OK McCain/Palin. I’m on board!
Excerpts from Sarah Palins speech tonight…
“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better. When I ran for city council, I didn’t need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too. Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.”
“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion – I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country.”
“Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America’s energy problems – as if we all didn’t know that already. But the fact that drilling won’t solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we’re going to lay more pipelines…build more nuclear plants…create jobs with clean coal…and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need American energy resources, brought to you by American ingenuity, and produced by American workers.”
“Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.”
Urban elites have reason to be afraid. This speech tonight brought a few tears to my eyes. Talking about children with special needs for one. Being a fearless ethical reformer for another. She put her predecessors plane on ebay. The list of her accomplishments went on and on, from energy independence to tax fairness.
If the liberal hobgoblins believe the way to win is to slime an excellent female leader, I’ll simply leave them with the eloquent words of one of their very own leaders, Senator Dick Durbin, who on June 12th of this year said: “But I will tell you this: the hottest ring in hell is reserved for those in politics who attack their opponents’ families. And if there are some strategists who think that’s the way to win the election, I think they’re wrong.”
I am starting to be proud of the GOP again… it could have been Romney-Huckabee for gods sake. And I would be taking no-doz to stay awake through the convention speeches.
I thought the Republic hit rock bottom with Dan Quayle. I was wrong.
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Overall, not a stemwinder of a speech..
To the true believers, a lot of red meat typical of what we can expect from an inexperienced and ineffective individual
The reality is that the questions that have been asked over the last several days and were not answered continued to be unanswered.
The glare of the national spotlight will shine brighter….the questions will be ever more difficult for her and the glare of her inexperience ever brighter.
Not an impressive speech overall. Very light on policy ideas and concepts to address the multiplicity of problems facing this country.
But this is directly reflective of her inexperience. As she said about being mayor of Wasilla “its not brain surgery, after all it’s only $6 million and 53 people”.
The investigation and analysis will continue and go forward. The full vetting by the national media (the Washington Post’s Dan Balz had a great piece on the vetting (or minimal amount in todays edition) on Palin) will continue unabated. If you thought the rocks had been turned, there will be many more.
I cannot wait for the National shows-what is sad is that Tim Russert is not with us to give the surgical examination he was so famous for. However, I have faith that the rest of our favorites will examine and re-examine and show the folly of this choice.
The trainwreck is about to happen.
Centrist Republicans for Obama/Biden 2008
While John McCain is a good man, the United States deserves better.
David
great comment–could not agree with you more…The only question is whether she could spell potato as Quayle did with peanut…
Question of the day…?
She talked of taking on Big Oil and returning it “to the people”…..I have hear fanatic Reeps from the red ant hill suggest that such an effort was socialism….Is that what we can expect from her??
The trainwreck will happen. Do we want a fundamentalist religious fanatic as VP?
I think not. And neither will the American People
The expectation, as proposed by the McCain campaign, was that Palin would be an alternative to Hillary Clinton.
Clearly, from both a substantive and experiential perspective, she did not come off as an alternative to Clinton. Instead she came off as an attack dog pointed at Obama.
The McCain/Palin ticket just lost all the undecided female voters in this country.
Trainwreck hitting the wall.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
It’s Over. We’ve lost.
September 2nd, 2008. The 2008 Election ended this morning as a vast cadre of liberals, progressives, Democrats and like minded journalists lifted the white flag and surrendered.
We surrendered something a whole lot more valuable than our vote. We surrendered our principles. We surrendered our core values.
We surrendered all hope. We surrendered our shared dreams that our daughters would inherit a better world, a world of promise, equality, justice, fairness and honor.
We had dreamed of a world where our 17 years old daughters wouldn’t be striped naked and raped on the front page of the New York Times, above the fold.
We dreamed of a world where a candidate, man or woman, could run for the highest office in the land and not be “swiftboated” with sexual lies and slander so vicious, so cruel, so gross and destructive that they actually wither our very soul.
I actually believed we were better than that. I actually believed “swiftboating” was the sole property of Republicans. I actually believed we wanted to debate the issues. I actually believed we wanted the real change so eloquently promised by Senator Barack Obama. I actually believed we wanted a better world for our sons and our daughters.
