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'The right choice': Delegates give Palin a wild GOP welcome

The presidency is one of the most demanding jobs in the world and anyone in line for it with young children should have a stay-at-home spouse and make that clear to the public. It's called leading by example. The GOP is, after all, the party of "family values." Ms. Palin's "First Dude" needs to step up and be much more vocal about this or she needs to step down.

Libs have predictably found fault with everything Palin is. Their venom is the result of their girl getting excluded, and they direct their anger to Palin. She's made the McCain ticket a lot more dynamic. I thought McCain was okay, but McCain/Palin is awesome!

Google 'Anne Kilkenny crosscut email' and read the 'About Sarah Palin: an e-mail from Wasilla' story. It really helps you get to know Palin as a person as told by someone who actually knows her. It's a far cry from most of the coverage out there. Sorry, this thing won't let me give the link directly.

WakeWashington:

Ms. Palin's job performance, and the well-being of her children, are not inversely correlated. Any mother who has a big family and is professionally qualified, can do anything.

And the fact that she has five kids and is pro-life, should say everything that needs to be said regarding her family values.

Sorry to interrupt your "Leave It To Beaver" reruns.

Select a candidate who lacks credentials and go after the mainstream media for inquiring into her qualifications and credentials.

Fires up the base and gives them a reason to vote in November, something they were lacking up to now in the top of the ticket.

Republicans are never comfortable fighting for their noble principles alone. Unlike the Democrats they recognize you have to mix in a healthy dose of hate to leaven (i.e. win) an election.

If its not academics they despise, its gays. If its not immigrants they deplore, its the media. And when there were no more commies to hate, liberals took their place.

Its such a effective strategy and why the Republicans are so good at winning Presidential elections.

Its just so unbecoming when Republicans play the victim card. We need them to be the adults in the room reminding us of our traditions and responsibilities.

Instead every four years they become the spoiled brats ready to throw a tantrum at every perceived injustice and slight.

Will it work this time? If history is any indicator, probably.

So much for the "till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine" aspects of the American story.

The Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, is a real dynamo, in other words, an intensely energetic, enthusiastic, Lady.She will get good things in Washington, for all of the people, like no other vice president of the United States has ever done.President John McCain and Vice President, Sarah Palin will be a real "Boon" to all of The United States of America.Her "words" rang true to all 305,055,867 of us, or nearly all of us. All will be blessed in their homes and in their families, because of the efforts of John and Sarah, along with the Babies born last night and today.

She was great!!! She should be the nominee. Obama is all fluff and she has actually done something. Most of my comrads on other web pages are making comments like "she didn't move me." Frankly we liberals think too much with our feelings and not enough with our heads. If we vote for Obama then we are done for. For the first time in my life I am going red. I only wich she would have quoted Obama when he was defending his views on abortion. He once said that he would not want to punish his daughters with a baby. As if a baby is virus. I have completely changed my ways of thinking. I am now more conservative in my thinking and I have seen the light. Any socialism will take away our freedoms. We shoule take govenment out of our lives.

I love the choice! Palin had one of the greatest speaches of all time last night! She stands for everything that our country needs right now. I wasn't going to vote for McCain before but now she has me even liking McCain! She is Ronald Reagan reincarnated as a woman. I am a huge Romney supporter but in the next four to eight years if they run against each other for President, I may vote for her!

Yes Palin spoke about ALL of the wonderful things she has accomplished in the last 20 MONTHS as govenor of Alaska. If you believe that maybe we should re-name her Wonder Woman. Also being that she is so important to her state and accomplished so many things, how are they going to get by without her while she is campaigning for the Republican party? Who is running Alaska now? Will they survive without her? All that aside, how about the REAL issues, Economy, War(and cost), Energy, Health Insurance, Medical costs, Drug costs, Housing and Finance problems. These are issues that need addressing, not personal attacks. This speech was nothing more than a CANNED speech, wrote by Rep speech writers. This election is more about issues than SCARE tatics.

