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| Palin floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee |
| 2008-09-07 |
| Willie Brown*, San Francisco Chronicle The Democrats are in trouble. Sarah Palin has totally changed the dynamics of this campaign. Period. Palin's speech to the GOP National Convention on Wednesday has set it up so that the Republicans are now on offense and Democrats are on defense. And we don't do well on defense. Suddenly, Palin and John McCain are the mavericks and Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the status quo, in a year when you don't want to be seen as defending the status quo. From taxes to oil drilling, Democrats are now going to have to start explaining their positions. Whenever you start having to explain things, you're on defense. I actually went back and watched Palin's speech a second time. I didn't go to sleep until 1:30 a.m. I had to make sure I got the lines right. Her timing was exquisite. She didn't linger with applause, but instead launched into line after line of attack, slipping the knives in with every smile and joke. And she delivered it like she was just BS-ing on the street with the meter maid. She didn't have to prove she was "of the people." She really is the people. There is one thing she should have done: announced when her 17-year-old daughter and the teenage father of the girl's unborn child are getting married and invited all of us to the wedding. It should be like Sunday at church. As for Palin herself, she is going to be very, very effective on the campaign trail, especially if McCain's people can figure out how to gently keep her from getting into confrontations with the press. If she can answer questions like she handled herself at the convention, Palin will turn out to be the most interesting person in all of politics, and the press will treat her like they treated Obama when he was first discovered. And remember, the Palin bandwagon needs to roll for only two months. *This is not the same Willie Brown who was Speaker of the California Assembly; this guy is far too young, to judge by his photo. Don't know if he's a relative of Speaker Brown. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #8 The MSM war has already claimed a victim. Palin-1 Olbermann-0 h/t Drudge |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-09-07 23:05 |
| #7 The MSM loath Palin. Why? They were not consulted by McCain and their blessings were not sought before the announcement. That is the reason for all the 'wasn't vetted' bullshit the MSM was pushing - since the elite weren't consulted - she wasn't vetted. She doesn't kow-tow to the MSM elite. I've heard several discussions about her not being on the Sunday talk-show circuit. "Why isn't the McCain camp allowing her to be interviewed? What are they afraid of?" I heard on talking head say - this was on Friday - one single day after the end of the convention. Obviously the MSM Elite had its panties in a knot because she didn't immediately prostrate herself to their wisdom. She's a true outsider and reformer. The MSM doesn't want reform - they are perfectly happy with the way they are. Which is why they are following Obama with clutched kneepads - he doesn't represent reform either just the same old Democratic / Socialist promises they never fulfill. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-09-07 22:43 |
| #6 "The MSM, the people who have for years castigated the administration on its intel work prior to the invasion of Iraq, has shown itself to be devoid of even the smallest degree of restraint in running with claims and rumors" Never mind restraint, p2k - their pre-announcement "intel" work on Gov. Palin's selection by McCain makes the CIA look like they actually know what they're doing. So much for "investigating" - and they just plain don't care about actually reporting the truth about the Governer. It's more important that they lie to get their crush-of-the-week elected than that they report the truth. Losers, the lot of 'em. They've gotten lazy from too many years of being the only game in town, and they haven't figured out yet that they're no longer the monopoly they've been for centuries. They can't kill themselves off too soon for me. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-09-07 21:57 |
| #5 The MSM, the people who have for years castigated the administration on its intel work prior to the invasion of Iraq, has shown itself to be devoid of even the smallest degree of restraint in running with claims and rumors, let alone exploding out of proportion, anything and everything that smells of negative about Palin. Liberalism - one set of rules for me, a separate set of rules for thee. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-07 21:04 |
| #4 DOWN GOES |
| Posted by: Howard Cosell 2008-09-07 20:39 |
| #3 Wow. Willie Brown's older than me, and I wish I'd looked that youthful ten years ago. The man must be doing something right! |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-09-07 20:34 |
| #2 It most definitely was THAT Willie Brown. For those who haven't lived in California &/or followed CA state politics, here's his Wikipedia entry. Ol' Willie was a character...basically a mixture of back-slappin' Louisiana politician and Tammany Hall dealmaker with a big dollop of Adam Clayton Powell on the top. Probably the best political instincts of any California officeholder in the last half of the 20th century. If Willie Brown says the Quislingcrats are in trouble, take it to the friggin' bank. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2008-09-07 20:18 |
| #1 Mike - that is absolutely Willie the former speaker, and always a colorful character. Be sure to read the snippets following the Palin analysis - they are almost wholly non-political, and hilarious, particularly soup recommendations in Oakland. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Idiot Suppression Division 2008-09-07 19:31 |