Night Two Report Card: RNC’s Palin Problem?

Tonight’s speakers were more of the same. A bunch of old, grey haired/balding men talking about what they think is best for this country.
Funny how these same old, grey haired/balding men “knew what was best” back in 2003 when we went in to Iraq.
What a joke. The only thing funnier is that people keep falling for it. You can wrap anything in the flag and people will eat it up.
McCain’s own campaign manager said the election is “not about the issues.” And people are still ready to vote for him?
Pure comedy.

NO SHE WASNT. THEY HAVE TO HAVE BUSH’S AIDES TUTOR HER ON FOREIGN POLICY. SHE HAS PUT HER 17 YEAR UNWED PREGNANT DAUGHTER ON A NATIONAL STAGE FOR ALL TO CRITIZE, THERE ARE 2 ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT HER ABUSING POWER OR TAKING MONEY. THIS IS CRAZY. MCCAIN HAS SHOWN HE CAN NOT GOVERN OUR COUNTRY WHEN HE MAKES SUCH IRRATIONAL DECISIONS.

Palin has been vetted, do you think the GOP, who has been doing this for a hundred years and won more elections in the past 50 years than the Dems, don’t know what they’re doing?
Obama, however, has NOT been vetted. I am shocked and dismayed that the MSM has swarmed on Palin like a bunch of hyenas, in a matter of 5 days. Obama has been on his campaign for almost 2 years, with numerous and suspeicious unanswered questiosn about his past, and no one dares ask him.
this is sexism and the race card in the worst way. Who the heck cares about Palin’s husband getting a DUI 24 years ago, but the MSM won’t inquire about Obama’s Ayers associations, which is a million times more relavant? It’s shameful. Especially that witch Campbell Brown on CNN. why won’t she ask the same questions of Obama that she bombarded Tucker Bounds with? What kind of miserable journalism is that?
Country first. McCain/Palin 2008

Yes, I’m drinking the Kool-Aid. No we can’t!!!

As Bob Marley said so eloquently:
“We gonna chase those crazy baldheads out of town” come November!

They just announced that Obama, Biden and McCain will each get the Top Secret National Security Briefings required by Law.
Now, FoxNews is saying Obama just got his tonight.
Palin has no Clearances and until she does she is not allowed to get a Briefing. This, they said, could take as much as six weeks or more.
What if the CIA, NSA, FBI, HSA or one of those others Agencies turn something up ?

It appears that this convention and its associated parties and pandering exceeds Roman era extravigance.

Who could stay awake? If I didn’t think they were dangerous, I would feel sorry for them.

Many of the News Organizations are now reporting that Palin cut funding for Anti-Pregnancy Programs and Homes/Help for un-Wed Mothers one month after her Daughter got Pregnant.
They are posting her Line Item Veto paperwork on-line. *** Gee, they actually have that up there ! Where’s ours ?
Is this a case of ‘Misery loves Company’ ?

Palin was vetted and passed the test.
It was Obama who obviously wasn’t vetted.
The guy is a nobody who has done nothing. Speaking great isn’t going to keep our country safe.
McCain = the only real choice.

Palin Pick: Incomplete
Her experience is that she “lowered taxes”? F.
Bush Factor: B
You mean, the presdint who sent 4150 of our troops to their death based on lies about WMD, and ran up a $9 trillion dollar deficit – the biggest government in all of history? F.
Independents Day: B
“…because I put love of Country ahead of love of Party”.. but failed to admit that the country he is putting first is Israel? F.
A Soldier’s Story: A
Right, we need another military-obscessed presidency to solve every problem and failure of American policy by attacking another country. Not to mention to remind us of how much we need them to protect us from such a dangerous world. 3,000 died on 9/11. 4,100 died for made-up WMD. 320,000 died since 9/11 due to drunk drivers. 800,000 from lack of health insurance. Remind me again why we must have a militant president? F.

I think the liberal media know this election is over – and it was over as soon as McCain picked Palin, and awakened the sleeping giant….the conservative base.
President McCain – get good and use to it!

