Night Three Report Card: Palin’s Big Night

Grades A, C, C, F
For those of us on the fence, this speech was extremely negative. I would be happy to see the day when one party’s way of trying to get ahead is not by bashing the other but offering real answers to the many issues we face. Having voted Republican in the last couple of elections, I can guarantee that that won’t be my choice this time. The sneering, sarcastic remarks by both Sarah and Rudy were uncalled for and highly unprofessional and more is expected from those that want to lead the country. What horrible examples for the youth to follow. Maybe they were appealing to the youth that can’t vote with the type of attitudes and mocking that occurred. More was expected. I am no longer on the fence.

Nasty speech that will probably turn off swing voters.
I give it a “D”.

Her downfall may be she is too polarizing. She took great liberty in distoring Obama’s positions, when in fact, she not only agreed with many – she practically lifted one of his speeches.

Terrific speech! I predict McCain will get a huge bump in the polls out of this.

She was great and I didn’t think she would impress me.

I think Gov.Palin did a great job tonight. I especially appreciated the comment she made about working for the people and NOT the media.

I love all the bloggers who are trying to blast the GOP for being “nasty.” Give me a break. The media is absolutely ridiculous in their scrutiny. All Barack Obama did during his speech is say “enough” about 2,000 times. All this guy does is ride the anti-Bush bandwagon and hope time doesn’t run short on him. Before the convention bounce he was already falling behind in the polls. Good for Palin to stand up strong! I agree that Rudy crossed the line a couple of times but the reality is the GOP’s message tonight stated the TRUTH of Obama’s so-called policies, although he really doesn’t have any. He doesn’t stand strong on anything. What kind of meat should the GOP give when Obama doesn’t give any substance of any sort except “enough.” I say enough of the sideshow Obama and show us that you know what you are doing once GQ magazine and the tabloids stop calling for your picture. I give it an A, B (she should have addressed the scrutiny more), A, A+

You have to be kidding me if you think this was a great speech. Too negative is right. Obama was respectful and factual. Rudy and Sarah were just nasty. They call themselves real Americans? If so I don’t want to be one.

Better experience, better judgement and better speech, for a VP candidate, than a presidential candidate, B.O.
The biased media is treating Sarah unfairly.
What do you mean by “turn the page” on the Bush Administration? The Bush administration is keeping this country safe!!!

ACCF
She fired up the “base”, but she comes across as sarcastic and petty. Her belittling Obama for working as a community organizer and other snotty remarks just give Hillary good ammunition to shoot her down. She definitely removed any inhibitions the press or Obama campaign may have had in going after her. The real test will be whether the McCain campaign will turn her lose for a news conference or let her campaign alone. I doubt it. She proved she can very effectively deliver a prepared speech, but she may not be able to discuss or defend it. Also, the speech included many very obvious untruths about both her own record and what Obama proposes to do.

This is an excerpt from her speech.
“Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we’re going to lay more pipelines … build more new-clear plants … create jobs with clean coal … and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal and other alternative sources.”
Notice how they had to spell the word NUCLEAR in a way that she would read it correctly. Does that remind you of any one? GW maybe. Plain ol McSame. If America allows another unqualified person to occupy the White House for another 4 years, we will truly be the laughing stock of history.
How come McPlain’s economic plan was not touted. Oh, yeah as his campaign manager stated, it is not about the issues.

Did she fill in the “blacks”????? uuhhh, you might wanna change that.

A, C-, B+, F = Avg. C-
They’ve effectively killed their appeal to independents and moderates.

she came across as angry, sarcastic, and condescending.

What I am enjoying the most is reading the fawning reviews from right-wingers. One teleprompter speech and suddenly she’s “The One.” Who knows? Maybe if she gives a few more speeches in front of adoring crowds Democrats can start calling her a celebrity.
Pathetic.

Very divisive, sarcastic speech focused on belittling the opposition rather than tackling the problems America faces. No new ideas. I found her mocking of Obama’s community service work to be childish and her attack of his executive experience to be ignorant given Obama’s orchestration of a pretty well organized, 2 year, 2100 employee, $400 million campaign that defeated the Clinton dynasty.

As a voter that felt he had no good choice in this election Palin won my vote. She is the only one out of the whole group that feels real to me. If you thought Obama’s speech was good it is only because your mind was made up before you heard the speech. Obama hit all the talking points and that seems to hit home with the media and people that like to talk about change. The fact still remains that he has done nothing that I have heard of yet to support why I should beleive him and that he is not just a lot talk.

