Charlotte Front and Center

Note: Press Release from "Just Say No Deal Coalition"

For_Immediate_Release:

United States of America (Press Release) September 10, 2008
-- The Just Say No Deal Coalition is outraged by
Senator Obama's lewd attempt to rile up his
audience by insinuating that Governor Palin is a
pig. While some may have found his reference
titillating, we do not, nor do the millions of
women we represent.

We see a pattern here, as evidenced by a number
of recent vulgarities and sexist innuendo on the
campaign trail, in songs/videos by three of
Senator Obama's high-profile supporters:
Ludacris, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z and
during a comedic routine by the late Bernie Mac.

An American Woman Today

Posted on Monday, September 01, 2008 1:22:41 PM by Jeff Head

contributed by Barbara Mac from the great state of Mississippi...

HOW THE SARAH PALIN PICK TRUMPS OBAMA-BIDEN

On August 29, 2008, Republican Presidential nominee, John McCain, announced Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska as his VP running mate. That selection has trumped and checkmated the Obama-Biden ticket.
Coming the day after Obama's historic acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, which speech and Obama's earlier pick of Joe Biden as his own VP running mate, were expected to be the top news item leading into the Republican convention the following week, McCain's pick of Sarah Palin however completely eclipsed those events.


In less than 24 hours, Obama's day in the sun had been come under a cloud of shadow and was relegated to history being completely upstaged by the Palin choice. The news cycles have talked about nothing else since in terms of the presidential politics.


The choice by McCain has stunningly energized the conservative base of the Republican party, an important segment McCain had his own problems with. But by choosing Palin, a staunch conservative, he has revitalized his commitment and perception in that area. Many conservatives who had relegated themselves to simply voting against Obama, are now more than willing to for "for" Palin.


The choice also reached out directly to independents and disaffected Democratic voters, particularly women, who were so sorely disappointed by Hillary Clinton's narrow loss and the way they had been treated since Obama sealed the nomination. Particularly in overlooking Hillary Clinton, who won 18 million votes in the primaries, and actually had more votes than Obama, those disaffected women are also excited about Palin, and indicating by the tens of thousands on blogs and disaffected Hillary voter sites on the web that they intend to cross over and vote for her and McCain.


The Obama campaign and DNC, curiously, have already launched all out attacks against the choice and Palin herself, indicating that she does not have enough executive or national experience.


Excuse me? She does not have enough executive experience?


A simple analysis of the relative experience levels of Sarah Palin compared to either Democratic candidate puts this to rest. For over the past decade, Sarah Palin has been involved in executive decision making at increasing levels of elected positions of public trust. Obama has no executive experience, Biden has no executive experience. During that time, Palin left off running an actual private business in Alaska , a commercial fishing business and was elected to her city council and then, in quick order to be Mayor of her home town. She did so well there that she was ultimately elected to be Governor of the State of Alaska , managing 17,000 personnel and a 9 billion dollar budget. Obama and Biden have absolutely no comparable experience at all, neither of them.

Mayor Sarah Palin executing her duties as Mayor.

Governor Sarah Palin acting in her capacity as the executive of the State.

In Alaska , as Governor, Sarah is also the Commander in Chief (CINC) for the Alaskan National Guard. This is a critical national assignment as Alaska sits on the border with Russia where Air National Guard aircraft intercept Russian Bear aircraft. Sarah Palin has taken her role as the Commander seriously, regularly visiting the units and coming to understand their duties and capabilities.

Governor Sarah Palin meeting in the field with Guard Units.

Governor Sarah Palin, an avid shooter herself, learns the operation of equipment of guard units (She's manning the gun).

As Governor, Sarah has helped devise and push through a project for the largest natural gas line in the history of the US ...taking on entrenched politicians (on both sides of the aisle), lobby groups, and large corporations in the process. Her involvement with, and her understanding of, the Energy issue is unmatched by either Democratic candidate.

Outside of her direct role as Governor and speaking more to her personal values and commitment to them, Sarah walks the walk on the pro-life issue. Having found out well in advance of delivery that her youngest child would have downs syndrome, she and her husband thanked God for the blessing and brought the baby into a loving home. (By contrast, Obama has stated publically that he doesn't want his children "punished" with a baby).

As Governor, Palin actually visited the wounded soldiers in Germany , while Obama, when given the same opportunity in Europe , refused to comply with Defense Department guidelines regarding his entourage, and skipped that part of his schedule.

Beyond all of this, there is also a part of Sarah Palin that most hard working, patriotic, and committed Americans are coming to adore about her. She is real. She is authentic. Not only has she stood up to corrupt politics and the old networks that have produced so much waste, fraud, and "bridges to nowhere", she is also a regular person, and authentic all-American girl, wife, mother, and citizen.


She has actually walked the walk of reform and change instead of just talking about it.

She does not come from privilege, did not aspire to it, or become placed in it. She did not attend the Ivy League or prestigious schools. She has gotten to where she is by pure honesty, integrity, and strength of character and has been raising five kids and enjoying life while doing so.

