http://myriadscreed.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/mccains-performance-and-the-medias-silliness/

That is a good post. McCain did look Presidential out there.

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No, Glynn.

Todd Palin has essentially become a stay-at-home dad. And McCain depends on his wife’s money.

Isn’t this the revenge of the feminists?

jim m on September 5, 2008 at 1:52 PM

 
No, Jim. It’s the culmination of early, first-wave feminism, a.k.a. “equity feminism”, and the utter refutation of female-supremacist “gender feminism.”
 
Remember that the early feminists sought equality with men in certain specific areas: the rights to own property, take jobs outside the home, and vote. Far from bashing men to get those rights, the “suffragettes” argued their case with examples of strong female leaders in history (such as Elizabeth I, Joan of Arc, Catherine the Great, or Empress Jingū of Japan) and Biblical heroines (Deborah, Jael, Judith, Miriam). They didn’t commit acts of terrorism to gain their point: They chained themselves to buildings, or went on hunger strikes. And they never would have succeeded, if they had not been able to persuade men (who had the vote) that their arguments were just and fair.
 
Likewise, the feminists of the post-WWII period, who had just been in the workforce in unprecedented numbers during the War, sought equal access to jobs in all career fields and equal sharing of responsibility in the home between husband and wife. In the main, they were not anti-marriage per se (gender feminism came later), but attempting to change the expectations of marriage as they existed before.
 
This is the feminism to which Gov. Palin and Mrs. McCain belong. Mrs. McCain owns her own property which is not in any way under her husband’s control. Gov. Palin and her husband share responsibility for their children. Revenge? No — this is fulfillment. And it’s beautiful.

I didn’t listen to it. In the past McCain supported amnesty for illegals, a tax on gasoline to fight “man-made global warming”, infringed on my free speech rights, tried to implement waiting periods on private gun sales, stated that prisoners at Gitmo should be given trials in our courts, and a few other things with which I disagree.

I support Sarah Palin at this point. Not him.

tre on September 5, 2008 at 8:17 AM

I’m 100% with you on your concerns… but the reality is we need to chose which party will be in office the next 4 years that will be a firm foundation we can work from to resolve these and other matters of import; chiefly national security and the economy.

Hopefully, those conservatives that are going to “sit this one out” are becoming fewer and fewer. As I see it in this race, if you sit home and don’t vote for McCain you’ve just cast a vote for Obama.

Note: I am not in any way suggesting that you, tre, are sitting this one out – I’m speaking to those that are still upset that their favorite conservative isn’t on the ticket, and has decided to do nothing in November as their response.

Ya want one of my (many) Fred08 bumper stickers?

Todd Palin has essentially become a stay-at-home dad. And McCain depends on his wife’s money.

Isn’t this the revenge of the feminists?

Leave the damning of America to the doom and gloom crowd. This speech was the most public call to service since JFK and “Ask not”.

I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need. My country saved me. My country saved me, and I cannot forget it. And I will fight for her for as long as I draw breath, so help me God.
Also, it pulled at the heartstrings of patriotism like no spoken words since Ronald Reagan. It truly revealed Mav’s sincere love of country at a time when many express this affection; when in their heart of hearts they truly hate it and decry it’s underpinnings as flawed!

As you said, last night Mav revealed himself to be a true patriot, as well as Presidential…

Instead of the narcissistic Poseur that is at the essence of Mr. Obama’s being!

RocketmanBob on September 5, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Very well said.

McCain an agent for change? Give me a break. What has he done all these years.

He ought to be looking forward to spending time with Sarah Palin’s husband, though. They can both talk about how they’ve been castrated by their wives.

jim m on September 5, 2008 at 9:19 AM

Wow, Jim, that was, uh, quite a statement. I don’t know what your politics are, but I find liberal men usually like the disheveled women with hairy armpits. I guess Sarah and Cindy are just too purty for ya, huh? What a ridiculous statement.

The rest of the speech was pretty un-necessary.

Among too many things, I’d argue that McCain needs to develop an easy, graphic way to demonstrate the differences between him and Obama on energy, taxes, and other economic issues that poll as significant.

On energy, just create a chart and work from there. It seems to me that McCain can blow Obama away here.

On taxes, McCain needs to provide some straight talk to voters because Obama isn’t.

First, he needs to explain how having large corporations pay a top tax rate of 35% prompts multinational companies to send operations overseas. And needs to emphasize that his reduction of the tax rate to 25% applies to all large corporations, not just oil companies.

