Mush!

She knocked it out of the ball park.

The speakers tonight (Wed.), including Gov. Palin, were a pack of junkyard dogs. Snarling, barking,growling–protecting nothing!
Disgusted in Northern New Mexico

Great speech but we still have to wait and see how she does in the debate.

Maybe she did “knock it out of the park,” but I was personally disappointed. I wanted to hear why she wants to do this and how she can help McCain, not why the Democrats are wrong and McCain is a hero. I want to trust her and believe in her–right now, I think she’s sounded like the pitbull she described.

Wow. DNC, RNC, Berlin, Paris. London – SP would rock-the-house. I would pay money to see SP & BO “debate” in the mode of Lincoln – Douglas. And I know that BO has delivered when the buildup/ pressure was on. But he has never had to do so after an onslaught like SP has endured. I am at a loss to think of another recent example like this – where the person under-the-gun delivered like SP did tonight. And there may be an example of someone doing the same – but no one in the modern era has ever done it better. Historic, simply historic. She – um’ he – has my vote.

Well there were a number of lies but one of the worst was when talking about fighting washington insider politics and esp. the bridge to nowhere well McCains campaign is staffed by some 75 % lobbist esp. those at the top of his campaign. Oh and the money for the bridge to nowhere Alaska got it they just didn’t build the bridge they built all the roads going up to where it will begin and as gov. she did a speech to help get this money and said Washington thinks your nowhere well I don’t and she hired lobby firms to lobby for the money. But she’s an outsider YEAH RIGHT and Rush Limbaugh is a Liberal !!! and it was a Canadian firm she gave the contract to, to build this gas pipeline but their slogan is country first then find an american co. to do the pipeline and saying we need to use american resources the drill here drill now mindset well we used our best resource our brave men and women to fight in Iraq and the Bush admin lets China walk in and get contracts that American firms should have got to develope oil fields in IRAQ fields that will produce and low estimate of 125,000 barrels of oil a week within 3 yrs maybe sooner but BUSH/ McCain and the rest let CHINA our biggest worry for our country out there come in after OUR men and women clear the way with their blood and lives and TAKE a contract to get the oil out of IRAQ right under our noses and our men and women will probally be the ones protecting China’s people in the fields and their equipment and the oil being shipped out and their tankers in the straights with our navy !!! yeah that’s the Kind of leadership we need one last thing She also said that it is their responsibilty to leave the country better then it was when they took office !! REALLY well then are your better off NOW then when Bush, who McCain voted with 90% of the time are you better of NOW then when W took over and was rubber stamped by McCain and the rest of the GOP for 7 yrs ?

i am so I can!!!! , nobody talks about who writes Obama’s speeches because Obama writes his own speeches.
She did a fine job, no doubt (I mean when was the last time you heard a bad acceotance speech?). But now she has allowed Obama to take the gloves off. For all her posturing as a nice, local girl, she was a ruthless, dishonest attack dog tonight and she should get ready. This is not Alaska baby. This is the big leagues.

She is crazier and more unfit than McCain. The vitrol and hate spewed from her mouth sounded like Karl Rove had given her lessons. I have decided to vote for Obama now.

Yes, interesting comment about speech writers….Biden for sure gets help and B. Hussein is certainly not writing on his own, but never a mention of that. The test will be at the debates that Obama dodges and avoids at all costs, because of his speech impediment, ug, ah, um, agh……I sure hope Gov. Palin is clearer in her speech than Obama’s stammering, when off script.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN/PALIN, despite all the Obots working here tonight

Dear Sarah:
It’s the job of journalists and the news media to asks questions of your qualifications. You need to grow up and answer the questions without sounding like you are whining. Oh — that’s right — its okay for you to complain about the media being sexist but not Hillary. You are every feminists worst nightmare.

Obama must be having a meltdown right about now.
The smoothest delivery I’ve probably ever seen.
The media thought they could crush her and she threw it right back at them.

It’s a shame people don’t do a little basic research before posting.
The word in Alaska is that Palin rarely needs or uses a teleprompter; she’s good with one and even better without one. Unlike Bambi. uh uh uh

The McCain campaign plans to dump her. If they were keeping her, they would have made her look credibly presidential. Instead they used her as an attack dog and cheerleader. The Republican cynicism runneth over.

We know it was a great speech when posters have to start lying about it. Homerun.

Traci your right there is a stark contrast from the DNC speeches and these 2 these 2 were NEGATIVE and thge DNC speeches were POSITIVE Republicans for Obama 08 !!!!!

Dema – you’re delusional. McCain isn’t dumping her. But keep pretending if it helps you sleep at night.

TO: i am so I can!!!!
Barack Obama wrote his own acceptance speech, as all the media outlets reported.
Sarah Palin was just reading aloud whatever the campaign speech writers placed in front of her. She’s a puppet. Whatever ‘clever’ attack lines she spewed tonight weren’t even her own!
Can’t wait to see her debate Joe Biden. No speech writers to save her then.

Any doubt that the McCain/Palin campaign has gone negative? One nasty, vicious smear attack after another. Lots of hate, not a lot of hope. Tonight clenched it for me…”eight is enough”, this Clinton supporter is throwing her energy into Obama/Biden.

It was a flat speech, that gave nothing to the American people, it only energized the Repukians…
It was full of lies:
Bridge to nowhere
Earmarks
Wasteful spending
and she repeated all those lies again, even tho, other better media outlets have already exposed those lies…
She spoke about things she knew nothing about… ie, irag, economy, foreign affairs.
How in the world can ABC say she was fantastic…
ABC has give free passes to McCain and now they are giving Palin a free pass.
She was flat and uninspiring…

Close your eyes and try to imagine her as president. Now stop shuddering, open your eyes, and vote for Obama.

Wolfson on Fox:
“She was able to stick the knife in Barack Obama and do it effectively. She was very very good.”
“That shot of her and the family on stage was priceless”
“Democrats have reasons to be concerned…”
Nothing bad to say.

Peach,
Isn’t Chris Wallace a man?
I think so.

Sorry Mike – don’t see it in the speech you linked.

Fantastic!
A new conservative leader is born……..welcome back Reagan democrats…..

You could tell how effective her speech
was by the sick, depressed look on
Andrea Mitchell’s face while she did
interviews afterwards. If MSNBC is a bellwether of the left media, they
must be in a tizzy in the Ohbama war
room tonight.

You could tell how effective her speech
was by the sick, depressed look on
Andrea Mitchell’s face while she did
interviews afterwards. If MSNBC is a bellwether of the left media, they
must be in a tizzy in the Ohbama war
room tonight.

Dennis Fort Myers, if you think Joe Biden’s screaming about how awful McCain is was “positive” then there’s not anything I could say to change your mind.
Seems like there’s a lot of fright and a lot of anger, and it’s the Obama/Biden group that has that anger. If she’s so bad and so unqualified, why all the attacks? Why are you so angry? I think, as the saying goes, you “doth protest too much.”
I just hope people who have open minds and hearts and want what’s best for our country – and aren’t just tied to party loyalty – will see how dangerous Obama is.

grizzly bare – I do believe you are correct. Andrea Mitchell has been quoting the most far left web site rumor mongering by the mentally unstable.

She did well reading the Bush speech although 8 is enough….

lmg,
I agree, Not only the lies again that you mentioned, but it was thin, flat and sounded like my 8th grade teacher during a boring lecture…
Of course all the Republicans were going wild for the TV audience – they had to!
This woman is a lightweight and I can’t wait to see her on Meet the press!!!

LOL! “New-Clear”.

Well, for me, I don’t like Obama AT ALL, She sounded great! BTW Jake, perfect title, perfect article I love the way I am feeling after Palin’s speech. I want a game where she and Obama have boxing gloves and I want to see her kick his butt the way she did tonight! Hmmmm Palin made me happy. BsO makes me Angry. Hmmm Hmmm Hmm, who to chose.

The dems are digging the hole deeper. Harry Reed called the speech “shrill”. Didn’t they use that word on Hillary Clinton?

