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Palin: It’s all about the “O”s

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I will not lose a night’s sleep worrying about the fact that the bright, articulate,
winsome Sarah Palin could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Sarah Palin is the only one on either ticket who has any executive “real world” experience – the only one of the four who has ever met a payroll or had bottom line responsibility.

There are those who belittle the responsibility she had as mayor of Wasilla, or as the governor of Alaska.    They shouldn’t.  Read the rest of this entry »

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September 11th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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The return of the “Male Chauvinist Pig”

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There are times when the best man for the job is a woman, but simply being a woman is not enough.

In the 70s, when radical feminists began burning their bras and demanding the right to break in line, they branded any man who stood up to them as a “male chauvinist pig” – MCP for short.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:00 am

Democrat Ticket: Dumb and Dumber

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Barack Obama picked Joe Biden to be his running mate to balance the ticket.

Balance? What balance?

One is young, the other old. One is brown, the other white. Take away the obvious external differences and what you have underneath these two handsome exteriors are political clones. Read the rest of this entry »

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August 28th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Obama Theme Song: “I could have danced all night!”

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The dance he danced at Saturday’s nights Civil Forum at Saddleback Church was meant to dazzle us, as it has dazzled audiences countless times before. It was carefully choreographed and well rehearsed. Barack Obama went through the near flawless routine, but this time, something unexpected happed.

The music stopped! Read the rest of this entry »

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August 21st, 2008 at 12:00 am

Debunking the Edwards Debacle

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Poor John Edwards, the presidential want-a-be can’t even get a contrition speech right.

Bill Clinton laid out the master plan but Edwards couldn’t follow his bread crumbs. And, Edwards wants us to believe he is smart enough to run the country!

Edwards did his “I have sinned” confession in an intimate at-home television interview with ABC’s Bob Woodruff, complete with soft lighting and freshly coiffed hair. There were no visible signs of remorse – no lip biting, no tear in the eye. Couldn’t he lose the hair spray just this once?
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August 14th, 2008 at 12:00 am

Posted in Presidential Race