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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Notice that the Obamatons chant “Yes we can” and “Obama” at their convention and rallies, while AMERICANS chant “USA!!!!” at ours?
Is it OK to lust in your heart for the future VP ?
Checkmate.
This is not what Geena Davis had in mind two years ago when she played the role of first female president in that ertswhile ABC/liberal pipedream show two years ago.
DemLibs “talk” diversity, RepCons actually deliver it!
Goosebumps! I even choked up during her acceptance speech!
CNN reporter said that Alaska received “pork” in a “bridge to nowhere” and she was governor at the time but neglected to tell the other part of the story that Sarah stopped the bridge from being built because it was a waste of money.
Palin has a BIG record of putting peole FIRST</strong>
They need to bring Tina Fey back to SNL to do the VP debate skit. This HAS TO HAPPEN!
May the Almighty grant John McCain excellent health for many, many years.
But if that is not to be, then oh how cool it would be to see President Sarah turn weasals like Jong Il and Ahmadinejad into even more tremulous, petrified heaps of sweat-laden little men than they already are.
It’s so heartwarming and exciting to see a woman who isn’t a bleeding-heart liberal (like a lot of my friend are, sadly). This lady has it all and makes me proud of ol’ McCain! Either he or someone in his camp knew a good thing when they saw it! Now if he can only keep the momentum going…
Oh wait, she’ll probably be the one who ends up keeping the momentum up. Wish it was Palin/McCain! Maybe next time she’ll be at the top.
Saw the announcement while I was at lunch. None of the guys I work with had even heard of her. I was so glad that I had just because of this blog.
Thanks for keeping us informed, Michelle!
Why not? Worked for the First Lady.
To who? Liberals? The people who claim that such things shouldn’t matter? If you ask me, with Palin as VP then I am even LESS concerned about that than I was…and I wasn’t to begin with.
Plus, with the possibility that always exists of the VP becoming President at the end of the term, I am doubly excited by this.
But it sure is refreshing to see all the ways Liberals are bigoted. Against race, sex and now age and health status.
Is there anything they DON’T hate?
Mike Savage apparently isn’t convinced he states McCain threw the election with the Palin pick. Whatever.
Message from Republicans To Donkeys:
We are the change you’ve been waiting for.
Is there enough money in the Medicare trust fund to pay for Hillary’s now never-ending need for ongoing schizophrenia treatment?
Should we start a trust fund, so that she doesn’t need to chose between “having dinner or getting the medications she so desparately needs”?
lol she praised Obama’s energy plan in early August, raising taxes on oil companies, giving Alaskans handouts for free gas, oh and she is also under investigation for abuse of power…good pick grandpa munster lol
oh and she has 18 months experience lol
Here is a GREAT question:
Who will Hillary vote for? Will she actually put her vote where her mouth has been and support the “Breaking of the Glass Ceiling”? Or will she be completely disengenuous and hypocritical and vote for the men who “held her back”?
Very Interesting hearing the comments by the Democrats. They sureless are classless (though they think they are elite). The venom won’t stop so everybody might just as well get use to it. The Democrats have screwed up two straight elections and are about to screw up a third.
I am so happy today to be Republican. I donated 25.00 to the McCain/Palin ticket. Shes a doll and her family is great.
talk about pandering, why not just beg hillary voters lol…that ticket might is the softest one ever it looks like grandpa and his nurse
And of course, you were not going to vote for Obama whose experiences is measured in days, not months, and is not at the Executive level.
Your behind is showing.
nero said:
Seriously, you’re going to make the case that Obama has more experience?
nero lol
You’re pathetic, lol.
so the mayor of a town with 9000 is now a heartbeat away from being president, wow talk about throwing a hail mary pass.
nero said:
lame.
McCain has COMPLETELY stolen the news, one day after the OBAMO coronation.
Up to now the Libs have just been brownshirts.
Now their pants are brown too.
I was seriously thinking of sitting out this election for the first time since 1964. Now I am looking forward to voting for a republician conservative women. What I hope to hear is, when asked about her qualificationa for vice president ” I have no experience in Washington D.C.”
nero said:
A guy who handed out flyers on the street corner is a camel hair shy too. Lol.
