Anything But Straight: The Day After A Democratic Victory (Falls Church News-Press)

[struggle4progress]

Written by Wayne Besen
Thursday, 09 October 2008 09:32

... Palin, about as subtle as a moose in an igloo, telegraphed the pugnacious plan of smearing Obama by sneering that they will "take the gloves off."

But, even in their attacks, the McCain campaign is a mumble jumble of mixed messages. On one hand, they tried to portray Obama as a closeted Muslim by having Lee County Florida Sheriff, Mike Scott, call the Democratic candidate "Barack Hussein Obama." However, Sarah Palin quickly reminded voters of Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. This might leave voters who are just tuning into the race wondering why this supposed Muslim spent so much time in church.

The truth is, the McCain/Palin experiment is a dud. He's looking too old and she's looking too new. McCain has gone from a man of stature to just plain stodgy, while Palin has been reduced from fresh to freshman. She needs more seasoning, while he's stayed at least one season too many. He appears long in the tooth, while she can't help baring her fangs.

Palin's nasty one-liners aren't resonating at a time when peoples' bank accounts are flat lining. Cutthroat politics don't work as well when people are cutting back on gas and groceries. In a time of grave economic harm, one needs more than folksy charm. Sure, Palin can wink, but people want to know if she can think ...

http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3609:anything-but-straight-the-day-after-a-democratic-victory&catid=17:national-commentary&Itemid=79

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I believe that she has a portrait in her attic...

it must look like this..

[FiveGoodMen]

3. !

:rofl:

[Spritz57]

2. Well if we want to talk about analogous relationships. . .

Since Sarah Palin gave her acceptance speech the stock market has crashed and the financial system has imploded. I wonder if this plays with low information voters?