Comments on: Palin: too much Hope and Change?

By: Jeff Perren

Jeff Perren — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:01:39 +0000

“He has to beat her soundly just to prove he hasn’t been wasting tax-payer money drawing a Senator’s salary these past 35 years.”

Best her in debate or not, Biden could never prove that, since it’s contrary to the facts.

By: TLM

TLM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:10:32 +0000

Kudos to John McCain for picking Sarah Palin. His gut instinct in sizing people up is certainly better than Bush’s. Who owns the Change mantra now? And without “Change” all Obama represents is Hope. That’s not gonna’ fly in flyover country where Obama’s Hope relies on hopeless dissolution, waiting for a government handout to survive. Enter the woman from Mystery Alaska, small town America taking on the NY Rangers and the MSM. True grit writ large, and all that. For many Americans she might just symbolize the way forward, the embodiment of good old fashioned Can-Do-Spirit. Never thought I’d live to see the day when a political party in this country sought to revive the Frontier myth. Where’s my checkbook?

By: Ron Kean

Ron Kean — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:08:11 +0000

Sarah Palin was thrilling. The PBS commentators were dour (except for David Brooks).

By: TG Poll

TG Poll — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:27:35 +0000

When I first heard of the choice, it seemed too calculated. I never saw this lady speak untill last night. She is unlike anybody i’ve seen on the national stage before.
I have read a few left leaning bloggers who suggest that if Obama were to become President, people in the third world would look to America anew. Well imagine what a muslim woman with some large family, who’s capabilities and strengths have been repressed, would see in her?
It seemed to me, that a few of the female pundits were kind of blown away by her presence. They finally have a woman up on stage who hits hard and goes for the jugular but she’s not on their political team.

By: TLM

TLM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:10:11 +0000

A few comments about Governor Palin’s speech:

Biden better lay off the booze. He’s got his work cut out for him. It’s like asymmetric warfare. He has to beat her soundly just to prove he hasn’t been wasting tax-payer money drawing a Senator’s salary these past 35 years. To beat him, all Palin has to do is survive. Good luck Senator.

Sarah Palin is a Trojan Horse for the MSM. America’s gonna’ fall in love with her and her family, and they’re not going to countenance the media continuing to portray them as “trailer trash”. Is she presidential? Don’t know yet. Definitely heart and soul of America, though.

If urban America had a few more families like the Palins, they wouldn’t need community organizers.

By: TurfMonster

TurfMonster — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:06:32 +0000

“i just saw a woman holding a flower at the GOP convention get pepper sprayed at close range. You guys are despicable.”

Doug, as someone who is more than familiar with the tactics of the University of Minnesota’s “Progressive” Student Organization and their anarchic allies, that woman is very likely not the innocent that you think she is. The police in both Minneapolis and St. Paul have a great deal of experience in dealing with these thugs and often these anarchists will pull stunts off like this in order to give the appearance of “police brutality”. In fact, without actually seeing what went on here, I would venture a guess that she teamed up with another anarchist (quite possibly more) in order to stage this event, with the other anarchist(s) baiting the police into spraying the pepper spray while she posed as the “innocent victim” for the cameras.

You’re going to have to supply much more information on just what happened here before anyone who has actually lived there, and who has actually seen these thugs up close, will believe your charge.

By: Ron Kean

Ron Kean — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:35:33 +0000

Doug,
I don’t think we’re like the guys in ‘Blazing Saddles’ beating up on the old lady. But I do think that if Obama is like the sheriff, Madelyne Kahn is like the press.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:07:15 +0000

Of Gov. Palin’s many attributes, perhaps my favorite is that she drives the Left absolutely bonkers. (please no cracks about them already being bonkers)

Not only do we see this in the media, but my wife and I have experienced it first hand with our liberal relatives and friends.

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By: catholic blogger

catholic blogger — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:05:22 +0000

A parallel story that is not being covered is Pelosi’s ridiculous assertion that she is an expert on Catholic theology and that the question of abortion can be decided by the individual. Many bishops, pastors and every Catholic publication and internet site has covered the story and corrected Pelosi’s mis-statements. Many pastors used this past Sundays’ sermons to also correct her mis-statement. Now with the Palins’ showing how Christian’s should deal with “unplanned” – “imperfect” children Catholic voters are really put to the test. The Catholic vote is supposed to determine the election and Catholics cannot plead ignorance to what is expected of them.