Palin on Justice

[beamjockey]

I heard Governor Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention last night.

At one point, she listed contrasts between Senator McCain and "our opponent."

Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit.

Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions.

And then she said:

Al-Qaida terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights.

This was met with cheers from the assembled Republicans.

I was disturbed.

Is Gov. Palin opposed to reading criminals their rights? Is McCain?

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[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

Al-Qaida terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights.

This was met with cheers from the assembled Republicans.

I was disturbed.

I missed that one but as others have said, it doesn't surprise me. Guliani was mocking the Dems for not using the phrase "Islamic terrorists" because it might be politically incorrect phrasing. He questioned whether the Dems didn't want to offend terrorists with the phrase, completely ignoring the possibility of Muslims being offended at having their religion constantly linked to terrorists. On a different part of the speech, he had the crowd chanting "Drill baby drill" (in reference to off-shore drilling).

Only disturbed? I was disgusted.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

I love that line--it's great because it can infinitely mutate to encompass any defense. If your opponent says "Islamic terrorists" you can point out that he never said "Muslim jihadis". If he says both you can note the absence of "radical Islamism". And so on.