Post debate Mom musings…

I think winking is a bit much.
But what did she do really? Ignore the questions, repeat memorized lines, smile, wink, run out the clock…
Nothing I saw changed my opinion of her.

Actually, what we women want is a woman who is polished and professional. Those two things don’t necessarily cancel out warm and human.
Most of us have been doing it right in the business world for a long time and this type of unprofessional and frankly “I-can’t-get-elected-unless-I-act-like-a-cheerleader-without-a-brain-in-my-head-and-flirt” behavior is demeaning to all professional women everywhere.
Are you trying to get elected? Or are you trying to turn on the sexy for some man and sleep your way to the top?
Because, believe me, in the workplace, that’s exactly what people would think. Even when we try to be as professional as possible and do our best work, we can be suspected just because we’re considered attractive. It’s happened to me and other women I’ve known It’s very demoralizing to have worked hard, tried to be the utmost in professionalism and still been feminine. Don’t we have enough sexist men still around? Not near as many as before, but they’re still here and we have to go to greater lengths just to prove we’re worth the salary or not willing to jump into the sack with them to get ahead. The recent Bloomberg report is a perfect illustration of the sexism that still exists.
Professional women in this country have worked too hard to get as far as we have to have the Palins destroy it in one fell swoop.

Palin went way too far with the hokey winking and phony folksiness. It was as if she was flirting with the audience, not presenting herself as a serious candidate.
It doesn’t have to be a one-or-the-other choice between cold formality and lightweight informality, for men or women.
But because Palin is unqualified and capable only of regurgitating scripts crammed into her head, she had to go with the folksy approach. She tried to get by on her looks and manner rather than on experience and knowledge, both of which she lacks.
That approach obviously appeals to some people who feel good if a candidate is just like them. But I think most voters want better-than-average people as president and vice-president — and can see through Palin’s phoniness.

this is all ridiculous
she didn’t answer questions and people are saying things like
“she was flawless”…”she hit it out of the park”
all I can say is…these are the same people that said we should act in Iraq because there is wmd and a mushroom cloud on the horizon…
and the people who believe what they are selling …
believed the same stories in 2004.
and we are sooo much better off because they believed the stories then
as we would be sooo much better off if they believe them now.
on the scale/curve of debates to determine who should be in the white house in the history of our nation…
Palin sucked…and to say otherwise is just destructive.

Keep your slander to yourself dl.

Alex,
Palin is a better than average person. Go look at her track record. She is exceptional.
She has more experience, executive experience that all three other candidates combined!
Which of the three Senators that helped get this country into this financial meltdown would you rather have in office?
How about we perp walk all three of the other candidates and put Sarah in office.

Can we dispense with the labels and black-and-white, two-party blinders? I have always been far, far Left of Center and a high-achieving, college-educated, professional American citizen. I LOVE Sarah Palin — how refreshing that she doesn’t kowtow to Katie Couric’s condescending elitist journalism. Time for a REAL CHANGE. Don’t drink the Obama kool aid. McCain-Palin 2008!!!

In a interview today Sarah said Obama’s comments on the war disqualify him from being commander and chief… yes, yes, yes.. keep it coming Sarah we don’t want the marxist muslim in the white house

I think the dilemma: “too formal and you’re cold, too informal and you’re a lightweight” also applies to male politicians too, especially when you are vying for the top job. And interestingly, that informal Bush did prove himself to be a lightweight.
Her attempts at folksiness were definitely over the top — came across as crude at times. I would certainly not tell my daughter that it would be okay to keep winking when she was trying to make a serious argument in a professional setting.

MUST READ ON SARAH PALIN’S SON GOING TO JAIL!
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?
By Dylan on Sep 6, 2008 in US News | | ShareThis|
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time? – Sarah Palin’s son Track Palin has joined the army to avoid going to prison.Track Palin is not going to Iraq because he is patriotic but because he was arrested,for vandalizing the brakes of a school bus,in order to avoid jail he enlisted himself in the army.Track Palin will be performing security duties for his brigade’s top officers in Iraq starting on September 11, 2008.That’s all we have for now on Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?

Dear mismomusa:
What planet have you been on. Even Saturday Night Live mocked the media’s slanderous, libelous and outrageous behavior toward Sarah Palin.
The major media’s vaunted ‘standards’ disappeared into the ether as they have reported one slander and falsehood after another in their blatant attempts to undermine her election.
All she has to do is show up?
Go look at her track record.
She took on the corrupt Republican politicians in her own state. That was courageous behavior. That was exceptional behavior. That was outstanding behavior.
There was a reason she defeated the incumbent Republican Governor in the primaries. She is an exceptional candidate.
She must be really cool under pressure.
After all, it takes steady nerves to sink the winning baskets in a championship basketball game.
“and the world stands on its ear and gives her a standing ovation.”
You got that one right. She was outstanding last night.
and no, you couldn’t have done what she did last night.
Was she cowed by the moderator who was ‘in the tank’. Gee, what idiots picked a moderator for the debate who has a book coming out just in time for O’s inauguration. Okay, I should give them a pass – it turns out the moderator did not divulge that information to them in advance. But good grief.
“To me, the issue here is do we as women truly want to be treated equally”
She certainly overcame last night. There were plenty of loaded questions tossed her way last night. She set the tone from the get-go that she was going to take her message to the people and not be limited by the questions of a corrupt moderator.
She had to walk the extra mile last night.
“Joe Biden was a gentlemen because if he’d been more straightforward, more confrontational, he’d have been judged an ogre or sexist.”
Perhaps. Perhaps not. As it was, he just lied his hind quarters off.
I wonder how those ‘code pink’ ladies are feeling about their candidates now. They are going to stop the war in Iraq and plunge us into twelve more. Oh boy, I can’t wait.
N.
By the way, she injected the word ‘Energy’ every five minutes because it is a major campaign issue and a key plank in her platform and her personal area of knowldege and expertise.
DRILL BABY DRILL.
We need energy independence and we need it now. We have to stop supporting evil dictators and people who don’t like us with our money.
Her plan is the ‘ALL OF THE ABOVE’ plan.
She knows we need to develop the oil resources we have that are easily accessible NOW. Those other energy resources are going to take years to come up to speed.
What did our ‘do nothing’ 9% rated congress do?
They will not even cover the issue. They D’s don’t even want use to access the easy to reach oil that is within 50 miles of our coastline.
GOOD GRIEF.
They must be in the pockets of the foreign oil companies!

Palin = SCARY!!!

Dear nsp:
Keep your slander to yourself.

Marlene
Sarah Palin is a great role model for all professional working women.
She did a superb job in the debate.
Go back to your paymasters whoever they may be.

