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Republicans said Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin answered her critics in resounding fashion Wednesday night, while Democrats said she came across as a well-spoken attack dog.Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, electrified the Republican National Convention with a speech calling for reform of Washington while lashing out at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Her attacks against Obama and the news media delighted local Republicans attending the convention. "Everybody was so energized," said state Rep. Betty Poirier, a delegate to the convention. "She was tough. She hit a lot of the high points. She was just great," said Poirier, R-North Attleboro. Republican State Committee member Danielle Fish of Mansfield said any voters who had doubts about Palin's credentials should now be convinced to vote Republican in November. "Brilliant, really terrific," she said of Palin's speech. "She demonstrated just how capable she is to the American public. Let there be no mistake, now, that Gov. Sarah Palin is firmly in this race and ready to win." State Rep. Jay Barrows, R-Mansfield, said friends and family back home were text messaging him during the speech to say how great it was going. "I thought she hit a home run with three guys on base," he said. Barrows said Palin was particularly effective in criticizing the lack of experience of Obama, the U.S. senator from Illinois. As governor and former mayor, Palin has more "executive" experience than Obama or his running mate, U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware. Democrats such as Ellen Parker of Attleboro took exception to Palin claiming she was more experienced, pointing out the Republican has been governor for less than two years. Parker said Palin's speech was well delivered, but highly negative and probably did little to dispel doubts about her. "She's quite a pit bull, and spoke well to her base," Parker said. The speech was the first extended look at Palin for most voters and Republicans said she came across as likeable. While Barrows was at the convention, back in Attleboro Susan Blais of the Republican city committee was choosing the same word as Barrows to describe Palin's persona - normal. "She shows an amazing amount of energy, comes across as someone you want to get to know and be friends with," Blais said. "I can't help but think as many women watched her either live at the Convention or on TV that they were thinking how normal she seemed." While Republicans sang her praises, Democrat Darren Major of Attleboro said Palin represents a gamble gone bad by McCain. "John McCain made his first presidential decision and it was a disaster," he said. Major said McCain made the decision for purely political reasons because he had to appease the right wing of his party and radio talk show hosts. "He gave her the second most powerful position in the world and he was bullied into it," Major said of McCain.
Post Your Comments bunny wrote on Sep 22, 2008 10:45 AM: " Did I tweak someone's nose when I called Obama a "radical"? " bunny wrote on Sep 22, 2008 10:43 AM: " How come " bunny wrote on Sep 16, 2008 12:05 PM: " I'd much rather have the McCain/Palin ticket win the election than a Muslim-educated radical do-nothingforhis total political life. As far as I can see,the only thing Obama is good for is creating a facade of righteousness and telling us how he's going to change everything that's wrong with the country. If he'e never accomplished anything in his political past,what makes anybody think he'do anything differently as President? He scares me,and I cannot imagine having his wife become the First Lady of this country,that she has just lately decided she can be proud of. I wouldn't trust either one of them not to have the Cabinet suddenly fill up with his Muslim relatives, and find that crazy minister as his chief advisor. " GOPSue wrote on Sep 7, 2008 6:52 PM: " If you are a McCain supporter you may find the following information interesting: The AttleboroGOP will have available McCain/Palin pins (at cost $2.00 each) and will be offering 25 FREE McCain/Palin yard signs to the first 25 Attleboro Voters who request one (only one per household please). Voters outside of Attleboro or those wanting additional signs can get them at our cost of $4.55 each. Everyone is invited to stop by the Republican City Committee Meeting on Monday night (Sept 8) at 6:30 pm at All Saints Anglican Church Hall on 1188 South Main St, Attleboro or visit the website at AttleboroGOP.com to request signs or pins. If you come to the meeting on Monday we start with a free dinner, which will be followed by an open discussion from the floor about Governor Sarah Palin. " vladimir1 wrote on Sep 5, 2008 1:11 PM: " Hi Anna. Celt, what's shakin. Matty! hey, we have realist among us. Cool. I don't know about you guys but Sarah will always be a pit bull with lipstick to me. " ricknkim wrote on Sep 5, 2008 10:09 AM: " Celt - you are confusing your personal feelings for a political candidate/political party with sensibility. I do know what I am talking about since I have been involved in a family business that has been around for nearly 70 year's, but that is beside the point and means nothing. My point was that saying someone is a failure because they failed to file a permit, a license, misc. paperwork is a large stretch and is simply your attempt to discredit Mrs. Palin. Your personal grudge against her, for whatever reason, and the Republican machine (many warranted reasons for sure) is fine - just don't throw stupid headlines out there and make ridiculous claims and absurd connections, it makes you look like a fool. Enough of that is happening on both sides - try not to add to it. " attle1 wrote on Sep 5, 2008 12:06 AM: " Celt...let me fill you in, as a parent that has a small business and a Down syndrome child, we are a 1 income family, after the birth and love for my child...come do my books and do EI and everything eles....... Don't talk unless you walked in my shoes!!! Sarah Palin is beyond that and brings a strong voice not only as a women but as the AMERICAN family and what the face...I was 35 un-wed and pregant..married and have 3 wonderful children....What is your point???? " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:08 PM: " I'm sorry to burst your bubble, celt, but many women will vote for Palin because she is a woman. I remember many women voting for Mondale because a woman was on the ticket. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying it will happen. As for your other comment, it seems Obama wrote in his autobiography that he failed at being a community organizer. If you can't walk around a neighborhood passing around money successfully, at what can you succeed? " celt wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:53 PM: " Ms. DeMarinis, Palin did not just make a late payment, she allowed her corporation to be dissolved. You have been touting her awesome "executive" talent. Not being able to run a car wash profitably (or dissolve a corporation properly) does not demonstrate a high level of expertise. Regarding the woman vote you are making the same mistake McCain did. Women will not vote for Palin just because she is a woman. That is an insult to the intelligence of women. " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:02 PM: " Go ahead, Dems. Keep beating up on this woman, Gov. Palin. Remember, 51% of us are women and we are watching. Your party put the screws to Hillary, too. " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:01 PM: " I just had the same thing happen to me - failure to file annual reports and the threat to dissolve my business. Are you saying, celt, that I am a criminal or irresponsible? Well, I'm neither. It's because most small businesses don't have a phalanxe of accountants and lawyers to handle all this state-imposed regulatory crap for them. I took care of it all when I realized what I needed to do. " celt wrote on Sep 4, 2008 5:32 PM: " ricknkim: If you knew what you were talking about, you would know that corporations must file annual reports and pay state fees even if they are not profitable. You can't legally just abandon a corporation. A corporation must be formally dissolved. I have owned a small business which is a corporation for 20 years. I never miss filing my reports and paying the fees. To do so is irresponsible and illegal. Good citizens follow the law. " ricknkim wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:59 PM: " Celt - if you were an entrepreneur you'd understand it usually takes a number of ideas and ventures before you come up with the right concept and business execution . . . she had her hand in a venture that didn't pan out, quite common actually. " celt wrote on Sep 4, 2008 4:10 PM: " Palin couldn't even run a car wash: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/02/palin_scrubbing_car_wash.html It was dissolved by the State of Alaska (while she was Governor) for "failure to file its report and pay state licensing fees." Oh yeah, she's ready! " jose21 wrote on Sep 4, 2008 3:18 PM: " Palin was great last night, very well spoken and came across very personable. As good as she was, Rudy was equally as bad. He came across as a smug bully, McCain should put a muzzle on him, he'll do more harm than good. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:33 PM: " To a degree, yes. The smaller states do not have the power of a bigger state. However, it prevents the popular vote of a few larger states from overwhelming the will of the rest of the country. You can imagine what kind of government we would have if CA, FL and NY decided the president for the rest of the country. There is also no provision that the electoral college electors have to vote for the popular choice of their respective states. I don't know whether or not that has happened. " ricknkim wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:16 PM: " Doesn't the allocation of representation in Congress address the smaller states concerns with being ignored? That said, they would and should be the check and balance of executive power. I think the president should reflect the true vote of the people at large. The pols already spend oodles of time in the key electoral states and minimal in your RI's and South Dakota's so what would change? Would have to crack out some old college text to remember the exact workings of the EC but I do know it has limitations and allows for exceptions that go against conventional wisdom. As for liberal Washington - not sure I'd buy that either, the idiots there are pretty well evenly distributed. The bias is more towards Hollywood and media pushing their agenda. " saywhat wrote on Sep 4, 2008 1:06 PM: " Well, Kevinh. What i found most interesting was the fact that Romney called it "liberal Washington." Come on. At least give me that one. The GOP has been in control for 8 years and before that controlled congress. Doesn't seem very liberal to me. