The Leader of the Free World for the next 16 years? Reagan 2.0?

I thought the speech was kind of lame.

KIDDING! KIDDING! PUT DOWN THOSE PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES!

Maybe they'll call it the "I Have a Meme" speech.

Download it with YouTubeDownloader, put it on your IPOD and show it to your lib friends :)
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Hopefully they thought to disable comments

Or the "Out Libs' Ears Will Blow Steam" speech.

Excellent speech; I watched it twice last night, thanks to the DVR.

Suck it, lefties.

I'll say it again --

WE STRUCK OIL WITH SARAH PALIN.

(Loved seeing that sign at the convention!)

The "Peaches and Cream" speech?

OT: Does anyone know where a list of people who have previously spoken at Trinity Church could be found?

I like the bit about "after they put away the styrofoam columns away..."

My co-workers laughed at me when I said Palin was a brilliant pick. This morning they are starting to see it.

Or, "Da V.P. Ex-TREEME!" speech.

As brilliant as she is beautiful. A rare combination in the modern world, and a surefire way to piss off femi-nazis everywhere.

A real keeper.

"in a McCain/Palin adiminstration."

Music to my ears.

re: #12 buzzsawmonkey

That's much prettier than the "Gut the Beached Whale and Melt the Blubber" speech.

What's that? The Flensing Speech? I don't understand.

If this is the best and the brightest amongst 300 million Americans, then I fear for the future of your country. The VP pick was very poorly thought out. I cannot imagine that a country as rich and powerful as the United States really needs to choose one of its leaders amongst the ranks of the gun-totin' and beer-swillin'.

~asshat-france is now at -250...

One comment before I head back into the grueling meeting:

The past two days is the most I"ve seen the Republican party united in three years. Sarah is just what we needed, thanks for the great pick John McCain.

I would call it the "Drill Baby, Drill" speech.

She said lay more pipelines, man my head is spinning :)

/ducks

30 million watched it last night. It was the most ever for a Vice Presidential candidate.

I have pneumonia and the only time I've felt good in the last few days was during Sarah's speech. I had this big grin on my face the whole time.

Fine speech. There's still an election to be won. She's proven that she can deliver a speech before a friendly audience and that she's not to going to be a shrinking violent from criticism or controversy. Those are good traits, but not the only ones.

She's going to have to prove her mettle time and time again over the next 2 months - whether it's going toe to toe with Biden or even against Obama in the experience department. The Democrats are going to have to move away from that debate pretty quickly if they want a chance - to be compared to the VP in the other party isn't a winning hand.

We've got to hear more on policy, though her stirring support for being an advocate of the disabled is quite important.

We're going to be heading into a sprint for the WH, and McCain has to give his speech tonight, which I'm sure many will find anti-climatic after Palin's performance last night. Yet, at the end of the day, the American people are choosing to elect McCain or Obama. He's going to have to come through. His mavericky decision to go with Palin speaks to his judgment and unorthodox approach, which compares favorably to Obama's safe (only?) choice in Biden.

Repost from Prior thread:

re: #139 karmic_inquisitor
Hey karmic!

It will be a few days before Palin effect is measured.

In the meantime, intrade gives immediate market based feedback. By that measure, things turned rather sharply last night - McCain now 42 Obama 58.

So you're telling us that intrade gave Palin horrible reviews?!? Don't know who intrade really is, but if they think Obama GAINED from Palin's speech, they're wrong.

re: #12 buzzsawmonkey

That's much prettier than the "Gut the Beached Whale and Melt the Blubber" speech.

They still hunt whales in Barrow & Kotzebue, part of Sarah's state.

re: #25 newsjunkie_ky

I have pneumonia and the only time I've felt good in the last few days was during Sarah's speech. I had this big grin on my face the whole time.

Palin heals the sick!
/
Hope you are feeling better!

re: #24 Dirk Diggler

30 million watched it last night. It was the most ever for a Vice Presidential candidate.

Barracuda.

re: #2 Occasional Reader

I thought the speech was kind of lame.

KIDDING! KIDDING! PUT DOWN THOSE PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES!

I DID think it was lame. No kidding.

re: #18 Fat Jolly Penguin

~asshat-france is now at -250...

Keep posting the link.
She's up to -252, climbing steadily.

What's the difference between Cheney and Palin? Palin eats what she hits... Alive. /

re: #27 realwest

Repost from Prior thread:

re: #139 karmic_inquisitor
Hey karmic!

It will be a few days before Palin effect is measured.

In the meantime, intrade gives immediate market based feedback. By that measure, things turned rather sharply last night - McCain now 42 Obama 58.

So you're telling us that intrade gave Palin horrible reviews?!? Don't know who intrade really is, but if they think Obama GAINED from Palin's speech, they're wrong.

Intrade's prices are based on who is buying and selling shares of the politicians. I don't think the owners of the site determine the prices.

Barracuda.

Don't you mean Sarahcuda?

re: #26 lawhawk
Hi lawhawk!

Yet, at the end of the day, the American people are choosing to elect McCain or Obama. He's going to have to come through. His mavericky decision to go with Palin speaks to his judgment and unorthodox approach, which compares favorably to Obama's safe (only?) choice in Biden.

But what does it say the the VP nominee of the Republican party is more qualified and has more experience in actually governing, than does either the Presidential or Vice-Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party?

I would have given anything to be a documentary film maker producing a short film about the various reactions of the key Democrat “players” at the very moment Sara Palin concluded her RNC acceptance speech.
Obviously that wasn’t possible, but here is how I imagined it would have gone:

Clinton residence:
Hillary – “Holy F'ing Sh*t! She's a REAL, down to earth, poised, intelligent, America-loving, good looking woman…where do those Republicans come up with these people?
Bill: - “I’d hit that” *under his breath...

Obama residence:
Obama – but, but, but…they said I didn’t have enough experience so I picked Biden to shore things up, WTF! Is it too late to swap in Hillary? Would that make me look indecisive? Michelle, what should I do?
Michelle: Barry, why don't you start writing your 3rd memoir and title it “How I Managed to Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory in One Easy Step”.

Nancy Pelosi residence:
Nancy – So that's what people are looking for in a woman in politics...integrity, guts, America-first attitide...now I get it...NOT

re: #32 pre-Boomer Marine brat

PIMF
-256

re: #11 rawmuse

I like the bit about "after they put away the styrofoam columns away..."

And how it was so dismissively delivered!

And Tom Daschle says she's qualified:
Daschle In 2000 Race: 17 Months in Senate Adequate Preparation For VP Slot

Yesterday Tom Daschle told Wolf Blitzer that McCain's decision to choose Palin was "inexplicable".

But back in 2000 Daschle had no problem giving the VP nod to John Edwards, who at that time had been a U.S Senator for only 17 months with no other government experience:

MR. RUSSERT: But, Senator, Ronald Reagan was governor for eight years, Bill Clinton governor for eight years, George W.
Bush governor for five years. Mr. Edwards was a trial lawyer, a personal injury lawyer before 17 months in the Senate. Is that
adequate preparation?