Lots of enthusiastic blacks in the RNC crowd tonight. Who knew?! Brave, brave people. They probably get harrassed.

This independent is voting McCain/Palin.

“Change is not a destination and Hope is not a strategy”
Rudy Guiliani
Amen!

I’m underwelmed. Just a bunch of attacks and no solutions. How is this going to make anyone better off? The tone is so different from the uplifting DNC last week. Too bad I watched this before going to bed because now I have this negative energy in my house. I had to watch Obama’s speech from last week to wipe the negative energy away. Thanks Barack. You make me feel like there is hope for us afterall.

Rudy and Sarah Palin BOTH laid out how this democrat ticket is such a joke.
A dangerous joke. They will lose and they will lose BIG.

Legendary and historic.
I was in tears, esp with the shots of the POW colleague of McCain in tears, and the shot of Trig as she talked about her committment to parents of special needs children.
This speech will go down in history as one that has broken barriers, and all children watching will know that if you work hard enough in what you believe in, you can achieve anything in this great country of ours.
Thank You, Vice President Palin, for letting me be a part of history.

Sarah gets an A all around, very impressed with her this evening. ABC News however, a clear F for following a feel good moment for so many with a wormy Brian Ross dirt digging diatribe.
You almost won me back after that Diane Swayer debacle yesterday. Almost. Chia*

I grew up in a small town the size of Wasilla.
People like Sarah Palin are why I left.
I don’t want the likes of her anywhere near the White House.

If you think she is nasty, you should consider what she has taken in the past 5 days — she fights back. It doesn’t seem nasty at all, it is a revenge: do not look down on me, I will fight back. I like her strength and courage.

chele, you’re getting Cindy McCain mixed up with the mean Michelle. She’s the angry woman, remember? Until they softened her image because her numbers were so low.
So you’re backasswards.

Jo, agree completely! The Georgians are DEFINITELY worth going to war over! Even if it goes nuclear. Better everybody dies than the Russians think they’re tougher than we are!

I give Governor Palin the same grades as George. ABAA.
I find it very humorous reading all these Obama supporters’ posts…. I really suspect most of these people posting are Obama supporters who are paid to do so. So transparent. LOL.
I agree with someone I heard talking about the upcoming VP debates… “Biden had better bring his A game”. I’ll bet Obama is really happy he doesn’t have to debate her… hahaha Get your popcorn ready!!!

Straleno, say what you will, but it took Obama three days to get it right.
He blew it and he knew it.
He’s the biggest lightweight to ever enter this race.

Obama didn’t even know that Russia has veto power on the UN Security Council.
This guy is so uninformed it’s pathetic.

Jo — calm down a bit.
We get it — the dumb-ass contingent is all excited!
You folks scare me.

Let’s get real! Sarah Palin had a good speech writer. No one can possibly believe that she wrote her speech, if she had the intelligence to write this well, we would have heard about her before Friday! Furthermore, please stop comparing her to Barack Obama, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University. She went to Idaho College (no disrespect intended). She is a VP candidate. Obama is running for President. If you must compare, it should be Palin vs Biden.

McCain/Palin just got every small town voter in America with these two speeches tonight.
It’s over.

Nah, I saw lots of enthusiastic blacks. Fox showed them, the other nets were afraid to.
Glad to set you straight. Lol.

Grade D. The swing voters are not like the diehards GOP. They want concrete stuff and this lady dont have it.

Palin gave and excellent speech. It’s great to see McCain selected a running mate with true leadership skills, class and an interest in helping to put America back on track. She did a great job of laying out a vision for the country, and responding to recent media attacks on her personal character.

fixed news. hmm, no wonder. Did you even try and switch to other channels? I did.

Palin was unappealingly sarcastic, mean spirited, and dishonest. Here snide remarks were a real disappointment.

I love how the tables have turned and now liberals are being sexist and asking “Can a woman handle all of this with a family?”
And liberals are saying no….and republicans (!) are saying yes!
Who would have thought we’d live to see THAT day? Lol.

Randy, I heard it. I guess you weren’t listening.
Try harder next time.

