Because she jumbles up so many cultural categories, because she is a feminist not in the Yale Gender Studies sense but the How Do I Reload This Thang way, because she is a woman who in style, history, moxie and femininity is exactly like a normal American feminist and not an Abstract Theory feminist; because she wears makeup and heels and eats mooseburgers and is Alaska Tough, as Time magazine put it; because she is conservative, and pro-2nd Amendment and pro-life; and because conservatives can smell this sort of thing — who is really one of them and who is not — and will fight to the death for one of their beleaguered own; because of all of this she is a real and present danger to the American left, and to the Obama candidacy.
She could become a transformative political presence.
So they are going to have to kill her, and kill her quick.
And it’s going to be brutal. It’s already getting there.
I am working in an office where CNN plays in the lunchroom. Wolf was on today and asked how people could accept Palin’s strong anti-gay views. As governor, Palin VETOED a bill that would have denied benefits to same sex partners.
WTF? It is obvious that he gets his talking points straight from the Obama campaign, just like the New York Times saying that she belonged to a separatist party and McCain hadn’t vetted her, without checking the actual facts, just going on the whispers from the Obama campaign.
It is just so F-in disgusting, I cant tell you how mad this makes me.
ET – she hasn’t commented publicly, although she apparently didn’t like the acknowledgement Palin gave her in her introductory speech. The PUMAs seem to be somewhat split.
“Even the truest and most dyed-in-the-wool Republicans are privately admitting that the Sarah Palin VP nomination is a disaster. That tells you something”
Not really, she is our Obama in terms of excitement. OK, we don’t believe she is a “light bender” who can create new realitys, those “little known Sara Palin facts” last night were intended as humor, but seriously, she brings excitement I haven’t seen since 2000.
What a joke…
Here I am in Toronto and no stations (American included) are carrying the Republican Convention except PBS across the border – but delayed an hour. It was on yesterday on a bunch, CBC too, as was the story when the Democrats convention was on. Deliberate? – limit her exposure?
Smith, in fairness it might be because of scheduling issues because of Gustav. Air time waits for no man… If you have decent internet connection you can get it on the links earlier on. Palin will be on in about 10 minutes (or less) – intro speaker is on now.
Pepster sez ‘This is a brilliant move by the Republicans.
Create a distraction and hope all the attention shifts away from the real issue’s.
What else would expect from eight awful years of republican rule?’
Hey Pupster…would you please give us your brilliant and insightful analysis of the last eight awful years of the US Congress? And please, deliver it in 40 words or less.
Ricardoverde
No, unlike may posters here, I don’t write in order to leave false ideas or impressions.
The legislature was prepared to grant a sum of money to the shelter. She sliced it back. This tells us that looking after young babies and their mothers is not a priority for her.
Being anti-choice is a huge priority for her. Why? Well her actions show she’s not that concerned about the innocent young lives resulting from her conviction. She’s concerned about enforcing her views on young women, butnot with helping them in the most difficult job anyone can do.
No: her anti-choice stance is because it works for her politically.
That’s it.
ET
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13129.html
Er, “new” — could you please frame your daft hateful inanities in the form of coherent sentences? If you’re going to say nothing, you could at least say it intelligibly. Thank you.
Shamrock noted, at 6:23 “When Clinton had his tryst with Monica Lewinsky, the delight on the angry right was palpable. They hated the man’s guts, and would stop at nothing to smear him. It went way beyond differing political beliefs.”
Um, no – they were incensed at what he did. Insisting he be held to account for his activities was not a smear.
For the first time in quite awhile, I didn’t read through all the comments before posting.
Peggy Noonan’s article was amazing in its candour. It would be nice if more of our own chattering classes — if only for a moment before the blinders slammed down again — recognized their own role in the process and tried to be humble about it.
Nahhhh. Never happen… :-/
xiat – thanks. But that’s not Hillary Clinton. I’m again wondering – has Hillary Clinton herself said a word about Palin and/or about the malicious treatment of the MSM against Palin? Not even Hillary herself ever received such malicious attacks.
oh, crap. Now new or whatever he calls himself now is a political science major… err I mean expert.
please give the rest of us a break and STFU.
Divert attention away from the REAL issues pepster?
