Palin’s Message to Women Bears Repeating
By Ani on October 22, 2008 at 6:27 PM in Barack Obama, Feminism, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Sarah Palin
Governor Palin smartly spent most of her Henderson, NV campaign rally yesterday talking about women. Way to engage those Hillary voters, Sarah. You go, girl! The Democratic Party has offered us nothing but threats if we don’t get in line to support their selected messiah, while John McCain stepped up to the plate and put his money where his mouth was and chose a woman who is truly living feminist principles, balancing a very high profile career, home and family – whether we agree with all her politics or not.
SusanUnPC posted an excellent story on Palin’s speech this morning but we thought it important enough to let you see it in it’s entirety. Thanks also to Greta Van Susteren of FOX News; one of the only fair journalists this campaign season, for reporting on the feminists endorsing the McCain/Palin ticket in front of thousands of cheering supporters.
“Today I have another question that is especially for the women in this audience and all across our great country. [A]re you ready to break the highest, hardest glass ceiling in America? (cheers).”
“It is such an honor for me today to have up here on stage some very independent, very courageous, very accomplished women and I am so honored to get to introduce you to these women who have broken a few glass ceilings of their own and I ask you gals to stand up here as I introduce you. We’re honored. We are proud and I thank them for their confidence, for their support and especially for their courage. Thank you so much. Thank you thank you.”
Palin asked the ladies endorsing her to step up and be recognized: Prameela Bartholomeusz, a small business owner and a member of the Democratic National Platform Committee; Linda Klinge, former Oregon president, currently V.P. of NOW; Shelly Mandell, President of the LA chapter of NOW; Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a member of the Democratic Platform Committee (a huge Hillary fundraiser now boldly campaigning for McCain/Palin); and Elaine Lafferty, former editor in chief of Ms. Magazine.
“Our opponents think that they have the women’s vote all locked up which is a little presumptuous – little presumptuous since only our side has a woman on the ticket so, we won’t ignore any of the men in the audience but again this is for the women in the audience here…
When it came time for choosing someone, how Barack Obama just couldn’t bring himself to pick the woman who got 18 million votes in his primary and that seems to be too familiar a story, isn’t it? How it is for so many American women that the qualifications are there, but for some reason the promotion never comes. There is always some long explanation for why they got passed over or some unseen barrier, some excuse and that’s just one of the things I so admire about John McCain he is not someone who makes excuses.”
“You’ve got to ask yourself why was Senator Hillary Clinton not even vetted by the Obama campaign? Why did it take 24 years, an entire generation from the time Geraldine Ferraro made her pioneering bid until the next time that a woman was asked to join a national ticket. In the long history of our country 74 people have held the position of President or Vice-President and why have the major parties given America only two chances to even consider a woman for either office? 88 years after women gained the right to vote and 83 years after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first woman governor in our great nation and 60 years after Margaret Chase Smith was elected to the Senate this glass ceiling it–it is still there, but it’s about time that we shattered that glass ceiling once and for all. (Cheers.) … There is a difference between what Barack Obama says and what he does and his primary opponent wasn’t the first one to notice this.”
Yes, Hillary did notice the difference between Obama’s “word, just words” and his actions. I certainly don’t agree with Palin on all of her policies but I have to hand it to her: the lady is fearless. She basically grabs Obama by the ears here and invites him to charge – if he dares. This has been discussed on NoQ – the fact that Obama does not pay the women on his staff as much as the men in his Senate office:
“Out on the stump he talks a good game about equal pay for equal work, but according to the Senate pay roll records, women on his own staff get just 83 cents for every dollar that the men get. That’s 9,000 dollars less every year than he pays the guys. Does he think that the women aren’t working as hard? Does he think that they are 17 percent less productive? And Barack Obama can’t say that this is just the way that it’s always been done around the Capitol, because I know one senator who actually does pay equal wages for equal work, Sen. John McCain.”
Ouch. Yes, this sounds like Obama: the man who told Rep. Diane Watson of California that Hillary supporters should “get over it” and basically threatened us with our reproductive freedoms and conservative SCOTUS appointments if we didn’t vote for him.
Then Palin took apart his tax plan and squarely targeted the women she felt would be hurt by it:
“See this is just another reason why American women, Democrat, Republican, independent, should not just let Barack Obama take their votes for granted. And let me give you a few more reasons, starting with his plan to, as he puts it, spread the wealth around. That is how our opponent defended his so called tax cut to Joe the plumber the other day. Or Wendy the plumber’s daughter, there you go. Now this spreading the wealth around really is just a scheme for income distribution. Joe didn’t buy it. Joe the plumber, he would have none of that. He called him on it. In fact he said that he sure thought that sounded like socialism. Joe the plumber.
And the rest of us shouldn’t buy it either, especially the millions of women in America who own small businesses. Women start as many new businesses as men start, and they are entrepreneurs, trying to make a better life for themselves and for their families. And trying to make payroll for their employees. They’re women, just like Erma Aggier (sp) is her name, she owns a restaurant close by. She dreamed for years of owning her own restaurant and she made it just a year ago. Erma, she owns the La Madonna Mexican Restaurant, right here in Las Vegas. She employs 20 people.
And she’s exactly the kind of small business owner whose taxes would go way up under the Obama tax plan. And the healthcare fines and the mandates that our opponent would impose aren’t gonna help her much either. They’re gonna force her to let employees go if they are too high and they could even put her out of business. And our opponent thinks he’s got problems with Joe the Plumber, well, he should talk to Erma the restaurant owner, because she’s voting for John McCain too.
The working women of this country, those who work inside the home and outside of the home, they’re overlooked by politicians in Washington and Barack Obama hasn’t given us a single reason to believe that he would be any better. A company’s balance sheet tallies up just the same whether it’s a man who owns the business or a women (sic). And women want the same opportunities as men. And they’re entitled to the same rewards.
See, the point here, the point here is that women would suffer just as much from the massive tax increase that Sen. Obama proposes. And you know, there are a lot of families in this country with no father present. And when we make laws in Washington, those laws need to understand that, they need to serve the mothers who are taking care of their families.
