Posted on 08/29/2008 11:21:35 AM PDT by rightinthemiddle
The Base will love Sarah Palin—the Republican base that is. Rush Limbaugh has been openly arguing for her on his show, and John McCain was evidently listening. But I think that she has great potential to win over swing voters in the middle, too.
She’s a governor, which is obviously an asset in governing. She’s pro-gun, and she is pro-life. And not just pro-life in practice: Her youngest child is a Down’s Syndrome baby. “Perfect in my eyes,” she said, clear as a bell. That’s what The Base wants to hear—she talks the talk, and then walks the walk.
And speaking of walking, did I mention that she is authentic hunter and outdoorswoman—she and her whole family?
And of course, she has a son who enlisted in the Army and is on his way to Iraq. That’s walking the walk, too.
She’s also something of a reformer: She took on the entrenched Republican hierarchs in Alaska, and beat them to get where she is now, governor of Alaska.
Speaking for myself, I think that Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, would have been the best choice for McCain. I think he would have made The Base happy, too, but he has had much more executive experience and is a proven campaigner—after all, he won the Iowa Caucuses earlier this year. McCain has many great attributes, but as President, he will need the steadiest of energetic executive hands when it comes to the management of the federal government and dealing with the 50 states. Something to think about, in particular, as Hurricane Gustav bears down on Louisiana.
But that’s all moot now. Palin is a strong choice for McCain. The Base loves her, and I expect that America will, too.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com ...
Sarah Palin can be a great role model and inspiration for young women looking to “find their way.”
Strong. Smart. Conservative. A real American Woman.
Well no kidding! She’s pro-life, pro-gun, pro-drilling, pro-military, anti-high taxes, and has taken on corruption in her own party!
I haven’t been this excited about politics since Bush won the 2004 election! Here I was thinking we were doomed in 08, but not anymore! I’m DEFINITELY voting now! McCain’s choosing her for VP was an absolutely brilliant move. He’s regained his conservative base, got the military vote (b/c Palin’s son’s in Iraq), got the NRA and pro-life base, AND he just raked in the votes of 18 million Hitlery fans who were so pissed at Obama that they’ll vote for McCain simply because he picked a woman for VP!! A woman married to a minority at that! The libs don’t know what to do about this; she’s a woman but she’s a *conservative* woman, so they’re all in a deep blue funk.
The best the MSM can do is attack her as being from a “small town” (good way to piss of a lot of people) and claim she has no experience (this from the Obama-worshipping crowd....). I hope they keep it up; the more they attack her, the bigger the hole they dig for themselves. And the best part is they’re too stupid to realize it!
Obama was so caught up in his ego and Invesco Field performances that he didn’t see this coming and ran into a wall. Finally, some light at the end of the election politics tunnel....
My post:
Unfortunately, she’ll probably have to echo McCain’s stupid stance. (on global warming)
She favors drilling in ANWR, while McCain does not. (I said what you said)
Let’s hope the McCain camp doesn’t force her to sing out of the envirowacko song book.
I've been misty eyed all AM, here's an opportunity to keep our country out of the hands of the Marxists.
Go McCain / Palin !!!!
I'm retiring the old tagline, at lest for a while
Now you KNOW why we're called the stupid party !
Good catch.
LOL.
“I don’t know what NavyCanDo has found, but I saw some at Cafepress, but I liked the ones at a site called Zazzle.com better ; }”
Been to those 2 sites. Not crazy about the unnoficial designs they have. I’ll keep searching, or wait until McCain outs them on his sites store. Or knowing Cafepress they will have a couple of dozen different designs in a few days. I ordered my Fredhead stickers from them. They ship fast.
Oh, I love this too!! Can we make the top name even smaller?!! LOL!!!
No problem - I’m glad you like it....
I really do believe that the Republicans will now keep the Whitehouse for the next 16 years with this move. (Assuming of of course they don’t do something really, really stupid along the way and that Palin runs after McCain)
McCain now has my support and my vote.
I have been cubical bound with nothing but Liberals all day. When they first heard the news they were at first laughing and making jokes. It was hard for me to listen too. But now that they have let it sink in and visited web sites during lunch time web surfing, they seem very very gloomy this afternoon. I would not want to be a Obama supporter today. That 15 point bump he needed is a 2 or 3, and that was before the Salin story broke.
Welcome aboard!
Concise and right on target. I’ll be quoting you.
“Richard Viguerie is already predicting a landslide victory for the GOP in Nov.”
Wow. Mr disgruntled curmudgeon is on board?!? That’s amazing.
Is he actually *supporting* the ticket then???
A paradigm break in Physics and Sarah Palin on the same FR day! HOORAY!
“I’ll keep searching, or wait until McCain outs them on his sites store. Or knowing Cafepress they will have a couple of dozen different designs in a few days. “
Same here. I got my Fred stuff from his site, but have heard that Cafepress is reliable, and fast. I’m so excited though, might have to make my own ;)
Tatt
Just donated online myself. If you saw my primary artwork against McCain, you'd know hell just froze over.
Go, go! Go Johnie Go...
All I could find.
And people ask if McCain made a good choice for VP?
Well said.
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