Palin's Female Connection

CBS Evening News: VP Candidate Wows Some, Leaves Others Undecided

(CBS)  Even before Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took the stage to introduce herself and her five kids to America, Keila Guyton of suburban Chicago had her little one, 6-year-old Kayla, all tucked in.

"I put her right to bed early so I could listen," she told CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers.

Guyton, a working mom, is undecided. She's voted for both Bill Clinton and George Bush and was one of nearly 20 million American women taking their first measure of the Alaska governor.

"Right off the cuff I think she's [a] smart, very smart lady," she said. "I like her. I think she's nice but she hasn't won me over."

She hasn't totally won over Gloria Loyd either, though Palin did move her from the Obama column to undecided.

"I was totally for Obama to begin with," Loyd said. "I'm on the fence now … Her brightness just overwhelmed me."

"This is America and every woman can walk through every door of opportunity," Palin said Wednesday night.

Palin is trying to connect with as many of Hillary Clinton's 18 million voters as she can - women like Helene Wallenstein of Teaneck, NJ.

"I vote for the person and the character of the person and what I saw yesterday I liked," said Wallenstein. "I'm still not completely decided but I liked what I saw."

Many women bristle at the notion that a mother of five can't serve her kids and her country, which Palin tried to tap into Wednesday.

"You know the difference between an hockey mom and a pitbull?" she asked the crowd of Republican delegates. "Lipstick."

But she'll need more than tough talk to handle the heat outside the confines of the convention and win over skeptics who see her as pandering.

"I feel like one of the strategies was to say she's a woman so all should jump on her bandwagon," one woman told CBS News.

Thursday night, and every night until election day, will be McCain's turn to woo these women, who say they expect substance. But it'll be hard for him to match her style.

[truthradar]

Environmentalists have nicknamed Palin the "killa from Wasilla," a reference to the small town where she formerly was mayor.

"Her philosophy from our perspective is cut, kill, dig and drill..."

HMNN, SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR MY LITTLE GIRL AND THE WOMEN OF AMERICA...

[ajbuzz]

Sarah Palin has a history in Alaska politics, and, if elected, expect more of the same. Inform yourselves! This is a must-read: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/130537

[owlwomanxxxx]

Palin seems to be okay....I just don''t agree with her. I agree more with Hillary and O''bama....The race for the presidency should not be a personality contest....This is serious times...the stakes too high....and the focus should be on issues and intentions

[scd2008-2009]

Dear undecided Mom,

Do you have children? I do. I have 6 and then four step-children. I know to be fact that you can educate, educate, educate, teach lessons, let them watch their friends go through teenage pregnancies, learn *** education in school, learn it at home, take them to church, etc, and they will do what they want to do. Not all will find themselves pregnant, but I had a daughter that did at 17. I was shocked, but life went on. If someone had come at me accusing me of being responsible for my daughters pregnancy, I would have gave them a good tongue lashing. Am I overly enthusiastic about Palin? No, and I''m fed up with the Bush administration, but I know that there''s a reason that McCains own party wants to disown him. He doesn''t agree with them. If you''ll remember back, Bush had to fight Congress tooth and nail over the rebate checks many recieved a few months back. Look at your congress. Mostly Democrats. No one wants to look at that. They point to Bush, but if it had been up to 75% Democratic congress, you would have recieved nothing. Yet, everyone wants to blame Bush.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

I personally don''t beleve in abortions, but so what? Palin doesn''t believe in abortions! So what? We''re attacking other people''s beliefs and convictions, but yet we all want the right to believe what we choose. I could care less if a candidate has a ***, or a ***, his skin is black/white. Who cares? I''m not voting for Obama because I''ve worked hard all my life to save money for college for my kids. What this guys proposes in the form of tax increases will bankrupt me and theirs not one person out there that won''t suffer from it. I''m an accountant and have been for years. These tax increases will ruin what''s left of America, send more jobs oversees because small businesses couldn''t afford those kinds of taxes. You think gas is expensive now. Wait until he gets in. Socialized medicine is not free. Go to Canada as ask them!
Many want to bash McCain, but yet haven''t made the connection as to why he isn''t liked by members of his own party as well as the Democrats. HELLO! I don''t want more Bush Administration but am wise enough to know that even though McCain might have agreed with Bush on many issues. He isn''t liked my members of his own party because he fought Bush on just as many.

SCD

[aggiekat2004]

Found this about the Pentecostal church...(Assembly of God)

"Pentecostal wives and daughters must be governed with a heavy hand to avoid the feminine pit of rebellion. Man%u2019s obligation is to teach women obedience, love, honor God and love their husbands. "