If you had asked me a year ago if the Rebublican Party had a shot in this years election, I would have given a resounding NO!
I am amazed at how divided the Demacratic Party is. I believe the Washington power brokers never expected Obama to win the nomination, they just wanted to bait and switch voters. As mush as I dislike Hillary, she has much more experience than Obama and is more qualified for the position.
Wake up Democratic Party! I was ready to switch affiliations this time around but you are incapable of putting up a canditate that is a viable choice for main stream Americans to get behind. No matter how many celebrity soundbites and elitist interviews make it onto the clearly liberal media channels, the majority of the American population does not identify with them, and they don’t identify with the majority oif the American population. We are going to wake up on November 5th to news reports and headlines of “Four More Years!” McCain was not my choice for the nomination, but I voted for him because he was the only candidate that had a shot of beating Hillary or Obama. Every other person I have spoken to that voted for McCain voted for him for the same reason. It turns out that he is also the only candidate that if elected, will reach across the aisle and effect any type of change that matters to the majority of the population. If the Democratic Party doesn’t reinvent itself and grasp onto the issues that realy matter to Americans, we are going to continue to have a one-political party system in this country for a long time to come.
A+ on all grades

Sorry it wasn’t her speech. While it well delivered it was long on zingers and short on substance. Fired up her base, but the independants will not but it.
Perhaps she should remove the lipstick and tell us where she stands.

The conservative base is pumped up like never before and that is what will doom Obama.
And the more they trash Palin, the more they will lose.

I’ll translate for “Thinking”
I’m worried and I PRAY TO GOD Independents don’t like McCain/Palin.
well, trust me, we just picked up their vote tonight. And tomorrow will be great too.
President McCain – get use to it!

The big talking point tonight (that you can tell the Obama team released and the media is parroting) that someone else wrote her speech!
Well, knock me over with a feather, who knew that other people write politicians speeches??!!!
That’s all you got?! Nobody cares. They LOVE Sarah Palin.
LOLOL. They’re toast and they know it!!!!

I was going to vote for McCain. I work in the community but she really trashed us. I am really sorry to hear this. I might not vote this election at all or may be vote for third party. I am not really happy like other republican.
Sorry at least as a community workers, we should be honored for helping hard working people.

Re: want concrete stuff and this lady dont have it.
If she didn’t have it, none of them do. Truly. She was fantastic! Biden and Obama are old news. She went right at him, Obama–he’s not done one thing while in office. Zero. He has not written any reforms. None. He hasn’t stood up to the party’s corruption. She has done a lot in her state.

Nan,
Well, all the small town people (that Obama & team & media DISS daily) will be taking your place.
So no worries.

Doug, but people will remember that Sarah Palin is going to be VP. And they will be reminded by Rudy’s speech that Obama has done nothing and is not ready.
And that’s what the independents and other hold outs were waiting on. And tonight reminded them why they must vote McCain. And McCain it will be.

If Palin has more executive experience than Obama and Biden, doesn’t she also have more executive experience than McCain?
Therefore, logically, she is best qualified to be President of the United States!
McCain, Obama and Biden are just do nothing senators who have no experience running things!
(Sarcasm is hard to convey online)

beaphilly,
He has speech writers, trust me. But nice try.
And his speeches have gotten dull and boring. Especially when you consider NOTHING in his past MATCHES what he promises.
NOTHING. Nice try though!

Chris,
Actually McCain has been a naval commander with a ton of responsibility.
So again you lose.
Lol. This is fun.

I voted for Bush but have been disappointed with his administration. I was hoping this convention would be about how the republicans were going to change the direction of the party. What I have seen is lots and lots of sniping and little policy.
I was so looking forward to Palin tonight. I now understand her nicknames..’Sarah Barracuda’ and ‘pit bull with lipstick’… She was very vitriolic and sarcastic. Her attacks were personal. I thought McCain, who I adored in 2000 but felt had lost his identity, picked Palin for her leadership. I see that he really wanted a female attack dog. She gets to bite but if they come back at her she can cry ‘sexism’… I have made up my mind. I will not vote republican this year.

You got to love those zingers. :o) Parting the sea (the one) and those Roman columms. That was good..after all those lights are down..what will Obama do for the nation? He never said, did he? The pundits said his big speech was flat on substance. Why on earth do the good democrats of America support this prepackaged empty suit. God, is it because they think he’s the “it” thing right now. It must be. It’s terrible to think about all of the voters who will vote for such a unqualified person that the rest of us will have to suffer through with higher taxes and bigger programs. I like how she brought up the fact how he talks about americans one way in Scranton, Pa., and another way in SF. He’s such a fake and I can see why people call him an “elitist!”

