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DEL.ICIO.USMcCain throws Hail Mary in first quarter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It sure has been interesting watching the reaction to John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate. On the right, it has been greeted enthusiastically and even ecstatically. On the left, it has been greeted warmly as well, as evidence of desperation and poor judgment by McCain.
For the moment, the pick has at least succeeded in patching a McCain weakness by generating excitement among the base of his party. The Republican core likes — no, they love — Palin, and they are absolutely convinced that their own excitement will be echoed by excitement among independent and female voters.
I just don’t see it.
The biggest reason is the experience issue. With a younger presidential candidate, it wouldn’t matter as much, but McCain is 72. And while the GOP would like to counter that Palin is as experienced as Obama, I don’t think the general electorate is going to buy that.
Whatever you think about Obama, he has earned his prominence and the top spot on the national ticket by beating both the Clintons in a hard-fought primary battle. Palin, on the other hand, has been plucked from total obscurity with nothing to suggest she is conversant with national issues.
I also think it is easy to underestimate the importance of experience in the national media spotlight. The glare is unforgiving; it is not the place for on-the-job training, and as governor of Alaska you just don’t get exposure to it.
Then there’s the matter of Palin’s role in getting her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. I don’t know how that story will play out, but the fact that it still does have to play out — coming to light only in July, with an investigation still underway and depositions yet to be taken — suggests how half-baked the choice really was. A presidential candidate who was confident of his chances would not have put it all at risk with such a pick.
In her first national appearance, Palin placed herself in a line of succession that included Geraldine Ferraro. I think the comparison is accurate. Ferraro, a N.Y. congressman, was picked as a running mate by Walter Mondale in 1984 to try to generate excitement and draw attention to his flagging candidacy. It did, for a while. But when November came, Mondale lost by 18 percentage points.
I don’t expect a blowout like that by Obama. But I do think that as a executive-level decision, the choice of Palin reflects poorly on McCain. She has a great story and seems personable, and her positions on the issues excite the hard right. None of that makes her remotely qualified to be one step from the presidency.
Comments
By alan
August 31, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this
Jay - You are right on the money. The question is:”IS SHE READY TO SUCCEED MCCAIN?”.
And as for those hoping that she will win over ‘disgruntled’ Hillary supporters, continue dreaming. Hillary did not put 18 million bullets in the glass ceiling for a pro-gun, anti-choice, rightwing woman from the frozen tundra of Alaska to slip right through!
“No way, no how, no McCain!” To me, Mitt Romney, would have been a much more formidable choice.
alan
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 7:38 AM | Link to this
Good job on the DNC goon duty detail this morning, is that a straight cut and paste from the DUmmies talking points memo or did you add syntax to keep a google search from turning up the same article in a thousand other pinko publications?
Fake Temple Pilot survived Bruno by the skin of his teeth, no, wait a minute, she beat him but y’all had to contort your primary process into rules that assured he could gather enough half a voters to keep everybody quite on the delegate count at the convention that was never, uh, counted.
The more that people found out about Chief Teleprompting King, the less they voted for him, and this was even after the most massive propaganda effort in the history of the world, the whole entire toady press was in the tank totally for Obama and against Clinton, he still finished the primaries on a losing note.
And we got two solid months to make sure the American people get to know the real Moron, and trust me, it’s going to seem like an Katrina like onslaught to you naive liberals.
Whatcha got on our girl, she baked cookies in Junior High?
McCain has signed, sealed and delivered this, more on his campaign hitting on all cylinders later, this IS the reform ticket.
With an actual history of reform.
Not just Bluster and Gasbagedness, like uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, your guy.
So go visit the disgruntled, put upon Republican thugs that Sarah’Cuda (RW™) left in her wake, see what animosities they harbor, embrace their dirt and make it your own.
Please.
That will be really credible for sure, uh huh.
By pauncho
August 31, 2008 7:39 AM | Link to this
Funny how Jay points to Palin’s brother in law “scandal” but fails to mention B. Hussein Obama’s purchase of his $1.5 million mansion with the help of a convicted felon.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this
pauncho: Not only that, Jay and his synchronized toadies in the pinko media will just keep throwing it out day after day after day until the make it a scandal in the minds of your common simpleton dhimmocrat, instead of waiting for the results of the TWO investigations that are currently taking place, both of which Hot Sarah has welcomed, one she even initiated.
Wanna bet that no investigation will ever take place of the fraud and blatant political cronyism that was the sale of Fake Temple Pilot’s house?
It’s all so………goonyish.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 7:54 AM | Link to this
It’s stories like these that I have a hard time keeping my cool and not using language that would get me booted from here:
A Pakistani lawmaker defended a decision by southwestern tribesmen to bury five women alive because they wanted to choose their own husbands, telling stunned members of Parliament last week to spare him their outrage.
“These are centuries-old traditions, and I will continue to defend them,” Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, said Saturday. “Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid.”-Urinal/Jihad
Deep breath, o.k.
Not one mention of Islam.
Not one.
A “centuries old tradition,” eh, you…………………..
Sick, sick, sick.
By Mike
August 31, 2008 7:55 AM | Link to this
Wow! I never know what to expect from Bookman! I mean on any given day he could be saying Republicans are wrong OR saying Democrats are right! You know, both kinds of partisan liberal hack posts.
What next? Hannity telling me he thinks Biden is a poor choice? Wow!
Nothing is more predictable than a partisan hack pundit such as Bookman.
Could the AJC find just one pundit who isn’t a boring partisan hack who regurgitates party talking points? Better yet, fire Bookman et al, hire more real reporters, and let us get our partisan hatred from any of the multiple outlets that offer this undifferentiated tripe.
