Last Tuesday didn’t go as we’d hoped. We all know that, and if you’re like me, you’re sick of hearing about it. In fact, you were probably sick all day Wednesday and half of Thursday. I know I was.
But, the fact is, we were right in the beginning. Those of us that supported Huckabee, Romney, or Thompson knew that McCain wasn’t the best choice, but we soon realized that he was the only one with any chance of fighting the Obama machine. He was the only candidate with the whole package of electable qualities. He had the connections, the reputation, and the experience. He also had (at first) the media’s support, but John McCain was not the perfect candidate: John McCain was our best hope.
Now, before I get blasted for seemingly contradicting myself, let me state the obvious. I was wrong. However, I hope you understand the underlying reasons for my push for John McCain. While in the end I did support him and many (not all) of his proposed policies, it was Sarah Palin whom I really wanted elected. McCain was simply the vehicle to get a true conservative into the White House once again, and therein lies the reason why McCain did not succeed. As others have said, Barack Obama wanted to become President, while John McCain wanted to be nice, congenial, and unassuming. Folks, that’s not the way you win the Presidency. Now, I’m not abandoning John McCain, for I still believe he would have been a better President than Barack Obama could ever dream of becoming, but we must move on.
I believe this (somewhat-resounding) defeat is actually a blessing in disguise. What the Obama victory has given us is something we haven’t had for the past political generation and never though we’d welcome: relative obscurity. The Democrats lived in it throughout the early Bush years, and they used it to their advantage, building their grassroots organizations and spreading the seeds for broad societal change. If you don’t agree that obscurity can be a blessing, look where they are now.
It seems to me we’ve got two choices. We can either stick our tails between our legs and limp away to lick our wounds, or we can fight for what’s right for America, but that process must begin today. If we want to reclaim our nation, we have no other choice. Let us begin grooming tomorrow’s Republican Congressional Candidates immediately. When we finally woke up to the dangers that Obama was proclaiming, we were effective! Just take a look at the National Republican Trust‘s whirlwind fundraising record set in the last two weeks of the campaign. We must continue to fully fund effective PACs, like HuckPAC and National Republican Trust. In order to stop the socialist onslaught, we must regain seats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in 2010. Let us begin the next Republican Revolution, today!
The Liberals have MoveOn.org to spread their hate and deceit; why aren’t we as effective with using the Internet to spread our message of prosperity, individual liberties, and limited government? This must change. Support conservative bloggers you enjoy reading, like Michelle Malkin or this site. The Left has control of the main stream media, so it’s time for us to take control of the New Media. Instead of heading over to CNN.com for your news, pick it up at FoxNews.com or Pajamas Media. Don’t just keep it to yourself, either: tell your friends about these sites, and talk them up at work. Word of mouth is our best advertising tool.
Another grassroots organizing site to consider was just put up by the RNC, RepublicanforaReason.com. It includes direct links to the GOP platform and an encouraging video about past Republican Presidents.
Also, I do want to point out that although Barack Obama’s win is historic, this election was never about race. You are not a racist for disagreeing with Obama’s policies; it used to be called Free Speech. I encourage you to use that right, respectfully.
I know 2012 seems a ways off, and I also know that many of you don’t even want to think about another Presidential election yet, but folks, the campaigns have already begun. Palin has been dropping hints about a 2012 or 2016 run, and Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) has already started visiting Iowa. Something like 64% of Republicans want Palin in 2012. Gov. Mike Huckabee pulls 12%, and Gov. Mitt Romney, 11%. Me? I’m pulling for a Palin-Jindal ticket. I think Palin has shown that she is the one who can truly bring true reform to Washington, and I’m excited to watch how things play out for her, especially since she’s finally outside of the auspices of John McCain. Jindal is a man to watch in his own right, having brought Louisiana through two major disasters this year, supporting Life, and backing fiscal conservatism (even if he needs some schooling in the use of earmarks).
We can and will prevail, but only our unwavering diligence will bring conservatism back to Washington. You say, “We’ll get ‘em next time?” Show me. Start work today and never give up. Don’t talk of moving to a foreign nation; this is our country, too, and I intend to help put it back on the correct path. Are you with me?
