Jay Bookman

By daniel

September 11, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this

I wish everyone would recall and perhaps replay gov’s carter,clinton and reagans first national interviews when they first announced a run at the presidency. As I recall, who are these guys, hicksville usa. You do remember slick willy?? It wasn’t so much as an interview as a oral test…Gibson trying so hard to be someone he is not, an interviewer. Palin would have done herself a favor by first going on Meet the Press who would have had nothing to prove. She has trusted her instincts so far, don’t change a thing and try to be someone your not. But, in the end, they all get better after each one..but lets take a look at the one’s we hold in so high standerd now, Clinton, carter and reagan…

By bush go away

September 11, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this

So AJC/DNC management

Want to talk about Palin having only $200 million in earmarks compared to $500 million from the previous governor?

Ok, so you’re saying that if a governor spends 2/5 the money on her addiction than her predecessor, that makes a governor qualified?

My the neocons set the bar high!

By mts

September 11, 2008 11:28 PM | Link to this

To Daniel:

Nice try, but there was no comparison between Carter, Clinton, and Reagan and Gov. Palin — none at all. I saw them and I sure you can find tapes of their interviews. Whatever you think of the three former presidents, they were all really smart and polished. This ABC interview made “American Idol” contestants look qualified for national office! It is very sad.

By judyc

September 11, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this

You can see Russia from Alaska?

I can see the moon from my bedroom, but that doesn’t make me an astronaut.

By chris

September 11, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this

nice try…she was amazing

By bush go away

September 11, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this

Charles Gibson slow pitch softball? Even that’s being kind. Try T-Ball. “They’re our next-door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.”? I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop. You know “And I slept in a Holiday Inn Express last night.”

But of course Sarah hasn’t slept in a Holiday Inn Express. Why do that when you can get your per diem from home?

By Steve Nesich

September 11, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this

Palin isn’t qualified for the Vice Presidency. She was only governor of a state with very few people for 19 months. She had problems staying in college. She’s not focused. She’s not capable of stepping into the presidency if something ever happened to John McCain.

McCain wouldn’t pick someone like Palin except for political reasons. If he really cared about “country first” he wouldn’t have picked a person like this. It’s all about satisfying the ultra-right wing of his party. I’ve lost all respect for McCain.

By Sally R.

September 11, 2008 11:41 PM | Link to this

This was frightening to watch. REALLY, AMERICA — this scramble-to-be-scripted 20-month Governor of a remote state with a population less than 700,000, is “ready” to be our next VP?!?

Your average MSM reader/viewer (let alone those who seek more in-depth coverage of the news from alternative sources) knows that Russia did not make an “unprovoked” attack on Georgia. And, with all her lack of knowledge, for Palin to swagger forth with the suggestion of a potential war with Russia, is the height of both hubris and ignorance.

Be afraid, America … be very, very afraid … Or — alternatively — vote for sanity and reason, and vote Obama/Biden in November.

By Mara

September 11, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this

What I can’t understand is why so many Republicans are so willing to put party before country. If you really love this country, how can you continue to pretend that this person is prepared to lead it?

By bush go away

September 11, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this

Ironically WBS’s Herman Cain (who most likely gets a cc of RNC’s talking points sent to Neal Boortz) exposed Palin while trying to spin for her. He said on his show that the McCain campaign was handling her correctly, sequestering her until they can educate her on the issues.

So the McCain campaign is handling her like anthrax, because they know exposure is toxic? Sounds like Herman hit the nail on the head, without even knowing it. LOL

By liz

September 11, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this

YOU JERK!!!!!

By grata2ude

September 11, 2008 11:45 PM | Link to this

For the poster who compared Palin to Clinton and Carter I just need to remind you that Carter served in the Navy and Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar. If you are saying because of their southern accent you perceived them as dumb that’s your opinion and a first impression.

But Palin did not know what the Bush Doctrin was and didn’t even realize it gave Bush the authority to send her son off to war.

By LIZ

September 11, 2008 11:47 PM | Link to this

YOU JERK!!!!

By TM

September 11, 2008 11:48 PM | Link to this

i found it appalling that her son is being shipped to iraq this very day because of the bush doctrine, yet she had no idea what charlie was talking about…..she’s about as clueless as a lot of people you meet on the street, but the big difference is: she’s running for VP!

By Ricky

September 11, 2008 11:48 PM | Link to this

I have questions about Sarah Palin’s ability to work well with John McCain and the potential effects of her taking over. That could cause a disruptive executive national policy backlash. The fact of the matter is that Mac is more socially liberal than Sarah is, and the main thing they agree on is “earmark-busting” - that is, nipping various spending items in the bud that they think are excessive, whether or not nipping such items is the right thing to do. For example, the Republican party is supposed to be for freedom. Part of freedom is the ability to travel where and how you wish. One of the so-called “earmarks” that McCain is against is Amtrak. They want to take away Americans’ freedom of travel. That’s not very Republican.

By Kratos

September 11, 2008 11:54 PM | Link to this

Jay, the person who is unfit for high office is the one who can’t gather his thoughts and speak properly without a teleprompter.

By Frank

September 11, 2008 11:57 PM | Link to this

As I watched the interview I wondered “Has anyone asked Obama these questions?” If so I haven’t seen it. Also I watch the news quite a bit and I don’t recall hearing the term “Bush doctrine”

By mouth to snout

September 11, 2008 11:59 PM | Link to this

dang bookman, you almost sound like the vp is destined to be the next president.

By "The Corporal"

September 12, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this

Read my lipstick !

DEMOCRATS ON CAPITOL HILL FEAR OBAMA FALLOUT

By Andrew Ward, Washington, D.C. Published: September 11 2008 23:30

Democratic jitters about the US presidential race have spread to Capitol Hill, where some members of Congress are worried that Barack Obama’s faltering campaign could hurt their chances of re-election.

Party leaders have been hoping to strengthen Democratic control of the House and Senate in November, but John McCain’s jump in the polls has stoked fears of a Republican resurgence.

A Democratic fundraiser for Congressional candidates said some planned to distance themselves from Mr Obama and not attack Mr McCain.

By George C

September 12, 2008 12:03 AM | Link to this

Jay Bookman is a hack. Yet another example of why the AJC is a 3rd rate paper. The “Bush Doctrine” is a subjective, opaque term coined by the media to make an old idea of “first strike” sound new and scandalous. The term itself has even taken on broader meaning by the media over time. Are we to really to suppose that there is any way on Earth that Bookman would have written a postive article on Palin’s interview? He’s a transparent big-government lib, who’s going to vote for Obama no matter what. He reaching for whatever he can grab, and is coming up empty handed.

By Centristville

September 12, 2008 12:05 AM | Link to this

The woman couldn’t even do a one-on-one with a reporter until now (she “wasn’t ready”) yet somehow she is ready to be Vice President. I’ve heard of lowering the bar, but this is more like pounding it into the ground so hard it pops out in China. The whole thing about her not having a passport until two years ago freaked me out. I didn’t know that until the interview. You don’t learn squat about other cultures and the world when you don’t move your big toe out your own front door. You only see YOUR world and have no conception of other places (sorry, watching Fox News doesn’t cut it). A well traveled person is a well rounded person and clearly, she is not. If anyone doesn’t realize McCain picked her solely on her looks and sex by now, they have rocks in their head.

By Frederick Douglass

September 12, 2008 12:09 AM | Link to this

Collectively we’re all experiencing the same bad dream, surely there’s a giant hand somewhere to pinch this nation out of its stupor. I’m smarter than Sarah Palin, and that’s sad.

By "The Corporal"

September 12, 2008 12:10 AM | Link to this

The really sad thing about these blogs day after day is how two people (let’s say Jay and I for the sake of argument) could be raised in the same wonderful country and yet have such bitterly differing beliefs.

It does not bode well for the future of this great republic.

By mouth to snout

September 12, 2008 12:15 AM | Link to this

Dan Quayle?

How old are you Mr. Bookman?

By Eric

September 12, 2008 12:17 AM | Link to this

Frank, yes, Obama has been asked these questions through numerous presidential debates and interviews. He’s debated these issues repeatedly (coming to the conclusion that he would not cast his vote to give Bush the power to go to war with Iraq). So, yes, he has been vetted. As for whether anyone else has ever heard of the Bush Doctrine, let me first say that you and I as citizens don’t necessarily need to know about it, but Palin does. She’s running for VP! And yes, I do know about it, and have read numerous essays about it. I listened to a professor talk about the 4 major components of the doctrine just the other day (on NPR, of course, certainly not on any cable news networks). Preemptive strikes against other countries, unilateral action in those strikes, and the right to establish some form of democracy in those countries are all components of his doctrine. Please do me a favor and read up on the issues. I’m tired of people voting for a candidate because that candidate is the type that they’d like to share a beer with.

By mnm63

September 12, 2008 12:18 AM | Link to this

This election is too important to be sidetracked by this nonsense. Sarah Palin is not running for President. McCain is. We need to quit focusing on the Jerry Springer Show that is Sarah Palin and focus on the real issues—the economy, the wars, education, global warming, skyrocketing energy costs, unemployment, the failing banks, etc. McCain is part of the party that brought us this nightmare;before this year he was proud to be photographed with George Bush, to be seen as an ally of our current President. So how is this man going to even begin to get us out of this mess? Why would he want to? His constiuency of lobbyists and rich people are doing just fine—it’s the rest of us who are suffering. Do you really want to return to a time like that of the robberbarons—a time when the middleclass was practically nonexistent, and working people were basically chattel to be abused for their employers’ astronomical profit margins.

The Republicans over and over again use these cultural wedge issues to keep working people from voting in their own economic interest.They are laughing all the way to the bank. The Republicans were in charge of all three branches of government for six years, and they didn’t ban abortion or ban gay marriage or make Christianity our state religion or make English our national language, etc. They wouldn’t have anything to distract the populace with if they actually moved legislatively on these issues. They need poor and middle class people who believe in these cultural issues to continue to support them even though it means that they get poorer and poorer. And don’t think they sincerely believe in these issues as well. Look at the way many, if not most, Republicans live, look at the scandals that Republicans have been associated with—they want the vote of cultural conservatives, but after the lever has been pulled in the ballot box, those voters can be forgotten until the next election when the Republicans will rile them up again, and get folks to cut off their noses to spite their faces.

The Bible talks about straining gnats and swallowing camels. It also says that it is harder for a rich man to enter heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. The rich Republicans are giving us plenty of gnats to strain in terms of cultural issues that we can’t resolve through legislative means, and meanwhile we just keep swallowing those camels—the economic problems that the Congress and Senate and White House COULD resolve, so that real wealth could be earned by a multitude of American citizens willing to work hard if given real oppotunities. Just think, we could help some of those rich folks get into heaven by reducing their profit margins and taxing the wealthiest among us at a higher, fairer rate. Vote economics first, and work within our churches to address cultural issues.

By Ms. Tucker If Ur Nasty

September 12, 2008 12:20 AM | Link to this

George C. you’ve just proven Bookman’s point. Assuming that you’re an ordinary Joe, you did a fine job explaining the Bush Doctrine, then why couldn’t Sarah?

By Vincent

September 12, 2008 12:26 AM | Link to this

She looked like someone pretending real hard to be ready to be VP. Like a local theater production or something.

America: She may get better and more rehearsed, and she is comfortable when she understands what she’s saying, but this “fish out of water” is what you are really dealing with regardless of appearances. We saw glimpses of the raw, and it is too raw. She doesn’t have a clue about the political complexities of the modern world, and she can only learn talking points, not gain real comprehension in a matter of weeks.

She was like a schoolgirl in the Principal’s office, and it wasn’t Gibson’s fault—besides, there are scarier men in the world of International politics than Headmasters.

By Sonia Kermaz

September 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Link to this

Sarah Palin is eminently qualified to finish the disaster that Bush started. The Republic may fall, but the sheer stupidity of it all will linger.

By Sonia Kermaz

September 12, 2008 12:32 AM | Link to this

Sarah Palin is eminently qualified to finish the disaster that Bush started. The Republic may fall, but the sheer stupidity of it all will linger.

By bush go away

September 12, 2008 12:33 AM | Link to this

Charles Gibson gave Sarah Palin an empty net to shoot at, and she fell flat on her face at the blue line.

Just because you call yourself a hockey mom doesn’t mean you can skate through an interview.

By Don

September 12, 2008 12:35 AM | Link to this

Truly frightening!

Not ready for prime time!

By Mark

September 12, 2008 12:46 AM | Link to this

You are all SOOOOO correct. How in the world can this woman ever face a camera again, especially knowing beforehand the extensive experience that Obama has! He is indeed qualified to run this country based on all of his foreign affairs experience and expertise on the Bush doctrine (which he has not been asked about by the way, but OBVIOUSLY, being the experienced genius that he is, would answer with his usual godlike intellect.) I mean anyone with common sense knows that he CAN be president…..can’t he? I mean, uh, uh, uh, if you really think about it, uh, can’t he??

By Jon

September 12, 2008 1:02 AM | Link to this

She is a joke…just a glorified spokesmodel. Did you nitoce she said “new-cue-ler” instead of “new-clear” without the help of a teleprompter….George Bush with lipstick is all she is.

By Frederick Douglass

September 12, 2008 1:10 AM | Link to this

Mark admit it man, you’re embarrased for this woman aren’t you? Bobby Jindal’s phone # is in the book, tee hee hee.

By CGZ

September 12, 2008 1:11 AM | Link to this

I, for one, was shaken. Why are we worrying over the Collider in Switzerland when we have our very own Mistress of Doom right here in the US. She really is scary. Normally, I wouldn’t care who the veep was, but McCain is over 70 and very well could die during his term. Then, heaven forbid we have President Palin and she’s taping her foreign policy cheat sheets to the underside of her skirt to use during a meeting with Putin. No thanks. I’ll be in Canada.

By Mockerfab4

September 12, 2008 1:32 AM | Link to this

Wow…she was like a moose in headlights in this interview. War with Russia? Bush Doctorine? Has’nt met a forrign leader (even though every VP before her has). Matt Damon was right, she may have the nuclear codes. God help us all!

By Curt T

September 12, 2008 1:42 AM | Link to this

Whats concerns me is not so much McCain would die in office, but what if he gets really sick or has a stoke or something? I’m mean, at his age. And then to have Palin suddenly step in. I’m just not sure about this….

By AlienPundit

September 12, 2008 2:40 AM | Link to this

What happened to the “Barracuda” and the Pitbull with Lipstick? She turned into canned tuna in front of the scary, meany jornalist Charlie Gibson! She can’t even pronounce “nuclear”; and does not even understand the Bush doctrine…lol; does she even understand English? How many times does she need to have a question repeated? And she wants to be President. Putin and the tyrants of the world must be laughing their asses off with this interview! Bush is dumb but Palin is way dumber! Only morons with half a brain could vote for McCain/Palin. Sarah do America a favor: Go back to Alaska to shoot wolves!

By wilder5121

September 12, 2008 3:28 AM | Link to this

Just watch all the Palin Cult Members over the next few days SCRAMBLING to explain away her obvious lack of intelligence.

I know high school seniors who are more informed, any one of which would make a better candidate than her. Unbelievable. Another embarrassment for the Republican Party…turns out she’s just another dum-dum like Bush Junior. The lady behind the curtain is really just Dan Quayle in lipstick.

