Confessions of a Secret Sarah Admirer

Well, if admiration for a wolf-murdering mendacious fundamentalist crackpot is your cup of tea ... :)

There simply can be no doubt that the Republicans are blatantly and self-servingly boldly dishonest, simply put, just full of the BS. They are not the party they were sixteen and more years ago when they sincerely advocated small government, financial responsibility, to only do for the people what they couldn???t do for themselves and striving to be honest (the conservative values). They still use the word ???conservative??? today but it is just a word they use for emotional attachment and to hide behind, they only give lip service to the values it represents. The last eight years fully substantiates all of that as it is evident that they simply pursue their private agenda and continually lie without any hesitation to misrepresent, manipulate, camouflage, rationalize and excuse their actions. And now, they offer us a 72 year old candidate who is deteriorating and who out of desperation and irresponsibility chose a running mate who is aggressively bazaar, who is extreme in everything, who lies repeatedly without conscience, whose touch with reality is questionable and who is inexperienced in diplomacy, foreign policy, national interests and more; simply a person who is only an attack dog, as she herself says, ???a pit bull with lipstick???. Can you imagine Sarah Palin as president? Even as Vice President she would be a total embarrassment. It is very important that we really recognize their consistent dishonesty and their arrogant efforts to use deception to manipulate public opinion, because behind all of the lies, all they offer is more of the same Bush-Cheney placating of Special Interests. The only real change they will provide is downright scary!

One more point. There are several people who make comments here, who can easily be identified by their persistence, their dishonesty, their strong bias and their extreme statements, who simply have connection, being volunteer/staff, with the Republicans and are assigned to do what they are doing. It is consistent with everything else the Republicans are doing to deceive the public. The garbage they persistently put out and refer people to should further identify them and should be understood as attempts to mislead and manipulate. It is simply as with everything else, they do it with boldness and without any conscience. Just because things are offered on the internet doesn???t make them true; we need to be careful what and who we trust and to be logical, even cynical and rational and objective ourselves. It is important to get it right this time!

People need to stop voting for symbols, and consider who the real candidate is. Symbols don't run our country -- people do. A McCain presidency will mean more war, lower taxes for the wealthy and higher taxes for the poor (look at their tax plans -- this is fact!), a Supreme Court even more biased toward the interests of the powerful over those of the powerless, more environmental destruction, and nothing to open opportunities for the middle class. Who cares who his vice president would be? He is the wrong president to choose. Period.

I say all this as a former Hillary Clinton supporter. I chose her because she knew the most, and brought a remarkable brand of clear thinking to the decision-making process. I thought she would have made the best president -- but because of what was between her ears, not what was, or wasn't, between her legs.

Please people -- wake up and choose the person, not the symbol. Symbols don't run our country. People do.

Palin is pro-life, even in the case of rape, and opposes same-sex marriage and favors the discussion of creationism alongside evolution in schools. But she hasn't pushed for legislative changes in any of those areas.

The Associated Press reported Sept 3: "Palin's children attend public schools and Palin has made no push to have creationism taught in them. ... It reflects a hands-off attitude toward mixing government and religion by most Alaskans."

She even vetoed a bill that would have denied benefits to employees in same-sex relationships because she said it was unconstitutional.

That says plenty. It shows she knows the limits of government, and believes that government isn't there to tell us what to do.

Obama seems more inclined to use government to control what choices we have than Palin does. Check out HR 800 and see what the democrats are up to while we're all talking about Palin. They are trying to eliminate the secret ballot in union elections. How unAmerican is THAT?????

Wow...honesty, I like it. Thanks for giving credit where due. She's bright, funny, attractive, trying to balance it all...Palin is worthy of a little respect off the bat, and the chance to let us get to know her. The media is too manipulative, trying to dictate the timing of everything...she has other priorities right now, and that is no indication of her eagerness, or readiness to speak to the American people about who she is and what she believes in. Give her five minutes to get her life and family matters in order and I am sure we will all get to know Sarah Palin...and I for one hope she is exactly the person she seems to be. Vote for the most qualified and capable to make the changes we all desire....all this partisan talk is what got us into this situation...the American people need to take their own responsibility for this economy and this government and stop voting like it's a popularity contest....this is not American Idol....we ALL have a lot at stake in this race!!!!!

