I have seen some interesting presidential tickets in my lifetime but John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin, rookie Governor of Alaska, was a surprise to just about everyone. The left wing media immediately attacked the selection and has been vicious during the few days since the announcement; even attacking her family. But from what little I have seen so far, they may be attacking the wrong lady.
Sarah Palin has been a fighter for a long time and two years ago pulled off an election in Alaska that was unheard of in US political history - as a mayor from a small town, she beat the incumbent Republican governor in a primary election and then went on to win the election at age 42. She has since reformed the government in Alaska, which was rife with corruption and "old boy" political favoring.
During her high school years Governor Palin was an aggressive soccer player and starting point guard on her high school basketball team. Her aggressive play earned her the nickname "Sarah Barracuda". Now the "Barracuda" will be facing the most biased national media we have ever seen and she will have to be tough. They are in a panic over the prospect of the first woman Vice President in history being a Conservative Republican. Palin is the antithesis of everything the liberal media stands for - she is pro family, pro life, pro gun, pro oil drilling, pro business, and did I mention as a former beauty queen, she is "hot". She is also anti-large government, anti-pork barrel spending, and anti- Global Warming (which should be interesting since the "War Horse" is pro- GW).
So after the Republican Convention finishes this week the race to the finish line will begin. We will learn more about the "Barracuda" during the convention and her future debate with Senator Joe Biden should be interesting. Her only problem in the debate may be getting airtime since Biden is the most arrogant of the "old boys" in Washington, and a blowhard that will simply not stop talking. As someone once said "Ask Biden what time it is, and he tells you how to build a clock".
It should be an interesting few months.
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All the talk of her pregnant daughter and questions of her own pregnancy is disgusting gutter journalism. But if this abuse of power charge has merit, then she doesn't belong in the White House. Hopefully we'll find out before November.
I do like the anti-big government stance though, especially after eight years of Big Government Bush.
This was either a very good or very, very stupid move on McCain's part to pick her. Either way, it's a gamble -- which to me smells a bit like desperation.
His pick has finally made the race exciting. History will be made this year no matter who wins.
It is terrible to watch the media go after her in a way we have never seen before. Wonder if any of these questions/concerns would have come up if she was male?
Hope the abuse of power thing doesn't have merit. Agree with Michael on that one.
I'm sure in the vetting process they had lawyers look at this "abuse of power" charge. As I understand it, Palin's sister's husband was a lowlife trooper who actually tasered his 11 year old child. I'm not sure of all the details, but I believe the troopers boss refused to fire him so the "Barracuda" fired the boss. Good for her.
If there was a vetting process, ha ha.
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