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Does the Angry Left really want to launch a culture war over Sarah Palin? Fine. Lock and load. That's the feeling of many conservatives who until last week were lukewarm at best about the prospect of a John McCain presidency. The unhinged malice of the cultural left's assault on the Alaska governor's personal life has focused their minds and stirred their hearts. Ms. Palin's astonishingly poised and confident performance in her convention speech proves that this Iron Lady is not about to quail before the judgment of her would-be betters. Neither will conservatives. If they were indifferent or hostile to...

In "Palin is a mockery," Sept. 4, Terry Holland states that the selection of Sarah Palin as a vice-presidential candidate is a mockery. I heartily disagree. When I look upon the current political landscape, I would have to conclude that the Democratic Party's nomination of Barack Obama is the true mockery. It pains me to say that, since my initial inclination after the Iowa primary was to vote for Obama. As the process has unfolded, I have been made keenly aware of Obama's radical leanings, his lack of accomplishment and his socialist agenda. In addition, it is clear that Obama...

The 1979 UK general election was the first I followed with the attention of an adult voter. One thing I recall clearly was a certainty within the British media that the Tory election campaign would run aground through the agency of something called 'Maggie's Gaffe'. They waited and speculated endlessly and, of course, in the end it never came. That's come back to me more than once during the frenzy since last Friday to find something nasty in the Alaskan woodshed that would somehow knock Ms Palin out of the race. Whatever they find, it will need to be a...

Later yesterday, the two traveled to Macomb County, the suburban Detroit turf where the "Reagan Democrat" demographic was first identified by pollster Stan Greenberg. Palin appeared to earn more applause than McCain when she was introduced, and an unsolicited chant of "Sarah! Sarah!" rose from the crowd of several thousand. She delivered an appeal to those socially conservative, working-class voters on the basis of patriotism, not class. "Our opponents have been going on recently about how they fight for you," Palin said. "Since Senator McCain won't say this on his behalf, let me say it: There's only one man in...

If there was any doubt that John McCain's surprise pick of Sarah Palin has grabbed the attention of many Republicans, Barbara Falk, a retiree born and raised in this quaint small town, put it to rest yesterday: "I came out to see her." So did Falk's friend Pat Mantel, who said, "I do enjoy that vice president that McCain picked." And so did Mantel's sister Carol Eberhardt, a retired lab worker and single mother of three, who said, "She speaks my language." A day after McCain gave what many critics panned as a flat acceptance speech, Palin proved to be...

What Women Want -- Palin's GlassesOpticians Report Surge In Requests For Palin's Frames Bob Hansen, NBC 7/39 Consumer Reporter UPDATED: 5:52 pm PDT September 4, 2008 SAN DIEGO -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is not just rocking the political world -- she's creating quite a frenzy for opticians with her signature frames. Doug D'Amico said he's rushing to order Palin's glasses. The Encinitas optician told NBC 7/39 he's getting calls from women who want to buy the same glasses worn by Palin during her convention speech Wednesday night. "It's fun," D'Amico says. "While we stay away from politics,...

Halfway through Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text. According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech. The malfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaining his significant deviations from his speech. Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech. Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when...

That sound you heard Wednesday night was the political glass ceiling being shattered by a working mom. We could be looking at the first female vice president of the United States — and first grandmother.

This afternoon, a packed ballroom at a Twin Cities Hilton got a glimpse of the answer to the question everyone’s been asking. What is Todd Palin — the First Dude of Alaska — really like? The husband of Alaska governor and now Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was introduced as “the future first Second Man” by View host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and he was continually surrounded by the women who make up the majority of the attendees at this GOP fundraiser. Palin’s remarks were brief but enthusiastically received. He started making the best of a tumultuous week: “Is it just me...

More than 40 million tune in to Palin’s speechBoth Palin and Obama reached about the same number of viewersLOS ANGELES - Barack Obama apparently isn’t the only “rock star” in presidential politics this year. After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s qualifications, more than 40 million Americans tuned in Wednesday to see for themselves what they thought of her. The huge audience for Palin’s acceptance speech rivaled that for Obama’s address at the Democratic National Convention six days earlier, and set a tough standard for the top of her own ticket. John McCain was...

Forget about Gov. Sarah Palin. Seventeen-year-old Bristol Palin is better qualified than Barack Obama to be president of the United States in at least one respect: Figuring out when a baby gets human rights is apparently not above her pay grade. For better or for worse, John McCain's gutsy appointment of Sarah Palin, a 44-year-old mother of five signals a new era for women in America and perhaps the world. Being a powerful woman poses special difficulties: Americans may pretend to enjoy (or aspire to) racial blindness, but not gender blindness. Women leaders must forge personal strategies for combining "feminine"...

Governor Sarah Palin is joined onstage by state commissioners, members of the gasline team, state lawmakers and representatives of TransCanada to celebrate the signing into law of HB 3001, which awards a license under AGIA to TransCanada for development of a natural gas pipeline.

Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family issued the following statement: "In the 32-year history of Focus on the Family, we have offered prayer, counseling and resource assistance to tens of thousands of parents and children in the same situation the Palins are now facing. We have always encouraged the parents to love and support their children and always advised the girls to see their pregnancies through, even though there will of course be challenges along the way. That is what the Palins are doing, and they should be commended once again for not just talking about their...

Hi everyone. I used the search function, and couldn't find reference to an "official" FR Sarah Palin ping list. So, I thought I'd post something and ask everyone if they've seen one anywhere? If there isn't one that is already started, I would be happy to put one together. Seeing as we have only 10 weeks to go till the election, I thought it may be a good idea to put together a group here at FR that will get pings to articles and posts featuring; Releases from the Palin for Vice-President part of the McCain/Palin campaign, "MUST-READ" articles, videos,...

LifeNews.com Note: Maria Vitale is an editorial opinion columnist for LifeNews.com.Back in 1984, I was a college student excited about casting my first vote in a Presidential election. I was doing an internship in the GovernorÂ’s Mansion in Ohio, which allowed me the opportunity to attend an event featuring then Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro. Someone I knew from the GovernorÂ’s office ushered my Dad and me up to the front of a receiving line, and I had the chance to shake hands with candidate Ferraro. As soon as it happened, I turned around and hugged my Dad. I was...

The Sarah Palin Woman Sarah Palin was part of her family business, a community leader, and became an outstanding political leader. She is star in every area, something people who knew her in each role quickly recognized. She is the rare talent who can navigate all three worlds (social, business, and government) and can flourish. She is a quick study and brings to each role the insights gained from other spheres of success. There are truths mothers learn and she learned them well. There are things you learn doing hard physical labor in a family business and she learned those....