Aug 31, 2008 6:19am

The Note: Outside Pressures Leave Clouds Over RNC

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports in Sunday’s Note:

If the drama in Denver was contained squarely inside the Pepsi Center (only to be expelled into the mountain air with the confetti cannons at Invesco Field), the theater in St. Paul is feeling pressure that’s building outside.

Between a hurricane problem and a football-schedule problem — and a Ron Paul problem, an Arnold Schwarzenegger problem, a President Bush problem, not to mention a Dan Quayle problem and a Pat Buchanan problem

– Sen. John McCain’s control over his own convention grows more limited by the hour.

(The funny thing is McCain may not care about that fact. Who better than a maverick to accept his party’s nomination in a way that looks less than traditional?)

A senior White House official tells ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that President Bush is almost certain to skip St. Paul. (And McCain surely doesn’t care about that, either.)

Amid the somber mood and curtailed partying that is Hurricane Gustav’s political wake even before the storm hits US soil, McCain’s candidacy has more energy, but is also in more need of some redefinition, as he goes for broke with his vice-presidential pick. (Who’s "dangerously inexperienced" now, pray tell?)

And here comes a bold start: McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin head to Mississippi on Sunday– a visit designed more to remind voters of who they aren’t than of who they are.

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The storm has the most potential to change the week’s tone (and don’t think Team McCain doesn’t see the good side as well as the bad side of a few less parties and a few more ways to signal McCain’s breaks with Bush).

McCain’s visit is designed to make him what Bush wasn’t — though at the risk of a few stories tallying the police manpower soaked up by a political visit on the eve of a massive weather disruption.

Speaking of disruptions: "Republicans scrambled Saturday to make contingency plans for changing the tone of their national convention, worried that televised images of a lavish celebration would provide a jarring contrast to scenes of disaster and mass evacuations," Michael Abramowitz and Robert Barnes write in The Washington Post. "McCain advisers also said that the meticulously planned event may have to be radically altered if the storm begins to grow into a calamity like Katrina."

"It wouldn’t be appropriate to have a festive occasion while a near tragedy or a terrible challenge is presented in the form of a natural disaster," McCain tells Fox News’ Chris Wallace.

"If it looks like it’s going to hit, we will, obviously, drastically change our plans,"Cindy McCain tells ABC’s George Stephanopoulosin an interview airing on "This Week" Sunday.

Per ABC News: "There is official business that is required to happen at the convention, like the actual nomination of John McCain and the platform ratification — but [an official] added contingency plans are being considered regarding delegation travel and the program of speakers. . . . The Republican National Convention has set up a committee in Saint Paul to monitor Hurricane Gustav and evaluate its impact on the convention schedule."

Depending on how bad it is, "Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may deliver his acceptance speech via satellite because of the historically huge hurricane threatening New Orleans, top officials said," per Politico’s Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin.

Weather or not, the list of no-shows grows. It’s not just Larry Craig and Chuck Hagel and Gov. Schwarzenegger and Gulf Coasters; for many in tough races, there are better things to do. "At least 10 incumbent senators, plus several Senate candidates, have sent their regrets. Only three incumbents in hotly contested races, including Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, will join the partygoers," Bob Drogin writes in the Los Angeles Times.

The scene would have been grim enough without the clouds: "Republicans assembling in the Twin Cities are faced with a sobering reality check: The GOP has never confronted such steep political odds in modern times," Carla Marinucci writes in the San Francisco Chronicle. "With the popularity of President Bush in the cellar, issues like the war in Iraq and gas prices, and ‘change’ becoming the watchword of the election season, the GOP is counting on McCain to come through on what many political observers say may be Mission Impossible in 2008 — keeping control of the White House."

To that end: Palin has the base jazzed — but has complicated the McCain storyline. (And did she really get the job after a grand total of two meetings? Isn’t it harder to become an assistant manager at Target?)

"McCain risks ceding the most effective argument he and fellow Republicans have made against Obama," Dan Balz writes in The Washington Post.

"For months, Republicans have attacked the senator from Illinois as not ready to be president. Now McCain has put someone who Democrats argue has even less experience one election and a heartbeat away from the presidency."

Peter Baker, in The New York Times: "The selection of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska proved quintessentially McCain — daring, hazardous and defiantly off-message. He demonstrated that he would not get boxed in by convention as he sought to put a woman next in line to the presidency for the first time. Yet in making such an unabashed bid for supporters of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, he risked undercutting his central case against Senator Barack Obama."

And the battle to define Palin has just begun — on terms the McCain campaign can’t control:Politico’s John F. Harris points out that journalists wouldn’t be probing the backgrounds of a Mitt Romney or a Tim Pawlenty with equal vigor.

"Over the next 72 hours, whether she becomes a new star of the GOP or an albatross will be determined in large part by a wave of second- and third-day news coverage about McCain’s unexpected running mate," Harris writes. "Naturally, there will be the usual articles about her record in passing bills in Alaska and her positions on certain hot-button issues. But the inquiries that have the most potential to explode will delve into more sensitive terrain."

A family feud could be the little story that grows into the big one: "The investigation is focusing on whether she and her aides pressured and ultimately fired the public safety commissioner, Walter Monegan, for not removing Palin’s ex-brother-in-law from the state police force,"James V. Grimaldi and Kimberly Kindy write in The Washington Post. "Interviews with principals involved in the dispute and a review of court documents and police internal affairs reports reveal that Palin has been deeply involved in alerting state officials to her family’s personal turmoil."

"Alaska’s former commissioner of public safety claims that Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain’s pick to be vice president, personally talked to him on two occasions about a state trooper who was locked in a bitter custody battle with the governor’s sister," Lisa Demer writes for The Anchorage Daily News.

"In a phone conversation Friday night, Walt Monegan, who was Alaska’s top cop until Palin fired him July 11, told The Anchorage Daily News that the governor also had e-mailed him two or three times about the trooper, Mike Wooten, though the e-mails didn’t mention Wooten by name."

"Palin is likely to be deposed soon in the case, according to State Sen. Hollis French, who leads the state Senate’s Legislative Counsel Committee," per ABC’s Marcus Baram. "French’s committee unanimously authorized an investigation into the dismissal of the state’s public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who claims he balked at pressure to remove Trooper Mike Wooten, who had an acrimonious divorce from Palin’s sister."

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User Comments

I would much rather have a supposedly “inexperienced” president with amazingly good judgment and a solid vice-president to back him up than a supposedly “experienced” but old and not in good health president who has a Sarah Palin waiting in the wings to take over. OMG! What was he thinking? If this is supposed to bolster his maverick image, John McCain blundered badly. I don’t care if she’s a woman. Having the right body parts does not automatically make her qualified to be either near or in the oval office. This is a disaster waiting to happen.

Posted by: what was he thinking? | August 31, 2008, 6:45 am 6:45 am

p.s. POster #1 – John McCain is in perfect health (stop lying!) and the “old man” has been outplaying Obama for months now. Obama handled the VP announcement very well, eh? Looking forward to the debates. When the Dems finally decide they’ve had enough fo the far left, and move toward teh center and nominate someone mroe toward the center, that is when they will win teh WHitehouse again. Not before then. Obama is the least qualified candidate in the history of the USA. Oh. but he’s black, so it’s all ok.

Posted by: slick | August 31, 2008, 6:58 am 6:58 am

Gov. Palin HAS MORE EXPERIENCE than Sen. Obama.
So for the Obama camp and his cronies to be using the experience issue against Gov. Palin is a JOKE!

