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posted at 10:20 pm on September 7, 2008 by Allahpundit
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“What horrified me was not so much the woman herself, though she is clearly entirely unfit to be vice-president or president. It was McCain’s cynical and sudden choice of her. Would you give power of attorney over your entire life to someone you had only met once, or possibly twice? Of course not. You would give the matter and the person very serious consideration. Yet McCain in effect is offering power of attorney over all the affairs of the United States and over all Americans, including me, to a woman he had barely met. I myself wouldn’t hire a house-sitter on such scant acquaintance…
I had thought that McCain was, for a politician, an honourable man. Certainly honour is one of his top selling points. But who can think so now? In choosing a woman he doesn’t know or understand, purely for electoral advantage, he reveals a dishonourable lust for office, a disrespect for women generally and a dishonourable indifference to the future of his country…
In short Palin is an ill-educated, inexperienced hypocrite.”
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The feminists now have everything they have ever wanted…
singlemalt_18 on September 7, 2008 at 10:28 PM
But it came in exactly the wrong package in the form Mrs Palin!
Me thinks the folks over at the Observatory best start trainng themselves to Madame Vice-President.
Jim708 on September 8, 2008 at 5:39 AM
Not all Brit columnists are soft in the head. Via the esteemed Theo Spark (an Englishman who most certainly is not soft in the head), Melanie Phillips writes that
darkpixel on September 8, 2008 at 6:04 AM
“Journalists” wanting a link to thier on-line articles and thousands of comments have figured out that an over-the-top piece will insure traffic. There was a similar situation with some vapid bubblehead at the Boston Herald last week talking about Palin’s dated hairstyle. Apparently, she recieved something like a thousand times as many comments as she ever had alltogether.
These folks have nothing to say, nothing to bring and nothing to warrent the traffic they’ve generated for themselves.
It’s just sad really.
Waterboy on September 8, 2008 at 6:06 AM
This pasty brit will look good in a burka.
peacenprosperity on September 8, 2008 at 6:15 AM
These folks have nothing to say,…
Waterboy on September 8, 2008
And they say it at the top of their lungs.
I’d like to think that Great Britain will not descend into an oppresive nanny state; that real men will rise up and take back their government and liberty will reign again. Or is it already too late?
SKYFOX on September 8, 2008 at 6:16 AM
I recommend “America Alone” by Mark Steyn
Waterboy on September 8, 2008 at 6:19 AM
Obama supporters will vote for him because he’s not Bush. McCain will win the election because he’s not Obama. If the DNC nominating process (totally beholden to the Liberal Left) produced anything besides a Socialist, the Democrat Candidate would have a 20-point lead right now. The RNC, however, tends to produce a moderate candidate (much to the chagrin Right-Wing of the Rep Party). Liberals Carter, Mondale, Dukakis and Kerry were quickly disposed of. Moderate Bill Clinton won twice. What word is this the definition of: ‘doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.” Yes, they ARE clearly insane. Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are idiots. They survive because of their limited geographic location of support. But a flaming liberal will never win a National Election, because America is not a Socialist/Liberal Nation. It never has been. Someday the DNC will figute that out. One Democrat President in 30-years, soon to be 34.
Nostradamus on September 8, 2008 at 6:29 AM
Who cares what Minette Marrin thinks?
ctmom on September 8, 2008 at 6:33 AM
many think so
jerrytbg on September 8, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Minette Marrins said that.
In a word: who?
Sergeant Tim on September 8, 2008 at 6:36 AM
As a general rule Americans leave the Brits alone to pick their politicians and rule their country as they see fit. It would be nice if they did the same damn thing.
BTW, I bet that McCain knows Palin a lot better than Marrins knows any of the people running. She is just an obnoxious little expat and who the hell cares what she says.
Terrye on September 8, 2008 at 6:43 AM
And while we are on the subject of power of attorney, it is not for McCain to give that authority, it is up to the American people and if they truly believe Palin is not up to the task, they won’t elect the McCain/Palin ticket. Maybe Marrins has lived in England for so long she has forgotten how a Republic works.
Terrye on September 8, 2008 at 6:44 AM
I can smell her fear.
lionheart on September 8, 2008 at 6:59 AM
A collection of insults based on a collection of strawmen. Typical leftist writing in other words.
This kind of garbage used to make me furious, now it’s just mildly irritating, not even worth rebutting because there’s no substance to actually rebut (something the left has of course always banked on).
Aylios on September 8, 2008 at 8:17 AM
I am impressed with the ignorance of Ms. Marrin on wolves and pack behavior. Apparently she has not had any experience with a wild wolf pack and how dangerous it is to cull them on the ground.
I do share her concern over the seemingly rapid and impulsive pick of Palin for VP. Not because I feel that Palin is inadequate to the task. My concern is that McCain has once again let his visceral hatred for any person that challenges him to influence a decision that impacts us all.
McCain is famous for being a hothead. He is quick to anger and very slow to forgive. He held a grudge against President Bush for a perceived mischaracterization of him in the South Carolina primary in 2000. He held this grudge for a couple years before he put he finally it aside out of self-interested political expedience.
He has been observed as having the same kind of hatred for Romney because he threatened McCain in his primary bid. It is fairly well documented on the web if you choose to do a Google search. This is despite all of the efforts that Romney has made on McCain’s behalf since he dropped from the race. McCain hates Huckabee too for the same reason. He dared to oppose him.
I am frankly concerned that McCain took a risk that was not necessary. Choosing Palin may work out for him in the end. But it still was a risk that was not necessary. Choosing Romney would have energized his base too.
I feel that McCain sought any option to Romney to the point where he was willing to risk it all on a roll of the dice with Palin rather than choosing a pretty sure thing with Romney. Letting your emotions impact your decision making is not a good trait for a President. A President must be able to work closely with people he despises for the good our our nation.
Hawthorne on September 8, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Agreed!
Other than the 1 or 2 facts alleged in the piece, such as McCain only meeting her once (I believe they met more times than that), and the “facts” “pouring” out about her. Those can and should be rebutted, inasmuch as the entire left-wing media is using those items to inflate their journalistic souffles. The rest will fade away on its own (to be replaced by new innuendo) -
RD on September 8, 2008 at 9:47 AM
You sent us to the Times? How low can you go?
TomJW on September 8, 2008 at 11:41 AM
A foreigner will never tell an Americans how to vote because they are concerned about the future of America. Rather, they are concerned with the impact on their own country.
Always consider the motive.
kurtzz3 on September 8, 2008 at 11:45 AM
I’m struggling here…what does “ill-educated” mean exactly? She doesn’t have Berkely “education”, zat it?
Wyznowski on September 8, 2008 at 11:56 AM
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