I’ve been very, very blessed to have a husband who’s supported me along the way. He’s a great dad who doesn’t disappear at bath time or run from diaper duty, and I appreciate that. But a lot of women have it much, much harder than I’ve had it. And they need child care, which today can cost some families a third of their household budget. And they need reforms in labor laws that allow greater flexibility in the workplace, including more tele-commuting. And they need a tax code that doesn’t penalize working families. (applause)
They need health care that the family can take with them when they move or change jobs. And they need better choices in retirement plans, and worker retraining when things get tough. Women also need equal pay for equal work, and not just be a talking point. (applause)
Really, it is that simple. It’s a matter of fundamental fairness — fairness in this country. And to make all this happen, working mothers need an advocate, and they will have one when this working mother is working for all of you in the White House.”(applause)
She then closed by praising Title IX, which allowed millions of girls to participate in sports:
“…[A]nd over time, that opened more than just the doors to the gymnasium. Along with other reforms, Title IX helped us to see ourselves and our futures a different way. Women of my generation were allowed finally to make more of our own choices with education, with career, and I have never forgotten that we owe that opportunity to women, to feminists who came before us. We were allowed to be participants instead of just spectators on the achievements of others. And I was lucky to have a lot of support at home, too. Now among the many things that I owe my parents is one simple lesson, and that was this is America and every woman can walk through every door of opportunity. The belief in equal opportunity is not just the cause of feminists: it’s the creed of our country-equal opportunity.”
The ‘participants instead of spectators’ line is one for the books. Well done. She may not be Hillary, but she is clearly taking a page from Hillary’s Beijing speech in 1995:
“And if I’m given the honor of serving you in the White House, I intend to advance that creed in our own nation and beyond because across the world, there are still places where women are subjugated and persecuted as they were in Afghanistan, places we’re they’re bullied and brutalized and murdered in honor killings, places where women are sold like commodities in the nightmare world of the sex trade, and places where baby girls are unwelcome as a matter of state policy and their mothers are forced to have abortions. Now no one person, no one leader, can bring an end to all of those ills, to all of the injustices inflicting upon women, but I can promise you this, if I am elected, these women, too, will have an advocate and a defender in the 47th vice president of the United States.”
John McCain and Sarah Palin have both been channeling a little Hillary – McCain with his “fight with me” speech and now Palin, clearly picking up the feminist torch.
Is it politics as usual? Cynics among you may say so. But it’s hard to sell that when you see two people living their principles, who can point to records that back up what they say. I must also note that after feeling a capitive audience to Senator Obama’s arrogance and dismissive behavior toward Senator Clinton these many months, it is both refreshing and heartening that every single time Senator McCain is asked to speak of Governor Palin, he lights up. You can clearly see that this man has respect for this lady and is proud to stand along side her on this ticket.
Judging by today’s speech, I can see why.
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Yes, I saw the speech on video and Sarah was stunning in her delivery of this message…a message of inclusion and hope for all women, no matter what their beliefs or political party! Thanks for a great recap…
I see a triangulation JOHN – SARAH – HILLARY. John in the White House and Sarah over at the senate, meeting with the majority leader of the Senate, Hilary Clinton. [At least fight for it Hillary. That's why we admired you in the first place. Your fighting spirit.]
Image America forging ahead, Democrats and Republicans as one. One America. I get a lump in my throat just thinking about it.
If Barky loses ( which I think he will…Badly ) then It will be HELL for Clinton in the senate as SHE WILL BE BLAMED…McCain better offer her a cabinet position…chuckle…
Hillary understood the workingclass once she reconnected to it…Palin is the working class…which is why folks either like her or fear her…she’s smart and scruffy…and fearless.
Found this tidbit…unrelated but still interesting….Barky sure makes interestink choices…No?
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-office-operates-in-phillys-islamist-corridor/
thanks for the link about bo operating his office out of a islamist neighorhood. doesn’t surprise me one bit. with barack hussein obama, all roads lead to mecca.
Yes, my dear. I agree.
It’s a wonderful speech, and I hope it gets out. I particularly love the part about taking your health care with you and the small business. Women are going to be the ones most hit by his tax plan, because we are the majority of small-to-medium business owners.
I can’t believe it. Praise and optimism, without the customary if not obligatory downer chaser!
Cheerleader for a day, Ann?
I am more of a morale officer, if you are going to use an analogy on me.
WTF? LOOK AT THIS CRAP ON YAHOO NEWS
A Drag on the Ticket?
Old conventional political wisdom dictates that vice presidential picks don’t change the outcome of a race. When Sarah Palin received larger fanfare than John McCain a month ago, the pundits cautioned, “people vote for President, not for Vice President.”
Well, vice presidential candidates may not win elections, but this year it’s looking increasingly likely that Sarah Palin may help lose one.
In an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released last night, the number one concern about McCain was Palin’s perceived lack of qualifications.
Today Show/NBC News graphic
This morning, NBC’s Political Director Chuck Todd explained McCain’s “Palin problem”:
“Speaking of Palin, her numbers have plummeted in our poll. For the first time, she has a net-negative fav/unfav rating (38%-47%), the only principal [candidate] to carry that distinction. What’s more, 55% think she’s unqualified to serve as president if the need arises, which is a troublesome number given McCain’s age. (Have worries about McCain’s age risen because of Palin? Seems to be the case).”
Other polls reflect this perception problem for the McCain/Palin camp as well. Pew released its latest poll that echoes many of the NBC/WSJ’s findings about voters’ perceptions of Palin and their effect on McCain. Pew’s headline doesn’t mention Palin specifically — “Growing Doubts About McCain’s Judgment, Age and Campaign Conduct” — but it has this telling observation in the write-up:
“Notably, opinions of Palin have a greater impact on voting intentions than do opinions of Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate.”
Then ABC pulls McCain’s poll problems together with this nugget explaining its most recent poll: “Fallout continues from McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin for vice president, with 52 percent saying it weakens their confidence in his judgment.”
Obviously, the McCain people aren’t loving this and Politico reports that the candidate himself says he’s “amazed” by the reaction to his VP pick. Politico writes:
“She is a governor, the most popular governor in America,” McCain said. “I think she is the most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president.”
