Sarah Palin's RNC Speech Was a Home Run

bhkad · #1 (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 11:47 PM

Sarah Palin's RNC Speech Was a Home Run

I laughed. I cried. I was moved beyond expectation.

A star was born tonight.

This night was a night to remember.

Perhaps a turning point.

When the videos and texts of her speech become available I will get into specifics. I just wanted to enjoy her speech with my emotional side rather than looking at it analytically.

Damn. She was awesome.

And Rudy Giuliani, who preceded her hit a home run, too!

This was a terrific night.

Mikeyy · #2 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 12:34 AM

It was a home run for the Democrats

Spencer Collins · #3 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 12:39 AM

It was a good speech but who would be "ready" to assume the presidency on a moments notice,Biden or Palin? I would have to go with Biden..

Gordon Shumway · #4 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

It was a good speech but who would be "ready" to assume the presidency on a moments notice,Biden or Palin? I would have to go with Biden..

Who is ready to be president now, McCain or Obama? That's the question.

If you believe Palin is not ready or qualified then one would have to conclude that Obama isn't either.

I find it interesting that the left/dems keep asking "what if McCain dies?"
Are they planning on killing him?
They must be.
That's their biggest concern.
Never mind the fact that Palin (running for VP) has more executive experience than the entire democrat ticket.

bhkad · #5 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

It was a good speech but who would be "ready" to assume the presidency on a moments notice,Biden or Palin? I would have to go with Biden..

Who would you choose between Texas GOVERNOR George W. Bush (before the 2000 election) and the current Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin?

As much as I love and admire GWB, I'd choose Sarah Palin.

How about you?

dabateman · #6 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Gordon Shumway

Who is ready to be president now, McCain or Obama? That's the question.

If you believe Palin is not ready or qualified then one would have to conclude that Obama isn't either.

I find it interesting that the left/dems keep asking "what if McCain dies?"
Are they planning on killing him?
They must be.
That's their biggest concern.
Never mind the fact that Palin (running for VP) has more executive experience than the entire democrat ticket.

Obama is ready to be President. Just as ready as Lincoln, Eisenhower, or Kennedy. If two out of three of those don't make your top 5 then...

And McCain? McCain has the same type of experience as... George H. W. Bush, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford...

Does anyone see a difference?

And the reason we are concerned about McCain dying? HE'S 72 YEARS OLD!!!!

The average white male life in Arizona is 73 years old.
Average Life Span in Years by Race and Sex For the Population of the United States & Each State: 1989-91

Actuarial studies would already have McCain near death but one must factor in his years of smoking, the stress of a divorce in his past, the stress of campaigning TWICE for the Presidency, not to mention his time as a POW....

It's a sad fact of life that McCain is at greatest risk of passing while in office. Greatest risk of any President in modern history.

dabateman · #7 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bhkad

Who would you choose between Texas GOVERNOR George W. Bush (before the 2000 election) and the current Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin?

As much as I love and admire GWB, I'd choose Sarah Palin.

How about you?

I think Palin was superb. Wrong, but superb.

Spencer Collins · #8 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon Shumway

Who is ready to be president now, McCain or Obama? That's the question.

If you believe Palin is not ready or qualified then one would have to conclude that Obama isn't either.

I find it interesting that the left/dems keep asking "what if McCain dies?"
Are they planning on killing him?
They must be.
That's their biggest concern.
Never mind the fact that Palin (running for VP) has more executive experience than the entire democrat ticket.

No it's NOT the question,this is a discussion about Palin's speech not Obama or McCains speech. It's a valid question,Obama or McCain could die in office and there are precedents for this. Some say Obama may be "targeted" others say McCain is shall we say...getting up there in years. At this point,I'm more comfortable with Biden as VP. I do not say this as a partisan,I've been independent for many years as my voting record will attest to.I know this may offend many a partisan but I just can't see Palin as POTUS. I can see Biden as POTUS at a moments notice.

How is Palin on foreign policy? Remember...empire building is tricky,I suppose she could get advice to handle that huh.With some,her "massive" executive experience matters most. Yeah,she's cute,a good speaker and most of all,she's a Republican and I guess in the end... that trumps everything..

cnredd · #9 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

It was a good speech but who would be "ready" to assume the presidency on a moments notice,Biden or Palin? I would have to go with Biden..

The problem with your question is this...

"A moment's notice" begins at the TOP of the ticket on January 20, 2009...

Now whose ready then?...Obama?...

