Posted on 08/30/2008 5:14:29 AM PDT by moneyrunner
I first learned that Sarah Palin received McCain’s nod to be Vice President from Rush Limbaugh and listened to her speech. She’s good. And the Conservative base is ecstatic over the choice.
Here is the point: Palin is the long ball. But at the same time, she brings everything to the ticket that McCain needs.
McCain needs the Conservative base. He has now sewn that up. Palin is pro-life, she’s pro-gun, she’s pro-family (5 children), she’s small town, her son’s in the Army, she’s small government, she’s throw-the –rascals-out, she’s lower taxes, she’s giving money back to the people, she’s against the bridge to nowhere.
As one feminist said: My impression is that her reputation as a reformer and an honest-government type is solid. People will love her. THAT is what the Republicans need to return from the political wilderness.
And here’s what that brings to the election. McCain’s problem has been his impulse to burnish his “maverick” image by sticking his thumb in the eye of the Right. But for any Republican, that’s his base. He can’t win without it. And it’s not just the base turning out on Election Day. It’s the base going door-to-door before the election. It’s the thousands of women in hundreds of Republican Women’s Clubs who were going to give pro-forma lip service to McCain but will now work their hearts out for Palin’s election. In one stroke, McCain created an army of volunteers that rivals in numbers, overwhelms in ability and surpasses in wealth the “youth” that Hussein has drafted.
You don’t have to take my word for it; just ask my wife and her friends.
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My ex mother in law, a staunch republican who is behind McCain but wanted Romney as VP. She is sick. She is upset. I’ve tried to console her and point out that Palin was a gutsy pick, but she and Mac represent as much change, actual change...that Obamamites can ever dream of.
But I’m sure there are many who feel like she does. That Palin is just a pretty face who has babies...An air head.
SNL I am sure will have a field day with her...but I can’t wait to see the actor with the bad plugs mimicking Biden.
It will be WW3 if anyone attacks Sarah, she earned the nickname “Barracuda” in high school because of her skills at basketball.
And apparently the nickname was resurrected when she was elected mayor. She's tough.
But honest. Obama, meanwhile, is such a wimp he couldn't even control his own convention.
Liberal? In a few places. Where it matters - life - he has a near perfect record. Ditto on defense. And taxes. Certainly way more conservative than Obambi/Biden.
I think you ex MIL will come around once she reads up on Palin and sees her on TV. And tell her the ticket now is two liberal lawyers versus a Navy Academy grad and a blue-collar gal who went to the University of Idaho and owned her own business. It’s about time there was a challenge to the elite orthodoxy.
Indeed anyone familiar with military planning for an operation will see its influence on the conduct of the McCain campaign. Brilliant!
As far as experience in International Affairs -—Reagan—Carter—Clinton—Bush were all governors just what was their experience in international affairs
I believe that Sarah will be able to run for president in 4 years. That is what the MSM is really afraid of. They (MSM) have already conceded this election the McCain.
Amazing VP pick. Time will if it is smart or not. I love the fact that she is not an ATTORNEY.
I’m absolutely jazzed about the election now. Palin is smart, sharp, tough - a true conservative. She fills the gaps in many ways for McCain... everyone around here in my household was just beaming after the announcement.
I graduated from Univ of Idaho..
Savage is a ranting, spittle spewing moron.
Let’s turn on the radio and give a listen to another edition of the Savage Nation:
...and now more psychological nudity with Michael Savage!
I can’t take it anymore!! But wait, I don’t want to discuss that now, let’s listen to Tiny Tim singing Tip Toe Through the Tulips for a while. No one sings like that anymore. I love my dog. I hate the pornographers, well except for Girls Gone Wild since my son who runs Rockstar energy drink advertisements on GGW videos. Ah, my body is slowly dying, I think my butt is numb. But I still know the secret to making a good pasta sauce. Should I tell the story of the One Legged Grasshopper and the Hiking Boot? Ah well you already know how that story ends. Let’s move on the something interesting. I’m bored. I’M SUFFERING FROM TOURETTES SYNDROME!!!! Nothing interested me anymore except my toe hairs.
Tune in tomorrow for another edition of the Savage Nation!
I can only listen to this nut job once every three months, and only near the end so I can actually listen to the Jim Bohannon Show that can at least sound intelligent.
Governors are amazingly involved in foriegn affairs actually. In issues like trade, cultural excahnges, etc. Governors can and do engage in international negotiations and discussions.
Not only does it shore up McCain's right wing, but it also drains some of the disaffected Hillary voters away from voting for Obama.
The reason the MSM is apoplectic is because they were hoping that the GOP would be as divided as the Democrat's are.
A united GOP wins every time.
Heads up.
The first measurement is out of Rasmussen this morning.
No change to the Obama lead post Palin-announcement. The most she did was trample on any uptick he may have seen from his speech.
just a few days later and I’m as jazzed about Palin as ever. And, yes, she’s caused me to look closer at McCain.
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