Posted by: ann | August 31, 2008, 7:05 am 7:05 am

What a mess! McCain’s whole campaign is starting to look sad, disorganized and immature.

Posted by: DMR | August 31, 2008, 7:08 am 7:08 am

Once again the Media and Obama sexist remarks have begun.
Let’s hope the RNC stands up and tells the media and the Obama camp ENOUGH to SEXISM.
Which is something the DNC did not do when Hillary was attacked.
As a female Democrat and former Hillary Supporter and Delegate I welcome the opportunity to vote for Gov. Palin.

Posted by: maria | August 31, 2008, 7:08 am 7:08 am

First, if GOP wins the elections and something happens to McCain, the new born baby requires special attention and mom has to be on his side. Who will be in charge? I think this has been a terrible and risky choice driven only by ambition. Republicans always emphazise in family values, but is she really a good mom when she has taken this high road leaving his special need baby behind?

Posted by: Liz | August 31, 2008, 7:17 am 7:17 am

Oops I meant biggest foreign policy blunder in history.

Posted by: Ben Straub | August 31, 2008, 7:19 am 7:19 am

It is interesting to note that McCain dragged the VP drama throughout the dem convention, and then announced Palin right after Obama’s speech. He was trying to steal the dems spotlight, but now a hurricane may draw all interest from the republicans. What goes around comes around.

Posted by: Ben Straub | August 31, 2008, 7:22 am 7:22 am

Oops I meant biggest foreign policy blunder in history.

Posted by: Ben Straub | August 31, 2008, 7:23 am 7:23 am

Amazingly good judgment?
Perhaps that refers to 20 years with Reverend Wright…
Perhaps that refers to land deals with the Rezkos for a mansion home site…
Perhaps that refers to standing with Muslims (Audacity of Hope)…
Perhaps that refers to the praise of Farrakhan…
Perhaps that refers to ties to William (bomb the Capital) Ayers…
Perhaps that refers to choosing socialism over capitalism…
Judgment?
Anybody But Obama…

Posted by: Jayhawk | August 31, 2008, 7:23 am 7:23 am

I am happy to finally see someone on the ticket that is a REAL example of the average American.
She is a union member, hockey mom, athlete, business woman, PTA member, anti-corruption, wife and mom.
She is typical of what goes on in America. A mom that successfully handles her career and family life.
For all those questioning her ability to take care of her special needs child is a SEXIST and out of touch with all the moms who manage to work and take care of their special needs children.
Gov. Palin is a reflection of the AVERAGE AMERICAN and has WON my vote. This Democrat will vote REPUBLICAN for the first time and I will be more than proud to cast my vote to support Gov. Palin.

Posted by: ANNIE | August 31, 2008, 7:28 am 7:28 am

This is NOTHING to do with sexism! The American people know nothing about Gov. Palin and are very concerned about the real possibility that something will Happen to McCain and a STRANGER and a NOVICE will be in charge of the country!! Yes, she is popular in Alaska, but we are talking about the ENTIRE United States that she may be responsible for and she has NO, NONE, NADA foreign policy experience. Say what you will about Obama, at least he has been a Senator, has traveled to the Middle East and abroad and world leaders know who he is! This was a terrible, selfish pick by McCain in order to court disgruntled Hillary supporters. I only pray, they have more sense than to vote for Palin simply because she is a woman–one who stands against everything Hillary stood for. I know that I for one will not vote for her or McCain. I have a brain and will not be manipulated by the RNC or McCain!!!

Posted by: realitycheck | August 31, 2008, 7:28 am 7:28 am

Actually, John McCain waited until after the messianic Obama speech to announce his Vice Presidential selection…
If the position had been reversed, I am sure that Axelrove would have had Obama announce his VP choice on the night of John McCain’s acceptance speech…
The choice is clear…
Anybody But Obama…

Posted by: Jayhawk | August 31, 2008, 7:28 am 7:28 am

Listen to the liberal John Kerry said today on ABC, he praised Hillary Clinton in comparison to Palin but let pass over the good female candidate which America ever have. This prove how stupid these liberal are. I think I wasted my vote and money to support them last election.

Posted by: stock_craft | August 31, 2008, 7:29 am 7:29 am

Jayhawk – Nice talking points. The Iraq debacle trumps all. McCain’s bomb Iran song trumps all. Enough death and destruction that we can’t afford. Write in Ron Paul or go third party.

Posted by: Ben Straub | August 31, 2008, 7:30 am 7:30 am

Palin = Obama in age and experience. The different is one is running for Vice President while the other is running for the top ticket. Wake up, America.

Posted by: stock_craft | August 31, 2008, 7:32 am 7:32 am

Having a VP in office who can skin a moose at a moments notice is definitely what this great country needs right now. God bless John McCain for choosing a running mate with the practical skills needed to keep food on the table in the White House during this time of unprecedented economic bliss.
And anyone who thinks any different is undoubtedly an America hating, anti-gun, Bin Laden loving, liberal nut case, who also hates America.

Posted by: Flanders | August 31, 2008, 7:33 am 7:33 am

As an “independent” voter in a state (Kansas) that has gone Republican since its inception, my vote for President has little consequence…
But, whoever I vote for will represent my stance of the Democrat nominee, his experience, his policies, and his direction…
As with the majority of voters who weren’t at the Invesco Revival…
Anybody But Obama…

Posted by: Jayhawk | August 31, 2008, 7:35 am 7:35 am

Reality check
You are wrong..THIS IS ABOUT SEXISM. Sen. Obama has less executive experience than Gov. Palin and yet she is being attacked, while Obama was given a free pass.
Gov. Palin visited IRAQ …way BEFORE Obama ever did.
She has actually run a city, state and national guard. While Obama was avoiding the hard choices by voting NOT PRESENT, Gov. Palin was facing those hard choices on a daily basis.
So I hope women everywhere start to complain and hold the Media and the Obama campaign accountable for all their sexist remarks.
We say ENOUGH to SEXISM!

Posted by: chula | August 31, 2008, 7:39 am 7:39 am

Yep just what they Need in a Super Storm
McBush taking charge …
want to bet this will not turn out well.
Mean while back at the white house..
you all are doing a gud job…
even better than last time…
Daddy Bush President

Posted by: Anita Yova | August 31, 2008, 7:40 am 7:40 am

Maccain, YOu made a big blunder
belows are the reasons.
He sure energized the conservative base… so what? They are already his voters any way.
He lost the most strong argument against Obama : the experience issue.
He can’t get undecided hillary supporters with this extreme conservative woman. Hillary supporters are very well informed regarding issues… they care about the issues.
So you gain what you already have (right wing conservative)
And you lost the most powerful argument about Obama.

Posted by: zen | August 31, 2008, 7:46 am 7:46 am

Chula–This is about 4 more years of Bush, which this country CANNOT AFFORD! I for one would vote for a little green man or woman if he/she was an alternative to Bush!! McCain/Palin will give this country 4 more years of failed economic, domestic and foreign policy that will finish destroying the middle class of this country! Now, if you are rich, then that’s just fine with you, but the majority of hard-working Americans want a chance at the American dream that will not be afforded us if McCain is elected! People need to wake up and stop voting with their guts and start voting with their heads!! Times are too dangerous and too shaky to put this country in the hands of a woman or a man who will continue Bush’s failed policies! The future of this country and our children are what hang in the balance in this election. It’s not about sexism, racism, or mysogony; it is about being able to have the means to take care of ourselves and our families! Ask yourself one very important question–are you better off than you were 8 years ago before Bush took office? For the majority of Americans, I am willing to bet the answer to that question is a resounding NO!! We cannot and should not allow anything or anyone to take our eyes off of what really matters in this election–the American people having a government that is responsible and works for them! McCain/Palin will not offer us that government–they will give us more of the same that have nearly destroyed this country over the last 8 years. If that’s what you want, then vote for them. As for me, I will vote for change, for my future and for the country’s future!

