Gov. Palin on Wall Street
ABC News’ David Wright, Alyssa Litoff, and Imtiyaz Delawala report: Sarah Palin deviated briefly from her standard stump speech to acknowledge the news from Wall Street today.
"This is an issue of real concern," Palin told thousands gathered in a rodeo ring in Golden, Colo. But, she said, "I’m glad to see the Federal Reserve has said ‘no’ to using taxpayer money for a bailout."
Palin’s remarks echoed McCain’s calls to overhaul outdated regulations and bring accountability to the financial markets. Palin accused Wall Street regulators of being "asleep at the switch," and vowed that she and McCain would "put an end to the mismanagement and abuses."
"We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop the golden parachutes for CEOs who betray the public trust," she said.
This was the first time Palin had mentioned Wall Street in her stump speech. Mostly, she tends to reprise large portions of her nomination speech from the convention. Palin, herself, may not be the most authoritative spokesperson on such issues. In the past, when she ran for Alaska governor, she freely admitted to a reporter that she got a "D" in macroeconomics in college.
McCain has been touting much the same message on the campaign trail today, and the campaign has debuted a new campaign ad titled "Crisis."
What precise reforms would Palin like to make, to better protect U.S. investors? Unfortunately, there’s no way of knowing for sure. The candidate is not taking questions from the press.
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Let me get this straight: Somethings broken and I am to believe “hiring” the people who are responsible will fix the problem? They want to fix it using the same tools and same people? Stupid is as Stupid does. Does Palin know who Phil Gramm is and the assistance McCain gave him in passing these de-regulation laws in the first place?
Posted by: NMP | September 15, 2008, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
How does Palin have credibility stating “McCain would “put an end to the mismanagement and abuses.” when she is under investigation for abuse of power?
Posted by: Just curious | September 15, 2008, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm
Is pointing out that she got a D in macroeconomics elitist? I’m sure many will write in to claim “I got a D in economics too and I’m doing fine”, to which I say you aren’t helping to guide the country during a financial market meltdown.
Please read up on the issues and don’t vote from the glossy words of the stump speeches.
Posted by: D Student | September 15, 2008, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
A “D” in MacroEcon? Wow, i’m smarter than a Vice Presidential nominee!!! Anythings POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Dem-4-Life | September 15, 2008, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm
You forgot the last sentence: “this ad paid for by Barack Obama”.
Posted by: Robbie | September 15, 2008, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
Does this mean that McCain is going to kick all his friends out of his campaign and then out of Washington since these are the people who have stolen money from the average American taxpayer? I think not…John’s as greedy and ruthless as they are. It’s all about power. Just use the American people to get elected and then treat them like trash. Sorry McCain…No Way! No How! No McCain/Palin!
Posted by: maryanne | September 15, 2008, 12:24 pm 12:24 pm
Well, this is what happens when Bill Clinton and the GOP decided to deregulate the banking industry.
Both the DFL and GOP have their share of blame in this mess.
Posted by: alpaig52 | September 15, 2008, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm
McCain doesnt understand economics and Palin Failed economics…meanwhile we are going through an economic crisis. God help up!
Posted by: mo | September 15, 2008, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
THIS LADY DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THE ECONOMY!!! NOTHING!! Listen to her READ HER CUE CARD!
Posted by: CLUESS PT2 (feat Sarah Palin) | September 15, 2008, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
mccain palin tooo dangerous!
Posted by: Bhrandon | September 15, 2008, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm
Palin says “We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop the golden parachutes for CEOs who betray the public trust,” she said.
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Hmmm… Is she firing McCain’s entire head campaign staff? 7 uber-lobbyist spearhead McCain’s campaign. How do you reform when your policies are written by the people you want to reform?
Posted by: Wake up People | September 15, 2008, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
Ha, no wonder we here abroad laugh at how dumb (some) Americans are. Yes, you have a lot of money, but you sure are DUMB. Name me one G8 country or 3rd world country that has an uneducated or average intelligent Prime Minister, President, MP or Governor General? NONE. We only vote in highly educated people. Your last educated President was Bill Clinton.
Yes, Palin is somewhat attractive but in a global society, her looks can’t help her when it comes to discussing policies.
Posted by: Dfor Dummies | September 15, 2008, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm
Aaahh! My fellow Americans, please think again before you vote for McSame-Palin. Their academic records are really mediocre: McSame: 884th out of 889th in the class, Palin: 6 colleges for 6 years to get BA.
With economic like now, we really need an intelligent leaders to lead us and get us out of this mess.
Posted by: Concerned US Resident | September 15, 2008, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm
What does this clown know about Wall Street? Wake up America- don’t be taken by a phony!!
Posted by: Jackson in NC | September 15, 2008, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm
I have never seen a campaign so bizarre as the McCain/Palin Campaign. Do they really expect us to believe they are going to fix things when they are the ones who put us in this mess to begin with????
