Obama, Biden Congratulate Palin

Dems cannot argue her lack of experience because Obama is himself lack of experience…
Dems’ ticket is in-experienced one trying to lead experienced people… Who will you trust…
Reps can fight back every single issue from Obama… What will Obama be more superior??

I’ve been laughing listening to all the libs manufacture this faux worry that Sarah Palin doesn’t have much experience.
Apparently Democrats are just fine with the fact that their presidential candidate has zero experience.
But they’re having meltdowns over the fact that Republicans VP candidate doesn’t have much experience.

It’s a sad day in America when a Presidential nominee who has run his campaign on experience and judgement chooses to use his VP selection as a gimmick to win in November. That’s not putting a nation first – that’s putting an election first.

“It’s a sad day in America when a Presidential nominee who has run his campaign on experience and judgement chooses to use his VP selection as a gimmick to win in November. That’s not putting a nation first – that’s putting an election first.”
Great post Judy

Peach,
Don’t be an idiot! Did you see him say anything about her. The media spins everything. Also it’s the nature of the game. She came in after Obama, declared WAR,so don’t hate the palyer, Hate the game!

John McCain has made a mockery of the political process. If Clinton had not been involved in this election process, there is NO chance Palin is the pick. She is a first term governor of a state with the population of Austin, TX. He other qualifications? Mayor of a town of 9,000, she kept a child with down sydrome (admirable, but again, not a qualification to be VP), and apparently she likes to hunt and was in a beauty pageant once. This is a completely irresponsible move. The VP HAS to be able to fill in as president. Joe Biden fits that bill; Palin doesn’t come close.

Hey d0, I want to thank you and your republican for selecting Gov. Palin and handing the President/Vice President to Obama/Biden.
Thank You Very Much………….

Good Job McCain – I will vote for anybody BUT obama – FRAUD!!!
Funny how the obama gang says his VP is not ready – obama is NOT ready or qualified to lead our country – Palin is the GOV of our largest State – WHAT exactly makes FRAUD/obama qualified???

Question? Can the GOP chose NOT to nominate Palin at the convention? Truly, she has governed a state with a population of Austin, Texas, has never been to Iraq, negotiated with foreign leaders, etc. GOP needs to get Romney, Pawlenty or Crist on the ticket.

Gopi: That’s where your wrong. Palin has more experience than Obama ever will have unless he gets extensive help from Biden. I understand Biden has 36 years experience but shouldn’t Obama have experience being in the senate for three years. I know he has been absent 130 times and did not vote against the war because he wasn’t there for the voting. Palin went from Mayor to Governor? What has Obama accomplished? Nothing!!

Everyone enjoy your labor day weekend!
Remember Monday is the day to celebrate the working man.
Rights for the working man benefit everyone, even those contemptuous souls in the right wing who deride them at every turn.

poor choice equals poor judgment. McCain has just pandered to the women vote.
Not so fast. He better try another trick.

“I know he has been absent 130 times and did not vote against the war because he wasn’t there for the voting.”
Mariann,
You know things that are not true.
Obama while serving 8 years in the IL legislature as a Senator voted present (the equivalent of a no vote) 130 times out of 4000 votes.
He spoke passionately against the war in Iraq but he was a state senator at the time and was not in the US Senate to vote on the IWR.
in 2004 he was elected to the US Senate and served his 1st Congressional session (2 years a piece) missing only 11 votes (1 of the highest participation rates). In the latest session of Congress he has missed 45% of the votes.
In comparison McCain has missed 63% of the votes this current session.

Palin has been to Iraq. Since she is Governor of Alaska she is Commander of the the Alaska National Guard and has made visits there.

A note for you all regarding the meaning of “experience”:
Do you know the difference between executive experience and the life of a legislator? You do realize that the job in question here is an executive position? Palin has 12 years of executive experience in government – 10 as mayor, 2 as governor.
Obama has no government executive experience at all. Obama does have 5 years of executive experience as the head of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which, by the foundation’s own measure, achieved “little” and spent over 100 million dollars under Obama’s direction to do so.
Compare Palin’s record as mayor and governor to Obama’s record as leader of the CAC. Despite the Obama Campaign’s cries of no experience and otherwise, only Palin has significant elected official executive experience.
Regarding non-elected official experience, Obama has the CAC, and whatever his functions were at the Harvard Law Review. McCain has 5 years running the largest fighter/bomber squadron in the Navy.
You Decide.

Obama 08.
Poor choice by McCain. He`d rather win an election than chose a VP that is ready from day one.

Kristi: Where did you get your information. Obama has not been a senator for 8 years. He has only been a senator for over 3 years not quite 4. And he was absent 130 times. Where was he? He said he was against the war but wasn’t there for the voting. All mouth. It should effect the women of this country to vote for McCain instead of Obama because Hillary got slighted by Obama and they should retaliate.

keith
Meanwhile, the democrats have nominated an empty suit to lead them from day one!

Judy: Do you think Obama is for the country? He is in it for himself and to make history. He wants to walk in the shoes of MLK that’s why he picked that day for his acceptance. And if you think Obama is so experienced why was he absent from the senate 130 days. Obama never took an interest, he was dreaming about being president but he may not be because the democrates might lose in November.

i have not voted for a rep in 40 years but i will no obamma is all talk she has run a goverment he has not

Obama: A snake oil salesman; nothing else!

You forgot to mention what the Obama campaign FIRST said after the Palin announcement.
It was rude, especially after McCain’s classy ad congratulating Obama yesterday.
Then someone informed him of the PR disaster and they changed their tune.
Obama = not classy.

Palin or not McCain is offering the same failed Bush policies. That is what will determine the outcome of this election. This is a no brainer.

So let me get this straight. If we vote McCain we have to worry if he dies in office and get the “inexperienced” Palin.
However if we elect Obama, we get “inexperienced” from Day One. So in other words, with Obama/Biden, we have to wait till Obama dies to get the one who knows what he’s doing.
Uh, gosh. That’s a tough one.
Lol.

“”Palin has zero experience in national politics.”"
Yes, that’s why we like her!

Palin is Hillary without the baggage.
Yeeeehaw. Hillary’s forum today was abuzz with excited women.

Good one Jo.

CNN’s liberal pundit Jack Cafferty looked like he wanted to bust a gut today talking about this pick.
Although he tried to make it seem like this was a gift to democrats, why did he look so bitter about it?
Lol.

It’s fun watching the liberal media (usually so excited about advancing women) so puzzled about this VP choice, and yet for 4 years (since the 2004 convention) they’ve acted like Obama is the Savior of the World. You know, because of (what was it?) oh yeah, one good speech at a convention 4 years ago.
Yeah, makes total sense. Lol.

McCain has chosen Palin as a way to cut government spending.
McCain is against equal pay for equal work. He will pay Palin just 79% from what Cheney was earning.

I’m sure glad Joe Biden has more “gravitas” then Sarah “Bridge to No Where? Thanks but no Thanks” Palin!

Sarahcuda is going to eat Joe “clean and articulate” Biden’s lunch.

Liberal media logic:
After Obama’s 2004 convention speech:
“Wow, this guy is good, maybe he should be running for president”
McCain picks a woman (a historic first for the GOP) who has been in charge of Alaska for almost 2 years and who is also a great speaker and has shaken up the system, made lots of reforms and cleaned up politics in her state. And who is basically an expert on energy policy.
“Gosh, what has she done? What makes her qualified?”
Gotta love the consistent liberal media! LOLOL.

SARAH PALIN, WHO IS SHE?
Well folks hang on to your hats because the research is already coming in!!!!
Former Beauty Queen, just like Cindy McCain!
Former Sports Caster, who’s dream was to work for ESPN.
Former PTA member and “hockey mom.”
Former City counsel member (4 years) and small town Mayor (2 years)
Governor of the most backwards and least populous state in the nation for a whole 20 months. The Alaskan state government meets 90 days a year!
In 2006, get this… SHE WAS FOR THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE!!! But today she said in her acceptance speech she was against it!
Against polar bears on the endangered species list…
Believes there is NO SUCH THING AS GLOBAL WARMING!!
Is firmly anti-abortion and want to repeal Roe v Wade!
And last but not least she called Hillary a “Whinner” during the primaries!!!!!!!
She now wants all the Hillary PUMA fans to support her and McBush!!
So how about it PUMA gals? Hillary is a WHINER right? Sarah Palin says so!!!
Stay tuned, the research is going 100 mph on Palin right now – certainly there will be a lot more details coming in the next few days!
Obama/Biden ’08!!!!!!!

