I am still fainting with happiness over Sarah Palin's debut.
I just got a copy of my neighbor's very articulate letter, which really sums up the tenor of this campaign. A navy veteran, businessman, ubervolunteer and a devoted father of two young daughters, his thoughts really are profound and should be shared and I am posting it:
"In 1775 it was the shot heard round the world when a few Patriots stood up for what they
believed was the right thing, several paid with their lives and began a tradition that is
exemplified everyday by our men and women in the armed forces.
Freedom is not free.
Sports fans remember back in the 50’s when Bobby Thompson hit an unlikely home run
in the playoff series and lifted the lowly Giants with a pennant victory dubbed also “the
shot heard round the world”
Last night a Mother of five, the former mayor of an unknown town, the Governor of an
often overlooked State delivered what could very well be dubbed “The shot heard round
the world”
The sounds that accompanied her historic and eloquently delivered speech were clear for
all to hear, it was the sound of liberals crashing into walls, jaws dropping to the floor
realizing the jig was up.
That words alone could not win this election, that empty promises and thin veiled veneer
would no longer satisfy Americans, That Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a
loser.
Mike Huckabee delivered, Rudy Giuliani delivered, Sarah Palin raised the bar for all
Americans, Sarah Palin smashed the glass ceiling, Sarah Palin did what Hillary could
only dream about, Sarah Palin galvanized a Country.
Sarah Palin brought to the forefront what Americans can accomplish that good deeds can
be rewarded and that going against the status quo as she did as Alaska’s Governor is not
only possible but necessary.
Barak Hussein Obama for political reasons denied Hillary the VP seat, Hillary who had
more popular votes then Barak did himself, Hillary who has legions of women followers,
Hillary who would have almost if not completely guaranteed the democrats a victory in
November.
Barak Hussein Obama’s blunder divided a party, divided a National movement and in
one fell swoop represents Barak’s inability to make clear and correct decisions; Barak put
his personal ambition above his party and this Country.
Barak Hussein Obama the man of change picked a stale Washington insider as his
running mate, A man only months ago who made clear and definitive statements that
Barak himself was not ready to be President; Barak again with his poor choices has given
proof that he is the wrong man for the Presidency.
Enter John McCain, his choices, his record, his intestinal fortitude as a man, as a soldier
as a Father and Husband as a POW who suffered insufferable atrocities at the hands of
Jane Fonda’s buddies the Viet Cong.
The message is clear, the choice is as obvious as the goose bumps Americans feel when
that brilliant Star Spangled Banner waves freely over the land.
John McCain will not make this Country greater, John McCain will not promise that he
alone will turn the tide of foreign difficulties and domestic issues.
McCain / Palin will free up the binds which hold down American ingenuity. Under the
McCain / Palin administration Americans can and will find their own way to forge ahead
and recapture the very essence of what made this Country great in the first place.
I only hope that my fellow Americans are wise enough and open enough to see past
single issue politics and do the right thing for the Country.
Thank you Governor Palin for a truly great speech.
Seth Block
Fairfield, CT"