She does not come from privilege, did not aspire to it, or become placed in it. She did not attend the Ivy League or prestigious schools. She has gotten to where she is by pure honesty, integrity, and strength of charachter and has been raising five kids and enjoying life while doing so.

Sarah Palin loves to Four-wheel and fly with her family in Alaska .


Sarah Palin loves to fish in Alaska .


Sarah Palin loves to hunt in Alaska .


..and, oh, did I mention? Sarah Palin loves to shoot.

 

 

All of this drives the leftist and anti-American crowd mad. Sarah Palin is the real deal. Young, refreshing, committed wife, mother, American citizen. She is the real deal when it comes to the change that is so much needed in American politics, particularly in Washington . John McCain must be congratulated for vetting her, seeing this, and putting her on the national stage.
She represents in fact, and in her own actions, what so many others (including Obama and the entrenched Biden) only talk about, and then go on with business as usual.


Obama, in his own actions and positions as a State Senator (voted merely present so many time in the State Senate, but voted no defending the Born Alive Abortion Protection Act there), in his own actions and positions as a US Senator (spent only 144 days on the job before beginning his campaign for the President, but in those short days was recognized as the Senator with the furthest left record), and particularly in his own willful associations of long standing with hateful, racists individuals like Jeremiah Wright (who preached "Not God bless American, No, No, No, God Damn America!) to Obama and his children, and with the likes of Bill Ayers, the unrepentant, arrogant, and militantly anti-American political connection where Obama kicked off his own political career, who bomber the US Pentagon, the US Capitol, and NY City Polic Headquarters and then claimed in an interview published on 911 that his only regreet was that he had not done enough...no with such actions and such associations (not to mention Tony Rezko, Pleger, and others), Obama has proven that his change is precisely the type we do not want or need in Washington

All Women Deserve Respect

Protect Palin From Media Assaults

 

RESOURCES: (from Free-Us Now)

Debunking Palin Rumors: http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/06/palin-rumors/
The REAL Palin Wikipedia: http://blog.changeandexperience.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-wikipedia.html
John McCain Store: http://store.johnmccain.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RSR4020
Factchecking Palin: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html
'Meetup' Group: http://www.meetup.com - can specify "McCain" ,"Palin" to see local groups
PalinForAmerica Forum: http://www.palinforamerica.com
NewsBusters - Exposing Liberal Media Bias: http://www.newsbusters.org
Contacting CNN: http://www.cnn.com
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3303518/
ABCNEWS: http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3068843 

Petition for Women and Men fighting MSM Bias and Unfair Treatment:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/womenforpalin/index.html 

Feedback welcome.-Paul http://mccainpalin2008.blogspot.com

This Says It All For North Carolina

Confounding The Obama Campaign

from "Democratic Wings"

In a sexist snit, Obama says he assumes Palin "wants to be treated same way guys want to be treated"

Imagine if one assumed he wanted to be treated the way whites are treated. That means the media would have laughed him out of the race from day one, since he is so obviously unqualified to be president of the United States. Obama's unqualified candidacy has been an affront to women and minorities, setting back gender and race relations. So yes, Obama, by all means - let's treat everyone equally, including yourself. Please. From San Francisco Chronicle:

Sen. Barack Obama ditched his normal languid cool today, punching back at Gov. Sarah Palin as he spoke with reporters in York, Pa, hotly defending his work as a community organizer. He said he assumes Palin "wants to be treated same way guys want to be treated, which means their records are under scrutinty. I've been through this for 19 months. She's been through it, what four days?"

Obama's hackles were clearly raised by Palin's dismissal of his community organizing --a response to his earlier dismissal of her record as a small-town mayor. "Why would that kind of work be ridiculed?" Obama said. "Who are they fighting for?" The idea that community organizing is not relevant to the presidency, he said, just shows why Republicans "are out of touch and don't get it."

The Obama campaign was clearly on the defensive today, acknowledging how appealing Palin came across, and sending out surrogates hitting their talking points that Republicans have spent their time on attacks rather than substance.

Palin nearly hit Obama's record 38.4 million viewers for his Denver acceptance speech. The Nielsen ratings show she drew 37.2 million viewers, despite being shown on six networks to Obama's 10...

The Nielsen ratings showed that Palin attracted a huge female audience of 19.5 million women, nearly 5 million larger than the third day of the Democratic convention when Hillary Clinton spoke.

The third day of the GOP gathering also attracted more Hispanic viewers than the third day of the Democratic gathering -- 1.4 million to 1.2 million -- even though Univision and Telemundo did not carry the Palin speech.

Palin To Obama: "Oh No You Didn't"

by Mosheh Oinounou at Fox

ALBUQUERQUE, NM– Gov. Palin hit back at Sen. Obama during an evening rally in the Land of Enchantment Saturday, arguing that the Democrat is in no place to lecture her on federal earmark requests.