Jo
I understand your side, But I strongly disagree. I dont think its safe to assume that the voter thats on the fence will run to McCain after this. They either vote Obama or stay home on election day. Please tell me why they had to wait for Palin and Guliani to speak. By the way Guliani only got where he was because of 9-11 and he doesnt mind reminding everyone about that. Thats the been the problem for 8 years. The Dems did it in 84 with Geraldine Ferraro and lost. The GOP did it in 09 and will lose. Everone thinks that this is the same old election that has played out in the past. Whit vs Black. How can I get the single lesbian veggitarian mother of 2 out to vote? How can I appeal to the mixed married factory worker male over 45? Too much categoriazation on both parties, however its time to think out of the box. Please try to convince me that McCain has more ability to think out of the box than Obama. The reason people jump on Obama is he does think out of the box. Complex problems have Complex solutions and you dont solve them by trying to look at the past. We need vision and the ability to adapt to the new time we are faced with. I’m sorry but a 72 year old McCain really is not going to provide a look to the future. A conservative female from Alaska that not to long ago was part of a party that wanted break away from the US and has never traveled outside the country going to provide Global leadership.

Jo
“Actually McCain has been a naval commander with a ton of responsibility.
So again you lose.
Lol. This is fun”
I am a 8 year disable soldier from the U.S. Army and please dont try to tell me just because he was a navy admiral he has more experience. I respect McCains service, but he was near last in his class. Didnt do his homework. Was more worried about being a Fly boy than Brass. His Daddy’s friend got him into the War College (soudns like bush) and he only sat at a desk and made rank because he was a POW. If this was the case then I’ll take Colin Powell over McCain anyday.

Jim,
Palin has nothing in common with Hillary and would set everything Hillary has fought for back years if she had her way.
Just because she’s a woman doesn’t mean she’s the same as Hillary. The two couldn’t be more opposite.

She won me over tonight and will get my vote. A+ across the board. Obama has no game compared to this woman.

ok, a correction on the “professor” tag.
Barack Obama was a “guest lecturer” and later a “senior guest lecturer” teaching constitutional law.
Thanks for the clarification! I wonder why people, even when they have the knowledge, would even consider backing someone like McCain?

Someone please tell me if McCain couldnt even beat Bush in 2000 how is he going to beat Bush in 2008 because that’s who is is running against. More of the same vote McCain.

she ‘s more of a Demacrat

I think there are more than just a few skeletons in Sarah’s closet, and it will end up being disastrous that McCain chose her. He had the opportunity to pick a quality VP, and I think he missed it.

I thought Palin did what she knows best:
To lie behind the label of Christian. It was revolting and extremely aggressive and divisive, just like all republicans politicians.
Simply said: Palin is just another corrupt republican politician.
ENOUGH OF REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION!!
This year,
DEMOCRATS ALL THE WAY!!

A, B, B, A (No reference to the wonderful group intended – It just worked out that way.
I had serious doubts about Gov. Sarah Palin until really listening and watching her this evening.
Now, I think she can safely hold her own and was impressed by her “Down to Earth” attitude and obviously not having a problem with multiple and difficult roles.
I do hope that someone comes forward with the Republicans plans for the working people of America and Small Business Owners. (Please no socialized Government Health Care or more hand outs.)
Sarah, I admire your family for standing beside Bristol during this difficult time. This will not be easy, been there, done that and could never afford the T-Shirt!
I am grateful that times have changed a little in this respect over the way I was treated – I was not allowed to see my own Grandmother who was dying of cancer because I was such an embarrassment to my family – I was older than Bristol. It was Hell to put it mildly. She need support from everyone. Yes, I may even write her a letter!
I personally am Pro-Choice. Just leave the laws as they currently are. We don’t need to lose more lives due to backstreet abortions. (Especially those who are impregnated through rape and incest; It happens more than people like to believe…) This is between that woman and God.. So, please keep this out of the limelight. There are most important and urgent issues for the U.S.A.
Sarah, you have my vote and respect.

