The media's gnashing teeth

Our national news media (as represented by the most hate filled MSNBC guy shown here) and the Democratic Party are in panic mode right now. Big time panic. The "gee can we go back and put Hillary on the ticket" type panic. 37 million folks watched Sarah Palin's speech, and the latest Gallup poll yesterday has things tied 42%-42. This only five days after Obama led by around 8 points. The media's rhetoric is venomous. Their stories are shockingly petty. It's pretty fun to see angry liberals and excited Republicans again. The base has been rallied which is great even if I still can't get much satisfaction from watching and listening to McCain.

Sadly, I admit to watching CNN last night for a while. I'm told it is good to be close to your enemies, but boy does it take a toll on one's stomach. They had a focus group of eight ladies talking about Palin. The anchor went to great pains explaining women voters are leery Palin doesn't have enough experience and was chosen by McCain as a gimmick. A gimmick you say? Would this be like Joe Biden being chosen because Barack has zero foreign policy experience? Did CNN have a focus group to discuss this gimmick?? Did NBC spend 10 minutes of the nightly news exploring how it is possible Joe Biden could be Barack's VP so soon after saying he wasn't fit to be President? Shouldn't voters be informed of this?

Do you realize there has been more scrutiny of Sarah Palin in a week than Obama in the last eighteen! Our media is so concerned about Palin's time being divided between work and family. Yet, isn't this what Democratic women have been fighting for the last 30 years? How many zillion times has our liberal media opined about women being free to have careers, use day care, and be equal to men in the workplace? You know, break through the glass ceiling. What they really mean is LIBERAL women should be free to juggle career and family. Conservative women should be quiet, should stay at home in the darkness, and should stay out of politics.

That's okay because Oprah is a fair minded lady. After all, we've found out Palin has a standing invitation to come on Oprah. Well, not exactly. Oprah wants to talk with her AFTER Barack gets elected. Isn't Oprah the beacon of light for the ladies? Wouldn't you think Palin's meteoric rise would have Oprah pretty near giddy? Whoppi Goldberg should be screaming to have Mrs. Palin on The View. Oh, that's right, Palin is pro-life, pro-military, pro-USA. Now I understand their disinterest.

Do you hear the national media showing concern about Barack's association with the Rev. Wright or Barack's terrorist friend Bill Ayers? Are they concerned about his father's extreme socialistic views? Are they worried that much of his experience over the years goes back to being a community organizer? Are they fearful to elect a man who had many of his votes in the US senate cast as 'present'? Could you imagine if these were Palin's credentials? MSNBC would be shouting it 24/7. NPR and ABC would be talking about her pastor every chance they got. The NY Times would make it front page news every day.

I’m not convinced McCain is going to win, but I’m so happy the next sixty days our media will be spending more time trying to dig up dirt on Palin then talking up Obama. The more hatred they spew out, the more independents are going to sense Obama is the media’s darling with little to actually offer in the way of leadership. Isn't this fun? If you like politics and sticking it to the many hypocrites on the Left, it is great fun.

How much are you worth?

How much money should a 6th grade science teacher make? How about the nurse who took care of you so well during your hospital stay? What about your child's school bus driver? I'll bet you think all these folks are generally underpaid? What about rock stars, professional sports players, Google, Wal-Mart, or Exxon? They are all overpaid right?

It seems as though class envy is alive and well in the good ole U.S.A. I hear comments everywhere from folks making value judgments about who should have and who shouldn't. Oil companies are frequently whipped these days by folks like Barack Obama who want to tax them extra because they make "too much." He apparently doesn't think the $2 billion Google made last quarter is too much though. So in his world, tax the oil companies a lot more but leave Google where it is at. Never mind that oil companies produce the fossil fuels which have catapulted our economy to extreme wealth. Our country's poorest are among the richest folks in most other countries.

What you never hear about in these discussions is the word 'risk.' In life, risk often determines our outcome in many areas. Risk is sometimes rewarded handsomely and other times punished mercilessly. Everyone wants to talk about what people 'should be paid' but nobody wants to talk about the risk the person took to actually earn the money.

How many of you would like to start a business and put your house up for collateral?? If your business fails, you lose your home. Kind of scary stuff. So scary that maybe I should keep getting up and going to work for the person who is taking that risk. I mean if their business fails, they lose everything, but I just go and look for another job. It might be difficult for me, but at least I don't lose everything right from the beginning. Now tell me, if the person who takes the risk of losing his home performs very well, why shouldn't they reap extraordinary rewards with high profit?? Without the potential for high profits, nobody would be out there creating jobs for the rest of us who need them.

If Lebron makes way too much money, then don't go to the games or watch him on TV. Then Lebron wouldn't make a dime. If all those baseball players are way too rich, don't go and watch them. Don't pay $100 for a seat. Don't pay $20 for an autograph. In capitalism, the market decides our fate. Does it always decide the way we would? No. Is it always fair? No. Is it sometimes cruel? Yes. But it is the best possible choice for a people desiring the opportunity to reach their potential and be rewarded for it. And it is the reason why our economy's GDP is greater than the next four countries combined.

I don't want Barack Obama and the libs. deciding who deserves and who doesn't. I like people with money. Without them none of the rest of us have jobs.

Is Palin the Answer??

My informal poll of parents in the family is a resounding “not sure.” I’m not sure either. I understand McCain needs the women’s vote, and as a 72 year-old man he isn’t going to get it. But is he really going to get single, pro-choice, suburban, Hillary voters with a pro-life woman? Palin has never had to stand by her “cheating, lying husband” like Hillary, so she shouldn’t count on the sympathy vote. Initial polls indicate 25% of Hillary’s liberal cheering section will vote McCain because of this pick. I think that number will lessen as Democrats point out Palin’s conservative views. Saving innocent babies as a philosophy is always enough to sway single, suburban ladies away from a fellow woman candidate.

Personally, I’m happy he picked a conservative instead of his wishy-washy, liberal in sheep’s clothing, Republican friends. I’m a bit concerned about the male vote, though. I think, and I hope I’m wrong, that quite a few men are going to be bothered by the notion of Palin becoming president if something happens to McCain. The thought of Palin-Putin discussions just doesn’t throw fear into the Russian government or make the American public comfortable . I worry that our Middle Eastern friends will be emboldened by a woman in power who is perceived not to have the guts to stare them down.

I’m also wondering if McCain has lost his “experience” argument. He has plenty, Obama has little. Now he is bringing Palin on and she has very little. After Obama picked the “change” candidate, Mr. Biden, I was hoping we could pound them on the issue. Now they can pound us on the experience issue, or at least neutralize our argument against them.

Time will tell, and I hope for the republic’s sake this was a good choice. I’m more acutely aware than ever of all the bitter people out there who think Obama’s socialist notions will help them at the expense of others. They seem to be increasing day by day. On a good note, Palin seems to be charismatic, so if we can find a way to get her on Letterman and Leno, we can pick up some young voters who usually vote based on who the “funny” candidate is.

Sigh...why isn’t Newt our nominee??