What, pray tell might they be? I have yet to see anyone that supports The One be able to even give me a general overview of his platform.
Could that be because his platform is one catch word?
You folks really are terrified of this hockey mom ain’t ya?
So let’s see. Zero foreign policy experience, 18 months of full-time governmental experience, running deficits, raising taxes, pork-barreling at the earmarking trough (yeah it’s a mixed metaphor, so shoot me), director of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.” 527, flirting with (and husband being a member of) a sessionist party, firing top cops (not once but twice) for resisting cronyism, teaching creationism, banning books, threatening to fire librarians who resisted banning said books, fibbing in her first major speech (she initially supported the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere”), lauging publicly about a political opponent’s cancer, husband’s DUI, teen daughter’s pregnancy, claiming the War in Iraq is a “task from God”, and disclosing the date of deployment of her son to Iraq (remember that old “loose lips sink ships” expression – her statement violated Operational Security (OPSEC)).
Could this get any worse?
Well, sadly, yes. Yes it could.
The coup de grace has now been delivered by the same fine folks who (to their credit) ended the political career of John Edwards . . .
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml
You know, one hallmark of a rational conservative is the ability to be self-critical and see past your fellow conservative’s ideology and partisanship when it’s blinding them to an ugly truth.
Truths like:
Agnew was a crook.
Nixon was a crook.
Quayle was a moron.
Dubya was a moron and a warmonger.
Cheney was just a warmonger.
And the truth about Sarah Palin?
Well, I believe she will go down as the worst running mate to be appointed since Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus named Incitatus as a consul of Rome.
Shamrock @6:13
They’ve [the democrats] convinced themselves they can get her off the ticket. If she is such a lightweight, wouldn’t they want her right where she is, instead of, for example, Joe Lieberman?
Those Democrats seem a strange bunch to me.
You have it in a nutshell; it is a totally irrational position. Fact is, their response shows that her Veepness, apart from hitting a deep, apoplectic nerve, axctually threatens them. Hence the bile and sputum.
“I’ll chase her round the Outer Nebula and round Antares Maelstrom and round Perdition’s Flames before I give her up”
— Khan, MSNBC
Go live to Hot Air http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/03/rncc-day-3-the-ustream-feed-and-chat-room-plus-alert-the-media/
Great applause. several inutes.
F**k me, she is wearing Jackie Kennedy clothes.
She hasn’
t even started to speak yet.
Obama didn’t get this.
Is that Putin in the audienc? No just some old look-alike.
Praise of men in uniform … chants of Palin!
gets all familly standing during these minutes.
The dude holding trig. Getting a bit sentimental here.
Bow addressing familly issues (Dude Tod holding trig – special needs for Trig (expecting upcoming repudiation of democrat slurs of Bristol).
Mention of working class stuff about union member hunter, etc. This is all the stuff that make the dems puke. Nothjing unusual yet; we saw this last week. Shot of Putin-like guy again.
Now we see the abbe’s parents.
She is beginning to relax and, though sticking to a script, is becoming more seductive and personable.
Still introducing folks.
She’s getting more relaxed. Better.
Talking of her past and rise to prominence.
Did the “small town mayor – community organiser with responsibility” line: Note to organizers: Don’t pre-release speeches.
Difference between a pit bull and a Hockey mom….lipstick.
Sarah Palin
LOL, she is a hoot.
Difference between a pit bull and a Hockey mom….lipstick.
Sarah Palin
LOL, she is a hoot.
She’s getting more relaxed. Better.
Talking of her past and rise to prominence.
Did the “small town mayor – community organiser with responsibility” line: Note to organizers: Don’t pre-release speeches.
She played the audience perfectly. “going to Washington to serve .. not seek approval”. Chanting!
When thsi babe gets down, relaxes, she plays it better than the Ubermessiah.
Except that she has record, sincerity and balls.
She is now talking a prepared speech as if informally to a group of friends. Skill. Otratorical skill. Ubermessiah doesn’t have this capability, just a barritone voice.
Talking of her gubernatorial experience – in hushed and confidential tones. People are quiet and listening.
How does she bring a crescendo to this intimate performance?
Hurrahs for Canadian pipeline (I like that).
