Hot damn!

I just read where Annette Benning (Mrs. Warren Beatty) savaged Gov. Palin. She's just so relevant I'm wavering. NOT.

I like this menu much better than the whine and cheesy politicians at that place last week.

I'll take an order of Cindy McCain, and one true grit order of John, please.

Tasty. I wonder what desert is? I know it'll be very bitter for Obama and Biden.

re: #5 Honorary Yooper

Tasty. I wonder what desert is? I know it'll be very bitter for Obama and Biden.

Victory in November.

re: #2 kynna

I just read where Annette Benning (Mrs. Warren Beatty) savaged Gov. Palin. She's just so relevant I'm wavering. NOT.

why do Hollywood ivory tower proggies think anyone gives a damn?

BTW - will not see her movie.

It's another good line-up. I hope McCain does well. They're going to make him out to be old and doddering and in the shadow of his running mate.

I hope he does the same thing she did. Talk about it, make fun of them for bringing it up and move on. So all they do when they try to slime is confirm their bias.

re: #2 kynna

REDS...

-332 and counting.

Seven speakers, 5 of them politicians, plus a video all in one hour? LOL! :) In any case, looks like some good speakers tonight.

I can't wait to hear what McCain has to say, and I'm looking forward to hearing his wife Cindy speak!

re: #8 kynna

It's another good line-up. I hope McCain does well. They're going to make him out to be old and doddering and in the shadow of his running mate.

I hope he does the same thing she did. Talk about it, make fun of them for bringing it up and move on. So all they do when they try to slime is confirm their bias.

The Dems & their media wing are shook.

If McCain connects as well as he did at Saddleback Church, it is a wildly successful convention. I think last night will be the night people remember though.

Kos praises the Messiah......

Response
by kos

So apparently Republicans hate community organizers. A reader sends me a pithy response:

Jesus was a community organizer and Pontius Pilate was a governor.

re: #7 FrogMarch

why do Hollywood ivory tower proggies think anyone gives a damn?

BTW - will not see her movie.

What movie? I don't think she's been in anything successful since American Beauty. Long time.

The Hollywood Left is very entrenched and they're very powerful. There's a real blacklist here and I admire any actor/writer/producer/director who has the courage to throw it all to chance and stand up to them.

McCain/ Palin 08!

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Kos praises the Messiah......

Response
by kos

I thought they hated Jesus?

Lindsey Graham?
Is this a typo that should read Lindsey Wagner?

Gonna be another great night in front of the tube. It's going to be hard to top Palin last night, but I sure hope McCain tries his best.

OT -

The link has already been posted here but I thought it might be new to some here. Iowahawk has a hilarious post up on the left's frenzy over Palin's daughters baby.

[Link: iowahawk.typepad.com...]

I didn't know Bernardine Dohrn praised the Manson family murders with "Dig it! First they killed those pigs and then they put a fork in their bellies. Wild!"

I wonder what Obama would have to say about that.

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Um- Jesus was a rabbi.

Meanwhile, Sarah is busy clearing a spot on her wall for Biden's head.

The World Can't Wait......For This De-bate!

re: #2 kynna

I just read where Annette Benning (Mrs. Warren Beatty) savaged Gov. Palin. She's just so relevant I'm wavering. NOT.

* * *
Warren Beatty and John McCain were friendly in the past, don't know about now.

Beatty's movie "Bullfeathers" or something similar, was supposedly about a maverick candidate.

McCain's got to have a sense of humor about all his former best buds liberals (except Lieberman) doing a 180 degree turn, trying to bury him & his candidacy and his Veep choice today.

Be Strong, Johnny Mac! The Libs only pretended to respect you, while they used you first--now they want you gone.

C-SPAN stream (content warning: Chrissy Matthews is running his mouth at the moment)

Oh, and for anyone who hasn't participated in the pile-on yet, asshat-france is still only at -331.

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Jesus was a community organizer and Pontius Pilate was a governor.

LOL!
'cept he didn't really organize anything. He wandered around with 12 hangers on, and said outrageous things for the time.

re: #20 Sharmuta

Good point.

re: #23 Fat Jolly Penguin

I show -336.

This is somewhat off topic but methinks the opposition team is running a bit scared this morning.

My, my --beyond HIS wildest dreams but to say that NOBODY anticipated it would or could? Does he really believe is a Messiah as can speaking for EVERYONE?

Obama: Surge Succeeded Beyond ‘Wildest Dreams’

“I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated,” Obama said while refusing to retract his initial opposition to the surge. “I’ve already said it’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.”
[Link: elections.foxnews.com...]

re: #25 Killgore Trout

Well- leave it to the koslings to not have facts (especially about Jesus) on their side.

BTW, my wife said early in the primaries that Hillary couldn't handle the Terrorists and no woman should try the presidency until this war ended.

My wife changed her mind last night.

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Kos praises the Messiah......

Response
by kos

Stalin and Hitler were also community organizers

re: #24 jcm

That's right. I can't think of him organizing anything. Maybe the Last Supper but that was a dinner party for 12. Was that catered?

CBS News Poll: Obama 42% McCain 42%. And,it is CBS...ha

re: #24 jcm

LOL!
'cept he didn't really organize anything. He wandered around with 12 hangers on, and said outrageous things for the time.

So you're saying he was a maverick.

Westmoreland calls Obama ‘uppity'

Game Over.

U.S. Enters Pakistan To Chase Down Al-Qaeda

re: #28 Sharmuta

Well- leave it to the koslings to not have facts (especially about Jesus) on their side.

