Palin: Let’s shatter that glass ceiling that Hillary cracked; Update: Full video added
posted at 1:30 pm on August 29, 2008 by Allahpundit
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The shameless yet thrilling Wolfsonesque crescendo from a momentous debut. Full video to follow. I’m pessimistic (as always) about the pick and will explain why in a post to follow, but I’m glad he chose her anyway. She’s irresistible, and in this year of all years we’ve got nothing to lose. Put the election on the table and roll the dice.
Don’t forget to show your gratitude to the man who made it possible. Thanks, Barry!
Update: Obama tries to manage the instant backfire from his campaign’s moronic attack this morning on her inexperience by congratulating her for busting barriers.
Update: Here’s the full video.
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I am so impressed with Sarah Palin.
She WILL be the nations first POTUS – I predict it today.
jake-the-goose on August 29, 2008 at 1:31 PM
Good to see that someone else is both pessimistic yet still positive about today’s events like I am. I knew you wouldn’t let me down, AP!
Wineaholic on August 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Well I look forward to that post because your concerns expressed earlier on experience don’t seem substantial enough to be of any major consideration.
I don’t think any other pick could have excited the base the way this has either.
Spirit of 1776 on August 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Slam dunk!
guitarplayer on August 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM
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Forgive me Allahpundit, I’m just fizzing!
RushBaby on August 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Thank you maverick!
This is the best choice and our voices were heard. We wanted Palin and we got her.
jencab on August 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Hmmm Allah is slowly coming aboard the Palinmania?
Welcome ALLAH!
upinak on August 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM
I cannot wait to see how the Clinton supporters react. This nomination takes every attack that Obama had coming and throws it back at him. This is simply brilliant.
ApartforHaShem on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
She looks very good to be 280 years old
Elizabetty on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Allah it almost seems like an act, here, the pessimism thing.
Dr. Manhattan on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
I am pumped up for this pick! Consider the base energized.
BrianBoru on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Another point I haven’t seen mentioned – we now have two non-lawyers running against two lawyers.
If you like lawyers – Vote Democrat!
Realist on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Republicans cheering for Hillary. Who’d have thunk it? Nice speech, though.
ReubenJCogburn on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Well I’m not pessimistic, I think McCain picked the right person for the VP and perfectly demolished any positive media Obama’s speech would have generated. Also I think McCain has setup a trap for Obama. If he attacks Palin on experience (which we already has) he opens himself perfectly for more hammering on that issue.
Simply put, this was a brilliant move by McCain.
Kronos on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Yep… that’s you being you. Lighten up and enjoy the moment. This was a GREAT political move!
Maxx on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Fred! supports it… What’s to dislike?
ApartforHaShem on August 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Commenter on PMSMBC:
“…a compelling citizen legislator story. Hillary Clinton was married the President of the Untied States. Sarah Palin was married to a commerical fisherman”.
Exactly.
aquaviva on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
I got a tingling feeling down my leg. Now this is CHANGE I can beleive in.
kurt68 on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
it was the ONLY choice.
Everything else was a snoozer and more importantly:
It’s time for a woman in the WH; preferably a conservative one.
mylegsareswollen on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
OK, can we stop it with the McCain Nails VP Selection and the McCain Taps Palin titles?
BohicaTwentyTwo on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
More like making 2 free throws. Still 2 points, but uncontested. We’ll see how she does against the Dem’s full court pressure.
cornfedbubba on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Allah, you fear you’re too beta for her? heh heh
Coronagold on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
What’s that low growl I hear? I think it’s 18,000,000 PUMA’s coming our way!
Star20 on August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Don’t be a downer, AP!
p0s3r on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
I LOVE Sarah Palin!!!
Folks, dare I say it?
We’re going to win.
BostonBeatnik on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
What is going to happen in the first Hillary interview when asked about Palin’s comments on the glass ceiling? How does she respond?