Posted by: realitycheck | August 31, 2008, 7:48 am 7:48 am

As a 72 years old Presidential candidate with cancer history, he put this woman as VP candidate.
Until now, even as a obama supporter, i feel Maccain looks safer choice, but now? Comparing with Old Maccain with this untested Palin,
Suddenly Obama/Biden look safer choice.

Posted by: zen | August 31, 2008, 7:53 am 7:53 am

Go Ron Paul! I wish his supporters would take over the PA system and play War Pigs by Black Sabbath when McCain comes out on stage.
Generals gathered in their masses,
just like witches at black masses.
Evil minds that plot destruction,
sorcerers of death’s construction.
In the fields the bodies burning,
as the war machine keeps turning.
Death and hatred to mankind,
poisoning their brainwashed minds.
Oh lord, yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away.
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah.
Time will tell on their power minds,
making war just for fun.
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
wait till their judgement day comes, yeah.
Now in darkness world stops turning,
ashes where the bodies burning.
No more War Pigs have the power,
Hand of God has struck the hour.
Day of judgement, God is calling,
on their knees the war pigs crawling.
Begging mercies for their sins,
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings.
Oh lord, yeah!
–Black Sabbath, War Pigs

Posted by: Huh | August 31, 2008, 7:54 am 7:54 am

Ozzy is a genius.

Posted by: Tom | August 31, 2008, 7:58 am 7:58 am

Put Palin in charge of the cleanup after the hurricane. Anyone who knows here way around a fishing boat on a northern sea, anyone who can survive in artic conditions, anyone who can eliminate her own party members when they are wrong, and anyone who can build a huge tax base on the oil companies dime, certainly can handle New Orleans. This one is self sufficient and hearty enough to get out and make things happen when the conditions are tough. A least a whole lot better than the rest of our lilly handed paper pushing politicians. For the Obama’s, McCains and Biden’s who operate in Washington; here’s a new comer that brings more to the table than fancy words fireworks, and celebrity face time. Frankly, the last thing I want in Washington today is another, tired, party line politician. How refreshing.

Posted by: DBC | August 31, 2008, 7:59 am 7:59 am

John McCain’s judgment has once again come up sorely lacking. I wouldn’t leave my baby with a baby-sitter I had met one time. Please don’t insult our intelligence! Country first? John McCain does not even give its citizens the courtesy of a VP pick that has passed the test of time and earned our trust and confidence. Mrs. Palin sounds like a fine woman but voters deserve the courtesy of time to become comfortable with an individual who could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
We have two months to get to know Mrs. Palin. McCain and Biden have been on the political stage for years, we feel we know them well.
Furthermore, we have been getting to know Barack for several years and have had the opportunity to know him through his speeches, books, interviews, debates and news coverage.

Posted by: Peace | August 31, 2008, 8:03 am 8:03 am

From: WordPress-Mudflats
An Alaskan Voice is heard on palin and her
“Executive Experience”
Note: Barack Obama was a State Senator and is now a U.S. Senator who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee alongside Joe Biden, who is his More Experienced senator, liken unto JFK and LBJ, but Palin’s so called “Executive Experience” is a Rush Limbaugh-Sean Hannity …
JOKE on the American Populus…
MCCAIN-PALIN WILL…. LOSE
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After extensive news coverage about all this nasty behind-the-scenes scandal, which is definitely NOT squeaky clean, Palin’s approval ratings fell to 67%, still high, but a far cry from the 90% number that’s being thrown around so glibly by the Republicans today.
Alaskans are quickly becoming disillusioned once again.
“Executive Experience”
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Before her meteoric rise to political success as governor, just two short years ago Sarah Palin was the mayor of Wasilla.
I had a good chuckle at MSN.com’s claim that she had been the MAYOR of “Wasilla City”.
It is not a CITY. Just Wasilla.
Wasilla is the heart of the Alaska “Bible belt” and Sarah was raised amongst the tribe that believes creationism should be taught in our public schools, homosexuality is a sin, and life begins at conception.
She’s a gun-toting, hang ‘em high conservative. Remember…this is where her approval ratings come from.
And Republican bloggers are already gushing about how she has
“More Executive Experience” than Obama does!
Above is a picture of lovely downtown Wasilla, for those of you unfamiliar with the area.
Behind the Mug-Shot Saloon (the first bar I visited when I moved to Alaska long ago) its a little strip mall.
There are street signs in Wasilla with bullet holes in them.
Note: Wasilla has a population of about
(5500 People, and 1979 Occupied Housing Units)
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This is where your potential Vice President was 2 Short Years Ago.
Can you imagine her negotiating a nuclear non-proliferation treaty?
Discussing foreign policy?
Understanding non-Alaskan issues?
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/what-is-mccain-thinking-one-alaskans-perspective/

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 8:05 am 8:05 am

Palin = Obama in age and experience. The different is one is running for Vice President while the other is running for the top ticket. Wake up, America.
Posted by: stock_craft
Yes but the top of the Repubs ticket is nearly at death’s door!

Posted by: roxanne | August 31, 2008, 8:13 am 8:13 am

As with the majority of voters who weren’t at the Invesco Revival…
Anybody But Obama…
Posted by: Jayhawk
Who cares! Your candidate is a fossil! He couldn’t draw flies with his corpse!

Posted by: roxanne | August 31, 2008, 8:15 am 8:15 am

“She shoots innocent animals!”
How’s that tofu taste today, roxy? I had a T-bone steak last night that was out of this world.

Posted by: Don | August 31, 2008, 8:16 am 8:16 am

As an “Independent” voter in a state (Kansas) that has gone Republican since its inception, my vote for President has little consequence…
But, whoever I vote for will represent my stance of the Democrat nominee, his experience, his policies, and his direction…
As with the majority of voters who weren’t at the Invesco Revival…
Anybody But Obama…
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Posted by: Jayhawk
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“Executive Experience”
Note: Barack Obama was a State Senator and is now a U.S. Senator who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee alongside Joe Biden, who is his More Experienced Senator, liken unto JFK and LBJ, but Palin’s so called “Executive Experience” is a Rush Limbaugh-Sean Hannity …
JOKE on the American Populus…
MCCAIN-PALIN WILL…. LOSE
Jay Hawk,You are a DAMN LIAR !!
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Barack Obama: A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.
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He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003.
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After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.
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As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds.
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Big Note: He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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During the 110th Congress, he Helped Create Legislation regarding lobbying and Electoral Fraud, Climate Change, Nuclear Terrorism, and CARE for Returned U.S. Military Personnel.
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After announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama emphasized withdrawing American Troops from Iraq, Energy Independence, Decreasing the INFLUENCE OF LOBBYIST, and promoting Universal Health care as top National Priorities.
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Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 8:17 am 8:17 am

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/30/gop-alaska-state-senator_n_122664.html
The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that many of Palin’s local colleagues, even Republican, were rather stunned by her being chosen as McCain’s vice president.
State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to give her the news.
“She’s not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?” said Green, a Republican from Palin’s hometown of Wasilla.
“Look at what she’s done to this state. What would she do to the nation?”
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Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 8:24 am 8:24 am

Normally, a candidate after their convention have a 12 to 15 pt bounce….even Dukakis had a 12 pt bounce. Now, Obummer, has only an 8 pt bounce….what does that tell you. America is not buying into his petty lies and beliefs anymore….like has always been said about Obama Bin Lyin, he’s an “empty suit with no substance!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 8:25 am 8:25 am

She shoots innocent animals!”
How’s that tofu taste today, roxy? I had a T-bone steak last night that was out of this world.
Posted by: Don
Actually I don’t eat tofu. While I’m a meat eater and steak lover like you, growing up in the city I’m glad that we don’t have to kill the food we eat. It may sould hypocritial but down state we get our meat from supermarkets. If I had to actually kill the animal myself I would be a vegatarian!

