John McCain has come a long way into the hearts and minds of voters. He solidified his hold last night with a great acceptance speech. The McCain/Palin ticket will now be everywhere, thrilling the masses (that would be all of us) wherever they go, starting today in Wisconsin.
But, Obama has not been idle. He is airing radio ads in battleground states, including Wisconsin, which attack McCain’s right-to-life position on abortion. There are some inaccuracies in the ad and this blog could be filled with a lengthy rebuttal. But, it misses the point.
If the McCain campaign is smart, it absolutely should not play defense but use the opportunity to counter and skewer by informing the public about Obama’s incredibly radical abortion and infanticide positions and votes. McCain has done it brilliantly on the stump, and now needs to do it in ads.
Obama clearly timed his attack to correspond with the pick of a right-to-life woman by McCain. Obama’s campaign fears that the highly-desired Hil voters will now go to the McCain ticket and mistakenly believes that women will flock to him because of “choice.” Here’s some big news for Obama. Women are more solidly right-to-life than men. And less than 10% of the public believes that abortion should be legal for all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason, as many times as a woman wants one — a position to which Obama stubbornly clings.
That’s why it is so important for McCain to counter. Some may remember when Assembly Speaker Tom Loftus decided to run against incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson back in the 1990s. Loftus boasted that he was going to whip Thompson using abortion as his wedge issue. Very early in the campaign, Thompson released a fabulous tv ad — I can still see it in my mind to this day. Thompson talked directly into the camera, told the people what his position was on abortion and why he was right-to-life. Loftus quickly dropped what he thought was going to be his most important hammer. End of issue, end of story. Thompson was Governor for 14 years.
Obama has given the McCain people ample material with his radical positions, his incredibly callous votes, and his rhetoric. They would be very, very wise to use it.
Nervousness turned to elation after Gov. Sarah Palin’s knockout speech last night. From our viewpoint, we could be disappointed that she didn’t address right-to-life issues. She didn’t have to — the images of her beautiful family told the whole story.
Trig Palin is fittingly the most famous baby in the country. His mere angelic presence speaks volumes about his mom and dad and sibs who obviously adore him. Loved the news coverage that showed Trig being passed around. John and Cindy McCain looked absolutely radiant as each held him and peered into his beautiful face.
In many ways, the Palins are us. And so are the McCains. The Palins have two supposedly “unwanted” babies in their family. The McCains have a daughter they rescued from a Bangladesh orphanage and adopted. In the end, it is not talk. It is how we live our lives and the example we set.
Palin has brilliantly started the sprint, trounced the critics, and set the stage. McCain needs to soar tonight and lead the American public to the finish line. But, it is also up to us to promote a right-to-life team as vigorously as possible so that on November 5, a new day will dawn that holds hope and promise for everyone, including the unborn.
In full panic mode, there isn’t a remote semblance of finesse or subtlety in the media attack on Sarah Palin. It is a vicious and direct assault using a meat-axe. If you give any credence to the shambles of what constitutes the media these days, Palin arrived from a foreign planet and brought with her an alien baby and a street-operating teenage daughter.
Some media outlets are even asking for DNA samples of Palin’s four-month-old baby to try to prove that little Trig is her daughter’s baby. So, let’s get this straight. Trig is four months old and daughter, Bristol, is five months pregnant. These people need a crash math course and some basic sex education.
I admire Sarah Palin even more. I wholeheartedly believe the American people are not stupid and will see this over-the-top smear of a remarkable woman for what it is — an attempt to undercut the McCain/Palin ticket so that Obama is elected.
My prediction — Palin will knock it out of the park tonight with her acceptance speech. Not with the media, of course, who will parse her every word, but with those who count most — the American voters. Go get ‘em, Sarah!
Talk show host Charlie Sykes said it best on Friday following the announcement of Sarah Palin as McCain’s veep choice — the knives will be out for Palin. There is nothing more heinous to the politically correct crowd than to have one of “their” chosen groupies think differently from them. They feel they own African-Americans, Latinos and — most importantly — women.
They are in red alarm alert with Palin. It doesn’t matter that she is making history as only the second woman on a national ticket. Never mind her list of impressive accomplishments. No, no, no. She doesn’t have the preferred credentials — the ones they and only they can bestow. She must be denounced because she is conservative and — horror of horrors — pro-life!
You can see their feverish minds at work. Over the weekend, the Daily Kos (I shudder to think I actually mentioned this vile group on this blog) started a rumor that Palin’s beautiful new baby boy is actually her daughter’s baby, not hers. Then Palin released the news that her daughter actually is pregnant with her own baby. This wonderful family that has experienced two incredibly sensitive situations and handled both admirably is now being treated as though their behavior is somehow scandalous.
Here’s a contrast for you:
Palin on her child with Down syndrome: “Trig is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives.”
Palin on her daughter Bristol’s pregnancy: “Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents.”
Obama on his daughters becoming pregnant: “I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
The good part is that Americans are not fooled. Palin is sensible and down-to-earth, like most Americans. Americans know that families face tough situations every day. Palin has proven to them already that in the face of personal adversity, she has admirable character and a heart of gold. Americans are not about to trust Obama who thinks his own grandchild would be a punishment.
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