Whether or not Gov. Sarah Palin intends to use her youngest child as a photo op and/or manipulative emotional tool for her political aspirations is beside the point I'm about to make.
In her acceptance speech last night, she stated that as a mother of a special needs child, families with special needs children would have an advocate in the White House if she and Sen. McCain were elected to the presidency (as if an Obama/Biden ticket wouldn't be an advocate for this group).
Her statement insinuated that Democrats were heartless and insensitive to the needs of this specific segment of the American population. As a former Republican, I can't tell you how often I've heard Dems called the "bleeding heart" party by Republicans I knew.
If anything, I'd expect a ticket like Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. John McCain to use their "veto" power as she relished in touting last night, to veto any legislation that might add cost to the already stretched federal budget (a result of Republican spending on the war). Instead, Sarah likes to beat her chest and say how well she can take care of herself and her family - I'd expect her to tell the families with special needs kids that if she can do it, they can do it on their own too. Or, could special needs children be considered a special interest group? Sarah can't have it both ways.
The fact that Sarah Palin pointed out this obvious fact about her interest in special needs kids infuriated me. She could have left that part out of her speech to speak about the economy, which we all know she avoided like the plague because neither she, nor McCain, know what to say about it.
Sarah Palin is a dynamic and charismatic women that gives good speech with the intense guidance and training of the RNC cronies. I have nothing against the special needs segment of our population but it is not the main issue of concern in this election. Sarah used it as a diversion tactic to pull at the nation's heart strings.
Her supporters in Alaska were right about one thing, Sarah is a fast learner. She's learned how to play the political theater game quickly. Too bad that's NOT putting our country first.
It's the economy stupid!
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