Actually most couldn’t go onto the teenage daughter’s boyfriends’s myspace page.
It disappeared and only could be found in the Google Cache.

I know I am not a repub but that convention was so old looking, so tired, so white. SO BORING!!And Ms Pailen seems like good white trash. So sad. She is under investigation. She vetoes pregnancy funds in her own state. She is a family values fraud.

Please MEDIA don’t make a mistake of NOT DOING A GOOD JOB FOR this VP. Find out everything you can. IF NOT ONE DAY YOU WILL REGRET FOR NOT ASKING ENOUGH QUESTIONS LIKE BEFORE IRAQ.

LOL, Lieberman tonight: “What you can expect from John McCain as President is precisely what he has done this week”. ’nuff said ;-)

Dido, I think you left out an ‘L’.

michelinphilly
Take Cupcake’s message back to your pod.

Palin was vetted and passed the test.
It was Obama who obviously wasn’t vetted.
The guy is a nobody who has done nothing. Speaking great isn’t going to keep our country safe.
McCain = the only real choice.
Posted by: Jo | Sep 3, 2008 12:37:12 AM
Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203462.html
Get educated.

Chad
Get educated about Precious!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/palin-partys-founder-ive_b_123193.html
Sarah Palin Supports an Organization and was a Member of an Alaskan Seccessionist group, that wants to Sever TIES with America and Alaska be it’s own Sovereign Nation.
She’s Seen in the Video Congratulating the Organization and on it’s Objectives, as well as Supporting them !!!
Those Alaskans Actually think that because we are Preoccupied with other In State issues, that they are their own !!
Sarah Palin is a Danger, she’s Alaska 1st as Joe Lieberman is Jeruselem 1st and America 2nd !!
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Sarah Palin addressing Alaska Independence Party convention
The words of founder Joe Vogler are proudly displayed on the Alaska Independence Party’s website (at least as of this writing): “I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America and her damned institutions.”
Given that one of America’s “damned institutions” is the Department of Defense, this raises a few questions about Gov. Palin’s strength on national security issues.
In covering Sarah Palin’s reported membership in this extremist party (see update), Jake Tapper quotes its current leader as saying that Sarah Palin is “a fine individual. She’s forthright and she puts Alaska first.”
She puts Alaska first. There’s an endorsement to remember.
And in case we think her past association in this party was just some youthful indiscretion, she addressed them by video hookup earlier this year.
In the video shown above Palin says she is “delighted” to be addressing the group, that the party “plays an important role,” and wishes them “good luck on a successful and inspiring convention.”
The Alaska Independence Party wants to open all Federal lands (like state parks) to private ownership – presumably by the people who live nearby. It also wants to abolish all property taxes. It has a few other pretty extreme views, too.
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rnc palen problem? the only problem regarding sarah i see is the one the
media is trying to create.

O
BO’s background needs to be vetted and not Palin’s.

I thought it was stuck pigs that squeeled…..Nope stuck elephants do too. I watched some of the balanced coverage on ABC, Fox for the better red than dead coverage, CNN for the blue and CSPAN for a break.
What struck me was remembering the rumors of Obama being a Muslim, attending a terrorist school in the far east. The guy who won’t recite the pledge of allegiance. The attacks on Michelle Obama being in the black panthers, not saluting the flag etc, etc, etc.. (Clinton seemed to get a pass on rumors as did McCain).
Now here comes Gov Palin and one whole day of news some true and some rumor. Obama even comes out and strongly decries family members are “off limits”. GOP pundits tow the party line and ignore the news and real controversy in one droning voice. Pundits refuse to answer the glaring questions about Palin putting her family through this or if she had a Passport before 2007. Palin is limited to one fluffy interview in People mag.
Does anyone else see just a wee bit of a lack of balance here? Or will the GOP get a pass because well they are the GOP after all? How many months did Obama have to thwart his swirling rumors and media questions? Isn’t he still? At least he made himself available to the press and answered the questions himself not through campaign spokespersons…. Lucky for palin and McCain they have Karl Rove to play Sheriff Bing, Bing, Bing,Ricochet Rabbit.

