WHAT PALIN NEEDS TO SAY...

... about foreign policy experience: http://politicalvanguard.com/index2.php?id=monitor

STEPPING IN IT

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn't help things today with her partisan speech prior to the "bailout" vote. Here's the VIDEO: http://www.breitbart.tv/html/184803.html Now it's time for everyone to get back to the drawing board and come up with a plan that isn't rushed. Or dangerous. (By the same token, I hope the GOP dissenters were sticking to a possible better plan and principle, rather than just being ticked off at Pelosi's remarks.)

FREEING SARAH PALIN

The McCain campaign needs to liberate the VP candidate from the handlers, says Bill Kristol:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/29/opinion/edkristol.php

THE "ME TOO" MOMENT

At the Friday debate, Barack Obama horned into John McCain's moving story about the bracelet he wears (to remember a fallen soldier). Obama jumped in with a me-too comment (talk about low). I've got one too, he said. Then he couldn't remember the name of the soldier he's honoring.
But there's more. Weeks ago, that soldier's family told Obama to stop wearing the bracelet:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2008/09/28/family-told-obama-not-wear-soldier-sons-bracelet-where-media

WHAT'S WITH THE NASTY ATTACKS?

Criticize positions on issues, yes, but skip the low level cheap shots. First it was Charlie Rangel saying Sarah Palin is "disabled". Now Paul Begala uses the word "moron" in his high-brow analysis of the Bush economic speech: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2008/09/25/begala-pres-bush-high-functioning-moron This stuff from the party that so often preaches "tolerance".

NOT FEELIN' THE TOLERANCE

Democrat Congressman Alcee Hastings works the race-and-fear card on Floridians:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/florida-congres.html

WHO SAID WHAT FIRST? Katie Couric uses the words "great depression" in her question to Sarah Palin, then later asks McCain if it's right for the VP candidate to use the words. Here's the video evidence: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/09/24/couric-scolds-palin-great-depression-scare-which-couric-raised

AS THE STOMACH CHURNS, CONT.

The FBI is digging into the financial firms that triggered the Wall Street mess: nypost.com/seven/09242008/news/nationalnews/
bailout_big_4_in_fraud_probe_130493.htm

Question: If this is the biggest crisis "since the Great Depression", why are members of Congress even thinking about yet another recess, coming soon?

SHE'S HOT

Sarah Palin, that is... so says Bill Clinton. Uh oh: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/23/bill-palin-appeal/
Speaking of the former President, check out the lovefest he got yesterday on The View:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dns6oX4p98
Compare that to John McCain's venture into the den of View vixens. Nuff said.

CBS AND THE CANDIDATES

On 60 Minutes last night, plenty of adventures (even the "race card") for McCain and Obama:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/09/21/pelley-cant-see-palin-president-kroft-insists-its-fact-being-black-will

LAYING ON THE GUILT? Not only is discussion of "The Race Card" increasing in candidate interviews, here's a new Stanford study claiming Obama would do better... if not for this:
guardian.co.uk/world/uselectionroadtrip/2008/sep/22/uselections2008.race Of course there's another dilemma: What if current polls are overstated, with those surveyed claiming to support Obama so they don't get perceived as racists? It's all about issues and records, not skin color. Please.

ABOUT THAT WAR ON TERRORISM...

... the bad guys are still up to their old tricks. The horrible car bombing at the Islamabad Marriott should remind politicians that just quitting the fight because we want to won't work:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080921133429.x2ls83ez&show_article=1

RACE CARD UPDATE

When I first saw the latest McCain ad exposing Obama's connection to the former CEO of Fannie Mae, I told my wife "the screaming will start now, with people saying it's racist." Less than 12 hours later, there's this: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2008/09/19/elderly-white-woman-time-says-mccain-using-race-card-ad How absurd. But another example of how an Obama administration would work to curb free speech, ala a return to the so-called "fairness doctrine".

OBAMA-NOMICS: Rupert Murdoch "likes" him, but the Junior Senator from Illinois has economic ideas that would take us back to "the 1960s":

http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/09/murdoch-obamas.html

IN YOUR GUTS...

... you know he's nuts. Here's the video of Ralph Nader confiding in his consultant -- a parrot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rvuF7p2uwE

BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER

NBA star Josh Howard isn't helping with his comments about the National Anthem:
dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/
stories/091708dnspomavslede.
Here's the video, to make us all proud:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxf35b06s4

HACKERS UNITED: Leftwing nuts got into Gov. Palin's personal email accounts:breitbart.com/article.php?id=D938QN880&show_article=1
AP refuses to cooperate with the Secret Service's investigation. Libs are saying it's not a big deal, this invasion of privacy. This from the same people who've been screaming about Bush and the Patroit Act for a long time. Double standards, anyone?