Energy independance by using American energy.
A big rah is building here, I suspect. She talking serious sh*t here.
Drill now chants! This is the Repubs best argument. She strikes. We’re going to do energy!
This is the fundamental US election issue, I believe. It will be in Canada too, but less so.
Attacks Ubermessiah.
Two memoires but no laws.
Never talking of victory.
Thjinking this babe should never, ever be given a script. She is maxima sans script.
Digging into ubermessiah on foreign policy naivety. Loud cheers.
This just in…there are unconfirmed rumours that Sarah Palin parked her car crooked. Numbers LSM and bloggers are on it…
Now attacks Ubermessiah for tax increases – it’sd the economy stupid. Not dreams. the economy. Use of personal anecdote. )Note: The Ubermessiah never uses this oratorical trick as he doesn’t know people in nered , broke).
Call for change brings cheers. (Ubermessiah wants “spare a dime” kind of change).
The executive experience she “doesn’t have” is flowing out in spades…. 🙂
S.Palin IS NOT A PREGENAT TEEN. NO HYPOCRACY HERE YOU SELF LOATHING A’HOLES
Bill Clinton was busted for LYING about his affair UNDER OATH, that is the criticism. A REAL MAN would have put his FAMILY FIRST and taken responsibility for his actions instead of PASSING THE BUCK which is quite UNPRESIDENTIAL.
Hillary Clinton is a poor role model for women! I would never council my two daughters to put up with that CRAP for career advancement. THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN CAREER, try having principals and setting a good example for your children.
new
“they talk about her because she and her family are BIT**ch like most of normal Canadian and US woamn are BIT*** that is their culture to”
Ha! I couldn’t read most of your post as I’ve mentioned before; but, you NAILED that one.
“A bitch is a b**ch (b**ch)
So if I’m poor or rich (word up)
I talk in the exact same pitch
Now the title b**ch don’t apply to all women
But all women have a little b**ch in ’em (yeah)
It’s like a disease that’s plagues their character
Takin’ the women of America (yeah)”
[Ice Cube]
That being said, all guys are a’holes to some extent also. Please understand that it is satire.
tenebris
lighten up, generations past threw around the N-word and other racial slurs with no remorse. We may curse more now; but, it isn’t nearly as vicious as our parents and grandparents were with their slurs. Ya know what I’m say’n mo-fo 😉
pepster
“Create a distraction and hope all the attention shifts away from the real issue’s.”
Are you saying that votes that were going to O can end up for McCain because leftards are too stupid to know what the REAL issues are? I guess we agree!
S.Palin IS NOT A PREGENAT TEEN. NO HYPOCRACY HERE YOU SELF LOATHING A’HOLES
Bill Clinton was busted for LYING about his affair UNDER OATH, that is the criticism. A REAL MAN would have put his FAMILY FIRST and taken responsibility for his actions instead of PASSING THE BUCK which is quite UNPRESIDENTIAL.
Hillary Clinton is a poor role model for women! I would never council my two daughters to put up with that CRAP for career advancement. THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN CAREER, try having principals and setting a good example for your children.
new
“they talk about her because she and her family are BIT**ch like most of normal Canadian and US woamn are BIT*** that is their culture to”
Ha! I couldn’t read most of your post as I’ve mentioned before; but, you NAILED that one.
“A bitch is a b**ch (b**ch)
So if I’m poor or rich (word up)
I talk in the exact same pitch
Now the title b**ch don’t apply to all women
But all women have a little b**ch in ’em (yeah)
It’s like a disease that’s plagues their character
Takin’ the women of America (yeah)”
[Ice Cube]
That being said, all guys are a’holes to some extent also. Please understand that it is satire.
tenebris
lighten up, generations past threw around the N-word and other racial slurs with no remorse. We may curse more now; but, it isn’t nearly as vicious as our parents and grandparents were with their slurs. Ya know what I’m say’n mo-fo 😉
pepster
“Create a distraction and hope all the attention shifts away from the real issue’s.”
Are you saying that votes that were going to O can end up for McCain because leftards are too stupid to know what the REAL issues are? I guess we agree!
Sorry wrong posting name, if I get blasted I just wanted ya’ll to know which dummy your ripping on;>)
SHe’s just the crowds reall attention here.
