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Palin’s ‘helping hand’ at Tea Party speech

February 9, 2010 By Godfadr 2 Comments

No wonder Sarah Palin didn’t look that bright running for office.  Names like “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad” are just too hard to fit on to one hand.

Recently, during her Tea Party speech, people wondered why Sarah Palin kept looking at her hand. Later, during a Q&A some pictures revealed her “cliff notes” for the speech.

Apparently, “budget” wasn’t worth mentioning (or maybe she just checked them off as she went along). Seriously Palin? You criticize all the politicians that use teleprompters but you couldn’t remember your five biggest points?

The BBC reported…

Mrs Palin was shown reading from her hand and displaying the scribbled notes after she had made the address.

She had spoken in the speech of a “charismatic guy with a teleprompter”, apparently meaning President Obama.

Mrs Palin received a standing ovation for the speech as she called for a “return to conservative principles”.

But a photo taken during a question-and-answer session after the speech showed her left hand with the words “energy”, “budget cuts”, “tax” and “lift Americans’ spirits”. The word “budget” had been crossed out.

Read the rest at BBC news here

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Who Won the VP Debate?

October 2, 2008 By Godfadr 15 Comments

The much-anticipated VP debate is over and both stuck well to my debate warnings on an earlier post. Neither candidate had the “train wreck” that was predicted leaving many viewers more disappointed than the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 

In a nutshell here are some initial poll results (compiled from several news sources)… 

Who won the debate? 

The edge has gone to Joe Biden by about 2/1. Sarah Palin did well and certainly did not lose ground (other than her obvious dodging of some questions) but she needed a home run. Biden only needed to hold firm.  

Who is ready? 

Although both exceeded expectations, Palin fell well short in the polls related to “Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to be Vice President.” People felt about 4/1 that Biden was more qualified to be VP. 

Did it change your mind? 

For the most part, the VP debate did not change the minds of those who had already decided whom they were voting for. Those that were undecided gave Obama/Biden a bit more of a nod for the November win (2/1). 

Other Stuff…

Most people found Gwen Ifill very fair in moderating, some thought Biden smiled too much at Palin, and others are still trying to get use to Sarah Palin’s voice (one reader went so far as to say she would turn on the “close captioning” to avoid hearing her). 

At this point it will be like most elections; The VP’s did well and the focus will, once again, fall back on those at the top of the ticket. 

Feel free to add your thoughts in the comment section…

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Sarah Palin’s Treatment: Sexism or Secrecy?

September 24, 2008 By Godfadr 5 Comments

Apparently Sarah Palin is special (and I don’t mean short bus special). She gets treated differently than all the other candidates…ever. 

She doesn’t have to do interviews and if she does, no one is allowed to ask a question off script. Of course that didn’t work on a few occasions so lately it is no interviews with anyone. 

So why the brush off? 

One school of thought is the McCain camp is simply sexist. Frankly I don’t believe that or he never would have chosen her in the first place. 

I think in reality the McCain team is trying to get a short-time governor up to speed in a real hurry. When Palin has answered questions lately she has been off the mark or outright inaccurate – she is showing how much she doesn’t know. 

The “Educating Sarah” phase will have to go pretty quickly as the Vice Presidential debates will be coming soon and people are going to look for substance, not just wisecracking comments from a “hockey mom” – she is not auditioning for the Last Comic Standing after all.   

Sarah, stop the hiding. Get out and answer questions like the big boys (no pun intended). You won’t get to pick what issues you get to deal with if you make it into office, so no sense in starting now. It is how you answer the tough questions that define your character, not simply sidestepping them and blaming others. 

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I Guess Sarah Palin Is A Politician After All…

September 17, 2008 By Godfadr 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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“Alaskonomics” and Sarah Palin

September 9, 2008 By Godfadr 10 Comments

I think once everyone gets beyond the charming looks and the “hockey mom” persona, they are going to want to know a little about Alaska and Sarah Plain at the helm. 

Not “just like” the lower 48 states… 

  • Alaska ranks number 1 in spending per resident. 
  • Alaska’s tax burden per resident is more than double the national average. 
  • Alaska residents get an annual check for $2,000 from oil revenues PLUS an additional $1,200 (obtained by Palin last year) to take advantage of increasing oil prices (hey, where was the help for the rest of us?!)

The state has four different taxes on oil before it leaves the state. Despite that revenue…

  • Alaska ranks number 1 in money obtained from Washington.
  • Alaska ranks 18th in federal taxes paid by residents ($5,434).
  • Alaska ranks number 1 in federal spending received by residents ($13,950). 

McCain did well choosing someone that is starting to realize “celebrity” status – it may just be what his campaign needed. 

Palin is now getting the same results that Obama has had – voters get distracted by the speeches and ignore the real (performance) issues behind them. I guess voters can get hypnotized by all those pretty lights…

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

September 4, 2008 By Godfadr 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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Next Story to Emerge Involving Sarah Palin?

September 3, 2008 By Godfadr 5 Comments

Place Your Bet on Sarah! I don’t usually pass on Newswire info but since we were on the subject anyway…

DUBLIN, September 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ireland’s largest bookmaker, Paddy Power, have reported a “steady flow” of support for Barack Obama to be the next American President. 

The betting company were forced to slash Obama’s odds yesterday 02/09/08) from 1/2 to 4/9 after punters seemed to react negatively to recent revelations around Republican V.P. Nominee Sarah Palin. One Irish based punter wasted absolutely no time [Read more...]

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