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With her sneering attack on Barack Obama's work as a community organizer, Sarah Palin disgraced herself and John McCain's candidacy. My sister has cerebral palsy and has benefited greatly from the work that community organizers in her city do to help her and others like her in areas such as transportation and jobs.
Palin's shameful pandering to the bloodthirsty Republican Party base may have played well in the hall, but I believe that there are many voters like myself who were repulsed by the nasty, dismissive tone and substance of her acceptance speech.
This latest episode of the Jerry Springer sho...excuse me...Republican National Convention is--to use a term McCain should appreciate--such a target-rich environment. Hell, the Democrats don't even have to take the shots. McCain's appalling Palin appeasement to the knuckledragging wing of the Republican Party is going to blow up in the faces of Schmidt, McCain, and the rest of this cynical lost patrol.
Noonan's off-camera honesty only points out the obvious. What other misfires await??
Palin?
Really, John??
And you want to be our new latex salesman.
I have a hard time believing that women, especially Clinton supporters, are so shallow as to fall for McCain's rather desperate attempt to attract female voters. In addition, Palin's inexperience undermines McCain's major line of attack on Obama.
I think most voters will see McCain's gaffe as a transparent--and cynical--mistake.
I'm not the first to say this, but McCain is this election's Bob Dole--except he lacks Dole's social graces.
