I conducted a two person focus group, in real-time, over instant message, with two Democrats, one male and one female. Both were surprised by how well Palin did. I was surprised by how well everyone was saying Palin did, more than I was surprised by Palin’s performance.
I think Palin should send a dozen roses to Tina Fey this morning. She clearly benefited by people expecting so little from her.
Palin did just ok in my book. She clearly has a wafer thin understanding of most issues outside taxes and energy. She ignored many questions and just retreated to her warm and comfy areas of expertise.
Biden did fine by not being his typical overbearing, blowhard self, so I thought he did well.
Like McCain, Palin left so much on the table. When Biden launched into his complete BS about the credit crisis and how Barack Obama was like the Oracle seeing these problems two years ago, I thought great, here’s an opening to hammer Obama and the Democrats. For once, on this issue of Fannie and Freddie and regulation, it was the Republicans who were calling for it and the Democrats who were against it. This has been well documented and is a rock solid fact.
Two years ago, it was pretty clear that there were problems. Obama taking credit for talking about it is like a guy standing outside a house fire saying “this house might burn to the ground”. Well, no sh*t. It was John McCain and the Republicans in 2003 and 2005 trying to increase regulation over Fannie and Freddie, long before there was a serious crisis. Not once did I hear any of that. So frustrating to watch.
Joe Biden should go to confession this morning or have his mouth washed out with soap for what he said about John McCain and Iraq. It was disgraceful in how dishonest it was.
I love him. As my mother would say, god love him, but he’s been dead wrong on the fundamental issues relating to the conduct of the war. Barack Obama has been right. There are the
facts.
Nobody was more right about what was needed to achieve success in Iraq than John McCain. He was calling for more troops since the war started and was advocating for a surge before one was even proposed. He showed incredible strength and leadership on this issue, all with only one goal in mind, victory for our country and for our troops. It is laid out well in Bob Woodward’s new book, The War Within. That is more than Joe “Partition the country” Biden can say and it’s a hell of a lot more than Barack “Retreat and Defeat” Obama can say. Even to this day, neither Obama or Biden have shown any interest in achieving victory. They never even use the word. They just talk about how fast we can get out.
The last remaining question of the 2008 election is this, can the media coninue to protect Barack Obama until election day?
Will the public at large ever get to know about the nature of his relationship with unrepentent domestic terrorists? Will they ever undertsand how far to the left he is on social issues? Will they ever hear about Obama’s record as a hack machine pol in Chicago? Not likely, since it has no relation to Obama’s rhetoric about hope and change.
For his entire political career, Obama has been a status quo kind of guy. He never worked as a reformer in Illinois. In fact, he thwarted the campaigns of many promising reform minded progressives. You know, people who were what Barack Obama claims to be. He opposed them at every turn in favor of the corruption and incompetence that is the Chicago political culture. In IL and in Congress, Obama has been as partisan as they come. His record of bringing people together does not yet exist.
Yes, when it comes to Obama it is just words. Words about hope and change, a new kind of politics. When you examine Obama’s deeds, you see a different man. You see someone who threatens to put people out of business when they oppose him. When the NRA created negative Obama ads, Obama threatened to pull the licenses of any TV station that broadcast them. How many people know this? Not enough is the correct answer. That is change Mussolini could believe in.
Barack Obama is a complete phony. The record is there for anyone who wants to examine it. The public has four weeks to figure it out on their own, because the MSM will be of no help.
Bottom line: I agree with Barack Obama. He does not have the experience or any record of accomlishment that qualifies him to be president.