SO IT WASN'T "MCCARTHYISM" AFTERALL? The Rosenberg spy story gets a final chapter (and is mostly ignored by the mainstream dinosaur media): ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqtJXn5vbpfb_UYm5_Tn5PK1Bg1QD938MQCG1

A HEAPIN' HELPIN' OF MEDIA AID

Numerous op/ed pieces and other media support for Obama out there today, all in the "what he needs to do" to turn things around. Barcack's buddies reallllllly want to help. Apparently scaring people by invoking "great depression" terminology (and who can forget Herbert Hoover) isn't enough. Now the Governor of Kansas is tossing race back into the mix, aided by CNN's Jack Cafferty. The Associated Press has even sanitized the Gov's quote: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2008/09/17/
ap-sanitizes-sebelius-racism-accusations-against-gop

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

Just not at Joe Biden's place. The Democrat VP candidate joins other big-hearted liberals in showing us their definition of "charity": http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTZiY2EyNjllZmI3MjBiODdiM2ViNjc5ZmYxNjI1Zjg= Lefties would rather "give" to government (rationalizing that's like charities). Conservatives tend to give more, and give directly to church and other non-profit groups. Of course when they're exposed, libs suddenly crank up their giving (witness Al Gore a few years ago).

OBAMA SAID WHAT?

According the Iraq's foreign minister, now we know what the Junior Senator from Illinois was asking in his Baghdad chats a couple of months ago: nypost.com/seven/09152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/
obama_tried_to_stall_gis_

WHY THE DEMS OUGHT TO QUIT SNOOPING ON PALIN: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0be814b0-828b-11dd-a019-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1

ABOUT THAT "BUSH DOCTRINE"

The man who came up with the term explains why Charlie Gibson was the one with the Big Gaffe: www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/
charlie_gibsons_gaffe.html


















SPEAKING OF GAFFES: The New York Times (of all sources) tracks Joe Biden's whoppers:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/us/politics/
12biden.html?ref=politics

LET'S BE FAIR

ABC's Charlie Gibson got the first interview with Gov. Sarah Palin and tried to trip her up more than once. Palin performed very well, with the evidence being a lack of "ah HA!" headlines this morning. So the media are stretching to find something.. anything.. to criticize. The Washington Post opined about Palin's suppossed confusion over an"Iraq and 9/11" link. But here's the rest of the story:
newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2008/09/12/wapos-false-aha-palin-iraq-9-11
Were the questions from Gibson fair? Mostly, buy his repeated digging for a gaffe on Israel and God issues made me wonder if he.. or anyone else... has used the same technique with Obama.
Oh, and let's remember Palin isn't running for President.

CHARLIE WE HARDLY KNOW YE: Check Mr. Gibson's mood and tone of questions in his interview with Obama (vs. the intensity shown as he tried to trap Palin):
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2008/09/12/2007-interview-abc-s-gibson-greeted-obama-softballs

REMEMBERING 9/11

We do. Unfortunately too many people around the world aren't clear on "who did it":
http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=32140442&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281

TRYING TO "GET HER"

The Dems are showing their cards: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2008/09/10/cbs-highlights-democrat-s-anti-palin-plea-we-ve-got-go-after-her-fast

MEANWHILE, OBAMA SPEAKS: On Fox News today in the third portion of the O'Reilly interview... this time it's about those "dubious connections": foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3079067&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl

SEXIST PIG TIME

Obama does it again, demonstrating why he was fearful of adlib "town hall" meetings with McCain: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D933HUT80&show_article=1
NEW VIDEO: McCain's new "lipstick ad":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZd_Y_D-RaA
WHAT THE OBAMA CAMP IS WORRIED ABOUT: Today's Washington Post reveals Palin could connect with "liberal women", too: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/09/AR2008090903045_pf.html

MAYBE IT'S THE BABY

The media hits on Palin may be all about little Trig, says columnist Mona Charen:
realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/is_trig_at_the_heart_of_medias

JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM: Debunking the sleazy and incorrect rumors about Sarah Palin in (of all places) Newsweek! Here's the latest: http://www.newsweek.com/id/157986

ON HIS OWN TURF

McCain raises $5 million in one night... on Obama's home turf: cbs2chicago.com/politics/mccain.chicago.fundraiser.2.812952.html

OUTRAGE OVER MTV

And rightfully so, after MTV Awards show host Russell Brand endorsed Obama before going right down the toilet. See the video here: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kerry-picket/2008/09/08/mtv-vma-host-bashes-palin-family-while-endorsing-obama
Even Ms. Spears appeared outraged. The New York Times and Associated Press thinks the sick show host was marvelous. Ugh.

THE FOOD POLICE ARE BACK

And this time it's the U.N., attempting to link what we eat to "global warming":
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/07/food.foodanddrink

BIGOTRY RISING

As the left continues to be flummoxed by the surprising political power of Palin (and McCain), signs of the meltdown are evident, especially as her personal religious beliefs are mocked. Increasing attempts are now being made to compare Palin's views with Rev. Wright, and stereotypes are cranked up (on the usual blogs) about how "crazy" Christians are.  The Constitutional fact is that a person's religious beliefs are not criteria for Presidential qualifications.  Americans have a right to know who believes what, but it should not be a litmus test for candidacy.  Issues are the key. Voting records matter.  And BTW: It's "freedom OF religion", remember?   As a conservative Christian I'm getting real irritated by the sleazy cheap shots from the left(with assists from mainstream media)... broadsides that reveal a colossal ignorance of the tenets of faith and demonstrating monumental INtolerance from the very people who preach "can't we all just get along" tolerance.

