by Teh Nutroots | Via Dana Milbank, a pathetic account of Palin's pathetic attempts to play in the big leagues. First, hear's the part that shows what sort of ruthless and irresponsible campaigner Palin can be when addressing her own kind:
[I]n Clearwater...Palin, speaking to a sea of "Palin Power" and "Sarahcuda" T-shirts, tried to link Obama to the 1960s Weather Underground. "One of his earliest supporters is a man named Bill Ayers," she said. ("Boooo!" said the crowd.) "And, according to the New York Times, he was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, 'launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol,' " she continued. ("Boooo!" the crowd repeated.)
"Kill him!" proposed one man in the audience.
cookie jill at skippy the bush kangaroo gets it right.
what does this say about the type of campaign they're running? what does it say about their character that they don't immediately address these racial slurs and threats against a presidential candidate? what does it say about our country where there are people out there who harbor these thoughts?
It says what any thinking and reasoning person knows about Palin: she's too ignorant to know where to draw the line or even to know that there is a line. At least all her weapons are blunt ones. They'll work well on people who aren't any better informed than she is. Fortunately, there ain't that many. But such as there are----they are McCain's true constituency and Obama was never going to get their votes anyway.
Palin also told those gathered that Obama doesn't like American soldiers. "He said that our troops in Afghanistan are just, quote, 'air-raiding villages and killing civilians,' " she said, drawing boos from a crowd that had not been told Obama was actually appealing for more troops in Afghanistan.
"See, John McCain is a different kind of man: He believes in our troops," she said.
At times, Palin hinted at the GOP campaign's troubles. "It's going to be a hard-fought contest, especially in these swing states, some maybe we would not have expected," she admitted to donors. She allowed that "John McCain and I need to do a better job" of talking about the economy.
At other times, she had troubles of her own, as when she spoke over the weekend of "our neighboring country of Afghanistan" or when she got choked up at the Clearwater rally, saying, "Some of your signs just make me wanna cry," without explaining which ones or why.
But then the gloves came off, the heels came out, and Palin was once again talking about her opponent hanging out in a terrorist's living room. (NYT)
Which is pretty rich coming from the wife of a man who was a member for seven years of an Alaska First secessionist organization---an organization whose late founder's profoundly anti-American statements make the Reverend Wright look tame.
Every time I think the McCain campaign can't sink any lower, I'm proved wrong. Bush's approval ratings are now down to 25%. I don't think Americans are going to go for another four years of Republican misrule, or for a VP who is---let's face it---pretty much just a foil for Tina Fey.
She didn't fare so well talking economics to people who actually understand the mechanics and the market.
The angry GOP vice presidential nominee even found a way to blame the market decline on the yet-to-be-enacted tax policies of the yet-to-be-elected Obama.
"If you turn on the news tonight when you get home, you're gonna see that, yah, this is another woeful day in the market, and the other side just doesn't understand -- no!" she said at an afternoon fundraiser at the home of mutual fund giant Jack Donahue. "Especially in a time like this, you don't propose to increase taxes. The phoniest claim in a campaign that's full of them is that Barack Obama is going to cut your taxes."
Of course, Obama never promised to cut taxes for people at $10,000-a-plate lunches in air-conditioned tents on waterfront compounds. And the crowd -- among them New York Jets owner Woody Johnson -- reacted without applause to Palin's Joe Six-Pack lines. After they didn't strike up the usual "Drill, baby, drill" or "USA" chants, Palin, rattled, read hurriedly through the rest of her speech.(NYT)
Heh. I'd have liked to have been a fly on the wall at that event. People---including Republicans--- who can afford to pay $10,000 aren't too interested in what Joe Sixpack wants in an administration. They might vote for McCain to protect their own substantial holdings, but I can imagine most of them found Sarah's "common people" (emphasis on common) populism about as pleasant to swallow as ground-up glass.
They may want to hang on to their wealth---no doubt they do---but I wonder how they feel about having Sarah Palin as their advocate. By comparison even W looks like what he is---an Ivy league graduate.
Recent Buck Naked Politics Posts
* Lehman Execs Re-Distributed Billions in Shareholder Wealth
* Wall Street May Get String-Free Bailout After All
* Risky Buys Were Not Fannie CEO's Fault (Though He Got $38 Million for His Efforts)?
* Let Jeremy Paxman Moderate All Our Debates
I think - the democratic party has sunk to new lows - their arrogance is astounding inclduding the arrogance of the surrogates, supporters and bloggers for Obama. They have all blown the top off of "new lows".
But whatever - good luck with that!
Sara Paline doesn't even begin to deserve what the Obama MSM and the retarded "liberal left" has been dealing out to her.
Posted by: Danny | October 07, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Barack "I-read-Axelrod-talking-points" Obama's associations are relevant. If McCain launched his political career in the home of a domestic terrorist, his political career would not get off the ground.
Of course, the Democrat party continues to honor a domestic terrorist (ex-Klansman Robert Byrd, Dem-WV), so maybe Obamacons just have an affinity for these types.
Posted by: Close Observer | October 07, 2008 at 03:51 PM
HI Close,
You seem to treat politics as a spectator sport -- and you seem to take it personally.
Someone's not liking the candidate you like DOESN'T qualify as a personal insult against you.
Most people at this blog think Obama is a better bet than McCain. I'm the most reluctant of them.
You, apparently, think McCain is better bet than Obama. Oh well.
So, we'll all vote the way we want and see what happens.
Is it really worth getting irritated over?
Posted by: Deb Cupples (Buck Naked Politics) | October 07, 2008 at 04:33 PM
Danny,
I agree that the national Dems sunk to lows (esp. during the primaries). I sent the DNC half a check (the right half), with a note stating that the other half disappeared -- like my Florida vote.
That doesn't mean that I hate all Dem candidates.
"Retarded 'liberal left'"?? That's cute, but you sound irritated. There's no need to be.
In some ways, you and I view politics differently, that's all. We're still fellow Americans.
If you want a glimpse of how I approach politics, study up on the current economic crises AND the failure of regulations (securities, accounting, lending...) since even before Enron fell in December 2001.
Then, study up on who has been giving money to candidates in BOTH parties.
Then, study up on how politicians voted in terms of corporate regulation, and which regulators the White House appointed.
Yeah, this'll take time, but it's eye-opening.
If you own stocks (even via a mutual fund), you might want to check out my piece on Lehman Executives' redistribution of shareholder wealth.
http://bucknakedpolitics.typepad.com/buck_naked_politics/2008/10/lehman.html
Though that post focuses on Lehman, it is one of MANY companies whose execs have -- for years -- legally siphoned off shareholder dollars.
That's not good for us ordinary folks' retirement security.
To me, that's a meaty political issue that deserves attention.
Posted by: Deb Cupples (Buck Naked Politics) | October 07, 2008 at 04:45 PM