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Posted September 5, 2008

FOR GOSH SAKES
 YOU A**-HOLES, CHARACTER COUNTS!!!!

by Halli Casser-Jayne

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When Barack Obama wasn’t even a thought in his mother’s mind, and while John McCain was trouble-making with the girls, he was also, in spite of himself, learning the Art of War. That’s what you do at the Naval Academy, before you graduate.

Unexpectedly, John McCain went on to earn his doctorate in the Art of War, a five-and-a-half year long training course under the brutal tutelage of the Vietcong in a POW school in the bowels of the Hanoi Hilton. One suspects that given his choice he might have chosen a different school, but that was not to be John McCain’s fate.

A member of a military family, both his grandfather and father were four star Navy Admirals. You can say war is in MAC’s blood. Some are weaned on mother’s milk, MAC was weaned on the blood of war.

America used to celebrate its warriors; that isn’t true any longer. Since the time MAC earned his degree in Vietnam, when the youth of America en masse questioned the legitimacy of the Vietnam War, being a soldier doesn’t come with the same respect it once did.

In the Vietnam era the kids who came home from Cam Ranh Bay or survived prison camps were treated as the enemy, blamed for the errors of the country’s leaders. Thankfully, we don’t do that to our soldiers anymore. Everyone is politically correct with the mention of our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, careful to point disdain at Bush and Cheney rather than the kids serving if they have a problem with the Iraq War.

Still, since the draft was discontinued and because our soldiers no longer hail from the military elite or the upper-crust of our society, but come instead from America's heartland where patriotism lives ( and sometimes only because of a scant job market which leaves no choice but for our young men and women to enlist,) Americans no longer  salute our military or see them as heroes.

Instead, Americans make dutiful nods but most have little clue as to what it means to be a soldier. Oddly, it is precisely the good work of our warriors that protects most Americans from ever personally knowing the strength of character it takes to become a fighter for America.

I was thinking this last night watching John McCain giving his acceptance speech, hardly able to raise his arms in salute to his fellow Americans applauding their nominee, permanently maimed from the beatings endured in that school in Vietnam.

My gosh, I thought, this guy standing up there, this Senator McCain, this Republican Party presidential nominee, this guy served his country with dignity and honor, put country above self, and believed so strongly in America that when given the choice to be freed for the good of the country and surely not himself, he said thanks but no thanks to his captors and endured five-and-a-half more years of hell. I mean, think about that!

"They worked me over harder than they ever had before, for a long time, and they broke me. I was never the same again. I wasn't my own man anymore. I was my country's."

John McCain is the real deal, a genuine American hero. Americans keep saying that we don’t make heroes anymore, but there was one standing before them and the world and it was his heroism that America seems to be dismissing, more enamored with the celebrity of Barack Obama, and now the newest “It Girl,” Sarah Palin.

So crazed is this country of ours and so confused as to what matters or what counts in the choosing of our leaders we’ve made bad choice after bad choice in picking our recent presidents. While admittedly experience isn’t everything, it counts, but character … is character not the measure of a man (woman)?

It’s become fashionable to tear down our military heroes.  How is it that a major New York Times columnist the I-am-so- bitter-and-cynical-and-I-hate-the-world, Maureen Dowd, got away with writing an unseemly column in which she dared to question MAC’s using that life-framing, character-building God-awful POW experience to explain who he is to the world with nary a word uttered in MAC’s defense?

Where has former Presidential contender and old friend of John McCain’s, John Kerry, now an Obama supporter, been in all of this, he, never the hero MAC is, but surely a good soldier? Kerry lost his bid for the Presidency after being Swift-boated by members of his own crew. I’ll tell you where John Kerry has been, lost in the character-lacking partisan wars. Kerry has been selling-out his longtime friend to the Democratic Party leaders. John McCain, Kerry says has “changed in the pursuit of power.” Maybe the Swift boaters were right about John Kerry.

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Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 5, 2008 5:11 PM | comment


Drudge stokes the fire)

What a character! He'd trying to start a feminine war against Oprah Winfrey, who came out strongly for Obama, but who now won't let any other politicos on her show, including the new "It GirL" Gov. Palin. Will Republican women stop watching Oprah because of this? That's what Drudge would like to see happen! LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 5, 2008 4:46 PM | comment


(It's war)

Stupidly caught off-guard by MAC's Palin pick, the Obama campaign is trying to recover from that punch and other serious blows since securing the Democratic party's nomination. With Palin's speech the hit, tonight the Obama campaign announced that it will be deploying Senator Hillary Clinton to blunt the effects of the much-adored Alaska Governor Palin. What irony! The woman BO dissed is coming to Obama's rescue. One can only imagine what he must be thinking, his truly needing HRC to rescue his candidacy. Had only his ego not kept him from naming Clinton his number two in the first place, none of this would have happened.

