Not only excellent on content but excellent on the basic mechanics of public speaking.
If this speech is any indicator she is the best public speaker of the four.
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Posted on 08/29/2008 9:23:20 AM PDT by flyfree
“Sarah Palin - pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, pro-drilling, small government, strong defense, fiscal conservative, butt kicker. Hope some of it rubs off on McCain. And an Army Mom to boot! I may even be able to support this ticket.”
You’re going to be hard pressed to find a FReeper who opposes Sen. McCain more than I do. Yet, honesty demands giving credit where credit is due. Sen. McCain just knocked the ball out of the park.
A concern that I’ve had is that the GOP and it’s candidate would simply throw a well-gnawed bone to conservatives to secure their grudging support. No. Sen. McCain just gave conservatives a steak dinner at the best restaurant in town, with the promise of an ownership share in the restaurant.
I won’t vote for Sen. McCain. But I would vote for Gov. Palin in a New York second. The fact that Sen. McCain is also on that ticket....well, I don’t like that. But I might be able to ignore it as I vote for Gov. Palin for V.P.
What a woman making this sacrifice for her country. Today is the first time my family is sending money to Mccain. Great pick and people from my church are buck wild right now!!!
I’m glad to hear that Evangelical leaders are pleased with the choice. I figured they would come on board when they got to know her, but this is great if they’re already positive about her.
As for being an “unknown,” she has plenty of executive experience, as mayor and as governor, and as someone who has gotten reelected and is popular with the voters. So she’s electable as well as good on the issues.
And she’s very exciting as a person. Obama can talk about his much loved wife and kids, but we’ve all seen what kind of person Michelle is, and we know he’d have aborted those kids in a minute if they hadn’t been convenient.
She has put her money where her mouth is, having a Downs Syndrome kid, loving him, wanting him, and willing to take care of him. As it happens, I’ve known a number of Downs Syndrome people, and they are great—very warm and loving, once you get past the initial, superficial impression.
What are the chances that Obama would have let such a child live?
In other words, this is a REAL, loving family, not a media construct orchestrated by script writers and hair stylists.
I am sorry I think MOTHER’S have a greater calling, she has young children a BABY with *Down’s Syndrome* her children need her not the American People, that is how much our country de-values motherhood very sad...
Sarah is a loving, working mother....no different from myself. I can remember working 80 hours a week.
What do I care about...as a woman...her morals...
As an American...she speaks of "We The People". I can't ask for more....
I’ve been pretty committed to Barr for a while now because I have had enough of John McCain’s maverick over the years. But I am torn now that Palin is the pick. I am going to have to seriously reconsider the third party thing. An excellent choice for McCain.
I agree.
McCain’s campaign has been the best run I’ve ever seen... and I’ve been a political junkie for 40 years.
Kewl! FR has been running really slow today.
I think I just found my new wallpaper for all of my computers!
What a great picture! Thanks for posting it!
LOL...
You’re absolutely nuts !!!
Change is re-defined.
PALIN!!!
Palin is the one choice McCain could have made that would make me change my mind about voting for him. The experts were saying she was out of it. Now I have to eat my words when I said his VP pick wouldn’t change my mind. This choice might. Palin is going to shine on the campaign trail. A stumbling idiot like Biden will get destroyed in the debates.
“Palin for President! (eventually)”
Exactly. We as conservative have been whining and moaning about the lack of appealing conservatives at the national level. That there is no Ronald Reagan waiting in the wings.
Well. We might not get another Ronald Reagan. But I’ll be more than happy to settle for a young American version of Margaret Thatcher.
What the heck does "PUMA" stand for?
AppyPappy said:
McCain has kept Obama on the ropes. Even today, he crushes Obama’s speech as the lead story. I don’t know who is running McCain’s campaign but he is a genius.”
I hope whoever it is gets Karl Roves weather machine.
When I saw Sarah and her lovely family, and realized this Godly Christian woman might actually be President one day, I wept with Gratitude to God; I’m 100% Thrilled and Overjoyed with this excellent pick!
Not only excellent on content but excellent on the basic mechanics of public speaking.
If this speech is any indicator she is the best public speaker of the four.
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Geraldine was on FOX and praised Palin’s selection.
I’m sending McCain a birthday donation. What a great pick.
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