Dido….. They have to find Palin before they can feature here on the front page….

I was sleeping while people talking. We need we love.
I am done for Obama

The World’s only “Super power” My A!!
1. Russia
Note: Do you See Direct Diplomacy regarding the Russia & Georgia Conflict and Direct Diplomacy with the Iranians.
John Wayne Movies are a cancer, Especially when you are duped into believing them !!!
2. China
3. India
5. Great Britain
6. France and other Countries and soon brazil will Emerge as a “Super Power”
All these Countries have Nuclear Might, Economic Might & Military Might

“Funny how these same old, grey haired/balding men “knew what was best” back in 2003 when we went in to Iraq.” Nearly all the Democrats in the Senate voted for the war. Telling half truths much?

Ayers: Is He on a Terrorist List….
Ans: Noooo !!
Farrakhan: Is he on the terrorist list ?
Ans: Nooooo
Nation Of Islam: Are they a Terrorist organization ?
Ans: Nooooo They even Allow & Agree with Inter-Racial Marriages
American Muslim: Serve in the USA Military as well…
So do Atheist, Gays & Lesbians, Gang Members, Aryan, KKK, Former Convicts, hindus, Budhist and last but not Least so called “Christians” of various Denominations…Duh !!!

Vetted? We still don’t know anything about her. How could she be vetted. One thing though it makes all the rumors plausible. But what can I do, but my own research and find what I find, and it ain’t pretty.

o
It’s interesting that you mentioned pension funds. BO has a history of directing the Illinois Pension funds to his bundlers.
Rogers is the head of Ariel Capital and one of Obama’s biggest bundlers. Cupcake directed part of the Teacher’s Pension Fund to Ariel. However, that contract was revoked because Ariel underperformed when they managed the funds.
Rezko got a slice of the Illinois Pension Funds too.
BO voted present over 120+times in the Illinois legislature. He has a history of avoiding tough issues.
Iran Sanctions Act – It’s deterrent factor weakened as foreign companies understood how the sanctions could be avoided.
The Iraq War De-escalation act is irrelevant. The surge worked. Read your own writing – remove the troops by April 2008?
The bill to criminalize fraud in elections- BO must turn himself in for the caucus fraud.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/31/alaska-national-guard-gen_n_122860.html
NOTE: Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, considers Palin “extremely responsive and smart” and says she is in charge when it comes to in-state services, such as emergencies and natural disasters where the National Guard is the first responder.
NOTE: But, in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, he said he and Palin play NO ROLE IN NATIONAL DEFENSE ACTIVITIES, even when they involve the Alaska National Guard.
The entire operation is under federal control, and the governor is not briefed on situations.
Stephen C. Donehoo, managing director of Kissinger McLarty Associates in Washington, and former military intelligence officer specializing in Latin America:
“No doubt the campaign staff have her hooked up to a fire hose on foreign policy issues,” said Stephen C. Donehoo, managing director of Kissinger McLarty Associates in Washington and a former military intelligence officer.
“No doubt they fear a debate with Joe Biden that touches foreign affairs,” Donehoo said. “My guess is Graham and (Joe) Lieberman are doing a lot of tutoring.”
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota appears to have no such worries, given what he considers to be Obama’s lack of experience.
“The president sets the tone,” Coleman said. “The experience issue is on the other side. The No. 1 guy there is the guy without the experience.”
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Contributing to this report were AP writers Tom Raum, Jim Kuhnhenn, Glen Johnson and Nestor Ikeda in St. Paul and Anne Sutton in Juneau, Alaska.

O
Obama is at the top of the ticket and he hasn’t been vetted.

Obama is Vetted….
The CIA, The FBI, Secret Service, The State of illinois & The Federal Government ID Processing….
Please
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Mccain is so Scared of More information coming out of Alaska, that he sent a Batallion to do the job, Mccain’s team was suppose to do, from the outset…
A Very bad judgement call on Mccain’s part…very Bad !!!

The public vetted Obama. 17,500,000 voters vetted him.
McCain vetted Palin. A man with a bias interest. A blind date. Here is what is funny, she did not make her statement publicly. It was in the form of a statement.