But I think Obama's "using" Hillary and her agreeing to be used is insulting to Hillary and insulting to all women. Here we go again, another woman passed over

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 7:56 PM | comment


(Preview Mac's speech)

"I’m very proud to have introduced our next Vice President to the country. But I can’t wait until I introduce her to Washington. And let me offer an advance warning to the old, big spending, do nothing, me first, country second Washington crowd: change is coming."

"The constant partisan rancor that stops us from solving these problems isn’t a cause, it’s a symptom. It’s what happens when people go to Washington to work for themselves and not you. Again and again, I’ve worked with members of both parties to fix problems that need to be fixed. That’s how I will govern as President. I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again. I have that record and the scars to prove it. Senator Obama does not."

"I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else’s. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency; for its faith in the wisdom, justice and goodness of its people. I loved it because it was not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. I was never the same again. I wasn’t my own man anymore. I was my country’s.”

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 7:43 PM | comment


(this just in)

SERVICE OF LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SENATOR OBAMA’S RIGHT TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT BECAUSE HE DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS HAS BEEN COMPLETED

( Lafayette Hill , Pennsylvania – 09/04/08) - Philip J. Berg, Esquire, the Attorney who filed suit against Barack H. Obama challenging Senator Obama’s eligibility to serve as President of the United States, has received confirmation from his Process Service Company that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Senator Barack Obama were served today, September 4, 2008, with the legal documents pertaining to Berg vs. Obama, Civil Action No. 08-cv-4083. The DNC was served at 12:00 p.m. and Senator Obama was served at 1:00 p.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office accepted service on behalf of the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) on or about August 22, 2008.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 7:05 PM | comment


(Finally, BO admits the surge worked)

"beyond his wildest dreams." Hm. Better not be banking on BO's dreams. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 6:56 PM | comment


(palin garners nearly as many viewers)

as BO last night, even though she played in fewer markets. And the RNC raised 1 mil overnight since her speech.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 3:50 PM | comment


(Former Washington Redskin's Coach Gibbs)

to speak at the Republican Convention tonight.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 3:23 PM | comment

(Poll shows movement toward mac/palin)

Following Palin's speech...LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 3:23 PM | comment


(about cindy mac's stunning outfit and...)

You won't believe this...LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 12:48 PM | comment


david Axelrod speaks)

Caught off guard by MAC's Palin, here's the reaction by Obama creator Axelrod: “For someone who makes the point that she’s not from Washington, she looks like she’d fit in very well there.”  Yeah, you're right, Mr. Axelrod. She seems to be doing just fine.

Guru Axelrod who ran one heck of a primary has been getting a free pass from the media, resting on his primary laurels. But the fact is, that since HRC withdrew from the race, BO has been running a lousy campaign, being played as if they were amateurs by MAC. I think that tonight, MAC is going to box BO in even further, and then the race begins for real.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 12:44 PM | comment


(no one's hands are clean)

But this week it's BO's camp leveling the smears against Palin. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 12:22 PM | comment


(Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick out)

Resigns, 3 months jail time, 1 M in restitution. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 10:53 AM | comment


(MAC Tonight)

MAC should stand strong against the politics of Rhetoric, ideology, the politics of personal destruction, and partisanship... and should talk about a new age, The age of America, that it's time to put country above all else and unite. Our disagreements are small...blah, blah, blah... (more to come)

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 10:46 AM | comment


(Check out this poll...interesting...)

LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 10:20 AM | comment


(what MAC has to do tonight)

Get real with the voters, get intimate, be the one on one guy he is, convince us BO's not ready, and show why he is, prove he's not George Bush, show how he would govern differently & more to come...

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 9:51 AM | comment


(extraordinary)

It turns out that Palin winged most of her speech because the Teleprompter broker. OMG! Amazing. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 9:20 AM | comment


(focus group: palin was alarmingly strong)

As the campaign turns...LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 8:53 AM | comment


(america 2008)

sarah_todd

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 4, 2008 8:29 AM | comment


(here's a quote)

"Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.”