Yes -- I was having problems embedding the C-SPAN link and forgot to update that part.

re: #33 CyanSnowHawk

So you're saying he was a maverick.

Jesus was a maverick! That's why the elitists sought to have him killed.

Community organizers can sometimes perform a useful service.
Reality:
Anyone who thinks having "community organizer" experience on their resume is the equivalent to having "mayor" and "governor" experience is going to be disappointed at the kind of jobs they can get.

re: #36 Fat Jolly Penguin

Ack -- wrong comment! Should have been this one:

re: #26 Sharmuta

I show -336.

re: #19 turn

Gonna be another great night in front of the tube. It's going to be hard to top Palin last night, but I sure hope McCain tries his best.

OT -

The link has already been posted here but I thought it might be new to some here. Iowahawk has a hilarious post up on the left's frenzy over Palin's daughters baby.

[Link: iowahawk.typepad.com...]

I didn't know Bernardine Dohrn praised the Manson family murders with "Dig it! First they killed those pigs and then they put a fork in their bellies. Wild!"

I wonder what Obama would have to say about that.

I liked the way the moose wants to keep Sarah Palin far away. But Mahmoud needs a new laugh, bwahaha sounds too much like the lizard laugh.

re: #39 Fat Jolly Penguin

I knew what you meant, my friend.

re: #41 Sharmuta

I knew what you meant, my friend.

Oh, no- John McCain is getting to me. ;p

re: #35 WrathofG-d

U.S. Enters Pakistan To Chase Down Al-Qaeda

re: #32 cblesz

CBS News Poll: Obama 42% McCain 42%. CONGRESS 9% CBS 1% And,it is CBS...ha

extended the poll

Roger L. Simon had a great analogy this morning.

He said the Governor Palin speech last night was "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington."

re: #35 WrathofG-d

U.S. Enters Pakistan To Chase Down Al-Qaeda

CAMBODIA REDUX.

re: #27 Nancy

This is somewhat off topic but methinks the opposition team is running a bit scared this morning.

My, my --beyond HIS wildest dreams but to say that NOBODY anticipated it would or could? Does he really believe is a Messiah as can speaking for EVERYONE?

Obama: Surge Succeeded Beyond ‘Wildest Dreams’

“I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated,” Obama said while refusing to retract his initial opposition to the surge. “I’ve already said it’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.”
[Link: elections.foxnews.com...]

Why would he point out his obvious lack of qualification for the job he's seeking?

The surge didn't just happen by accident......it had to be someone's (Bush/Petraeus) best judgement as to how to win the war......

....but it was beyond Obama's wildest dreams.

re: #30 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Stalin and Hitler were also community organizers

Yes, Stalin organized several communities in Siberia, while Hitler organized communities where work could make the residents free.
Well, free of their Earthly lives.
/

re: #34 Ben Hur

That isn't going to be helpful.

Forming a skirmish line near the porta-potty

The anarchy permit expires in 30 minutes. It's starting to look like the police might want to end this at the Capitol.

/it won't work, but it'll be interesting, expect lots of flash bangs and tear gas

re: #30 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Ossama has to be the most influential community organizer in the past 50 years.

"Uppity" will be the new Media Spasm that will knock Sarahle off the front pages.

BBL

re: #40 Kosh's Shadow

Yeah, I cracked up on that one too ... and I picked up on the lizard laugh as well. Did you know about that Dohrn comment?

re: #14 Killgore Trout

'Course Jesus didn't call people bitter behind their backs.

re: #34 Ben Hur

How the left sees the Republican Convention

It's all just mop-up duty, after Rudi and Sarah's stellar performances last night. ;)

re: #47 eschew_obfuscation

Yeah, pretty dumb statement isn't it?

re: #34 Ben Hur

In August, Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) told reporters, “When I hear the word ‘elitist’ linked with Barack Obama, to me, that is a code word for 'uppity.' I find it extremely offensive and John McCain should know better.”

Wow, now the word "elitist" is racist? Keep making things up, and grasping at straws, lefties.

/I'm getting tired of stupid people

re: #24 jcm

LOL!
'cept he didn't really organize anything. He wandered around with 12 hangers on, and said outrageous things for the time.

Saint Paul was a blogger.

re: #53 turn

Yeah, I cracked up on that one too ... and I picked up on the lizard laugh as well. Did you know about that Dohrn comment?

Yes, I had read about the Dohrn comment here a while ago.
She and Ayers have never changed since their hippie days, unlike some. Jerry Rubin even became a stockbroker. Those two have stayed as evil terrorists. (See, there are terrorists who aren't Muslim)

re: #26 Sharmuta

I show -336.

-338 now (with 345 negative dings) as I let my sockie have some fun with it. :-)

O'Reilly should be shot for agreeing with Obama to sabotage the 8-9 p.m. hour. O'Reilly should have told Obama to stuff it, there's a convention going on, we're not going to sabotage it, any other day, BHO, would be just fine.

But nooooooo.

No class from Obama and O'Reilly in doing this tonight!

re: #58 gop_patriot

As a Republican, I take your use of the word "stupid" to really be code word for mentally challenged...which is obviously a swipe at Gov. Palins child.

/

annefrancevichy is down to -337 dings.

re: #46 Ben Hur

CAMBODIA REDUX.

No, this time the leftist pols will approve of the action. Hell, the Donks have had a boner for going after Pakistan the entire campaign.

1400 in the crowd, that's a good estimate.

Stable now, crowd building.

Requesting horses.

/here we go

Good. The football game will be over out here on the West Coast.

Also, any of you think BHO decided to appear on O'Reilly tonight--of all nights--is just a coincidence?

