheduled to arrive and depart from. The very essence of childishness.
Final note: AlBore stood on his soapbox yesterday at the CONvention bloviating about “the climate crisis”. Even the audience lost interest as he promoted “what I’ve been saying all across this land for years.” Okey dokey. Now watch a real politician from a wilderness state hand you your head on environmental issues, Chubby.
Bear1909 out.
I’m anti-abortion.
I will leave you to your far right perpetual anger – perhaps you need to go out and shoot something?
May I also say, this is a historic moment for the GOP? Palin is the first, GOP female running mate in US history. Not only should the GOP and conservative women be proud of this achievement but so should all women.
Hillary supporters, are you hearing me?
It’s not death sausage, it’s self confidence, self sufficiency and self preservation. The foundation this nation was built on.
I am patting myself on the back for signing
the draft PaIin petition!!!
Let’s see…experience vs common sense. I would pick common sense any day of the week. How do I know Sarah Palin has common sense? She’s a conservative! Need I say more?
Fantastic choice! I am fired up for McCain/Palin!
Hopefully, McCain will now listen to us on Immigration. This is a great start back towards a “Reagan” America. Compare Dutch’s speeches with Obama’s. The “city shining on the hill” sounds a hell of a lot more positive and on-track than, “we can do better”!
God Bless the USA!
Inexperienced?
She’s got five kids, has had five succesful, diverse careers, and won her political spurs running against an entrenched incumbent AND the state party supporting him.
brilliant chose.
sucks up all the air time from the ones speech about nothing.
So now can we accuse liberals of being sexist if they don’t vote for McCain/Palin?
Maverick….! Ya betcha…!
#222 sausage said:
For every season, turn, turn, turn,
There is a reason, turn, turn, turn.
Granted, self-defense, hunting and national security aren’t as sexy as “induced labor, partial birth abortion” on the left….
There’s something I want to say to all Democrats..
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
AAAAAAAAAahhahahahahahahahaHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHee!!
booooOOOOoOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
K, I’M DONE.. FOR NOW..
its called projection, please seek professional help.
For those worried that the “uber-male” will need to be won over, just remember one thing. She won the election for Governor of Alaska…a state where men outnumber women about 20-1. That alone says a great deal.
The Golden Calf is already coming out saying she is in Big Oil’s pocket, which demonstrates how little they know about her, and what she has done to them as Governor.
Oops. Correction. That “atta boy” to Beelzebub was written by Saul Alinsky in his Rules for Radicals book. And let’s not forget, Saul Alinsky is the guiding light of Barry and Hitlary.
There’s a pic of her (younger days) on her bio infor that may set some prigs teeth on edge but it has no
influence on what I think of her as a candidate and as
a Mother. I think she is a brilliant choice and something that she did when she was young (modeling for a slightly titillating) pic just shows that
she is human. Hey, it’s not an abortion. It’s not
hanging with a terrorist. It’s not trying to squelch
free speech.
Vote for McCain-Palin for President. Now I just have to vote…don’t have to convince myself that it’s
better than Obama.
Yeah, sausage.
The right is turned on by the freedoms afforded us in the Constitution – the right to bear arms, the right to free association, and the right to defend our nation against terrorists.
Today, the liberal love of abortion will cost 3,000 more lives. 50 million since 1973. Far more than us bitter, gun-toting, religion-clinging right wingers have killed in the past 35 years.
So nice try.
Keep attacking Palin. You’ll turn off more women than you think.
Hey…Cindy is back from Georgia.
Check Mate .. absolutely stellar!
Then stand up and be counted. For the most part, we all made it clear, that we would not vote for McCain if he chose a “Pro-
ChoiceDeath” VP.#261 sausage said:
I will paraphrase the famous “Dukakis” question: If you came across a perp who was raping and/or murdering your spouse…would you shoot on sight?
Obama camp disses her small town values.
Well, now that he just insulted the folks all over the country, this should be a slam dunk for McCain/Palin.
Only the mayor of a small town of less than 9000? I say the libs need to keep it up – there’s lots of “little” towns across this country with 9000 or less people who will love to hear that they are being marginalized by the ObamaBinBiden Group.
You know you’ve done something right when the libs start squealing like stuck pigs. McCain is on the right track finally.
Let’s see:
Mayor of a town: Palin Yes; Obama No
Commander in Chief of a military component: Palin Yes; Obama No.
Executive of a State: Palin Yes; Obama No.
Knows which end of a gun a bullet comes out of: Palin Yes; Obama No.
Runner up in a beauty pageant: Pakin Yes; Obama Yes (if you count his candicacy)
And the list goes on…
I think this is a brilliant choice! I am from Alaska and I always looked at Palin as a RINO, but what the hey, so is McCain. This pick will take the wind out of Obummer’s sails.
I’m not a political scientist, but I can do some basic calculation.
The Republicans have had the White House for 8 years, their incumbent President is wildly unpopular, public perception of the economy is very poor, the media is fully in the tank for Obama and his base is fired up. Plus, the conservative base has been less than enthusiastic about McCain.
With all that in Obama’s favor the race has still been a statistical dead heat.
Judging from the reaction on this and other blogs the conservative base just got fired up. It’s a long way till November but I think McCain just put this away.
Snauuuuuusage…..Snauuuuusage…. sleeeeep…..sleeeep….popppieeeessss.
Where is the perpetuall anger in this campaign? My people in Denver say that the DemCON was a sewer pipe of political rage and vitriol. CodeStink et al were there with their body odor and body hair emanating from unmentionable sources hating everything that didnt look or smell like them.
It is a lot like that here in Berkeley as the “gifted” ones cannibalize each other in continuous bickering and witch hunting, under the pretense of moral virtue.
At least I’ll say in this election, my motivation is profit– continued profit. Because i want to buy new weapons, go to more exotic places and live there part time, leave more wealth to my children, influence political action at any level possible (yes that takes money). None of it motivated by perpetual anger.
The values of the liberal fascist enclave of America is all about reactionary forces operating in their lives— they hate their daddies, they hate their mommies, they hate their teachers….they hate everybody who didn’t validate them. Boo-F’n-hooo.
To words: Choose Life.
And Snausage— your reactions on here indicate to me that McCain just drove a stake through the heart of the “movement” for Flinchy to become President.
That’s exactly right. All these Liberals who claim to be all about women’s rights and such are now going to come out and show the world just what hypocrites they truly are. They are already claiming she will not have time to spend with her new born, essentially making the claim that women need to be home raising children instead of having careers…especially in politics. this entire thing will turn into an excercise in hypocrisy..but what else can we expect from Liberals…the people who wrote the definition of the word.
I finally have a reason to vote for McCain. think that’s what he was going for?
Oh, BTW…welcome back Bear. You were missed by at least this old broken down hosedragger.