Sarah Palin
So ever since last week I have been trying to do some research on one Sarah Palin. Unless you have been living under a rock you know that John McCain chose the Alaskan Governor to be he running mate for the upcoming election. My first thought (and still current thought) was wow that’s gutsy and I think it is going to help.
As you may or may not have heard many Hillary supporters (especially the older, white, woman, crowd) do not support Obama. I believe that by choosing Gov Palin McCain is hoping to woo that group over to his side and help swing the election away from Obama.
Gov Palin is a kind of an anomally in the GOP and might help swing votes to the McCain/Palin camp in that she is a former union worker and the wife of a union member. This might help McCain out in the so called “rust belt” of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other Midwest states that tend to vote Dem. These three states alone account for 58 electoral votes in the general election in November. Palin also is an avid outdoorsman (I gave up on being politically correct a long time ago so don’t sue me) and gun owner, and runner-up in Miss Alaska contest (hell yeah chicks with guns). She is also for drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR).
As you can imagine even with all the good that Palin brings to the table there are some setbacks as well that you might have heard over the weekend. Her 17 year old daughter is pregnant and is planning to marry the 18 year old soon to be father later on. While this is not a terrible thing in politics everything is fair (that whole love and war thing). Also there are rumors out there that she had a public official fired or something like that while that official and her sister were going through a divorce (don’t piss this woman off is all I can say).
All in all I think McCain made a great choince in his running mate for the upcoming election, and although I didn’t need another reason to not vote for Obama this choice for his running-mate did not hurt.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
Jarhead, I agree that Senator McCain made a great choice for his VP. Like you, I believe Senator Obama would make an abysmal President. He lacks judgment, experience, and is way too liberal in his desire to grow the government. Hopefully, others will see through his oratorical smoke-screen and determine for themselves just what harm his policies (or lack of them) would do to this Country.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Think Progress has a handy Sarah Palin Digest up, with a summary of the interesting facts that we’ve learned since last Friday.
http://thinkprogress.org/palin-digest/
For example:
Palin Believes The Iraq War Was Fought Over Oil
Palin Didn’t Have A Passport Until 2007
Palin Supported The Bridge To Nowhere
Palin Denies Man-made Global Warming
Palin Is A Top Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Advocate
Palin Supports Teaching Creationism In Public Schools
Palin Opposes Abortion Even In Cases Of Rape Or Incest
Palin Slashed Funding To Help Teenage Mothers
Palin’s Lobbyist Was Part Of ‘Team Abramoff’
Palin Served As Director Of ‘Ted Stevens Excellence In Public Service’ 527
Palin Cheered On the Alaskan Independence Party
Palin Supports Denying Benefits To Same-Sex Couples
Palin Left Wasilla $20 Million In Debt
I think your intense desire to see a continuation of W’s policies is clouding your ability to see what is best for you, your family and our country.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Good post, Jarhead.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I don’t have a passportThe earth has temperature cycles with or without manIf we have oil why don’t we drill itLikeit or not we are a Christian NationLobbyists are not her (Obama’s preacher is a racist)I do not support gay rightsCheck out this sitehttp://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/aug/30/tale-of-the-tape-sarah-palin-vs-barack-obam/