Made before the official announcement.
My opinion? It looks like a smart move for the McCain Team: it will irritate the libs and hopefully swing the undecided (PUMA) middle. My only complaint about this woman is her obvious lack of national (read: D.C.) political experience, plus - what everyone complains about Obama - zero foreign policy credentials. Heartbeat away and all that...
But wait. There's more!
Something else to irritate the libs: Mr. Palin is a blue collar, 'modern' husband known around the statehouse as 'The First Dude'. He's also a big proponent of Alaska's oil and gas industry.
Oh. And he's an Yu'pik Eskimo who's won the 'Iron Dog' four times. One tough dude.
It's time for some campaignin'!
Update: The DNC talked n talked about progress for women, but (once again) it's the Republicans who lede the way with deeds & action!
How's that dead cat bouncin', Barry?
Updated update: Just a reminder; Sarah Palin Governs the State of Alaska. No small feat.
Ok. So there's a lot of wide open frozen tundra; tens of thousands of acres of timberland; caribou out the wahzoo, polar bears galore and darn few people, but that's a big job for such a little woman and my hats off to her!
Friday, August 29, 2008
American Thinker lays out "The Case for Palin"
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**Extra! Extra!** McCain Taps Palin, Woos Clinton Women
Presumptive presidential nominee, John McCain, may have hit pay dirt in his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice President. Only a maverick as John McCain has the irrefutable reputation and chutzpah to pull off this historic feat: placing the 1st woman ever on the Republican party ticket.
This was an especially energizing and powerful move on the part of McCain, as it was actuated during the week celebrating the anniversary of Women's suffrage in this country. In addition, McCain muzzles any criticism of his choice from the Obama camp on her readiness to hold the highest office in the world, foreign policy experience, or her not being properly vetted or introduced to the American public.
Known as Sarah "Barracuda" Palin, this tough, no nonsense, 44-year old mother of 5 children (including a Downs Syndrome son less than six months old, and a son slated for imminent deployment to Iraq) puts the women's vote back in play... big time! A journalism major, with a minor in politics, she holds a degree from the University of Idaho. She is married (for 20 years) to a native Yup’ik Eskimo, named Todd, and brings a compelling, grassroots, small town story to the political discussion.
Coming out the starting gate giving a hat tip to the women whose shoulders she stands on and who paved the way for her getting the nod: former Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and Senator Hillary Clinton... was a brilliant political move by this self-declared 'hockey mom'. Ferraro immediately released this statement, in what could be viewed as a semi-endorsement of McCain/Palin choice:
"There are a lot of women who are disaffected by how Hillary was treated by the media, by how she was treated by the Obama campaign, by how she was treated by the Democratic National Committee — [Democratic party chairman] Howard Dean not speaking up when sexism raised its ugly head in the media. They’ll be looking to see what happens now".
Now the question is, can and will women––regardless of their party affiliation, and their position on Roe vs Wade––ban together to break through the glass ceiling that Clinton left 18 million cracks in this year? Polls show that 1 in 5 women who supported Hillary Clinton, are committed to voting for McCain in the Fall.
McCain, whose shocking, unexpected pick of Palin seems to have stumped the main line media and pundits. Now, as he begins to release names of potential Cabinet selections in a McCain administration, will bring a comfort level to some men who may be apprehensive to a woman being a 'heartbeat' away from the Oval Office.
This possible smart choice shows that the Arizona Senator is not afraid to challenge Democratic nominee Barack Obama for the much touted "change" mantle, while offering himself as the long time change agent in Washington.
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Good post. I love the FirstDube moniker.
Maggie
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Not sure why republicans are so exited by this choice...another creationist religious conservative with ties to big energy. Yeah, her resume will play well for a few weeks news cycle, but in the end she is the same old WBush policies wrapped in a new wrapper. I don't think the McCain/Palin ticket will sell well to independents once they get to know her better.
Vivian Berryhill: thanks for the bio and the analysis. I do think the PUMAS are interested.
Maggie M. Thornton: Yup. The Palin family are that 'working class family values type' the dem-socs always spew empty rhetoric about, but then steal their wallet.
rapchat: "...another creationist religious conservative with ties to big energy.."
You say that likes it's a bad thang.
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