By "The Corporal"
August 31, 2008 8:02 AM | Link to this
It will be both amusing and pathetic to watch the mainstream media turn over every pebble in an effort to find something on Governor Palin while continuing to ignore connections between Senator Obama and his crooked Chicago and “former” domestic terrorist friends.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 8:06 AM | Link to this
Gee, what a ground breaking revelation this is, Queen Pinko is in thee bag for Fake Temple Pilot:
You were the one smart enough to figure out how to get this far. Nobody —- no political operative or strategist or pundit —- knows more than you do about how to win this campaign. You are writing the playbook as you go along.-Urinal/DNC
Yeah, right, he hasn’t needed any help at all from the pinko media and DNC rules bending kommittee.
I do have to acknowledge, however, that we have our very first example of an Oblahma accomplishment, so very rare that they are, in this Tuckered Out column, thee Magnificent One made all the goonies at his convention speech happy and drew some celebrities.
Gosh, what a “leader.”
Kult leader.
By rmorrow
August 31, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this
Jay, looks like you did all of your research on Plain from MSNBC. Note that your thoughtful analysis ignores her accomplsihments as in goverment reform and ethics, something that you claim to care about.
Like Michael Moore, you choose to highlight the facts you want and ignore the others in your endless quest for Democratic gain. Like Moore, you care little of the consumers of your “reality” are better informed or not. All you care about is twisting their views.
Just like the rest of Obama’s brownshirts in the media, all you care about is Democrat victory. If you had any honesty, you would present the full picture of her background instead of presenting just the facts that suit you. You are an intellectual coward.
By Eric1
August 31, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
You two girls just don’t get it, Miss Mgmt. The Palin pick is a gimmick. It’s so painfully obvious that Granny McCain is desperate. His pick was clearly designed to generate news, which it did, and to appeal to Hillary supporters, which it won’t. There is no chance in hell that Granny really thinks this woman is the most qualified person available to be second in line for the Whitehouse. While it’s true that much of the electorate is stupid, as evidenced by the two term Bush, but seven plus disaterous years have taught many a lesson that they’re unlikely to forget by November. Some never learned the lesson, as evidenced by the likes of you and Pauncho, but luckily for the sake of the country, you’re just a blip on the radar. Your rants and raves say so much more about you than they do about anything or anybody you write about. Aren’t you lucky this platform allows you to remain anonymous. Excuse me for following your juvenile tack of name calling, but “Granny” just seems so appropriate.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 8:18 AM | Link to this
Wooten, on the other hand, tears it up:
When women of the left speak of “women’s issues,” they speak always of women as though they are of one mind, and it is theirs. When they complain that not enough women are in high places, it’s not conservative women they seek to promote. In fact, I can never remember in the Georgia General Assembly or elsewhere women of the left objecting to the perceived mistreatment or glass ceiling that affects women of the right. More commonly, they are vilified in the same way that most blacks of the left vilify Justice Clarence Thomas.-AJC
No regurgitated talking points, just heavy hitting commentary on a real issue.
Dhimmocrats have embraced women’s and minority rights issues and have made them their own, as long as the woman and minority toe the liberal line.
So where do the real priorities of the pinkos lie, advancing women’s and minority rights, or advancing their liberal agenda?
Suckers.
By Liberal Hate Target
August 31, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this
Eric1 -
Thanks for showing us how bigoted, hatful and juvenille Obama’s supporters truly are.
Keep up the bigoted name calling. It reinforced Obama’s supports’ reputation as among the most intolerant and hatreful in American history.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this
Let’s all laugh together with Thee Doom and Gloom:
Among the positive signs that Bush referenced was a report Thursday that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, rose by 3.3 percent in the April-June quarter. However, other economic news last week showed that right after that second quarter, in July, consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged.- Urinal/DNC
Stupid, goony jackboot langauge, ya think they might be a tad biased?
Small children in an adult world.
By Paul Stewart
August 31, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this
I agree completely with your objective assessment. I see the rabid right wingers posting in reaction to it do not agree. But then, it looks different to them down their at propaganda central and in the Rabbit Hole. America, fortunately, has come out of there. And will vote based on reality and facts come Nov 1. To the dismay of McCain/Palin, Rove, Bush and Cheney. God bless Americans.
By Paul Stewart
August 31, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this
I agree completely with your objective assessment. I see the rabid right wingers posting in reaction to it do not agree. But then, it looks different to them down their at propaganda central and in the Rabbit Hole. America, fortunately, has come out of there. And will vote based on reality and facts come Nov 1. To the dismay of McCain/Palin, Rove, Bush and Cheney. God bless Americans.
By Liberal Hate Target
August 31, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this
If hateful and angry liberals are so convinced that their candidate is right on the issues, then why do they have to constantly attack McCain’s age?
Is it that they really aren’t convinced about Obama? Or are they just nasty bigots who want can’t resist the opportunity to call a senior citizen “Granmdma”?
Or is it both?
By GOPs got to go
August 31, 2008 8:41 AM | Link to this
I have a completely Independent Voting husband who came home to tell me he will never vote for McCain because of his VP pick.
I think the running back just dropped that Hail Mary pass.
And which ever Hillary Voters vote for McCain, well they would have any way just to prove a point.
By conffused
August 31, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this
Is Bookman saying that Obama’s experience as a candidate is more relevant than Palin’s experience as a Governor?
Did he really say that?
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this
Dude!
Sarah Palin: conservatives find the girl of their dreams- The Alaskan governor’s family life and political views press the right’s buttons
A woman that knows how to handle a cannon.
What else do you need to know?