I’ll leave you with this admonition from the great British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill:
“We shall go on to the end, …we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength… whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, … we shall never surrender!“
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I know what the polls say, but friends, I pray you do not despair, because I don’t believe they are correct.
Let me give my prediction for the outcome of tomorrow’s election. I think we’ll see a decisive McCain victory, not necessarily a landslide, but perhaps close to one.
Let me tell you why, as one last piece of encouragement.
- Most, if not all, polls have been re-calibrated this election season to account for a huge influx of young voters and African American voters. However, according to early results, there has been no large increase in youth voters. This means, as usual, the polls have a sampling error.
- Many polls also over sample Democrats, and therefore, show Obama in a higher lead than is actually the case.
- Obama, with the intense and overbearing endorsement of the liberal media, has claimed the status of an incumbent. Undecideds usually break for the challenger, and that’s John McCain.
- Even with the over-sampled polls, the numbers have been trending in McCain’s direction, and he has said he believes he’ll win, and that’s not a statement to be taken lightly when it comes from John McCain.
For more insight, here’s a good voice on the matter of dishonest polling.
The most important thing to do is to pray intensely for the future of our country and, more specifically, for a John McCain and Sarah Palin victory tomorrow. Pray that they do win by a decisive amount, because our way of life and the future of our nation and Christianity in America depends upon it.
The second most important thing to do is to get out and vote! Take your friends and neighbors and anyone you find on the street who supports McCain-Palin with you to the polls. This is a turnout election, and, truly, the man with the most votes wins (unless ACORN’s involved…). No excuses, now, get yourself out of bed and vote, and vote early!
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Others who also predict a decisive McCain victory:
Andy Martin, Executive Editor, ContrarianCommentary.com.
Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of The Weekly Standard.
Rush Limbaugh, The Rush Limbaugh Show (says polls were inaccurate before, too).
The Associated Press
Pat Boone
Geoff Metcalf
Not a complete or conclusive list by any means, but definitely some good voices.
Tags: andy martin, ap, contrariancommentary.com, fred barnes, geoff metcalf, mccain, Palin, pat boone, polls, presidential election, Presidential Election 2008, rush limbaugh, the associated press, the rush limbaugh show, the weekly standard
For those of you living in the four-state area, this is THE closest it gets, folks.
Mike Huckabee will be in Joplin, MO at the Joplin Regional Airport (FBO Mizzou Aviation, 5497 Dennis Weaver Drive, Joplin MO 64801) tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. to hold a rally in support of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. I’m still waiting for a reply to an email I sent to a Missouri GOP representative on the status of tickets and if they are necessary, but I’ll update this post when I find out.
Update – I just received this email from a MO GOP rep:
The rally is open to the public, so there are no tickets necessary. The program starts at 3:15, and people can start entering at 2:30.
Hope to see you all there!
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I just received this email from Rick Davis and thought I’d pass it along. I did NOT write this, he did. I’m just reposting it for your benefit:
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The Final Push |
The State of the Campaign
If your television is tuned to cable news as frequently as ours are here at campaign headquarters, you have seen the pundits say John McCain and his campaign are done. And, if you’ve followed this race since the beginning, this is clearly a song you’ve heard before. I wanted to take some time today to give you some insight on the state of the race as we see it.
An AP poll released this morning revealed a very telling fact: ONE out of every SEVEN voters is undecided. That means, if 130 million voters turn out on Tuesday, 18.5 million of them have yet to make up their mind. With that many votes on the table and the tremendous movement we’ve seen in this race, I believe we are in a very competitive campaign.
Here’s why:
All the major polls have shown a tightening in the race and a significant narrowing of the numbers. In John McCain’s typical pattern, he is closing strong and surprising the pundits. We believe this race is winnable, and if the trajectory continues, we will surpass the 270 Electoral votes needed on Election Night.
- National Polls: Major polls last week showed John McCain trailing by double-digit margins – but by the middle of this week, we were within the margin of error on four national tracking surveys. In fact, the Gallup national tracking survey showed the race in a virtual tie 2 days this week.
