That’s Right Nate

Usually, when I go a day without blogging, it means either I was very busy or I was working on something blog related. I was inspired yesterday to work on a Sarah Palin video. I went so far as to figure out how to get audio from Youtube (as well as video…just not together). My new computer does a great job of taking out vocals and I was going to use it to remove Billy Joel from Say Goodbye to Hollywood. Unfortunately, Billy Joel isn’t that easy to get rid of. When I burned the CD, there were his vocals. I tried a karaoke backing track, but it kept in too many backgrounds competing with my lyrics.

You guys definitely missed out. I will say, my singing voice is amazing. I have a 9 octave range and I consider myself one of the last of the great singer songwriters. Here are the song lyrics that I would have sung:

Sarah’s headin’ to Wasilla tonight
Left behind her spa class tanning bed.
Playing point guard on this team, call a screen
Higher calling’s what she said.
Say goodbye to Anchorage
Say goodbye, my baby
Say goodbye to Anchorage
Say goodbye you betcha.

Quitting’s not something easy to do
But the press has been so mean everywhere
She’s like MJ quitting the Bulls
When he decided baseball was his career
Say goodbye to Anchorage
Say goodbye, my baby
Say goodbye to Anchorage
Say goodbye, you betcha

Chorus:
Movin’ on is a chance you take
When you decide to run – for governor
You get one chance to run
Then you find that the chance you had
Is gone forever
Forever

So many people quit every day
Shelley Long
Comes to mind for leaving Cheers
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes
You know Brett Favre retires every year.
Say goodbye to Anchorage
Say goodbye, my baby
Say goodbye to Anchorage
Say goodbye, you betcha

There’s a video of Billy Joel doing the original here, if you’re not familiar with the song. Needless to say, it was your loss.

I decided instead to make a montage, but between getting new blank CDs, finding pictures, editing, playing with a few new toys, and then dealing with Youtube’s obnoxious copyright policy where music is concerned, you’re looking at about 15 hours work. Phew.

In breaking news that is seen as extremely good news for the McCain-Palin campaign, Sarah Palin has been cleared of all wrongdowing in troopergate by the McCain-Palin campaign.  In a report issued on Thursday night the campaign concluded that Sarah Palin in no way abused her power as Governor.

John McCain’s running mate is the subject of a legislative investigation into whether she abused her power as governor by firing her public safety commissioner. The commissioner, Walter Monegan, says he was dismissed in July for resisting pressure from Palin’s husband, Todd Palin, and numerous top aides to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, Palin’s former brother-in-law.  However, the campaign sided with Palin and felt that Monegans claims were without merit.

The campaign instead suggested a blogger by the name of Andrew Halcro had published false accusations leading to suspcions of Palin’s behavior.  As a blogger myself, I reallize the great responsibility I have to only publish facts and campaign approved talking points.  The fact that a fellow blogger would abuse his power thusly is sickening.

It is indeed great news that the McCain-Palin campaign has finally pardonned Sarah.  This should free her up to give her usual 110% in combating Barack Hussein Obama and his lies and slander now that she has this ugly situation behind her.

Having a beauty queen for a mayor may sound odd, but in the town of Wasilla, Alaska Sarah Palin was just one of many colorful residents that inhabit Wasilla, Alaska.  While having a popula of 8,000 the Palin administration had a number of difficult situations to deal with.  Palin describes herself as an accidental politician who only reluctantly got into politics after incumbent Mayor Vincouer refused to put in a stop sign despite promising to do so 5 years before.

It was Palin who saw a health care crisis in town and managed to land a doctor from the lower 48 to take care of the town’s sick and injured.  Though ultimately unsuccessful, Palin spearheaded an effort to convince a group of Japanese businessmen to build a golf resort in Wasilla.  This gave her both experience with foreigners and business experience.

Palin believes in the power of the press and it was under her leadership that citizens were able to save the town’s newspaper–The Wasilla News and World Telegram.  She also worked closely with the town’s largest employer Minnfield Communications so she knows a thing or two about business.

While liberals may talk down her experience as mayor, it is clear that Sarah Palin learned a lot during her time as mayor and it is that experience thatwill make her a great Vice-President.