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DEL.ICIO.USPalin’s debate performance critical
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sarah Palin’s performance in the vice presidential debate Thursday night will determine the course of the last month of the presidential campaign.
If she does OK, the race will continue to be fairly close in the last few weeks, with the outcome still in doubt but Obama holding the advantage.
However, if Palin embarrasses herself and her party and contributes further to the belief that her nomination was a monumental mistake, the presidential race is over and the only remaining question will be the margin of victory.
So far, Palin has come across as unintelligent in interviews, and has been lampooned viciously for that. However, it’s an impression that may not be entirely fair — the more charitable and accurate word may be unknowledgeable. Perfectly smart people will sound stupid if asked to expound on topics they have not studied and thought about, and that seems to be what is happening with Palin.
Time and again, she has shown no real familiarity or comprehension of national or international policy. In fact, her interview with Katie Couric is destined to become political legend. Afterward, one McCain aide tried to explain Palin’s performance in that interview by claiming that Couric had asked Palin “a series of trapdoor questions.”
They weren’t trapdoor questions, they were basic questions, and simply put.
Things got even more absurd this week after a voter in Philadelphia asked Palin whether US forces ought to chase terrorists across the Afghan border into Pakistan. Absolutely, Palin said, thus taking a position identitical to that of Barack Obama and contradicting that of John McCain.
Here’s how the conversation with the voter, Michael Rovito, played out:
“How about the Pakistan situation?” Rovito asked. “What’s your thoughts about that.”
“In Pakistan?” Palin responded.
“What’s going on over there, like Waziristan?”
“It’s working with Zardari to make sure that we’re all working together to stop the guys from coming in over the border,” Palin said. “And we’ll go from there.”
“Waziristan is blowing up,” Rovito replied.
“Yeah, it is,” Palin said. “And the economy there is blowing up, too.”
“So we do cross-border, like from Afghanistan to Pakistan, you think?” Rovito asked.
“If that’s what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we should,” Palin said.
It’s hardly unheard of for a vice presidential candidate to express views different from that of the presidential nominee. Joe Biden has already done so on occasion.
But in a later interview with Palin at his side, McCain claimed it was somehow “gotcha journalism” to have reported Palin’s response. Gotcha journalism, to report accurately a vice presidential nominee’s public response to a voter?
Here’s the interview. Note also how McCain and Palin try to mislead viewers about the nature of the exchange with the voter.
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Comments
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
Expectations for the woman have been lowered so far she could show up with a dead moose carcass and still wipe Hair Plugs out.
You just know he won’t make it 90 minutes without committing a career ending gaffe.
Sexual discrimination possibly?
By FoolsoftheCorruptMeida
September 30, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this
And how about Joe Biden’s performance? Are you guys expecting anything from Doofus Biden?? Or perhaps Joe’s vast amount of experience will enable him to call upon Roosevelt for a joint TV appearence again?
By ByteMe
September 30, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
Personally, I think it’s going to be “popcorn night” watching the debates. More fun and lower cost than a movie. All we need are announcers quietly talking in the background like in a golf match:
“Will she be able to stick with her argument and close the loop back to what she started talking about 30 seconds ago… here she goes… and… YES! She made it!! Gov. Palin will get a great score here in the uneven parallel arguments round….”
“Ohhhhh, and the CNN judge only gave it a 3.5!! That hurts her chances at the gold medal….”
By FoolsoftheCorruptMeida
September 30, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this
All Sarah has to do to match Obama’s performance is to say “Joe is right” about a dozen times..
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this
Yeah, it’s just a voter, who cares right?
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this
“It’s working with Zardari to make sure that we’re all working together to stop the guys from coming in over the border,” Palin said. “And we’ll go from there.”
“Waziristan is blowing up,” Rovito replied.
“Yeah, it is,” Palin said. “And the economy there is blowing up, too.”
“So we do cross-border, like from Afghanistan to Pakistan, you think?” Rovito asked.
“If that’s what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we should,” Palin said
There is a big difference between working with Pakistan to stop terrorists from crossing the border and doing it without their permission like Oblahma would and McCain would not.
And I guarantee you I would not publicly state that I’m going to attack them.-McCain from 1st Debate
We are already over the border, any idiot knows that, well, most idiots do, we’ve even exchanged fire with them whether accidentally or not.
Why McCain went to the “gotcha” defense, I have no idea.
Sarah was right in what she said.
By lostindixie
September 30, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this
My neighbor and I have been lamenting the decline of the Waziristan economy for a couple of weeks now; especially the lack of media coverage in this country. It’s reassuring to see that Sarah is on top of that situation.
By FoolsoftheCorruptMeida
September 30, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this
Sorry.., but Joe Biden is the one appearing to an idiot…, even without the liberal media hounding him with gotcha questions.
By ByteMe
September 30, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this
… or maybe I’m picturing Bill Murray hitting flowers with a golf club in Caddyshack.
By demwit
September 30, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this
Hopefully Biden won’t be too condesendending to her. Exspecially in light of her inexperience..
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this
Sarah can multitask and the libs whine about it:
By lostindixie September 30, 2008 12:15 PM My neighbor and I have been lamenting the decline of the Waziristan economy for a couple of weeks now; especially the lack of media coverage in this country. It’s reassuring to see that Sarah is on top of that situation.
I’m glad someone is paying attention because poverty, not the United States, creates terrorists.
And if the economy in Pak collapses, we could have nuclear armed terrorists.
To which Oblahma would ask uh, what do you want?
Kaboom!
I pray for you America.
By Ione
September 30, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
she’s an idiot—deal with it!!!! and move on republicans. Don’t try to make her into something that she isn’t, “smart”.It has nothing to do with her gender. It’s has everything to do with her brain. It took her 7 years to get a bachelor’s degree in JOURNALISM!!! come on people, really.
By Tom
September 30, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
And so here we go again. The first 2 posts come from Repug members of the Great Unwashed. “Hair Plugs.” Well now, there are still a tiny few of Americans who care about their physical appearance, but the troglodytes resent even that even as they suck up their beer and look like slobs. Cheap insults are the best intellectual acumen they can locate to vomit up. It is but a sign of their constant need to overcome fears of childhood inadequacies and a failure to intellectually or socially evolve from their lower class upbringing and similar lack of education. Hatred, bitterness, envy, jealousy have become their lifestyle and their very essence. Substitutes for what we once called “character.” They are - and forever will be - unwilling and unable to summon forth the strength or wisdom needed to climb out of that deep, dark abyss of stagnant philosophy and thought processes in which they dwell. Palin is but another symptom. The entire lot of them - Bush, McShame, et al, are reflective of a never-ending episode of “King Of Thee Hill.” Pitiful. Just pitiful. The weak joined by the needy.
By Taxpayer
September 30, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this
I keep picturing McCain and Palin as a couple of gophers that randomly pop their heads up through randomly selected holes for a second before disappearing underground again while the anxious voter tries to nail each one down on something, anything. Whack! Missed! Whack, Whack, Whack! Darn, missed again! Can’t these little critters stay put for just a second.
By Randall
September 30, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
What is this? Is John McCain her father, showing up at the school to get her out of “trouble?” Will someone please let this woman speak her thoughts and not Rove’s. This is absoulutely a joke. Anyone who votes for McCain is unpatriotic and does not love America. These are tough times and we need real leadership— not sound bites, finger pointing and excuses. McCain will say and do anything to satisfy his ambition to be president. Picking an unvetted, baggage carrying Palin should prove he is spontaneour, erratic and irrational. We don’t need an old man - a war monger, with anger management issues and 20th Century thought patterns leading this great nation. Maybe John should release his war and medical records so we can avoid another president in office (Reagan) with alzheimers.
By Trudy
September 30, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
It continues to amaze me that, when the media tells the truth, conservatives label is as liberal.
THEY CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
By CommunistAJC
September 30, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this
AJC/DNC Management, Keep on fighting my friend. It’s only a matter of time before the AJC tanks. Then again, they’ll have Hussein Obama to bail them out.
Anyway this is kind of funny.
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq …. Why don’t we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we’re not using it anymore.
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
McCain looked as if he wanted to reach across and put his hand over her mouth. He can’t be sitting next to her during the debate. This proves she is not ready. I will bypass the debate and wash my clothes. MsCain forgot SNL will do skity about this one also.
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
McCain looked as if he wanted to reach across and put his hand over her mouth. He can’t be sitting next to her during the debate. This proves she is not ready. I will bypass the debate and wash my clothes. MsCain forgot SNL will do skity about this one also.
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
One word of advice for Sister Sarah - cleavage.
It always works. ESPECIALLY for those lacking in perspicacity.
(I.e., the Republican’s non-conservative “base”.)