SEN. DASCHLE: Well, Tim, I think it's the life experiences you bring to the job. I don't know of anybody that has a broader
array of life experiences than John Edwards. He has been a success story. He has gone through his own personal trials. He has come
to the Senate and, right from the start, taken on leadership roles. He has demonstrated his capacity for leadership in ways that I haven't
seen before. It's really remarkable what he's been able to do in a very short period of time. He's demonstrated to me his capacity to
take on responsibility. He'll do that again should he be the nominee. I have no doubt about that.

re: #31 Creeping Eruption

I DID think it was lame. No kidding.

Why was that?

re: #28 Thanos

They still hunt whales in Barrow & Kotzebue, part of Sarah's state.

Inuit are allowed to hunt Whale as a part of their cultural heritage.

It's very limited and done respectfully

re: #34 JSK1121
SO you're saying the "gamblers" at intrade made Obama a bigger favor after Palin's speech?!

re: #35 Dirk Diggler

Don't you mean Sarahcuda?

Probably...but something about the h and c being next to each other bothers me..it almost makes me want to say Sarachuda.

re: #32 pre-Boomer Marine brat

-257

re: #15 thedopefishlives

As brilliant as she is beautiful. A rare combination in the modern world, and a surefire way to piss off femi-nazis everywhere.

A real keeper.

Well, Steinem doesn't like her. I'm sure Sarah is crushed

re: #42 Samita

Inuit are allowed to hunt Whale as a part of their cultural heritage.

It's very limited and done respectfully

You ever asked the whales about that?

re: #46 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Well, Steinem doesn't like her. I'm sure Sarah is crushed

Steinem's probably afraid of a mouse, never mind a moose.

The Sarah Palin pick was totally out of the blue to me and it couldn't have been a better decision by McCain. I was resigned to Mitt Romney as a VP. Never thought Palin would be seriously considered.

Now that she's on the ticket and I've learned some things about her, I am stoked! She will tear that arrogant, condescending Joe Biden a a new one in the debates. She's exactly what we needed.

re: #27 realwest

Repost from Prior thread:

re: #139 karmic_inquisitor
Hey karmic!

It will be a few days before Palin effect is measured.

In the meantime, intrade gives immediate market based feedback. By that measure, things turned rather sharply last night - McCain now 42 Obama 58.

So you're telling us that intrade gave Palin horrible reviews?!? Don't know who intrade really is, but if they think Obama GAINED from Palin's speech, they're wrong.

I responded on the other thread as well.

McCain has gained about 2.5 points on intrade today. Don't confuse the prices with polling percentages. Palin was a definite boost - McCain hit a new all time high at intrade this morning.

A reader comment featured (in all seriousness) on the front page of the S.F. Chronicle yestersay sums up the vacuity of the Dem position on Palin:

"Palin is such a hypocrite. Her standards are so impossibly high that no one can meet them -- not even her own daughter."

Yeah, because what we really need right now in this country is someone who has sufficiently low standards leading the nation. God forbid the President have high standards!

"My fellow Americans, I realize you're all losers, so I'm not really expecting anything from you except irresponsibility and moocherism."

Methinx the USS Obamic struck an Alaskan iceberg last night!

(Obviously his boys in the crow's nest were not paying attention...)

re: #48 buzzsawmonkey

I'm sure the whales don't find it all that respectful; it's difficult to really feel the respect when you've got a couple of harpoons in your flank.

No use blubbering about it, I suppose.

And I guess it eventually becomes ahab-it?

re: #46 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir) Hey Kragar! Gee, ya know I didn't even know that Gloria Steinhem was still alive! I mean, I thought by now that she'd have said SOMETHING about the way Muslim men treat women!?!
Did I miss that (those) statements of hers?!

re: #49 HelloDare

Steinem's probably afraid of a mouse, never mind a moose.

Republicans being elephants are allowed to be more afraid of mice than moose.

re: #51 karmic_inquisitor
Ah, thanks a lot karmic! Still don't understand why the traders at intrade think Obama's such a sure thing though.

I'm not sure when the last time I asked a cow if it liked being my hamburger...

re: #52 zombie

A reader comment featured (in all seriousness) on the front page of the S.F. Chronicle yestersay sums up the vacuity of the Dem position on Palin:

"Palin is such a hypocrite. Her standards are so impossibly high that no one can meet them -- not even her own daughter."

Yeah, because what we really need right now in this country is someone who has sufficiently low standards leading the nation. God forbid the President have high standards!

"My fellow Americans, I realize you're all losers, so I'm not really expecting anything from you except irresponsibility and moocherism."

"Doesn't mediocrity have a place on the court?"--oops that was by a Republican.

I expect YouTube to be removing it soon and label it as
"objectionable content".

* tsk, tsk, tsk
* snicker

McCain's campaign manager says he has been told that this woman reminds many of Margaret Thacher. That didn't occur to me, but there was one moment when I wondered why she isn't at the top of the ticket.

Any idea where I can listen to the speech on streaming audio?

re: #24 Dirk Diggler

30 million watched it last night. It was the most ever for a Vice Presidential candidate.

A million or so were deranged lefties watching with a notepad and pencil, looking for a dangling participle or an accidental admission that she loves Hitler, or something in between to "get" her with.

On that topic, after all the sh*t they threw against the wall this week to see what would stick, it seems only the Bridge To Nowhere "scandal" had a teeny grain of truth, so that is the one they've decided they were REALLY outraged about all along. All the LLL youts in my office are harping on it today, non-stop, when they couldn't have cared less yesterday.

I'm guessing troopergate, she-should-be-home-with-the-kids, and the other manufactured attacks didn't hold the water they thought they would.

Wow thanks, Charles!

Does anybody know if the whole Saddleback video is posted anywhere? Thanks in advance, :)

zombie,

"My fellow Americans, I realize you're all losers, so I'm not really expecting anything from you except irresponsibility and moocherism."

Did you lift that line from Jimmy Carter's "Malaise" speech?

/

re: #58 realwest

Ah, thanks a lot karmic! Still don't understand why the traders at intrade think Obama's such a sure thing though.

I've done intrade a couple of times ... right now it is meaningless ... let Obama's numbers climb, there will be a rush to bet against him probably last week in October (barring anything that comes out on McCain/Palin).

re: #41 Ward Cleaver

Why was that?

A host of reasons that would probably get me lynched for expressing here. Lets just say that I am embarrassed by both political parties in this country right now and I think that there were probably better candidates than her.

re: #53 Arkay

Methinx the USS Obamic struck an Alaskan iceberg last night!

(Obviously his boys in the crow's nest were not paying attention...)

Obama will not handle this well. He never handles any criticism of him or his positions. His first instinct is to fight back with smears rather than just laugh as McCain advised him to do at the beginning of the campaign.