On August 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm, nero said:
so the mayor of a town with 9000 is now a heartbeat away from being president, wow talk about throwing a hail mary pass.
haters At least she has been a mayor and a Gov. Your guy has been a community aggitator, and where are those communities he’s so called help. They are still slums.
Thanks for using the “is now” verb tense. Sounds like even you believe McCain/Palin will win.
why not condi rice, kay hutchinson, or any other women that I would be comfortable with taking over presidency…you know the guy is already in his 70′s.
Nero’s dead!
Nero,
Do your homework before you make asinine statements. She is the Governor of Alaska.
Ask Obama if Alaska is one of those 57 states he visited. Maybe then, you can grasp reality.
So, tell me, as a conservative, why should I flock to Palin? I mean, James Pethokoukis’ “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sarah Palin” don’t quite do it for me. Sure, she’s a woman (meaningless to me), she’s a former beauty queen (And?), a lifelong member of the NRA (well, tickle me pink), she likes hunting (So? I’m not looking for another hunting buddy), her Dad was a school teacher (Swell. Well my Dad is an electrician. I don’t much care about her Dad), her son’s in the Army (Cool, I’ll be sure to say hi if I see him), she’s the head of her state’s National Guard (Great, aren’t all governors?), pro-life (Oh good, finally a policy point), shares McCain’s views of Russian aggression in Georgia (Hh, so she also supports lots of talk, little action, alienating more of our allies?), supports the surge (Wonderful. I’m glad she’s figured out the value of this operational/strategic idea. So what are her War on Terror policy ideas?), shot down some pork (Good to hear. What are her thoughts on taxation, role of gov’t, state vs. federal roles, etc.)… I could go on, but I think you all get my point. Show me, don’t tell me she’s a conservative. Show me, don’t tell me, she’s good for this country. I care not for extraneous dribble, which is what most talk surrounding this woman is.
Sure, she may very well be a conservative, but (a) no one has proven this, (b) this does nothing to change the fact that McCain is not.
Stop with the age discrimination thing Nero. Your just jealous cause your guys SUCK and Palin is perfect.
Wow!!! Usually McCain sticks his finger in our eyes. Hope, Change….How’s McCain’s finger in the eye feel Barry Odumbo Hussein?
McCain/Palin, that has to be the best doggone picture I have seen since,well, George and Laura pre 9-11. A powerful team we have once again only this time more spread out. Congratulations pre inauguration Sarah Palin in becoming the first female VP in US history. And too all you libs claiming that Barack is Lincoln (a Republican), eat our dust, once again.
I am already looking forward to 2012 with Palin for President. Works for me.
I love this lololololol….The LA Times says an investigation will probably kill her VP chances.
“Recently, there have also been some murmurs about its telegenic, reformist Republican governor, Sarah Palin, as a possible long shot for vice presidential running mate with Sen. John McCain. …
But now Palin is also caught in a probe of her official conduct that likely nixes whatever chance she had to be on the McCain ticket. She’s only been a governor for two years, but that’s about four times as long as someone else mentioned as GOP VP pick, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
However, questions have now arisen over whether Palin used her office to try and fire her ex -brother-in-law from a state trooper’s position. Palin asserts the charge is untrue, but the Alaska Senate this week approved the hiring of an independent investigator to look into the allegation.”
Lookin’ forward to the next Matthews/Olbermann hissy-fit over this on PMSNBC (as Rush calls it).
Palin has more balls than the two of them.
Combined.
Great pick!
I didn’t realize how much it meant to my wife, until this was announced. She hates the Marxists on the left and was willing to walk through fire to vote against Obama, but she is in tears of joy over this?! Wow. Amazingly, I didn’t realize how much it would mean to me either. We have one daughter, and now I know she has equal access to the White House. Pretty powerful stuff.
Charlie Christ can call off his wedding now
She’s the governor of an oil state with zero experience in foreign policy.
Sounds like George Bush to me.
nero said:
Jerk off. Do your homework the guy she supposedly ‘pressured’ admitted her office had nothing to do with the decision of firing the trooper. Keep diggin’.