- State Polls: Iowa - Our numbers in Iowa have seen a tremendous surge in the past 10 days. We took Obama’s lead from the double digits to a very close race. That is why you see Barack Obama visiting the state in the final days, trying to stem his losses. It is too little, too late. Like many other Midwestern states, Iowa is moving swiftly into McCain’s column.
The Southwest - It is no secret that Republican candidates in the Southwest have to focus on winning over enough Latino and Hispanic voters in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado to carry them to victory. John McCain has overcome challenges Republicans face, and has made up tremendous ground in these states with these voters. For these voters, the choice has become clear, and you have seen a big change in the numbers. John McCain is now winning enough voters to perform within the margin of error – putting these states within reach.
Colorado - Barack Obama tried to outspend our campaign in Colorado during the early weeks of October and finish off our candidate in Colorado. However, after our visit early this week, we saw a tremendous rebound in our poll position, and Colorado is back on the map.
Ohio and Pennsylvania - Everyone knows that vote rich Ohio and Pennsylvania will be key battlegrounds for this election. Between the two: 41 electoral votes and no candidate has gotten to the White House without Ohio. Senator McCain and Governor Palin have been campaigning non-stop in these key battleground states and tonight Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has pumped up our campaign at a rally in Columbus. Our position in these states is strong and undecided voters continue to have a very favorable impression of our candidate.
Obama campaign faces tremendous structural challenges in the final days of this campaign
- Obama has a challenge hitting 50%: Barack Obama has not reached the 50% threshold in almost any the battleground state. He consistently is performing in the 45-48% range. When we look closely at the primary votes, we see a history of a candidate whose Election Day performance is often at or behind his final polling numbers. If this is true, our surge will leave Obama with even or under 50% of the vote on Election Day.
- Early Vote: The Obama campaign has promised that their early vote and absentee efforts will change the composition of the electorate. They have sold the press on a story that first time voters will turn out in droves this election cycle. Again, the facts undermine their argument. In our analysis of early voting and absentee votes to date: The composition of the electorate has not changed significantly and most folks who have voted early are high propensity voters who would have voted regardless of the high interest in this campaign.
- Expanding the Field: Obama is running out of states if you follow out a traditional model. Today, he expanded his buy into North Dakota, Georgia and Arizona in an attempt to widen the playing field and find his 270 Electoral Votes. This is a very tall order and trying to expand into new states in the final hours shows he doesn’t have the votes to win.
The Final Barnstorm
- On Monday, we will have a 14 state rally with our candidates crisscrossing the country trying to turn out our voters and sway the final undecided voters. Governor Palin will hit Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Nevada and Alaska in the final day of campaigning, while Senator McCain will travel from Tampa, Florida, to Virginia, then Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada and finish the night in Prescott, Arizona. The enthusiasm and excitement we generate on Monday will be the electricity that powers our “Get Out the Vote” efforts on Tuesday.
On the Ground
- Our field organization has tremendous energy and is out-performing the Bush campaign at the same time in 2004. This week our field organization crossed a huge threshold and began reaching more than one million voters per day, and by week’s end will have contacted more than 5 million voters. Our phone centers are full and our rate of voter contact is significantly out-pacing the Bush campaign in 2004. We have the resources to do the voter contact necessary to support the surge we are seeing in our polling with old fashioned grassroots outreach.
On the Airwaves
- In the final days of the campaign, our television presence will be bigger and broader than the Obama campaign’s presence. The full Republican effort – the RNC’s Independent Expenditure and the McCain campaign will out-buy Barack Obama and the Democrats by just about 10 million dollars.
In short: the McCain campaign is surging in the final 72 hours. Our grassroots campaign is vibrant and communicating to voters in a very powerful way. Our television presence is strong. And, we have a secret ingredient – A candidate who will never quit and who will never stop fighting for you and for your families.
In these final hours, Senator McCain and Governor Palin are counting on you – they are counting on you to knock on doors, to make turnout calls, to contact your friends and neighbors. Get our voters to the polls and help John McCain fight for your and for our country. This is our last mission on behalf of John McCain and I have no doubt I can count on your effort and energy to carry us across the line to victory.
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I thought I’d post some encouragement.
Yesterday, Gallup’s Traditional Likely Voters Daily Tracking Poll tightened to a 2 point race and Rasmussen’s Likely Voters Daily Tracking Poll tightened to a 3 point race.
