Posted By: larry ludeman  on Sunday, September 07, 2008

This gal is great and has class.You said it right she good for McCAIN and the usa.

Posted By: geoff  on Sunday, September 07, 2008

Art W: not use of the word "vetted" in the above.

Posted By: Andrew C.  on Monday, September 08, 2008

"she also showed an adeptness on policy, both foreign and domestic"

Really? In her convention speech, what foreign and domestic policy positions did Ms. Palin articulate that would characterize her as "adept" in these areas?  

Posted By: lee whitmer  on Monday, September 08, 2008

Thank you.  A great commentary.  FInally someone not Bashing Palin.

Posted By: David Cooper  on Monday, September 08, 2008

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the McCain team was grasping at any chance to steer the spotlight away from Obama, who earned it honestly through hard work, honesty and leadership. The choice of Palin does nothing more than pander to the most Reactionary base of the Republican party.



The implication that any woman, and especially ardent Hillary Clinton supporters, can be co-opted to vote for McCain simply because of Palin's gender, and in spite of her extreme right-wing views on abortion, gun control and the separation of church and state, is an insult to women at every point on the political spectrum.



The only things Palin and Hillary have in common are gender and motherhood. It's time to take the gloves off and force Palin to air her true views in the public forum. All one has to do is dig a little deeper into her background to find dozens of excellent reasons to vote for Obama.



Such a transparent and demeaning ploy should not be allowed to stand.

Posted By: dm  on Thursday, September 11, 2008

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the McCain team was grasping at any chance to steer the spotlight away from Obama, who earned it honestly through hard work, honesty and leadership."

Where did you get that from? A pro-Obama flier? Obama hasn't done a single thing to earn all of the attention he is getting. He is standing on the shoulders of greater men before him, and he is playing the political game. He is a very charismatic speaker, and after 8 years of a President who makes Barney Fife look like a lingual genius, I think the media and some of the public are latching on to him a little prematurely. Let's put this in perspective, people - Obama is a politician, not the savior of the free world.

Posted By: John Handforth  on Thursday, September 11, 2008

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the McCain team was grasping at any chance to steer the spotlight away from Obama, who earned it honestly through hard work, honesty and leadership."

John McCain and Sarah Palin are also a politicians.  When they draw attention away from Obama, they are just doing their job.  The reason that you hear so much about Obama is that he is usually doing the same thing.  As Harry Truman once said, "If you can't stand the heat, STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN!"

I will have to grant you that Obama is a hard worker.  It takes a lot of effort to write TWO books about a poor subject.  Honesty and leadership?  I must have blinked twice, because I missed them both.

Posted By: jack sprat  on Thursday, September 11, 2008

Oh, the shade of Maggie Sanger (founder of Planned Parenthood, aka Murder Incorporated) must be rollin' in her eugenics filled grave for a mother who actually thinks being a mother is Job #1, married to a husband who thinks being a father is Job #1. Not to mention poor Ms Friedan having to look up from where ever she is and see that the calculating mass of narcissism with the testicular lock box, didn’t make the gate, but the little mom from Wasilla accomplished all that feminists said they were about - home, hearth and opportunity, some one has a “karmic” sense of humor.

Posted By: dm  on Monday, September 15, 2008

That's the funniest thing about this whole situation (actually, I would be laughing if it weren't so pathetic) - the feminists finally have a woman who has a great shot at breaking the "glass ceiling", but they just can't stand her because she's not from "their side" (read: Democrats).

Sarah Palin is an example of a staunch feminist's worst nightmare - a successful woman who has found a great balance between family and career. Staunch feminists can't stand it because it makes their position irrelevant, and it was done without Affirmative Action.