“Sarahcuda is going to eat Joe “clean and articulate” Biden’s lunch.”
that’s Obama’s job.

Oh yeah the fact that the MSM doesn’t rebutt this ridiculous assertion that Palin is unqualified when obama gave a speech and was declared the next POTUS by them is risible. They are a joke, not journalists and not political scientists, of which Sarah Palin is both. Not only governor and mayor with 8 years moe executive experience than Obama, but a political journalist as well. Maybe she can tell these guys how to do their job. They need it. obama’s comments were sexist and demeaning and laughably unable to see his own inexperience.

Marianne –
No doubt, the Republicans are supporting this woman, and rightfully so. She is more qualified than either Biden OR Obama. Personally, I don’t think the lady is going to have any problem with debating Biden at the one VP debate Obama agreed to.
Last night, I also heard Obama, again, throw out the challenge to McCain that he is willing to debate him anytime. I do hope McCain takes him up on that offer and make him step up to the plate.
Obama, in his infinite wisdom and good judgment, opened the door by not selecting Hillary as his VP and McCain took that opening.
I imagine both Obama and the DNC are feeling pretty much “p u n k e d” at this moment.
Palin is not Hillary, but she “will do well enough,” yes, I believe she will “do” just fine.
Karma – it’s wonderful! :D
PUMA!

Davis -
We expect the Republicans to slam Democrats. That’s politics.
However, Hillary’s fellow Democrats have called her far worst things than a “whiner.” They made it very, very personal.
We won’t forget.
PUMA!

“After almost a year of the media fawning over every Obama speech and crowning him King months ago, it was all getting a little boring.”
Also insufferable were the hopey, changey slogan, now he needs to lose the “4 more years” and the “more of the same”.
He sounds like a repetitive drone, wind him up and he repeats the same 57 words.

Dear PUMA members!
Welcome to the McCain-Palin ticket!!
How ’bout a new name for PUMA, though:
Palin – Unbelievably – Magnificent – Awesome!

This choice of VP was made based on defense. They have been in defense mode for so long (trying to counter Obama’s success), I’m not surprised that this major decision was made considering what the Dems are doing more so than what the Republican base really wants. McCain cannot win for Republicans by trying to court liberal Hillary supporters. The choice of Palin is an insult to those women. The women who supported Hillary did so because of her unique qualities, not just because she is a female. This is not a “any woman will do” situation. He could have at least picked someone with sufficient experience like Kay Bailey. Add to that McCain’s camp saying that Obama lacks experience…um…there goes that. AND, he’d only met Palin 2 times prior to today. Sad!

“poor old cnn their boy wonder is going down in flames as they try desperately to keep the focus on obama playing clips over and over from yesterday’s convention/tragic really.
some of their talking heads actually getting rabid in their effort to discredit palen. desperate! sad! tragic! after the election i will absolutely boycott cnn once and for all.”
Obama is now yesterday’s news. His 15 minutes of fame is finally OVER!
PUMA! Palin – Unbelievably – Magnificent – Awesome!

Sista
You and your kind have been downgrading Hillary Clinton for months and now you bring her up as a defense for the very sexist Obama who didn’t hesitate to chop her into pieces. What’s wrong with you people?

Davis -
Palin is more “ready” to be President than Obama. Case closed.
PUMA! Palin – Unbelievably – Magnificent – Awesome!

Davis – still a sexist. I guess, always a sexist!

Davis
She’s at least as qualified as Obama. Probably more you sexist!

AGNEW, Spiro Theodore, Vice President of the United States; born in Baltimore, Md., November 9, 1918; educated in the public schools of Baltimore; attended the Johns Hopkins University; graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School 1947; served in the United States Army during the Second World War and the Korean conflict; practiced law in Baltimore; elected county executive of Baltimore County 1962; elected Governor of Maryland 1966; elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket with President Richard M. Nixon on November 5, 1968; resigned as Governor of Maryland on January 7, 1969; inaugurated 39th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1969; reelected Vice President, November 7, 1972; charged with accepting bribes and falsifying federal tax returns, pleaded nolo contendere to the latter charge in federal court, and resigned October 10, 1973; international trade executive; was a resident of Rancho Mirage, Calif., and Ocean City, Md.; died September 17, 1996, in Ocean City; cremated, ashes interred at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
He was a male with not too much experience in foreign/international affairs.
Course he also was a crook.

The rampant and openly derisive sexism coming from the Obamabots is nauseating. I see how you PUMA folks feel now. Didn’t quite get it until today.

All this is a little too late, since during the announcement regarding Palin this morning, the Obama camp issued their nasty press release and then Bozo got backlash for it and started flip flopping AGIAN!
McCain is classy, calling Biden and releasing high road comments about Dem VP.
Can’t say the same about Obama campaign.
They LOVE taking the low road.
Anybody on their ticket have any special needs children in their family…..both McCain and Palin do and my hats off to both families.

We will NEVER forget the hate and sexism displayed openly by Obama and his deceitful bloggers. Never!

Mark Jones
First, you all denigrate Hillary and now you call on her for help. Hypocrite!

Wow. Bold, risky, brilliant choice by McCain. He’s still a maverick.
It’s a missed opportunity for the Democrats to allow the GOP to be the first to have a female crack the glass ceiling.
Smart acknowledgment of Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton. The DNC could learn a lesson in respecting the females of their party. Hillary Clinton deserved respect and equal opportunity in 2008 and she received neither from the DNC, Obama or the media. It’s time to hold them accountable. To vote for Obama is to condone what they have done. Don’t do it. Send a clear message.
Women will not be taken for granted, we will not be told to shut up and get in line behind Obama. The old hook of Roe v Wade won’t work in 2008. The U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe right now if they wanted to, they have the votes. They do not. The real battle for abortion rights is being right now in every statehouse in this country. If abortion your issue, that’s where you need to get involved. Women’s issues begin with respect and equal opportunity.
As a young person, a volunteer, who proudly stood on stage with Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 I never would have imagine it would take another 24 years to see another woman on a national ticket and that it would NOT be my Demcratic party. Damn the Dems.
Hillary should be the nominee.
Obama-Biden ticket is a loser. Obama is neither qualified or electable.
Hillary gets over 18 million votes, winning MORE votes than ANY candidate of ANY party in history and she’s NOT on the ticket????? The Dems are nuts.
Missed opportunities indeed. Hold the DNC accountable for this 2008 campaign debacle filled with sexism, classism, racism, voter disenfranchisement and subversion of democracy.
McCain 08 and Hillary 2012. Country first, party second.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex” Susan B. Anthony

Why is Mrs. Palin a good choice?
1. She helps consolidate and energize the Republican base.
2. Her records help rejuvenate McCain’s maverick brand. The independents and the conservative/moderate Democrats have been disillusioned. They really don’t believe in Obama’s promises, in his readiness for presidency. What they worry about is McCain being another Bush, not McCain being the Unqualified. It is they who will determine this election.
This decision shows us McCain’s judgment, guts, and vigor. This is not a decision that can be made by a decrepit old man, and the voters will come to appreciate that.

Breaking news happening right now on NBC!!!
Turns out Governor Palin is “under investigation” for State Trooper firing SCANDAL!!!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess McSenile didn’t do a very good job of vetting his beauty queen!!!!!!!!

A crook from South Side Chicago and a loud mouth blowhard slamming a war hero and a mother of 5.
yeah, that’s gonna work out real well.

Nancy Pelosi owes all women an apology for the degrading things she said about Palin today. Really, the dems should be embarassed by her.

KathyNY
Most democrats are embarrassed by Pelosi. Just think, if Obama wins the election, Nancy will be president. There’s no way the empty suit can stand up to her.

Sista,
“This is not a “any woman will do” situation. He could have at least picked someone with sufficient experience like Kay Bailey.”
Why didn’t McCain choose Condoleeza if he wanted a woman?

McCain and Palin – two relics.
One young, one old.

Governor Palin has more executive experience than Obama and Biden combined.
I am a heart-broken supporter of Senator Clinton. As of last night, I wasn’t sure that I could support Senator McCain. Tonight, I am very sure already that I will vote for McCain/Palin in November.
Thank you Senator McCain. I have been heart sick and crying this week. My husband told me tonight that he is very glad to see the return of the spark in my eyes and the big smile on my face.
I’m a life-long Democrat. I’ll be sending my very first contribution to a Republican candidate shortly and this November will be the first time I vote for a Republican President.