Posted by: Nancy D | September 15, 2008, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
justcurious…investigation for ??? Are you refering to the trooper, ex brother-in-law, who used a taser on his stepson, illegally shot a moose, drinking on duty, used threats of violence….The same trooper who has had countless reprimands…The trooper who
“The record clearly indicates a serious and concentrated pattern of unacceptable and at times illegal activity occurring over a lengthy period, which establishes a course of conduct totally at odds with the eithics of our profession,” Col. Julia Grimes, then head of Alaska State Troopers, wrote in March 1, 2006.
You mean that abuse of power case in respect Palin was trying to get this guy off the force….
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
Palin got a “D” in microeconomics? Well, all the guys who got all the “A”s just went bankrupt.
Posted by: HarleyDavidson | September 15, 2008, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm
People who get their news only from their tv or newspapers don’t know what is really going on. And often youth think they can change the world, make a difference, and are easily fooled. I read way back that the horrible Bush/Cheney Energy Bill of 2005 that was quietly passed (which Obama voted for and Clinton and McCain voted against because it was totally irresponsible and threw billions of taxpayer dollars at big oil and energy and is partly why we are suffering now) is key to this election. The ones who control MSM are the ones who profited from that legislation, and who stand to profit from putting bo in office. The DNC chose Obama because they thought he could bring in the youth to strengthen the party for the long-term, and they could control him while at the same time use the Chicago style politics for “winning” elections and ensuring a continuous money flow.
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
This is as gooD as Bushes statement saying THE ECONOMY IS STRONG ENOUGHT TO HANDLE THIS……these people don’t have a clue and there will be much of nothing left to this nation when Bush is finished and I sure hope you are smart enough NOT to vote republican….God help us….
Posted by: indp voter | September 15, 2008, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
Has anybody seen Palin’s grades and whether she even took economics or for that matter how the other three (McCain. Obama and Biden) did in the course. This information on all should be available to all — no as binding on any vote chocie, but as information to consider.
Posted by: bhciapol | September 15, 2008, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm
Barack Obuma knows nothing. He is nothing but arrogance and venom. This crisis I hope will bring His honeymoon to a quick end. He is a fake, a phony, and a sanctimonious liar.
He is not qualified to be the govenor of AKASKA!!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Good one, Harley Davidson…..
Posted by: SandyB | September 15, 2008, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Has anybody seen Palin’s grades and whether she even took economics or for that matter how the other three (McCain. Obama and Biden) did in the course. This information on all should be available to all — no as binding on any vote chocie, but as information to consider.
Posted by: bhciapol | Sep 15, 2008 12:49:36 PM
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HAS ANYONE SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT BO’S GRADES???
ALL HIS SCHOOL RECORDS ARE NOT AVAIABLE, NEVER HAVE BEEN.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT BLT RELIGION IS?????
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm
Barack Obuma knows nothing. He is nothing but arrogance and venom. This crisis I hope will bring His honeymoon to a quick end. He is a fake, a phony, and a sanctimonious liar.
He is not qualified to be the Governor of ALASKA!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 12:58 pm 12:58 pm
the sad part is that those people at the rally ate this up. Empty rhetoric. seems like I’ve heard this somewhere before….perhaps in 2000 and 2004.
Posted by: Jason | September 15, 2008, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm
“The first thing I would do to help our economic problems is get my note cards out and read what they told me to say”
Sarah Palin
Posted by: Reality of Palinistic Economics | September 15, 2008, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
curious Ind- ABC, NY Times, Washington Post and I’m sure numerous others have detailed articles on cronyism, vendettas, various and wide-ranging abuses of power, including TrooperGate, etc.
Posted by: Just curious | September 15, 2008, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
He is not qualified to be the Governor of ALASKA!!
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I’m baffled by your statement.
It seems blatently obvious to all of us who listened to Palin that there are no qualifications necessary to be Gov of ALASKA. (Except perhaps, being able to see Russia. That qualifies as “national security experience” up there. Doesn’t play so well in the lower 48 though.)
Posted by: Palin is DANGERIOUSLY UNKNOWLEDGABLE | September 15, 2008, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
justcurious…I’m sure??? Don’t you know for sure??.. My info is from Anchorage Daily New, 07/27/08..My point is that this guy, Trooper was a “ticking bomb” and needed to be off the force; furthermore, Palin, in trying to fire him from the force, in my opinion was NOT ABUSE OF POWER…Isn’t that what we expect of our elected officials, to enforce the rule of law…
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
Barack Obuma knows nothing. He is nothing but arrogance and venom. This crisis I hope will bring His honeymoon to a quick end. He is a fake, a phony, and a sanctimonious liar.
He is not qualified to be the Governor of ALASKA!!!
“The first thing I would do to help our economic problems is get my TelePrompTer out and read what they told me to say”
BABY CAKES OBUMA!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
Accepting Lehman Brothers’ money, Dems sweep the medal race:
Obama has raised a full $395,574 from employees and PAC’s of the now-bankrupt Lehman brothers, second only to Hillary Clinton ($409,980).
