I repeat...she mentioned upholding the Alaskan...

• Demoguttercratic politics... - sam
  • Being an objective observer, the repugnants appear to be the most evil. - Surely you jest.
    • Spoken like a true UNeducated person. Generalize some more. - Objective my a$$. sm
    • LOVED the tick comparison! - Ticks they ARE,
      • Amazing...absolutely amazing... - sam
        • Well heavens-to-betsy! You are just SO - above us all in your pseudo-righteousness.
          • I think you already have someone to light candles and pray to... - sam
            • So.... Sam! A question here. You've retorted to every - post on this board. Do you actually.... WORK?
              • Yes. I multitask and you all inspire me. nm - sam
    • Objective?? ROFL..... - sam
      • This observation is made by a Canadian MT. - We think you republicans are STRANGE. (NM)
        • love you, canada!! - tootie
        • A Canadian thinks someone else is strange. - Good one, eh? nm
          • Typical, make a nasty comment and run. You have no credibility with anyone with any brains. nm - oldtimer
            • Oldtimer - I enjoy your - tootie
            • Excuse me? So it's only allowed to say bad things - about republicans? sm
              • I did not mean typical of either party, just what I see as typical on - this board. nm
                • Thanks, that's good to hear. - Had me worried there. sm
        • The "world" says vote Obama... - sam
          • In case you aren't aware (and I doubt you are) - 'the World' is smarter than you.
          • MYOB - tootie
        • Doesn't work that way. - sm
          • First of all, - sm
            • if McCain gets in - tootie
  • Hey Sambo. How bout that AIP speech. - More gutter politics, or harsh dose of reality? n
    • I listened to the speech. It probably sounded a lot like the one Obama.. - sam
      • you state "probably" and then - ttp
        • I repeat...she mentioned upholding the Alaskan... - sam
          • Really, do you not - shameonit
            • I also prove posts wrong here daily... - sam
              • come on, don't keep stealing - tootie
              • Is that your mission in life? To try to prove that - everyone else in the world is wrong?
                • No more than any of the Dem posters on this board.... - sam
                  • cant accept any responsibility - tootie
          • Bill Clinton is a murderer -- oh I - ttp
            • I did not say Bill Clinton was a murderer... - sam
              • well if you are from - shameonit
                • Now that makes all kinds of sense. Sheesh. I am sure murders occur... - sam
  • We learned it from you guys - nm
    • Check the threads below....all you all the time.... - sam
      • My biggest problem with the 'pubs is you guys ain't - got no sense of HUMOR.
        • No, you dems just ain't funny. - Stop acting like you know something. nm
        • I can't speak for "pubs" ....I'm not one.... - sam
          • Oh, REALLY? Like you guys don't start to -sm - ?
            • Look....you can deny all you want to and of course you will... - sam
        • Afer 8 years of W, nation deserves good chuckle. - Good times, too. As we saw at DNC...sm
          • Democrat hasn't won the presidency yet. - Can't wait until they do, though. sm
          • Yes, I have seen in the past few days the kind of party dems like to throw... - sam
            • Like I said, ' PAR-TAY' !!!!! - And then par-tay some more.
          • After 8 yrs. of the Dubster, you better believe it's - time to PAR-TAY!

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From: Deb Frost in Alaska

[on having been asked, after the announcement: ¡°WOW ¡­ what¡¯s your take on this? Do you like her as your Governor?¡±]

Sarah Palin is the US¡¯s answer to Margaret Thatcher! Anyone who thinks she cannot handle the job or deal briskly and efficiently with ANY issue, including foreign governments ¡­ well, they haven¡¯t met our Sarah.

As an Alaskan resident as well as a resident of Wasilla, AK, where Sarah Palin was at one time Mayor ¡­ I can speak with confidence. Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska is exactly what she portrayed during her introduction this morning and exactly what our US Government needs. She is ethical to a fault (if there is such a thing), a refreshing change to the status-quo and as smart and determined a PERSON (gender really isn¡¯t an issue here as far as I¡¯m concerned) as anyone could ask for at the head of government.

Sarah is no naive ¡¯small town mayor¡¯ ¨C she just *started out* there. BTW, as Mayor of Wasilla, she brought this ¡¯small town¡¯ through a lot of GOOD changes and left it at the end of her term having grown to the 4th largest CITY in Alaska ¨C a lot of growth and a stronger economic base than ever before.

She has EXECTUTIVE experience *running a government* (something NONE of the other candidates can actually boast, even John McCain) as Governor of Alaska and got there by defeating the *incumbent* Republican Governor, who was definitely part of the ¡®old school¡¯ and who WAS very much in the pocket of the big oil companies. We in Alaska wanted change ¨C and we got it in the person of Sarah Palin!

Sarah Palin is everything she looks to be and more. Her approval rating as Governor of Alaska has been as high as 95% and is currently leveled out consistently in the upper 80 percentile throughout the state (and in both parties) - the HIGHEST approval rating of ANY sitting Governor.

