Jonah Goldberg has an excellent analysis of the changing fortunes of the Republican Party:
"Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have managed to drive Congress' approval ratings to near absolute zero. Also, if you don't actually think Barack Obama is a higher life form, listening to the press talk like Princess Leia for a year - "Help us Obama Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope!" - can get really old. Republicans feel a lot like Elaine in that Seinfeld episode where she was the only person in the world who didn't understand why everyone fawned over "The English Patient...
"Changing everything was Sarah Palin. Suddenly, conservatives not only found something to love on the GOP ticket, but the boldness of the pick suggested that the outcome wasn't written in stone."
Monday, September 15, 2008
McCain Ties in Minnesota
Jammiewearingfool (h/t Larwyn) reports that:
"John McCain has now held a steady three-point edge over Barack Obama for three straight days and now has hit the 50% mark for the first time in months, but the big shocker is he's now tied with Obama in Minnesota, a state where he had trailed by 13 points."
Jammiewearingfool adds:
"With Minnesota now a toss-up and a battleground state, it has to be a clear psychological blow to an Obama campaign that may now have to use resources in a state they must have envisioned as a clear slam dunk."
"John McCain has now held a steady three-point edge over Barack Obama for three straight days and now has hit the 50% mark for the first time in months, but the big shocker is he's now tied with Obama in Minnesota, a state where he had trailed by 13 points."
Jammiewearingfool adds:
"With Minnesota now a toss-up and a battleground state, it has to be a clear psychological blow to an Obama campaign that may now have to use resources in a state they must have envisioned as a clear slam dunk."
John McCain Rally in Queens
Phil Orenstein has forwarded a letter from Vince Tabone, head of the Queens Republican Party, about a McCain rally on 9/27:
McCain-Palin 2008
24-55 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Whitestone, NY 11357
718-690-3737
Dear Neighbor,
I just got back from Minnesota and I can tell you electricity was in the air and everyone left the Convention Center buoyed by our prospects. Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin energized the crowd as they made a compelling case why America needs their leadership and why team McCain-Palin has what it takes to reform Washington, protect the United States and get our economy moving again!
On Saturday the 27th of September at Queens County Republican Party Headquarters located 24-55 Francis Lewis Blvd, we will be holding a McCain-Palin Rally at 3:30 pm and you are invited!.
We will have very distinguished guest speakers and we will distribute lawn signs, bumper stickers, buttons and rally sign. By all means invite friends and neighbors that are as enthusiastic about the McCain-Palin ticket as we are! Republicans, Independents, Conservatives, Democrats all are welcome!
We will also receive campaign updates from McCain NY including Veterans for McCain Queens Coordinator Marvin R. Jeffcoat SFC, USA (RET), the Queens Women for McCain Steering Committee, the Queens Sportsman for McCain Steering Committee and Democrats for McCain.
If you are interested in getting involved in these or any other campaign groups or any other aspect of McCain-Palin’s Queens campaign please email me at Vince.Tabone@nymccain.com or call us as at County headquarters at 718-690-3737.
There probably has not been as important an election for quite a long time. Amercia faces unique chalenges and in many respects is at a cross roads. I hope you can join us at our September 27th Rally for McCain-Palin.
With Warm Regards,
Vince Tabone, Esq
McCain Coordinator
Queens County, NY -USA
McCain-Palin 2008
24-55 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Whitestone, NY 11357
718-690-3737
Dear Neighbor,
I just got back from Minnesota and I can tell you electricity was in the air and everyone left the Convention Center buoyed by our prospects. Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin energized the crowd as they made a compelling case why America needs their leadership and why team McCain-Palin has what it takes to reform Washington, protect the United States and get our economy moving again!
On Saturday the 27th of September at Queens County Republican Party Headquarters located 24-55 Francis Lewis Blvd, we will be holding a McCain-Palin Rally at 3:30 pm and you are invited!.
We will have very distinguished guest speakers and we will distribute lawn signs, bumper stickers, buttons and rally sign. By all means invite friends and neighbors that are as enthusiastic about the McCain-Palin ticket as we are! Republicans, Independents, Conservatives, Democrats all are welcome!
We will also receive campaign updates from McCain NY including Veterans for McCain Queens Coordinator Marvin R. Jeffcoat SFC, USA (RET), the Queens Women for McCain Steering Committee, the Queens Sportsman for McCain Steering Committee and Democrats for McCain.
If you are interested in getting involved in these or any other campaign groups or any other aspect of McCain-Palin’s Queens campaign please email me at Vince.Tabone@nymccain.com or call us as at County headquarters at 718-690-3737.
There probably has not been as important an election for quite a long time. Amercia faces unique chalenges and in many respects is at a cross roads. I hope you can join us at our September 27th Rally for McCain-Palin.
With Warm Regards,
Vince Tabone, Esq
McCain Coordinator
Queens County, NY -USA
Obama Fails Women
Contrairimairi just forwarded the following Baltimore Sun article by Lynette Long. The Republicans are becoming the party of choice for women, which reverses a long standing trend.
"In this election, putting gender first
By Lynette Long
September 14, 2008
"Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin knows what it is like to be a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister...
