Knockout scores the knockout!!
Posted on 09/06/2008 11:13:54 PM PDT by Chet 99
The Democrats are in trouble. Sarah Palin has totally changed the dynamics of this campaign.
Period.
Palin's speech to the GOP National Convention on Wednesday has set it up so that the Republicans are now on offense and Democrats are on defense. And we don't do well on defense.
Suddenly, Palin and John McCain are the mavericks and Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the status quo, in a year when you don't want to be seen as defending the status quo.
From taxes to oil drilling, Democrats are now going to have to start explaining their positions.
Whenever you start having to explain things, you're on defense.
I actually went back and watched Palin's speech a second time. I didn't go to sleep until 1:30 a.m. I had to make sure I got the lines right.
Her timing was exquisite. She didn't linger with applause, but instead launched into line after line of attack, slipping the knives in with every smile and joke.
And she delivered it like she was just BS-ing on the street with the meter maid.
She didn't have to prove she was "of the people." She really is the people.
There is one thing she should have done: announced when her 17-year-old daughter and the teenage father of the girl's unborn child are getting married and invited all of us to the wedding. It should be like Sunday at church.
As for Palin herself, she is going to be very, very effective on the campaign trail, especially if McCain's people can figure out how to gently keep her from getting into confrontations with the press.
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And, she's doing the 'rope-a-dope' on the leftwing media!
WOW!!
For the first time in my adult life I agree with Willie Brown.
“Call him Willie - Smokehouse Brown!”
Knockout scores the knockout!!
This is the most honest piece of writing from an “inside the machine” Democrat that I’ve seen in quite some time.
Not long ago, Willie was gloating that Colin Powell was going to endorse Obama (he had it from an ‘inside source’), and that, well, the race would be OVER then for McCain.
The about face here is startling.
However, Willie does call’em has he see’s ‘em.
Hat tip to Willie on this one. He’s an old pro who recognizes a talented and formidable political opponent and he isn’t afraid to give Palin her due. And he did it with no cheap shots. Is he always this fair-minded?
Broken clock alert.
Well, well ...
That should be fun to hear. I'm not sure I've heard a Democrat actually explain a position in a quarter century. They usually just make some vague statement, and then go on to attack anyone that disagrees (ie, asks them to be more specific) as being a racist (bigot, homophobe, rich white guy, etc...)
May be the first time I've agreed with Willie Brown.
Hey! The Thrilla From Wasilla!
I disagree. She handled it appropriately. She did not dignify the media attacks by responding to them. And she had her daughter with her in a demonstration of mutual love and support.
Sarah shouldn’t be deciding when her daughter gets married. And certainly not for reasons of a political campaign.
She’s a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad woman!!!!!
"Rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting style used most famously by Muhammad Ali (who coined the term) in the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman.
Technique:
The rope a dope is performed by a boxer assuming a protected stance, in Ali's classic pose, lying against the ropes, and allowing their opponent to hit them in the hope that the opponent will become tired and make mistakes which the boxer can exploit in a counter attack.
Rope-a-dope is also commonly used to describe strategies in areas other than boxing, where one party purposely puts itself in what appears to be a losing position, and then becomes the eventual victor."
She must be a disciple of Ali.
the way she said it...brilliant
I predict “The Thrilla From Wasilla” may well have legs.
When your party’s voice of reason is someone like Willie Brown it’s time to pass around massive doses of Vicodin to make their pain (Palin) go away.
It also may be time for the Rats to ring up Al Sharpton and his Rent-A-Riot crew to plan for election night.
Obama pronounces the name of the town “Wasilly”.
I wonder sometimes about a gaffe like that. #1, the MSM didn’t say anything about Obama’s gaffe. #2, did he say that to make her town sound silly? #3, they beat up on Dan Quayle about spelling potato with an e on the end, so shouldn’t they get on Obama for his gaffes?
Classic picture..one of the best sports photos of all time.
That sums up today's Democretin Party. It can only win A) By default if the GOP fouls up; B) With flashy charisma and empty rhetoric that hide their true socialist agenda.