“I’m amazed. I’m amazed. Which is better? Serve 35 years in the United States Senate and say you’ve got to divide Iraq into three different countries, or be governor of a state and a reformer and give people their tax dollars back and bring about reform in the way that your state does business? Which is better?”
Palin buzz — good and bad — has lit up the Internet over the past 24 hours. Our friends at Yahoo! Buzz have the details.
Wow–the ‘frightening female’ motif is really exemplified in the mainstream media and Yahoo news. If she’s so inocuous, so inferior, so utterly unprepared, then why all the fixation–as a VP candidate she shouldn’t be a blip on their radar. But they see what we see, an accomplished, genuine,compassionate and popular Governor who is a doer not a talker and that makes them furious.
Because she’s very successful.
She’s getting the message out and making Biden look bad.
It’s worth the flack. The more they focus on her, the more people will hear the message.
Ann you sure you are not Sybil?
Please tell this personality we need her until after the election!
And you are 100% correct. Their silly attempts to smear and belittle Palin keep her in the public eye. To me, this means The Precious and his propagandists are desperate. They know the downside but have to go after her anyway. Or maybe I give them too much credit.
I post what I think. Sometimes you agree. Sometimes you don’t.
And you need my vote only. You guys are way too into this notion that you’ve got to propogandize only.
Actually, real voters don’t buy that approach.
BTW, you want to know what Obama’s afraid about?
It’s just what I said: Joe the Plumber. People finally “got” that Obama was going to send checks to the unemployed. He’s now adding a work requirement. How stupid is that?
Good grief….go pick up trash for a day and then drop by for your check?
That, my friend, is desperation.
The media is just flummoxed. They can’t really report the news. Nobody cares about Palin’s suits. They want to know about this check Obama is going to send out to deadbeats. LOL*
So you betcha….they are desperate.
The meme, “welfare plan in disguise” has traction.
Ann, this is not just about your one vote. Please consider people come here and could use a dose of inspiration to carry on. You might want to frame your comments with that in mind.
yes Ann on a bad day you can make it even worse somedays your posts are so flat be upbeat for once!
Annin is not Sybil– Sybil had redeeming character traits and through her own work and struggle, healed and became whole and productive.
Annin will never be whole and productive, for Annin has no desire to heal from her mental illness which, of course,
was/is induced by slurping at the kool-aide trough.
Annin is a concern troll. Dahling, she is your friend your pal but then you notice everytime she’s around you start feeling depressed and anxious. That’s cause she’s earling her minimum wage every day and every night–she wants to earn enough to go to Vegas and see Celine Dion– it is the dream of her life.
Please ignore this particularly annoying troll. She will say positive things to get your trust… then oh my— once again the sky is falling…
F this troll.
yes noticed that knife comes out too often…
Seems she should be out and about enjoying the sun in CA rather than in here making everything flat…
Hmmmm…as an officially designated nit wit by AnninCA…chuckle….She is just grumpy old fart…likes to argue for the sake of it and to salvage her ego…sheeesh!
Occasionally she has a point…but these shift with the winds..lol
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/c45b798c-8147-4c18-b050-7a76dc8bbbd1
Dems spent $150,000.00 on a styrofoam pseudo temple for the plastic Jesus…and they complain about Palin’s wardrobe?
They are terribly threatened by her. That is obvious. Otherwise they would not spend so much copy and money telling us how unimportant and unqualified and unpopular she is —
they know that the opposite is true.
Yes, the tendency to focus in a demeaning way on her….
*wink*
This shows me more than anything else this week that internal polling has them starting to worry over there in the land of the Obots, and the worshipful media are doing what they can to move things back to a comfort zone.
we’ve seen this movie before during the primaries. I just hope this horror show has a different ending november 4th.
Me too, but I’m starting to worry…
check this out…a remedy for eyores searching for spines…lolhttp://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/10/21/gallup-and-new-coke.php
makesme glad I don’t pay attention to the polls or the MSM…It’s bad for the health…
Great Article on Palin…How could anybody with a brain not like her?
Well I guess it’s hard to like what you fear…But
secure folks actually like to root someone like Palin on!
Go Palin Go!
Yahoo News is not only in the tank for Obamacorn, but have been writing propaqanda lies and mad up stories since January 2008. The only thing they write is made up stories on the election in favor of Obamacorn…lies lies lies.
Is anyone surprised that NBC (and MSNBC) would spout nonsensical propaganda about Palin’s polling numbers? After all, that network had done nothing but slander Palin since she entered the race. OF COURSE Chuck Todd tries to diminish her effect. If NBC would simply send a good reporter (if there are any over there) to report on one of her rallies…Todd would perhaps realize see how stupid and uninformed he sounds.
How DO we get rid of these media monopolies?
Palin is a feminist issue. Great post.
hm, so let me get this straight…two powerful, intelligent women have low unfavorability ratings…after having their bones picked clean by the media.
really? no shit?
That would be right destardi.
Never actually put those together…good point. People don’t like strong, smart, motivated women.
This is powerful, and liberating. this IS Women’s LIB!!! Freeing us from a party line and a narrow focus. Seems feminists traded one oppression for another and it was just damn wrong for them to turn on Sarah Palin like that. They lost me for good, and I am a liberal lefty pro-choice woman. I identify more with Sarah Palin than I do with the old vanguard. What a breath of fresh air she is and I am excited by her candidacy!
ditto here…..
me too….I think palin is an awesome role model for women and girls world wide. they can be be everything they want – beautiful, smart, successful, accomplished. I still believe Hillary is the best person for office, but I’m supporting palin 100 percent. and even though I don’t agree with her on every issue, I think she is wonderfully talented and much more qualified than bo.
Great article!
Like everything else, about women’s issues Nobama is all talk and no action.
Go Sarah go!
Fantastic article Ani, thank you for having the courage to stand up for what is right and speaking the truth. I get so sick of the negative crap from both sides. Some Republicans are becoming so blind to their own BS they can’t even see the gift they’ve been handed in these two. We need to cleanse both parties from the radicals on both sides. Then maybe we can get back to the greatness that is found everyday in this country. We can step back from being a consumer based country and once again become productive. Let the radicals from both sides move if they don’t like it. I’m sure if they split from both parties their separate parties wouldn’t go anywhere that’s why they’ve held hostage the two major parties. The moderates in this country cannot loose their voices, they’ve got to stand up and say no more.
