The GOP's Natural

That was a horribly one sided review of Mrs. Palin. If Obama looks at his opponents the libs rejoice and call it "vetting" but nobody is allowed to ask Obama the tough questions or even the easy ones for that matter. Reporting should be just that, reporting the facts. Not insinuating your opinion as though it werefact. I, for one do NOT find Rudy Giuliani "repellent" and the sort of insults you threw around about many people have no place in neutral journalism. Newsweek will need to change it's approach to journalism to regain my trust.

A lot of people here are bashing Sarah Palin for not writing her own speech. Are you operating under the deluded assumption that Obama writes his own speeches? Obviously you do. And obviously, no one has heard of Jon Favreau.

What I don't understand is how the Republicans can say that it is henious to keep asking questions about her daughter and yet they parade her out on the stage. You can't have it both ways. You also cant be against earmarks when you have secured millions of dollars in earmarks for your state. She gets a $500,000 senior citizen's center for the people of Alaska with my tax dollars which does no good for the senior citizens in my town. When the Alaska treasury coffer is full (thanks to us buying the oil) the people of Alaska get a $1200 check to deposit in their accounts. Maybe she should have paid back the government for those earmarks she got. That would have impressed me more. Good job by Matthew Scully. He wrote an admirable speech. We will have to see if she can do better than Bush does on his own in the next few weeks.

Obama has written most of his speeches. Palin didn't write ONE word.
That's a big difference. Obviously... dragonspray .... you're defending a defensless argument. Palin is a joke.

I totally disagree that she matched Obama.

Her speech was negative and dIvisive.

Obama's was positive and uplifting. HUGE DIFFERENCE.

I do agree that she energized her base with her shark like attacks.

I am certain KARL ROVE AND THE LIKE WERE PROUD TO CALL HER A FELLOW REPUBLICAN.

I enjoyed the comment by "private312" and would like to add something to his/her comments: much has been said about the "nastiness" and "snarkiness" and "attacks" in Sarah Palin's speech last night. To hear some on the left talk, you'd think she was supposed to be giving a State of the Union speech. They are shocked at the partisan tone of her speech - stunningly oblivious to the fact that she's making a speech at the Republican National Convention. It's supposed to be partisan, just as the speeches given last week at the Democratic National Convention were wholly partisan. That's what the conventions are for. That being said, much of Palin's attacks were in reaction to what has been a week of relentless attacks on her character, including obscene questions about whether or not she is fit to be VP with five little 'uns at home. To be a stay-at-home mom or a career woman is a woman's choice and should NOT be criticized (hence, the criticism Hillary received back in 1992 when she made her infamous "teas and cookies" comment). To be fair, the attacks she lobbed with regard to the attacks on her character were appropriately lobbed at the media - where it belonged. Both Barack Obama and Joe Biden came out publicly and forcefully to denounce the kind of sexist and scurrilous attacks on her character and urged their supporters (including their supporters in the media) to abandon such sophomoric classlessness. Unfortunately, Obama's supporters have failed to follow their leader - which, in and of itself, is quite telling.

Are you serious - how can you insult community organizers. These are the people who stand up for you when George Bush republicans such as Palin cut all your communities funding!!!!

Quote: " Mayor vs. community organizer. I liked that one. I don't think we will be hearing much more from Barack about the time he spent as a community organizer."

The genius of the Palin pick is that Obama's defenders are now trying to prove that he is more qualified than her, since he can't prove that he's more qualified than McCain. Achilles22: You're seriously suggesting that Obama's experience as a campaigner is what makes him qualified to be President ("for those complaining about Obama's lack of experience as a counter agrument to this valid argument - he has campaigned for 20 months and earned the nomination")? Seriously? The fact that he spent 20+ months of the 46+ months as a Senator on the campaign trail proves that he is experienced enough to hold the top executive office in the country? That's bold! And even by that measure, Palin beats him - she's already won not only a nomination to an executive office, she's won an election! She's been governing almost as long as he's been campaigning!