Sarah has been turning around corruption in the Legislature of Alaska - turning things on their ear for that matter; cutting spending in spite of the increased income the state is currently receiving due to the high oil prices - she has insisted on putting a huge amount of the ¡®windfall¡¯ into savings for the future rather than spending, spending, spending - and has insisted from the get-go on what she refers to as ¡®honest, ethical and transparent governing¡¯ - no more closed door meetings and dealings - the big oil companies thought she would be a pushover and have learned better to their chagrin.

She understands the ¡®real people¡¯ and the economic issues we all face (Alaskans along with the rest of the country) - she was one of ¡®us¡¯ not long ago. Rather than passing useless ¡®laws¡¯ or throwing money at pet projects, she (most recently) temporarily suspended the state gas tax (on gasoline at the pumps, fuel oil and natural gas for homes, etc.) and has ordered checks issued to ALL residents of Alaska this fall in an attempt to assist with the burden of high fuel costs for the upcoming winter. I could go on and on, but that¡¯s enough for now. She isn¡¯t doing these things to be popular ¨C she is doing it because her constituents are HURTING financially and she can help.

She became Governor of Alaska by defeating the Incumbent Republican Governor and doing it *without* the money or the support of the Republican Party, which was amazing in itself - and she won by a landslide. The ¡®powers that be¡¯ at that time totally underestimated Sarah and learned better the hard way. She has done exactly what she claimed she was going to do and is just as popular today as the day she was elected - perhaps more so since even the Democrats up here seem to like her - she works well with both sides in the Legislature here.

Sarah ¡®belongs¡¯ to us (Alaskans) ¡­ and although we are going to be terribly sorry to see her leave before she finishes the job she started here (two years ago) straightening out OUR State ¡­ we understand she is needed for a bigger purpose and hopefully her Lt. Governor will be able to fill her shoes here and continue the job.

As for worrying about what would happen if McCain were to die or step down or whatever ¡­ Up here in AK we¡¯ve only been wondering how long we would be able to KEEP Sarah in Alaska and have seen her as our first woman President of the USA from the start. It¡¯s always been a matter of whether she would wait until the end of her TWO terms as Governor (no doubt at ALL that she would be re-elected if she ran for a second term at the end of her current term) ¡­ or end up in Washington sooner. She could do the job TODAY.

Personally, I feel a lot better about McCain now that I know he has someone as savvy, as strong, as ethical and as steady as Sarah at his back. She will be an excellent Vice President ¡­ and my guess is she will be our US Republican Presidential candidate in four years - AND by then the country will KNOW her ¨C will love and respect her as we do here - and she¡¯ll win by as much of a landslide as she did here in Alaska. I only wonder if McCain has a clue what he is unleashing on the US of A. She is going to be a fresh wind, but also a strong wind.

Is that enough of an endorsement? If not, I¡¯ll add this ¡­ Jerry and I have for many years felt the best ¡®vote¡¯ was to vote for the lesser of two ¡®evils¡¯ and hope they didn¡¯t do too much damage. Two years ago during our State Governor¡¯s race was the first time EVER that we actually asked for not just a little sign to put in our yard showing our support of our candidate (something we¡¯ve never felt the desire to do at all before) - we asked for a full 4¡ä x 8¡ä ¡®SARAH PALIN FOR GOVERNOR!¡¯ sign and were proud to have it. She hasn¡¯t let us or Alaska down. She will do the same for the USA if given the opportunity.

Deb Frost in Alaska

Debbie & Jerry Frost
Wasilla, AK 99652
(907) 357-3060

and there was an outcry that I made it up.  I have no investment in it at all -- true or untrue.  I do enjoy novelty information, though, and thought others might enjoy it also.

on TV.  I didn't see the whole video clip of them singing but the little bit I did see was enough to show me how eerie and just messed up that is.  This whole thing is just creepy. 

But read the rest and tell me how many times he mentions Islam, Muslins, and the rest:

"As the Holy Quran tells us: "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." That is what I will try to do, to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart.

Part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience. I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. As a boy, I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and the fall of dusk. As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith.

As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam at places like Al-Azhar University that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment. It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed.
 
Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.

I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story. The first nation to recognise my country was Morocco. In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second President John Adams wrote: "The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims."
 
And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel Prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic Torch. And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Quran that one of our Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson kept in his personal library.
 
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.

But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. We were born out of revolution against an empire. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words within our borders, and around the world. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: Epluribus unum: "Out of many, one."
 
Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected president. But my personal story is not so unique. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores - that includes nearly seven million American Muslims in our country today who enjoy incomes and education that are higher than average.

Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders. That is why the US government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.
 
So let there be no doubt: Islam is a part of America. And I believe that America holds within her the truth that regardless of race, religion, or station in life, all of us share common aspirations to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God. These things we share. This is the hope of all humanity.

fair and balanced . . . fair and balanced . . . fair and balanced . . . obama is a muslim .  . . economy is fundamentally strong . . . fair and balanced . .  .