Posted by: roxanne | August 31, 2008, 8:29 am 8:29 am

So, Roxy……you don’t have a problem eating the steaks from those little cows that are killed for you, right? I don’t see the difference. God put animals on earth to feed men, for nourishment. You do have the right to be a vegeatarian, but your argument about Palin is dumb.
Normally, a candidate after their convention have a 12 to 15 pt bounce….even Dukakis had a 12 pt bounce. Now, Obummer, has only an 8 pt bounce….what does that tell you. America is not buying into his petty lies and beliefs anymore….like has always been said about Obama Bin Lyin, he’s an “empty suit with no substance!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 8:32 am 8:32 am

realitycheck
You are right it’s about America and I don’t want another 4 years of Bush that is why I am NOT voting for OBAMA.
Obama would be another BUSH disaster. Bush was voted in because he was the “cool guy”. … just like Obama. Well we know where that got us….a DISASTER, and that is why we will VOTE NO OBAMA.
He has even less experience than Bush and PALIN.
He has sided time and time again with Corporate America against the interest of Americans.
OBAMA tried to re-write legislation so that his buddies EXELON and other nuclear companies could hide NUCLEAR LEAKS. How is that in the best interests of America?
Additonally, we don’t even know who Obama really is or what he stands for since he keeps changing his mind depending on the poll numbers.
Some of the issues he championed during his run against Hillary, have now been dumped
How can we put our children’s future in the hand of such an opportunist and a liar.
How can we put our nations future in the hands of a bigot like Obama? A man who thinks of Americans as the “typical white person” “Gun- Toting, Bitter, people who cling to religion out of fear not faith”
This guy is SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH AMERICAN AND OUR VALUES!
OBAMA would only collapse our economy and our nation. He has ZERO foreign policy experience, unless of course you call his photo ops experience.
The majority of Americans do not.
Obama is the same person who sided with Corporate America and voted to increase Credit Card Interest rates above 30%. Both Edwards and Clinton voted against the bill. How can we trust a guy who continues to side with corporate America.
A guy who claims to be against lobbyist and picked the VP candidate who has a son lobbyist? The same candidate who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyist?
OBAMA has LESS executive experience than Palin or anyone else on the ticket, so he is the last person to get our vote.
You can continue to fool yourself and pretend to be that Obama is a Uniter. However, the rest of us know that he was sneaking off on the weekends to a DIVISIVE, RACIST, AMERICAN HATING Church.
You can continue to fool yourself that he is for the Blue Collar worker. However the rest of us will remember how he sided with the Credit Card Companies against Americans. How he TRIED TO HIDE NUCLEAR LEAKS in order to protect the same nuclear companies who had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars.
You an continue to fool yourself that Obama is for All Americans. However, the rest of us will remember how Obama looked us in the eye and lied to our face claiming to be about unity, while the truth was that on the weekends he was sneaking off to a DIVISVE, RACIS, ANTI-AMERICAN Church.
The rest of us will remember how some Union members themselves have asked Obama to stop using them in his ads, because when push came to shove he left the union workers out to dry. When they really needed him, he was no where to be found.
Obama is NOT who he claims to be and therefore is NOT GOING TO GET OUR VOTE!

Posted by: chula | August 31, 2008, 8:33 am 8:33 am

Actually, Roxanne, even Dukakis with his campaign, that was basically in the dumps, was able to produce a 12pt bounce…do your research. With Obama’s popularity and a Rep Prez in office with very low approval rating, the bounce should have been a lot higher….I think Hillary was right….Obama CAN’T CLOSE THE DEAL!!!!!!
Normally, a candidate after their convention have a 12 to 15 pt bounce….even Dukakis had a 12 pt bounce. Now, Obummer, has only an 8 pt bounce….what does that tell you. America is not buying into his petty lies and beliefs anymore….like has always been said about Obama Bin Lyin, he’s an “empty suit with no substance!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 8:35 am 8:35 am

Lets see, the Maverick really wanted his old friend Joe Lieberman, but Carl Rove wanted Sarah Palin. I guess we now know who makes the decisions. The Maverick, bless his soul, probably gave it 5 minutes of thought, then just like Bush, he let others do his thinking.

Posted by: James | August 31, 2008, 8:36 am 8:36 am

“It may sould hypocritial but down state we get our meat from supermarkets.”
Sound hypocrital? Ya think?
That will certainly make the “innocent” cattle feel good, roxy.

Posted by: Don | August 31, 2008, 8:38 am 8:38 am

Gov. Palin is a breath of fresh air to American Politics and I will be looking forward to see what she has to offer.
As a Hillary supporter I know that she is no Hillary, but she NEITHER IS OBAMA.
Given the choice between Palin and Obama who trashed Hillary through out this campaign, I WOULD VOTE FOR PALIN before I vote for Obama.
GOOD PICK SEN. MCCAIN
THIS HILLARY SUPPORTER AND DELEGATE sends you her thanks!

Posted by: MARIA | August 31, 2008, 8:39 am 8:39 am

If this hurricane had happened during the DNC, you folks would be saying this is God’s Will. So what ya saying now? What are the people of Louisianna having to pay for now?
BTW: It would be funny if the storm tracked toward Mississippi with John McCain there. Would you guys take the hint.

Posted by: Mr. Coffee | August 31, 2008, 8:39 am 8:39 am

Roxy, I see you Obama Bin Lyin DemWits are scrambling now…..even to the point of fabrication and outright lying…why….because you know your “boy” Obummer is losing and will lose BIG in the election. Now, go back to drinking your ObamaBerry Kool Aid…..I would hate for you to start hyperventilating!
McCain/Palin 08! “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!”

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 8:39 am 8:39 am

I heard Sarah Palin speak at a McCain rally in Washington Pennsylvania yesterday…
It was the “exact same speech” she gave as her acceptance speech, but not delivered as well… The crowd even booed loudly when she came to her tired line praising Hillary Clinton!
Also McCain just bumbled through his introduction of her as well, making mistake after mistake, just very sad to see…
So what kind of a joke is this? McCain offers us some “pretty” one trick pony?
She recanted the same tired story and the same LIE about the bridge to nowhere.
She lied, she actually supported that bridge in 2006, but when the focus came on it and federal funds were cut, she ran away from that support at full speed!
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/30/palin-wanted-nowhere-bridges/
What is this, some kind of an ill conceived beauty pageant? This is what McCain calls Country First? He chooses a “hockey mom” to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency?? This is a Joke, right?
Now he wants us to vote for him and his rah, rah “yes woman” cheerleader with ZERO National and Foreign Policy experience??
I don’t think so…..
We need real change in Washington and a real vision – not some ambiguous promise to “reform things.” I guess this is his “new ” campaign theme now?
Obama/Biden 2008!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 8:39 am 8:39 am

I can’t believe that you folks think the quality and quantity of Palin’s experience is superior to Obama’s.
Palin is Clarence Thomas without the resume.