By Taxpayer
August 31, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this
Jay,
I’m glad to see you highlighting concerns about Palin that her base of drooling lovers choose to ignore. I also have the same concern (amongst others) as you with the bigger picture issue of her suddenly taking over as CIC. What would she do in an emergency, call up Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush as her advisers. Worse yet, does she already think as they do. No thanks. I don’t want four more years of that fiasco. And, what if McCain’s age does not catch up with him. Then, it’s still four more years of the same. Again, no thanks. That said, if Palin wants to try and win over more voters, perhaps she could start by outing even more of those corrupt Republicans — someone did brag about this particular trait of hers, didn’t they. Let’s see what she’s made of.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this
Thee “hail mary” has scored thee touchdown, McBushie 7- convention bounce 0.
ZOGBY: McCain/Palin 47% Obama/Biden 45%…
Bwa.
By Mrs.Godzilla
August 31, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this
Morning all…
The men folks have headed to the links, the women folk are enjoying a lazy Sunday morning.
My big “brudder”, a charming Reagan Republican, pulled into the driveway after twelve hours in the car and said, “that knuckle head McCain, what the ##@$@# was he thinking when he picked Palin”
I said hi.
Gosh, I love vacation.!
Re: Sarah Palin
I see she supports teaching creationism in public schools. How old does she think the planet is? A science forum is called for. How about here.
She’s got problems with troopergate.
The campaign forgets about the intertubes and she’s made some statements about Ted Stevens and the bridge to nowhere that are going to cause some red faces.
She opposes the right to chose, even in cases of rape or incest.
Creepiest quote I’ve seen so far:
EEEK!
I just stopped for a while to read the posts above.
By tone and content, if these are the kinda’ folks you get with a McCain/Palin administration I am not at all interested. More and more I am finding my self turned off, not just by McCain, but by his supporters.
Let’s see…how many of the old smears have been tossed like a “turd on a rubber band” already this morning?
The house purchase, convicted felon garbage….WRONG…but it seems some don’t mind repeating lies.
Oh No! He uses a teleprompter when he gives a major address! That’s just silliness. Should he use 3 by 5 cards? Crib note on his shirt cuff? Silly. Silly. Silly.
40 years later the right wing is still shaking in their boots about the Weather Underground! Now that’s a hoot.
Anyway…gotta go.
I have some serious vacationing to do today!
By Political Foreskin
August 31, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
Bookman, Sarah Putin could only have happened if the real polls showed an insurmountable Obama lead. This is desperation born from the grim realization of the inevitable loss.
Sarah Putin? Can you say Edsel? Hindenberg? Twiggy's career? The problem is that we are in such a fix as a country that we're aren't ready for a new face, pretty as it is.We’re defensive, frightened, and leery. We may pledge allegience to change as a concept, but we dont want changing faces. Now now, not while we perceive a crisis and turning point in our socio-economic and military fortunes.
The choice of Sarah Putin, however, will advance the cause of justice for minorities, after all, John Lennon said it best: “Woman is the N-word of the world” (he’ll say it again).
McCain’s campaign is about to get turbo flushed. New faces are too upsetting. America isn’t interested in a new face here. Sleeping on Sarah P. is unsettling at best. The phone doesn’t have to ring at four AM. We’re already awake. Sarah P. is the Beeyayatch we hated at all those PTA meetings we were forced to attend when our daughters were in middle school. No thanx. Her ilk is coarse, crude, rude, overbearing, opinionated, prejudicial and entirely dreadful.
McCangelina 08: So all America needed was a pretty face? But our children are still uneducated…..and we cant afford to RX them.
Rush Limbaugh is very excited about Sarah Palin, because he’s practiced at mimicking disease symptoms, like he done against Micheal J. Fox not long ago. Rush will have a field day with Sarah Palin’s Down Syndrome Child. Rush is so funny, you know? Love that guy. Now he can afford to RX his children. in spades
come on rush put the helmet on, they’ll die laughing!
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this
Mrs. Duhzilla: Who is Noah Millman?
And do tell us, since we all agree that Hot Sarah and Fake Temple Pilot have the same experience, will Oblahma step down if he wins the election and appoint himself vice president?
I know, it’s a ridiculous scenario same as yours, me presenting it like Oblahma would actually win, hahaha, yeah right.
America didn’t elect Dukasis, Mondull nor Kerry, all right wing extremists compared to Lord High Dimwit Baby Killer, don’t suspect that they’ll start now either.
A cast of hundreds: Who isn’t an Obama foreign policy adviser?!- So Barack Obama has 300 foreign policy advisers. 300.
If it is good for the gander why would it not be good for the goose?
McCain/ Cuda 08. And beyond.
Bwa.
By Radically Moderate
August 31, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
After eight years of profound arrogance and bad decision making, America is sorely in need of competent leadership from the Whitehouse. Until now I have always respected McCain’s decision making and have admired his courage to take a position that he believed was in the best interest of America, despite the political consequences. Selecting a self-described Hockey Mom as a running mate, especially for a 72 year old candidate, however is not an indication of the competent leadership which America needs. This decision does more to link McCain to Bush than anything the Dems could ever claim.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this
Watch in amazement as the Duh Report puts the kabosh on the entire dhimmocrat goon strategy-
Secretary of Defense: General David Petraeus.
Secretary of State: Joseph Lieberman (coattails in the Senate, fools, we don’t need no moderates.)
Done deal.
By Ray
August 31, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this
She sure gives me a funny feeling running up my leg.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this
The dhimmocrats claim to believe in a Loving God:
EX-DEM CHAIR JOKES HURRICANE SIGN FROM GOD AGAINST REPUBLICANS…
A God Who of course is an “angry democrat” of course.