Obama will just keep digging.

re: #48 buzzsawmonkey

I'm sure the whales don't find it all that respectful; it's difficult to really feel the respect when you've got a couple of harpoons in your flank.

No use blubbering about it, I suppose.

Those whales need to check in to the Ahab Center. The harpoon track marks on their foreflippers make it hard to get a job.

re: #66 CapitalistTool

Wow thanks, Charles!

Does anybody know if the whole Saddleback video is posted anywhere? Thanks in advance, :)

I don't believe it's the ENTIRE thing, but a very good wrap up is at Ms Underestimated.

re: #68 celtic templar

So maybe the folks who trade at intrade are like bookies - put out bullshit numbers so as to attract more money to the gamblin' table.

re: #63 Pshawalaw

McCain's campaign manager says he has been told that this woman reminds many of Margaret Thacher. That didn't occur to me, but there was one moment when I wondered why she isn't at the top of the ticket.

Wait four years. Seasoning is a good thing.

Jesse jacson hospitalized...for stomach pains. Think he was watching the speech?

re: #18 Fat Jolly Penguin

~asshat-france is now at -250...

261 net down dings. I've never seen anything like it.

My goodness, what an AWESOME phenomenon this Sarah Palin!

I'm thinking the whole Greek Temple thing really did hurt Obama a little bit, because the first headline I saw this morning was about the "new stage" being built for McCain's acceptance

"See? You do it too!" /whine

Biden's swipe at Palin today on Rush has him saying, really just phoning in a talking point, "I didn't hear her mention the words Health Care or Education." What a lazy idiot, if he is going to take that approach he should at least make sure that whoever wrote the line for him had listend to Palin speak. She did go on about how she went from the PTA to the Mayor's office because of her interest in her children's education. It is embarrasing to hear him screw up such a small item.

re: #26 lawhawk

Fine speech. There's still an election to be won. She's proven that she can deliver a speech before a friendly audience and that she's not to going to be a shrinking violent from criticism or controversy. Those are good traits, but not the only ones.

She's going to have to prove her mettle time and time again over the next 2 months - whether it's going toe to toe with Biden or even against Obama in the experience department. The Democrats are going to have to move away from that debate pretty quickly if they want a chance - to be compared to the VP in the other party isn't a winning hand.

We've got to hear more on policy, though her stirring support for being an advocate of the disabled is quite important.

We're going to be heading into a sprint for the WH, and McCain has to give his speech tonight, which I'm sure many will find anti-climatic after Palin's performance last night. Yet, at the end of the day, the American people are choosing to elect McCain or Obama. He's going to have to come through. His mavericky decision to go with Palin speaks to his judgment and unorthodox approach, which compares favorably to Obama's safe (only?) choice in Biden.

bingo
We don't have much time. We all know what's at stake here. Granted, the majority of us work, coach soccer, lead scout groups, teach Sunday school... we don't have a lot of free time. But we all need to pitch in and do something. Get on the McCain/Palin website. Find the campaign office nearest you and contact them. Every little bit helps - whether it's distributing campaign literature door to door, working a phone bank, hosting an event, marching in a parade, writing letters to the editor, and/or donating money, if we want to win this we need to work for it. Otherwise we may end up here on November 5th saying, "but.. but.. but.. I don't know anyone who voted for Obama!"
OK - nag mode off.

re: #78 buzzsawmonkey

Stop it, you're blubbering...

I posted that Huck comment about "Sarah Palin got more votes than Joe Biden" comment on my website.

I have had alot of lefties come to my site in a coniption fit about what a "LIE" that is and how vile it is to make such a statement.

Good Greif people you dont have to call out the fact brigade (or Battalion) on that issue.

Getting worked up over the trivial is really stupid.

re: #58 realwest

Ah, thanks a lot karmic! Still don't understand why the traders at intrade think Obama's such a sure thing though.

They are interested in making money and view the political landscape as being toxic to any republican.

When the landscape changes, the numbers will change. And they are changing.

re: #70 Honorary Yooper

Hey do you think that:

Obama will not handle this well. He never handles any criticism of him or his positions. His first instinct is to fight back with smears rather than just laugh as McCain advised him to do at the beginning of the campaign.

could be cause he's never been in a true fight for an elective office? So he's just not used to it at all.

re: #78 buzzsawmonkey

Rehabilitating whales does work sometimes, but usually it's just a fluke.

I ran into a whale at the MGM Grand in Vegas once.

re: #79 lifeofthemind

Biden's swipe at Palin today on Rush has him saying, really just phoning in a talking point, "I didn't hear her mention the words Health Care or Education."

He's surprised a conservative didn't talk about socialism?

Which lizard has been pulling longest for Palin VP?

re: #81 rawmuse

Stop it, you're blubbering...

Or spouting off.

re:34

McCains 42 pts on InTrade is the highest its ever been. He gained 3 pts today alone, as has been the trend the last several weeks.

as for the speech, I'll say the "Hockey Mom" speech

re: #79 lifeofthemind

Biden's swipe at Palin today on Rush has him saying, really just phoning in a talking point, "I didn't hear her mention the words Health Care or Education." What a lazy idiot, if he is going to take that approach he should at least make sure that whoever wrote the line for him had listend to Palin speak. She did go on about how she went from the PTA to the Mayor's office because of her interest in her children's education. It is embarrasing to hear him screw up such a small item.

And Sarah looked pretty damn healthy to me!

re: #32 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Keep posting the link.
She's up to -252, climbing steadily.

annefrance's little turd is at -262 now...

(and Charles downdinged her too, but didn't nuke the post...maybe he wanted to see how far the downdinging would go ;-P )

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

Which lizard has been pulling longest for Palin VP?

Not me, but I remember getting some flack for posting the idea of supporting McCain.

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

Which lizard has been pulling longest for Palin VP?

I have been on the bandwagon for a few months now.

re: #1 faraway

The Leader of the Free World for the next 16 years? Reagan 2.0?

Palin 1.0

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

There used to be a guy whose nic was Sheepdippeddog that was lobbying for her at least a year ago. Have not seen him of late.

re: #69 Creeping Eruption

A host of reasons that would probably get me lynched for expressing here. Lets just say that I am embarrassed by both political parties in this country right now and I think that there were probably better candidates than her.

ridiculous. not to mention complete monday-morning quaterbacking and speculative. name one...

re: #79 lifeofthemind

Biden's swipe at Palin today on Rush has him saying, really just phoning in a talking point, "I didn't hear her mention the words Health Care or Education." What a lazy idiot, if he is going to take that approach he should at least make sure that whoever wrote the line for him had listend to Palin speak. She did go on about how she went from the PTA to the Mayor's office because of her interest in her children's education. It is embarrasing to hear him screw up such a small item.

Being a Self Appointed Superior Being means never having to pay attention.

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

Which lizard has been pulling longest for Palin VP?