Today, Fox’s Opinion Dynamics Poll (weekly) tightened to a 3 point race.
So, the importance of those numbers? Well, first of all, they should all be taken with a grain of salt, just like any other poll, favorable or not, because any number of factors can come into play that could skew the results. What this does mean is that the polls are still in flux (Gallup and Rasmussen changed again today), and that this race is very much winnable.
However, each of these polls has its results within the margin of error, which means this race is statistically tied. This race is tightening, and we’re trending toward McCain in these last days.
It’s all thanks to the wisdom of the average American citizen (aka Joe the Plumber), the rest of us are finally seeing “The Real Barack Obama” and his radical and naïve ideas for our future. Obama wants to take money that you have worked hard for and give it freely to whomever he chooses, without any input from you! He wants to grow the government and make it king. Truth is, history has shown that we’re generally better off when government gets out of our lives and lets us control our own destinies, an idea that Obama doesn’t seem to like.
We, as a country, are liking it more and more, however. That same Fox Opinion Dynamics Poll showed McCain’s economic and favorability numbers up dramatically, while Obama’s have been weakening. Those are encouraging facts to consider in this last week. We have five days to save the future of this country.
There are a few things you can do right now to help save America from the throes of socialism.
- Donate today to the National Republican Trust PAC. This group is running hard-hitting ads that tie (rightfully so) Barack Obama to the “Rev.” Jeremiah Wright and tell the truth about Obama’s plan to give the 16 million illegal aliens driver’s licenses, benefits, and eventually amnesty, effectively giving them citizenship for free. They’ve raised 4 million in about three days, but they need about 2 million more to start running these ads in five more states and on national broadcast networks.
- Make Calls for the McCain campaign to encourage undecided voters to vote for the clear choice this November, Senator John McCain. Also, your calls will remind those voters who requested early ballots to turn them in. If they don’t mail them back in by today, there’s a great likelihood that they won’t be received in time to count, and once you’ve requested an early ballot, you cannot vote at the polls in many states.
- Call your local GOP or McCain headquarters and ask how you can help. Many HQs need help stuffing door hanger literature drop bags (my local HQ still needs 6,000 stuffed) and/or calling voters who requested early ballots and still have not voted (in my small Kansas community, there are 2,000 Republicans/Independents leaning Republican who requested early ballots and have not voted [see above]).
- Donate to either the RNC or the McCain-Palin Victory 2008 fund. With Obama not accepting public financing, McCain needs all of the extra support he can muster so his federal funds can be used for get-out-the-vote activities. The RNC is also running some ads on McCain’s behalf, so we need to make sure we support them.
- Pray for a McCain-Palin win. This is perhaps the most important step. I truly believe that they are the best choice for restoring our nation the “shining city on a hill” that Reagan used to talk about (before my time!), but also, I believe they are the best choice for putting our country back on God’s path, and I believe he will bless our prayers. Besides simply praying for their victory, I also pray specifically for McCain wins in West Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, Colorado, Virginia, Nevada, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico. All but the last two are considered “battleground” states, and the last two I think would be great morale-boosters. Praying specifically against Barack Obama and his deceitfulness and socialism is also a very good idea.
Remember, no matter what these opinion polls say, the only poll that matters is the one taken on November 4th, which means, vote! Take your McCain friends with you and swing this election in favor of capitalism, the free markets, government reform, integrity, and transparency, and true democracy.
Vote McCain-Palin on November 4th.
Tags: battleground states, Colorado, Florida, Jeremiah Wright, Joe the Plumber, mccain, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, obama, Ohio, PAC, Palin, Pennsylvania, plumber, presidential election, Presidential Election 2008, Republican, RNC, Socialist, The National Republican Trust, victory, Virginia, West Virginia
Posted by caleb on Oct 7, 2008 in
Presidential Election 2008 Well, I’m not so sure John McCain pulled it off. He needed those zingers, but they simply did not materialize. Now, this isn’t to say that this election is over, because I don’t believe it is yet. Bush was behind Gore by the same amount (8% according to a CNN/USA Today Poll) in October of 2000, but ended up winning the election based on the electoral college (something I’m not sure if I support or not).