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 11:20 PM | comment


(impressions)

Touching, compromised on hair, half up, half down, at first overwhelmed, Track Palin, sweet, children adorable, real, nice for special needs children, beautiful mother, she is pure American, endearing, she could have been a comedian, it's as if Sarah is running against Obama, not Biden, folksy in style and smart, camera catches Bob Schieffer laughing when she goes after the press, she ain't no dummy, she's throwing that red meat, she's enjoying throwing that meat, too. Well, the audience in the house loves her. One tough cookie!  Did she give a Miss America wave when she finished?  Love, her family comes on stage, and she takes her baby. Wow! Here comes MAC. She connects! Everyone's favorite word...impressive.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 11:15 PM | comment

(who's watching nora o'donnell's kids?)

Link

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 9:25 PM | comment


(Cindy MAC, her Own woman)

Says she is pro-life but not in the case of rape or incest and would not like to see Roe vs. Wade overturned. Who knew she wasn't a Barbie. I'll be.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 8:15 PM | comment


(Mac to Charlie gibson)

“Senator Obama has a campaign to run, Governor Sarah Palin has 24,000 employees in the state government… I hope we can keep making that comparison that running a political campaign is somehow comparable to being the executive of the largest state in America.”

And this on BO: “He has no knowledge or experience or judgment. He doesn’t know how — how the world works nor how the military works.”

And this line: "The people of Alaska have vetted her. That's why she has an 80 percent approval rating," McCain said.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 7:35 PM | comment


(Just released)

Excerpts from Palin's speech:

“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better. When I ran for city council, I didn’t need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too. Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities. …

“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country. …

“Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America’s energy problems - as if we all didn’t know that already. But the fact that drilling won’t solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we’re going to lay more pipelines…build more nuclear plants…create jobs with clean coal…and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need American energy resources, brought to you by American ingenuity, and produced by American workers. …

“Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.”

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 7:25 PM | comment


(republican operatives caught talking)

Oi vey! Mike Murphy & Peggy Noonan wax ineloquent on Palin. Noonan, never a favorite of this website, completely blows her credentials in this exchange, since she wrote just today how wonderful the Palin pick is. Gee, what a surprise, a Republican partisan writing PR for the Republicans and being paid to post the propaganda at  and by the WSJ.

 

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 5:46 PM | comment


here are some good under the radar stories)

LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 5:40 PM | comment


(Republican women come to palin's defense)

Which says more about them than the Dem women (except Ferraro) who left HRC out to dry. You may not agree with them on the issues, but they know something about sisterhood. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 4:16 PM | comment


(Oh my!)

 

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 3:23 PM | comment


(mac fights back)

 

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 1:17 PM | comment


(I hate to bring up the point but I will)

The late Tim Russert's son is front and center with NBC news since his Dad's untimely death? What makes him qualified? Cronyism? No one's asking, though, because he's part of the young boy's network.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 12:38 PM | comment

(The reason for the palin media frenzy)

MAC fooled them and they didn't like it. If you were watching the news Friday morning, and saw the redface ire of the pundits, being played like fools by John McCain, who unlike Barack Obama, kept his VEEP pick secret to the very last minute, you would have seen the MAC/Palin backlash coming. News people do not like to be "used" by campaigns. There are other reasons, of course. Here's one link to a discussion concerning the WHY. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 3, 2008 12:20 PM | comment


Closes with a rabbi giving the blessing)

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 11:02 PM | comment

(i call 'em like i see 'em)

Obama launches the abortion war in a huge ad buy. It's all downhill from here folks, and the only one's to win are the politician's, not the people. Politics as usual. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 10:45 PM | comment


("Country matters more than party")

Joe Lieberman says, and that is why he is supporting John McCain. He speaks kindly of Bill Clinton and implores Americans to vote with what's best for the country, not a party.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 10:40 PM | comment


(fred thompson reminded us that)

character no longer counts in America. Thompson told in more detail than I've ever heard, MAC's ordeal in Vietnam, and spoke of his courage to stand up to the powers that be. No one cares. It's the era of celebrity trumps character.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 9:14 PM | comment


(Lindsey graham had some smart words)

On this Palin issue, Tuesday Graham accused critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of sexism for suggesting she could not handle her multiple roles as mother, soon-to-be grandmother, McCain's running mate and, potentially, vice president. “Did anybody ask [Democratic vice presidential nominee] Joe Biden [similar questions] when his tragedy hit him?” Graham said he could not recall a “groundswell” of calls for Biden to resign to care for his two surviving children after the accident.

Then he said this on Biden and Palin: "You’ve got to remember she got more votes for mayor of that town than Joe got for president," he said. LOL!

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 9:14 PM | comment


(I wonder what eleanor roosevelt would)

Think about the way the media handled Hillary and now Palin. Here's a wonderful quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, " I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along."