Obama always pronounces “to” as “ta”. Bugs me. Grrr ...
She has the attitude of one of my favorite pro wrestlers, the Rock, another Republican.
Just Bring It!!
I had no idea that Willie Brown had any such depth of intellectual self-honesty. No wonder he’s had such a succesful career: He’s learned to avoid deceiving himself with wishful thinking.
Which is probably why the DNC has not tapped him for higher office.
(Don't need two of 'em!)
I understand that he doesn’t think much of BO.
EXCELLENT!
This is not a cause for cheer. Palin is very good, but like everyone else she puts her pants (pantyhose in her case, I guess) two feet at a time, and as such has made mistakes and has liabilities.
Willy Brown is sounding the call to the other professional Dem shark hunters that a shark's in the waters, and this is a call for their best brains to go find those flaws, and go shark hunting. And Willie knows and has used every trick in the book.
This will be interesting to watch. I hope it will be entertaining, but I suspect it will be a nail-biter, too.
Willy Brown has always been reasonable. Just pay his price and we all can get along. He was never an ideologue, just a man out for himself. This wasn’t good for the State of California, but it wasn’t immediately disastrous. We all missed him come the energy crisis of 2000-2001, because the clowns were in charge.
He’s an old man now, term limited out of everything and with the sort of reputation that will never get him into higher office.
I've been waiting for someone in their camp to use that in an ad. It's not like it's a hard name to pronounce; he's clearly doing it on purpose.
Showing disdain for small towns like that is a clean shot into Obama's smug, aristocratic mindset. Were I making ads for McCain, I'd use a clip of him saying 'Wasilly' to preface any talk of Palin's time as mayor of 'Wasilla'. He's just being snotty, which is his default setting.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2076526/posts?page=19#19
I've never agreed with Willie on much of anything, but that man is one cool cat.
Fits right in with the "Nittaly Lions."
I grew up watching Ali fight. No question, he WAS the greatest.
He also claims to have composed the shortest poem ever written:
“Me...
Wheee!”
THAT is great!
Fits right in with the "Nittaly Lions."
He has to concentrate so he can hide his gay lisp.
Willie Brown is much more than a broken clock. He is a very shrewd, able politician, a total pro. For him to recognize, and publicly admit, the seismic impact of Palin is... hugh and series!
I like the “BSing with a meter maid” part. LOL.
SARAH IS AWESOME
Rope-a-dope is also commonly used to describe strategies in areas other than boxing, where one party purposely puts itself in what appears to be a losing position, and then becomes the eventual victor.”
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Being a Christian?
I used to hate Willie Brown, when he was California's Assembly Speaker, using his power to block Republicans. Then he became San Francisco's mayor. I worked for S.F., and got to see him up close in City Hall. I came to respect him. He knows power, and wields it effectively. I'd be in a crowded elevator in City Hall, the doors would open, and Willie Brown would be standing there, staring everyone down with a steely glaze. As if by magic, everyone moves aside and creates a large area for him to step inside. One time he stepped in and just stared me in the face until the elevator opened at his floor. From that time on I knew he had some kind of magic strength.
Sarah Palin has this magic, and I think Willie recognizes and acknowledges such in her.
Are you mad? NO WAY. Willie Brown is a playah. He's responsible in CA for pushing pub ed "graduation quotas". He was also responsible for attempting to push quotas for whites, so that all other quotas could remain in place. The list of Willie Brown's self-centered, Marxist accomplishments could fill several books.
However, in person, he's very engaging.
Do you know how he got his political start in San Francisco?
Yep, a cab driver for the prostitutes. He later began pushing to unionize prostitutes.
He wants his hand back into politics. He recognizes a fierce playah in Mrs. Palin. Willie wants back in the game. That's all this is about. He wants back in the game, things are that desperate for the Dems, Willie see's his opportunity.
Therefore, no. I do NOT see this as a compliment coming from Willie Brown. Reader Beware.
No "we" didn't; Willie was responsible for setting up so much of the energy crisis CA had, from the getgo. The man leaves stink-bombs.
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