Or McCain?...

I refuse to justify questioning the backup goalie when the starter is already well ahead of the opponent's starter...

bhkad · #10 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dabateman

Obama is ready to be President. Just as ready as Lincoln, Eisenhower, or Kennedy. If two out of three of those don't make your top 5 then...

Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII and made thousands of executive decisions involving billions of dollars, millions of lives and the prospects of freedom in the world and dealt with our allied commanders.

Kennedy was a PT Boat skipper and when his boat was sliced in two by a Japanese destroyer coming through a narrow passage one night a badly injured JFK led his crew to swim for hours to the nearest island in hopes of being rescued. During this swim he had to tow one of his seriously injured crew members by swimming with man's life vest belt strap clenched between Kennedy's teeth.

Then for a number of days he led by example and took his turn with the rest of the survivors to swim out every night into the straight with a lantern in hopes of attracting the attention of friendly vessels.

Finally, some natives who were working with an allied civilian coast watcher spotted one of the PT-109 sentries and eventually a rescue was arranged.

Kennedy was decorated for his actions.

And here is some info about Lincoln's experiences before he was elected President:

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Lincoln began his political career in 1832, at age 23, with an unsuccessful campaign for the Illinois General Assembly, as a member of the Whig Party. The centerpiece of his platform was the undertaking of navigational improvements on the Sangamon River. He believed that this would attract steamboat traffic, which would allow the sparsely populated, poorer areas along the river to flourish.

He was elected captain of an Illinois militia company drawn from New Salem during the Black Hawk War, and later wrote that he had not had "any such success in life which gave him so much satisfaction."[10][11]

For several months, Lincoln ran a small store in New Salem.

In 1834, he won election to the state legislature, and, after coming across the Commentaries on the Laws of England, began to teach himself law. Admitted to the bar in 1837, he moved to Springfield, Illinois, that same year and began to practice law with John T. Stuart. With a reputation as a formidable adversary during cross-examinations and in his closing arguments, Lincoln became an able and successful lawyer.[12]

He served four successive terms in the Illinois House of Representatives as a representative from Sangamon County, and became a leader of the Illinois Whig party. In 1837, he made his first protest against slavery in the Illinois House, stating that the institution was "founded on both injustice and bad policy."[13] It was also in this same year that Lincoln met Joshua Fry Speed, who would become a close friend.

Lincoln wrote a series of anonymous letters, published in 1842 in the Sangamon Journal, mocking State Auditor and prominent Democrat James Shields. Two years later, Lincoln entered law practice with William Herndon, a fellow Whig. In 1854, both men joined the fledgling Republican Party. Following Lincoln's death, Herndon began collecting stories about Lincoln and published them in Herndon's Lincoln.

[...]

Lincoln was involved in more than 5,100 cases in Illinois alone during his 23-year legal career. Though many of these cases involved little more than filing a writ, others were more substantial and quite involved. Lincoln and his partners appeared before the Illinois State Supreme Court more than 400 times.

Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lincoln tried thousands of cases, some of them landmark decisions. He commanded a company of the Illinois militia, ran a general store and was involved in various ventures which required his making decisions and asserting his vision and using his own judgment to make a difference in the order of things.

Nothing Barack Obama has done measures up to any of the accomplishments of these men in terms of judgment, leadership and personal courage and initiative.

Consider the words of Republican VP Nominee, Governor Sarah Palin speaking of Barack Obama:

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I've noticed a pattern with our opponent.

Maybe you have, too.

We've all heard his dramatic speeches before devoted followers.

And there is much to like and admire about our opponent.

But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state senate.

This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting, and never use the word "victory" except when he's talking about his own campaign. But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed ... when the roar of the crowd fades away ... when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot - what exactly is our opponent's plan? What does he actually seek to accomplish, after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet? The answer is to make government bigger ... take more of your money ... give you more orders from Washington ... and to reduce the strength of America in a dangerous world. America needs more energy ... our opponent is against producing it.

Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit.

Terrorist states are seeking new-clear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions.

Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights? Government is too big ... he wants to grow it.

Congress spends too much ... he promises more.

Taxes are too high ... he wants to raise them. His tax increases are the fine print in his economic plan, and let me be specific.

The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes ... raise payroll taxes ... raise investment income taxes ... raise the death tax ... raise business taxes ... and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars.

ABC News: Sarah Palin Makes History as First Female Vice Presidential Nominee of Republican Party

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