tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post6709078403104440026..comments2023-10-10T10:43:44.424-04:00Comments on cheaper than therapy: more on Palin's geniusDJ Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-33970875909675384962008-09-12T15:02:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:02:00.000-04:00Yikes!That was not an endorsement. I'm pretty ambi...Yikes!<BR/><BR/>That was not an endorsement. I'm pretty ambivalent about Sarah Palin for a variety of reasons. I was speaking to the hypocrisy on both sides as it relates to responding to her, particularly to her as a mother with challenging family situations seeking a big-time professional gig. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the speech, I was speaking simply to her actual delivery and whatnot. And, really, when compared to most Republican candidates in the last decade or two, the bar is not that high. There's no denying she made an impact, for better or worse. Hopefully they do take the training wheels off soon. But I totally agree that Obama is a better communicator. <BR/><BR/>But I think they're all scripted pretty heavily in these campaigns, all massage facts and figures to fit their agenda, and all seem to value style over substance. That's sadly the nature of our politics, which is why I care less and less about the whole thing. I don't trust any of them.<BR/><BR/>I'm reminded in discussions and times like this, that God laughs at human rulers and institutions and nations who think they're so important and powerful. I'm grateful that He rules over all of them.Alex Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390631465383260055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-12790879356275935452008-09-11T16:15:00.000-04:002008-09-11T16:15:00.000-04:00Alex,My wife is feisty on this, huh?I would not pu...Alex,<BR/><BR/>My wife is feisty on this, huh?<BR/><BR/>I would not put her and Obama in the same league though. Maybe one day, but not yet.<BR/><BR/>Her speech was not his in 2004. he wrote it. She did not. That is huge. He was appealing to Americans to come together (there is no red state and blue state). She was tearing down an opponent, offering red meat to followers and giving half truths about her own story- not that there is something wrong with that (it is just different). <BR/><BR/>She is a great speaker. She is good with the 1 liners, but we still know nothing about her.<BR/><BR/>With Obama, we have seen him for a couple of years discuss his thoughts on many subjects, through interviews, papers, writing, speeches, etc. We know him. We can know Palin, but not yet. Sadly, not in 2 months. I wish she had run for president, so we would have had time to see who she is.<BR/><BR/>This is not a slam on her, just the process.<BR/><BR/>She may well become the right's Obama- and in some ways represents the same thing. However, I see her as the Right's Obama from 2004-6, not 2008. I want to hear her own words and then I can judge better.DJ Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-16664061716283814812008-09-11T09:25:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:25:00.000-04:00alex, except the difference is that obama actually...alex, except the difference is that obama actually has depth, whereas palin seems to just be a mouthpiece, spewing whatever the right wants to hear, but doing so with great delivery. obama actually speaks without a prewritten script, is willing to answer questions, and seems to try to tell the truth more than any other politician seems to be doing. more than anything, i couldn't stand her sneering during her speech at the RNC. <BR/><BR/>but yes, if people want to keep blinders on, not use their brains, listen to lies and not try to discover the truth (which, it seems, Americans in general are known for doing--just look at the last 8 years), then i agree with you: it was a great political move on the part of mccain's camp...kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234188242645584572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-53014423860147499172008-09-10T15:01:00.000-04:002008-09-10T15:01:00.000-04:00I do find the hypocrisy on both sides of this Pali...I do find the hypocrisy on both sides of this Palin issue pretty interesting and pretty revealing. Those on the left and the right are Machiavellians at heart, willing to sacrifice certain principles in order to win power. <BR/><BR/>No question that it was a brilliant pick politically, what they call a game changer. And she, in her own way, is a great communicator and presence, much like Obama is in his own way.Alex Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390631465383260055noreply@blogger.com