The Palin Speech

Well, there you have it. Home run. The pressure was on and Sarah Palin delivered. Besides having more executive experience as a Mayor and Governor than either Barack Obama or Joe (she’s good looking) Biden, Palin can deliver a great speech – and she does not need a temple in which to deliver it.


Palin said, “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.”


Did that smack-down hurt, Obama? Your experience pales in comparison to Palin’s.


Or how about this statement: “I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past 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. But here’s a little news flash for all 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.”


Wow, she is not an insider. That’s got to help her big time with real America.


Then she 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.”


Exactly. We’ve seen how the democrat majority in the House and Senate have screwed things up in the last two years – record gas prices, approval ratings lower than ever, a housing crisis, food costing more than ever, airfares going up 200%, and a “let’s surrender” attitude. We really can’t have the democrats control the White House, too, or the United States will be in deep deep trouble.


So, let’s stop the sexist smears. Palin is very well qualified. She represents real America. Let’s stop the double standard. We’ve seen the likes of the Obama campaign including Joe Biden, their surrogates, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, Katie Couric, Campbell Brown, Alan Colmes, and many others try to damage her. The left doesn’t want her to do well for one reason – she has an “R” after her name.


But get this, one of the latest smears is they have asked the McCain campaign whether Palin’s amniotic fluid had been tested and whether she would submit to a DNA test to establish the child’s parentage.


That’s cheap crap.


But, have they requested DNA tests on Obama’s children, yet? How about DNA tests for John Edwards’ girlfriend’s baby?


We saw the incredible cheap attacks and unsourced stories from the media here in Montana and across the nation in 2006. I believed then that the end was near for real journalism. Now it’s 2008 and I believe that real journalism is on life support and the families have been called to the bedside. The media would rather play “gotcha” these days. Most have agendas and it shows in their reporting.


Tonight Governor Palin gave a great speech. She deserves respect and to have the media concentrate on the issues she supports and does not support. Every female who has ever tried to climb the “all boys” ladder has lost a rung or two because of the reporting on Palin.


More Travels

It looks like Montana’s junior Senator, Jon Tester, is making his way across the United States campaigning.


Maybe we should start calling him “Traveling Tester.”


We reported earlier about Tester’s trip to Maine scheduled for this Friday. According to this story, Tester was in St. Joseph, Missouri, today to campaign for former Kansas City Mayor, the very liberal Kay Barnes. Barnes is running for Congress.


As with the candidate in Maine, the polls are not too favorable. Barnes trails the 6th District Congressman, Sam Graves, by several points in recent polls. What’s ironic about Tester’s campaign stop is that he is campaigning against a fellow farmer. Congressman Graves is a sixth generation family farmer. Maybe Graves is not an organic farmer and that’s the reason for Tester’s campaign stop for Barnes.


Maybe it was a scheduling issue around barbecue fundraisers and getting to ride in Obama’s plane, but it would have been nice for Tester to schedule these events a little earlier during his 38 day paid vacation and take some time to stop off in Washington, D.C., for some honest and open debate about our nation’s energy problems.


Experience

It’s easy to see why the left has been throwing so many cheap shots at Governor Sarah Palin – she has the experience that is unmatched by Barack Obama and Joe Biden. While Palin was running a state, Obama was campaigning (for 19 months). When she was running a city, he gave a speech in 2002. Even Joe Biden says that Obama is not ready to be President. Being President is more than giving a good speech – it’s about experience:

Ouch

It looks like Montana’s junior Senator, Jon Tester, will be spending part of his vacation in Maine this week.


He is scheduled to campaign for Rep. Tom Allen on Friday, September 5. Allen is running against Republican Susan Collins. In an August 15 poll, Collins leads Allen 55-40.


The press release announcing the “event” concludes with:


And bring an extra pocket to give to Sen. Tester – I’m tired of seeing the photo of him wearing that jacket that is missing one. Have fun!


Ouch. Now that’s respect.

Go Somewhere Else

According to the Washington Post, U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, has written a letter to the University of Chicago Medical Center seeking “financial data, board minutes and other documents related to hiring, job promotion, business contracting and care for the poor.”

You can view the press release from the Senate Finance Committee HERE.

The hospital is non-profit.

Grassley wrote that he “was “troubled” by recent news reports about the hospital’s efforts to steer patients with non-urgent complaints away from the center’ emergency room to local clinics.” He also wants information of the hospital’s political activity, including fundraising.

Maybe they will check into earmarks the hospital received, too.

By the way, it is also reported, “Michelle Obama was a key figure behind the initiative.” She is the vice president of community and external relations. She has been on leave from her $317,000 a year job since the beginning of the year.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama promises to deliver healthcare to all Americans.

Healthcare for all? Maybe not.