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I Guess Sarah Palin Is A Politician After All…

September 17, 2008 By Godfather 3 Comments

I think I see at last how Sarah Palin fits the mold of a politician. Her carefully crafted image in the foreground (what we are suppose to see) is maintained well in the background (with secrecy and questionable actions).

If you are on her side, good things happen. Her high-school classmate, Franci Havemeister, was appointed to a $95,000-a-year job.

On her bad side, such as Sherry Whitsine (a local blogger who was chronicling inconsistencies in Palin’s activity online) you then receive phone calls from the governors’ office saying to immediately stop.

The New York Times reported that Palin and her staff sometimes used personal e-mail accounts for state business. Why? Well her staff members studied whether that could allow them to circumvent subpoenas seeking public records.

Yea Palin, you will fit right in…

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Bush, I mean Sarah Palin, Gave a Great Speech…

September 4, 2008 By Godfather 3 Comments

If Sarah Palin’s speech sounded familiar last night it should. It was written by George Bush’s writer Matthew Scully. Although I don’t think the McCain campaign thought people would pick up on the similarities, they did. 

The speech, designed to walk a tightrope of attacking Obama and laying hooks for McCain’s speech tonight was actually written before they even knew who would be reading it. 

I suspect it is a lot like playing Political Mad Libs. You remember, that game as a kid where you picked nouns, verbs and adverbs and placed them in “blanks” just to see how a seemingly normal text could be funny? Same thing there. 

Stick to the same Bush plans but insert some “Alaska” references, “all families have it tough”, and being “compassionate.” Viola – you have a speech for Sarah Palin. 

Next up, McCain! 

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Yes Palin’s Daughter is Pregnant…Can We Move On Now?

September 3, 2008 By Godfather 16 Comments

First off, it is not rumor. Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old unmarried daughter (Bristol) is pregnant. 

McCain insists he knew about this when he chose her for the VP spot in his campaign (I still wonder about that part). And, unless it was some bazaar sequel to Juno, the entire Palin family has been well aware of the situation. 

Of course several groups (no, not just Democrats) are all over this suggesting she is no longer a good choice for VP. 

Come on guys, you mean to tell me our individual character and work ethics will always be defined by our kids? If that is the case, we will never be able to elect a qualified person to office. What if your grandson is gay? What if you paper boy stole a cookie? What if your neighbor three doors down read an issue of Playboy? Where would the “association” end? 

The opposition is always looking for reasons to attack the other party. In this case Sarah Palin’s daughter is now on the table. To Obama’s credit, he has stated that “family” is off-limits in the campaigns and will have no part in attacks on Palin’s character as a result of her daughter. But it seems to end at Obama as many religious groups are already in a voting quandary. 

I say move on. Palin’s daughter is pregnant and it will be an issue for the family to deal with. I seriously doubt it will affect Sarah Palin’s ability to perform her duties. As always, let the candidates stand on their own merit. 

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McCain’s Blind Date…Sarah Palin

August 30, 2008 By Godfather 23 Comments

McCain’s choice of Palin for the VP is both interesting and sad. 

What is interesting is McCain, who likes to surprise people, chose a female running mate. McCain has a long history of surrounding himself with long-time advisors, people with experience, and people he has know for some time. 

He met Palin, for the first time, six months ago – not to mention he has only spoken with her once since then – to offer he the big VP spot. 

The other odd part of all this is the McCain has been touting his campaigns edge was clearly experience and how everyone on his team would share that level of experience. I guess that went out the window during a focus group when they said they needed someone to try and steal some Hillary votes. 

Don’t get me wrong Palin may be a great pick, but with only a couple years under her belt it is too early to tell. Given all the choices McCain had some people were certainly surprised (When you are 72 years old and have battled cancer four times, you better be right.) 

This “Hail Mary” by McCain will be interesting to see if it helps or hurts him in the election. The initial reaction among voters who wanted a woman in the White House is that they are not pleased. They felt Hillary was a sold candidate and that a “token” women is insulting. I think it is too early to say Palin is a “token” politician (she actually needs to wear out a pair of choose first in a political office). Palin may rise to be a great leader. 

Not matter what happens, we have clearly crossed the line of picking the most qualified people in the room to who will look good standing next to me. 

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