Doggone it, we want all of our politicians to look and sound like they below on the world stage! I have never been so embarrassed in my life for someone as I was for Palin last night! Where did she think she was, at a barbecue? And will someone pleeeeeease tell her the word is not pronounced nuc-u-lar–it’s NU-CLE-AR—NUCLEAR!!! The only ones who thought she carried herself properly were republicans or those who are already supporting her and McCain. I don’t know how Biden kept a straight face all night with that country bumpkin acting like she was high on No-Doz!!

Dear JR
There you go again. More lies and slander. Sarah Palin was outstanding in the debate.
I didn’t tolerate it when people were slandering Obama in South Carolina and I am not going to tolerate it here.

Dear “This is SO Old”
I know the meaning of the words. So that attack on my intelligence is not relevant.
Sarah Palin is qualified for President and she is most certainly qualified for Vice President.
“news gathering” is most certainly not what is going on.

Nickatnight, you need to get your nose out of that woman’s panties. She skated by on empty rhetoric, a nice smile, and some winks. She didn’t answer the questions, and obviously, you don’t require much from a VP, because your expectations are non-existent if you think she did well. she didn’t say anything except that McCain was a Maverick (yeah right) and oh yeah, Alaska is the energy capital of America and energy is her middle name. Smile, look pretty, and “energy! energy! energy!”

Palin is a phoney! Check out the story below. ALL MOTHERS SHOULD BE OUTRAGED!
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?
By Dylan on Sep 6, 2008 in US News |
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time? – Sarah Palin’s son Track Palin has joined the army to avoid going to prison.Track Palin is not going to Iraq because he is patriotic but because he was arrested,for vandalizing the brakes of a school bus,in order to avoid jail he enlisted himself in the army.Track Palin will be performing security duties for his brigade’s top officers in Iraq starting on September 11, 2008.That’s all we have for now on Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?

NickAtNight; quit drinking the kool aid

OKAY….ENOUGH!!!!
I’m sick of Sarah Palin claiming to be a ‘hockey mom’ but she doesn’t say how she became one. MOTHERS, this is the story.
Track Palin, Sarah’s oldest son was caught cutting the brakes, along with two friends, of 50 SCHOOL BUSES. Luckily, a bus driver the next morning noticed the vandelism and was able to keep school children from being put in danger.
Palin’s son goes to juvenile school in Michigan where he spend most of his time….PLAYING HOCKEY!
This woman is such a phoney…that she can exploit what her son did for political points is SICK!!!!!
She needs to stop bragging about being a hockey mom, because there is nothing honorable in the manner in which she became one.
THIS IS SO OFFENSIVE AS A MOTHER, I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HER! SHE’S SUCH A FAKE!
If you don’t believe, read below:
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?
By Dylan on Sep 6, 2008 in US News |
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time? – Sarah Palin’s son Track Palin has joined the army to avoid going to prison.Track Palin is not going to Iraq because he is patriotic but because he was arrested,for vandalizing the brakes of a school bus,in order to avoid jail he enlisted himself in the army.Track Palin will be performing security duties for his brigade’s top officers in Iraq starting on September 11, 2008.That’s all we have for now on Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?

monica-
WOW! This needs to get out.
hockey mom, eh? thanks for the info.
I knew there was something I just didn’t like about this woman.

We are our own worst enemy, that’s why women have such a hard time succeeding when working for other women, the crab mentallity seems to be immediate, we will never get anywhere, every other minority group will make it before women because of the way that we treat each other.

Dear (alleged) missmomusa,
Well, I guess since you have no real points to make so you have to take it straight into the gutter with sexual innuendos.
She did explain her position. She set out her agenda. She showed the country the direction she was going to head in.
I LISTENED to what she had to say.
And yes, Alaska is one of the major energy producing states. As are Texas and Louisiana!
Yes, the message is ENERGY, ENERGY, ENERGY.
Yes, the message is ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Yes, the message is FREEING THIS COUNTRY FROM DEPENDENCY ON EVIL DICTATORS
Yes, the message is DRILL FOR OIL; DEVELOP NUCLEAR POWER; DEVELOP WIND POWER; DEVELOP SOLAR POWER; DEVELOP ALL OTHER SOURCES OF POWER.
SEE YOU WERE LISTENING.
Even you knew what the message was.
The people in Tenn. need gas! The stations are dry because the hurricanes shut the gulf production down.
We need more sources of energy.
Eliminating 88% of the recoverable oil from development in this country is NOT an energy plan.

Dear ellie;
I don’t drink koolaid. I am an adult.

lola- read the following:
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?
By Dylan on Sep 6, 2008 in US News |
Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time? – Sarah Palin’s son Track Palin has joined the army to avoid going to prison.Track Palin is not going to Iraq because he is patriotic but because he was arrested,for vandalizing the brakes of a school bus,in order to avoid jail he enlisted himself in the army.Track Palin will be performing security duties for his brigade’s top officers in Iraq starting on September 11, 2008.That’s all we have for now on Sarah Palin Son Track Palin Going To Iraq To Avoid Jail Time?

Dear Marlene,
Please stop the personal attacks. You have far to much integrity and pride to behave like that.
She made a very competent city councilwoman. That was why she was re-elected and then elected to higher office.
She made a very competent mayor of Wasilla. That was why she was re-elected and then elected to higher office.
She has been an excellent Governor of Alaska and is popular with both Democrats and Republicans.
So yes, she is also qualified to run a lemonade stand.
N.
P.S. No, I don’t live in a trailer.

I pose a question to all of the mothers on this board. Please answer me what kind of mother throws her 17 year old pregnant daughter under the bus the way Palin did? The girl got pregnant and Palin, in an effort to deflect attention away from the question of whether or not Trig was hers, announced the girl’s pregnancy and then dragged her on to the national stage for everyone to gawk at talk about during what has to be the most confusing and frightening times of her life. Is this the action of a caring mother? I say no. She could have announced it and asked for privacy for her daughter instead of making her into a sideshow.
What kind of mother drags her newborn baby into the office three days after its born? What kind of mother would even consider taking to the campaign trail and aspiring to the White House leaving her special needs newborn behind? Special needs children need much more attention than a normal newborn. I’m a mother and no job would be worth abandoning my child like she plans to do. She has another young daughter too. What kind of mother would run off and leave her young children behind so she can fulfill her political ambitions?
Husband or not, this woman does not even care about her own children. She cares about nothing but herself as evidenced by her behavior last night. She is completely enamored with herself period! She is a horrible fake and phony. This hockey mom routine is sickening and pathetic. I’m shocked anyone buys her BS.

Dear “This is so old”
I appreciate your ‘moving on’. Have a nice day.
I thank you in advance for stopping the defamation.
If you send me your address, I will mail you a nice set of earplugs.