Sick.
By Ray
August 31, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
Obama cabinet….
Sec of State…. Nancy Pelosi
Sec of Treas….. Je$$ie Jackson
Press Sec…. Michael Moore
Sec of Health, Education and Welfare ….. Cynthia McKinney
Sec of Vet Affairs…. John Kerry
Sec of Labor….. Jose Emenus
Sec of Commerce… Maxine Waters
Sec of Homeland Security…. Spike Lee
Sec of Education… Jay Bookman
Atty Gen…. Al Sharpton
Sec of the Interior…. Andrew Young
Sec of Health and Human Svcs… Cold cash Jefferson
Sec of Housing and Urban Dev….. Ray Nagle
Left out a few but running out of qualified people.
By TW
August 31, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this
Wise words, Jay. Only Hail Marys usually stay in the air for awhile - this one buried itself in the dirt about a foot in front of McCain.
Soon, the media will differentiate between ‘maverick’ and ‘unstable.’ At that point, the Hail Mary will actually regress to having rocketed off McCain’s front foot.
Bud Wiser - you put a great face on the whiny sore loser. Hang your head, shut your mouth, and walk away.
By Ray
August 31, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
Perhaps God is a republican after all, and he is sending the storm to keep Bush away from the convention?
By RealityKing
August 31, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this
Yes, yes, let’s all focus on the experience of a VP just before we vote on the experience of a President. It’s called an end around. Polls will show if it scored.
Obama is the one that actually used Abraham Linclon as his example of inexperienced accomplishments. Except, errr, isn’t Sarah Palin a much better representation of what Linclon really stood for, reform and, oh yeah Republicanism!?
But no matter, the parrots of the DNC are out in force this morning. Progressive anchors and editors accross the country are attacking on all fronts. I actually saw CNN’s John King shamelessly taking talking point calls from democrats! During his live broadcast!! James Carville must be on speed dial.. There certainly isn’t any objective observing on Meet the Press this morning.
We are seeing the culture of corruption progressive style. And if Obama wins, we are sure to have a defacto state run media that reports an agenda over the truth. Juat as they are doing today..
By Rufus
August 31, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this
George Snafuphanopoulos is hosting Cindy McCain right now on This Week…
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos reports: Democrats’ attacks on her family’s wealth are unfair and offensive, Cindy McCain said today in an interview airing tomorrow on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
1) There are a lot of great things about that woman that are not being reported. Wonder why?
2) Ever notice how Republicans never whine about the wealth of hypocritical Democrats like John Edwards and Al Gore?
By TW
August 31, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
Anybody heard anything about Palin, her sister, and that cop going on the Jerry Springer Show this fall?
Oh, those proud Republicans.
GOP ‘08 - PROUD TO BE INGORANT!
guess Obama was dead on about that…
By Rufus
August 31, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
Ray, your 10:35 was beyond laughable, let alone delusional.
Thanks for reinforcing to us how important this election is and to keep you liberal Democrat wingnuts out of the White House…
By Ray
August 31, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this
Rufus,
Not a liberal wingnut, far from it. Thought a little satire might add to the mix.
By jon
August 31, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this
Palin has more Executive experience than The Chosen One, Biding My Time, and McCain combined.
The only one that ain’t a US Senator - and we know in what high regard the American People hold those clowns.
By Ray
August 31, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
There seems to be two “Rays” on here and I am being accused of being a liberal wingnut by some well informed people which is certainly not the case. Could we fix this, Jay?
By Dusty
August 31, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
Ray@10:35
I was smiling over Bookman’s I just don’t see it! (like anybody thought he would see the excitement over interesting, qualified REPUBLICAN nominee Sarah Palin.)
Then I read your Obama Cabinet and got another smile. One person you missed was Jeremiah Wright as Chaplain.
But don’t short change Pres. Bush. He has kept America safe which is his prime objective. The history books are going to be very good to President Bush, ranking him among the best.
As TW wrote at 10:42 Soon the media will differentiate between “maverick” and “unstable”. If they do, the glowing glimmer around Obama will vanish like fog in the sunshine. Obama will go back to organizing poor communities from his mansion. And Sarah Palin will be serving as VP to our strong President McCain. Yes, God has blessed America!!
By Ron
August 31, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this
McCain bows under pressure for the Religious right and will pay for it big time. Palin is now taking a four week course in foreign relations, so that she can be prepared to meet with Putin if she has to. We thought that Palin was very lucky to be asked after the first date, but it seems that McCain has a history of making fast, instinctive and sometimes risky decisions. “I make them as quickly as I can, quicker than the other fellow, if I can,” McCain wrote, with his top adviser Mark Salter, in his 2002 book, “Worth the Fighting For.” “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.” YIKES……….
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
A convention primer, for those of you with so little faith:
Bush 2001-2008.
Iraq- Transformed from a mass murdering dictatorship with weapons of mass destruction, a regional menace that had threatened and invaded it’s neighbors, to a freely elected democracy that has brought economic prosperity to the formerly enslaved and a soon to be world power who’s 500,000 man Security Force is a major counter balance to Islamic extremists in Iran.
30 million people that used to fear the people of the United States, because of their own government’s propaganda and the left wing toady media of the left, who now know that we are not only the “strong horse” but the most generous and caring people in the world.
And they now spread that word to the entire Middle East.
Peace in the Middle East, a goal set by all previous U.S. administrations, practically achieved by George W Bush.
This alone will secure his legacy as one of the greatest presidents of all time.
Can you say “give them hell Harry?”
