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With a great applause Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin presented herself to the Republican National Convention, millions of Americans watched, as the small-town outsider joined John McCain’s ticket in waging “A tough fight in this election against confident opponents at a crucial hour for our country.”

“I will be honored to accept the nomination for vice president of the United States,” she said in the convention’s most anticipated speech. The crowd roared as she confidently stood before them. It was a climactic moment after a week of vicious unfair attacks on the first woman ever on a Republican presidential ticket

Palin took crowd-delighting swipes at Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and what she called the “Washington elite.” She said “The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of ‘personal discovery.’ This world of threats and dangers is not just a community, and it doesn’t just need an organizer,” Palin said, with reference to Obama’s time as a community organizer in Chicago.

We saw a family based person with adoring children, husband and parents. She promised that parents of special needs children will have an advocate in the White House. Her oldest son Track is a member of the military and looked ready to deploy to Iraq on September 11th.

Sarah Palin stepped up tonight and a star was born in the Republican party.

Tags: Articles, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Tiberius by tiberius
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I remember watching Joe Biden’s son in the Democratic convention. He told the story how of his father had just lost his wife and baby daughter in a auto accident in 1972, not a single colleague, friend or competitor advised him to quit his newly won Senate seat to raise his two little surviving sons.

Instead his son told the story of how he juggled his political life with his personal life. He was sworn into office from the hospital where his injured boys were healing. He took to commuting an hour and a half each way from Delaware to Washington. When Biden’s second wife gave birth to a daughter, no one thought to ask him to step aside and stay home.

So why does the Main Stream Media and the Democrats think that its impossible for Sara Palin to raise a child with Downs Syndrome? The New York Times printed a front page article noting that some unnamed women argue over “whether there are enough hours in the day for her to take on the vice presidency, and whether she is right to try” Barrack Obama has two small children, why doesn’t the same criteria apply to him? Where are the people of NOW? Where are the feminists that would staunchly defend her if she agreed with their policies?

Tags: Articles, Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin by Loretta
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I’m sitting here watching the Republican convention, and I’m struck by the powerful endorsements just given by Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman for John McCain. I can’t help but contrast those endorsements with the tepid, self-absorbed “endorsment” that Hillary Clinton gave to Barack Obama just last week.

Listening to Hillary Clinton, I tried to keep track of the number of times she used self-describing pronouns like I and mine, but I lost count after about two minutes. She started her speech with an obligatory nod to Obama, and then launched into a long litany of why her campaign was so great and historic and ended by talking about all of the wonderful things that she saw during her campaign when she was running to get herself nominated.

Fred Thompson, who also ran for president this year (against John McCain), spent his entire speech talking about the remarkable life and character of John McCain. Then Joe Lieberman, of all people, stood up and gave an extremely compelling case for John McCain’s candidacy here and now. While the democratic surrogates spent their convention complaining about Bush, talking about themselves, and trying to convince everyone in America how much their lives suck, these two gave truly moving speeches in support of a candidate in whom they sincerely believe. Great stuff.

Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, MisterF by MisterF
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The Politico has a great piece on Sarah Palin’s selection as John McCain’s running mate. Liberal hypocrites are all over this woman for being human.  If they aren’t careful, their hatred for Republicans will backfire during this campaign.

So far — and it is hard to tell what the future may hold for Palin’s unexpected national candidacy — the travails of the Palin family probably seem awfully familiar to many average Americans. It is this averageness that makes her such a politically promising running mate for John McCain — and such a dangerous opponent for Democrats. Many voters will find it easy to identify with her family’s struggles — a significant advantage in an election where the voting calculus is so unusually and intensely personal. 

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Unlike running mates from both parties, dating back decades, the Palin family isn’t part of the moneyed elite or the governing class. Neither wife nor husband is the scion of a well-connected family. Sarah Palin attended a state school, and her brushes with the law are of the same nettlesome kind that drive recreational fishermen crazy in all 50 states. 

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Even the governor’s own Trooper-gate scandal, in which Palin is alleged to have exerted undue pressure to fire a state trooper, is suffused with an element that many families can identify with: one sister stepping in on behalf of another in an acrimonious dispute with a brother-in-law. 

Powerful media organizations are beginning to pour resources into this story, so much more damaging twists and turns may await. But assuming the accusations don’t grow more serious, it is of a considerably different nature as an abuse of power than the last Trooper-gate scandal to rock the political world — the one in which Bill Clinton was alleged to use his state troopers in Arkansas to procure women as sex partners. That wouldn’t excuse Palin’s actions, of course, but it would frame them in such a way that could limit the political damage. 

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With a pregnant teenage daughter and an infant with Down syndrome, the Palins, it seems, have been caught up in the same struggles of everyday life that confront many American families. And it poses a difficult challenge for Democrats because she will be juxtaposed against Biden, a United States senator with 35 years of experience.

Biden has his own compelling narrative; he commuted back to Wilmington, Del., daily for years to be with his young sons after his wife and infant daughter died in an automobile accident. But it is revealing that the first round of tough stories after his nomination explored conflicts of interest between Biden family members and one of the nation’s biggest asbestos litigation law firms. That’s a long way from fishing license violations.

