Tricky Charlie

Sarah Palin

"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's will."

This is scary for couple of reasons, she used God's name in a prayer, she prayed to God, she suggests God has a plan and she suggest that the leaders of this nation may have previously prayed to God to get the wisdom to make a decision to send them on their task. Oh my gosh, how can she do this? I mean, really someone in government using God. Suggesting that there is a plan and hopefully it's God's plan, wow, what a backwards step for this country, we have moved so far forward up to this point without relying on God at all. What a nut job.

Well fortunately we have Charlie Gibson to butcher her prayer and make her look like a religious freak. Let's queu Charlie:




I like how Charlie takes one sentence from her prayer and uses it against her. That was tricky. Taking things out of context is a good way to make point. Unfortunately, she countered him well. I am just glad Charlie did this interview and not someone that is biased.

Of course, I am being facetious for those that don't understand being tongue-in-cheek, there are people out there that don't. I think this country has done pretty well asking for God's help and great presidents of the past have referenced God's will and blessings many times. For some reason people on the left act as if she is nuts for referencing God's will, well, if that is a requirement for being nuts than she joins a fine list of nutty ex-Presidents who referenced God's will. I think this country may just be OK with her in office.


Abraham Lincoln

"The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong."-- September 1862

"If God now wills the removal of a great wrong, and wills also that we of the North as well as you of the South, shall pay fairly for our complicity in that wrong, impartial history will find therein new cause to attest and revere the justice and goodness of God."-- April 4, 1864

John F Kennedy
Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right-not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved.July 4, 1962


The world is a very different now...and yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe--the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. 1-20-1961

Franklin D Roosevelt

“As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Gaffes Starting to Pile up on Obama

Obama love has been going on for 4 years. He really hasn't felt any heat. Hillary's campaign did a poor job of exposing him to scrutiny and he got a free pass from the press on most issues. Europe and the world love Obama as revealed by the latest world-wide polls. The Russians prefer Obama, The British PM loves Obama, the French prefer Obama and Kenya overwhelmingly loves Obama. With so much love, why is Obama starting to look like a beaten man?

Because the love that counts, the American voter, is starting to open their eyes and ask, is this man who accomplished so little in the U.S. Senate really about any change? He took office in the Senate in 2005, yes he was voted in 2004, but doesn't take office until January of 2005 (For some reason people want to give him a full year's credit for 2004). So he was in office two and half years before he started to focus on the Presidency in mid 2007. His only real accomplishment was the following bill S. 2125 [109th]: Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006.

That is all he has gotten done. He hasn't changed anything. He hasn't crossed the party on an issue. Never mind he hasn't really voted in 2008 on any issue. He doesn't even chair a committee http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS030017.

People are starting to awaken and realize he talks the same old Democratic game. He wants to raise taxes, he wants to redistribute wealth and I believe he wants to sacrifice our national security to please Europe. You have to question why Europeans love Obama so much? Why? Because they see him as a strong leader or because they see him as weak leader that they can exploit to their benefit. Are they going to pull one over on John McCain, probably not. Will they on Obama, who really knows, he has never been in the position.

Is Obama a bad guy, no, he seems like genuinely nice guy. So was Jimmy Carter. He was a disaster from both a foreign and domestic standpoint.

I think Americans are starting to look at Obama and see a weak president like Jimmy Carter. The strains of the election are starting to get to Obama and he is showing signs of weakness. No one can talk from a teleprompter like Obama, but his answers to tough questions by Rick Warren and Bill O'Reilly show he is not good under the gun and I think he is losing confidence in answering off the cuff questions. It's not a cakewalk anymore, and don't give me that he lived through the Democratic primaries, that was a cake walk compared to going up against the Republican machine. I'm glad we have the Republican machine because it will vet the Democratic candidate like no other, obviously the media doesn't vet him. He is getting strained by the attacks from the right and he wants to bring the focus on the issues. The problem is, the issues have always been issues. Every election year there is talk about jobs, taxes, foreign relations, national security, etc., all very important stuff but elections are also about character, personality, accomplishments and ideology. When you have been associated with racists (Rev. Wright), civic terrorists (Ayers) and felons (Rezko); beaten up for lack of legislative accomplishments when that is your job and exposed as weak on foreign policy, it will get to you.

Watch Obama closely, his rhetoric doesn't have the energy anymore. His eyes are looking a little tired and his body language is one that shows he is concerned. I think after his convention speech he thought he was going to get love from everywhere and coast to victory, but when the Republicans punched him with Palin, he is slow to get up. This is my view from what I have noticed in post convention interviews and at recent stump speeches. If he was poker player, you could read him like book. Watch him.

My All Fantasy Football Political Team

In honor of the start of the NFL season and the beginnings of a hopefully successful fantasy football season, I will provide my All Fantasy Football Political Team. This team has 1 Quarterback, 2 Running Backs, 2 Wide-Receivers, 1 Flex, 1 Tight End, 1 Kicker and 1 Defense/Special Teams.

QB - John McCain. I want someone that can hit the hail mary pass and McCain did it with his choice of Palin. He avoided the career ending sack in Hanoi. In addition, he showed he is in charge with his electrifying ending of his speech at the convention.