Posted by: Mr. Coffee | August 31, 2008, 8:42 am 8:42 am

maria, like you…here is another Hillary supporter voting for McCain/Palin. I was about to throw up when Obama was sucking up to Hillary….he makes me sick! There will be many, many, Hillary supporters voting Republican this time, basically because of Sarah Palin!
Hillary supporter for McCain/Palin!

Posted by: tammy | August 31, 2008, 8:42 am 8:42 am

Roxanne..you describe Palin as a “affirmative action pick!” Do you realize how stupid that statement sounds considering the circumstances….LOL LOL..Just another out-of-touch statement by an Obama supporter

Posted by: CuriousIndep | August 31, 2008, 8:42 am 8:42 am

“If this hurricane had happened during the DNC, you folks would be saying this is God’s Will. So what ya saying now?”
Wrong. If Gustav would have appeared during the DNC convention it would have been Bush’s fault. Sorry, that story line has already been written.

Posted by: Carl | August 31, 2008, 8:42 am 8:42 am

FYI
Sen. Barack Obama sought more than $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbyist son of his Democratic running mate, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, records show. Obama succeeded in getting $192,000 for one of the clients, in suburban Chicago.
“Senator Biden provided a lot of political cover for the credit card industry because they wanted to show that the proposal had bipartisan support. He aggressively undermined the opposition to the bill.”
Sen. Biden has collected more than $6.9 million in campaign contributions from lobbyists and lawyers since 1989, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
OBAMA/BIDEN IS NOT THE TICKET THEY CLAIM TO BE.

Posted by: MARIA | August 31, 2008, 8:42 am 8:42 am

Source: The Washington Post
Note: This is going to come back to Haunt Mccain in November.
The Party Disarray that the GOP had Predicted would befall the DNC Convention, NEVER EVER MATERIALIZED an now comes the RNP Convention, lets SEE how unified this convention turns out to be..Hmmmm
Though it was high in shock value, the Palin pick left bruised feelings among the short-list contenders who were not picked — and infuriated some Republican officials who privately said McCain had gone out on a limb, unnecessarily, without laying the groundwork for such an unknown.
Two senior Republican officials close to Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty said they had both been rudely strung along and now “Feel Manipulated.”
“They now know that they were used as DECOYS, well after McCain had DECIDED NOT TO PICK THEM,” one Republican involved in the process said.
Read the whole story here.
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That You Tube Minister and So calleed “Christians” Praying for Rain on Obama’s Accceptance Speech must be Livid and out of their Minds with God’s Rejection of their Fervored, Ardent and Fevered Prayers.
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Big Note: Its a Gift Wrapped (Category 4) Hurricane, with all the Trimmings, that John McCain & Sarah Palin get in return and also No Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger or Texas Gov. Perry as well as other Dissenting Republicans.
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Heres comes the Oppourtunistic, Photo Opting John McCain-Palin ticket, trying to position itself to seem Sympathetic, to the “Common Folk”, by giving his Acceptance Speech via On Location in Mississippi….
It will Not Work

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 8:44 am 8:44 am

Chula, and McCain will keep us mired down in one needless, wasteful war after the other!! All he knows, lives, breathes and thinks about is WAR!! You ask him a question about the economy…he brings it back to war. You ask him a question about energy…he brings it back to war. You ask him a question about how many houses he owns…he brings it back to war!! We don’t need another war monger in the White House–we need someone with intelligence and the temperament to talk with people without FIRST sending our military into an armed conflict!! A vote for McCain is a vote for 4 more years of endless wars–I choose to vote for hope.

Posted by: realitycheck | August 31, 2008, 8:44 am 8:44 am

As long as the Democrats and all you far left Liberal imbeciles (including the media swooning over Obama who continue to give him a free pass) continue to hammer Governor Palin’s outstanding record, her gubernatorial and executive experience and her successful accomplishments in her private life, and as long as you continue to compare the Republican’s No. 2 person to your No. 1, then the Republicans are in a much better position than they hoped to be.
What this scrutiny of Senator Palin highlights is the real shortcomings of the Democratic Presidential nominee (Obama not Biden!) who has been just one year in the Senate before running for President, but before then was plotting, scheming and outsmarting his opponents (including Hillary Clinton) in a calculating, devious manner like Chicago-style politics just like any other politician in Washington.
While Obama had lofty ambitions to run for President and made his entrance into politics for self-serving reasons and now hide behind a message of change and reform, Governor Palin has set out to quietly made a difference in the lives of her fellow Americans on many fronts as opposed to voting 130 times present in the Legislature – too afraid and too ambitious to leave a paper trail of his past records. Governor Palin is a proven reformer and change agent – not afraid to take on Big Oil, Big Business, and the Status Quo.
And here is a theory (but not far from realty) for all you die-hard Hillary supporters. Now is the time to get behind the McCain-Palin ticket. McCain knows that if he wins, there is a chance he will not run for a second term, and has paved the way for a presidential run for Hillary – after all, there are really good friends and he is a maverick.
Forget the issues for a moment – the Republicans are not going to overturn Roe v. Wade; McCain is committed to giving several thousands to each family for healthcare which will include every woman and child; he has the best education program and he knows a lot more about keeping the country safe. The enemy these days are not the army invasion kind that come wearing fatigues and boots but the terrorists that lurk in your own backyard – the ones you have to keep track of. You don’t want a President saying that Iran is just another irritant on a national stage.
Vote McCain for President!

Posted by: Jane | August 31, 2008, 8:45 am 8:45 am

Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island.
Sarah Palin
“I was for it before I was against it”

Posted by: Mr. Coffee | August 31, 2008, 8:45 am 8:45 am

“The Party Disarray that the GOP had Predicted would befall the DNC Convention, NEVER EVER MATERIALIZED”
I don’t suppose you actually watched the Clinton Convention or read any news afterward, did you?

Posted by: Carl | August 31, 2008, 8:46 am 8:46 am

Once upon a time, McCain said the last thing he wanted was the kind of rushed decision that President George Bush had made in 1988 in selecting his running mate, Dan Quayle, then a senator from Indiana.
McCain has a hard time keeping his word. At least Quayle had 2 terms in the congress, and was the youngest, at age 33, to be elected to the Senate.

Posted by: James | August 31, 2008, 8:46 am 8:46 am

Great point, James! (scratches head).

Posted by: Don | August 31, 2008, 8:48 am 8:48 am

Hillary Clinton praises Sarah Palin:
“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin’s historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain,” Clinton, the first woman to win a presidential primary, said in the statement. “Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.”
I love Hillary Clinton! Thank you for praising and supporting Governor Palin. I bet the Obama camp will now start attacking Hillary again…..Obambots are so lame!
McCain/Palin 08!

Posted by: tammy | August 31, 2008, 8:52 am 8:52 am

“No, no, no, Tammy! We’re unified, dangit!” LOL

Posted by: Don | August 31, 2008, 8:53 am 8:53 am

Picking up on that theme, Mrs Palin declared to cheers: “It turns out the women of American aren’t finished yet. We can shatter that glass ceiling.”
Mrs Clinton will doubtless question whether running as Mr McCain’s number two can be compared to pitching for the nation’s top job, but nonetheless Mrs Palin’s words will resonate with those female Hillary hold-outs convinced their heroine was defeated by sexism.