Palin is a lightweight!
Her speech that she read off the teleprompter was especially towards the end, given without passion or real conviction.
Democrats, I think it is time to release the weapon that can’t be called SEXIST by the Republicans…
It is time to release HILLARY!!!
She will pound this little “hockey mom” into the dirt!!!!!

How come people keep mentioning that Bush speech writer wrote her speech? Who wrote Obama’s acceptance speech? No one asked? Who writes any of Obama’s speeches? No one cares. Now all over sudden who write Sarah’s speeches is important information.

I loved this speech, and the fact that it was given by a candidate the MSM tried to destroy is icing on the cake.

Seriously, how can one go from Hillary to Sara (sp?). Their politics are so different. Please explain. I must be missing something.
Thanks.

Kate,
You’re missing nothing.
Hillary and Palin are political opposites.
But right wingers like to pretend they are Hillary supporters who love McCain and Palin.

Wonderful!
Its settled for me, McCain/Palin in November. I don’t trust Obama, in fact to this day, we don’t know who he his. But its clear he’s not qualified.

Palin has said previously that she discussed Wooten with Monegan only in the context of security concerns for the family. Monegan has said that Palin never directly told him to fire Wooten but that the message was clearly conveyed through repeated messages from Palin, her husband and three members of her Cabinet.
“To allege that I, or any member of my family . . . directed disciplinary action be taken against any employee of the Department of Public Safety, is, quite simply, outrageous,” Palin said in a statement in mid-July after Monegan’s dismissal.
In August, Palin acknowledged that “pressure could have been perceived to exist, although I have only now become aware of it.”

Hey let’s not forget Rudy as a warm up….he was on target too. Great convention, and no props or rock bands to celebritize it. Great night for All Americans/COUNTRY FIRST – McCAIN/PALIN

This woman can dish it out, with a smile, class, and wit. Hillary can
dish it out…..with the charm and
warmth of an iceberg. Vive la difference!

Patricia,
Obama?
Hillary cast her vote for him, released her delegates to “vote their conscience,” moved that he be nominated by acclimation …
Palin, on the other hand, shredded him–good Christian that she is (sorry, I just couldn’t resist).
So no I still don’t get how someone could work for Hillary AND WHAT SHE STANDS FOR to be president and then switch to Sara and WHAT SHE STANDS FOR.
These women are total opposites!!
Not that they can agree on some matters and get along.

Lightweight? Are you kidding? I’m absolutely thrilled that she zinged the left-wing press. By the way, the speech writers had to re-write several times, and right up to convention time, because she wanted more of her own words on that paper. We heard more of the real Palin that we did the real Obama folks. Get it right.

Howard Wolfson Hillary advisor said “Democrats have reason to be concerned”. They thought it was a slam dunk, even tho their boy has never been more than 8 points ahead and only once since their convention. The power that was taken away from Hillary supporter will be great….not 18 mill, but maybe 5 million, and it will be interesting to see how that plays out.

Sarah Palin’s record of intimidation and corruption in Alaska is being uncovered by the media. It is only a matter of time before the beauty queen is history.
Assuming that all those on this blog are not born again fire breathers, you should be aware that because of her, Alaska’s population of evangelical christians is sky rocketing, making the population disproportionally in favor of the hard line, bible thumping measures so favored by her creed. No all conservatives are republican, and not all republican’s are born again creationists. I recommend that you look into the real Sarah Palin before you buy the product being sold here. She is not who she pretends to be.

Harry Reid called her speech “shrill”. You know you’re doing something right when you tick of Reid.

Clinton aides agree that Palin’s treatment in the media has been sexist. Ouch. That’s got to hurt.

McCain campaign now claims that the telepromter operator screwed up during the speech.
Hmmmm now what attack does that fit in with.
So phony..

Sarah Palin speech: Top notch! The Best! Clearly the next vice-president of the United States of America.

RON; quick, what channel are you watching please?

This is not this woman original thoughts.She read on a tele-prompter what a well paid speech writer wrote.How do I know this? Because my husband is a speech writer.

Thanks Ron!

Let’s admit it – we all on both sides of the aisle think Washington is broken.
This woman is someone everybody except on the hard right and hard left can relate to.
She seems like the real deal for once. I’m in.

Heck with Biden, I want to see her dabate Obama. She’d have Obama wearing the lipstick.
Posted by: Ben | Sep 4, 2008 12:43:07 AM
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You Republicans forget, Palin is not running for president! She is not at the top of the ticket! Ha, ha, ha!!!!
That old fool is up tomorrow night! Hope he can talk about something other than being a POW!!!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anderson Cooper was actually claiming that Obama’s time running as president should count as experience. Do ya think he’s biased?

S. Miller was vile with Hillary. I’ll NEVER FORGET. She SUCKS! Sorry, had to let that out.

J. Taylor, you are clearly out of touch with middle America. The acceptance of your liberal minded, unhealthy values are NOT as wide-spread as you would like to believe. Your comments are truly from a very deep-seeded right wing mentality and it’s very depressing that people who think like you might be leading our country. It saddens me to see what has become of our morality and people like you who feel so rightous about our family values being stomped into the dirt.

Rudy rocked the house down. He was vintage Rudy.

Concerned in OH, been that way at MSNBS the whole time. I stopped watching about a year ago now.

Why would anyone watch CNN or MSNBC the most biased news on cable and #2 and #3 in the ratings. Yes, that’s right FOX news is #1 and has been for ages, BECASUE MOST AMERICANS ARE RIGHT OF CENTER…..the centrists that determine the outcome of this and every election. No big lib ever wins WH. Bill only won because he was a centrist, and BO the #1 Liberal in the Senate who is now pretending to move to the center is a fraud. He who would stand with the Muslims if the political winds were to change…quote from his book. Never…B. Hussein

Long on zingers short on substance, fired up the base but does little to move the independents.

Bush Signed Obama’s First Bill Into Law.
10/3/06 “U.S. Senator Barack Obama’s first piece of legislation, the so-called “Google for Government” act, made it through both houses of Congress last month. When President Bush signed the bill into law last Tuesday, the freshman lawmaker scored his first solo victory in his longtime campaign to increase government accountability.” Daily Ilini
Bridge To Nowhere? She supported it until she found out Alaska would have to cover the rest of the expenses. And she kept the Indicted Ted Stevens Earmark money anyway.
When we get the details on the sister’s taxes, McCain is done.

Listening to callers on C-SPAN Alaskan’s Dems and Reps love her. They sound proud.

and let’s not forget..
Sarah Palin is resisting testifying in Troopergate.
because she would be giving testimony before the election.
it’s an ad anyway, so who cares.
hehehehehehehehehe.

Foxnews viewers have been shown to be 4 times more likely than other news watchers to believe things that are proven to be untrue.
It was nice to hear the honest thoughts of Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy today when they called Palin unqualified, a gimmick pick and a political bs narrative. Of course it was an open mike they were unaware of so they let out their honest feelings instead of the plastered on smiles the Republicans have been wearing this week.

She make a great play to the right wing conservatives, and it looked good on TV, but, alas, those right wing conservatives are a small minority in the melting pot that is the USA today. There are so many other factions: hispanics, jewish, asian, arabs, just plain white folk, who listen to that right wing rhetoric and go “huh??”.
Welcome to 21st century America.

Traci one more thing you claim I and the DNC doesn’t know whats good for the country does that mean you think the GOP does have you been paying attn. the last 8 yrs when they have been rubberstampping this president the worst in US history lead by John (I vote 90 % of the time with W and I am proud of it ) McCain but don’t try and tie me to his failures McCain I mean which way is it either he is the 90% guy oh which is 100% this yr or is he the “maverick” that fights the insiders I’ll go with his votes not his words they are tied at the hip and Bushes failings are McCains too.