The public doesn’t vet. If the public did vet Obama, even 17,500,000 of them,they would have the Anneberg files out in the open, exposing his tight relationship with Bill Ayers. They would have known his support of a communist in Kenya – Mr.Odingo. They would have talked to his other professors at U of Ill Chicago Law School – who all can’t stand him. This will all get out soon, and his Rock will sink fast.
The country is center right – we know this because of Bush’s two victories. A slim margin. But the media dissing Palin is going to backfire. The Republicans are energized by her. She cleaned up the corruption in Alaska – and raised five kids. Super woman.
And, McCain is so far more prepared to be commander-in-chief than Obama, who disdains the military.

Why don’t you liberal minded drive-by media people check out Obama and his buddy Biden. Biden’s son and his brother are being indicted on a hedge fund scam but we will never hear about these things and about who Obama really is. You frogs are being slowly boiled in cold water. You think you want change so much that you’re willing to sleep with the devil himself to get it.
What you will get is not what you’re going to want. God help this country if Obama is elected. America, please wake up.

McCain’s choice of Palin is a calculated move to pander to the religious right while at the same time appearing to be pro woman. It’s ironic that he picks a running mate who would impose her moral agenda on women, and the result of this is considered as potentially repressive by many women. Palin has no foreign policy experience and is severely unqualified for the job. But, McCain chose her because she will attract the far right who are trying to impose the same moral agenda on everyone. Hopefully, people are smart enough to set through this and will choose Obama and Biden who are the only sane choice.

One person said, “I am sooooooooooo tired of hearing about Mc Cain’s POW experience’s.”
Well, I’m sooooooooooooooo tired of hearing the same old rhetoric from the other side and bouncing on Palin for being everyone’s mom.
She’s hounded by the left press for being an unfit mother because her daughter is pregnant. Yet, wasn’t Obama’s mother pregnant with him at about the same age?
McCain isn’t scared about Palin. It’s the Democrats that seem to be scared to death that McCain picked someone with conviction, with EXECUTIVE experience, and yet a woman next door type of person. I would have chosen the Gov. of Hawaii, but now, I believe Palin is a great choice. It’s too bad the left is so afraid of her.

Ted and 29 years, unfortunately for your candidate Obama, he would to work very hard to get those people that spend a lot of time on facebook, myspace and so on to come out and vote on Nov. 04, this block of voters have been very unreliable in past general elections.

3. Are you ready to salute President Palin when McCain’s ticker quits tickin?
Posted by: repubudiculous | Sep 3, 2008 2:54:35 AM
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Yes,i’m ready for Sarah Palin for
president…..
She’s better than the other jokers
from the other side……
McCAIN/PALIN ’08

Sarah Palin is a GREAT choice. Just because the MEDIA didn’t get to officially “vet” her before the announcement, they think that no one else did either. The mainstream media are a bunch of elitist liberals whose vindictive, hateful attacks on Governor Palin and her family are shameful. There are SO many examples of the MSM being two-faced, having a double standard. As others have commented, during this entire campaign, when has ANYONE asked Obama the tough questions? When has anyone made his background or his family the target of hateful, vicious inuendos, questions, and rumors?
The liberal party claims to be The Feminist Party, but as soon as a strong woman comes along who is self-made, who dares to stand up to corruption in politics, and does it all with a family BUT is a conservative, all of the Feminist criteria fly out the window. Why? Because she refused to kill her handicapped baby. And regarding putting her pregnant daughter into the spotlight, SHE didn’t do that: The media did! By accepting the nomination, Sarah was sending her daughter the message that life would go on, and the girl’s mistake would not destroy the entire family or their future.
It is so blatant and shameful that the MSM has lost all touch with what news organizations should do: Report both sides of a story objectively.
Someone sent me an email and told me they saw this in an internet chat room:
Obama raises taxes and kills babies;
Palin raises babies and kills taxes.
Enough said.