The Democratic presidential nominee told an Indiana crowd today that Palin is a flip flopper when it comes to requesting federal dollars for state projects, noting that her recent criticism of the earmark process comes only after years of advocating for earmarks for her city and state.

“When you’ve been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person, that’s not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something. You can’t just make stuff up,” Obama said.

Palin, who received millions in earmarks for projects during her time as mayor of Wasilla, returned fire tonight in front of more than 6,000 supporters.

“Today our opponent brought up earmarks and frankly I was surprised that he raised the subject. I didn’t think he’d want to go there,” she said. “Our opponent has requested nearly one billion dollars in earmarks in just three years…about a million dollars for every working day. Just wait until President John McCain puts a stop to that.”

The state of Alaska has also requested hundreds of millions of dollars during Palin’s first year as Governor but she noted today that she “cut back earmarks in our state” this past year.

“I’m ready to help John McCain end earmarks once and for all…eleventh hour, behind closed doors, no public scrutiny, the earmark system that is broken–we will end that,” she said.

Palin, who has adopted McCain’s passionate anti-earmark rhetoric since being selected as the VP, has also received some heat for her evolving position on the $200 million+ dollar earmark for the infamous “bridge to nowhere.” While she now tells voters that she told the feds “thanks but no thanks” for the appropriation, Palin actually advocated for a bridge during her 2006 gubernatorial bid. She eventually rejected the specific earmark but the state still received an equivalent amount of federal money for use on other transportation projects.

Why Vote for McCain?

By NC Deb

I am an independent.  I supported Senator Clinton.  I now support Senator McCain.  When Senator Obama announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination I was excited.  I heard his speech at the Democratic convention in 2004 and was touched.  I bought his book, I researched his policies.  The more research I did the more I saw that this candidate was charismatic and a wonderful speaker with no substance.  Beginning his run for the Democratic nomination, I could find no clear plan.  His policies were basically nonexistent.  Senator Clinton had a plan and laid forth her policies for everyone to see.  As the campaign ran on, the more I saw the Clinton policies posted on the Obama website.  Yes, there were some differences, but nothing substantial.  How could I in good conscience vote for someone with no record, who merely copied their opponent?  How could I vote for someone who apparently was more concerned with his political ambitions than our country?

As the campaign raged on,  Senator Obama was connected with several people that I not only disagreed with but found their stance on racism and politics offensive.  So what did he do?  He denounced the pastor that married him, denied friendships with people who had supported him and behind closed doors (or so he thought) made fun of the American people.  His wife had not been proud to be an American until her husband sought the office of President.  I am 50 years old, and while I have not always agreed with all our governments decisions, I have ALWAYS been proud of being an American and of my country.

Why vote for McCain?  I want someone that has my best interest at heart.  Someone who will fight for me not someone who I feel has their own personal agenda.  Why else would Obama split his party?  Why would a supporter, Jesse Jackson, say what he did?  Makes you wonder doesn’t it and if it doesn’t maybe you should think of why you are voting in this election.  I refuse to cast a vote based on gender or race.  Will you?  I refuse to vote for someone that votes “present” and refuses to take a stand but condemns people that do.  Will you?   I believe in my country and I am proud to be an American.  I believe the McCain-Palin ticket does too.

This Is From A Democratic Campaign?

Taken From Fox

An original member of Barack Obama’s finance committee said Friday that Sarah Palin is putting her career above her family by accepting the nomination as John McCain’s running mate.

Howard Gutman made the argument on “The Laura Ingraham Show,” telling the radio host that the Alaska governor should focus her energy on her unwed, pregnant teenage daughter.

“If my daughter had just come home at 17 years old and said, ‘Mom, Dad, I’m pregnant, we have a family problem,’ I wouldn’t say, ‘You know what we’re going to do? We’re going to take this private family problem … I’m going to go on the international stage and broadcast it to the world’,” he said.

Gutman later added: “If you take a daughter who’s got this emotional strife and subject her to the most intense scrutiny of the world at this time in her life, I think you’ve put your career above your family.”

The Obama campaign rejected Gutman’s comments.

“Obviously these comments do not reflect our frequently stated, crystal-clear view that families of the candidates should be off limits, and we hope that supporters on both sides will act accordingly,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in an e-mail, pointing out that Gutman has apologized in a statement to ABC News.

Earlier in the week, Obama said anyone spreading rumors about Palin’s daughter’s pregnancy would be fired.

“I think people’s families are off limits, and people’s children are especially off limits,” Obama said. “This shouldn’t be part of our politics.”

It isn’t clear what role Gutman still has in the campaign.

Gutman called the teenage pregnancy a “pressure cooker” for the Palins, and also suggested her son’s Down syndrome should factor in to her decision.

“The proper attack is not that a woman shouldn’t run for vice president with five kids, it’s that a parent, when they have a family in need, a Down’s baby who needs them — a father or mother,” he said.

He said his argument had nothing to do with Palin being a woman.

“This wasn’t a working mother issue, this was a parent issue,” he said.