The women on C NNsane trashed Hillary like crazy with sexist comments which was mind boggling to me. Now they act like they have a right to scream sexism? EEEEWWWW, they’re just creepy. I am flipping channels, with all this TIMEWARNER cable control, things sure are LIMITED. I WAS a DEM for years, now IND and I am always a Hillary Supporter, however I have no problem giving kudos to a Republican like Palin as well as Giulliani for their Zingers. They were very ANN RICHARDS with the humorous blow. I definitely enjoyed it and they knew we would. THANKS for the GREAT SHOW!

Well there were a number of lies but one of the worst was when talking about fighting washington insider politics and esp. the bridge to nowhere well McCains campaign is staffed by some 75 % lobbist esp. those at the top of his campaign. Oh and the money for the bridge to nowhere Alaska got it they just didn’t build the bridge they built all the roads going up to where it will begin and as gov. she did a speech to help get this money and said Washington thinks your nowhere well I don’t and she hired lobby firms to lobby for the money. But she’s an outsider YEAH RIGHT and Rush Limbaugh is a Liberal !!! and it was a Canadian firm she gave the contract to, to build this gas pipeline but their slogan is country first then find an american co. to do the pipeline and saying we need to use american resources the drill here drill now mindset well we used our best resource our brave men and women to fight in Iraq and the Bush admin lets China walk in and get contracts that American firms should have got to develope oil fields in IRAQ fields that will produce and low estimate of 125,000 barrels of oil a week within 3 yrs maybe sooner but BUSH/ McCain and the rest let CHINA our biggest worry for our country out there come in after OUR men and women clear the way with their blood and lives and TAKE a contract to get the oil out of IRAQ right under our noses and our men and women will probally be the ones protecting China’s people in the fields and their equipment and the oil being shipped out and their tankers in the straights with our navy !!! yeah that’s the Kind of leadership we need one last thing She also said that it is their responsibilty to leave the country better then it was when they took office !! REALLY well then are your better off NOW then when Bush, who McCain voted with 90% of the time are you better of NOW then when W took over and was rubber stamped by McCain and the rest of the GOP for 7 yrs ?

Long faces at CNN tonight, even Larry sounds down with his all Dem/Lib panel…wow, so far all 6 panelists bashing Reps. Larry asked an idiotic question with “do you think she used her family tonight?”…My God, do you think every time Obama has trotted out his girls, given EXTRA interviews and posed for mag covers HE WAS QUESTIONED?
God, Larry, at least a couple of the women stood up for her and said their kids are relevent on that stage….ya, think….didn’t Michelle trot them out last week and they said “I love you Daddy”. They forget to mention that.
Sad only FOX is telling it like it is.

Ryan, I supported (and still do) Hillary Clinton and contributed to her campaign – the first time in my life I contributed to any politician’s campaign. I am not a Democrat (although I was registered as one, I switched to Independent), and I don’t vote by party and never have.
The DNC has manipulated this election – I don’t know that it’s sexism as much, I would guess, as it is fright and jealousy of the Clintons by people like Pelosi and Dean. They have pushed Obama upward, a candidate who said in his acceptance speech he would lower taxes and fix Social Security (impossible to do both). Obama is questioned and race becomes the factor; as a Hillary Clinton supporter, I have been called a racist on blogs simply because I would not support him, although I gave detailed, well thought-out reasons why.
There are undoubtedly people on both sides of the aisle who are hateful and nasty, who use words as weapons and hide behind the anonymous shield of the internet to do so. However, in my experience, it has by far been the Obama supporters who launch the most negative, nasty, personal attacks (first against Hillary Clinton, then about McCain – why is it necessary to be childish and call him McBush?).
Maybe you think you know what you’re talking about, and only time will tell for sure – but I can assure you that I agree with Debra, and many others do as well. Only 66% of Clinton supporters are supporting Obama. That doesn’t mean they will all support McCain, but many of those I know are doing so.
Just from the comments tonight, I can tell you that McCain supporters – even before Hillary dropped out of the race – were far less hostile and hateful than the majority of Obama supporters. You hurt your candidate more than you help him.

Yes and Ryan C.was was John Edwards not speaking at the DNC convention? gee maybe because he cheated on his wife who was battling CANCER????
You Obama supporters are limp noodles.

“Don’t mistake the speaker for the speechwriter.”
Posted by: Kate | Sep 4, 2008 12:06:18 AM
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How did Obama get into this conversation!
But while he’s in it, don’t mistake the candidate for the campaign manager!

Nailed it !!!
Grand slam, outta the park !!!
Sarahcuda RAWKS DA HAY-OWZ !!!
But seriously. Fantastic delivery of an excellent speech that at times sounded…Reagan-esque !
And, our girl delivers the jabs with a stilleto blade, and a velvet glove…
No question that a star is born, not just for the conservative faithful, but for national politics in general…
MAALOX ALL AROUND FOR KEEFY, CHRIS TINGLE, AND ALL THE MSNBC/OBAMA PRO-BONO CAMPAIN OPERATIVES!!!

Obama should be worried about who Biden is going to vote for.

Davis:
So now it’s Hillary’s job to pound the little “hockey mom” into the dirt???????
Joe Biden is the Vice-Presidential candidate, not Hillary….
Remember????

Huck, Rudy, & Sarah each hit home runs tonight.

Did you here Larry King basically cut down the caller from Illinois who had a valid point about the guests bashing Palin for having her kids on stage but not treating Obama the same.
Sheer bias! What a shame.

She did just as I expected. Great speaker. Qualities of character — thoughts, words, feelings, actions, all apparently in sync. Friendly though deadly jabs at Obama. No weaknesses.

Great one liners and personal touch. Lots of generalities and partial inaccuracies. Good media exposure in prime time but lacking policy substance. Sorry – it only rates a C.

There’s always FoxNews for those whining about bias.
I’m sure you’ll find a very warm reception and uncritical praise for the Republicans there.

Listening to C SPAN, lot’s of NEW Independents (former Hillary supporters and Dems), they are in for Palin. Check it out. Many say they’re still Dems, but quite a few are for Palin and I, a long time Dem VOLUNTEER, not “pretending” either, believe the people who say they’ll vote McCain. Palin was great. Obama’s support in the media and on the blogs are IN TOTAL DENIAL. Worse, they all sound JEALOUS. I mean, it’s like BsO is the only one allowed to sell his (fake) image. BTW, she did speak issues, nevertheless, I was glued to the TV for her left right hooks on BO and she got awesome punches in.

“Why would Sarah meet with the press prior to her speech”
Yeah why would she answer questions before being nominated to one of the two major parties Presidential ticket with the possibility of being the most powerful person on earth
Its not rocket science to be VP.

“Listening to C SPAN”
How is C SPAN’s coverage? Is it non-partisan?

On C Span the public was calling in. Palin’s speech is on now. Yeah sort of non bias, it’s regular voters’ comments. However, they do have some pundits once in a while. It’s mostly like public opinions on phone calls into the studio.

Yes, it’s obvious McCain has found his attack “barracuda,”
Now where’s Obama’s??
Too bad he didn’t pick Hillary, it would have been fabulous to have these two women going at it on a daily basis for the next two months…………

for me it wasn’t about the speech-it was about the delivery, her passion, her ability to deliver after a week of being in the line of fire-she was totally composed apparently the lies, and rumors only strengthened her resolve.
by the way she speech writers are better than obamas.
Posted by: mae g | Sep 4, 2008 1:45:34 AM
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Your crazy… ROMNEY WAS THE BEST AND MOST POWERFUL SPEAKER AT YOUR CONVENTION TONIGHT!!
Man, I might have voted for that ticket if ROMNEY was on it!!!

Well, since nobody answered, let me rephrase the question differently:
What is Sarah Palin’s vision for getting America out of the current mess: internationally, economically, domestically?
Going on the attack? That’s all she has to offer?
Been there, done that. It doesn’t work.

All the blogs have been heavy with traffic tonight. Guess that’s because the Palin speech is the hit of the evening. Good night. Bless all the decent people in the world whatever your politics!