Excellently deliverd pro-McCain “fight for you” line.
This is the “support McCain” bit, which ashe is obligated to do. Crowd niot impressed, rather silent. I think the crowd wants the babe.
Video shot of old vet. Awaiting her crescendo…
Oh, what a smile .. and she plays an audience.
Not surprising that the Lying Jackal is taking the mysoginist route on this one. True to form.
“McCain see us through the next 4 years”.
Hety, this is the first female POTUS!
“..a man who uses change to promote his career as opposed to one who uses his career to promote change..”
Thats gotta hurt!
Syncro
“McCain see us through the next 4 years”.
Hety, this is the first female POTUS!
No crescendo :-(. She did her loyalty bit in saying that McCain was THE guy. People want her!
Chabnting; clapping; adoration.
This is the next POTUS after the upcoming one.
No wonder the dems are scared.
We ahve an encore as McCain come son stage to bathe in the glory. he speaks. SHe did her job perfectly.
I really think, person ally, that McCain is doing this to propel her to presiodency. I thinbk he expects to lose. She won’t.
Wot a babe! As one of the blogging commentators on hotair said ” if you gave her a balanced axe with a sharp blade you wouldn’t know your arm was missing until went to read your watch.” LOL!
“McCain see us through the next 4 years”.
Hety, this is the first female POTUS!
No crescendo :-(. She did her loyalty bit in saying that McCain was THE guy. People want her!
Chabnting; clapping; adoration.
This is the next POTUS after the upcoming one.
No wonder the dems are scared.
We ahve an encore as McCain come son stage to bathe in the glory. he speaks. SHe did her job perfectly.
I really think, person ally, that McCain is doing this to propel her to presiodency. I thinbk he expects to lose. She won’t.
I hope she never carries a violin case to a debate.
In summary, she should be allowed to write her own speeches.
This woman, by accident or design, will become POTUS, at some point.
My advice to you is to avoid being controlled by professional politicians. Let’s not forget that these people are loosers; they tell others how to win political office rather than do it themeselves.
Governor Sarah Palin in her acceptance speech is taking the hide off of Obama, Biden, and their co-conspirators in the media like she would a moose with a sharp knife. The left has so lost this election. Super Sarah strikes, not just fear, but terror in their hearts: “The American Presidency is not supposed to be a journey of..personal discovery. “In this world of threats and dangers, it’s not just a community, and it doesn’t just need an organizer, and though both Senator Obama and Senator Biden have been going on lately about how they are always quote “fighting” for you, let us face the matter squarely. There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you. There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you in places where winning means survival and defeat means death, and that man IS John McCain.”
“New” at 10.56 pm, I can only suggest you take a lesson or two in a language (of your choice) and then post. Because your so-called “words” are gibberish.
But, there is a purpose to those words, aren’t there, wanker?
RCGZ @1030
And you wouldbn’t lik to fstarstark Jackie Kenney???
Nothing like a good looking sharp woman to make a guy look good…:) Now McCain’s going to have to say “yes,dear to two women…”
They’re scared now, the ‘O’ condescends to appear on O’Reilly tomorrow.
I pity Hillary’s servants tonight.
The interesting part I saw in Noonan’s column was near the end, referring to the MSM.
“The mainstream media, which has been holding endless symposia here on the future of media in the 21st century, is in danger of missing a central fact of that future: If they appear, once again, as they have in the past, to be people not reporting the battle but engaged in the battle, if they allow themselves to be tagged by that old tag, which so tarnished them in the past, they will do more to imperil their own future than the Internet has.
This is true: fact is king. Information is king. Great reporting is what every honest person wants now, it’s the one ironic thing we have less of in journalism than we need. But reporting that carries an agenda, that carries Bubblehead assumptions and puts them forth as obvious truths? Well, some people want that. But if I were doing a business model for broadsheets and broadcast networks I’d say: Fact and data are our product, we’re putting everything into reporting, that’s what we’re selling, interpretation is the reader’s job, and think pieces are for the edit page where we put the hardy, blabby hacks.”
Diane Francis at the National Post might want to take some notes. Not waiting for the asteroid indeed.