Economic Prosperity- One of the longest periods of economic growth in history, since coming off of the Klinto recession, no quarters of negative growth have been registered. An unemployment rate just as low as any that the pinko media called “full employment” during their goon propaganda years of the Klinton administration. All of this despite the attacks of 9/11, the boondoggle spending of Katrina and Rita and the dhimmocrat asininity of not allowing domestic energy production which has led to an increase in all prices across the board, food, energy, you name it.
No terrorist attacks on the homeland in 7 years- Who would have bet on that in 2001?
Strengthening our presence in the world- Since 2001, when most of the Euroweenie nations were governed by oil for food corrupted left wing surrender monkeys, we have seen the world turn to Conservatism and bolster their alliance with the United States. There is no denying this fact. The United Nations, albeit there is much more work to be done here, is no longer an unabashed harpie for the thugs and dictators of the world. NATO has taken over coalition operations in Afghanistan. We are joining together as we speak in economic and diplomatic unions that will confront and defeat the regional menace that is Russia.
My arm hurts.
U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
You left wing losers may as well DEAL WITH IT.
bwa
By Donovan
August 31, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this
Please, for all of you left wing robots out there who think Bookman is correct ask yourselves one question. Do you want strength in office to protect you from the evil of Russia and the Middle East or do you want some inexperienced idealist and his old plagiarist trying to do something that they have never done. That would be an executive.
By Dusty
August 31, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this
TW @ 11:11
No, TW, no Sarah Palin on Springer’s show. She’s not the type he likes.
Jerry Springer is planning to have a wrestling match with Pelosi and Biden over who had the best cosmetic surgery. It will be hailed as “Hairplugs vs Facelift”. Mark your calendar.
By Rufus
August 31, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this
In her first national appearance, Palin placed herself in a line of succession that included Geraldine Ferraro. I think the comparison is accurate.
And I think that’s about the only comparison that should be made. Palin stands up to corruption and mindless pork. Besides, Palin never made an asinine comment like Barack wouldn’t be where he was if he were white.
Gallup: 14%
NBC/Wall Street Journal: 15%
FOX/Opinion Dynamics: 19%
CNN/Opinion Research Corp: 22%
An average of 17.5% between the four. This is how much Americans approve of the Democrats running congress. Two years ago, just one year after Katrina and that massive gas price spike, Nancy Pelosi said she will bring leadership and lower gas prices if sent to Washington. What say you, Nanny?
If memory serves me correctly as well, she and her future leadership Democrats made comments about Bush not getting Osama. In fact, that topic was brought up by The Appointed One himself: “George Bush will not follow Osama to the cave in which he lives.” Well go get him, tiger. You people on the left have only a majority of our Senate Intelligence Committee since January of 2007 or so. What are you waiting for?
If you want more of this incompetence and broken promises and empty rhetoric, then by all means put Democrats 100% in charge of Washington.
Note to John Kerry: you are the guest, not the host, so stop trying to dominate the talk show, you pompous arrogant liberal twit.
God help this nation of dimwits.
By jeff777
August 31, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this
This is the most Archie Bunker, retired-and-nothing-else-to-do blog I’ve ever seen - I haven’t heard so many “commie,” “pinko” and “lib” in my life! I’ll set you fossils straight, so you can enter the 21st century with clean minds.
(how can I be saying this again?) Barack is no Muslim, but a Christian like you - not like you? - okay, I guess you think you can judge other peoples’ Christianity, hmmm…?
Palin is a desperation choice that McCain made because of hardcore right-wing pressure.
America will see this for exactly what it is McCain bowing to right-wing pressure again - so much for those intelligent, middle-America swing votes you cold warriors wanted
this is the same right wing whose ‘leadership’ has what has landed us in a 12 billion per month war and in the process destroyed our economy.
Oh yeah - ignore the evidence of your mind and senses that Barack is the smartest, most decisive leaders America has ever produced.
Amazes me how the Repub response to Barack’s obvious excellence is to call it an ‘illusion.’
But that’s how yall engineered the Axis of Oil war, isn’t it.?
By jeff777
August 31, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this
This is the most Archie Bunker, retired-and-nothing-else-to-do blog I’ve ever seen - I haven’t heard so many “commie,” “pinko” and “lib” in my life! I’ll set you fossils straight, so you can enter the 21st century with clean minds.
(how can I be saying this again?) Barack is no Muslim, but a Christian like you - not like you? - okay, I guess you think you can judge other peoples’ Christianity, hmmm…?
Palin is a desperation choice that McCain made because of hardcore right-wing pressure.
America will see this for exactly what it is McCain bowing to right-wing pressure again - so much for those intelligent, middle-America swing votes you cold warriors wanted
this is the same right wing whose ‘leadership’ has what has landed us in a 12 billion per month war and in the process destroyed our economy.
Oh yeah - ignore the evidence of your mind and senses that Barack is one of the smartest, most decisive leaders America has ever produced.
Amazes me how the Repub response to Barack’s obvious excellence is to call it an ‘illusion.’
But that’s how yall engineered the Axis of Oil war, isn’t it.?
By Rufus
August 31, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
Ray - I mistook (misread) your name for Ron. My apologies. Also I’m having a hard time with reading tongue-n-cheek this weekend for some reason…
The scurrilous claim that McCain vice presidential pick Governor Sarah Palin faked her pregnancy with a Down’s Syndrome child is beginning to spread among the lowest of the nutrooters. Now, the unhinged, smear site DemocraticUnderground.com has boosted this lie to their front pages.
Those left wingnuts are so full of themselves. Unbelievable.