no one including the media came to defense when the big and bad republicans were scrutinizing obama From his family to his religion. And god forbid obama accuse Republicans of racism when the first scrutiny on Sarah Palin they were called sexism. So i guell sexism is more comfortable to talk about than Race. Come everybody give me a break. She running for public office and we have to watch what we say about her. Tell that to John Mccain when the book was wrote about Obama about false aquisations. John Mccain n said theres nothing wrong with a little laughter. Please explain darling media why is it okay when john does it but when obama does it , its un called for. we just want to know a little more on Palin. Are we wrong for questioning especially when Palin herself has not came out to oppose or deny some of the rumors going around just like the rumors about Obama. He was forced to go out and answer. so he did with integrity. If there nothing hiding do an intervies Palin do an Interview.

no one including the media came to defense when the big and bad republicans were scrutinizing obama From his family to his religion. And god forbid obama accuse Republicans of racism when the first scrutiny on Sarah Palin they were called sexism. So i guell sexism is more comfortable to talk about than Race. Come everybody give me a break. She running for public office and we have to watch what we say about her. Tell that to John Mccain when the book was wrote about Obama about false aquisations. John Mccain n said theres nothing wrong with a little laughter. Please explain darling media why is it okay when john does it but when obama does it , its un called for. we just want to know a little more on Palin. Are we wrong for questioning especially when Palin herself has not came out to oppose or deny some of the rumors going around just like the rumors about Obama. He was forced to go out and answer. so he did with integrity. If there nothing hiding do an intervies Palin do an Interview.

no one including the media came to defense when the big and bad republicans were scrutinizing obama From his family to his religion. And god forbid obama accuse Republicans of racism when the first scrutiny on Sarah Palin they were called sexism. So i guell sexism is more comfortable to talk about than Race. Come everybody give me a break. She running for public office and we have to watch what we say about her. Tell that to John Mccain when the book was wrote about Obama about false aquisations. John Mccain n said theres nothing wrong with a little laughter. Please explain darling media why is it okay when john does it but when obama does it , its un called for. we just want to know a little more on Palin. Are we wrong for questioning especially when Palin herself has not came out to oppose or deny some of the rumors going around just like the rumors about Obama. He was forced to go out and answer. so he did with integrity. If there nothing hiding do an intervies Palin do an Interview.

What are you THINKING about? Since when does it matter about drinking a beer with a candidate? How can a creationist improve science education in the country? How can the largest pork requester help the nation's economy? How can drilling get us to clean, renewable energy? It's not "drill, baby, drill" -- it's ISSUES, BABY, ISSUES. America has big problems, and we need intelligent leadership.

So, you're okay with a liar on the campaign trail?

Thank God for Hillary. If Gov Palin have been the first serious woman VP candidate in over 20 years, the women's movement would have been dealt a blow because of the untruths being spoken by Palin and McCain about her record.

Once Hillary was found out about Snipergate, she apologized and dropped the story from her stump speech. But Palin and McCain keep repeating the whoppers about the Bridge and pork.

Good for you Denvey ! That's exactly the kind of superficialities that is driving this country under the rocks. Just beacause Palin is a woman; she'll be good for women issues. This kind of misplaced sentimentalism sometimes makes me wonder if the attitude among conservatives( most of them white males) that the state has to decide for women in things like abortion, is not after all well funded.
I mean isn't it really depressing that someone like you that is supposed to be educated and has this tribune to inform the people would so easily fall into such an obvious gimick.
To tell you the truth, I fear a lot for Obama and for this country; because more and more it obvious that anything but the issues mtter to the American voter.
But please, I don't want any of you Denveys complaining in two years ,when you'll get what you paid for. These people are not going to be governing Irak, or Mongolia or Congo; the decisions they'll make will impact this country and thank's God ; you live in it and I hope you'll still like it.

Go Denvey.....A girl after my own heart. You've written an honest article that expresses the opinion of so many liberal former HIllary supporters. While hesitant to say it as publicly as you did, you have opened the door for so many who feel the exact way you do. Your mind is OPEN to Sarah Palin and I would encourage you, once again, to vote McCAIN/PALIN and then to exercise your American right to support a woman's right to choose. DO NOT be a one issue voter. DO NOT vote for Barack Obama for the sake of choice alone.....You and all of us in America will suffer for it. Thank you for a great article !!!!

First, to the idiot twit who wrote in that the Harvard University President is against female faculty - the President is a woman! Guess you got fooled by her first name being Drew.
As for Ms. Deveny, the sub-title to your article tells all. Palin is a frontier myth and you're a sucker! Her whole speech was based on lies and exaggerations, followed by slams against community organizers. Palin should be on her knees in gratitude with her photo op baby that community organizers and activists - and the many volunteers they recruit - have worked tirelessly for so many years for the mentally disabled to be included and employed and for the Special Olympics.
Your right, Deveny, Palin IS making up her own rules - hypocrisy and lies with an attactive face will get you media attention and accolades from people like you.