Knock em dead Sarah P!

[dbair1967]

About one hour left till the end of the socialist dream begins.

After she wows everyone tonight, two things will absolutely happen:

1) The malicious, horrendous attacks against her and her family will increase (out of desperation)

2) McCain's numbers are going up substancially next week.



:america:

[Cajuncowboy]

She's gonna do a great job and I'm sure she will take the leftist media to task, which ensures the fire will be turned up, but not only will McCain's numbers shoot up, but so will the campaign money as well.

[Bizwah]

I hope you're right.

But I'm not holding out too much hope.

I think Obama wins the election....big....as far as electoral votes go.

I just hope that I get to keep some of my money the next four years.

[Bonecrusher#31]

I just hope that I get to keep some of my money the next four years.

aint that the truth...I only have 2 homes now :mad:

[Cajuncowboy]

Well, 10 minutes before the next Vice President of the United States of America speaks.

Gotta go watch.

[Bizwah]

aint that the truth...I only have 2 homes now :mad:

I guess I should say that my wife and I combined make less than $80 thousand a year. We're not rich....we're some of those middle-class folks.

But it's a joke to think the rich will be taxed. If some way is found to tax the rich, then we'll see small businesses die.....unemployment rise....and prices on goods go up.

I'm also worried that Obama will have a new "definition" of what "rich" is. My wife and I are creeping up to $100,000 combined. Is that rich? According to Obama....maybe. Especially, if the rich find a way to wriggle out of taxes. Someone will have to pay for Universal Health Care.

It'll be the middle class.

[WoodysGirl]

Palin to jab Obama, cast herself as outsider

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer
27 minutes ago



ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cast herself as a small-town outsider and "just your average hockey mom" on Wednesday as she introduced herself to the nation as John McCain's vice presidential running mate and fellow maverick.

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In excerpts of the most anticipated speech of the Republican National Convention, the 44-year-old first-term governor also took a swipe at Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and what she called the "Washington elite."

"Here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country," she said in her prepared remarks.

Selected by McCain less than a week ago, Palin was addressing the convention — and millions of voters at home — amid questions about her qualifications and relative lack of experience.

The Alaska governor had top billing at the convention on a night delegates also lined up for a noisy roll call of the states to deliver their presidential nomination to McCain.

"I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids' public education better," she said, speaking of her home town of Wasilla, Alaska, with a population of about 6,500.

"When I ran for city council, I didn't need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too."

Before becoming governor, Palin served as mayor of Wasilla, she recounted, adding: "And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."

That was a clear jab at Obama, who as a young man worked as a community organizer in Chicago, an experience he speaks about frequently on the campaign trail.

In another indirect barb directed at the Illinois Democrat, Palin said: "Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."

In town for the speech were members of Palin's family, including husband Todd, and their children, including 17-year-old Bristol Palin, whom Palin disclosed earlier in the week was five months pregnant. Bristol Palin and her 18-year-old boyfriend, Levi Johnston, were expected to appear together as part of the GOP convention program Wednesday night.

The pair were with Palin when she greeted McCain at the airport earlier Wednesday.

McCain shook up the presidential race last Friday by picking Palin, a little-known governor less than two years in office. Since then, a bright spotlight has been trained on the life and record of the Republican governor who has bucked the state's political establishment.

Days after Palin made her debut on the national stage with McCain, the campaign announced her unmarried daughter's pregnancy. Other disclosures followed, including that a private attorney is authorized to spend $95,000 of state money to defend her against accusations of abuse of power and that Palin sought pork-barrel projects for her city and state, contrary to her reformist image.

The speech was Palin's first chance to fully introduce and define herself to the American public and to seek to explain how her experiences as Alaska governor would help galvanize the GOP ticket.

In the excerpts released by the McCain campaign, Palin emphasized energy policy, one of her areas of expertise as governor of a state that derives 85 percent of its general revenue comes from oil production

"Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems — as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all," she said.

Palin has been an aggressive advocate for drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, while McCain opposes drilling there. That difference was not touched on in the excerpts.

