Category: McCain-Palin administration
For a minute there, I was afraid that sarie, who is obviously way smarter than Walnuts Depends, might actually use her small-town-on-the-frontier cred to reach out to independents, possibly even put this election back into play. An appeal to heartland values, especially right after Der Rudy's mouth-foamer, might have made an indelible impression.
But she didn't. She went straight for the wingnut freakazoid gut. And made them her willing slaves. They're building shrines to her in their front yards right now, gathering at work to sing her praises, preparing to-do lists for the McCain-Palin administration.
All 14 of them.
The wingnut freakazoid menace remains a clear and present danger to the nation, but while its psychopathic heart beats more insane than ever, the size of its fellow-traveler support is greatly diminished.
(More after the jump.)
It was a national debut marked by lies, sarcasm, and mockery. Here are some reactions:
Obama campaign:
The speech that Governor Palin gave was well delivered, but it was written by George Bush's speechwriter and sounds exactly like the same divisive, partisan attacks we've heard from George Bush for the last eight years. If Governor Palin and John McCain want to define 'change' as voting with George Bush 90% of the time, that's their choice, but we don't think the American people are ready to take a 10% chance on change," said Bill Burton, Obama Campaign Spokesman.
Our own Anthony Fossaceca:
What an amazing night. Sarah Palin gets the opportunity to introduce herself to the country she wants to secede from and rather than show she's up to the challenge of being president, she and Rudy waste an hour tossing hate bombs and insults about Barack Obama. And the faithful loved it! The anger in their eyes. The screaming. It was all very nice. Like a lynch mob.
The highlight of the evening? The introduction of the newest code phrase for "uppity negro," Community Organizer! This is the hook to rural voters who don't understand Midnight Basketball, Block Clubs, and Community Development Organizations. They don't understand black churches. They don't understand why people march in the streets when the police aren't dispatched to their neighborhoods.
They want to make this hate vs. hope. Because, "if you're not with us, you're against us" worked so well with our allies, they figured it'll play really well back home. Ugh. Nothing like inciting a race war at a time when we need to be coming together.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, mocked by Palin as unable to "stand up to John McCain":
"Anyone who knows Senator Reid knows he never backs down when he's fighting for what's right and that he always stands up to John McCain when he is wrong," Jim Manley, Reid's press secretary, told CNN. "Shrill and sarcastic political attacks may fire up the Republican base, but they don't change the fact that a McCain-Palin administration would mean four more years of failed bush-Cheney policies."
AP reporter Jim Kuhnhenn:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth. [Kuhnhenn then lays out facts debunking Palin's claims that she has opposed earmarks and wasteful spending, that Obama hasn't passed legislation, and that Obama plans to raise taxes on the American people.]
Sean at Five Thirty Eight:
The mockery went too far. They played the “Obama doesn’t love America, just himself” card, over and over and over. For people already inclined to believe that (i.e., the hardcore Republican base), the speech was a smashing success. Maybe they will work a little harder, volunteer a few more hours, dig a little deeper into their pockets. But so will partisan Dems, who are far more plugged into watching the election coverage.
So my reaction: St. Paul loved this speech… and so did Chicago. Palin swung for the fences, mocking the very notion of community organizing. So did Giuliani. This was the day after “Service” was the theme, and Republicans fell all over themselves praising their party’s commitment to give back to the community. Jarring.
More after the break.
I watched the RNC tonight just to see Governor Sarah Palin give a speech. She has been hidden away by the McCain campaign all this time as they supposedly prep her for her main stage debut as the official VP selection.
What a sunk ship.
The short time I could stomach watching the Republicans infest my favorite arena, I couldn't help but notice the difference between what I was watching and what I experienced just one week ago.
I guarantee you that without the text on the above picture (from
Jed Report) you'd be able to tell which party you were looking at.
Some advance excerpts of Sarah Palin's big speech are now available, and they offer a glimpse of how she'll parry criticism of her lack of experience.
Palin plans to suggest that critics who have said her mayoralty of Wasilla hasn't prepared her for the presidency are snobby about small-town America. Here's the key excerpt:
I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids' public education better. When I ran for city council, I didn't need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too.
Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities.
Dems "look down" on Palin's small-town experience -- that's a good one. At least we know where this is headed. Suppose it's hardly surprising, really.
Palin will also keep up the McCain campaign's assault on the media with this crowd-pleaser:
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