However, McCain must get out there and proclaim his message and attack Obama on all front if he expects to win this thing or even turn the polls around. He’s done a good thing by sending Palin out to attack Obama; it’s divided him between two targets, and hopefully more of his criticism will go toward Palin- she seems to be better at deflecting it and dishing it, something we need more of.
So, Sen. McCain, go out and attack! There’s no more time for this polite banter; you need to pull out the big guns and go in fast and strong. You’re in the big leagues now with the election and the future of our nation on the line! Give the American public a clear(er) economic policy. Spell out for us, in layman’s terms exactly how you will govern and how that differs from Obama. I support you, but your poll number sing a different tune.
Time is running out, you must act this week, or resign yourself to the life of Bob Dole, because the liberal Democrats will never forgive you.
We simply cannot stand for an Obama presidency. Our country will falter and fall because of it.
Tags: mccain, obama, Palin, presidential election
Posted by caleb on Sep 7, 2008 in
Uncategorized FoxNews.com is reporting that the latest Gallup Daily Tracking poll, released today. John McCain now leads Barack Obama 48-45, the largest lead he has ever had over the Senator from Illinois. While the Fox website says McCain’s lead is still within the poll’s ±2% margin of error, that math doesn’t look quite right to me. 48-45 looks like a dead-even race, but also like a 1% lead out of the margin for McCain.
Apparently, this is the bounce (or at least part of it) that the McCain-Palin team received from their convention in St. Paul. While I would have liked to have seen something a little larger than 3%, it is still respectable, considering Barack Obama only received 4% and the second convention usually receives a smaller bounce.
McCain leads Obama 48-45 in most recent Gallup Daily Tracking Poll
The poll surveyed 2,765 registered voters and was completed two days after the last day of the RNCC, according, at least, to Gallup. Fox says it was completed the last day of the RNCC. That means this did include both Gov. Palin’s and Sen. McCain’s speeches, maybe. Gallup does say the most accurate measurement of the convention bounce will come with the poll released tomorrow.
Gallup says this is the largest lead McCain has had over Obama since May.
Tags: mccain, obama, presidential election
Posted by caleb on Sep 7, 2008 in
Uncategorized Arizona Senator John S. McCain gave his acceptance speech for the GOP Nomination for President of the United States a few nights ago in St. Paul, MN at the Republican National Convention. It’s been said by the Fox News Channel that more people watched McCain’s speech than watch Barack Obama’s, an accomplishment few would have thought possible a week ago, before Sarah Palin stepped onto the scene. While Gov. Palin is an incredible individual whom I greatly respect and support, it is the top of the ticket that must provide the utmost leadership for America. John McCain delivered beautifully.
To quote one of McCain’s commercials, “Washington is broken. John McCain knows it.” In the Xcel Center, John McCain lined out for American people his hopeful and forward-looking plans for the future. He said, ” In America, we change things that need to be changed.” He promised real reform and progress in government and help for the everyday American family. He said, “We lost their trust when we [the former GOP Congress] valued our power over their principles. [Gov. Palin and I are] going to change that.” I believe him, too, because of his increasingly apparent “maverick-style” ability to work against the Party (when necessary) and instead do what is right for the country. In other words, McCain is the leader we need for putting “Country First.” The man himself said it best, “…I’ve been called a maverick… what it really means is I understand who I work for… not a party, … for you.”
Sen. McCain also promised to fight so-called “pork barrel” spending in Congress by vetoing anything that resembles earmarks. Of the those that ask for them, he said, “You will know their names.” He feels it will be his duty, as President, to report to you those who try to wastefully spend your money. And frankly, he’s sick of it. As a Senator, John McCain has never asked for a single earmark. He is fully and faithfully committed to fiscal responsibility in the government. Now, some preach the benefits of earmarks, saying many local and state projects wouldn’t ever be completed without them. John McCain seems to feel that there are better ways to go about acquiring federal funds, like putting those requests and monetary disbursements out in the open, so the American people can see them for what they truly are. Only reforms such as these will serve to break the chokehold lobbyists have on Congress.
