Ok Karl not Carl, that isn’t illiteracy its a typo!

Nor is “empty patriot” an oxymoron. Patriotism is empty when it is not underpinned by knowledge and experience. Palin’s patriotism is empty becuase she has no reference points to check it by. 44 years old and she has never travelled outside North America. Easy to be a patriot in these circumstances isn’t it. At least McCain’s patriotism was tested by fire…

While the political conventions and blogs prove that many Americans planted their flags firmly in their candidates’ camps months ago, there are millions of Americans who are far less partisan who may be willing to cross party lines come November.

Applied to the most devoted followers, objectivity is not the strong suit of Obamaphiles or McCainiacs. It’s improbable, if not impossible, for either group in either party to accurately assess the way in which a dispassionate, undecided voter heard Palin’s speech. That point is evidenced upthread as a poster begins their comment on Palin’s speech by using phrases like “confused and frightened”, “lowest common denominator”, and the oxymoronic, “empty patriots”. We can all speculate the day away, but even many key Democratic strategists, politicians, and pundits, while disagreeing with the content of Gov. Palin’s speech, have agreed that it was nonetheless compelling.

I also noticed the same poster’s opinion that Palin’s speech was “illiterate”. By extension, that illiteracy was connected to “Carl Rove” who, according to the poster, probably “crafted” that speech. An accepted defintion of illiteracy is a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular subject. That may apply here as the man’s name is correctly spelled, “Karl Rove”, not “Carl Rove”. Furthermore, Rove didn’t craft Palin’s speech. It was, according to Barack Obama in his criticism of it, written by Matthew Scully. Rove, who was indicted in July, 2008 by a Congressional panel on a Contempt of Congress charge, serves as an informal adviser to the McCain campaign. He writes election essays for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and is a Fox News Contributor. Just a heads up.

Palin oddly enough is not for terminating the pregnancy if the pregnant person needed to have an abortion in the special case of rape or incest.

McCain’s wife agrees in the case of incest or rape the pregnant person should have that option of termination.

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John didnt they parade around the father of the unwed daughter? thats what I’m referring too. I don’t think they are even engaged, seems he is in it for the show and may opt out after the campaign is over.

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Seems like Sarah Palin did not instill Christian Family Values to her children enough to keep her legs crossed. I just hope she keeps Christian family values theme out of her campaign. It is also odd the Christian Right has fall silent on this. I guess the Christian right is politically motivated more-so then it’s biblical foundation.

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I’m not here to “argue” but rather state my observations and opinion like everyone else.

What goes on at home is off limits and promote the Republicans so-called “Christian family values” for an agenda ie against premarital sex or abortion.

The laundry list is very very long of both republicans and democrats premarital sex problems just seem evident the Christian Right made palin a “third rail” lets not talk about it or make it an issue.

Yes I would conclude it is hypocricial theys “forgive” palin and selectively choose who they will go after if they do not have moral family values.

Parading a pregnant unwed Daughter on the national stage with the father of the pregnant daughter flys in the face of Christian moral family values.

I guess “forgiveness” is a selective trump card.

What would be hypocritical, Rich, is if the so-called “Christian Right Conservatives” supported Palin even if she had an agenda condoning premarital sex or abortion.

But she doesn’t. In fact it’s admerable that dispite her family hardships, which we all experience, she continues to be a great supporting mother.

Looked like Sarah was John McCain’s Grand daughter.

Who respects Sarah Palin mother of a pregnant teen out of wedlock. Does the Christian Right approve? Does the Party of so-called moral family values approve?

I think the Christian Right is a bit hypocritical by there sheer silence on Sarah’s Daughter, or does the religious right have skeletons in the closet like the rest of society?

Personally I don’t care about the family situation but I am shocked that the ones who tout moral family values are mute on the subject.

I guess Sarah Palin she gets a free pass by the Christian Right Conservatives.

Compare the more level headed speeches at the DNC with the those at the RNC. The Republicans are very angry. Angry at the media. Angry at the left. But they’re the ones who have been in power for the last 8 years…

Bush himself spoke of “the angry left,” but comparing the two conventions, it’s the republicans who are angry while the Democrats are happy and celebrating.