By Ray
August 31, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this
Why is the left so concerned about what “other countries think of us”? You could count on two hands the number of countries that really matter about their opinion and the others you can write off. Most of the others care about our weaknesses so that they can exploit them, our foreign aid dollars and how much they can get and their balance of trade with our economy. Aside from that, they have little to no concern about us except coming across our borders illegally to share the American dream. Why is it that all of these others that we should care so much about don’t have crowds of people wanting to immigrate across their borders? In Mexico, they would jail you for a very long time if caught.
Bush has been blamed for a lot of things, among them “tarnishing our image”. Our image is intact, alive and well thanks to him and will remain so under McCain.
By Daddy Lippersneer
August 31, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this
McCangelina 08: A nice rack trumps Iraq, Barack, and that Clinton potatoe sack.
By "The Corporal"
August 31, 2008 1:13 PM | Link to this
Jay: I don’t think you commented on my below post earlier. As a journalist of the highest standard I am sure you will do the right thing and be completely fair in all of your investigative reporting ………
“It will be both amusing and pathetic to watch the mainstream media turn over every pebble in an effort to find something on Governor Palin while continuing to ignore connections between Senator Obama and his crooked Chicago and “former” domestic terrorist friends.
P.S.
Knowing the liberal mainstream media, maybe they will discover she double-dribbled in one of her high school basket ball games and the refs didn’t catch it !
Oh, the horror of it all ………….
By whippoorwill
August 31, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
I have never read such breathtakingly ignorant, racist, radical comments in my life. I grew up in So. Ga. and am stunned at the mean spirited, stupidity of the folks who claim to be republicans.
Unbelieveable. You actually seem to be proud of being assinine fools. Go ahead and vote against your own best interests if you must. But there’s a whole lot of us out here that refuse to let you take us down with you again. Not this time.
By Rufus
August 31, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
“I have never read such breathtakingly ignorant, racist, radical comments in my life. I grew up in So. Ga. and am stunned at the mean spirited, stupidity of the folks who claim to be republicans.. blah blan liberal whining…”
Translation: I’m not a bright enough liberal to be a valuable contributor to this blog so I’ll just label all you neocons as haters, racists, and radicals.
By RW-(the original)
August 31, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
Anybody that wants to make the ridiculous argument that we can’t afford to have the extremely well qualified Governor Palin one step away from the Presidency should take a look at the fact that we have have Nancy Pelosi two steps away right now. talk about scary.
Governor Sarah’cuda is more qualified that Obambi at every step of the way and she’s in the second spot. Jay seems to have no problem putting a thoroughly unqualified community organizer, that seems to get bored with whatever job he has about 10 minutes into it, in the Oval Office. Frankly having Biden one heartbeat away from the Presidency scares the hell out of me.
Sarah’Cuda ‘08
By @@
August 31, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
Welllllllllllllll Jay, I found it “interesting” that the powerhouses within the Democratic Party stood obediently on the line while OBlahMa called a “Hell Hillary.”
Does this call sound familiar?
“She’s confident and she’s driven,” Kelly said. “Her leadership style is kind of a mix. While she’s strong in her convictions; she’s very willing to listen to her advisors.”
Now while OBlahMa has not proven to be strong in his convictions (flippin’ and a floppin), he did say he would be listening to his advisors.
Palin IS strong in her convictions. They’re out there for everyone to see. She listens to her advisors. She’s already got him beat by one point.
People still don’t know whether OBlahMa HAS convictions or whether they’re just being played.
OBlahMa’s “game” has played itself out.
Go sit on the bench Senator OBlahMa.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this
Racists?
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The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has electrified conservative activists, providing a boost of energy to the GOP nominee-in-waiting from a key constituency that previously had been lukewarm — at best — about him.
By tapping the anti-abortion and pro-gun Alaska governor just ahead of his convention, which is set to start here Monday, McCain hasn’t just won approval from a skeptical Republican base — he’s ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grass-roots activists to weep with joy.
“I woke up and my e-mail was just going crazy,” said Charmaine Yoest, head of the legislative arm of Americans United for Life and a former top official in Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign. “And then when it was announced — it was like you couldn’t breathe.”
First, though, they’re expressing their newfound fondness for McCain with their checkbooks. Since tapping Palin, the campaign has raised nearly $7 million online, according to McCain aides.
“There is an electricity going through the social conservative crowd right now; it’s unbelievable,” said James Muffett, head of Michigan’s Citizens for Traditional Values, who had met with McCain in the weeks leading up to his selection of a running mate. “Especially given all the set-ups and head fakes — it’s amazing. A lot of people were sure he was going to show his more moderate colors.”
Muffett said the effect on his conservative comrades in arms has been immediate and visceral.
Hear that wave coming dhimmis?
You be sure to stand right there with your moron mouths flapping when it mows you over.
Now wouldn’t ya, Barracuda?
By RW-(the original)
August 31, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this
Polly,
If you’re going to continuously spell potato with an e at the end at least work Quayle into the riff. Where did your sense of comedic styling go?
By @@
August 31, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
RW:
Were you paying attention when I said “That won’t do” Cooter?
Men!!!!!!
Thpppbbpttt.
By RW-(the original)
August 31, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
Bud Wiser,
After that crap you got caught pulling yesterday shouldn’t you just go away?
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While people like Jay try to convince you that Palin was a panic pick or ‘hail Mary” some news outlets have reporters.
By Daddy Lippersneer
August 31, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
Hard to get happy after THAT one.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
“[The] choice is to shore up the conservative, pro-drilling base,” he said. “This is an aggressive, on-offense pick, not a defensive pick.”
And then there is the contrast: “While [Barack Obama] wants to ban AR-15s, Palin shoots AR-15s, and apparently pretty well.”
