Palinator

I watched part of the Republican National Convention tonight because I am temporarily fascinated with Sarah Palin. It's the kind of fascination you have with a new person that seems important, but you don't know much about them. The political "It Girl" for right now. I found out about 45 minutes after McCain announced her as his running mate Friday and I looked at some pictures and read articles, but I'd never heard her talk or seen her on camera. As David Letterman remarked, she IS like a LensCrafters commercial. She actually spoke better than I expected and has the beginnings of some type of charisma. Maybe.

While I watched the end of Guiliani's speech and all of hers I made some notes. There were too many thoughts running through my mind. I'd wished I'd had someone to tell, but then I changed my mind because I probably would have been talking too much. My thoughts, literally:

-Cindy McCain (with bald spot above bangs) holding the new Palin baby to make good pictures.
-Guiliani says Palin fights corruption, but what about her trying to dismiss her sister's ex-husband's boss after he wouldn't fire the ex-husband for divorcing Palin's sister?
-The Republicans are looking so crazy. They keep showing the same weird people over and over--a blonde woman with big fake pink lips and a cowboy hat and a geeky looking girl with huge braces. Some old people. LOTS of people wearing feathers for some reason.
-Guiliani is being much more critical of Obama and the Dems. I watched Obama, Biden, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama and no one was quite that scathing against the Republicans.
-When Palin walks out I feel like it's wrong that this is the first time I've heard her speak. She's too unknown to be running for VP. She should be more of a "name" in politics it seems. Though I later began to question myself when she started talking about the "Washington Elite". Still, it seems like being governor of Alaska and mayor of a tiny town isn't enough.
-I hope the people at the convention are the only people that will vote for her. Unfortunately I am wrong.
-Her son looks scared to death when she starts talking about him leaving to fight in Iraq in a week.
-I think it's really good she brought/acknowledged Bristol and the baby daddy. Trying to hide that whole scandal would be worse. WHOA for the fiancee. I wonder what's going through his head.
-Palin seems fake.
-Republicans chanting, "Drill Baby, Drill!"
-I do not understand why she plays up being a hockey mom so much. I get that she's trying to make herself seem on the same level as normal Americans or whatever, but honestly, I wouldn't want a hockey mom being the Vice-President of the United States.
-LOL at the little daughter licking her hand and slathering it all over the baby's hair.
-Okay, back to the "Washington Elite" thing. I guess it's good she's supposedly not a "corrupt politician" like all the big names in Washington, but I think she should have more experience than she does. Running Alaska is probably a really intense job, but it's not exactly the most populous, busy, important state. Oh yeah, it's close to Russia. :) I also just saw that she's barely traveled abroad. That's a problem. I need to read into this.
-This woman is in love with John McCain. We all understand that he was in a war and that means he's experienced with all kinds of situations. Get over it. It's important, but not something to build a whole campaign around.

And I love Brian Williams.

Regarding the Bristol thing, I agree that people should leave her daughter alone. It's a personal matter that she should deal with privately. However, Sarah Palin is running for VP right now with some VERY strong views about family planning. I think it's more than fair to judge Palin based on what's going on with her family. If she doesn't want to explain anything, that's fine but it may come with consequences.

Ultimately, I will NOT vote for Palin because I absolutely cannot support her views. It would make me very uncomfortable and discouraged if she were influencing the way our country was run. Furthermore, I would not be comfortable with her running the country if anything happened to McCain.

I am NOT a Democrat. I just believe in voting for the candidate that best fits me. Most often, there are only two presidential candidates, so it's not that hard to decide which one I am more aligned with.

Obama/Biden '08