The Democratic Convention made a mockery and foolish decision by selecting Barack Obama. He had only 143 days in Washington before declaring his candidacy for President. He has no foreign affairs experience unless you count his demanding a big stage in Berlin and shaking hands with the stage crew. His state senate district lost 11% of their jobs during his 8 years in control and crime and poverty problems rose. SAD indeed.
Now this corrupt candidate from south Chicago is belittling Sarah Palin and her small town achievements. Her achievements overshadow Obama’s by 10 to l.
Senator McCain and Governor Palin are excellent choices over the socialist and Washington insider.
I for one would certainly trust Palin over Obama in foreign affairs. He would invite the terrorists in for drinks and steaks, maybe even hire a band before telling them to STOP. Remember, one of his very best friends and supporters is a terrible terrorist who wishes he would have done more before getting caught. Some friends of Obama like Rezko and Rev. Wright make the average person shudder in disgust.
I will vote for the hero candidate, not the zero candidate. Palin has much more experience as Governor of Alaska than all Obama’s 143 days as Washington senator.

“Obama’s and Biden’s staffs are bigger than the town she ran.”
So are the ear marks they funneled to their families!

Davis– are you aware that her sister was beaten so badly she ended up in a hospital for days. This was done by the brother in law and Palin was only following proceedures in such matters. This guy had charges filed against him by the police and hospital doctors verification. People like that deserve to be fired, then charged. You only reported part of the story. OK

She stood up to crooks!!! That says it all. Obama never stood up to anyone. Look at the long list Rezko, Ayers, Wright and on and on. Wake up zombies, Obambi isn’t qualified to be the librarian.

Adam “Packman” Jones has more experience on the national seen than Sarah “Baracuda” Palin. He would probaly be more qualified to be VP then her also.

Palin + Gas Tax Holiday = Gimmick-laden campaign
Seriously?

as a conservitive amd former MCCain supporter I am insulted by this selection. I guess my only choice now is if I vote for Obama or stay home.

No Tony you’re right. Obama’s not qualified to be the librarian. He’s qualified to be (drum roll) THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

Who cares, she is the VP and not the president. The dems wanted Clinton now we got a woman. Vote for McCain

To Concerned in OH
Re:Atleast she’s not trotting them out as campaign props!
She did today. Will she continue?
Does she plan to drag a less then 4 month old baby with down syndrome around the country on and off planes, trains and buses throughout a hectic campaign???
Isn’t she nursing the child???
Are you Concerned in OH about the welfare of children?

Just curious….where was Obama’ grandmother last night? You know, the typical white GM, his only living full blood relative, one of the most important people in his life, where was she? The most important event in his life, “historic”, and yet she is not seen anywhere near by?
In fact, has anyone seen or talked to her? Just curious of why he is hiding her away, must have the poor thing locked up in her house, so she wont’ reveal anything troubling about his past or birth, no doubt. Suspicious, as with many things in Obama’s life.

Dave — many Americans don’t even know Obama? Who is he? Why is he hiding many aspects of his past? And yet, they are voting for him? Biden says Obama is not ready to be president, and yet he is his running mate?
who has the worst judgement?

The only thing that I like about this pick right now is that we stole the news cycle.

“name ONE Obama accomplishment that makes him more qualified to be President, than Palin for VP.”
The Bush administration is already implementing policies that Obama has called for. They are finally engaging diplomatically with Iran; they are now setting a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq; they are now finally focussing on Afghanistan.
Need more?

McCain is much too old and out of touch to realize that the choice of a running mate who is mother of newborn child who will put her baby on hold while chasing around the country will not endear him to young voting mothers.

Palin did not stop it. Senate Democrats and Republics opposed it and didn’t fund it. Stevens went ballistic; that’s when Palin opposed it.

Are you kidding me? Govenor Palin has a special needs child of 4 months and will take crucial time away from a child who will need his mother. This does not sound like someone who has much family value. She made a decision I would have and decided to have her child but will not let someone else raise him?

sonia trevino
The Democrats already put a woman on the ticket 24 years ago. The Repubs are a little behind.

Obama’s attack dogs criticize Palin’s lack of ‘experience’. Last year, she signed into law a state budget of $6.6 billion, the largest in Alaska’s history.
Question: what’s the biggest budget Obama (or Biden) has ever administered? Was it his community organizer’s budget , or was it the $300k he got from Tony Rezko? Inquiring minds would like to know.

alice please remember that biden left his two sons to pursue his political career and took the oath at his sons bed after the tragic accident that killed their mother, and sister. leaving them to cope with the loss. by what i can tell they did just fine, as will palen’s child.
i get the feeling some of the sexist folks on this blog believe that a woman’s place is at home, barefoot, and pregnant. how dare a woman pursue a career eh! i bet most of the women on this blog are employed and have kids as well. how tragic to hear women make comments like this.

The real question is what has Obama done not what will he do. The answer is not good.

Wait, she ran something? That already makes her more qualified than Obama.

The Democrats already put a woman on the ticket 24 years ago. The Repubs are a little behind.
Posted by: jock59801
THANK you for pointing out the HISTORIC aspect of this selection.
so i guess the republicans are making progress (regarding equal rights for women) and the democrats are going backwards and refusing a very qualified woman to be on their ticket.
hillary supporter in new mexico

Just found out that Palin’s husband is Inuit Native American!
this is incredible, and just plain beautiful.
for the first time, we will have a woman and a minority in the white house.
What progress, what true change. McCain, what a maverick, this is HISTORY!!!!!!
McCain/Palin 2008

After even one day, we have already found Palin lying twice:
Despite initially denying that she had exorted pressure on Walter Monegan, she had to acknowlegde that it ‘might’ be interpreted as pressure after dozens of tapes were released but that she’s as pure as the Alaskan snow and did not mean it. Oh, and she’s a mother of five.
And she lied about her support of the Bridges to Nowhere. She did not oppose them, she had to scrap them because she couldn’t find the funds. But that’s okay because she’s a mother of five and has a son with Syndrome of Down.
We all know the drill.

LOL
Obama Camp has been attacking her since she was announced.
Now Obama trying to Play nice guy.
He send your youth and bloggers and Advisors out on attack. That means it is him attacking.
What a Hypocrite, or does he truly think all americans are stupid.

Palin is being embraced by low
information people on the
extreme fringe.
Check out where she stands on
any issue you care about.
She’s a 1st century woman living
in the 21st.

Just vote your conscience on November 4th. If you’re white, pro-life, pro-oil, pro-war and want to get poorer, vote McCain. If you’re pro-diversity, pro-choice, anti-war, environmentally conscious, vote Obama.

I also read that when Palin ran for the local Council, she ran on a platform of
raising sales taxes
Grover Norquist is not going to like her.

It was soooo refreshing today to visit the internet news websites and NOT see photos of Obama dominating the homepage. Yes, other people exist, and it was a nice break from seeing his face everywhere.

goodnight my fellow bloggers. love and peace.

Hihihi.
this is what Dear Karl said when there was talk Obama could pick Tim Kaine. Oh the irony:
“With all due respect again to Governor Kaine, he’s been a governor for three years, he’s been able but undistinguished. I don’t think people could really name a big, important thing that he’s done. He was mayor of the 105th largest city in America. And again, with all due respect to Richmond, Virginia, it’s smaller than Chula Vista, California; Aurora, Colorado; Mesa or Gilbert, Arizona; north Las Vegas or Henderson, Nevada. It’s not a big town. So if he were to pick Governor Kaine, it would be an intensely political choice where he said, `You know what? I’m really not, first and foremost, concerned with, is this person capable of being president of the United States?”

it is even insulting to compare her with Dan Qualye. Dan Qualye is more qualified than her…and i agree with Andrew Sullivan when he stated that “Think about what the Palin pick really says about how McCain views this campaign and how he views his potential responsibilities in national security.
Think about what it says about the sincerity of McCain’s own central criticism of Obama these past two months in foreign affairs.
Think about how he picked a woman to be a heartbeat away from a war presidency who hadn’t even thought much, by her own admission, about the Iraq war as late as 2007.
Think about how he made this decision barely knowing the woman.
Think about the fact that the most McCain could say about his potential war-time vice-president in foreign affairs and national security when selecting her is that she commanded Alaska’s National Guard as governor and has a son in the military.
Think about the men and women serving this country who have every right to trust that their potential commander-in-chief, whatever their party, would have some record of even interest in foreign policy before assuming office.
Think about how the key factor in this decision was not who could defend this country were something dreadful happen to McCain in office but how to tread as much on Obama’s convention bounce and use women’s equality as a wedge issue among Democrats because it might secure a few points here or there. Oh, and everyone would be surprised. And even Rove would be annoyed.
This is his sense of honor and judgment. This is his sense of responsibility and service.
Here’s the real slogan the McCain campaign should now adopt:
Putting. Country. Last.”