Comparing Governor Palin’s EXECUTIVE experience to Senator Obama’s life experience (he has no bonafide executive experience) is like comparing the baby sitter to the baby.
Also – with regard to the mainstream media opening the door on Governor Palin’s children and spouse – if the so-called “leaders” in the Democrat Party don’t strongly condemn this it will come back to haunt them when 20 year old revelations about Mrs. Obama start making headlines. The window on this opportunity is closing fast; better not hesitate.
The Liberal’s are stuck with their poor choice of an inexperienced candidate, and this is obvious with their more experienced Senator Biden pick as VP. If anything, Biden should have been selected as the candidate, but the race-baiters and the mainstream media won the day.
When the Iranians start nuking Israel, and they have stated they WILL wipe Israel off the face of the earth, it is a no brainer – even for you Lib’s – who should be our Commmander In Chief. Unfortunately Barry, you simply can’t stop missiles with strong (when reading from a script) and “articulate” public speaking skills, nor with “hope”.
Good luck with all of that.

Grade “F” across the board.
This has to be the worst line up of speakers, including George Bush.

Obama raises hopes
Palin raises dopes

Obama lies
Obama deceive the voters
Obama has no experience whatsoever.
If you wanna keep living in the make believe world of Obama, vote for him.

The Republicans are always ready to call out the moral police on other peoples lives but whenever theirs is question they blame the press for going too far. I will continue to say that John McCaine is no maverick he is a pouting temper tanrum dangereous man who has always allowed his anger to cloud his judgement.
That is what probably got his shot down and captured in the vietnam war in the first place.
After clinching tha Republican nomination months before Obama he had to make a last minute rushed decision to pick someone who has know national or international exposure to the critical issues. This pick is very critical since McCaine would be the oldest president ever in his first term at 72. Less not forget Reagan was older in his second term but sinile also.
The Palin pick is an irresponsible unwise decision of a hotheaded old man.
The last question I would ask is why would Governor Palin put her daughter and family through this at this time when she is dealing with a teenage pregnancy out of wedlock. If she wants to be president or vice president she is young enough to run at some future date.

Most boring convention ever.
A series of old balding white guys and their wives trying to peddle reform of the situation THEY’VE created themselves.
Do these people STILL think Americans are THAT stupid?
So ludicrous and stale it doesn’t even deserve a grade.

Even our most experienced politicians have no idea of what is going on in Russia or on Russian borders due to poor knowledge and understanding of its history. The same was true about Middle East: look, where it brought us. We need a President with the best negotiation skills able to understand other nations instead of fighting with them. It is not McCain.

In that tribute to Ronald Regan- they claimed he saved America. Are you kidding Saved America from what? The only thing that America need saving from was Ronald Regan and the republican party’s vision! Ronald Regan was the beginng of the attack on Americas Middle Class. Don’t you remember how he broke the Air Traffic Controllers Union. this
is a man you let thousand if not millions of people die rather admit Aids was becoming an epidemic.
The Republican party is old,tired, corrupt to the core and out of touch with Mainstream Americans. They are a party of extremists. They can’t honestly win elections so they must steal them, starting with Reagan and the Iran-Contra Scandal and the deal made to not have the Hostages released until after Regan won the election. Carter lost (due to this issue of not being able to bring the Hostages home) and Reagan won. On Inauguration Day the hostages were released. Coincidence,I think not! The stealing of elections have been continuous since then with the methods just getting worse.And we all know about the treachery and voter manipulation and fraud that took place in 2000 in Florida and 2004 in Ohio. If you have any doubts Read Witness to a Crime by Richard Hayes Phillips http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/buyitnow.htm
America and maybe the World cannot survive another Republican Presidency. They will either start wars with Iran, Russia or both. So if we don’t blow ourselves up – Climate Change which they don’t believe in will do us in!
Wake Up America or Welcome Armegeddon!

