She was the surprise of the day and the evidence that this race of the American elections 2008 is one of the most interesting races ever. All People expected after the huge of celebration of Obama in the NDC and choosing a foreign policies vet like Joe Biden as his Vice that the race was over and the republicans got nothing new to offer , even the expectations on who would McCain’s vice were not interesting.
But today the big surprise from the Republicans came with no early warning that the first woman that could enter the White house as a Vice President was not a democratic as expected !!
John McCain announced Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his vice , no
many Americans know Palin , Hala Gorani was speaking on CNN about how journalists were wondering how they would pronounce her name.
Sarah is 44 years old , born for a working class family , married and got five children , two boys , one of them is going to Iraq and the other was just born in last April 2008 and 3 girls. She is devoted Christian who refuses abortion .
It is strange thing that the GOP chose her while she does not have much of experience except local one , she was a mayor than the Governor of Alaska ,but if we are going to speak about experience here do not forget Obama is always accused by the same thing and he is not a VP Candidate but rather a Presidential candidate.
Compared to Joe Bidden and his long experience in Foreign policy and even in national politics ,Palin is novice , still I think it is unfair 
because in this race from experience point view John McCain is against Biden where Palin against Obama.
I think McCain is planning to get the more votes of the working white class also the feminists votes, the old Hilary supporters from hardcore feminists despite her total refusal to abortion , those ladies would vote for her and McCain just to get back from Obama who did not choose their idol as VP as if he were going to do it !!
I watched her speech in Ohio in TV from the start and till the end and frankly she got more charisma than McCain , I do not know if it is age of what .McCain looked her old father beside her.
Now to what matters us as Arabs and Muslims, this woman is real happy that her son is going to Iraq and mentioned Iran’s nuke !! She is a Republican after all !!
Well on the other hand Bidden is not great after all he is a proud Zionist and wants to divide Iraq.
Now here is some news info about Sarah , the first woman on the ticket like CNN described :
- She loves fishing.
- She loves hunting “Peta won’t like this”
- She loves fur “Peta won’t endorse her”
- She was the first woman elected as a Governor of Alaska.
- She lost the Miss Alaska Pageant in 1984
- She appeared in Vogue in 2007
This is a medicore analysis, if we can call it analysis! Feminists support her? Come on, that is like saying rebpublicans will vote for osama bin laden!
ReplyDeleteAlso McCain can die in a second!And lets cut the crap and call things as they are: Racists won't vote for obama, so changing thier label to working class white old democrates aint sellin' it.
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Mohanned I respectfully beg to differ,
ReplyDeleteit seems that the alphabet soup of media (cnn,msnbc,abc,cbs) are all saying in unison that a mass majority of hillary's 18 million votes are up for grabs. There is a deep wound in the DNC that republican operatives have exploited (good for them.)
and lets not forget the words that were recently spoken by bill
'Suppose for example you're a voter. And you have Candidate X and Candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you on everything, but you don't think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues, but you believe that on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver. For whom will you vote?'
with hillary's voters it's gotten beyond feminism and all that jazz. THEY WANT BLOOD....it's personal with them.
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ReplyDeleteGood piece, well said, a fine analysis, ignore Mohanned. Even more Hillary supporters will go for McCain now. Obama is no longer a near certainty. Heaven forbid something happens to McCain, but I believe Palin would rise to the occasion. She has the right attitude. Everyone knows Obama is NOT ready for POTUS, Palin is only for the VP. Look at Dan Quayle.
YEY SARAH PALIN! YEY John McCain! Great pick! The 1st woman for the GOP VP? SCORE!
She's conservative! SCORE! She's a Governor! SCORE! She's pro-drilling! She's a hunter! SCORE! She played hockey in school! SCORE! She's pro-life! And she respects women! SCORE! She fights corruption! SCORE! She's high-energy! SCORE! She's tough! SCORE! She's got 5 kids! SCORE! Her son is going to Iraq in the Armed Forces! SCORE! She's married to a Blue-collar professional! SCORE! She's smart! SCORE! She's young! SCORE!
And she's a Hotty to boot! SCORE! The Left is going to go nuts! SCORE!
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zeinobia, good post. Let me add a few points.
ReplyDelete1) Biden also has a soon who will likely be sent to Iraq with the US army very soon and he is no doubt just as proud of that.
2) As far as the experience factor, Palin arguably has as much, if not more, relevant experience as Obama. The Presidency is an executive position that requires the ability to manage and delegate. Being a Governor is arguably more relevant than being a Senator, which is basically a debating club. And this is not just my opinion but that of the American people- notice how John Kennedy was the last person to go from the Senate to the White House. Every US President since then has come from a Governership.
3) The divide between Republicans and Democrats isnt as clear as if often portrayed in the media. Many of the women who voted for Clinton are likely to take a strong look at Palin. In my view this was a very smart choice for McCain. Its a major play for independent voters.
4) Foreign policy is almost never a decisive factor in US elections. Nor am I aware of any country where it is. Its all about appealing to the base. She solidifies McCain's base.
I think most women who were/are supporters of Hilary are not so conservative that they would vote McCain just because he chose a young woman as a running mate.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it's really important to keep in mind that she truly is only a heartbeat away from the POTUS. She will need to be scrutinized as such.
@Mohanned , I did not say that feminists will vote her ,I am saying that McCain is seeking their vote and there is a big possibility that the old Hilary fan base stands with her just only to avenge their idol bad defeat , this is not my analysis only by the way most of the American media is speaking about this .
ReplyDelete@Ahmed , you got it right , they want Blood,I once watched Jon Steward and he right sent Assef to meet with Hilary's supports in one of the party elections and it was not acting one of her gay supporters said that he was going to vote for McCain ,I swear it was real and Stewart said so
@anonymous , good points but I will disagree on the last point , the foreign policy now is important when you got troops in two countries and the fact that Russia is as an enemy power , remember Vietnam days ,people wanted someone to return back their children safe
@callenstewart,they may not be conservative in fact the opposite but hate can make them either to vote for McCain or just boycott the elections