Of course, his inexperience is not as troubling as his disingenuousness.
* He proposes raising taxes and handing out money to people who don't pay taxes, then calls it "cutting taxes". He needs to either (a) get comfortable with the idea of raising taxes and redistributing wealth and not mislabel it as a tax cut, or (b) needs to propose an actual tax cut instead of an increase.
* He talks about post-partisanship and new politics, even though his record is coming straight through the Chicago Political Machine without ever challenging it, and then voting on straight party lines as a legislator (when he bothered to attend and vote or to attend and vote something other than "Present"). That's not post-poartisanship and it's not leadership. If he believes in old-school politics and liberal orthodoxy, he should proudly say so, instead of pretending to be something he isn't.
* In the primaries, he ran hard as being an unwavering opponent of the war in Iraq and being committed to immediately withdrawing troops, but in the campaign he is changing his position on keeping the troops in Iraq (not to mention immunity for telecom companies that helped the government investigate terrorists).
* He talked big about unilaterally renegotiating NAFTA, while sending his economic advisor to reassure the Canadians that he was just saying what he thought he needed to say to get elected, and then telling the labor unions that he was just misleading the Canadians because he was really really serious about dramatically reducing free trade.

Palin is not perfect. Neither is McCain. But Obama is inexperienced, more concerned with campaigning than governing, and willing to say anything to get elected. Which is he? A hardcore liberal who is lying about the policies he will pursue as President, or a committed post-partisan moderate who has been unwilling to challenge his Democratic Party on any serious legislative vote in his 12 years of state and federal office? His rhetoric doesn't match his reality, and that's either scary or sad.

Palin is the CHANGE in this whole messy election that has appeared.
I have never seen anything as inspiring as this WOMAN in a speech before -- and so COMFORTABLY.
John McCAIN is a GENIUS!
As a woman, I have NO DOUBT this woman is the CREAM OF THE CROP!

Putting Sarah and all other enticing political pundits aside.....it's the fear.....it's driving fear that drives me nuts. I could be a Republican if I decided that would enjoy living in fear more often then living in pure opportunity.

I don't trust most Americans to get that - we love fear - and horrid stories delivered by the media - I just hope fears loses this time.

The view from Europe is exasperation that someone with such limited world view would be a candidate for vice president. She's probably not a bad person to be governor of Alaska but thrusted onto the world stage, she would probably be hard pressed to name the leaders of France, Spain and the United Kingdom..., and those are the easy ones.

Cynically Laura Bush claims Palin has foreign experience because Alaska is the closest state to Russia. Now the phrase is being repeated by delegates at the RNC. This would be laughable if it were not sad and tragic - the narrow mindedness. It's almost like saying one should have a Harvard degree because they lived in a triple decker on Massachusetts Avenue a few blocks away from the University. Intelligence and experience through geographical absorption. I wish I could do that.

A former Bush advisor David Frum has given interviews on British news stations critical of McCain's choice. CNN caught Repblican analysts' off-handed comments about the 'cynical' choice. It seems that some centrist Republicans are having serious doubts. Hopefully they will look hard and long before they make their choice in November.

It seems that careerdaytrader is concerned. Why? Because he dwells on the materialistic and simply doesn't get it. He does not want his taxes raised for the common good. Palin, like all good Republicans is deflecting. What is she going to tout? The Iraq war? The deficit? The economy? The fact that the attendance at the Republican Convention was 98% white?????????

I have to admit, I have gained a new sense of respect for John McCain. This was a remarkably brilliant move on his part. In just 10 minutes I went from being adamantly opposed to McCain to being ready to work night day for him -- just so we can get her. Suddenly John McCain was back in the fight and really looked like he wanted to win.


John McCain has guts to do what he did. The raw courage and tenacity he showed while a prisoner of war resurfaced Friday. He has finally used his Maverick status for something other than "crossing the aisle". How amazing is that? I will never forget the feeling that arose within me when I saw Sarah walk out on the stage in Dayton on Friday. As she came out surrounded by her family tears welled up in my eyes. ???That's America,' I thought. ???That is what I've been looking for.' Will Sarah Palin make the difference for McCain in November? She already has.

Funny that Palin says "People from small towns are always proud of their country" and Democratic partisans hear "swiping at his wife".

So you're admitting that Michelle O's not proud of America? Barack himself already proved he was embarrassed by Michelle's comments when he started wearing a flag pin after she made her remarks - which, in his words, is a false symbol of patriotism.