RNC will follow the policy of distraction up to the November polling because they want Americans to forget that WHEN YOU VOTE FOR MCCAIN/PALIN YOU VOTE FOR THE SAME ADMINISTRATORS TO CONTINUE IN POWER, KARL ROVE, ETC. WHO ARE SPIRALLING THIS COUNTRY DOWNWARDS. LOOK AROUND, FORECLOSURES, NO JOBS. c. They will be right back and calling the shots WITH THEIR BACKWARD BONELESS POLICIES AND LIES that has spiralled us downward, downward with the economy. Wake up folks. It is like a battered wife, who keeps going back for more of the same abuse because over the last eight years she has kinda of gotten use to THE BEATINGS AND BRUISED EYES and is afraid for change offering itself to improve her life.

One question…If Sarah wanted to stop the rumors that her daughter did not give birth to her son why didnt they just release the medical records rather then announce her daughter was pregnant on the opening day of the convention. To handle it the way they did doesn’t make any scense.

Ok, first of all, my grades -
Bush factor – D (But was always going to be a low point for McCain)
Indies- A (I think overall, although a lot of people won’t have learnt a lot new, the right strings were played.)
Soliders Story B (Personally I am marking this down a tick for a few reasons- I resent the implicit backstory that only GOPers can be patriotic, and that patriotism is only served by military service, but also I thought it was overplayed, if we are talking McCain the maverick, why not spend longe explaining how Maverick McCain has improved the lives of everyday Americans?)
Palin Pick- C for now (Could go either way though up or down) Much is reliant on her convention speech, which I am sure will rally the base, but may begin to disprove her claim to be a representative of change.
Overall, I did feel the night had a strange feel. For a start two old senators trumpeting how another old senator was the true champion of change, seemed very strange. Also the staging of the convention seems very off. One podium, set against a huge screen on a black stage. Some people might like it I guess, but I just think it seemed a bit erm empty. (Also the crowd seemed set back quite a way from the stage?? I don’t know if that has to do with the shallow steps or if its just me??)
I think the Republicans are lucky they have the drama of Sarah Palin tonight, or this might have become a very dull convention.I think the success or otherwise of this convention is down to her tomorrow night. If she can stop the questions about if she is up to the job, at least for now, then I think the GOP may have done ok, but if she doesn’t, if she comes across outside of the hall as unqualified and unpresidential, then McCain will have to really give the speech of his life on Thursday to keep the race relatively close.

With regard to Gov. Sarah Palin, I’m really glad to see that “Northern Exposure” is back on the air. So what if Sarah Palin was mayor of a tiny town. If the people there were anything like the citizens of Cicely, she has plenty of experience and then some.

Interesting, isn’t it, that the day after Joe Biden was named Obama’s running mate, McCain’s campaign had an attack ad out against him. Palin, who consensus seems to be saying, was a bizarre and ridiculous pick, has only been congratulated by Obama/Biden. Certainly the media has been having a field day with her, but Obama has put no attack ads out against her, though he so easily could. John McCain, who is running the honorable campaign?
And let’s not even get into the lies that Lieberman told – Biden should light him up today.

Heaven forbid that a woman with 5 children turn out to have a daughter who gets pregnant at 17! Why, if she was only a better executive there is no way that could have happened! Oh, and her husband — two DECADES ago on a DUI — she should have been able to control his behavior too! My gosh, the unmitigated gall of the vicious muck-raking Democrat hypocrites! Wasn’t it the Dems who said it was just peachy to have Clinton cavorting in the Oval Office (it was a “private matter” then). Aren’t the Dems the party that, if not overtly encouraging teen sex, certainly doesn’t do anything to discourage it either. Remember Jocelyn Elders, who said, “I’m against Abstinence programs, because I really consider Abstinence Only to be child abuse.” Brilliant. The liberal media are doing their best to smear Palin through her family. Their hypocrisy nauseates me. I am so DONE with exposing myself to their print/network propaganda. I won’t touch a copy of Time/Newsweek etc. Network TV news? Who cares? I blow right past it. The network Obama-fest has been a real phenomenon, so much so that he was starting to lose poll points through being “over-exposed”. Yeah, we wouldn’t want to folks to get too good a look at him, now would we? I think the American people are still smart enough to see through all of this and to see past the mistakes of some of Palin’s family members — ultimately they will see that she is a fine and true American and better qualified from an executive standpoint than either Obama or Biden. Yes, the jackals will nip at your heels, but stay strong, Sarah!

