Max Blumenthal reports at Talk to Action that the Council for National Policy met in Minneapolis last week. The CNP, an arch-conservative group founded by Tim LaHaye and whose membership has included folks like James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Grover Norquist, Phyllis Schafly, and Oliver North, is quite pleased with Palin's nomination. Blumenthal goes so far as to assert that the CNP actually got to vet Palin.
Blue Texan at FireDogLake says the media are getting the Palin pick all wrong. The nomination is not a sign of that good old maverick John McCain doing things his way; instead, Palin is "a total cave to his extremist fundie base."
We shouldn't be surprised: McCain appeared before the CNP's spring meeting after he clinched the nomination and gave an address and Q&A in which he said all the necessary things. Given today's announcement that Gov. Palin will become a proud grandma before the Inauguration, the following exchange from that CNP meeting seems relevant:
ATTENDEE: ...One of the things that I am quite concerned about is that we do not have national leaders who have said anything about the fact that almost 40 percent of the nation's children are born out of wedlock.
The ramifications of that fact affect our schools. It affects our communities. It affects so many aspects of our culture that I would like to see the bully pulpit used to change the attitude toward marriage and to change the attitude toward having children out of wedlock.
SENATOR McCAIN: Yes, ma'am. And I think the same comment that you made applies to the rights of the unborn as well. We have to work to change the culture in America to respect the rights of the unborn. That is the way we will ultimately succeed. I agree with you [transcript, remarks and Q&A, John McCain addressing the Council for National Policy, 2008.03.07].
The Republican National Convention podium is a pretty good bully pulpit. Will McCain take up that call to change the attitude toward unwed moms Thursday night?
it is all good CAH....they are going to have a shotgun wedding....I am sure with all of Palin's connections the kids will get nice gifts from Exxon-Mobile, Shell, BP and don't forget Trans Canada....these young kids just might make it in the crazy world....but remember since it is her first child she will be a stay at home mom until her support network is up and running after you know like her 3rd or 4th child is born.
ReplyDeleteAnon@9:12; sorry but there are/will be two shotgun weddings in the Palin clan. In the first Sarah was thrust upon McCain by James Dobson. The second Bristol & Levi.
ReplyDeletePiece the rest of this together, or in the words of Mark Felt (Watergate) - follow the money. Dobson couldn't support McCain until . . . Friday's annoucement. McCain's campaign received $7m on Fri-Sat. It would be foolish and naive to think that Dobson (or folks in his shell corporation) won't be pre-screening judicial appointments for McCain.
It's fascinating to watch these supposed small town, small state Palin events exposed to the light of real media scrutiny. Imagine how much better our SD government would operate and how much better it would respond to the voters if our governor's and legislature's actions were exposed to the light of day as is now the case with the Alaskan crony system.
ReplyDeleteThis whole election just keeps on getting weirder and weirder.
ReplyDeleteI want to see Palin debate Obama and McCain debate Biden.
MSNBC explained Palin as a last minute choice after McCain caved on his preference for Leiberman. Her reforms they likened to Obama's change which they see as more important than attacking Obama on experience. As 9:12 noted they've argued you gain so much experience from your first child the rest are relatively easy. Do we want a learn as you go VP? And to be fair a learn as you go President? Although I like Obama a great deal, think about your own learning curves and admit there's no substitute for experience. The Dems have fallen for a sophomore and the GOP a cheerleader. I'm wishing now Obama had waited 4 or 8 years and not taken the helm from Hillary.
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