July 6, 2009 - PPM - Palin's Media Coverage

This week’s PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) is about the media. I know, same target, different subject, different week.

This week the media, when they aren’t covering the Michael Jackson train wreck, are hung up on Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s resignation.

They are vilifying her for her “Lack of Commitment.” Actually, I commend her. She desires a higher calling or office and decided to go for it.

I blogged about the TRUE “Lack Of Commitment” by candidates last fall. It targeted those candidates that do NOT resign one office when they run for another. Worst yet, are those people that truly “hedge their bets” by running for 2 offices at once.

Did you know Joe Biden won two races last November? He won re-election to his Delaware Senate seat on the same night he won the VP. If he was a real man, he would have resigned his Senate seat the day he was named Obama’s running mate.

Our fearless leader, (when he has a TelePrompter), Barack Obama began his run for Presidency 2 years into his Senate CAREER!!! He didn’t resign. He didn’t do the job he was elected to do.

Kudos to Palin for giving up a job she knew that she wouldn’t be focused on. At least she had the “you know what” to stand up and do the right thing.

Shame on the Media for their continued double standard when it comes to Sarah Palin. I chronicled this travesty last August at her coming out party.

The Media has attacked Palin’s family, her clothes, and her lack of an Ivy League education. It’s too bad the Media can’t focus on the issues. I guess that is a LOSING proposition.

September 29, 2008 - PPM - Candidate Commitment

This week’s PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) concerns the current presidential Candidate’s LACK OF COMMITMENT.

Neither Senator Obama nor McCain has resigned his current Senate seat in his attempt to win the Presidency. They are hedging their bets.

It’s like a person that is engaged to be married, renewing their eHarmony membership.

In 1996, Republican Bob Dole had my admiration (and support) when he gave up his high-ranking Senate position to focus on his Presidential bid. He proved he was a stand-up guy before he became the pitchman for Viagra.

In 2000, Joe Lieberman actually ran two campaigns. While accepting the VP spot for Al Gore, he also ran a successful Connecticut senatorial campaign. He had as much faith in Al Gore’s chances as did Al Gore’s home TN district (which he failed to carry).

In 2004, Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry also did not give up his incumbency. His running mate, North Carolina Senator John Edwards, was up for Senatorial re-election in 2004, but decided not to run. He decided that if he lost, he would just focus on family issues and do charity work with unwed mothers.

I have a hard time showing a commitment to any of the candidates this year. They haven’t shown a commitment to me by going “all in”.

I think candidates that fail to commit, SHOULD BE COMMITTED.