Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Culture Wars are alive and well....

I will be brief and pay as much attention to her speech as she supplied substantive comments. Oh, I have exceeded my limit.

She is incredibly condescending. All she has is one ad personam after another. And, if you are going to attack you opponent for elitism, it is counterproductive to attack your opponent's activities as a community organizer in the South Side of Chicago. When you do this, you appear like... an elitist.

"Character is the measure of the election..." What about the issues?

If you are going to spend ten minutes introducing your family, you cross the line on the public/ private distinction, especially when they exemplify your "virtue."

Your "proud" to be an American? Do you want to discuss families, maybe over drinks?

If you are going to deliver a speech of self-introduction, you should introduce yourself. Tell us what your real beliefs, or any beliefs are. Tell us your views on creationism, sex education, abortion, etc., even if your views are beyond extreme. Make sure those beliefs match your deeds. When you say you didn't support the Bridge to Nowhere and we saw photos that show you did, we don't believe you.

Only sixty days of identity politics left.

2 comments:

harrogate said...

Yes.

She's as craven as they come. There is nothing to her, nothing worthy of praise beyond a dangerous, shallow charm, very similar to that of George W. Bush, now that we think about it....

And, true dat. There is no credibility for arguing that your personal life be off limits when you are flaunting it as your selling point.

harrogate said...

Oh. And the first paragraph of your post is funny as hell. Vintage solon humor, if Harrogate may say so.

And, see Harrogate's song in honor of Palin, posted below.

"This species has Amused itself to Death."