Iron Fist?

re: #79 lifeofthemind

what he really didn't say (but knew) is that

" Palin didn't promise to throw MORE money down that bottomless pit we call Public education so Thank God we Dems can retain the teachers union votes. She also didn't promise FREE HEALTH CARE for the 40 million US citizens that don';t have any which includes 25 million illegal aliens whose legal relatives the Dems can count on ! "

re: #84 realwest

Hey do you think that:

Obama will not handle this well. He never handles any criticism of him or his positions. His first instinct is to fight back with smears rather than just laugh as McCain advised him to do at the beginning of the campaign.

could be cause he's never been in a true fight for an elective office? So he's just not used to it at all.

A couple of reasons,

1. He has never been in a real fight for an elective office.
2. He is also quite the narcissist. Being so, he cannot take any criticism of himself.

re: #52 zombie

A reader comment featured (in all seriousness) on the front page of the S.F. Chronicle yestersay sums up the vacuity of the Dem position on Palin:

"Palin is such a hypocrite. Her standards are so impossibly high that no one can meet them -- not even her own daughter."

Yeah, because what we really need right now in this country is someone who has sufficiently low standards leading the nation. God forbid the President have high standards!

"My fellow Americans, I realize you're all losers, so I'm not really expecting anything from you except irresponsibility and moocherism."

Welcome to the Slacker Nation^TM.

i just had a friend (gay) call me from seattle.
he saw sarah deliver this speech and he's voting for her. i love it.
(he really has soured on b.o.)

The market tanked today. Anybody on the left try to tie it to Palin yet?

re: #92 talon_262

annefrance's little turd is at -262 now...

(and Charles downdinged her too, but didn't nuke the post...maybe he wanted to see how far the downdinging would go ;-P )

If so, I love it!

re: #97 Vergeltung

ridiculous. not to mention complete monday-morning quaterbacking and speculative. name one...

I can't think of any viable candidate that would have energized the base more than Sarah Palin, and that was McCain's biggest problem!

re: #42 Samita

Inuit are allowed to hunt Whale as a part of their cultural heritage.

It's very limited and done respectfully

They also save them ... some years back one or two whales got trapped by ice. They would have died but the locals chopped a series of blow holes for them and finally got them back to open water.

re: #86 Silhouette

He's surprised a conservative didn't talk about socialism?

Biden is a jackass. Um, Palin was forced to defend here experience. In addition, I believe it is John mcCain's job to discuss policy specifics, Joe.

Well y'all it's been grand as usual, but I gotta go mush some lunch and take some meds and then do what the tough do when the going gets tough: take a nap!

Hope you all have a GREAT DAY and that I get the chance to see you all down the road.

re: #73 realwest

So maybe the folks who trade at intrade are like bookies - put out bullshit numbers so as to attract more money to the gamblin' table.

Maybe? I don't know how intrade is regulated if it is ... Think Soros and silver market manipulation.

i really didn't wake up this morning thinking, "Today is Whale Pun Day! Start polishing all my whale pun classics! I'm so excited!" And yet, here we are.

Sarah "The Knife" Palin. ---Rush

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

Which lizard has been pulling longest for Palin VP?

me?

re: #78 buzzsawmonkey

Rehabilitating whales does work sometimes, but usually it's just a fluke.

What's your evidence? Please supply the appropriate cetacean.

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

Which lizard has been pulling longest for Palin VP?

I don't know, but you all had me well prepared for discussions in the real world last week.

When people said, "Who?," I was able to give them fact after fact after fact and say thay "people I know" have been pulling for her for VP for quite a while.

It closed down the "unknown" attack that some of the LLL were starting to make before it got out of the gate. Just made them look uninformed about someone quite well-known.

re: #111 zombie

i really didn't wake up this morning thinking, "Today is Whale Pun Day! Start polishing all my whale pun classics! I'm so excited!" And yet, here we are.

It's the right thing to do!

A footnote before heading back to my afternoon classes: My students (senior engineering students) loved Sarah Palin's speech last night and are fired up for the McCain/Palin ticket.

Gotta go.

Cannot wait for the polls next week. The next couple of day polls will tell us nothing. Next week, after the country has been able to digest this will be telling. Then, the debates when Barry and Plugs get drilled.

re: #105 pre-Boomer Marine brat

If so, I love it!

I got in late but I added a downding. It needed one more.

Well regardless of who was first on the Sarah Bandwagon here, when we hear everyone say she was an unknown, we can all just smile. We knew.

re: #119 cblesz

Cannot wait for the polls next week. The next couple of day polls will tell us nothing. Next week, after the country has been able to digest this will be telling. Then, the debates when Barry and Plugs get drilled.

Heh. Drill Obama, Drill Biden.

Does anyone have a link to the Jon Voigt-narrated background video on Palin that they had to skip last night?

Later gators

re: #120 vxbush

I got in late but I added a downding. It needed one more.

We should keep publicizing the link to it.

re: #122 Honorary Yooper

Heh. Drill Obama, Drill Biden.

Now THERE'S some oil we could do without.

re: #94 Nevergiveup

I have been on the bandwagon for a few months now.

Me too. I've seen her interviews on YouTube.com. You can get the truth about what the "scandal" is all about as well as other interesting glimpses into who she is and what she's like.

re: #123 Molon Labe

Does anyone have a link to the Jon Voigt-narrated background video on Palin that they had to skip last night?

There's a link from the front page at fox (their video links never work for me).

Is it just me, or do all of the Dems seem a little grumpy today?

re: #123 Molon Labe

Does anyone have a link to the Jon Voigt-narrated background video on Palin that they had to skip last night?

[Link: patdollard.com...]
It's in the spinoff links.

re: #123 Molon Labe

Does anyone have a link to the Jon Voigt-narrated background video on Palin that they had to skip last night?

Did they skip it or was it on earlier? I didn't start watching until Rudy came out at 10pm edt.

re: #80 Killer Tomato

excellent advice, but only for the people that live in the contested states. for me, in New York, I might as well hang with my children and do out usual thing. oh, and pray... :)

Post-Palin Wrapup thread -- annefrance #363

-269

re: #123 Molon Labe

Does anyone have a link to the Jon Voigt-narrated background video on Palin that they had to skip last night?

Why did they skip it?

Alaska?
.
Alaska?

/P.Diddy

re: #126 MrSilverDragon

err... forgot to include this...

(snake)

re: #129 TN_Vol

Is it just me, or do all of the Dems seem a little grumpy today?

They didn't know she existed last week, but now they hates her.

Must be over target, receiving flak.

re: #43 realwest

No, they're not.

McCain's up.

re: #135 keyword

Alaska?
.
Alaska?

/P.Diddy

P.Diddy=subhuman...Um, jackass...Delaware? Delaware?

re: #97 Vergeltung

ridiculous. not to mention complete monday-morning quaterbacking and speculative. name one...

