THE LORD GIVETH, THE LORD TAKETH, THE LIBERAL MERELY SAYETH

THE LORD GIVETH, THE LORD TAKETH, THE LIBERAL MERELY SAYETH

By R.J. Godlewski
©August 29, 2008, All Rights Reserved

    Like most conservatives, I am thrilled over John McCain’s selection for his running mate. You just have to love someone who calls herself a “hockey mom” as opposed to the more yuppie sounding “soccer mom.” No doubt, my fellow citizens here surrounding “Hockey Town” – Detroit – will like Sarah “Barracuda” Palin.     My thrill, in part, comes from the extreme distinction between this Alaskan outdoorswoman and the Washington elitist crowd. Just imagine Hillary Clinton, for instance, getting up at three in the morning to go moose hunting.

    Naturally, of course, the liberals – severely bloodied by John McCain’s brilliant political tactical maneuver – are now on the warpath to declare Ms. Palin too “Radical” for her support of human life and too “Inexperienced” for her representation of average Americans, ignoring the fact that their presumptuous addition to the White House can claim nothing more than merely running for office.  Add to this, her home state that lends itself well to cable television shows where ruggedness is presented as an abstract instead of the commonplace as once befitted all of America and you can understand the liberals’ defensive posture. Herr Obama – the pride and joy of Berlin – saw his oratory excellence surpassed by someone largely unknown because they had a functional job in life. Sarah Palin is governor of a state that would befuddle the likes of rough and rowdy Joe Biden. After all, Delaware is small, civilized, and a bit too industrial to breed adventure. That is, Alaska is one of those few remaining places where gun possession is a survival issue and everyone there grows up learning either to shoot or to acquiesce to nature.

    And what of supposed “Radical” Palin’s views on abortion? Already the liberals are leading the mantra that she “chose” to give birth to her Down syndrome son and that “other women” deserve the same ‘right.’ Such a ridiculous statement comes largely from the fact that liberals and the Democrats are terrified of this new McCain-Palin ticket. When is giving life to any human being a radical action? Certainly not when this country was created. Certainly not during the past ten thousand years of human history. In fact, those cultures where life was arbitrarily extinguished are no longer with us – thank God – and we should learn much from this history. I, for one, would rather live according to the laws of the “Dark Ages” then those of modernistic Communist China. At least life and the hereafter would take center stage again.

    Perhaps the reason opponents of Sarah Palin’s elevation to the Republican – and dare I say, winning? – ticket are infuriated is that she is a scrapper. Anyone who hunts and fishes; who played hockey and basketball (once with a fracture); who ran a commercial fishing business prior to entering public office (trust me, I worked on a fish processing vessel; it’s no day in the park), will not settle for entitlements. Someone with her background is precisely the kind of person who knows what it takes to earn legitimate success. How does Barack Obama, the presidential candidate, compare? Poorly, I’m afraid. Very poorly.

    Barack Obama is a fine motivational speaker, I will give him that. So was Adolf Hitler, I am sorry to say. Hitler inspired millions to sacrifice their freedoms and liberties for much of the same dribble that Obama espouses – universal healthcare, guaranteed employment, isolationism. With popularity goes expectation, I suppose, but we’re not talking about the latest Britney Spears CD. Nor are we contemplating such a time as when Halle Berrie and Denzel Washington were vying for Oscars. Consider the last thought, folks. Both actors won their respective Oscars on the very same night. Imagine that, for a hundred years – give or take – no African-American had won an Academy Award for the top slot and, while the press made wind of that, lo and behold both an African-American man and woman won during the same year. What are the odds? Now the liberals are trying to do the same thing such as when Newsweek claimed that if Obama does not win then we are most definitely a racist nation. Again, what are the odds? Could a first-time anybody be guaranteed success? 

    We have moved far past achievement in this country of ours and plunged headlong into artificiality and pomp. We reach arbitrary conditions such as the elevation of an African-American to the highest office in the land and we expect them to succeed simply because they are the first, not the best. Barack Obama holds no special meaning to me in my analysis of things political. He possesses not the diplomatic qualities of a General Colin Powell. He is not as photogenic as a Denzel Washington. Nor is he, in my humble opinion, as courageous as a Walter Payton. Barack Obama is nothing more than a coxcomb, a dandy, a sly magician whose sleight of hand is more powerful than his act. His world is entirely a magic act where no one can fully understand his method or technique. Some are awed by his spectacle, but mostly those who fail to see the trickery or repetition behind the event. For the rest of us, we would be far better off demanding our money back.

    I, myself, don’t subscribe to Brother Obama’s Traveling Salvage Show. I do not believe that there is anything inherently wrong with my country and therefore would rather see action than hyper-artistry in the name of the new religion called “Change”. Sure, the Europeans and Arabs don’t like us very much nowadays and so foreign policy credentials seem to matter to some. How about this for foreign policy: stop whining and pay us for keeping you assholes protected for the past half century? But I digress…

    Another consideration against Ms. Palin is the clichéd notion that she “is just a heartbeat away from the Presidency.” Sometimes, I like to sit and watch my eighty-one-year-old mother go through her daily routine. I’ve seen her climb down into wells to hook up water pumps, climb onto roofs to clean the gutters and, most entertainingly, take everyone who offers to do the chore to task. While everyone considers John McCain to be a one-term president at best, I beg to differ. I see him riding out two terms with the same gusto that my mother uses to defy her age – and this terrifies the Democrats. I know what they know; a victory for John McCain in November means defeat for the liberals for another sixteen years. A two-term McCain administration would certainly usher in a two-term Palin administration and that itself means several things.