Chris Dodd (No 4–$165,800) and Chuck Schumer (No 3–$181,450) did quite nicely, too
Clinton, Hillary S NY D $409,980
Obama, Barack S IL D $395,574
Schumer, Charles E S NY D $181,450
Dodd, Christopher J S CT D $165,800
Posted by: carl | September 15, 2008, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm
Palin like her man McCain are novices on economics. McCain himself admits he knows very little about economics, info is just not necessary to fly a jet a squeeze the triggers of your rockets and machine guns. So he never bothered to learn. The fact he wants and has Phill Gramm hiding behind the curtains the very toad who is most responsible for our economic mess now says McCain is a nut.
Posted by: ronnieraygun | September 15, 2008, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm
Barack Obuma knows nothing. He is nothing but arrogance and venom. This crisis I hope will bring His honeymoon to a quick end. He is a fake, a phony, and a sanctimonious liar.
He is not qualified to be the Governor of ALASKA!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm
“This is an issue of real concern,” Palin told thousands gathered in a rodeo ring in Golden, Colorado. But, she said, “I’m glad to see the Federal Reserve has said no to using taxpayer money for a bailout.”
Does she know anything about anything? The Fed doesn’t dictate bailouts.
Besides, Congress and the President have devoted so much future money to the Freddie/Fannie bailout, there isn’t much stomach for taking on another fallen giant.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm
That pop you just heard is the sound of Baby Cakes OBUMA’S celebrity balloon bursting.
He must fess up he is begging Hillary to be VP now.
TOO LATE!!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm
HP: “Barack Obuma knows nothing.”
He knows the Federal Reserve couldn’t bail out companies even if it wanted to.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should. – John McCain
Posted by: AkaDad | September 15, 2008, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
HAS ANYONE SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT BO’S GRADES???
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He was only the head of Harvard Law Review. Probably a poor student. Lord knows, getting into Harvard is way too easy. His Political Science degree from Columbia with a specialization in International Relations doesn’t help anyone.
McCain, who gradutaed in the BOTTOM 1% of his class, is obviously a brain trust. He learned to fly a plane. Even though he admitted not understanding economics, he should easily guide our economic recovery.
And Palin’s journalism degree is WAY impressive, no matter how many schools she had to attend to get it.
Posted by: The GOP Brain Trust | September 15, 2008, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
HP: “Barack Obuma knows nothing.”
He knows the Federal Reserve couldn’t bail out companies even if it wanted to.
Posted by: Paul | Sep 15, 2008 1:16:04 PM
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Are you sure??, he does think there are 57 states. He is such a buffoon!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
From the article: Palin accused Wall Street regulators of being “asleep at the switch” and vowed that she and McCain would “put an end to the mismanagement and abuses.”
I’m just sitting here amazed at all this. Are you Republicans really happy that your ticket is saying Washington would regulate Wall Street better than it can watchdog itself?
Don’t get me wrong. I used to be strongly opposed to regulation in general, almost to the point of being libertarian, and now I’m more open to the benefits. But this quote from Palin I think will really strike quite a few Republicans in their gut… at least those few who do care about more than just winning.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
I put the plane on E-Bay, truth but only half. It was sold by a private company and at a loss of $600,000. to one of Palin’s campaign contributors. She told Congress they didn’t need the bridge to nowhere if they needed it the State would build it themselves, truth but only half, She kept the Federal money given Alaska for the bridge and put those funds into Alaska’s general funds. Then gives all Alaskan’s money back from a surplus budget, flush with millions of Federal tax dollars from people in the lower 48 states and Hawaii. These funds come from taxes placed on Oil Companies doing business in Alaska, that money returned to Alaskan citizens is charged to oil company customers in all the other states, so once again we subsidize Alaska even in returned tax money from the state. Some deal they have going we all pay their way.
Posted by: hughhefner | September 15, 2008, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm
HP – and Palin thinks there are 49, lol.
John McCain, now he’s not focused on domestic policy. He’s the foreign policy expert. He understands the tensions along the Iraqi-Afghan border better than anyone.
Bottom line is they all mispeak on the trail. McCain tends to repeat his mispoken items, so as to make people wonder whether he really is mispeaking or just ignorant – like the Iran supporting al Qaeda thing.
Palin has only been on the trail for a short while now, but she’s rapidly catching up.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
curious ind – go read the three page investigative article from the times yesterday and look up the one in the Washington Post. Sorry you are stuck on one story-line and denial to get your candidate out of the woods, but that dog don’t hunt – to put it in “Alaska” terms.
Posted by: just curious | September 15, 2008, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
He was only the head of Harvard Law Review. Probably a poor student. Lord knows, getting into Harvard is way too easy. His Political Science degree from Columbia with a specialization in International Relations doesn’t help anyone.
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He was backed by a rich SAUDI, and have you seen any grades??
Please, please share we have never been able to get them. Even the MSM does not have privy to any info on BABY CAKES!!! Who paid his way, Harvard is sooooo expensive???
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm
HP: “He was backed by a rich SAUDI, and have you seen any grades??”
Obama was backed by George Bush while a college kid? Who knew?
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
I think we (American people) still have enough food and are in the mode of ignorance that they cannot differenciate what is good & not so good for them and their children. Westill cannot leave RACE factor out while making the choice of our leader. Pathetic!!!
