Posted on 09/03/2008 4:13:26 PM PDT by flyfree
Excerpts: Remarks by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Vice Presidential Nominee to Address the 2008 Republican National Convention
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - This evening Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Excerpts from the governor’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.
On her experience as a public servant:
"I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better. When I ran for city council, I didn’t need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too. Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities."
On why she is going to Washington, D.C.:
"I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country."
On energy policies that the McCain-Palin administration will implement:
"Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America’s energy problems - as if we all didn’t know that already. But the fact that drilling won’t solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we’re going to lay more pipelines...build more nuclear plants...create jobs with clean coal...and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need American energy resources, brought to you by American ingenuity, and produced by American workers."
On John McCain:
"Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Palin has the support of the hard nuts- mostly uneducated , religious bumpkins, mainly white and severely overweight from small town America - who believe Saddam Hussain was responsible for 911 and that slavery is good. She has energised this cadre to the extent no one else could have.
This is the same crowd which claims to be pro-life but has no shame in hanging innocent people for crimes they never committed. They would cheer on every mud ball she throws at Obama without ever telling what she stands for. They would cheer her for drilling oil which will not even take care of 3% of American energy needs.
God bless America !
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***** And her line about some candidates use change to promote their careers, while others (like John McCain) use their careers to promote change. *****
Yep!
Kiss your arse goodbye, troll
(Who was that old fogey she was with?)
**there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.”**
I heard this is a re-run. (Didn’t get a chance to listen to the speech.) When I heard it I thought to myself, that’s got to be the line of the night.
But I am seeing there were many “lines of the night!”
Ernest, your granddaughters, and my daughter have an actual role model in public life to be proud of. Thank you Sen. McCain, you did you real good with your pick...
:)PaMom
I don’t even know where to begin. She was FABULOUS!!! I am so proud she is a republican!!!
Wooohooooo!!!
"We're going to pull through this." My fellow Americans, that is the kind of man America needs to see us through these next four years."Should she not have said eight years? Is this not a signal that MCain is old. If he did serve eight years... he would be eighty years old by then.
I rate the speech a 9.999. This speech was a fantastic winner. Even the goobers on CNNFOXMSNBC could not fault her.
But perhaps the "four years" remark was unnecessary.
I still think the earmark issue is a loser for her. She needs to stay away from that topic.
Thanks!
“But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state senate.”
- Sarah Palin 09-03-2008
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