kobio, Just vote your conscience on November 4th. If you’re into Martin Luther King”s “Judge people by the content of their character not the color of their skin” , pro-life, pro-oil and pro growth, defending the peace through strength and victory in Iraq and want to get richer, vote McCain.
If you’re a racist who thinks the color of a person’s skin is what counts not their character, for letting babies die after a botched abortion, a defeat in Iraq and pro war since our enemies will know that Obama is a light weight so there will be more wars, an environmental wacko who cares more about a toad than drilling for more oil and thus providing more energy and thus a higher standard of living for the people, vote Obama.
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I am a life-long Democrat. I’ve never been a fan of Obama but, until now, I haven’t really felt comfortable about voting Republican. McCain/Palin is clearly not the same old Republican ticket. They have both bucked their party to do what is right and their focus on reining in government spending is key. They’ve got my vote. Combine Obama/Biden with a Democratic congress and we will exprience a government spending frenzy when we can least afford it.

FormerDem, the ‘country first’ slogan orginally led me to believe that McCain might be a different kind of Republican, since their slogan has been ‘party first’ for so many years. Then I looked at the record. In the last decade or so, McCain has been changing everything to line up with the party and this year voted with Bush 100% of the time (when he showed up that is, he hasn’t been to work in five months), and last year 95%, the year before 90% – you get the idea.
Despite the ‘country first’ slogan, I think he’s really the same old same old.

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“Kelly | Aug 30, 2008 12:02:54 AM
Interesting argument!
If you followed it through, however, it would mean that should Obama win, we would be better off if he died and Biden became president because he’s more experienced.
Is this what you really mean?

Well that argument is coming from Camp McCain…not from me…and if they spend all summer attacking Obama “lack of experience” and they pick this lady…to be heart beat away from the president well…so much for experience…Also age matters Obama is young and McCain is older than the state of Alaska…

Kelly, McCain is still employing Charlie Black? Is he a nutter or does he want to lose. Its bad enough to have lobbyists run your campaign, but one that represented the con man Chalabi, dictators Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines and Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire and terrorist Jonas Savimbi in Angola? Egads!

On experience I also agree with Andrew Sullivan when he stated that “It occurs to me that some on the right actually think that Obama is as inexperienced and as trivial a figure as Palin. So ask yourself: could Sarah Palin have run a national election campaign against, say, a machine as powerful as the Bush family, and won? Does she have the skill set to construct a campaign that would actually have brought her to the nomination herself? I find the comparison with Obama ludicrous. But it will be made. Palin looks to me like a lovely person and a good local politician, with some inevitable rough spots. I’d be delighted if she took a leadership role in the GOP in the future. But in the same league as Obama? Do Republicans really think that little of him? I guess they do. We are looking at a different person.” Republicans have no answer to this question and i challenge them to answer it…if they can

McCain has just lost all the moderate Republican women who dont want to be pandered to and dont want a radical, anti-choice ticket.
In a gubernatorial debate, Palin stated emphatically that her opposition to abortion was so great, so total, that even if her teenage daughter was impregnated by a rapist, she would “choose life” — meaning apparently that she would not permit her daughter to have an abortion.

McCain doesn’t have any executive experience either.
When Tim Kaine came out and only suggested he was being vetted for the VP slot the conservatives came out in great numbers labeling him as an inexperienced candidate. These are the sames conservative now touting Palin “experience” who has far more less experience then Kaine.
Palin:
Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska for 8 years. An estimated population of 8,000.
Govenor of Alaska for one and a half years. Population of 683,478.
Kaine:
Member of the Richmond City Council for 4 years.
76th Mayor of Richmond, Virginia for 2 years. Population of 200,123.
38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia for four years.
70th Governor of Virginia for 2 years. Population of 7,712,091.
Tim Kaine experience far exceeds Palin but I guess it’s okay because she a republican. This is very hypocritical of all the conservative commenters who were going after Kaine and are now kissing Palin’s ass.
This was a bad choice by McCain. McCain is 72 years and has battled with cancer numerous times. Instead of picking Romney; someone with actually experience and whom can be trust if something god forbid happens to McCain he goes for a women in hopes of pandering to the womens base.
Biden will take her apart in a debate on foreign policy. No matter how inexperience you believe Obama to be he has been in elected office for 12 years , has met with foreign leaders and has proven he stand with our allies on global crisis.
McCain has just handed Obama the election

Wasilla has 5,500 people. It is basically a strip mall with one bar.

I wonder what Palin thinks of this:
McCain Opposed Efforts to Increase Funding for Special Education and Education and Health Programs. McCain voted against allowing an amendment to increase funding for special education and against $7.1 billion for education and health programs.

And millions of Republicans too did not like McCain during the primary…

Kelly, Your argument about concerns about Palin fitness to be the VP are better applied to Obama. Country first. Obama has too little experience and too many skeletons in his closet to be handed the keys to the oval office.

Flash Override, Than why are so many women getting abortions? Planned parent hood seems to be cashing in by the way.

Kelly,
Excellent post. McCain has battled cancer before and god forbid he becomes ill and passes away. Can we trust this women to handle Afganistan, Iraq, Iran, and Russia?
Governing a state with the population of 700,000 for a year and a half does not qualify as “real” executive experience.
This goes to the core of McCain judgement that he would chose this women in which he has only met ONCE before last week to lead this nation if he were to pass during his presidency.
Biden will point this out during the VP debate by his knowledge on the issues and her lack of knowledge.
I have no doubt that she is smart but is she ready? Is she ready to meet with world leaders and discuss global crisis?
This choice will hurt McCain with the independent vote.

Well then, Kelly, kindly tell us what “yardstick” you obama supporters are using? You gleefully attack Palin’s experience, but then you run like lost puppies when asked to present some evidence of Obama’s experience.
If Palin is inexperienced, then so is Obama.
If Obama is experienced, then so is Palin.
WHICH IS IT????? PICK ONE, NOW, AND GET ON WITH IT!!!!

Vanessa, you are once again dodging the question, and how embarassing for you. Kindly state the evidence that Obama can handle the things you list? Until you do, you have no right criticzing Palin.
NO RIGHT.

McCain opposed legislation to provide effective remedies for women facing discrimination on the basis of sex. He said “I want to find clones of Alito and Roberts” – the judges that rejected Lilly Ledbetter’s pay discrimination claim.
There are 21.5 million uninsured women in this country, and women are more likely than men to delay or not get medical care because of high costs.
McCain wants to raise taxes on businesses that provide health insurance. He said the veto of SCHIP was the “right call”.
McCain’s support among Republican pro-choice women drops by 9% after hearing his position on choice. In 25 years, he has a zero rating from NARAL. “This presidency will have pro-life policies”, says McCAin. McCain has repeatedly voted against funding for family planning, accessibility of contraceptives for women, and ensuring that sex education is scientifically accurate.

Nice try, Danny, but no banana.
Graduating from Harvard: thousands have graduated from there, that’s a qualification to be Prez?
He has not authored ONE significnat law manuscript. Unheard of and unprecedented for any law review editor, and certainly for any “professor”.
The only bills that he has authored and that passed into law, according to Senate records, are to name a post office, and support democracy in the Congo. everything else you list, he just jumped on as co-sponsor, often when the bills have been already largely written. EVERY senator does that.
he “opposed” the war in an obscure speech. Nobody, including himself, knows how he would have voted had he been in the senate at the time, with the intelligence.
As big as you think he is, Bush nor anyone else is listening to Obama’s “recs”. this is the natural transition of government and foreign policy, you can not possibly give him credit for that.
Obama DID have the opportunity to have an impact on safety in Afghanistan, as chair of the subcommittee that oversees nato, but he did NOTHING, holding no hearings, while he was selfishly starting his campaign.
NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING.
Your spin to try to flower up his super thin resume is useless, as everyone knows about Obama’s lack of accomplishments now.
Palin wins, by a longshot.

Palin has today scrubbed her website of all the ads she was running with her and Ted Stevens. Wonder why?

Bo, thats from McCain, – he wants to eliminate the deduction for employer sponsored health plans. Look it up.

