[backhoe]

This brilliant strategic and tactical maneuver has completely changed the dynamic of the election.

Besides confounding the opposition ( just watch TV, or visit the Kook sites... ) it tells me Senator McCain has an eye to the future of both country, and party.

Stay tuned- it is going to get "interesting..."

[freekitty]

Hey Obama, She’s the one we’ve been waiting for.

[freeangel]

Thanks for all you do. But do you ever sleep?

[Tarpon]

Thanks for the wrap up. I have had Palin at the top of my list since February ... But seriously, I never thought Maverick would do it ...

[HokieMom]

Thanks so much for putting this thread together. First time I’ve seen the photo of her parents watching their daughter on Fox News. What a room!

[eureka!]

Wow, some great photos there for the campaign. Thanks for all your efforts backhoe...

[FelixFelicis]

[Ancient Drive]

rofl that pic must be sending PETA into a Cat 5 Hurricane.

[AHerald]

Major thanks for putting this thread together, backhoe.

[Lady GOP]

Good research Backhoe. The last I heard of her is when she gave birth to her last son who has Down's.

I have to be honest I am a complete Romney person and still trying to get used to the idea. I believe McCain said Romney and others like Lieberman will have a place in his cabinet.

I think the Dems are in a meltdown trying to deal with this. They need to tread lightly because they have already offended so many women voters. And as always they have underestimated the REPUBLICAN party and all the BRILLIANT conservatives out there.

Also I think this is a move to attract Independent voters paticularly in the Blue States. And honestly after volunteering for McCain and polling some of the Independents I do understand this move. Many of the Independents were still undecided at this late date. Some were waiting to see who the candidates were selecting as running mates.

I think BO already "lost his bounce". Oh well maybe they should have selected a Hillary Biden vs a McCain Palin. hehehe

[Psycho_Bunny]

A story that could only take place in America.

[BigBobber]

Thanks so much for putting this together. I thought I had been keeping up but there are a lot of gems here I missed.

[Nervous Tick]

Excellent job!

[Daffynition]

Fantastic job backhoe! Thank you for this assemblage!

More for your collection ... I did a screengrab off a news video ... these are some of my faves!

[aberaussie]

bttt

[Perdogg]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873897/posts?page=30#30

[rivercat]

You missed these Thursday night threads where the freepers figured out what was going on...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070349/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070367/posts

[andyandval]

backhoe bookmark bump!

[Charles Henrickson]

SARAH
PALIN & TALL
IN THE SADDLE

[backhoe]

Palin = Quayle? (Democrat Jim Clyburn Uses A Misogynistic Attack Against Gov. Sarah Palin

Let the barracuda hunt, that’s what I say...they don't understand who they're dealing with. This is a tough woman who took out an incumbent in the primary and a former governor in the general election. She's as politically savy as anyone you can name and she'll destroy whoever gets in her way.

 

Anti-Palin Cartoon (CAUTION: Vomit bags required)

 

It wasn't just Sarah who got the call (Palin's mom and dad get hundreds of congratulatory calls)

Check out this PUMA thread...

She's John McCain's choice for vice-president. But who is Alaska Governor Sarah Palin?

McCain unveils a secret weapon for culture wars

Sarah Palin's Historical Significance Goes Well Beyond Gender

So, Dems, Alaska Has a Small Population....? Sort of Like Delaware, huh...? (heh, Heh!)

Obama Campaign Behind Anti-Palin Smear Site?

'HILL' HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED

[backhoe]

McCain’s Mrs. Right (very good read)

 According to John Fund on Gigot’s Fox program - Palin fired the Governor’s chef because “her children could fix their own breakfast and sandwiches” .....and she also sold the Governor’s jet on EBay...

The throw rug on her couch is the skin of a grizzly bear shot by her father, a retired teacher turned "nuisance-control specialist" (varmint hunter for hire) whose pickup truck bears the sticker VEGETARIAN—OLD INDIAN WORD FOR "BAD HUNTER."

 

Tale of the Tape: Sarah Palin vs. Barack Hussein Obama (MUST READ)!!!