Sorry, I am not going to be baited into raining on this Palin love-fest. You call me ridiculous, a Monday morning quarterback, and speculative, and THEN ask me to offer up my thoughts. Why? You have made up your mind, and I sure am not going to try to change it. I was merely stating that I think that there are better choices in this country for Republican VP and that the state of politics in this country, and the way politicians conduct themselves, is embarrassing to me.

re: #42 Samita

Inuit are allowed to hunt Whale as a part of their cultural heritage.

It's very limited and done respectfully

Just jumping in here, slightly OT;
It is indeed done respectfully - because if you don't, according to the Inuit, you will never have any hunting success again. And one has to invoke the spirit of the animal before the hunt, and thank it afterwards for agreeing to be caught.
And although every part of the animal is used, one piece is left and kept out of reverence to the spirit of the animal.

re: #113 Sol Roth

Sarah "The Knife" Palin. ---Rush

In response to: "What does he actually seek to accomplish, after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet?"

re: #106 Nevergiveup

I can't think of any viable candidate that would have energized the base more than Sarah Palin, and that was McCain's biggest problem!

agreed. that was kinda my point. I'm calling his bluff.

re: #135 keyword

Alaska?
.
Alaska?

/P.Diddy

Pssst, Diddy, you're lead candidate is from Hawaii.

re: #56 buzzsawmonkey

A nation in Limbo!

How low can you go?

a nation of limbo bimbos.

re: #142 midwestgak

In response to: "What does he actually seek to accomplish, after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet?"

Ah. Barracuda. She's got fresh bait.

re: #143 Vergeltung

agreed. that was kinda my point. I'm calling his bluff.

Bluff?

Hillary must really hate it. Overnight she has been eclipsed by Palin -- a woman who's succeeded due to her own accomplishments. Plus, Hillary knows that Bill is lusting after Sarah.

re: #120 vxbush

I got in late but I added a downding. It needed one more.

anyway to get a direct link to the post, instead of the whole thread? or maybe the number of the post within the thread?

TIA.

re: #129 TN_Vol

Yep, they are very grumpy...one might call it Palin Derangement Syndrome, although The Anchoress takes it one step farther...

Sarah is a girl. She can’t give them PDS. She gives them PMS: Palin Madness Syndrome. In fact, that is what I think we should start calling the press:

I was a Gloria Steinem feminist in the 1970s. I had a subscription to Ms. magazine and I wore the t-shirt that said, "When God created Man, She was only kidding." But I came to realize that radical feminists really dislike women...I think they secretly despised themselves...they are selfishly turned inward and look at the world through angry eyes. They can never really understand true service aimed at helping others.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
—Margaret Thatcher

re: #18 Fat Jolly Penguin

~asshat-france is now at -250...

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

Watching this speech last night made me understand what it must have felt like to watch Reagan. I am too young to have remembered Reagan, but I am well-read on his influence among conservatives and all Americans alike. He instilled a perpetual pride that I believe is echoing through Sarah Palin right now. Great speech.

I can't believe that the media is asking whether or not she is ready to serve because of her family issues. Reporters would never ask a man these questions. They didn't even ask Hillary these questions. I understand that Hillary is further along in life than is Gov. Palin. However, no one, not one reporter asked Hillary if she was ready to balance the Presidency and her responsibilities at home with a special-needs husband.

re: #99 Sol Roth

Iron Fist?

i think you are right

re: #148 HelloDare

Hillary must really hate it. Overnight she has been eclipsed by Palin -- a woman who's succeeded due to her own accomplishments. Plus, Hillary knows that Bill is lusting after Sarah.

AA UK paper today characterized Hil as "a woman who tried to bitch her way to the top..."

Thuuuwack!

Hmmm...Independents

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

Probably hit the wrong button.

Just got this in an email, is this correct?

Don't dismiss the fact that Sarah Palin is Commander of the Alaska National Guard-- consider this.

Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It's on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.

As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's and certainly by far exceeds Obama's.

She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans.

Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country's defense. Given Alaska 's proximity to Russia , she may have security clearances we don't even know about.

According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.

She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is.

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

It's been mentioned upthread that at least 3-4 of them immediatly said they hit the wrong ding, it was meant to be down

re: #150 pianogirl

Yep, they are very grumpy...one might call it Palin Derangement Syndrome, although The Anchoress takes it one step farther...

I suggested that over on Michelle Malkin's site on Saturday. I think it's more fitting. they really are PMS'ing over Palin.

So there was Sarah... walking to the plate with bases loaded at the bottom of the 9th. All eyes are on her. She takes the hand-off from Guiliani and skates quickly across center-ice checking the opposing team's captain hard up against the glass. She ducks a left jab and lands a right hook sending her opponent up against the ropes. She breaks the clinch and with fancy footwork dribbles to half court and fires the puck with a slap-shot over the backfielders where it lands on the green taking a high bounce. The ball swishes the net scoring the winning field goal as she breaks the tape taking the checkered flag at the buzzer without even breaking a sweat!

China funding Hamas?

It must be 3am somewhere in the world, anyone have Barry's tel #?

Messiah.

re: #156 Typicalwhitey

Hmmm...Independents

If your gonna link to that swamp, you really ought to warn us.
/

re: #149 Vergeltung

anyway to get a direct link to the post, instead of the whole thread? or maybe the number of the post within the thread?

TIA.

Here.

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

Could be accidental updings. The buttons are kind of close.

/giving benefit of the doubt.

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

Several of those have already stated that they miss clicked.

re: #165 Fat Jolly Penguin

Here.

Or here.

re: #138 Dianna

Please check your email.

re: #158 newsjunkie_ky

She is Commander of the Alaskan national Guard. The rest I have no idea, nor should I.

re: #88 experiencedtraveller

Killian Bundy?

re: #161 The Dajjal

So there was Sarah... walking to the plate with bases loaded at the bottom of the 9th. All eyes are on her. She takes the hand-off from Guiliani and skates quickly across center-ice checking the opposing team's captain hard up against the glass. She ducks a left jab and lands a right hook sending her opponent up against the ropes. She breaks the clinch and with fancy footwork dribbles to half court and fires the puck with a slap-shot over the backfielders where it lands on the green taking a high bounce. The ball swishes the net scoring the winning field goal as she breaks the tape taking the checkered flag at the buzzer without even breaking a sweat!

TOUCHDOWNHOMERUNGOALTHREPOINTERKNOCKOUT

re: #151 jill e
The favorite Tee-Shirt I ever saw a girl wear said:
You can't be first but you might be next..

As great as this speech was (and it WAS great), I also want to call everyone attention to the very moving tribute to the fallen Hero, Michael Monsoor.

This tribute is no less than beautiful. And there is only about 3 seconds of anything at all political about it (bush crying, and the use of the phrase "country first"). Even if you are a dem, you should be able to watch in awe of the simple selflessness of the man.

And Charles, I think it deserves a posting on the main page.