Palin said that in a McCain-Palin administration "we're going to lay more pipelines, build more nuclear plants, create jobs with clean coal, and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need American energy resources, brought to you by American ingenuity, and produced by American workers.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cvn_palin

[Bonecrusher#31]

Well, 10 minutes before the next Vice President of the United States of America speaks.

Gotta go watch.

Forget that...I'd rather watch Hard Knocks than watch the 2nd place party make speeches....

[zrinkill]

Forget that...I'd rather watch Hard Knocks than watch the 2nd place party make speeches....

Glad you want everyone to know that.

[EveryoneElse]

Man, Giuliani is making a heck of a speech, I can only imagine whats coming up next.

[EveryoneElse]

She sure is easy on the eyes.

off topic, but golly.

[zrinkill]

She is killing them.

[EveryoneElse]

She is killing them.

No doubt about it. I wanna see the polls in the next few days.

[Bizwah]

Man....she's meaner than a pitbull with rabies.

I like her.

I also don't blame her for taking off the gloves. The media and the left-wing nuts have been terrible to her.

And things are going to get meaner. She just pummeled the media's golden boy.

[EveryoneElse]

" There is only one man in this election that has ever really fought for you ".

On Obama and Beiden saying they're fighting for the people.

[bbgun]

Very well delivered. I keep hearing "Fargo" whenever she speaks.

[Bizwah]

Very well delivered. I keep hearing "Fargo" whenever she speaks.



:laugh1:

[zrinkill]

Olberman is fuming.

[sacase]

She took a lot of shot. I was for her at first, then I was kind of wavering after a day or two...Now, I am all for her. I like her, I like how she is not scared to confront hte establishment.

[burmafrd]

Yep- love Olberman the dufus sitting there sucking a lemon.

[bbgun]

Olbermann [Stephen Spruiell, NRO]

He who literally couldn't find anything to criticize about Barack Obama's acceptance speech just said of Sarah Palin's speech, "People who like this sort of thing will find this... the sort of thing they like."

That was the worst Keith could do. Take that as a measure of Palin's speech.

[iceberg]

Forget that...I'd rather watch Hard Knocks than watch the 2nd place party make speeches....

well it's a good thing they were done days ago then, huh?

there. you can rest easy in your party cause once again you don't have to make a choice. well played!

[JBond]

I guess I should say that my wife and I combined make less than $80 thousand a year. We're not rich....we're some of those middle-class folks.

But it's a joke to think the rich will be taxed. If some way is found to tax the rich, then we'll see small businesses die.....unemployment rise....and prices on goods go up.

I'm also worried that Obama will have a new "definition" of what "rich" is. My wife and I are creeping up to $100,000 combined. Is that rich? According to Obama....maybe. Especially, if the rich find a way to wriggle out of taxes. Someone will have to pay for Universal Health Care.

It'll be the middle class.

I'm with you. After 12 years of hard work by my wife and myself we are finally making all of our bills. I am concerned about the Obama tax and spend cure for our country.

[BigDFan5]

Olbermann [Stephen Spruiell, NRO]

He who literally couldn't find anything to criticize about Barack Obama's acceptance speech just said of Sarah Palin's speech, "People who like this sort of thing will find this... the sort of thing they like."

That was the worst Keith could do. Take that as a measure of Palin's speech.

Beautiful

Tonight is the first night I wish my cable company carried that wretched station

[Cajuncowboy]

Well, it was an interesting campaign season while it lasted.

It's over.

You can now officially put PA and WVA into McCain's column.

[ThaBigP]

Well, it was an interesting campaign season while it lasted.

It's over.

You can now officially put PA and WVA into McCain's column.

I always thought the hubris and presumption of Obama and the Dems in general would come back to haunt them big time. I think I saw the first colums from that plastic temple-of-the-gods start to crumble. I said it before, they underestimate Palin at their own peril.

[FloridaRob]

absolutely loved her speach. Heck, lets just get her prepped to take over in 4 yrs. A bulldog in high heels, Loved it.....