Diana, you’ve stated this perfectly.
As McCain said in one of the debates, our current situation cries out for bi-partisanship. Extremes of both parties are what is killing this country.
Great post Ani
Yep – McCain is my kind of man!!
I see pretty much all the polls saying that Obama is getting 88% or so of democrats, but I read so many Hillary blogs like this one and it is hard for me to believe that he really has 88%. What do you all think? McCain/Palin will need the Hillary voters to win I think, right? I really think this is the core thing that will decide who wins.
The 45% of Hillary supporters who said they would NOT vote for Obama did not change from the last time they were polled. Of this 45%, 23% said they were voting for McCain.
Women don’t forget. We bide our time. What they did to Hillary, they did to us. What better way for John McCain to honor his friend, Hillary, than to pick Sarah. John honored Hillary and therefore he honored all women.
He and Sarah deserve our support on that poignant but powerful gesture alone. I have no doubt of their patriotism or love for this country and what we as Americans can do. I never doubted it when Hillary said it, either.
John/Sarah/Hillary ‘08
Well said. I couldn’t agree more.
This is very eloquent, DT
How many of these people are men? The percentage is probably much larger than people realize.
OUr last patient of the day, was talking about how he things she did wonders for the ticket.
Not everyone blogs and talks about it, but people have noticed how nasty everyone has been to her and about her.
I may not agree with all her politics, but she is still standing after all garbage that has been flung her way. In a very short amount of time. Shows me she has what it takes.
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AP: Obama has lost six points in three weeks among likely voters
An Associated Press-GfK poll shows the presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000. Two weeks before the election, McCain and Barack Obama are essentially running even among likely voters.
The poll put Obama at 44 percent and McCain at 43 percent among those voters who are considered likely to vote on Nov. 4. The survey supports what some Republicans and Democrats privately have said in recent days: that the race has narrowed as Republicans drift home to their party. McCain’s “Joe the plumber” analogy also seemed to strike a chord.
The Media isn’t even mentioning that all the clothes the RNC purchased for Palin and her family will be donated to CHarity after Nov. 4th.
I am so sick of the MSM.
You know, who they hell cares that the RNC gave her money to buy clothes? She makes so much less than the other 3, she probably doesn’t have the right kind of clothes to go around running for the next to the highest office of the country. If she doesn’t dress right then the MSM will make fun of the way she dresses and the way she looks. She can’t win with them so to hell with them. And it’s not tax payer money, it’s RNC money. I don’t give a crap if she keeps the clothes. This whole clothes thing is so freakin sexist and trivial.
I saw someone ask on another blog earlier just how much did the DNC spend on Barky’s styrofoam Greek columns for the convention speech..
$140,000
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/10/140000_spent_on_for_dncc_podiu_1.asp
Yes, if she doesn’t wear something nice, she would be called a dog.
If she dresses nicely, then it’s a problem with misuse of funds.
As always, women just cannot win.
Go Sarah!
we forget, Sarah shops at walmart and thrift stores
That’s the RNC. Had a makeup-hair and clothes artist follow Palin family on the trail to the tune of 150k. Oh, though it’s a meager amount, it’s more than the DNC would do. All they do is beg for money for Caviar & Lobster dinners.
I am so glad you posted this in its entirety.
I have been watching women in North American politics for decades, and this speech ranks a perfect #2 to Hillary’s speech in Beijing. It is the most bluntly pro-gender equality speech I have ever heard anyone but Hillary make, and she did an outstanding job of it. I particularly love the overtaxation of working couples, which of course is what optional income for the rich single income couples does. Based on what I have seen of BO’s policies (not), it is clear that if there is to be any hope for progress toward fiscal equality in the US, it will be with McCain Palin.
Sarah Palin thank you, you are a great woman!!
PUMA!!!
sorry — should be ‘optional income splitting for the rich single income couples’
And, anybody know how to youtube this speech?
It’s one for the ages, both for the ages it has taken women to get to this point in US politics, and for history.
The greatest crime the democrats perpetrated this election season was not stealing the election from Hillary, it was legitimizing sexism and misogyny as acceptable forms of political attacks, first tested against Hillary and then brought to full force against Palin.
To make the victims of lifelong sexism and misogyny the unwitting yet willing accomplices in further attacks and denigration of a woman (Palin) and by extension all women (first in the republican party and by further extension all women in general) who have the nerve to attempt to stand on equal footing with men is the greatest hate crime ever perpetrated on modern society.
The ignorance on display is only surpassed by the vile behavior it is draped in.
I am truly befuddled that any woman would vote for that sexist pig, Oblockhead. It just doesn’t make any sense at all.
In Honor of Sarah and the Straight Talk Express its time for Jeremiah Wrightrithamatic!!!
AP/YAHOO Poll of 873 Democrats; 650 Republicans shows OBAMA 44%, MCCAIN 42%…
LETS BREAK THAT DOWN SHALL WE?
WHAT IS THE SAMPLE WEIGHT IN TERMS OF PARTY AFIILIATION?
WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS WE EXPECT BASED ON THE POLL RESULTS?
Now lets apply a bit of logic to this shall we?
Why is the poll heavily weighted to Democrats by over 12 points…
…yet Obama is only up by 2 points????
Why is McCain getting More votes than the total of Republican respondants…
…yet Barack Obummer is getting LESS votes than the total of Democrat respondents?
What is going on here???
Clearly there is a conspiracy that can only be explained by the fact that they aren’t polling too many racists and rednecks and not enough of the new transformational
acornsvoters who are young, homeless, dead, trademarks of Disney, or cell phone users.Perhaps if they sample an additional 200 Democrat respondents we might see a bigger gap in the poll that would reflect the true 8-12% point lead that MSNBOC is working so hard to establish.
Oh and i almost forgot:
KEITH OLBERMANN IS BARACK OBAMA’s MUTANT FATHER!!
Jeremiah, where the hell you been? I want to see you on my TV again 24/7. I miss all your classics…Gd this Gd that….
Come on Jeremiah, get back on the road and tell us what’s on your mind.