So I thought the extremely bizarre story, so obvious a blatant lie, that somehow appeared in The Daily Kos, claiming Governor Sarah Palin had somehow faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her wayward teenage daughter would be laughed off and quickly vanish form the Kos pages like the trash it was. It was a joke, A sad, sick joke.
But instead of the aborted fetus it should have been, it was born full grown into the waiting arms of liberal bloggers and journalists, who quickly passed out cigars and congratulated themselves as proud mamas and papas. All this in spite of the fact that absolutely everyone knew the story was an absolute lie.
The only thing we aborted was the truth.
Like all lies, it took many forms and grew in dozens of directions simultaneously. The Huffington Post, already in full blown Palin Derangement Syndrome, ran every possible rumor, variation and invented more lies to compliment the original. And the main stream media, who for a solid month refused (absolutely refused) to reprint or broadcast a single word of the John Edward’s affair, ran with the verifiably fake Palin story within hours of it’s publication.
All of a sudden, “Did you hear what they wrote in The Kos” became an acceptable substitute for fact checking. Of course, since one single phone call could disprove the story, nobody in the mainstream media could be bothered to pick up a phone.
Finally, Governor Palin was forced to issue a statement. She had no choice. She advised the salivating media of her teen daughter’s pregnancy. And that’s when we finally surrendered our all of our most cherished principles.
Armed with an official statement, nothing could possibly hold the main stream media back and the liberal blogosphere went berserk. The full fledged gang rape of Bristol Palin was underway. Any shred of decency that remained in the liberal blogosphere was gone.
Remember that wonderful Academy Award Winning Movie, “Juno?” Remember the warm and supportive television series “The Secret Life of An American Teenager?” Remember liberals demanding we treat a pregnant teenager with love, support and respect. Well, fuck that shit, there’s a conservative teenage harlot to burn at the stake!
There are a very few crying “don’t.” I point with great respect to The Ikonoclast and to Lee Stranahan over at HuffPo, but the mob is out of control and cannot hear their pleas.
Barack Obama himself is pleading for restraint. But the town sheriff’s eloquence cannot stop the mob. There’s a lynching to be held.
And now, on day two, we’re going full force after the teen father. Seek and destroy. Seek and destroy. Seek and destroy.
So I’ll simply leave you with the eloquent words of one of our very own leaders, Senator Dick Durbin, who on June 12th of this year said:
“But I will tell you this: the hottest ring in hell is reserved for those in politics who attack their opponents’ families. And if there are some strategists who think that’s the way to win the election, I think they’re wrong.”
A the time Durbin said it, I didn’t think it was true.
But I do now.
posted by the WIZARD, fkap at 9/02/2008 10:53:00 AM
http://wizardfkap.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-over-weve-lost.html
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
It’s Over. We’ve lost.
September 2nd, 2008. The 2008 Election ended this morning as a vast cadre of liberals, progressives, Democrats and like minded journalists lifted the white flag and surrendered.
We surrendered something a whole lot more valuable than our vote. We surrendered our principles. We surrendered our core values.
We surrendered all hope. We surrendered our shared dreams that our daughters would inherit a better world, a world of promise, equality, justice, fairness and honor.
We had dreamed of a world where our 17 years old daughters wouldn’t be striped naked and raped on the front page of the New York Times, above the fold.
We dreamed of a world where a candidate, man or woman, could run for the highest office in the land and not be “swiftboated” with sexual lies and slander so vicious, so cruel, so gross and destructive that they actually wither our very soul.
I actually believed we were better than that. I actually believed “swiftboating” was the sole property of Republicans. I actually believed we wanted to debate the issues. I actually believed we wanted the real change so eloquently promised by Senator Barack Obama. I actually believed we wanted a better world for our sons and our daughters.
So I thought the extremely bizarre story, so obvious a blatant lie, that somehow appeared in The Daily Kos, claiming Governor Sarah Palin had somehow faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her wayward teenage daughter would be laughed off and quickly vanish form the Kos pages like the trash it was. It was a joke, A sad, sick joke.