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 5:28 PM | comment


(Pat Buchannan endorese Obama)

At least his Israel policy. What does that say?

"Let me say about Israel here. My position on Israel is frankly awful. It is like Mika [Brzezinski]'s father's, it's a lot closer to Barack Obama's than it is John McCain. i think Barack is right, we ought to talk to the Iranians, he's right to oppose the war and frankly he's right to say the Palestinian people have got an terrible deal over there and their suffering ought to be recognized. That's Obama's position. It's my position. I don't think it is a Nazi position." from MSNBC

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 4:37 PM | comment


(going after palin on family issues...)

Seems to have backfired and there is a pullback from that line of attack. Now a new one, Sarah the fundamentalist "Just like Bush" who thinks Iraq is a mission from God. Campbell Brown has a video of Palin speaking at a Pentecostal function. When in Rome, as they say, and that's what Palin clearly did, which is talk like "one of them" when she gave her speech. And there is a "dictionary of speech" in the fundamentalist churches. That being said, if I were the Dems I'd be careful about this line of attack. Things coming out of Obama's church don't sound a whole lot better than the stuff of Palin's church, where she gave a speech. Didn't BO worship at Trinity and follow his pastor's whacko teachings, for twenty years? Nope, if I were the Dems I'd go down a different road. Of course, they're running out of roads. MAC seemed to have found a running mate who mirrors Obama's weaknesses and strengths. There's more. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 3:24 PM | comment


(why you can't always believe the polls)

Gallup has a new poll out saying HRC supporters have moved to BO from 70 percent pre convention to 81 percent post. First, that's still not 100 percent. And second, in my own small survey amongst my coterie of readers and friends, there is zero movement toward Obama. In fact, with the Palin addition to MAC's ticket, those that were thinking about moving to Obama now have committed their vote to MAC. Are my friends and readers the only ones who haven't moved to Obama? Doubtful. Are my people the difference between the 81 and 100 percent? Unlikely. It's more like Gallup has zeroed in on a particular voter segment. And of course, since BO had the benefit of the Dem Convention and the Republican's have not had their stage yet, the poll is lopsided anyway.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 2:08 PM | comment


(Devestating for mac)

 

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 1:58 PM | comment


(update)

Smear post from DailyKos gone!

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 12:45 PM | comment

(This from a blogger, a democrat)

"I've been here a long time. Not a prolific poster, but a prolific reader. And from what I've read today, I don't belong here anymore.

Women being bashed for their right to choose having a family and a career with the support of their spouse.

Women being called sluts, bimbos and brood mares.

Women having their appearance dissected and witch hunts for compromising photos.

Innocent young girls being slandered with rumors & innuendos.

Enough. I want to win. But I don't want to win this way. And if you do, then I don't want any part of it."

This is good news, and I'm seeing more posts like it on the web. I have no problem with using policy arguments in political dialogue. And character exploration when conducted appropriately is useful. But character assassination sans hard facts, and misogynistic attacks and the crap seen not just on blogs but in MSM where stories that would never have made it to the front pages of MSM before are now. Tell me, where's the line drawn between smut and serious dialogue? We better define this, and soon, in this era of new media.

I'm thinking about poor Bristol Palin, a 17-year-old whose life was conflicted enough before all of this. Now how will she be emotionally?

Someone out there needs to start a Forum on Responsible Journalism, get people from all venues to attend, and create a consensus of what is acceptable and not. Now, before it's too late!

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008 12:45 PM | comment


(Want to know how nervous BO is over Palin?)

He's going on This Week with Little Georgie Sunday. He is desperate to change the national dialogue. It must be hard for BO, people are talking about someone else besides him. Her name is Sarah.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008  8:42 AM | comment


(the left-wing chorus has begun singing...)

in unison, I might add, the "It's time for Sarah to go" song. It's an old political trick, start a song, and hope it's tune catches on. Frankly, in this case it's out-o-line. And I find it particularly upsetting that so many woman left-wing bloggers are tearing Sarah Palin down because her daughter is pregnant? Because the woman dares to have it all! Isn't this what women have been fighting for forever? If you think party politics isn't a scourge on this nation, just look to this new low in party politics...forcing a child of a candidate front and center of the political dialogue all for party gain with no care or the child. Shameful. And shameful on those who attack Palin on her skills as a mother. I say stop it and I'm happy to see Talk Left, at least, agrees with my views." The facts will be reported on this site, but not the salacious details, nor will this website attack Sarah Palin or question her ability to serve as Vice President on anything having to do with her personal affairs.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 2, 2008  8:26 AM | comment


(Myrtle offended by bo's comments)

Calling Obama's comments concerning Sarah Palin's daughter's pregnancy, my friend Myrtle said she was offended. BO was acting supercilious...but what else is new, she said.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  8:19 PM | comment


(i can't take credit for this but whoever wrote it...)

is a genius!