RB1 - Al Gore. He invented the internet. He flies around the world burning fuel to promote global warming to save the planet. If anyone is capable of rushing 2000 yards it's this superman and I want him on my team.

RB2 - The Republican Party. Nobody avoids the potential tackles from George Bush and Dick Cheney better than the Republican Party at their own convention. Cheney wasn't even there and Bush appeared through video. Anybody that can run around a political nightmare like that, I want on my team.

WR 1 - Sarah Palin. She caught the deep pass from McCain and took it in for a touchdown. Based on the fact that she has entered the national scene for about a week and is already more popular than Obama or Hillary, I see many more touchdowns in the future.

WR 2 - Lynn Swann. The hall of famer wide receiver has been campaigning for McCain. He has caught the deep ball by avoiding the "you should support Obama because you are African American" and stuck to his core principles. I want the HOF Wide Receiver on my team.

Flex Position - Joe Lieberman. No one is a more flexible player than Lieberman. He's a democrat, who runs as an independent, who campaigns for a Republican. How much more flex can you get than that? He also mentioned Bill Clinton's name at the Republican convention and got an applause. He's good, I have the ultimate flexible player and he is in my starting line up.

TE - Joe Biden. Anyone more tight than this guy? Looks like his head is going to explode at any moment. I saw a press video of him hugging two older women twins at the same time, one in each arm, and I thought their heads were going to pop off. I want this guy as my tight end.

K - Fred Thompson. His poor campaigning shows he can't quarterback but his speech capabilities and one liners make him a great field goal kicker. Bring him in when the offense is sputtering a bit, he will be consistent.

Def/ST - The 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates. The non-winners have shown up and played defense and have attacked the Dems. Giuliani, Romney, Thompson and Huckabee were blasting away at the Repub convention, at the Dem convention, on the talk show circuit and at press conferences, you name it and they have been there. Where were the former dem candidates over the last week?

The Hypocrisy of the One Sided Cat Fight

Watching Sarah Palin's speech last night, I couldn't help but think to myself "What a commanding woman, what a role model she will be for my daughter". As a man, I thought she would at least be an inspiration to all women; regardless, of political affiliation.

I wake up to read this insightful quote from a Gloria Steinem opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times:

This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need. Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere.

Let's not forget that Gloria is ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton of course was handed the democratic candidate of a New York Senate seat because she stood by her man after he cheated on her. She didn't embarrass her husband and she stood by quietly for the good of the party. She didn't live in New York but carpetbagged and was handed one of the most powerful state Senate seats for her silence. Since becoming the Senator of a powerful state, she has done exactly what for Feminism? Equal pay for equal work, what has Hillary done for this cause? Has she ever owned a business to ensure this inequity didn't occur under her watch? I give her credit for running for president and she did well. I think if it wasn't for the media love of Obama she would have won. But neither her nor Obama are qualified by resume for the job when compared to others. Her legislative resume is brief, she won her seat with her husband's name and popularity. She failed at universal health care when handed the role by Bill. She has no real global experience. Her record is riddled with scandal. Though she sees herself as a trailblazer, Hillary is no Harriet Tubman.

So I am stunned that Steinem would call Palin "unqualified". Compared to who? Hillary or Obama? Yeeahhh, right. She campaigned on her own. She won her mayoral job on her own, she won her gubernatorial job on her own. It wasn't manipulated for her. There is enough out there on her accomplishments as a mayor and governor that I won't address that here. So I have to wonder why Gloria would call her "unqualified" when her resume is actually better than Hillary's?

For argument sake, let's assume Gloria is correct and she got her job because she agrees with her boss. Isn't that how it works in the real world? What boss hires someone that completely disagrees with them or isn't aligned? Don't most men get jobs because the boss feels comfortable with the person and feels the person at least lines up with them ideologically? Isn't she making things equal for women by breaking down the trust barrier? If the man running for the most powerful position in the world can trust a woman to be his second in command, couldn't CEOs, small business owners and other bosses in this world do the same?

What is it most women want? I think women want respect. I think women want to be able to have a successful career and raise a family, whether they work while raising the family or pick up their careers after putting it on hold while raising a family. I think women want the chance to be picked for a position based upon talents, capability and potential. Isn't this Sarah Palin? Is she everything that all women want, no. But does she epitomize what many women want, yes.

Let's be honest. Gloria's belittlement of Sarah has nothing to do with fairness for women nor equal pay for equal work but Gloria's love for the right to abort a pregnancy. Bottom-line, that's what it is all about. It's really that black and white. If she cared about equal pay, she would hold Hillary (the legislator) accountable . If she cared about moving women's role further, she would celebrate Sarah. It is really that black and white and it's really hipocrisy at it's best. She is being sexist, she is assuming that a woman got the job in an affirmative action sort of way.

I have noticed that women can be their own worst enemy. Gloria is taking a big step backwards by trying to start a cat fight with someone who is moving women forward and legitimizing their capabilities as both mothers and working women by captivating a nation. The hypocrisy of the one sided cat fight.