What's Next for Sarah Palin

Nobody knows for sure other than her. She may not even know. Just in case, we're going to leave this blog open for a while. In the meantime, here are some images that we've accumulated - a tribute to Sarah Palin.

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Hasselbeck on Sarah Palin: Videos

Palin: Obama will "punish hard work."

You can put lipstick on a tax hike and it's still a tax hike.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says Democrats would raise taxes and "punish hard work."  What she is referring to is the whole "redistribution of wealth" model that Barack Obama is promoting as part of his campaign that will effect everyone from equipment leasing companies to Los Angeles Honda Dealers.

The idea is simple.  Americans normally have a "me first" attitude when it comes to their finances, so even if it makes no fiscal sense for the economy to "take from the rich and give to the poor" the important thing that the Obama campaign wants people to focus on is the idea that the majority of people will get more money.

In reality, this would be a disaster in an economy that is already fragile, and Sarah Palin knows it.  John McCain knows it.

Sadly, Barack Obama knows it to, but whatever it takes to get to the White House, he will say it.

As Palin said, "If big government spenders control the House and the Senate and heaven forbid the White House, they will have a monopoly in Washington."

Heaven forbid.

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Sarah Palin can Shoot

Whether it's the hunter mentality or simply her conservative nature, Sarah Palin can do one thing better than most Vice Presidential candidates (other than Dick Cheney).

The girl can shoot.  We're not talking a .22 or anything.  Check this out:

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SNL Pushes Palin's Image Up a Bit

It wasn't much.  Being able to appear on Saturday Night Live and show the world that she can be entertaining and laugh at herself was a positive, but it wasn't really as dramatic as some had hoped depsite giving the show it's best ratings since last century.

No, the real need in this campaign is for Palin to step up and prove to the American public that she could step in and be President of the United States in a moment's notice if needed.  If she can play to that demographic, the Democrats and even an increasing number of Republicans who doubt her qualifications and abilities, then she may make the same impact that she had right after the Republican National Convention.

If she cannot do this in the next two weeks, her choice as Vice President may be looked upon as an error in judgment enough to cost the GOP the White House.

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(via StarTribune)

Palin Slams Big Business, Biden

One thing about Sarah Palin has been made very clear over the last few days: she has no problem with talking straight when it comes to the economy and oil.

Before going to a fund raiser put on by Wall Street big wigs, Palin went after many of them on the issue of greed causing the problems with the economy.  She then turned her attention to Joe Biden, a Pennsylvania native, during a stop in his home state.

Her attack was geared towards Biden's reluctance to drill off the oil-rich Pacific coast.

As part of her riff on energy policy, Palin said, “Joe Biden had said that there’s no such thing as clean coal when we talked about clean-coal technology that’s needed.” The crowd booed. “Biden also has called environmentally friendly offshore drilling, he’s called it raping the outer continental shelf,” she said to more boos.

With the final presidential debate looming, she is finding the spotlight pull away from her a bit.  It appears that the time has come to put Sarah Palin back in the spotlight.

(via Wall Street Journal)

The real reason behind media attacks against Palin

Conservatives know by now that the dominant liberal media is not just out to criticize Gov. Sarah Palin. They are on a drive to destroy her. But conservatives are missing the reason why.

Below is a story that explains in detail the reason why the media wants to destroy Sarah Palin.

First, my two cents:

There is a double standard with Palin amongst feminists. Her achievements, fearlessness, and rise to one of the most powerful positions any woman has held is overlooked for one reason, she is a conservative. This hardly seems fair given the fact that she would have been considered a saint if she were a Democrat, but the fact is they are the ones leading the attacks, wanting to destroy her credibility and her character. Why? They are after blood, because they know what her being a VP could mean for the future of the far-left Dems, you know, the ones in control of congress, and for that matter, America. If anyone in this election could be painted as "The One", it would be Sarah Palin. Just like in the movie "The Matrix", the agents are after her, and they are hell bent on making sure she doesn't make it to the White House.

Read "The Media's Vendetta Against Palin" here: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28959

Soccer Moms Feel it from Sarah Palin

Here is a great article that is the first real response after the Vice-Presidential debate that actually made sense.  It talks about the real goal of the debate and how it was achieved.

The number of people who are on the fence is actually a lot smaller than most think.  The goal here was not to sway voters.  That's up to McCain and Obama.  The real goal of the VP debate for Palin was to give a sense of security to those who are already considering her.  They aren't on the fence - they just needed to be anchored back into their place.