Checkmate! Game Over! John McCain today executed a beautiful head-fake on the entire media and the country on his pick for a running mate. It wasn’t one of the 4 white men that were presumably on McCain’s “short list”, but rather a conservative, woman govenor with a reputation as a effective reformer. No wonder McCain was smiling at Obama in his commercial last night while congratulating Obama on his “job well done!” He knew that his brilliant move this morning would knock Obama off the headlines in a New York minute.
I’ve been saying for months that McCain should pick Palin to counter the Hillary factor, but I didn’t think she had a realistic shot. If Hillary had been the Democrats’ nominee, Sarah could have helped counter the female vote going for Hthe Dems. But since Obama is now the nominee, there are at least 18 million Hillary voters who may still like to see a woman in the White House, plus the conservative base will love her. Her pluses are too many to note right here, with very few minuses. Some are saying she has little experience, however she has way more experience than Obama at an executive level, and she has been the Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard for 2 years. She’s got the right stuff…I can’t wait to see her upstage that pompous windbag Joe Biden.
Awesome awesome awesome! Game on!
I’ve been viewing John McCain as the lesser of 2 evils, but this has me excited now. I’m now hopping on the Straight Talk Express!
Ooooohhhhh, the LA TIMES said THAT?!?!?
Well then, it *must* be significant.
Whatever hallucinogens you’re sprinkling on your breakfast cereal in the morning, Nero, you need to cut down.
nero you sound like a baby who’s lost their rattle. We will do whatever it takes to put Palin in office. The movement has begun.
There, fixed it for you.
I take it this joker is one of our newer trolls.
#72, thats a good question….what kind of exceutive will she be with a new born? taking weekends off like McGrumpy?
she probably has multiple nannies to help her out, thats nice. A year and a half into being gov. and she’s ready for the secnond highest office in the land? puh-leeze!you people are dreaming.
lolnerolol:
lolyou sound pretty desperate lol.
lol is your house of cards burning down now lol.
yeah real family values, bot repubes left their spouses while the democrats are faithful to their wives.
Scooter:
Skateboard park closed today?
lolnerolol
lol yeah like Bill Clinton lol
i didn’t know bill clinton was running
Heh heh…it’ll be Palin vs. Hillary in 2012…can’t wait!
Makes you wonder about a woman that cares more about fame than caring for a child with down syndrome.
democrats are faithful to their wives.
BAHAHABAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Damn. I just violated my top rule on blogs. Never feed the trolls. Oh well … couldn’t resist that one.
LOL, scooter36 trying with a feeble attempt to rain on a Parade thats going to blow Odopeys doors off….
Thanks for demonstarting, again, your ignorance.
Apparently you are clueless to the dealings that the Governor of Alaska has with Russia concerning fishing and border rights. maybe you should look things up instead of spewing leftie-hate and ignorance off of kos.
Believe me, an LA time’s smear is an endorsement out here. They are just too darn stupid to notice. She, Guvner Palin has more experience than your first ticket fool and more brains than your second ticket dummie scooter. Biden presided over the Vietnam withdrawal debacle, yes he was in congress while McCain was in Vietnam. We won’t have the dirty rats selling our troops down the river again, fool.
My only regret about this is that she seems too sweet to handle the vile sewage that will be tossed at her by the “thenthitive” left and by the media.
Gov. Palin, you have my prayers. Please DON’T let the hateful comments distract you from your honorable mission.
Jesus nero and scooter are coming out with the lamest sh*t I’ve ever seen. I’m out.
I’ve never donated money to any politician for any reason in my whole life… until today. Dems talked the talk, McCain walks the walk. I’m in.
I heard she slept with donors, so she could move up in politics. Is the down syndrome baby punishment from God for having low morals? Not my thoughts, this is straight from people in Alaska
And Odumbo had how many DAYS as a Senator before going for the HIGHEST OFFICE?
I hope you will be voting the way you talk. Obviously it will be for the PRESIDENTIAL candidate with the most experience. You wouldn’t want to be a hypocrite, would you?