[Cajuncowboy]

I always thought the hubris and presumption of Obama and the Dems in general would come back to haunt them big time. I think I saw the first colums from that plastic temple-of-the-gods start to crumble. I said it before, they underestimate Palin at their own peril.

Ya wanna know why she hit a home run tonight? Simply because America (and the left as well) knows what it takes to be a leader.

The best line of the night IMO was when she said, "Obama's been in office two years and has written two memoirs but not one piece of legislation".

In a nut shell, he is the epitome of a do nothing senator. America doesn't want that kind of thing in office.

To paraphrase Hillary...

No how, no way Nobama!

[bbgun]

Hilarious vid. Mild bad language alert.

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/09/im-freaking-governor-of-alaska-i-didnt.html

[Bonecrusher#31]

I guess I should say that my wife and I combined make less than $80 thousand a year. We're not rich....we're some of those middle-class folks.

But it's a joke to think the rich will be taxed. If some way is found to tax the rich, then we'll see small businesses die.....unemployment rise....and prices on goods go up.

I'm also worried that Obama will have a new "definition" of what "rich" is. My wife and I are creeping up to $100,000 combined. Is that rich? According to Obama....maybe. Especially, if the rich find a way to wriggle out of taxes. Someone will have to pay for Universal Health Care.

It'll be the middle class.

I'm not rich either....By myself I'm well over 100k and I'm not worried.(My wife makes nearly as much) I believe he will tax the people making significantly more than that....

[Dallas]

I'm not rich either....By myself I'm well over 100k and I'm not worried.(My wife makes nearly as much) I believe he will tax the people making significantly more than that....

To be well over 100k. Just what do you do sir? If I may ask.

Business owner?

[ThaBigP]

I'm not rich either....By myself I'm well over 100k and I'm not worried.(My wife makes nearly as much) I believe he will tax the people making significantly more than that....

Hee hee hee hee. Now THAT's funny. You mean, you're "hope"ing he'll leave you with some "change" after your new tax bill? You REALLY don't know Obama's tax plan, do you? $100k and you think you won't fall into his idea of "wealthy"? Try around $60k or thereabouts. Oh, and that's just the income tax. Try also the increase in SS taxes (raising the ceiling on yearly taxable income subject to it), as well as the impact of all the corporate taxes he's planning. So...as Fred Thompson said...you'll be OK so long as you don't buy anything from a company....or work for one.

[Bonecrusher#31]

To be well over 100k. Just what do you do sir? If I may ask.

Business owner?

I'm a IT Engineer...Voip

[Dallas]

I'm a IT Engineer...Voip

Which product?

If there is any other...

[Bonecrusher#31]

Which product?

If there is any other...


Nortel and Cisco product line...Its Booming...

Most engineers start at 85k..

I've been a engineer(voice before voip) for over 10 years


Look it up

[Dallas]

Nortel and Cisco product line...Its Booming...

Most engineers start at 85k..

I've been a engineer(voice before voip) for over 10 years


Look it up

Agree. Its a lucrative business still, IT.

I had an opportunity to get into voice. I chose to stay in network security. Works for me. =) Nice to meet another in the biz.

So you arent worried about being taxed more? 200k+ seems like your family is a prime target for Obama to get more relief from.


Why would I need to "look" it up?

I was just curious what you did for work.

[Bonecrusher#31]

Agree. Its a lucrative business still, IT.

I had an opportunity to get into voice. I chose to stay in network security. Works for me. =) Nice to meet another in the biz.

So you arent worried about being taxed more? 200k+ seems like your family is a prime target for Obama to get more relief from.


Why would I need to "look" it up?

I was just curious what you did for work.

McCain's foreign policy worries more than Obama's taxes.....

Its that simple for me

and network security is a excellent choice too...

[Cajuncowboy]

McCain's foreign policy worries more than Obama's taxes.....

and network security is a excellent choice too...

Its that simple for me.

What don't you like about his foreign policy?

[Dallas]

McCain's foreign policy worries more than Obama's taxes.....

Its that simple for me.


You would rather sit down and dine w/ Iran while they stoke the nuke pikes?

