Some Things Never Change...

President George Bush has often been the subject of jokes for his "creative" use (or misuse) of the English language. Apparently this is one thing that will not change with an Obama Presidency. Here's an item from the James Taranto's "Best of the Web Today" column on the Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal website:

As we noted Friday, one of Barack Obama's selling points, among a certain class of educated Americans, is that he talks good, unlike President Bush. Yet less than a week after Obama's election, the evidence is accumulating that he and those around him are not living up to the promise:

The Belfast Telegraph reports that last month Obama told TV hostess Ellen Degeneres: "Michelle may be a better dancer than me, but I'm convinced I'm a better dancer than John McCain." It should have been, "Michelle may be a better dancer than I." Mr. Obama was using than as a contraction; the implication was "than I am" or "than I may be."

In his press conference Friday, the president-elect declared, "President Bush graciously invited Michelle and I to meet with him and First Lady Laura Bush." No, he invited "Michelle and me." You wouldn't say, "President Bush has invited I," now would you? One of the Kos Kidz saw a teachable moment here.

In the same press conference, Obama said that in choosing his cabinet, "I want to move with all deliberate haste, but I want to emphasize deliberate as well as haste." That is an oxymoron. Haste by definition is precipitate, not deliberate. Probably he meant "all deliberate speed," a phrase made famous by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education. It was actually a problematic term; as Clarence Page argues, the emphasis on "deliberate" provided an excuse to slow down school desegregation. But let's save the history lesson for another day.

London's Daily Telegraph reports: "Mr Obama is to meet Mr Bush at the White House on Monday. The visit will include a tour of the residence for his wife Michelle conducted by First Lady Laura Bush, and forms part of what Obama aides described as a 'collegiate' transition of power." This is the White House, not "Animal House." The word is collegial.

Yesterday on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Obama's White House Chief of Staff said: "We have postponed dealing with an energy crisis since 1974. We had a crisis; we kicked it down the can. . . . We had a health care crisis. . . . These are, just taking those two examples, these are crises you can no longer afford to kick down the can. The crisis we have here, the American people know we have one. . . . You cannot afford now to kick those down the can any longer." You can kick a can down the road, and you can flush something down the can, but "kick down the can"--a phrase Emanuel repeated three times--simply makes no sense.

Jake Weisberg of Slate had a long-running feature called "Bushism of the Day." So eager has he been to find verbal miscues by Obama's predecessor that he has even, as we noted in 2002, mistakenly attributed foreign leaders' misstatements to Bush. We suppose there's no chance of Slate reprising this feature for Obama. But the real question is, are children learning?

Fun With Debates

Here's a clever little editing job on the first debate between McCain and Obama...enjoy...


The Not So Presidential Debate from aaron sedlak on Vimeo.

Interesting video...

Statements from the past few years from both Republicans and Democrats about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...you be the judge about who was in denial...

http://boortz.com/more/video/dems_fannie_freddie.html

I sure wish I could post this under "humor" !!!

Monty Python for President

A funny little sketch promoting Michael Palin - from Monty Python fame - for President...we're not a big fan of the silly little jokes about Palin, but the sketch is funny and should have some familiar moments for any Monty Python fan.

...warning, video is not obscene or anything but probably not really safe for work...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1y9s73Nos

Poll Watchers

Hi everyone,

I'm a member of the Republican National Lawyers Association and we are recruiting attorneys and other volunteers to assist with poll watching and election day activities.

There's a training session on Sept. 29th from 12 - 2 pm at the Rumberger firm. Lunch will be provided, and for the attorneys, 2 hours of CLE credit, including 0.5 ethics credits.

Please email us at NextGenerationFL@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thanks!

- Sarah

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL

Definitely the best skit of the night...Tina Fey as Sarah Palin with Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton.

Our VP is tougher than your VP

see Sarah Palin pictures

Thank You to Our Heroes

Every time I see "September 11th" on a calendar, it stands out, and makes me pause. It's a date that will never be the same for any American who remembers that day.

I'd just like to take a moment today to thank all of our wonderful men and women serving in our military. You are brave in ways I can only imagine and strong in ways I deeply admire. Thank you too to the families across America who have a relative serving overseas.

I'd like to encourage all of you to honor this day by doing something to support our troops. There are a lot of wonderful charities and programs that support our military and their families.

One excellent program is the USO (United Service Organizations, Inc.), which donates care packages and phone cards to the troops, operates mobile canteens and USO Centers in airports and battle zones, and sponsors the celebrity entertainment tours. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the USO here.

A fun and free way to send a message of support is the "Let's Say Thanks" website that Xerox is sponsoring. You can select a postcard design and add your own personal message and Xerox will deliver it to a member of our military serving overseas. Design your postcard here.

The Heart of Freedom, Inc. is a local organization founded by several local Young Republicans that raises money for a variety of efforts to support our troops and their families. The group is run entirely by volunteers, so 100% of all proceeds go to their cause. Each year they select a specific charity to support, and this year, they are raising funds for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, which benefits the children of our fallen soldiers. You can find information about donating to The Heart of Freedom, Inc. here (includes a PayPal link).

Thank you everyone. God Bless America and God Bless Our Troops.

- Sarah

McCain Blogette

If you haven't checked out www.McCainBlogette.com yet, you're missing out. The site is run by John McCain's daughter Meghan, who has been following him on the campaign trail the entire way...from when he was carrying his own bags through the airport up to the current surge in the polls and excitement over Sarah Palin.

Meghan posts a lot of behind-the-scenes pictures and videos. Here's a great one with her reaction to Sarah Palin being nominated for VP...and a really cute scene with Piper and Meghan at the end.

Greatest Movie Line EVER...

...courtesy of the legendary Bob Hope...Enjoy!

Sarah Palin's Speech ... A Must See

If anyone missed Sarah Palin's knockout punch of a speech at the GOP Convention last week, here it is, in its entirety...Enjoy!



Full text of speech available here.

A Soldier's Message for Obama

This is a message for Obama from one of our veterans from the Iraq War. Very powerful, and very moving.

John McCain's Acceptance Speech

If you missed John McCain's acceptance speech, please check this out. It's about an hour long, but honestly one of the best speeches I've ever heard him give.

Obama may have a talent for public speaking (not unlike Bill Clinton), but he can't even come close to McCain for pure sincerity. John McCain is a man who truly and deeply loves his country, and I honestly was inspired by him last night. I will be proud to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin in November.

- Sarah



Full text of the speech available here.

Sarah Palin: No Coattails needed

Found this funny picture at cafepress.com