tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post9040627915757720040..comments2024-03-13T14:53:25.892-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Palin PowerGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-46287583774616912632008-09-05T06:39:00.000-05:002008-09-05T06:39:00.000-05:00I wanted to confirm that the teleprompter was jump...I wanted to confirm that the teleprompter was jumping. A reporter who was on NPR yesterday said he was watching it, and on a few occasions, the teleprompted would jump ahead.Chris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19799644681652595612008-09-05T06:38:00.000-05:002008-09-05T06:38:00.000-05:00Had it not been so divisive, I would have deemed i...Had it not been so divisive, I would have deemed it an excellent speech without qualification. Because of its us versus them overtones, I can just call it a great "red meat for red state" speech. I have more on this at www.ipopa.blogspot.com.Chris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-52985431481784629912008-09-04T15:43:00.000-05:002008-09-04T15:43:00.000-05:00You're comparing Sarah to Margaret Thatcher? A wo...You're comparing Sarah to Margaret Thatcher? A woman who worked her way up through the ranks and won on her own? Built party and ideology and helped defeat the Soviets with her backbone to Mrs. Bridge to Nowhere?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, you guys need to stop doing the meds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7256733006000307382008-09-04T15:12:00.000-05:002008-09-04T15:12:00.000-05:00Good info, Shofar. Thanks for sharing.Good info, Shofar. Thanks for sharing.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1271968159279442112008-09-04T13:18:00.000-05:002008-09-04T13:18:00.000-05:00To Wilson, Art and all the others that claim her l...To Wilson, Art and all the others that claim her lack of experience is a major reason to not vote for McCain some interesting info from the Ludwig von Mise Institute (http://blog.mises.org/archives/008449.asp):<BR/><BR/><I>Credentialism is certainly rampant in this country, driven as it is by the growth of the state. Yet the vice presidency of the United States remains an office where credentials seem to have little or no meaning. Consider the following parade of major party vice presidential nominees:<BR/><BR/> * In 1880, Republicans nominated Chester Alan Arthur, who until 1878 was the Collector of the Port of New York; he never held any elected office prior to his nomination. Arthur was elected and became president following the murder of James A. Garfield.<BR/> * In 1892, Republicans nominated Whitelaw Reid, who never held elected office but had served three years as ambassador to France.<BR/> * In 1896, Republicans nominated Garret Augustus Hobart, who last held elected office 15 years earlier as president of the New Jersey Senate. He was elected and served with William McKinley.<BR/> * In 1908, Democrats nominated John Worth Kern, who last held political office in 1901 as city solicitor of Indianapolis, and whose only prior electoral success was four years in the Indiana Senate;<BR/> * In 1920, Democrats nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who had served less than two terms in the New York Senate and seven years as the assistant secretary of the Navy.<BR/> * In 1924, Republicans nominated Charles Gates Dawes, who never held elected office and who previously served one year as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Dawes was elected and served with Calvin Coolidge.<BR/> * In 1936, Republicans nominated Frank Knox, a newspaper publisher from Chicago who never held any government office. (Knox later served as secretary of the navy.)<BR/> * In 1940, Democrats nominated Henry Agard Wallace, who never held elected office but served seven years as secretary of agriculture. Wallace was elected and served with Franklin D. Roosevelt.<BR/> * In 1972, Democrats nominated Robert Sargent Shriver, who never held elected office but served five years as director of the Peace Corps and two years as ambassador to France. Shriver's chief credential was his marriage to the sister of John F. Kennedy.<BR/><BR/>This list covers nominees who never held a major federal or statewide office. But there are plenty more dazzling resumes, even in recent times:<BR/><BR/> * In 1848, Whigs nominated Millard Fillmore, a former four-term congressman then serving as New York State comptroller. Fillmore was elected and became president following the death of Zachary Taylor.<BR/> * In 1912, Democrats nominated Thomas Riley Marshall, who spent most of his career as a small-town lawyer before serving one term as governor of Indiana (having been nominated as a compromise candidate.) He was elected twice and served with Woodrow Wilson.<BR/> * In 1968, Republicans nominated Spiro Theodore Agnew, who had spent less than two years as governor of Maryland and four years before that as a county executive. He was elected twice and served with Richard Nixon.<BR/> * In 1952, Republicans nominated Richard Milhous Nixon, who had spent less than six years in the House and Senate. He was elected twice and served with Dwight Eisenhower.<BR/> * In 1984, Democrats nominated Geraldine Anne Ferraro, who had spent less than six years in the House representing part of Queens County, New York.</I><BR/><BR/>Make sure you read through the list, it contains BOTH Dem and Republican VP candidates. Palin is not running for POTUS, McCain is. She did a great job last night, as evidenced by the screeching put forth by the MSM and Obama's people today.<BR/><BR/>My next question is: How long will it take BO to dump Uncle Joe and sign Hillary on as VP to counter Palin?Shofarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797039592108775302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-66726378117622974812008-09-04T10:04:00.000-05:002008-09-04T10:04:00.000-05:00Obama is still looking for his testicles this morn...Obama is still looking for his testicles this morning.