And lets be honest here, unless McCain croaks, she is as irrelevant as another intellectual lightweight, Dan Quayle was to Bush 41…
By Tom
September 30, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
AJC/Duh:(12:25) Share with us, Little Man, to what Pig God do you “pray.”
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this
I liked the beginning of the video - McCain looked like he was about to blow a gasket.
ByteMe,
I think I’ll buy cheese-flavored popcorn for this one!
Nice imagery there. Or maybe we could hear a “OOOHHHH, that was devastating for the team.”
By Mr Snarky
September 30, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this
I hear McCain/Palin wants to change the format to “Wheel of Fortune” with Pat Sajak moderating, but Obama/Biden wants a Jeopardy format instead.
By Dusty
September 30, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this
HI HO HI HO It’s off to work we go.
Now Bookie, he don’t like that Palin no mo
So he writes and writes about Sarah soooooooooooooo ho ho
We’ll all know that he Bookie, don’t give two cents for Palin no mo
But Biden be so sweet and neat but Bookie must repeat
Palin! Palin! She da red meat!! Repeat! Repeat!! (To mention Biden means defeat!!)
So, Hi Ho, folks, it’s off to work I go….Bye..
By getalife
September 30, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this
After a case of vodka, Andy prays to the porcelain god.
The spin on how great she did will make you feel drunk.
Tina Fey will have a great sketch.
By BS Aplenty
September 30, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this
Presidential candidate Obama shows himself to be a hapless neophyte regarding his Iraq policy as noted in this July 4, 2008 Los Angeles Times article by Michael Muskal and Peter Nicholas:
Democrat Barack Obama said today that he continues to be committed to withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq in 16 months, after his earlier comments raised questions about whether he was softening his position.
“Here is what I can tell you,” Obama said in a second news conference on Iraq. “I will bring our troops out one to two brigades a month. That’s what I intend to do as president of the United States.”
Earlier, Obama had emphasized that he might revise his proposed timetable for pulling U.S. combat troops from Iraq, saying he needed to consult with U.S. commanders and do a “thorough assessment of the situation.”
The comments at the first news conference here seemed to be a shift in focus by Obama, a staunch opponent of the Iraq war. At both news conferences, Obama maintained that he had not changed his position.
In the past, Obama has stressed his plan to begin a withdrawal immediately and complete it within 16 months, although he also has carefully hedged, leaving the option of taking more time – and leaving more troops – if events require.
At his first news conference, Obama did not explicitly say he would stick to the 16-month timetable, which appeared to depart from a statement on his website pledging that he will “have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months.”
At both news conferences, Obama was asked whether he now advocates a slower timetable, but he insisted that his position hasn’t changed.
The LA Times, hardly a conservative newpaper, notes that candidate Obama has changed his earlier, ill-informed, but stridently stated, Iraq strategy.
Yes, he’s got all the hallmarks of foreign policy immaturity and none of the experience - except for that stint he did on the southside of Chicago.
Now, Jay, try not to complain too loudly about the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, OK?
By Mrs. Godzilla
September 30, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
Joe the dog could beat Sarah Palin in the rather contrived interview format….
How’s the economy?
Ruff.
How’s Afghanistan?
Ruff Ruff
What’s the Bush Doctrine?
ERRRRRRRR
(Okay so neither of them knew that one)
By Kim L.
September 30, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
Palin will do just fine in the debate. Debates are much easier than unscripted interviews because in a debate you pretty much know what questions will be asked. Just memorize a few two minute answers, throw in enough talking points and voila! As we saw in last Friday’s debate temperament and body language are far more important. Judging by the very few interviews she’s been allowed to participate in, Palin has proven herself to be way, way out of her league. It’s pathetic to think she may be VP and quite possibly President of this good country. Palin will do better than most think because the bar has been set so low and sadly most Americans will remember her for her tele-prompted speeches and her memorized debate answers.
By CommunistAJC
September 30, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
AmVet, And Biden? What’s he ever done besides plagiarize and gaffe gaffe gaffe? The guy is a walking corpse. You think Mccain is old? This guy has been around longer than anyone. And what about Obama?
WHAT EXPERIENCE DOES THIS GUY HAVE? Anyone? Anyone? NONE!
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
By Tom September 30, 2008 12:36 PM AJC/Duh:(12:25) Share with us, Little Man, to what Pig God do you “pray.”
Why do you speak to me, angry little troll?
Are you trying to find acceptance for bitter, paranoid, hateful views of the country that you live your parasitical existence in and hide behind the protection of?
You best scurry on back to your hole in the ground before you get ate up.
By Mr Snarky
September 30, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
If McCain were smart, he would “suspend” his campaign again on Friday and resume on Sunday. Any crisis will do. Joe Biden could go on TV by himself and make ad hoc remarks/gaffes and effectively end the Obama campaign. Man I’m smart…McPalin should hire me.
By Goldie
September 30, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
John McBush always looks like he’s about to blow a gasket at any moment… I’m thinking he probably had to have new gaskets installed yesterday after his Repugs bailed out on him in Congress. And especially after he’d already been on the campaign stump yesterday, trying to take credit for all that “leadership” he showed with Congress before they turned around and rejected the bill.
Ouch — that must’ve really hurt. Counting all his McChickens before they ever hatched.
By Proud to be Independent
September 30, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
She has a degree in journalism. Shouldn;t she be able to effectively answer so-called “gotcha questions” from reporters? Look, Sarah Palin is just not ready for this. I know it is difficult for anyone to admit a mistake and I can only imagine how embarrassed Republicans must feel right now. Even though I don’t like Mitt Romney’s politics, at least he dropped out of the race when he foresaw that he couldn’t win. This is a very sad trainwreck.
By lrd
September 30, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this
All Sarah needs to “win” debate is 1) show up 2) give a couple short sound bites 3) shut her mouth after sound bite 4) not trip going onto or off of the stage The bar is so low for her, that I do not know how she cannot succeed at the debate.
Why has it become a bad thing in our country to be intelligent and to use that intelligence? or to go to school and get an education? to be thoughtful in responses?
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 1:11 PM | Link to this
Like TW laments, “I miss the real Republicans!”
When did the GOP turn into a bunch of lily-livered panty waists?
The Dems have Jim Webb. The GOP? Jim “macaca” Allen.
The Dems have Daniel Inouye. The GOP? Ted Stevens.
The Dems have Bob Kerry. The GOP? Sam Brownback.
The Dems have Rick Noriega, Joe Sestak, Chris Carney, Patrick Murphy, Jack Murtha, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Charles Rangel, Max Cleland, Jack Reed, Fritz Hollings, Leonard Boswell, “Pete” Peterson, Mike Thompson, Gray Davis, Wesley Clarke and many others.
The GOP?
Patrick McHenry, Mitch McConnell, Trent Lott, Jon Kyl, John Cornyn, John Ensign, John Boehner, Roy Blunt, Adam Putnam, Thaddeus McCotter, Tom Cole, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Dennis Hastert, Dick Armey, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Jeb Bush, Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich, Bobb Barr, Saxby Chambless, Phil Gramm - NONE OF WHOM EVER SERVED IN THE US MILITARY.
(Technically the Hero of the Texas ANG, who bravely fought in the Battle of Alabama counts, but not really.)
And ironically the only two highly decorated men in today’s GOP are McCain and Hagel - both despised by the chicken hawks.
(And let’s not forget a fellow Jayhawker - Bob Dole).
So the fundamental problem as I see it, is that the cut and runners in this hijacked GOP have NO moral authority. Especially in time of war.
And all of their chest pounding does not change that.
The pu$$ie factor is simply WAY too high in this “new” Republican Party.
By Mr Snarky
September 30, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this
Hey Proud to be Independent - She missed the days they taught Gotcha questions and mockery at her community college…of course she was there when they taught rambly answers and how to say “yeah! what he said!”
By Goldie
September 30, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this
BS @ 12:48 —
It’s pretty hilarious that the Iraqi gov’t also wants us out of Iraq along about that same 16-month time period. Heck, even W now admits that we need to get outta there sooner rather than later. And even Gen. Petraeus refuses to use the word “win” when discussing our occupation there. I don’t hear McBush getting all puffed up or beating down on Petraeus for not being on board with his plan for “winning” in Iraq… seems your guy McBush is the only one who is equating “winning in Iraq” with “staying in Iraq”.
George Will got it right last week when he wrote that McBush is unfit for the presidency, mainly because he’s such a hot-headed, impulsive political hack.
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
I love all the posts in support of Governor Palin. It goes to show how out of touch the right wing fanatics are. Keep believing that Palin is somehow your salvation from McCain. The further you distance yourself from reality, the easier it will be to decimate you in November.
I’m no fan of Obama, but I certainly don’t want to reward the Republicans for 8 years of failure and their despicable lack of accountability in the process.