Clear The Way For A Real Star

McCain pledges to appoint Democrats to Cabinet

from US NEWS

Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there's nothing partisan about tackling the nation's toughest problems.

"I don't know how many, but I can tell you, with all due respect to previous administrations, it is not going to be a single ... 'Well we have a Democrat now.' It's going to be the best people in America," the GOP presidential nominee told CBS' "Face the Nation," in an interview taped Saturday that will be broadcast in full Sunday.

"So many of these problems we face — for example, energy independence, what's partisan about that?" he said. "And I'll tell you, some of them, I'll ask to work for a dollar a year."

McCain's comments come after he was believed to have closely considered Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat turned independent, as a possible running mate before ultimately choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican.

In previous administrations, presidents have sometimes appointed a member of the opposite party to their Cabinet. Those Cabinet members have included William Cohen, a former Republican senator who served as defense secretary under President Clinton, and Norm Mineta, a former Democratic House representative who was a transportation secretary under President Bush.

McCain Camp Rescues American Flags Dumped By DNC At Invesco

Taken From Fox

John McCain’s campaign prepared to accuse Democrats Saturday of leaving behind 12,000 miniature American flags after Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday in Denver.

Boy Scouts have arrived with 84 trash bags full of bundles of flags at the site of a McCain rally scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. local time in Colorado Springs.

The campaign says the flags were recovered from Invesco Field after the Democrats concluded their convention there, and they are going to be used as part of the warm-up ceremonies before McCain takes the stage for the rally.

The campaign says the flags were recovered from Invesco Field after the Democrats concluded their convention there, and they are going to be used as part of the warm-up ceremonies before McCain takes the stage for the rally.

FOX News has been told a vendor at Invesco Field found the flags, which were going to be thrown out, and turned them over to the McCain campaign.

Veterans in Colorado Springs are expected to distribute the flags to the audience at the rally.

Obama has faced questions about his patriotism since the beginning of the Democratic primary, and has set up a Web site specifically designed to fight such charges.

The McCain campaign has denied questioning Obama’s patriotism, and even released a statement Friday calling Obama’s most recent comments on the matter “hysterical.”

Repercussions From The DNC

By Louann, "Charlotte Front and Center"

You know, I was just thinking about all this support Sarah Palin is getting from women. It seems that so many women are excited about her just because she is a woman. I don't know how I feel about her other than my respect for her doing the walk, not just talking the talk. Thus far she has said very little about her positions on the issues. She may really be too conservative for my taste and I worry about promoting a conservative minded vp. but I digress a bit. The point is that I never supported Hillary because she was a woman, I supported her because she was the best person for the job. When we begin to support a candidate because of their sex, we diminish that persons real worth, real ability.

When I gave birth to my fourth child after having borne one girl and two boys previously, I told my obstetrician that of course what I wanted most was a healthy baby, but the fact that my number 4 was a girl was just "icing on the cake". That's how I feel about Hillary and the person she is. She is the best candidate. Period. The fact that she was a woman candidate for president just made it all that much sweeter.

Everyone is coming out like crazy in defense of Sarah Palin, with their eye on any pretense of sexism, and that is good. But why didn't they do it sooner for Hillary? If Rudy Guiliani really is so against sexism then why is it that they only came to the defense of a woman when it was this Republican woman getting attacked? What they say sometimes needs to be taken with a grain of salt because I have some doubt as to their sincerity.

I believe one big reason Sarah Pallin is experiencing such a surge in her popularity is due in large measure to Hillary Clinton having gone through all she went through before her. This is not mentioned as a reason why we are so watchful now and more sensitive to the sexism and again Hillary is not getting the respect she deserves. It is maddening. And you know what, I am getting madder and madder at Howard Dean (and the DNC) for not coming to Hillary's defense. She is a respected Senator, a leader of the Democratic Party and he should be ashamed of himself for his non-action.

I am also feeling a bit upset with Hillary. And I say this with love in my heart, truly. I am just so sick of seeing her in the background role supporting another man and and especially not this big fat loser. I know she's gotta really be "mad as hell" and I just don't want to see her take it anymore. The NY Times reports that BO expects her to start fighting back on his behalf. Let the asshole do his own darn dirty work. He is the one who asked for this job and thinks he is so capable. Let him start leading by example, and maybe just actually accomplish something on his own for once in his life. If he pulls this election off and actually wins he will owe his victory to none other than Hillary herself because she "fell in line" asking her supporters to throw in for him. a lot of them have. But not this one. I never did like Kool-Aid.

Our Town

Clinton Will Only Attack McCain

from Politico

Glenn Thrush Fri Sep 5, 3:39 PM ET

Hillary Rodham Clinton has no intention of becoming a Sarah Palin attack dog — but has no qualms going after John McCain, people close to the former first lady say.

“She’s not the answer when it comes to winning conservative women — she never was — and we’re not going to be anybody’s attack dog against Sarah Palin,” said a Clinton insider. “To be fair to Obama’s people, they haven’t asked us to do that.”