Willem hopefully your questions will be answered during the debates. Yep, I am just getting to know Palin but I like what I see. When she does lay out her vision lets hope that she sticks to it unlike Obama who belives in Change…of views and flip flops

“I think it’s the substantial reporting, not the rumors, that has Palin and the McCain camp worried and on the offensive. Like the investigation she’s presently under in her home state for the misuse use of her office as governor. Or the generous earmarks she acquired as both mayor and governor, which contradict her image as a reformer. There’s also news surfacing about minimal vetting of the McCain camp.”
Like I said, no positive pieces. I’ve been hearing and reading the same Democratic talking points. Do they send you text messages with your daily talking points? It really turns people off. She has a very high approval rating in her state, so why no report on the positive impact that she has had on her state.

I am rewatching the convention. I also liked Huckabees statement about “indifference to Obama’s race”. His race should be a non issue but Obama beats it to death.

That speech unsettled me more and more as it went on. Insulting community workers? Not a good way to endear yourself.
And I find it fascinating that the vibe I got — of a mean high school girl who’s head of a clique — was echoed back at me after the speech by friends. The sneer, the sibilant hiss through clenched teeth when she’s making a sarcastic point. Palin struck me as nasty and snide, and incredibly insulting. Attack dog, sure, but she really went all-out for someone who’s had NO national profile. I wasn’t impressed. She came across as a flippant jerk.
We’ll see how she shakes out — the media’s only been vetting her for a few days, and there are tons of stories coming out of Alaska.

Daisy….twice you’ve said it should have been Mitt, and I heard his speech tonight and it wasn’t nearly as personal and connective as Rudy and Gov. Palin’s….as a matter of fact, I and many McCain supporters wanted Romney for the safe choice, but the Maverick was right on this CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN….AND IT’S GOV. SARAH PALIN!

No positive pieces?
You don’t find the accounts of her speech tonight on the ABC website positive, or at least balanced?

Grace you sound like an insecure wall flower who got passed over at the school dance. What’s wrong didn’t make the cheer leading squad? I lived in Chicago. Obama’s time as a “community worker” is questionable and consisted of him visiting housing projects here and there. Community work in Chicago was Bobby Rush, Harold Washington Danny Kaye davis, Carol Mosley Braun, Timuel Black, Alice Palmer. Obama was nothing until Alice Palmer helped him and then he stabbed her in the back by taking her senate seat.

She was only commenting on one particular community organizer who felt that experience qualified them to be President.
I don’t know of any other community organizers who felt qualified to make that leap.
And it’s true, those Obama supporters and Democratic pundits have been ridiculing her all week, saying that her mayorial experience does not qualify her for Vice-President, but his community organizing credentials qualify him for the presidency!!
Those Democratic commentators on CNN had to find something to throw back at her, and that was the best they could do, to insinuate that she was insulting every community organizer on the planet.
This woman just came at them out of left field with no advance warning, and they are grasping at straws trying to deal with her and they can’t.
And they thought Hillary was the woman they had to worry about…………..

“Being mayor is like being a community organizer but with responsibilities”
No distinction, just a tone deaf Republican.

Mack, she’s been a part-time mayor of a small town. She’s also been a 20-month governor in a state that’s not had a deficit in its history, due to oil revenue. The 47th largest state by population, in fact. Querying those figures is legit when it’s being fluffed up to balance a lack of national profile and a whistling silence on foreign policy.
As is Palin saying something about how community organizers have small budgets and no staff, sure. But she didn’t do that — she mocked community organizers. Which makes her look petty.
As for putting Obama in his place? We’ll see how she road-tests. Tonight she delivered a speech written by someone else, deftly avoiding all trouble spots and to a friendly crowd. This was an introduction. When she’s across from Biden and journalists and an open audience, THEN I’ll assess. At the moment, all we’ve got are the scraps the media have dug up and the “facts” she’s put out there about herself.
It does not make me feel good to know she received her mayoral post with a surplus, and left millions of dollars in debt. It does not make me admire her that she tried to fire the local librarian for refusing to ban books. I don’t care about the Jews for JEsus thing, except to be amused that there’s now another “crazy preacher” in the mix. And lastly — she’s in the middle of an ethics investigation, with taped phone calls and emails to back up allegations, where she and her family hounded the police commissioner to fire her ex-brother-in-law.
And I’ve only known the woman for five days.

Ryan unlike you I can be a democrat and vote outside of my party and also realize that there are minorities that are not democrats. You are one of those sad individuals that really need Obama to win so you can feel like a better person.
I am a Democrat but i refuse to vote for a status quo snob fake organizer who belongs to Trinity and cannot stand behind any ideas without changing his opinion to get the vote. he did not get my vote in the Primary. He will not in the general. After seeing Palin tonight. I am comfortable voting for Mccain.

closing thought i guess you guys just lost the ‘mccain having bad judgement argument’ this woman is incredible. i now understand why he did not choose romney he was a total flop.
good night……..
democrat in colorado who will vote for mcain/pale

Ryan c. master of cutting and pasting.
In reality, that program failed miserably and Obama never really did anything challenging in Chicago. Like his inspiration Saul Alinsky, Obama only knows how to only support programs from the outside. Hillary wrote her thesis on Alinsky in undergrad but later when campaigning against BO commented on how ineffective the school of thought could be. BO supported the Chicago community behind the scenes and only eventually came out publicly on their behalf when it benefited his elections .

Noticed alot of folks on CNN constantly want to focus on “Mayor” and not “Gov.” Palin. Thank God, Mayor Rudy came out and did a great job as did GOV. PALIN.
As for exposure to press, Biden and Bozo went out together after his uneventful announcement and made some appearances before Biden ever spoke to press…lay off for a few days and let them do their thing. She’ll be going out alone next Monday after 3 days of criss crossing country with McCain.
As a poster said below….I want to see Gov. Palin debate Obama….she’d have Obama wearing the lipstick!

Obama, who? Biden, who? Way to go, Sarah!!

“Ryan..community organizer who got some asbestos removed from some buildings….wow…that IS impressive.”
Great Post Debra!

Well Obama should relate to this great speech tonight…didn’t Hillary say she and McCain had years of experience to bring to the WH, and Obama had a speech he gave in 2004? Yeah that’s it, and Biden chimed in with his response to Stephanopolos question if BO was ready to be Pres and Biden emphatically said “NO”…..because what he really thinks is that BO is “clean and articulate for an African American….storybook stuff”.
Gotta love those film clips we’ve seen in their own words.
HILL SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN/PALIN

So when is Palin going to talk to the press?
McCain finally came out of hiding to get interviewed tonite.
During which he states that proximity to Russia and her command of the AKNG gives her national security experience.
to wit:
“However, the governor has no command authority overseas or anywhere in the United States other than Alaska, said Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, the service commander of the Alaska National Guard.
“When members of the National Guard are federalized, they work for the president,” Campbell said Wednesday. “It’s not just overseas. They could be federalized to go to other states or they could even be federalized in the state.”
Occasions in which Palin retains command authority over the 4,200-member Alaska National Guard are whenever the Guard responds to in-state natural disasters and civic emergencies, said Campbell, who also serves as the commissioner of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Some examples?
“We’ve deployed individuals in state service all over the state under Sarah Palin,” he said. “We had defense men down in Seward for the (Mount) Marathon run doing security.
“Out west and northwest we had erosion problems, and the National Guard was involved in some of the protection out there. About three days ago, the Army National Guard picked up a lady from Little Diomede (Island) . . . at the request of state troopers.”
Did Palin directly approve each of those activities?
No, Campbell said. The governor has granted him the authority to act on his own in most cases, including life-or-death emergencies — when a quick response is required — and minor day-to-day operations.
“Some authorities have been given to me that she has acknowledged that I can execute,” he said. “For others I have to ask her each time.”
The recent decision to deploy a C-17 cargo plane from the Alaska Air National Guard to Louisiana to assist during the Hurricane Gustav response was an occasion in which Campbell briefed the governor’s office and sought its approval, he said. Chief of Staff Mike Nizich signed off on it.”
hattip McClatchy

Grace, I saw a Hill supporter like myself who is pro choice and we respect Gov. Palin’s choice and this is not an issue because we will never turn back the hands of time to 1974….not in this sexualized culture. We will always have choice (and I believe McCain is really pro choice anyway). This is not the deal breaker for most voters.
For me, it’s Obama’s radical lib terriorist, racist, Anti-American friends…..not an option…more off putting than his lack of experience.

