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3rd September 2008

Pitbull Palin Packs Powerful Punch as GOP VP Candidate Tonight 3 replies

Wow! Holy cannolis! Did you get the privilege of watching GOP VP Candidate, Sarah Palin, on TV tonight?

Sarah Palin Addresses GOP Convention Tonight
Courtesy: Cnn.com

I wanted to watch this woman, as a maverick, as a mom to be, as a hard-hitting, tough cookie to see what she had to say. I did not know much about her, other than the skeletons in the closet that the media made her out to have. She didn’t sidestep any media issue brought up (her family, her accomplishments, who she might have alienated in her goals to have a slimmer government budget), or her goals in laying pipeline for natural gas. She clearly addressed each issue with a feisty tone in her voice, looked straight into the camera, and fought back.

I imagine there were a few unsettled stomachs in the audience as she held nothing back. I imagine there are certainly more than just a few people she continues to piss off - as most mavericks do just that. Ew - can you imagine the Democratic fever tonight to fight back? Ouch. I imagine there are some special interest groups that don’t care for her either. Ouch. But mavericks and change leaders often get things done, despite having a few people along the way that don’t care for them. It takes a lot of energy to be a maverick. It takes courage, chutzpah, risk, and the willingness to stand alone on a topic at times. But if the end result is achieved and it serves “the greater good”, then a maverick might think it was worth it, as others might in the long run.

I have one issue to bring up though - her energy and environmental statements. I’ll gladly hear why we should do more with natural gas, but nuclear, drilling for oil, and clean coal? Clean coal? Is there such a thing? Wind and solar power needs to be addressed more clearly, more rapidly as clean solutions. What are you planning to do? Drill into wildlife reserves, at what risks, at what environmental cost? I’m not sure I like rhetoric about environment, but I’d like to know specifically what McCain/Palin plan to do with drilling, natural gas, and cleaner solutions for producing energy - and I’m not convinced AEP.com (my former employer where I tested positive for morphine from eating poppy seed bread back in 1996 and lost my job, regained it, only to lose it again on another odd un-founded charge) can produce clean energy in the near future. I have seen AEP in the news recently with respect to the energy crisis, and producing clean energy and whether or not wind power can be distributed.

I want to know more about these issues - but I do appreciate a smart, talented, well-spoken, feisty woman who chooses to charge through public service which can’t be easy to say the least. I was undecided until tonight, but I’ve edged closer to McCain/Palin as a result of this woman’s speech. I’m not there yet, but closer. You still have to prove some environmental concerns to me, and we have to know more about Iraq and what we plan to do there - but I’m anxious to learn more. Thanks, Gov. Palin, GOP VP Candidate for adding some tangible excitement to this race. Last night’s convention coverage was a bore - but tonight - wow - you packed it in - and all I can say to that, is “Go Get ‘Em Girl!”

3 Responses to “Pitbull Palin Packs Powerful Punch as GOP VP Candidate Tonight”

  1. Stephanie says:
    September 5th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    Palin ROCKS! Kudos to Sen. McCain for having the guts to select a solid woman with strength, courage, and determination. It’s about time, Republican Party!

  2. susan shepherd says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    Sorry everyone for my previous ramblings. And my many typos… Still have a hinky keyboard.

    I know this is not meant to be a forumn for political debate. And in the future, I’ll try to show more restaint. Ha! I can here my husband laughing now.

  3. susan shepherd says:
    September 8th, 2008 at 9:30 am

    An article on Palin and how the left media is out to bash her. (They are desperate). Some of it is kind of funny.

    http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/separating-palin-fact-from-palin-fiction/

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