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
Look at what the pinkkkos want to sign us up for:
Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report on climate change
The report, by the Food Climate Research Network, based at the University of Surrey, also says total food consumption should be reduced, especially “low nutritional value” treats such as alcohol, sweets and chocolates.-Guardian UK
You know, Stalin and Mao had the exact same thoughts as these kooks did.
Gosh, I wonder who’s paying for this insanity:
FCRN is funded by a three year grant from the EPSRC- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council The UK Government’s leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences
Like some maggots burrowing ever deeper into the corpse of our society, with the corpse footing the bill for it’s demise.
Wouldn’t it be easier to get rid of the maggots?
By Peadawg
September 30, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this
Hey Mr. Snarky…what’s wrong w/ a local community college? Same education, just a whole lot cheeper! Don’t look down on people for that.
By CommunistAJC
September 30, 2008 1:20 PM | Link to this
AmVet, Your party can keep all those hacks. Murtha? Isn’t he getting sued by the marines he called cold blooded killers? John F. Kerry? The guy who LOST the last presidential election? Wow, talk about winners. Ted Stevens is a moron who Sarah Palin loves to kick around. I’ll take her over ANY dem ANY day of the week.
We also have Bobby Jindal. Remember that name because he will be running the country in years to come.
By gadem
September 30, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
The only thing that neocons keep bringing up is Joe Biden’s reference to Roosevelt…that is all you all are hanging your hat on…I have about twenty things to hang my hat on with your dear Sarah Failin…because she is Failin…
By CommunistAJC
September 30, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
gadem, Nope, not at all. We can also hit your savior. Which of the 57 states will he be in this week? Oh wait, we only have 50 states.
By Mr Snarky
September 30, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
Apparently Katie’s not familiar with the rules of the campaign…everyone knows that answers made to actual voters in a Pizza Parlors are exempt from inquiry…yeah! its sort of like fugitives getting sanctuary in a church. Plus the question was wayyyyy to specific…they should sound specific, but actually be vague like would you ever meet with the axis of evil without preconditions? (Notice how preconditions is not defined and therefore open to interpretation)
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this
If Obama is Muslim, so is Bobby Jindal.
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Mr. McCarthy (but without even the military service), re your 12:58,
Joe Biden shocked Nixon and the country by running a campaign at the age of 30, with virtually no money; managed by his sister Valerie Biden Owens (who would go on to manage his future campaigns as well) and staffed by other members of his family, and relied upon handed-out newsprint position papers. Biden’s campaign issues focused on withdrawal from Vietnam, the environment, civil rights, and “change”.
Biden is a long-time member and current chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
His strong advocacy helped bring about U.S. military assistance and intervention during the Bosnian War.
He initially supported the Iraq War, but later proposed resolutions to alter U.S. strategy there.
He has served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties, and led creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and Violence Against Women Act.
He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
You can begin parsing/spinning at your convenience, but those are the facts and they are irrefutable.
Biden has suffered terrible personal tragedy more than once, including losing his wife and daughter. He is a strong family man who commuted everyday to DC to take care of his two sons. And has never taken a drink in his life because of alcoholism in his family.
IMHO, he is a good American and man of character.
No question he is flawed. In some ways, severely. And to many, fatally, I suppose.
But that is my opinion. And is generally irrelevant.
What is not, is that to most rational Americans, he is not unqualified to be the Vice President of the United States of America, as is the otherwise charming Ms. Palin…
By CommunistAJC
September 30, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this
Skeptic Tank, Who said Obama is a muslim? And why would you say Bobby is? Go sell stupid somewhere else troglodyte. Bobby Jindal has more credentials than B. Husein Obama.
By gadem
September 30, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this
Oh poor lil Chickenlittle CAJC, You have a couple of things Senator Obama…we have sooo many things against McCain. Do you really want to play this game? I can guarantee you that you will lose.
By RealityKing
September 30, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
I prefer Palin over the others. She’s the only one I can look at in the eyes and not see years of innuendoes, misrepresentations and outright lies being reflected back..
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
Goldie,
I was thinking this morning, why isn’t McCain suspending his campaign again? We’re still in the same crisis, right?
By getalife
September 30, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
Palin Implicated By Witness in ‘Troopergate’ Probe
Jason is back.
By Political Foreskin
September 30, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this
How about the way McCain torpedoe’d the “R U sorry U said it” gambit that the despicable Katie Courik, who I hate worse than Limbaugh or Rather, fired across Palin’s bow. Katie was obnoxious. Her questions unfair, in fact she was badgering the governor.
Very sticky. I felt uncomfortable with the two of them. And McCain’s summation at the close about the way Palin has ingnited excitement was a non-concession concession.
The race is over not because they wont get millions of votes, but because Obama will get the electoral count in a landslide, ala Reagan/ Mondale.
Sarah has a brilliant future. I’m nutso about her. I love every aspect of her womanness, her hair, her face, her eyes, her mouth, her voice, her posture, and guess what? She’s a great American Lady. One of the greats. It’s not her fault that Bush has ruined any chance that any GOP candidate may have had.
Obama 08: He’s right for what’s left of America.
Palin ‘12: Nobody doesn’t like Sarah P.
Cnn just reported that Clay Aiken released an autobiography, “If I was Gay…”
By oceanobello
September 30, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
I was such a Mcain supporter - and happy when Palin came on board…but over the last days I realize the lie and I must reconsider my support. John Mcain continues to lie to the American Public and has reduced himself to running a smear campaign since it is the only chance he has.
By getalife
September 30, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this
Actually, Jindal is an Indian wingnut who believes in exorcism.
More intelligent than Palin and her witchcraft beliefs.
By CommunistAJC
September 30, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this
gadem, Like what? We have lots on B. Hussein as well. His church, his communist upbringing, his Muslim, I mean Christian faith, his ties to Ayers, his thug-like Chicago politics, etc….
At least Mccain fought for his country instead of trying to bring it down like Husein is doing.
By Taxpayer
September 30, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
I actually like the idea of an entrance exam for all politicians. They should all be required to demonstrate a basic level of understanding of our government, a little math to prove that they can understand what a budget is and how it is balanced, some world geography and history beyond that taught in the Bible…However, I don’t want to be too demanding and there should also be some reward for those politicians that are able to prove their worthiness to serve. What to do, what to do…I think they should all have to appear on “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” and they should be allowed to serve at different levels of the government based on the level that they reach in the game. Clearly, they should be required to win a million dollars to run for the presidency….Of course, we’ll have to be on guard against those that happen to have an inside edge so no Secretaries of Education should be allowed to participate. We’ll just have to make that a paid position — whoever pays the most gets the job.
By noodle
September 30, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
Obama was born a Muslim. Now he’s a Christian.
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
RealityKing: Is your ability to look into the candidates’ eyes to cipher the truth similar to President Bush’s uncanny ability to look into Putin’s eyes and see his soul?
If so, you may want to reconsider your “gift”.
By noodle
September 30, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
An Evangelical Christian of course.
By cara
September 30, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
McCain wanted to reach over and cover her mouth but his arms were too short!!!
By noodle
September 30, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
Not that there anything wrong with that…
By gadem
September 30, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
Realityking, I know what you mean. When I look into Failin’s eyes, I see a vast emptiness as well…kind of scary. I kind of felt like Bush did when he looked into Putin’s soul…I feel like I am part of the X-Men…with super mutant powers to defeat BS when it arises.
By cara
September 30, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
Noodle,
Were you there??
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this
Commie: I have multiple smear e-mails circulating in the mainstream that attempt to paint Obama as a Muslim. The effect of the lie seems to be most profound amongst the uneducated right wing radicals, of which much of the Republican Party is comprised.
By E
September 30, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
After the Katie Couric interview, expectations are so low that it’s basically impossible for Palin not to exceed them unless she shouts out a racial expletive or foams at the mouth the whole time.
The way for Biden to win this debate is to just remain coherent and not screw it up while she makes a fool of herself, which she will do at least once.
By leo 90
September 30, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this
IF YOU VOTE FOR MCSAME/PALIN YOU REALLY HATE AMERICA.
I cant believe people are still talking about this woman. she is plain dumb.All she is good at is saying bad things about everyone that challenges her. As a woman and a mother of one male child, i am so annoyed people are using the feminists card for her. She is no way feminists in her policy. Every gender needs to be treated equally, why is she being overly protected? why is Mcsame in all her recent interviews?
LETS NOT LET OUR EMOTIONS AS WOMEN OVERRULE OUR COUNTRY, PALIN IS FAKE. Mcsame just picked her to get our votes.
I wont be watching the debate on thursday because its just going to be another of the mcsame team playing on our intelligence. She gets to attack Biden, and if he says anything they shout SEXISM. its crazy how desperate Mcsame has gotten.