Asked about the difference between Obama and Palin...

"One of them is little more than an elegant, attractive, dare I say sexy piece of eye candy.

The other one kills her own food."

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  8:01 PM | comment


(Andrew sullivan is a nutcase...)

And normally I wouldn't touch this one with a ten foot pole. But this diary is SOOOOOO out-of-line it needed to be pointed out. And if you're as appalled by it as I am you will take the time to drop Sullivan's editor a nasty line. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  7:39 PM | comment


(much to do about nothing...)

Palin's "Troopergate" is an absurdity. Read the story and see for yourself. It is her former opponent who she beat who filed the suit. Boy, the Dems are trying to pile on; their problem. there isn't anything to stick her with...yet. LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  6:43 PM | comment

(I'm not a fan of Sally Quinn. here's why...)

LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  4:40 PM | comment


(Forgive me if i said this already but)

I am really beginning to like this Palin family a lot. In this hyped up, jazzed up, celebrity-loving society in which we live, a family from the Alaskan frontier who embodies all the human foibles of the average American family is refreshing...they are who we all are human, not soap opera, not TV sitcom, not a cliché, just real. OK, so the mother just got plucked out of obscurity to become MAC's running mate. Well, what would life be without a little soap opera? Right?

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  4:34 PM | comment


(Interesting...)

From Obama: "I have said before and I will repeat again: People's families are off limits," Obama said. "And people's children are especially off-limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as a governor or her potential performance as a vice president. So I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories. You know my mother had me when she was 18 and how a family deals with issues and teenage children, that shouldn’t be a topic of our politics."

I disagree but only in the respect that the issue should be discussed in the context of teen pregnancy, a real problem in today's world. Should Sarah Palin's daughter be discussed? Of course not. But Palin could go a long way in opening a much needed dialogue on the subject. Also, I am astounded by the forcefulness of Obama's statement and sense from his statement his own discomfort with his beginning.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  3:25 PM | comment


(Something for a holiday laugh)

Stay with this till the end!

 Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  2:49 PM | comment


(Dump day)

MAC camp: Todd Palin was arested and charged with a DUI back in 1986. He was 22 at the time. Does this disqualify Sarah? Did a DUI disqualify Tush? Gimme a break!

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  12:41 PM | comment


(Is sarah palin too real for the public?)

Well, Sarah Palin is proving to be interesting in more ways than one. To diffuse the rumors that her infant Down syndrome son is actually her daughter's, MAC's campaign announced today that Palin's 17 year old daughter and unmarried Bristol, is pregnant and will soon marry the baby's father. Where have we heard this before? The parents are fully-supporting the young couple and in their statement speak to the difficulties these young parents will face. But the question is, is America ready for a "2nd daughter" to be pregnant and unmarried? The MAC campaign says they knew of the pregnancy before they picked Sarah and didn't think it was disqualifying.

I agree. And I'm becoming more and more enamored with this typical American family with it's typically American problems, but with an atypical mother who puts herself out there to fight for what she believes. Teen pregnancy is a huge issue in this country, but  hardly any wish to address it in the public forum. It was shooed off the front pages quickly when Britney Spears younger sister announced her pregnancy. But it shouldn't be pushed aside. It should be addressed. I hope Sarah Palin will do just that in the public arena.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  12:30 PM | comment


(Here's simply a nice read)

LINK

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  11:51 AM | comment


(The left loses its mind over palin)

If MAC needed any proof that he made the right choice for his VEEP consider the effort being made by the left wing nuts concerning the Gov. From Andrew Sullivan, her Down Syndrome baby is actually her daughters (did they steal this scenario from Desperate housewives?) Or the newest, she was wearing the wrong earrings for a hurricane zone. LOL! Do these idiots have any idea how stupid they sound?

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  8:45 AM | comment


(ABC's David wright calls palin mac's 'trophy')

Using the term 'trophy' and all that the term implies is way out of bounds for the newsman and he ought to be chastised for his remarks. he had a most gleeful smile on his face when he used the insinuating expression, thinking oh how clever was he. Not clever, Mr. Wright...way out of line.

Posted by: Halli Casser-Jayne | September 1, 2008  8:26 AM | comment






 

 





 

 

 


 

 


 


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