P.S. - Hey Sarah…Russia has “NUKULAR” WEAPONS. Might want to rethink that WWIII thing a little.

By Melissa

September 12, 2008 4:18 AM | Link to this

I’m still waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out from somewhere and say “America, you’ve been Punk’d!!!”

But seriously, so her response to Russia’s foreign policies is “They’re our next-door neighbors. You can see Russia from Alaska.” Really??? Wow…it stuns me that she thinks Americans are that dumb. But after all throngs of Republicans are flocking to her so…maybe she’s right. Yep, Republicans are that dumb.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 6:53 AM | Link to this

At one point, Gibson asked for Palin’s thoughts on the Bush Doctrine. She clearly had no thoughts because she had no idea what it was.

I thought these two were Bush robots?

Ahahahahahahahahahaha, thanks for shooting that lie right in the beehind.

Bwa.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 7:19 AM | Link to this

“At one point, Gibson asked for Palin’s thoughts on the Bush Doctrine. She clearly had no thoughts because she had no idea what it was.”

Nonsense. The Bush doctrine has been summarized and categorized in several different ways. Ask 15 different “politically aware” people, and you will get 15 answers. Gibson asked a broad question and she asked for clarification before rambling an answer for partisan liberal hacks like Bookman to attack.

Does anyone think for a second that Bookman the partisan hack did not make up his mind about the interview before he even saw it?

Has Bookman the partisan hack ever writtten anything about this campaign that did not mindlessly attack the McCain ticket or support the Obama ticket? Of course not.

It is truly joyful to see his posts get angrier and angrier as this election slips away. The funny thing is that he thinks his partisan dreck might ever influence any own more than any other partisan liberal blogger.

By JJ

September 12, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this

There is a lot to like and admire about Sarah Palin, but the interview revealed some troubling aspects.

In the very first question, Palin revealed that she could reflexively have confidence about something without any reference whatsoever to facts. Why bother thinking when you can just believe? When the issue in question is her performance in an untested situation, that confidence is over the top. It means she is full of herself.

Confidence is absolutely required for success in any endeavor, but that confidence must not be divorced completely from reality (see: George W. Bush). Gov. Palin clearly was coached to avoid any semblance of doubt by GOP handlers who make a science of manipulating voter reactions.

Also troubling was Palin’s attempt to twist her “our task is from God” into “I don’t know if the task is from God”, and “our plan for Iraq is God’s plan” into “I believe there is a plan for this world”. Palin was more than ready for this challenge and others from Charlie. Can there be any doubt that this question was one for which her handlers prepared her thoroughly? They’re banking on most people never actually watching the video of her at Wasilla Assembly of God and seeing how at odds her presentation there was with what she represented during the interview.

By sun_dang

September 12, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this

DEMOCRATS, OBAMA, BIDEN, DO NOT USE “BUSH DOCTRINE” TO PUT PALIN DOWN. IT IS A SETUP BY KARL ROVE. THERE IS NO BUSH DOCTRINE. THAT TERM OR PHRASE HAS NEVER APPEARED ON ANY GOVERNMENT POLICY PAPERS.

PALIN IS NOT DUMB. SHE IS THE REPUBLICAN’S BAIT. IF YOU THINK PALIN WAS WRONG ABOUT BUSH DOCTRINE, THINK AGAIN. THAT WILL SHOW THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY.

BUSH DOCTRINE IS FAMOUS AMONG CONSPIRACY LOONIES. BE CAREFUL. IF PALIN CAN SILENCE THOSE OLD SCHOOL ALASKAN REPUBLICANS, SHE IS NO DUMB, MEEK MOOSE-EATING BABY-MAKER.

AGAIN, THERE IS NO BUSH DOCTRINE. THERE IS NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BUSH STRATEGY IS BETTER THAN BUSH DOCTRINE BECAUSE IT IS ON THE PAPER.

A SCARED DEMOCRAT

(My God, when will my fellow democrats get it. )

By Proud GOP

September 12, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this

Does anybody know when the government is supposed to send out the September supplement checks? I’ve not got mine yet.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 7:31 AM | Link to this

“(My God, when will my fellow democrats get it. )”

Shhhh. Don’t blow it for us Republicans. Folks like Bookman keep falling for this silly traps (talking about experience, “racist” nonsense, attacking her family and religion, pointing out that she is not a Bush-Cheney protoge) and it is gold for us. Please don’t get them doing anything that will actually help their candidate. Their predictable Pavlovian, angry reaction to events is greasing the wheels for us right to the White House.

By Charles

September 12, 2008 7:33 AM | Link to this

Gee, I guess that settles the question on whether Jay Bookman is no longer a unbiased reporter. Governor Palin again hit on all cylinders in her interview. She has more experience to run this country than the Democrap’s Nobama.

It’s funny that so many Liberals want to call the McCain/Palin ticket the 3rd Bush term but Palin didn’t know the Bush Doctrine. You would think that would make Democraps happy that she isn’t following it. But with a Liberal Democrap they’ll criticize anything just for the sake of criticizing. Why don’t you idiots try looking at more important things like whether your candidate is friends with an unrepentant terrorist, stays 20 years in a racist church, gets sweetheart home deals with a convicted felon or the following statement made last Sunday:

“You’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith” - Barack Obama on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos

I think it was a Freudian slip personally. If this had been a Republican the mainstream media-maniacs wouldn’t have stopped talking about it. But they are too busy trying to find a chink in the armor of Sarah Palin right now - and it’s frustrating the HELL out of them. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Nice try Jay, you Liberal hack!

By fred

September 12, 2008 7:45 AM | Link to this

Seeing the title I thought for a second that you were talking about Joe “Stand up Chuck!” Biden

By marko

September 12, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this

Actually, compared to Miss South Caroina, I thought see did a pretty good job. She’s PRO-LIFE. Really what other qualifications do you need to be a seventy-two year old cancer suvivor’s vice president? I was particularly offended by the Dan Quale remark. Another cheap shot Jay? Five bucks say’s the moose killing babe can spell potato.

By Mrs. Godzilla

September 12, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this

I have decided to come to the rescue of the Republican Party.

I, Mrs. Godzilla, am volunteering to replace Sarah Palin on the McCain Ticket.

My Qualifications are as follows:

I am an estrogen based life form, and as we know, how one ovary thinks all ovaries think. Thus I will bring all women voters to McCain.

I am a mother. This gives me medical experience – paging Dr. Mom, education experience and boatloads of patience dedaling with recalcitrant children (Congress)

I am both an employee and an employer. As an employee I understand the plight of the working mother. As a small business owner I understand the economy and have experience dealing with workers rights groups and the IRS.

I have been to New Orleans many times. I know hurricanes and hurricane response.

I have ridden Marta, as well as transit systems in Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Denver, Hong Kong and Tokyo so I can handle our transportation infrastructure. (Also I have driven cars over old bridges!)

Having lived in southern California I know about illegal immigrants.

Having lived in Detroit I understand the issues of the auto industry.

I have spent weeks in China so I have a firm grasp on Chino-US relations as they stand.

I have stood before the barbed wire fencing at the 57th parallel in South Korea and stared at one of the stars if the axis of evil – North Korea. Kim Jung Il will run scared with me as VP.

I have fired guns, little ones and big ones. I understand firepower.

I was a member of the state board of Easter Seals, I understand the plight of the handicapped.

My dad and husband are veterans. My brothers and cousins are* first responders*. I know real heros.

I was a state scholar so I can read. I support everybody learning to read.

I have modeled bipartisanship. I let George and Barbara Bush hug my daughters when they were little.

I have been baptized and am a Marion award winning Girl Scout. I’ll show you some real faith based initiatives.

I changed my driving habits and automobile when gas hit $2.00 a gallon I understood terrorist oil addition very early.

Come on John, be real mavericky, call me!

McCain/Mrs. Godzilla 08 Experienced man, Size 6 Chick!

By Paul

September 12, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this

Jay

Just what does “carefully vetted” mean? Do not presidential candidates have the right to select whomever they want, using whatever criteria they want? I still wonder if media has a bit of angst because they were caught flat-footed. Quite embarrassing, I’d expect.

When has “fully informed” been a requirement for a presidential candidate, let alone a vice presidential candidate? I do not think Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton or George Bush were ‘fully informed’ in foreign affairs. Or the workings of the federal bureaucracy. Or in the formulation and execution of the federal budget. I don’t think it was an issue then.

Using a term as “Bush Doctrine” and assuming everyone ‘knows’ what it means and does not mean is like using the ‘term’ evolution on this blog. True “Doctrine” is not so nebulous, policy is. This “Doctrine” was not even labeled “Doctrine” by those who stated certain principles – that was tagged on by pundits. Did it show Bush’s intent, given changing circumstances? Sure. But not every statement of intent, let alone formal declarations in the form of Executive Orders (see “Clinton and Regime Change”) necessarily means it will be actively pursued.

She could have answered “what you refer to as the Bush Doctrine” encompasses many elements. I believe the United States should show support for democratic governments.” Of course, this isn’t what Gibson or her detractors wanted.

I’d ask anyone here a more fundamental question: if the objection to the Bush Doctrine (and there are many items one can take issue with as he was stating his thoughts over the years) is preemption – care to state if this was an original thought with Pres Bush (something many of you have stated is impossible) or has preemption had a place in US policy for decades?

[[The Bush Doctrine was the justification the president cited that led us into the war in Iraq]]

Not “the” justification as in singular justification, but one of many elements (violations of resolutions comes to mind – the question of whether or not the US had legal basis to act on those violations is a different point than if it was used as a justification).

[[But a lot of Americans aren’t claiming to be ready to step into the presidency if need be on Day One.]]

As this relates to the Bush Doctrine, I disagree. Presidents set their own foreign policy agenda and principles. McCain has already indicated he will scrap certain elements of Pres Bush’s. He and Obama are in agreement in other areas. So to say Palin isn’t ready because she isn’t fully informed and ready to accept the policy of a president no longer in office is inaccurate.

This still presupposes someone without extensive federal elective experience should not become president or vice president.

Proximity gives insight? I hope Gibson was giving her an out over the boneheaded assertion that location equals insight. If she didn’t want the out she could have turned the answer back on herself by saying “when one can look out and see the county that was our ally in war, our adversary for decades, showed the hope of responsibility on the world stage and has now emerged as troublesome to its neighbors, then it can become part of one’s everyday thoughts.”

But this entire “ready on day one” – foreign policy expert, complete agreement and indication one will follow a prior administration’s policies solely because they are members of the same party, same views on social policies – you do remember Pres Roosevelt’s comments about Truman, don’t you? Not exactly flattering. Yet here was a VP who did assume the office, who dealt with war (Korea), stood up to the military establishment (fired a hugely popular general), integrated the military, yet had no foreign policy ‘experience’. Sad part is, if the criteria you lay down for Palinhad been applied to Truman, he would not have been selected.

Especially if a reporter had asked him “Mr. Truman, the US was attacked by Japan, not Germany. Yet Pres Roosevelt’s long fascination with anything British - he and members of his cabinet spend weekends at their ‘farms’ in upstate New York, dressing in English county clothing and tending their fruit trees - has resulted in us pouring the bulk of our resources into Europe while the Japanese have inflicted defeat after defeat in the south Pacific and killed thousands of Americans. Do you agree with this course of action?”

Since this is all about choice and we have two alternatives, and given this topic seemed to weigh heavily on foreign policy, I’ll repeat a question (rhetorical for you, more directed towards the other readers): Sen Biden is recognized as having foreign policy ‘experience.’ Given he’s already come on line for US invasion in Africa without the consent of the UN to further America’s social values, well, do we want that more than we want someone who may or may not agree with a ‘doctrine’ that may or may not be continued?

By Fred Murtz

September 12, 2008 8:01 AM | Link to this

I think it’s funny that Democrats are STILL running against Bush and he’s STILL whipping their tails in an election that he is not even running in!! Delusional.

By ByteMe

September 12, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this

Ok, so I watched. And I have my own filters, of course. But here’s the first comment I made to my wife:

“I want to play poker for money with this woman.”

She has at least two obvious “tells” when she’s not comfortable and trying to bluff. Watch her lips and you’ll see them. I soooo want to play poker with her.

I do not want this woman one bad heartbeat away from becoming president. If I can see the tells on first watching her, another world leader is going to easily take her lunch money when he or she sits across from President Palin.

The other thing is that she highlighted clearly for all to see how bad McCain’s idea of admitting Georgia and Ukraine into NATO would be. Russia’s already highly agitated about us placing anti-missle launchers in Poland. For NATO to admit countries that border Russia’s mainland would be tantamount to a declaration of war in Russia’s paranoid mind and they would become highly aggressive toward NATO (as they’re already starting to do now).

Is this the “change” we want? To let the neo-cons blunder us into another war? Yes, I’m sure we could win it, but at what cost? Is this really the war we want to fight next? And do we want to fight it over two non-strategic countries? This is the issue we should be discussing, not whether she’s really hot or can memorize her interview notes well… that’s just the sideshow for now.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this

The Bush Doctrine died in the year 2004 or so:

On March 16, 2006, the latest National Security Strategy was issued. It is a return to the more multilateral approach of previous administrations. It restates America’s commitment to supporting democracies and defeating terrorism, puts forth a plan to restructure institutions related to national security, and discusses the challenges of globalization.

Huh, no pre emptive invasion.

So now who is the dimwit?

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this

Two things that are certain now that Palin has finally agreed to answer questions from the media:

1.— the McBush-Palin “bump” this week is due solely to a cult of personality.

2.— McBush-Palin can be assured that they will win Alaska with all 3 of its delegates in November.

BWAAAAAAAAAAA!

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

Well, let’s get our facts straight. The first thing one needs to form a democracy is a coalition of the willing. Sort of like when the thirteen colonies got together and said, “what we need is a democracy.” It’s all down hill from there. Then, to have another cold war we would need, well, lots of cold. We are clearly in the beginning of global warming so that’s not an issue.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this

Compare and Contrast

Bwa.

By Dennis

September 12, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this

Each day as I read more and attacks on Palin by panic striken Media-Democrats like Bookman and his ilk, I become more and more confident. Confident that in November US voters will brush aside the Democrat’s Socialist agenda as well as their captulate (read surrender) to the world international agenda, by electing McCain/Palin and a bunch of non-Democrat Senators and Representatives.

By zeke

September 12, 2008 8:16 AM | Link to this

Indeed there is a candidate in this election that makes Dan Q. look very good, but, HE IS THE DEM CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT! He is not qualified to be mayor of a small town much less the greatest country in the world!!!

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:16 AM | Link to this

Yes, it’s true that the Bush Doctrine has ultimately been a failure — just like the leader it has been named for:

The Bush Doctrine was clear: Any regime aiding terrorists or other enemies of the United States would pay a severe price. Yet when North Korea was caught providing nuclear technology to Syria, the State Department wanted the news kept secret - for fear, writes Hayes, that public disclosure of North Korea’s proliferation might ruin negotiations.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 8:17 AM | Link to this

The mainstream media may themselves come down on Mr. Obama. They like him, but if he doesn’t come back and make this a race, he’ll embarrass them. They just might be on the edge of getting angry, having been left exposed. Forget what Mr. McCain and Mrs. Palin can do to Mr. Obama: If he embarrasses the media, they’ll kill him.

Bwa.