GOD guide us to the right path… wake us up…
People, if you get spare time, please read history of great nations… the leader lead the country to ashes by lying to people about the reality and people were blinded by thier false perceptions…
GOD bless us…
Posted by: R A | September 15, 2008, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
HP Boston,
You’re concise, inellectual, and well constructed arguements have been duly noted. I mean wow, calling people names takes brilliance! We will all listen to YOU now.
And you voted for Bush – twice?
That about sums up by retort.
Posted by: More Wasted Space on the Blog | September 15, 2008, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Palin: “We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business…”
I really can’t believe I’m seeing this from the Republican ticket.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
Woodward’s new book REVEALS that Bush lied about us NOT winning in Iraq because he was afraid to dispense such bad news to the American public. Today Bush stated that the economy was strong enough to weather this storm.
Posted by: justaskin00 | September 15, 2008, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
New poll from SurveyUSA is out.
Virginia
Obama 50% – McCain 46%
Posted by: AkaDad | September 15, 2008, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
More Wasted Space on the Blog |
You can call me a racist but never demean me by insinuating I am a republican. How dare you insult me in that degrading way. Watch out or I will put lipstick on you, YOU PIG!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
Palin on Wall Street? How can somebody who claims she is an expert in foreign relations because Alaska is close to Russia say anything about the complexities of the current economic crisis. Alaska is too far away from Wall Street for her to know anything at all. She must be getting her ideas from McCain who says he knows little of economic matters and gets his ideas from Bush.
Posted by: jefflz | September 15, 2008, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
I think OBUMA would look a lot less of a fool right now if he had chosen HILLARY CLINTON instead of SAME OLD WHITE GUY BIDEN.
THANK YOU!sylvie2566
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
sylvie: “I think John McCain would look a lot less of a fool right now if he had chosen Mitt Romney instead of Sarah Palin.”
Well, its still questionable whether it was a foolish move. I’m with you in that I think this Palin thing will blow up in his face, and definitely with you in that it should.
She was an absolutely cynical pick on McCain’s part. But, her newfound popularity thus far seems to be holding.
I’m not sure it will blow up before November. A person has capacity for great insight and reason, but people also have the collective capacity for being really dumb.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
justcurious…LA Times???WA Times???NY Times??? Times Times?? “the dog don’t hunt?” LOL….What part of Trooper Gate are you defending??? Using the taser on his kid…illegally hunting…..drinking on the job….Be specific…
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
At least Palin has a record to review. Obama doesn’t even have that.
Posted by: Robert Howell | September 15, 2008, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
Don’t worry folks!
Sarah Palin got “Vice Presidency for Dummies”, “Where in the World is That Country”, and a free copy of “GOP Platitudes” on Ebay.
So she’s now qualified for the job by current GOP standards.
Posted by: Palin: The gift that keeps on giving | September 15, 2008, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
jeff: “How can somebody who claims she is an expert in foreign relations because Alaska is close to Russia say anything about the complexities of the current economic crisis.”
Jeff, she can because in her mind it isn’t complex. Its a question of good and evil.
Regulations used to be evil; now they’re good.
Private markets used to be good; now they’re evil.
In true Orwellian fashion, Palin is saying we should trust her to determine what happens to be evil at the moment, and allow her to quash it… because, after all, its God’s will that she regulate Wall St.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
How can Mr. Keating Five and Palin talk about reforming Wall St.? They must think we are all stupid.
Posted by: jefflz | September 15, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
WE ARE THE ONES NO ONE WAS EXPECTING!!!
PUMA POWER>>>18 MILLION STRONG<<<<<<
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
So HP is a Clinton supporter. I see.
Are there any Republicans here? I’m curious as to how Palin’s remarks are playing among you all.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
McCain says everything is good….
Phil Graham says we’re bitching..
Palin once was in N.Y.C. so she knows economics..
ain’t it great how the Repugs/Conservatives scream for socialism to bail them out when they get into trouble…
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm
Jake,
This is how low you can go with someone’s educational credentials. How many Presidents have economics background. Even those with MBA from Havard have not managed this economy well. Bill Clinton studied law and politics but turned the economy around. It is nonsensical to ridicule a woman’s credential for office by refering to her grades at school. No wonder the media has lost credibility!
Posted by: zeferimus | September 15, 2008, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
I guess some of the above can’t wait for higher taxes and lower wages. Your right! We don’t need change, we need more government. We need government to tell us when we eat and tell us when we sleep. Yes, we need more government.
Sounds like socialistic goverment to me.
DJ.
Posted by: DJ. | September 15, 2008, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
jeff: “How can Mr. Keating Five and Palin talk about reforming Wall St.? They must think we are all stupid.”
They’re counting on it. Well, they don’t need us all; just 50.1 percent.
Don’t be so dismissive of McCain’s chances. It could work. Its shameless, but it could work.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
wow the nasty bots are out in full today.
Posted by: Kim | September 15, 2008, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
HP can you tell me what McCain will do for this country if elected. Or are you just voting against Obama.
