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Palin Casts Herself as Washington Outsider, Jabs at Obama
by FOXNews.com
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
ST. PAUL — Sarah Palin thrashed Barack Obama Wednesday as an empty suit whose campaign themes of “hope” and “change” are better suited to describe her Republican running mate, John McCain, a man, she said, who has spent a career in service to his country.
Palin, who came out of the blue to steal the spotlight at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, took a very public swat at her critics, using her headlining speech to scold the media for questioning her credentials and try to prove she has the policy chops to play with Washington insiders.
She also described McCain in glowing terms as a man who transcends politics and is a proven reformer.
“If character is the measure in this election, and hope the theme, and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause. Join our cause and help America elect a great man as the next president of the United States,” Palin said.
“Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election: In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change,” she said.
The first-term Alaska governor introduced herself to voters as a small-town Washington outsider and pitched that as an asset.
“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these last few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone,” she said. “But … here’s a little news flash for those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion — I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country.”
She also jabbed at Obama for telling California donors during the Democratic primary that small-town voters “cling” to things like religion and guns out of bitterness.
“We prefer candidates who don’t talk about us one way in Scranton and the other way in San Francisco,” she said.
Defending her record as a “chief executive” in Alaska, she teased Obama for describing himself as a “community organizer” before joining the Illinois senate and warned, “The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.”
“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town,” she said. “Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess, I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.”
Palin would be the first female vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket, and if elected the first female vice president.
She spoke Wednesday just two hours before McCain was expected to be nominated as the Republican candidate for president. She took the stage to thunderous applause, as supporters held up signs that said “Palin Power” and “Hockey Moms 4 Palin.”
by FOXNews.com
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
ST. PAUL — Sarah Palin thrashed Barack Obama Wednesday as an empty suit whose campaign themes of “hope” and “change” are better suited to describe her Republican running mate, John McCain, a man, she said, who has spent a career in service to his country.
Palin, who came out of the blue to steal the spotlight at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, took a very public swat at her critics, using her headlining speech to scold the media for questioning her credentials and try to prove she has the policy chops to play with Washington insiders.
She also described McCain in glowing terms as a man who transcends politics and is a proven reformer.
“If character is the measure in this election, and hope the theme, and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause. Join our cause and help America elect a great man as the next president of the United States,” Palin said.
“Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election: In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change,” she said.
The first-term Alaska governor introduced herself to voters as a small-town Washington outsider and pitched that as an asset.
“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these last few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone,” she said. “But … here’s a little news flash for those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion — I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country.”
She also jabbed at Obama for telling California donors during the Democratic primary that small-town voters “cling” to things like religion and guns out of bitterness.
“We prefer candidates who don’t talk about us one way in Scranton and the other way in San Francisco,” she said.
Defending her record as a “chief executive” in Alaska, she teased Obama for describing himself as a “community organizer” before joining the Illinois senate and warned, “The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.”
“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town,” she said. “Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess, I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.”
Palin would be the first female vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket, and if elected the first female vice president.
She spoke Wednesday just two hours before McCain was expected to be nominated as the Republican candidate for president. She took the stage to thunderous applause, as supporters held up signs that said “Palin Power” and “Hockey Moms 4 Palin.”
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