This is a great article about yesterday’s Palin performance. Everyone should read it, specially women:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2008/oct/03/sarah.palin.debate.feminism

Dear Kim,
The ‘crab’ mentality.
Is that where all of the other crabs in the pot crab onto the one crab that is about to climb out of the pot and drag it back in?
The outrageous behavior of many women towards Sarah Palin will certainly cause other successful women to think twice before running for higher office.
Do I really want to put my daughter or son through the all of the pain and name calling that Sarah’s children had to go through?
Look at the one post that troll keeps reposting up here.
Her son is going off to fight a war for our country and here he is spreading malicious gossip about him.
That behavior is completely uncalled for.
In a better world, this person would be disgraced.

I’m glad Palin is failing. Maybe this will turn off women in the future. And I’m glad they’re going after a woman much more so than all the men in this race. That’s how it should be.

“Do you honestly want this woman to be a leader in our country?”
Given the available choices, yes.
I’ve been to your state. Women there are men.

Once again the mainstream media in their relentless attacks on Palin made sure the debates were record ratings. Now MILLIONS watched it — and they wouldn’t have in such huge numbers if the media hadn’t made them so curious.
And MILLIONS saw a novice do just as well as a 30 year veteran. And they were hugely impressed.
Say hello to President McCain!

And let’s see, in the middle of a serious war, who did Kerry pick as his VP in 2004? Someone with years of experience? Expertise? Foreign policy expertise?
Nah. He picked 3 year Senator Pretty Boy Edwards. I don’t recall any squeals of protest from the Left.
So cut the crap. You fool no one.

Dear Marlene,
Governor Palin has not thrown ‘her daughter under a bus’ as you put it.
The pregnancy was announced because it was becoming obvious. To not announce it would have caused the daughter far more pain from the evil and malicious people who are out to destroy the Palin family.
There was no question that Trig is Governor Palin’s daughter. That was just a malicious rumor that was spread by some very evil people.
She was certainly not ‘dragged on stage’. She certainly looked very happy to be there and proud of her mother.
I am delighted that she and her fiance are in love; are getting married and are going to start a family.
It is the way of the world.
You do seem to have a ‘dragging’ fetish today. She didn’t ‘drag’ her newborn into the office either and I think the family is on the campaign trail with her.
Governor Sarah Palin is not abandoning her child(ren).
Your thesis is faulty.

mak – yes, we can be. But I would also say the majority of women want to be seen as equals. We don’t want the expectations to be lowered and treated with kid gloves. And we certainly don’t want to be represented on the national stage by someone who can dish it out but can’t take it or has to be protected.
I want to see a woman trading jabs in a debate with a man on an equal footing and not have him have to worry about seeming sexist, unless he is sexist. It works both ways. If you want to be taken seriously, you have to act the part and take the hits.

This is SO old,
I feel the same way as you but with blacks. I want to able to debate and disagree and not vote for a black (based on differing views) and not be called a RACIST.
Work on that one before you get to the sexist crap.

Dear Oscar
Wow, there ya’ll go again with that ‘scared’ theme. Give it up already.
It is also not appropriate to be demeaning others intelligence simply because we disagree with you on our politics.
So why should Alaskans be ‘scared’ of their Governor? Her approval rating at one point was in the 80′s. Goodness gracious.
Perhaps we should be afraid of our shadows?
She answered the questions that really matter to the American people. We clearly know where she stands on energy. We know what she will do for us on energy. That is the key issue for this election.
No more reliance on foreign despots. We are going to drill for the oil we have here at home. We are going to develop those tar sands.
Governor Sarah Palin is the best candidate for President of the United States right now – it is a shame she is only running for Vice President.

Dear Mike,
Lets not go there. Two wrongs do not make a right.
Berg’s lawsuit is going to be dismissed because he has no standing and it is ridiculous on its face. Just as the ridiculous lawsuit against John McCain was dismissed by the judge in that case. This election is not going to be decided in court.

Dear Jo,
Thank you. Those are excellent points.
‘xxxx are truly miserable people, and they hate anyone who isn’t.’ Lets remove the liberals and leave it blank for now. The miserable people don’t all fit into one group all neat and easy like that.
I don’t know where the gutter-snipes come from but there certainly seem to be a lot of them.
Perhaps they get paid for their efforts. A nickel a slander.

Jo – btw, I’m pretty liberal and I don’t hate happy people. I’m definitely not miserable and I certainly don’t hate the Palin family.
If they are happy, that’s wonderful. I don’t wish them, any unhappiness and pray for their son’s safe return from Iraq just as I do for every military family. Doesn’t mean I have to agree with anything she believes or think she’s qualified to run for VP.

Dear Jo,
Did they now?
Whose house got raided by the FBI?
Let us hope that they clean up our government. We have far to many corrupt politicians.
Already jailed and convicted this year are Hsu (illegal contributions to Hillary); Jinnah (illegal contributions to Hillary and Boxer); Scruggs (bribing a judge); and Rezko.
There were some, but not enough convictions in the Enron case.
There need to be a lot of convictions and dismissals for the fraud and failure of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac!
Furthermore, the media needs a good housecleaning too. They were far to quiet on the brewing scandal.
Where were our watchdogs? Asleep in the backyard while the burglars took all of our furniture?

Dear Jo,
Senator Edwards?
Boy, he sure imploded this year.

She completely lacked substance and rarely answered the questions. Her responses (often garbled and unrelated talking points) were often incoherent.
It seems to me that Palin has different standards–it’s okay for her to deal in complete generalities, be unfamiliar with history and policy, know nothing about the general national and international issues of the day. If a male candidate responded to questions in the same way, he would be laughed off the stage.
It’s okay for her to avoid the press and never hold a single press conference.
I think she has personal appeal, but that’s not what I’m looking for in a vice president or president. After the last eight years, competence would be nice.

Dear Jo,
Governor Palin is clearly not a novice.
She has excellent debate skills. It is a shame there is only one vice Presidential debate because I would love to see her clean Senator Biden’s clock again.
How about we say hello to President Palin !

Dear Mary,
Then why wasn’t Biden laughed of the stage?

Dear aviewerofabc:
The Beverly Hillbillies was certainly a very funny show. I chose to ignore the ‘social commentary’ and viewed it solely as a comedy.
As a first generation immigrant from England and an American citizen – not all of us are class-conscious and elitists. However, you are correct that there certainly is that snob element over there.
However, this article is in the guardian. They are a very left wing paper. So it is simply a hard core left attack on Governor Palin by people who hate her rather than a reasoned attack.
Since they cannot attack her on substance, they choose to try to destroy her reputation instead.
Yes, Governor Palin is intelligent. That is why she has rocketed up the ranks of our government. From city council woman to mayor to Governor of Alaska.
She is certainly a breath of fresh air.
She is the only candidate with clean hands in the current financial mess.
Who were the top recipients of Freddie-Mac and Fanny-Mae money?