Posted by: annie | September 15, 2008, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
Going back to the tax rates under Clinton is Socialism? Why don’t you people learn what Socialism is before talking.
Posted by: AkaDad | September 15, 2008, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
You can call me a racist but never demean me by insinuating I am a republican. How dare you insult me in that degrading way. Watch out or I will put lipstick on you, YOU PIG!!
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Now THAT’s funny stuff!
I “reject and denouce” my previous insinuation.
Posted by: More Wasted Space | September 15, 2008, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
DJ: “We need government to tell us when we eat and tell us when we sleep.”
Well, come on, that’s not fair. For some of that, we have the Pentacostal Church (which Republicans think ought to be the government, but that’s another story).
By the way, anyone here familiar with the Pentacostals? I went to one of their services once, back when I was a single guy dating any skirt I could, lol. One of those skirts happened to get sucked into one of these churches.
So I go with her (yes, she was that cute) and everyone is really friendly to me. Then I see them rolling around on the floor, and speaking gibberish, etc. And afterwards, they’re still friendly – coming up and asking my name, and all that. Until one of them asks me about my religious background.
I tell him I’m a Catholic. And he says, oh we have lots of former Catholics. And I say I’m a current Catholic, not really looking to leave there. Suddenly not so nice anymore. You’d think I was wearing a Browns jersey at a Steelers game or something.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Lets see Palin says seh visited troops in Iraq, sort of truth she crossed at the border of Kuwait into Iraq several feet and talked to some soldiers, then left crossing several feet back into Kuwait. Then said she visited in Irland, truth her plane landed in Irland, after leaving Kuwait, for a re-fueling stop only. TYhis lady is one big liar even bigger than the Texan Bush.
Posted by: hughhefner | September 15, 2008, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
paul…why oh why do dems keep bring up the Keating Five…STUDY THE CASE…Out of Five 4 were Dems and the only two who were cleared of any wrong doing was John Glenn (D) and John McCain (R)…..by the Senate Ethics Committee…..
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 1:59 pm 1:59 pm
Akadad: “Going back to the tax rates under Clinton is Socialism? Why don’t you people learn what Socialism is before talking.”
Actually, I’d like to hear what Palin has to say about Wall St., because I’m betting if she got off her talking points and was allowed to wander for a while, she might come pretty close to spouting a few socialistic lines.
Bottom line is we are socialistic to a degree. We do have government influence on the economy, particularly at the local levels. Think about it – when your county board of supervisors tells you where you can build what kind of business, or even whether you can or can’t, isn’t that a form of socialism?
The trick isn’t to throw labels around but instead to find the balance that works right for any given situation – not allowing dangerous trends to further develop but also not stiffling creativity and profit motive too much.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Aka Dad saying something don’t make it so. Income taxes are just that income taxes that doesn’t create socialism. Idiots like you spout out party garbage like you think you know something you don’t.
Posted by: Barney Phiffe | September 15, 2008, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Nope; doesn’t make up for McCain’s bonehead statement this morning.
http://www.political-buzz.com/
Posted by: matt | September 15, 2008, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Palin is an Airhead: you wrote–”vote smart–vote Obama.” But Obama was stupid in not picking Hillary as VP. he may be book smart, but stupid in the area of knowing what he needed to win this election (Hillary). Too bad he was out-smarted and let his big ego get in the way of the best choice for his VP.
Posted by: DuskyDakota | September 15, 2008, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
Disasterous Economic History Repeats Itself As Reaganomics II!
Reaganomics = Bushonomics = McCainomics = economic disaster for America EVERY TIME!
They all give away the nation’s wealth to those addicted to wealth, who NEVER really create goods and services for the nation.
The wealthy, who are seriously addicted to wealth, only horde the nation’s wealth in foreign banks, gamble away the nation’s wealth in the interest rates markets, repeatedly destroy the housing markets, and leave a humongous and record national debt behind.
Simple economic solution:
Allow the nation’s wealth to working families.
THIS WILL ‘FORCE’ the wealthy to seek to seduce away the working class wealth by creating tempting goods and services.
Posted by: Patriot | September 15, 2008, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
D.J.
yer right, …
we need less government and more
Iran/Contra, Wall Street crashes, Savings & Loans scandals, ENRON, Bear Stearns bailout, Fannie & Freddie bailouts, mortgage and credit crisis, Wall Street bailouts, bank bailouts, more Iraq, more wars, more energy market speculation….
just trust in the ol’ trickle down theory, less or non-existent regulation, trust business to do the right thing…
I want to party with you cowboy……
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 2:06 pm 2:06 pm
Palin is right: “We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop the golden parachutes for CEOs who betray the public trust,” she said.”
All those CEOs (like Enron’s) got A+s in Economics and they are stealing from America and YOU. They should all go to jail instead of getting big payments after leaving a RUINED company behind. I want that kind of reform. If the Company fails, the CEOs and CFOs should also go down with the ship.
Posted by: DuskyDakota | September 15, 2008, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
PALIN IS A LIAR!!!