By Paul

September 12, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this

Bytme

I believe Obama told O’Reilly the missile shield is a ‘go’ for Poland. At least, that’s that I think he said. He’s good at that.

AJC/DNC 8:03

Thanks for the source. I thought it had seriously changed over the years - from speeches to NCS policy.

BTW - I’m regularly amazed at how silent most Democrats - and media - are about Biden’s plans for invasion. If it was Palin…

Taxpayer,

But isn’t the cold war heating up from global warming?

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this

Palin 08: Not so much lipstick on a pig, as a pig in a poke.

If Charles Krauthammer is correct when he suggested that Obama Jumped the Shark in Berlin last month, then it’s also true that McCain Bucked the Tiger in Alaska.

Is Palin a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

I only know that you cant make a silk parse out of a sow’s earmark, my friends.

‘muff said

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this

Paul — looks like your defense of the term “Bush Doctrine” as simply being “nebulous” words is null and void, because of the term being codified in the National Security Council document, “National Security Strategy of the United States”, published on September 20, 2002…

The main elements of the Bush Doctrine were codified in a National Security Council document, National Security Strategy of the United States, published on September 20, 2002

With all of the prepping for Palin these past 2 weeks, McBush has once again failed in separating his war-mongering ticket from W’s doctrine for world domination these past 7 years.

By MAC

September 12, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this

She is still more qualified than Obama, who is your PRESIDENTIAL candidate.

Just because Obama has 200 foreign policy advisors doesn’t make HIM qualified in foreign policy or more qualified than a sitting governor of any state.

The hypocrisy of your analysis of Palin whie your candidate remains an empty suit with no leadership experience is astounding.

By David Hall

September 12, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

What nonsense the media makes of this election. Bookman distorts and slants just like all so called journalist who think left. I read his comments today with the same bitter taste of stupidity as the Richard Jewell case in which the Journal tried to destroy and innocent man. Bookman is a good example of what is wrong with America,

By Bud Wiser

September 12, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

Poor Goldie, you leave yourself so wide open like so many uneducated libs about the”cult of personality” thing; what the hell explains Obama’s following?

95% lockstep kneel downs by the blacks for an apparent black candidate is not a cult-like following?

Full blown idol worship of Obama as shown on live TV by the likes of Chris (that funny feeling running up my leg) Matthews, the twits of The View, Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman, etc etc, is not cult-like?

And don’t be so cocksure of the Alaskan 3 delegate count, and I cite as proof that had Al Gore won his own home state of Tennessee in 2000, he would have been President irregardless of Florida.

As I have pointed out many, many times before, liberals such as yourself make it so very easy to show everyone else (in possession of a fully functional brain) how ridiculously stupid an inane your so-called arguments are. Hell, you do most of the work for me, and the beauty of it is you don’t even know it!

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

The way these idiot liberals are going off on Palin, you would think she is running for president or something…

Lucko the liberal cartoonist has hit her yet again. And the message is the same…I supported the bridge to nowhere before I didn’t support it… Again ,I say, is that all you have on her??? What does Bookman the liberal do in today’s piece? Same thing. Sad. Weak. Let’s consider the PRESIDENTIAL candidates, shall we (cont’d in next post)

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this

Here is a nice piece from across the pond talking to “There is a yawning gulf between what the Democratic candidate says and how he has acted. “

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this

JAY— I meant to mention first off that you’re spot-on with simplifying Palin’s effect as “Making Dan Quayle look good”… beautiful summary!

And your summation reminds me of a sign I saw being toted around back in 2004 that read: “I Never Thought I’d Miss Nixon!”

Always good to try and keep our Repug disasters in perspective…

By Bubba

September 12, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this

Why does she have to know what the Bush Doctrine is? She is not Bush. She would really only need to know the McCain Doctrine or Palin Doctrine. Those are what matters. When Bush is gone in Jan his doctrine will not matter, it will matter what the next President’s doctrine is.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this

Palin ruffled feathers when she announced - without giving the delegation advance notice - that the state was killing the Ketchikan bridge to Gravina Island, site of the airport and a few dozen residents.

If Kurtz or other members of the media want to criticize some other aspect of Palin’s record they are welcome to do so, but the suggestion that she didn’t kill the famous bridge is ridiculous.

Bwa.

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this

Well, she’s got the lipstick thing down pat although her loyal base would likely prefer that she wear a bikini during her next interview. She clearly has not been properly vetted on the concept of the “greased pig” though. I’m sure her trainers will start working on that character flaw right away.

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this

McBush/Failin ‘08 — “always ready for your war-mongering needs!”

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

In this piece from Europe, you can tell that they want Obama, but have to admit, [Speechmaker Obama talks about an era of bipartisanship, He speaks powerfully about the destructive politics of red and blue states.

Politician Obama has toed his party’s line more reliably than almost any other Democrat in US politics. He has a near-perfect record of voting with his side. He has the most solidly left-wing voting history in the Senate. His one act of bipartisanship, a transparency bill co-sponsored with a Republican senator, was backed by everybody on both sides of the aisle. He has never challenged his party’s line on any issue of substance.](Speechmaker Obama talks about an era of bipartisanship, He speaks powerfully about the destructive politics of red and blue states.

Politician Obama has toed his party’s line more reliably than almost any other Democrat in US politics. He has a near-perfect record of voting with his side. He has the most solidly left-wing voting history in the Senate. His one act of bipartisanship, a transparency bill co-sponsored with a Republican senator, was backed by everybody on both sides of the aisle. He has never challenged his party’s line on any issue of substance.](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article4735295.ece)

By Paul

September 12, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

Goldie, Goldie, Goldie,

Gibson did not ask about NSC strategy update in March 2006. He asked about “The Bush Doctrine.” As has been shown, items many assume he was angling to get a statement on are not in play (see Management’s earlier post).

[[McBush has once again failed in separating his war-mongering ticket]]

Help me out, here. Which ticket has already announced plans for invasion of another country? Your first guess doesn’t count….

I love irony.

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this

And lastly, [Politician Obama’s support for abortion rights is the most extreme of any Democratic senator. In the Illinois legislature he refused to join Democrats and Republicans in supporting a Bill that would require doctors to provide medical care for babies who survived abortions. No one in the Senate - not the arch feminist Hillary Clinton nor the superliberal Edward Kennedy - opposed this same humane measure.

Here’s the real problem with Mr Obama: the jarring gap between his promises of change and his status quo performance. There are just too many contradictions between the eloquent poetry of the man’s stirring rhetoric and the dull, familiar prose of his political record.](Politician Obama’s support for abortion rights is the most extreme of any Democratic senator. In the Illinois legislature he refused to join Democrats and Republicans in supporting a Bill that would require doctors to provide medical care for babies who survived abortions. No one in the Senate - not the arch feminist Hillary Clinton nor the superliberal Edward Kennedy - opposed this same humane measure.

Here’s the real problem with Mr Obama: the jarring gap between his promises of change and his status quo performance. There are just too many contradictions between the eloquent poetry of the man’s stirring rhetoric and the dull, familiar prose of his political record.](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article4735295.ece)

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this

Palin 08: Not so much lipstick on a pig, as a pig in a poke.

If Charles Krauthammer is correct when he suggested that Obama Jumped the Shark in Berlin last month, then it’s also true that McCain Bucked the Tiger in Alaska.

Is Palin a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

During her interview on ABC last night, Palin claimed that she can bring home the bacon, AND fry it up in a pan…..

I only know that you cant make a silk parse out of a sow’s earmark, my friends.

By Mrs. Godzilla

September 12, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

Agents of change? Symbols of feminism? A roundup of these and other ridiculous tall tales coming from McCain’s increasingly desperate campaign.

The truth shall set you free!

By What about Barak Hussein Obama?

September 12, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

Once again we are treated to a columnist’s opinion. The press is doing a darn good job of trying to run this country. And once again I ask, is your job to REPORT the news or to make it?

Telling us that McCain’s first major decision was a bust? That he blew it? Who are you to make up our minds for us?

Has anyone checked out early interviews that Obama did? You know, the many ones where he could barely remember the name of our country? He has been coached and drilled and told exactly what to say and how to say it. He has spent his entire career not doing anything productive, but being coached on how to run for office.

Sarah Palin’s career may be short, but at least she has spent it actually CREATING change in her government. Actually BEING a voice of her state’s people. Actually doing something besides interviews and learning how to run for office.

You want a true “empty suit” Dan Quayle type? Take a real hard look at Obama. He is the one that makes Dan Quayle look like Henry Kissinger.

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 8:37 AM | Link to this

Nice piece on empty suit Obama, the man, the myth, the legend (except without the man and legend parts).

The problem is that Obama began believing in his own magical powers — the chants, the swoons, the “we are the ones” self-infatuation. Like Ronald Reagan, he was leading a movement, but one entirely driven by personality. Reagan’s revolution was rooted in concrete political ideas (supply-side economics, welfare-state deregulation, national strength) that transcended one man. For Obama’s movement, the man is the transcendence.

By Charles Williams

September 12, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

Yes, Obama and Biden voted for the bridge, thank God for factcheck.org. With the internet the media and Obama can not get away with this crap.

Jay and the liberals are biased towards the Democrats regardless of Palin’s answers. Gibson asked questions of Palin that were loaded like yes or no. When Obama was asked he skirted the questions also and got away with it because he is black. The race card crap has to end……..the media is biased towards Obama, why do they want this man president?

Obama has never ack his relationship with William Ayers and we never found out about Rev Wright until talk radio keep asking and the media finally reported on this and this was and isolated incident. This is crap, Obama went to this church 20 years, had know radicals like Saul Alinsky with his socialist doctrine(Marxis doctrine?.

There is something troubling with someone that associates themselves with a man like Ayers that was

Pardon by Bill Clinton. Leader of the 1960s and 70s domestic terrorist group Weatherman that said “Kill all the rich people. … Bring the revolution home. Kill your parents.” Participated in the bombings of New York City Police Headquarters in 1970, of the Capitol building in 1971, and the Pentagon in 1972 Currently a professor of education at the University of Illinois.

Obama’s political career started in William Ayers home.

These facts can be easily verifed by doing your research and Obama can’t refute them just say they were taken out of context or throw the race card.

An that’s nothing like his partial birth or born alive radical ideology.

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

I know censorship is a liberal pet peeve, with free speech being a basic need. So, why is this being censored?

Man, those Clintons have power, don’t they?

By gb

September 12, 2008 8:41 AM | Link to this

You may be right that she doesn’t know everything about everything but the scary part is….she is more ready and prepared then GoBama. The more you cut her down then the less of a man you make Obama to be. On a side note, I’m glad Obama doesn’t get into the trash talk that Jay does. Obama seems to be a pretty good guy, just not as qualified as Palin or more importantly McCain.

By marko

September 12, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this

Gee Paul, nice concise bit of rambling there. I bet a bright articulate fellow like yourself can spell potato. would’nt surprise me a bit if you could spell pompous a*. Roosevelt and Truman managed to beat both the Germans and the Japanese in less than five years. When the boys came home, a greatful nation provided them with decent heathcare and the GI bill. Seven years and counting, does anybody know when our boys are coming home? Does anyone know how many billions congress will borrow to pay for it? Looks to me like we could use a few guys decked out in froo froo british duds. I bet a couple of guys like truman and Roosevelt would have our troops home by now with more to show for their service than a pat on the back. They’d get get the job done even if it met having to actually pay for it.

By Brent

September 12, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this

Jay, I don’t even know why I read your dumb posts. I guess I just like to see just how crazy the people of Atlanta and you are.

You keep talking about Palin being a heartbeat away from being president. What planet do you come from? Have you forgotten that Obama has even less experience and he wants to be the President? Just tell all these good people that you don’t care how bad Obama is you just don’t want a republican in the white house.

By Gwenola

September 12, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

This chick is a Bimbo. She knows nothing and neither does McCain. Since she sees Russia, can she see London and France also.

She is not ready.

By No How No Way No McCain

September 12, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

After Palin said “They’re our next-door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska,” I thought Gibson was going to turn to the camera, smile, and shout “Live From NY! It’s Saturday Night!”

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

Palin 08: Not so much lipstick on a pig, as a pig in a poke.

If Charles Krauthammer is correct when he suggested that Obama Jumped the Shark in Berlin last month, then it’s also true that McCain Bucked the Tiger in Alaska.

Is Palin a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Last night on ABC News, Palin claimed that not only can she bring home the bacon, but she can also fry it up in a pan.

She also noted that her house in Alaska in not made of straw, sticks, or brick, but rather ice, and that the Russian Bear can huff and puff all it wants, and it dont make no never mind to her. When told that the correct animal in the Fairy Tale was the wolf, she said, “I know, but I shot all the wolves around here. They’re not endangered or nothing are they?”

I only know that you cant make a silk parse out of a sow’s earmark, my friends.

‘muff said

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

Any American who has been paying any attention at all for the past 7 years KNOWS what the Bush Doctrine is… looks like Failin Palin once again shows that she’s not one of those Americans. She was not even aware of what the VP’s job entailed one month ago! Geez lady, get thyself to a high school civics class…

By WillM

September 12, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this

What’s the matter Management, a little slow on the draw today?

By Reality

September 12, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this

…And Obama without a telepromter would do SO MUCH better….yeah right!! If it’s not on a bumper sticker or cartoon Obama is stuck.

By Mrs. Godzilla

September 12, 2008 8:50 AM | Link to this

Why haven’t we seen more of the path to 9/11?

Iger conceded in a September 5 press release that key scenes in The Path to 9/11 were indeed fabricated, calling the film “a dramatization, not a documentary.”

That’s not history we can believe in. Disney films are always soooooo historically accurate!

Talk about censorship

Why aren’t we seeing this in the MSM?

McCain campaign admits mailing 1 Million bad ballot applications to voters in Ohio UPDATED

Same old, Same old.

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

Failin Palin provided a great contrast in last night’s interview, showing that she has NO EXPERIENCE at all on national affairs and that she’s Not Ready For Prime Time… Obama and/or Biden tops her on national experience, easily!

Maybe if Failin Palin got a job where she could learn a few things about national issues, or maybe even if she studied her lessons a little better, she may be ready to run on a national ticket in 2016.

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

Palin’s latest drome

Nukes got me — me got Nukes. Or vice versa.

By WillM

September 12, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

Hey WaBHO,

What do you mean by “You want a true “empty suit” Dan Quayle type? Take a real hard look at Obama. He is the one that makes Dan Quayle look like Henry Kissinger”

Are you a complete moron or what?

By Charles Williams

September 12, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this

Obama has teams of advisors that prep him for interviews and the news media has a liberal adgenda and bias towards this man. Naturally he will do well except in a unscripted forum. Palin is more qualified that Obama, but Palin is not running for president. And the comments by Matt Damon the moron from SinlyHood proves a point, Hollywood actors need to stick to making movies and keep their mouths shut.

As bad as the economy is, the war, possible wars with Iran, etc, Obama and McCain are essentially tied, and then the undecided favor McCain.

To say McCain has a 1/3 chance he will die in office is Santanic Matt Damon………This exposed the liberals as what they really are and the interview with Palin was edited also which can re-inforce their liberal bias.

By @@

September 12, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

So tell me Jay…….what catchphrase will “roli poli pundits” like you assign to OBlahMa’s promise to enter Pakistan in pursuit of OBL.

Especially in light of the recent statement by Pakistan’s military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas, who stated that their army had been ordered to hit back in the face of any action by foreign forces on Pakistani territory.

