Feminism Now Republican Domain?
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
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Harry Reid: Sexist
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
in Latest, News, Politics
Ponder this: The Republicans may win this election because we believe a woman can have both a career and a family, and the Democrats believe she cannot. Never would have dreamed it possible.
Harry Reid’s office sent a press release describing Sarah Palin’s speech as “shrill” in response to Palin’s shot at Reid’s declaration of surrender. What a wuss.
The liberal women on CNN are PISSED at Reid. They take it as a shot at women. ”Shrill” is a code word.
The Blitzed One tried to claim Reid was referring to Giuliani, but the source confirmed Reid was describing Palin.
“This will backfire,” says CAMPBELL BROWN.
Now there’s an all out battle between the feminists (Campbell Brown and other female CNN folk) and Paul Begala/Donna Brazil. Check it out.
These women are furious. Furious at the surrender monkey.
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Palin Power **Updates Galore**
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
in Politics
Sarah Palin’s Vice Presidential acceptance speech was a grand slam, walk-off homerun to the opposite field that knocked a beer out of Obama’s hand after the concession stand closed.
She was smooth, easy, natural, funny, smart, real, genuine, organic, and brilliant.
My favorite line: ” . . . after the fake, styrofoam Greek columns have been hauled back to the lot in Hollywood . . .”
Chris Wallace, “A star is born. That’s single, most compelling argument I’ve heard from the Republicans this election cycle.”
Karl Rove says she might have addressed the media-family frenzy more directly, but I disagree. Despite my pseudo-speech last night, she did the right thing by remaining above the degenerates at NYT, WaPo, and CNN.
Obama’s campaign limply claims Palin’s speech sounded like a Bush speech. They really don’t know what to do about Palin. She’s both less and more than the Democrat murder machine can hit.
BTW, besides Barack Obama, the other big loser tonight might have been Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. He had been fingered as the next Reagan. After Palin’s speech, I think Palin takes that crown. Former Clinton communications director just gave the speech accolades: ”She put that knife in Obama’s back, and she did with a smile. In terms of her ability to make a case against Barack Obama and do it with a smile, she is very, very good.”
Several moderate-Democrat friends of mine have been emailing–few if any would ever vote for McCain–but all agree that Palin was very strong. The more liberal among them are a little panicked.
I completely misjudged how negative she would be. Her lines about Obama were brutally cutting and possibly over the top in places.
Krauthammer: ”She used her small town background to show up Obama as an elitist out of touch.”
MORE TNR: ”Who’s the Celebrity Now?”
Something rather astounding is happening in this campaign. Sarah Palin may single-handedly be giving John McCain another chance at a victory which seemed a distant hope after Obama’s night at Invesco (which now feels like a month ago).
CNN Post-Speech Coverage: Five of 6 commentators are liberals, and it’s unanimous–one of the most effective political speeches in modern times. Wow.
InTrade Impact on Obama. He had been well over 60%:
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What others are saying:
The New Republic (read this first!)
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Live Blogging the Palin Speech
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
in Politics
Live blog of the most anticipated convention speech in our lifetimes.
Anderson Cooper, CNN: “The excitement here is palpable.”
Shep Smith, Fox: “I have never been so excited about speech in my life. I can’t wait.”
Chris Wallace, Fox: “Oh, this is big, I’m excited, and that doesn’t happen at conventions very often.”
I feel like I did at 4:30 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday in 2000: one hour before the Rammies kicked off against the Titans.
The left expect her, apparently, to throw up on the podium, rip off her dress, and do a pole dance with a bear skin rug. Talk about lowering expectations.
For my part, I think she needs to stay away from direct attacks on the media. Side glances at the left in general and Barack Obama in particular.
She does not have to hit a “home run.” Expectations are lower than whale waste. She has to simply be competent, human, ruggedly feminine, and likable.
My fingers are crossed.
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Sally Quinn: Marbled, Aged, Putrid Meat
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
in News, Politics
The elitist, socialite, degenerate, bowel-licker Sally Quinn says that Sarah Palin is not only unfit for public office, but an unfit mother.
Now she’s trying to convince Bill O’Reilly that she’s Palin’s equal in the handling of rifle. She just can’t make up her mind.
Quinn, who said a woman with 5 children has no business holding an important job, is, herself, a working mother. Perhaps Quinn is a slacker, though.
Nancy Pelosi is also a mother of five, but Quinn says Pelosi, being a liberal, is capable of handling the dual jobs.
I’d like to be angrier at Quinn, but I can’t work it up. Either my tree-kicking hatred of Campbell Brown and Maureen Dowd has worn me down, or I feel such pity for Quinn’s confusion and ignorance that compassion overrules fury.
Either way, anyone who takes seriously the writings and words of Sally Quinn is ignorant beyond repair.
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This is just a test…
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
in News
This is just a test to see how well the voice recognition works in jott. I’ll delete this message as soon as it arrives on my blog. Thank you. listen
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If I Wrote Sarah Palin’s Speech
by Bill Hennessy on September 3, 2008
in Politics
Excerpt:
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They say I lack experience. They’re right, in a way.
I have no experience wandering a city for three years trying to find myself. No, I’ve never had that luxury. But Barack Obama has.
And I have no experience funneling money from an educational trust into organizations run by my close friend, the convicted terrorist. No experience at all.
Nor do I have the experience of having a political career launched by a pair of terrorists who tried to blow up the Capitol and the Pentagon, who succeeded in killing a police officer. But Barack Obama has.
And I don’t have any experience legalizing the murder of children who survive abortion. Barack Obama does, though.
I haven’t had the experience of moving into a million dollar mansion bought with the help of a convicted slum-lord felon. You’ll have to ask Barack what that’s like, ’cause I don’t know.
While Barack was gaining all that experience, I was too busy. I was busy raising a family of five, running a PTA, running a city, and running the largest state in the country. While Barack was perfecting his resume, I was fighting corruption and packing lunches for the kids to take to school.
While Barack was working on an image for the media and a phony presidential seal, I was negotiating with oil companies and returning some of their abusive profits to the people of Alaska.
Now, people tell me that it’s impolite — imPOLitic — to bring up Barack’s sordid friends and unscrupulous practices. We don’t talk about these things at conventions.
But the other side, through their media outlets, changed those rules. While the other side still believes Barack’s corruption off limits, they have no problem tittering and giggling about a 17 year old girl in a difficult situation.
While they think it improper to talk about Tony Rezko, they think it cute and funny and effective ti blame a woman for her child’s illness.
While think it’s a woman’s duty to put away an inconvenient baby, they don’t want a mother telling her children not to have sex before marriage.
While they believe in license, they have no time for consequences.
So you want to talk experience, Barack? Go ahead. Make my day.
John McCain has the experience of a lifetime of devotion to his country. John McCain experienced five years of living hell in a Vietnamese prison camp with broken arms, broken legs, broken ribs, broken teeth, diarrhea, infection, bug sandwiches, boils, and boiling heat.
John McCain has the experience of saying “no” to get out of jail cards because the price was too high: the price was honor.
John McCain has the experience of leading men in battle and through prison, teaching them courage, honor, duty, and country.
John McCain has the experience of living the resume of a great president and leader, not of simply writing one.
John McCain’s experience couldn’t fit on Barack Obama’s teleprompter.
And on November 4, John McCain and I will have the experience of sending Barack Obama back to rouse the rabble in the streets of South Chicago where he belongs.
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