As for Palin, nothing is more dangerous than a mother grizzly bear after you have hurt her child. With a winning and cheerful smile, she crushed Obama under her stiletto heels. She beat him like a bongo drum. Damn, that was fun to watch.

re: #148 HelloDare

Hillary must really hate it. Overnight she has been eclipsed by Palin -- a woman who's succeeded due to her own accomplishments. Plus, Hillary knows that Bill is lusting after Sarah.

Hillary who?

re: #140 Creeping Eruption

Sorry, I am not going to be baited into raining on this Palin love-fest. You call me ridiculous, a Monday morning quarterback, and speculative, and THEN ask me to offer up my thoughts. Why? You have made up your mind, and I sure am not going to try to change it. I was merely stating that I think that there are better choices in this country for Republican VP and that the state of politics in this country, and the way politicians conduct themselves, is embarrassing to me.

that is a meta issue, almost beyond the topic here. politics is effed up, is that what you are trying to say? well, no shiite, sherlock. (insert rolling eyes emoticon here).

re: #158 newsjunkie_ky

except for this piece ... Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's ... the rest is so.

re: #174 A.W.

As great as this speech was (and it WAS great), I also want to call everyone attention to the very moving tribute to the fallen Hero, Michael Monsoor.

[Link: soundpolitics.com...]

This tribute is no less than beautiful. And there is only about 3 seconds of anything at all political about it (bush crying, and the use of the phrase "country first"). Even if you are a dem, you should be able to watch in awe of the simple selflessness of the man.

And Charles, I think it deserves a posting on the main page.

As for Palin, nothing is more dangerous than a mother grizzly bear after you have hurt her child. With a winning and cheerful smile, she crushed Obama under her stiletto heels. She beat him like a bongo drum. Damn, that was fun to watch.

That video comes with a hanky alert, you'll need a few.

re: #85 Nevergiveup

At the buffet?

re: #134 Nevergiveup

Why did they skip it?

Because Rudy ran long, as I understand it.

Sarah Palin's speech was awesome, it's obvious she's heading to Washington, and here's some music to help her on her trip.

}:)     [Requiescat In Pace Jerry Reed 9/1/8 ... ]

Someone please search the archives and see when the first commenter noted 'Palin'.

/Yes I'm an idiot who cannot navigate the advanced search calender function...

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

I tried to see who dinged her up, there were so many down dings Firefox crashed.

re: #179 joncelli

At the buffet?

Whale is gambling word the casino's used for a really really big gambler.

re: #182 experiencedtraveller

I tried but I'm having trouble, too.

Just sent $100 to Palin/McCain.

And the suggestion came from Mrs. Sifty. Awesome progress is being made with my Rove Family-Brainwashing Kit.

re: #140 Creeping Eruption

I was merely stating that I think that there are better choices in this country for Republican VP and that the state of politics in this country, and the way politicians conduct themselves, is embarrassing to me.

Welcome to politics in America. Please don't tell me that you were under the impression that you would personally get every your way on single issue you want. No one gets that. Heck, I am happy if I get about half of what I want.

re: #9 zombie

More like the Daggers and Ream speech.

Has the Obama campaign officially commented on Gov. Palin's speech?

My guess is that they're in no hurry to do so; they're probably spending most of their time "slatherng themselves in Bactine".

It seems to have been a bad week for the Demos (after all, Zeus did reposess his styrofoam Greek Columns):

- The selection of Gov. Palin as candidate for VP seems to have caught virtually every pundit in a state of "otherwise occupied" with door locked

- P. Diddy's inarticulate (a rapper at a loss for words: ha ha ha ha) mumbling doubtless reached several hundred thousand teens

- Gov. Palin's speech seems to have had a certain effect on the Demos; I've seen similar effects on golf balls at and just beyond the far end of a driving range (the golf balls look unhappy)

- Kwame Kilpatrick, Mayor of Detroit and admired by BHO, seems to have confessed to two felonies today (can he and Rezko be cellmates?)

Any InTrade reports on futures for the makers of antiseptic and soothing salves and balms? Which way is Chapstik stock moving?

Is it too soon to order my bumper sticker?

Palin/First Dude 2012

re: #118 Midwestprof

Engineers are historically conservative, which is a good trait in somebody who is designing bridges and the like, IMHO.

re: #111 zombie

i really didn't wake up this morning thinking, "Today is Whale Pun Day! Start polishing all my whale pun classics! I'm so excited!" And yet, here we are.

Humphrey the Humpback whale.

Every conversation I've had today has turned to Palins performance last night. Unanimously loved. Do pollsters measure favorable opinions of VP candidates or do we wait for general polling after the convention ends?

re: #152 McJenny50

So far 3 of those have been shown to be mouse-twitch errors.
Perhaps the rest are, too.

re: #171 wolfie

That was my pick...

re: #190 taxfreekiller

-278 now

How low can you go and the winner of the limbo contest is...

As I was watching the speech I got so excited that I kept forgetting that she isn't actually the candidate for president. :) Then I would remember that John McCain is. :( Ah well, maybe next time around... At least for now I can cast a vote for Palin instead of a vote against Obama.

Message at John McCain's campaign store:

At this time, due to high volume orders, please allow 7-10 business days (M-F) until order ships out from our facility.

Gee, I can't imagine why.

re: #134 Nevergiveup

Why did they skip it?

So that Palin could finish her speech before 11 pm EDT. They missed it, but only by a little.

re: #187 rawmuse

I am giving myself a time out until my grammar improves. Later, Lizards.

Palin was good, but Giuliani ripped the cover off the ball.

His foot is *still* lodged up Obama's posterior after that "When you're President, you can't just be present you actually have to make a decision" quip.

re: #10 Sizzlack

OT: Does anyone know where a list of people who have previously spoken at Trinity Church could be found?

Buried as deeply as the bHo campaign can get it.

re: #173 HoosierHoops

The favorite Tee-Shirt I ever saw a girl wear said:
You can't be first but you might be next..

Best Bumper Sticker I ever saw, on an old 60's style VW Hippie Bus

"This May Not Be The MAYFLOWER, But Your Sister Came Across In It"

Will Obama stop any bleeding tonite on the Oreily?

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

Some of those probably slipped with the mouse.

re: #176 Vergeltung

that is a meta issue, almost beyond the topic here. politics is effed up, is that what you are trying to say? well, no shiite, sherlock. (insert rolling eyes emoticon here).

Well then, roll away Vergeltung. Don't know what to tell you. I find these speeches (Dem and Repub alike) bereft of anything meaningful and only an opportunity to trade shots with the opponent. Witty one-liners are great to excite the base, but thy tell me nothing about what this person is going to do once in office.

re: #204 sattv4u2

Best Bumper Sticker I ever saw, on an old 60's style VW Hippie Bus

"This May Not Be The MAYFLOWER, But Your Sister Came Across In It"

My sister is a moonbat lesbian. I don't think so!

re: #191 Sprite

Is it too soon to order my bumper sticker?