A little known fact about Governor Palin!

She may be a conservative, but she has little use for George Bush. She’s not a huge fan.

Hell……that may put her in your camp.

Off to work.

By hillbilly ragger

September 12, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

“a string of recited phrases with no internal logic.”

this is what the GOP have force-fed their followers for the past twenty-eight years. It’s what they expect from their candidates.

We know that the 25% who have supported Bush through thick and thin are very excited about this ticket. If Obama is the combination of astute politician and Chicago street-fighter I believe him to be, he will successfully convince enough of the remaining 75% to reject this foolishness. We’ll see.

By the great "o"rator

September 12, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

Palin would make a better President than Obama.

Maybe Biden and Obama should switch places?

By Bush speak

September 12, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this

God she even pronounces NUCLEAR like Bush! It’s not new-kew-ler IT”S new-clee-ar.

By joewhit

September 12, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this

I have always had a lot of respect for John McCain and have NEVER voted for a Democrat in the presendential election, but after McCain picked this woman to be VP I went to Obama’s website and signed up to volunteer. She is SCARY! Even scarier is that millions of Georgians will vote for McCain/Palin because she is anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage. Nothing else matters to millions in this state and we have much more important issues in this country that need serious attention!

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this

Mrs. G @ 8:36, I’m so glad I know the truth and “I feel free” (to quote the super-band Cream)… and it was really amazing to hear McBush use so many of Obama’s words last night as well. At one point during the National Service Forum, McBush stated that “Americans are ready to turn the page!”

I was spitting up my Chardonnay again, just listening to McBush try his best to morph into an agent of “change”!

By Dan

September 12, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this

Wow if Palins interview shakes you, what happens when you hear either of the Dem candidates talk. You must have a seizure!

By Mike

September 12, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

Bookman:

“He was gentle with Palin, far more gentle than many she would encounter as vice president. This was slow-pitch softball.”

NYT reporter, Jim Rutenberg:

“But the interview was hardly gentle, as Mr. Gibson pressed Ms. Palin for direct answers to some of the complicated foreign policy and national security issues facing the next administration.”

Rutenberg has been a relentless critic of the Bush admin, yet he can still analyze an event without his partisanship driving his thought. Then there’s Bookman.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/us/politics/12palin.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

By Paul

September 12, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this

G’morning, marko (8:42),

Jay wrote a long column with quite a few main points and supporting points. Same as yesterday. I addressed the ones that interested me.

[[Does anyone know when our boys are coming home?]]

I believe the Bush Administration announced that yesterday. You might find it interesting Obama has no plans to eliminate US forces in Iraq, let alone the region. No matter the mission, they’re still targets and a rallying point for jihadist hatred.

[[Does anyone know how many billions congress will borrow to pay for it?]]

Lots. Lots and lots and lots. And neither candidate has said how they will deal with the debt. But on an issue of greater deficit generation (Social Security/Medicare) the Obama campaign has said they will deal with it. In ten years. Two years after Pres Obama leaves office.

[[froo froo British duds]]

If the reference irritated you then it achieved its point, as it was intended to evoke an emotional response, much as Gibson’s questions did. That is the parallel point.

[[I bet a couple of guys like truman and Roosevelt would have our troops home by now]]

Sorry, but our troops are not home by now. Well, the ones who fought in WWII are, but other troops are still there, 63 years later. Getting right up there to McCain’s 100 years, aren’t we?

Goldie (8:44)

8:32 - “Help me out, here. Which ticket has already announced plans for invasion of another country? Your first guess doesn’t count….”

Ignoring their plans doesn’t mean they’re not real!

By What about Barak HUSSEIN Obama?

September 12, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this

You have got to be kidding, right? Obama has more experience with national affairs than ANYONE?

The man who voted present over 75% of the time in his short Senate seat? Not yes, not no, but present? At least he knew then that he was over his head.

Obama is the real thing when you want to talk “empty suit”. The only thing he knows is where he got his millions in campaign money, and you can bet it isn’t from Americans!

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this

Good morning bloggers!

Um, Jay, could you do me a favor? Could you go to whichever office is in charge of posting things on the front page of ajc.com and have them remove that mug photo of Ron White? I almost dropped my coffee when I turned on my computer.

I’m so disgusted by the coverage of the election that I’m taking a little hiatus from it. I am only going to watch BBC America for news, scanning the New York Times for international news (because, according to the main stream media, the rest of the world has stopped apparently), and listening to NPR - and of course, blogging - until the debates.

By Mrs. Godzilla

September 12, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

@@ says

“….what catchphrase will “roli poli pundits” like you assign to OBlahMa’s promise to enter Pakistan in pursuit of OBL.”

HOW ABOUT….

Bush Pays Homage to Obamas Judgement

Bush approved secret orders for Pakistan raids - NYT

Reading is FUNdamental.

By GMAN

September 12, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

I’ve taken 4 day a break from reading this blog and I really feel refreshed. I’m sure that Sarah “Elly Mae” Palin is good wife and mother but she like John “Jed” McCain are just not presidential or vice presidential material. They are not “thinkers” but the butt of jokes here and abroad. America lowered the standard twice before in 2000 and 2004. Please don’t do it again!

Bush/McCain - Gambling with our children’s futures!

By sunshine and thunder

September 12, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

TO:

**Everyone who is hammering Jay Bookman about his obsession with Sarah Palin”.

Please understand, Jay is suffering from PMS, aka Palin Madness Syndrome.

This explains the incessant rantings about how unqualified Palin is for the Vice Presidency. I believe this is the third or maybe even fourth column in three days about the subject.

PMS also causes memory loss. For example, his rantings make no mention of Barack Obama’s total lack of experience whatsoever. Also, this newspaper carried water for Bill Clinton for 8 years yet Jay never mentions that Clinton only had gubernatorial experience prior to his election, presiding over a budget and number of state employees that were a fraction of Sarah Palin’s.

PMS is symptomatic of the leftist moonbats who are terrified of a woman whose roots go back to small town values and got to the national stage without NOW or affirmative action.

Not only that her husband is a union man.

This has the democRATs panties wadded up.

So give Jay time. He’ll soon figure out that there are issues in this election and that McCain and Palin are running away with them while he drools on about experience.

By marko

September 12, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Jay, why can’t we say a*? Isn’t the symbol of my beloved party an a*? Did’nt our savior ride an a* into Jerusalem? was’nt Al Gore defeated by the jaw bone of an a*?

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

Palin team stocked with Bush veterans. It seems like she should be real knowledgeable on more of the same to me.

By alg

September 12, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

I don’t know what the “Bush Doctrine” is either, but the “Bookman Doctrine” is painfully transparent to anyone with the stomach to read one of his inane columns.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this

Biden Pays Homage to Obama’s Judgement”

“Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America,” Biden said Wednesday in Nashua, New Hampshire. “Quite frankly it might have been a better pick than me.”

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/11/america/biden.php

By Mambo

September 12, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this

150 days… that is obamas experience as a Jr. senator before he started his presidential run. 150 days….

Bookman and the other libs are killing themselves trying to talk about anyone not being qualified.

150 days of experience as a Jr. Senator and they want to talk about being qualified? wow.

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

It’s funny Jay mentioned Dan Quayle - so whatever happened to him? The good-looking VEEP of the one-termer Bush daddy who made all the middle aged moms swoon — disappeared - never to be heard from again in the GOP world of politics.

By Crocodile Lyle

September 12, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

I would like to have a poised articulate Veep who occasionally mispronounces a word (or maybe it’s just her accent). The alternative seems to be a President who is so tired, he cannot articulate his thoughts…due to his sluggish timing, he unintentionally (really?) offends women and older citizens in our own society…that is when he is not but but butting his way through an interview. Imagine how that may play to the International Media.

GWB sounds like an idiot…seems he and Barry have that in common. Let’s not have four more years of a verbal moron center stage to the world audience.

Dems…don’t blink, you’ll miss the Nobama Express

By Bud Wiser

September 12, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

Congrats on a no-lose article, Jay, at least your approach to it, that is.

You despise Bush, and this ‘doctrine’ used to justify the war in Iraq, you vilify.

If Palin supports it, you castigate her.

If she does not support it, you can call her a traitor to what you claim to be a Republican platform stanchion.

If she doesn’t know what it is, you castigate her.

You ply your trade as a liberal twister of truth and fiction well. Too bad you are on the wrong side.

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid

By Remember

September 12, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this

“I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong. But I think the American people had to be shaken by what they saw.”

That’s right Jay, you are wrong…

By WillM

September 12, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this

If there were an entry for “whining hypocrite” in the dictionary, it would read: “see Conservative; party, Republican”…

So since you Palin-defenders out there are now showing yourselves to be completely intellectually bankrupt, maybe we should debate the validity of Buckley’s old statement that he’d rather be governed by the first several thousand names in the Boston phone book than by the typical (Eastern) establishment elites.

But you see, that ain’t exactly it either. What we in fact have here is more specific than that. What we have here is literally sticking your finger in the phone book and landing on a single name and saying I would just as well have this person be my leader, which is a bit different.

By ButtHead

September 12, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this

If Palin is “Unqualified for Office” then Obama needs to just bow out gracefully right now. She is more qualified than Obama, no matter how you look at it.

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this

Bookman says Palin makes Quayle look good. Maybe she helps the GOP keep seats in congress.

I will tell you who makes Quayle look good. It is Biden, the “human verbal wrecking crew”. That gaffe about the paraplegic is priceless!

By hillbilly ragger

September 12, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this

Bosch, if by “taking a little hiatus from” the election coverage means you’re planning to get most of your information from respectable sources rather than second- or third-tier (sorry, Jay, but that’s what the AJC is) dailies and suchlike, here’s hoping the “hiatus” lasts throughout the rest of the season.

Crappy little blogs like this, cable news, and (yuck!) AM radio aren’t good for anyone’s health, unless consumed as one might dessert.

Oh, and NPR (Morning Edition. All Things Considered) oftimes veers into the sucktacular when it comes to election coverage these days, but they’re about the only thing listenable on the radio in Metro Atlanta. The listener-supported 89.3 has good afternoon-drive stuff (Democracy Now) if you can tune it in. And WAOK at 1380, which has a terrible signal north of the Perimeter, is also worth a listen in the afternoons if you want to know what local African-Americans are thinking.

The rest is mostly crap.

By Paul

September 12, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this

Taxpayer 9:04

A lot of these “Bush” veterans are really Republican veterans - the old guard who’s been around for years and years and years.

Same as Obama. Lots of the old guard who’ve been around for years and years and years.

Mike

So is Biden saying that the first major decision Obama made for his administration was the wrong one?

Inspiring!

Guy’s gotta keep his foot away from his mouth…. or learn when to end, as in after “America.”

By JR

September 12, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

Hey Mara, What I can’t understand is why so many Democrats are so willing to put party before country. If you really love this country, how can you continue to pretend that this person is prepared to lead it?

By Mike

September 12, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

“By Bosch September 12, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this It’s funny Jay mentioned Dan Quayle - so whatever happened to him? The good-looking VEEP of the one-termer Bush daddy who made all the middle aged moms swoon — disappeared - never to be heard from again in the GOP world of politics.”

Same thing that happened to Mike Dukakis. What’s your point?

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 9:16 AM | Link to this

Currently the most dangerous man in the world.

I would like to hear how both candidates plan on dealing with this loose cannon and his Ruskie pals.

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 9:16 AM | Link to this

The Bush Doctine was hacked from the Monroe Doctrine, which was President James Monroe’s “keep out of North America” speech delivered in 1823. (oddly enough, it was over Alaska/Russia)

Bush simply extrapolated the “American Interests and American Peace and Safety” portion of the Doctrine to include every standing structure on the planet, thereby giving the Saudi owned defense industries Magna Carte-Blanche to supply any war they can invent (or invent any war they can supply).

With Palin and her wolf mentality, those protected standing structures may even include ones made of sticks, thus the “Bush” doctine.

If it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then does that make the Bush Doctrine a supplemental insurance policy? or does that mean that George Bush mixed up his animals, and he thinks it’s the “ducks of war”, instead of the “dogs of war”?

Politics is not poetic, is it?

By Wow

September 12, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

By reading the above, we are in dire straits in this country. Divide and Conquer at its finest. Checkmate.

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 9:20 AM | Link to this

Let us not forget Bush’s great plan for solving his huge budget deficit problem that his failed policies created — eliminate his world-renowned tax cuts. When will he eliminate them, you might ask? On the next person’s watch, of course. He set his tax cuts to expire in 2011. Hey, that’s after he leaves office. After all, why take blame for your own mess if you can con your loyal base into believing it’s someone else’s fault.

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this

McBush stated at last night’s forum that he knows “how to change Washington” — well, what’s he been waiting on? I mean, he’s only been working there for 26 years now.

And Paul, it’s your McBush/Failin ticket that has unequivically stated that they’re ready to “invade” any foreign country who may be even “thinking” about attacking America… just like the Bush Doctrine has stated.

No More Neo-Con Ideology In the White House in Jan. ‘09 — vote Obama/Biden!

By marko

September 12, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this

Good come back Paul, I’d like to respond, but I owe I owe so off to work I go.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this

“Analchord“‘s post points out the very reason why Palin asked Gibson what he means. There are a many interpretations of what the Bush Doctrine is and isn’t, so it is totally reasonable for her to ask for more specificity.

Gibson could have been referring to any of several academic interpretations or he could have been referring to any of the thousands of partisan liberal/conspiracy theorist interpretations.

Regardless, I guess Bookman would have been far more impressed if she has a bolierplate defense of the Bush Doctrine. LOL

By Ray

September 12, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this

It’s not going to matter what you libs thought of Palin. Obama needs all of the states that Kerry won PLUS 18 more electoral votes to win in Nov. Key states like Iowa, Penn, VA and Ohio are leaning toward McCain and if McCain wins any of these states or MI with it’s 17 electoral votes, the ballgame is over. Georgia is no longer up for grabs, or probably never was….. McCain by at least 15%, despite all of the black votes in Atlanta. All of this lipstick rhetoric is not worth the paper it is written on. The libs are scared, really scared, as well they should be.

By Red Foreman

September 12, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this

I bet if she were a black democrat, you would call her a genius…

Jay you and your liberal party are the real racist’s in this country. Yes Jay, I called you what you are…

Now as for qualified, what makes Nobama so qualified? It is because he is BLACK!!!

I am only calling it like I see it…if it looks like a horse, put some lipstick on it and call it a Democrap!

God you suck…and Death to Allah!!!!

Red

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this

GMAN,

John strikes me as more of a “Jethro” than a “Jed”. The Palin analogue sounds about right thought.

By Swami Dave

September 12, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

Last I looked, she is the candidate for Vice President, not President. It is not the Republican ticket that has the upside-down appearance of the experienced, but woefully boring & elitist expert running in the #2 slot & the good speaking, but inexperienced junior Senator running at the top of the ticket!

I truly love how Democrats are madly and indiscriminately running in a panic to attack the Governor in any way possible. On this blog alone over the past 24 hours, we have run the gamut of three “issues” (that have little to do with them) that are “problems” for the McCain campaign. As of yet, none of them are getting any real traction (in the campaign) at all.