Obama did very little work on the laws in the Illinois Senate that he took credit for. Obama spent a total of 141 days in the Senate and never held a meeting of the only committee he chaired. Does not sound like a lot of experience to me.

Wr are still waiting for something BHO has done that is worthwhile.
Surely SOMETHING as his warm up to ending world hunger, ending disease, ending global warming, achieving energy independence in 10 years, reducing poverty world wide by 25% in five years or causing the oceans to recede, getting Iran to end it’s nuke program and preventing Russia from ever entering another country.
Surely he MUST have performed some miracle to cause so many people not to laugh at him when he makes incredulous claims…

Mary, as I’m sure you’re aware, Alaska is mostly known for being a lot more corrupt than even Cook County, Ill. or Hudson Co. NJ.

Tell Palin to release the emails! What is she trying to hide?

EMPTY PANTS-SUIT.
LOL!

mccain tried to get a carbon copy of hillary( am i the only one who seen it?)
she tried to give a female empowerment speech – it was horrible- she talked about the glass and the cracks ( as though she had anything to do with it) she is trying real hard to be the women’s NEW HILLARY..lol
only she SUCKS and what has she done for women?? i wasnt even a hillary fan and i was annoyed with her little stunt!!

What a turn of events!
Obama refuses (at the behest of his boss/wife) to select a woman as his running mate.
John McCain selects a woman as his running mate.
Obama and Obiden congratulate John McCain on his choice of a woman for his running mate.
Hillary supporters, are you listening?
What is wrong with this picture?

“DecentAmerican”:
So you’re going to dismiss graduating from Harvard Law School, being President of it’s Law Review, and teaching US Constitutional law at the University of Chicago as “nothing”?
Please.
The laws he got passed in Illinois are nothing?
Working on the US Senate on securing loose nukes with Richard Lugar is nothing?
For those in the real world, these and the other items I mentioned previously are real accomplishments, and serious qualifications for Senator Obama’s Presidency.
Both McCain and Obama have been away from Washington a lot during the months of the Presidential campaign.
But Senator McCain is actually the most absent member of the US Senate by a significant margin.
In any case, what exactly makes Sarah Palin qualified to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America?

Drew, since when is Delaware such a huge, heavily populated state?
Oh yeah, it isn’t. Lol.
Nice try though.

When Obamabots ask how could McCain pick a candidate with no experience when “experience” has been the central focus of his campaign against Obama…..
Ask them how Obama could pick a 30 plus year Washington insider for VP, when his central focus has been he’s all about “change.”
Trust me, they’ll be stumped.

Wow! I’m such an amazing legislator! I had to fight tooth and nail to get that Post Office named the “Katherine Dunham Post Office Building”! Those nasty republicans wanted it named the “KD Post Office Building”! We debated for HOURS! It was GRUELING!

Sarah Palin has been cleaning up Alaska politics for many years.
Did Obama ever attempt to clean up Chicago politics?
Oh that’s right. No.

The Obama campaign will try to bring up Palin’s abortion stance. They will call it extreme.
Do they really want to bring up the issue of extreme views on abortion??
I don’t think Obama (who is to the left of NARAL) wants to go there.

Anon,
Funny how you put down evangelicals, when just a few days ago I heard a whole panel of liberal pundits claim that Obama has been courting the evangelical vote.
I take it after today, you’ll be giving up on that. Good idea.

I have news for the Obamabots who think no Hillary supporters will vote for McCain because of a VICE PRESIDENT’s stance on abortion.
They won’t. Contrary to what most libs believe, not everyone is obsessed with the issue of abortion.
That’s where you guys always foul up.

no your right BUT i just dont see why anyone would want to follow mccain and his “fake wanna be hillary” to the white house when he is the one who is pushing all the talk about pro-life as though he is going to do something about abortions!

Melissa, like I said, most people do not put abortion views as a reason to vote for someone.
Hillary supporters will LOVE Sarah Palin. And that’s just one reason he’ll win.

Kelly, if you think a VICE PRESIDENT’s once being for Pat Buchanan will turn off jewish voters, when Obama himself has a pro Palestine, anti semetic record himself is at the top of the ticket, then you’re sadly in for a let down.
But keep dreaming. Lol.

KELLY:
“But question: If it were your decision, and you were putting your country first, would you put an untested small-town mayor a heartbeat away from the presidency?
Posted by: Kelly | Aug 30, 2008 12:39:51 AM
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But it’s OK to put an untested, hypo-megalomaniacal candidate in the TOP DOG position?
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From the AP:
“Buchanan’s strong message championing states rights resonated with the roughly 85 people gathered for an Interior Republican luncheon in Fairbanks. … Among those sporting Buchanan buttons were Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin and state Sen. Jerry Ward, R-Anchorage.”

and that helps us how??
what is that on our everyday lives she got herself a job lets all vote for her!!

Ed Rollins on Palin:
“by the end of this campaign, she too will be a celebrity”
Isn’t this what they slammed Obama about?

melissa,
I guess you’re quite smitten with all the glass ceilings Obama and Biden are shattering for women all over? Right?

What exactly has Hillary done for women?
Wasn’t she the one in charge of “bimbo eruptions” and the one in charge of discrediting the reputations of all women who brought charges against her husband?
She destroyed every woman who tried to tell the truth.

“Sarah Palin has been actually (gasp) DOING IT!”
I can’t find no evidence of that. She still favors earmarks; she supported Stevens’ Bridges to Nowhere; is under investigation for abuse of power; denyed the allegations flatly at first but later had to acknowledge that they did indeed make phonecalls and yes, that some could be understood as pressure.
Again, what DID she clean up?

Obamabots are running scared. There is a difference in the air. You can already feel it.
Obama’s phony speech now seems light years away.
And we STILL have all next week to showcase the GOP. I’m so glad we got to go last.
Life is good.

then I suggest you quit talking about abortion.
It’s already legal and people just don’t care about it that much as an issue.
It certainly won’t stop many Hillary supporters from voting for McCain/Palin.
So you don’t have that “ammo”…

i did NOT say i liked her anywhere did you hear me say she is the best thing since bread and butter? NO what i said is if your going to run a woman as VP to get hillary’s votes you think she would have the same time put into it!! thats all

Willem,
Wiki has some surprisingly good information on her, for you low information types.

Let’s face it, more people are ready for a WOMAN VP, than a BLACK President.
After all, women are half the population.
Now we can make history without voting for a guy who hangs with terrorists.
Yeeehaw.

Drew, you obviously don’t remember the last debate where he failed miserably.
And even libs admit he’s not so hot without the teleprompter.
Nice try though. Another cookie for you.
Lol.

FACT:
While Obama talks about cleaning up politics, Sarah has actually done it.
And has for years.
Plus she’s an energy expert.
She’s already got more assets than obama. And we haven’t even scratched the surface.

JO- do tell what has this star vp done??

Al Qaida sent 20,000 men into Iraq to kill Americans and set up a caliphate. There are now less than 2,000 left and are getting weaker each month.
Al Qaida sent 19-20 men to kill on 9/11.
What if they sent 500 of the 20,000 trained killers to the US instead?
Do you remember what just 2 snipers did on the east coast and the fear they caused?
Is it true Dems believe all fighting would end with the death of OBL and all the Islamic fundamentalists would stop fighting? Is it true Dems don’t know Al Qaida is in more countries than Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Obama is the retrogressive liberal. He can’t speak, he can’t think, he flip flops, he doesn’t know where he is (Kansas City, but said St. Louis, geesh) and he eats soft ice cream.

Jo: “While Obama talks about cleaning up politics, Sarah has actually done it.”
Oh please, enlighten us. What’s her Claim to Feminist Fame?
I’ve looked high on low but I can’t find anything on what she has actually done …
Bridge to Nowhere? She supported it.
Earmarks? she supported it.
What else is there?

She’s an energy expert who knows
nothing about biofuels, solar,
wind and hydrogen technologies
of the future. She wants to
drill in pristine, protected
areas of Alaska that even old
baldie McCain opposes. If any
endangered polar bears get in
the way of new pipelines being
laid, shoot them she says.
She’s nuttier than any
evangelicals in the Lower 48.

Obama’s time in U.S. Senate equals 143 days,….before that community organizer who got asbestos removed from a building. They better not go there on experience.
AMERICANS ALWAYS VOTE TOP OF THE TICKET. McCain has only expressed interest in one term then it may be a Sarah – Hillary match up in 2012!