Palin/First Dude 2012

Palin/Jindal

Or, just to see their heads explode, Palin/Jeb

re: #140 Creeping Eruption

I know a lot of people would have preferred Romney or Pawlenty, but considering the choice McCain has made in Palin, I don't think you could have asked for a better candidate. If her performance in the last week hasn't been able to at least cement in your mind that this woman is a formidable political power, then what will? I think a lot of people are pissed off because she was plucked from basic obscurity onto the national stage and it's paid off. This was a huge risk, but risk is the middle name of this country and the of the people that are it's citizens.

Ok, I tried again with the search function. The earliest mention I can find of Sarah Palin for VP goes to Kenneth on 6/6/08. Congratulations, Kenneth!

re: #208 Nevergiveup

My sister is a moonbat lesbian. I don't think so!

So's my sister-in-law! LOL!

MSNBC's Maddow Implies Palin Is Anti-Semitic

Maddow: Was she sitting in the pew in her church in Wasilla two weeks ago when a speaker said that the Israelis deserve terrorist attacks, because Jews are unbelievers in Christ?

Strange.

I thought they thought there was nothing wrong with Rev Wright.

re: #199 Fat Jolly Penguin

Message at John McCain's campaign store:

Gee, I can't imagine why.

Couldn't find a "Country First" t-shirt. That's what I want.

re: #184 Nevergiveup

Ah. When we were there in June there were some...rather portly people at the buffets. But I just learned something, so thanks.

re: #209 Silhouette

lol! I just had to honor First Dude there for a moment. ;)

re: #198 Intifan

As I was watching the speech I got so excited that I kept forgetting that she isn't actually the candidate for president. :) Then I would remember that John McCain is. :( Ah well, maybe next time around... At least for now I can cast a vote for Palin instead of a vote against Obama.

Take the long view. Palin solidified the (R) base, appeals to the disaffected HRC PUMA vote, and will pull in a good chunk of middle America that doesn't pay much attention.

Barring the unforeseen, and McCain looks good, 8 years of McCain, puts Palin in the drivers seat Between now and '24 all the liberals on the court will be gone.

The left is panicked because they see the last 40 of "progress" going down the tubes. If you think the last three days of attack on Palin was over the top... you ain't seen nothing yet.

re: #205 DeafDog

Will Obama stop any bleeding tonite on the Oreily?

Depends on O'Reilly and the nature of the interview.

I can't imagine Obama would subject himself to an unscripted interview from O'Reilly. The stakes are too high for him, and O'Reilly could really rip him a new one in that kind of format.

So its likely to be a scripted thing, where Obama spits out his pre-written answers to O'Reilly's pre-written questions. That's pretty much a no-lose scenario for Obama, though how much he can redeem himself depends on the nature of the questions.

But really, there's not a lot Obama can say. What's he going to do, call Palin a pissant mayor again? Say that voting "present" is the kind of leadership America needs?

re: #205 DeafDog

no. he will promise to take more of our paycheck and give away more free shit to slackers and illegals.

Watching Fred Thompson last night reminded me of his performance in Hunt for Red October. He played Admiral Josh Painter and as tensions between the American and Soviet military were rising he uttered this line:

“This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it”

The same line could be uttered by Obama or his handlers today. Except they would be talking about the MSM attacks on Palin and the likely blowback. I'll bet they would gladly trade their ability to get their talking points carried by the MSM for the ability to stop this current madness.

re: #187 rawmuse

Welcome to politics in America. Please don't tell me that you were under the impression that you would personally get every your way on single issue you want. No one gets that. Heck, I am happy if I get about half of what I want.

No, not at all. I find the attacks tiresome. Its one thing to point out differences with your opponent, thrust and parry as necessary, but find I little else in what passes for political discourse today. Can you imagine what the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers would look like if they were written today? Its sad and I find it embarrassing.

For the second time in my life I'm in love, and my wife's not even jealous!

re: #169 mike332

Reply sent. I hope it makes sense.

re: #208 Nevergiveup

My sister is a moonbat lesbian. I don't think so!

what if it was driven by a hippie moonbat lesbian?

re: #220 looking closely

Depends on O'Reilly and the nature of the interview.

I can't imagine Obama would subject himself to an unscripted interview from O'Reilly. The stakes are too high for him, and O'Reilly could really rip him a new one in that kind of format.

So its likely to be a scripted thing, where Obama spits out his pre-written answers to O'Reilly's pre-written questions. That's pretty much a no-lose scenario for Obama, though how much he can redeem himself depends on the nature of the questions.

But really, there's not a lot Obama can say. What's he going to do, call Palin a pissant mayor again? Say that voting "present" is the kind of leadership America needs?

I am still so pissed off at oreilly doing this.

This is McCains night and for him to allow obama to step on it is classless.

Obama may be feeling sorry he opted out, and his management skills are questionable.

The Obama Campaign's Out of Control Spending

With a burn rate of $42 million a month, Obama's campaign can just barely sustain its current levels of spending. And what's leftover may not be adequate to run the kind of campaign he needs to win. Just consider despite all the money he's raised, Obama has been outspent on television by 3 to 1 in the last two months. All the stagecraft and theatrics has come with a hefty cost.

Compared to the McCain campaign, Obama has spent three-and-a-half times as much on payroll and benefits, ten times on event staging, two-and-a-half times as much on travel and lodging, and three times as much on food and meetings. Despite being given free protection from the Secret Service, which has proven sufficient for other candidates, the Obama campaign has spent nearly $400,000 on outside security consulting, nearly all of it paid to a security firm that specializes in dangers emerging from "political instability, acts of terrorism, kidnapping, white collar crime, and cyber-attacks."

re: #224 ROP?LOL

For the second time in my life I'm in love, and my wife's not even jealous!

My husband asked if I'd be upset if he left me for Sarah Palin. I said heck, I'd leave him for Sarah Palin.

re: #202 looking closely

He was fantastic. I know because my 16 year old son, who is not much interested in the election, came into the room to ask me something when I was watching the speech on computer. It was near the beginning, but he was entranced and watched it all the way to the end. A lot of "whoa's," "zings!," and chuckles.

what a one-two punch they had last night with Rudy's speech then Barracuda's. Awesome. my wife and I had many "lol" moments watching both of them. reminded us both of when we stayed up late during the 2000 election when she was expecting our youngest.

further, I feel, for the first time maybe ever, there's possibly someone headed to the Whitehorse that represents me. the concerns of small town American families, and things that really matter.

I think this is all almost too good to believe...

re: #226 sattv4u2

what if it was driven by a hippie moonbat lesbian?