To all Republicans, Democrats, and everyone inbetween Mcsame/Palin are wrong, if you dont want to migrate to some other countries in search of jobs in 4 years, Better to not vote at all, or Vote Obama/Biden, or we are all doomed.
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
That interview looked like a father talking to his daughter”s teacher. As if he was saying my child isn’t that bad is she.
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
That interview looked like a father talking to his daughter”s teacher. As if he was saying my child isn’t that bad is she.
By Political Foreskin
September 30, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this
Palin 08: Nobody doesn’t like Sarah P.
Obama 08: He’s right for what’s left of America.
God those two slogans R good, r’nt they?
OJ about to present his defense. The wallstreet crooks should use the OJ defense: “If the loan aint legit, we get a stock split!”
Palin 08: Nobody doesn’t like Sarah P.
Obama 08: He’s right for what’s left of America.
By MorningStar
September 30, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
Clearly Palin is so far out of her league it’s pathetic. The Republican’s choice in this instance is just more proof that the system is broken. No one cares about the country, and we’ve had sufficient embarrassment from Bush & Co. to last a century.
If the R’s were determined to place a woman in the VP slot (and I’m all for women’s rights), they were numerous qualified ladies from which to choose. I don’t agree with her politics, but Elizabeth Dole comes to mind. She’s definitely qualified. Like McBush, she’s been around for some time, but collectively they should see the term through. (She’s also pretty).
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
These days, it doesn’t matter who “wins” or “loses” a debate anyway. If Palin steps in it, her backers will deny it and proclaim a Palin victory.
Besides, Kerry destroyed Bush in 2 of their 3 debates, and we all know where that lead.
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
The long arm of socialism, having been chopped off at the elbow by House Republicans, God bless their hearts, continues to grope and fondle:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for Americans to get behind attempts to salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector.
The Illinois Democrat warned that if Congress doesn’t take action, people will find it tougher to get a mortgage for a home, a loan for college or a loan to buy a car.-AP
It should be tougher, you nanny state klown.
Go back to your boys at ACORN and tell them how bad you screwed it up with your utter lack of leadership skills, tell them how you can’t shake down and extort Republicans like you can most wormy democrats and then stfu.
You lost, again.
By Political Foreskin
September 30, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this
How about the way McCain torpedoe’d the “R U sorry U said it” gambit that the despicable Katie Courik, who I hate worse than Limbaugh or Rather, fired across Palin’s bow. Katie was obnoxious. Her questions unfair, in fact she was badgering the governor.
Very sticky. I felt uncomfortable with the two of them. And McCain’s summation at the close about the way Palin has ingnited excitement was a non-concession concession.
The race is over not because they wont get millions of votes, but because Obama will get the electoral count in a landslide, ala Reagan/ Mondale.
Sarah has a brilliant future. I’m nutso about her. I love every aspect of her womanness, her hair, her face, her eyes, her mouth, her voice, her posture, and guess what? She’s a great American Lady. One of the greats. It’s not her fault that Bush has ruined any chance that any GOP candidate may have had.
Obama 08: He’s right for what’s left of America.
Palin ‘12: Nobody doesn’t like Sarah P.
Cnn just reported that Clay Aiken released an autobiography, “If I was Gay…”
By Truth
September 30, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this
The hate and smears that people spew is unbelievable. No wonder America has turned out this way. I pray for God’s healing power on us as a country…
I am sure I will get bashed for that too!
By cara
September 30, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this
Barack was never a Muslim. His father was Kenyan and a atheist for years before he met his mother. His mother, grandmother and grandfather were Christian. His stepfather, that he lived with for only 4 years, lived in Indondesia where Barack attended local schools there. Yes, he lived in a Muslim country during part of his childhood and briefly attended a school there with Muslim students, but he certainly wasn’t raised a Muslim and has never been.
By Concerned Kyle
September 30, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
Look, it’s easy to figure out - stupid people think one person can wreck or fix an economy and/or a country - it’s simply not possible - Is BHO a complete idiot? You bet he is, and he is so simplistic in his view of the world that it is laughable - If the rest of the world is clamoring for him, that should be clear example of why he is a bad choice. Is GWB and idiot? Again, you bet - had the world given to him on a silver platter after 9/11 and couldn’t get anything done.
The democrats didn’t cause this problem that we are in now but neither did the republicans - the problem is created by a ton of out of touch morons who think the only thing that matters in life is PAC money, kick-backs, and the power of being a representative or a senator - The system is broken folks - BHO can’t fix it, and neither can McCain - its BROKEN it needs to be replaced -
This “meltdown” is just one of a dozen cards that are ready to fall - what’s next? Crumbling infrastructure, Social Security, Insurance, Jobs going over seas, crushing national debt, countries that hate us cutting off the oil spigot?
If we don’t band together as americans, not as red, blue, repubs and dems, we are not going to make it - kick every one of the fookers out and start over - it’s the only way.
Regarding Palin, Biden, the debate, and the coverageI guarantee you if you had a camera follow anyone around 24/7 and chose the soundbites you chose to share you can make anyone look intelligent or retarded - same for Biden.
I mean for Gods sake, at ABC, former Clinton worshiper George Stepontopofus is what passes as an impartial journalist? How do you think he edits his soundbites? At Fox, you simply get the opposite side of the spectrum -
But, the bottom line is, as long as more americans care about who is dancing with the stars and which singer is going to become the next american idol than care about whether or not these extremists want you and your kids to DIE, then we don’t have a choice other than hold our nose, keep our backsides to the wall, and refuse to pick up the soap.
Where is John Galt????
By tcoach
September 30, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
leo what is different about everything you just said and people playing the race card?
I agree that Palin has had maybe the worst 2 weeks of her political career. As a democrate you should be happy with her for doing these things. The media drooling on themselves because she is a woman (those in support and those who support her failure) and either overreactiong or underreacting, depending on their stance.
You also state that she is not feminist, it what ways? She is pro-life that is different than wanting to make abortions illegal. So if you hate the feminist card being played then explain how she is not a feminist. Is it because she does not agree with you on some issues? What it sounds like to me is that you are saying it is ok to play the race card but not ok to play the sexism card.
who got the right to vote first?
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
Hey, Management…you forget to mention who introduced the bailout legislation into Congress in the first place…and it wasn’t the “socialists”.
Executive Branch. George W. Bush. Republican.
With McBush taking time off from the campaign to stump for it.
You right wingers’ lack of accountability and honesty is stunning. Blame the socialists and admit nothing. And you call that patriotism? Geez.
By Political Foreskin
September 30, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
Palin can run this country. Anyone can. I could. You could. Sarah could.
The Iraq War. Y doesn’t anyone characterize it? Ignorance, yes, but there’s more there now. People R afraid. We are at the mercy of radical elements who so far have proved bribable.
There wasn’t supposed to be an Iraq War in 2008. That’s the epitaph of conservatism, which is dead, dead, and more dead. (Sen. Craig has sounded taps, with his flag at half mast.)
What do you think? The line of the year?
By Common Sense
September 30, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
Hotatlanta I luv the passion! You are right on the money about Senator McClain.
This is truly embarrassing!
Commo talks about experience as if because you have experience you make good decisions!
I guess you can say all the CEO’s at the investment banks, banks and other financial institutions had experience but now they need to have the taxpayer bail them out!
By Goldie
September 30, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
Bosch— I’m thinking McBush is busy thinkin’ up a new gimmick this week. That whole bail out-leadership-suspension thing has apparently run its course. Letsee, maybe he can get on “Dancin’ With the Stars” before Nov. 4th???
By DebbieDoRight
September 30, 2008 2:19 PM | Link to this
Good comment from the Times Blog:
The Republican Establishment has found the ignorant to be a useful ally over the years, but now may be realizing that they have taken over. The GOP has nominated a woman for VP who believes that there were dinosaurs on the earth 6000 years ago. And that abstinence-only sex education works, despite what ought to be pretty convincing evidence to the contrary.
The socially progressive, economically conservative, and pro-science constituency has had no home for decades.
Here’s the link: http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2008/09/this-was-an-imp.html
By Political Foreskin
September 30, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
There are over 4 million Shia Muslims in the United States.
Yeah, the terrorists won. So what? England thought we were terrorists once and we won, morons. So maybe Shia Muslims can win once in a while too.
You people are so ignorant that you’re not people. You’re morons.
bwa
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
Mr. 21st century McCarthy,
Your disdain for those who have served in combat is certainly nothing virtually all of us have not seen here before. Repeatedly.
Yes, your pusillanimous party gives plenty of empty lip service about supporting the troops - until they disagree with them. Then the never-served, never-will dishonor them in a manner eerily similar to what the hippies did when the GIs came back from Viet Nam.
