Posted by
Dawn on Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:34:40 PM
For all the hyperbole of the Democratic Convention last week, it was a most exhausting experience for me. To be fair, the Clinton dramas did a lot to liven it up. They played the media and the message like a string quartet. On Tuesday night, Pantsuit standing there, stoic, released her supporters with pleas to them to put the Party first and rally round Obama. The floor vote which followed was anticlimatic and a let down. Billy Jeff did what he had to do and sucked all the air out of the room. It is still amazing to watch how he continues to get a way with whatever it is he does. The check from the Obama camp must have cleared. Joe Biden gave his speel and was then surprised to find the top of the ticket on stage with him after his lone, fleeting moment in the spotlight. Joe Biden spoke?
Thursday, finally! Al Gore turned up but he did not get a hearing in our home. Special thanks for the person who invented the Mute button. At the risk of repetition, Gore is a blowhard and sore loser who has ridden the wave of Global Warming to earn a very large fortune. Made possible by Capitalism? Also the cause of out of control food and energy prices because everyone must now ride the green machine. ENOUGH! Barack Hussein Obama took the stage to the cheers of 85,000 hot, sweaty, dehydrated followers. What a happening! Many people believe he is the greatest orator of our time. To my ear, he speaks in preacher`s cadence and yells a lot. He gave the farm away more than once. He called John McCain a coward for not going into Obama`s cave -- oops-- Osama`s cave and killing him with his bare hands. He slammed McCain for not solving the energy crisis after being in the Senate for 28 years. Fact Check! Biden has been there for 35 years. He then attacked JMac`s campaign slogan of Country First. To sum his speech up in one word: Exhausting!
What a difference a day makes. Friday morning was buzzing with the announcement of McCain`s running mate in Dayton, Ohio. The two or three odds-on-favorites were counted out early. Then it was confirmed: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska! John McCain took the stage to calls of McCain! McCain! True to form, he answered, "Thanks for reminding me!" After his introduction, Governor Palin came to the podium and held the hall in the palm of her hand. She told us about herself and her family. She was very gracious to acknowledge the accomplishments of Geraldine Ferraro to be the first woman nominated for the office of Vice President. She praised Hillary Clinton as a groundbreaking candidate for POTUS and the 18,000,000 cracks in the glass ceiling. She asked for our votes. It was an emotional and heartwarming experience.
She barely left the stage before the muckrakers had come out and attacked everything about her, even her teenage daughter. To be expected, of course. But this time, they may want to be careful. They don`t call her husband the First Dude for nothing. The Palins are a beautiful family. Sarah Palin is very accomplished and she is truly a great asset to the ticket of John McCain. She will provide great energy and insight. As an added plus, there are also a couple of great rock songs about "Sarah".
McCain-Palin 2008