Category: 2008 Election

Tonight Bitter and I watched Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech for the nomination for Vice President.  Palin definitely has her delivery down.  She even said Minnesota that weird way people from there say it, and she recovered from her one fumble with a grace George W. Bush only wishes he had.  What I did not get from her manner of speaking is an unprepared amateurish politician.  She far surpasses the current occupant of the Oval Office in terms of speech making.  Biden is going to have his work cut out for him.  After 8 years of having to listen to him (the Bush Him, not the Biden him, although he makes me want to gouge my ears out too), it’ll be nice to have someone who’s pleasant to listen to (and look at).

There were a lot of shots of her family.  Her youngest daughter Piper seems to be a total ham on camera.  She either has a future in pagents or politics.  Seriously, these people are way too attractive for politics.  They put the Kennedy’s to shame.  No wonder the media hates them.  They even look good in HD, which is a harsh mistress for a lot of people.  It has to really get in the left’s craw that these people come from small town Alaska, and not an uppity cosmopolitan city.  I am going to enjoy this election.  It’s the kind you’ll want to make some popcorn for.

The chant for the Republican convention appears to be “Drill Baby! Drill!”  I half expected them to erect a drilling rig right there on the convention floor and to get started.  That would have been handy, because Palin’s hubby could have oversaw the operation.  I’m not sure whether there is any oil under the streets of St. Paul, but if there were, I’m sure that crowd could find it.

After seeing Palin in action, I feel much better about the choice.  She’ll be a capable candidate.  Even if this ticket loses, they’d be foolish not to put her up against the Lightworker (who I suspect by then will be about as popular as herpes) in 2012.

… make me not want to vote for a ticket with Palin on it, it’s having the opposite effect.

UPDATE: Damn.  Apparently she was never a member of a secessionist movement.  Color me disappointed.

They don’t call them the nutroots for nothing.  The lefty blogosphere has come absolutely unhinged since Sarah Palin was selected as the Vice Presidential pick.  Even other Democrats are noticing it:

A woman enters the presidential race and suddenly the progressive mission is to shame and mortify Sarah Palin, her children, her husband, and every woman who has ever found herself in a similar situation. And then no one will ever vote for Sarah Palin again because she’s a slut!?!?

I agree, it’s pretty atrocious.  And now the focus is shifting to Bristol Palin, and her pregnancy.  Rightwingprof has a lot more.  I also like this comment at TGW:

It really does get better. The “evidence” being trotted out for the pregnancy coverup is a family photo in which teenage Bristol is less than anorexically thin. “She’s got a pouch! Look at the hooters on that girl!” they scream.

Fellas? I’ve been pregnant and that’s not a pregnancy belly. It’s a normal female body. It’s obviously been a while since those internet-porn wankers have seen one.

Yep.

… wife, mother, governor, Viking?

Hat tip to Papa Delta Bravo

… will defend us from the Cylon menace?

… I’m a sucker for hot Alaska governors who shoot AR-15s.  I just donated 100 bucks to McCain/Palin ’08.  Regardless of how I feel about McCain himself, he’s elevated some very good folks to the national stage, and put them in positions where they’ll be leaders in the Republican Party.  Even if his campaign is destained to crash and burn, this is a great legacy to leave us for the future.

If you’re thinking about donating, now is the time.  McCain took the public financing route, so this weekend is the last his campaign can take donations.  After this, you can only donate through the RNC.

I’ve been worried that the McCain camp doesn’t seem to have their ground game in too good order, especially here in Pennsylvania, but I have to say that their strategic outlook seems to be pretty good.  The media is already starting to attack Sarah Palin as inexperienced.  But every article that brings this issue up is also highlighting Obama’s lack of experience as well.  The difference is, she’s on the bottom of the GOP ticket, and Obama is on the top of the Dem’s.  It’s probably not too smart for the Obama camp to even bring this issue up, but they are doing it.  The selection of Palin to the McCain ticket has put him in a win-win situation.  They can’t not criticize the choice, but on the only issue they can hit her on, also indirectly hurts Obama.