But instead of the aborted fetus it should have been, it was born full grown into the waiting arms of liberal bloggers and journalists, who quickly passed out cigars and congratulated themselves as proud mamas and papas. All this in spite of the fact that absolutely everyone knew the story was an absolute lie.
The only thing we aborted was the truth.
Like all lies, it took many forms and grew in dozens of directions simultaneously. The Huffington Post, already in full blown Palin Derangement Syndrome, ran every possible rumor, variation and invented more lies to compliment the original. And the main stream media, who for a solid month refused (absolutely refused) to reprint or broadcast a single word of the John Edward’s affair, ran with the verifiably fake Palin story within hours of it’s publication.
All of a sudden, “Did you hear what they wrote in The Kos” became an acceptable substitute for fact checking. Of course, since one single phone call could disprove the story, nobody in the mainstream media could be bothered to pick up a phone.
Finally, Governor Palin was forced to issue a statement. She had no choice. She advised the salivating media of her teen daughter’s pregnancy. And that’s when we finally surrendered our all of our most cherished principles.
Armed with an official statement, nothing could possibly hold the main stream media back and the liberal blogosphere went berserk. The full fledged gang rape of Bristol Palin was underway. Any shred of decency that remained in the liberal blogosphere was gone.
Remember that wonderful Academy Award Winning Movie, “Juno?” Remember the warm and supportive television series “The Secret Life of An American Teenager?” Remember liberals demanding we treat a pregnant teenager with love, support and respect. Well, fuck that shit, there’s a conservative teenage harlot to burn at the stake!
There are a very few crying “don’t.” I point with great respect to The Ikonoclast and to Lee Stranahan over at HuffPo, but the mob is out of control and cannot hear their pleas.
Barack Obama himself is pleading for restraint. But the town sheriff’s eloquence cannot stop the mob. There’s a lynching to be held.
And now, on day two, we’re going full force after the teen father. Seek and destroy. Seek and destroy. Seek and destroy.
So I’ll simply leave you with the eloquent words of one of our very own leaders, Senator Dick Durbin, who on June 12th of this year said:
“But I will tell you this: the hottest ring in hell is reserved for those in politics who attack their opponents’ families. And if there are some strategists who think that’s the way to win the election, I think they’re wrong.”
A the time Durbin said it, I didn’t think it was true. But I do now.
posted by the WIZARD, fkap at 9/02/2008 10:53:00 AM
http://wizardfkap.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-over-weve-lost.html
Do not trust ANYONE who names a child after a math couse… Palin is a devil; she will set women back a zillion years-and if elected should be prez in about 3 months on the passing of McCain
Rudy Gliani wins whore of the year award!!! He agrees with Palin on ZERO issues but was kissing her ass big time.
I meant Guliani! But he’s a whore no matter how I spell it.
Do not pretend to know how the undecided women voters will vote…you have no idea how women think.
I for one was considering not even voting at all, very blase about the election….now I will be voting McCain/Palin. Which pleases me even more because it pisses you off. So keep up the good work.
SCR pushing people the other way, with one “cliche” chavanistic comment at a time.
Viejita Flowerszzz (Flores)
Listen to all the pundits and political analysts.
To a one, this is a fairly shared opinion on undecided female voters. Undecided women voters were looking for a suitable replacement to Clinton and got an attack dog without substance or experience.
The polls over the next 24-48 hours will underscore the loss of undecided female voters.
Blase about the election? werent going to vote? sounds like an admission of a losing presidential campaign…..but I know, you are busy smoking a cigarette and the smoke clouds your sensibilities not to mention you.
As to whether it “pisses me off”, you give yourself too much credit. I could care less whether you vote or not or who you vote for.
Crawl back into the red-ant hill with your fellow NeoConNazis. Practice that good time fundamentalist religion….
Centrist Republicans for Obama/Biden in 2008
the trainwreck is happening
SCR, what are you thinking? Don’t you know you have to be NICE to flowerszzz, or she might go and do something crazy like vote for McCain/Palin, just to make you mad! You have awesome responsibility, brother.
Vern:
You know what would be of greater concern and worry?
If SMS decided to vote for McCain/Palin….Then I would know that I really went over the top….with due respect to SMS.