Every time she gives a speech she lies!!
That bridge to nowhere? Well guess what people she STILL supports it!!!!
Check to story linked on the ABC news site:
http://www.propublica.org/article/palin-administration-still-pursuing-nowhere-project-913/
LIE, LIES, LIES!!!! Is this what we want from the next administration?? We already have that NOW!!!!
Vote for the TRUTH! Obama/Biden ’08!!!!
Posted by: Davis | September 15, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
I wonder what Obama got in macroeconomics? He won’t release his grades or anything to do with his time at Columbia.
Posted by: w3bgrrl | September 15, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Proves that Bob Barr is the only person worth considering in the race. Gets zero media attention but read his policies for a refreshing look at how the country should be run by someone who knows something about it. Vote for Freedom, vote for Bob. Make an informed choice, reject change as a label and vote 3rd party for real change.
Posted by: WhatAboutBob? | September 15, 2008, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Palin is an Airhead: you wrote–”vote smart–vote Obama.” But Obama was stupid in not picking Hillary as VP. he may be book smart, but stupid in the area of knowing what he needed to win this election (Hillary). Too bad he was out-smarted and let his big ego get in the way of the best choice for his VP.
Posted by: DuskyDakota | Sep 15, 2008 2:03:50 PM
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Actually Obama was smart for not picking Hillary…
If he did the Republicans would be running that “sniper fire” deal in a continuous loop right now! That and dredging up every bit of old Clinton baggage including White Water!
You are a fool to think it would have gone any other way!!!
Just another distraction by the Republican LIE machine!
Posted by: Davis | September 15, 2008, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July, the paper reported.
“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari told the Post.
Obama had argued that Congress should be involved in any negotiations to withdraw U.S. forces and that it was in everyone’s best interest to not have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration because of its “state of weakness and political confusion.”
Posted by: amy | September 15, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
curious independent: “paul…why oh why do dems keep bring up the Keating Five…”
Beats me. Ask one of them. I’m an independent.
I agree bringing up the Keating five isn’t a good attack – its old, regardless of whether it sticks to McCain or not. I’m more focused on McCain’s belligerence and lack of temperment to provide us with reasoned responses to overseas situations on a consistent basis.
Also, the Bush tax cuts thing – I do believe our greatest national security threat is a threat of fiscal and/or currency collapse, and both are a plausible scenario because of the national debt ballooning like it has.
I’m not a big fan of Obama’s domestic agenda – even health care. I’d rather we prove we can pay for existing entitlements before we create new ones.
But I do know when we cut taxes sharply we diminish revenue, leading to the big spurts in an otherwise steady growth of national debt. Those spurts came during the Reagan cuts and now, more noticeably, during the Bush cuts. Make no mistake about it – an economic collapse would be worse than a terrorist with a nuclear device.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Barney Phiffe
Go ahead and tell us what Socialism is.
Posted by: AkaDad | September 15, 2008, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
re: DuskyDakota:
“”We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business”…..”All those CEOs”
well, the CEO’s, the very core of the Repug party, and Palin & McCain are going to ‘teach em’ a lesson eh?
pass the bourbon….
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
WE HAVE 50 DAYS TO GO REPUBLICANS!!
And your pretty little “star” Palin is starting to flame out already!!
The larger the pile of her LIES gets, the more shine comes off your beauty queen folks!!
If things work out right, the pile of LIES will be SO LARGE by election day, that she won’t even matter anymore…
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | September 15, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
annie ..not my debate however the answer to your question why McCain and not Obama…the big one is EXPERIENCE..Obama 140 days of working experience in Senate vs McCain’s 20 plus years….Obama’s spending agenda doesn’t add up according to some budget analysts….exs. universal health system $65 B a year curb home foreclosures $10 B aid Irqis displaced by war $2 B the list goes on and on to the tune of $130 B a year not to mention Obama wants to raise taxes on the “rich” of course he has not specified what “rich” is..doing away with the FICA cap..raising dividend tax, raising tax on investments…that will hit everyone with a pension plan…McCain will extend the Bush tax cut…$90 B in program expenditures..
The War Obama say he will take us out of Iraq…GREAT…but will increase troop strength in Afghan….NOT SO GREAT..
Posted by: cruious indep | September 15, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
good comment Paul…
Bin Laden, in his wildest fantasies couldn’t have imagined doing as much damage to America as the Republicans have……
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
Keeping trying democrats and obama idiots and yes Hitler was a community organizer before leading Germany into wwii.
Posted by: fmark | September 15, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
ahhhh,
the 1st Hitler comment, thank you ‘fmark’
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
Keeping trying democrats and obama idiots and yes Hitler was a community organizer before leading Germany into wwii.
Posted by: fmark | Sep 15, 2008 2:18:45 PM
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The only one in this election that reminds me of Hitler is that NAZI beauty queen PALIN from Alaska…
It is her way, her religion or NO WAY!!!
But never fear Republicans, the TRUTH is coming out, in a slow and steady stream…
Posted by: Davis | September 15, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
paul…Agreed..