ALSO DRIVING THEM BATTY: The Republican Convention was the most watched  (TV) political convention in history.  Fasten your seatbelts. The level of media-fed nastiness is increasing.

Should deep, probing questions be asked about candidates? Of course. On every issue that matters. But the queries need to be just as probing on both sides of the political aisle.  Can't wait for more info on Obama's connections to Bill Ayers and his work on the Woods Foundation. And for some evidence about just what kind of "community organizing" The One was doing in the neighborhoods.

ANSWERING THE CALL

Senator McCain's call to service was explained very clearly last night, much to the irritation of many on the left. Here's the complete text of the GOP nominee's speech: realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/john_mccains_acceptance_speech

TAKE THAT

Gov. Sarah Palin hits a homer and irritates the media: thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/columnists/
fergus_shanahan/article1647092.ece

SEE IT NOW: The video and complete text of the Palin speech is here:
realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/
sarah_palins_address_to_the_rn.html

FAVORITE MOMENT: The youngest member of the Palin family grooming her little brother... here's the video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/
piper-palin-photos-pictur_n_123781.html

SEXISM GALORE

It's baaack, as if we're living in the 1950s... so says columnist Andrea Peyser:
nypost.com/seven/09032008/postopinion/
opedcolumnists/a_time_

WHO STACKS UP BEST?

Our friend Tom Del Bacarro compares Obama vs. Palin: http://politicalvanguard.com/index2.php?id=versus1
Hey, it was Obama who got into the "experience" issue.

AS PREDICTED

The Left is trying everything possible to try to throw Sarah Palin (and her daughter) under the Obama bus.  The nasty comments about her Christianity are getting especially repulsive. And some of the networks and bloggers who love Obama most are digging into Palin's past in a way that we only wish they'd done with the Junior Senator (and "community organizer" from Illinois). Keep it up, libs. You're strengthening McCain's base.  Which is why, of course, the Dems are going crazy about all this.  They really are afraid the GOP is picking up momentum, and it demonstrates how there's "buyers remorse" over Obama.    One more thing about the disgusting attacks on Palin and family: These critics are the same people who say they're big on "tolerance" and "all views".  Uh huh. Back to the fear factor: If Obama's polls are up (not as much of a post-convention bounce as Carter got but still "up") and America's supposedly in the bag for Barack... why the worry? Why the anger? Hmmmmm.....

MORE CELEBRITY ATTENTION!

If it makes you feel better, they pick on McCain inside, too.

TAKING THEM BY SURPRISE

Here's more about how Sen. McCain kept the Gov. Sarah Palin pick underwraps:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002377_pf.html
And not only were the Dems blindsided, they obviously think she's a big threat to Obama-Biden.
John Kerry already made comments about how her Christian views show Palin's akin to the "flat earth society" and Joe Biden's already made a sexist comment allowing how "she's good looking", anyway (add that to his "clean articulate" remarks about Barack Obama and you get an idea of what's going on). Democrats were consistent on their media talking points throughout the weekend, including using phrases like "heartbeat away from the Presidency" (making it seem like McCain's 112 years old and barely breathing) and expressing concerns about Gov. Palin's "lack of foreign policy experience". ABC's Cokie Roberts pointed out, to her credit, that most Governors don't have that expertise either. The Alaska Gov. has shown she's a smart, tough leader. It strikes me that the DNC risks appearing like an anti-women bunch, especially in the wake of Obama's treatment of Hillary... and the implied view that somehow Palin couldn't actually study what she needs to know in a VP role. To suggest otherwise sure sounds like there's a DNC assumption that women can't possibly read, prepare and excel. The left is showing it's true colors, and is clearly threatened by the McCain choice of Palin.

NASTY LIBS: Already the leftist bloggers are floating horrible allegations about Sarah Palin's down syndrome son, even claiming (falsely) that a teenage daughter is the real mother (here's more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2944356420080901?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true) Watch for more ridiculous, over-the-top spin on this in the wake of news that one of the Governor's kids, the 17 year old, is pregnant. That story is true, and not an unusual one in America. She'll keep the baby and get married, but that won't be enough for the left. They'll now turn this (which should be a private matter for the Palin family) into a story about how "stupid Christian conservatives don't pay attention to sex education". Yup, back to the old stereotype that people of faith just fell off a truck and are easily led. A bunch of "Bible-thumping pro-lifers". Only the libs are enlightened, of course. Think about this: How many on the left have found themselves in the same situation (teenaged mom time) and quietly aborted their children, keeping the news out of the headlines. Who has more courage? The Palins on this issue. But be prepared for new onslaughts of negative attacks on the GOP VP candidate... which again demonstrate the fear of the Democrats regarding the new Republican ticket. Get ready for more bigotry coming from the group that is supposedly "most tolerant" of all things.