Sarah Palin is not running for President. John Adams said about the VP job "My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived." Sarah Palin will likely have far fewer responsiblities as VP than she has as Governor of Alaska. Her husband and children may well have more time with her than they do now.

I was very skeptical when John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his choice and thought Tim Pawlenty would have been a much better choice. However, I am a skeptic no longer.

Her speech last night erased any lingering doubts about her toughness, her credentials, or her preparation to lead. The speech was tough, sparkling, and inspiring. She is certainly more prepared to be president than the top of the democratic ticket.

The fact that Obama has yet to pass or even write a single major legislative initiative in the senate OR the state legislature is very telling about the man who claims he will lead a "change."

Since when do stand-up comedy and cheap shots count as valid proof she is ready to lead anything. She did a nice job of reading the insults prepared for her, and established her role as the attack dog, leaving room for McCain to look dignified.

Go home Sara. These people are making fun of you and using you to gain power without talking the real issues. For example: how many homes in Alaska are in foreclosure, and what do John or Sara intend to do about it?

Mr. Obama is looking more and more like the dignified statesman we need in the White House.

Time for the captain of the football team (John) and the head cheerleader (Sara) to go back to just being cool kids in the hall.

I have a couple of observations about her speech.

1) She did a great job delivering the speech as it was written for her (Now before you attack, I recognize that Biden has speech writers, Bush too, and almost all other politicians do, this is not a slight toward Palin).

2) She demonstrated that she is no pushover like some may have thought

3) I was very surprised all night at the ad hominem attacks on Obama, and she did this with a very sarcastic and mocking tone (think of the line: he was a community organizer).

4) Last week, Dems attacked the policies of McCain, but I cannot remember a single time when McCain was attacked in an ad hominem manner like Obama was by Palin.

5) For Mitt Romney to attack the Eastern Liberal Elite was funny.

I suppose he was attacking the pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-universal health care liberal Governor of someplace like Massachussetts, a man who grew up with a father that was a Governor, cabinet member, and CEO of an auto company, who has a fortune of over $500Million and could spend $50Million of his own money to be President - Himself,the definition of elite.

She showed herself last night to be a better choice than most of the others available, including Gov. Romney.



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I think over the past week, most Democrats have been cautious about criticizing her, but after last night's performance, I think the gloves are off! She made a fantastic speech -- but her use of sarcasm and "loose" use of "facts" (e.g., the tired charge that Democrats are going to raise everyone's taxes, attacking of "community organizers," or that the North Slope will give America sufficient oil) is going to bring the Democratic attack dogs today! She's clearly a brassy small town girl appealing to small town folks, the base of the GOP, but that base is shrinking, and if McCain thinks this will bring Hilary fans into the fold, the ticket is doomed!

Is Obama's wife going to forsake the duties of being First Lady and just tend to the kids? Why all the hypocrisy?

To WakeWashington: What a sexist remark. No man would EVER have a remark like that made about him.

Sarah Palin hit it out of the ball park. She isn't intimidated by anyone or anything. What a breath of FRESH AIR. It's obvious that the Democrats are scared to death.

SHE'S A NATURAL! GO SARAH!

right on. right on.
Imagine what we saw on tv last night; people come from Alaska, boyfriend who made Bristol pregnant is in standing line, McCain shakes his hand... whooopeeee... what did he say to him, "Good job, Levi. Good job!"

we have sunk so low with the gop...

i am voting democrat this fall.

Other than break tie votes in the Senate?I haven't even seen Dick Cheney for 8 years. Some people act like McCain is going to drop dead the day after he is elected. He seems pretty healthy and tough to me.
And Obama fans.... how did that taste? Your boy got lit up last night! Ouch!

I found her comment about a budget to nowhere humorous since she is the one that supported the bridge to nowhere. Oh well, I guess it is not about facts it is just about a great punch line. I for one would like more out of a vice president.