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The Umbrage Wars Continue: Reid Spox Calls Palin's Speech 'Shrill'
September 04, 2008 1:20 PM
Apparently, Sen. Hillary Clinton's office has yet to send out to Democrats that list of verboten words.
CNN reports that Jim Manley, the spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. -- whom Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attacked last night -- responded to the attack by saying that "shrill and sarcastic political attacks may fire up the Republican base, but they don’t change the fact that a McCain-Palin administration would mean four more years of failed Bush-Cheney policies.”
"Shrill" is one of those pejoratives many women find offensive and often see only applied to people of their gender. Republicans immediately jumped on the adjective as evidence of Democratic sexism.
Manley was responding to Palin's assertion last night that “Harry Reid, the Majority leader of the current do-nothing Senate, not long ago summed up his feelings about our nominee. He said, quote, ‘I can’t stand John McCain.' Clearly what the Majority leader was driving at is that he can’t stand up to John McCain.”
With a campaign involving the first major party African-American presidential nominee, the first female vice presidential nominee, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who would be the oldest candidate ever first elected president, pundits and partisans have antennae up to detect code words.
McCain's campaign took umbrage when Obama advisers kept using the word "confused" to describe the senator, and after Obama said McCain was "losing his bearings."
McCain senior adviser Mark Salter in May said that Obama "used the words 'losing his bearings' intentionally, a not particularly clever way of raising John McCain's age as an issue."
Obama's campaign, likewise, saw myriad racial code words coming from Bill and Hillary Clinton during the primaries, as when the former president compared Obama's South Carolina primary performance with that of. Rev. Jesse Jackson.
And Clinton's campaign didn't care for Obama referring to "claws" coming out, not to mention myriad snide sexist remarks from cable TV commentators.
- jpt
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This is fantastic, the more the left and its MSM attack agents smear Sarah the stronger she gets. Notice how over a weekend with all the smears Sarah completely trumps Obama's silly little Roman Temple speech. Also, consider all the millions of dollars Obama wasted to get those ratings. I love it when a liberal burns money. Then, to add to the Obama's pain, John McCain completely smashes all expectations. No see how the MSM are falling over each other trying to work out what just happened! :)
Country first McCain/Palin 08
Posted by: Norman | Sep 5, 2008 4:12:35 PM
Who gave a better speech, Biden or Sarah?
Who got more votes, Biden for pres or Sarah for mayor? Sarah for governor would be too lopsided.
Who has higher approval ratings Biden or Sarah?
Why?
Posted by: Davei n lv | Sep 4, 2008 7:22:14 PM
He's been called worse names on the basketball court....
I'll bet Sarah has too.............
Posted by: SandyB | Sep 4, 2008 6:57:33 PM
Obama has Plenty Of Ammo to attack Her with. I am sure Obama will be cranking out the ads soon enough. Then Palin will have to deal with troopergate and The Next Big Scadal She will have to overcome will be her daughers, boyfriend. They have alot of info/ammo that will probably be used against Palin.
Posted by: Peter | Sep 4, 2008 5:34:27 PM
Sarah - keep it up!
Posted by: dl | Sep 4, 2008 4:56:30 PM
No, he's comparing community organizers to Jesus. The GOP attacked community organizers in general last night, not just Obama.
Pontius Pilate was a governor, though.
Posted by: neil | Sep 4, 2008 4:31:32 PM
The Greatest, are you comparing Obama to JESUS?? It's for sure you know nothing about JESUS or you would'nt be comparing Obama with him.
Posted by: bombem | Sep 4, 2008 4:26:29 PM
Shrill --- from Hapless Harry Reid. The worst Senate Majority Leader EVER.
Same treatment as Hillary got from her own party.
Posted by: susie | Sep 4, 2008 4:25:21 PM
anon
No.
Michelle Obama will hide but Sarah Palin will not.
Posted by: Aston | Sep 4, 2008 4:20:11 PM
Is she going to hide from
the media until after the
general election?
Posted by: anon | Sep 4, 2008 4:18:36 PM
JESUS CHRIST ---The greatest Community Organizer known to man.
And boy, did they laugh at him to!
They mocked him, too.
Posted by: The Greatest | Sep 4, 2008 4:08:43 PM
CORRECTION - -
Folks, I would NOT be so resolutely confident that McSame and PTAlin have this thing wrapped up. Our right wing participants are almost speaking in the past tense at this point.
Question, how will McSame and PTAlin do in the debates when they actually have to specify how they will "change" things, particularly when their ideology is what needs to be changed? Washington will always be Washington. Nobody will ever change it. Our founding fathers wrote the Constitution so that there would be gridlock and things would move slowly. Remember checks and balances? Remember the Constitution? It's not Washington that needs to change, it's the tax structure that comes from years of supply side economic theory that needs to change, of which both McSame and PTAlin both subscribe to.
I think you guys and gals are getting a little ahead of yourselves. It's a long long time until November. But, these conventions are all smoke and mirrors meant to motivate voters, which is a good thing.
Posted by: SgtPepper | Sep 4, 2008 4:05:55 PM
Dirty Harry Reid is the most dispicable person in politics today. What an example of a man. He whines, he cries, he lies. Remember if you will his statement on the Senate floor when he said "This war is lost" with troops still on the battle field, what a miserable puke. Well we won the war you jerk, no thanks to you. The reason he hates McWinner is because Johns a man and he's not. I don't know what the hell he is. They say he's a leader, "Oh GOD" have mercy on us. Leader of what? The little fruit cake will lead us to distruction if we let him, but we won't. McCain 08' before it's to late.
Posted by: bombem | Sep 4, 2008 4:01:33 PM
is it just me out there tired of listening at his military background.johns as fragile as they come.its obvious he's sleeping through this war also.good nite john.surge on
Posted by: frank | Sep 4, 2008 3:59:42 PM
Maybe we shouldn't be all that much surprised at the sexism from the Obama campaign -- the most sexist verbiage of all can be found in rap songs. Just sayin. . .
Posted by: Sami | Sep 4, 2008 3:45:23 PM
america john mccain went to war we should elect him as pres.as for his vp she didn't go to war but her son might be going so vote for her to.she sold her daughter out now shes selling her son out for her politcal gain but i can't let you do that sarah
Posted by: frank | Sep 4, 2008 3:35:43 PM
Joe & Bhrandon…You both need to get a job.
Rick LA…you have to be kidding me…The National Enquirer? Boy there is a publication that you can put stock into. Keep believing everything you read there. LMAO
Davis…It would be a breath of fresh air if you democrats would do the same due diligence in your investigation of Oblabla/Blinden as you do McCain/Palin. You say that all the Republican’s do is “Lie to the American People”. Boy if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black. No racism intended.
NanaMeow…by your post you must of liked all the protesters out in Minnesota last night. Great group of supporters of the democrat party.
Posted by: Jeff | Sep 4, 2008 3:35:21 PM
How funny that the first woman VP will be a REPUBLICAN.
Funny how things turn out, eh? Lol.
Posted by: Jo | Sep 4, 2008 3:32:31 PM
That was the biggest audience Palin has ever had. How did she do? BRILLIANT.
And get this, her teleprompter broke in the middle of the speech. Couldn't tell could you?
She was born for this job. She'll be a wonder VP and President!
Posted by: Jo | Sep 4, 2008 3:31:44 PM
bluto,
Palin won't be negotiating with Putin. That's McCain's job.
And can you imagine the community organizer dealing with Putin?
Lol.
Posted by: Jo | Sep 4, 2008 3:30:16 PM
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