That is your safety for America? :rolleyes:


You know I hear India is looking for some great voip engineers. It will probably be safer there than if Obama wins.


Just sayin...

[dbair1967]

About one hour left till the end of the socialist dream begins.

After she wows everyone tonight, two things will absolutely happen:

1) The malicious, horrendous attacks against her and her family will increase (out of desperation)

2) McCain's numbers are going up substancially next week.



:america:

This deserved repeating

:)

[Cajuncowboy]

This deserved repeating

:)

And bumping! :D

[ThaBigP]

And bumping! :D

Speaking of bumps.....heh

[Bonecrusher#31]

You would rather sit down and dine w/ Iran while they stoke the nuke pikes?

That is your safety for America? :rolleyes:


You know I hear India is looking for some great voip engineers. It will probably be safer there than if Obama wins.


Just sayin...

:laugh1: I'll never take one of those overseas jobs ....

Dude I turned down a job in the Cayman Islands last year at this time .....

and they were willing pay for a luxury condo and everything....



If I was single.....

[Dallas]

:laugh1: I'll never take one of those overseas jobs ....

Dude I turned down a job in the Cayman Islands last year at this time .....

and they were willing pay for a luxury condo and everything....



If I was single.....


Caymans? You don't have to be single to live there. You are nuts. I would have taken that job in a heart-second.

They would have been like...

"Where did he go?"

I would be calling them from the condo I wanted.

"I found the perfect spot, where are you guys?" :lmao2:

[trickblue]

McCain's foreign policy worries more than Obama's taxes.....

Its that simple for me

and network security is a excellent choice too...

Here's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o84PE871BE&eurl=http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2008/06/08/obama-wants-to-protect-america/) some scary foreign policy for you...

[Erik_H]

I always thought the hubris and presumption of Obama and the Dems in general would come back to haunt them big time. I think I saw the first colums from that plastic temple-of-the-gods start to crumble. I said it before, they underestimate Palin at their own peril.

ahh, but the temple was styrofoam :laugh1:

Great speech. I'm a little less worried about the election today than I was yesterday. If they can get tonight's message out to the so-called "swing voters", It will be a good election night.

[ThaBigP]

Not very "green", eh? Is that Parthenon biodegradable? I think Obama's candidacy is...after tonight.

[Cajuncowboy]

Not very "green", eh? Is that Parthenon biodegradable? I think Obama's candidacy is...after tonight.

Yeah, it's over. Fun while it lasted. Looking forward to 2012 to see what they did up next time.

[jrumann59]

I hope you're right.

But I'm not holding out too much hope.

I think Obama wins the election....big....as far as electoral votes go.

I just hope that I get to keep some of my money the next four years.

How does 40% sound, thats what you will get to keep if the Obama bin Biden ticket wins.

[trickblue]

How does 40% sound, thats what you will get to keep if the Obama bin Biden ticket wins.

This really sux...

My family and I are moving to Austin and we will both make more money (especially the wife), but it costs a lot more to live here. The Obama tax plan will characterize us as rich, but with three kids we are FAR from it...

We figure we will have slightly more disposable income if Obama wins...

[jrumann59]

I'm not rich either....By myself I'm well over 100k and I'm not worried.(My wife makes nearly as much) I believe he will tax the people making significantly more than that....


http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1031268,CST-NWS-tax30.article

A nice outline of both plans. The biggest is the raise in capital gains and a tax hike to fund SS

[jrumann59]

This really sux...

My family and I are moving to Austin and we will both make more money (especially the wife), but it costs a lot more to live here. The Obama tax plan will characterize us as rich, but with three kids we are FAR from it...

We figure we will have slightly more disposable income if Obama wins...


I know the feeeling I live in MD and it just had the highest tax increase in US history for a state. My wife and I make over 100k a year combined but MD is one of the more expensive states to live in also.

[jrumann59]

Here's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o84PE871BE&eurl=http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2008/06/08/obama-wants-to-protect-america/) some scary foreign policy for you...

Man he makes me wish for bill clinton.