I'm done with her
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| Wed, 10-08-2008 - 2:01pm |
Well, I am not defending Sarah Palin anymore. I have tried to be neutral. I have suggested that if she did a good job the next 4 years in Alaska, that she might be a great Republican candidate. But after her attacks this week, I am done. When I hear interviews with people leaving her rallies saying they are "afraid" of Barack Obama, saying they were on the fence before, but now they are "terrified" if Obama elected. More and more people are calling him a terrorist. We've seen these changes on this board this week.
She's either an idiot, or she is content to lead with fear and further fracture our country. If she believes that for a second that Obama has a terrorist agenda, she's a dummy. I don't think she believes it, however. I think she is just throwing out the insinuations, letting people connect the dots, and come to the most vicious of conclusions. I've heard her lastest battle cry referred to as "red meat" speeches, where she is throwing raw meat to the savage dogs to work them into a frenzy, throwing chum in the water to stir up the sharks.
I can take this kinda crap from Hannity or Rush or Savage or any of the others. But she is trying to be the VP - NOTHING about her this week has been either Presidential or remotely classy. Will she use this same language about world leaders? Will she say the same about our Secretary of State when they meet with "unfriendly" leaders? Did Colin Powell or Condy Rice "pal around with terrorists"? They have certainly met with some of the most controversial leaders in the world.
I won't defend her any more. I will not, as a Republican woman myself, support her if chooses to run on '12. I will leave her to the dogs and let them attack. I am ready for REAL change, and this type of race baiting, this type of insulting, unpatriotic dialogue about a STANDING US SENATOR, is beyond insulting. I'm disappointed in her, in myself for supporting her, and this morning, as I listened to part of her speech, I actually threw up in my mouth a little. Her words, her tone, and the response she created was disgusting. I am done with her.
Edited 10/9/2008 4:00 am ET by lj_jacieb

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Again, haven't made it through the whole thread but are you honestly willing to say that everyone that served on a board with Ayers has shown poor judgment for associating with him? That is the insinuation I read in your comments. What about Annenberg himself (a diplomat under Reagan and conservative Republican) who actually chose the grant written by Ayers for the CAC and served on the board? Should he be condemned for "palling around with terrorists"? Wouldn't it be worse judgment to choose not to take part in a $100 million dollar initiative to try to change a failing school system because of concerns about how your association with one former radical board member (out of many) would affect your political career? I should think that choice would be far more worthy of your disapproval, especially if you believe in "country first".
As for Rezko, if you are willing to write off John McCain's association with Keating because he was reprimanded by congress for poor judgment but did nothing illegal, I think Obama's associations with Rezko should be considered a drop in the bucket by comparison.
And as for Wright, have you read the full transcripts of the soundbite speeches that got looped on the news over and over again beyond the G-d*** America part?
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/the-full-story-behind-rev-jeremiah-wrights-911-sermon/
I may not agree with everything he says but I don't think that questioning the ugliest parts of our country's history and saying that God would not want us to treat people as we have during episodes of our past (the Native Americans, the Tuskegee Institute, the slaves, Japanese internment camps, etc) is wrong. This country has some things in it's history it should not be proud of and that should be remembered as we continue to strive for what the constitution and the Bill of Rights set out as the ideal in equality and democracy.
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Before I read further, do you mind providing links to some of the recent speeches? I've avoided all political articles this week, and I"m outta (practicing my Palin-speak just in case) the loop.
Jen
I can't find a transcript, and I'm not sure which rally I heard the excerpts from (it appears that by the time I had heard the report, she had given several speeches with similar content).
I found this analysis with some quotes, but I also heard the story on Morning Edition and Fox (yes, hubby now insists on watching Fox all
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My mother, like many Catholics, is pro-choice and pro-gay marriage. She does not believe gay people are living is sin merely for being gay and engaging in homosexual relationships. Yet she attends a chuch every Sunday that is known for speaking out against reproductive choices for women and homosexuals. Do you doubt that my mother and others like her are capable of having personal beliefs that conflict with their church of choice?
BTW, I served on a board with a man who is now serving 15 years in prison for sexual abuse of more than 10 children. Does that make me a pedophile?
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I'm replying to the wrong post, but you asked where I had heard the connections between McCain and abortion violence.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_connections_coming_back_to_haunt_1007.html
I looked up this story after hubby said he heard a story that McCain attended a fundraiser to pay for the legal fees of a woman who shot an abortion doctor.
Good post.
Thanks for posting that.
I see two candidates running scared if they have to resort to this crap.
Does anyone else find it painful to listen to her speak? Oh, and who smiles when speaking of terrorists? Really?
Gov. Palin- I realize your limited vocabulary makes it difficult for you to read and understand articles in the New York times, but it is a good newspaper. You should brush up on your reading skills and give it a chance.
Jen
Good points, bellamama. I'm ashamed of the parts of our history that outrage Rev.Wright. As citizens of a free country, aren't we supposed to examine gov't policy and speak out against injustices? I don't understand why so many people consider that radical and unpatriotic.
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