Jesus also didn't have mass communication.

re: #62 Barrypopik

BHO = Blow Hard O'Riley

and his "Nose Pin Zone"

re: #62 Barrypopik

This must be payback for the McCain campaign having announced Palin during (or just near to) Obama's speech.

Obama vandalizes government property.....

Yahoo pic

An Army staff sergeant got Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to sign his uniform at the Columbia Market House in Columbia, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.

He also wears some silly glasses.

re: #34 Ben Hur
re: #49 WrathofG-d

ELITIST
1. practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
2. consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.
UPPITY
1. affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
2. rebelliously self-assertive; not inclined to be tractable or deferentia

wheres the problem?

re: #58 gop_patriot

Wow, now the word "elitist" is racist? Keep making things up, and grasping at straws, lefties.

/I'm getting tired of stupid people

Shelley Berkeley is "code word" for stupid

Slightly off topic.
Big riot working up outside RNC.
Notice how all these protestors are white kids aged 18-22 or so.
Seems like a bunch of ignorant punks who want to cause mayhem semi-legally. Anarchists against war and racism. Can you believe it? You couldn't make this crap up.

Is there any streaming video of the RNC riots?

Barack Obama's To-Do list for Today:

1. Find out if Hoffa disappeared while visiting Alaska
2. Mention to Joe he should consider wearing a cup to the debate with sweetie

re: #7 FrogMarch

why do Hollywood ivory tower proggies think anyone gives a damn?

BTW - will not see her movie.

because, well, they're sooooo hollywood.

re: #75 Killgore Trout

I don't know. Just caught some coverage on FOX.

re: #76 justacanuck

Barack Obama's To-Do list for Today:

1. Find out if Hoffa disappeared while visiting Alaska
2. Mention to Joe he should consider wearing a cup to the debate with sweetie

I can see Biden showing up to the debate in a Black Adder style codpiece. lol

re: #63 WrathofG-d

LOL :p

re: #67 calcajun

Also, any of you think BHO decided to appear on O'Reilly tonight--of all nights--is just a coincidence?

Hell no! This was very much political strategy by Obama.

re: #78 VMA211Dan

I found some here. Things look pretty peaceful on their cam.

re: #81 Dahveed

Hell no! This was very much political strategy by Obama.

I will be adding O'Reilly to me "never watch again" list

re: #62 Barrypopik

Not shot, just ignored.

re: #76 justacanuck

Barack Obama's To-Do list for Today:

1. Find out if Hoffa disappeared while visiting Alaska
2. Mention to Joe he should consider wearing a cup to the debate with sweetie

I don't think a full suit of armor would protect Biden against Palin.

re: #42 Sharmuta

Oh, no- John McCain is getting to me. ;p

"my friend"

Reminds me of this song ...
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables:

It's funny. With every new announcement from the MSM/lefties, I like the Palins more. I can identify with almost every thing that is announced: out of wedlock pregnancy? I was born a bastard (and eventually adopted), and I do have family members who were "knocked up" and then married. DUI? I had one eons ago (one of the reasons I don't drink and haven't for decades). Working class? Land of Goshen - my parents were the first generation of their families to go to college. Mr. Palin is part Yupik? My mom was part Choctaw. Down syndrome? I had a job in college working with developmentally challenged young people - found out that being smart is not the end-all and be-all and that my clients almost always had much more common sense than I did. Religion? My father's side of the family is Catholic, as am I. On my mom's side, I have a cousin who, with her husband and large family, spent a decade in Africa as a missionary. Large family? Did I mention I'm Catholic? :D

Shall I continue?

And trust me, I am not the only one.

re: #82 Killgore Trout

I found some here. Things look pretty peaceful on their cam.

Wait till the Red Bull and Ritilin kicks in.

re: #79 SpartanWoman

I can see Biden showing up to the debate in a Black Adder style codpiece. lol

But he'll be more like Baldrick (in series 2-4).
"I've got a cunning plan, M'lord, but I canst tell until after the election"

re: #58 gop_patriot

Wow, now the word "elitist" is racist? Keep making things up, and grasping at straws, lefties.

/I'm getting tired of stupid people

Soon, all adjectives will be racist. Orwell was right--words HAVE lost their meaning.

re: #66 Killian Bundy

UPDATE
Submitted by haloka on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 16:18.
cred_rating:
Five

tear gas canisters pulled out on capitol lawn. rally surrounded by riot cops including behind the stage; flanked by horses

* 5 reads

re: #87 Catttt

I think a lot of this is going to backfire. There is much about the Palins that average Americans can relate to. obama & biden? Not so much.

The speech was so good and well delivered that the Boston Globe ran an article featuring quotes from HAIRDRESSERS that her hair is outdated.

one stylist said: it looks like she just washes it and pins it up disheveled and can't be bothered blow drying and styling it!

Good thing we have the expert opinion on her hairdo because now we know that the Governor of Alaska spends less time worrying about her hairdo than the former Presidential candidate John Edwards.

re: #71 Killgore Trout

He doesn't look happy to be at the Voith Hydro plant.

re: #93 Nancy

The speech was so good and well delivered that the Boston Globe ran an article featuring quotes from HAIRDRESSERS that her hair is outdated.

one stylist said: it looks like she just washes it and pins it up disheveled and can't be bothered blow drying and styling it!

What the hell? Is this "Queer Eye for the VP Guy"?

re: #93 Nancy

LOL!

re: #93 Nancy

Biden spends enough time on his hair [plugs] for all of the candidates combined.

re: #93 Nancy

The speech was so good and well delivered that the Boston Globe ran an article featuring quotes from HAIRDRESSERS that her hair is outdated.

one stylist said: it looks like she just washes it and pins it up disheveled and can't be bothered blow drying and styling it!