You are hilarious RC and so right on! I have watched many debates, this one was pathetic. Sarah Palin needs to excuse herself back to the Alaskian wilds as quickly as possible where she can wink and smile and hunt with her
” first dude ” This country is in dire need of someone with some sense. I’d have respected her more if she hadn’t recited exactly what she was told to, frankly I’m with a lot of the people here it was condescending and I didn’t appreciate it.

and while we are at it – lets turn over the main stream media and get some real watch dogs in place.
Not the lap dogs that we have now.

Dear Joan,
This country is in dire need of someone with some sense. Governor Palin is the person who is going to provide it.
She “recited exactly what she was told to”?
Really now? How would you even presume to know ‘what she was told’?
That is not even a plausible lie!

Nick@Nite,
good luck with all that hero worshipping.
after 8 years of bush, the deification of palin seems to prove that some people CAN be fooled all of the time.
i wouldn’t hire a worker who winked and flirted her way through a job interview…sarah palin is no exception.

I watched the debate last night. I found the kissing and folkism unnecessary. Sarah isn’t dumb; she’s just out of her league and trying to find ways to compensate for what she lacks. She kept referring back to energy as a way of getting around questions. I noticed that people are really defensive when it comes to Sarah. I noticed many of the women in Alaska aren’t imressed with home, especially the women who are living in domestic violence shelter. Alaska has the highest rate of sexual and physical abuse against women and children. She is in a position to help pass laws to protect these women and children. Yet, she hasn’t written any laws. A retire police officer said one of the problems is the lack of manpower on the police force. Has Sarah tried to increase manpower? I don’t think so. The day Palin went back to Alaska they had a welcome home rally. What the news didn’t show you was the same day they had a “Reject Palin Rally” that drew a crowd of about 1400 people. I saw a picture of a woman holding a sign that said I voted for her once and I’ll never do it again. Finally, what disturbs me about Palin is the pro life issue. I keep picturing a 12 yrs old girl getting violently rape and getting pregnant as a result. I can’t see making this little girl carry this baby full term. Look at the motional and physcological damage this would do. I want a woman VP that is professional, intelligent and charming someone my grand daughter can admire and respect.

Dear coreydbarbarian(?)
Uh, a barbarian? Really? How is that working out for you?
After 8 years of what? Lets see.
We were viciously attacked on 9/11 at the start of his Presidency.
We have been fighting a war against the terrorists ever since.
Well, all I can say is the President was dealt a very difficult hand and he has responded to the best of his abilities to it.
I hope we elect a president who will win the war so that the world is safe for our children.
Given the choice between McCain and Obama, I think that clearly McCain is the better choice of the two. At least he is not pals with someone who has bombed our Pentagon. That kind of rules Obama as a candidate in my view.

Talk about a reality show.

ANOTHER KATHLEEN PARKER???
B*TCHES B*TCHING AGAIN
ANYTIME A WOMAN IS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, IT IS OTHER B**CHES PUTTING HER DOWN..

To NickAtNight,
Thank you for your comments and corrections to my last posting re: the UK Guardian and The Beverly Hillbillies. Points taken and appreciated.

PALIN WAS SUPERBE AND MUCH MUCH PRETTIER THAN THEM COUPLE O’BITHCES.
ARE YOU GUYS “CONSERVATIVE” TOO?
THATS WHAT I THOUGHT.. SHE CAN HOLLOW LIKE AN IGLOO INDIAN, WE LOVE SARAH PALIN. GET USED TO IT.
OBAMAMANIACS BACK TO
SPIN
SPIN
SPIN FOR OBAMA.

sending shout outs in a national debates. Who is she DJ Hockeymom?

The conservatives spend all week crying about Gwen writing a book that has Obama’s name in the title. Big fat rush lintball was squealing like a pig without the lipstick.
and what happens
Gwen is totally respectfull (as I knew she would)
But miss hockeymom just dismisses the moderator and tells her she’s going to do her own thing.
Where is all the crying and squealing NOW.

I could give a rats ass about Palin. The whole soccer-mom folksy routine is an act to compensate for an obvious lack of knowledge.
I blame her handlers more than her, but she simply is not ready for national politics. Perhaps she can wink at Putin while she’s looking at Russia. But the VP slot is not for on-the-job training.
Never-the-less, you can say she won if it makes you feel good. There is only ONE score that matters and it certainly isn’t Palin’s performance in a debate.
ELECTORAL MAP
Obama 338 McCain 185 Ties 15
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
Obama 264 McCain 163 Toss Up 111
NPR
Obama 269 McCain 200
INTRADE
Obama 273 McCain 185
POLITICO
Obama 353 McCain 185
Say goodnight Pubs!

In 1992 Patty Murray ran for the Senate in the state of Washington. She had less experience than Barack Obama, not a lawyer, campaigned as a soccer mom in tennis shoes, she won overwhelmingly, supported by liberal Democrats. I just don’t agree with the anti-Palin arguments I’m hearing, they don’t reconcile at all. The attack on her experience is pure subterfuge. She is definitely bringing her base back to life.

Dear ‘The Only Real Winner’,
Goodnight.
Governor Palin had clear knowledge and command of all the subject matters being debated. Try again.
Governor Palin has more executive experience than all three other candidates combined!
Both the Presidency and the Vice Presidency have ON THE JOB training. They are one of a kind jobs. Not a single one of the candidates is fully prepared for the job.
Yes, she won the debate.
As for your other issue – Those votes get counted on election night. That is the only poll that counts.

Dear WestCoastMessenger,
Excellent point.

Dear “This is sO Old”,
Sorry that you are so easily bored.
There is no ‘beginners’ place in the Senate. The Senators are equal in standing.
A certain Presidential candidate has even less experience that she does. So that is a non-starter.
She is certainly very well qualified for the job. She is the only candidate with ANY executive experience.

gwen ifill is THE most respectable journalist in america.
her book is on the intersection of race and politics. what self-respecting book on race & politics would NOT include a chapter on barack obama??
silly republicans. your desperation is showing.

The main reason that I can`t agree with Palin is that I don`t understand what she`s saying! She talks in circles and when she`s finished, I`m more confused than before she began speaking. Can the McCain camp pleasssse get her a translator so that we can make some sense out of her word salad!

Dear Diane,
I find Governor Palin to be very easy to understand.
Apparently so did most of the women in that Colorado focus group.

