In the Words of Ann Coulter…
Here’s a great article written about Sarah Palin–from someone whose opinion I generally don’t like to read…but I agree with this article written by Ann Coulter…I will write more about my personal views on McCain and Palin later, but for now, here’s what Ann said…McCain/Palin 2008!
THE BEST MAN TURNED OUT TO BE A WOMAN
by Ann Coulter
September 3, 2008
John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as his running mate finally gave Republicans a reason to vote for him — a reason, that is, other than B. Hussein Obama.
The media are hopping mad about McCain’s vice presidential selection, but they’re really furious over at MSNBC. After drawing “Keith + Obama” hearts on their denim notebooks, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews stayed up all night last Thursday, writing jokes about Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, the presumed vice presidential pick. Now they can’t use any of them.
So the media are taking it out on our brave Sarah and her 17-year-old daughter.
They claimed Palin was chosen only because she’s a woman. In fact, Palin was chosen because she’s pro-life, pro-gun, pro-drilling and pro-tax cuts. She’s fought both Republicans and Democrats on public corruption and does not have hair plugs like some other vice presidential candidate I could mention. In other words, she’s a “Republican.”
As a right-winger, Palin will appeal to the narrow 59 percent of Americans who voted for another former small-market sportscaster: Ronald Reagan. Our motto: Sarah Palin is only a heartbeat away!
If you’re going to say Palin was chosen because she’s a woman, you’re going to have to demonstrate that the runners-up were more qualified. Gov. Tim Pawlenty seems like a terrific fellow and fine governor, but he is not obviously more qualified than Palin.
As for former governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge and Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman, the other also-rans, I can think of at least 40 million unborn reasons she’s better than either of them.
Within the first few hours after Palin’s name was announced, McCain raised $4 million in campaign donations online, reaching $10 million within the next two days. Which shortlist vice presidential pick could have beaten that?
The media hysterically denounced Palin as “inexperienced.” But then people started to notice that she has more executive experience than B. Hussein Obama — the guy at the top of the Democrats’ ticket.
They tried to create a “Troopergate” for Palin, indignantly demanding to know why she wanted to get her ex-brother-in-law removed as a state trooper. Again, public corruption is not a good issue for someone like Obama, Chicago pol and noted friend of Syrian National/convicted felon Antonin Rezko.
For the cherry on top, then we found out Palin’s ex-brother-in-law had Tasered his own 10-year-old stepson. Defend that, Democrats.
The bien-pensant criticized Palin, saying it’s irresponsible for a woman with five children to run for vice president. Liberals’ new talking point: Sarah Palin: Only five abortions away from the presidency.
They claimed her newborn wasn’t her child, but the child of her 17-year-old daughter. That turned out to be a lie.
Then they attacked her daughter, who actually is pregnant now, for being unmarried. When liberals start acting like they’re opposed to pre-marital sex and mothers having careers, you know McCain’s vice presidential choice has knocked them back on their heels.
But at least liberal reporters had finally found someone their own size to pick on: a 17-year-old girl.
Speaking of Democrats with newborn children, the media weren’t particularly concerned about John Edwards running for president despite his having a mistress with a newborn child.
While the difficult circumstances of Palin’s pregnant daughter are being covered like a terrorist attack on the nation, with leering accounts of the 18-year-old father, the media remain resolutely uninterested in the parentage of Edwards’ mistress’s love child. Except, that is, the hardworking reporters at the National Enquirer, who say Edwards is the father.
As this goes to press, the latest media-invented scandal about Palin is that McCain didn’t know her well before choosing her as his running mate. He knew her well enough, though admittedly, not as well as Obama knows William Ayers.
John F. Kennedy, who was — from what the media tell me — America’s most beloved president, detested his vice president, Lyndon Johnson.
Until Clinton interviewed Al Gore one time before choosing him as his vice presidential candidate, he had met Gore only one other time: when Gore was running for president in 1988 and flew to Little Rock seeking Clinton’s endorsement. Clinton turned him down.