The reality is that Palin is the only candidate of the three who has any executive experience. She is the only candidate of the three who have managed an administration. She is the only candidate of the three who has been responsible for the transition of power from one executive to another. As the Governor of a small state, she managed a bigger organization and staff than all three combined. She was also not 1 of 100 involved in legislation; she was 1 of 1 - the signature required.

From a strategic perspective, that is the value / experience that she offers to the ticket. Her story and her looks have been a nice extra.

I am torn as to whether I should really share this with you Democrats (since I would really rather just beat you), but these recent blogs are the reason that Senator Obama’s campaign is floundering and having problems. If you truly want to know why you are losing momentum, you need only look to the fact that you are not running against Sarah Palin; you are trying to beat John McCain!

To my Republican friends, don’t worry. It is completely safe for me to tell them. They’ll just write me off and ignore my advice anyway.

To my Democrat friends like Jay, oh no! Keep posting attacks, challenges, scandals, stories about Sarah Palin. Send more lawyers and researchers to Alaska digging dirt. Tell Obama & Biden to keep attacking her. Please throw us in that briar patch…..

-Swami Dave (Truth, History, and Common Sense Refute Liberalism.)

By What about Barak HUSSEIN Obama?

September 12, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

To Jay Bookman - Liberal Democrat how about these words directly from BHO - The Great Black Hopeful?

From Dreams of My Father : ‘I found a solace in nursing a pervaive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother’s race.’

From Dreams of My Father: ‘I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn’t speak to my own. It was into my father’s image, the black man, son of Africa , that I’d packed all the attributes I sought in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.’

From Audacity of Hope: ‘I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.’

Let’s hope YOUR pig in the poke loses or you might have to bone up on your Qur’an.

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

Mike,

You mean he became a political science professor?

Wow - considering he knew nothing of political science that’s impressive!

Just kidding. Most Vice Presidents at least give it a go to run for POTUS, but for some strange reason he didn’t. I think the GOP bosses put their foot down on him.

By Truth

September 12, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this

….agreed. Anyone with a brain would have asked for clarification when asked about the “Bush Doctrine”. There isnt one definition.

By allhail

September 12, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this

I now nominate judyc 11:30pm post on Sept 11 for “POST OF THE YEAR”.

By MikeH

September 12, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this

It’s not always so important what one thinks of an exiting president’s doctrine, but it IS important what Tthe prospecdtive candidate’s doctrine is.

Not to diminish the importance of history and past events, doctrines, practices, etc., but come on - stay focused.

(remember folks, this commentary comes from an individual who can’t figure out the FairTax principles either… be paitient)

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

Oh, I forgot to add this on to my post to Mike, but -

Oddly enough I was thinking about Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen’s famous VP debate when Bentsen beyatch slapped Quayle with the

“I knew John Kennedy, and you are NO John Kennedy moment”

I so hope that Biden gets in a slap like that if Palin starts in on comparing herself somehow to Hillary during the debate:

“I am friends with Hillary Clinton and you madam are NO Hillary Clinton”

One can dream, right?

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

G’morning Bosch — as Ron White himself has stated, “you can’t fix Stupid!” — what an @ss.

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this

Paul,

They are Republican veterans that really worked to get Bush elected and now they are on the Palin-drome team — more of the same, no matter which end you’re coming from. That’s not change. Thanks, but no thanks. That’s my point.

By Marie

September 12, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

Jay you are a lovable idiot. If Sarah Palin had answered each question perfectly, today you would be talking about how well-rehearsed and scripted she was. So in your sexist eyes if she does well they gave “the dumb girl” the answers. And if she doesn’t do as well according to your “dubious and biased” standards then she is still a “dumb girl”.

The woman cannot win with you. And you can blog until your toes turn green but it doesn’t change this simple fact. Your party, the Democrats, keep trying to fit round holes in square pegs. When they had the opportunity to elect a Speaker of the House who was bright, clean, articulate, and intelligent — they elected the “real dumb” white girl (Nancy PEAlosi) instead of the “1000x smarter” black guy (Harold Ford). And when they should have elected a bright, clean, articulate, and intelligent candidate for POTUS they chose the “dumb” black guy (Barack-O) instead of the “smarter” white girl (Hillary Clinton).

And if you and your ilk in the media had really been concerned about national security and international matters — you would have campaigned vigorously for Hillary over Barack-O. Because no one can doubt that Hillary is infinitely more qualified to at least articulate and explain these matters than Barack-O.

So in the words of yo boy (Barack-O) — ENUFF!!!

By Chris Salzmann

September 12, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this

Shawn: Biden might be a gaff machine but he can run circles around Palin when it comes to foreign policy. Matter of fact, one of Biden’s enduring qualities is the fact that he’s extremely smart….and human. The fact that he’s a gaff machine is a well known fact. Here’s the thing: Although he’s a gaff machine, none of his enemies can make his gaffs stick to him because everyone knows Biden is a lot smarter than his gaffs make him out to be.

Unlike Sarah Palin, who is beginning to look dumb and dumber. As someone put it, I can see the moon from my backyard too. It doesn’t make me a lunar expert.

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

hillbilly ragger,

Thanks for the media sources to try. I’ll do that.

And, “sucktacular” will be my word for the day.

Paul,

Getting some rain this weekend?

By Bill

September 12, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this

Matt Damon hit the nail on the head. It feels like we are watching a bad Disney movie where a soccer mom becomes president…..I cannot even begin to tell you how scared I am as to where this country is heading.

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

Newsflash! Hindu Dave confesses at 9:26:

“I am torn as to whether I should really share this with you Democrats (since I would really rather just beat you)…”

All he really wants to do is beat something. Well, you go for it, Hindu Dave.

By Paul

September 12, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

marko 9:23

There are some good issues to discuss. What I continue to find amazing is on how many of the specifics (not broad themes) the candidates are quite similar. Have a good day -

Goldie:

[[Paul, it’s your McBush/Failin ticket that has unequivically stated that they’re ready to “invade” any foreign country who may be even “thinking” about attacking America… just like the Bush Doctrine has stated.]]

Goldie, Goldie, Goldie,

There you go again, assigning ownership where I have indicated none. Doesn’t it strike you as a good idea to take a hard look at a ticket, warts and all, and not just ignore those points that might make you feel uncomfortable?

Like:

“Help me out, here. Which ticket has already announced plans for invasion of another country? Your first guess doesn’t count….”

By Mike

September 12, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

Bosch -

Like many folks on this board, you can’t seem to keep more than a few thoughts in your head at a time.

My Dukakis question was in response to your statement that Quayle was “never to be heard from again in the GOP world of politics.” (In factm he ran for President in 2000, but who cares). My point was that Dukakis also was out of politics.

Do you understand the difference? My post was directly responding to your own argument. You then respond to me, but forgot what your original argument. That’s the danger of your unthinking knee-jerk responses.

I’m not here to defend Quayle or attack Dukakis. I am simply pointing out (again and again and again) the invalidity of your arguments.

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

“I am friends with Hillary Clinton and you madam are NO Hillary Clinton”.

I would love Biden to say that to Palin. Her obvious response would be, “…and thank God I’m not. America obviously doesn’t want her back in the WH”.

By MikeH

September 12, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

OK Taxpayer, since you brought it up… CHANGE - Obama wants to change exactly what?? He wants to impliment Federal-level involvement and control over every single aspect of American activities. He actually thinks it belongs there! From health care to community service, to taxes, to religion, to - YOU NAME IT. McCain is no silver bullet but I think I’d take him any day over a “leader” who thinks that the Fed is God’s gift to everyone.

By Curious Chick

September 12, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

Question for Mr. Obama, does the Bush Doctrine cover all 57 states?

Question for Goldie, can you fix Stoned?

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this

Good morning Goldie!

Yeah, I’ve thought of that statement (You can’t fix stupid) several times this week.

Did you see that picture? Ugh.

By SCY

September 12, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

The fact is, if you support Obama, it wouldn’t matter who McCain picked you would oppose them and think they were fit for the office. By the same token if you are for McCain, then there isn’t much Obama can do that would please you. Why don’t you phony partisans stop pretending to be something you’re aren’t rather than lecturing each other on who is and isn’t qualified to be president.

We’ve had men with incredible resumes who made horrible presidents: Hoover, Grant, Carter

And we’ve had people with slim resumes who made great presidents: JFK, Lincoln

And we’ve had every thing in between. Experience is very important but it is one of many factors, which partisans ignore if it doesn’t have a “D” or an “R” next to their name.

By Shawny

September 12, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

Bill, she isn’t running for president. See, this proves the point that all the libs are jumping on her full force. They are running scared and don’t know what to do. I’ll bet there are no less than 100 ‘news’ articles out today trying to desperately dig dirt on her, and probably another 1000 or so ‘Bookman/Luckovich’ opines doing the same.

She doesn’t have to be ‘teflon’ Bill Clinton to deflect these attacks, as the attacks themselves are weak ineffective. Matter of fact, they are driving more people toward her as they look stupid.

Keep it up.

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this

Is Palin a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

She also noted that her house in Alaska in not made of straw, sticks, or brick, but rather ice, and that the Russian Bear can huff and puff all it wants, and it dont make no never mind to her. When told that the correct animal in the Fairy Tale was the wolf, she said, “I know, but I shot all the wolves around here. They’re not endangered or nothing are they?”

Blog. A Poem by Carl Sandburg’s retarded nephew: “P-P-Political Blog comes in on little p-p-pig’s feet. It sits looking at unstarwarred cities, p-p-pawns unsilo’d launches and ends in moveon.org.”

I want my m-m-momma…..

‘m-m-muff said

By Huac

September 12, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this

Jay, weren’t you a history minor? Can you tell us what the Truman Doctorine was, without looking it up? In case you can’t, it drew a line against the expansion of communism in foreign countries. Luckily for you, it didn’t address it’s expansion domestically.

By Rufus

September 12, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this

You don’t think that interview was severely edited before it was aired in order for ABC to present the picture they wanted, do you? Nah! Not one of the “sold out to Obama” major media outlets.

By Paul

September 12, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

Bosch

Yup. Have family down on the coast who’ve evacuated. I’m far enough north and west but it’ll still be lots of rain and wind.

Bill 9:38

Hate to break it to you, but Damon got taken in by another Internet hoax (Palin, dinosaurs, 4000 years). I guess he figured it was in the script so he had to repeat it.

out for a while -

By Jeff

September 12, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

The democrat Obama is not qualified to be president so it is time to lay off Palin. One thing she has going for her that Obama doesnt have…honesty. When she says something I can actually believe her….Obama not. You libs keep beating her up about the bridge to nowhere…well guess what…Obama and Biden voted for it not once but twice…when the country was looking for money for Katrina assistance they still yes on the bridge. So you tell me…do you want someone of this character running our country?

By Bosch

September 12, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

Mike,

Okay, then, right on. Thanks for all your good work here.

Shawny,

That’s a good one. I must admit. And I do agree with your earlier post about Hugo Chavez. I was just reading that same story (different source, of course).

Curious Chick,

I can answer that. Yes, with cake!

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

MikeH at 9:41,

If you know me from my past posts, you would know that I have declared myself to be akin to “a man without a party.” I voted for Ron Paul in the Republican primaries because he was the closest I could get to my own beliefs (that’s not to say that I believe in everything that he believes in though). Now, do you want to just do a side-by-side comparison of Barack and McCain or of the Democrat and Republican tickets or what.

By Dusty

September 12, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

Dan Quayle is about as pertinent to this election as Bookman is to reality. Nonexistent!

Big bone of contention is”the Bush Doctrine”?? You mean the powers and privileges any President of the United States is GIVEN? Bush has never exceeded those powers or a Democratic Congress would have him banished, their fondest dream in their lost election frenzies.(Example of this=Bookman).

Sarah Palin gives straight forward answers. That alone confuses those who have twisted and turned so long. Americans appreciate her nondevious persona and yearn for more signs of purity in government. Sarah Palin supplies them with hope. McCain supplies them with honor and duty. THEY ARE A GREAT TEAM.

PS: How does Obama pronounce tomato? This is of vital importance to the election and I must know for any further consideration. I would also like to know how Democrats pronounce superfluous and superficial.

By Lipstick Wearer

September 12, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this

I did not get a chance to watch the interview last night, but I read this blog and thought it was really going to be a bad interview. I just watched it online and thought Sarah Palin did great! I am so proud of her!

So what if she doesn’t know the term Bush Doctrine? She will be McCain’s VP, not Bush’s! She won’t let other countries run all over us! Russia and Iran will walk all over Obama since all he’ll do is stammer and negotiate all day long. Other world leaders won’t mess with McCain and Palin! They are the candidates strong and decisive enough to keep this country safe!

By T

September 12, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

Palin did well last night. She is a great politician. She is really good at answering a question without answering the question. She is quick, though. The Bush doctrine thing didn’t bother me so much. What bothered me is the lack of offering diplomacy as an answer to Russia. The God’s war thing is still creepy no matter how she tried to bat that one down.

OH, this is just one article. It problably won’t do any good, but I am tired of people being surprised that most blacks are going to vote for a Democratic candidate.

For some reason it is just to hard to understand why Democrats usually vote democratically. Most blacks are Democrats. Some are not.

By Tony

September 12, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

I’m sick of AJC acussing Sarah of not having experience to be Vice President.Anyone working at McDonalds can’t be a shift manager in 145 days of experience as Sambo has.Why don’t you liberal media lapdogs really tell the truth for once.This idiot is not ready to be president and never will!!!!!!!

By @@

September 12, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

Back to home base.

Mrs. G:

Bush Pays Homage to Obamas Judgement

With that ^^^ statement, I’ll agree that reading is FUNdamental.

It’s obvious you haven’t been paying attention to Pakistan. Our military attacks inside Pakistan have been ongoing to years now, and you think it was Bush who paid homage to OBlahMa? That’s just too, too funny.

OBlahMa wasn’t going to reveal that Bush was already doing what he (OBlahMa) promised to do nor do I think he’ll follow through with his promise.

Thanks for the laugh Mrs. G. I had no idea you held President Bush’s policies inside Pakistan in such high regard.

It’s the political situation inside Pakistan that’s changed, nothing more. They have just replaced a very experienced military leader (Musharraf) with a very inexperienced civilian leader who finds himself between a rock and a hard place when it comes to jihadists and the people of Pakistan.

By Jeff

September 12, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

Matt Damon and all the other actors should get completely out of politics and stick to doing what they do best…pretending to be somebody they arent.

By Tom

September 12, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

“What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.” (sic). - J. Danforth Quayle

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this

By Chris Salzmann September 12, 2008 9:36 AM Biden might be a gaff machine but he can run circles around Palin when it comes to foreign policy

Biden voted against the Iraq invasion to liberate Kuwait- Wrong.

Biden voted for the 2003 invasion to liberate Iraq- I’ll let you moonbats decide on that one.

Biden wanted to partition Iraq into 3 separate countries- Wrong.

Biden was against the surge- Wrong.

If this is what you libs think is “experience,” I say give me the “inexperienced” woman.

By Sunshine

September 12, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

Jay, your intelligence baffles me. You would rather have a man with absolutely NO governing Experience in the presidency than a Woman with little experience as Vice President. That really makes a lot of sense NOT. Its obvious that you are a mislead, misinformed Liberal and nothing more. Wake up and smell the coffee. Do you really think that Obama is going to take this country anywhere except down.

