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30 Minutes of garbage.

*sigh*

 Who is John Galt?

John McCain isn’t in danger of losing Idaho. Or Utah for that matter. Or any area filled with traditional family value Mormon voters. But John McCain’s strong embrace of powerful women, such as Carley Fiorina or Cindy McCain, begs the question: will moms play a role in this election?

I can recall a conversation I had with a devout Mormon housewife shortly after McCain announced his running mate. They attend seminary every Sunday, have their 72-hour kits packed and generally adhere to Mormon teachings on proper living. Mind you, this person is no candidate for a Obama vote, but was only lukewarm on the subject of John McCain.

Being somewhat perplexed that a fellow conservative voter wasn’t enthusiastic about the Sarah Palin pick, as many around me seemed to be, I picked her brain a bit.

“I didn’t like how the cameras focused on Trig Palin so much” was her initial, and somewhat reserved reply.

“It just seems like she should be there for her kids” she said after a moment’s thought.

Ah ha. Mormon housewife meet hockey mom.

If I hadn’t heard the same argument from so many different Mormon folks, I wouldn’t be writing this post. But once too often living in this conservative Mormon state I have heard comments about Palin needing to put “family first” or “being away from her family too much” because of politics.

To be fair, I would suspect a lot of people face the same dilemma- can a candidate with a new child bear the burdens of parenthood while being effective in office?

But there is another element to the Palin story: her connection to the strongly anti-Mormon Assemblies of God denomination . Certainly that is doing her no favors in Mormon housewife circles. Add in the “she should be at home with her kids” factor and you can see some fraying at the edges of the conservative/Republican alliance.

It’s sad really. There are so many conservative women that Republicans can look up too. Locally I was raised during the Helen Chenoweth era. She fought federal intervention and regulation on Idaho lands. Then there is Deloris Crow from Nampa who aggressively fought tax increases and government growth. And Sharon Ullman, running for the Ada County Commission, who has always fought for open and transparent government.

On the national stage what about Pamela Geller who has led the fight against Islamo-Fascism? What about Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin? And do I really need to remind anyone of Condoleezza Rice? I would hope not.

There are thousands more strong, conservative women- locally, nationally, even internationally, these are just some of the ones that have touched my life.

I’m willing to place a bet- I will bet that uncertainly around the future and direction of the Republican party is only adding fuel to the fire, so to speak. Women who may place family values as a strong first see the Republican party wandering off course and then suddenly get introduced to Sarah Palin out of the blue. It’s only natural that a little doubt would creep in.

But the good news: states that are overwhelmingly Mormon lean heavily Republican. So if McCain manages to pull off an upset special over the next 5 days conservative Mormon women will have 4 years to get to know, and be able to judge, the true character of Sarah Palin. Based on what I have seen so far, she will be able to more than easily dispel the myth that she is anything less than what Republican voters need her to be.

I think once time has given Palin an introduction in more households people will see Palin not as a woman and a conservative, but yet another strong, proud leader with the boldness to carry the Republican ideology. One need only to re-watch her speech at the Republican convention to affirm this belief.

That is at least the hope that Republicans can use to carry them through the next 4-8 years. God help us all if Palin is not what she is cracked up to be or if the cesspool that is Washington corrupts her. Another failed Republican leader would be too much to bear.

WAKE UP!

WAKE UP!

WAKE UP!

The very heart, the very soul of our freedom is at stake. We will wake up come January 20th to an unrecognizable America. Time is so very short, and Liberty so often washed away. We cannot lose this one. It is absolutely essential to anyone who believes in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution or our Bill of Rights to turn out to vote, to speak up, and be heard.

Our right to dissent will be destroyed under Barack Hussein Obama. Our right to freely assemble crushed. Our right to free speech…

It is absolutely essential that you understand what is at stake. If Barack gets in, a restoration of the Fairness Doctrine will be all but complete. Glenn beck has warned us the mainstream media has been in the tank for Obama. They know that if they can will him into power, he will restore their markets by silencing talk radio and blogs. Consider it payback for all that biased reporting over the last year and half.

It is absolutely essential that you understand that Barack Hussein Obama will use the force of law to stop what he deems “untruths” being told about him. Remember the warrantless wiretaps vote? Barack voted in favor of allowing the State to spy on you- he will use this power, he will know when your thoughts are not compliant. Barack has requested various state election officials to “intervene” in the courts for political ads airing “lies and mudslinging”. If you care to speak out against state policy or action, you will find no media outlet willing to cover your story for fear of being “cut off” from the messiah.

Government records have been used to search out information on Joe the Plumber. You, my dear reader, may be next.