Good thing we have the expert opinion on her hairdo because now we know that the Governor of Alaska spends less time worrying about her hairdo than the former Presidential candidate John Edwards.

Hairplugs from Scranton Joe are the next big thing in fashionworld.

Polls! Polls! Polls!

CBS reporting Obama, McCain in a dead heat; this reprsents an eight percentage-point jump for McCain from the weekend.

re: #98 VMA211Dan

Hairplugs from Scranton Joe are the next big thing in fashionworld.

Well, you gotta admit his look better than either Shatner's or Burt (ghia head) Reynolds.

Isn't Obamitty gonna be on O'Reilly tonight? Does anyone think he will actually answer O'Reilly's questions? Will O'Reilly call him on it? Should Ann Coulter do the interview for O'reilly in a last minute switch?

Somewhat OT:

CNN.com's entire "headline" block as of now is devoted to race-baiting.

Sarah Palin really has the rabbits diving for their favorite holes.

re: #10 Sharmuta

-332 and counting.

I dare anyone with a sockpuppet to write something so dumb without getting deleted that beats -332 down dings..
It's a thing of beauty i tell you.
///

re: #99 Occasional Reader

Thank you. Thank you.
I've been wondering and hoping for our bump.
It's like waiting for Christmas morning, I'm excited.

re: #82 Killgore Trout

I found some here. Things look pretty peaceful on their cam.

Not sure that's the right riot. A lot of pink in the crowd. Aren't anarkids supposed to be dressed in black? I mean to be real scary?

re: #99 Occasional Reader

Polls! Polls! Polls!

CBS reporting Obama, McCain in a dead heat; this reprsents an eight percentage-point jump for McCain from the weekend.

And that was between Monday-Wednesday this week. It was before the Palin speech last night. Can you say "big bounce"? I knew you could.

Sarah Palin video on Fox now

re: #93 Nancy

The speech was so good and well delivered that the Boston Globe ran an article featuring quotes from HAIRDRESSERS that her hair is outdated.

one stylist said: it looks like she just washes it and pins it up disheveled and can't be bothered blow drying and styling it!

Good thing we have the expert opinion on her hairdo because now we know that the Governor of Alaska spends less time worrying about her hairdo than the former Presidential candidate John Edwards.

And I'll bet hers didn't cost $1,200 ;~)

re: #101 maddogg

While the interview was being recorded, one of the Fox anchors mentioned that they could hear it and that Obama was being backed into a bit of a corner.

I have high HOPES for some entertaining moments.

re: #95 calcajun

I think they may be finding it harder and harder to come up with real things to find fault with.

re: #106 calcajun

Can you say "big bounce"?

Hey, Sarah's hot, but she isn't "jiggly"!

Oh... you mean the... gotcha. Never mind.

re: #108 eschew_obfuscation

And I'll bet hers didn't cost $1,200 ;~)

How much do hair plugs cost, anyway?

re: #111 Occasional Reader

Hey, Sarah's hot, but she isn't "jiggly"!

Oh... you mean the... gotcha. Never mind.

As I told my wife, I was hoping for a "wardrobe malfunction".

First of all -- if the press tries to make a big deal out of Westmoreland's stupidity then McCain's team needs to pull Wright back out from under the bus. Westy isn't associated with McCain and didn't endorse him in the primaries. Wright is one of Obama's mentors.

Second of all -- I love the bounce, but I have to say that McCain's going to have to win by a big margin. The dems are going to go all out to register the dead, double register the college kids and slash the tires of the busses that will take Republicans to the polls. It's going to get ugly. If the margin is big enough they can't steal it. But they will try with all their might.

Third of all -- bless and protect the police in Minneapolis tonight when things get really ugly.

re: #87 Catttt

And trust me, I am not the only one.

Kind of like me:

Eskimo snowmobile racing champ? That's me.

re: #91 Noam Sayin'

Trust me.

/they'll be chasing 'em around all night

re: #87 Catttt

The MSM is cutting Obama's wrists and they have no idea. Hilarious

re: #115 Occasional Reader

Kind of like me:

Eskimo snowmobile racing champ? That's me.

Of COURSE you are, hon. :D

re: #117 SpartanWoman

Such dainty, precious wrists. The thought of that commanding our fine military makes me want to barf.

re: #119 vagabond trader

Such dainty, precious wrists. The thought of that commanding our fine military makes me want to barf.

And I find it amusing that the MSM says McCain is making "too much" of his POW experience. Can they remember John Kerry "reporting for duty" with a salute. Hypocrisy abounds

re: #119 vagabond trader

Such dainty, precious wrists. The thought of that commanding our fine military makes me want to barf.

Wrists? How about spine or balls. He has neither.

re: #120 SpartanWoman

And I find it amusing that the MSM says McCain is making "too much" of his POW experience. Can they remember John Kerry "reporting for duty" with a salute. Hypocrisy abounds

How many Purple Hearts would McCain have if he had one for every cut, scrape and bruise?

I told my mom I donated $100 to McCain, and she said she was sorry it was too late for her to donate $25, what she thought she could manage. I went to the official site, and while it is too late to donate to the campaign proper, people CAN donate to the Compliance Fund to offset the expenses of legal and accountant fees--so that the campaign fund that are there can go farther.

She gave me her card number, paused, then said, "Make it $50."

re: #122 jcm

How many Purple Hearts would McCain have if he had one for every cut, scrape and bruise?