And those who voted for Chambless after his repulsive ads about a REAL American hero are IMHO typical of these scumbags. And Hagel and McCain were virtually the only two in your party who said that he was despicable for doing so. Ironic isn’t it?
Unless and until you have participated in a few firefights yourself, where your sorry a$$ is on the line, I would imagine the best you, like the yellow Senator Chambless can do, is rely on cowardly epithets, innuendos and endless red herrings.
And you in sprite of your brave blustering, you are not qualified to carry ANY of those men’s jocks.
And BTW, none of my concern, but lose that commie-thing moniker. It completely sinks any real credibility that you may otherwise have…
By gradybaby
September 30, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this
Thank you oceanobello !!! This is what I’m hoping people will see! LIES, LIES, LIES!!! Doesn’t seem to matter that the America People are watching and waiting with baited breath!! If you simply think about whats best for the country, it’s a NO BRAIN ER!!!
By DebbieDoRight
September 30, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
Men got the right to vote first. THEN freed male slaves. THEN women.
By ByteMe
September 30, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
Goldie: Letsee, maybe he can get on “Dancin’ With the Stars” before Nov. 4th
Three words:
“Bristol Palin wedding”
Heh. Talk about a distraction of epic proportions…..
By tcoach
September 30, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
so skeptic tank since all of the dems are pushing for the bill to pass does that now mean that they want 4 more years of Bush. The way you people talk about him I would think anything the man would have to say would be ignored. But the weak and unconvicted democrates do not want to come up with a plan of their own. It would ruin their political stance. They want Bush’s plan to pass because if and when it fails they can blame the lying Bush Admin. But if his plan somehow succeeded then the dems. would be able to take credit. That is why Pelosi was telling members of her own party not to vote for the plan yesterday. The dems are the ones completly playing political games with every single one of our futures. The republicans have at least stuck to their heart. They have always been about small gov. and not giving out handouts. You can agree or disagree with what the republicans proposal is, but at least it is what they believe in and what they believe their voting public wants. The dem. could not even stick to their party’s platform. They had over 90 members vote nay.
Anyone tell me why Nancy Pelosi should be a respected member of politics any longer. She is incapable of securing enough votes from her own party, because she wants to play politics, to get the bill she so badly wanted through.
Expect more of teh same if Obama is elected as well, because we have seen this past week is interested in nothing more than getting elected.
By lrd
September 30, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
Is not baptism the act of washing away past sins.. and since none of us are born baptised, you could say we are all atheist’s up to the point our parents choose to put us in the pool. In otherwords, the past is washed away with the water, so I guess you cannot get over the fact that he was baptised into the Christian faith? When you too, were baptised into the same faith (if you were)
By Swami Dave
September 30, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
Debbie:
It would be interesting to know whom you include in this group of “the ignorant” who have been the ally of the Republican Establishment?
Since ignorance, at its core, relates to knowledge (not intelligence), it would be intriguing to know what things that they need to be “taught”.
-Swami Dave
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
Goldie,
LOL!!! That would be a hoot! The old geezer out there with Cloris Leachman (I’m embarrassed that I know Cloris is on this season - even though I’ve never watched the show - I was looking to see when Lost came back on, honest).
ByteMe,
Only the Inside Edition folks would care about that, OH, I forgot about the media, nevermind.
You know, I was glad the Bushes didn’t over expose their daughter’s wedding a few months ago. I thought they pulled out the class card there, I shouldn’t expect that of the Moose Mama - no class at all.
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
Sorry, coach, but you misconstrue a legislator’s DUTY in Congress…and that is…to represent your CONSTITUENTS in your district, and NOT your party. In Pennsylvania, one of my dear friends, Chris Carney, is a Democratic Congressman serving a largely conservative base. His votes very often track the Republican Party’s stance on the issues. The Democratic Party hates him for it. His constituents, however, do not. He is an example of what ALL Congressmen should be: Americans first, party second.
IMHO, it’s time we trash the two party system and start over with a multiple party format that will end the years of division of our populace.
By T
September 30, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
I can’t wait for the debate! I’ll have the cold beers and booze ready.
By Mrs. Godzilla
September 30, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
Off Topic but a fun read…..
experts on what the next president can do to clean house—pronto
By Anonymously
September 30, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
If I ever have a really bad job interview, I’m going to see if Big Daddy McCain is available to go back with me for a “do over” to tell them what I really meant to say when I flubbed the questions.
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this
ByteMe,
But then again, on second thought, that was probably because every body hates Bush and could care less about one of his brats getting married.
And during a war, it would look pretty bad if he was whooping it up at his daughter’s wedding, while soldiers were away getting blown up.
So, skip that earlier sentiment.
By DebbieDoRight
September 30, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this
Swami Dave: If you’d read the comment that I made I specifically stated:
Good comment from the Times Blog —
THEN I gave the link to the comment:
Here’s the link: http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2008/09/this-was-an-imp.html
At no time did I take credit for the comment. If you wish to find out whom the poster was speaking about, you should click on the link and ask them.
By Common Sense
September 30, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this
Fellow intelligent voters this is the most comical politic season ever!
Oh by the way the intelligent statement excludes AJC management, BSPlenty,Dusty nad CummoAJC they continue to spread lies about any topic,subject or person.
AJC states it should be tough to get a loan. AJC they have already changes several guidelines in the lending business so it is already tough to get a car loan or a home loan.
This bill also include lending money to companies so they can pay their payroll and purchase new inventory. I guess you do not want that also.
I know what you want AJC, the companies who have money buy all the companies who cannot acquire money so we can have more big comglomerates!
Republican voters why did Senator McClain sit in on Governor Palin interview with Katie? Women do you fine that condescending, sexist or someone looking over the VP candidate shoulder?
Can this really be happening in a presidential race?
By Mike
September 30, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
“But in a later interview with Palin at his side, McCain claimed it was somehow “gotcha journalism” to have reported Palin’s response. Gotcha journalism, to report accurately a vice presidential nominee’s public response to a voter?”
No, it’s gotcha journalism because it does not seek to provide any new information to readers. The question is posed simply to trip up the interviewee.
By ByteMe
September 30, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
Bosch: the Bush wedding was a quiet affair, because the bride insisted on it. If she had wanted a public affair, it would have been one. Never get in the way of bridezilla.
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
Remember, fellow Americans, that Bush refused to testify to the 9/11 Commission as to the events of that day, and ONLY agreed to speak with them, privately, sans camera or recorder, with Dick Cheney at his side.
Sounds like McBush has stolen yet another page from his mentor - joined at the hip are Fogey and Palin. He probably rues the fact that those pesky journalists are allowed to record the interviews for posterity’s sake.
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
You know, in a way, I’m kind of dreading this VP debate.
If Governor Palin performs poorly yet again, it will be a real humiliation and perhaps a fatal set back for the already reeling McCain candidacy.
And even if she doesn’t botch it, realistically, what are her chances for a stunning success?
I feel a bit sorry for her.
And though she has no one to blame but herself for being in this situation, it begs the question, what was Senator McCain thinking with this choice?
Couldn’t he foresee this happening?
And more importantly, will he choose more equally unqualified people for his cabinet and as his closest advisers?
This is starting to look real bad for the RINO…
By Mrs. Godzilla
September 30, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
“Gotcha journalism”????
How about “Got Me, Candidate”
Veeps need to be able to walk AND talk at the same time.
By getalife
September 30, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
Red State has a plan to save the bailout:
“It seems to me that if the deal is to be saved, and the McCain camp wants to get the credit, it may be time for a last-ditch effort to combine leadership with pure political theater, and send in Sarah Palin.”
Bwa.
By Mike
September 30, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
When did McCain stop wearing his flag lapel pin? I noticed it soon after he suspended his campaign so he could head back to Washington - for the good of the country.
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this
Oh my - I’m psychic. I was thinking Sunday when they announced that Springsteen would do the SuperBowl halftime show - that he should do a concert for Obama:
And now he is!
THE BOSS FOR ‘BAMA!!!
By Skram30082
September 30, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
Sarah Palin is a lot like Kim Kardashian. She made a good first impression, but it didn’t take long to see that she just can’t dance.
By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
By Skeptic Tank September 30, 2008 2:13 PM Hey, Management…you forget to mention who introduced the bailout legislation into Congress in the first place…and it wasn’t the “socialists”.
That ain’t the point, turd blossom, it’s all about who fell for this nonsense: Give me 700 billion or I’ll fail and I’m taking all your as-ses with me.
The Repugs said hold on a minute, the blue dog democrats checked the polls, as usual, and the goony libs led by Oblahma said Big Government, Yay!
Go back to gumming your oatmeal, Lenin.
By Bosch
September 30, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this
@3:14
That’s Obama, not Alabama.
