Republican racism, hyperbole, downright lies...

Only the Republicans could turn a black kid working hard and getting a good education into a negative.  Phyllis Schlafly said on NPR that Obama is "elite" (and she wasn't saying it in a good way) because he went to "$17,000/year prep school" (I have no idea whether that is true) and an expensive college.  Sarah Palin on the other hand "has worked with her hands."  You have got to be kidding me.  This is racism plain and simple.  I guess black boys shouldn't be going to good schools.  But on to the GOP Convention...

Remember all that "family privacy" Palin was demanding?  Well, she flew in Levi Johnston, father of the illegitimate yet to be born child of her 17 year old daughter, to parade in front of the convention and the television cameras.  Palin said her family was like any other.  Uh, I think not. 

Was last night the most strident, vicious string of speeches ever?  How do they get away with the lies?  Huckabee said that Palin received more votes for Mayor than Biden did for president.  This is not an opinion statement.  It is a fact statement, but the problem is that it ISN'T TRUE.  It isn't even remotely true.  The Washington Post has the numbers.  Biden 63,157.  I think that is more than the total population of Wasilla which now stands at 9780.

Mitt Romney railed on about the "eastern elites."  What the heck is he?  Let's see, how about the ex-Governor of MASSACHUSETTS with a networth according to Money of $202 million dollars.  On top of that he is a Havard grad, you know, that "elite" school in Cambridge, Massachusetts not England, the same one Obama attended. (OK, here's a logic test for Schlafly Republicans:  If Obama is an "elite" because he attended Harvard and Romney attended Harvard, what is Romney?)  How much more "eastern elite" could you get?  I guess he loses the who has the most houses contest with McCain though because as I recall, he has a home in Belmont, MA, a lake house in NH, and a home in Utah.  That's only three to McCain's 7, 8, or is it 9?  

Giuliani?  What can I say.  He was the same Giuliani who LOST and that speech showed why.  The perfect lead up to Sarah Palin, the best speech reader ever.  She said NOTHING about what she and her running mate will do.  Nothing about the economy, nothing about health care, as Giuliani said, NADA.  There was nothing there but rhetoric.  Let's hope she doesn't get to play the double standard game when her lack of substance is attacked by saying, "You bad man, how can you attack a girl?"

Finally, if there is anything that could energize Democrats to GOTV, last night was it.  Now to find the Nashua, NH,  Obama-Biden office... 

P.S.  I started writing this on the 2nd, but didn't post until the 4th.  Somehow blogspot is determined to show this as being posted on the 2nd.