http://www.gallup.com/poll/110107/Republicans-Enthusiasm-Jumps-After-Convention.aspx
PRINCETON, NJ -- As the remarkable two-week stretch of back-to-back presidential nomination conventions ends, a weekend USA Today/Gallup Poll finds that the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket has more than matched the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket's convention bounce of last week with a "rebound" bounce, and in the immediate aftermath of the GOP convention McCain and Palin now have a slight edge over their opponents. ============================== More than you may think wncs. Funny, they can't just have an honest disagreement with you and yours... According to you. On Sep 8, 5:27 am, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "and I find it highly amusing (if > it were not so tragic) that those in this forum who dislike > fundamental extremism in in other cultures is actually supporting it > in your own. " > > Very well said, creusa. And rest assured, not ALL Americans have lost > their minds and plan on voting for this trollop (to borrow a favorite > term of McCain's.... gotta love those family values). Most of the ones > who are so excited over Palin are obviously thinking with the wrong > head. > > On Sep 8, 6:43 am, creusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > What on earth is WRONG with you all in the US? Have you all lost any > > understanding of moderation and commn sense? Is this how people from > > Planet Belch think? > > > She is a fundamentalist extremist...and I find it highly amusing (if > > it were not so tragic) that those in this forum who dislike > > fundamental extremism in in other cultures is actually supporting it > > in your own. > > > Are you going to tell me that someone who objects to abortion even in > > cases of rape or incest is balanced????? That believing that evolution > > doesn't happen is balanced and open minded enough to possibly run the > > country? > > > And who knows much of anything about her stance on the handling of the > > economy, (kind of important right now...) capital punishment (I'll bet > > I can make a good guess at this one...) or oil exploration? How about > > international diplomacy or her bias concerning other countries? > > > Where in God's name have you all left your good sense?? > > > creusa > > > On Sep 8, 6:42 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Libertarians Voting for the Republican Ticket?!?!?!?!?!? > > > > Something tells me Obama is in some serioous trouble now... > > > > How long before he dump Biden and BEGS Hillary to be his VP?!?!?!?!? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Sep 7, 9:19 pm, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Sarah Palinby Walter Block > > > > No one who has anything nice to say about Ron Paul can be all bad. > > > > Sarah Palin has said nice things about Ron Paul > > > > (seehere,here,here,hereandhere). Ergo, therefore, as a result, it > > > > cannot be denied, it logically follows, Sarah Palin cannot be all bad. > > > > That is, she cannot be all badno matter what elseshe is guilty of > > > > (within reason of course.) > > > > So, what are the criticisms of her? > > > > First and foremost, she is accused of not having enough experience. I > > > > admit it! She does not have enough experience. Enough experience, that > > > > is, to become emperor of the world. Yes, John McCain, Barack Obama and > > > > Joe Biden do seek this post of planetary domination, now held by George > > > > Bush. That is, these three show every evidence of wanting to continue > > > > the U.S. role as hegemon of the entire globe. Now, it may well be that > > > > Palin will in future be seduced into this sort of ambition. But, at > > > > least as ofright now, there is little or no evidence of it (apart from > > > > some pro-war sentiment). Of the four presidential and vice presidential > > > > candidates, her present experience shows theleastdesire to rule the > > > > world. So, her "lack of experience" is a good thing, not a bad one. > > > > Does she have enough "experience" to be president of a country with a > > > > limited government, and no aspiration to be world dictator? Of course > > > > she does. And, again, she hasmoreexperience in this regard than either > > > > McCain, Obama or Biden. She, alone of the four of them, has > > > > hadexecutiveexperience as the Governor of the great state of Alaska, > > > > while the other three have been whiling their way in a relatively > > > > unimportant institution, in this era of presidential power. So, don’t > > > > talk to me about experience, as a critique of this lady. > > > > Second, it is said that with five children, she has too many other > > > > obligations to take on the role of vice president. Give me a break. She > > > > can’t vote in the senate when there is a tie? C’mon! This charge > > > > emanates from left-wing feminists, of course. Suppose Hillary were to > > > > have had five children the ages of Sarah’s. Would the legions of her > > > > supporters be making this case with regard to Mrs. Clinton? To ask this > > > > is to answer it. In that case, Hillary’s ascendency would only serve as > > > > evidence that "You can have it all." The hypocrisy of these "feminists" > > > > stinks to the high heavens. They do not support the idea > > > > ofwomenbreaking through the so-called glass ceiling. Rather, they > > > > favorleft-wing socialist femalesbeing given positions of authority and > > > > responsibility. This is something very different. It is a rare occasion > > > > that these feminists have been caught with their contradictions so much > > > > in the public eye. All those sick and tired of these harridans ought to > > > > thank Sarah for this one boon alone. > > > > Third, a criticism made by some libertarians is that her adherence to > > > > our principles is