Points of Irritation
Posted by: onemom on: August 29, 2008
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- The media and the talking heads have deemed McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as pandering to disgruntled Hillary supporters. Basically, what they are saying is that all that Gov. Palin brings to the table is two X-chromosomes in her DNA. They’ve barely mentioned the possibility that McCain picked her because he knew he was losing conservatives by the boat-load and that if he stuck his thumb in the eye of conservatives one more time he might as well kiss his campaign goodbye.
- Palin is the VP candidate and they are pushing lack of experience. At least she has actually run a government, which is more than I can say for Obama, McCain or Biden.
- Clinton supporters have been whining about needing a woman in the White House, about needing to shatter the glass ceiling. Turns out that they only think that if it’s not a pro-life, pro-gun, conservative Christian woman. Republicans and conservatives acknowledged the great historical significance of Obama’s nomination, but the liberals are unable to choke back their liberalism long enough to acknowledge the significance of the GOP nominating a woman even for the VP slot. They want the glass ceiling shattered but not for all women, just the ones that fit their agenda. I was wondering last night if the liberals would have been so thrilled at seeing a black republican candidate winning the nomination or if that would have been “different”. A liberal black candidate is historical (why don’t they ever mention that he is as much white as he is black?), but a conservative black candidate would surely have been labeled as an “Uncle Tom”.
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18 Responses to "Points of Irritation"
August 29, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I was voting for McCain as the lesser of two evils. He is way not conservative enough to suit me. With Sarah on the ticket, I feel a lot better about voting for him. She has much, much more executive experience than Barak.
August 29, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I am still doing some research on Sarah Palin, but so far, I like what I have found.
August 29, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Speaking of whining, Congressman Boxer today cried that Palin has no foreign policy experience to be VP. She must think that Obama being President and not having any experience at all is acceptable. The Far left is falling on their swords near every day and with every word they say.
WE need to be very vertical here on out and let the moderate and conservative Democrats have a look see as to what the real change being offered by the McCain/Palin Presidency will bring.
Someone watching a lot of news today pointed out that the Washington insiders had long faces today. Seems that those Nationalists have lost their power and the grassroots have found their footing.
August 30, 2008 at 10:07 am
The thing I like about this pick more than anything else is that Sarah Palin isn’t like most politicians. She doesn’t talk the talk about the values that matter to her (which are close to my own), she walks the walk. That’s rare in politics today.
August 30, 2008 at 10:45 am
You have a unique position to appreciate the pick of this “Super-Mom” and to recognize the hypocrisy the left is already spitting out. LOL
It is truly a new day! Go McCain / Palin!
August 30, 2008 at 11:15 am
This woman speaks for me, she speaks for my daughter. What a wonderful choice! Go Sarah!
August 30, 2008 at 11:22 am
Well I’m torn. I love her on the issues. I’m thrilled it wasn’t Romney or Lieberman but what does she bring to the table? Time will tell, but far as I can see, this was probably a horrible mistake. She is not known, a woman with basically as little experience as Obama and who knows how prepared she is in the debates or speeches to come. Obama has no reason to be president due too he has ZERO experience. Palin will be next in line with a very old man and she has ZERO experience to be president. Every Democrat I’ve talked to down here in the Panhandle of Florida is thrilled about this. They all believe McCain just lost and most Republicans feel the same. The only reason McCain will take my area by a landslide is because Obama is perceived as anti-Christian and he’s black. I’m still way to nervous about this. I just don’t know and I’m lost. Thank you Mrs. Kerry for helping me get a little more comfortable but I need some time for this. I just can’t believe we have an inexperience woman on the ticket. I’m glad she is a conservative but I need something more right now and I’ll just have to find it.
August 30, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Here in Ohio, some have concerns about her, but many Republicans will were considering staying home or voting for Mr. Barr, are now backing McCain/Palin.
August 30, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Found out that, like me, she’s been attending independent Bible churches. Such churches have a high view of scripture, and unlike Obama who lifts scripture all out of context, they read scripture as ordinary speech (historical-literary-grammatical method of interpretation, allowing for figures of speech but only if the context literary or historical context clearly indicates.
August 30, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Scott,
Sarah Palin has the credentials to help our quest. The VP pick could show McCain to be of the character of say a Nationalist Washington insider elitist who would take this Country down for the sake of What, the One world Currency?
McCain has stated he is a federalist and his VP pick indicates the same. We know that Mike has the platform for saving this Nation and we see it being adopted over and over. Our quest is what is the important focus and yes Mike is the Leader whom we follow, but he will be the first to admit that he is not what is important, it is the Quest of not killing any more babies, securing the border, the Fair Tax Plan, etc.
Our best hope for our quest is now wrapped up and an unique, the McCain/Palin ticket. We are one Supreme Court Appointment away from reclaiming our Constitution as written, a Court of Good Behavior. It is now our responsibility to get a Congress that will hold our Courts to Good Behavior with the strength of impeachment.
Please find solace in this and help our Quest to take back this Country.
August 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm
You state the matter very nicely. The liberals only want their own kind in office, and the rhetoric about minorities and women only apply to that kind. All of us on the conservative side, regardless of our color or gender, are unworthy. McCain made a shrewd pick. Let the liberals hang their heads!
August 30, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Scott H – I disagree with you (humbly) that Sarah has “with basically as little experience as Obama .”
First of all, Obama has “NO” experience running a government at all. Sarah, on the other had has 2 years as Governor of Alaska and she was also mayor of a city for several years. THAT is experience. Maybe not oodles of it but enough to know what she is doing.
Obama – not so much. He can’t even vote his conscience (if he has one) and he is so pro-abortion it isn’t funny.
You know, I realized today that if Obama were president when Palin had Trig (her down-syndrome baby) it probably would have been aborted if he had anything to say about it.
McCain’s choosing Palin was it for me. I have slid my vote over behind McCain and I will do whatever I can to help him get elected. And I will be praying! (and fasting)
August 31, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Some Hillary supporters are definitely interested in Sarah Palin. Just read this forum below:
http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?p=319459#post319459
August 31, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Pushing Palin’s lack of experience is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I don’t see how Democrats can say that McCain is being a hypocrite. Palin’s not the presidential candidate!
August 31, 2008 at 11:13 pm
The more I learn about Sarah Palin, the more I really like her. I have been sitting on the fence about who to vote for and depressed about the choices available. I really like Palin…
September 5, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I had to leave this comment that Obama made today when he got a little testy about Palin’s comments on his “experience.” Priceless!
Here it is:
“Obama’s hackles were clearly raised by Palin’s dismissal of his community organizing –a response to his earlier dismissal of her record as a small-town mayor. “Why would that kind of work be ridiculed?” Obama said. “Who are they fighting for?” The idea that community organizing is not relevant to the presidency, he said, just shows why Republicans “are out of touch and don’t get it.”
Sorry…I am still laughing!
Here is the link to the article.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=29880
August 29, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I’ve heard nothing but good things about Palin on the blogosphere (or at least the part that I read), but it’s a different story on the news.