F for her and Rudy. I found them snarky and childish. Not worthy of people who claim to be leaders. They were petty and didn’t tell the truth about who she is and what she believes. The McCain camp said the speech was written weeks ago and had to be modified for her, well they left off the part about creationism! THey want her kids left out of this and then they trot them out? It doesn’t work that way, she is now exposing them all. Obama may be willing to leave them out of it but the media won’t, if she didn’t realize that then she isn’t smart enough for my vote. I’ll take the Community Organizer, and I truly hope the community he organizes next is the USA.

Of course you all are going to just fall in love with her if youre a republican because she used a Bush Speech writer hahahahaha. Come on and quit being a bunch of mindless zombies. Can you open your eyes and see what the past 8 years has been like! She fip flopped on Bridge to no where! She promised to support it in campaigns and then cut it when she was elected! I was in the Army for 8 years, I have a Bachelors degree after working fulltime and going to school fulltime with a Wife and 2 kids. I have travled to 9 countries and lived in Two of them for more than 7 years combinded. I have more experience than she does and I wasnt vetted hahaha….I guess if I was a conservative, gun toting, anti abortionist I would have been. Stop buying all the marketing and make a decision based on facts and not marketing. Reach deep down and inside and please honestly ask yourself if (and i am not hoping this) McCain dropped dead in office that you would want this woman as President. Please convince me that she has more experience than a Hilllary Clinton or even from your own party a Kaye Baily Hutchinson…..I dont think you can. Stop buying all the hype. McCain did succeed in what he wanted to and that was to whack you over the head with cosmetics and not substance.

Palin’s delivery was okay but her speech reeked of nasty sarcasm and “down home” cynicism. Where were the descriptions of plans for the economy, health care, the environment, education, or for addressing a huge deficit? She said nothing about the Republican record of the last eight years, as if it didn’t exist. Her speech was all sound-bite and arm-flinging, without any substance. I’ll be supporting Obama in November and expecting a Democratic victory.

I am a registered Democrat who has decided the correct vote for our country is a vote for McCain/Palin. Palin is a breath of fresh air!!! I have never felt so good about the possible future of our country if McCain wins. Obama has no experience. The only thing he is good at is speaking, thus he can speak alot about nothing. He has not said one thing that inspires me. As a matter of fact, the fact that Obama plans to raise taxes, completely turns me off to him. Fellow Americans, how else do you think he can pay for what he proposes! Any of you who think tonights speeches were negative didn’t listen very well, because they were truthful. Sometimes the truth hurts!!!!

They verbally raped Obama. Rudy and Sarah were disrespectful, sarcastic, antagonistic boastful, insulting and seemed to love it when the audience followed. Those are not character traits I’d want in my leaders. How will they feel when they have to face Obama? Now John has a celebrity! She came to help him win.Being a mother is a full time job and a mother to 5 even more. I know I did it. It’s hard enough to have a traditional job and do it well but really try to mother properly and be VP? Come on. They tried to appeal to emotions of John’s military and the Palin family story. That won’t put food on our tables, address unemployment, help our schools, help everyone to have health care etc. Oh my, something is wrong with this picture.

What a MESS!!!!
Is there anything lower that a “F”.
Is this the best that the GOP have to offer? They only showed how sarcastic, nasty, disrespectful and unprofessional they are. America do NOT need these type of people in the Number 1 and 2 positions.
What about discussing the issues and saying what solutions you can offer for the many issues that is facing Americans today.
Such an old trick, trying to get the heat off of you by bashing someone else.
Very disappointing and it surely let you know “how little the GOP thinks of the American Public”.

PARIS HILTON FOR SEC OF STATE!! in the McCain White House

Palin (as well as Juliani) came across as being snotty, cocky, sarcastic and intimidating. All they did, especially her, was to “bad mouth” the opponents and gave no mention of what she would do for jobs/economy, health insurance, etc. The family value message really was a joke considering her “pregnant” daughter on stage with her boyfriend is 17 and unmarried because Palin believes that “abstinence” is the way to prevent pregnancy. What planet is she living on?? If she supported sex education and the use of condoms or birth control pills her daughter wouldn’t be Pregnant! Plus I guess she doesn’t care about the possible spread of STD’s and life threatening Aids!! She’s pure pro-life no matter what – even rape and incest!! How sick is that?? Plus what kind of a life does a down syndrome child have??? None!!! And heaven forbid if something happened to the “old guy”. She’s be in charge!!! with her very limited experience. Think we’re in trouble now, just wait if that happened. I’d move to Canada!!!