By Nick

September 12, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

To Lipstick Wearer- true she would not be Bush’s VP, however, she has stated that she supports the war in Iraq - since the Bush Doctrine is the reason we are in Iraq, it would be comforting for us to know that she has a clue why we are in Iraq - it leaves me to wonder how many other things she is in blind support of, including John McCain.

By RKS

September 12, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this

I disagree that she is, but I would much rather have an unquallifed vice-president than an unqualified president. Obama is just another hollow, over educated politician who couldn’t make it in a real job. I’m tired of all these Ivy League know-it-alls who think they know how to run my life better than I do.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this

One of the many things that made the choice of Palin politically brilliant was a deep understanding of partisanship and the knowledge that most of the media is comprised of partisan liberals.

It was clear that whoever the candidate was, the partisan media would attack fiercely at the VP candidate’s weaknesses. Therefore, choosing a VP candidate whose primary weakness is the same as the top of the Democrat ticket would lead to a lot of conversation about that weakness. Unfortunately for Obama, folks like Bookman jumped into the trap with two feet and are sponsoring a long conversation about experience and how important it is. The problem for the Dems is that it is their Presidential candidate who is facing scrutiny for his experience, not their VP candidate.

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this

BYE BYE DEMOCRATS!!!!!! Obama Hussien is done. Finished.

By professional skeptic

September 12, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

Today I’m an accountant, but maybe it’s the linguistics major in me who is feeling particularly annoyed: For the love of God, can we please at the very least elect national leaders who can correctly pronounce the word nuclear? NU-CLE-AR. Let’s all say it, together kids: NU-CLE-AR! Molly Ivins, God rest her soul, most likely rolled over in her grave upon hearing another republican commit this most Bush-like of all mispronunciations. Potatoes, anyone?

By jon

September 12, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this

Palin knows how many States there are in the USA, so I would say that makes her more qualified than BHO.

By WillM

September 12, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this

Hey Management, wanna choke on some Leftist truth?

Open your mouth. C’mon, say ahh!

From The Nation:

“Palin’s response has much of the liberal blogosphere and even the mainstream media on high alert, and perhaps rightly so. It certainly demonstrates her non-existent command of national security lingo, and indeed, as blogger Hilzoy documents, Palin confused preventive and preemptive war…

That said ….(t)he central fact is that coherence, clarity and rationality were not, in fact, what sold the Bush doctrine in the first place. I don’t mean to the PNAC crowd or the national security establishment that included Condi, Colin and most of Congress. I mean to the press and public. They were won by lies, dissemblance and the entirely emotional appeal to USA FIRST at all costs—that and the costs of treading against it.

… I’m not sure Bush could have succinctly defined the Bush doctrine—it didn’t matter; that’s not what was crucial to its success.”

Exactly.

And kudos to whoever posted the Hermann Göring quote yesterday. That really puts things in their proper - depressing - perspective.

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this

BLOG

A Poem by Carl Sandburg’s retarded nephew, Cooljay

Politico-Blogs come

On little p-p-pigs feet

It’s ticket is looking

at unstarwarred cities

p-p-pawns unsilo’d launches

and ends in Moveon.org

By Tom

September 12, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this

“Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.” (sic) - J. Danforth Quayle - 05/20/92.

By Ray

September 12, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this

You would think, from all of the posts, that the VP of this country catches a commuter flight to Moscow on her summit with Putin and travels alone with a single suitcase in the coach section. You ignore the fact that all of our leaders surround themselves with persons much more knowledgeable than themselves as consultants, advisers and go to people in talks with other nations and their leaders. We are electing someone who can make decisions, not an expert in everything. We are electing people in leadership who have the grit, the honesty and the integrity to call a shot the way he/she sees it. That’s why there are asst Secs of State, cabinet members, ambassadors, etc to give our leaders what they need to make the decisions for us. JFK didn’t saddle a horse and ride off to Cuba to warn the Russians not to put ICBMs in our hemisphere. Harry Truman had a high school education and made decisions better than any president in the 20th century.
I think a lot of Americans will ignore the fact that this lady is not a Rhodes Scholar and didn’t graduate from Harvard, Cum Laude, but she puts her drawers on every day just like we do and looks at decision making through different eyes than the average Washington hack. I think it makes us feel pretty good to have a shot at someone who doesn’t write books for millions of dollars, make speeches to adoring hangers on for 50K a pop, at least not yet, and steal furniture from the White House.

By Daisey

September 12, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

Mr. Bookman, There are two choices here: you are either or lying or a fool, and I don’t think you are a fool. Experience is useless if it is wrong or misguided. 30 years of bad or wrong headed experience is worthless. I would rather have a younger person with intelligence and common sense than someone with 30 years of misguided and wrong experience; so it depends on the quality of the experience.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

Willie: I agree with you whole heartedly; Sarah is apparently not a Bushbot.

Thanks for pointing this out.

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

BLOG

A Poem by Carl Sandburg’s retarded nephew, Cooljay

Politico-Blogs come

On little p-p-pigs feet

It’s ticket is looking

at unstarwarred cities

p-p-pawns unsilo’d launches

and ends in Moveon.org

By Donkey Kong

September 12, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this

Jay, As a card carrying Democrat who voted for John Kerry in the last election, I along with millions of Hillary Clinton supporters thought she answered the blatantly biased questions with tact and poise. I can only summarize that the interview went only as well as the eye of the beholder wanted. You my friend are treading on dangerous ground and could be called by your motivations a “Sexist, Chauvinist, and Neanderthal”.

By Charles Williams

September 12, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

Obama is a fraud and the media will not expose him and his liberal bias. This guy had ties with someone that thought communism was great, Sal Alinskey, William Ayers, come on media……… we will find out during the debates

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

No matter how the libs spin it, the truth still comes out:

A potential shift in fortunes for the Republicans in Congress is seen in the latest USA Today/Gallup survey, with the Democrats now leading the Republicans by just 3 percentage points, 48% to 45%, in voters’ “generic ballot” preferences for Congress. This is down from consistent double-digit Democratic leads seen on this measure over the past year.

So spin some more, y’all.

By Midori

September 12, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

Exclusive unaired Palin footage!!

This raw, unedited cut wasn’t aired by ABC.

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

McBush/Failin — the ticket to Nowhere!

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

Demagogue

A Poem by Carl Sandburg’s retarded nephew, Cooljay

Demagogues come

On little p-p-pigs feet

It’s ticket is looking

at unstarwarred cities

p-p-pawns unsilo’d launches

and ends in Moveon.org

By AJC/DNC Management

September 12, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

John McCain offers Barack Obama a cabinet post

Bwa.

By WillM

September 12, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this

Yep, it’s true.

Bush himself probably wouldn’t have been able to define “the Bush doctrine”!!

By professional skeptic

September 12, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this

Why are people whining and complaining about Matt Damon’s recent comments on Palin? Does an American NOT have the right to speak his mind, simply because he’s an actor?

If actors are so damned unqualified to even speak about politics, then how the heck did Ronald Reagan make it to the presidency, let alone earn the moniker “Great Communicator”?

Enough about Matt Damon, already— not just on this blog, but everywhere. Back to the issue at hand, please.

By jasper

September 12, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this

Jay, I’m sure you’d be fine if she had just said that the answer is above her paygrade.

The real show last night was at columbia u, Imanutjob’s alma mater, with Bambi and McCain talking about national service. Bambi stammerred in classic fashion, while McCain was crisp. Bambi had his hordes of fans. McCain had his supporters. Bambi showed cool. McCain showed conviction. I guess you hear what you want to hear in these things.

By getalife "whiners"

September 12, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this

That includes those in the Republican Party who really do put their country’s interest ahead of their party.

I have not seen these Americans.

Its party over country no matter what.

4 more years of failed gop policies and war may reach these people but doubt it.

Take AJC/DNC Management (Andy) for example. Mindlessly cheering on the destruction of his country with his rush like hatred of the left.

Country first is the biggest lie this cycle.

By LoooseyGooosey

September 12, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

Lipstick!!

By Renee

September 12, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

Wake up, people!!!

If this vice-presidential candidate makes it into the White House, the world is doomed. McCain’s health won’t last for 4 years (look at his record) and this idiot Palin will be our President.

If this isn’t enough to make you get registered and vote, I don’t know what will.

By the way, I went to Mexico and Canada - does that make me a vice-presidential candidate????

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

Failin Palin certainly demonstrated her ability to learn to words by rote within a 2-week period. Everyone can now respond to that Applause sign for her accomplishment. How many times did she repeat:

“We must not second guess Israel…”

“We must not second guess Israel…”

“We must not second guess Israel…”

By Colorado Voter

September 12, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

She gets a mediocre grade on substance. She didn’t understand the question about the Bush Doctrine. In fact - what she actually articulated was support of “preemptive” war, which the US has long-held as its right. The Bush Doctrine is about “preventive” war - and the main thing about the BD is difference btw “preventive” and “pre-emptive.” Sad.

She also didn’t seem familiar with the the concept of a “doctrine” and how this term is used in foreign policy discussions, since she wondered aloud if Gibson meant “worldview.” No, Mrs. Palin - we’re not interested in what you think Bush’s “life teachings” are, even if you are one of his apostles.

She clearly had her talking points, but when Gibson pressed her for more thought, she’s got no second act. This is the Vice-Presidency we’re talking about here - she has got to be able to discuss the issues, not pass an oral examination. Credibility is a pre-requisite for leadership, so if she can’t demonstrate that she’s credible on these important topics, how can she profess to lead?

Her style was also combative, defensive, and testy. She was clearly getting thrown back and forth by the questions, and Gibson controlled the interview from beginning to end. Even her attempt to control him by frequent interjections of “Charlie” were pathetic and unhelpful. I’m not a McCain fan, but I will admit that he’s got gravitas - and Sarah Palin does not. Obama and Biden both do - you know it when you see it.

I can’t believe that John McCain would risk this country by placing such a neophyte in charge if he dies (about 25% of vice-presidents have ascended to the presidency because of assassinations or death). When are people going to wake up? This country cannot afford more on-the-job training for its leaders. Palin is qualified to be the governor of Alaska - that’s it - and she should just stay there.

By Ray

September 12, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

Donkey Kong,

Bullseye!! The more you beat up on this lady, the more the average voter is going to backlash. It’s sort of like protecting your little sister on the way home from school. Most Americans, right or wrong, don’t want their women knocked around by anyone. She has hit a chord with average Joe sixpack America, women in general and a lot of us who are just sick and tired of the Joe Bidens, the Trent Lotts, the Nancy Pelosis and Cold Cash Jefferson. I’ll wager that this lady, with the right knowledge, can make a decision at least as well or better than any of the above and they are all considered “experienced”. Bookman, you might as well be voting for her, you are sure helping out the cause.

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this

McBush/Failin— “just offering more of the same to America”:

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Sept. 11 — Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would “defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.”

Someone please get that lipstick lady a history book to read…

By Swami Dave

September 12, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Taxpayer:

Thanks for providing the evidence to my point from 9:26. Lacking foundation to challenge the points or the idea, you attack me for presenting it.

It’s ok. I graciously accept your surrender.

-Swami Dave

By DriveByTrucker

September 12, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

McCain/Palin = Bush + Cheney + Falwell

By "The Corporal"

September 12, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

Obama/Biden = Clinton + Gore + Ayers

By tom

September 12, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

How fun, we’ll have a VP who’s never in her life felt the need to travel to Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or South America.

Mentally retarded people who vote for her really deserve what they’re gonna get.

By CJ

September 12, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this

Fantastic recap of the interview!! you hit the nail on the head with: But a lot of Americans aren’t claiming to be ready to step into the presidency if need be on Day One. They don’t NEED to be ready. She does.

Republicans keep citing her family values of God and country. Who more epitimizes this than Joe Biden? When his wife died in a tragic accident, he raised his kids alone and returned home to Delaware from DC each day after work. His kids have grown up to be successful and not knocked-up at age 17.

By Jeff

September 12, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

What failed policies? Please inform me because I really want to know. What has the Bush administration done to really hurt this country? Regardless of your liberal talking points our econonmy is still strong. While unemployment is up slighty…probably due to increase in minimum wage…it is still low. Sorry to burst your bubble but the president does not control the price of oil. And our sorry democratically controlled Congress actually went into office with the promise to lower gas prices…ha ha ha. they doubled instead. And one more thing…how many terrorist attacks has the US suffered in the last 7 years??? absolutely none. So go ahead and elect your savior and watch our economy completely fail because Obama feels it is only fair that the evil rich pay all of the bills instead of just 96 percent of them. And if you are a well to do democrat then every day when you go off to work just remember that you are working mostly to support some lazy poor choice slob with a vote instead of your own family….but you are so darned brain washed that you think it is only neighborly of you.

By What a disaster

September 12, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

Doesn’t it seem appropriate that after 8 years of incompetent governing Pres. Bush is spending his last months in office declaring various parts of our country a Disaster Area? Seriously though we can’t afford another 4 years of pretend governing. Sarah Palin’s only asset to the McCain camp is that she talks the talk of the far right wing of the Rep. party and is being used to rally the votes of the least tolerant and most narrow minded segment of our society. THAT’S ALL ! So tell me what does it say about John McCain’s true concern for his country that his first presidential decision is to put an utterly under qualified candidate on his ticket? And what does it say that he and his advisors would rather invent stupid issues (Flag Pin, Fist Jabs, Lipstick, His Name etc) rather than talk about the real problems we face out here in the real world? We’ve seen enough disasters in the past 8 years let’s change course for real this time.

By Deliverance

September 12, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

Palin is a Christian stepford wife. Ideologically, a hardcore centerfold revealing the ugliest underside of republican ambitions. Palin believes in creationism, and that dinosaurs are the “lizards of Satan”, put on earth by God 4,000 years ago. She has achieved power on nothing more than being sexual eye candy for small town America. Her nomination is a grotesque b******* of everything feminism.

By r2d2

September 12, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

BUT, BUT, BUT Alaska’s close to Russia!!11!

By Swami Dave

September 12, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this

Tom:

Maybe I’m mistaken, but I thought that she is a candidate for Vice President of the United States - not Europe, Asia, Africa, Austrailia, or South America.

Last I looked, a decorated visa is not one of the job requirements for Vice President.

But don’t worry, she’ll get plenty of opportunity to visit all of those countries riding in Air Force 2. smile

-Swami Dave

By Tony

September 12, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Come on Jay. She’s every bit as intelligent as your man Obama. At least she has run a state, what has HE run besides a political campaign? I think the gist of what we have here is the fact that you in the media had already “crowned” Obama as the new “savior” of our Country and now that he has some stiff competition, a WOMAN no less, you are grasping at any straw you can to discredit her.

No wonder the AJC is losing readers and laying people off. The liberal tripe your paper spews is nauseating.

By rightofcenter

September 12, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

Jay, You truly have gone past the point of rationality. You are even more vitriolic than Kos and Huffington. Several points that you probably didn’t thing of all in your rush to condemn Sarah Palin: 1) Has anyone ever pretended that she was an expert at foreign policy? She obviously is on a steep learning curve, but isn’t that to be expected? 2) The absolute earliest that she could become president is January 20, 2009, which would require John McCain to die on that day. Judging from what we have seen so far, I would fully expect her to be as well-versed as anyone on foreign policy by that time. 3) As a vice-presidential candidate, her job is to reflect the foreign policy views of the presidential candidate, John McCain. 4) Only an idiot would think that a qualification for vice president is that you are a foreign policy expert at the time you are selected. By that standard, no governor should ever be considered for the position. That makes no sense. 5) The Bush Doctrine canard is ridiculous. First, as some have pointed out on this blog, it is not easily defined (as witnessed by Gibson’s very incomplete definition) and consists of at least 4 main components. Each component is worthy of its own question. Gibson should have asked her what she thought of Bush’s policy of pre-emptive strike if that was what he wanted to know. As it was, it looked like a typical “gotcha” question. That may not have been his intent, but that is how it came off.