Slamming Palin to win back women already hostile to Obama is pointless, the insider said, because Clinton’s most loyal base is working-class voters, not women in particular. “Attacking Palin is checkers, attacking McCain on the economy is chess.”

Clinton will continue to yoke McCain and Palin to President Bush on pocketbook issues. But sources say that Clinton, who supports abortion rights, isn’t likely to criticize the Alaska governor for her anti-abortion stance. She may, however, question Palin’s record on equal-pay issues.

The Obama campaign, alarmed by Palin’s instant popularity, has given Clinton’s staff a proposed fall campaign schedule in economically distressed battleground states — including Ohio and Pennsylvania — where she did well during the primaries, according to people familiar with the situation.

The former first lady, who is due to appear at an Obama event in Florida on Monday, hasn’t gotten back to them yet. When she does, she’s likely to add a few stops of her own — fundraisers, including at least one in Texas to help her repay more than $20 million in debt incurred during the primary.

“They probably don’t want her in Texas, but, hey, that’s where the money is, so that’s where she’s going to go,” said a source familiar with travel planning.

(note from CFAC): Hillary does what she has to do, and she knows we will do the same.

Puma: Bill Slams Obama (The Y Factor)

from No Deal

Smearing Sarah....7 Myths Hitting Internet

By Maxim Lott at Fox

(Did not post doctored pic of Sarah, you can view it at Fox News)TR

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been subjected to an intense amount of media and public scrutiny since she was named as John McCain’s vice presidential pick one week ago. Many of the attacks have come in the form of unconfirmed reports on the Internet. Among them:

1) Palin “Joined a Secessionist Political Party”

The Charge: Unsubstantiated Internet reports insisted Palin was once a member of the Alaska Independence Party, which critics call a secessionist political movement and supporters say is dedicated to seeking greater state control over federal lands across Alaska.

The Facts: Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982. There is no record of her ever being a member of the AIP, or any party but the GOP. Palin’s husband has been a member of the AIP in the past, but since 2002 has been a registered independent.

(See: Party Official Says Palin Was Not a Member)

2) Palin Supported a “Nazi Sympathizer”

The Charge: “Palin was a supporter of Pat Buchanan, a right-winger or, as many Jews call him: a Nazi sympathizer,” Obama Florida spokesman Mark Bubriski was quoted as saying in a Miami Herald article.

The Facts: While mayor of Wasilla, Palin wore a Buchanan button during the sometimes presidential candidate’s 1999 visit. But Palin actually supported Steve Forbes in 2000, and served as a co-chair on his Alaska campaign.

In the weeks after the 1999 report of her wearing the Buchanan button, Palin said: “When presidential candidates visit our community, I am always happy to meet them. I’ll even put on their button when handed one as a polite gesture of respect. … The article may have left your readers with the perception that I am endorsing this candidate, as opposed to welcoming his visit to Wasilla.”

(See: Obama campaign advisor quote is from an e-mail sent to the Miami Herald )

3) Palin “Wants Creationism Taught in School”

The Charge: Palin opposes the teaching of evolution, and would mandate the teaching of creationism in the state’s public schools.

The Facts: Palin said during her 2006 gubernatorial campaign that she would not push the state Board of Education to add creation-based alternatives to the state’s required curriculum, or look for creationism advocates when she appointed board members. She has kept this pledge, according to the Associated Press.

Palin has spoken in favor of classroom discussions of creationism, in some cases. “I don’t think there should be a prohibition against debate if it comes up in class. It doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum,” Palin told the Anchorage Daily News in a 2006 interview.

(See: ‘Creation science’ enters the race; Palin is only candidate to suggest it should be discussed in schools. By Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 27 October 2006)

4) Palin “Was Nearly Recalled” While Mayor

The Charge: Palin was so controversial as mayor of Wasilla that she was almost recalled by a popular voter movement.

The Facts: The Wasilla City Council considered but never took up a recall motion after she fired a longtime police chief, who subsequently brought a lawsuit. A citizen’s group dropped their recall bid, and a judge ruled Palin had the authority to fire the chief.

(See: Foes Back Off Push to Recall Mayor)

5) Palin “Opposes Sex Education”

The Charge: Palin opponents say she supported the end of all sex education in public schools. In light of her daughter’s presumably unplanned teen pregnancy, this has been a particularly well discussed Internet topic.

The Facts: “The explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support,” Palin wrote in a 2006 questionnaire distributed among gubernatorial candidates. Palin favors abstinence-based sex education programs.

(See: McCain fought money on teen pregnancy programs, By Sharon Theimer, Associated Press, Sept. 2, 2008)

6) “This Picture Proves Palin is …”

The Charge: A slew of fake, Photoshopped or misdated photographs on the Internet purport to show Palin in any number of embarrassing or compromising poses. One photo claimed to show Palin standing poolside, wearing an American flag-themed bikini, toting a rifle with telescopic sight.

The Facts: The various photos are being discredited and shown to be fake on a number of Web sites. The original of the so-called bikini shot, probably the best-known of the pictures, was shown to have been taken of another woman, with Palin’s head Photoshopped above the body.