I work in the political arena and I happen to know for a fact that many Republicans are infuriated with this decision and they’re supporting it cause they have to. You non-insiders have no clue. The republican representatives of your state are furious at McCain. So,if you’re thinking Republicans are unified because on camera they have to say their cool with it. You’re dead wrong! Behind the scenes many Republicans have said they are secretly voting independent or for Obama. Just thought you die-hards should know. LOL Good Luck!

“Republicans have said they are secretly voting independent or for Obama.”
Yeah and I have a bridge to sell you.

I work for a lobbyist, and the GOP is thrilled with Palin. Meanwhile, the Dems are freaking out, Obama’ speech tanked, nobody is talking about it only 24 hours it happenned, and he didn’t get the big poll bump he wanted. The Dems are freakin out, and the GOP has just got the conservative and woman vote. McCain has shaken it up, and it’s going their way.

Drew….you must have been watching the Hillary – Obama debates with the sound off. The guy is lost with out a prompter and his speechwriters.
Denzil Washington has played a President too, and he’s just as believable.
McCain/Palin!

It is hard to believe that
candidates vastly more
experienced such as Romney,
Pawlenty and Crist are
thrilled by the selection
of Palin. The question is
how hard they and their
supporters will campaign
for McCain.
McCain lost the election
when he announced his
running mate yesterday.

Obama’s speech full of promises…did you hear the part where we all get a pony too? I had to turn it off; so full of FAIRTALES, as Bill said.

I work for a Republican Governor and some Republicans are outraged. I never said all, idiot! You assume I’m Democrat cause I like Obama. You’re sadly mistaken, I’ve voted republican my whole life and recently decided to vote Democrat. You don’t have to believe me. I truly don’t care. As far as Obama, he won the nomination through hard ward and determination and he kicked her ### in the first debate. Remember, Tina Fey and Hillary were crying foul that she was getting all the hard questions. How soon we forget. You guys are sad. Capital S A D!

“Obama, Biden Congratulate Palin”??
You mean, after they first released a statement ridiculing her as the mayor of a tiny town and as someone with ‘zero’ foreign policy experience. You mean, after the usual Barack Obama surrogates on CNN and MSNBC were characterizing her greatest accomplishment as that of winning a beauty paegant some years ago, while also yucking it up as they commented on the pitch of her voice.
Yeah, I am quite sure these two class acts called Sarah Palin with ‘heartfelt’ congratulations.. Uh huh.

As a woman, I love Hillary, but I truly dislike this Republican woman. She is nothing compared to Hillary…and doesn’t share any of her values.

drew:
There are many of us who have been justifiably disgusted with this election because we have had B O stuffed down our throats by a broken down DNC coupled with the absence by apparent death of the fourth estate… possibly because of the mortgage crunch.
If you feel the need to vote for someone for running a fine campaign…by all means feel free to pull the lever for Axelrod.
Obama is just another empty suit with a unique ethnicity who has proven himself to be lacking in too many areas even to be considered for POTUS.
As for his winning any of the debates with Hillary, you should have used a hearing aid!
Can you imagine the oval office overflowing with his questionable associates and their equally questionable patriotism (to this country!) plotting foreign policy for the United States?
That scares me!
COUNTRY OVER PARTY
McCain and Palin
in the absence
of Hillary Clinton

Okay, what experience does McCain have? He’s a POW. He’s been in office for 30 years. He’s dealt with leaders of other countries most of which can’t stand him. Now, Palin…she was the mayor of 8,000 people. She moved to be Governor of 700,000 people. She has executive experience according to Republicans. How does this ticket have anything to offer Americans. McCain is not liked throughout the world so that throws away any foreign experience he was suppose to bring to the table and she is a strong mother with some executive experience but an investigation hanging over her head. Come on, let’s get serious! This is just a ploy to get women to vote for McCain and it seems to be working for now with some, but will it sustain itself for two months. The base is simplistic in mind, they think this is all about making a historical moment, evening the playing field, but it was McCain who ran on the experience platform and two months out he’s flip flopping on what has kept him close this whole time. Wake up! He’s self-destructing and playing old school tactics in a world that’s tired of being toyed with. We’ll see in the coming weeks what she has to offer.

Debra.
First off, your don’t know 10,000 people who believe the things you say let alone millions. You’re just a sore loser who wants to put a women in office at any cost. Great for you! I think there are more level headed women out there who need to know more about this woman before casting their vote for McCain. It’s sad that your vote is not on Universal Healthcare or creating millions of news jobs or ending a war that should have never been waged. Your values are dead set on getting a women elected no matter what the consequences are. If you can sleep at night with Palin at the wheel, more power to you. For me, I’m not voting for Barack Obama cause he’s black or white for that matter. It’s because of issues he’s addressing. This women doesn’t even know squat about the process of Washington. In order to change it, you have to know how it operated to begin with. Besides, no one will even listen to her. Her decisions will be made for her for years to come.

” We’ll see in the coming weeks what she has to offer. ”
Posted by: Drew | Aug 30, 2008 3:56:46 AM
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and hopefully,well before election time, the answers to all those niggling questions and contagious conumdrums surrounding Obama will be revealed

liberati
Did you watch the networks today like I did.? Obama was mentioned many times and the only reason McCain was even mentioned is because the news media was in awe of his pick. Republicans thought it was a great move, but every news station was criticizing and not praising his decision. The Republicans on air were constantly fighting uphill in support of her. Anchors for CNN,MSNBC,FOX, ABC and CBS (even Larry King)were skeptical. So…what were you watching today is truly the question. When it’s the Republicans or Democrats for that matter against the world, the World wins.

Alma:
“If CAIN wins, Hillary will be lost forever.”
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As if you care!
Hillary was the best!
She would have provided this country with the leadership it deserved…. but even though she possibly got even MORE votes then Obama was given…. and even after he had bought sufficient delegates to tide him over….. OBAMA was too chicken hearted to ask HER to be his vice president..
(I’m glad he didn’t; she doesn’t need to spend the next four years cleaning up after his mistakes!)
THAT would have given him a winning ticket!
And you know all that money he spent on showing off his big ears and his Chicago Charlatan skills?
Why couldn’t he have gone for a little less grandeur and a lot more compassion by donating some of it to…. oh I don’t know….. the Salvation Army, or food pantries, or children’s homes or hospitals…..?
The MAIN reason he couldn’t is that
Obama is only for Obama!

Debra’s right!
Calm down, sport; you sound panicked!

Debra,
It’s so enlightening that you have so much knowledge about the politics of news coverage. For instance, you actually believe that Axelrod has enough money to get a complete network on his side for political gain. You’ve proven my point, you’re clueless. This conspiracy theory only applies to people who don’t believe in your way of life right? You are completely a waste of my time. I thought you were an intellectual. It’s turns out you probably haven’t even graduated from high school. Cause a college graduate has more sense than to spew such nonsense. Please someone else debate me cause this lady has proven to be crazy. My 9 year son know better than to believe that one person can’t be in control of two networks. She truly thinks they consult with him before putting information on air. You need shackles and a room with 4 white walls. LMAO!
Oh yeah, the number one cable news station is CNN. Get your facts straight. Hint…Nielsen Ratings tell stations who was number one after each night and over sweeps they’re notified who’s number one. The problem is that stations try to take one good night where they were No.1 and claim they are number one overall. Every station does it and if you’re a lab rat you believe what they feed you.

hi everyone….been awhile since i have been on here…….but i will say this..there are no better speach makers or whathave you, than the clintons. bill is a masterpiece of the art of writing his own speech and carrying his own message..hillary is brave and true…mc’cant picked a lady to run with him..what perfect strategey….we will not vote for mc can’t and forget about hillary!!!!!!!!!

debra, are you on board?? i sure same a lot of your feelings… tell me if you are on…

Obama’s so-called congratulations to Governor Palin was painfully insincere. She has beauty, brains and accomplishments. Her detractors are simply jealous and perhaps more than a little intimidated.

I love that McCain’s VP pick is the Governor of Alaska, Palin!
And to Obama’s comment “Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency,”
I will take an ex mayor in the #2 spot over a community organizer in the #1 spot any day.
Democrat for McCain/Palin ’08

James – notice how the Dems and media are calling Palin a Mayor instead of the correct Governor?
I’ll start calling Obama “the former community organizer” instead of Senator.

The former community organizer initially released a nasty statement about Sarah Palin.
McCain was gracious and paid money out of his campaign funds to make a commercial congratulation the former community organizer on his historic achievement.
Too bad no one ever told Obama that class tells and he has none.