Yet McCain stood up for the man whose trashing him now. I wonder if he has learned anything about his lefty buds?

re: #123 goddessoftheclassroom

I told my mom I donated $100 to McCain, and she said she was sorry it was too late for her to donate $25, what she thought she could manage. I went to the official site, and while it is too late to donate to the campaign proper, people CAN donate to the Compliance Fund to offset the expenses of legal and accountant fees--so that the campaign fund that are there can go farther.

She gave me her card number, paused, then said, "Make it $50."

YAY. My mom is up to 400.00 and she was a union maid back in the day.

re: #120 SpartanWoman

It's almost a warped jealousy that their guy has absolutely nadda when it comes to honor and inner strength. POW envy.

btw, plugs are very costly and don't always "take."

re: #125 buzzsawmonkey

When McCain chose Palin from Alaska
The media took her to task-a.
But she wasn't fazed,
And with head proudly raised
In voter approval she'll bask-a.

cute

re: #127 vagabond trader

It's almost a warped jealousy that their guy has absolutely nadda when it comes to honor and inner strength. POW envy.

btw, plugs are very costly and don't always "take."

Poor old Biden all that money on plugs and those big fake dental veneers.

Still, with all the plugs, veneers and plagiarism he is more of a man than Obama

re: #62 Barrypopik

O'Reilly should be shot for agreeing with Obama to sabotage the 8-9 p.m. hour. O'Reilly should have told Obama to stuff it, there's a convention going on, we're not going to sabotage it, any other day, BHO, would be just fine.

But nooooooo.

No class from Obama and O'Reilly in doing this tonight!

You really expected class from O'Reilly?

Ridge + Graham = Buzzkill

re: #129 SpartanWoman

Seems he has more street creds than the Obama. How many Delawares can you fit into Alaska, lol.

Biden....I think he sold my grandma a burnt out Vega back in the 70's. At least he looks and acts like the guy.

Looks like a duck.....................

re: #132 vagabond trader

Seems he has more street creds than the Obama. How many Delawares can you fit into Alaska, lol.

All in all I like the Delaware beaches and it's kind of a pretty state. I was surprised as I expected Biden to be from a ramshackle sewer of a place

I think this convention is an unmitigated success unless someone flubs it pretty badly tonight.

With regards to O'Reilly: his show has always been about him, much like Olberdummy. This is just more proof of that.

Does anyone remember the 'smug alert' episode of South Park? This interview will easily eclipse the smug cloud that started with Clooney's acceptance speech, and may rival the smog from Beijing during the last month.

/choke

hope he comes out and doesnt use a teleprompter, he speaks best from the hip/heart

hope Mccain*

re: #134 SpartanWoman

Nothing against Delaware, nice place. Just that it's amusing to hear the elite refer to Alaska, our largest state, as though they smelled something unpleasant.

Planned Parenthood is slamming Palin believing she "forced" her daughter to keep the baby and marry the cute hockey player. Somehow I doubt it and I think those two young people are beaing up extraordinarily well after the viscious attacks by the MSM

Having experience with many depressed post-abortion women, I think they are sweeping the truth under the rug. I wonder if there are any stats on this.

re: #138 vagabond trader

Nothing against Delaware, nice place. Just that it's amusing to hear the elite refer to Alaska, our largest state, as though they smelled something unpleasant.

The petrochemical part of Delaware rivals the nastiest places in NJ.

re: #139 SpartanWoman

You know, I asked my gynecologist if abortion was a factor in female infertility. He dismissed me out of hand. Found out later he was one of the busiest abortionists in the state.That answered my question.

Ha!

Newsbusters: Republicans Jeer, Protest NBC News

Check out the screencap!

MoveOn wants you to write your newspapers about Sarah Palin

Talking points and writing tips included. Perhaps you'd like to write your own letter? Have your zipcode ready.

I would not submit my letter through this form lest MoveOn gets my address, but there are other ways to send a letter to the editor.

I wonder if the same denigration would occur if the Mayor (I don't know if they have a Governor) of Washington D.C. were on the ticket as VP --because it is SMALLER in population than Alaska is.

We won't even mention size!

Last night on thread "Republican Convention Thread 8"
#834 leftover54 9/03/08 8:14:45 I wrote:

"I can hear it now - "What kind of mother would have her infant child out so late at night ?"

I was making a small joke. This afternoon I could hardly believe my ears when I heard Geraldine Ferraro conclude her interview with one of the FOX talking heads (on the subject of Sarah's speech last night) with this very question ! Did anyone else hear the interview ? She said:
"One wonders why a good mother would have her young children out at that late hour..." (or very close to this).

They always amaze me. Rush used to talk about this phenomena - he'd make a "prediction", tongue in cheek, never really thinking the L3 would actually do what Rush was joking about but, low and behold, within a year or so the "prediction" would come to pass.
They are so predictable !

The NPR short "news" coverage of Palin's speech thoughtfully provided a rebuttal (re Bridge to Nowhere, etc.) Predicted she would have further problems re Fed finance issues, etc.
Our Tax Money in Action.

It was at 356 when my large cursor accidentally hit the green. Need a mulligan.

If Mac's speech outlines his exact policy initiatives in 100 pages with 850 bullets, the Obama campaign will still come out tomorrow with a response claiming that the McCain campaign still isn't addressing the issues: what he'll do about gas prices and the economy, and how to get jobs back.

Last night Hannity screened a Donk fundraising letter, claiming that if McCain is elected, "he will outlaw abortions" - unilaterally, no doubt.