Her image as a pistol-packin’ mama could prove especially key in the hunter-filled Rust Belt, said Paul Erhardt, a longtime political strategist who specializes on gun issues.
“Palin could play strong in the sporting states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, depending on how they use her,” he said. “Most pundits will underestimate her appeal in these key areas because they don’t know her and they are unfamiliar with the sporting scene. But among sportsmen, authenticity counts and Palin’s got that and then some.”
The very embodiment of Conservatism versus thee Fake Temple Pilot.
Can you say landslide?
By RW-(the original)
August 31, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this
@@,
But, but I likes it!
Why are you talking about turtles and Dukes Of Hazard characters?
By GodHatesTrash
August 31, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
This is why Andi/Angelina likes Governor Sarah “Lola” Palin - hers is bigger than his/hers!
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this
What a horrible, grueling job it must be as a Urinal photo editor.
Just imagine the long hours you must spend searching for flattering photos of Bruno Klinton and now have to turn right around and search for days on end for unflattering photos of Sarah Palin.
Geez, talk about violation of labor laws.
By Daddy Lippersneer
August 31, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this
Oh yeah, that was a good one, @@. YOu really got that guy, real good.
whew.
RW, yes you can bask a little longer in the veep pick, but it hasn’t improved your general commentary one iota.
That’s what you get for hacking. Never steal. It acts like a sponge for creativity. Try thinking for yourself.
Sarah Putin? How do YOU feel about her, now that you’ve had a 48 hours to digest it? To me, a new face is inappropriate and unsettling here.
The whole thing is going to crash and burn. McCain just lost the spread.
November Prediction for McCain: Pain.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
God’s Trash: That’s the same size as mine, although mine always has a thirty round clip in it.
Stop by and check it out some time.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
Her very presence on the ticket underscores something Obama doesn’t want us to notice: He spent two years stopping a woman from becoming president and now he is about to spend two months stopping one from becoming vice president. Obama could have made history but failed the test. McCain passed with flying colors. That point will not be lost on independent women.
And-
She knew she was bearing a Down syndrome child but refused to have an abortion. My head bows to the integrity, guts and courage it takes to embark knowingly on such a life challenge because of one’s personal belief in the sanctity of life. When we look at McCain’s loving adoption of a child from a Bangladeshi orphanage run by Mother Teresa and Palin’s knowing birth of a handicapped baby, we see a quality of character on this ticket worthy of the White House.
Word.
By Gustav
August 31, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
The GOP should get a real boot from Hurricane Goose Step!
Only Hurricane Goose-step could have kept Bush from ruining the convention.
Der Heetler is in their thoughts and prayers.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this
Until Barack Obama plucked him out of tiny Delaware, Joe Biden’s principal renown was for talking too much and saying too little. And yet the media has credulously treated Biden as a serious figure, a courtesy they did not extend him during either of his presidential runs. One can only imagine how inquisitive reporters would handle a Republican nominee for vice-president who graduated 86th in his law school class of 95 as Biden did.
As for Biden’s unfortunate history with plagiarism, the less said the better. At least that seems to be the media’s view now that he’s on the ticket. Somehow I doubt that 36 years in the senate would wash away such stains for a Republican.
“Experienced” at what?
By Gustav
August 31, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
CNN just reported that the keynote speaker at the GOP convention will be Hurricane Goose Step.
Gadzooks, that’s good.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
But there is good news for Sarah Palin as the latter-day Howell Raineses and Clark Cliffords line up to smear her: She controls how the American people will come to view her much more than they do. There’s a reason her excellent speech on Friday set off such a firestorm of rage and irrational hissy-fits on the left. Speaking directly to the American people, Palin cut an attractive and intelligent figure. Regardless of the left’s anger, the American people will believe their own eyes rather than a frustrated blogger’s or haughty anchorman’s blustery “analysis.”
When Clark Clifford toured the D.C. cocktail party circuit with his “amiable dunce” assessment of Ronald Reagan, most of the assembled sippers agreed. History proved them wrong. But that’s not what really has the left rattled as they set off in pursuit of Sarah Palin. The American people knew Ronald Reagan was no dunce long before the Clark Cliffords of Washington admitted as much.
By @@
August 31, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
RW?
But, but I likes it!
I’m sure you do RW. If you didn’t, I’d be worried about you.
No, I am not talking about ?!?turtles?!? or ?!?Dukes of Hazard?!?
Sarah Palin has much more to offer than just her “Cuda”.
I’m sure that good lookin’ hunk of a husband of hers would welcome the opportunity to open your eyes to the reality by shutting both of them first.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Unlike Senator Obama, who accommodated himself to the seedy ethno-religious politics of Chicago’s South Side in search of political preferment, she challenged he own corrupt party machine to advance. And unlike Senator Clinton — who, with her husband, never quite exits the stage — she achieved early success by defeating the old bulls who ran her state, not by marrying the hottest ticket in Arkansas.
Now wouldn’t ya, Barracuda?
By Hurrican Goose Step
August 31, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
@@, you’re just so much filler fluff. Perhaps you need to learn to Goose step, in order to matter in this crazy world.
Hurricane GooseStep, which the GOP will take full advantage of, with Bush helping to pile sacks of sand around houses, and Bush at food distribution centers serving soup to GooseStep refugees, and Bush with a megaphone shouting “your all in our thoughts and prayers” as people float by, yes, folks, Hurricane Goosestep will do ALL THAT for the GOP!!!
I love Hurricane GooseStep, dont you?
BTW: the rebuilt levees in New Orleans used inferior fill of the same type that failed during Katrina. Cheney-linked contractors, of course.