As for education in America, teachers and parents, alike, should be rejoicing and throwing themselves fully behind Senator John S. McCain’s plan for education reformation. I honestly believe that President Bush had the right general idea for greater accountability when he introduced the No Child Left Behind legislation, but as a person who had to endure seven years of schooling under it, I can testify to its many shortcomings. Students must be accountable, as well. Teachers need the authority to discipline them. Students must take responsibility for their own education. Ultimately, it is they who will have to live with their choice of how hard they studied and how much they applied themselves when the opportunity presented itself. To illustrate this struggle, Sen. McCain put it this way: “Education is the civil rights issue of this century.”
Teachers are being blamed for their failure of their slacker students. While on the surface it appears that the gap between lower-achieving and higher achieving students is decreasing, the numbers are misleading. Many special education students (not all, mind you, but anecdotally a large number) have discovered that because of this legislation and the concessions it makes, they don’t actually have to work hard to succeed, at least in school. This in turn means that teachers (due to increased mainstreaming) must teach to a lower and lower target level in the classroom. Thus, the gap is narrowing, because it is no longer the lower students being left behind, it’s the upper students, the gifted students and the ones who have above average intelligence who are, while those below them hardly move up academically at all. When these either frustrated or slacking students fail the state-mandated standardized tests and cause their school to lose AYP approval, the teachers are the ones who are sacked, and many of them are wonderful, 25 year+ teachers who were simply the victims of a failed system. John McCain promises to change all of that.
He wants to remove those barriers for qualified teachers and open up more funding for private and charter schools and options for parents who want to send their children to institutions such as those. For teachers who truly don’t make the grade, and for workers whose jobs have disappeared forever, he will increase funding to community colleges to help them retrain for either a more permanent job or one more suited to their skills, talents, and abilities. “We’re going to help workers, who’ve lost a job that won’t come back, find a new one that won’t go away.” In terms of those outsourced jobs, McCain says he’ll “…help American companies compete and keep jobs from going overseas.” He says “It’s time for us to show the world, again, how Americans lead.” John McCain believes firmly in the principles of work, and is against the entitlement society left-wing liberals and Democrats seem to be pushing for, saying, “We believe in government that gives you the choices to do the best you can.”
His other main theme was the fight for America. He told the cheering crowds in Minnesota he is “…running for President to keep the country I love safe” and to keep other families from losing loved ones to war. John McCain knows the threats facing our country are real and everyday grow closer to home. He wants “… a freer, safer, more prosperous world” and he’ll go about accomplishing that by fighting for freedom and democracy diplomatically, and as a last-resort option, militarily, across the globe. “We’ve faced many dangerous threats in this world, but I’m not afraid of them. I’m prepared for them … I have the scars to prove it.”
Senator John S. McCain will be our next President. I have no doubt in this soon-to-be fact, but it will only occur if the American people continue the excitement gained from the Republican National Convention last week in St. Paul. Without John McCain, I’m not sure we’ll even be able to call this great nation the “United States of America” any more. It might need a “Socialist” or “Communist” prefix with an Obama presidency.
I’ll leave you with some inspirational words from our next president:
In a rallying cry for America, he said, “I will fight for her [the USA] as long as I draw a breath… Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight with me. Fight for what’s right for our country’s future… Stand up and fight. We’re Americans. We never give up. We never quit. We never run from history. We make history.”
Tags: mccain, obama, Palin, President, presidential election, Vice President
Posted by caleb on Sep 5, 2008 in
Uncategorized Two nights ago was the national coming out party for Alaska Governor and GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin. The expectations were high; this upstart governor from Alaska had been a surprise choice by Senator John McCain just days before, and not many people knew much about her. That didn’t stop the attacks by the leftist-liberal media, though. They checked her out from top to bottom, as we expect and appreciate, but when they found nothing at all fishy with her record, they took their biased attacks personal.
First, they attacked her for being, what they called, a “bad mother” for choosing to have a life separate from her kids. They say she won’t have time to take care of them and be Vice President. I don’t know about you, but if I ever said that about any woman, I’d be crucified, right on the spot. Most women I know are just as capable as men, but there’s my point. We’ve got to stop looking at gender as the deciding factor on a person’s abilities. Individual women are better at certain things, just as individual men are better at certain things. We all have a specific niche that we fill, but not as a gender group; we fit because of who we are.
