tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post2136974026642353925..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Peter Hitchens is Right About Sarah PalinIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12760481678397979292008-10-02T04:41:00.000+01:002008-10-02T04:41:00.000+01:00Her interviews have revealed her to be so hopeless...Her interviews have revealed her to be so hopelessly out of her depth that some US conservative commentators are calling her to withdraw. She has yet to give a press conference, even Quayle did that. Such are the low expectations of the first debate, that anything less than a complete humiliation will be spun as a succes. Do you still 'like what you see' Iain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67677714029859260742008-09-07T15:07:00.000+01:002008-09-07T15:07:00.000+01:00this article is fine, but you got it soo wrong abo...this article is fine, but you got it soo wrong about the size of Alaska, Alaska is small, you say??? are you on crack? Alaska is the single largest state of the US. hello??? what planet are you from??? Alaska is 5 times the size of the UK and it's a key state in terms of energy. that's where all the oil and gas reserves of the US are. gee, you people in the UK, you still think that the world revolves around your little island...jeez, alaska is 'small' :-)verofosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683001779036742033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78867570009654149482008-09-01T18:45:00.000+01:002008-09-01T18:45:00.000+01:00It's very typical of the to Right defend Palin wit...It's very typical of the to Right defend Palin with this ridiculous straw man argument about experience. <BR/><BR/>It's not that she's inexperienced per se, but that it makes McCain look like a complete and utter hypocrite for attacking Obama for weeks on end for being inexperienced, only for his VP candidate to be arguably less experienced than Obama. How is it not hard to see the problem there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25975025327410774122008-09-01T11:30:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:30:00.000+01:00Ray Lewis wasn't a Tory. Was he? But Sarah Palin i...Ray Lewis wasn't a Tory. Was he? But Sarah Palin is not the "wrong kind of woman". She is the wrong kind of person. <BR/><BR/>Creationist, anti Polar Bears!, allegedly corrupt re family scores, incredibly inexperienced however you try to big up the parish pump she controlled, and I'm told fiscally incompetent/un-Republican with a huge defecit and a sneak tax-hike that was double what she announced. <BR/><BR/>There is no sign of her being vetted properly by the forgetful maverick Senator Magoo.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4453028439844331872008-09-01T10:50:00.000+01:002008-09-01T10:50:00.000+01:00It's just that the left think it desperately unfai...<I>It's just that the left think it desperately unfair for Republicans or Conservatives to have female/black/gay/whatever, candidates because the left think they "own" all minority or oppressed groups.</I><BR/><BR/>this is probably true and something I've believed for a while (and said here). But it doesn't make Hitchens any less bigotes and paranoid. The "campaign against marriage" is the same accusation that's levelled against homosexuals frequently, together with all the other rubbish about there being a 'gay/liberal/feminist/secular agenda' to make everyone hate God, England and St George. (or God, America, Motherhood and Apple Pie, depending on which side of the pond you're sitting). Check out James Dobson on the subject, who thinks that part of the 'gay agenda; is to make paedophilia legal and accepted. It also percolates down to minor levels like separation of church and state and stains major ones like freedom of speech. Hitchens is just a tail-end of the old fashioned culture wars as promoted by Pat Buchanan and his ilk.<BR/><BR/>It's going to be an issue here too very soon. It's interesting that andy (above) says<BR/><BR/><I>"I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that I can't be a real conservative.<BR/><BR/>I believe in a woman's right to choose, that religion (especially creationism) should be kept out of schools, that people shouldn't have any kind of access to guns, that homosexuality is normal and gay people should be allowed to get married."</I>.<BR/><BR/>It is the votes of people like him that will - of they retain them - buoy the tories to power. It is not having those votes that has kept them out of power for a decade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52215989370300226522008-09-01T01:23:00.000+01:002008-09-01T01:23:00.000+01:00The reason that the feminists have rejected her is...The reason that the feminists have rejected her is her record on abortion, largely.<BR/><BR/>That's rather the focus of the American movement feminism.Squadron Leaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708613693507131563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72056520425620811642008-09-01T00:16:00.000+01:002008-09-01T00:16:00.000+01:00Now Condi Rice as McCain's VP would be someone to ...Now Condi Rice as McCain's VP would be someone to fear and respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49495618266298180992008-08-31T19:39:00.000+01:002008-08-31T19:39:00.000+01:00Come on, Iain, maybe you are getting a touch paran...Come on, Iain, maybe you are getting a touch paranoid. 