By Bud Wiser

September 12, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

The more you idiots try to drag G W Bush in this election as a candidate, the deeper you are burying your own.

Americans are smart enough (I think) to see through all of your smoke and mirrors trying to steer away from the main issue, which is Obama has less experience at anything (except perhaps a community organizer, HA), when compared even individually to ANY of the other 3 candidates.

He sank his own ship when he didn’t pick Hillary as his VP candidate. Joe Biden agrees. That issue may be not over yet though, as Biden may have already laid the groundwork for his own dismissal before the election, to allow Hillary to MoveOn, I mean, move in.

Of course should Biden step aside, it will truly show the desperation the Democraps have fallen into to allow this to happen. That too will be seen through as a last ditch effort to do anything or say anything just to get elected.

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

The SnowWitch. Part seven or eight, I forgot.

A lone figure sulked broodingly over a bubbling cauldren stirring with both hands using a gigantic ladle. She chanted:

“Diebold, Diebold, Hanging chad,

Lie of Newt, my polls are bad….”

Standing alone in the dark, damp pit the SnowWitch cast a spell and created an army. She had retrieved all the boxes of pointy-headed souvenir dolls the Black Knight had used to destroy her campaign and trick her into using the T word, tax.

Thousands of tiny dolls with pointy heads floated in the boiling brew. Soon a white froth crept over the rim and down the sides of the large pot onto the dirt floor where it spread out and totally obscurred the soil. Then, the SnowWitch stopped stirring and said, “ARISE”.

The froth melted away revealing an animated miniature army of pointy headed Dolls.

She gestured with both arms and commanded, “Go and build my signs and place them on every lawn in Pundit Land! Go! Go! GO!’

In the morning the sun revealed a forest of signs that depicted a circle with a slash through it and inside the circle were the letters, IRS.

2B continued.

By Ray

September 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

No one talks about the Annointed One and his “20countries in 8 days” trip. Does that make him any more qualified than Palin just because he sat across from Sarcozy (sp), or had a 10 min visit with Queen Merkle? Does that cement his foreign policy credentials and make him more qualified? Yeah, right. Talk about putting lipstick on a pig.

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

JAY BOOKMAN, Keep trashing Palin. It only helps us! Keep it coming hackman. By the way, WHAT EXPERIENCE DOES BARACK HUSSIEN OBAMA HAVE??????

Besides being a community organizer what does he have that makes him presidential? I organized school plays, does that make me presidential? Jay, you are really gasping for air. Why are you attacking the VP????? SHe is not running for president. Mccain is!

Mccain is more experienced than Obama and Biden combined.

Democrats SUCK!!!!

By SAG

September 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Look how about 130 or so pounds of female from Wasilla has sent the oh might Apolloe Obama machine into a tailspin. The Demcorats, in al their infinite wisdom trashed Hillary to the point of no return and they’re trying to do it here, with much less success. Check out the latest polls. We criticized the The Chosen One and we didn’t turn into a bag of salf afterall. Does this mean Apollo Obama is really not a God. What about the coumuns, isn’t it only a God that can speak in front of columns? I can smell the Democratic fear and it smells so sweet. McCain-Palin 2008.

By Curious Chick

September 12, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Dear Liberals, a question for you…If Mr. McCain’s first major decision was such a failure, why are his numbers so high?

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Question for the right: If Gore couldn’t win with pregnant chads, what makes you think Palin can win with a pregnant daughter?

By Jim

September 12, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

Obviously, you are rather left leaning. Maybe you’d be better off moving to a left leaning state. Maybe Oregon would be good for you. I’m sure Delta is still ready when you are.

By GMAN

September 12, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

Bush/McCain - Continuing to put lipstick on that pig!

By mike hussein smith

September 12, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

I see the jerk Tony has been back (at 10 a.m.) with his a—hole references to “Sambo.” Can’t we keep this creep off here? If he had any shame — or class — he would have wised up after Jay got on his butt yesterday. I think he must be the stupidest redneck I have encountered in the past 2 decades. Please join me in heaping upon Tony the abuse he so richly deserves.

By frank

September 12, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

dear communists,

so what you are really saying is you dont think women are smart enought to be VP?

the audacity of socialism

By getalife "whiners"

September 12, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

Midori,

Moose caught in head lights.

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

Curious Chick, Here is a better question.

Dear Jay Bookman, If your opinion is so valuable then WHY are your papers numbers so low?

By Taxpayer

September 12, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

Swami Dave September 12, 2008 Thanks for providing the evidence to my point from 9:26. Lacking foundation to challenge the points or the idea, you attack me for presenting it. It’s ok. I graciously accept your surrender. “

Hindu Dave,

You might want to try applying some foundation before you put on that makeup. You obviously would not recognize evidence even if it were smeared all over your forehead, or lips for that matter. Now go back to beating whatever it is that you feel a need to beat and I’ll let you know when you are supposed to surrender.

By GMAN

September 12, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

Sarah Palin is a B1TCH! SHe said it.

Bush/McCain - Will the nightmare continue?

By BDAtlanta

September 12, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

Well put, Jay.

This is an LA Times op/ed piece from Sept 3rd.

Palin: Average isn’t good enough

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-harris3-2008sep03,0,5745350.story

By Tony

September 12, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

If the libs weren’t so scared of her they wouldn’t be trashing her so hard. Their glorious “savior” Obamayomama picked an old established member of the Washington “inside the beltway” elite to be his VP, McCain played it smart and picked a young, attractive, intelligent FEMALE to be his.

Point, game, set, and match.

McCain/Palin 2008

By CJ

September 12, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

Dear Liberals, a question for you…If Mr. McCain’s first major decision was such a failure, why are his numbers so high?

Because there are a lot of people brainwashed into thinking:

By mike hussein smith

September 12, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

In Defense of Sarah: I seem to recall that a former Texas governor named George W. Bush said during the 2000 election race that Mexico was the only foreign nation he had ever visited. He hadn’t so much as seen Russia from a distance. Surely staring at Russia from miles away is better training than a taco run.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

“By Analchord September 12, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this Question for the right: If Gore couldn’t win with pregnant chads, what makes you think Palin can win with a pregnant daughter?”

Well, comments like that sure help. Sane people don’t make comparisons between inatimate objects and children. Angry liberal view children it all as fair game for partisan attack, which is a big turn off to a lot of people with children.

Another reason why the Palin pick was brilliant. Liberal partisans can not help savagely attacking their opponents, so it was political brilliance to pick a candidate who most Americans are sympathetic towards and impressed with.

Thanks for the help though. There is no way that McCain could be leading with Bush’s numbers so low without the big assist from intellectually dishonest pundits and hateful blogger. Thanks again!

By DK

September 12, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

I see the Obamaiacs posters are out in force today.

So Jay, McCain blew it making his VP choice huh? Have you looked at the polls lately? If you’d pull your head out of that hole in the sand (or whatever other hole you’ve got it stuck up) and look at what has happened to polls since McCain picked her. Mistake huh? Looks like McCain may ride that “mistake” all the way to the White House (God knows that I’d love to “ride” that mistake myself).

I can’t wait till the debates. McCain will DISTROY Obama in them. Palin will hold her own against the gaffe-prone Biden. Speeches are Obama’s forte. This means that he should have come out of the conventions with a big lead, but he “blew it” (actually McCain outsmarted him with his “mistake”). I’ll tell you who really “blew it”, the Democrats that’s who. Hillary/Obama would have walked away with this election. The Democrats would have won the White House, the country would have been in good hands as Hillary was clearly the best candidate running, and the Democrat’s wonderboy/empty suit would have been able to gain the experience that he needed to be president one day. Instead the Dems nominated an empty suit that, while able to garner the support of the base, is failing miserably at winning an election that the Democrats should be winning in a walk.

God Jay, you really are a hack!

By JimmytheGeek

September 12, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

“It’s a palpable frustration. Deep-seated unease in the sense that the message has gotten away from them.”

“I’m so depressed. It’s happening again. It’s a nightmare.”

Now that Obama’s novelty has worn off, his campaign cronies are lost and left with nothing but the ability to hurl insults and sexist innuendoes. Just watch as the shrill intensifies with his falling numbers. I foresee see lots of depressed liberals in late November.., again.

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

What I meant to ask the right: If Gore couldn’t win in 2000 with pregnant ballots, then how can Palin win in 2008 with a pregnant trollop?

By WillM

September 12, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

CommunistAJC: “Dear Jay Bookman, If your opinion is so valuable then WHY are your papers numbers so low?”

Cuz we gotta at least keep trying to educate rubes like you who think communism is anything other than your small-town politics.

By God Forbid

September 12, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

You’re right she isn’t running for President but John McCain if elected will be our oldest President (age 72) Now think of all the people you know who are that age. Most of them can’t even stay awake all day long. And he wouldn’t necessarily have to die God forbid. He could have a stroke, fall down a set of stairs or any number of ailments that affect the elderly and cause them to become incapacitated. The far right may even decide to poison!! No she isn’t running for President but she will be President if something happens to 72 year old John McCain - God forbid.

By tyrone

September 12, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

Looks like george bush created yet another hurricane.

What an evil man.

He also is the reason I dont have a job.

I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact I dont have any marketable skills and am very lazy.

Wait… who will i blame for everything if hussein gets elected?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

By Sarah Can Be VP

September 12, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

If the Democrats were not so very afraid they’ll lose this election, one that at one time seemed a shoe-in, they wouldn’t be so venomous in their attack of the VP. This is nothing but fear. Biden is fit and prepared to be President? When did you Democrats decide this? Was it the first, second, third or fourth time he ran for your party’s nomination and was solidly rejected? Did his new hairplugs somehow suddenly qulaify him? Biden received less votes for his bid as President than Palin received as Mayor of Wasilla. Democrats, please continue to blast her, please attck her daughter and her special needs child. Each time you do more women line up to vote for Palin. Who do you think pushed Bush over the victory edge in 2004? Soccer moms did. Keep cutting your noses off to spite your faces. Please.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

CJ:

How do you know that it is you who is not “brainwashed”? I mean if you think that millions of people can be brainwashed, how do you know that you are not under the spell of some nefarious puppet master?

Maybe, you could just actually think for once instead of dismissing the views of others as being the result of trickery, stupidity or evil. Nah, that would require some bare minimum of tolerance.

By Mike

September 12, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Bookman said:

“He was gentle with Palin, far more gentle than many she would encounter as vice president. This was slow-pitch softball.”

Howard Kurtz, media critic for the Post said:

“Anyone who said that Charlie Gibson might go easy on Sarah Palin might want to quickly delete those comments.”

Get out of your partisan bubble Jay. It makes you incapable of reasoned judgment.

By GOPs got to go

September 12, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

So Palin thinks she and her son are on a mission from God to fight wars.

Now where have I heard this line before……Hmm……I think it might be from the JIHADISTS . Same message, different ”God”. Would the real God please end this stupid mess already?

Anybody for Buddhism yet? At least he is not all about killing anyone who does not believe what he teaches. Neither is my Jesus. Nor your typical Achmed’s Allah.

Can we please keep religion OUT of the Government, and OFF of a woman uterus.

Every man and woman with rational thought processes needs to get out and vote against the take over of America by EXTREMISTS of the Christian persuasion. They don’t just come in turbans and beards you know.

By GMAN

September 12, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

I laugh when wingnuts cry sexist! Now that you’ve tried to dress-up a pig with lipstick who calls herself a B1TCH, you want to whine. Would you like some cheese with that?

Bush/McCain - Will the nightmare continue?

By getalife "whiners"

September 12, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this

Wow, the wind has really picked up down here.

Good luck Texas.

By DK

September 12, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

Analchord,

Mike already told you how. Because Anal libs who can’t control their visceral hatred will attack a 17 year-old girl who is running for nothing. Clinton coined this behavior the best, “the politics of personal destruction.” While the red meat loving base may love it, independents hate it.

Do you Obama supporters want to see reporters start asking the Obama girls if they’ve had sex yet, or if they’ve let a little boy get to first base yet. If Palin’s daughter’s sex life isn’t off-limits, why should the sex lives of the little Obama girls be off-limits? “Enquiring minds want to know.”

By Earl

September 12, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

The closet muslim, and yes Obama is a muslim, is on record as saying the Islamic call to prayer is the most beautiful sound in the world. Only a muslim would say that. Obama the muslim wants to redistribute wealth among Amercia through the IRS. He wants for those of us who have worked, saved and prepared for life to pay for the ills and spoils of his community. He wants my tax dollars to pay for the mistakes his people have made from years of bad parenting and social mistakes. Jimmy Carter wants Obama elected so Carter will not go down in history as the worst President ever. He knows Obama will top him. Again, the muslim will not win this election. Never.

By getalife "whiners"

September 12, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this

Mike,

He explained the Bush doctrine for her.

Heed your own advice and stop humping Jay’s leg.

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

WillM, ??????????

frank, No, Palin could easily be president.

By Wyld Byll Hyltnyr

September 12, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this

COMPARE TO OBAMA

Here’s what the “One” said in re the invasion of Georgia:

The United States, Europe and all other concerned countries must stand united in condemning this aggression, and seeking a peaceful resolution to this crisis. We should continue to push for a United Nations Security Council Resolution calling for an immediate end to the violence. This is a clear violation of the sovereignty and internationally recognized borders of Georgia – the UN must stand up for the sovereignty of its members, and peace in the world.

Apparently, the “one” did not know or understand that Russia holds a Security Council veto. As such, no reasonable party would expect the security council to approve a sanction of Russia.

Now is anything that Palin said that is more naive, worse, or ignorant of reality than when the “One” effectively said that the best way to handle the invasion was to ask the invader to approve a sanction of itself?

Let’s be fair, what Palin said was that Georgia should be a NATO member and, by the charter of NATO, members are to defend one another against invasion. One might suppose by the howls of complaints against SP’s proposed adherence to our obligations under the treaty that the Demcratiocs do no support NATO.

By CJ

September 12, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

Mike, is that all you’ve got? That I might be under the spell of some nefarious puppet master. LOL! I must’ve made some good points, because I stumped a Republican before noon today! Score!

By Give me a break!

September 12, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

She’s run a State the size of Fulton County. Give me a break!!!

By LoooseyGooosey

September 12, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

“I can’t stand her,” Pamela Anderson replied after rolling her eyes. “She can suck it!”

“Suck it”!? Oooooh boy, WOW!!!

By WillM

September 12, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

CommunistAJC, I was referring to your moniker, which I assume is meant to suggest that this paper is somehow Communistic, because liberal. Which of course is ridiculous.

All meant in good fun of course, I’m sure you’re not really a rube. ;)

By mike

September 12, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this

Jay, so where does your life partner stand on politics? Is he a communist too?

By Paul

September 12, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this

Goldie 10:36

[[“We must not second guess Israel…”]]

So now the position of Democrats is we have to impose our will on other countries? As you’re criticizing one who says we must not? Well, if you’re okay with plans to invade Africa I guess you’re consistent.