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:58 PM: " Not meaning to sidetrack the discussion but I have to disagree with Ricknkim on people becoming president without winning the popular vote. Our electoral process was not designed to have the majority of Americans pick the president but rather have the states choose. Winning or losing by popular vote was just a statistic. The states choosing the president insures that politicians have to run elections in all the states and not just campaign in NY, CA, TX and a few other populous states. Each one is important. When Hillary Clinton was elected in 2000 she announced that she would file a bill saying the President should be elected by popular vote. The senators from the less populous states would make sure that did not happen and that proposal soon died. I support the electoral college and I disagree with the fact that ME no longer has the winner take all policy. " kevin h. wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:58 PM: " saywhat, Read your link. The AP is, as usual, biased in this article and vague in their language. It does not pass any real scrutiny by anyone who is a logical thinker with knowledge of the English language. The first gripe, they don't refute that she vetoed wasteful spending. The second, they use the term "worked on" and "co-sponsered" when Mrs. Palin used the word "authored" The third, Palin says O's plan would raise taxes X amount on the American people. The AP changes it to "Middle income"( define that?) That was not what she said. The media is scared and doing what they can to twist words and imply what is clearly not true. What?? Media bias? No!! " saywhat wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:54 PM: " You're right on that one ricknkim. Yeah, I figure something had to be out there similar about the Dems. I guess that's what we all have to deal with on both sides -- left and right. It's really too bad, too. Clinton made a mockery of the White House (thus hurting the leftist). Bush violated every rule of a true conservative (creating the biggest deficit , etc., etc.)... and what are we left with. " ricknkim wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:36 PM: " Saywhat - the same link was there during the Hollywood, I mean Democratic, convention. Do you expect anything different? They are professional politicians with a national stage - let the lies flow and self-congratulations never end! Wait till Teddy Kennedy passes, he'll be celebrated in the local media as a hero and all his misgivings will be forgotten. Happens with every politician regardless of party - their operatives in the media make sure it happens and the general public gets caught up in it rather than scratching their head and realizing "gee, I actually hated that guy when he was representing himself, I mean me, why am I clapping for him now?" Gotta love a politcians ability to manipulate citizens and get away with it! Why is that? Oh yeah, nobody cares. " ricknkim wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:24 PM: " I understand someone getting caught up in the prospect of a refreshing administration to lead the country but the only real change would come with a true outsider moving into 1600 Penn Ave (neither McCain nor Obama fit this criteria) along with the lazy average citizen getting off their arse' and kicking incumbant hacks out of congress like career fools Kennedy, Kerry, etc. come November. Won't happen - people's interest isn't there and they haven't a clue what is below the surface of their candidates. There will be no real change with either candidate, just more of the same with a little to the right or a little to the left depending on which party wins. Palin is interesting but her lack of having extensive experience as a governor concerns me and we all know that a VP has a figurehead position only . . . Biden is as Washington as you get so no change there. One presidential candidate is a career Washington politician and the other has spent most of his time in Congress running for a different office. Nice choices for us eh? Not that it really matters, we still elect president's using the electoral college and ignore the fact that many become president without actually winning the popular vote . . . that is shameful. " saywhat wrote on Sep 4, 2008 12:16 PM: " Anna, realist, kevinh, etc. As much as I disagree with many of you, I do enjoy the debate. I also do follow through on your web link suggestions, Anna. Here's one for you on yahoo right now. It's about Palin's speech: Fact and fiction. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:42 AM: " I apologize to the readers for my (somewhat) duplicate posts. Sometimes when I open this page, my previous post seems to have disappeared. Then I end up trying to reconstruct it. And then the original post miraculously reappears. Must be poltergeist. " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:38 AM: " Sorry celt, only an infatuated groupie would write that Obamas knowledge of foreign policy has been tested. When Russia invaded Georgia, Obama said the UN Security Council should take up the matter and condemn Russia. Obama obviously did not know that Russia sits on the Security Council, has absolute veto power, and would veto any such condemnation. When someone says that Obama is qualified to be President, I will remember the words of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden: Obama is unfit to be President. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 AM: " I've noticed that none of the members of the media have criticized her academic background. I believe it was journalism. " skeptic wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:15 AM: " Obama's foreign policy ideas look a lot like Jimmy Carter's. And Joe Biden's been wrong on almost every foreign policy comment he's made. One of my co-workers in Atlanta joked that when Obama heard the Russians invaded Georgia he demanded the Russians sit down to talks to make sure they don't go into South Carolina. " kevin h. wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:11 AM: " Woo Hoo!! PALIN-McCain!!! This is the RIGHT woman! " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:09 AM: " Sorry celt, only an infatuated groupie could suggest that Obama's knowledge on foreign policy experience has been tested. When Russia invaded Georgia, Obama naively said the matter should be brought to the UN Security Council so that body could protest Russia. Obama apparently didn't know that Russia sits on the Security Council, has veto power, and would veto any measure the Security Council tried to take. Every time an Obama groupie makes a remark about Obama's extensive experience, just recall the words of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden; Obama is unfit to be President. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:06 AM: " My apologies for not cutting some scraps of text. This site could use a preview feature. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 AM: " To Celt - How has Obama's knowledge on foreign policy been tested? By appearing at intermission at a German rock concert. Holding "talks" with some European PMs? His domestic policy is even worse. The economy is bad let me give out money. Remember his call for a second round of stimulus checks? His life has not picked apart. The press has virtually ignored his being part of the Chicago political machine http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022600720.html His shady supporters http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-obama-rezkomar15,0,848648.story some of his shady associates. His domesti " celt wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:52 AM: " Obama has been way out in front of the public eye for about 20 months. His life has been picked apart and, like him or not, everyone has had a chance to know who he is an what he stands for. His knowledge on both domestic and foreign policy has been tested. We know next to nothing about Palin. Let's see how she fares. The idea that she has more experience that Obama and Biden combined is just plain stupid -- something only an "infatuated groupie" would believe. " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:44 AM: " If Gov. Palin were such a bad choice that she would sink the ticket, Democrats and their media lapdogs would be swooning all over her and saying what a great choice she was. The fact that they are throwing everything they can make up at her to bring her down speaks volumes. They are afraid of this woman, because not only is she qualified to be VP, she makes plain the inadequacy of their presidential candidate. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:21 AM: " to celt - It's a lot tougher to run a state when you have opposition in your own party than it is to run a campaign when your bandwagon is filled with infatuated groupies chanting meaningless slogans like "Change!" (Change what!) and "Together we can" (Can what). " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:16 AM: " She has more executive experience than Obama and Biden combined. And you keep skipping over the fact that she is a sitting Governor. You cannot say she is unqualified to be the V.P. without saying Obama is unqualified to be the President, as well. Every time you take a swipe at her, you remind us all that the Democrat nominee for President has less qualifications than the Republican VP nominee. And I bet when she was mayor, she never voted "Present" like Obama did in IL and in the US Senate. " celt wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:03 AM: " About that "executive" experience the Republicans keep touting: Palin was mayor of a town with a population about 1/3rd that of Norton. What "executive" decisions did she make there? How much to charge for dump stickers? For the 20 months of so that Obama was organizing and running a successful national presidential campaign, Palin was governor of a state with fewer people than either RI or Delaware. She got her first passport 2 years ago and has visited four countries. I'll admit that she has a "dazzling smile." She is just not ready to wield the tremendous power of the USA. " Anna DeMarinis wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:35 AM: " Some (Dem) people seem to forget that the traditional role of the VP candidate is to be the attack dog. Gov. Palin's comparison of hockey moms and pit bulls shows she knows exactly what the VP role is and she will be brilliant at it. On point, and with a dazzling smile. " RICKYL1024 wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:34 AM: " Gov. Sarah Palin is just the kind of person that America needs. Gov. Palin's speech at last night's convention in my opinion was a huge success. Gov. Palin has more executive experience that Barak Obama, Joe Biden, and even John McCain himself. The country needs someone with energy, and spark and Gov. Sarah Palin brings those qualities to the McCain ticket. The McCain/Palin ticket is exactly what we need to move America forward " betty girl wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:12 AM: " The left is always talking about "change" and now that there really is a candidate that really represents that-they dont like it. Go Sara! " hope for attleboro wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:07 AM: " Thought the speech was great. I love how the media is harping on the fact that she was "attacking too much" boo-hoo. It was needed. Loved it. " realist wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:01 AM: " Mr. Major - Are you saying he should have gone with a long time entrenched politician with a record of attacking Obama as unqualified while having no executive experience at all? He might have but Joe Biden was already committed. " mattryan5150 wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:54 AM: " Hey Mr. Major. God forbid that someone tries to appeal to the right wing. Yet I suppose it is entirely acceptable to you that Obama appeals to the left wing of his party? Give me a break! " or
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