> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:26 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: RE: [OT] Any comments on Sarah Palin? > > I don't like the pick. I think it was a gimmick pick. Women aren't > going to vote republican if there were 2 women on the ticket. > > Aditionally, it takes away Obama's inexperience as a campaign slogan. > > Bad pick IMO.
I think she's a great pick, because she really is conservative: pro-gun, pro-life, fiscally conservative, and religious. She's also really a woman--strong, feminine, and dedicated to her family. She should blunt a lot of the Reagan Democrat appeal of the "new and improved" Barack "I've barely known the guy for 20 years" Obama, which his speech yesterday was calibrated to increase. (Note, he barely mentioned Martin Luther King at all, and wrapped himself in the same flag as Dubya, no less!) She could also help undo many of the myths around motherhood and femininity that feminism has created. Can you imagine it? She didn't abort her Down syndrome baby, and it didn't interfere with her "day job" as Governor at all! She's also really genuine, someone who I think will help Biden's snarky arrogance and mean-spiritedness come out in bold relief during the debates. I think eventually you'll like her. What I know about her so far makes me wish she was the TOP of our ticket. In any case she's more experienced in many more meaningful ways than Obama for the top job; indeed she gives Biden and McCain a run for their money, in terms of executive experience. She bucked her own party on fiscal conservatism, rejecting $$$ for "The bridge to nowhere" and selling off the governor's jet on eBay--that's good stuff, and THAT's what we need more of in DC. Yes, I agree this year the pickin's are slim. But of the four people who look to occupy the White House, she's the only one I can say is both conservative and fresh. Obama is just warmed over race politics dressed in a "clean, articulate" empty suit with really bizarre life associations. Biden is just a big ego whose thirty year career consists mainly of bloviating this way and that on various issues. McCain is a wild card whom I do not especially trust, though his independence of his party makes him unique compared to both Obama and Biden. But Palin appears to be a truly conservative woman--possibly America's answer to Lady Thatcher some day. - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