Second, on individual taxes, he needs to explain that Obama’s tax break for 95% of the people is nothing more than a complicated welfare shell game. He’ll raise income and payroll taxes for the wealthy in order to redistribute money in the form of complicated refundable tax credits to others. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Obama’s tax plan will increase the number of households that aren’t paying income tax from 38% to (I think) nearly 50%. Think about that.

Just as important, McCain needs to tie the redistribution-of-wealth aspects of Obama’s tax plan to Obama’s proposed increases in federal spending. Then, McCain needs to get some economists to show how Obama will invariably have to raise taxes to sustain his spending programs.

We’ll see.

BuckeyeSam on September 5, 2008 at 9:17 AM

Agreed. I was hoping that the RNC as a whole would have pushed the Lexington Project, a plan that the Dems/ media are patently ignoring… since it actually makes sense. Drill here, drill now, pay less is a nice slogan, but it works into the Dem counter argument. I would LOVE to have seen McCain (or Palin!?!) do a Gore-esque Powerpoint presentation, defining the Lexington Project and a comprehensive plan for the future.

McCain started to go there with the opening line of his energy segment, but it didn’t go far enough. If he could work his plans individually in with the energy of the end of his speech and visuals, he would win in a landslide.

The media/ Dems are making a concerted effort to push that he has no plan. The argument needs to be shot like a moose within 250 yards of Sarah Palin.

But McCain didn’t give one at all – or am I missing something.

I do remember him saying something about cutting 700 billion in foreign aid. That’s something I’d like to hear a LOT more detail about – but McCain used it as a throwaway line.

Tom_Shipley on September 5, 2008 at 9:36 AM

Here’s the vital portion that you’re missing:

Instead, Obama essentially mailed in his usual stump speech. While people waited to hear specifics, Obama only offered slogans.

John McCain has not been vague up to this point.
If you don’t already know the specifics … Then you’re not paying attention. I don’t think Ed or Allah are expecting every single speech, ever, to have specific policies laid out. But good god, the only specific policies Obama has laid out in the past (hardline troop withdrawl) he has flip flopped on.

So, try to compare apples to apples, yeah?

No styrofoam Greek columns behind him.  No rapelling down from the ceiling with his arms crossed in front of him like Magneto.  It wasn’t in the Metrodome.  It was, simply, pure McCain:     There was nothing substantively nor …

Moxie on September 5, 2008 at 11:03 AM

The phrase we like to use is: Save a Keystroke…Stomp a Troll.

I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need. My country saved me. My country saved me, and I cannot forget it. And I will fight for her for as long as I draw breath, so help me God.

Also, it pulled at the heartstrings of patriotism like no spoken words since Ronald Reagan. It truly revealed Mav’s sincere love of country at a time when many express this affection; when in their heart of hearts they truly hate it and decry it’s underpinnings as flawed!

As you said, last night Mav revealed himself to be a true patriot, as well as Presidential…

Instead of the narcissistic Poseur that is at the essence of Mr. Obama’s being!

But that’s just me… – J_Gocht on September 5, 2008 at 9:58 AM

It IS just you…sadly enough.

Watching the GOP convention felt like a transfusion. Those are the real folks who live in the small towns across the nation – decent, hardworking and generous – coming together to cheer, to listen, to pray and to make up their own minds.

John McCain touched my heart. Maybe other people have seen too much of him, but I saw a lovable little fuzzball, tough as nails and sweet as pie at the same time. He made sense and exuded determination.
But at the end, when he exhorted everyone “Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We’re Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history” – my face was wet with tears. He has got my vote.

http://conservativepolitics.today.com/2008/09/05/john-mccain-the-man-i-thought-i-knew/

Matthew 25:40 is the verse in which Jesus states, “as you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” Kmiec, an avowed pro-lifer, has lost his credibility in support of the partial birth abortion candidate.

Somebody should remind Kmiec of Obama’s brother living on a dollar a month in Africa, while Obama made millions writing “Dreams from my Father” about Africa and can’t spare him a dime.

Somehow, Bridget McCain shown at the convention last night doesn’t resemble John or Cindy McCain, but she is their daughter. Who is the REAL charitable candidate in this race?

Oh, and Sarah Palin who said on national television that parents of special-needs children will have an advocate in the White House if she’s elected? Been there, done that!

Saint James had it right. “Faith without works is dead.” This needs to be hammered home throughout this campaign.