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Where is her husband? Why doesn’t he come forward and say “leave my wife alone”. Oh my bag, he is at home enjoying her paychecks. T. I will bring over some wings and nachos. No I will fire up the grill and bring a deck of cards because it gonna be a long night during the debate. I betcha the debate will be cancelled by tomorrow.
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Where is her husband? Why doesn’t he come forward and say “leave my wife alone”. Oh my bag, he is at home enjoying her paychecks. T. I will bring over some wings and nachos. No I will fire up the grill and bring a deck of cards because it gonna be a long night during the debate. I betcha the debate will be cancelled by tomorrow.
By Steve
September 30, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
Randall/Tom/Trudy - go jump off a bridge and take Obama with you. You all are world class losers. Obama is a absolute joke and “his” policies will definitely destroy this country. Obama is several things; has poor judgement, a racist, no experience, married to a racist, has terrorist as close friends, a major player behing the acorn group, has no idea how to deal with foreign leaders, only cares about his political career and not the nation, use race to any negative talk against him, is a community organizer :), and the only thing different between Obama and Osama is BS! Every single person that wants or things Obama is the right person to run this country should be shot or put in prison. I prefer the first one personally. You are all unamerican, communist, blind, racist, toothless liberals and you deserve to have everything taken from you and live a horrible life in pain. These polls are a joke by the way. They must be counting Liberal votes 3 to 1 over McCain. I have never been polled and none of my friends have never been polled and we are all for McCain just like the rest of the country. I also want to thank Clinton for letting the nation know that he too doesn’t support Obama and will vote McCain with the rest of us Americans. Obama can go to hell!
By DebbieDoRight
September 30, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
Methinks Steve may have missed his nap this afternoon.
By Common Sense
September 30, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this
Hotlanta let’s have the debate party at your place! I will bring the moose milk!
McClain I do not like this bill and do not think we should bail-out Wall-Street!
2-weeks later: McClain I am cancelling my campaign to the bail-out billing going in the right direction!
The plan fail because Senator Obama voted against the bail-out. Oops the bill do not come to vote in the senate yet! But Obama did cause this bill to fail!
Tune next week!
By sunshine and thunder
September 30, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this
JAY
For an editor who’s so very concerned about the experience level of the Republican VP candidate it is amazing that you support the Dem Presidential candidate.
The Obamassiah has virtually NO experience in almost all areas that a president should be versed in. NONE. In fact, we don’t even know what experience he does have since he won’t release information about many of his educational years. And since he’s so young and so soon out of college maybe we should know.
A community acitvist? What’s that? Wasn’t Hitler a community activist?
We do know who his friends and influences are: Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers to name two.
Obama is a nice guy in an empty suit.
Jay’s getting paid by the word to write about Sarah Palin again.
By Skeptic Tank
September 30, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this
AJC. That ain’t the point, turd blossom, it’s all about who fell for this nonsense
Wrong [again], you posturing fool. It IS the point. Republican legislation defeated by BOTH Democrats and Republicans. You and your ilk will claim Bush when it suits your purposes; you abandon him when he embarrasses you and your ‘principles’ (which is frequently).
Bush, the untrustworthy, slimy socialist. Kind of makes you feel like an idiot for all those bumper stickers, doesn’t it?
By Mrs. Godzilla
September 30, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this
Debbie do right
i think steve is a mental case.
rant-o-rama
not effective
By GA Red
September 30, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this
It’s all clinton’s fault. He made fannie and freddy lend to Those People and now look where we are today. Sure am glad they turned down that bailout. When you lend to Those People then this here is justice.
George Bush is still my President and only has a few more months but at least I’ve got 8 years of McCain and then 8 years of Palin to look forward to. If anyone can get us out of this mess, its Palin.
By ByteMe
September 30, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this
Sunshine: he didn’t write about her experience, he wrote about her preparedness and inability to deal with the press without Daddy sitting next to her.
Get with the program. Inexperience is no longer the buzzword of the day.
By WHYNOT
September 30, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this
I cannot understand how John McCain thought this person was more qualified than Mitt Romney. I would have even voted for him had be picked Mitt Romney.
By WHYNOT
September 30, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
I cannot understand how John McCain thought this person was more qualified than Mitt Romney. I would have even voted for him had be picked Mitt Romney.
By Dr. R
September 30, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this
That debate is going to be like watching a train wreck in slow motion. One can’t talk, the other can’t shut up. Pray for the health of the new president, whoever it is. Sarah BarraClueless needs to go home and tend to her cherubic children and save the polar bears. I liked her at first until she got off the prompter and showed she’s in way over her pretty little head. The Annie Oakley outsider motif is fine, to a point, but you have to be able to play the game. One of the reasons we’re in a fix is that we have politicians on both sides who are just LOUSY politicians. It takes some skills, you know? Clinton had ‘em; so did Newt. So did Reagan and Tip, two old warhorses working out problems over a tumbler of Scotch after-hours in the White House. That’s why we need to chunk Bushie overboard and send Harry and Nancy in right behind him. (do they remind anyone else of The Ropers?) It’s like anything: baseball, music, shoemaking. You need TALENT. Mac’s little princess has got no game at all.
By jenn
September 30, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this
She is an idiot!!!! No matter how hard she practices, it is what it is!!!! McCain looked like her daddy trying to answer questions for her on the 2nd Couric interview. People wake up to the game. This is a joke. Heaven help us if these 2 buffoons get in the White House!!
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
“Sarah BarraClueless”!
Best line of the day, Dr. R! And one that made me LMAO!
I am for sure Joe Bidening that one!
WHYNOT, I suspect had McCain chosen Mitt, any of the other neo-con candidates or anyone even remotely closely connected to this administration, the election would already be a de facto defeato for him.
And he knew it…
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
Great you bring the moosemilk so we can make moose shakes while I go to Kroger and exhange the beef burgers for moose burgers. YUM, YUM!!!!!!!
By hotlanta
September 30, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
Great you bring the moosemilk so we can make moose shakes while I go to Kroger and exhange the beef burgers for moose burgers. YUM, YUM!!!!!!!
By GA Red
September 30, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this
Dr. R, You’re far too reasonable and logical for this board. This board is about divisive partisan politics, not productive discussion, so go post your middle of the road stuff elsewhere or choose a side and blame the other side for every thing that goes wrong. If you happen to be constipated one day, then it is Clinton/Obamas fault or McCain/Bush’s fault. There are no other options.
By DebbieDoRight
September 30, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
hi Mrs. G!!
To lighten things up a bit — here are some of my favorite “Bushisms”.
“The economy is growing, productivity is high, trade is up, people are working. It’s not as good as we’d like, but — and to the extent that we find weakness, we’ll move.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2008
“I want to tell you how proud I am to be the President of a nation that — in which there’s a lot of Philippine-Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. And I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the — of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House.” —George W. Bush, referring to White House chef Cristeta Comerford while meeting with Filipino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2008
I’m going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I’m smart on the subject.” —George W. Bush, answering a question about a possible flu pandemic, Cleveland, July 10, 2007
And one more, (my favorite of all)……
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
Well, I thought it was funny!
By yankee
September 30, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this
Watch for folks in the audience holding up Q-cards with the answer for her. Should be hilarious.
By DebbieDoRight
September 30, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
On Dubya’s last day in office; we should all pay tribute to him by recalling our favorite Bushisms! It’s been a real amusing 8+ years!
By annoyedvoter
September 30, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
“I’m glad someone is paying attention because poverty, not the United States, creates terrorists.”
Unfortunately, this has been proven wrong especially when it comes to Islamic fundamentalism. Yes, SOME of the people that actually commit the crimes come from a background, what is particularly interesting is that the majority of supporters are very well educated and come from a wealthy background (Osama was one of the richest people in the world and there are many examples of people that support this cause and are willing to give their life for it).
These issues are not so black and white and there is no easy answer. The thing that is interesting to me is that McCain said you should never say out loud that you might attack a country when he was very loud about attacking North Korea and Iran in the past. Regardless, I do not vote for dumb and political things they say but for a vision. For me, McCain and Palin have a vision of the world that I do not agree with (Realism in international relations terms) so I prefer the approach of Obama and Biden. Neither are great or perfect but then again these issues are incredibly complex.
By SayNo2McCain
September 30, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Jenn @4:02,
Those were my thoughts exactly. It was her Daddy taking up for her, when she came home defeated.
Daddy, Sarah said to(McCain), that woman was picking on me. LOL
He played the part perfectly. The sad part is that Sarah needs to be a big Girl and stop hiding between her Daddy’s legs. Sarah wants too, but DADDY Says NO WAY you talk too much.
By Reid in EAV
September 30, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Hey, as a libertarian-leaning conservative, I will be the first to agree with you that Palin hasn’t really panned out. She’s like the college athletes who head to the NFL after one season and then sit on the bench with the pro team (or get cut). She’s not unintelligent or incapable, but she definitely “came out in the draft” before she was ready.
