Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her first real introduction to the American people as ...

[Budlite74]

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her first real introduction to the American people as ...

Palin fires back at ‘Washington elite’ - The conventions - MSNBC.com

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her first real introduction to the American people as Sen. John McCain’s running mate, struck back Wednesday night at news organizations and a “Washington elite” that have raised questions about her qualifications to be vice president.

As Palin accepted the vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., her experience — she has been mayor of tiny Wasilla, Alaska, and has served as Alaska’s governor for less than two years — was front and center in voters’ minds. Palin’s personal life has also become a topic of discussion after she revealed that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was pregnant.

Palin acknowledged that she had not been in politics for long, calling herself “just your average hockey mom [who] signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better.” But she dismissed critics of her background as snobs who looked down on ordinary Americans and their concerns.
“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment,” Palin said. “And I’ve learned quickly these past few days that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone.

“But here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion,” she said. “I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country.”

Continuing a relatively recent tradition, McCain surprised the crowd by joining Palin on stage after her address.

“Don’t you think we made the right choice for the next vice president of the United States?” asked McCain, who is to give his formal acceptance speech Thursday night.

Palin takes fight to Obama
Palin, 44, contrasted her experience as a self-described “small-town mayor” with that of the Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

“Since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves,” Palin said. “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.”

Palin did not mention Obama by name, but her target was obvious: Obama began his political life as a community organizer.

“I might add that in small towns, we don’t quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren’t listening,” she said, alluding to an early gaffe by Obama during the primary campaign, when he suggested that working-class Americans tended to “cling to religion and guns” in tough times.

Swiping at Obama’s campaign theme, Palin added:

“Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change. ...

“There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you, in places where winning means survival and defeat means death, and that man is John McCain.”

Palin addresses controversies
The McCain campaign has lashed out at the media and called for an end to questions about Palin’s background and her family. Besides blanket coverage of her daughter’s pregnancy, Palin also is the subject of an ethics investigation involving the firing of the state’s public safety commissioner, allegedly because he would not dismiss Palin’s former brother-in-law, a state trooper.

Palin addressed those reports only in passing Wednesday night.

“From the inside, no family ever seems typical,” she said. “That’s how it is with us. Our family has the same ups and downs as any other, the same challenges and the same joys.”

But she did invoke her family in explaining why she was proud to run on the same ticket with McCain, praising him as “a man who wore the uniform of this country for 22 years and refused to break faith with those troops in Iraq who have now brought victory within sight.”

“As the mother of one of those troops, that is exactly the kind of man I want as commander-in-chief,” said Palin, whose 19-year-old son, Track, is a soldier scheduled to deploy to Iraq next week.

“I’m just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm’s way.”

McCain gives Palins a warm welcome
Anticipation of Palin’s address overshadowed McCain’s arrival Wednesday in St. Paul, where he was to be formally nominated for president after the speeches.

Even before McCain’s plane landed at noon, his campaign struck back heatedly at persistent questions about Palin, declaring that “this nonsense is over.”

Palin was waiting at the airport to greet McCain as he stepped off his blue-and-white plane, dubbed the Straight Talk Express. McCain moved down a line of family and friends with handshakes and greetings before he got to Palin. They hugged, and McCain talked with her family.

Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of Palin’s pregnant 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, got a pat on the shoulder, as well as a handshake. McCain told Bristol Palin that he was sorry for what she was going through because of the “intrusion of the media,” Steve Schmidt, a senior campaign adviser, told NBC News.

At precisely the same time Obama was in the middle of a campaign speech in Ohio. The dual scene was captured in split-screen television shots.

“More jobs are being shipped overseas,” Obama said. “More and more people are losing their pensions. They just don’t get it,” he said of McCain and Palin.

[neo_anderson]

I would let her blow me

[Budlite74]

yea ... lol she is cute for a milf

but i like her!! They are going to win!

[littlelouie]

Originally Posted by Budlite74

yea ... lol she is cute for a milf

but i like her!! They are going to win!

Yeah I would definatly like to punch her card with my dancling CHAD.....

As for them winning, I am not so sure yet Bud....the early polls still show the big O out in front.......gonna be interesting! They need to really do something major to derail O and see how it goes....I think by O not making a big deal out of the pregnant daughter really took there strategy of saying he is running a harsh campaign right away from them. I think they wanted to really play that card and he didnt bite at all......still shag the hell out of her and her daughter (when she is 18 of course)

[Budlite74]

best quote ... when talkin about great leaders of America

"They love their country in good times and bad... and their always proud of America"

because there are some who are only proud to be an American when we do good ... but the fact is, we are not perfect and that you should ALWAYS be proud to be an American at all times!!!

[Colossus]

Ive never even liked the idea of a woman in the presidential or VP seat until i heard this woman talk. Antiabortion, antigay, ati immigration, Pro gun (NRA member), and she just dont give a flying fuck about pissing washington off. I love her.

[littlelouie]

Yeah she didnt take it easy, she definately laid it out there......good speech!

[Goes4ever]

she will be the future VP, no doubt

[live2lift]

Originally Posted by Budlite74

best quote ... when talkin about great leaders of America

"They love their country in good times and bad... and their always proud of America"

because there are some who are only proud to be an American when we do good ... but the fact is, we are not perfect and that you should ALWAYS be proud to be an American at all times!!!

Great post!!

[Budlite74]

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