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
PALIN=BUSH IN A SKIRT WITH LIPSTICK!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
McCain is 72 and has a history of Melanoma. And this Palin is a heart beat away? If they get elected, pray every day for McCain’s continued good health. God help us all if she ever becomes Pres.
Posted by: Hedley Lamar | September 15, 2008, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
HP Boston – you can’t be 18 million strong, because I voted for Hillary but will be voting for the democrat, Barrack Obama. So if you can count ( i doubt that), minus 1 from 18 million doesn’t make it 18 million.
Euro Guy and Dfor Dummies, you are so right, my family and friends in other countries can’t believe how DUNCE republican voters are.
Posted by: LiarLiarPantson Fire | September 15, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
curious: “Obama’s spending agenda doesn’t add up according to some budget analysts.”
Neither candidate’s do.
And McCain even made his Republican colleagues in the Senate laugh about a month ago or so when he said he would balance the budget in four years.
Either he’s simply ignorant about what all would need to be cut to do that, or he’s lying.
Let’s put it this way – out of discretionary spending (the only thing a president can touch, and even that only with congressional approval), getting rid of a $460 billion annual deficit could only be done in conjunction with cutting the Defense Department’s budget by something like 70 percent.
So, curious independent, what does McCain say about Defense?
Palin, who clearly doesn’t understand much about anything, says they’ll introduce efficiencies. Um, okay, but she obviously hasn’t ever looked at the numbers. Can we save a few million here and there? Sure. But if she thinks she is going to balance the budget by making the Executive Branch more efficient, she’s a fool, and maybe I can come up with a bridge to nowhere to sell her.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
HP BOSTON
President obama was president of the law review at harvard while palin was a pta mom no comparison.president obama graduated top of his class while palin was making babies at least president obama isnt scared to hold a press conference palin doesnt even want to meet the press and she wants to be second in command laughable just laughable! PALIN=BUSH IN A SKIRT WITH LIPSTICK!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
A D in MacroEconomics.
She’s Perfect to head up the economic recovery based on her hiring standards as Governor!
Posted by: Leonard Peltier | September 15, 2008, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
certainly hope McCain will reintroduce his immigration reform proposal as President. We need that immigrant labor now more than ever. It is what makes our economy fundamentally sound.
Posted by: Ricky | September 15, 2008, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
At least Palin has a record to review. Obama doesn’t even have that.
Posted by: Robert Howell | Sep 15, 2008 1:36:42 PM
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Now ain’t that the truth!!!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
One Word:
Deregulation.
Brought to you by the ‘conservative’ party.
Posted by: Leonard Peltier | September 15, 2008, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
Just for you HP Boston…
PALIN IS A LIAR!!!
Every time she gives a speech she lies!!
That bridge to nowhere? Well guess what people she STILL supports it!!!!
Check to story linked on the ABC news site:
http://www.propublica.org/article/palin-administration-still-pursuing-nowhere-project-913/
LIE, LIES, LIES!!!! Is this what we want from the next administration?? We already have that NOW!!!!
Vote for the TRUTH! Obama/Biden ’08!!!!
Posted by: Davis | September 15, 2008, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
angie: “obama graduated top of his class while palin was making babies…”
Angie, I’m an Obama supporter, but I really don’t see the sense of using Palin’s labor against her.
But I will say this about Obama compared to Palin.
In late 2006, when everyone was wondering how the presidential fields would shape up for both parties, quite a few were wondering if Obama would run.
Yet during the same period, no one was asking about Palin, least not that I remember.
Now I’m not arguing that obscurity is a disqualifier, and granted Palin didn’t run for president then, but I do think it puts those comparisons in perspective, back from a time when we all were looking at the prospective candidates without the entrenchment of a near-term election day.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
HPBoston
re: ‘At least Palin has a record to review’
yes………and we’re learning more and more every day about her ‘record’ and assertions….
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm
HP can you tell me what McCain will do for this country if elected. Or are you just voting against Obama.
Posted by: annie | Sep 15, 2008 1:50:36 PM
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I am voting FOR McCain as a protest against the DNC!
To not back Hillary and to commit fraud to get BABY CAKES Obuma on the ticket is a CRIME!
And where is BARRY SOETORE birth certificate??
Who is Barack Obama??
Where was he born and who really wrote those books of his and got them published.
Why is the DNC shoving him down our throats??
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
yes Palin has a record a record full of lies and corruption keeping the money for the bridge to nowhere taxing taxpayers money for her and her families personal things using her power to get people fired nice record PALIN=BUSH IN A SKIRT WITH LIPSTICK!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
People who get their news only from their tv or newspapers don’t know what is really going on. And often youth think they can change the world, make a difference, and are easily fooled. I read way back that the horrible Bush/Cheney Energy Bill of 2005 that was quietly passed (which Obama voted for and Clinton and McCain voted against because it was totally irresponsible and threw billions of taxpayer dollars at big oil and energy and is partly why we are suffering now) is key to this election. The ones who control MSM are the ones who profited from that legislation, and who stand to profit from putting bo in office. The DNC chose Obama because they thought he could bring in the youth to strengthen the party for the long-term, and they could control him while at the same time use the Chicago style politics for “winning” elections and ensuring a continuous money flow.
