Palin

Boy, did Sarah Palin come out swinging tonight! I felt so bad for her, because I feel like the media treated her unfairly. They were questioning her choice to accept the VP slot because she has 5 kids, when no one would ever question a man on family issues like that. Todd Palin is a stay-at-home dad, so I don't understand the difference. In my opinion, it's sexism. I understand that Democrats wanted to have the first woman VP or President, but that's no excuse to be hostile towards Palin because of her gender. Plus, just because Palin is Republican doesn't make her any less of a woman.

Anyway, she (or her speechwriter, really) was really tough on Obama tonight. I liked her fighting back against all of the attacks, but I was a bit uncomfortable with how negative she went. I hope it doesn't destroy her credibility. Here are a few of the attack lines from her speech:

"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities. I might add that in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening."

"We tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco."

"Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems - as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all."

"I've noticed a pattern with our opponent. Maybe you have, too. We've all heard his dramatic speeches before devoted followers. And there is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state senate.

"This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting, and never use the word 'victory' except when he's talking about his own campaign."

"But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed ... when the roar of the crowd fades away ... when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot - what exactly is our opponent's plan? What does he actually seek to accomplish, after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet? The answer is to make government bigger ... take more of your money ... give you more orders from Washington ... and to reduce the strength of America in a dangerous world. America needs more energy ... our opponent is against producing it. Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit. Terrorist states are seeking new-clear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions. Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights? Government is too big ... he wants to grow it. Congress spends too much ... he promises more."

What do you think? Too harsh, not harsh enough, or just right?