Source: 60 minutes
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
“She’s taken on the absolute worst elements of the Republican Party — Don Young, Ted Stevens and the entrenched good old boy Alaska GOP network. She was not only successful, but she did it while remaining immensely popular statewide,” said another high-ranking Republican message guru.
“Aside from the obvious fact that she’s a woman, she reeks of working class credibility,” said Mark Hemingway, who writes for the conservative National Review. “Her taking on Alaska’s corrupt politics is a great contrast to Obama carrying water for the Chicago political machine.”
By Jen
August 31, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this
No FcCain Way, Dude!
Obama 08….
Obama Nation!
Obamanation to the Republican Wrong….
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
But the party that nominated Bill Clinton takes a risk arguing that a fresh-faced, 44-year-old governor—especially a woman—is not competent to lead this nation: Republicans will retort that Palin has managed more, and as a chief executive has accomplished more, than the first-term U.S. senator from Illinois.
By GodHatesTrash
August 31, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this
Miss Management, my friend, why on earth would I want to come by your trailer?
You know the rules about group.
Unless, and of course, there is another message in your post - that you are threatening me?
One might easily read your post that way, my friend. Then Mr. Bookman - or his employers - might have to do something about that…
I can’t imagine they would not allow profanity and adult comments yet still allow threats of violence, in even in cyberspace.
By RW-(the original)
August 31, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
@@,
Her nickname is Sarah Barracuda and you’re ruining a perfectly good nickname for her nickname.
Harrumph! (ISH0
People for the elimination of white people.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this
Yes, God’s Trash, you should by all means call the F.B.I, I’ll bet they are just waiting by the phones to hear from some kook like you.
(Now you have two messages to ponder over, Nancy.)
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
Watch this interview and tell me, is it not nearly impossible to concentrate on what is being said?:
BARTIROMO: WELCOME BACK TO A SPECIAL EDITION OF “THE CLOSING BELL.” SARAH PALIN KEPT A LOW PROFILE WHILE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, AND FEW IF ANY PLACED HER AT THE TOPOF THE LIST OF POTENTIAL RUNNINGMATES FOR SENATOR JOHN McCAIN. ALL THAT CHANGED TODAY. THIS WEEK I TRAVELED TO ALASKA AND I INTERVIEWED SARAH PALIN IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR CNBC. NOT ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE ONLY BUT HER STATE’S ROLE IN THE COUNTRY’S ENERGY DEBATE. AND I ASKED HER IF JOHN McCAIN CONTACTED HER.
The second time around I had to close my eyes to hear what a truly brilliant pick that McCain has made.
OMG!
Yes!
By GodHatesTrash
August 31, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
Lola’s hometown, Wasilla AK - boilermakers anyone?
By @@
August 31, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
BTW: the rebuilt levees in New Orleans used inferior fill of the same type that failed during Katrina.
And I can see that your “crystal balls” may be fragile or fluffed.
Hurrican Goose Step
e-mail me doodler.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this
Obama talks of reform but has never fought for it, but rather benefitted from old boy networks, even when the old boys were radicals like unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. This is why Stanley Kurtz’s researches in the Anneberg Project have Obama so panicked. * *Where did the $100 million that Ayers and Obama controlled go? * *Could they spend that much and achieve nothing? Some “experience.”
Yes, where ever did it go?
By @@
August 31, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this
For me the best part about Bartiromo’s interview with Palin, was when Palin said that Joe Biden was naive in buying into the misleading information put out thirty years ago. It puts today’s energy problem on his and the dems’ plate.
The Barracuda strikes!
And she did it so gently too.
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
Anybody want to bet that Jay has more stamina than Bud wiser does?
By "The Corporal"
August 31, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this
Jay:
You know I always try to be square with you (even though you haven’t replied to my above posts) and you are correct that Gov. Palin is not qualified to be President of the United States. However, in a year or two after being Vice President she will be. The scary point is that Sen. Obama is not qualified to be President now and things are too serious to allow him on the job training.
By RW-(the original)
August 31, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
Speak to me, O Muse, of this resourceful man who strides so boldly upon the golden shrine at Invescos, Between Ionic plywood columns, to the kleig light altar. Fair Obamacles, favored of the gods, ascends to Olympus Amidst lusty tributes and the strumming lyres of Media; Their mounted skyboxes echo with the singing of his name While Olbermos and Mattheus in their greasy togas wrassle For first honor of basking in their hero’s reflected glory. Who is this man, so bronzed in countenance, So skilled of TelePrompter, clean and articulate whose ears like a stately urn’s protrude? So now, daughter of Zeus, tell us his story. And just the Cliff Notes if you don’t mind, We don’t have all day.
“Dude you’re totally talking to the Doritos. That is totally bonus.”
OMG this is hysterical.
By GodHatesTrash
August 31, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
(note to file - a couple of days ago, I started to call my patients Miss Management (Andi/Angelina) and RW (RWinona) different names, after the lead actors in the movie “Girl Interrupted”. Now they are using “Valley Girl” speech in virtually all their postings - note especially the frequent use of “word” “dude” and “OMG”, which the young people around here tell me is “txt msg” for Oh My God. The power of suggestion!)
By AJC/DNC Management
August 31, 2008 5:13 PM | Link to this
Naomi, the Corps of Engineers veteran, said his agency was candid about telling people the risk they face.
“We’re in the job of risk reduction, not risk elimination,” he said. “Strictly relying on levees alone should not give anyone the impression they are risk free. I think that would be a horrible mistake to make.”
Apparently the AP hasn’t gotten this message and instead of factually investigating their “news” stories, would rather risk people’s lives for political gain.
How very nice.
By GodHatesTrash
August 31, 2008 5:21 PM |