Sarah Palin proved once again last night that she is a dynamite pick as John McCain’s vice-presidential running mate.
Sarah Palin is a master communicator, and, unlike Obama, she is very believable.
Sarah Palin gets the grades of A, A, A, and A, and she is on the Dean’s List in the hearts of millions of Americans, who watched her outstanding performance last night.

As a Hillary supporter I was surprised that a woman could match Hillary’s work ethic. I don’t agree with all of Palin’s conservative ideas, but wow, Palin is a go getter. They have a can-do attitude. Maybe that is the change that we need. We will have to wait and see. I am still on the fence. I am still a small town, undecided, woman voter. Obama, you better start courting us and convince me that in the White House you will not play Chicago politics. I have voted Demo in the last 4 elections for president. I have not seen what I need yet from the Obama camp to convince me that he is the man. Start convincing me.

I can see it now Sarah fulfills prophesy by starting armaggedon.
Nice article in the Wall Street Journal about Palins church, speaking in tongues, and laying on of the hands Benny Hinn style.
Palins pastor sees the Iraq war as a “holy war”, “a war of Gods” that is a fulfillment of bible prophecy.
Well why worry about gas prices, Palin is going to finish this thing and defeat Satan all by herself!
McCains staff are avoiding talking about this.

How pathetic can you get?

Basic Republican scare tatic: He or She is a Tax and Spend Liberal. Please do the research and see thats the reocurring them to every political election by the Republicans. Someone please tell me how we are paying for the war in Iraq? It might take taxes to help the government make enough money to take on the debt. If you have a family or pay bills you know the burden you take on when you buy a new car a little out of your reach. Well the Republicans did that with the Iraq war. Isnt the Republican mantra to spend less by big government? Well I’d say they have definatly done their share of spending the past 8 years. Also, whose Executive Powers have been the most powerful a President has ever had? George Bush. Can’t get any bigger than that. Please stop this crap.

What a GREAT speech….A+ all the way! Palin gutted Obama like a sheep. Biden might as well resign now, Palin will drink his milk shake in the debates, his Ted Baxter imitation won’t work anymore.

Palin shouldn’t talk more than ten minutes, because whatever she said after that is going to be a boomerang that wil hit her twice harder than she expected to hit Obama and Biden.

Sarah Palin has made the statement
The Iraq War is Gods War…
A Real Nut Case … more so than
McBush… Dont tell me God
made the Repulicans do it…
So Repulican preachers Praying for
rain on the Dems and Now we find out
God Started the Iraq War…
All this time I thought it was just
GW. Bush and Clone…
their is another group in the world
today that say god has them do things
I guess thats why the United States
will not go after them where they live.
Eight Years of this and they blame
God….. seems like End of Days…

Ooops, please read ‘Rudy’ for ‘Rudi’.

One thing I am glad though, is that she just came in, because if she had been in the race since the beggining, she would have enough time to prepare all her poison glands a lot better. I hope Obama get rid of that vibe as soon as possible.

A+++++
I laughed out loud when she mentioned the fake presidential seal that Obama made himself.
Democrat for Palin/McCain

Come on, did she say anything that is going to make this country better? Let me be the judge on the candidates, I want to hear about politics not sarcasm. I would have given her an A if she would have done that. It seems to me that she doesn’t know much, and do we really need a pit-bull with lipstick in Washington right now? At best I give her a C+, and I don’t care about her family issues (that is none of our business) but I must question the judgment of John McCain knowing the media, and what he was going to put this young lady through. She may have fired up the base, but I don’t think it was in the best interest of Mrs. Palin’s family and that should come first.

I do not love all of Sarah Palin’s views, but I respect her. I respect and admire her strength, experience, decision-making skills and judgment.
I am glad she brought up all the ridiculousness of Obama and his campaign. And his very, very flimsy record in the senate. He all but begged for insults with that fake Presidential Seal. He ought to be very afraid, as should the rest of the liberal democrats.
No wonder the obamabloggers are using everything they have…
Palin is awesome!

Whats the difference between Palin and a Pitbull?
The pit

A,A,A,A!!!!!!
She is exactly what the country needs! Goodbye snobby, arrogant Obama. Don’t forget your “blankie.”

so what are the issues? Negative negative negative -
FFFF

Why are you grading Palin on Guliani’s delivery? Her’s was flawless! A all the way.