Dear coreydbarbarian,
Oh dear, the barbarians are at the bed sheets? Naw, just doesn’t have the same ring.
Interesting tactics.
You dismiss the women as ‘evangelicals’ without any facts or basis.
Somehow you manage to toss in the word ‘bush’ in when referring to Governor Palin.
That is a very inappropriate sexual reference and very derogatory towards women in general and Govern Palin in specific.
And then you accuse me of having a Governor Palin fixation.
Goodness, did that mean I have an Obama fixation when I was defending him from trolls and scurrilous defamers?
I had no idea.

1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted the exact same way as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY.
>>2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING: Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down unconditionally with Mahmoud Ahmedinijad of Iran. Barack Obama did say specifically, and Joe Biden attacked him for it. It’s on you tube.
>>3. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING: Biden said, Drill we must. But Biden has opposed offshore drilling and
even compared offshore drilling to raping the Outer Continental Shelf.
>>4. TROOP FUNDING: Joe Biden lied when he indicated that John McCain and Barack Obama voted the same way against funding the troops in the field. John McCain opposed a bill that included a timeline, that the President of the United States had already said he would veto regardless of it s passage.
5. OPPOSING CLEAN COAL: Biden says he s always been for clean coal, but he just told a voter that he is against clean coal and any new coal plants in America and has a record of voting against clean coal and coal in the U.S. Senate. It’s crystal clear on you tube!
>>6. ALERNATIVE ENERGY VOTES: According to FactCheck.org, Biden is exaggerating and overstating John McCain’s record voting for alternative energy when he says he voted against it 23 times.
>>7. HEALTH INSURANCE: Biden falsely said McCain will raise taxes on people’s health insurance coverage — they get a tax credit to offset any tax hike. Independent fact checkers have confirmed this attack is false
>>8. OIL TAXES: Biden falsely said Palin supported a windfall profits tax in Alaska — she reformed the state tax and revenue system, it’s not a windfall profits tax.
>>9. AFGHANISTAN / GEN. MCKIERNAN COMMENTS: Biden said that top military commander in Iraq said the principles of the surge could not be applied to Afghanistan, but the commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force Gen. David D. McKiernan said that there were principles of the surge strategy, including working with tribes, that could be applied in Afghanistan.
10. REGULATION: Biden falsely said McCain weakened regulation — he actually called for more regulation on Fannie and Freddie in 2005.
11. IRAQ: When Joe Biden lied when he said that John McCain was dead wrong on Iraq , because Joe Biden shared the same vote to authorize the war and differed on the surge strategy where they John McCain has been proven right.
>>12. TAX INCREASES : Biden said Americans earning less than $250,000 wouldn t see higher taxes, but the
Obama-Biden tax plan would raise taxes on individuals making $200,000 or more.
>>13. BAILOUT: Biden said the economic rescue legislation matches the four principles that Obama laid out, but in reality it doesn t meet two of the four principles that Obama outlined on Sept. 19, which were that it include an emergency economic stimulus package, and that it be part of part of a
globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20.
14. REAGAN TAX RATES: Biden is wrong in saying that under Obama, Americans won’t pay any more in taxes then they did under Reagan.
15. Biden tried to match her on the Main Street cred, it rang slightly wacky. “Look,” he said, “All you have to do is go down Union Street with me in Wilmington or go to Katie’s Restaurant or walk into Home Depot with me, where I spend a lot of time.” Why? Is he moonlighting as a checkout clerk on the evening shift? Or is he stalking that nice lady in Lighting Fixtures? As for Katie’s Restaurant, ah, I’m sure it was grand but apparently it closed in 1990.
Read it and weep. The last one is my favorite. There is more coming out each day. His whole Lebanon discussion and the fact that Pakistan can hit Israel with nuclear missiles – NOT TRUE. The guy was spouting crap, but you lemmings don’t care about facts just as long as it fits.

The outrageous behavior of many women towards Sarah Palin will certainly cause other successful women to think twice before running for higher office.
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What a bunch of whining crap.
ALL candidates get scutinized and brutalized by the media when they run for the highest offices in our nation.
It has always been this way. Gov Palin is nothing special in this regard. Welcome to national politics.
The implication that poor Sarah Palin has had to endure such terrible hardships (all five weeks of it) is a disgrace to accomplished women.
Obama has been getting blasted by smears, rumors, inuendo, media stories about his church, his family, his background, every comment he has ever made, etc for well over a year.
Does this mean that all African Americans should now “think twice” about running for higher office?
And Palin is not “well qualified” for the job. Her “executive experience” of being a mayor(of a town not much bigger than my daughter’s high school)is rediculous. She had to hire someone to run the day to day operations and ran her town millions into debt while she was mayor. That’s “experience”?
As governor of Alaska, she has the luxury of huge oil revenues and a non-diverse population. It’s the smallest population of any state – less than the city of Indianapolis. She collected more ear marks per capita than ANY OTHER governor and more than Obama.
She has little to no knowledge of international politics accept for what is written on her index cards. This has been more than evident when she doesn’t get to use them. Anyone can cram and say a few names, but she has demonstrated she does not really understand the issues that we, and other nations face. The other three in this election (and of course Hillary) already know about these things. They aren’t being schooled on it.
Oh, and by the way NICK AT NIGHT:
CNN, CBS, FOX, etc polls show Americans say Palin LOST the debate. (But we all know FOX is in the tank for Obama right?)
If Palin had “clear knowledge” of the subject matter, why did she not answer the questions? Instead she just read her rehearsed talking points. She even stated she wouldn’t answer the questions being asked. That does not indicate she knows anything but how to read her memorized and scripted lines.

Thanks Nick – I’m still laughing about that reataurant being closed since 1990
- it just shows the crap that was coming out his mouth and more importantly how out of touch he is.

That kid’s video was scary and very creepy. What parent’s will put little kid’s up to this and brainwash these young minds. These people are nuts and radical. If Obama wins, there will be a lovefest never before seen in America.

FOR NICK AT NIGHT. THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SOME TRUTH FOR A “CHANGE”.
CBS Biden 46% Palin 21%
CNN: Biden 51% Palin 36%
FOX NEWS: Biden 61% Palin 39%
MSNBC: Biden 52% Palin 38%
AOL: Biden 48% to Palin 45%
MediaCurves: Biden 67% to Palin 33%.
Survey USA: Biden 51% Palin 32%
Oh, that biased media. The real indicator is some unknown Colorado focus group. Hahahahaha

Dear TC,
I’ll have to give your meetup a miss.
So where is Katies restaurant?

I enjoyed the video of Palin having the witches removed from her body!
Or the one where she asks her church to pray for construction of an oil pipeline.
And you think kids are creepy?
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You are showing your ignorance of African culture. That minister was a visiting from Kenya who was saying an African prayer. African culture has a strong mindset that witchcraft is a powerful force of evil. Now you liberals wouldn’t be insensitive to African culture – would you. We all want to all accepting and not be construed as a racist – would we now.
What does have this anything relevant to kids – Obama We Love You, Obama for Change, Yes We Can Can, Yes We Can Can…. Barf.