And I never got the impression she got any, so to speak. And then there are also things I'd just rather not think about. BAAAWAAA

re: #140 Creeping Eruption

Sorry, I am not going to be baited into raining on this Palin love-fest. You call me ridiculous, a Monday morning quarterback, and speculative, and THEN ask me to offer up my thoughts. Why? You have made up your mind, and I sure am not going to try to change it. I was merely stating that I think that there are better choices in this country for Republican VP and that the state of politics in this country, and the way politicians conduct themselves, is embarrassing to me.

Here's the thing.

Picking/evaluating a VP is a very subjective process. It isn't like a sporting event where you can measure who is the fastest, strongest, etc. From previous threads, when we have discussed potential picks there were a number of suggestions (Thompson, Guiliani, Romney, Huckabee) and if any one of them had been picked you would have had a number of opinions on who might have been a better pick.

There simply isn't a best.

re: #152 McJenny50

The scary thing is that 6 people dinged her up

At least 3 of those WERE accidentals.

re: #220 looking closely

So its likely to be a scripted thing, where Obama spits out his pre-written answers to O'Reilly's pre-written questions.

Questions like: "So, how important is your message of Hope and Change? I'd think it's incredibly important, right?"

re: #214 Ben Hur

MSNBC's Maddow Implies Palin Is Anti-Semitic

Strange.

I thought they thought there was nothing wrong with Rev Wright.

This baloon was already shot down. The guy was a guest at the church and Palin had no way of knowing he was going to attend or what he was about boferhand.

The fact that the mouthpieces are continuing to pursue this angle is that the Dems are very woried about the Jewish vote. If the Jewish vote goes in numbers for McCain, then Florida will be solidly McCain. Also, at the margin, this vote can make a difference in other close states, too.

re: #223 Creeping Eruption

The political discourse in the Revolutionary War period made what's going on today look like a tea party (to coin a phrase). There's nothing new under the sun, and damning both their houses is not helpful.

re: #229 doppelganglander

My husband asked if I'd be upset if he left me for Sarah Palin. I said heck, I'd leave him for Sarah Palin.

HAHHAHA!

That is the difference.

She is someone we would be friends with.
I have a special needs niece and her comment about that last night made me proud.

I'd love to see honest polling of the young voters since Sara Palin has come on to the scene. In my household and around town, she has captivated their attention and is bringing in new voters for McCain.
One other thing - my teenage son had a chance to hear Fred Thompson's speech about McCain's time in Vietnam. It changed his opinion of McCain from an old man to a real life hero.

re: #228 jcm

Despite being given free protection from the Secret Service, which has proven sufficient for other candidates, the Obama campaign has spent nearly $400,000 on outside security consulting

Sweet jebus... the US Secret Service isn't good enough for him?!

re: #223 Creeping Eruption

Have you read some of the attacks from the days of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings? How about the vicious attacks on John Adams, the second President?

It is nothing new or different than has been done in American politics for quite some time (like, say, since the 1770s).

re: #242 Honorary Yooper

Have you read some of the attacks from the days of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings? How about the vicious attacks on John Adams, the second President?

It is nothing new or different than has been done in American politics for quite some time (like, say, since the 1770s).

Didn't they have pistol duals back then?

The latest moonbat attack is that she is a book-burner and wants to ban books from libraries..

Just got a goofy email from hippie central.

re: #185 doppelganglander

I tried but I'm having trouble, too.

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re: #241 Occasional Reader

Sweet jebus... the US Secret Service isn't good enough for him?!

Secret Service is filled with TWP & bitter clingy types is my guess...

Rasmussen: Obama Beats Palin on Question of Preparedness to Lead Among Independents (By a Whopping 5%!)

He's been campaigning for 2 years.

People know about her for 1 week.

I flipped over to MSNBC after Palin's speech, Matthews, Obermann, and Gregory all looked like they needed grief counselling. They saw the future and "Obama bin Biden" wasn't it. Just the look on their faces made my day:)

re: #243 Nevergiveup

Didn't they have pistol duals back then?

And duels with pistols too.

re: #242 Honorary Yooper

GMTA (although your mind is greater since you didn't put in as many cliche's as I did. Sheesh, Jon.)

re: #65 Silhouette

And on the Bridge to Nowhere, after starting out supporting it, turned against it and helped kill it.

re: #228 jcm

specializes in dangers emerging from "political instability, acts of terrorism, kidnapping, white collar crime, and cyber-attacks."

That explains the bang-up job the Obama campaign has done keeping his website scrubbed and clean.

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re: #158 newsjunkie_ky

I hope you don't mind if you get quoted elsewhere.

re: #243 Nevergiveup

Didn't they have pistol duals back then?

Yes. They also used to have pistol and cane fights in Congress.

re: #212 taxfreekiller

You can click on the number and see exactly who voted and how.

Ann Althouse: When a man agonizes that a woman is "brutally cutting," I reach for my Freud text.

re: #245 Kulhwch

rockwieldingprimitive's, Semper Gumbi's and stevieray's up-dings are known to have been accidentals

re: #202 looking closely

Palin was good, but Giuliani ripped the cover off the ball.

His foot is *still* lodged up Obama's posterior after that "When you're President, you can't just be present you actually have to make a decision" quip.

Yep - he was brilliant! I saw clips of his speech (and read the lot) - and saw a video of Romney as well - who was nice, ok, but not exactly getting people on their feet.

Giuliani however - heh, B0 whacked across the pitch by him and Sarah, nice!

re: #205 DeafDog

No.

re: #254 Honorary Yooper

Yes. They also used to have pistol and cane fights in Congress.

The good old days.

There are some great nics on that list that I've never seen before.

"Carbine Footprint" is hillarious.

re: #247 Ben Hur

Rasmussen: Obama Beats Palin on Question of Preparedness to Lead Among Independents (By a Whopping 5%!)

He's been campaigning for 2 years.

People know about her for 1 week.

Again, you're comparing Palin to Obama. Comparing Palin to Biden makes it even worse. The Democrats have fallen into a trap. And I'm not sure they can recover - in part because the media keeps buying into their nonsense.

re: #230 taxfreekiller

#223

Run for Congress.

or stfu

I didn't want to get drawn into this specifically for these "kos" like responses. I was under the impression that sometimes people here were permitted to dissent from the party line. The response "shut the fuck up" to any criticism makes me feel like I'm over at the dailykos.

re: #229 doppelganglander

My husband asked if I'd be upset if he left me for Sarah Palin. I said heck, I'd leave him for Sarah Palin.

LOL

I sent my husband the photo of Palin standing by the Harley!

re: #220 looking closely

re: #221 Sifty

Oreily was soft on Hillary. His questions were ok, but there was no follow-up on anything...not like Bill. When there is no follow-up, a smooth talker can get away with a lot.

BHO will get serious questions tonite, but whether he comes out looking sincere or misinformed will depend on how much Bill presses him, and I don't think Bill will press him.

re: #257 pre-Boomer Marine brat

rockwieldingprimitive's, Semper Gumbi's and stevieray's up-dings are known to have been accidentals

They'll be done with their push ups soon...