The Republicans are at it again. They thought no one would notice when they replaced the great Thurgood Marshall with Clarence Thomas as if all African-Americans are interchangeable. And now, just because she has ovaries, the Republicans think that Sarah Palin can make Democrats forget about Hillary. I was a fervent Hillary supporter and now I am a strong Obama supporter. A female Neanderthal on the Republican ticket does not make Republican policies more palatable. These are the bozos who claim that everyone has access to health care because they can just go to the emergency room. In a time when mortgage foreclosures are up, unemployment is up the McSame claims that the economy is sound. I guess when you have so many houses that you lose count the economy is sound. And before you RepubliCANTS write in and say that they are his wives houses, please note that this reformer used his wife’s private plane when his campaign was nearly broke. It was a loophole in the McCain-Feingold bill( a loophole he put in). Anyone who was previously for Hillary and is now supporting McCain can not be truly described as a Hillary supporter. McCain is the antithesis of all sh stands for.

Obama is one of 99 voices. He’s never run anything except as a community organizer he became adept at moving around money to all his Marxist buddies.

Republicans should be ashamed. Just look at these posts. You all are acting like complete idiots. GROW UP will you.
This an important time in our nation’s history. It requires your strict attention and yes your common sense.
GROW UP.

Partisanship aside, Can anyone tell me what the Presidency of the United States entails?
Before Bush, America connotes admiration, awe, respect, fear, prosperity, jealosy, Peace, achievement, innovation, freedom in the minds of People world over. The adjectives are endless.
Iraq and Iran would only make empty boast of their wish to attack Israel beacuse they know, should they make an attempt, grave consequencies awaits them from the US.
Mccain is a good guy. He is tough talking and he is experienced. But what happens if the 72 year Old man is unable to preside over the affairs of states, Can you picture a Sarah Palin in the Oval Office?
Can you picture North Korea, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba standing in awe when she speaks?
Please picture this and look at how scary it looks.
America is for all of us. We need to feel safe.
We need to have the feeling that the person in the Oval Office is up to the Job.
This Woman has only left the shores of the US once in her lifetime.
The picture is scary and I hope Senator Mccain will wake up from the bad dream and rescind on this pick during the convention.
If not,……………….

She is no Hillary Clinton and it is an insult for anyone to compare her to Hillary Clinton.

Owen.
You are comparing Gov. Palin’s experience with that of Obama? Go ahead compare!! OBAMA DOESN”T EVEN HAVE ANY EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE!! FOREIGN POLICY? THE ONLY EXPERIENCE OBAMA HAS WAS HIS HOLLYWOOD TRIP TO EUROPE AND MID-EAST WHICH WAS PRETTY MUCH OF A JOKE – EVEN LOST POLL POINTS BECAUSE OF IT!!

Owen -
Yes it would be an insult to compare Sarah Palin to Hillary Clinton. An insult to Palin.
What has Hillary ever achieved in her life? While Obama and Hillary were writing books about themselves, Palin was has run a town and a state.

Owen. Probably comes as a surprise to you that most of us Reps are glad that Gov. Palin is NOT a Clinton. Statesmanship beats political hack …. ALL DAY LONG!!

Obama and the MSM called Bill Clinton a racist for mentioning Jesse Jackson won South Carolina. So what does Dan Quayle have to do with anything? Besides Bush/Quayle destroyed Dukakis/Bentsen

But as for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does everyday? I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we’re trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question.
— Sarah Palin ’08
McCain and Palin will take America in a WRONG direction.
—Hillary Clinton, August 29

Whether my doubts are justified or not, I leave it for posterity to decide.
I am sure as night turns to day that Gov. Sarah Palin is a bad choice at the stage of not only American history but a largely unsafe world where we live, constantly look over our shoulders.
But by and large, I wish her well and I wish every peace loving People all over the World well.

There is a reason why we have not elected a Senator to the presidency in years. They do not have experience running a business, a city, or a state or a budget. They are one of 99 voices. Period.
JFK was the last senator elected to the presidency.

In cutting language, and to cheers that echoed across the stadium, he linked Mr. McCain to what he described as the “failed policies of George W. Bush” and — reflecting what has been a central theme of his campaign since he entered the race — “the broken politics in Washington.”
“America, we are better than these last eight years,” he said. “We are a better country than this.”
But Mr. Obama went beyond attacking Mr. McCain by linking him to Mr. Bush and his policies. In the course of a 42-minute speech that ended with a booming display of fireworks and a shower of confetti, he offered searing and far-reaching attacks on his presumptive Republican opponent, repeatedly portraying him as the face of the old way of politics and failed Republican policies.
He said Mr. McCain was out of touch with the problems of everyday Americans. “It’s not because John McCain doesn’t care,” he said. “It’s because John McCain doesn’t get it.”
Obama’s theme all forgotten in a matter of hours. D’oh. Obama got played big time.

Sarah is one thing Obama will never be.
She’s a person guys will consider one of them.
By picking Biden their ticket became a part of The Good Old Boys in Washington.
Obama/Biden is a boring ticket.
McCain made the “in your face” pick.
And that is why I love him.

The DNC said No to women.
The RNC said Yes to women.
Sarah Palin made history yesterday. Will she receive the same media attention Obama got for making history?

Bay,
Great post! keep posting that because it will help Obama get elected.

Dear Fellow Democrats:
Q: Who else do we know that was the mother of five when she entered politics, prior to that “just a soccer mom” who volunteered in her local party?
A: Nancy Pelosi
Anyone doubt that Sexism is still RAMPANT in our own party! I may not agree with Palin’s political views but I do not doubt or underestimate her abilities. Everything I’ve read is that she is intelligent, hard-working, has actual accomplishments as Governor and Mayor, from the working middle class, principled, and actually stands squarely behind her convictions and beliefs…not something I can say of most career politicians. She is an unknown but formidable VP choice and this is now a new ball game. She is the right choice for the Republican ticket which is still the wrong direction for our county.
McCain’s strategy here is absolutely brilliant, like it or not. Just look at the posts. Looks like “sexism” is the new “racism”. Drop the “experience” whining as that only highlights Obama’s achilles. Drop the Roe v Wade fear fest as many in the middle believe that McCain would never be able to get a “wrong” judge confirmed through what will be a strong Democratic Congress. Drop the “shame on her for not staying home and raising her baby” angle, as many WORKING MOTHERS of all political views do this every day because it is what is right for them and their family.
The Obama-Biden ticket better get out there and really start talking real details and policy…the how, by when, and how are they going to pay for it, if they want to win this election and save our nation. Start clearly laying out the distinctions of where are our nation will go under McCain-Palin vs Obama-Biden.
Stupid stupid Democrats for not taking Clinton on the ticket…once again we reap what we sow!

Amy…. Great Post, I don’t agree with Gov. Palin on alot social issues, but I have to respect her abilities as a Executive and as a “mother”. I am still in disbelief that Hillary was passed over, what were they thinking?

Bay -
Remember, “It Takes a Village”…I am sure Governor Palin has a highly effective and loving support system in place for the care of all her children.
Mothers of special needs children do not abandon their “infant on the side of an Alaskan road.” They do RISE TO THE OCCASION, get resourceful, and find a way, make a way, to take care of their families. Correction, this is what ALL mothers do when faced with a challenge! The best problem solvers, multi-taskers, and cool-headed thinkers in face of a crisis are MOTHERS!
Shame on you..please, crawl back to your cave!

cindy in nc: Palin has *never* been in Iraq. She’s visited troups in Kuwait and Germany.
And probably Canada in her lifetime.
Before she went to Kuwait in 2007, she had to get a passport first because she hadn’t one.

I am not impressed with either of the presidential candidates, but I believe Obama is the worse of two evils. Barack Obama has run his campaign on supporting the middle and lower class, yet many of his policies I believe will hurt those same people.
For example, Obama is in favor of raising the capital gains tax by a large percentage. This would severely damage small businesses within the United States. Small businesses often do no make a profit their first couple years. Once profits are made, they are used to pay off loans and make further investments that will spur growth. This usually leads to the hiring of more employees. If the capital gains tax is raised, many small businesses will fail, reducing jobs and future entrepreneurial endeavors. In a country where there are at least 23 million small business owners and 70% of middle to lower income workers are employed by small businesses, this could be disastrous.
In addition, Barack Obama says that he will free us from dependency on foreign oil in 10 years. If he does not allow for drilling or nuclear energy, his goal is not possible. While I am completely in support of developing alternative energies, every energy professional I have ever spoken with has said that the technologies for alternative energies (current and future) are not capable of replacing oil anytime soon. Therefore under Obama, energy prices would continue to increase, driving up food and gas prices. Another blow for middle to lower income America. On a further note, oil in not used solely for energy. Oil is used in asphalt (which makes up our roads), plastics, and pharmaceuticals. So, while we’re at it, lets raise the cost of infrastructure and health care.

