Good choice? Bad choice?
Awesome speech by Obama. That's all I can say.
And I noticed that McCain is trying to blunt the effect of the speech by his vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin.
Palin, Governor of Alaska, is not known to many people. Naturally the internet is abuzz with google searches, yahoo searches, and every other search.
She is pro-life and not necessarily pro-gay. Of course members of the anti-gay industry are lining up to praise McCain's choice.
Palin has also been called blunt, not necessarily a positive characteristic for someone who is allegedly not necessarily gay-friendly. This means she has the potential to say something ridiculous about the lgbt community while at the same time claiming that she is not homophobic.
So did McCain pick a younger, cuter version of Sally Kern?
Who knows. Maybe I am making too much of the situation.
But from what I do know, McCain picked a first term governor with no national experience and who is currently under an ethics violation (allegedly for using her office in a vendetta against her former brother-in-law) to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
Well there goes that argument against Obama regarding lack of experience. At any other time, this would be considered a crappy choice. Hell, if Obama had made a choice like that he would be rode out of town on a rail.
You do have to give McCain points for effort though. By going for the odd choice, he has attracted some attention.
But attention, as does mystery, fades in time.
The question is what will the voters see when that happens.
Alvin, I would suggest that you go to Bobturtlebullitin.com and read what Timothy Kincaid has to say about Palin. As the title of Kincaid's piece says, "Palin, an Interesting Choice". If Kincaid is right she will be a fresh voice that will support our cause.
ReplyDeleteI did and responded to it. Palin is NOT a good choice on any level, especially to further the cause of lgbt rights.
ReplyDeleteI have heard about that charge against her for as long she has been under consideration. I'm sure McCain has had his team investigate the entire charge . If it proves to be true McCain is toast and Obama will be elected. Whoever, is elected will have my prayers for such a thankless job.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about the thankless job part. when i was a child, i wanted to be president. as i grew older i got smarter.
ReplyDeleteyou ever notice how almost every president (except reagan who probably bought grecian formula by the truckload) leaves the office with more white hair than they had when first elected
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