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McCain unveils a secret weapon for culture wars
National Post ^ | August 30 2008 | Father Raymond J. de Souza

Posted on 08/30/2008 12:27:13 PM PDT by knighthawk

Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska is not your typical governor. And she is now a very atypical vice-presidential candidate. Yet her selection foreshadows an American election which will run along the well-worn grooves of the culture wars; 2008 will not be that different from 2004 and 2000.

Last summer I found myself, improbably, at the governor’s mansion in Juneau, Alaska -- a reception for our visiting group had been organized to meet the new governor, sworn in less than a year earlier. There was a considerable buzz about this Alaskan pol, about how very different she was. The impression she made was most favourable.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: culturewars; mccain; palin

1 posted on 08/30/2008 12:27:14 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: MizSterious; Nix 2; green lantern; BeOSUser; Brad's Gramma; dreadme; Turk2; keri; ...

Ping


2 posted on 08/30/2008 12:27:36 PM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk
One point not mentioned in this thread's article for diplomatic reasons is:

Yes there is a cultural war, and one of its manifestations is the great difference in the mental and physical attributes of the women politicians that each respective culture produces.

1) Generally speaking Republican Women tend to be well balanced in their work, a working balance between ideology of service and skilful means. That is they have a balance between Hat and Cattle.Sarah Palin exemplifies this balance.

2) Democrat women generally are Utopian, their ideals tend to rule their work and also constrict the implimentation of policy they formulate from their ideology.They tend to be all Hat and No cattle. Nancy Pelosi exemplifies this along with such politicians as Barbara Boxer.

Inside of a hierarchy, Republican women do very well, and excell in accomlishment. Democrat women excell at cranking up emotion in their fellows and in their electorate, but tend to have great difficulty in accomplishment.

In many ways this is also true of the differences between Democrat and Republican men, but it is especially noticable in the fairer sex.

The American public tends to vary in electing these sterotypes, depending in the existing conditions and issues which drive elections.Right now very extreme conditions present them selves to the public here in the United States, politically, socially and economically. This is because those conditions have mostly , been created by the MSM.

The MSM has created fear and concern in the American public, painted doom and gloom, which drives the US public to choose politicians who are from the Republican stereotype.

In other words the MSM has created conditions which will MAKE americans choose Republican culture.And this includes denying the more liberal RINO politicians of the Republican party , and chossing Democrats over RINOs who appear more functional in terms of balance.The RINO revolution inside the Republican party is therefore not particularly useful in this election cycle.In fact it works to confuse the US public.

SO in this culture war election, the politicians naturally disposed to do well are Republicans. It is this fact which many have overlooked, and augers very well indeed for the Republican cause. It is also the reason that you see Democrat politicians suuch as Clinton and Obama, trying to belatedly produce impressions that they are moderate candidates with "experience." Their history of voting and experience tells the lie.

Single issue voters will tend to vote Republican. Prediction: Republicans win in Nov. 2008, both in Congress and the presidency.

And the INFURIATION of the Dems over Palins nomination is simply because she is demonstarbly skilful in her politics, and in her home life.And her skill covers a wide range of tasking, from motherhood, to hunting, to exercising the power of office.She also has the balance most Dem women do not. Therefore she earns the respct of women like Clinton, but earns fear and derision from women like Pelosi, who see her as an emotional defective, ie not enough HAT.

This makes for a HIGH POPCORN factor of entertainment, as we see the dynamic of culture play itself out. This engages very high voter turnout, a good thing for America.

Pelosi in the Saddle: All HAT EMOTICON( 9% public approval skill level)

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Palin in the Saddle: Balanced Hat/Cattle ( 83% public approval skill level in Alaska):

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NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN BODY LANGUAGE

No wonder the DEMS are infuriated by the selection of Sarah Palin.

3 posted on 08/30/2008 12:35:48 PM PDT by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, (http://www.theobamafile.com/))
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To: knighthawk

What’s next, John Bolton for SecState?


4 posted on 08/30/2008 12:39:16 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("John McCain has a birthday but he gives US the present.")
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To: knighthawk

Good article, thanks for posting.
I donated to McCain for the first time yesterday.
I’m still chuckling over the fact that McCain’s pick knocked Obama’s speech almost completely off the news :-).
Way to go McCain, way to go :-).
As the mother of a 14 year old with Down Syndrome, let me just say that Sarah has my utmost respect.


5 posted on 08/30/2008 12:40:47 PM PDT by psjones (u)
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To: Candor7
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6 posted on 08/30/2008 12:43:35 PM PDT by no more apples (...tagline? I have a tagline? Where?!)
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To: knighthawk
She's my kind of secret weapon...!


7 posted on 08/30/2008 1:14:48 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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To: Candor7

SARAH
PALIN & TALL
IN THE SADDLE

8 posted on 08/30/2008 1:36:10 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Palin, again.)
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To: knighthawk

Thanks for the ping.


9 posted on 08/31/2008 11:34:20 AM PDT by GOPJ (Obama-more arrogant than Clinton, more naive than Carter, more liberal than LBJ-FreeperAlways Right)
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To: NonValueAdded
What’s next, John Bolton for SecState?

Maybe, maybe. Wouldn't that be wonderful? And think of the people McCain would appoint to the Supreme Court... a conservative or two? Life is good!

10 posted on 08/31/2008 11:36:31 AM PDT by GOPJ (Obama-more arrogant than Clinton, more naive than Carter, more liberal than LBJ-FreeperAlways Right)
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To: GOPJ

At your service!


11 posted on 09/01/2008 12:55:08 PM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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