Palin’s performance was a failure, an embarassment to America.
The telling moment was when she mocked Obama for dedicating himself to community (volunteer) service, while proclaiming her own government (paid) service. Proclaiming that community service is some kind of joke is just the tip of iceberg as to how completely out of touch with American values this woman is.
Her biggest claim of accomplishment was “lowering taxes” (which simply means “increasing debt”). Any idiot can lower taxes and increase debt to satisfy a mindlesss rabble who care only about the present.

GRADE:
Separating from Bush? F
Family morals and values: F
Attracting Hillary’s female voters: F
Attracting ignorant racists: A
Attracting people from the 19 Century: A

A for the base but D D F here’s why Well there were a number of lies but one of the worst was when talking about fighting washington insider politics and esp. the bridge to nowhere well McCains campaign is staffed by some 75 % lobbist esp. those at the top of his campaign. Oh and the money for the bridge to nowhere Alaska got it they just didn’t build the bridge they built all the roads going up to where it will begin and as gov. she did a speech to help get this money and said Washington thinks your nowhere well I don’t and she hired lobby firms to lobby for the money. But she’s an outsider YEAH RIGHT and Rush Limbaugh is a Liberal !!! and it was a Canadian firm she gave the contract to, to build this gas pipeline but their slogan is country first then find an american co. to do the pipeline and saying we need to use american resources the drill here drill now mindset well we used our best resource our brave men and women to fight in Iraq and the Bush admin lets China walk in and get contracts that American firms should have got to develope oil fields in IRAQ fields that will produce and low estimate of 125,000 barrels of oil a week within 3 yrs maybe sooner but BUSH/ McCain and the rest let CHINA our biggest worry for our country out there come in after OUR men and women clear the way with their blood and lives and TAKE a contract to get the oil out of IRAQ right under our noses and our men and women will probally be the ones protecting China’s people in the fields and their equipment and the oil being shipped out and their tankers in the straights with our navy !!! yeah that’s the Kind of leadership we need one last thing She also said that it is their responsibilty to leave the country better then it was when they took office !! REALLY well then are your better off NOW then when Bush, who McCain voted with 90% of the time are you better of NOW then when W took over and was rubber stamped by McCain and the rest of the GOP for 7 yrs ?

Alaska-Population abt 645,000, Chicago-2.8 million! Sara Palin, has no depth of experience. Outside of snowplowing, and some dealings with Oil companies she has neither seen nor had to face the serious, complex social, economic, cultural, agricultural issues that those of us in the lower 48 have to contend with. Barack’s 6+ yrs in the Illinois State Legislature representing more constituents than probably lived in all of Alaska, along with his education, work as a constitutional lawyer, teaching law, advocating for Americans who desperately needed assistance and his 4 yrs in the Senate, along with his travel to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, far outweigh Sara Palin. She seems to be a strident, divisive person with a character similar to President Bush and we don’t need anymore of that type. It is her anger and lack substantial experience that makes me fear this woman being so close to the Presidency. Electing her would be like placing a high school librarian with a bad temper in charge of The Library of Congress! For this 62 yr old woman that the ticket we need is Obama-Biden.

I use to be a fan of former NYC mayor, Rudy G., but no more! He use to be eloquent and I was sickened last night as I listened to him speak in such a mean spirited manner and I was appalled by his sneering face. Gov Palin was disgusting as she threw out her gleefully mean one-liners. What is happening to people in the United States? Where is substance and careful thought? Thank you Tim,jjmpls and others for expressing my feelings and thoughts. It’s scary watching people behaving so maniacally proud of their ignorance! It’s scary thinking that Gov Palin believes she is qualified to be the Vice President of the USA. It’s scary because if this ticket is elected she could become the President of the USA if anything happens to McCain. McCain did an injustice to himself by selecting Gov Palin as his running mate. It makes me believe he isn’t qualified to make important decisions. George W. Bush was a bad example for the GOP.