Goldie 10:40

I heard this on NPR while driving home – from David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones magazine and liberal. I thought “finally, a no-kidding statement Dems can use to illustrate Palin’s laboring under false assumptions.”

Then I read the link. Sigh. The statements I heard (by Corn) and from others I’m now reading is Palin believes Iraq took part in 9-11 . What your links and remarks state, though, is:

• Palin linked the war in (location, not gov’t) with Sep 11 attacks.
• ‘telling a brigade they would defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.’ No where did I read she said Iraq was involved in 9-11. What she did say is the people/organization that carried out 9-11 are among those we are now fighting in Iraq. Only if one believes there are no AQ in Iraq and we are there fighting remnants of the Saddam gov’t is the allegation true.

Jay,

Does this make Corn a liar? Obvious intent to deceive.

By Ray

September 12, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

43M plus people in this country of 300M do not pay income taxes. If my calculator is working, that’s 14.3% of our population. Hey libs, aren’t you tired of paying these people’s bills? Doesn’t it rankle you to think that a lot of those people are sitting around doing nothing at your expense? Hell, a lot of them are popping their first beer at 8:00AM while you are going to work, watching you drive down the street and glad that someone in this government is willing to accomodate them with a free ride. Doesn’t that just rip you off to think that so called “well meaning people” have created a generation of loosers sucking off the government t**. These guilt ridden, socialist idiots are called Democrats who couldn’t win an election on a bet without the support of this part of their voter base. And you are proud to be a part of this?

By dougmo

September 12, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

Give Me A Break, Maybe she “runs a state the size of Fulton County”, however I will argue she could run Fulton County better than the incompotent morons that run it now. GO SARAH

By WillM

September 12, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

Jayizahomo, aren’t you supposed to be in school today?

By CJ

September 12, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this

You refer to being a “homo” or having a life partner as if it’s a bad thing! If he is gay, GOOD FOR HIM!!!

GAY, CHRISTIAN AND PROUD OF IT!

By Paul

September 12, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this

Jay

Can you ban Ms/Mr. 11:50?

thanks -

By John J

September 12, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this

I may be somewhat uncomfortable with her as VP, but when will your liberal bent admit that Obama has about the same amount of experience, and he wants to be President!

By J Moore

September 12, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

Has anyone else noticed that Jay is really Sid from Toy Story! Anything that is good, he is against it. Anything that is shady, like Nobama Hussein, he adores it. What a tactic! Here we have the socialist empty-suit Muslim nobody with virtually no experience having about 100 Senate sessions being supported by Jay and the AJC. I guess the best defense is an offensive move. You, Jay,are a pathetic LOSER and I am being kind. Toobad Cox doesn’t care about the vast majority of Georgians or they would can your a* today.

By WillM

September 12, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

Interesting!

Yesterday somebody (accidentally ?) lifted their KKK hood by using a racist slur.

Today the homophobes are out in force, exposing their paranoid logic for all to see.

What’s next, anti-semitic slurs? (Oh, I forgot, Rudy Giuliani took care of that with his anti-“cosmopolitan” remarks during the convention.)

Leo-Frank-lynching crew Southern rabble, are ya out ther lurking? I think I hear your footsteps.

By Fred

September 12, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

Wow, Jay Bookman doesn’t like a republican. I’m shocked. Next thing you’ll tell me is that Wooten isn’t voting Democrat this year. Geez.

By AL

September 12, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

HEY WEASEL! You make Al Franken look good.

Palin is as qualified as the MASCOT Obama. The community organizer and his dull do-nothing running mate Joe “yeah I inhaled” Biden. It’s going to be a trounce no matter how many half-truths the WEASEL and the rest of the dieing liberal media tries to persuade you.

IT’S OVER and the Libs are scared to death.

By Curious Chick

September 12, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

Question for everyone…will Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn and Whoopie be leaving the country if McCain/Palin are elected?

By Tony

September 12, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

For somr reason Obama rhymes with Osama and his middle name Hussein.BE VERY AFRAID FOLKS..

By Chelsea

September 12, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

Just once, I want to see someone hit Barack with some tough questions.

Oh right, there was one occasion; it was Charlie Gibson… in a Democratic debate. Obama stammered, stumbled and quit debating after that.

Perhaps the Dems need to ask some hard questions of their own candidate.

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

WillM, Um, yeah, the AJC does have a communist propaganda tilt to it. And a huge socialist tilt. Why else does Cynthia Tucker and Jay Bookman, two of the highest paid writers, constantly promote socialism? Cynthia race baits and blames whitey and Jay says that government should take care of its citizens from the cradle to the grave. They both believe government is the answer to all of lifes problems. Freedom and individuality do not register in their twisted minds. Maybe Jay can rally the troops at the unemployment line when the AJC finally tanks.

By Daytunaguy

September 12, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this

Mr. Bookman,after explaining the Bush Doctrine to Mrs. Palin please pull Obama aside and clear up the “visited 57 states” and “Nitally Lions” remarks. Stones and glass houses??

By GMAN

September 12, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this

Now they want to put a dress on that pig. What will they think of next?

Bush/McCain - Damn, don’t frop the soap!

By fearless fosdik

September 12, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this

By Sarah Can Be VP

September 12, 2008 11:28 AM

You state this “Biden received less votes for his bid as President than Palin received as Mayor of Wasilla.”

Either you are stupid or a LIAR!

HOW many people live in Wasilla? Oh! you say around 9,000! Biden collected over 63,000 votes far cry from what you stated isn’t it?

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

Mike Hussein @ 11:13— and Huckabee even once stated that he had foreign policy experience because he loved to eat nachos! That seems to be all that the Repugs require these days, what with their supposed “war on terrrr” and all… eating nachos, or looking at Russia from across the sea. That’ll do just fine with the Repugs today!

By Drew

September 12, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this

I was waiting for this interview, I knew it was coming Thursday or Friday, but it seems I missed it. Who knew they’d put it on the Nightly News? Does anyone watch network nightly news anymore? I’ve got two 24/7 news networks (three if you count MSNBC - which I don’t) and I work till 7 every night.

Nightly News is a dinosaur… kinda like the daily paper, come to think of it.

By Goldie

September 12, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

McBush stated in the debates these words: “I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time.”

I can’t decide which is more hilarious: when McBush states that he knows “how to change Washington” or that he “wasn’t a governor for a short period of time.”

So when’s McBush gonna start showing some character and “change Washington”? What’s he waiting on???

By King Syd

September 12, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this

Eye roll. What a sadly misinformed commentary by Bookman. There are several facets to the “Bush doctrine,” not one, and Charlie Gibson didn’t even manage to correctly state one of them. Its “preventative” not pre-emptive, which even JFK held as his “doctrine.” Palin was corrected in trying to clarify what Gibson was asking. Since Obama stated on July 26, 2007 during a conference call to reporters, that “Clinton would continue the ‘Bush doctrine’ of only speaking to leaders of rogue nations if they first meet conditions laid out by the United States” can we now pillory Obama for not knowing Gibson’s wrong defintion of the “Bush doctrine” a year ago? This is getting so ridiculous. Can we focus on the real issues instead of “gotcha” moments? As Obama stated, we’ve got some real serious isses to deal with here folks, let’s get to them with obfuscation and imperiousness.

By fearless fosdik

September 12, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

By Drew

September 12, 2008 12:39 PM

Drew you can view a snippet of the “interview” at this website..

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

You’ll have to page dowm about 5 columns!

By Analchord

September 12, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

How can Palin be expected to know the Bush Doctrine? She doesn’t even know the mission of US troops in Iraq.

Of course, no one does, cause there isn’t one.

The surge is working though. The epitaph of the Bush Administration: The surge worked.

Now, how is that end game scenario in Iraq coming, McCain?

Can we leave Afghanistan now, and cut and run like the Soviets had to? Who knows what happened to the soviets in Afghanistan?

The conservatives sic’d Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda on em.

Yes, you heard RIGHT, folks, Al Queda, Osama Bin Laden, and Saddam Hussein were once our trusted and loved allies.

That’s why conservatism is dead. Conservatism is just the Third Reich without all the table manners.

By fearless fosdik

September 12, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

By King Syd

September 12, 2008 12:50 PM |

SYD..I thought you might find this interesting!

This is in part the Bush DOCTRINE.. Out of the National Security Stategy, four main points are highlighted as the core to the Bush Doctrine: PREEMPTION, Military Primacy, New Multilateralism, and the Spread of Democracy. The document emphasized pre-emption by stating: “America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones.

By ethel08

September 12, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

And here’s part of the problem I have: Christine Todd Whitman or Kay Bailey Hutchinson would not have answered questions in this way. I may not agree with Hutchinson’s policies, but she wouldn’t say that she can see Mexico from Texas and she would not claim “energy” as her national security experience.

The problem is that if McCain wanted a woman, there are qualified, experienced women in his party. That is undeniable. He chose not to select any of them, despite claiming that he wanted a VP who would be ready on day one. That too is undeniable.

I can’t believe Republicans fall in line like this and aren’t outraged.

By Keeping It Real

September 12, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

The whole interview justifies my belief that a lot of white people are using Palin as an excuse for not voting for a multi-racial man. How can an intelligent white male justify his belief in this lady. I was worried about McCain’s age and mental state, but now he looks like a genius compared to Palin. My god, have we lost our mines?

By elizaz

September 12, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

“As Obama stated, we’ve got some real serious isses to deal with here folks, let’s get to them with obfuscation and imperiousness.”

Great, King Syd. So can you call the Republicans and tell them to stop making ads about lipstick and Obama wanting kindergarteners to have sex?

I guess all of you people saying you want to have Obama asked tough questions missed him on O’Reilly for four nights? Come on. This is what every candidate goes through. Stop your whining and saying that you’re being treated unfairly. McCain has long referred to the press as his “base,” so stop the crying about “bias.” If they wouldn’t have sequestered her, then there wouldn’t be nearly this much attention on one interview. At least take responsibility for your candidate’s own strategy.

By alaskasocialism

September 12, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this

“Does anybody know when the government is supposed to send out the September supplement checks? I’ve not got mine yet.”

Oh, are you an Alaskan resident? I think you’ve already gotten your windfall profit tax check for this year. Hasn’t the other check for $2000 from oil drilling showed up?

By TN

September 12, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

Ladies and gents,

We got us another George Bush. Yee-haw!

By Gwinnett Liberal

September 12, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

You are absolutely right on this, Jay. The choice of Palin was a ‘Harriet Meyers’ move by McCain, a flippant political play in a situation calling for gravity. The rollout of Palin proves that McCain intends to continue the non-transparent, disgracefully secretive government we have had for 8 years. Without saying a word about how dumb she may or may not be, the choice reflects very badly on McCain’s judgment and intentions. Very, very Bush-like.

By mm

September 12, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this

Here’s the difference between Republicans and Democrats.

If the president and vice president candidates for each party were switched to the other party, here’s what would happen.

The Democrats would still be screaming because they know McCain and Palin are morons, because country comes first.

The republicans would be singing the praises of Obama and Biden because to them, party comes first.

The wingnuts could have offered up Charles Manson and one of the Dixie Chicks, and they would still be cheering.

The wingnuts politicians can’t admit a mistake, and their lemming followers can’t either.

Can’t wait for the debates.

By ethel08

September 12, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this

“Obama has less experience at anything (except perhaps a community organizer, HA), when compared even individually to ANY of the other 3 candidates.”

This is a ludicrous and tired talking point, and you know it. If you compare Palin’s and Obama’s resumes, it is not even close. You just want to discount serving two terms as a state senator—plus more time in the Senate than Palin has been governor—because it’s not convenient for your argument. Besides, these days the Republican campaign is claiming that Obama is a Washington insider. Make up your minds.

As for the “hasn’t run anything,” neither has McCain. This was one of Romney’s and Giuliani’s chief complaints about McCain in the primaries.

As for what experience matters, McCain said during the primaries that serving for a few years as mayor or governor doesn’t count as legitimate experience. (“I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time.”)

So which is it? If you only care about running things, then your president isn’t qualified. If you only care about experience, then your VP isn’t qualified.

By WillM

September 12, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

I understand what you’re saying CommunistAJC, but I’m not convinced that Jay Bookman is anywhere near being for government ownership of the means of production, and therefore there’s nothing remotely communist about him. Nor is Cynthia Tucker for that matter.

I would describe Tucker as a fairly standard liberal and I would describe Bookman as a liberal Republican. Yes, that’s right. More like a British conservative. But I know that to you guys in the Limbaugh camp think anyone who’s not an ideological conservative is a effectvely a communist or an enabler. But that indicates YOUR ideological commitment, not that of this columnist or paper. So you know! …

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

Gwinnett Liberal, If it was a Harriet Myers move then why is the ENTIRE conservative base excited? Your logic is flawed. Harriet Myers p** off conservatives. Go sell stupid somewhere else.

By GOP"S got to go

September 12, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

YEAH!!! There is another Liberal in Gwinnett beside me!

I am still insulted by anyone thinking that I would vote for a woman just because we share the same anatomy.

I differ from Palin on almost every issue. That is the reason I would not vote for her.

I lost a lot of respect for McCain when he chose Palin to satisfy the Rovers in the party. He can’t really think she is a viable candidate. It is all about winning, never mind that he is old and has Melanoma and maybe he should chose someone that is more to the center. I am sure he thinks he is infallible and will last forever. Personally, I do not care to roll that dice with another “Joke” candidate.

By ethel08

September 12, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

I imagine that I don’t agree with CommunistAJC about much, but I agree that the Meiers comparison is poor.

Meiers was a trusted friend of President Bush. McCain hardly knew Palin. (Whether you think he trusted his gut or whatever, it’s clear they weren’t long-time friends like Bush and Meiers.)

Meiers was more about Bush’s hubris, I think, that people would just go along with what he wanted, if only he picked a woman. McCain wanted Joe Lieberman, but was forced by his party to pick someone who would appeal to his base.

Palin was a deliberately political choice. I don’t think Meiers was. (If she was, it was fairly terrible one.)

By GOPs got to go

September 12, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this

Commie, You already have the market share of stupid for this blog. Not a complete monopoly, but close. I guess if you count all your splinter personalities you would though

By PW

September 12, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

DK asked,

If Palin’s daughter’s sex life isn’t off-limits, why should the sex lives of the little Obama girls be off-limits?<

Because Senator Obama does not preach abstinence only like Palin does. Don’t worry, if his little girls come up pregnant, you better believe we’ll discuss it.

Palin’s first child was born less than eight months after she married, her 17 year old, unmarried daughter is expecting a baby in a few months. I’d say the abstinence only stand is not working for this family.

By CommunistAJC

September 12, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

GOPs got to go, Can you please deliver my pizza on time today? I promise I’ll give you a tip if you do. Troglodyte.

By Jack

September 12, 2008 11:43 PM | Link to this

The incredible thing is…she doesn’t have a clue just how dumb she is. I’ve never seen anyone so arrogant…so oblivious…and in so far over her head.

The Palin Cult just confirms to everyone on the planet how far America has fallen.

The “Dumbing Down” of America is almost complete.

By nick

September 13, 2008 3:05 AM | Link to this

The Palin cool-aid buzz is wearing off, as the beer googles turn into bear goggles..

however, Alaska will be the only state Obama doesnt win in the entire west !