Unbelievable.
Well, the reviews are in, and by all accounts, Palin did a credible, if snarky job of fluffing the GOP base last night. There are tons of perspectives to be had out there in Angry Liberal™ bloggyland (now look who’s making with the snark), just point your browser in any direction and you can’t miss them.
I’ll thank Palin for one thing though — by dismissing the importance of “community organizers” she has energized our base as well. She’s about to find out the power of people organized for a cause, or a candidate they believe in.
Side note: Wasn’t Jesus a community organizer? Mother Teresa? Buddha? Cesar Chavez? What a cynically stupid thing to say.
Stuff I liked that you might have missed :
Commentary about Sarah Palin from probably the only liberal blogger in Alaska
From our Rhody neighbors to the south, a very amusing comparison of Sarah Palin’s speech to The Sphinx from Mystery Men. Just as an aside, I LOVE that movie.
Glenn Greenwald breaks it down. It’s at Salon - so you’ll have to look at an ad to get a day pass - no biggie.
It was the gals at Code Pink who disrupted Gov. Palin’s speech. Go get ‘em ladies!
Best observation from a front pager at Big Orange:
You are looking at the next generation’s Phyllis Schlafly.
There’s a scary thought. Yikes.
Best comment at Big Orange:
McCain/Palin ‘08 - A Bridge to Nowhere
Now here’s a bridge to somewhere with extra bonus live Aretha Franklin soundtrack from her amazing live album Aretha Live at Fillmore West.
HT: Group News Blog
As per usual, the media is chasing the wrong car when it comes to Sarah Palin. The coverage so far has been mostly about her pregnant teenage daughter — I personally don’t care about her family situation. I care more about the fact that a 72 year old, current cancer patient has chosen a christian dominionist as his running mate. If you value the constitution, you should be concerned too.
Harper’s Magazine article about Sarah Palin and the extreme theology of her pastors. Jeez, and to think some people were up in Rev. Wright’s grill about his views.
See, I knew the pregnant daughter thing was just a diversion for other, scarier revelations (no pun intended), about Sarah Palin. With bonus quoteage from our own Frederick Clarkson.
The fact that the GOP is pushing the anti-choice stuff so hard is very telling. They will say anything, and partner with any group, no matter how extreme, to remain in power.
Scary stuff, kids.
We interrupt the McPain media frenzy to bring you the following awesome news:
My good buddy Andy (formerly of Mass Revolution Now!) is a daddy! He and his wife welcomed their son Kai last Wednesday. Andy has a brief post, (with bonus pic!) up at his blog [link]
Congratulation, Andy family!
I now return you to the GOP train wreck, already in progress.
Toyota Winglet [hat tip to Geeks are Sexy]
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