To this day, there’s no proof that Bill Clinton ever met one-on-one with his CIA director, James Woolsey, other than a brief chat after midnight the night before Woolsey’s nomination was announced.
Barring some all-new, trivial and probably false story about Palin — her former hairdresser got a parking ticket in 1978! — the media apparently intend to keep being hysterical about McCain’s alleged failure to “vet” Palin properly. The problem with this argument is that it presupposes that everyone is asking: “HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?”
No one’s saying that.
Attacks on McCain’s “vetting” process require the media to keep claiming that Palin has a lot of problems. But she doesn’t have any problems. Remember? Those were all blind alleys.
Unfortunately, for the ordinary TV viewer hearing nonstop hysteria about nonspecific “problems,” it takes a lot of effort to figure out that every attack liberals have launched against Palin turned out to be a lie.
It’s as if a basketball player made the winning shot in the last three seconds of the game and liberals demand that we have a week-long discussion about whether the player should have taken that shot. WHAT IF HE MISSED?
With Palin, McCain didn’t miss.
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Discouraged…
Today is the first day that I have felt discouraged…and it surprised me, because I became discouraged after a great interview at a lobbying firm. They said they won’t be making a decision for at least two weeks due to their workload right now…and for some reason, that immediately made me feel discouraged about being out here, even though I think they really like me.
I have to remember that I KNOW I’m here for a reason, and that God clearly led me here. He isn’t going to abandon me! He has been completely faithful thus far and I have been fed, clothed, housed.
But I’m still fighting discouragement…
In other, happier news–“The Office” season four came out on DVD today, and two of my friends are coming over tonight to watch it. I preordered mine from Best Buy, so I was able to pick it up at 10am today. We had a two-day “Office” marathon this weekend, so we are ready for season 4!
It’s going to be a good night 🙂
–You Never Let Go–
When clouds veil sun
And disaster comes
Oh, my soul, oh, my soul
When waters rise
And hope takes flight
Oh, my soul, oh, my soul
Ever faithful
Ever true
You I know
You never let go
When clouds brought rain
And disaster came
Oh, my soul, oh, my soul
When waters rose
And hope had flown
Oh, my soul, oh, my soul
Oh, my soul
Overflows
Oh, what love, oh, what love
Oh, my soul
Fills hope
Perfect love that never lets go
Oh, what love, oh, what love
Oh, what love, oh, what love
In joy and pain
In sun and rain
You’re the same
Oh, You never let go
–David Crowder Band
Hurricane Gustav…
Today is a gorgeous, cloudless day in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania–the kind of day when you long to be outside in the sunshine…but I just can’t enjoy the weather fully, knowing that tomorrow Hurricane Gustav is going to hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast…
Names of people we grew to love keep coming to mind…Miss Linda…Pastor Walker…The Taylors…The Oliviers…Jimmy…Brunilda…and so many more. How are they doing? Did they get out of the city? And I can’t help but wonder how the homeless men and women we met are going to get out of the city…
Now the city is more than just buildings to our team–it’s made of real people who are about to endure another terrible storm. Who knows if the levees will hold! Who knows if all the improvements to the canals and the pumps have worked…this storm is the first test of all the work over the past three years.
It breaks my heart to think that all of the hard work that has been done to rebuild New Orleans might be washed away by this storm…but I am reminded that God is in control and He will take care of His people…
All we can do is pray–and we ask you to join with us as we pray for our beloved New Orleans…
Sarah Palin…
I have been doing some extensive reading about the political accomplishments of Gov. Sarah Palin from Alaska–and have been nothing short of impressed. This woman has brought some incredible reforms to her state and has changed “politics as usual”…and I think McCain has made a genius choice for a running mate.