Please, please, please. Unlike Glenn Beck, I do not believe America would be able to recover. We would be at the point of no return, reuniting impossible. November 5th will be too late. Americans may have overcome in the past, but we still had a recognizable America then.

I’m not excited about McCain at all. In fact, I can’t stand him. I can’t stand either of them. But I know this, Obama must be stopped. I can endure four years of McCain if it means staying free.

1. He has the most liberal voting record in the Senate in the 110th Congress per National Journal
2. He favors allowing babies who survive botched abortion attempts to be denied food, medicine and water, allowing them to die from lack of attention
3. He favors gun restrictions that would eliminate the second amendment
4. He has connections to William Ayers
5. The fact that he attended, without issue, the church of Rev. Wright who “officiated my wedding and baptized my children”
6. His connection to ACORN, who have deliberately, intentionally and forcefully committed voter registration fraud
7. His willingness to “discuss” foreign policy with terrorist nations
8. The fact that he has called the Islamic call to prayer “the most beautiful sound on earth”
9. His “spread the wealth ideology”
10. The fact that he favors using the force of law to silence his political opponents
11. The fact he is committing fraud raising millions from overseas donors
12. That he would pick a running mate who calls paying taxes “patriotic”
13. His willingness to embrace the North American Union and the UN Charter
14. Obama, if elected, would inherit a Democratic House and Senate super majority
15. It’s still a week away from election day and months away from inauguration, yet The Messiah has already prepped his inauguration speech and 100 Day plan
16. A return of the “fairness doctrine”
17. Obama’s connections to Freddie Mac and Freddie Mae, whose failure triggered the economic meltdown
18. Obama has called for a “New Deal 2″
19. Obama’s socialist-fascist leanings
20. $900 Billion in new spending, more entitlements, more taxes, more government benefits
21. Card-check Union organizing
22. Losing the Supreme Court to leftists again
23. Michelle Obama
24. Barack- “Communities are terrorized by ICE immigration raids”
25. Barack was a member, and currently the Presidential candidate of, the Democratic Socialists of America/AKA New Party
26. Obama wants illegals to have drivers licenses
27. Barack’s embrace of Liberation Theology
28. Michelle on Obama’s candidacy, “For the first time, I am proud of my country”. WTF, for the first time?
29. Obama’s elitist and snobbish attitude cultured by his Harvard education
30. Obama, until recently, refused to say the pledge of allegiance or wear an American flag lapel pin. His official campaign airplane also removed an American flag for his Hitler-style “O” symbol and also featured an upside down American flag on the official DNC Obama acceptance speech press pass
31. Barack has never been to Iraq post-surge and yet would be in charge of the military planning there
32. Obama’s favors national health care
33. His charges of racism to anyone who disagrees with his policies
34. Obama will cut our military budget by 25% despite being in the middle of two wars and an ongoing military campaign against terrorism
35. During his Portland visit he used a police memorial honoring fallen officers to place port-a-potties for his followers to use
36. Barack will discard the Presidential seal in favor of one proclaiming his name
37. Joe Biden is a strong anti-Israel foreign policy supporter
38. Questioning him in any way is “unwelcome”
39. His soviet-style campaign signs and placards
40. He has called for increasing the already massively regulated oversight of the financial industry Anyone who works with stocks or retirement plans knows what I am talking about
41. He will eliminate tax breaks for 401-k contributions
42. He will fight new domestic oil production and will seek to aggressively regulate all forms of energy
43. He favors American tax money for welfare programs overseas. Yes, overseas
44. “I will eliminate 80% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050″. Well, there goes our already hurting economy
45. Obama favors sex education for kindergartners
46. Delegates to the U.N. overwhelmingly favor Barack. Could that be because of his “compelled cooperation” global worldview?
47. Liberal newspapers and other MSM endorsing Barack in record-breaking numbers
48. Mandatory public service. Hitler would be proud
49. His “hope and change” theme has been used by all sorts of dictators and thugs throughout history. Further hoping and changing away from the Constitution and more toward government is not what we need
50. Obama has signaled early acceptance of a world currency, a new Brenton Woods agreement, to come out of this financial mess

From this video’s info section under the fold:

The Obama campaign whined about WFTV being “unprofessional” when it dared to dish out some tough questions to Vice President hopeful, Joe Biden.

The Obama spokesperson issued this statement about the interview:

“There’s nothing wrong with tough questions, but reporters have the very important job of sharing the truth with the public — not misleading the American people with false information. Senator Biden handled the interview well; however, the anchor was completely unprofessional. Senator Biden’s wife is not running for elected office, and there are many other stations in the Orlando television market that would gladly conduct a respectful and factual interview with her.”

“This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election.”