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Liveblogging PALIN!
The Anchoress —
... then I have always liked strong, capable women. WOW…she’s just co-opted Hillary’s 18 million cracks. I’m glad she mentioned Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton and left it at that, did not go into a whole litany of names, like Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Barbara Jordan. Would have been too much. A good, brief, excited and energetic speech. The demonization of Sarah Palin will now commence. The Dems and the press will hate this. Hate. Note Glenn Reynold’s has first links and comments here , and he notes that Obama’s camp did not manage ...
Palin Comparison
Jules Crittenden —
... defend the rights of its citizens. I thought her pregnancy and the birth of her child this year would dash her VP hopes. Her son has Down’s Syndrome, which she learned of during her pregnancy. She does not believe in the death penalty for retarded children. She will fight for America’s energy independence and sued the Bush administration over this. She chooses to save the country over “saving” the polar bears. It helps that she is good-looking. It better helps that she is a fighter. Reynolds reports positive reax among the fairer sex to the pro-gay rights, anti-corruption ...
MULTIPLE UPDATES: YES! IT'S SARAH PALIN!!
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... about to be was selected for McCain's VP pick. It is a bold move I was hoping for, but quite honestly did not expect McCain to make--but the fact that he did has me enthusiastic for this ticket for the first time since it became apparent that McCain would be the nominee. Short video from Palin's big moment here via Allah: Here is a recent interview of Palin by Larry Kudlow (h/t Glenn and sisu): ...
Double-Standard in the MSM? Nah
Ace of Spades HQ —
... More from Instapundit: A big round up. Here's a good snap from McCain: This rather churlish response from the Obama campaign won't help them -- dissing small towns doesn't fit well after Biden's "nobody is better than anybody" talk. [LATER: McCain response: "I'd think the Obama people would have learned by now not to belittle the experience of women." I stand by my previous statement: Obama was not the mayor of a big city. He wasn't the mayor, or governor, of anything. Though he's from a big city, he actually just represented a part of it. And the key word is "represented." ...
A Post Baby Boom Presidential Ticket?
Winds of Change.NET —
... While the Right blogosphere is hailing and the Left blogosphere is snarking at Senator McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Palin (See the round up at Instapundit), every observer I have seen so far has missed a real point. ...
We owe it all to Hillary
sisu —
... following the link from Instapundit, who has this to say about the effect McCain's surprise move is having on the distaff side of his own household: ...
Defining Sarah Palin
The Caucus —
... we’ve been jumping around and hugging,” Lori Viars, a social conservative activist in Lebanon, Ohio, who had been a staunch Mike Huckabee supporter and had previously struggled to muster enthusiasm for Mr. McCain, told our colleague Michael Luo. “It is too good to be true,” she added, after attending the announcement rally in Dayton. “This is better than we could have ever expected.” Glenn Reynolds, a heavyweight of the right-leaning blogosphere who is better known as Instapundit, wrote : “The Insta-Wife is ecstatic, which may bode well for that demographic. I’d like it if she ...