I was infuriated when Hannity didn't respond to this particular piece of talking point trash. But how in hell do they get away with this bilge? Rushbo is right: we're not running McCain against Obama, we're running McCain against the MSM.

re: #139 SpartanWoman

Where do these people even get off thinking they KNOW this? The arrogance is mind-boggling.

In one article in the Alaskan paper, HIS parents were interviewed and the categorically stated that their son and Bristol had planned on getting married even before she got pregnant.

re: #139 SpartanWoman

I read somewhere that they are now only starting to compile stats on that,there seems to be an alarming number of middle aged women that had abortions in their youth that are now suffering from tremendous guilt.

re: #139 SpartanWoman

Planned Parenthood is slamming Palin believing she "forced" her daughter to keep the baby and marry the cute hockey player. Somehow I doubt it and I think those two young people are beaing up extraordinarily well after the viscious attacks by the MSM

Having experience with many depressed post-abortion women, I think they are sweeping the truth under the rug. I wonder if there are any stats on this.

I respect both Miss Palin and her fiance for having the GUTS to face the national audience to support her mother. That took real courage and putting family before her own self-consciousness. He held her hand and stood by her side.

It's not going to be easy, but they're going to do the best they can with the love and support of their families.

OT
Has anyone heard from redstateredneck? Haven't seen her lately, she lives in hurricane country.

re: #45 Nancy

Roger L. Simon had a great analogy this morning.

He said the Governor Palin speech last night was "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington."

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There are Sarah jokes going around much like the Fred Thompson jokes during his campaign. The quote you give has already been amended to:

"Mrs. Smith & Wesson goes to Washington."

Also there is this one:

"Sarah doesn't do her laundry, she disembowels it."

Does anyone have verification of this?

According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech.
Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech.
Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when last his teleprompter malfunctioned, was left stuttering before a crowd unable to advance his speech until the problem was resolved.

I want so much to believe it...

re: #155 Meremortal

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There are Sarah jokes going around much like the Fred Thompson jokes during his campaign. The quote you give has already been amended to:

"Mrs. Smith & Wesson goes to Washington."

Also there is this one:

"Sarah doesn't do her laundry, she disembowels it."

Awesome!

I am desperately hoping that McCain unveils a major policy initiative tonight. Something along the lines of a flat tax or something big that is both sorely needed and will give us a tangible goal to rally around. This crap about who's the real "change agent" or whatever won't get the job done.

McCain took a big chance in his Veep selection. It's paying off beautifully. He can't play it safe tonight either.

re: #155 Meremortal

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There are Sarah jokes going around much like the Fred Thompson jokes during his campaign. The quote you give has already been amended to:

"Mrs. Smith & Wesson goes to Washington."

Also there is this one:

"Sarah doesn't do her laundry, she disembowels it."

White House cook to White House medic: Oh my - did Ms. Palin's dinner disagree with her?

White House medic: No - it wouldn't dare.

re: #157 VMA211Dan

Yep, and she's clearing a spot on her wall for Biden's head right now.

re: #147 FightingBack

That project was earmarked BEFORE she was governor. Her "support" to BUILD it is being blown way out of proportion.

Here's the basic timeline and her statement of SUPPORT when asked during her campaign FOR governor.

Sarah Palin did not become Governor until 2006. But she did initially support the project during her campaign for governor.

The Funding for it was approved BEFORE 2005 because the Bill below was to DEFUND it in 2005

October 20, 2005 --Today, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) will offer an amendment to the Senate’s appropriation bill to transfer the $223 million that Congress had previously approved for a bridge in Ketchikan, Alaska, to fund reconstruction of a hurricane-damaged bridge in Louisiana. Dubbed the “Bridge to Nowhere,”
[Link: www.heritage.org...]

On Oct. 22, 2006, the Anchorage Daily News asked Palin and the other candidates, “Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?”

Her response: “Yes. I would like to see Alaska’s infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now — while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.”

Palin spokeswoman Sharon Leighow said that as projected costs for the Ketchikan bridge rose to nearly $400 million, administration officials were telling Ketchikan that the project looked less likely. Local leaders shouldn't have been surprised when Palin announced she was turning to less-costly alternatives, Leighow said. Indeed, Leighow produced a report quoting Palin, late in the governor's race, indicating she would also consider alternatives to a bridge.

re: #156 goddessoftheclassroom

Does anyone have verification of this?

I want so much to believe it...

Get's better.....
Palin Overcame Teleprompter Problems, Missing Hard Copies

re: #159 runrabbitrun

Funny how "Sarah Palin" and "Commander in Chief" don't sound odd in close proximity.

Brownback I do not like. Absolutely horrible on illegal immigration.

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Kos praises the Messiah......

Response
by kos

Actually, Jesus was a Rabbi. Something distinct from rabble-rouser, although he did die in place of one.

re: #143 MagnaniomousCoward

MoveOn wants you to write your newspapers about Sarah Palin

Talking points and writing tips included. Perhaps you'd like to write your own letter? Have your zipcode ready.

I would not submit my letter through this form lest MoveOn gets my address, but there are other ways to send a letter to the editor.

Should we use their form to barrage the papers with pro-Palin letters?

re: #162 jcm

Get's better.....
Palin Overcame Teleprompter Problems, Missing Hard Copies

MWAH! You've made my day!

I hope this makes yours...

[Link: ace.mu.nu...]

re: #27 Nancy

My, my --beyond HIS wildest dreams but to say that NOBODY anticipated it would or could?

He didn't anticipate it but McCain did. So either McCain is a better strategist, or McCain has more respect for America's armed forces.
I'm betting on BOTH!

re: #167 goddessoftheclassroom

MWAH! You've made my day!

I hope this makes yours...