 

	Sarah Palin	Barack Obama
Office being sought	Vice President	President of the United States and Leader of the Free World
Full name	Sarah Louise Heath Palin	Barack Hussein Obama II
Nickname	Sarah Barracuda	Barry Obama; "The One"
Public opinion	Smoking hot in a "naughty librarian" sort of way	May be The Messiah
Age	44	48
Children	5: two sons, three daughters	2: two daughters
Religion/Church attendance	Evangelical Christian; attends Juneau Christian Center when in Juneau and grew up attending Wasilla Assembly of God	Attended Trinity United Church of Christ for 20 years, a "black liberation theology" church formerly led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and governed according to the Black Value System
Current Job	Governor of Alaska	Junior Senator from Illinois
Previous Public Jobs	Mayor of Wasilla, AK (1996-2002); President of Alaska Conference of Mayors; City Council member (1992-1996)	State Senator (1997-2004); Community Organizer
Executive Experience	Governor for 2 years; Mayor for 10 years	None
Foreign Relations experience	Governor of state that borders two foreign countries (Canada and Russia)	Chaired Senate subcommittee on Europe but never called it into session; once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans
Military Affairs experience	Commander in Chief of Alaska National Guard; Son is enlisted Infantryman in U.S. Army	None
Private Sector Experience	Sports reporter; Salmon fisherman	Associate at civil rights law firm
Speaking ability	Beautifully executed initial stump speech in Dayton, OH hockey arena without a teleprompter	An enter...wait--did you say without a teleprompter??
Spouse's name	Todd Mitchell Palin	Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Spouse's occupation	Salmon fisherman; Former North Slope production supervisor for BP Oil	Vice President for Community and External Affairs at University of Chicago Hospitals; former Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago; former Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies; former Assistant to the Mayor of Chicago; former associate at Sidley Austin law firm
Reaction to spouse's political success	Quit 17-year BP oil job when BP became involved in natural gas pipeline negotiations with wife's administration	Promoted and given 160% pay raise by UofC hospitals within months of husband's election to U.S. Senate; Employer received $1,000,000.00 federal earmark, requested by husband, after her promotion
Coolest thing about Spouse	Tesoro Iron Dog Snowmobile race champion (longest snowmobile race in the world); In 2008, while defending his championship, was injured when he was thrown 70 feet from his machine. He was sent to the hospital but still finished in fourth place	Sister of Oregon State University head basketball coach Craig Robinson
Most Courageous Moment in Public Service	Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail.	Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators in Hyde Park in 2002
In Current Office Because...	Upset sitting Governor in GOP primary due to public support for her efforts to clean up corrupt government establishment	Republican opponent, who was leading in the polls, was forced to leave race after unsealing of divorce records exposed a sex scandal
Theme:	Change and Clean Government	Hope and Change; "Bringing Change from Outside Washington"
What they've done to live that theme:	Replaced entire Board of Agriculture and Conservation because of conflict of interest; Resigned from position of Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose corruption among members of own party	Selected 36-year incumbent Senator as running mate
Family Affairs	May have removed State Public Safety Commissioner as part of effort to protect sister in messy divorce and child custody battle	Often says, "I am my brother's keeper"; Brother lives in a hut in Nairobi on $12 per year
Union affiliation	Union member, married to Union member	Endorsed by a union
Iraq and Troop Support	Formerly (pre-surge) critical of apparent lack of long-term strategy for Iraq; Visited wounded U.S. soldiers in Germany; visited AK National Guard soldiers deployed to Kuwait; Son deploying to Iraq on 9/11/08 as Army infantryman	Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators; almost visited wounded troops in Germany, but decided to go shopping in Berlin instead
Bipartisan/"maverick" credentials	Married to a non-Republican; Exposed corruption within own party; Campaigned for Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell against corrupt GOP congressman Don Young; Called out Sen Ted Stevens (R-AK) to "come clean" about financial dealings that are under fed investigation	Talks about bipartisanship
Legislative Record	Passed a landmark ethics reform bill; Used veto to cut budgetary spending; Prevented "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.	Voted "present" over 100 times as IL state senator
How they dealt with corrupt individuals in home city/state	Exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders; Campaigned against corrupt GOP Representative; Ran against and defeated corrupt incumbent governor in GOP primary	Launched political career in home of unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers (and still refers to him as a part of "mainstream Democratic Chicago"; Purchased home with help of convicted felon Tony Rezko
Guns	Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter; video can be found on YouTube of Palin firing an M4 at a military firing range	Worked to pass legislation in Illinois that would prevent all law-abiding citizens from owning firearms
Earmarks	Opposed "Bridge to Nowhere" project; Said Alaska should avoid relying on federal money for projects; Campaigned against porker Don Young (R-AK) in 2008 primary	Secured federal earmarks for wife's employer and for campaign bundlers
Abortion	Pro life; gave birth to 5th child knowing that he would have Down's syndrome	Pro-choice; only IL state sen. to speak against the Born Alive Infant's Protection Act, which required medical care to be given to live infants who survived abortions
Energy	Believes energy independence is a matter of national security; For drilling in ANWR, which is in her state	Says Americans should "get tune-ups" and "check tire pressure"; Says "we can't expect the world to be okay with" our use of heating and air conditioning
Environment	Chair of Alaska Conservation Commission (2003-4); Announced plans to create sub-cabinet group of advisors to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in AK	Talks about the environment a lot
Athletic prowess	Runs marathons	Has reporters tailing him to the gym