Mission accomplished.  Now onto the real debates.

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Sarah Palin: The Issues

This is a great source for finding out where Sarah Palin stands on the most important issues facing America today.  It is unbiased and offers data based upon histories instead of opinions.

It will be very important as the election nears for voters to be aware of where their candidates stand on the issues.  So much is put into showing the public what a candidate's (or their competitor's) campaign team wants us to see that the facts can sometimes be blurred.  It is sites like this one listed below that offer the right information regardless of one's political affiliation.

Kudos!

Read about Sarah Palin on the Issues, or continue to read this Sarah Palin Blog.  The last story posted was about the Palin Biden Debate coming up.

Palin-Biden Debate: Do or Die Comes to St Louis

With the first McCain-Obama over with no clear winner, this Thursday's Vice-Presidential debate between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden may prove to be the "do or die" moment of the campaign.

Palin has been under a lot a scrutiny and even more heat over the last two weeks because of what many consider to be poor showings in two of her major interviews.  She has been shielded in many ways from the press, even though that seems to have lightened up a bit lately.

This debate is Palin's opportunity to show the world one of two things: either she can stand up and show herself as strong enough to be the leader of the country or that she wasn't the right choice for Vice-President.  Biden, a veteran to debates and spotlights, will not make it easy for her to shine.

How this plays out could determine everything.  If she is able to hold her own or even defeat Biden in the debate, the focus will then be pointed back to the big-ticket show of Obama vs McCain.  If she comes off poorly again, then the focus will stay on her.

If that happens, it will be difficult for the GOP to recover.  Then again, if she shines, it could be enough to sway those voters who were leaning towards McCain but who had reservations about Palin.

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Sarah Palin Wall Sticker - Life Sized

Yes, you can have Sarah Palin on your wall with a life-sized wall sticker from WallMonkey.  Use it as a reminder of your support, to amaze guests, or just to satisfy the need to have a life-sized image of Sarah Palin waving at you.

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A Hillary Supporter Rates Sarah Palin Concerns

While the article linked to below is not in support of Sarah Palin, it is an unbiased look that grades some of the concerns that potential supporters may have with her.  The article targets the former Hillary supporters who may be considering the McCain ticket because of Sarah Palin.

It is very clearly not one that leans in either direction, really, but does offer insights and opinions on how important the issues are.  Some of them are graded highly, others low, but either way it's an excellent insight into what may or may not play well in the media.

Worth a read.

(via VJournal)

PR Firm Tied to Obama Campaign May be Smearing Sarah Palin

In a very comprehensive investigation into the possibility that the Barack Obama campaign may be directly involved with securing the services of a PR company in order to spread false reports and smears against Sarah Palin, the Jawa Report has brought to light some very interesting facts.

Please read this article and spread it to as many people as you can.  The evidence is strong, but it unlikely to ever see the light of day through traditional media.  As a result, it will take a concerted effort to force this information into public view.

Extensive research was conducted by the Jawa Report to determine the source of smears directed toward Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Those smears included false allegations that she belonged to a secessionist political party and that she has radical anti-American views.

Our research suggests that a subdivision of one of the largest public relations firms in the world most likely started and promulgated rumors about Sarah Palin that were known to be false. These rumors were spread in a surreptitious manner to avoid exposure.

It is also likely that the PR firm was paid by outside sources to run the smear campaign. While not conclusive, evidence suggests a link to the Barack Obama campaign.

(via mypetjawa.mu.nu through Little Green Footballs)

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Social Media Doesn't Care for Sarah Palin

Social media sites such as Digg and Reddit have a tremendous tilt to the left when it comes to politics.  It isn't really the sites themselves (even though that is up for debate) but the fact that most users of these sites are liberal.

For the last couple of years, their primary targets have been President Bush and Vice President Cheney.  Then, as the primaries started rolling, more and more stories were popping up about the favorites.  Once John McCain locked up the nomination, the social media bashing continued.

All of these pale to the negative attention that Sarah Palin is receiving.

Just take a look at the most recent submissions to Digg about Palin.  This list is updated in real time, so what you see is different than what I see right now, but I have zero doubt that at any given moment that the link is clicked on, at least 13 of the 15 stories on the page will be negative.  At times, all of the stories will be against Sarah Palin.

Even the front pages of these sites see nothing in the way of positives.  Here is an article that points out that 150 consecutive negative stories about Palin hit the front page of Digg, sending literally millions of viewers to these stories.

Millions.

The only consolation is that most users of social media sites are not voters.  They are good at feeling strongly about topics, just not strongly enough to actually vote.

