And oh, ‘ow they danced, the li’l children of Stone ‘enge…: Having rejected the possibility of a woman VP candidate because of the animus between Obama and Hillary, they are reduced to screeching that the Republicans are playing identity politics by their choice of a woman for VP, because she’s not the right kind of authentic woman. Having dismissed Palin as Mayor of “Wasilly,” the Obama campaign now complains that

Stephen Silver to Palin-drones: the bloom is off the rose, sheeple! […] legitimate questions have been raised about the candidate. Whether she was actually given more than minimal vetting by the McCain campaign. Whether she supported or opposed the controversial “Bridge to Nowhere” (it appears she did both at different times.) Whether she or her husband Todd ever belonged to a secessionist Alaskan political party (Todd, it appears, did; Sarah

Yes, nishi, he’s old. Will probably let slip a dust and cabbage fart while trying to bend over to pick up an errant streamer. But the real question is: what if he dies mid speech? Would Sarah Palin be qualified to come out onstage and finish it for him? OLBY NEEDS TO KNOW!

Happyfeet SarahW linked this in the previous thread, but we may as well put it out here in the bright light of day. From The Weekly Standard: I just watched CNN’s Soledad O’Brien sandbag former White House Communications Director Nicole Wallace by asking her how Sarah Palin can claim to be a defender of special needs children when she cut the budget for that Alaska office by 62 percent. Wallace

Rasmussen: The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Barack Obama attracting 47% of the vote while John McCain earns 43%. When “leaners” are included, it’s Obama 50%, McCain 45%. (see recent daily results). Tracking Poll results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. Virtually all of the interviews for today’s update were completed before Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s speech last

From the Politico: Sarah Palin found some unlikely allies Wednesday as leading academics and even former top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton endorsed the Republican charge that John McCain’s running mate has been subject to a sexist double standard by the news media and Democrats. Georgetown University professor Deborah Tannen, who has written best-selling books on gender differences, said she agrees with complaints that Palin skeptics — including prominent voices

Trailer trash. If you listen closely you can almost hear the banjos…

I like to use this for couples I invite for dinner who don’t bring a bottle of wine or flowers or some such…

Have at it. But please, thor, try not to mention Bristol Palin’s hillbilly pooter. It’s well-dressed and concentrating this evening, and doesn’t need its ears burning. Thanks in advance.

From the Examiner: “Obama policy will cut US troops’ force protection”: Back during the Democratic presidential primaries Senator Barack Obama alleged that US troops in Afghanistan were forced to use captured weapons because of a shortage of military equipment. He has spoken occasionally to reinforce this notion that he will fix military shortcomings and better protect our troops. Missed by the media is Obama’s promise to cut systems designed to