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The Real Thing - McCain's Slam-Dunk Surprise

McCain and the OODA Loop

Unity Deferred - Can You Cross Out ‘Hillary’ and Write ‘Sarah’?

True Grit, I hope, part 2

Just for fun, I asked David Lunde of Lundesigns if he would photoshop an image to go with my conception of John McCain as Rooster Cogburn to Sarah Palin's Mattie Ross. He has kindly responded with the image below.

Posted by Scott at 1:28 PM | Permalink  |    

New Palin Interview (Home State Paper Gets Exclusive on Campaign Trail Today)

Governor Palin speaks and jabs

Maria Bartiromo interviewed Sarah Palin on CNBC last week before her selection was announced. The nearly twelve-minute interview is to be aired today. The interview focuses on energy exploration in Alaska and shows Governor Palin getting in a jab or two against Obama and Biden. It's an impressive performance on an issue with respect to which Governor Palin has something important to offer Senator McCain.

Via NRO's Planet Gore.

Posted by Scott at 1:57 PM | Permalink

Sarah Palin: member of Feminists for Life

The New Democratic Meme

"It's also a slap in the face of Democratic women voters. They don't get Hillary but they get Sarah as the first potential woman President? In fact, I can just hear Biden saying, "Sarah Palin, you are NO Hillary Clinton!"

...

"She's an extremist and an enemy to the cause that has been fought on her behalf.... Someone should stand up and say: 'I know Senator Clinton. Senator Clinton is a friend of mine. And Sarah Palin is no Hillary Rodham Clinton.'"

See a pattern here? Personally, I'd love to see Biden say that too. It would be the end of B. Hussien Obama's run for the Whitehouse.

The Dems cannot help but be nasty on this choice of VP. They were absolutely sucker-punched by a 72 year old who they've been describing as "on death's door". That's gotta hurt....

In the long run, the average voter, particularly the average female voter, will be so turned off by the Democrats nastiness towards Palin that, as I've said before, John McCain will be the next POTUS.

UPDATE; Cafferty must have received the "She's No Hillary Clinton" memo from the Dem war room. Funny, how he didn't receive one single email in support of the Palin nomination.

Posted by The Greek at 10:38 AM | Comments (89)

Left hits New Low, Keeps Digging: "She should have aborted the tissue and moved forward with her life"

They sound like the Nazis.

From the people who can't say a single bad word about Islam they are FREAKING out that Sarah Palin is Assemblies of God!   

Go on over to the Daily Kooks, you'll need a de-licing afterward. You're warned.