    First, Right to Life would become more than just a catch phrase. Human life will be restored to its fundamental dignity – all human life. Secondly, Big Government and its socialist adherents will cease and desist. The dismantling of social programs may take a decade, but it will return the nation to an era of personal responsibility and initiative. Thirdly, America will gain energy independence because nothing will be off the table. We will drill here, explore here, invent here, and consume here. Finally, despotic Muslim regimes will understand that America is American – that here even women are so honored as to be able to vie for the toughest, most demanding job ever conceived of by mere man.

    When John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate, he did not simply fire a shot across the bow of the liberal’s socialist ship, he launched a torpedo into its ammunition magazine and the resultant explosion will be nice to see over the course of the next sixty-seven days or so. The only qualitative argument against Ms. Palin is that she lacks ‘experience,’ but as former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee said today, you learn more about leadership by being governor for one month than you could in one year of serving as U.S. Senator.

    The newly established McCain-Palin ticket need not attract disaffected Clinton supporters. It need not spend a great deal of time appeasing the moderates. It has already galvanized us conservatives and, as was shown in 2004, we can beat anyone once we are properly motivated. God created human life so that His world would be treasured. Now we have a team poised for the White House that will properly treasure us – the American people.  It might not be the “change” that the liberal naysayer groups are calling for but, tough, it’s the one that our nation’s future desperately needs. Only when we respect human life, in its entirety, can we expect to infuse life back into our nation. Go get ‘em John. Go get ‘em Sarah.

Comments

[gecko]

Hi Debbie, I've enjoyed your last two posts on McCain/Palin versus Obama, it has given me a great view of what's happening in America.
I'm just sorry that I'm unable to vote in the US elections, but I feel quite excited by what's happening there at present.

[USpace]

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Great piece on Palin, the Obamaites are worried no doubt.

This is going to be fun. History will be made, one way or another, and it looks more likely now that it will be the right history.

Even more Hillary supporters will go for McCain now. Obama is no longer a near certainty. Heaven forbid something happens to McCain, but I believe Palin would rise to the occasion. She has the right attitude. Everyone knows Obama is NOT ready for POTUS, Palin is only for the VP. Look at Dan Quayle.

YEY SARAH PALIN! YEY John McCain! Great pick! The 1st woman for the GOP VP? SCORE!

She's conservative! SCORE! She's a Governor! SCORE! She's pro-drilling! She's a hunter! SCORE! She's a hockey Mom and played basketball in school! SCORE! She's pro-life! And she respects women! SCORE! She fights corruption! SCORE! She's high-energy! SCORE! She's tough! SCORE! She's got 5 kids! SCORE! Her son is going to Iraq in the Armed Forces! SCORE! She's married to a Blue-collar professional! SCORE! She's smart! SCORE! She's young! SCORE!

And she's a Hotty to boot! SCORE! The Left is going to go nuts! SCORE!
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
never elect a woman

who's a conservative
she's just a gender traitor

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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
just HOPE to pay more taxes

DREAM about high fuel prices
CHANGE PROGRESS to move backwards

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All real freedom starts with freedom of speech. Without freedom of speech, there can be no real freedom.
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http://lulu.com/USpace

:)
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[Martin]

Both posts on Palin here are great ones; really great reads! I especially enjoyed the last line of your previous post on her, it really speaks for itself: "Obama's camp said Palin had no experience. John McCain shot back: "Sarah Palin first ran for political office in 1992. I don't know what Obama was doing 16 years ago." Touche'. No one knows what Obama was doing 16 years ago."

Have you read or heard anything about Palin's positions on illegal immigration or Russia/China? Those are my only questions about her. Has anybody? I definitely would love to have her clarify where she stands so we have something on the record. I know that immigration is not such a big issue in Alaska, but it would be great to hear. And without question Russia and China will be factoring heavily in the next POTUS term; they will be of major strategic concern, not to mention in need of serious policy choices in response to the human rights situation in both countries (and the countries they are invading/occupying).

[Debbie]

gecko: Thanks. I'm hoping Conservatives will be excited by Palin. We can't afford Obama as President.

Uspace: Thanks for that. Headed over to check out the link, much appreciated.

Martin: I haven't heard anything about her views on illegal immigration or Russia yet. If and when I do I will be sure to email you and let you know.

Debbie

[DD2]

First impressions count and my first impression of Sarah was one that could change the direction of the election.
I was very impressed. And i think that the dem's should be very worried.

[Debbie]

DD2: First impressions are correct most of the time. The first impression I have of the Obama camp's reaction is "we're screwed". ha

Martin:

R.J. Godlewski reminded me that in Palin's acceptance speech yesterday, she did mention Russia, and how John McCain had for many years discussed the danger of Russia re-emergence.