By GottaLaff
Here is Palin's response to a candidate questionnaire for the Alaska 2006 gubernatorial race:
- Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?
SP: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
First, the Pledge of Allegiance was not written by the Founding Fathers. It was written much later. Secondly, the words "under God" were not originally part of the Pledge. "Under God" was added even later.Those words were added in the 1950s, S Lou. She will be a fine, fine role model for all Americans if elected, now won't she? Except for the ones who are smarter than she is. That, I am guessing, would include a majority of the population.
Next, this luscious insight into what Sarah Lou thinks about being on a ticket as vice president. In this case, it would be-- wait for it-- Rudy Giuliani's. And guess what, kids? There are some extra crunchy bonus quotes!
[P]art of an interview Monocle magazine conducted with Sarah Palin, John McCain's newly minted running mate, in October of last year, when Rudy Giuliani was rumored to be considering her as V.P. (So much for that!)
Here are some excerpts [story is subscription only]:
Monocle: You must have heard the recent gossip that Rudy Giuliani, if he emerges as Republican nominee for President next year, might ask you to be his running mate. Would you consider it?
Sarah Palin: I think it is so far in outer space, the possibility that he would ever want a hockey mum from Wasilla to be his running mate, that I haven't considered it. I think the obligation that I have here is to serve my four-year term as a governor of Alaska. That's the deal that I struck with voters. [...]
M: This is a very male state. Have you been a victim of sexism in your public career and in that regard, have your good looks and beauty-queen past hindered you?
SP: If I have, I am totally oblivious to it. I haven't let it be an issue because it's just so passé, so 20 years ago to me. If anything though, what I have encountered, is age discrimination. It never occurred to me I was too young, but maybe I was. I feel pretty old right now. As for my looks [laughing], I don't know. Yes I did the beauty queen thing. But I was never a girly-girl. I did it for college scholarships. It paid for tuition for many years.
M: Back to the running-mate question. Say the Democratic ticket is Clinton-Obama, a woman and a black man, you can see why the party might approach you?
SP: That's diversity right there, isn't it? Wow! And who do the Republicans have? Good old rich white boys. I think that's another factor that has to be considered by Republicans, that in some way their candidates are a reflection of more politics as usual. Not to slam good old rich boys, but it sure wouldn't hurt for new energy and new perspective to be enveloped by the Republican Party.
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Embarrassing.
She wasn't wrong about the needing-new-blood part, even if they did choose her from the wrong reservoir.
That be true.
I like Wolcott's description of her:
I'm watching the newest sensation in celebrity eyewear, Sarah Palin, in her debut campaign whistlestop performance w/ John McCain and the impression she creates is distinctly minor league, a pastel shade of sturdy but flimsy. If she were running for Congress, she'd be a perfectly credible, fully accessorized mediocrity, but on the presidential stage she looks like somebody you'd book to introduce the person introducing the person introducing the main speaker--a warm-up act for the warm-up act. Or, to put it another way, she suggests a local-news anchorperson rather than a network host, an acceptable stand-in in a pinch but not a permanent answer to anything.* No bass-note intimation of depth or intellectual reflection emerges from that reedy, unwarm instrument that is her voice, and her call-out to Hillary Clinton had all the insincerity of Eve Harrington extending her bare arm in tribute to Margo Channing.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/
That was a symphony, Evers.
This woman is unbelievable. I wonder if there's some heavy drinkin going on in Alaska this weekend because she's dragging the judgment of the AK voters into the dirt.
God help us. There's heavy drinking going on everywhere.
Crap, Mainy, you give Alaska voters too much credit. Look at the winners they've been electing for the last 30 years. They think Palin is slick shit.
Also, the notion that the Pledge and "Under God" were handed down from the Founders is common, especially among GOP lawmakers. It was first used in 1892 as part of the Columbian Exposition marking the 400th anniversary of the Columbus "discoveries." I'm pretty sure it wasn't adopted as a national pledge until WWII. "Under God" was added in the 1950s, in part to further stress the difference between the U.S. and the godless commies.
I'll stop being an historian now.
A few months ago, someone from Alaska was talking about Mike Gravel and opining that the voters there think it's funny to send crazy people to be their elected representatives. Palin isn't anything like Gravel-crazy (and I like Gravel) but it seems as good an explanation as any I've heard as to why they elected a Dominionist as governor. You wouldn't expect the cast of "Northern Exposure" to vote that way, for certain.
