Charlie Gibson..Sarah Palin .. And Free Speech
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Last night Charlie Gibson had what appeared to be a great time trying to unravel Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. .. or was he simply and fairly challenging her .. testing her to see how she stands up?
I don't think I need to state who Sarah Palin is or where she is from.
I also think I can safely say our media leans quite openly to one political side.
In the interview of Sarah Palin by Charlie Gibson.. he peppered her with question after question .. ..questions that were clearly set up to trip her up... or.. were they set up to bring out the best in her?
I would like to think they were set up for the latter.
The questions didn't trip her up. She clearly and simply stated her answers to each question as quickly as Charlie Gibson fired them at her.
The wonder of free speech is anything is fair game and it was here. The added wonder of free speech is how it shows the truth of those who are speaking.
The questions of Charlie Gibson were tough. The answers by Sarah Palin were clear.
The end result was just as clear.
In Sarah Palin we have a strong, intelligent, determined woman who can stand up to the toughest. Charlie Gibson did his best in testing her. She won the test with all colors flying. Thanks to free speech.. today we have a better idea of just who Sarah Palin is .. assuring us that John McCain has certainly made the right choice.
Is it safe to assume Barack Obama will never be tested in the same way by any media member? Why wouldn't he be? What is there that needs to be kept hidden? You simply can't hide when put under the glare of the lights as happened last night with Sarah Palin... and someone running to be our President surely should be willing to be put under that glare in the same way as Palin was last night.
Thank you , ABC and Charlie Gibson..irregardless of what you initial motive may have been ... and of course Sarah Palin. The power of free speech was illustrated last night in all its glory.
The wonder of our freedoms here must be protected. The best way to protect them is to use our freedom to vote... making sure you know exactly who you are voting for.
This interview of Sarah Palin by Charlie Gibson showed Palin is more than ready to be our Vice President. She is more than ready to step into the seat of President if called upon to do that. She met her toughest test .. set to her by a fellow citizen... and won.
Bring it on.... world.. she is ready to face whatever you may bring.
She will work to protect this country and our freedoms .. our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness....with every breath in her body.
What more could we ask for?
We can never really know who Barack Obama is when he is never questioned in that same manner. Is it fair to say he never will be?
If Charlie Gibson went into the interview with a deep skepticism toward Sarah Palin's candidacy.. I cannot imagine he did not leave with a newly acquired level of respect for her.
Charlie Gibson.... Sarah Palin ... and free speech... free speech won for us over and over and over again by those who truly know its worth ... those who have been willing to stand up for it with their lives.
Stand back from the emotions of this political campaign... take time to truly learn of your candidates with open eyes... with intelligence.
The freedom we all take so for granted truly is at stake and it is up to us to make sure it prevails.... not only for us but for all future generations.
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I agree...Jon... in every way. The saddest thing is our media people are willing to squander away our freedom for the sake of what? Honor? The lack of guts to say they are WRONG about someone?
Obama is the greatest threat to our freedom this nation has faced. He is an American running for President.. for crying out loud... who wants to "change" this country into a socialist/ communist nation...a nation which then he and his cronies.. whom are all sitting quietly just waiting till he gains the White House...can proudly control... if he gets his way.
Wake up .. people.
He means what he says when he says this nation needs to "change"... in the direst way possible. Look beyond the fluff and see what he truly stands for.
No, I do not work for a corporation or the oil industry, and if you read my blog you would have been able to assess that on your own. I value the freedom to make my own choices and not have the government tell me how I am supposed to decide. If you vote for McCain you want to live in a black and white world that wants to tell women they have no choice for an abortion, and have the rich pay fewer taxes. We need to finally end the Bush regime and end the Republican/oil dictatorship. If anyone cannot see this truth they are either very ignorant or blind. Obama is not trying to make America a Socialist nation, he is trying to make things work, because it's not working. Healthcare and education should not be a right only for the rich, and war not a solution to problems. It's hilarious that Republicans say they want less government involvement, but they are actually getting more government involvement when they lose their freedom to choose. That is a dictatorship.
And just the fact that we have a war in Iraq, which was a just a opportunistic move for Bush and Cheney, not that we actually had a reason to be there! McCain and Palin will set our country backwards. Obama is an intellectual.. something refreshing to see after havine a monkey run our country for the past 8 years. We don't need a haphazard and spontaneous senior citizen, and a careless, selfish, and matronly SUV driving (even though transporting kids and groceries doesn't require such a vehicle) hockey mom.
Thank you .. Tanya... for reading.. and for commenting.
I vote for who will promise to work for us.. the citizens.. and promise to maintain the freedoms granted to us under our Constituion.
I asked you on your hub if you work for a corporation because you seem so bitter about them being allowed to make profits. How do you think our economy is kept running? Of course there are abuses.. but that goes from the top all the way to the bottom of our citizenry...and if we don't allow the corporations to make profits and keep growing... if we force them to pay their profits to the government through higher and higher taxes... who do you think will pay for those taxes?
In your own business.. if the government came in and taxed you to the point of breaking.. would you pass that expense off to your consumer? You would have to to survive. You would have to either cut your emplyees pay raises and beneftis or increase your prices or both.
Bottom line it is the consumer who would soon no longer be able to afford to buy much of anything ...simple math....all because some people became envious of corporations who make profits.
