September 4th, 2008: Rookie is a Bomb Thrower

I was listening to Cleveland Radio last Friday to see how they would take the Palin pick. One of the hosts made what turned out to be a prophetic remark about Hockey Mom’s. He said that Hockey Mom’s are not like Soccer Mom’s. Hockey Mom’s are the type that will cheer when her kid checks the other kid onto the ice.

 

Sarah Palin ab-libbed a joke into her speech last night, she asked, "You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?"

 

The answer: “Lipstick”

 

Sarah Palin is for real. She is big time. Deion Sanders would say “primetime.” She was ready for it, and she made all the national “seasoned” politicians look like run of the mill players. And make no mistake, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giulani were on their A game. Huckabee did his thing and gave a solid speech. Still, none of them even came close to what Sarah Palin did last night.

 

I have talked about her story over the past week. I first want to recommend that everyone go watch this speech. I have a link to it here. I want to talk not about what she represents, and what she will do on this campaign. I think Chris Matthews gave some real good insight on her role, and I quote it below:

 

“She is a torpedo aimed directly at the ship of Barack and Michelle Obama. This is a cultural alternative to Obama. A very direct cultural shot,"

 

Folks, the Culture War is back. Is this world black and white, or is it gray? Should the focus be on getting along with foreign enemies, or should it be to defeat them. Do you want someone who resents rural America, or someone who embraces it. Sarah Palin is going to go into those areas that are conservative, just will vote Democrat. Call them Reagan Democrats or Clinton Democrats, but they are, at the root, proud of their Country.

 

Folks, this is war, and the Republicans got a POW hero and a Pit bull with Lipstick. I feel sorry for the Community Organizer and Adjunct Law Professor.

September 3rd, 2008: Two Abortion Extremist, and only one is Right

People often say that Politics are won at the middle. They are typically right. What do Barry Goldwater and George McGovern have in common? They are both on the far ends of their respective parties and they both got killed in their respective elections. Some issues though, you have very clear differences and they ought to be that way.

 

John McCain and Barack Obama are both extremist on the issue of Abortion. When asked at the saddleback forum when life begins, he said, plain and simple, “conception.” If you look at John McCain’s record on abortion, it is near spotless, with a 96% pro-life rating. He supports overturn of Roe. V Wade and advocates abortion only be legal in the case of rape, incest and life of the mother. Anyone who says John McCain is not a Pro-life President is fooling themselves.

 

Barack Obama is one of the most extreme anti-life politicians there is. He nuisances his words, but look at his record. In the US senate, he has a 100% anti-life rating from NARAL. For example he voted against telling parents when a child crosses state lines in order to get an abortion. To really get the extremism of his views, you need to go back to his record in the Illinois State Senate. In 1997, Obama voted against SB 230, which would have turned doctors into felons by banning so-called partial-birth abortion, & against a 2000 bill banning state funding. (ontheissues).

 

So, we have two very stark choices in this debate. Of course, only one of them is correct. That person is John McCain and it would be foolish to vote for anyone else in this regard.

September 1st, 2008: Why Bloggers Suck

There is great power in the blogsphere. You could say it all started when Matt Drudge broke the Monica Lewinsky story that the mainstream press was reluctant to report. You will remember that the blog LittleGreenFootballs debunked the faulty George Bush National Guard story. These are good kind of things that blogs can do. They can become a check on the mainstream media.

 

Over the weekend, a horribly false story was started on the liberal blog The Daily Kos. This spread to other blogs because people wanted to believe it was true. I will not mention the story here because it is sick but if you want to know about it, you can find out. Sadly, even blogger friends of mine said that we should “look into” such accusations. The way things spread like wildfire over the internet is amazing. It can be used for good or be used for evil. Shame on the man who committed this slander.

 

I want to make clear that this did not come from the Obama campaign. It came from some sick person. If a story is based off of a wild accusation, it probably isn’t true. Just looking at a photo because one person “looks pregnant” and the other does not means nothing. How do you feel now, you sick lowlife? You were right; the Oldest Palin girl is pregnant. Too bad you got everything else wrong. Do you feel like a horrible person now because of your slander?

 

You’re a shame to society, a shame to this country, a shame to journalism in all forms and a shame to all bloggers. You wonder we aren’t taken seriously? Cause we got sucky bloggers like you, that is why.

August 31st, 2008: VP Energy from Alaska

 

I don’t think I have ever spent three days on the same subject, but I do today, and it is Sarah Palin. She is going over the base like wildfire. The McCain campaign has pulled in over 7 million dollars since the pick. If I was not broke, I would send him some money, something I never thought I would do. The base is ecstatic. Active social conservatives are going nuts, like me. Why? Because this is the best VP pick in modern Republican politics. 
 

This girl reminds me of the girl my friend John from Rochester would like to marry. Too bad for him she is taken and with 5 beautiful children. I honestly don’t understand this hogwash coming from the Democrats. They have a man who has risen in the party quickly. He was a community organizer, meaning he dealt with local issues. He was then a state senator, where he dealt with state issues for 8 years. He then became a Senator in 2006. He started running for President in 2007. So, he dealt with national issues for one year. 
 

Sarah Palin was a council person then mayor for a total of 9 years, dealing with local issues. This experience trumps Obama’s community organizer experience. She was on the Alaskan Oil and Gas Commission for 2 years, dealing with state issues. Then she was elected governor, where she got a year and a half of executive experience. At best, the experience question between the two is a wash. Democrats who claim Palin is not experienced are really just saying Obama is not experienced. I did not even mention the life experience that Palin has as a mother, which is the hardest job of all. 

Obama is not dumb enough to challenge Palin’s experience. Hopefully Obama’s supporters keep doing so.

August 29th, 2008: Sarah Palin!

Is McCain the same? No! Does McCain like to gamble? Yes. An amazing pick for Vice President. I love it. Let’s go with 5 positives and few negatives. This is Quick, I will write something bigger later, giving you her bio.

Positives 

August 25th, 2008: Finances of Spouses

There has been much made of the fact that John McCain did not know how many houses he owns. I admit it is funny, but it really is much to do about nothing. Still, I see something in this issue that no one else is talking about that really make me sad about how life has become today. 
 

The fact is that these houses are considered Cindy’s houses bother me. When two people get married, all of their stuff ought to belong to one another. A house is not a toothbrush. Still, no one seems to care. The issue is not that there houses are not considered his but rather that he don’t know the exact number. This is a shame. Still, I feel like I am fighting a lost cause. As Mr. Smith said, they are the only one worth fighting for. 
 

I am fighting for the institution of marriage. I am fighting for that it will be taken seriously. If it were up to me, there would be no such thing as a prenuptial agreement. There would be no such thing as “no fault divorce.” Mike Huckabee liked to say of the stump that it is a shame that it is easier to get our of a car loan than a marriage. Boy, he hits the nail on the head. Thus, marriage needs to be protected as the union of one man and one woman who become one person. Breaking apart one person in a divorce ought to be as uncommon as breaking off bits of the physical body of a person. 
 

So, lets not talk about these petty arguments about John McCain not knowing the exact number of properties. Let us take it up as a call to restore marriage the way it ought to be.