Posted by: tammy | August 31, 2008, 8:57 am 8:57 am

Posted by: tammy | August 31, 2008, 8:58 am 8:58 am

Palin is NOT AGAINST (EarMarks) Jack Ass ……
You Kidding Yourself but Not the Free World ?
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All Of You Suddenly Palin is as “Great Choice” People,don’t know this Person at All !!
Big Note: You were Not Ever going to Vote For Obama-Biden, you are simply trying to SWAY OTHERS, not REALIZING, People have Made Up their MINDS on who they will Vote for…
Sorry, but Thanks for Playing the POLITICAL SWAY GAME !!
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Barack Obama had an Audience of 38 Million People watching, lets SEE John McCain with all his Ulterior Strategies, get a Fraction of such a Viewing Audience.
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Michelle Obama’s Speech Garnered 22.5 Million and a very Favorable rating afterwards..
With all this Michelle Obama Media Hate, Michelle Won !!

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 9:00 am 9:00 am

Posted by: tammy | August 31, 2008, 9:02 am 9:02 am

Looks like Obama’s “little” bounce of 8 pts is over. According to Gallup today, Obama has dropped to only 6 pts ahead of McCain. Obama fell extremely short of the 12 to 15 pt bounce after a convention as other candidates have done in the past.
It appears that America has turned their attention to Senator McCain and Governor Palin. Obama continues to dwindle his lead in the polls.

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:05 am 9:05 am

That You Tube Minister and So called “Christians” Praying for Rain on Obama’s Accceptance Speech must be Livid and out of their Minds with God’s Rejection of their Fervored, Ardent and Fevered Prayers.
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Big Note: Its a Gift Wrapped (Category 4) Hurricane, with all the Trimmings, that John McCain & Sarah Palin get in return and also No Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger or Texas Gov. Perry as well as other Dissenting Republicans.
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Heres comes the Oppourtunistic, Photo Opting John McCain-Palin ticket, trying to position itself to seem Sympathetic, to the “Common Folk”, by giving his Acceptance Speech via On Location in Mississippi….
It will Not Work

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 9:06 am 9:06 am

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:06 am 9:06 am

From Gallup:
“As the recent trend shows, Obama did not gain any additional support in the poll since his generally well-reviewed acceptance speech on Thursday night.”
Way to Go, McCain/Palin 08!

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:09 am 9:09 am

Since Bush and McCain were eating cake when Katrina hit last time, If would not be proper to see them celebrating again. McCain and one of his beauty pageant mates will go to Mississippi for a photo op. McCain bowed under pressure for the Religious right and will pay for it big time. Palin is now taking a four week course in foreign relations, so that she can be prepared to meet with Putin if she has to. We thought that Palin was very lucky to be asked after the first date but it seems that McCain has a history of making fast, instinctive and sometimes risky decisions. “I make them as quickly as I can, quicker than the other fellow, if I can,” McCain wrote, with his top adviser Mark Salter, in his 2002 book, “Worth the Fighting For.” “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.” YIKES……….

Posted by: Ron | August 31, 2008, 9:10 am 9:10 am

Palin Repeatedly Professed…
A Desire To Renew Federal Funding For ‘Bridge To Nowhere’»
During the unveiling of his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) tried to cast her as a “reformer” and “fiscal conservative.”
She boldly claimed that with regard to Sen. Ted Stevens’s (R-AK) infamous “Bridge to Nowhere,” she told Congress, “Thanks, but no thanks“:
I championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. In fact,
I told Congress — I told Congress, ‘Thanks, but no thanks,’ on that bridge to nowhere.
If our state wanted a BRIDGE, I said we’d build it ourselves.
It appears, however, that Palin is LYING.
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As Bradford Plumer first noted, the Anchorage Daily News interviewed Palin during her 2006 campaign for governor.
At the time, federal funding for the bridge had been stripped by Congress.
They asked if she was in favor of continuing state funding for the project. “Yes,” she responded, noting specifically her desire to renew Congressional support:
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Yes. I would like to see Alaska’s infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now–while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.
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That assistance never materialized. When she finally canceled the $400 million project, Palin lamented the fact that Congress was not more forthcoming with federal funding.
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She said in a statement at the time:
Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island.
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Palin’s desire to have federal funding directed toward pet projects in Alaska, however, did not diminish.
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As recently as March 2008 — around the time she first met McCain — her special counsel, John Katz, wrote in the Juneau Empire that despite recognizing increased scrutiny of such spending,
BIG NOTE: Palin was not ..
“Not Abandoning Earmarks Altogether.”
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BIG NOTE: While McCain expressed HIGH-PROFILE DISDAIN for EARMARKS, the Palin administration held that:
[E]armarks are not bad in themselves. In fact, they represent a legitimate exercise of Congress’ constitutional power to amend the budget proposed by the president.
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Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 9:12 am 9:12 am

Florida: McCain Back Out Front 46% to 43%
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
John McCain has recaptured the lead over Barack Obama in Florida, besting his Democratic opponent 46% to 43% in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:12 am 9:12 am

Palin Makes Good First Impression: Is Viewed More Favorably than Biden
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Sarah Palin has made a good first impression. Before being named as John McCain’s running mate, 67% of voters didn’t know enough about the Alaska governor to have an opinion. After her debut in Dayton and a rush of media coverage, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 53% now have a favorable opinion of Palin while just 26% offer a less flattering assessment.
Palin earns positive reviews from 78% of Republicans, 26% of Democrats and 63% of unaffiliated voters

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:13 am 9:13 am

63% of unaffiliated voters
Posted by: david from texas | Aug 31, 2008 1:13:54 PM
Looks like the Independents are swinging Senator McCain’s way….the independents are what wins the elections!

Posted by: JT | August 31, 2008, 9:14 am 9:14 am

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Sunday, August 31, 2008 Email to a FriendAdvertisement
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday—the day before the Republican National Convention is scheduled to begin—shows Barack Obama ahead of John McCain by three percentage points both with and without leaners. That’s exactly the same edge Obama enjoyed a week ago on the eve of the Democratic
Obama’s bounce is disappearing very quickly!
McCain/Palin 08!

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:16 am 9:16 am

Hey New Palin Fans,
Gee, it is already getting messy right out of the box, eh? Tainted goods already? Wouldn’t you just expect that from McCain and those Republicans!!
“A bipartisan state legislative panel has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether Palin improperly brought the family fight into the governor’s office.
The investigation is focusing on whether she and her aides pressured and ultimately fired the public safety commissioner, Walter Monegan, for not removing Palin’s ex-brother-in-law from the state police force.”
I guess the McCain campaign in there zeal to bring this “hockey mom” into the game just forgot to vet her?
Oh my and the story above doesn’t even mention the controversy over the FLOP and LIE about the bridge to nowhere either….
She lied about that, she actually supported that bridge in 2006, but when the focus came on it and federal funds were cut, she ran away from that support at full speed!
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/30/palin-wanted-nowhere-bridges/
What is this, some kind of an ill conceived beauty pageant? This is what McCain calls Country First? He chooses a “hockey mom” to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency?? This is a Joke, right?
Let’s elect a REAL team to lead this country, let’s elect Obama/Biden!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 9:17 am 9:17 am

If Palin could have the choice to have a child with down syndrome, why would she deny the choice to another woman who didn’t want to go with that kind of pregnancy. We know so little of her with so little time. How about in 4 years ?

Posted by: Ron | August 31, 2008, 9:20 am 9:20 am

Let’s elect a REAL team to lead this country, let’s elect McCain/Palin!!!!

Posted by: david from texas | August 31, 2008, 9:21 am 9:21 am

Why would anyone vote for McCain just because he chose a female vp. He has one of the worst voting records on women’s issues. No vp, no matter who it is, is going to change that.