(See: Call to Arms)

7) Palin is the grandmother, and not the mother, of Trig Palin

The Charge: The most salacious rumor of all, this theory holds that Palin did not give birth to her son Trig in April, and was actually covering up for her daughter, Bristol.

The Facts: There are a number of photographs showing an apparently pregnant Sarah Palin, as well as a number of published eyewitness accounts of her pregnancy. These include First Lady Laura Bush, who says she spoke with a pregnant Palin at a governor’s conference in February. An assignment manager for KTVA news in Anchorage, Cherie Shirey, has also been quoted saying: “We worked with Governor Palin many times in 2008. Our reporters worked her on location and in the studio and I worked with her myself. She was definitely pregnant. You could see it in her belly and her face. The whole idea that Sarah Palin wasn’t pregnant with Trig is completely, absolutely absurd.”

The McCain campaign, in an apparent effort to counteract the rumors, announced last weekend that Bristol Palin is five months pregnant, which indicated she would have become pregnant before Trig was born.

(See: Palin Rebuts Rumors, Says Daughter Pregnant,
Anchorage TV Station: Palin Was ‘Definitely Pregnant’ With Trig’ )

Palin Most Popular

rasmussenreports.com 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom.
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The figures include 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of Palin and 18% with a Very Unfavorable view. Before her acceptance speech, Palin was viewed favorably by 52%. A week ago, 67% had never heard of her.

The new data also shows significant increases in the number who say McCain made the right choice and the number who say Palin is ready to be President. Generally, John McCain's choice of Palin earns slightly better reviews than Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden.

Perhaps most stunning is the fact that Palin's favorable ratings are now a point higher than either man at the top of the Presidential tickets this year. As of Friday morning, Obama and McCain are each viewed favorably by 57% of voters. Biden is viewed favorably by 48%.

There is a strong partisan gap when it comes to perceptions of Palin. Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Republicans give her favorable reviews along with 33% of Democrats and 59% of voters not affiliated with either major party.

McCain Nightly Memo

Thursday, 9/4/08
61 Days to the Election of John McCain

McCain Nightly Memo
From: SE Regional Offices, Tallahassee
To: McCain Team Member
Topic: John McCain To Speak Tonight

John McCain to Address the Nation From the Republican National Convention

Tonight, John McCain will speak directly to the American people about his vision for reforming Washington, putting our economy back on track, and securing the peace for future generations.

John McCain will talk about his record of fighting to change and reform Washington. Tonight's speech will remind the American people that John McCain has never put his party or his own political ambition before his Country. If elected President, rest assure that he never will.

We encourage everyone to watch John McCain delive r what promises to be an exciting and historic address to the nation this evening.

Governor Palin Shines on The National Stage

On Wednesday night, we saw a maverick leader ready to be Vice President and join John McCain in bringing reform Washington.

Governor Palin talked about her record of shaking things up in Alaska and how she will bring that very same reform mindset to Washington. Governor Palin also spoke to the challenges confronting the American people and reminded voters that the only way we can help put American families back on the road to prosperity is by reforming the Washington status quo.

A McCain-Palin administration will keep taxes low and put America on the road to energy independence. Most importantly, a McCain-Palin administration will have the courage and determination to shake things up in Washington and fight to rev italize and rebuild the American economy.

Must Clicks

Governor Sarah Palin delivered an impressive speech on Wednesday that highlighted her executive experience and reform agenda. 

Click here to watch Part 1 of the speech: Governor Palin Receives Rousing Ovation

Click here to watch Part 2 of the speech: Governor Palin Talks About Her Small Town Roots

Click here to watch Part 3 of the speech: Governor Palin Shook Things Up in Alaska

Click here to watch Part 4 of the speech: Governor Palin Concludes Her Historic Address

Must Reads

John McCain Takes Charge of Republican Party, Aims to Rebrand GOP in Maverick Image
By Jennifer Parker
ABC News
September 4, 2008

Emphasizing his experience as a combat pilot and a Vietnam prisoner of war and his 26-year congressional career, McCain will tout his record of reform and plans to take on the status quo in Washington as president.

To read more, click here: John McCain Takes Charge of Republican Party, Aims to Rebrand GOP in Maverick Image

Palin Assails Critics and Electrifies Party
By Elisabeth Bumiller & Michael Cooper
The New York Times
September 4, 2008

St. Paul-  Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska introduced herself to America before a roaring crowd at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night as "just your average hockey mom" who was as qualified as the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama, to be president of the United States.

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Seems Like Palin Has All the Right Stuff
By Kevin Clarkson
Anchorage Daily News
September 3, 2008

Anchorage- As far as I am concerned, any way you look at it, Gov. Palin's run as the first female vice-presidential candidate on the Republican ticket is great for both Alaska and the nation. They can say what they want about her experience, but they can't reasonably question her commitment to changing the status quo, promoting the people's interests, and bringing integrity and ethics back to government.

