Blog Round-Up on Gov. Sarah Palin
By SusanUnPC on September 2, 2008 at 12:30 AM in Current Affairs, McCain/Palin 2008
This is a mix-up of the good, the bad, and the ugly reviews of John McCain’s vice presidential selection. But first, you’ll want to check out the Draft Palin Web site. The site owner has been at it for Sarah Palin since February 2007. I started collecting these about three days ago, and just got around to publishing:
“Palin,” by David Frum at the National Review:
The longer I think about it, the less well this selection sits with me. And I increasingly doubt that it will prove good politics. The Palin choice looks cynical. The wires are showing. …
SusanUnPC’s note: Since Frum’s concerns may surprise you, here’s more from Frum: “Palin the irresponsible choice?” (National Post column) and his latest blog post, “My Palin Mailbox – Updating,” today at the National Review.
“PALIN A HUGE HIT AT THE CLINTON FORUM,” by Jim Lindgren at Volokh Conspiracy:
You would not believe how the Sarah Palin pick is playing out at the Hillary Clinton Forum. … In order, these are all the posts on the first (and only) page I’ve looked at (page 8 of the Palin thread; . … (Read the comments.)
“Palin in the Green Room,” by Karen Breslau at Newsweek:
When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived backstage for our NEWSWEEK Women & Leadership Event in Los Angeles last March, John McCain had just wrapped up the GOP nomination. Palin had yet to endorse McCain—she liked Mitt Romney—and as we waited in the green room, I urged her to “feel free” to make some news on stage. …
Once onstage, together with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Palin talked about what women expect from women leaders; how she took charge in Alaska during a political scandal that threatened to unseat the state’s entire Republican power structure, and her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton. (She said she felt kind of bad she couldn’t support a woman, but she didn’t like Clinton’s “whining.”) …
“Palin’s the One,” by Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo:
[I]t’s a daring pick but I think a very weak one. I’m perfectly happy with it. Palin is in the midst of a reasonably serious scandal in her home state. …
Next, John McCain’s central and best argument in this campaign is that Barack Obama simply lacks the experience to be President of the United States. And now John McCain, who is a cancer survivor who turns 72 years old today, is picking a vice presidential nominee who has been governor of a small state for less than two years and prior to that was mayor of a town with roughly one-twenty-seventh of the constituents that Barack Obama represented when he was a state senator. …
Whatever you think of Barack Obama’s qualifications to be President, Palin is manifestly less qualified. And that undermines the central premise of McCain’s campaign. …
“How Do The Hillary Fans Feel About Palin?,” by Curt at Flopping Aces:
Interesting thread on the Hillary Clinton forum entitled:
Action Items: 1) Donate to McCain to affirm Palin pick; 2) Stay vigilant for all sexism against Palin
It gets better:
Donate to John McCain and Sarah Palin, and let them know you love this pick and are thrilled that McCain showed Palin the respect that Democrats, and Barack “You’re likable enough” Obama in particular, NEVER showed Hillary Clinton:
https://secure.johnmccain.com/Contribute/ContributeE.aspx
Show McCain, Palin and America that you support women in the executive branch!
There are already stunning, sexist attacks against Palin all over the kook blogosphere. Daily Kos is comparing her with Dan Quayle, implying that she is mere eye candy, likely kind of dim-witted, and totally disrespecting her and all women.
Palin was both a mayor and a governor of the largest state in America. And these pigs are just dismissing her as though she were some joke in glasses.
The only party that’s dissed a high-profile woman recently is the Democratic Party. What they did both in rigging the system so Hillary could not win the nomination and what Obama did in utterly disrespecting Hillary by not even vetting her for the VP was unconscionable. A disgrace.
Today, we have a ticket that respects women as equals and recognizing their full worth.
Please, donate to that ticket today and show America that you appreciate this historical McCain/Palin combination, and that you want to help bring America its first-ever female Vice President.
The glass ceiling is cracking. Let’s shatter it!
Comments on the thread pretty much show what many of us suspected. Obama made a huge, freakin HUGE mistake not even vetting Hillary. If Hillary had been chosen as the VP he would have become the next President…but his arrogance and ego wouldn’t let him.
“Thank You, John McCain,” by Jeralyn at TalkLeft.com:
The more I’m learning about Gov. Sarah Palin, and now having heard the McCain’s weak justification for it, the more I’m convinced McCain just conceded the election.



