I must admit that I had never paid attention to Alaskan politics in the past, but after reading about Gov. Palin today, I am intrigued. Some may say that the VP is just a figurehead–but I don’t see this woman as the type to just sit around and observe what’s going on: she is the type to step up and take action to clean up the messes around her.
I’m much more excited about this election each day–first, with Obama choosing Biden (because to me, it seems like McCain’s chances just went up), and now with McCain choosing amazing Sarah Palin, it’s shaping up to be an interesting election! 🙂
[Update: Been reading about the Dems response, about her lack of experience with foreign policy and how it’s the same as Obama’s…um, slight difference–she’s a VP candidate, not a Presidential candidate. I think that’s an okay difference!]
Decision 2008
Well, I’ve finally made my decision for this Presidential Election–and all it took was Obama choosing a VP. I was on the fence until the announcement was made on Saturday that Sen. Joe Biden would be his VP choice. I am now fully a McCain supporter–as there are few politicians that I despise more than Joe Biden.
I find it very humorous, too, that Biden and Clinton (and many others) are now faced with making excuses for things they said during their campaigns regarding Obama. Were they telling the truth then, or now? Either way, it doesn’t help their case much.
So thank you, Obama, for your VP choice…it hasn’t helped you in the polls, and it is helping many people who were on the fence to make a firm decision. 🙂
Well, as most of you probably know, Bryan Clay won the GOLD medal in the decathlon!! YAY!
I visited a local church yesterday, in my continued quest to find a new church home, and it was a unique Sunday. They had been having a “Creation Weekend Safari”, with a guest speaker who was talking about the book of Genesis and Creation. It was fantastic! I’ve always been interested in the Creation/Young Earth debate, and this was amazing…I’ll be going back to the church next week to see what a “typical” service is like 🙂
I am really hoping to hear news regarding the job I really want today…I have followed up with them, just waiting for a resonse.
Other than that, life hasn’t been incredibly exciting! I joined Planet Fitness this week and have been VERY pleased with the gym–and very sore 🙂 It’s only $10 a month!!
Life is good… 🙂
Bryan Clay Takes Lead!
It’s not as much fun when the results of events are published before we even get to see them 🙂
But, Bryan is in the lead after the first two events!! 🙂
An Introduction to Pennsylvania…
A few fun facts:
Pennsylvania Firsts:
Hospital, Library, Zoo, Newspaper, Nation’s Capitol, all motion-picture theater, television broadcast, radio broadcast, educational public-television station, paper mill, druggist, locomotive for railroad use, high-speed multi-lane highway – the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Banana Split, electronic computer built, commercial use of computer, cable television, educational public television station, government low-interest, long term business financing program…
Population – 12,281,054 (as of 2000) [Pennsylvania is the sixth most populous state in the USA, after California, New York, Texas, Florida and Illinois]
Bordering States – New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
Width: 310 miles (E to W) 180 miles (N to S)
Highest point: Mt. Davis, Somerset County 3,213 feet. Somerset County was also the site of the September 11, 2001 crash of Flight 93.
Largest County: Lycoming County with its county seat of Williamsport (the Home of Little League Baseball) is larger than the State of Rhode Island. Bradford County is second in size.
Counties with NO traffic lights: Forest County and Perry County
Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.
In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.
Drake Well Museum in Titusville is on the site where Edwin L. Drake drilled the world’s first oil well in 1859 and launched the modern petroleum industry.
The Rockville Bridge in Harrisburg is the longest stone arch bridge in the world.
Kennett Square is known as the Mushroom Capital of the World.
Pennsylvania is the only original colony not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
Indiana County is the Christmas Tree capital of the world.
Little League Baseball’s first World Series was held in 1946 in Williamsport.
Nazareth is the home of Martin guitars. Finger picking good since 1833.
The State College Area High School was the first school in the country to teach drivers education in 1958.
Punxsutawney citizens are proud to be over shadowed by their town’s most famous resident the world-renowned weather forecasting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. Punxsutawney is billed as the weather capital of the world.
🙂
Even So, Joy 