Dear TC,
I’ll have to give your meetup a miss.
So where is Katies restaurant?
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It’s Biden’s Restaurant to Nowhere.

Dear TC,
ROFLOL. Is it at the end of the universe?
“Pollster Frank Luntz’s focus group on Fox News watched the St. Louis debate. The group was evenly divided between Kerry and Bush supporters from the 2004 election. After the debate Luntz asked if she won, and his group almost unanimously said she had.”

Among these voters, there was improvement in views of both Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. 55% of these uncommitted voters said their opinion of Palin has changed for the better as a result of the debate.
These are all snapshot polls. The real issue is that Palin is back. She and Palin will systematically pick Obama apart – starting with his offensive comments regarding our troops killing innocent people in Afghanistan – ( Is this the Commander In Chief We Want)- and big bloated government.

Dear TC,
WOW, 69.9 million people watched the debate. I was one of them. I gave the Presidential debate a miss.
They were all there to see Palin. Certainly not Joe.
That children’s video certainly was creepy. What on earth where those parents thinking?

I keep hearing that Sarah Palin is phoney, don’t think she is at all. I thinks she really is unprofessional, backward, unpolished, manipulating and stupid. It’s just so extreme it just hard to believe.

I believed the blog topic is about women in politics, citing Sarah Palin as example. But some of the comments posted are way too far from the topic by people pathetic enough just to say anything to inject their party affiliation and hero worshipping. Get on track, men and women of America, you are like Sarah Palin veering away from the topic, then wink, wink, wink.

Nationalized Medicine: My wife is from England – it’s a disaster and IT’S NOT FREE. Increased tax base to support this monstrosity, decreased access to technology and consultants (one way they control costs), queing for major surgery (another way they control costs), essentially no hemodialysis availabilty, decrease in quality of physician.
One Trillion Dollar spending program proposed by Obama for Federal beauracracies. This needs no explanation
Increased taxes – it’s coming across the board. How else will he support his socialist programs. He will tax businesses out of business. All you need to know about Obama’s tax policy is that he would delay it because the economy is weak -ie. it risks making it worse. So therefore why is it right if it’s stronger?? The guys a radical dunce.

McCain has Done Very Little Too Support Veterans
After listening to Palin last night you would think her and McCain really supports our troops. Here are some facts about McCain’s support for veterans
Fact: McCain repeatly voted against improved benefits for veterans and opposed the 21st GI Bill because it was too generous.
Fact: McCain voted against funding for veterans’ health care
Fact: Opposed an assured funding stream for veterans’ health care.
Fact: McCain and 12 other republicans voted against adding more than $430 million to the Department of Veterans Affair for outpatient care and treatment for veterans. He also voted against funding for the Veterans Affairs Department in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000 2001
Fact: voted against establishing a $1billion trust fund to improve military health facilities by refusing to repeal tax cuts for those making more than $1million a year.
Fact: McCain Opposed $500 million for counseling services for Veterans with mental disorders.
Fact: Voted in support of Disabled veterans only 25% of the time from 2004-2005
Fact: McCain voted against providing automatic cost-of-living adjustments to veterans.
Fact: He opposed increasing spending on Tri-care and giving greater access to National Guard and Reservists
Fact: He voted to outsource jobs at military facilities.
Fact: He voted to repeal the minimum wage and against a clean pay raise for low income workers
Fact: He opposes The Employee Free Choice Act, and he crossed a picket line to be on the Jay Leno Show
Fact: McCain wants to privatize our social security. He supports risky personal account schemes that jeopardize seniors safety net and is considering raising retiring age and reducing cost-of –living adjustments. (look at the mess our economy is in as a result of risky investment) I just thought I’d share some facts. Oh yea McCain announce concession to Michigan today, and Palin find out about it when she read it in the news paper. Go to yahoo.com and read it.

Dear TC,
Oh its ‘FREE’. And you get what you pay for.
My dad was so premature he fit in a shoe box. He was lucky he lived since he was born at home.
Who is that ‘lady’ over there who is proposing encouraging the elderly and disabled to ‘be put to sleep’ because they are a financial burden to society?
I still remember those doctors in Scotland who left the hospital and tried to blow up the airport with their car. Now that is the kind of Doctor I want – NOT.
They are going to raise taxes as soon as they get into office – on all classes of people

“starting with his offensive comments regarding our troops killing innocent people in Afghanistan”
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YES, how offensive! We all know that only soldiers and evil people get killed in wars.
Innocent people are never harmed when we bomb the hell out of a country. We have “smart” weapons that only kill bad people.
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There is a difference between civilian casualty of war and an inference that we have intent or do not care that we kill innocent people. Reckless language anyway you cut it – unfit leader. Very uninspiring to say the least!
He is a narccicistic fool – Obama first – me me me, – I said this 2 years ago.. – it was my 4 principles that I said that were in the bailout-

I wonder what defamation attack they are going to pull on Governor Palin next?

If Palin was an older woman, or deemed less attractive and especially if she was a man the bar would not be so low. How insulting for women who really are excelling in every area.
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If Obama was a white guy would he be where he is? Geraldine Ferraro was right – NO. You can play that game all night. The reality is Obama is where he is because he is black, has charicma, and has a very big political machine (the old boy’s network) behind him. Sarah Palin is where she is because she’s a woman, good looking, charismatic. the big difference – she’s grass roots. She wasn’t spat out by a Clinton-like political machine or by the Chicago Democratic machine as Obama was. She essentially is self made. Unusual and refreshing in this day and age. Surprised as a woman you don’t see this appeal.

fascinating.
nick’s been here for going on five hours now, and he’s accusing other’s of being trolls.

We had an example of a woman who could hold her own in a debate with a man without resorting to cutesy, folksy, flirty behavior: Hillary Clinton.
Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton.
I’m just sayin’

Dear mis remembering,
Governor Palin is certainly no Hillary Clinton. She is better.
and Senator Clinton was certainly known to have a bit of fun and use a cute accent at times for a particular audience.