… great poll news by the way.
I mean the 44/42.
I look at these and calculate McCain up by 5 points based on the skewed party affiliation numbers. But if you go further and add most of the undecided, that makes McCain between 14 and 19 points ahead. Let’s not forget, that in the primaries, the undecided and independent did NOT vote for Obamacorn. They voted for Hillary and will vote for McCain…Plus all the Republicans who voted for Obama in the primaries will Vote McCain now. McCain’s got it but they better watch the precincts really good and stop the cheating by Obamacrats.
It had to posted again!
Well said!
Further proof Obama is a hypocrite.
WOW! GO SARAH! Great speech! I don’t know what the news are talking about, or true or false, this one Hillary supporter here is sending in her mail-in ballot to vote for McCain-Palin today. Boy it felt good to put my mark next to McCain-Palin. Just in case they pull any “can’t read the mark” crap, I even wrote No Obama next to Obama-Biden and Yes McCain next to McCain-Palin. For for safety measure I voted GOP for all federal down ticket positions, to do everything I can to make his life hell in case the phony empty suit steals his way into the White House.
Yes, everyone I know is voting a straight Repub ticket this year.
I voted today and cast my ballot for McCain – Palin and was very happy to do so. Sarah did give a great speech and thank goodness there are women who are confident and smart enough to know they should stand with her. My hat is off to those sharing the stage with her today.
I was particularly glad to hear her bring up the disparity of pay and position regarding Zero’s Senate staff and McCain’s. I wish more people could hear that one simple personal example of the lies that he tells. Equal pay for equal work my sweet patoot.
I’m still trying to get over the “acorn reign of terror” headline. hint to larry and susan: if you want anyone who is either not wearing a tin foil beanie or simply fully submerged in a mob mentality to start to take what you write seriously again, you probably need to tone down the hysterical headlines.
as for the rest, i am just waiting to see you put up a photo of Obama and “Bat Boy” claiming he is the legendary mutant’s father.
I don’t think the headlines are emphatic enough…go Larry and Susan!
You’ve got the last part wrong–it’s frat boy and Oblockhead is surrounded by them. And he’s not their father, just their Dorm Mom.
Barakula!
“Obama & Bat Boy”–
Holy Hopey-Changey, I like it. When the fearsome O-Hole appears in the sky, they can zoom out in the Botmobile, their loins girded, to save the poor little helpless O-Bots threatened by the Demons of Bamboozlement in the metropolis of Botham.
Really? He’s realated to Bat Boy. Maybe this is why he is so fortunate to be able to interrupt the scheduled time for the World Series. With Bat Boy at your side how can you fail to hit it out of the park.
BTW can you get me his autograph! Bat Boys , not Obama’s!
Off the topic but the World Series starting now and B.O. ad has just started. My friend a baseball fan and Obama supporter turned off the TV!
I don’t think baseball fans will be too pleased to see ob’s ugly mug between innings.
I’m guessing it didn’t occur to Obie to check into what happens when a politician’s mug hits the jumbotron…
always a rousing chorus of boos!
I don’t think it was the full 30 minute ad. I’m repulsed and curious at the same time to see what those 30 minute ones will be.
I suspect they will really annoy people. They are postponing game 6 to finish showing it.
Tell him its okay to come over to the dark side:-) We will welcome him with open arms…we will give him the wine of truth…we will remove the rose colored glasses from his face…we will exorcise the O’demons from his soul…we will forgive him, comfort him and embrace him:-)
“we will forgive him, comfort him and embrace him:-)”
And we lowly Joes and Josies will even share our 6-packs. You sound like a nice Christian lady, Lisa in VA.
wow, reading and hearing things like this really make me glad she got my vote, thanks for sharing.
Ani, great article. SARAH PALIN is a genuine, intelligent, accomplished woman. Thanks for the reminder that the Arrogant One didn’t even consider Hillary Clinton (with her 18 million votes) for vp, and has ignored the PUMA voters altogether since he was given the nomination. I’m glad for that, actually, because his pandering would make my skin crawl. No thugs in the White House!
John and Sarah ‘08
Anybody see O’Reilly and what he had to say about CNN and the ambush they did on Sarah..
The media are despicable assholes!!!!
Our democracy is lost!
Just watched O’Reilly’s commentary and Laura Ingraham’s interview. I’m telling you, I’ll never watch CNN again. How low can they go?
I do think Laura is on to something that Sarah terrifies them.
I always thought O’Relly was in the tank for Obama, glad to see I was WRONG. CNN has always been in the tank for Obama, don’t believe me, try watching Campbell Brown talk, talk about someone in love with Barack. What Drew Griffin did to Sarah was UNFORGIVABLE, I know who Drew Griffin is, he used to be a pathetic news anchor here in Los Angeles, he worked for CBS2, he was horrible then and he is even worse now. Basically what the turd was doing was calling her stupid to her face without calling her stupid to her face, using someone else’s “words” to say “Hey Sarah, even conservatives think your a moron” Griffin is some kind of guy huh, to berate a woman for trying to make a difference in this country. Sarah had no clue about the article because it DOES NOT EXIST. CNN, NBC(If anyone can actually call that a network), ABC, CBS, LA TIMES, NY TIMES, AP, they are all a disgrace to America, why do they want Obama so badly, because he is the most liberal, left wing whack job they have seen since Jimmy Carter, and yes they think that Carter was a great President, so of course they want Obama, they want Obama to complete their agenda, they have been waiting years for this day to come, for an Obama to come down the pike, that’s why they didn’t want Hillary Clinton, Clinton, even though she is a democrat, I don’t believe she is a liberal, and she would definitely NOT favor Socialism/communism, even last night she was interviewed on Night Line, and that prick McFadden TRIED and FAILED to make Hillary say something negative about Sarah. You are right about the media fearing Sarah, they fear Sarah WAY MORE then they fear John McCain, because even if McCain loses the election(Ya know, ACORN, etc) Sarah will come back in 4 years and run for President and she will WIN, and that is what they fear. That is why I respect this woman so much, look at all the PURE HELL she has gone through, she doesn’t go around crying about it, she takes it and moves on because she has something called SELF RESPECT for herself because of all the love she has gotten from her wonderful family, God Bless Sarah Palin, she has my vote in 2012!!