Grace….Gov. Palin has an 80% approval rating in her state…most popular Gov. in the country…..great pick McCain!

Anybody remember when Biden cried with tissue in his hands a couple of days after he was announced? Man, if Gov. Palin shows any emotion she will be villified. Such double standards. I pray for her daily and Sen. McCain….can’t wait to go to my local McCAIN/PALIN offices and get my yard signs and volunteer as many days as they need me.

Debra,
She’s been Governor for 20 months, I’d wait a little to see if that approval rating can be sustained. The ethics investigation’s sure to ding it. Not to mention, this is the state that keeps electing Ted Stevens, who may do fantastic things for Alaska but has sort of screwed over the rest of the union with earmarks.
That said — I thought a major McCain campaign angle was that popularity’s overrated?

Me too Debra! We’re fired up! I can’t believe the difference in enthusiasm even I felt in just a week’s time. Like night and day!

You know, we saw a lot today, but there was one thing we didn’t see…
A TELEPROMPTER!”
Actually MSNBC showed a couple of angles where you could read the prompter along with the speaker.

Everyone uses a teleprompter and everyone has speech writers. Nice try though.
Delivery is 3/4 of the speech anyway, and Palin rocked that.

Interesting that Ryan C, berates Sarah Palin for using a teleprompter when Obama is known as the “teleprompter candidate” Obama is a mediocre speaker in unscripted events like debates. It showed when Hillary kicked his butt.
Ryan has grasped at so many straws that he could open a soda shop.

zen, no worries,
I saw her on CNBC recently with Maria Bartarono?(spelling?) and she was talking about energy and she was awesome. Perfect. An energy expert.
Very impressive. You’ll see.

As we all should be the woman is not prepared to be president. She is still being vetted. Nobody knows her. She has secessionist ties. She holds radical world views including that mankind has nothing to do with global warming, is anti-choice, advocates teaching creationism as science (gag), against endangered species protections, has two investigations going on concerning abuse of power, and she has already lied about her aversion to earmarks as she succeeded in securing more for Alaska than any other state. Yes, we should all be afraid that McCain has jeopardized our country by nominating this neophyte. For whatever you think about Obama, he has been vetted and the American people have had a chance to know him and judge him for the last year. I’m no McCain and don’t declare someone a ‘soulmate’ after a single meeting. He and Palin have turned this race into a mockery of a great tradition. Think of your nearest one horse town, does being a mayor there qualify anyone for VP or in the worst case president. Not at all. Her governorship is similar as Alaska is the 47th most populace state in the nation.

Bozo is going to try and tie the Maverick McCain to Bush and everyone knows they have had numerous fights and disagreements over the years….but this is their only chance. And it will fail with Gov. Palin as much a Maverick or maybe more than McCan….she is the CHANGE I can believe in and not a Washington Insider. She is in touch with real Americans and not just the cosmopolitan that B. Hussein is.

Concerned full of it as usual
From your link
”
“Was [Obama] involved in stuff? Absolutely,” said Robert Ginsburg, an activist who worked in Altgeld with Johnson and Obama. “But there was stuff happening before him, and after him.”
No one disputes that Obama was active in organizing Altgeld residents. Several who worked directly with him say he was the most effective organizer they had seen — a surprise, given his youth. “He was our motivator,” said Callie Smith, now 50. “We did all the work, but he was our inspiration.”"

Ryan, I thought that teleprompter thing was out of the blue, too. I didn’t notice an issue, and having both read off of and controlled one of the infernal machines, it’s just such a weird thing to hype. It’s like saying “He was walking out to the podium, and a spotlight blinded him for a second, but then he was okay.”
It seems like something an overexcited PR flak made up on the spot, wanting to make the speech Even! More! Amazing! “I took a sip of water and it went down the wrong pipe, but then it was okay”. Totally weird.

Bush In Training
We will not rely on the media to vett Palin… this is the crowd that denograted Hillarys acheivments and elevated a nobody to mythical stature… it wasnt right and they will gert whats coming to them!

Grace,
The truth matters very little to the right wing.
Things are looking good for Obama but there are 60 days left. The Palin Pinata party has just started.

The whole world is in love with the Palin family. God bless America!

I LOVED how Gov. Palin never used Obama’s name and called him “our opponent”….loved not having to hear his hideous name. Geeze I’m watching a re-run and it’s just as good as the first time…..her speech. I’m entranced and feel like I’m cheating on Hillary…but only for a second.
McCAIN/PALIN

Ryan C
Obama will not win.. he lost it the day after his acceptance speeech… IM sure those collums will appear in numerous commercials… Palins speech was much more effective than Obamas speech…. Biden was beyond boring!

I get bored easily with speeches and I was on the edge of my seat. With Rudy’s also.
We scored a victory tonight! And on Nov 4th.

I loved her comment on the journey to the white house is not meant to be one of “personal discovery”. Loved it.

Jo Stewart:
“The issue of the teen pregnancy
They have said this is Bristol’s decision and we should honor that.
I have a daughter.
The reason I think its fair game is Gov Pailn is on record as saying she would veto abortions for women even in the case of rape.
So what she [Gov Palin] is essence saying respect my family’s ability to make this decision and elect me to so that I can keep your family from having that same opportunity.
He then handed Newt’s head to him.

Go Sarah,
Palin kept the money meant for the bridge. That’s her fighting outrageous earmarks!
Palin is a fraud.

Samantha
yea you dont run for president to find yourself…. Obama is the one who is the fraud… we all knew it and predicted it months ago… it will be palin vs Clinton in 2012

Grace
in other words Obamas people were stretching the truth to their own supporters…this has been the most shameless campaign of any I can remember…Obama cannot continue to promote those mindless young people that are supporting obama without lookign at facts