First of all spell check gals…”did she go to far”? in first paragraph is obviously “too”.
Second, I am so tired of women eating their own, as Katie Couric tried to do by editing this gotcha interview, which honestly I only saw snippets of…don’t care how she did…McCain is my man…Obama is too scarey in the #1 spot on their ticket (honestly I wouldn’t vote for him in the #2 spot if Hillary was in the #1).
Professional women, I feel, do not support one another if the light is shining a little too bright on another. Katie being trashed some months back knows what sexism in our country is all about and how tough it is to play with the big boys.
Palin did great…should get out there and do every interview with male journalists, do radio interviews and keep speaking to MIDDLE AMERICA. Not everyone has the liberal elitism of West Coast/East Coast.
I was a big Hillary supporter who switched to McCain immediately after Hill withdrew and was cautiously pleased when he chose Palin. She will be great and learn alot in four years. She’s been at this National campaign thing for 36 days…Biden 36 years, it seems. I’m not waiting another 24 years to see a woman on a ticket. Our country is so behind with female political leaders.
I’ll take a 2 year Governor as VP over a two minute Senator as Prez (with horrible judgement on friends and associates, i.e. terriorists, criminals, and racists, ANYDAY).
McCAIN/PALIN NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

I thought she was a pitbull? she put me to sleep, how the hell is she going to face another world leader without making them laugh?
I’ve seen enough stupidity for the last eight years with ‘W’…
she is a joke and for all the hard working moms out there, I’m sorry!!!!

Palin is a joke, she makes us serious women look bad.
If a man had stood up there and did what she did he would have been laughed out of town and called an ignorant hillbilly, but because she is cute, everyone calls it folksy, give me a break she is a clown.

Funny, the radio guys I listen to said Biden put them to sleep. My own husband said Biden sounded like he was lecturing.
Face it…..the 70 million tuned in to Gov. Palin…..Biden is a BORE, Politics as Usual…NO CHANGE….Obama screwed that theme up when he picked 65 year old, 37 years in the Senate Biden.
CHANGE WE NEED…..McCAIN/PALIN.

Well gosh darn it, ya can bet ya that if Biden winked, and talked about a shinny city on a hill by golly he would have been laughed out the door.
No what we expect is professional manners, and knowledge, male or female, period.

Viewers tuned in for Palin to see a possible wreck. It’s the same effect as looking at a crash on the highway. You know you shouldn’t want to see it, but you do. There was no other reason than morbid curiosity, especially given her bizarre answers to Gibson and Couric.
She avoided a collision, but Biden dominated the debate on substance. He was informed, affable, and related to the American worker.
The GOP rejoices today and the media hopes for a closer race, because the wreck did not happen. However, the undecideds are overwhelmingly pointing to Biden as the victor in various polls.
Sometimes the reality isn’t as exciting as the hype.
As a female voter, I judge candidates on substance. In this regard, Biden won easily.

I can’t really imagine Condi or Kaye Bailey Hutchinson changing the subject and winking with a come-on smile to convince us to vote Republican.
Of course they would have known the answers and not just have memorized the talking points.
Americans should think twice about voting for an elderly candidate who seems to have chosen Miss Alaska as his running mate.

All you Palin haters…I had to fight all the Hillary haters for months too. This time tho….instead of hateful libs attacking Hillary it’s Palin…anything to promote their “suit” who would never be here with his bio/experiece/judgement IF HE WEREN’T BLACK with the best political machine and 300 advisors behind him.
BUT ALL THE PALIN/BIDEN TALK IS INCONSEQUENTIAL….AS AMERICANS VOTE TOP OF THE TICKET 100% OF THE TIME.
NEVER BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.

She was Great! I am a woman – the problem with woman is jealousness!
I have had plenty of woman bosses who were not supportive and one executive told me I was too pretty for the job.
She debated with Biden who has been in congress forever – Palin took the lead if you really want to be honest! I see nothing wrong with a strong woman wrinking. Obama has no experience and NO Accomplishments – This country is really messed up when someone like this can get in – The Oprah crowd. Palin for VP and McCain will outlive YOU!

Stop being Jealous, Palin is everything you wish you could be!
Palin for VP!

None of you are ‘concerned’ about Palins taxes. None of you are ‘concerned’ about the LIES Mc Cain or Palin told. You already decided long ago to support Obama so you are being sociopathic idiots trying to figure out how to pick apart the negatives of Obama’s opponent.
None of you are ‘concerned’ about the LIES Obama or Biden told. You decided a long time ago to support Mc Cain so you act like sociopathic idiots trying to pick apart Mc Cain’s opponents

Talking about low standards. I guess when you only have a little to offer, you have to stoop down. When I moved to the state I now live in, the school where my children attended has significantly lower achievement scores than what I was used to. So, my choices were either to move my kids to a better school or allow them to be low achievers. The decision was obvious. We should never accept mediocrity when the alternatives are better. If the republicans want to consider Palin a viable candidate, then that just speaks to their mediocrity. As for me, I want the best for mine and the country. I moved my kids to a school where they were challenged to excellence. That was the best decision I have ever made in my life. This election is a life changing event and we should treat it like that and stop the sham games.

I certainly hope that all of you people who all this time to argue your opinions take the time to get out there and vote. That’s where your opinion matters. Not on the abcnews.com website!!!

This is not choosing persons whom you want to have beer with.
For sure, Palin is fun, but we don’t want to entertainer in white house.
With this economic disaster, we should have be more careful and rational to pick the right ticket for the white house.

Palin proved that she is a moron! She didn’t answer any questions that were put to her. Instead, she bombarded us with a cache of clichés. The winking was just pathetic. Save it for the pageant sweetie. Finally, that accent is god awful and the phony folksy crap really grates on many of us! To all of you defending her, just remember that it was the people who rejected her and declared Biden the winner! You betcha!

If you really want to know what we want from our women politicians, just look at Sen. Hillary Clinton. Compare Sen. Clinton with Sarah Palin and you easily see why most Americans are now completely turned off by Palin as a politician. She acts like she was born to be barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen. On the other hand, Sen. Clinton looks like a woman, who could easily take over the duties of the President of the United States in a moments notice. Obama/Biden 2008!!!

It is hard to say that some of the posters spewed hatred due to the shortage or the over-dosage of Prozac. No matter how you spin it, the matter of fact is , we have an in-experience female who runs for the Veep job and an in-experience male who runs the the Pres. As much as I hate to agree with Rev. Wright but he may be right that it is not God Bless America but G.D.A. For once, Rev. Wright maybe right. I feel so sorry for the future of the children that have been brought in to this world .

I agree Sarah Palin has become a joke, she is just clueless. Sad!!!

SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS ON AMERICA
Fear is such a strange motivator, but at the same time it is a frightening and dangerous one. This country’s foundation of ideas and principles is what makes this country great and different from all other countries in the world- our Founding Fathers, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution are our inspiration and solace.
At this moment in time our nation has drifted far from the principles and vision laid out by our forefathers – individual liberty and responsibility, state’s rights, and minimization of federal government intrusion.
For years we have drifted toward a centralization of and dependency on federal government – a physical and psychological dependency that is ruining this country. History will show the turning point to be the Great Depression – a time of economic disaster. This point needs emphasis – a time of economic disaster. Does this sound familiar?
What was originally espoused as a temporary measure, with assumed good intent (the Great Deal), to help those in immediate need soon became part of the fabric of American society and for some a cultural and political way of thinking. The “new” Democrat party seized upon this moment of opportunity (ie., an economic crisis) to maintain and implement their vision of government controlled programs for American society. This changed the landscape of American culture and politics forever.
We now find ourselves at a time of economic ‘crisis’ – again, fear has been the main motivator. Therefore, it is no surprise that we looked to government to bail us out – we just passed one of the largest socialist principled laws in American history. We have come so far down the road of government dependency in our society it has created a physical and, more alarmingly, psychological mindset of dependency on the federal government for answers. There were many voices of reason on both sides of the political isle that had alternative, capitalist entrepreneurial principled solutions – American generated economic solutions – that were simply ignored.
As stated, America is in a financial ‘crisis’ never seen before since the Great Depression – so we are told. Historically, the world has made extreme and dangerous decisions at a time of economic turmoil – in fact, any rise of power of an extremist personality or a monumental conflict in world history can arguably be solely attributed to economic unrest. Whether it be fascist or communist regimes- the common theme is the implementation of a centralized governmental power resulting in dyer consequences not only for its people, but for the world. Government controlled policies on the thoughts and behavior of individuals – ie., fascism, communism, socialism and their subsequent takeover– take advantage of the vulnerability of individual human freedom in times of crisis.
America is and should remain different. In 1776, the beginnings of our nation was an experiment never before seen or experienced on the world stage. The elitists of Europe scoffed at the folksy commoners of this new country with arrogant expectations of failure. But we did not fail. We struggled and fought – from within and against outside forces – for our freedom and for our newborn country. We became unique. Rather than descend from an historical mindset of dictatorships, kings and queens as have our European friends, we now became the descendants of revolutionaries – free thinkers. This is our foundation. This is our cross to bear, our obligation forever.
Individuals innately desire freedom – freedom of thought, freedom of action, freedom of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our Declaration of Independence guarantees the pursuit of happiness – not happiness itself. Happiness is a self achieved fulfillment, not a government directive.
At the same time, democracy as a social organization may not be a natural human tendency. Though we may espouse and desire individual freedoms we seek comfort and security and, therefore, are vulnerable to extremism in times of unrest. During such times of conflict, we gravitate to individuals who can inspire and lead. We put our trust in such leadership. It is this trust during hard times that may blind us – this is the vulnerability of human freedom and democracy.
Democracy and the maintenance of its ideals and principles is hard work– it should never be comfortable and taken for granted. Though it can be the most powerful force and inspiration in the world it is at the same time fragile and can be taken away in an instant or gradually eroded as its principles slowly fade with time. America has become lazy both intellectually and politically. We have insulated ourselves from our surroundings with our excesses and self gratification. We are selfish – whether it be with our nice cars or our expectation of federal government handouts – we have lost our way.
We are now at a crossroad, a moment in history that will change the sociopolitical future of America. Now, more than ever, is not the time to compromise the core principles laid down by our Founding Fathers.
Senator Obama has no doubt benefited politically from this present economic turmoil. We must ask ourselves – Is he the solution? Does his vision exude and support the principles and ideals laid down by our Founding Fathers?
Senator Obama will open the arms of the federal government – the likes of which we have not seen since the Great Depression (one trillion dollars in new government programs!!) – to solve our problems and lessen the burden of individual responsibility. These arms will wrap around us smothering and extinguishing the glowing remains of the ideals of the American Revolution of 1776.
The growth of the federal government and the ever increasing dependency and reliance on centralized government will further entrench the American mindset to such expectations and therefore, make it increasingly difficult to change.

Dear “Jess-Soccer Mom from Canton Ohio”
For an alleged Republican you managed to cite every single slander and talking point of the far left.
I don’t think you were honest with us. This is a classic lie that the hard left uses when blogging and calling talk radio. They claim to be ‘life long republicans’ but then cite all of the hard lefts positions.
So please, next time TELL THE TRUTH.
First, I am sorry you are scared. Perhaps you should buy a gun to protect yourself.
Second, Governor Palin is not running to be an ‘intellect’, she is running to be Vice President. Those are different jobs. She has shown herself to be a very qualified politician and leader. She was effective on her City Council. She was effective as Mayor. She was effective as Governor of Alaska.
Third, I don’t know why would be scared about Senator McCains health and age. His mother is still alive and kicking. On the other hand, both of Obama’s parents are deceased at young ages. Given the documented short life expectancy of his line, I would be more worried about Obama dying of ill health in office than McCain.
Fourth, If the unthinkable did happened, Governor Palin has shown herself to be a competent and popular Governor. She will do a fabulous job as President of the United States.
Fifth, By the way, we have had Presidents disabled in office before. My daughter did a paper on our first woman ‘President’ – Edith Bolling Galt Wilson.
Sixth, I think you are being thrown off by her good looks and her buoyant personality. She is far tougher than she looks. She got the nickname Barracuda from her agressive style of play in basketball. She must have nerves of steel to be able to hit the free throws necessary to get her team
to win the championship.
Seventh, just because she can ‘talk folksy’ does not make her an intellectual lightweight. She is clearly very sharp.
Eighth, if you are voting for the safety of this nation, why would you vote for someone who’s career was started in the house of a man who bombed the pentagon?
Nineth, Why would you vote for someone who was one of the top receivers of Fanny-mae and Freddie-mac money? The corruption of those two organizations has almost completely sunk this country this month. Dodd, Obama and Clinton are all high on the lists as defenders of these two companies.
Tenth, Biden showed that he does not know the issues and is clearly very confused on a lot of facts. If we had followed the advice of Obama/Biden, we would have fled from Iraq instead of surging. The terrorists would have then taken over the country and would be expanding into the other neighboring countries and extending their attacks on our country. Good grief.

Gov. Palin rocks and engages me in politics in a way I was only engaged before with Hillary. So I will be praying Gov. Palin and Sen. McCain are voted into office on Nov. 4.
I was a Hillary supporter until she withdrew and I immediately shifted to McCain AS OBAMA IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE to me…..UNACCEPTABLE.
Thank goodness, the creep kid from the Tenn. Democrat on BO campaign has been indicted and it could be $250,000 and 5 years in prison….for hacking into Gov. Palin’s email account. There was nothing there of interest…WONDER IF THAT COULD BE SAID OF B. HUSSEIN? And if the tables were turned this would have been wholly hell.
LOVED HILLARY, LIKE BIDEN, CAN’T STAND OBAMA’S LACK OF JUDGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE AND CHARACTER.
McCAIN/PALIN ALL THE WAY!

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