Finally.. I can vote for McCain and Palin instead of just voting against “The Chosen One”!
Please tell us specifically and in as much detail as your limited attention span will allow how much actual, productive experience your guy Osama Obama has, as opposed to the simplistic B.S. about “community organizing” and claimed membership in committees he doesn’t belong to.
As a matter of fact, do the same for the pathetic hack he picked for VP.
*taps foot*
Didn’t think you could.
Not worried about this pick..I’ll just wait for the debates.
Atheling, is “skateboard park” a code word for your mother? Is yes, then my answer is, its never closed. Thank you.
Gorebot (#524) You win the prize of the day for that remark about the brown pants to go with the brown shirts. Good ‘un!
Just a few other musings:
We can lock the liquor cabinet! Your champagne will be in an ice bucket anyway for tonight and this weekend.
Wouldn’t it be priceless if the younger Palin children were homeschooled in the VP residence since dems have distorted education so horribly?
I disagree that Bill and Hil are grumped out. You just know they’re looking the DNC “leadership” in the eye and saying, “We told you he was unelectable.” But then again, knowing Shrillary would have to go up against a real woman like Palin in ’12 might be enough to tick her off.
And Gladz, loved that post about the biker babes. Who knows, you might all bond over this!
You are a pathetic, sick little worm who couldn’t possibly be older than about 14. How dare you. If this doesn’t get you banned, then they aren’t doing their job here.
Thanks for showing everyone here just how low, sick and wrong you Liberals are.
Average Republican Candidate: “Sarah, Sarah, come campaign with me!”
Instant draw.
Thought of the day: Sarah Palin is our 21st Century Teddy Roosevelt.
Woohoo! Now I can vote! You go girl!
Fixed it for you, troll.
Source, please.
ROFLMAO. How perceptive. The political world “trembles before your searing logic”.
What is the Democratic PRESIDENTIAL candidate’s experience as an executive in anything, even a frikkin bake sale? And who cares about FOREIGN POLICY— they buy that from (stink) Think Tanks.
Reagan didnt have a lick of it either and he kicked Soviet Union butt. Besides, what is foreign policy experience? Learning how to eat something besides cocktail weenies at diplomatic receptions?
Palin has managed a state bordered by two countries and has figured out how to do business. Foreign Policy Schmoreign Policy…,.that is the schlocky speak of bureaucrats….the Bush Doctrine has worked, the enemy is in retreat and the stage is set for running the table.
Another Republic foreign policy rookie kicks butt.
How much did Clinton have coming out of that Hayseed Governor’s Chair (Arkansas rocks, the politicians inhale vigorously). And look at what we got from him: WTC 1, OK City, USS Cole, Embassy Bombings….on and on and on.
Syllogistic reasoning is for sophists.
Bear1909 out.
Now nero is calling her a whore. I guess conservatives have struck a nerve, a deep nerve.
Everything I’d love to say has been covered already in the replies, so I’ll satisfy myself with …
YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Image: Governor Palin gettin with the biker babes, goin to Nero’s house and giving him a piece of their mind regarding “furrin policy”.
Would he answer the door? ROFLMAO
On August 29th, 2008 at 3:28 pm, nero said:
I heard she slept with donors, so she could move up in politics. Is the down syndrome baby punishment from God for having low morals? Not my thoughts, this is straight from people in Alaska
If they’re not your thoughts (the brain would have to be functioning for a synapse to occur) how come your first words were “I heard”?
And as for anyone supposedly saying that baby was a punishment, I heard Gov. Palin on a taped interview from months ago say he was an incredible blessing. You must have her confused with “O-Who” You know, “I don’t want them (my daughters) to be punished with a baby.”
See below for confirmation that the Left has lost it’s mind over this and has no clue what to do.
Is it my eyes… or does the sky seem just a little brighter today?
I heard she is in fact a man and the real father of Rielle Hunter’s baby, as well as a Martian and the secret lover of Obama’s brother in Africa.
Flinchy Obinghole has a warped view of life that is consistent with his dry-drunk-narco complex.