Obam’s lengthy rebuttal is out.
Just one snip
PALIN: “It was the spirit that brought me to the governor’s office, when I took on the old politics as usual in Juneau … when I stood up to the special interests, the lobbyists, big oil companies, and the good-ol’ boys network.”
REALITY: PALIN HAS A LT. GOVERNOR WHO IS A FORMER OIL LOBBYIST, HIRED
WASILLA’S FIRST FEDERAL LOBBYIST (A FORMER STEVENS STAFFER) & HAD THE
SUPPORT OF ENTRENCHED ALASKA POLITICIANS DURING HER 2006 RACE.
Palin’s Oil & Gas Appointee Is Former Lobbyist for TransCanada. “Marty Rutherford, who leads Gov. Sarah Palin’s gas pipeline team, made $40,200 in 2003 while consulting in Juneau for a pipeline subsidiary of TransCanada. TransCanada is one of the companies bidding for a state license to build a pipeline to carry gas to market from Alaska’s North Slope. It’s not a disqualifier, but the past connection deserves a second thought.” [Anchorage Daily News editorial, 12/15/07]
Palin “Counting on Her Lieutenant Governor Candidate… Former Oil Lobbyist” to Help Win Oil Industry Support. “The defiantly grass-roots nature of the campaign may have distanced her from certain traditional centers of power in Alaska. The oil industry is one — but the
campaign says it is counting on her lieutenant governor candidate, Parnell, a former oil lobbyist and legislator, to help there.” [Anchorage Daily News, 10/24/06]
Palin’s Former Chief of Staff is Stevens’ Campaign Manager. “Monegan says pressure came from those around Palin, including former Palin chief-of-staff Mike Tibbles, Department of Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer, and director of boards and commissions Frank Bailey. Tibbles, who is now the campaign manager for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, said Friday he couldn’t comment on whether he spoke to Monegan about Wooten.” [Anchorage Daily, 7/19/08]
As Mayor, Palin Hired a Washington Lobbyist to Help Get Earmarks for Wasilla – Lobbyist Was Former Chief of Staff for Indicted Senator Ted Stevens. “And as mayor of the small town of Wasilla from 1996 to 2002, Palin also hired a Washington lobbying firm that helped secure $8 million in congressionally directed spending projects, known as earmarks, according to public spending records compiled by the watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste and lobbying documents. Wasilla’s lobbying firm was headed by Steven Silver — a former chief of staff to Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, a key proponent of the bridge project.” [USA Today, 8/31/08]
The Usual Alaska Suspects – Ted Stevens, Don Young, And Lisa Murkowski Fundraised For Palin. “Will we see Ted Stevens stumping for Sarah Palin? Palin said this morning that Stevens appeared at a fund-raiser for her in Ketchikan and gave a speech about ‘moving Alaska forward.’ But does that mean he’ll pop up in any advertisements? (Remember his arguably pivotal role at the end of the Knowles and Murkowski Senate race?) Palin said she doubts it and hasn’t asked… She said Don Young came to one of her fund-raisers two days ago, and she expects Lisa Murkowski at an upcoming event. Tonight she planned to talk with John Binkley, who she says is writing a letter to his supporters on her behalf, and she planned to meet with Frank Murkowski tomorrow morning.” [“The Trail” blog, Anchorage Daily News, 10/13/06]
In Her 2002 Campaign for Lieutenant Governor, Palin Raised ‘About 10 Percent Of Her Campaign Fund’ From Veco, An Oil Company At the Heart of Federal Investigation. “While mayor of Wasilla, Palin ran for lieutenant governor in 2002. She gathered $5,000 — or about 10
percent of her campaign fund — from Veco officials or their wives along the way.” [Anchorage Daily News, 9/6/06]
If people thought the Obama campaign was going to be cowed by the McCain campaign insincere calls of sexism, they were wrong.
Palin is going to be exposed for the fraud she is.

Sam thanks for the laugh about “Daisy’s Petals”…..it’s 12:46 here in Los Angeles….excited to see closing night for Rep. Convention and then to watch McCain/Palin go to 3 or 4 states over the next three days. Can’t wait to watch the news again….something to engage in again since Hill dropped out….(aside from McCain)….Gov. Palin. Hey does anybody know what happend to the bio/film that was supposed to run on Sarah Palin, narrated by Jon Voight? It was supposed to play BEFORE her speech and I know they were running late.
Hope they air it tomorrow.

Ryan is showing the weakness of the Obamabots.
He is showing that they are afraid and will say anything to discredit anyone who threatens the CHOSEN ONE.
My mother had a baby at 15. She was raped at 19 and kept the child. There were ways she could have gotten rid of it but she did not. The child’s father was incarcerated and she gave up the child for adopted. You know who adopted it. The family of the rapist. They were good people who condemned their son’s actions and admired my mother for going through with the pregnancy. That boy came to my mothers funeral and thanked her for keeping him. He is one of the only black attorneys in his firm in Grand Rapids.
In 1970′s my mother was pregnant again with me. She made an appointment for an abortion but decided the morning of that I would be a girl who would grow into a successful black woman. I did and I am the first woman my family to have a Phd and a law degree.
She said she looked in the mirror and thought “two wrongs don’t make a right”.
Thank you mom. Rest in peace.
We do not condone abortion. Woman have always had a choice. It was just not legal. Roe v. Wade will not be overturned. I have voted for DEMS when I am pro life. Now I will vote for McCain.

Ryan
Just leave… noobody cares anymore about your precious Obama give it up !

More Obama rebuttal…very thorough
Just google it
PALIN: “Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we’regoing to lay more pipelines … build more new-clear plants … createjobs with clean coal … and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal,and other alternative sources.”
REALITY: PALIN CUT FUNDING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
2007: Palin Vetoed $20 Million Toward A Fire Island Wind Farm Project.“[Sen. Hollis] French and [Anchorage Mayor Mark] Begich both lamentedthe [Palin] veto of $20 million toward a Fire Island wind farm projectand connecting transmission lines. That money was part of RailbeltEnergy Fund cash that Palin said she doesn’t want to spend until astudy on energy needs is finished.” [Anchorage Daily News (Alaska),7/30/07]
2008: Palin Cut $20 Million For Chugach Electric Association WindFarm. As part of a large package of budget cuts, in June 2007, Gov.Sarah Palin, R-AK, cut $20 million in funding for a Chugach ElectricAssociation wind farm. The funding was expected to come from a fundcalled the Railbelt Energy Fund. Palin said she cut the $20 millionbecause she wanted more information before dipping into the RailbeltEnergy Fund. [Anchorage Daily News, 6/30/08]

Debra
after all is said and done… Obama is just a puppet of Pelosi/reid who want control of everything…we are willing to cross party lines to make sure things do get done in this country… the obamabots can whine no more!

Political animal fact checks Palin
(Political Animal) Factchecking Palin
I thought Palin’s speech was quite good: well-written, well delivered. And, as I said earlier, I think she’s a genuinely engaging person, and comes across very well. There were just a couple of problems. One, which I have seen people notice, but which I suspect won’t be a big deal for a lot of voters, is that it had very little substance. The other, which the commenters I saw on TV for some reason neglected to mention, was that she told a lot of lies. A few that stood out for me, or that I spotted in my quick run-through of some blogs:
Palin: “To the families of special-needs children all across this country, I have a message: For years, you sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters. I pledge to you that if we are elected, you will have a friend and advocate in the White House.”
Sarah Palin might have changed her mind on this one recently. However, a comment here notes that Palin actually slashed funding for schools for special needs kids by 62%. Budgets: FY 2007 (pre-Palin), 2008, 2009 (all pdfs).

Grace it’s fine you went to a church with a Pastor who went on a rant….but you DID NOT HAVE A MENTOR/UNCLE RELATIONSHIP FOR 20 YEARS WITH THE GUY….SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

Grace you touched on the only thing I agree with Obama on…pro prevention. I am a pro choice Independent, but have no prob with pulling the lever for McCain/Palin.

Oh, whatever, staniam. This country was founded on FREEDOM of religion, not on religious principles. Many of the founding fathers were agnostic, and most of them wrote strongly against religion mixing with politics.
You are free to practice whatever you practice, and I am free to not. Unfortunately for you, I am also an American, and thus just as able to discuss the state of the nation and general politics as you are. I’m sure you’ll be horrified to learn that my vote counts exactly as much as yours does.
Did you know that Palin believes that the Founding Fathers put “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Founding Fathers, 1776. Pledge, late 1800s. “Under God”, mid-1950s. Just saying, there’s been a lot of retroactive religioning of the poor Founding Fathers, who were more philosophical than zealous.

Debra, I don’t agree 100% with all my friends. I have one friend whose views on the sanctity of Israel would absolutely kill me if I ran for office. Should I shun him? It’s just a point of view, after all.
Good to hear we’re on the same side regarding prevention — more the merrier on that one, I think. All I can think of when I see McCain is that New Republic article about his behaviour towards pro-choicers. Shudder. And then I think of the Supremes…
Anyhow, different (and sometimes wildly different) viewpoints are useful. Oprah went to Trinity, for heaven’s sake — so do a ton of people on Chicago’s South Side. Yes, the preacher uses invective. I can see why that causes friction between the “love your country no matter what” sector and the “challenging your country only makes it stronger” sector. I belong in the second category — recent display of patriotism have been far too close to jingoism to me.
Be proud of your country when it deserves it. I think America’s done a lot of things in the recent past that we need to atone for. The majority of the US continues to be kickass, but I refuse to ignore the bad spots and only sing about the good.

Best line on the web tonight – paraphrased some writer at one of the major publications: The joke was on the people who had been laughing at Palin until tonight.

