Totally impressive are some of the words to describe Gov. Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention. She is smart, educated, tough, and compassionate. In short, she is a mom. And being a hockey mom from Alaska, in her own words, she is a pit bull with lipstick. Hell, the leftist soccer moms can't handle country singer Chely Wright (Bumper of My SUV) from Nashville let alone a hockey mom from Alaska.
As Gov. Palin is married to a commercial fisherman and is running mate to a retired sailor, I'll use some old nautical terminology in my discourse on her speech. Gov. Palin sailed into St. Paul with “all flags flying”, meaning that she came in ready for a fight and not willing to back down. Flags were and are not just national symbols but are means of identification and communication with friend and foe alike. She came into the hall and accepted the Vice Presidential nominations, thus letting everyone know where she was. She then proceeded to introduce her family and to present her credentials, letting everyone know who she was. From that point it was on.
In old navy parlance a warning would be “a shot across the bow” and a “broadside” would be all guns on one side of the ship firing sequentially at the enemy. There was no shot across the bow. Gov. Palin gave the democratic leadership a full broadside, came about and hit them again! Each round was a hit. She hit experience by comparing a community organizer to a small town mayor, only that a mayor has actual responsibilities. She hit the idea of change with examples of actual change in Alaska in the last two years and actual change by McCain working with democrats in Washington, D.C. She hit service by comparing service on sub-committees with service in uniform. She honored veterans and current active duty service members, including her 19 year old son who will be leaving for Iraq with an Army infantry brigade on Sept. 11.
Where their opponents had portrayed America as a downcast country cousin of Europe, she showed America in the real light of resilience, strength, innovation, and ability; capable of being energy independent and self sufficient, again, if you transform government from being a hindrance to being the servant it was meant to be. And she showed her humor in asking the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Pointing at herself and saying “lipstick”. Mentioning selling the state luxury jet on eBay and asking that after the Styrofoam Greek columns were returned to a studio lot, what was the plan? She even fired a volley at her opponent's media allies that have been sniffing, scratching, and barking at her and her family, sending them scurrying for cover.
In a naval engagement Gov. Palin's opponents would have had their sails shredded, their masts splintered, their hull riddled, their magazine ablaze, and the whole ship taking on water, without them having a clue what to do about it. Sen. Biden might find it prudent to ensure that a pure white French “battle” flag is on board when he sails in for his debate with this hockey mom.