Obama, as well, would have done better to have gained more experience, particularly executive experience (such as his friend Corey Booker, the mayor of Newark and a potential future personality on the national stage). The lack of depth on either side is disheartening.
And given how both candidates continue to campaign on substanceless half-truths, I’m probably headed for a write-in come November. (McCain’s hotheaded temperament doesn’t help, either.) These are unserious people in Serious Times, and I don’t have to reward either of them with my vote.
By GOPs got to go
September 30, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
In keeping with the spirit of the Jewish Holiday today will one of my Rabbi friends offer to host a Bris for Political Foreskin? I am afraid he may injury himself while lusting and drooling over Palin.
By annoyedvoter
September 30, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
“You are all unamerican, communist, blind, racist, toothless liberals and you deserve to have everything taken from you and live a horrible life in pain”
WOW. Are these the “small American values” that we are going to learn from the right?
You know, if you really believe in McCain/Palin, you could focus on why they are so great and perhaps win the minds of others than perhaps cannot see your point. But then again, using your brain would make you sound like a democrat and no one wants that.
By sunshine and thunder
September 30, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
BYTEME
You wrote:
Get with the program. Inexperience is no longer the buzzword of the day.
Any left nut voting for Obamassiah should always downplay experience. Well done.
By Swami Dave
September 30, 2008 5:08 PM | Link to this
Sunshine:
As one who has been very active in challenging liberal attempts to associate Senator Obama to Jesus (by way of the both were “community organizers” blather), I will also say that making a comparable association between Senator Obama and Hitler is equally invalid.
In the same manner that I think it is a dishonest attempt to elevate Senator Obama with the first, it is equally dishonest to attempt to make these types of insinuations.
In the same fashion that I do not expect him to walk on water, I have no inkling that he would be supportive or party to the senseless murder of millions.
Let’s keep the campaign about the actual candidates and the issues. Personally, I think that there are more than enough reasons to vote against Senator Obama.
-Swami Dave
By Def's Door
September 30, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
I absolutely LOVE to see people as angry as Steve.
The vitriol that seeps from their soul does the world a great favor by taking time off of their lives due to the stress that they must carry.
Keep up the good work Steve!
By Starwood
September 30, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this
At least Obama and Biden have legislative experience in Washington, Palin has none! Being a two year governor of one of the least populated states really doesn’t count as political experience, she needs to be in Congress for at least one term to get her feet wet.
By Common Sense
September 30, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this
C mon people why are you expecting superman who are running for president?
You voted Mr. Bush and you knew he was not intelligent!
Quit expecting these candidates to fly to save the day! Like Mr. Obama states we have to change!
I do not want to see anymore comments about experience. No one experience to tackle all the problems of the presidency!
But I will take someone who is very intelligent first before I take experience!
Experience has gotten the United States in the mess we are in right now!
Also enough of blaming Republicans or Democrats about easing regulations for financing homes.
Every finance company did not ease their home loan approval process in order to lend to everyone. Plus some financial companies did not even use no-doc or low credit loans.
Greed, Greed can you say GREED. Greed was the key element. Those financial companies who knew they could have huge pay-outs bought in and now are paying the price.
By AmVet
September 30, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this
The more I consider this entire matter of experience, I see it as Obama trying to make it to the show from Triple A. It happens quite a lot, but for every success story there are twenty who cannot perform at that level.
Is his game god enough? Hard to say for sure with this few ABs.
Sarah BarraClueless, on the other hand is trying to make it to the bigs straight from rookie ball.
But without any stick, glove or speed.
Just keep throwing her sliders and watch her whiff. (Whiff, not muff, I said!)
By sunshine and thunder
September 30, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this
SWAMI DAVE
You surely do use far too many words. It really isn’t necessary. Just say you don’t like me comparing Obama to Hitler.
I wasn’t. I was asking if Hitler was considered a community organizer before he assumed power.
I don’t think Obama was a community organizer. I don’t even think he could accomplish that.
If so, left nuts, what did he organize and what was the upshot?
By Common Sense
September 30, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this
Republicans admit it! Governor Palin does not know policy! Being the Governor does not give you policy knowledge it is ashame that Senator Mcclueless put Mrs. Palin in this position.
Mcgoofy experience give him the idea to choose Sara moosemilk Palin.
Experience does not always allow you to make a good decision.
When is all that experience that Senator McCrazy has going to show he made a good decision.
I am against the bail-out I am for the bail-out Obama is the blame for the bail-out Katie Couric should not have ask Governor Palin about Russia or the bail-out package. I did not have any proposals to add to the bail-out package. I am not going to the debate! I am going to the debate! The fundamentals of the economy are good! The fundamentals of the economy are not good!
When is McChange his mind experience in life going to make a good decision?
By Allan
September 30, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this
Wow. The vice president must really be important. By the way, who was Harry Truman’s vice president in his first term? Gotcha…he didn’t have one! So how can Sarah Palin be so critical?
By sunshine and thunder
September 30, 2008 6:09 PM | Link to this
COMMON SENSE
You wrote:
Being the Governor does not give you policy knowledge it is ashame that Senator Mcclueless put Mrs. Palin in this position
Talk about clueless. Just how many presidents have we elected from the ranks of senators in the last 50 years?
Just how many presidents have we elected from the ranks of governors in the last 50 years?
The American people disagree with you wholeheartedly my friend.
By Frederick Douglass
September 30, 2008 6:23 PM | Link to this
Immediately after Thursday’s VP debate in St. Louis, Gov. Sarah Palin is scheduled to fly back to Anchorage for a much needed respite, and to handle an official duty. It appears that the loan on the Governor’s mansion will be paid off on Oct.5th, and Palin will be presiding over a ceremony commemorating that visceral event. Word has it that Palin will remove the first lug nut from the wheels of the Deluxe Champion mobile home purchased in 1978. Keeping true to her fiscally conservative roots, Palin was quoted as saying ” we’re not going to waste tax payer money, Todd and a couple of friends will start under pinning the mansion on Monday”.
By Olivier G
September 30, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this
All this fuss about Pakistan has a funny twist.
Mr John ” You don’t say that loud ” McCain, if you knew your foreign policy files better, you’d know that the US have started bombing taliban targets in Pakistan. Just check the news: a new US missile, launched by a drone, striked a taliban target in Pakistan today, september 30. George Bush made a statement about it on September 9, announcing such strikes within regions near the pakistanese border. There’s also been quite a few fights at the border since then between US special forces and pakistanese soldiers siding with the talibans. That is currently the number one issue in US-Pakistan relations. And it’s only the beginning, since the allied forces in Afghanistan have announced a shift in their strategy, considering Pakistan territory a legitimate battleground to knock off Taliban leaders. Check the news again. Who was up to date? McCain or Obama?
All bluff and no subtance for McCain. For what purpose? Of course he knew (well, let’s hope so!) That’s called moral dishonesty.. Can we trust a guy who’s ready to make such lies with a broad “vote for me” smile?
By Olivier G
September 30, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this
All this fuss about Pakistan has a funny twist.
Mr John ” You don’t say that loud ” McCain, if you knew your foreign policy files better, you’d know that the US have started bombing taliban targets in Pakistan. Just check the news: a new US missile, launched by a drone, striked a taliban target in Pakistan today, september 30. George Bush made a statement about it on September 9, announcing such strikes within regions near the pakistanese border. There’s also been quite a few fights at the border since then between US special forces and pakistanese soldiers siding with the talibans. That is currently the number one issue in US-Pakistan relations. And it’s only the beginning, since the allied forces in Afghanistan have announced a shift in their strategy, considering Pakistan territory a legitimate battleground to knock off Taliban leaders. Check the news again. Who was up to date? McCain or Obama?
All bluff and no subtance for McCain. For what purpose? Of course he knew (well, let’s hope so!) That’s called moral dishonesty.. Can we trust a guy who’s ready to make such lies with a broad “vote for me” smile?
By Common Sense
September 30, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this
To Allan:
America agrees with me about Governor Palin! The conservatives and members of the Republican party agree with me!
Allan Mrs. Palin was selected to mobilize conservatives and she had done that but when you cannot start lying about bridge to nowhere, earmarks, trooper gate etc and show an inability to answer questions regarding national policy this is a huge stretch.
See national policy has nothing to do with the right to own a gun. National policy has to do with making policy decisions that will positively effect this country. So when you don’t know the bail-out bill was to reduce credit tension, obsorb bad debt, make loans to the banks and investment companies.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS! THIS BILL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTHCARE!