When comparing the legislative records of McCain and Obama in the Senate, we should actually use McCain’s first 4 years in the Senate.
McCain in his first term in the Senate was already embroiled in the Keating Scandal
Obama in his first term has actually cosponsored some highly important legislation. To wit:
-) The 2007 Ethics Reform Law, described as the “Most Sweeping Since Watergate”.
-) He was original cosponsor of a bill to create a “Google-like” database of information on federal spending.
-) Obama sponsored an amendment to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
And this is just the legislation on Ethics and Transparancy. McCain says he wants ‘change’ Washington, but that’s just words. Obama has actually taken steps to change it.

“Female Clinton Supporters In Focus Groups See Talent, Mudslinging In Palin’s Speech”
These women were less impressed overall than for instance Debra and Samantha on this board (who were going to vote McCain anyway, no matter what)

Without community organizers, we would have no:
Civil rights movement
Gay Rights Movement
Anti-War Movement
Feminist Movement
How dare you mock the works of Susan B Anthony, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Ghandi…
What about the murders of Community organizers James Chaney, a 21-year-old black man from Meridian, Mississippi; Andrew Goodman, a 20-year-old white Jewish anthropology student from New York; and Michael Schwerner, a 24-year-old white Jewish CORE organizer and former social worker also from New York, symbolized the risks of participating in the Civil Rights Movement in the South during what became known as “Freedom Summer”, dedicated to voter registration.
They are all Community Organizers. What, are they not rich enough to be important? Do their works on making this world better not count?
You have attacked the heartbeat of America. So many community organizers wake up everyday to reach out in communities across the world to make a difference in the lives of others.
And on national TV, the works of Obama as a community organizer, helping people, uplifting people during a time of loss in their lives, is ridiculed.
You mock America’s servants, you mock America.

Gomer
he writes his own speeches because he is too self satisfied to trust anyone else and if he does write his own speeches why does he have a staff of 2000? Obama is history… you will wait for a trully democratic administration starting after 2012 we will do it and you will accept it!

I feel Palin mocked me, my family and neighbors. I live in the elitist suburbs that she mocks. I did community volunteer work for indigent cancer patients. I have only one child. My teen daughter goes to private school and plays classical piano. She is not dating right now, because she wants to finish college before thinking about marriage. I am a stay at home mom, studying for my Graduate Records Exam in English/Literature so that I can become a reading specialist to help disadvantaged students.

Bowman
thats all well and good but Private school and piano lessons is what can get Obama in trouble… Michelle once whined to an Ohio crowd that she had to pay $2000 for piano lessons… I bet that went over well! You cannot escape the elitist label…Obama will not make all your dreams come true… he brainwashed you!

Woman
PTA
Union husband
Hockey Mom
Spec Needs child
Mother of Iraq soldier
Smart!
That’s a lot of absolute moral authority

“Sarah Palin Slashed Special Needs Education by 62% as Governor.
That’s a lie.
The budget for spec needs went from $1 million to $3.9 million under Palin.
Prove otherwise.

William,
“Great speech but we still have to wait and see how she does in the debate.”
I’m sure she’ll lie during the debates, too, plus throw in a few doggish jabs. Seems that’s all it takes for the republicans to get happy and excited.
Obama 08
Obama 08!

Did you hear Vice President (nominee) Palin’s speech? She knocked it out of the park and off the planet! When I say “it” I mean The Democratic Party’s chances for election. Then she used the decapitated corps as a punching bag and danced around it for the rest of her speech. This speech was a multiple warhead nuke that, didn’t just blow the opposition away, it ignited political drive in sectors of America the Democratic Party belittles with statements like “I’ll be with you in a minute Sweetie” Uhm I mean Senator Clinton. In addition to the average, unemployed, Midwestern, gun toting, religious bigot’s, this speech spoke directly to workers, farmers and business owners as one entity. The Democratic Party has yet to figure out how to not pander to workers and farmers while quietly taking money from business owners through donations and taxes. There is one thing I hope this speech does not do. I hope this speech does not persuade Hammas, Fidel Castro, and other enemies of America to stop endorsing the Democratic candidate.

Palin’s speech had several empty promises- “The War is Almost Over” – do you recall the “Mission Accomplished” banner?
“We will lower your taxes”- and continue to mount debt on your children-$3.5 trillion over the last 8 years alone.
“We will provide health care for all” – by maintaining the same inefficient system we have and taxing employers.
Good one-liners though – hat off to the speechwriter.

Sarah palin is phony and scripted, now it’s time to face the people & interviews.
a loving introduction to her family. WHY DID SHE OMIT BECOMING A GRANDMOTHER?
so she can read scripted attacks,what is she going to do for me?

SHE WORE AN ALASKA FIRST PIN. WHATS WRONG WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG PIN?
all attack and not an ounce of humility or connection to middle America

drjohn:
“That’s a lie.
The budget for spec needs went from $1 million to $3.9 million under Palin.
Prove otherwise.”
====
Budget for Spec. Needs Education in 2007 (=pre Palin): $ 8,265.300
Budget for Spec. Needs Education in 2009 (third Palin-budget): $ 3,156.000
That’s slashing with 62%
Ouch.
Got more?

Palin gives a nice speech…hmmm, isn’t that what Obama has been criticized for? It is no surprise that Republicans are thrilled with her. She is attractive but sorely lacks experience and carries no weight. Her political positions and lack of experience cry out for media probing. She has yet to face the national media and answer any tough questions. Of course, Republicans will reply that answering tough questions becomes media bias. When will she face the media? When will she answer questions about her background and political positions. Republicans want to handle her image. They should not be allowed to get away with it. This woman seems like a nice woman but utterly unprepared for the job of president. I don’t even know if she is prepared to govern Alaska since she has been in office only 2 years. So what if she has 80% approval. So, did Bush after two years. America has two months to learn about this women and you get bet Republicans will want to manage what the media reports over those two months…

Wow! What a speech. Can you say Margaret Thatcher? She was outstanding. The dems are running scared. All of the sudden the comments are starting to look like DNC quick response points rather than opinions.

Maria: “Did they not attack McCain at every turn?”
Hardly. They attacked Republican policies and especially the Bush-policies McCain wants to continue; but nobody attacked for instance McCain’s service in the military or his character or his years as a Senator.
On the contrary. There were many many many praises for McCain’s service and person.
Rudy and Sarah clearly mocked Obama’s community service, his service in the State and in the US Senate, and his character.
And what’s even worse: they lied about Obama and his policies. That’s the most disrepectful thing you can do: how would you react when I started telling lies about you to everybody who was willing to listen?
You don’t have to agree with your opponent positions, but at least have the decency to present them correctly and THEN explain why you think they would be wrong for the country.
But it seems lying about your opponent’s positions has become standard procedure for Republicans.

Correction, the Biden “mauling” will be on October 2nd.

James Danley: “And it is the Republican Party who has the pitbull–with lipstick!”
And how is that going to change Washington? How is that going to fix the many problems the US faces? Do you really think send out a pitbull with lipstick will solve it?
It seems you’re more interested in retaining power than in solving problems.
We’ve already endured 8 years of pitbulls, with or without lipstick (Cheney, Rove, Bush, Addington, Rumsfeld, Bolton, DeLay, the entire neocon cabal). And it is these pitbulls that have us brought us this mess.
The entire rostrum of speakers tonight have issued only *ONE* policy proposal. ONE: Drill, Baby, Drill.
Morons.

Obama gives inspirational and rallying speeches. That’s why he has legion of followers. Sarah Palin’s speech is divisive. There was nothing unifying in that speech last night, it was jab after jab on Obama and the democrats. It makes the trooper gate allegations seem so true. Governor Palin gave a speech last night. She has to back it up with series of engagements pointing out what she will bring as an independent thinker to a McCain’s administration. She is a down to earth rural American mom, she is someone the average mom can identify with, but is she ready to lead the free world? For the fact that someone is a down to earth middle American mom, is not a qualification to deal with complex economic and foreign affairs issues.