Feminist theory states that calling a woman ’stupid’, ‘ugly’, ‘old’, ‘fat’, ‘crazy’, ‘hysterical’…are STOPPERS meant to demoralize a woman, stop her in her tracks and silence her.
We saw what was done to Hillary…now it is being done to Sarah. They can’t call her ‘old’ or ‘ugly’, so they call her ’stupid’ and a ‘nut job’…
Exactly! And now the women haters can no longer make jokes about ‘pantsuits’ – when it comes to Sarah. They’re scurring around trying to come up with some ridiculous and untruthful garbage to try and bring her down. Hang in there, Sarah – we ALL see the light, the goodness and fairness you bring.
Of course Sarah terrifies people. She would take away women’s right to choose, thereby ensuring that other women cannot try to break glass ceilings. Scary woman.
And, I hope Byron York and The National Review demand a retraction from CNN on using their article about how petty the attacks on Sarah are and then distorting and misquoting it in order to sideswipe Sarah on camera.
Pond scum cretins. It’s even worse than Hillary endured.
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2008/10/media_analysis.html
Interesting article talking about biased media coverage – you think ??
That’s the latest Pew Study. Same thing happened with Hillary.
I didn’t really need a study to show me, did you? LOL*
I don’t know why you guys watch the mainstream press these days.
I agree Annin and I think truthfully Nobama’s overkill bombarding the airwaves and radio stations is a turn off !! I live in TX – which will go McCain and there are TV adds down here.
We just put the kids to bed & dh went upstairs and got on his computer…the next thing I know he “g-d damn this and g-d damn that” all huffing and puffing. I call up, whats the matter hon? He’s like, you should see all the crap they are saying about Palin. lmao. I’m like, why do you read that crap? Stay away from the MSM.
And he is a lifelong, straight ticket Dem. No more. He is pissed.
I remember giving a speech almost thirty-four years ago at a junior high athletics awards banquet. I was the cheerleader and pep club advisor. It was just before Title IX (although it was called Chapter something then) was passed. The cheerleaders had been invited just because they had to be grudgingly, I believe, thanked. I left the crowd of men and boys a little disgruntled with my speech. Some of those cheerleaders were also in the girls’ softball, soccer, and track “clubs.” They had to go door-to-door selling stuff to purchase uniforms and equipment because they got no tax money. They had to go home from school and then come back hours later for practice after the boys were done with their practice, since the boys were “legitimate” school teams. The thing is that the girls’ “clubs” were winning their games/matches/meets, but the boys’ “teams” had gone through a pretty miserable year.
I just made it pretty clear that I felt the people in the crowd needed to know that half the school was not being represented that night and that the girls who were being thanked, as well as the many who had not been invited should have equal access to tax dollars and should not be thanked only for what they did on the sidelines. My principal always got sweaty whenever I had to talk before a crowd of parents.
Young women have no idea how much they have now compared to what my generation, the leaders of the feminist movement, had in the way of opportunity. I just do not get at all the nastiness from Obama women toward Palin. Maybe her presence reveals their real sense of inadequacy. Who knows? It’s an enigma for me.
Yes, Diana, it’s an enigma to me as well, but I do know that there are many, many women out there, young..old…and in between, who support Sarah Palin.
Title IX
I went through school prior to enactment. We had NO girls’ team sports available. And I liked sports.
Study confirms that media coverage of McCain is mostly negative:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14829.html
I saw that piece on Yahoo about Sarah Palin’s clothes, heard about the hit piece in NYT’s on Cindy McCain. The media has lost all credibility.
This was on an earlier post today if any of you missed it.
http://www.linearpublishing.com/orsonscottcard.html
Orson Scott Card the author was an Obama supporter during the primaries.Looks like he wised up.
Worse, Congress skewered the rating agencies today. Notice that they have not yet even admitted that they were actively a part of the problem.
One lone Democrat from Georgia admitted it. That’s it.
They have 14% approval rating, with good reason.
The more I see of Governor Palin, the more I admire her!
How refreshing to see a confident, self-assured woman who is comfortable with other successful women…and she is not passive in her speeches!
Anyone who chooses to ignore her abilities is hopelessly partisan!
Straight Republican ticket for me and mine!
and why not? she is a great and accomplished woman.
I Love Hillary. I Love Sarah. Can’t wait to vote for her on November 4th. Sarah is going to be a great V.P.
On Nightline Hillary said Sarah is a remarkable woman.
Got a link — or transcript — I’d love to hear what else Hillary had to say…
http://www.news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/10/17/aol-straw-poll-oct-17-24/
“McCain says Obama’s policies amount to “socialism.” Your thoughts?”
http://www.news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/10/21/hot-seat-socialism-attacks/
LOL @ lisa in va how long did it take to convert your hubby
We did follow the primary situation closely; frankly because we though Hillary had it in the bag. By the time we realized it, it was too late. I still knew something was wrong…but I couldn’t figure out what…one day I did a google of something, can’t remember what & I ended up over on TalkLeft. I was like, omg, people who feel like me (this was before J started drinking the koolaid). Then after the convention, they turned over there & I stumbled upon NQ. And this is when I took the red pill and opened my eyes for the first time.
Its taken me a couple of months to convince dh. Oh not about Oblahblah, but about the MSM. Everytime I’d tell him something, he’d get all upset & say “its not on cnn, its not on nbc, abc, yadda yadda yadda”.
The Joe the Plumber thing was the final straw for both of us. Now I refuse to even go to those sites (went yesterday for a minute and almost puked, so I’m avoided them forever); dh still goes there, but bitches and moans the entire time about the injustice of it all.
The funny thing is, my dh is one of those laid back, go with the flow, never get angry guys. We’ve been together since I was 15…so about 28 years & I’ve never seen him like this.
A message to all members of Team Sarah
Dear Team Sarah,
First, a warm welcome to the almost 2,000 members who joined us today!
Many of you found out about Team Sarah courtesy of member Janine Turner’s appearance on FOX News.
Thank you Janine, you rock!