By Dr. R
September 30, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this
You all are too kind. And I like the baseball analogies, AmVet. As a fan of the grand old game, I find its truisms apply to nearly every aspect of life. I am a Libertarian-leaning conservative who tends to vote GOP by default, more often than not. But we all need to be objective enough to step back and see when the people we agree with politically still don’t have what it takes upstairs. The way to advocate your agenda is to insist that leaders who do so do it WELL. Vote with your heads and not just your Adam’s apples. If the principles of conservatism are defendable in an intellectual debate — and I believe they often are - then let’s find leaders capable of doing it instead of the latest clown who hits all the hot buttons. McCain is a smart, serious man but continues to dumb down his campaign to appeal to the Bush-Hannity-Limbaugh peanut gallery. And I wish the GOP had a deeper bench he could have chosen from instead of this lightweight from the Arctic Circle.
By Dr. R
September 30, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this
Oh and to answer a previous question: the vice president is important because next in line to the Oval Office is Nancy Pelosi. Say .. no … more. I wonder, does she crawl back into her coffin at daybreak or does drinking the blood of virginal House pages keep her alive?
By hottopics
September 30, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this
“John McCain’s campaign is putting pressure on the organisers of the vice-presidential debate tomorrow night to go easy on Sarah Palin amid growing alarm that faltering performances in recent days have made her an object of public ridicule”.
Senator McCain you had a chance to chose Mitt Romney but you did not - and now you want to free pass. Are you kidding me??????
By hottopics
September 30, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this
“John McCain’s campaign is putting pressure on the organisers of the vice-presidential debate tomorrow night to go easy on Sarah Palin amid growing alarm that faltering performances in recent days have made her an object of public ridicule”.
Senator McCain you had a chance to chose Mitt Romney but you did not - and now you want a free pass. Are you kidding me??????
By Elrey Jones
September 30, 2008 8:01 PM | Link to this
Obama is the issue in the election. He is left wing and the most liberal Senator. He has ties to racist black preachers and even the racial supremacist Farrakhan. Obama is backed by the “any means necessary” leftist advisors who are corrupt shysters. Obama is an invention of the high powered left who are demonstrating they are more powerful than our democratic institutions.
By mickeymouse
September 30, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
I’m just glad to find an article that’s not entirely about ‘dogs’ in th AJC!
By getalife
September 30, 2008 10:04 PM | Link to this
When George Will can’t spin she is ready, she is not ready.
Did ya’ll see that pic of her practicing by the creek?
That is John’s campaign up s** creek.
By Peter
September 30, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
Yes she can………By AJC/DNC Management
September 30, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this
Sarah can multitask and the libs whine about it:
She can Put lipstick on her daughter and rub her tummy………. but hey didn’t they talk about that earlier ?
By Peter
September 30, 2008 10:21 PM | Link to this
Hey Alan…
GET A CLUE………!!!!!!!!!!
By Allan
September 30, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this
Wow. The vice president must really be important. By the way, who was Harry Truman’s vice president in his first term? Gotcha…he didn’t have one! So how can Sarah Palin be so critical?
NcLost is TOO OLD and could DIE at any Moment………
If Elected he would be the OLDEST PRESIDENT EVER !
You actually……..
WANT SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT ?
What a JOKE !
By 89eagle
October 1, 2008 1:30 AM | Link to this
Due to the two choices we have for president, this election can only be viewed as a bridge, to get us from now to a real election, with real viable options for president. I feel that we have one candidate who will give our country away, without a backwards glance, and one who will keep us limping down the same path we are on now. Neither option is desirable, but between the two, I will choose to limp. I hope that the majority of my countrymen will realize what each candidate offers, and vote their conscience. If so, we may still have an America in 4 years, when there may be someone ready to lead, whether they be Democrat, Independent or Republican.
By terri
October 1, 2008 4:59 AM | Link to this
The media has lampooned her from day one. What’s new about the leftist media, they’re all in the tank for the Messiah, it’s getting rather boring. Oh, I hope Joe Biden reads up on who was president in 1929 and what year TV was invented…….
By Hmmmmm
October 1, 2008 6:24 AM | Link to this
No, Obama is NOT a muslim! He’s just a FLAKE! A FLAKE who has NO experience! All you delusional libs keep thinking that Obama has a chance. Electoral college landslide…. That’s funny! and I thought all along that you libs were the educated elite! :))
By ThaMan
October 1, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this
Jay - I can see the point in this article. However, you’ve given your guy Biden a complete free pass. I have heard some dumb crud coming out of his mouth. He is gaffe central. This is exactly why you are accused of left bias and again you’ve proven it to be so. Biden put FDR in the Whitehouse 3 years early and on TV 10 years before it was introduced at the 1939 World’s Fair.
By Saying the news
October 1, 2008 7:36 AM | Link to this
Bookman…Palin could show up naked, spinning 34 plates on a stick, having memorized the entire Library of Congress and reciting it backwards and you and your political hacks would fing fault with her.
By David Hall
October 1, 2008 7:42 AM | Link to this
It will not matter how well or how bad Palin performs, you and your liberal media will cruicfy her. You and the rest of the media have a campaign on to destroy her, and any other person who has morals, faith and commitment. You are what makes the rest of us sick to our stomachs against the media. Here’s hoping that Cox newspapers close there doors.
By hotlanta
October 1, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this
Palin was on the game show “Are You Smarter Than An Embyro” and lost.
By hotlanta
October 1, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this
Palin was on the game show “Are You Smarter Than An Embyro” and lost.
By Skeptic Tank
October 1, 2008 8:05 AM | Link to this
PLEASE…A MESSAGE TO THE LIBERAL MEDIA…PLEASE…
…Tear Mrs. Palin a new one if she falters in this debate! The job of the media is to report the FACTS, not to sugar-coat reality so as not to offend the right wing radicals, many of whom populate this board on a daily basis.
If Biden screws up, REST ASSURED, Fox News will run commentary and footage non-stop for days on end.
Mrs. Palin is a GIMMICK, folks. McCain knows she is not the most-qualified running mate, but merely a ploy to divert the right wing radicals’ attention from his own inadequacies.
God in Heaven, if there truly is a LIBERAL MEDIA, let it roar and let it expose the debacle named Sarah Palin…before it’s too late for our country.
By Shawny
October 1, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this
Sure her performance is critical. The republicans need to take off the reigns and let her be herself. No talking points. Just general discussion. We are all better off when we get around the talking points.
Regarding this debate, Where is the outrage against this non-partisan mediator? Watch her lines of questioning closely.
By sea
October 1, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
Skeptic Tank @ 8:05
Honey, you don’t have to worry IF there is a Liberal Media. That is already in the bag for you.
By Danny the red
October 1, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this
Hey Skeptic Tank:
I think you misunderstand something fundamental about our political culture. The media can’t expose Sarah Palin as being unfit for the presidency. All they can do is play chicken with her over this or that piece of trivia (is seeing Russia from Alasks valid foreign policy experience).
Besides, didn’t you know the so-called “liberal media” is a conservative myth?
The media is fundamentally non-ideological (exc. for one or two outlets such as FOX and MSNBC).
By Common Sense
October 1, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this
I am amazed to read some of the comments about a liberal media!
When Governor Palin was asked about the $700 billion bail-out and the importance of the bail-out Governor Palin stated it would help healthcare and created jobs.
Now did the so-called liberal media make that up?
To Danny the Red,David Hall and saying the news I think Governor Palin needs to know what is the most pressing issue in this country right now!
Credit is not being extended, therefore payrolls do not get paid,inventories do not get replaced,car dealers do not give car loans and mortgage lenders did not loan money for homes!
DO YOU THINK SHE SHOULD NOT THAT ABOUT THE BAIL-OUT PLAN!
Are you so stuck not being able to purchase a machine gun like we live in the wild,wild west that you refuse to see GOVERNOR PALIN does not know UNITED STATES POLICY ISSSUES?
By Joe Six Pack
October 1, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this
Sarah…You win. Just wear a very low cut dress and wow ‘em w/ your sassy smile!! Great boobs go along way, ya know.
By GT 81
October 1, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this
The media is owned by corporations. It’s not “liberal” or “conservative.” It’s corporate media. How come that’s not obvious to you guys?
By WHY??
October 1, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this
WHY DOESN’T CYNTHIA TUCKER PROVIDE A “POST A COMMENT” OPPORTUNITY ON HER OPINIONS ????????
By E
October 1, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this
Why?? at 11:09
Because she doesn’t want to deal with a bunch of idiots.
By Ben
October 1, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this
The VP debate will have many more viewers than President Roosevelt’s famous national telecast when the stock market crashed in 1929. Guaranteed!!
By winningside
October 1, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
I think they will get deeper knifes out to see how much More blood the can spill on sarah palin, The Main Media is Good at this, And the Woman that is doing and asking the question “is for Baby Boy Obama the People Messiah”, Who is for Abortion, and the Homosexual agenda,