Obama wants to make us a service nation.. where we all take care of each other...not by choice....but with the government giving "monetary incentives" to make people do what he wants them to do...from our youngest children to our senior citizens. Where would he get the money to do this? Billions of dollars..he says it will cost.. all coming from we the taxpayers...after all the government makes no money of its own.. you see.
There is no country on earth who knows how to take care of each other more than we do in America.. without the government forcing its hand in any way.
Keep the government out of my charity giving. I know much better how to do it myself.
I value my freedoms. Uncountable lives have been given so that I can live without fear in that air of freedom. I would want to make sure our President is one who values them in the same way.
Where would you and each of us be today had we not had presidents who had the courage and the love for this country that they had when it came time to make a decision to defend this country at all cost?
Where might we be in our streets today if President Bush did not have the courage to take a tough stand against el Qaida? Would you be fighting human bombs in your neighborhood? Could be.. couldn't it?
Where would we be if we didn't have all those brave men and women step forward and FIGHT for this country.. willing to GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOUR FREEDOM?
As far as abortion goes.. that is a moral issue for which we will all have to one day stand before our Creator to answer for. That is something no one can posssibly escape...no matter what your views on life here may be... that day before our God.
I believe anyone who chooses can get an abortion. I don't worry about those little lives lost..those innocent souls.....they are going straight into the hands of Jesus.
I leave the moral issues to be quided by God and individual conscienses..not the government.
What I do object to is that anyone would expect me and all other citizens to pay for their life cholces...whether it be abortion or plastic surgery because they don't like how they look... through health insurance... and of course if it were legislated that our health insurance providers had to cover such procedures... who would be paying? Every citizen in the form of higher health care costs.... as we all well know.
As concerning health insurance... there is no one in our nation who cannot get the care he/she needs today if it is a necessity. No one. No on can be turned away from a hospital and not cared for in an emergency situation ever.
We have a generation of Americans who is beginning to believe that everything in life is a right of theirs. It is not.
What we do have a right to.. each and every one of us Americans.. is the right to life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness... not the right to life, liberty and the right to have government give us our happiness.
Everything we obtain in life is a privilege that needs to be earned.
Entitlement is a road to destruction.
Your comments reflect that you have not read my blog or at least not completely. So I am not going to repeat myself. My statements have already made my perspective clear and I think anyone who seeks the truth would agree.
Your statement "We have a generation of Americans who is beginning to believe that everything in life is a right of theirs" is a reflection of the Republicans. They are so greedy. They would rather be dependent on oil, which hurts the earth and other countries, than lose some money and tyr alternative sources. Send innocent Americans to war to not fight for a just cause, but for their own selfish business purposes. I enjoy being self-reliant and independent and I would think so do many Democrats. However, I was lucky to have a father who is a professor of chemical engineering and a mother who is a chemist. They promoted education, equality, responsibilty of self, and respect for others. However, what if I was born in a slum, or an orphan. I would be intelligent but have no parents to support me in my educational pursuits or healthcare. I do not think people who are underprivledged should be given numerous handouts, and neither does Obama. He believes in responsibilty of self and reflects it in the way he grew up and went to school, the way he raises his children, and the wife he is married to. But everyone should have a first step to put their foot on, so that they can then put their own energy into getting to where they want to go. And even the wealthiest people sometimes have bad times, and they would expect help because how dare they live below their standards.
It's amazing how republicans believe that when a baby is still in the womb it has all the rights, but once it is born, all those rights are gone.
I give respect to people of all ages, races, and religion. But a person loses my respect based on his or her actions and how they treat others. And I don't find McCain or Palin respet worthy people. Pacifying him because he is a POW is not enough to erase everything else he stands for. It is like saying, we should pacify Obama based on the fact that he is black and had to endure the rascism in America and our history of slavery. Most people do admirable and respectful things, but if their regular actions show otherwise I will not support them for that one admirable action.
Against opposition from my mother, my brothers and I, my dad voted for Bush the last 2 elections. I thought he was crazy. He's a registered democrat. He grew up on a farm in Indiana and knew the value of hard work and instilled it in my brothers and I. He was the youngest of 6 children and had to eat fried zucchinni to replace meat during the great depression. His mother died when he was 7 and he had a hard life with a difficult and distant father. He worked summers to put himself through college without the help of anyone and is a self made man. My father has always put a high priority on education, family, equality for women, race, and religion, and freedom of choice in all actions for both genders. He, more so than my mother, instilled in me to be an independent woman with integrity and self-respect. And he is voting for Obama this November.
Are you willing to sacrifice all your hard work to give according to Obama's demands?
Socialism is a dangerous road.... a road we need to get off of..not on further.
No sense arguing however... time will tell in what direction America goes...by we the citizens and how we use our votes.
By the way.. I notice you didn't answer one of my questions...not one.
If you can't answer them...let your father read them. I'll bet he could.
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Jon 3 years ago
I have been waiting for almost 2 years for Obama to sit down and give an interview like this. Sarah Palin does it less than 2 weeks after she was announced as VP candidate, and the left leaning press says "what took so long?".
I am so tired of the left leaning media and the way they handle Obama like hes untouchable! The media wants Obama elected in such a bad way, they are willing to mislead the public and skew the evidence against him.
RIDICULOUS! And how the heck does Keith Olbermann still have a job? After he was acting giddy like a school girl over Obama, making quotes like "I got tingly feelings up my leg" when referring to the chosen one. SAD! Keith need to give the news, not political opinion. Opinion is reserved for talk radio, not MSNBC