ApartforHaShem on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
PALIN! PALIN! PALIN!
Per my promise up and down the speculation threads, I just tossed the McCain-Palin camp $50.
When asked for a referral, I put down one name:
HILLARY CLINTON
Time to make good on my promises to work the HELL out of campaigning for this ticket as a former Hillary supporter!
Classy, classy, classy job Gov. Palin. I’m now a total Palin-ite. Go McCain-Palin!
lansing quaker on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
And her speech is much more inspiring than Obama’s.
bloghooligan on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
She WILL be the nations first female POTUS – ftfy
No less, this is an outstanding exciting pick. I am thrilled to support this ticket as I am sure millions of great Americans are. McCain Palin ‘08!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BackSeatDriver on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Vice President Palin anagram: Deliverance (from) Spin Pit
/added the ‘from’
Ugly on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
I think George Washington sewed that one up.
HawaiiLwyr on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
AP pessimistic? I guess the Pope really is Catholic.
Jim-Rose on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
I hate to say this but she looked more comfortable than McCain with her speech.
Interesting fact, between McCain and Palin, have 4 children in the military combined. McCain 2 on active duty, and one in military academy, and Palin with her son. I dare the democrats to say that McCain doesn’t understand the sacrifice of war, I dare them.
Complete7 on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Make that the first FEMALE POTUS – OOPS – my bad
jake-the-goose on August 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Har har HawaiiLwyr – good catch.
ApartforHaShem on August 29, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Haha, nice.
Spirit of 1776 on August 29, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Damn I got so excited I can’t tipe (yuk yuk)
jake-the-goose on August 29, 2008 at 1:37 PM
I put down HotAir.com when I donated this morning.
HawaiiLwyr on August 29, 2008 at 1:38 PM
She has more EXECUTIVE experience than the other 3 COMBINED.
TroubledMonkey on August 29, 2008 at 1:38 PM
The McCain campaign did a great job leading up to this pick. I feel so dirty, so manipulated, but soooo gooood.
Nethicus on August 29, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Where was the cleavage?
Wasn’t that George Washington?
RightWinged on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
And he’s got what it takes to do just that.
RushBaby on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Woooohoooooooooooo Saraaah HA!
You broke the ceiling!!!
Monas on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Give me a break, Palin isn’t going to win over Hillary’s feminist supporters. People aren’t so simple-minded to see Hillary and Palin as identical because of their gender.
Not sure why McCain didn’t go with a candidate who altered the electoral map by locking up a state like Pennsylvania or Ohio. That outcome would have created a nearly insurmountable obstacle for Obama. Palin doesn’t really change anything.
bayam on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Sevenload is blocked at my office.
Here is a youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5J98Rnft9s
dc84123 on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Me too!
RushBaby on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Yeah, if I were designing the perfect VP choice I would have preferred more executive experience. However, I’ll take someone with 2 years of solid credentials for reform and cleaning up the corruption in her own party over someone with 8 years of cronyism anyday.
obladioblada on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
I am just so happy to have Sarah as the VP choice. I can hardly wait to see Nan’s face with Sarah setting next to her at the SOTU address.
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letget on August 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
I’ll worry about tomorrow….Tomorrow.
Right now, I’m just going to enjoy today.
Asher on August 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
uh that previous post was before I noticed it was up at youtube now. I swear it wasn’t when I first looked
/me is embarrassed
dc84123 on August 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
VPILF!!!!!
mylegsareswollen on August 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
cornfed,
“More like making 2 free throws. Still 2 points, but uncontested. We’ll see how she does against the Dem’s full court pressure.”
Since she was the point guard for the state champs in high school, I like her chances beating the press. (Pun intended.)
exhelodrvr on August 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Not too worried. The Dems know they need to be careful. There are lots of women out there that are mad that Obama won. Hitting Palin too hard will only send all those women to supporting her and McCain. It was a very good pick.
guitarplayer on August 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
One thing even you can’t manage to be pessimistic about: win or lose, Palin promises to be entertaining and interesting.
