Trash on Sarah is bogus – say Insiders

At The Corner on National Review On-Line, Rich Lowery reports the following on the Palin bashing.

Palin and Africa, Etc.   [Rich Lowry]

I talked to Steve Biegun, the former Bush NSC aid who briefed Sarah Palin on foreign policy, and he considers the leaks against her on the international stuff "absurd."

He says there’s no way she didn’t know Africa was a continent, and whoever is saying she didn’t must be distorting "a fumble of words." He talked to her about all manner of issues relating to Africa, from failed states to the Sudan. She was aware from the beginning of the conflict in Darfur, which is followed closely in evangelical churches, and was aware of Clinton’s AIDS initiative. That basically makes it impossible that she thought all of Africa was a country.

On not knowing what countries are in NAFTA, Biegun was part of the conversation that led to  that accusation and it convinces him "somebody is acting with a high degree of maliciousness." He was briefing Palin before a Univision interview, and talking to her about trade issues. He rolled through NAFTA, CAFTA, and the Colombia FTA. As he talked, people were coming in and out of the room, handing Palin things, etc. She was distracted from what Biegun was saying, and said, roughly, "Ok, who’s in NAFTA, what’s the deal with CAFTA, what’s up the FTA?"—her way, Biegun says, of saying "rack them and stack them," begin again from the start. "Somebody is taking a conversation and twisting it maliciously," he says.

In general, according to Beigun, Palin had a steep learning curve on foreign issues, about what you would expect from a governor. But she has "great instincts and great core values," and is "an instinctive internationalist." The stories against her are being "fed by an unnamed source who is allowed by the press to make ad hominem attacks on background." Biegun, who spent dozens and dozens of hours briefing Palin on these issues, is happy to defend her, on the record, under his own name.

Source: 11/08 02:09 PM

And here’s this from the Weekly Standard:

Most Implausible Palin Story of the Week?

Via Isaac Chotiner, Newsweek reports:

The day of the third debate, Palin refused to go onstage with New Hampshire GOP Sen. John Sununu and Jeb Bradley, a New Hampshire congressman running for the Senate, because they were pro-choice and because Bradley opposed drilling in Alaska.

The McCain campaign ordered her onstage at the next campaign stop, but she refused to acknowledge the two Republican candidates standing behind her.

So according to the hatchet man/woman who talked to Newsweek, Palin is such an ideologue about drilling in ANWR that she won’t stand next to Bradley, even though John McCain has the exact same position?

And Palin is such an ideologue that she won’t appear with pro-choice politicians, even though she attended events with pro-choice Clinton donor Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild?

And we’re really supposed to believe that Palin is so dumb she doesn’t know Africa is a continent, but she knew about the voting records of John Sununu and Jeb Bradley in the first place?

Hmmm. I guess that might be remotely possible if it weren’t for the fact that John Sununu has a 100 percent pro-life rating from the National Right to Life Committee.

Glad to see that whoever leaked this story is too dumb to come up with a plausible smear. And kudos to Newsweek for dumping this whopper without bothering to check if Sununu is in fact pro-abortion.

Oh, and by the way, Jeb Bradley isn’t running for U.S. Senate, as Newsweek reports. Perhaps they might want to check out Wikipedia before publishing the next batch of Palin smears.

Posted by John McCormack on November 8, 2008 01:48 AM | Source: Permalink

The trashing is coming unravelled.  Where is John McCaine? Sarah turned her family’s life upside down for him.  I guess he’s busy defending Obama again.       Julia

Sarah Rocks Out before Heading Back to Alaska

Instead of going on and on about how Sarah is being trashed, enjoy this from Malkin.

Sarah Palin in jeans, rocking out to “Redneck Woman”

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 28, 2008 01:01 PM

I’ll take Sarah over the Arugula Snob and Smirky any day:

Redneck Woman
by Gretchen Wilson

Well I ain’t never
Been the barbie doll type
No I can’t swig that sweet champagne
I’d rather drink beer all night
In a tavern or in a honky tonk
Or on a 4 wheel drive tailgate
I’ve got posters on my wall of Skynard, Kid and Strait
Some people look down on me
But I don’t give a rip
I’ll stand barefooted in my own front yard with a baby on my hip

Cause I’m a redneck woman
And I ain’t no high class broad
I’m just a product of my raisin’
And I say “hey y’all” and “Yee Haw”
And I keep my Christmas lights on, on my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every Charlie Daniels song
So here’s to all my sisters out there keepin’ it country
Let me get a big “Hell Yeah” from the redneck girls like me
Hell Yeah
Hell Yeah

[snip]

I Said Hell Yeah

See the rest of Michelle’s post here http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/28/sarah-palin-in-jeans-rocking-out-to-redneck-woman/

Here’s a longer version of the event at Ashville – fast forward to about 6:15.

Julia

BTW  She has a college degree, she’s been to Kuwait and her parents are teachers – it’s inconceivable that she doesn’t know that South Africa is a country in the continent of Africa.  The other stuff is just as unbelievable that are being said.

Julia 

Mccain

Via McCainBlogette

"Thank you for coming here
on this beautiful Arizona evening. My friends, we have come to the end
of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have
spoken clearly."

"A little while ago, I had
the honor of calling Senator Barack Obama to congratulate him. To
congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country
that we both love. In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign
has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and
perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so
many millions of Americans who had once wrongly believed that they had
little at stake or little influence in the election of an American
president is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving.
This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance
it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be
theirs tonight."

