(See updates at the bottom of this story)
Chris Wallace said “A Star is Born.” Nina Eason said “a homerun.” Wolf Blitzer said “A Star is Born.” Even the lunatic Keith Olberman admitted that somewhere somehow could like something like this.
Sarah Palin needed a home run and she delivered. I’m thrilled. More later…
And a note -that little girl is the cutest kid. And it was so great that her father trusted her to hold the baby.
UPdate: CNN this morning did a two minute story on how the Palin family passed the baby around from the Dad, to the 17 year old daughter, to Cindy McCain, and then to the little one. How messed up is that?
Also, CNN ran a scathing response to Palin’s speech from…Gloria Steinem. Gloria Steinem? She’s about as relevant as Abbe Hoffman. Where do they get the idea that she’s relevant to anyone?
Update Update: Palin was essentially the antithesis of Obama last night. Earthy. Compare the line of Palin’s about pit bulls, hockey Mom’s and lipstick to such high falutin’ rhetoric like “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” One makes people say that guy gives a good speech, the other makes you like the person. There’s a difference there. It may be very important.
Update Update Update: I’ve heard the media describe Bristol Palin’s fiance as “her baby’s Father” a few times. Two things. First, couldn’t they just say “fiance?” Secondly, hey, the media’s admitting that it’s a baby in Bristol Palin’s womb. That’s a step up isn’t it?
For really great in-depth analysis of last night visit The Anchoress. She’s really great on this.
September 5, 2008 at 5:11 am
Anonymous: that was a really unfair remark to make to Ann, esp. when she had already made it perfectly clear that she left the Dems b/c of Roe v. Wade. This is the kind of tomfoolery I expect from the folks on the left at Vox Nova. Please don’t descend to the same kind of petty partisanship that has no place in Catholic political discussion.
Ann: if you’re looking for someone who is conservative and genuinely balanced, I would highly recommend Mark Shea’s Catholic and Enjoying It. He criticizes both right and left, and is as witty as they come.
And, lest anonymous should accuse me of liberalism, too, based on his positions, I would never in a million years vote for Obama, but I haven’t yet decided if I can hold my nose and pull the lever for McCain.
September 5, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Nice job in catching the anti-Palin nuances of the news media.
The one I saw a lot is the media, and the Obama reaction statement, kept mentioning her speech writer, as if she is a pretty-faced puppet.
This as if Obama writes all of his speeches personally on the back of an envelope.
September 5, 2008 at 4:18 pm
rjm, Thank you for your suggestions. I will check out Mark Shea’s site.
Trubador, please check Bob Barr’s voting record. Last I checked he was pretty strong on pro-life issues…or at least anti-abortion ones. I’m not sure where he is on euthanasia, but at this point, I’ll settle for a good record on government restrictions on abortion.