Palin Pick: A+ (more experience and balls than BO)
Bush Factor: B+ (don’t like the guy but he spoke well)
Independents Day: F (Who needs this guy?)
A Soldier’s Story: A++ (no doubt McCain is a true blue AMERICAN and ready for the challenge)
Reading these posts it’s obvious that the Democrats want to be entertained more than they want to acknowledge patriotism, honor and country. Their rock idol keeps it up and moving…just so he can hide his total lack of qualifications. SO if its not showmanship with popular bands then patriotism, honor and country is boring to you dems. There is nothing new on this blog, same ole sheep worshiping a non-patriot idol and an America hating wife. When did it become cool to replace the American flag with ones own egotistical personal logo? And you sheep don’t find this appalling? You are so hung up on the entertainment provided by a rock star idol that you think service and country first is boring, How pathetic! It is because of McCain and the thousands before and after him that a person like obama can FREELY spread his propaganda from sea to shining sea in this great country, for which, btw, obama has not done ONE thing to support, not even one. And a woman, potiential 1st lady, is free to be ashamed of America till it bends to serve her direct interest and she is free to do so because of people like McCain.

People – Obama didn’t have to be vetted!! He earned his right to be in this race with 18 million votes. Palin hasn’t earned a thing. Her own party was introduced to her a few days ago. Palin who? The people praising her at this convention and telling us how great she is haven’t worked a day with her on any political issues. This is the biggest sales job I have ever seen.

I almost felt bad for the repubs last night – people sitting on the floor of the convention were falling asleep!

Palin needs to put “Family First” otherwise mccain/palin is going to go down hill fast. It should be interesting to see if anyone asks levi (palin’s daughters’ boyfriend) tonight about his my-space page where he states he wants “NO CHILDREN” and also why he uses the F… word so much. (Even comedy shows can’t write stuff like good.)

GOP = growing – old – party.
GOP = grave – only – party
zzzzzzzzzz.. ‘who is on mic? oh its only traitor joe .. oh well !! back to sleep zzzzzzzzzzz…(#+#).

I heard they had more hover-rounds in the parking lot than limos.

Fred Thompson said it best: McCain has been tested; he has the fortitude and experience to lead now! He has all the qualifications that all nations throughout history have looked for in a leader. When he is asked the tough questions his reply will not be “that’s above my pay grade”, like a certain spineless candidate out there right now. Watch diddys video, all he and other obama supporters are worried about is “are there any black people in Alaska? Are there any crack heads in Alaska? Obama’s supporters sure have their priorities straight!?!

Did u see the photo of Cindy McCain next to Michelle Obama on ABCs site here? no matter what photos they use of Michelle Obama, she looks full of hatred and like an Islamic Militant just check the next one they put up

The vicious ,hateful, inept,sexist and incompetent liberal mainstream media is all over the Palin.Sounds familiar??Back track a few months it wa another woman who was their target.Anyone who stands in the way of Obama is their mortal enemy irrespective of party lines.Palin has energized the party base and Hillary supporters and will help McCain coast to a landslide.All these vicious rumors will be disproven.

Nicole Obama has 300 foreign policy advisors, I think McCain can get Palin a couple hundred.

Ayers is unrepentant about his days as a member of the Underground Weatherman. Good grief, he placed a bomb at the Pentagon!
Obama lied when he stated at the PA debate that he was a guy in his neighborhood. They sat on charitable boards and made public policy together.
Posted by: yoga82
Who cares who sat on a board with who. Can you tell us how Old Obama was when these bombins occurred? He was 8 years old and didn’t even know Ayers at that time! Your post are really stupid. By the way, cupcake is tall, handsome, and smart with a beautiful smile. Yummy!

Palin’s opening speech: I sued the US Fish and Wildlife agency to overturn the recently awarded “protected species” status for the polar bear – what do I care if they den in the national refuge & become extinct because we want more oil instead of alternative energies because I AM BIG OIL and I want them to have even more record breaking profits at the expense of the people. I also encouraged and allowed the cruel aerial killing of 800 Alaskan wolves. I maybe a mother but I’m certainly not a friend of mother nature.