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, what we witnessed last night was one of the greatest convention speeches of American History. The person, the setting, the circumstances, the political theatre..... all conspired to introduce to the country and to the world a new American political giant.<BR/><BR/>Much like the Cross of Gold speech in 1896 brought forth William Jennings Bryan, and the 1964 speech by Ronald Reagan (not actually a convention speech) foreshadowed his future in American politics, Sarah Palin's speech will, I believe, be looked back upon as the one that started her long, productive, and popular career in GOP and American politics.<BR/><BR/>I have little doubt that Palin will be America's first ELECTED female President. I have no doubt that Barack Obama has been permanently diminished by her last night. He is, I believe, headed for the Democratic political dustbin already inhabited by the likes of McGovern, Dukakis, Mondale, Gore, Kerry, et al.<BR/><BR/>Sarah Palin, in her middle America homespun way, pointed out that the Emperor has no clothes, and is, in fact, by all objective measure, kind of a joke.<BR/><BR/>By November 4th, most Americans will come to the judgment that they would, by far, rather have Sarah Palin as US President than Barack Obama.<BR/><BR/>Just as the British liberal elite mocked the "spiteful grocer's daughter" in Great Britain in the 1979s, so are their US counterparts now discovering America's answer to Margaret Thatcher.Covenant60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00778037319510838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-81624267253831117962008-09-04T09:01:00.000-05:002008-09-04T09:01:00.000-05:00There is an energy around Sarah Palin not felt on ...There is an energy around Sarah Palin not felt on this planet since before Diana's death.M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4654331483790964782008-09-04T08:45:00.000-05:002008-09-04T08:45:00.000-05:00Oh come on Art, you can't really believe that? Le...Oh come on Art, you can't really believe that? Let me guess, she is clinging to her guns and religion right?<BR/><BR/>What is mean spirited in the unabashed misogyny coming form the Democratic party.Crizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218669425864287860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2537088243516738462008-09-04T08:40:00.000-05:002008-09-04T08:40:00.000-05:00Yea, liberals, here's your "rockstar," Joe Biden:h...Yea, liberals, here's your "rockstar," Joe Biden:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmRXH7RkCZQConcerned Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952241910289966736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-71193029262808723162008-09-04T08:34:00.000-05:002008-09-04T08:34:00.000-05:00" artfuggins said... She is one mean spirited mean..." artfuggins said... <BR/>She is one mean spirited mean person."<BR/><BR/>Yea, not like Obama, Biden, every MSM left-leaning, liberal talking head, and wilson.Concerned Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952241910289966736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-10184204340789285672008-09-04T07:41:00.000-05:002008-09-04T07:41:00.000-05:00She is one mean spirited mean person.She is one mean spirited mean person.artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7716172622197473992008-09-04T07:33:00.000-05:002008-09-04T07:33:00.000-05:00I always felt Olbermann was targetting a younger a...I always felt Olbermann was targetting a younger audience. This confirms it. He should at least direct his political patter to those who have attained voting age.Bart Lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294734264133374462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-77630020548379501332008-09-04T07:03:00.000-05:002008-09-04T07:03:00.000-05:00Some are saying that MSNBC reported that Palin and...Some are saying that MSNBC reported that Palin and Guliani both had issues with the teleprompter. It kept scrolling during the applause. If true, her presentation was even better than an A-!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561221216687065467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-25500181587563148042008-09-03T23:52:00.000-05:002008-09-03T23:52:00.000-05:00I gave her an A- for overall presentation - she ha...I gave her an A- for overall presentation - she had a few bobbles in the middle of the speech.<BR/><BR/>I gave her an A+ on the meat of the speech.<BR/><BR/>GAME ON.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-92203997853875459132008-09-03T23:41:00.000-05:002008-09-03T23:41:00.000-05:00John McCain is about to do for himself tomorrow wh...John McCain is about to do for himself tomorrow what Barack Obama has been unable to do for 19 months.<BR/><BR/>Close the deal.Covenant60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00778037319510838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32896918514197135502008-09-03T22:57:00.001-05:002008-09-03T22:57:00.001-05:00MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is showing his backside as...MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is showing his backside as usual. He said Palin was too sarcastic and likened her to Harry Potter's Dolores Umbridge. If you're not a Harry Potter follower, here is a rundown of her character:<BR/><BR/>"Dolores Jane Umbridge was Senior Under-Secretary to Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge. In her ambition for glory, she climbed her way to Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, High Inquisitor and Headmistress of Hogwarts. During the height of the Second Wizarding War, Umbridge ran the Muggle-Born Registration Commission while Lord Voldemort was in control of the Ministry, and sadistically prosecuted many innocent people. She is currently incarcerated at Azkaban for her crimes against Muggle-borns."Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.com