Sunday, September 7, 2008

Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Politician!

Dick Morris and And Eileen McGann wrote a very nice article on Sarah Palin for the New York Post. I really do think she has changed the equation for Sen. McCain and makes the hope of a pro-life President closer to a reality! You can read the article below:

Published in The New York Post on Thursday September 4, 2008

With sass and wit, sarcasm and sincerity, courage and strength, Sarah Palin last night showed us a new model of female politician.

Her family stories were genuine and real. Her commitment to special-needs children was moving. Her contempt for special interests was obvious.

And her putdowns of Barack Obama’s rhetoric and her praise of John McCain’s character and achievements were welcome and well delivered.

Many women look bad when they attack their opponents, too often seeming strident and shrill. But Palin was funny and irreverant, with a biting wit and a joy of combat that was exhilarating to watch.

Sometimes she reminded us of the hockey mom she is. Other times, she was an American Margaret Thatcher - mobilizing humor and biting satire to mock the opposition.

Where Hillary Clinton has but two speeds - full forward and stop - Palin displayed a range of rhetoric, emotion and language that sometimes evoked moving patriotism, at other times hilarious irony - and, frequently, a strong dose of common sense.

If her style in attacking and mocking her opponent was Thatcher-esque, her range of rhetorical style was Rooseveltian. She is, in fact, one of the best public speakers in our politics today.

Now the Democrats are stuck in a trap. They’ve demeaned, patronized and smeared a woman who’s well on her way to becoming very, very popular. Her speech will create legions of fans; the Democratic smears of the last few days will create, for Obama, legions of enemies.
You can read the rest of the article by clicking here.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go Sarah, Go Sarah!

Surprising commentary for THAT particular ra, errr, paper! I agree with the observations, too!

Thanks for posting it!

Padre Steve said...

Yes, I agree. Hopefully we see more like it!

e-kath said...

Following MissMeg above -

To some degree we all rise - easily or with difficulty as the case may be - commentators included - to the level of who we have to react to or to work with.

That is, Sarah is refreshing, in a word, and maybe she is evoking hope and enthusiasm and better character in all of us.

I agree with MissMeg - Go Sarah, Go Sarah! I, too agree with observations. And I, too, thank you for your post.

e-kath

e-kath said...

p.s. let's join one another in prayer for Sarah's success, and fo support for her.

Padre Steve said...

Yes, good point! We need to pray for Gov. Palin as the media try to tear her down. God bless her and her family!