Imagine that. Palin out of the vast fresh/diverse pool of the republican party. right! I still believe the reason she may have been picked is because Mccain probably thinks he knows more than she does and in this case Mccain might actually be right! Someone floated the idea that she may be in just for the campaign and if they win Mccain drops her like a hot potato and picks the person he really wants that america would probably detest. A win win for mccain. Sounds like the real mccain. Country first indeed! If only his trolls have a clue.
Gavin Newsom is the Mayor of San Francisco. He governs a city that has 200,000 more people than the State of Alaska. That should put things into perspective.
McCain has never been a mayor or a governor. Does that make him less qualified than Palin?
Nonsense. Like McCain, Obama was a state Senator.
Qualifications of Obama:
http://tinyurl.com/26nobj
Why you can't vote for McCain:
http://tinyurl.com/2w3l32
PLEASE PLEASE, BARAK...GET YOUR NAME AND FACE OUT THERE!! I HAVE TO SEARCH TO FIND ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR CAMPAIGN SINCE PALIN!! I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAW A COMMERCIAL ON TELEVISION (SAN ANTONIO, TX). HOW ARE PEOPLE GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU IF THEY DON'T HEAR FROM YOU?? MCCAIN IS DOING A GREAT JOB LETTING MEDIA ADVERTISE FOR FREE FOR HIM BUT NEWS ABOUT OBAMA HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE LONG BEFORE THE CONVENTION. MAKE A CHANGE AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN WORDS...COMMIT TO WINNING!! GET YOUR CAMPAIGN BACK IN THE NEWS. AND PLEASE GET YOURSELVES DOWN TO LOUISIANA FOR THIS HURRICANE!!
to expand on clancy's point, as originally conceived the pledge was to be said with one's right arm extended out in front of the body at about a 90-to-100-degree angle.
for some reason, this was replaced with the "hand-over-the-heart" thing in the late 30s-early 40s.
The more Sara talks, the more I'm convinced McCain chose someone both shorter and stupider than himself. I guess she graduated even lower in the class.
Have you guys considered that this is a bait and switch? Palin could bring in alot of women voters, maybe enough tat they could win. Then, she can say that she changed her mind. She doesn't want to leave her baby. If she changes mind, do the Repugs forfeit? Or, do they choose a REPLACEMENT? I dont know alot about politics, but I do know the Repugs would do ANYTHING to win.
MellowJohn the reason the pledge gesture was changed is because the extended arm bore too much of a resemblance to the Nazi salute.
As to the Gubernatorial Beauty Queen I am convinced that time will be her undoing. As she starts to answer the hard questions the American people will see how shallow she really is. When asked several months ago her opinion on the Iraq war she said she didn't have time to think about such things as she was too busy running the great State of Alaska. This from John McCain's vice presidential [one heartbeat away] selection.
From Anonymous#2 Senator Obama and his staff need to stop sweating the women's vote. Everybody knows women like Obama. And Biden isn't so bad himself. It was not until the convention that Hillory tried to convince us that her supporters were women who voted for her because she is a woman. Here's my main point. The McCain camp strikes a blow whenever they mentions Obama and Palin in the same breath. More disturbing, is that the Clintons and McCain are communicating the same negative message about Senator Obama's supposed lack of experience. At least Senator Obama and campaign staff, you have control over the Clintons. Perhaps you can send them on a top-secret strategic mission to Alaska until the election. Or send celebities (Jollie and Pitt, for example) with them to share the limelight and refute negative messages on the spot. Hillory's 18million no longer exists as a group. The Clintons' downside risk is far greater than any benefit they offer. Finally, McCain just transformed the "experience" issue into a "wisdom" and "skill" issue. The way the two candidates made the most important decisions of their campaigns and the end results, the two v.p. candidates, stand in striking contrast. The Clintons' claim that Senator Biden compensates for a lack of experience is clearly demeaning. I see it as a matter of strong leaders surrounding themselves with strong players. There's no longer any reason to speculate on which candidate is most qualified to answer the phone at 3 a.m. I know who I would prefer!!
To the Obama campaign, please show Mr. Obama working as a Community Organizer or show those helped by that work. Then show how out of touch the Republicans are with clips of them mocking and laughing at this work during the convention. Profile how there were only attacks, but no solutions dealing with helping the middle class and the poor. We need to keep that fighting spirit that Obama showed during this speech.
To the Obama campaign, please show Mr. Obama working as a Community Organizer or show those helped by that work. Then show how out of touch the Republicans are with clips of them mocking and laughing at this work during the convention. Profile how there were only attacks, but no solutions dealing with helping the middle class and the poor. We need to keep that fighting spirit that Obama showed during this speech.
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