One look at his wife, Ol Mike, shows clearly that her anger and frustration is with having to be something she resents… The First Lady of The Nation She Deplores.
So how happy are they really about their own two kids.
Reminds me of my first marriage where both babies were unplanned and my ex-wife stayed pissed about THAT for 3 years each.
It’s the liberal fascist way: resent the sacredness of life and fill it with ambition and false reverance in service to oneself.
Flush the lot of em.
Bear1909 out.
I am absolutely thrilled with the pick. I was going to vote for McCain but not particularly enthused. Now … I might actually volunteer at my local Florida campaign headquarters.
Liberals, thrashing about in the water about to drown. Careful! A drowning person can take you down if you don’t watch out! Better to conk en on the head and then drag em in.
God help the person who says something like that in my presence. I do not aspire to be tolerant of everything.
God bless America! This is my first time I’ll be able to vote for the President of the United States–and finally, I am HAPPY to vote!
As a Reagan Republican, what can I say except…GLORY HALLELUJAH!!!
John McCain, for once you did good.
BTW: The folks over at Daily Kos are all losing their sausages over the Sarah Palin VP pick.
The McCain-Palin ticket has won back my vote.
Yeah baby and to barry i got two words for you. Game over. Love you sarah.
Oh glory!!
Ever first reading about Palin, I’ve been sold on the idea of this tough-as-nails yet impossible to dislike (with the exception of the Alaska kleptocracy) woman as McCain’s VP.
Up until today, though, I did not dare believe McCain would have the guts to do it; I assumed he’d go with Pawlenty or, less controversial yet, Romney. Now I’m very excited and filled with joy and excitement that he dared pick her.
Let’s face it: There’s millions of would-be Clinton voters out there looking for just a single reason to push for McCain. I believe Palin is just what the doctor prescribed to draw a big chunk of them to the GOP.
HURRAH FOR MCCAIN/PALIN!!
Palin/DeMint 2012!
Atheling you’ve got a career in political consulting if you want it (re: your comments on Palin).
Sarah Baracuda vs Obambi? Ha!
BTW, Wonder what will happen to Doprah and the snub of her messianic pick?
This is the smartest thing McCain has done so far….and I believe it is decisive….I can feel it.
I think everyone in the conservative movement needs to take a deep breath and calm down. How do we know that Palin is a conservative? Beyond being Pro-life and a churchgoer, what do we really know about her?
I have this feeling that Sarah has more in common with McCain’s liberal views than is currently know. The first name that came to mind when she was announced as McCain’s VP was David Souter. A stealth pick designed to fool us into voting for The Maverick. I will withhold my enthusiasm at least for now. Just because everyone says she is a conservative doesn’t mean she is.
Wow good pick.
BTW – Anyone know where can I get a refund on my noseplugs?
Baked Alaska tonight with all the sparklers!
Correct.
The closer to home something hits; then, the more ferocious, mean-spirited, nasty, disgusting; and, most of all, projecting (in the psychological sense) the responses from the perpetually adolescent, dangerous socialists become…the more and more they prove, display, and draw attention to their immaturity and arrested development.
It’s pathetic, really.
But, most of all, when one takes a careful look, it’s dangerous; dangerous, because they can vote, and can thus affect – for the worse – what happens to our country, our society, our culture, our children, our lives.
Let’s pray to God that grown-ups, and not socialists, are running things after November’s election.
Saracuda…I like it…snazzy
Think about it. If mcCain had chosen poorly, the Libs would be laughing. Instead, they have come out lashing at her like the Medusa in and old Hercules movie.
What are they afraid of? Only that they have put so much into someone who has been a huge embarrassment since the whole Racist Reverend thing came to light, and has only had one embarrassing thing in his closet come to light after another.
You see it in the eyes and on the faces of every Democrat talking head on the tube since the announcement. You see the fear in their eyes and the panic on their faces.
How paniced? Such that they resort to defaming a NEW-BORN child with down syndrome and besmirching the reputation of a woman that until this morning, they had not even known existed.
Hey trolls, I know where there are some disabled children. Maybe you can go and ply your special form of love and tolerance on them.