For those who are new here, Team Sarah is a diverse coalition of women dedicated to advancing Sarah Palin’s Vice Presidential candidacy. Men are welcome too!
Team Sarah was created almost exactly one month ago, when 30 or so women joined together to launch a virtual community that would mobilize supporters for Gov. Palin …
and the values which she so nobly represents.
From this small beginning, Team Sarah grew by word of mouth to 5,000 members … in just a month.
Vibrant, active members. Not spectators. Not commentators. Players!
We now have 82 active groups. A press conference in Manchester, NH! (Go TeamSarah NH!) And Team Sarah members volunteering at local victory centers across the country!
Our members did this with their own smarts and dedication and … sometimes, sass!
Initially, the Team grew just by word of mouth.
Then:
It was helped along by blogs.
By Erick Erickson on RedState.com.
And by a great piece by KLo in National Review Online.
And now by Janine’s help on Fox.
But the core of our growth has always been, and will always be, friends inviting friends.
So — new members and old — now is the time.
We had a goal that our community could grow itself to 10,000 members by election day. We know can do it!
At 10,000 our momentum will be huge.
At 10,000 … we’re bigger than Wasilla, Alaska!
And we all know the the gift that Wasilla gave the world.
Yes. Mayor, then Governor, and soon, Vice President
Sarah Palin!
So old and new members, invite friends to join Team Sarah today!
Emily
Come on! Invite at least one.
Why stop there? Invite them all!
Visit Team Sarah at: http://www.teamsarah.org
Thanks for the info!! I joined.
A message to all members of Team Sarah
Dear Team,
Sometimes we’re asked, why are we here?
Yes, it’s exciting — to see our community grow from 30 to nearing 10,000 in 30 days.
But it’s not just about numbers.
It’s about winning an election.
Over the past few weeks, you have helped bring this community, Team Sarah, to national prominence.
Now, are you sitting down? Good. Because…
… we have an amazing opportunity to effect the outcome of this election.
Yes. Us. Yes. You.
Today, Team Sarah announced the first ever Million Woman Townhall. This Saturday at 11:00AM EST. The event is the first ever live telephone townhall meeting to feature one million women voters in key battleground states. And not just there. Everywhere.
Former Senator, and presidential candidate Fred Thompson’s iconic voice will launch the Million Woman Townhall by inviting women voters to participate over the telephone this Saturday.
What is your role in this? It’s something you will love! And so simple!
Call 10 friends. Family. Neighbors. Members of your church. The PTA. Your club members. The carpool.
Telephone them. Talk to them in person. Email them. GET THE WORD OUT!
Tell them about Team Sarah. Tell them how important it is. Tell them to tell their friends. Invite them. Invite them all!
If each of us will call 10 friends … and tell our friends call their friends …
Tell them to come to TeamSarah.org. And join. It’s that simple.
They will provide their phone number, which will NOT be publicized, in the question box.
And just before you start your calls –tomorrow — click on the link below. Sign in. Click on where it says “My Settings” (look for the little box in the upper right hand corner of the homepage). Type your phone number into the question box. And you are in.
A step into history.
So. It’s up to us. Now.
Go Team Sarah!
Even before McCain picked Palin………many eons ago it seems. I was reading the nasty comments of Donna Brazille……”Where else do they have to go?”
Barry………..”We don’t need the people, just their checks”
Pelosi…………” You need to get in line NOW”
I was impressed on a Wednesday evening when I recieved a call from the McCain camp asking if I had voted for Hillary. I replied yes………They said we would like you to attend a town hall meeting via conference call. I said sure.
I listened in and thought this guy makes a lot more sense than Barry ever will.
I have to say when he brought Sarah onboard………..I liked her immediately!
We may not have the same points of view on a lot of things, But we have a common view. That works for me.
I love Team Sarah. What a great idea you guys had. I am WILD about this woman. I can’t wait to see her in the White House. Woooohooo…PALIN ROCKS.
awesome post Ani, thank you!! And go Sarah go, you’re the best!!
LOOK AT THIS CRAP FROM YAHOO NEWS:
A Drag on the Ticket?
Old conventional political wisdom dictates that vice presidential picks don’t change the outcome of a race. When Sarah Palin received larger fanfare than John McCain a month ago, the pundits cautioned, “people vote for President, not for Vice President.”
Well, vice presidential candidates may not win elections, but this year it’s looking increasingly likely that Sarah Palin may help lose one.
In an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released last night, the number one concern about McCain was Palin’s perceived lack of qualifications.
Today Show/NBC News graphic
This morning, NBC’s Political Director Chuck Todd explained McCain’s “Palin problem”:
“Speaking of Palin, her numbers have plummeted in our poll. For the first time, she has a net-negative fav/unfav rating (38%-47%), the only principal [candidate] to carry that distinction. What’s more, 55% think she’s unqualified to serve as president if the need arises, which is a troublesome number given McCain’s age. (Have worries about McCain’s age risen because of Palin? Seems to be the case).”
Other polls reflect this perception problem for the McCain/Palin camp as well. Pew released its latest poll that echoes many of the NBC/WSJ’s findings about voters’ perceptions of Palin and their effect on McCain. Pew’s headline doesn’t mention Palin specifically — “Growing Doubts About McCain’s Judgment, Age and Campaign Conduct” — but it has this telling observation in the write-up:
“Notably, opinions of Palin have a greater impact on voting intentions than do opinions of Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate.”
Then ABC pulls McCain’s poll problems together with this nugget explaining its most recent poll: “Fallout continues from McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin for vice president, with 52 percent saying it weakens their confidence in his judgment.”
Obviously, the McCain people aren’t loving this and Politico reports that the candidate himself says he’s “amazed” by the reaction to his VP pick. Politico writes:
“She is a governor, the most popular governor in America,” McCain said. “I think she is the most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president.”
“I’m amazed. I’m amazed. Which is better? Serve 35 years in the United States Senate and say you’ve got to divide Iraq into three different countries, or be governor of a state and a reformer and give people their tax dollars back and bring about reform in the way that your state does business? Which is better?”
Palin buzz — good and bad — has lit up the Internet over the past 24 hours. Our friends at Yahoo! Buzz have the details.
I voted for Sarah Palin and the old guy that’s running with her.
