1
Sep
2008
Republican Convention!
The Republican Convention starts Tuesday!
Starting Tuesday in Minneapolis, MN the Republicans are coming together to nominate John McCain for President and head into the November 4 elections.
There will be several days of speeches, bands, parties, and good times on national television. It’s a lot of free press for the Republican Party. The RNC Schedule
However, with Hurricane Gustav hitting the Gulf Coast, the John McCain and the Republican Party have decided to post-pone the Convention for a day (to Tuesday). The NY Times notes that the storm has serious risks and possible rewards for the Republican Party. Check it out!
Hopefully, for the Republicans, there will be a ‘bounce’ after the convention. The Dems didn’t get the bounce they wanted. With Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate, there will be plenty to talk about!
What do you think? Will Hurricane Gustav help or hurt the Republican Party? Will Sarah Palin give John McCain the ‘bump’ that the Republicans need to pass Obama up?
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29
Aug
2008
“Now THAT’S the (other) Ticket!” McCain/Palin
Wow. John McCain really surprised the political world with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate!
Perhaps Gov. Palin will attract some women over to the McCain campaign? She is very, very unknown, however. I’m interested to see how this works out. This is VERY, VERY interesting!
I don’t know much about Gov. Palin, but here’s what I do know:
- 44 years old
- Mother of five children (youngest has downs syndrome, oldest going to fight in Iraq)
- Pro-life, pro-gun, avid hunter
- Governor of Alaska, elected in 2006
- Mayor of a small suburb town (pop. 8,400) before Gov.
- Miss Alaska runner-up in the ’80s
- Palin rhymes with Van Halen (PAY-LYN)
- Her 17-year old daughter is pregnant
- Do you know anything I don’t know?
A few newspaper editorials from Governor Palin’s home state – Alaska. These writers probably know her better than any other journalist in the country.
- Alaska Daily News Editorial
- Fairbanks Daily News Editorial
- Juneau Empire Editorial
- Ketchikan Daily News Editorial
The real question, however, is:
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