The Democratic ticket is in deep trouble this morning. As the media snakes slither out from their rocks and renew their attacks on Palin, as Biden haw haws his way through an attempt to appear a gentleman, the kind that brings the drink and pats a woman on the head, as Donna Brazille gets a bit grayer and a lot more angry, as the frustrated red faced commenters here try to replay Get Hillary The Sequel, as they all squeal like stuck pigs…
America has a new hero: Sarah Palin, lipstick, heels, big glasses and all the smarts it takes to lead a country out of the dark days of a Democratic economy, through the haunted forests of Hollywood induced paranoias, and into the clarity that we are a good nation, a powerful nation and a nation of ideas, of people that can and will take back their right to win in the face of the smugness that is the left’s will to fail.
Well Dems, this was the election you could not lose, but today, you are so screwed.

Marylou,
Sarah’s talking to you won’t bring America out of the ditch w’ere in with the mortgage crisis,inflation and overall quality of life.Perhaps you’ve inherited a heirloom thats why you don’t feel the pain of the angry guy on the streets,even in small town America.It just won’t cut it.Not now.Not tomorrow.Not even a mere wish.

ObMan:
Her speech was indeed shrill, too harsh and very divisive for a newcomer to the political scene. She brands her self a bulldog. We need more of unifiers than bulldogs in Washington. The necons did a lot of bull dogging, where did that land us? McCain won’t win with her on his ticket. She sounds very vindictive. That’s not good

Owen jacob, you wrote: “Can you see the hypocricy of a Governor, who was against the teaching of Sex Education…” Actually GOVERNOR Palin said that she was against “explicit” sex education and the distribution of contraceptives in schools.
Now then you say that GOVERNOR Palin was not the best pick for Sen. McCain’s running mate. Was Sen. Biden the best pick to be Sen. Obama’s running mate???
Finally, you say that Sen. McCain did not consider the future of the country in selecting GOVERNOR Palin. Actually he DID. Sen. McCain strongly believes that he is the right person to be president the next four years. You can agree or disagree with that, but that IS what he believes. And in order to become president, he must win the general election. Sen. McCain selected GOVERNOR Palin because she will energize the Republican Party which increases the odds that he can win the election. Clearly he was right on the first part. Yhe Republican Party is, indeed, energized. We will have to wait until November to see if an energized Republican Party is up to the task of turning out the vote.

I think she’s great. As far as i’m concerned, anything or anybody who can keep Oblahblah out of the White House is great.

Obaman writes:
“Sarah’s talking to you won’t bring America out of the ditch w’ere in with the mortgage crisis,inflation and overall quality of life.Perhaps you’ve inherited a heirloom thats why you don’t feel the pain of the angry guy on the streets,even in small town America.It just won’t cut it.Not now.Not tomorrow.Not even a mere wish.”
Why so angry, Obaman (or should I say Olberman)? When I graduated high school I had $100, a deceased mother, an out-of-state father and an acceptance letter to the state university. I also had a plan to get that college degree even if it meant working three jobs while doing so, which I did. You need to ask yourself what you can do to improve your own situation. I’m not saying it’s easy. Sometimes you have to work really, really hard for something if you believe it’s worth it.

“The whole world is in love with the Palin family. God bless America!”
Hahaha.
It’s pretty clear that you have no idea how our allies in Europe think of fundamentalist christian right-wing family as the Palins…
What me struck, as an American who spent 9 months of his life fighting a senseless war in Iraq, is that NO ONE at the Republican mentioned talked about our war in Afghanistan, or even mentioned it…
Republicans, shame on you!
Your leaders are cynical, populist, hollow puppets of Big Corporate Interests and REALLY nothing else.
In the meantime friends of mine are fighting the Taliban and Al Quaida in Afghanistan, risking their very own lives for the security of the US and the rest of the world.
And Palin, Giuliani, Romney?
THEY DO NOT CARE ONE BIT!
The only good thing about it: the millions of Americans that are the movement that brought Obama to where he is today, are FURIOUS after this horrifying GOP convention and more than ever FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!

Hazel Johnson is the community activist who got the asbestos removed in Chicago. Obama just took the credit for her work. Obama is an empty suit AND a liar.
Vote Sarahcuda and McMaverick for REAL Change!

concerned in OH,
You are not making much sense.
What Upper-cut?
I urge you to continue to live a world of deception. Check all blogsites in America and around the World and see the fool your party has made of itself by giving such an hateful and gutter speech.
My heart actually went out for all those People in that hall cheering while such Speech was being read from the Telepromter.
It makes me remember battles between Rappers. I had to pinch myself to realsie that it was actually a political Speech I was listening to.
It is so pathetic that with her degree in Journalism, she allowed President Bush’s Script writer to write such a dumb speech for her at this time when Americans are hurting from the maladmnistration of G.W Bush and Cheney.

To owen jacob:
Check all the blog sites in America and the world? Can you please be a little more specific? Which blog sites, please? I’m anxious to see what the world thinks.
Thanks in advance!

Woody: “The line item for the AK Challenge Youth Academy line item was simply moved”
I stand corrected. That appears to be the case. I’d like to know why it was moved.

I know, I am not the only one getting tired of being PREACHED to from all the Obama supporters. We KNOW the issues. But you yourselves, when attacking Hillary claimed we vote for the PERSON. Well, I CAN’T STAND BO! “Huh? Issues? Uh huh yeah, yeah wait! Palin’s talking, tell me later.”

OK, I googled as requested and I see a fairly mixed bag of results, about a 50/50 split of pros and cons. And nothing too unusual, I might add. The lefty sites are slamming her (theguardian, huffingandpuffingtonpost, etc.) and the righty sites are thrilled (rightpundits, foxnews, americanmissive, etc.) I fail to see “all the blogs in America and the World” spouting off about how foolish the Republican party is.

To QUESTIONTIME: I value MY FEELINGS, I can’t stand Obama.

I voted for Hillary. Now I’ll vote for McCain/Palin

To Irma:
I understand a lot people, Republicans and Democrats are both crossing party lines! I’m just curious if that makes sense??
You say you voted for Hilary, she believes in Pro-choice and McCain and Palin essentially want to take that right away from women. (For example)
I mean there are several issues they differ on…or is the person who is running that affects your decision, not necessarily what they believe in and what they plan to do for our country??

PJ:
“I will do everything in my power to ensure that my children do not grow up in Sarah Palin’s world.”
What is wrong with Sarah Palin’s world?
You either have no children or they are babies. We can only teach them, but as much as we would like to control them it is impossible. Wake up and “smell the coffee”. Better her world than the other one.

Grace,
Well said…As for Bristol’s “decision” to have the baby I would bet that there was no decision to be made. I believe at 17 in Alaska she would have had to ask her mother’s permission. And I bet her mother would have said no and not even considered alternatives such as abortion. So, there is no decision by Bristol. The decision was made by Sarah Palin I am sure.

Why are we just now hearing about “Executive Experience” …like its something just now being discussed to make us think that Palin is ready to be VP??
And why do you keep comparing her to Obama…I thought she supposed to be compared to Biden?

Sara, indy_voter referred to Sen. McCain’s statement that the number one quality for a vice president is the ability to take over should something happen to the president. Once the Republican Party officially adjorns the convention in a few hours, should anything happen (God forbid) to Sen. McCain, GOVERNOR Palin would become the Party’s nominee for the general election. THAT is why I am comparing GOVERNOR Palin to Sen. Obama.

Sara, actually yes! The Obama campaign has on several occasions totally ignored her experiences as governor–even if only 20 months of experience (which is more than Sen. Obama’s 143 days of service in the U. S. Senate).
Sen. Obama’s own words: “Well, you know, my understanding is that, uh, Governor Palin’s town of Wasilly [sic] has, uh, 50 employees, uh, uh, we’ve got 2500, uh, in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. Uh, uh, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years.”
Why would he call her Governor Palin, and then reference ONLY her experience as a mayor for his comparison. As governor of Alaska, Governor Palin has 25,000 employees and an annual budget of $10 Billion.

Since my latest trips to the doctor I have been a lot more concerned about my health.