I’m just kidding, but seriously people who claim Palin is dragging down the ticket are either Democrats or just plain sexist. Or both, hard to tell the difference nowdays.
I voted McCain/Palin, Republican, after 30 yrs as a Dem. I did it specifically because of the women McCain surrounds himself with. Cindy McCain, Carly Fiorina, Sarah Palin. Look at how strong and empowered they are. Now look at Michelle’s miserable scowl and tell me which candidate makes women happy?
Where do I put this? I have told my 19-year-old daughter that she may be up for the draft under Obama, and her first words were, didn’t the Equal Rights Amendment guarantee that if we served we would have equal pay????. She new it never passed. She also knows that she still is less than equal under an obama administration.
Another youth that is lost to the Democratic party.
lost from.
sorry.
I had hoped to birth children that would be of like minds. I suceeded. I just did not know that the democratic party would move the floor from under me.
Thank you No Quarter! It’s not easy being a young, female liberal-turned-conservative in New York City – your posts and your reader community keep me sane. I can’t wait to cast my vote for McCain/Palin ‘08!! I sincerely hope we use the momentum and inspiration of the 2008 campaign to better our country even after Election Day. Like Sarah said, “never again!” Do not forget how we’ve been duped by party politics and how our economy was wrecked by corrupt politicians and their social-engineering programs. We should scrutinize every politician who wants OUR vote the way we have scrutinized McCain and Obama…freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
I’ve been rooting for McCain since the first debate, when he offered insightful, realizable solutions and showed the depth of his foreign policy experience. He inspired me to get out in my community and help where I can (by volunteering mostly). My boyfriend was also a Navy man and served this country. There is something these boys have – honor, respect for “the office, not the man”, love of country, love of service – they don’t complain, they do something about it. McCain may not be right 100% of the time as President (no one is), but from what I have seen, he will lead our country with courage and pragmatism.
As for Governor Palin, I was intrigued by her at first. I didn’t know anything about her so I didn’t pre-judge. I think her personal story is compelling (despite my fancy education, I have a lot of respect for people who worked their way up and are self-made). I think she has demonstrated experience running an executive office and negotiating with powerful interests, like the Alaska legislature and the oil companies. When you actually listen to her on the campaign trail and read the FULL versions of her interviews (not that travesty of an interview done by Charles Gibson in which half of what she said was cut out so she sounded incoherent), she is insightful and pragmatic on many issues. Faced with the Democratic choice of an inexperienced, machine party politician from Chicago, a run-at-the-mouth career politician, and the triple threat of a liberal supermajority in the WH, Congress and the Supreme Court…I am willing to give Sarah a chance.
However, my office has become inflicted with Palin Derangement Syndrome. Every day, they drag in “news” about her SAT scores, about how many colleges she went to, about her “prom queen hair”, about how she has no “family values” because her daughter is pregnant. It’s constant “Harvard good!”, “state school bad!”. I don’t want to shatter their delusions and tell them Obama probably got into Harvard due to affirmative action policies and since he won’t release his scores, you don’t know how poorly or well he did (btw – these are the same affirmative action policies the New Yorkers grumble about because it keeps their prep-schooled, Kaplan-tutored kids from getting into their mommy or daddy’s alma mater. Hypocrisy stinks). It is sad that the so-called “educated” New Yorkers who pride themselves on how many degrees they have and how many museums they attend in a weekend can only resort to insults, ridicule and their own brand of fear-mongering (”she’s a redneck! She shoots moose! she believes in creationism!”). The women who hate Sarah because she is a conservative are the flag carriers of the “femi-nazi” movement. They think because she thinks differently, she has somehow betrayed women. I consider myself a strong, independent women who can fight my own battles and I’ll wear heels and lipstick while doing it – thank you very much. I appreciate the feminists who have made it possible for us to keep breaking the glass ceiling, but these “femi-nazis” would just as readily tear down any woman or man who doesn’t fall in line with their agenda. They don’t stand up and cry “foul” when those awful shirts about Sarah are worn. They don’t say boo about violence toward women when there is an artist in NYC who has erected a cardboard cutout of Sarah in a gallery and participants can take a SHOTGUN and SHOOT at the cutout. I am not for stopping their right to act like fools and rabid dogs under the 1st Amendment, but maybe a public condemnation against this exhibit from a WOMEN’S ADVOCACY GROUP might be in order?! Doesn’t this de-sensitize violence agaist women?! The ACLU brings legal action against Christmas displays and the military’s flag-folding ceremonies…and this behavior doesn’t even get a stern frown or a letter from NOW??!!! They should be called NOW WHAT because they have no idea what to fight for anymore.
The funniest thing is, when I ask these “intellectuals” to debate me on the issues (since I actually KNOW what I am talking about and can give them a run for their money
, they don’t bite. It’s easier for them to sit in the warm glow of PDS, feeling oh-so-smart about themselves. PDS is the new Bush Derangement Syndrome.
LJ — thank you for being here to join in the debate.
Loved your comment!
I am experiencing the same idiotic bias myself by some so-called very educated high-information voters who are actually anything but. In ten months, not one of them has ever been able to make an effective argument for electing Obama besides hopey-changey.
As incredible as it is sad.
I guess they are not blessed with the gift of self-awareness. Good for you for standing up.
LJ — we’d like to credit you and use your piece as a guest post — should be up sometime tomorrow. Hope you like!
Ani
Thank you Gov. Palin!
I am sharing portions of that speech, esp. the “telecommuting” part with many receptive women in my office today.
I challenge all NQ readers to share this speech or segments of it with women they know. Let’s go!
Sarah Palin supports government-forced maternity.
I will never vote for her. Ever.
I LOVE Sarah Palin–but then again I don’t believe the BS you read on Huffpo.
She will be president someday, I betcha!
Stuff and nonsense.
By the way, dear, did you know that the current Democratic Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, is pro-life?
He is no more or less pro-life than Sarah Palin. You now have a Dem majority in both houses and a neo-con Republican pro-life president —
from 2001-2006 – Republican pro-lifers were in charge of all three branches of government with neo-con pro-lifers at the helm…
so how is that government forced maternity going for ya’???
Try a coherent argument next time.