only skin deep; she has raised some taxes, considered > > > > banning some books from libraries, engaged in public-private ventures > > > > regarding oil pipelines, she is altogether too friendly to US foreign > > > > aggression. Yes, yes, she is no libertarian, certainly not of the > > > > purist variety. She is no Ron Paul. But, a little context here, please. > > > > Compared to McCain, Obama and Biden, she is a veritable Murray N. > > > > Rothbard. What about matching her up against all the other 49 > > > > governors? Well, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is not all bad as far as > > > > these things go, and there might be another half dozen of this breed, > > > > mainly in the poorly populated states west of the Mississippi, but > > > > surely Sarah Palin fits comfortably into this category. According > > > > tothis source, tax freedom day arrives earliest in Alaska, of all 50 > > > > states. Not too shabby, at least in this context. She favors drilling > > > > in theANWR, and that alone is worth the price of admission. > > > > Another critique emanating from this quarter is that even if Sarah > > > > isn’t all that bad in terms of libertarianism, at least compared to her > > > > peers, as soon as she goes to Washington D.C. as Vice President, she > > > > will "grow in office" and become more acceptable to socialists such as > > > > those who plague theNew York Times,Newsweek, NBC and the other major > > > > media outlets. Well, yes, I suppose, this could happen. But, again, let > > > > us not lose sight of context. This hasalreadytaken place for the likes > > > > of McCain, Obama and Biden, who have been located in the beltway for > > > > many, many years. And, yes, there are indeed "libertarian" think tanks > > > > now located inside the beltway whose adherence to this philosophy has, > > > > sadly, deteriorated in the last little while. But there is > > > > nonecessitythat this disease will afflict Sarah. Indeed, there are > > > > groups, organizations and people who serve as counterexamples, and > > > > illustrate the concept of free will. Exhibit "A" is of course Ron Paul. > > > > He has been a denizen of Washington D.C. for decades now, and shows no > > > > signs of yielding to this affliction. George Ayittey is as strong a > > > > supporter of the free society as he was when he first became a > > > > professor of economics at American University many years ago. Tom > > > > DiLorenzo is located near the beltway in Baltimore, and is second to > > > > none in his adherence of libertarianism. Then, too, there are a whole > > > > host of libertarians on the faculty of nearby George Mason University. > > > > The Mises Institute itself, bastion of liberty and world headquarters > > > > of the Austro-libertarian movement, was for a time located in the DC > > > > environs. They departed, but not at all out of fear of compromising > > > > with the principles of freedom. > > > > Now that we have dealt with the spurious criticisms, what are the > > > > benefits of the Palin candidacy? > > > > First and foremost, just sit back and relax for a moment, and consider > > > > this scenario. The McCain (ugh!) – Palin (whoop-di-do) ticket is > > > > elected in November. The duffer kicks the bucket after a heart attack > > > > in early 2009, and our girl is now President of these here United > > > > States. Who does she choose as Vice President? Why, a certain > > > > Congressman from Texas. I’m not at liberty to reveal his name at the > > > > present time, but I’ll give you a hint: he is widely known by both > > > > friends and enemies as "Dr. No." Double whoop-di-do, say I. No, > > > > quadruple. Unlikely? Yes. But politicallyimpossible? No. > > > > Did you notice how Sarah is widely referred to, when in formal mode? > > > > Yes, asMrs.Palin, notMs.Palin. Isn’t that wonderful? Doesn’t that > > > > really stick it to the socialist feminists? Yes, indeedy do. And, there > > > > is no group that more deserves such a come-uppance than they. They have > > > > long striven to stuff this horrid bit of nomenclature (seehere) down > > > > our collective throats, and, on all too many occasions have succeeded. > > > > It is time, it is long past time, that we jettison this insufferable > > > > politically correct attack on traditional gender distinction. > > > > She delivers a hugely deserved kick in the teeth to those limousine > > > > liberals who infest both east and west coasts of our country. I’m > > > > talking about the intellectual-academic-cultural "elites" who dismiss > > > > the rest of the populace as inhabiting "fly over" country. Here is a > > > > rifle toting, moose killing, basketball playing, beauty contest > > > > winning, charismatic and eloquent long happily married conservative > > > > hockey mom who has made something of herself in a very competitive > > > > field, who has not gone to finishing school at Harvard, Yale or > > > > Princeton. She does not revere the mainstream media; far from it. She > > > > is a breath of fresh air blowing in from our northernmost state. God > > > > bless her. > > > > Sarah has almost entirelypushedObama off television, and newspaper > > > > headlines. The timing of McCain’s announcement of her candidacy as Vice > > > > President could not have been better. It took focus off Obama’s windy, > > > > insufferable, socialist but, yes, eloquent, acceptance speech like no > > > > other announcement could have done. If that, alone, was Sarah’s only > > > > accomplishment, it would have almost been worth it. > > > > True confession time. Before Palin (BP), I was leaning toward Obama. I > > > > thought he was marginally less likely to drop a nuclear bomb on some > > > > hapless third world country than mad bomber McCain. I regarded, > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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