I must say, the more I hear about Sarah Palin, the more she intrigues me.  This pick makes me more comfortable with John McCain and his ability to win this race.

Tags: Articles, John McCain, Presidential Politics, Sarah Palin by Cincinnatus
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John McCain may be old but he is proving to be wise. His pick of Sara Palin caught everyone off guard and completely obliterated an Obama bounce. All everyone in talking about is Sara Palin.

Pollster John Zogby has McCain up 47% to 45% just hours after the Gallup rolling average had Obama with a decent bounce. Problem is that it was a dead cat bounce. The Zogby Poll was a flash poll taken completely after Obama’s Acceptance speech and the Palin Announcement.

New York - Republican John McCain’s surprise announcement Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate - some 16 hours after Democrat Barack Obama’s historic speech accepting his party’s presidential nomination - has possibly stunted any Obama convention bump, the latest Zogby Interactive flash poll of the race shows.

Dennis Rasmussen has his daily tracking poll at Obama 47% McCain 43%. Showing Obama’s dead cat bounce just about erased. This week the republicans have their convention and we will see what happens there with a bounce for McCain.

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Rasmussen Reports did a phone survey and Sarah Palin is viewed favorably by 53% of the country, compared to 43% who have a favorable impression of Joe Biden.

After her debut in Dayton and a rush of media coverage, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 53% now have a favorable opinion of Palin while just 26% offer a less flattering assessment.

Palin earns positive reviews from 78% of Republicans, 26% of Democratsand 63% of unaffiliated voters. Obviously, these numbers will be subject to change as voters learn more about her in the coming weeks. Among all voters, 29% have a Very Favorable opinion of Palin while 9% hold a Very Unfavorable view.

By way of comparison, on the day he was selected as Barack Obama’s running mate, Delaware Senator Joseph Biden was viewed favorably by 43% of voters.

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In the new survey, 35% of voters say the selection of Palin makes them more likely to vote for McCain while 33% say they are less likely to do so. Most Republicanssay they are more likely to vote for Palin and most Democrats say the opposite. As for voters not affiliated with either major party, 37% are more likely to vote for McCain and 28% less likely to do so. Those numbers are a bit more positive than initial reaction to Biden.

I think this was a wise move for McCain.  I’m actually looking forward to watching the Republican Convention now!

Tags: Cincinnatus, John McCain by Cincinnatus
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I have to admit that John McCain wasn’t my first choice as the Republican candidate, but after his pick for VP (Sarah Palin) and the following commercial that ran last night, he is showing his class and why he is the right man for the Republican Party at the right time.

Take a look at the following.  67 days to go and I’m feeling better every day!

Tags: John McCain, The Equalizer by The Equalizer
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I just finished watching Sarah Palin’s speech at the rally with John McCain.  What a stroke of brilliance.  She provides the perfect contrast to the Democrats.

She has a record of achievement.  She has reformed government.  She will appeal to reasonable woman who are upset that Hillary got the shaft.  She is a family person.  Having a 4 month old with Downs Syndrome, 5 kids, one serving his country in the Army — how do you not respect this woman?  The more people get to know her the more they will like her. And she’s had two more years executive experience than the Democratic ticket combined.

And I get the sense that she would be proud to be an American even if she wasn’t the pick!

Tags: Cincinnatus, John McCain by Cincinnatus
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If people really want change, John McCain has given it to them.  He has picked Alaska Governor Sara Palin to be his choice for VP:

In choosing Ms. Palin — a 44-year-old conservative Christian and self-described “hockey mom” who has been governor for less than two years — the McCain campaign reached far outside the Washington Beltway in an election in which the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama, is running on a platform of change.

Ms. Palin, a former mayor of the small town of Wasilla and beauty pageant queen, first rose to prominence as a whistle-blower uncovering ethical misconduct in state government.

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Moreover, the choice of Ms. Palin is in stark contrast to the recent selection of the Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, a veteran lawmaker who is chairman of Foreign Relations Committee.

But Ms. Palin ran as a change agent when she was elected as governor of Alaska in 2006, and in a move that might have appealed to Mr. McCain, she took intense criticism from members of her own party for turning the spotlight on the failures of Alaska Republicans, some of whom had been beset by corruption scandals.

Great choice!

Tags: Cincinnatus, John McCain by Cincinnatus
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What’s everyone think about who McCain will pick as his VP? Once I heard about the Biden pick, my immediate reaction was McCain has to pick Romney, end of discussion. After all, how can Barry talk about changing Washington and then pick someone who’s been a Senator since the 70s?! McCain/Romney can actually campaign for the kind of change we need while demonstrating their past success in implementing said change.

As the story developed and the fact that Hillary was never even vetted came to light, I’m starting to wonder if McCain should pick Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to just further the gender divide in the Democrat party. Also, the argument that she’s from Alaska and delivers few electoral votes is moot since Biden delivers a meager 3 votes. With the growing division in the Democrat party, we need to find a way to take advantage of it… whether its Palin or not.

So, who do you support as McCain’s VP?

Tags: Federal Officials, John McCain, Presidential Politics, Zeke by Zeke
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