Sarah Palin: Finally, somebody who is not an elite! She is actually a product of the middle class and therefore has an actual connection to our concerns. In addition, unlike Obama she has actually accomplished something other than winning approval just because she is charismatic. As a mayor she cut her own salary and reduced property taxes by 40 percent. As a governor, she “took on corruption within her own party and won.” She has also implemented a senior benefits program that helps low income Alaskans pay for health-care. She has solutions to the energy crisis that is hurting every American.
She is the epitome of Obama’s platform in change. She is someone who has actually accomplished change in a way that actually helps middle to low income people. I would put her accomplishments over Obama’s any day, which to me makes her more qualified than Obama. I have yet to read an actual accomplishment of Obama’s that have helped Americans. He is all talk and no action. It’s not how many years you have been in office. It’s -what have you done? Sarah Palin is the real change not Obama.
Also, McCain is not dead yet. Don’t dig his grave when his doctors have declared him to be in good health. My sister (26 years old) is a three time cancer survivor and is healthy now. If McCain had an immediate health concern, then I would be more willing to talk about the possibility of Palin possibly becoming president if McCain is elected and passes away before his term is up. But that is not the case now. Anyway, the thin resume guy is at the top of Democrat ticket… Palin is at the bottom of the Republican ticket.

LOL, Of course they congratulate her, McBush just killed his own chances of anything.
Ripp

Why don’t all those Senators just go away and leave us Americans alone!!!
Why do we even have the Senate? It’s gross!

This is BS! McCain should step down and Romney should take his place. What has happened to the GOP? All gimmick and no substance.

Amy T., you wrote: “The Obama-Biden ticket better get out there and really start talking real details and policy…the how, by when, and how are they going to pay for it, if they want to win this election and save our nation.”
You really believe the American people will vote for the Obama-Biden ticket when they are told the TRUTH about where the money will have to come from?
According to Sen. Obama, there will be three sources to pay for ALL of his new entitlements: (1) Tax increases for those making at least $250,000; (2) Implementing a windfall profits tax on the oil companies; (3) The money currently being spent on the Battle of Iraq, once the troops are all home.
The problem is:
(1) According to the latest statistics by the IRS, in 2006 there were approximately 3.8 million individuals who earned at least $250,000 in adjusted gross income. If all of these individuals were taxed ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of their wages over $250,000, in theory it might generate about $1 trillion in new revenue. But if the federal government were to announce a 100% tax on all wages over $250,000, individuals would stop working once they reach that amount.
(2) Congress already tried a windfall profits tax between 1980-1988. During that period domestic oil production dropped between 1.2% and 4.8%. Less production means higher prices–thus higher inflation, which will wipe out much of the gains in revenue generated from the windfall profits tax.
(3) The cost of the Battle of Iraq, according to a March 2008 ABC News report, is approximately $12 billion per month; or $144 billion per year. $144 billion BORROWED money. So Sen. Obama proposes borrowing $144 billion every year??
Eventually, it will be up to the middle class to PAY through the nose for their freebee entitlements.
Look at Sweden, which is one of the most generous welfare states. The Swedes enjoy “free” public schooling; “free” university schooling; health care at “nominal” fees; “free” medicine after an annual expenditure (one source has approximately $150); generous pensions, unemployment benefits; sick leave; highly subsidized child care; senior citizen care; even theater and other leisure activities; and the list goes on… With a population of just over 9 million people Sweden is able to provide these “free” entitlements because EVERYONE pays about 60% of their earnings in taxes (combined income tax, payroll tax and value-added taxes).
So if you want all of the “free” entitlements that Sen. Obama plans to implement–in spite of his rhetoric about giving tax cuts to the bottom 95% of the wage earners–eventually your taxes will skyrocket.

James Danley: “(2) Implementing a windfall profits tax on the oil companies;”
I’d be interested to know what you thought of Palin’s increase of State taxes on Oilfield production in Alaska.

William van Oranje:
1) On salary: Okay. I’m willing to concede the point that her pay went up from mayor to governor. However, she still accepted less, which is a salary cut. Also, to me its not so much the dollar amount, it’s how many people in politics are willing to take less. The answer is not many. In truth, many people from both parties find ways to pay themselves and their families more by implementing projects that do not help the taxpayers at all, but give the politicians or their families more income.
2) Again a property tax cut no matter how small is welcome, especially when so many are trying to put food on the table and pay bills. I do not know the exact dollar amount that Palin reduced the tax, but I will look it up. However, AK as a state has the 12th highest property tax. So I believe that a reduction of 40% is significant. Not as significant as a 40% property tax cut in NJ or NH, but still a welcome sign to me.
3) As for your third point is it really that easy to clean up corruption? If it was, why didn’t somebody else do it before? Why are there still so many corrupt politicians in Washington? I don’t believe that it is an easy job to clean up corruption.
As to an increase in deficit. Each party has picked candidates that are going to increase the deficit and by large amounts. I don’t think there is a win situation for either party there.

Personally, I decide by individuals and their history not the history of others.

Willem van Oranje, Alaska is unique. Each resident of Alaska (minimum one year residency) receives an annual revenue check. In 2007 that check was $1,654. This is part of a program that was implemented through an amendment to the Alaska State Constitution shortly after the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System went online (1977). Because of the current high cost of energy, the Alaska State Legislature passed and Gov. Palin did, in fact, signed into law a tax increase on the oil companies. It is reported that Alaska collected an estimated $6 billion from that new tax. As a result, a special $1,200 payment per resident has been approved (in addition to their regular annual check). I am not in favor of any wealth redistribution, which this is.
HOWEVER, it is now being reported that there are signs that this tax hike is already discouraging future exploration and development. This is one of the reasons a national windfall profits tax is being opposed by the Republicans.
My own personal beliefs on this issue are as follows: (1) Corporations are already paying taxes on their profits; (2) I oppose any new taxes that limit a corporation from making profits; (3) I oppose any tax that targets a particular private business or a specific product (I oppose the so called sin taxes); (3) I especially oppose taking profits from a private business and directly sharing it with the public.
In a nutshell, I would prefer that the income tax be totally eliminated for both individuals and corporations. I am a firm believer in the fair tax, with one change. I do not like the idea of a monthly prebate check being sent to every individual to offset the tax paid on essential goods and services (poverty level expenditures). Instead, I prefer tax-free stores be opened for purchasing generic essential goods. Sending out monthly checks would be extremely expensive. And these tax-free stores would create thousands of new jobs.

If you are going to discuss Obama’s experience have the brains to adress it correctly – 8 years State Senator (big state, let’s not forget) and 4 years US Senate (as in country). Palin – 8 years mayor (Wasilla – less than 7,000 people) and less than 2 years governor State less than 700,000 people. Please don’t forget her legistlative investigation in her state that is current and on going and her flip flopping on the bridge to no where and fighting big oil…or is that drilling in AK? I am not sure….but we sure do need to take the polar bear off of the endangered species list, because it is effecting or drilling…..hmmmm…. Anyone on this site who feels like she has the experience to run a country, any country, is just plain missing brain cells. You can argue all you want…Obama was PRESIDENT of the Harvard Law Review, what college did Ms. Palin attend? Or did she? I don’t know that answer. Palease……people. You make an emply and ill informed case for Ms. Palin as choice for VP. Good luck w/ that one.

The Liberals don’t get it …
Picking Palin is not about APPEASEMENT of the Obama camp.
It is about electrifying the Republican Party’s MIGHTY SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE POWERHOUSE,… AND unleashing a stunning torrent of campaign cash, as the McCain camp raised a staggering US$7 million !!!!….in the day-and-a-half since Mr McCain named Mrs Palin on Friday.
The evangelical conservative grass roots of the Republican Party, which helped secure two White House terms for Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush is erupting in delight just in time for this week’s party convention.
Move over Obamamania … this is GOP’s version of Palin-mania…she is the new headlines. BHO is yesterday’s news.

Republicans,
You guys selected Bush over McCain in 2000. If your top guy Bush turned out to be the WORST PRESIDENT in American history, think how worse will it be under your second best McSame?
Americans are not going to be fooled this time.
Playboy girl Palin is no Hillary Clinton!!!