'The Left' whatever that multi-headed hydras is (are all hydras multi-headed?) would not have reacted the same way if McCain had selected Condi Rice, as Political Betting suggested he might. Her views seem to be abominable. Should one not say this because she is a woman? A large part - bit not all - of the US left did not support Hilary because of her vote on the war. An important point this with all the complaints about Obama's victory being unfair to women. It was her politics not her gender that did down Hilary, had she voted against the Iraq invasion should would now be the Democratic Party candidate. Similarly, what's wrong with attacking Pailin for her politics?<BR/>PS: I've started a post on Darling's interview and here you were spot on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74072050689167829782008-08-31T19:03:00.000+01:002008-08-31T19:03:00.000+01:00@anon - Thank you. I agree with on that the appoin...@anon - Thank you. I agree with on that the appointment adds spark. In terms of political spectacle, she helps. It's a fun ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91585540792137452962008-08-31T18:55:00.000+01:002008-08-31T18:55:00.000+01:00Stuart at 6:43Very good point, well made. You're r...Stuart at 6:43<BR/><BR/>Very good point, well made. You're right she is neither, what she is is a spark that's ignited an election process, already ablaze, even more. And from a purely voyeuristic perspective, I say amen to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31249641115298350772008-08-31T18:43:00.000+01:002008-08-31T18:43:00.000+01:00The problem with Palin that I see is this: a VP is...The problem with Palin that I see is this: a VP is an insurance policy. They exist to step into the breach if the president drops down dead.<BR/><BR/>Given that, a VP should be one of two things: either an echo of the main candidate or a 'safe pair of hands'. Biden and, I suppose, Cheney were chosen as a safe pair of hands; Gore was an echo.<BR/><BR/>The problem with Palin is that she is neither.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21632684936050074142008-08-31T18:25:00.000+01:002008-08-31T18:25:00.000+01:00It's worth remembering when opponents play the ine...It's worth remembering when opponents play the inexperience card that Richard Nixon was under 40 when he was chosen as Eisenhower's running mate. He had no executive experience (other than in the Navy) and only 6 years total experience as a Congressman and Senator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69627392702247361442008-08-31T18:08:00.000+01:002008-08-31T18:08:00.000+01:00Hitchens' argument is based on the weird idea that...Hitchens' argument is based on the weird idea that left-wing women should always support the female candidate, regardless of her character, views and anything else. Isn't this, in that much overused phrase on the internet, a 'straw man'.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460467261108308392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87776763684444424602008-08-31T17:35:00.000+01:002008-08-31T17:35:00.000+01:00"a small one" - and there was me thinking that Ala..."a small one" - and there was me thinking that Alaska was far the largestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44736455473089365292008-08-31T16:54:00.000+01:002008-08-31T16:54:00.000+01:00Iain:Sorry- wasn't crisitism, could well be that c...Iain:<BR/><BR/>Sorry- wasn't crisitism, could well be that computer dropped a link somewhere. Wasn't suggesting you had motive to delete it!<BR/><BR/>All the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19713530103319816642008-08-31T16:38:00.000+01:002008-08-31T16:38:00.000+01:00Chrome Diplomat, I haven't deleted any posts. Comm...Chrome Diplomat, I haven't deleted any posts. Comment moderation has not been on or three weeks. I deleted one post yesterday due to a bad word being used, but none today. Maybe you didn't complete the process properly.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82262288747836667492008-08-31T16:36:00.000+01:002008-08-31T16:36:00.000+01:00iain- 2 things:1- why did you not publish my last ...iain- 2 things:<BR/><BR/>1- why did you not publish my last post (if it was a bit long then fair enough)<BR/><BR/>2- Election may be about getting votes- but McCain has people waving 'country first' banners at all his rallies- this choice puts country most defiantly second by putting an inexperienced liability next in line to a guy who is 74 with a long and serious list of medical problems (for instance the 5 malignant tumors he has had to have removed over the years), in the hope he can win over those women dumb enough to vote against their interests in favour of their genitals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32829771297686722802008-08-31T16:26:00.000+01:002008-08-31T16:26:00.000+01:00If you cannot destroy your oponents by rational ar...If you cannot destroy your oponents by rational argument, as the socialists have completely failed to do, then you need to find another way to achive power. I read somewhere that the early Russian socialists realised that the honest working class believed firmly in the values of the family and were Faithfull people. They therefore set about portaying that as a technique by the ruling classes to keep thw workrs down. In the same way the current crop of lefties have to propogate the lie that righties screw the minorities, when of course they do not. Choosinga righy lady as a VP is a direct threat to this 'technique' and will therefore attract every bit of venom that the lefties can muster. They dare not let a single one through the gap, otheriwse they will be doomed. BTW I do not class the BNP as righties - they are nutters.