John Mark Reynolds said it well: He is a quiet fighter for a changed Washington. He is running to be a servant leader and not savior of America. … [Read more...] about John McCain: Plain Spoken Heroism
Archives for September 2008
Obama/Biden in a Trap Over Sarah Palin
CNN.com grades the political speeches and often has little surveys on the side tab. Given typical survey results, I think their readers are generally center-left. Well, the grade report card for Palin's speech indicated one B and four A grades. And at the moment Palin is up by 9% in their survey of whether her speech was "thumb's up" or "down". A trenchant observation from Dick Morris in the New York Post today: Now the Democrats are stuck in a trap. They've demeaned, patronized and smeared a woman who's well on her way to becoming very, very popular. Her speech will create legions of … [Read more...] about Obama/Biden in a Trap Over Sarah Palin
Gov. Sarah Palin’s Biography Video
She sounds like an amazing, visionary leader, yet refreshingly straightforward, decent, and down to earth. Those sets of character traits rarely come together in one package. This five minute biographical video of Sarah Palin was played tonight at the GOP Convention: … [Read more...] about Gov. Sarah Palin’s Biography Video
Tidbits on McCain’s Speech (and Palin)
Thirty-seven million viewers tuned in last night to hear Gov. Sarah Palin's address. That is only one million fewer viewers than Obama had last Thursday. My guess is that more people will remember Palin's speech than remember McCain's. McCain was not in his favorite venue tonight, and that green background at the beginning was odd. But I think McCain did what he needed to do: spoke from the heart to independents and undecided voters. He was able to (in a tactful manner) contrast himself with the Bush record when he spoke of using the veto pen, challenging corruption, and of course that … [Read more...] about Tidbits on McCain’s Speech (and Palin)
Obama Camp Reduced to Attacking Palin Speechwriter
Sarah Palin's speech was so good that the Obama camp is reduced to having to attack the speechwriter (because he's previously worked for President George W. Bush). Why even release a statement? I do not believe McCain's team released a statement on Joe Biden's speech. I thinkTeam Obama is scared of her. And as for the speech writing, as Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard notes: I'm told -- and was told before the speech -- that she had a strong hand in writing and rewriting the speech, working on [it] for several hours over the past three days. And one of the loudest applause lines in the … [Read more...] about Obama Camp Reduced to Attacking Palin Speechwriter
Video/Text of Sarah Palin’s Address to the RNC
The full text of Gov. Palin's outstanding speech. I think there will be a substantial bump in the polls for McCain-Palin. … [Read more...] about Video/Text of Sarah Palin’s Address to the RNC