[Link: ace.mu.nu...]

Forbidden, is it the fix cowlick image?
ROFL!

I love Sarah Palin. She is the future of our party. Michael Reagan has a great article at Realclearpolitics comparing her to his Dad. She is the best thing to happen to conservatism since Reagan.

re: #169 jcm

Forbidden, is it the fix cowlick image?
ROFL!

[Link: ace.mu.nu...]

Try this...

(yes, but with a caption to ROTFL over!)

re #162 jcm
This was in the comments: [Link: www.politico.com...]

re: #172 goddessoftheclassroom

[Link: ace.mu.nu...]

Try this...

(yes, but with a caption to ROTFL over!)

Poor plugs, can't win going up against a 4 mo old!

She ran for office for the first time in 1992 at age 28, when she won a seat on the Wasilla City Council, defeating a local telephone company worker, 530 to 310 votes, on a promise to bring "my progressive, competitive attitude" to government, according to a regional newspaper, the Frontiersman.

She became Mayor of Wassila at age 32. As mayor from 1996 to 2002, Palin slashed property tax rates by 75 percent and built roads and sewer and water lines which increased the economy of the town.

Following Mayor she served on the State Oil and Gas Commission (a paid job) and resigned because of what she believed were ethical violations.

In 2006, Palin was elected governor, after gaining prominence for challenging the state Republican Party chairman, whom she accused of doing political work while serving on a state oil and gas commission.

Now age 44 --the first woman, first mother and first grandmother Vice President. Not to mention probably the first Vice President to be a Native American!

re: #162 jcm

Get's better.....
Palin Overcame Teleprompter Problems, Missing Hard Copies

The Politico (the noxious blog from WaPo) says this didn't happen. Of course the guy is saying he didn't see it happen which means it never, ever happened at any time during the speech. Stupid.

I despise The Politico. It's so leftist it's unbelievable. And the commenters are HuffPo all over the place.

re: #27 Nancy

Obama: Surge Succeeded Beyond ‘Wildest Dreams’

“I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated,” Obama said while refusing to retract his initial opposition to the surge. “I’ve already said it’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.”

SARAH PALIN IS THE NEW 'SURGE' IN WASHINGTON DC, BARACK. GET USED TO IT.
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"Dear Editor,

Moveon.org is sponsoring a letter writing drive to attack Governor Palin and her speech. They even included talking points to help get their message out. Here is there whiny entreaty:

"Sarah Palin's speech last night told us a lot about her. It told us she can distort the facts and deliver mean-spirited zingers with the best of them. But it didn’t tell us the truth about Sarah Palin’s extremist positions. And the more that people know her far-right views, the less they support her. Can you write a letter to the editor of your local paper?"

Tough, Moveon. I loved the speech and everything in it. Why don't you sponsor a letter writing campaign to critique the nastiness toward her family? Why is the media is doing its damndest to minimize Obama's relationships with Rezko and Ayers while they lambaste a seventeen year old girl and call that "fair game"? THAT is truly mean-spirited, if you ask me.

I'll use your form to send a letter but it's not the one you want.

I am sick of Moveon.org and their manipulations. I will encourage everyone to use this form to talk about the bravery of the Palin family in the face of an ugly hostile press and how Governor Palin's experience trumps Obama's in every meaningful way.

As for the Governor's view on energy independence, I support it whole-heartedly. We do need to expand our oil production here and unlike those at moveon.org, I refuse to think that American corporations are evil doers bent on destroying the planet.

As for Palin, her tax-cutting, corruption busting credentials are right up my alley.

Thanks for the opportunity to use MoveOn's form to work against their cause."

My letter on MoveOn's form

re: #176 kynna

The Politico (the noxious blog from WaPo) says this didn't happen. Of course the guy is saying he didn't see it happen which means it never, ever happened at any time during the speech. Stupid.

I despise The Politico. It's so leftist it's unbelievable. And the commenters are HuffPo all over the place.

Can't have the little lady show up the Messiah, just ain't proper now.
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re: #175 Nancy

Now age 44 --the first woman, first mother and first grandmother Vice President. Not to mention probably the first Vice President to be a Native American!

Small correction -- Sarah's husband Todd's family is the Native American branch of the family.
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I wonder what the odds are that the AP hack (espo, I think) who reviewed Palin's speech before she gave it last night will do the same for McCain's speech tonight. I'd like to say that nobody could be that stupid twice, but I've been proven wrong again and again recently...

re: #180 Tamron

LOL! You had me scratching my head there.

BTW, does anyone else hate the term, "Native American?" I was born in this country and I am a "Native American." I don't have a drop of aboriginal blood in me.

re: #183 MJBrutus

Don't most "Native Americans" prefer the non-PC term "Indians" themselves?

"Free Speech Radio" reports 800 + arrests outside the R convention & 135 charged with felonies.

re: #181 buzzsawmonkey

Inuit before you said it.

Gotta leave for a while, but I can see where this is headed.

Has there ever been even a "first-spouse" that was Native American?
I cannot recall Native American links, of any sort, any time.

Concentrate on your homework, I'll be back in an hour.

re: #180 Tamron

Yes, that's what I meant to say.....first VP married to a Native American.
Good thing you caught it.

re: #184 neocon hippie

Don't most "Native Americans" prefer the non-PC term "Indians" themselves?

Yes.
I grew up "on the wrong side of the tracks", before PC was even invented, and my friends were offended when "Indian" was said and the meaning was "India Indian". They all felt that the clarification was required. And yes, it was a different angle of racism.

re: #185 Ojoe

Yes, it's always the "peace" protesters that are the most violent. I saw one young lady out there with an infant on her hip. I was horrified to see a baby at such a place and deeply hope that she will not be around if/when someone starts a fight.

re: #184 neocon hippie

Yes, Indians call themselves Indians among themselves and not Native Americans.