I enjoyed your comment. LOL.
I guess some very disappointed people will be moving to Canada after the A-Team of Arizona & Alaska takes office next January.
LOL Vern….quit flirting! The pissing him off thing was an added bonus!
SCR – you are such a potty mouth…now I am a neoconnazi, earlier I was a fundamentalist, yesterday I was stupid, and the day before that I was evil because I smoke – lol. (but you like the way I raise my kids – go figure?) Doncha know how to disagree with someone with both humor and debate, rather then rancor and disdain?
I have news for you undecided women voters did not want Hillary. (now I know you are going to quote some poll somewhere you looked up sometime recently-snore!) You can read all the political articals you want and listen to pundits (wow you must be a hoot to hang out with!) but that is their opinions and the problem with all that is that they dont actually talk to voters, you know us normal stupid people that you are FAR above.
You believe everyone fits into these pre determined boxes you have fabricated…but they do not. Take a walk (outside of Sac) in the real world, away from people involved in politics day in and out, take your own poll, see what they say. Those are the people that will be voting and deciding.
At the end of the day…I don’t know what will happen with this election….either way it is going to be an exciting time.
Now if you have something nasty to say….and I expect you do…have at it.
Can’t believe some here drank the Kool-aid. All the old lies, spin and empty promises. Sure Wasilla is small town like Cota de Caza, or Carmel or San Marino. Yet, millions of Americans will get sucked in by that and the rest of continuous stream of distortions they presented tonight.
Flowrszzz
fact:
could care less how you raise your kids-not my concern-the fact that they admire Carona says much about you….
As to my descriptive phrasing for you, they all apply to you. As they do to your Christian fundamentalist ideologues over at red-ant farm.
Be careful–dont smoke in bed-then we truly do lose your voice in a cloud of smoke….
Unlike most of us, you havent figured out the election…jubalito or kenny maddox can help you figure things out
Hey! Whos’ flirting, you oversexed rightie trollop?
LOL SCR – where in the helk did maddox fit into that? I am glad you have the election all figured out and have let us all know how it will turn out Nostradamas. You are like soooo smart n stuff.
#18
Vern had it right–see #17
Terry Crowley thanks for writing: If the liberal hobgoblins believe the way to win is to slime an excellent female leader, I’ll simply leave them with the eloquent words of one of their very own leaders, Senator Dick Durbin, who on June 12th of this year said: “But I will tell you this: the hottest ring in hell is reserved for those in politics who attack their opponents’ families. And if there are some strategists who think that’s the way to win the election, I think they’re wrong.”
I agree but have to point out that most of the criticism is coming from the Republican’s attack dog Fox and Friends. Those few Dem bloggers, campaigners, and Politicians who rose to the bait and criticized Palin will quickly resume talking about the issues of this campaign like the healthcare crisis.
By the way, now is the time to call Governor Schwarznegger (thanks SCR) and tell him to fix the healthcare problem in California with the single payor plan by Sen Sheila Kuehl in SB 840. Call today!
The health care reform legislation (several pieces including SB 840) will, according to the Governor’s public statements, be vetoed as a result of the budget stalemate.
I note that Ackermann and other Cal senators are in the Twin Sanctuary Cities (a good thing) and, when asked about the budget stalemate, said budget-what budget.
The Reep budget has not been finished in Assembly Budget committee. No vote is scheduled for it as of right now (most likely Monday).
The policy debate is about the Palin policy statements (or lack of) and of her governance as governor, mayor, councilmember and the reality of her behavior.
To think that the Obama/Biden campaign is responsible for this is to believe that the vetting process done by the McCain campaign senior staff was sufficient.
The now available information indicates that what was indicated in campaign statements is at substantial variance with what occurred.
Frame of reference:
Alaska state budget: $3 billion
City and County of San Francisco: $6 billion
and the population of the state of Alaska equals the population of the city and county of San Francisco.
Executive Experience??
*Sorry, the population of Alaska is about
670,000 folks…..aren’t there more than that
in SF?
San Francisco, California. The estimated 2007 population of San Francisco is 764976.
Yep, thought so!