Postby dolfan » September 3rd, 2008, 7:37 am
She's the pick, so I'm through poo-poohing the choice.
As a voter for McCain, I'm gonna vote for her, obviously, with my reservations about the choice intact.
What's going on in the media is off the chain, as the kids say. I'm just completely laughing out loud at the attacks by the media. It is insanely funny. They sit there and make these observations, ask these questions, launch attacks with a straight face.
Two words: Bill Clinton. Every time they bring up these matters, he's the guy sitting in the background with his arms folded, shadow largely looming over them, as fitting every derisive description of Palin. Part of me thinks Clinton orchestrated this whole thing ---- but I'm not that cynical or paranoid just yet.
Inexperienced governor of a small state: Bill Clinton (according to Ross Perot, remember the Wal-Mart analogy?) (Note: I know Alaska is practically as big as the western part of the lower 48, but population wise, small.)
Sex scandals galore: Bill Clinton
Troopergate: the original movie, Bill Clinton, writer, producer, director and star
Nubile young thangs with their pants down: Bill Clinton
Sarah Palin's speech tonight should be "I'm rubber, you're glue."
I'll be honest, this whole frenetic, frantic panic mode by the Democrats is a mystery to me. The best way for them to react to this is simply to fold their hands and act like it isn't happening or to simply be dismissive as if "who cares?". Sarah Palin is the nominee? That's nice. See you at the debates, ma'am. Oh, you're the governor of the largest state? Great. You're courting the moose vote, then. Daughter's pregnant? That's great, but how will you help unwed teen mothers in the inner city? Oh, sorry, you don't HAVE an inner city in Juneau, do you? (The merit of that point is beside the point; rhetorically, it would work.) NRA member? Wonderful. Hillary voters note -- she shoots first and asks questions later.
Instead, this reaction she's getting is nuttier than the pick itself. They're making her into more than she would be but for their visceral, demonstrable hatred of her as a conservative. Their best advice right now would be that if you can't say something nice, shut up. Address her on the positions she takes, the associations she has and belittle the merit of her experience later.
Human government bears the same relation to hell as the church bears to heaven. (David Lipscomb, On Civil Government, 72).