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Clinton's Supporters Could be Key for McCain/Palin

from Bonnie Erbe, US News

Clinton's Supporters Could be Key for McCain/Palin
September 04, 2008 05:22 PM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link

So per my last post, Gov. Sarah Palin deserves support from women, conservative and liberal alike, when she is treated in a sexist manner. But women should also feel free to express differences of opinion with her. What troubles me about Palin's speech on Wednesday night is her charm, high voice, and soft manner belie the depth of her arch-conservative and some would say anachronistic views on abortion rights, abstinence-only sex education, church and state, animal slaughter for pleasure, and the environment.

Her views on these topics are hardly in line with the views of most American women. An Emily's List poll conducted Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 shows, "a 55 percent majority of Clinton's voters say that Palin's inclusion on the ticket makes them less likely to vote for John McCain (just 9 percent say her presence on the ticket makes them more likely to support McCain)."

Sen. Hillary Clinton won 18 million votes, so 9 percent of that is more than 1.5 million votes. In a close election, if in the right states, those votes could turn out to be decisive. The website electoral-vote.com cites a new CNN poll showing Ohio (with its 20 electoral college votes) in a statistical dead heat, with Obama leading 47 percent to 45 percent. The website also tallies the electoral college votes, based on recent polls, with Obama winning 298 votes, McCain 227 and showing them tied in Virginia, which has 13 electoral votes. If those former Clinton, now likely Palin/McCain supporters are strategically placed in states where the race is tied or states now polling barely for Obama (including Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, and New Hampshire) and those states' 41 electoral votes tip into the McCain camp, that boosts McCain electoral support to 268, just two shy of the 270 needed to win the White House. This is an unlikely scenario, but one worth watching.

She Isn't Taking It

By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer

MINNEAPOLIS - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Thursday took an immediate swipe at Democratic nominee Barack Obama in her first solo campaign appearance since joining the GOP ticket. The Alaska governor also issued a fund-raising appeal that blamed the Democratic presidential ticket for spreading "misinformation and flat-out lies" about her family and her.

While the Obama campaign has raised questions about Palin's qualifications, Obama himself has said that her family should be off-limits.

Palin met with Republican governors Thursday and said afterward that leading a state means you have to make decisions and not just vote "present."

"We don't have a 'present' button as governor — we are expected to lead, we are expected to take action and not just vote 'present,'" said Palin, who is in her first term as Alaska's governor. "So there's a big difference, of course, between the executive and legislative branches and our experience."

Palin was referring to Obama's days in the Illinois Senate, when he voted "present" dozens of times among the thousands of votes he cast in his eight years there. The move is common among Illinois lawmakers, but has become a favorite Republican complaint about Obama.

The vice presidential candidate met with the governors on the morning after her speech to the Republican National Convention. In the days since her selection as John McCain's running mate was announced, questions have been raised about the 44-year-old governor's qualifications and experience, and it was revealed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

In a fundraising letter issued Thursday, she wrote that "the Obama-Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward me, my family and John McCain. The misinformation and flat-out lies must be corrected."

Palin said Thursday that she has "a big job cut out in front of me running for vice president."

"I intend to give this campaign all that I have to give," she said. "And I look forward to these 60-plus days on the trail. My family looks forward to this, we're up for it, we're excited about it."

Commentary: Palin A VP For The rest Of Us

Editors note: Republican Leslie Sanchez was director of the Bush White House Initiative on Hispanic Education from 2001 to 2003 and is the author of "Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other." She is not a paid consultant to any current candidate. Sanchez is CEO of the Impacto Group, which specializes in market research about women and Hispanics for its corporate and nonprofit clients. Click here for a rival view.
Leslie Sanchez

Leslie Sanchez says Sarah Palin understands the life choices typical Americans face.

(CNN) -- In 1993, Kevin Kline starred in a movie called "Dave," playing a look-alike who winds up impersonating the president. In the movie, the real president has a stroke and is kept on life support in a restricted area of the White House by a power-mad chief of staff, played by Frank Langella. Dave fills in.

He brings in his accountant, and over bratwurst, they find $600 million to build homeless shelters for kids. At a Cabinet meeting, he gets the commerce secretary to kill an expensive program to make Americans feel good about the cars they've already bought. He becomes a better, more beloved president than the real one.

Dave's tagline was, "In a country where anybody can become president, anybody just did."

But the message was really that there's nothing magical about leadership, about encouraging men and women with logic and goodwill to be greater than we are.

That's also the message, it seems, of Sarah Palin.

She's every woman. When she takes the kids to practice, it's not to Washington, D.C.'s, exclusive St. Albans or Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga. Not even Fairfax or Montgomery County. She actually knows what our schools are like -- and how ill-prepared our children really are for the challenges of the global marketplace. read more

Ignore The Chauvinists

"Ignore The Chauvinists. Palin Has Real Experience."
Nancy Pfotenhauer
The Wall Street Journal
September 2, 2008

In Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain has found a fellow maverick to be his running mate -- one who can help bring the right kind of reform to Washington. Ms. Palin, like Mr. McCain, has a strong record of battling the status quo, restoring accountability and effectiveness to government, and working to secure energy independence, root out corruption and curb wasteful spending.

