Trying to rain on the parade one year later

I had more visitors to my blog on August 29 than ever before in one day. I also received seven comments on my anniversary post and six of them were negative.

It was a reminder to how the Left was acting that day one year ago. As Texas for Sarah Palin highlighted in the post “August 29th: the Dark Side” the Left was nasty, irate, bitter, aggressive, bullying, attacking, furious, incensed and outright lying about Palin’s past. On a day when conservatives were experiencing an all-time high, liberals tried their best to knock us down and rain on our parade. It seems like they were tasked to do the same one year later, trolling Palin support blogs and websites and making angry comments.

One of the commenters took one of my sentences out of context, this one: “I went to CNN and saw Palin's face. I was SHOCKED!! I had no idea who Palin was, but I was at once extremely excited!” What I meant was that Romney and Pawlenty were considered the frontrunners and I was expecting one of them, so I was shocked that they weren’t there and instead a woman who was never mentioned as a frontrunner – it was an exciting choice! When I looked up her biography, her voting history, political views, I was even happier because of all the reasons I mentioned in my post. If she turned out to be moderate, squishy, left-leaning in her views I wouldn’t have been supportive of her, but she of course is not. This commenter took offense to the fact that I was excited about a woman whom I didn’t previously know, and I’ve heard that criticism a lot from the Left. But the simple fact is that most of us were all pretty depressed about McCain and the VP pick was expected to be someone safe and not rock the boat. Even some conservative bloggers didn’t know Palin was a frontrunner. So by that fact alone, she was exciting and people were excited the minute she was announced.

No one can deny that when Palin was announced it energized the base like never before. This commenter thinks that we should never be excited about anyone if we don’t already know who they are. Well, we were introduced to her, listened to her, loved what she said – what’s so wrong with that? Everyone starts out getting to know someone from the same point. I bet most Obama supporters today were introduced to him from his 2004 DNC keynote address; it was considered to be the groundbreaking speech that elevated his status as a star. Yet according to this commenter, anyone who didn’t previously know him should not have been excited about him. That makes no sense.

I’ve heard many times from the Left that McCain picked a woman just to appeal to female voters. That is so stupid it’s almost comical. Palin appeals to EVERYONE, men and women. It has to do with her political views, her values, and her ideas on limited government. The Left just doesn’t understand that. What they don’t understand they try to destroy, but they won’t break our support for Palin.

The day that sparked a new fire for conservatism

Today is Sarah Palin Day - August 29 - the anniversary of the day John McCain announced his running mate.

This is what happened to me that day.

Up to that point I was very disappointed in the election season. After McCain won the nomination I pretty much gave up all hope. Obama winning his nomination and then picking Joe Biden as his running mate just made me want to turn off the TV forever. Needless to say I had a barely nominal interest in who McCain picked as running mate. After watching Obama's DNC speech I almost didn't want to know who McCain picked for fear of feeling kicked in the stomach again.

Then on August 29 around 11am came an email from my cube-mate who sits next to me. He didn't want to say anything out loud given the hostile work environment we're in. The email said "check CNN." I went to CNN and saw Palin's face. I was SHOCKED!! I had no idea who Palin was, but I was at once extremely excited! In an instant, I was shaken out of my election doldrums and intensely riveted and engrossed in it. I looked up everything I could find on Palin. I called my husband with the news. After work I called my dad and mom.

I watched her speech when I got home. I was in tears listening to the words coming out of her mouth - limited government, lower taxes, individual liberty - I couldn't believe someone like her existed and she was the governor of Alaska! All I could think was that I was just so happy and so proud that McCain picked her. McCain talked about her start in politics, how she joined the PTA, and I still was in a state of shock that someone like her, and everyday woman just like me, was picked as the VP candidate. I watched the wall-to-wall coverage on the cable news networks that evening. Conservatives were so happy with her. She sparked new life into the election and our beliefs.

It was definitely one of the best days ever and it changed my life. For me it sparked a desire to really get behind the conservative movement, and try to elect the most conservative, everyday Americans we can. It changed my views on the Republican party. But most of all as a woman, that day definitely inspired me that I could have it all - the career, family, everything - just like Palin. And she is someone who I agree with politically on nearly everything. I could relate to her and I was supremely impressed by her servant's heart.

Sarah is a shining star and she's just starting the journey of her political career. We'll be here with you each step of the way!

Here is the video coverage McCain's announcement speech, and Palin's introduction speech. It's well worth it to watch again. It'll send chills down your spine.

From CSPAN on youtube: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announces Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate.

Bumped: "Ethicsgate" video

I hope it works this time. It appears that it was removed from the other place it was hosted. The bloggers are really trying to get this removed from the internet. Watch it while you can.

"Ethicsgate" video exposes ethics complaint filers and their connections

Heeding the call from Texas for Sarah Palin, I'm posting this video in hopes that more people will see it and know the truth about who filed the complaints against Palin. They were not "concerned citizens;" it was a coordinated effort by an organized Palin-hating group.

From TX4SP:

"Ethicsgate" is a video which connects the dots between the people who filed ethics complaints against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a circle of Palin-hating bloggers (including those who filed ethics complaints themselves), the Democrat Party (Alaska and national) and the Obama administration.

This video exposes the fact that the people who filed the frivolous ethics complaints are all part of an organized group committed to destroy Palin. The bitter hags featured in the video are trying to get this yanked from video-hosting sites so watch it while you can.

Please watch to see how they coordinated the effort to file the complaints together, decided the subject matter of the complaints, and how closely connected they are to the Democrats in the AK Legislature, U.S. Senators and Obama Administration.


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The DNC Alaska Blogger

I'm aware of the latest thing the DNC's Alaska Blogger did. I've avoided mentioning her name, her blog and her actions, here on my blog. She's done several despicable things to the Palin family since the DNC charged her to join their cause of destroying Palin's life.

I will not describe the latest thing she did except to say that it was horrid. I don't want to give her any attention or clicks so I'm just ignoring and I hope others will follow. She feeds on negative enery and attention and I will not give her one ounce. Other Palin support sites have devoted mass amounts of time and energy writing about this woman and in my opinion that is just empowering her to do more destructive acts. This woman does more than just write a blog. She actually engages in real world actions that hurt Palin and in my opinion, that is sociopathic.

I just wanted to let you know that I am aware of her, but I will not mention her actions here. I'm ignoring her in hopes that she will stop. If something changes where I need to talk about her I will, but my current course of action is to ignore.

Congratulations to Barack Obama

Congratulations to Barack Obama on winning the election. I remember watching his keynote address during the 2004 DNC and knew he would be someone special in the Democratic Party. Although I greatly disagree with all of his political views, I respect his intelligence and passion. I'm also thrilled we elected the first African-American President.

As a conservative, I didn't vote for him because I don't think he'll be the best President for our country at this time. Most of his policy ideas make me fear for our freedom. But there are two great silver linings in all of this, one of which is that he clearly represents the Left. Now, the Left will have the opportunity to work together and develop their party without placing blame on anyone.

The same goes for the Right. We're currently in an identity crisis. McCain represented the center-right in this election. Obviously, he wasn't a true conservative or even Republican throughout his career. If elected, it would have shaped the party even more center-right than it already is. I think that would have been devastating to the party's future.

I do believe everything happens for a reason. McCain made one heck of a gutsy choice when he chose Palin as his running mate. That was probably the most risky thing he could have done. I applaud him for that. Even though they lost (and they were an amazing team- together, she made up for his shortcomings) the second silver lining is that America was introduced to Sarah Palin. She was invigorating and downright refreshing to the Republican party. She was music to our ears. I only wish I had known who she was sooner.