So in other words, bunk, bunk, bunk on Sarah Palin not being able to have a family and be second-in-command. Previous Vice Presidents have done it! Why should a woman be any different? It’s true men and women handle things differently, but unless I’ve just been living under a rock all of my life, fathers helped create their children, and they should have a major part in raising them.
With all of that (and more) coming at Gov. Palin before her national debut, one can imagine the stress she felt and the anticipation the rest of the world felt. Republicans and other conservatives waited with huge excitement and anxiousness that she would pull it off without a hitch. Left wingers watched and licked their chops, waiting to jump in a tear her to pieces should she even stutter. She didn’t, which is more than can be said for Senator Obama, who is tied to his teleprompter. From what I’ve heard, Gov. Palin’s teleprompter didn’t work right throughout the entire speech. She couldn’t read any of the first two lines on the screen, and so did most of it extemporaneously, or at least from memory. She did have a slightly-rumpled copy of it on the podium, but one didn’t see her use it that much. Oh, and the pitbull joke? It was probably the line that will be most remembered from the entire speech. That, my friends (to quote the next President of the USA, John McCain), was an ad lib!
So, Sarah Palin took the stage with all of that pressure upon her, and she shone beautifully. She was incredible and beyond impressive. She took to the stage with an aura of power and confidence surrounding her. As Brit Hume said, she is one of the few “who make it look easy.” And she did, without a doubt. She came, and she delivered the Republican Party to John McCain. Even on her premiere night, she took swings at Barry, saying, “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.” The crowd leapt to its feet in support and applause.
Barack Obama responded the next day after leaving an interview with Bill O’Reilly, saying that organizing communities really is the same thing as being a mayor. In fact, he points out that his duties as a person “who brought people together” equaled those of Gov. Palin, who ran the city of Wasilla, AK and then, while he was a do-nothing Senator in a do-nothing Congress, became Governor of her entire state! Another bunk goes to Obama. He is truly feeling the burn. He even went as far to say (in the midst of incessant stuttering) that the GOP has no agenda but to attack him. What? That sounds a little self-centered and self-conscious to me. The GOP has a plenty big enough agenda, starting with an actual plan for energy independence, tax breaks, education, and true reform in Washington. In the meantime, calls from the leftist media for McCain to replace Palin were replaced with calls from the same leftist media for Obama to replace Biden! I agree with Rush Limbaugh what said last night on FNC. Just the fact that this media is even discussing this idea means the Obama camp is, too. And why not? Gov. Palin’s historic and magnificent speech garnered 37 million viewers, just a paltry 1 million less than Obama’s speech at the Invesco Center.
Palin, in her speech, unabashedly proclaimed her support for the Pro-Life movement and told parents of children with special needs, “You will have an an advocate in Washington.” Palin, 44, is the mother of Trig Palin, an infant she chose to carry full term and deliver earlier this year, even though he had been diagnosed with Down Syndrome in utero. She also pushed forward with the reform mantra, telling the media that it didn’t bother her that she wasn’t a member in good standing of the “Washington Elite.” Gov. Palin told the crowds she wasn’t going to Washington to be part of the in-crowd. She was going to help fix Washington; according to Palin, her boss is the American people.
With a clear voice and an unforgettable message, Palin did in one night what it has taken Barack Obama nineteen months: she won over the hearts of the American people. Yes, the Obama-Biden ticket is popular, and will be hard to defeat, but the truth is, they’re scared of the Barracuda. And let me tell you, they’ve got a reason to be.
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Posted by caleb on Sep 4, 2008 in
Uncategorized I’ll blog more on this later, but I just wanted to get out a quick update to let you all know what I thought of Governor Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech tonight. In a word, incredible. In a few more, I think we’ve just heard from the next Vice President of the United States of America. In the words of Fox News Channel, “A star has been born in the Republican Party tonight…”
I also watched Mike Huckabee‘s speech. It was magnificent, as well, and I think his support, and the support of the movement he’s begun with HuckPAC will help elect McCain-Palin to the White House.
I’ll post back tomorrow with a full opinion, but now I’ve got to get some sleep. Whew! What a wonderful night!
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