As the chief executive of the nation's largest state, Ms. Palin oversees some of the country's largest energy reserves. She came into office at a critical time in Alaska politics, facing a system plagued by corruption. Her response was to immediately begin cleaning it up. The results of her leadership today speak for themselves: Ms. Palin's approval ratings top 80% -- more than 60% higher than that of the Democratic Congress.

Ms. Palin has a tangible, impressive record of achievement and executive experience. She is head of the Alaska National Guard and the chairman of two multistate agencies that make energy decisions that affect all Americans. While Barack Obama spent almost all of the past two years running for president, Ms. Palin has been running a state.

It's telling that Sen. Obama chose to give a negative, partisan speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He envisions a Democratic monolith in Washington that will solve all of our problems.

But Ms. Palin knows that real change doesn't come from rigid adherence to party lines. She has transformed her state's government from what she called a "good ol' boys network" to an accountable, successful system. Like Mr. McCain, Ms. Palin realizes that the problem isn't a Republican administration or a Democratic Congress. It's business as usual in Washington.

Ms. Palin's experience in reforming Alaskan government shows she's ready to lead on the national stage. She stood up to members of her own party who abused their power, risking her political career by protesting ethics violations. Ms. Palin went on to pass ethics reform. She has put the people's interests ahead of her own -- like Mr. McCain.

A McCain-Palin administration will not tolerate pork-barrel spending. In Washington, Mr. McCain spoke out against the "Bridge to Nowhere," a $400 million waste of the taxpayers' money that led to an island with a few dozen residents. In Juneau, Alaska, Ms. Palin made sure the bridge went nowhere, canceling the earmark. She wasn't afraid to use her veto pen, and Mr. McCain won't be either. Read more

Palin Power

from fox news....ST. PAUL — Sarah Palin thrashed Barack Obama Wednesday as an empty suit whose campaign themes of “hope” and “change” better belong in the parlance used to describe her Republican running mate John McCain, a man, she said, who has spent a career working for the common good.

Palin, who came out of the blue to steal the spotlight at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, took a very public swat at her critics, using her headlining speech to scold the media for questioning her credentials and try to prove she has the policy chops to play with Washington insiders.

“If character is the measure in this election, and hope the theme, and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause. Join our cause and help America elect a great man as the next president of the United States,” Palin said.

“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,” she said.

The first-term Alaska governor introduced herself to voters as a small-town Washington outsider and pitched that as an asset.

“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these last 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,” she said. “But … here’s a little news flash for 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.”

She also jabbed at Obama for telling California donors during the Democratic primary that small-town voters “cling” to things like religion and guns out of bitterness.

“We prefer candidates who don’t talk about us one way in Scranton and the other way in San Francisco,” she said.

Defending her record as a “chief executive” in Alaska, she teased Obama for describing himself as a “community organizer” before joining the Illinois senate and warned, “The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.”

Pioneer Reformer, Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin officially became a hunter at age 10 when she bagged her first rabbit. Here young Sarah is posing as she skis

Newsweek Exclusive: Top Clinton Supporter John Coale Endorses McCain

John Coale, a prominent Washington lawyer, husband of Fox TV host Greta Van Susteren and a supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, announced today that he was supporting John McCain for president. Coale, who traveled with Sen. Clinton, President Clinton and her family through out the primary season, complained of sexism, and said the Democratic Party is "being taken over by the moveon.org types" in an exclusive interview with Newsweek.com's Tammy Haddad. He said he tried to prevent Clinton's brother, Tony Rodham, from attending an August 18th meeting in Scranton, Pa. with McCain campaign surrogate Carly Fiorina. "I urged him not to go and told him it would embarrass his sister, but he has a mind of his own." Coale says Mr. Rodham asked Ms. Fiorina "about McCain's Supreme Court picks."

Liberal Tabloid Main Media

How odd it seems that the “Far Left Main Stream Media” is focusing on the “Mommy Characteristics” of Sarah Palin having the “time” to care for her family and hold the office of Vice-President? Strange, but I don’t see the old far left question of “What is Dad doing?” Before this heavy tabloid trash blast of Sarah Palin and her daughter, Obama was quick to shoot off his noble statement of family’s being off limits. I noted how quickly Obama did this, and ever since, it has been a Main Stream Media feeding frenzy on this family. Amazing isn’t it? My suspicions are there will soon be a backlash to these attacks on Palin and her daughter. What about Pelosi and her five children? I don’t hear anything from this quarter.
Look out, someone is about to turn on the exhaust fan….opinion, TR

Quote: Sarah Palin

"So for my part, the mission is clear. The next 67 days I'm going to take our campaign to every part of our country and our message of reform to every voter of every background, in every political party, or no party at all. If you want change in Washington, if you hope for a better America, then we're asking for your vote on the 4th of November." Sarah Palin

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