If nothing else, McCain just made your job a lot easier.
Professor Blather on August 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
All women MUST vote for Sarah Palin.
Hillary paved the way for women…discounting Geraldine Ferraro and Shirley Chisholm.
Save Hillary’s Legacy…. vote for McCain-Palin.
originalpechanga on August 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Rush: “Babies, guns, Jesus. Hot Damn! “
Yep.
Cody1991 on August 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Yep, I can’t think of a better all around choice. It’s a gamble to be sure, but it looks like a good one.
My only reservation is whether she can raise her game to the level needed to survive the media spotlight in a national, Presidential campaign in the short time available. 99% of the electorate is going to be seeing her for the first time, and at least 90% of the media will be out to get her, so an early, Quayle-like stumble of some sort would be disastrous.
LagunaDave on August 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Come on now- we’re not ALL bad…
ConservativeLawStudent on August 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Clinton voters are not going to vote for someone so pro-life. It ain’t going to happen. This pick sent them to Obama. Does it matter? Not sure, I never bought the strategy of courting liberals anyway. I am concerned that her lack of experience and newness to the Governorship blunts criticism about Obama’s thin resume.
Ann NY on August 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Palin is the perfect choice. She’ll gain experience over 4 years. The VP doesn’t really do anything. She’s great on oil, guns, abortion, marriage, spending, corruption. She’s a great pick for the future of the party. . . and maybe she can straighten McCain out on some of his big government positions.
ThackerAgency on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Mega Dittos.
HawaiiLwyr on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM
BEST.
MORNING.
EVER.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM
For the first time IN MY LIFE, I am FINALLY PROUD to be a REPUBLICAN.
seejanemom on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Yep, good pick. Either he is not as dumb as I think, or some fast talkers persuaded him not to do the dumb thing (the dumb thing being a Lieberman or Ridge pick).
Hey Jake the Goose, I’ll bet you any amount of money that she will not be the “nation’s first POTUS”.
Gaunilon on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Hear, hear… I said the same thing to my wife this morning.
We could very well be looking at a Hillary vs. Palin race in 2012. (If McCain wins 08′ and decides not to run in 12′)
Once again the conservatives have proven that they are the party of progress; using actions and not words.
Go McCain – Palin!
Claypigeon on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Hmm, AP. McCain/Palin vs Obama/Biden.
I think we’ve got a hell of a lot to lose.
It was an inspired pick and today’s the day to be optimistic.
there it is on August 29, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Don’t count our chickens…. we as Republicans MUST vote. If you want Slow Joe and Barry to be defeated.
originalpechanga on August 29, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Home Run
thedudesblog on August 29, 2008 at 1:44 PM
The glass ceiling bit was fu**ing BRILLIANT. Kudos to Palin for saying it exactly right.
Dave Rywall on August 29, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Palin/Jindal 2012!
saltydogg14 on August 29, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Can haz i salmon nao?
carbon_footprint on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
feel the tide slowly turning, wash all our heartaches away…
innominatus on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Grow up. Show some respect. Would you say that in her presence?
The Race Card on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
HOT DAMN!!
Sorry, I’m REALLY energized after a fairly lethargic morning – this was the absolute BEST way to wake me up.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Awesome!!
becki51758 on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
I must admit, that speech made me actually spurt tears more than once.
She is strong!
TheSitRep on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
It’s a beautiful day. I agree with Dave Rywall.
; P
carbon_footprint on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
heh
funky chicken on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
GRUE
RushBaby on August 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
I heard someone on the radio say she could become America’s Margaret Thatcher. I would have to agree with that. The potential is there.
guitarplayer on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Any remnant worries I had disappeared about midway through her speech, which I watched with a “normal working man” who took the time off from putting in a new floor here. He didn’t know hardly anything about her, and was “wow”-ed.
