Palin

[DuneLaker]

Guiliani is a great speaker. He certainly delivered a stirring talk to the Walton County Chamber of Commerce earlier this year. Guiliani should stir this crowd up. Many have probably not heard him in person. This speech is okay, but not Guiliani's best so far.

 

[Bob]

This is an exellent op ed by David Brooks - it is worth reading because it summarizes why so many people are uncomfortable with McCain having selected Palin as his VP.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02brooks.html?hp

John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He?s a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaugh understands, but the Democrats apparently do not, a McCain administration would not be like a Bush administration.
The main axis in McCain?s worldview is not left-right. It?s public service versus narrow self-interest. Throughout his career, he has been drawn to those crusades that enabled him to launch frontal attacks on the concentrated powers of selfishness ? whether it was the big money donors who exploited the loose campaign finance system, the earmark specialists in Congress like Alaska?s Don Young and Ted Stevens, the corrupt Pentagon contractors or Jack Abramoff.

i did not read the entire article, but the author may have amnesia about Keating....that was bigtime corruption

 

[Bob]

Lots of talk about war...very little about the economy...maybe Palin will talk about the economy

 

[DuneLaker]

Guiliani is warming up. He is talking about leadership and change. McCain and Palin will shake up Washington!!!

 

[Carol G]

Does anyone else notice that the loudest cheers, the most crowd response she gets is when she insults Obama? WTF is that all about?

So far I'm unimpressed.

 

[Jennifer Steele]

Does anyone else notice that the loudest cheers, the most crowd response she gets is when she insults Obama? WTF is that all about?

Yes, especially when she insulted his columns.

 

[DuneLaker]

The loudest cheers have been for hope for real change and strong leadership from the McCain/Palin ticket. True excitement.

 

[Bob]

Listening to Palin....war hero,war,family,oil,fear of taxes,maverick,evil world,war hero again......waiting for anything about the economy or our debt....picking up remote now

 

[hnooe]

She really is beautiful to look at, and I really like her crisp, upper midwest twang---if they Dems should lose, at least she can help help erase the visual memory of Dick Cheney, plus I hear she is a much better shot!

 

[Jennifer Steele]

The loudest cheers have been for hope for real change and strong leadership from the McCain/Palin ticket. True excitement.

McCain lost me when he showed up in Seaside with W who called him his "good buddy."