Watch Sissy Jack Cafferty have a hissy fit over Sarah Palin
So everyday I receive, by email, the headlines from most of the major papers as seen though eyes and filter of the Slate online.
Today's papers, as you could no doubt guess, are rife with the ridiculous notion that Sarah Palin is inexperienced and that picking her somehow nullifies Obama's inexperience!?!
All the papers lead with John McCain's surprise selection of Alaska governor Sarah Palin for his running mate. He shocked election-watchers and scrambled the presidential race with a "Hail Mary pass"--eschewing more conventional choices for the inexperienced, socially conservative, corruption-fighting "hockey mom." Appearing together in Ohio, McCain lauded her reform credentials, while Palin framed her candidacy as an extension of Hillary Clinton's quest to "shatter [the] glass ceiling."The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal call it a risky play to revitalize John McCain's "maverick" image. Choosing Palin undercuts the argument that Barack Obama is too inexperienced, raising questions about John McCain's age and judgment. But it could pay off: Palin--an NRA member and staunch pro-lifer--is energizing evangelicals and tempting Hillary Clinton voters to defect. An LAT analysis piece worries it's a sign that McCain relies on short-sighted "gut-checks," while an early version of the WSJ lead called it a "calculated bet." It's likely a bit of both--McCain's a high-stakes gambler who knows the odds.
Now I could give two shakes what anyone at Slate thinks save for Mickey Kaus and selected others but I find it hilarious how Slate and all the other MSM papers (who by the way are all hemorrhaging readers) are leading with spin taken right from the DNC initial reaction lab!
To somehow assume that McCain can no longer question Obama's experience because of a VP pick is complete lunacy and wishful thinking on their part. The two simple are not analogous! Beside that fact that the charge is false, but when have the facts ever stopped liberals from lying or trying to destroy someone, Palin has about 12 years more public service than the top of their ticket does -- so that's a strawman!
with my thoughts on CNNs pitiable attempts to portray Obama and Biden as anything other than business-as-usual Democratic Party hacks.
Now I will hold my breath to see if he ever reads my post on-air.