Posted on 09/06/2008 5:58:17 AM PDT by kellynla
By now nearly everyone in America knows that Sarah Palin described herself at the GOP convention Wednesday night as "just your average hockey mom." She isn't average anymore, though she can still throw a hip check. After a national political debut that ranks with Barack Obama's in 2004 and Ronald Reagan's in 1964, the Alaska Governor may be the future of the Republican Party.
With his nomination last night, John McCain is now the leader of the GOP (see here). But win or lose in November, Senator McCain has elevated Mrs. Palin to new prominence and jumbled Republican categories in a healthy way. The reaction at St. Paul's Xcel Centerand the fascination around the countryshows how welcome this is.
For the past several years, the GOP has been caught in the malaise of what we have often called the Beltway status quo. As insurgents challenging Washington mores in the 1980s and 1990s, Republicans were the party of ideas and energy. But over time, as the Bush Presidency ran into trouble and the Tom DeLay Congress began to care most about its own re-election, the party lost its verve, even its raison d'etre.
On Wednesday, Governor Palin offered a new populist excitement, both as a messenger and in her message. By "messenger," we aren't merely referring to her gender, though that seems to be the preoccupation of the media. Her relative youth (44) and large familycomplete with its many complicationswere themselves a cultural statement. Though many in the media claim she was chosen because she appealed to the Christian right, Mrs. Palin never even raised the subject of abortion. She didn't have to, since her youngest son, the one with special needs, is proof enough of her pro-life conviction.
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The Muslim Messiah’s skeletons and past associations have yet to be exposed to the American people. The drive bys will never smear “their” candidate. IMO, today’s drive bys would have served well on Goebbel’s staff. Time to take the gloves off and expose the Muslim Messiah and his shrew ourselves. RATS think they’re so much smarter than us. IMO, they’re very wrong. The stakes are too high for us to sit back and watch these human debris destroy our heritage and our future.
bump
“Isnt it a crying shame that Republicans became so sissified and cowardly that we had to reach out to a female moosehunter from Alaska to rescue us?”
Please tell me you’re J/K...
Palin, like Ann Coulter, has more “balls” than 99% of the males in D.C.!
Time to subscribe to the WSJ and drop local leftist rags.
I don't see how the British Thatcher compares to this Amazing woman, Sarah Palin.
The comparisons between Ronald Reagan and Sarah Palin do make sense though.
Huckabees convention speech had one excellent line: Sarah Palin got more votes while running for mayor of Wasilla Alaska then Joe Biden did during his run for president.
shows how hungry the people of the world are for decency, honesty, and recovery from the decadence that has afflicted it for far too long.
the news section of the WSJ was found to be more liberal/left leaning than the NYT.
DON’T confuse the editorial section with the news section.
WSJ is left wing like the NYT. (amnesty support for example. anti-fence for example.)
Tell me, what is a hip check?
At first I was afraid she would cave under so much pressure and media scrutiny. Now I think she can hold her own. I do hope she is the future of the Republican party and that more like her will follow in her footsteps. There may still be a chance for America!
Hockey term...a player swings his/her hip into an opponent thereby blocking the opponent.
You mean like not knowing how many states there are in the U.S.A. or sitting in a church for 20 years and having no idea what the preacher is preaching?
Thank you
You've never seen a Hockey Game have you.
Those Democrats for Palin, PUMA’s whatever they call themselves are real folks. My wifes co-worker a life long Democrat and Hillary supporter is voting McCain/Palin. Knowing this girl and remembering the debates we would have over politcs, I would of never dreamed I would see this happpen. Her and her Husband after seeing Governor Palins speech are on fire to get her elected.
They like us want to be on the Right Side of History.
I hope McCain doesnt squander the goodwill that Sarah has created with the base....He would be wise to govern like Sarah rather than Lindsay Grahamnesty.
Nope, not in all my 79 years on God’s earth. Now, thanks to Kelly I know what “hip check” means..)
79 years ?!?
Bless you, and many many more.
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