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Read more about Palin on Social Media on this blog or check out this story about the double standard facing Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin Gets Double Standard from Democrats

While there are parts of the opinion piece below that I do not necessarily agree with, there are distinct points that are made that hit spot on.  Primarily, the fact that Sarah Palin represents just about everything that liberals hold dear in respects to family lifestyle.

She does it all.  She's a mother, a worker, a public servant.  Paraphrasing the old slogan, she accomplishes more before breakfast than most people accomplish all day.  That's her way.  She has made it clear that her style demands continuous focus and effort.

These are things that liberals are known for promoting.  BUT, she's not a liberal, therefore she's doing it all wrong in their eyes.  In otherwords, it's okay to be an active, independent woman as long as you believe in other liberal ideals.

Whether or not voters agree Palin is seasoned to serve as VP of the USA, her candidacy has revealed one inconvenient truth: Today's liberals and their helpmates in the media do not now, and never have believed their blather about "having it all." If Palin was a liberal, she would be a poster child for "doing it all" but she's a conservative!

(via WorldNetDaily)

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There's always a lot of Sarah Palin information on this blog, plus here's a story about Sarah Palin's Email, Hacked.

Palin Email Hacked

We weren't going to post about this, as it is an outrage and outright invasion of privacy, but being that it is news and it is about Sarah Palin, it belongs here.

The hackers, presumably Anonymous, the hacker group that has claimed responsibility, were able to access her Yahoo! email addresses.  There is no word on how they were able to hack into the email, but the issue has been drawing questions about using personal email addresses for official government business.

While on the surface it seems bad, it really is not.  Email is a private issue regardless of what the venue is.  It's like having mail sent to a home instead of a government office.  Regardless of where the destination is, one can expect a certain level of privacy and security in knowing that the mail will be delivered and that the contents of the mail will not be opened by others.

This is not an issue that needs to be made political.  If it turns out that serious, official government business was performed via these emails, then the question can be re-examined, but the content of the emails that have been posted are far from "official".  They seem to be more geared towards personal relationships with others.  The fact that two of them were in the government does not change this.  The content was personal.  She wasn't transferring sensitive or secret documents via these emails.

Until there can be evidence brought out to the contrary, this is not an issue that should be turned political.  Sadly, it already is.

Sarah Palin, the Republican running mate of John McCain, has had her email account broken into by hackers.

(via Telegraph)

When Asked to Veep, Palin Asked Her Daughters

One of the things that separates Sarah Palin from other politicians is her reliance on her family for strength and inspiration.  In an interview with Hannity and Combs, Palin said that when she was asked by John McCain to be his running mate, the first thing she did was ask her daughters Bristol, 17, and Willow, 13.

Their response: "Absolutely!  Let's do this, Mom."

According to both a campaign-provided reconstruction of how McCain chose Palin and Todd Palin's interview on Fox last night, though, the kids were only told of the news after they had arrived in Ohio for the announcement, after Palin had accepted the offer. Now Palin claims she "polled" her kids first - except Track, who was deployed to Iraq.

(via Politico)

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Sarah Palin Republican Convention Speech Highlights

For those who haven't seen the Palin speech at the Republican National Conven...

Oh, let's be serious. Everyone watched it. So, keeping it real, for those who want to relive the highlights from lipstick and pitbulls to leading America to energy independence, here are the best portions of the groundbreaking speech.

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Palin Adding Energy to Lifeless Ticket

If there's one thing that you can say about the Republican ticket for president as it emerges into greener fields, it's that Sarah Palin has added the gumption that seemed to be missing.  John McCain has always been a man of gumption, but there have been doubts cast on him because of age.  With Palin on board, all doubts can be cast away.

The primary reason that all of this is happening, and this very entertaining NYPost article articulates this well, is that there has been so much up and down, positive and negative, directed at both the Republicans and Democrats for some time now.  The war is on the verge of being considered an absolutey victory to the chagrin of the Democrats (not that they should think poorly of it, but they were wrong), and Obama-mania has been sweeping across the land for months now.

Bottom line - she is fresh and the rest is not.  How long this will last remains to be seen, but for now, the GOP seems to be heading in the right direction thanks to Sarah Palin.

The tectonic plates are definitely rumbling. Partisan Democrats may not believe it, but independents and dispirited Republicans now see the McCain-Palin pick as a sharp break with Bush (McCain now has a double-digit lead over the "post-partisan" Obama among independents).

(via NY Post)

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