"I’ve always believed that
America offers opportunities to all who have the industry and will to
seize it. Senator Obama believes that, too.
But we both recognize that, though we have come a long way from the old
injustices that once stained our nation’s reputation and denied some
Americans the full blessings of American citizenship, the memory of
them still had the power to wound."

"A century ago, President
Theodore Roosevelt’s invitation of Booker T. Washington to dine at the
White House was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is
a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time. There
is no better evidence of this than the election of an African-American
to the presidency of the United States."

"Let there be no reason
now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the
greatest nation on Earth. Senator Obama has achieved a great thing for
himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer him my
sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this
day. Though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her
creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise."

"Senator Obama and I have
had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of
those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country.
And I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us
through the many challenges we face. I urge all Americans who supported
me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next
president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come
together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences
and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous
world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better
country than we inherited."

"Whatever our differences,
we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no
association has ever meant more to me than that. It’s natural, tonight,
to feel some disappointment. But tomorrow, we must move beyond it and
work together to get our country moving again. We fought – we fought as
hard as we could. And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not
yours."

"I am so deeply grateful
to all of you for the great honor of your support and for all you have
done for me. I wish the outcome had been different, my friends. The
road was a difficult one from the outset, but your support and
friendship never wavered. I cannot adequately express how deeply
indebted I am to you."

"I’m especially grateful
to my wife, Cindy, my children, my dear mother and all my family, and
to the many old and dear friends who have stood by my side through the
many ups and downs of this long campaign. I have always been a
fortunate man, and never more so for the love and encouragement you
have given me. You know, campaigns are often harder on a candidate’s
family than on the candidate, and that’s been true in this campaign.
All I can offer in compensation is my love and gratitude and the
promise of more peaceful years ahead."

"I am also, of course,
very thankful to Governor Sarah Palin, one of the best campaigners I
have ever seen, and an impressive new voice in our party for reform and
the principles that have always been our greatest strength… her
husband Todd and their five beautiful children… for their tireless
dedication to our cause, and the courage and grace they showed in the
rough and tumble of a presidential campaign. We can all look forward
with great interest to her future service to Alaska, the Republican
Party and our country."

"To all my campaign
comrades, from Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter, to every
last volunteer who fought so hard and valiantly, month after month, in
what at times seemed to be the most challenged campaign in modern
times, thank you so much. A lost election will never mean more to me
than the privilege of your faith and friendship."

"I don’t know what more we
could have done to try to win this election. I’ll leave that to others
to determine. Every candidate makes mistakes, and I’m sure I made my
share of them. But I won’t spend a moment of the future regretting what
might have been."

"This campaign was and
will remain the great honor of my life, and my heart is filled with
nothing but gratitude for the experience and to the American people for
giving me a fair hearing before deciding that Senator Obama and my old
friend Senator Joe Biden should have the honor of leading us for the
next four years."

"I would not be an
American worthy of the name should I regret a fate that has allowed me
the extraordinary privilege of serving this country for a half a
century. Today, I was a candidate for the highest office in the country
I love so much. And tonight, I remain her servant. That is blessing
enough for anyone, and I thank the people of Arizona for it."

"Tonight, more than any
night, I hold in my heart nothing but love for this country and for all
its citizens, whether they supported me or Senator Obama – I wish
Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my
president. And I call on all Americans, as I have often in this
campaign, to not despair of our present difficulties, but to believe,
always, in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is
inevitable here."

"Americans never quit. We
never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history. Thank
you, and God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you all very
much."

The Mac is Back

Now for something completely different

Palin has been cleared for any ethics violation in Troopergate.

Alaska ethics probe clears Palin

Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin
has been cleared by a new report of abuse of power in firing Alaska’s
top law enforcement official.

An independent investigator appointed by the Alaska Personnel Board said she had violated no ethics law.—BBC

The Governator campaiging for McCain

The Goevernator has gone too far to the Left, but he still does give some good speeches.  Got to love his accent.   Goooo Nooow  and vote for McCain or I will come there and rip out you spine.

The Governator campaiging for McCain

The Goevernator has gone too far to the Left, but he still does give some good speeches.  Got to love his accent.   Goooo Nooow  and vote for McCain or I will come there and rip out you spine.

Meet Tito

Meet Tito

Palin Talks about Clothes and Such

UPDATE: 

Here’s a link to lots of great photos of Sarah, Todd, Elizabeth & Sean Hannity at Kissimmee:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2116061/posts

It looks like Todd is back to wearing his own jackets.  The RNC must have bought him a suit; the one in the photos linked above looks worn and not tailored.  He looks great anyway.

Here’s Sarah in her own jeans in North Carolina on Sunday after leaving  Florida:

 

Sarah talks about her clothes, wedding ring, Eskimo-made earrings and other accessories in Tampa earlier that day:

Evidently the campaign folks bought the clothes and dropped them off in her hotel room before her appearance at the RNC.  She did not go shopping for them.  The Naughty Monkey red shoes she wore when she was introduced were her own.  I wonder if some of the campaign-bought shoes were Jimmy Choos?  That would eat up a lot of money right there.   And how stupid to buy her underwear and pantyhose at Neiman Marcus.  Doh.

You go, girl.

Julia