Que Sera, Sarah
What McCain's speech did not have was the substance to back up the centrist reformism he needs to try to upset Obama.
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What Is Obama's Story?
Almost every single thing Palin said in her speech the other night turns out to be just a lie -- and it doesn't matter. She now has 58% favorability among the public. And she has a story.
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Republican luminaries including John McCain's 20-something daughter, Meghan, tried to elude my line of questioning.
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In a breathtakingly puzzling move, John McCain showed terrible judgment by selecting first term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. ...
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The mainstream media consensus -- and we know just how wrong the consensus usually is -- is that Palin's speech has consolidated and galvanized the conservative base.
The Palin Choice and the Reality of the Political Mind
The Palin nomination is not about external realities and what Democrats call "issues," but about the symbolic mechanisms of the political mind -- the worldviews, frames, metaphors, cultural narratives, and stereotypes.
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Do you think the Republicans would lay off of Obama if his 17 year-old daughter had gotten pregnant out of wedlock? You know the answer to that question. Everyone does.
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Why isn't the media other than the National Enquirer reporting about Sarah's alleged affair with her husband's business partner, Scott Richter? If anyone wants to see it, go to smoking gun.
I, too, was struck by the falseness of McCain continually saying he wanted to end partisan rancor during his RNC speech, after having listened to the speakers at the convention sneer at the Democratic party, community organizers, etc. You can't pretend to want to change the atmosphere in Washington to get things done and still get away with these schoolyard style attacks. Attack us on issues. The Republicans are bringing mud to a gun fight.
YES!!!
If Obama hits them like this for the next 60 days - he'll win.
Rick Davis:
"She"ll be made available for interviews when it is in the best interests of the campaign"
THAT SAYS IT ALL
As a voter you need ask yourslf only two questions and CAREFULLY consider your answers.
1. Do you agress with Palin's ideology? YES or NO
2. Is she ready to be President? NO or MAYBE (Yes is not an option at his point)
THIS is the kind of talking points we need to see from Obama: simply telling it like it is. This is very gratifying to see... I'm starting to like the guy again.
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