She’s got steel, all the way down to the bedrock of her principles. She doesn’t know how to back down on what really matters. It doesn’t even enter her mind. That’s what you dream about having in a president before anything else.
Toldja all that Mav was OK. Are at least some of you beginning to believe me now?
Pessimism is totally inappropriate and useless at this point, with around two months to defeat BO, and the GOP suddenly as energized as it’s been since around 1984 or so.
CK MacLeod on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
And she didn’t even cry! Sarah Palin is a woman, not a girl!
http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/its-okay-joe-biden-cry-it-out-its-going-to-be-okay/
Queen0fCups on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Great. Fucking. Choice.
You go girl!
Good Lt on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Turn out the lights, the party is over. There will be a landslide for McCain as I predicted. The McCain ticket has it all. Palin is Anti-Choice(I’m pro-choice), but means little to me in the grand scheme in that socialism has been thwarted for at least another four years. Listening to Andrea Mitchell to get a feel for how the moonbats are taking this. Her voice sounds like her husband left her, she got fired this morning and her dog died. I can’t wait until Olbergoebbels is on tonight. May be his straight jacket night tonight….Convention, what convention? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah………………
adamsmith on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
There you go!!
Ah, look! – there’s michelle obama now. Who looks like a sad little woman now, huh michelle? Awwww. She looks even more bitter now. That’s so sad.
wise_man on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
2016: Republican ticket Palin/Jindal take on Democratic ticket Clinton/Obama.
carbon_footprint on August 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Sigh.
Right. Because appealing to more than half the electorate – right after the opposing party angered a significant percentage of the demographic – isn’t as good as taking a (almost certain to fail) stab at swinging one state.
Hey, how’d that strategy work out for President Kerry?
Keep your day job. If Palin does manage to pull even a point or two worth of Hillary voters, she could swing half a dozen states.
There was no choice out there that could “lock up” Ohio – and nobody that could deliver Pennsylvania. It rarely works out that way.
Professor Blather on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I am really excited about this pick. I didn’t think it would be such a big deal to me, but it just feels good.
She is such a change from the normal politian.
Aggie85 on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
no more old boring white guys….this is the NEW Republican Party…the one the biased media can not tie to GW….
I think there is a thrill running down my leg…how do ya like them Apples Chris Mathews…
SDarchitect on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
It was hillarious i switched over to MSNBC and they were p*ssed off that they were going to have to start give McCain equal coverage! LMAO!
Because Both McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden no matter who wins will be making history. So they have to give them BOTH the same media coverage and be OBJECTIVE! HAHAHA!
Chakra Hammer on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I just thought of something. How long will it be before the libs question if Palin can do her job when she has a child with downs syndrome?
thekingtut on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Makes McCain’s Congratulations ad “Tomorrow, we’re back at it.” all the more sweet!
simon on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Yes. We are. You’ll see.
Professor Blather on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Me, too! :) :)
Dariaanne on August 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
God I Love That Woman!
But, now it is going to get ugly, did you see/hear the Obamanation last night?
The haters are going to get mean. The babies have had their free Gov’t issued toys snatched from their grasp and will wail and howl uncontrollably.
Mathews? Olberdork? Drunk?
dhunter on August 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM
COMMENCE NOMS.
TheUnrepentantGeek on August 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Being from PA, a state with a lot of bitter folks clinging to their guns and bibles, aka Reagan Democrats, I can assure you that Palin will win this group that supported Hillary over Obama. She hunts, they hunt, she fishes, they fish, her husband is blue collar, they are blue collar…
DerKrieger on August 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM
carbon_footprint on August 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM
She gave a great speech. At first I wasn’t crazy about the pick, but after that stirring scene I am ready to pick up the mantle and fight for the ticket.
She hit all the right points for a true conservative. Hopefully we can finally put a stop to this spending madness.
HalSandro on August 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM
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