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41822284195521843272008-08-31T15:57:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:57:00.000+01:00Iain Dale is spot on about the left's attitude to ...Iain Dale is spot on about the left's attitude to minorities. And by attacking Mrs Palin so much, the Democrats appear to be saying they think McCain is a perfect choice for President, but they're just worried about what would happen if he could no longer serve. Now looking at their candidate with Biden, he looks a bit boyish and out of his depth. And on the health issue, should Obama not be around, Biden has had a brain aneurysm. <BR/>Just wondering when this campaign would feature a discussion of policy and how America can be made a better country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70825422305911891922008-08-31T15:54:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:54:00.000+01:00Palin proves in deeds her love and courage: being ...Palin proves in deeds her love and courage: being a proud mother of five children, and a son with Down syndrome, is a good sign. She could be a person with a not long political experience, but I think that I could trust in this woman.<BR/>Good luck, America!<BR/>Santiago, Granada (Spain)<BR/>http://opinionciudadano.blogspot.com/Santiago Chiva, Granadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524168443164112036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65954836331489632492008-08-31T15:42:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:42:00.000+01:00I have seen my relatives' kids taught by teachers ...I have seen my relatives' kids taught by teachers <BR/>(prompted by their masters) in science classes to consider the creationist angle for universe creation and not completely believe what Darwin said! <BR/><BR/>I have no problems in people holding religious views as long as they do not wave the Bible at others during elections saying homosexuality is sin and abnormal and say that voting for a black person or a liberal is heresy. I am not a liberal, but was shocked to see them badgering the families in Ohio who I know well during Bush's second term election.<BR/><BR/>If uncle McCain in his first term were to succumb to an illness, Palin will become the leader of the free world and I shudder think that she will have access to the suitcase containing the code. I respected McCain as a person and as a maverick, but now with Palin at his side....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54140930996531781662008-08-31T15:38:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:38:00.000+01:00Palin is also getting flak from women in the Chris...Palin is also getting flak from women in the Christian evangelical community. Some see Palin as actually being too feminist - the have it all family/career feminism. They point to her taking an 8 hour plane trip after her waters broke from Texas to Alaska with her most recent, disabled baby as being reckless. Or that she went back to work only 3 days after giving birth to said baby. Of course there are still a sizeable number of women on the right who see family commitments as incompatible if not superior to furthering careers. Some don't consider Palin pro-family or Christian at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62310383194514146212008-08-31T15:33:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:33:00.000+01:00Canvas. Yes I can see her as President, or at leas...Canvas. Yes I can see her as President, or at least more than I can see Obama as President, she is the more experienced politically and executively after all.<BR/><BR/>The one thing Obamafans seem to neglect to mention is that if the worst does happen and she is thrust into the top position, she only has to do what Obama tried to do with Biden, and surround herself with foreign policy experts including her own VP pick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21111026868897736082008-08-31T15:28:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:28:00.000+01:00Who are these " ultra-feminists"?People complain a...Who <I>are</I> these " ultra-feminists"?<BR/><BR/>People complain about them often in the media, in fact PH has a regular contributor (Micheal Savell) who seems convinced that women rule this country and that feminists (women) are bent on an agenda to obliterate men. He seems to spend his time on websites that support this view, a practice I find very odd indeed - there are all sorts of disgusting behaviours and practices to be found on the net but one doesn't have to dwell on those sites, unless you have an agenda. Yet PH does not criticise this mysonginist, PH targets a woman; Gabriela Manuela Scherer, for particular censure. That discrimination in itself makes its own comment.<BR/><BR/>As for Sarah Palin - people seeking to criticise her will find a reason. If she wasn't married they would criticise that. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, many politicians have been "enthusiastically married" whilst enjoying prostitutes, homosexuality and drugs. And what exactly is "technically female"? Well I get what he means in context but I suppose I too could be considered "technically female" - I'm an unmarried mother who has more balls than any man I've dated. When I went head-to-head with Peter Hitchens... well, let's just say he's a handful!Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16023743732148699912008-08-31T15:22:00.001+01:002008-08-31T15:22:00.001+01:00a longgg waya longgg wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com