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On Wednesday night, after Gov. Sarah Palin's acceptance of the GOP's vice presidental nomination, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sent a text over to CNN calling Palin's speech "shrill." That word is applied to only one group of people on this planet: women. Period. It denotes, in a very derogatory way, a sense of Victorian hysteria with which the most sexist men tar women. Yet, when Campbell Scott wisely and fairly pointed this out, Democrat sycophant Paul Begala accused Scott of "toning back" her journalistic analysis, as if pointing out this obvious sexist comment by Reid was somehow an indication of softness. Typical of so many bullying sexists, Begala was accusing Scott on national television of not being tough enough to do her job. Begala's attack on Scott was a misogynist assault by a bitter troll of a man (Begala has drunk so much of the liberal Kool-Aid that his hair is orange) on an accomplished reporter. ( Full article and comments)
In their eagerness to discredit a politician, even reporters at the best of newspapers can accept shady information as fact, without checking adequately on its source. It's a sloppy way to do business, but in a hurried profession it happens. Maybe it's just because the New York Times is so huge and so widely read that it appears to rack up more big sloppy errors than most. A mispelling here and there, the occasional wrong date on an event, etc, these are to be expected at any newspaper, but the Times, in an odd turnabout, does pretty well on the little things and outrageously badly on some of the big things. Take for example the paper's most recent error in covering GOP vice presidential pick. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. This was published in today's Times: ( Full article and comments)
According to today’s New York Times, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience in New Philadelphia, Ohio, before Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican National Convention: “You did not hear a single world about the economy “Not once did they mention the hardships that people are going through.” Well, he might have said that before Sarah’s speech, but it was already a huge oversight at best and outright lie at worst. Both Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rudolph Giuliani talked about the economy, specifically citing higher prices and lower home values. After their speeches, Palin took the stage and pointed to higher prices for groceries, gas, and heating oil—referring to homes in the northern United States in particular that use oil rather than natural gas for heat—and how these daily costs are undermining the ability of families to take care of themselves. ( Full article and comments) Just about every mom hears this at some point in her career: “Considering the hours/travel/demands, we went with another candidate for the job/promotion.” What that means is: “You have kids, so, we won't give you the job/promotion you deserve.” Which translates directly into “We’re not hiring/promoting you because you’re a woman who acts and lives like a woman.” Remember this, because it’s going to be very important as the Democrats seek to dismantle Sarah Palin. You see, here’s something the majority of the women’s studies crowd believes, but never articulates: “The only women worthy of power are women in drag.” ( Full article and comments)
I'm not the religious type, but right now New Orleans and its residents, as well as the folks all along the Gulf coast, need our prayers and goodwill. In a few days, they may need much, much more than that. We went though this, almost to the day, just three years ago, and we learned a lot. We all learned about not being prepared, about the emptiness of just hoping for the best and leaving it up to someone else to protect us. ( Full article and comments)
I couldn't be more thrilled! In an early draft of this column, I write the following about Sarah Palin: "One excellent VP choice was suggested for McCain by former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina on Fox during the Democratic National Convention. Considering the alienation of women over Obama’s treatment of Hillary Clinton, why not pick a woman? How about Sarah Palin, the young, attractive and out-spoken governor of Alaska? I could live with that. With one son in the Army and another with Down’s syndrome, Palin intimately knows the challenges that face American families, the specters of war, inadequate health care and narrow educational options, and she knows how hard it is for women to break down barriers in the world of work."
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I wanted McCain to pick Bobby Jindal as his running mate, but back in July it became clear that Jindal, who took office as Louisiana’s governor in January, intended to stay in Louisiana. Joe Lieberman would also have been a good choice. But all the indications are that the GOP has successfully steamrolled the fiercely independent John McCain into playing ball with the religious right. It looks as though he’ll be choosing Mitt Romney. Or maybe Tim Pawlenty. Either one will be poison for the Republican ticket. Either one will insure that the GOP loses the White House. The GOP theocrats have utterly underestimated the group of people who have stood by John McCain longer than anyone else—the irreligious independents, people who may believe in God but who certainly never wanted religion to become the focal point of any political campaign. ( Full article and comments)
Earlier this month, Republic of Georgia President Saakashvili took the same action that any leader would take to hold his country together in the face of what looks suspiciously like a classic Russian infiltration and incitement job, a leftover from the days of Putin's old alma mater, the KGB. Americans cannot imagine having a state try to secede and the severe security problem that would present--even though such a secession by numerous states was brutally--though rightfully-- put down in the American Civil War. Even if Barack Obama were president, if a state tried to secede, he'd send in the troops to keep it from happening bc of the extremely dangerous security risk the renegade state would present to the other US states. ( Full article and comments)
The first thing you'll see on the Republic of Georgia's presidential Web site is a heartbreaking listing of medals awarded for courage in "defending the motherland." Little Georgia has far too few troops to defend itself from Russia's forces. Equally upsetting is the video of Russian planes dropping bombs within full view of international news crews' cameras. Nonetheless, we need to see it. It's important to know what's going on there. Visit http://www.president.gov.ge and click on "Video Material" in the lower left corner.
And here, in case you have not read it, is Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's address to his people and the world: ( Full article and comments)
Listen in to Australian radio show Dads on the Air as Stephanie Ramage discusses shared custody and Georgia's family law courts tonight at 8:40 p.m. EST streaming at www.dadsontheair.net
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