Same bad poor taste comments at Democratic Underground. America hasn't a clue as to what that party is about, I tell ya.

And of course the comments about her CHOICE to have her sweet baby boy couldn't be lower:

#151 She should have aborted the tissue and moved forward with her life... Stupid is as stupid does.(hat tip Cathy)

STACLU has this: The moonbats at Daily Kos are going bezerko with conspiracy theories on Sarah Palin. 

They are now accusing her, with absolutely no proof, of faking her pregnancy with the Down Syndrome baby, to cover up a pregnancy of her daughter.  Their evidence is that her daughter was out of school sick a while back. Pure idiotic moonbattery...

Posted by Pamela Geller on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 10:19 AM in How the Left Destroys the Nation | Permalink | Comments (9)

THE PALIN PICK: Ed Morrissey is smelling desperation.

Meanwhile, from Rasmussen: Palin Makes Good First Impression: Is Viewed More Favorably than Biden. How will that hold up? We'll see.

UPDATE: Jonathan Martin says it's set the GOP grassroots "on fire."

ANOTHER UPDATE: More on experience: "Next time some TV talking head brings up Sarah Palin's lack of foreign-policy experience, can somebody please point out that the Democrats in 2004 picked John Edwards as their vice-presidential candidate?"

RNC To Turn Convention Into Telethon/Community Service Event For Gustav Victims

Deadly Dems Gushing, Giggly over Gustav

In case you thought the moral depravity of the left was only part of the DNA of the radical fringe, check this out from RedState: (hat tip Jeremayakovka)

On a plane from Denver to Charlotte following the Democrats' convention, I found myself seated behind former National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Don Fowler and Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina. Their conversation was interesting to say the least.

For example, they made fun of Sarah Palin for several minutes, Fowler calling her "Dan Quayle" on steroids and Spratt creatively describing her as "just terrible." They both agreed that, "Other than the simple fact that she's a female," she has nothing to offer.

Watch how the former National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Don Fowler is laughing about a hurricane hitting ..........

So you see, it's funny. That New Orleans will get a hurricane. That's funny because it is due to hit when President Bush is scheduled to speak. Isn't that cool? Fowler isn't the only one who thinks so, just ask Michael Moore.

We all know Democrats used and use Katrina as a political football as callously as possible. Here's a candid moment showing some can hardly wait for another one.

All Class.

Posted by Pamela Geller on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 03:00 PM in Democrats' New Leadership: Slash and Burn, Democrats, Dhimmicrats, Democraps ........aka The Fifth Column, How the Left Destroys the Nation | Permalink | Comments (1)