Joe Lieberman is a modern day Benedict Arnold.
His speeches could be sold to people with insomia as a cure.
Mcoutoftouch and Palin will lose.
If the Sarah Palin fiesco happened to Joe Biden, the GOP would be all over it, but somehow they will turn an illegitimate pregnancy into a joyous celebration.
Hypocrites and liars. Nothings changed.
Here is my scorecard, Lieberman F
Bush F
Fred Thompson A for comedy, F for substance.
I am tired of hearing what a war hero McCain was, it isn’t a qualification for President.
Thousands of others did the same thing he did, thousands more died. Enough already. Get a job at the V. A.

Way to go Gov Palin! Her speech was outstanding and she is a breath of fresh air! Talk about a candidate of change, Sarah Palin it this candidate!

More than a home run, it was a grand slam. Sarah Palin put the smear merchants in their place.

Say what you will, Sarah Palin is here to stay!

Very disappointing overall. How is it that last week no one knew who Sarah Palin was, and this week she’s the greatest thing since sliced bread??!! How did we ever get along without her? You need more than personality to run the country. The GOP hype machine is certainly in overdrive on this one. I’m sad to be a Republican today. Just vapid.

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.

I think Gov. Palin did a great job this evening–her speech was great and her family is much like many “real” families –it would be great to have someone like her in the White House!!
As an independent I’m wishing we could have a Clinton/Palin ticket!!!!

FYI: Many low-income and moderate income neighborhoods depend on community workers, community leaders to help residents with the upkeep of their neighborhoods. These workers/leaders offer a voice to local governmental entities on behalf of the “forgotten” “left-out” communities.
So, Mr. Rudy G. this line of work is not a joke and should not be taken likely and anyone should be proud to have it on their resume.

Gov. Palin rocked the house tonight. It is about time to have someone address the real issues in Washington–total corruption! She has the ability to bring about “Real Change” that is needed in our country.

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.

I cannot tell you how much I loved Sarah’s speech! She didn’t pull any punches and gave it to us straight from the heart. It was so refreshing to hear someone with such common sense and convictions. I didn’t expect George Stephanopoulos to like Palin. I see him as a Democrat who trys to act impartial but he is not.

Palin’s pick for the number two spot on the ticket is not only laughable, and childish in it’s one-upsmanship selection, it once again highlightsthe hipocracy of the Republican partyin such a transparent way. They have been the most demonizing of others on moral issues up until now,but they not only give this woman a pass, but they celebrate her feminity to a point of exploitation. It’s also amusing how contridictrary all the speeches were tonight proclaming the ” WASHINGTON OUTSIDER ” title for the ticket. Unless I missed something, she is number twoon the ticket, and Mcain has been a “WASHINGTON INSIDER” for well over thirty years. This all just seems so inane to me. The entire atmosphere tonight was more reminecent of a High School pep rally, and Homecoming Queen coronation, than a heartfelt concern for for the country in which they claim only they are putting first. They can spin this seven ways to pergatory, but unless a person has been drinking their own bath water, they can’t seriously believe this woman is ready to occupy the oval office at any given moment. And considering Mcain’s age and medical history, that moment becomes more of a reality than in any election in recent memory. Mcain isno longer the “MAVERICK” he is still being touted to be, and he is slowly diminishing his prison of war hero status with his constant reminder on almost a daily basis of his bravery and patriotism. There are hundreds of other brave souls dead and living who also endured the pain and suffering of wartime, and they truly are heros because most of them don’t flaunt it or wear it on their sleeve. They are the the brave ones because they are truly humble. I like the majority of the population can tell you off the top of my head how many houses I own. I have one house, one wife, one car, and one vote and it will not be for the mcain-palin ticket             

Looking around the convention hall at the RNC I did not see faces that represent America. I saw lots of good ol’ boys wanting to stay in power to benefit themselves. Our country is changing. The RNC looks like it is 1950!