Compiled by Steve Jalsevac – September 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)
SEE THE PALIN NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26547270#26535823
THE BEST MAN TURNED OUT TO BE A WOMAN By Ann Coulter
“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!”
“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.”
https://www.anncoulter.com/
PALIN SHOWED HEART AND AMERICANS NOTICED
Video of fascinationg commentary – “She showed last night she doesn’t need to be protected” – “The media need to be protected from her.”
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26547270#26544028
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SARAH PALIN By Peter Wehner
“Boy did Democrats choose the wrong hockey mom to pick a fight with. Sarah Palin’s conservatism seems organic rather than manufactured, ingrained rather than recently imbibed. After seeing her last night, you can understand why her approval rating in Alaska is at 80 percent. (What on earth is wrong with the other 20 percent?)”
“McCain seems to have seen in Palin what he sees in himself: a reformer, a person of admirable political courage and cross-over appeal. Last night was also an important, and a very bad, moment for the mainstream media, many of whom were mocking in their coverage of Palin. In the course of 40 minutes last night, the media, already one of the least trusted institutions in American life, saw its credibility diminish even further. We may see a backlash of tremendous dimensions.”
“It’s important to insert the caveats: last night consisted of only one speech, the national spotlight can be withering, and Governor Palin still faces lots of questions, as well as a vice presidential debate.”
https://www.eppc.org/publications/pubID.3527/pub_detail.asp
PALIN REIGNITES CULTURE WARS – Politico.com
(LifeSiteNews comment – Politico does not appear to understand the culture wars and social conservatives but their analysis is still useful)
“The culture wars are making a sudden and unexpected encore in American politics, turning more ferocious virtually by the hour as activists on both sides of the ideological divide react to the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket.”
“The National Review last year published an article titled “A Farewell to Culture Wars.” No official cease-fire had been called, of course. But McCain and Barack Obama were not inclined to make this campaign a big fight over family values issues — for different reasons.”
“Social issues dominate the 112 ballot propositions in 30 states in November. California, Arizona and Florida voters are considering constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Colorado, and likely Arizona and Nebraska, will have ballot measures to ban affirmative action. South Dakota and Colorado also have ballot initiatives that would effectively ban abortion.”
“But the surprise emergence of Palin on the national stage has given a human face on these debates…”
“Given the intensity of Palin support among conservatives, McCain may very well end up with greater flexibility than ever to make his own direct appeal to independent voters. Palin can keep social activists at ease — and excited — while McCain seeks to reclaim his maverick image with a more direct appeal to those Hillary Clinton supporters and undecided swing voters.” ticket.https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13101.html
I’D LOVE TO SEE AN OBAMA-PALIN DEBATE by Eric Pavlat
Palin’s Speech: Personal Reactions
https://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Palin-s-Speech-Personal-Reactions.html&Itemid=127
FOREIGN MEDIA COVER ALASKA’S ‘SHARP-SHOOTING MOM’
“Like Margaret Thatcher before her, Mrs. Palin is coming in for both barrels of Left-wing contempt: misogyny and snobbery,” columnist Janet Daley wrote in London’s Daily Telegraph.”
“Pondering the negative reaction to Palin from some elements in the media, Toby Harnden, the Telegraph’s U.S. editor, identified “a certain cultural elitism,” and warned that snobbery about Palin could backfire in November.”
“Conservative columnist Dominic Lawson, writing in The Independent, said Palin had “enraged elements of the sisterhood by becoming an active member of the anti-abortion group known as Feminists for Life. Indeed, her decision to continue her fifth pregnancy to term after a fetal diagnosis of Down Syndrome has, for some reason, offended them even more.”
https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=35129
PALIN HITS A NERVE
“What drives the search for dirt is the pre-rational decision that she must be destroyed, no matter what the cost.”
https://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4425&Itemid=48
SARAH PALIN SCORES HUGE VIEWERSHIP AT RNC – the Live Feed industry news
Sarah Palin’s highly anticipated speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night nearly matched the record-setting numbers of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Palin pulled in 37.2 million viewers across broadcast and cable networks
https://www.thrfeed.com/2008/09/palin-ratings-s.html
LIBERAL MEDIA RESPONDS TO ‘PITBULL PALIN’
“‘Pit bull Palin’ sinks her teeth into Obama—crowd eats it up,” wrote Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet. “Palin did not flinch as she sliced, diced and mocked Barack Obama in her debut speech on a major stage,” Sweet wrote.”
“According to an unofficial poll on the Daily Kos Web site, Palin’s speech was “as infuriating as it was boring,” as judged by an overwhelming majority of respondents.”
https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=35143
NETWORK NEWS ANCHORS SHOCKED AT BIAS CHARGE: WE’RE PROFESSIONALS!
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2008/09/04/network-news-anchors-shocked-bias-charge-were-professionals
BIDEN ( Yes, Joe Biden) SAYS PALIN MEDIA CRITICS “OUTRAGEOUS”, “SEXIST”, “TOTALLY UNFAIR“
“On ABC’s Good Morning America, Biden agreed that media coverage of Palin had been “outrageous,”“totally unfair,” and “sexist.” Biden told Robin Roberts: “The truth is some of the stuff that the press has said about—and others have said about the governor, I think—are outrageous…..Some of the stuff said has just been over the top, totally unfair and I think it has been sexist..”
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2008/09/04/nets-push-biden-get-tough-biden-says-press-has-been-sexist-unfair-palin
CINDY MCCAIN, PALIN DIFFER ON ABORTION, SEX EDUCATION
“…doesn’t agree with vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s opposition to abortion in cases of rape and incest.”
“Cindy McCain also parts ways with her husband’s running mate on sex education.”
“Cindy McCain tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that “I don’t agree with that aspect, but I do respect her for her views.”
https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=35145
GAY ACTIVIST LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS ENDORSE JOHN MCCAIN – New York Times on MSNBC
McCain differs from the Republican Party platform and Palin on a number of major issues – (LifeSiteNews comment – certainly worth noting but this is after all a New York Times article and because of that very fact should be questioned for its motivation, objectivity and accuracy.)
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26534815/
MOM FOR VP by Danielle Bean
“We might not understand exactly how Palin answers the call to political life; we might marvel at how she manages to do it, and we might quite readily come to the conclusion that we ourselves could never pull it off.”
“But that doesn’t mean Sarah Palin can’t. God, through Sarah Palin, can accomplish what to us seems unconventional, or even impossible.”
https://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4421&Itemid=48
ANALYSIS: GOP CONTRADICTS SELF ON PALIN FAMILY – Newsmax.com
On Wednesday morning, a teenage boy from Alaska stood in a receiving line on an airport tarmac, being glad-handed by the potential next president of the United States _ because he got his girlfriend pregnant. TV cameras were lined up in advance. The mind boggles.
“Either the children are out of bounds, and you don’t put them in the photo ops, or you don’t complain when somebody wants to talk about them. You can’t have it both ways,” said John Matviko
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/cvn_measure_of_a_nation_palin_family_politics/2008/09/03/127532.html