	Sarah Palin	Barack Obama
Office being sought	Vice President	President of the United States and Leader of the Free World
Full name	Sarah Louise Heath Palin	Barack Hussein Obama II
Nickname	Sarah Barracuda	Barry Obama; "The One"
Public opinion	Smoking hot in a "naughty librarian" sort of way	May be The Messiah
Age	44	48
Children	5: two sons, three daughters	2: two daughters
Religion/Church attendance	Evangelical Christian; attends Juneau Christian Center when in Juneau and grew up attending Wasilla Assembly of God	Attended Trinity United Church of Christ for 20 years, a "black liberation theology" church formerly led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and governed according to the Black Value System
Current Job	Governor of Alaska	Junior Senator from Illinois
Previous Public Jobs	Mayor of Wasilla, AK (1996-2002); President of Alaska Conference of Mayors; City Council member (1992-1996)	State Senator (1997-2004); Community Organizer
Executive Experience	Governor for 2 years; Mayor for 10 years	None
Foreign Relations experience	Governor of state that borders two foreign countries (Canada and Russia)	Chaired Senate subcommittee on Europe but never called it into session; once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans
Military Affairs experience	Commander in Chief of Alaska National Guard; Son is enlisted Infantryman in U.S. Army	None
Private Sector Experience	Sports reporter; Salmon fisherman	Associate at civil rights law firm
Speaking ability	Beautifully executed initial stump speech in Dayton, OH hockey arena without a teleprompter	An enter...wait--did you say without a teleprompter??
Spouse's name	Todd Mitchell Palin	Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Spouse's occupation	Salmon fisherman; Former North Slope production supervisor for BP Oil	Vice President for Community and External Affairs at University of Chicago Hospitals; former Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago; former Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies; former Assistant to the Mayor of Chicago; former associate at Sidley Austin law firm
Reaction to spouse's political success	Quit 17-year BP oil job when BP became involved in natural gas pipeline negotiations with wife's administration	Promoted and given 160% pay raise by UofC hospitals within months of husband's election to U.S. Senate; Employer received $1,000,000.00 federal earmark, requested by husband, after her promotion
Coolest thing about Spouse	Tesoro Iron Dog Snowmobile race champion (longest snowmobile race in the world); In 2008, while defending his championship, was injured when he was thrown 70 feet from his machine. He was sent to the hospital but still finished in fourth place	Sister of Oregon State University head basketball coach Craig Robinson
Most Courageous Moment in Public Service	Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail.	Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators in Hyde Park in 2002
In Current Office Because...	Upset sitting Governor in GOP primary due to public support for her efforts to clean up corrupt government establishment	Republican opponent, who was leading in the polls, was forced to leave race after unsealing of divorce records exposed a sex scandal
Theme:	Change and Clean Government	Hope and Change; "Bringing Change from Outside Washington"
What they've done to live that theme:	Replaced entire Board of Agriculture and Conservation because of conflict of interest; Resigned from position of Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose corruption among members of own party	Selected 36-year incumbent Senator as running mate
Family Affairs	May have removed State Public Safety Commissioner as part of effort to protect sister in messy divorce and child custody battle	Often says, "I am my brother's keeper"; Brother lives in a hut in Nairobi on $12 per year
Union affiliation	Union member, married to Union member	Endorsed by a union
Iraq and Troop Support	Formerly (pre-surge) critical of apparent lack of long-term strategy for Iraq; Visited wounded U.S. soldiers in Germany; visited AK National Guard soldiers deployed to Kuwait; Son deploying to Iraq on 9/11/08 as Army infantryman	Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators; almost visited wounded troops in Germany, but decided to go shopping in Berlin instead
Bipartisan/"maverick" credentials	Married to a non-Republican; Exposed corruption within own party; Campaigned for Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell against corrupt GOP congressman Don Young; Called out Sen Ted Stevens (R-AK) to "come clean" about financial dealings that are under fed investigation	Talks about bipartisanship
Legislative Record	Passed a landmark ethics reform bill; Used veto to cut budgetary spending; Prevented "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.	Voted "present" over 100 times as IL state senator
How they dealt with corrupt individuals in home city/state	Exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders; Campaigned against corrupt GOP Representative; Ran against and defeated corrupt incumbent governor in GOP primary	Launched political career in home of unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers (and still refers to him as a part of "mainstream Democratic Chicago"; Purchased home with help of convicted felon Tony Rezko
Guns	Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter; video can be found on YouTube of Palin firing an M4 at a military firing range	Worked to pass legislation in Illinois that would prevent all law-abiding citizens from owning firearms
Earmarks	Opposed "Bridge to Nowhere" project; Said Alaska should avoid relying on federal money for projects; Campaigned against porker Don Young (R-AK) in 2008 primary	Secured federal earmarks for wife's employer and for campaign bundlers
Abortion	Pro life; gave birth to 5th child knowing that he would have Down's syndrome	Pro-choice; only IL state sen. to speak against the Born Alive Infant's Protection Act, which required medical care to be given to live infants who survived abortions
Energy	Believes energy independence is a matter of national security; For drilling in ANWR, which is in her state	Says Americans should "get tune-ups" and "check tire pressure"; Says "we can't expect the world to be okay with" our use of heating and air conditioning
Environment	Chair of Alaska Conservation Commission (2003-4); Announced plans to create sub-cabinet group of advisors to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in AK	Talks about the environment a lot
Athletic prowess	Runs marathons	Has reporters tailing him to the gym

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