Submitted by Yardbroom
She went to Minnesota like a “star” not from the East, but the far North, and before she spoke there was whooping and hollering. Sarah Palin was amongst friends – fellow Republicans – if there was any doubt, it was loudly put to rest. Before the din had died she tore into Barack Obama, and did they love her. Of course intrepid reporters had taken a trip to Wasilla, where it all started. They discovered a story of a 17 year old unmarried pregnant girl, Sarah Palin’s daughter…what does it matter these days.
The French have a saying, politics end at the bedroom door. As if to prove the point lawyer and French Justice Minister 42 year old Rachida Dati, is heavily pregnant. That she is unmarried and refuses to name the father adds spice to the story. The daughter of a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, the first immigrant to hold such a cabinet position; and seen by some as a role model, has caused a few eyebrows to be raised. She is also a Muslim and was appointed by no other than French President Nicholas Sarkosy.
I will close the door ever so gently on the bedroom, and return to the American Presidential Election.
There is also the little question of Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten, Sarah Palin’s brother-in-law; allegations have been made that she -Sarah Palin – used her political influence in an effort to have him dismissed, because of a child custody dispute between him and Palin’s sister. All grist to the mill and I am sure many more stones will be overturned, but will they have any impact on the election…that is open to question.
Earlier this year on Barbados Underground I said that the “R” word will have an impact on the American Electorate…some of them. One Barbados Underground commenter went as far as to suggest “I had no faith in black people.” The nonsense of such a remark does not worth bothering with, but I will indulge him. Why is so much fuss being made about Barack Obama’s nomination? Why is there so much global interest? Because Obama is “black,” to suggest therefore that “R” will play no part in the American Presidential election; is to give his presence neutrality that his DNA would prove a lie.
Senator McCain’s acceptance speech was well received, he “purred” through it nicely, more detail and substance, even Presidential. Was there a feeling it did not have the “bite” of Sarah Palin’s? There is a danger I see in Sarah Palin’s meteoric rise. If she has to take on Barack Obama; there will come a time when questions, like why can’t McCain do that? The strength of a joint enterprise of this kind can be undermined by the force of a junior partner…just a thought.
Obama can wisely concentrate on McCain and leave Sarah Palin to Joe Biden. He can justifiably say, it is McCain who is in my sights not Sarah Palin, she will not be President. When Sarah Palin is released from the Republican cocoon and exposed alone to the media, then battle will really commence. No doubt there are a few reporters straining at the leash to question her closely on a myriad of issues; a few might be even hoping to make a name for themselves.
I have refrained from mentioning the “R” word, I wonder if the American electorate will not think about it, or utter it before the vote?
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