The issues please!!!!
I have to give credit where credit is due. Republicans are the best there is for creating smoke screens and distractions. So far, a lot of drama, no substance.
GO OBAMA!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Until last night, I thought maybe John McCain had made a mistake. All can say now is WOW!! She is the strongest and most qualified woman other than Condi Rice that I have seen in years!”
I’ve had it with all this Republican bull***T. How many posting on this page ahs served in the U.S. Military? Please stand up and raise your hand!I am sick and tired of sitting by and watching all the Republican base sit back and scream about patriotism and how we must have a victory in Iraq. Please stop all that crap now!!! I am a disabled vet and I’m sick of all the people that sit comfortably at home toss around the words like patriotism and victory and have no idea in the sense of what its like to wear the uniform. Those men and women in Iraq went because of direct orders from the President. He lead them there and it was WRONG!!!!! 8 years of losing our stand in the world. 8 years of Prime lending, 8 years of scare tatics of you better vote republican because we are the only ones that can protect you. Stop all of this crap right here and right now. The war was wrong! The Taliban and Osama Bin Hiden attackted us. Not Saddam. Not Iran. We distabilized that region when we took out Iraq. Saddam actually held Iran at bay. Please read about the 7 year war! Maybe if you would pick up a book instead of watching FOX brainwashing we contribute to the Republican party by way of owner news channel you would learn something. Learn to think for yourselves. You call Obama supporters sheep. What about the Republican base? I believe all you Evangelicals will vote based on what your preacher tells you and that usually the conservative party..Who are the sheep? You will vote because you are scared you are not a patriot if you dont listen to the Republican war machine and they will question your patriotism because you dont vote for them.. Who are the sheep? It’s sickening for someone who servced 8 years as an airborne para trooper to sit here and listen to all of you who know nothing about military commmitment to throw such language around without never serving. Palin has no idea how to lead. Those photo ops with U.S. soldiers make me sick.

Before we all get carried away by a
beautiful woman who can brilliantly
deliver a speech written for her by
the McCain campaign speech writers
(Obama writes his own speeches)
let’s weigh in on the meat of it
and search for ourselves what is true and what is not so true.
Having all the right female parts
does not constitue a gem to sway us
to vote for John McCain because
she is on the same ticket. To me,
and I’m sure to many others, Gov.
Palin came across as a vicious,
overly ambitious person who would
show no mercy to anyone under any
circumstances. To present herself
as being “just like all of you”
because she has 5 children, belongs
to the PTA and is a hockey mom is
absurd. To sneer and mock at
community organizing is not only
offensive to thousands of hard working
social volunteers across America, but
very ignorant and arrogant. Throughout
this nation’s history community
organizers have achieved great
advances in our society including
bringing about women’s right to vote.
Saying that Sen. Obama has never
sponsored any important bills in the
senate is not correct. He has and
it’s easy to verify this by looking
at his senate record which is openly
displayed on the internet for anyone
to see if they bother to look it up.
There are many capable, accomplished
Republican women whom McCain could
have selected as his running mate
but did not. They would perhaps not
have been as attractive, as unkown
or as dynamic a speaker as Gov. Palin.
As someone who makes a great show of
how he always puts country ahead of
self, this choice for VP was only
to further John McCain’s run for the
presidency, not because he believed
she would be the best VP for the
country. As he himself stated
in his announcement speach, “She is
exactly what I NEED FOR MY CAMPAIGN”.

I was so hopeful this would be a different campaign without all the negative personal attacks. I was so hopeful each party would take the “high road” and speak to the issues. I was so hopeful the era of sarcastic taunts and misinformation was over. That hope died this week at the RNC. As an independent voter, I will now support Obama. He is a refreshing alternative to ” bad old-time politics

I have to believe that sarcasm and negativity will have a polarizing effect on this electing for the republicans…A grand man like McCann shouldn’t be surrounded by such critical, angry, energy.

Some of you people are so ignorant! If I make 250K (it took me 4 years for an undergrad, 2 for a masters, and 3 for law school) why should I, who worked so hard to make that money pay 54% of my salary (I live in MN so I have a high state tax) and the other guy pay less. HOW IS THAT FAIR??????????? Where is the incentive to do well? It does not matter how much more I can make, it all goes to taxs. I think we all should pay our share, but let’s face it, the poor, even the working poor, DO NOT pay taxes. Give me break you silly dems. Oh, and Obama has not done anything in Illinois that makes a difference outside of the inner city Chicago and and the state of Illinois. He has not done anything to change the US. And he only dumped that nutty pastor when the media placed a spotlight on the nutball.

Clarles Gibson’s interveiw with Palin was excellent. It did appear that her answers were well rehearsed to cover her previous record. The question regarding the “Bush Doctrine” was the most revealing. It was not her answer but how she reacted to a question she did not know. Instead of admitted that she did not know, she tried to fake it.
It goes to show much about her honesty.