Posted by: annie | August 31, 2008, 9:22 am 9:22 am

david from texas,
I know you love polls, check out the Gallup Poll. This is AFTER McCain trotted out his pretty new “hockey mom” to be one heartbeat away from running our country!!
Gallup Tracking 08/28 – 08/30
Obama 48%
McCain 42% Obama +6
Oh my, OBAMA is still ahead by 6 points!!
Guess that pretty little “one trick pony” didn’t do the trick for McSenile huh?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama/Biden ’08!!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 9:23 am 9:23 am

dnc had all the makings of a las vegas floor show, same ole same ole canned demo speech and no solutions..”you can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig.”

Posted by: CuriousIndep | August 31, 2008, 9:25 am 9:25 am

You can put glasses on McGoo but it’s still Mcgoo.

Posted by: oo | August 31, 2008, 9:27 am 9:27 am

Davis, given Barack’s long history of corrupt and anti-American associations, how does that whopper about Palin measure up? LOL.

Posted by: Carl | August 31, 2008, 9:27 am 9:27 am

How many women, in their 8th month of pregnancy, would fly from Alaska to Texas for the sole purpose of giving a speech?
That says a lot about the type of person Palin is.

Posted by: AkaDad | August 31, 2008, 9:28 am 9:28 am

Davis…I See the VILLAGE IDIOT OF OBAMBA TOWN has managed to make his presence known……………….

Posted by: CuriousIndep | August 31, 2008, 9:29 am 9:29 am

dnc had all the makings of a las vegas floor show, same ole same ole canned demo speech and no solutions..”you can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig.”
Posted by: CuriousIndep | Aug 31, 2008 1:25:39 PM
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Wait until you see the lipstick on the RNC pig next week! Nothing not a pig with lipstick or a new “pretty Palin pony” is going to make that mess go away!!!
The DNC convention ran like a clock! Your RNC convention is going to be the biggest FAILURE of the past 50 years!!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!
Obama/Biden ’08!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 9:30 am 9:30 am

Actually, AkaDad, is says a lot about the type of person YOU are. Women who are 8 months pregnant function perfectly normal. (Speaking as a father of 4). It is you who apparently has a problem here.

Posted by: The Skipper | August 31, 2008, 9:32 am 9:32 am

oo…WHAT????? (SCRATCH HEAD.)

Posted by: CuriousIndep | August 31, 2008, 9:32 am 9:32 am

Davis…I See the VILLAGE IDIOT OF OBAMBA TOWN has managed to make his presence known……………….
Posted by: CuriousIndep | Aug 31, 2008 1:29:57 PM
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At least this “idiot” can right more than two sentences and express an opinion, without cutting and pasting from some right wing-nut website!
Face it you grandpappy McSenile and his new “tainted” one trick pretty pony are going down in November!!! Mark my words fool!
Bride to nowhere “for it/then against it” and that messy little ethics scandal? Doesn’t look good for your grandpa and his new beauty queen squeeze!!!!
Here is laughing AT you! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Obama/Biden ’08!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 9:36 am 9:36 am

Skipper:
Ask Gilligan about this. You typically don’t fly late into pregnancy and I recall that if your water breaks you should go to a doctor/be concerned about infection.
It shows a lot about her decision process if not give some credence to the rumor that “her” kid is really her disappearing teenage daughter’s that Sarah is raising.

Posted by: Mr. Coffee | August 31, 2008, 9:39 am 9:39 am

The Skipper,
That political trip caused her to deliver the baby prematurely.

Posted by: AkaDad | August 31, 2008, 9:40 am 9:40 am

Davis..Yep, couldn’t make up my mind if you were the “village idiot” or “town drunk” you have proven yourself through your comments to be the village idiot…rnc has not yet had their convention so the results are still forthcoming…

Posted by: CuriousIndep | August 31, 2008, 9:40 am 9:40 am

Mr. Coffee,
You know this story is gaining more strength across the Net. Did you see those pictures of Palin in February? She didn’t look pregnant at all.
This is starting to sound more and more like that desperate housewives episode!!
I wonder at some point if she wore one of those fake baby bumps too??
She is a “hockey mom” at heart, do you think she is that twisted? I mean it makes sense. If you thought you might have a chance at VP, you wouldn’t want a daughter that had a kid out of wedlock, now would you!!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 9:44 am 9:44 am

McGoo has no vision, he’s pandering. He only picked Palin to try to get the Hillary vote. You can’t tell me that he actually thinks she is the best in the GOP to take over the presidency if something happened to him. Not buying it. If he wanted to be a maverick he would have picked Lieberman. I also think Obama should have picked Hagel. Now that would have been a shake up in both parties. It would also show they are willing to work with both parties.

Posted by: oo | August 31, 2008, 9:46 am 9:46 am

CuriousIndep,
There you go again! Hey I am proud of you! You actually wrote two sentences that time without “pilfering” from somebody else!!!
Obama/Biden ’08!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Davis | August 31, 2008, 9:46 am 9:46 am

“That political trip caused her to deliver the baby prematurely.”
Thanks for that tip, Doc.

Posted by: The Skipper | August 31, 2008, 9:49 am 9:49 am

For the uninformed…
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/air-travel-during-pregnancy/AN00398

Posted by: The Skipper | August 31, 2008, 9:54 am 9:54 am

All in all, Palin’s selection will simply backfire. Honestly, I thought she was going to give out Hillary website at her debut, just by the flagrant pandering to her supporters. The Dems nominated their first woman to the VP slot in 1984. Why do the Repubs think this makes them appeal to progressive women, a bit late, yeah like 24 years late.
Also, when Palin brought up Hillary yesterday at a rally in PA she was booed by members of the crow. The repub women don’t want Palin to use Hillary as a good example because the hate is in their blood. Looking forward to more of the same for the next 60+ days. Gonna backfire Big Time!
TrueBleu

Posted by: TrueBleu | August 31, 2008, 10:00 am 10:00 am

Big Note: McCain Celebrated his 69Th Birthday with George W. Bush Jr. During Hurricane Katrina and Only Visited The 9Th Ward 2 Times ..
As Katrina hit, McCain celebrated 69th Birthday with Bush.»
Speaking in New Orleans about Hurricane Katrina today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) tried to contrast himself with President Bush’s delayed response to Katrina, saying, “I would’ve landed my airplane at the nearest Air Force base and come over personally.”
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But as Newsweek notes, on Aug. 29, 2005, when Katrina had just hit New Orleans, McCain was posing with President Bush for his 69th Birthday:
It was Aug. 29, McCain’s 69th birthday, and on the tarmac, Bush presented his old political rival with a cake. The two posed, holding the cake up for cameras, and within seconds, went their separate ways.
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The cake, melting in the 110-degree Arizona heat, was left behind, uneaten.
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“Yet on the issue of New Orleans, it’s still unclear how different McCain and Bush actually are,” Newsweek writes, noting that McCain has visited the Ninth Ward Only TWICE since the storm.
“The senator won’t present his own plans for recovery, at least not today.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/24/flashback-as-katrina-raged-mccain-celebrated-69th-birthday-with-bush/

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:01 am 10:01 am

Tammy and Maria-
How can you ever reconcile Hillary Clinton’s positions of the important issues facing our country with Ms. Palin’s ultraconservative views? It astounds me, as a woman, that you would turn your back on what Ms. Clinton stands for because you are somehow blinded by your wrongly held belief that Obama is sexist. Get over it. That is simply untrue. Go ahead and waste your vote. Unbelievable.

