Seems most of the country, even those in the liberal enclave that is the Bay Area, was tuned in to see a
pitbull in lipstick address the nation she hopes to lead. Palin was shrill, obnoxious and she lied about Barack Obama's record too many times to count. The GOP base that made up the audience ate it up like a moose yet to be field-dressed. But those are just my opinions. Here's what local bloggers thought about Palin and her speech last night at the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota:
State of Grace, on Palin's role as a mother:
I am receiving an incredible amount of flack from my sister
feminists for my very strong opinion that Gov. Palin should not advance her
career on the back of her daughter. In fact, I believe with all of my
heart and mind that it is a feminist ideal for Gov Palin and any mother to
protect her daughter from a culture that is vicious to unwed, pregnant teenage
girls.
Nurturing our children is in the core of feminism. Just ask our feminist kids
and feminist husband (and my feminist ex-husband).
The Gay Species:
I don't want to rain on the parade of life that Sarah pumped into all
those white warriors in Minnesota, but has anyone noticed the big VOID?
[...]
The "Economy." Not ONE WORD about the "Economy" has been uttered in St.
Paul. If you want more of the same Bush-Cheney CRAP, with extremist
judges, lawless executives, violations of the Constitution, and kicking
butt wherever unemployed Americans can find an asshole, so that
neoconservatives can use power to kill Gentiles, then Sarah "McCain"
Palin hit the ball out of the park. But, if you want a Polish Frank
with mustard and kraut, a beer, pretzel, and prayer in your stadiums
prior to your revival hour -- GO ASK CHINA for a handout (or a loan).
Frank D. Russo at California Progress Report:
The attack on Barack Obama’s work as a community
organizer—helping displaced workers deal with shut down steel
factories—basically living the social gospel, walking the walk—when he could
have had any six figure job in a cushy law firm with having pulled himself up
by his bootstraps Horatio Alger like and not only graduated from Harvard Law
School but as Editor of the Harvard Law School—is nothing short of despicable.
Robert Solis of SF Bay Area:
Aside from wishing to become the First Lady Moose Hunter of America, Sarah Palin clearly and heartily
presented an image that transcends her suddenly acquired Hollywood
star status.
Without reservation, she endorsed every single element of
the Bush-McCain ideology. […]
Yes, now we know. Last night a star was born. The third
point of the Bush-McCain-Palin Axis.
PretePress:
Palin needed to give uncommitted voters and some of those Clinton voters substantive
reasons to choose McCain, and in this she failed utterly.
I don’t think Palin’s smug and smarmy manner did her or her
running mate any favors, either. […] [McCain] seems to respect people who
disagree with him. […] Palin, on the other hand, came off as if she were a
popular kid running against a loathsome nerd for junior-high class president.
Anderson@Large:
While I disagree with Palin
on abortion, guns, sex education – pick an issue – the media’s coverage has
been blatantly sexist.
[…]Did anyone question whether the late Robert F. Kennedy
should have run for president? Kennedy had 10 children and a pregnant wife.
Fast forward 40 years, did the media call for John Edwards to drop out when his
wife was diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer?
[More as I find them.]
