VIEWPOINT: A Mighty Wind blows through UPDATE #45 - CBC APOLOGY

[phesina]

Oh my goodness!

[Marigold2]

The semiotics are pure Palin: a sturdy body, clothes that are clinging yet boxy and a voice that could peel the plastic seal off your new microwave.
I am sorry but this part had me laughing for a good couple of minutes, why, because it's so true.
Her voice makes my cats scream in pain every time.

[Lady's Human]

BTW, it's a great article......not one iota of substance, personal attacks...a fine example of modern journalism.

Kudos to the CBC for showing rural America what you really think of us.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, sadly there is a bit of truth in the article: lots of women will vote for McCain because he picked a woman VP.

And as for Obama raising taxes on the rich, who else could he tax? I'm already 130% below the poverty level.

[Lady's Human]

Sen. Obama has vowed to let the Bush tax cut package lapse. This would effectively raise my Federal tax bill by about $2000. I'm not rich. His statements about no tax hikes on people who make under $250K /year are deceptive at best, as he has also pledged to let the current tax cut package lapse.

[lizbud]

BTW, it's a great article......not one iota of substance, personal attacks...a fine example of modern journalism.

Yeah, kinda reminds me of some posts right here in the DH.( No substance,
personal attacks) et al. You didn't say a word then so why complain now?


How about a few opinions from Palin's home state...The Anchorage Daily
News for example.


Abdication by Palin
When did the McCain campaign take over the governor's office?

Published: September 20th, 2008 12:53 AM
Last Modified: September 20th, 2008 02:47 AM

Gov. Sarah Palin has surrendered important gubernatorial duties to the Republican presidential campaign. McCain staff are handling public and press questions about actions she has taken as governor. The governor who said, "Hold me accountable," is hiding behind the hired guns of the McCain campaign to avoid accountability.

Is it too much to ask that Alaska's governor speak for herself, directly to Alaskans, about her actions as Alaska's governor?

A press conference Thursday showed how skewed Alaska's relationship with its own governor has become.

McCain-Palin campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan announced that Todd Palin will not comply with a subpoena to testify about his role in Troopergate, the Legislature's investigation into whether Palin abused her power in forcing out former public safety commissioner Walt Monegan.

O'Callaghan also announced that Alaska's governor is "unlikely" to cooperate with the investigation by the Alaska Legislature about questionable conduct by Alaska's chief executive.

Monday, he and campaign sidekick Meg Stapleton stood before Alaskans and defended the official personnel decision by Alaska's governor to fire Alaska's public safety commissioner. ABC News reported that Gov. Palin's official press secretary, Bill McAllister, paid by the state of Alaska, didn't even know the McCain staffers were meeting the press to defend his boss.


Is the McCain campaign telling Alaskans that Alaska's governor can't handle her own defense in front of her own Alaska constituents?

Way back when, before John McCain chose Palin as his vice presidential running mate, Palin promised to cooperate with the investigation.

Now she won't utter a peep about it to Alaskans. Nor will her husband, Todd, who definitely needs to explain his role in Troopergate.

Instead, Alaskans have to sit back and listen to John McCain's campaign operatives handling inquiries about what Alaska's governor did while governing Alaska. Residents of any state would be offended to see their governor cede such a fundamental, day-to-day governmental responsibility to a partisan politician from another state. It's especially offensive to Alaskans.

O'Callaghan said Todd Palin objects to the subpoena because the Legislature's investigation "has been subjected to complete partisanship." That's the kind of dizzying spin that Washington has perfected. It is the McCain-Palin campaign that has worked overtime to politicize the entire matter in a transparent attempt to justify the stonewalling.

Futile as the request may be, we encourage Gov. Palin to stand up to McCain's handlers and be personally accountable for her administration's response to Troopergate. She is the governor of Alaska, not John McCain or Ed O'Callaghan.

BOTTOM LINE: Official state business -- like Troopergate -- should be handled by the governor of the state, not by McCain presidential campaign operatives.

[lizbud]

The semiotics are pure Palin: a sturdy body, clothes that are clinging yet boxy and a voice that could peel the plastic seal off your new microwave.
I am sorry but this part had me laughing for a good couple of minutes, why, because it's so true.
Her voice makes my cats scream in pain every time.

So true.

[Lady's Human]

Liz, there's a large difference between our sparring in the dog house and someone being paid by CBC to be a columnist.

We're not getting paid for our discussions in the dog house, while she is being paid by the CBC for her efforts, which amount to a poorly written diatribe against the rural US.

[Catty1]

If you go to post #15, the link Richard has there goes to a page with a "contact Heather" link near the bottom of the article.

When I read this, I thought she was REALLY left-wing...but that viciousness is quite uncalled for.

I went back through her columns to see if she had responded to any of the criticism. I found one where she is talking about how McCain cannot use a computer. Less harsh, but still kind of pointless.

Have at 'er!

ETA: She has a husband named Charles. AND, the version of the same article that went to the Guardian in the UK is really interesting in its differences...kind of an insult to her fellow Canadians as well.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I found one where she is talking about how McCain cannot use a computer. Less harsh, but still kind of pointless.

Pointless but true none the less.

Question: should the next president be not only to answer the phone at 3 am, but text message and email as well?

[Lady's Human]

I couldn't care less whether the next president can drive a car, use a cell phone, text message....etc.

We're not picking the coolest kid on the block.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I couldn't care less whether the next president can drive a car, use a cell phone, text message....etc.

We're not picking the coolest kid on the block.

We aren't? Then why all the Sara Palin fuss?

[lizbud]

Liz, there's a large difference between our sparring in the dog house and someone being paid by CBC to be a columnist.

We're not getting paid for our discussions in the dog house, while she is being paid by the CBC for her efforts, which amount to a poorly written diatribe against the rural US.

It's either correct to use personal attacks when debating a point, or it isn't.

[Lady's Human]

If you want to call all issues black and white, fine.

How do you defend your absolute apoplexy over the Patriot act, when now you support another law which would do worse (allowing completely warrantless searches over the internet) in the interests of the children?

Either you're for civil liberties, or you're against them.

[Lady's Human]

As to all the Gov. Palin fuss, she's the VP candidate for a major political party.

I don't care about her clothes, glasses, hair, cell phone, or any of the rest of the crap the media has been covering.