Posted by: ram | August 31, 2008, 10:02 am 10:02 am

The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that many of Palin’s local colleagues, even Republican, were rather stunned by her being chosen as McCain’s vice president.
State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to give her the news.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/30/gop-alaska-state-senator_n_122664.html
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“She’s not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?” said Green, a Republican from Palin’s hometown of Wasilla. “Look at what she’s done to this state. What would she do to the nation?”
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Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:05 am 10:05 am

Oh, and not that you idjuts actually deal in facts, but Sarah was 7 months prego, not eight. Now please wipe that spittle from your chin and do a bit of research. Doh.

Posted by: The Skipper | August 31, 2008, 10:05 am 10:05 am

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am

Skipper, don’t let the left-wing weetards get to ya. This is, afterall, the party that believes killing the unborn is just another day at the office.

Posted by: Donald | August 31, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:14 am 10:14 am

“NEW ORLEANS,MISSISSIPPI”
The think-tank is hard at it. They just moved New Orleans eastward. Thanks, O.

Posted by: Betty | August 31, 2008, 10:16 am 10:16 am

Bush was wrong. Apparently o was left behind.

Posted by: Don | August 31, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am

I thinks that the picking of Palin is “brilliant”. But if someone asks her what is the capital of Uzbekistan and she answers wrong or doesn’t know then it would be a “disaster”. Either you get promoted or fired – no in between.

Posted by: Gordon | August 31, 2008, 10:35 am 10:35 am

Skipper, don’t let the left-wing weetards get to ya. This is, afterall, the party that believes killing the unborn is just another day at the office.
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Posted by: Donald
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Donald You area We-Tard if ever there was a We-Tard !!!
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Are you Living in the Boonies or the Nearest Run Down Trailer Park ?
Big Note: Most of your so called “Republicans” are Moderate or Independent in their Politics as well as Democrats, when it comes to “Abortions”….
Especially American Women, and American Women will not an do not Accept the Government or religious Nuts, telling them what to do with their Bodies, Republicans or Democrats, or Political-Religious Persuasion.
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Big Note: Most Americans are Pro-Choice, whether Democrat, Republicans, Independent, Moderate or otherwise.
President George W. Bush: Is a “Pro-Choice President” regarding…
“Abortions”
Is George W. Bush Jr. A Believer in Murdering Babies Too..Hmmm
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Your Republican President, The Moral Savior of the World is a “Womans Right To Choose” President and he’s a Republican !!!
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How Left Wing is Georgie Porgy…
Your Moral Right Wing Conservative President….
John “Semi-Senile” McCain Approves Abortions with No Time Limits….
If John Mccain was a Pro-lifeer, he’d be AGAINST Abortions of ANY KIND…he’s Not , nor has Mccain, Ever been 100% Anti-Abortion
Regardless of tha Saddleback, “Life Begins at Conception” Response
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McCain for Abortion Period…..
1. Rape: No Time Limits
2. Incest: No Time Limits
3. Mothers Life Threatened: No Time Limits
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Meaning: regardless of the Term of the Preganancy, the Woman can Choose to ABORT…AT ANYTIME
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Sarah Palin: Believes that At No Time, under Any Condition or Situation, such as RAPE, INCEST & The LIFE of the Mother, does she Accept (Abortions)
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Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:39 am 10:39 am

Palin Comparison …
hmmm…14 years as state legislator and Senator with a major book and street creds vs. less than two years governing a state with less pop. than San Diego where the most important thing that happened as mayor is she got the fire hydrants repainted … pale in comparison indeed … not to mention her ex-bro-in-law mess…I’m sure she could get 200,000 Germans to rally for her…and isn’t Palin a Russian name – like Stalin, Lenin, Putin – the Russkies were in Alaska as I remember

Posted by: Vlad in Edmonds | August 31, 2008, 10:39 am 10:39 am

“NEW ORLEANS, MISSISSIPPI”
THAT WAS SO UN-FUNNY….
NEW ORLEANS & MISSISSIPPI….HAPPY
YOU STILL CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR PRESIDENT AND BIRTHDAY BOY…
JOHN MCCAIN WERE BOTH CELEBRATING, WHILE PEOPLE DIED IN LOUISIANA & MISSISSIPPI…
CHEAP CYNICISM & SARCASM…JUST PLAIN CHEAP.
GOT THAT, GREAT, GOOD !!!!

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:43 am 10:43 am

McCain and Barbie Doll Palin visiting the pending storm area is simply a photo op. Considering the type of work being done in the locations to prepare for the hurricane’s arrival and aftermath, taking a convoy of Secret Service, media representatives and the need to draw upon local police resources is an abuse of the need for those resources to do their important work. Photo ops under such circumstances show poor judgment by McCain and his Rovian minions. His poor judgments continue to stand out.

Posted by: Lou R | August 31, 2008, 10:44 am 10:44 am

The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that many of Palin’s local colleagues, even Republican, were rather stunned by her being chosen as McCain’s vice president.
State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to give her the news.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/30/gop-alaska-state-senator_n_122664.html
“She’s not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?” said Green, a Republican from Palin’s hometown of Wasilla. “Look at what she’s done to this state. What would she do to the nation?”
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Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 10:56 am 10:56 am

Huh? Are some of you actually comparing a woman that first got her passport in 2007 to a US Senator.
“Heartbeat away from the Presidency” never had more meaning. Call it ageism, but there are two wars, and a stagnant economy. We need someone that is about to take a crash course in foreign policy to take over this? You people are nuts if you think this helps McCain.

Posted by: MikeNJ | August 31, 2008, 10:57 am 10:57 am

“Are some of you actually comparing a woman that first got her passport in 2007 to a US Senator.”
Obama has used his passport all of ONE time to visit Afghanistan and he’s running for President. Big whoop-t-do.

Posted by: Donald | August 31, 2008, 11:03 am 11:03 am

That Woman palin is a Neophyte and Not to be Compared to Barack Obama.
Obama has Many Stamps on his passport, Compared to that Woman.
Whose never been outside the USA and her State Alaska…Puh-Lease !!!
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A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.
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He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003.
After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.
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As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds.
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He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.
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After announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama emphasized withdrawing American troops from Iraq, energy independence, decreasing the influence of lobbyists, and promoting universal health care as top national priorities.

Posted by: o. | August 31, 2008, 11:15 am 11:15 am

“Obama has Many Stamps on his passport, Compared to that Woman.”
As if a stamp on a passport actually means something. For all of those “stamps”, BHO doesn’t even know that they don’t speak Arabic in Afghanistan. The guy doesn’t even know what city he’s in or how many states are in the U.S. Please.

Posted by: Donald | August 31, 2008, 11:35 am 11:35 am

This article proves that social conservatives are mentally deranged, if what it says is true. Palin is so obviously unprepared to be President of the United States, that one would have to laugh at the proposition, if it wasn’t so dangerous to the United States. Can you see this woman as President successfully dealing with the likes of Putin, Iran, North Korea, the Economy, Global Warming, etc. I can’t!!! The election of Palin as V.P. would prove once and for all that the American Electorate has become so unintelligent that it can no longer govern itself. McSame’s decision smacks of recklessness, irrationality, and a complete lack of discretion. McSame has put the security of the United States in grave jeopardy with the nomination of this woman to the Office that is one heartbeat away from the Presidency.

Posted by: caliguy55 | August 31, 2008, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

Palin seems personable enough, although I don’t like her politics. But regardless, no one can honestly think that she is ready, should she have to, to assume the presidency. I have doubts about the much touted McCain foreign policy expertise, but it pails in comparison to her preparedness.

Posted by: Yvonne | August 31, 2008, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm

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