And someone corrected my mistake I had meant to say her spouse.
It was his grandmother who was Inuit.

New boring scandal, via hotair: Gov. Palin went to five colleges in six years, says AP. Another thing to identify with - I went to four in five years. Good way to see the country. I spent a year in New Orleans and one in San Francisco. :D

re: #184 neocon hippie

Of course it was the government who came up with Native American at the time when "Black" changed to African American.

I agree, those of us born here are all Native Americans.

I am not a registered tribal member but I have family who are. And Indian is what they use among themselves.

In fact my favorite bumper sticker is:
"I was Indian before it was cool."

re: #67 calcajun

Also, any of you think BHO decided to appear on O'Reilly tonight--of all nights--is just a coincidence?

The Fox crew threw last night's GOP speakers to the curb last night too, with Hannity & Colmes yapping their same stale talking points with Fox pundits, didn't they? The grandpa rabbit and I would've missed Mitt entirely if we hadn't quickly switched over to MSNBC ::throws up a little::

Holy Cow! David Cappiello is speaking at the Convention now- 7:21pm- his parents jewelry store is down the street from me. 'Diamond Dave' is running for Congress in the hotly contested 5th district! Knock out the libs Davey!

Ah, there we have it. Some DNC talking suit telling us that McCain isn't "change" because he voted with Bush 90% of the time.

Waiting for, "the same failed policies of Bush"

10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ...

re: #191 Catttt

I saw that headline as well. Shook my head and rolled my eyes. First and most obvious thought which would enter most people's head is: MONEY.

Her family was not wealthy and it has been reported that she entered the beauty pageant for the scholarship. She came in 2 --in the Miss Alaska and got a scholarship. Her talent was the Flute.

re: #193 runrabbitrun

uhhh- just go to C-Span- NEVER watch ms- lsd! It's no comment TV!

So I turned on MessNBC for some giggles. When did Nora O'Donnell turn whore?

re: #191 Catttt

New boring scandal, via hotair: Gov. Palin went to five colleges in six years, says AP. Another thing to identify with - I went to four in five years. Good way to see the country. I spent a year in New Orleans and one in San Francisco. :D

boy, are they desperate! Next we will be hearing that Palin forgot to wash her hands once when she left the ladies room! - videotape from the Alaska State House archives at eleven.

Thanx for the menu Charles- I couldn't find it anywhere else!

Was just flipping channels. On CNBC Larry kudlow had Ann Coulter on and some lefty. Even Ann says we may have found our new Reagan. Kudlow was talking about Palin a while ago. How come CNBC makes a lot more sense than NBC and MSnbc. Aren't they run by the same people?

re: #202 VMA211Dan

IDK why, except that they're financially oriented. I see Pat (see, we really are xenophobic racist) Buchanan is on MessNBC as their token conservative. Very nice.

I just heard some reporter actually threaten the McCain campaign. Essentially his message was kiss our ass or we'll write nasty shit about you.

Bring it on ink boy!

Barack on Bill O' now

re: #203 MJBrutus

IDK why, except that they're financially oriented. I see Pat (see, we really are xenophobic racist) Buchanan is on MessNBC as their token conservative. Very nice.

Fox has Juan Williams, Mort Kondrake, and the Skeletor as "prominent" liberals. Well over half of the females on that network are also liberals.

Who exactly are the liberals afraid of on Fox? Brit Hume?

re: #206 jwb7605

Kos and MoveOn is who they're afraid of. The looney left doesn't control FSN.

Sheesh!

I just say promo with a clip of David Letterman talking to that moron Dr. Phil saying, "...don't you think a mother would take five minutes to discuss birth control with her teenage daughter?"

What an a**hole! Who says she didn't? Since when do teenagers with hormones always listen to their parents?

The gall of that idiot! I'm a Hoosier too but he's been gone way too long. I never watch his show anymore because he's such an a**.
Just like Evan Bayh has become such a jerk since he went to DC.

It's like they want to fit in with the "popular" crowd so they act like them and dump all the things they know are right.

It just burns me that they're so stupid.

Ugh!

NYT Hypocrisy (Redundant)

Where is it written that only senators are qualified to become
President?...
Or where is it written that mere representatives aren't qualified, like
Geraldine Ferraro of Queens?... Where is it written that governors and
mayors, like Dianne Feinstein of San Francisco, are too local, too
provincial?... Presidential candidates have always chosen their running
mates for reasons of practical demography, not idealized democracy.... What a splendid system, we say to ourselves, that takes little-known men, tests them in high office and permits them to grow into statesmen.... Why shouldn't a little-known woman have the same opportunity to grow?... [T]he indispensable credential for a Woman Who [sic] is the same as for a Man Who [sic] - one who helps the ticket.
- New York Times Editorial, July 3, 1984.

If Mr. McCain wanted to break with his party's past and choose the
Republicans' first female vice presidential candidate, there are a number
of politicians out there with far greater experience and stature than Ms.
Palin, who has been in Alaska's Statehouse for less than two years.
Before she was elected governor, she was mayor of a tiny Anchorage suburb, where her greatest accomplishment was raising the sales tax to build a hockey rink. According to Time magazine, she also sought to have books banned from the local library and threatened to fire the librarian.
- New York Times Editorial, September 3, 2008

Bill Frist? He shouldn't have been allowed to speak, given that McCain was going to say that the Republicans lost their way during his leadership.