"Sarah Palin knows what it is to experience the joys and sorrows of motherhood, to nurse a baby while holding down a job, to leave for work in the morning with a toddler tugging at your pant leg, and to have your children calling you at work to defuse squabbles or ask for help with homework. She knows that once you get to work, you have to speak twice as loud and twice as often to be heard, and work twice a hard to go half as far...
"After the Democratic Primary, I was contacted by a member of Sen. Barack Obama's Finance Committee, and we had numerous contentious conversations. I finally told him I would be happy to vote for Mr. Obama and rally other Hillary Clinton supporters, but in return I wanted Mr. Obama to pledge gender parity in the Cabinet...
"'What if there aren't qualified women - you still expect us to appoint half women to the Cabinet?' he replied. 'There are 300 million people in this country; you're telling me you can't find 10 qualified women?' I said.'
"He responded, 'You can't have that.' We had no further conversations.
"Yes, policy is important, but who decides and delivers that policy is even more important...
"I have given my loyalty to the Democratic Party for decades. My party...stood silently by as Hillary Clinton was eviscerated by the mainstream media...
"I can vote for my party and its candidates, which have demonstrated a blatant disrespect for women and a fundamental lack of integrity. Or I can vote for the Republican ticket, which has heard our concerns and put a woman on the ticket, but with which I fundamentally don't agree on most issues.
"Right now, for me, gender trumps everything else..."
Contrairimairi also forwards a link to a No Quarters post in which Larry Johnson quotes Nancy Kallitechnis, who does a good job of dissecting the sexist differences between questions that Charles Gibson asked Palin versus the ones he asked Obama:
"For example, Gibson asked Obama a lot of questions focused on the positive aspects of Obama being a champion and breaking a glass ceiling for African Americans. Yet he didn’t ask Palin about her potential of breaking the infamous glass ceiling and the benefits that would create for women who are a much larger percentage of the U.S. population than African Americans.
"Furthermore, Gibson often questioned Palin’s ability to lead, but he never questioned Obama’s ability to lead. This is outrageous because Palin has more political executive experience than Obama and far more political accomplishments..."
Kallitechnis in ancient Greek means "beauty of workmanship" and Nancy Kallitechnis writes an excellent blog. In particular, she compares the questions Gibson asked Obama and Palin:
"Obama:
"How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
"How does it feel to "win"?
"How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
"Palin;
"Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
"Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level"
Women should be offended at the media's bias in this election, much as conservatives and free thinkers have been offended at its ornithoid bias for decades.
"In this election, putting gender first
By Lynette Long
September 14, 2008
"Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin knows what it is like to be a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister...
"Sarah Palin knows what it is to experience the joys and sorrows of motherhood, to nurse a baby while holding down a job, to leave for work in the morning with a toddler tugging at your pant leg, and to have your children calling you at work to defuse squabbles or ask for help with homework. She knows that once you get to work, you have to speak twice as loud and twice as often to be heard, and work twice a hard to go half as far...
"After the Democratic Primary, I was contacted by a member of Sen. Barack Obama's Finance Committee, and we had numerous contentious conversations. I finally told him I would be happy to vote for Mr. Obama and rally other Hillary Clinton supporters, but in return I wanted Mr. Obama to pledge gender parity in the Cabinet...
"'What if there aren't qualified women - you still expect us to appoint half women to the Cabinet?' he replied. 'There are 300 million people in this country; you're telling me you can't find 10 qualified women?' I said.'
"He responded, 'You can't have that.' We had no further conversations.
"Yes, policy is important, but who decides and delivers that policy is even more important...
"I have given my loyalty to the Democratic Party for decades. My party...stood silently by as Hillary Clinton was eviscerated by the mainstream media...
"I can vote for my party and its candidates, which have demonstrated a blatant disrespect for women and a fundamental lack of integrity. Or I can vote for the Republican ticket, which has heard our concerns and put a woman on the ticket, but with which I fundamentally don't agree on most issues.
"Right now, for me, gender trumps everything else..."
Contrairimairi also forwards a link to a No Quarters post in which Larry Johnson quotes Nancy Kallitechnis, who does a good job of dissecting the sexist differences between questions that Charles Gibson asked Palin versus the ones he asked Obama:
"For example, Gibson asked Obama a lot of questions focused on the positive aspects of Obama being a champion and breaking a glass ceiling for African Americans. Yet he didn’t ask Palin about her potential of breaking the infamous glass ceiling and the benefits that would create for women who are a much larger percentage of the U.S. population than African Americans.
"Furthermore, Gibson often questioned Palin’s ability to lead, but he never questioned Obama’s ability to lead. This is outrageous because Palin has more political executive experience than Obama and far more political accomplishments..."
Kallitechnis in ancient Greek means "beauty of workmanship" and Nancy Kallitechnis writes an excellent blog. In particular, she compares the questions Gibson asked Obama and Palin:
"Obama:
"How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
"How does it feel to "win"?
"How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
"Palin;
"Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
"Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level"
Women should be offended at the media's bias in this election, much as conservatives and free thinkers have been offended at its ornithoid bias for decades.
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