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
Palin: “We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop the golden parachutes for CEOs who betray the public trust.”
I’m still amazed by this. Truly stunning statement.
Palin reforming the way Wall Street does business… wow.
And, y’all do realize the only ones who can control these golden parachutes are the respective corporate boards. Is Palin saying a McCain administration will nationalize large corporations?
But then this from the woman who believes its the Federal Reserve who decides whether or not to bail out Lehman.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
These comments from Palin are stunning in their ignorance.
Were these the talking points she was given, or did she go off script?
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
Someone wanted to know IF BARACK OBAMA WAS DUmb OR NOT? I just sent someone an excerpt of his background and accomplishments. I will send to you all – but it will come in several sections..he’s a very accomplished and experinced guy.
He graduated from Columbia University in NYC then got his law degree from Harvard, where he was elected by the student body to the highly prestigious Presidency of the Harvard Law Review. He passed the bar and became a civil rights lawyer, turning down several $80,000 positions in major law firms because he wanted to first give back to the community and worked for three years as a $12,000 per year community organizer. Later,he would practice law at a reputed Chicago law firm and also served as Professor/Lecturer of US Constitution Law at the University of Chicago.
Posted by: Annemarie | September 15, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. Obama gained bipartisan support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws and sponsored a law increasing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and promoted increased subsidies for childcare. In 2001, as co-chairman of the bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Obama supported Republican Governor Ryan’s payday loan regulations and predatory mortgage lending regulations aimed at averting home foreclosures. He became chairman of the Illinois Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee in 2003 and led the unanimous, bipartisan passage of legislation to monitor racial profiling. In 2002, he gave his now famous speech against US invasion of Iraq and pressed President Bush not to engage in a “dumb war” that would be long-lasting, take too many lives and cost US taxpayers too much.
Posted by: Annemarie | September 15, 2008, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
” I CAN SEE RUSSIA FROM MY HOUSE”
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: YIPES | September 15, 2008, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
He was elected to the US Senate in 2004. That same year he delivered his now famous keynote speech at the Democratic Convention. He introduced two initiatives bearing his name: “Lugar–Obama,” which expanded the Nunn–Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons,[and the “Coburn–Obama Transparency Act.” He introduced S. 453, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, as well as the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007. He sponsored an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act adding safeguards for personality disorder military discharges, the “Iran Sanctions Enabling Act” supporting divestment of state pension funds from Iran’s oil and gas industry, and co-sponsored legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism. He sponsored a Senate amendment to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program providing one year of job protection for family members caring for soldiers with combat-related injuries….and many, many more.
Posted by: Annemarie | September 15, 2008, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
I’m really glad that Sarah Palin will be there to tell Phil Gramm how to fix this mess. He Obviously doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Posted by: Leonard Peltier | September 15, 2008, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
am voting FOR McCain as a protest against the DNC!
To not back Hillary and to commit fraud to get BABY CAKES Obuma on the ticket is a CRIME!
And where is BARRY SOETORE birth certificate??
Who is Barack Obama??
Where was he born and who really wrote those books of his and got them published.
Why is the DNC shoving him down our throats??
Why is pastor WRIGHT right about BO the mere politician?
Why is pastor WRIGHT so dam RICH??
WHY is every Media talking head on Bo’s gravy train???
WHY are the BOTS so dam gullible??
Why are the voters not INSISTING HE PRODUCE HIS RECORDS!!
I firmly believe OBUMA is not your all AMERICAN BOY SCOUT!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
HP BOSTON
Nobody is shoving obama down anyones throat let go of the past the primaries are over the conventions are over he won fair and square he got just as many votes and won just as many primaries as hillary LET THE PAST GO move on if you want four more years of the same then johns your man you want change and things different then obama is your man dont vote out of spiteness you may be sorry!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
He has served on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations, the Environment and Public Works Cttee and Veterans’ Affairs Cttee. He fullfilled assignments with Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. He also became Chairman of the Senate’s subcommittee on European Affairs.Obama has made official trips to Eastern Europe, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.
In his 4 years in the US Senate Obama successfully authored more major laws than McCain achieved in his 22 year career in the Senate.
Unlike Governor Palin and Senator McCain, who had ghost writers write their books, Obama himself authored and edited two best-selling books; Dreams of My Father and The Audacity of Hope.
This is not in any way everything, just a sampling. Doesn’t even have time since he announced his candidacy for President.
Hope it helps you know him a little better.
Posted by: Annemarie | September 15, 2008, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
HP BOSTON DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH ON OBAMA NOT THE MEDIAS!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
God forbid, what happens if she needs to step in as president I want my VP to be very well rounded on all issues for America not focused on 2 or 3 like the spouse of the candidate….SCARY
Posted by: votor | September 15, 2008, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
This will be a true test for us voters. Do we recognize a naked (and ignorant) emperess or not.
And let’s face it – the only executive decision both McCain and Obama have made is their respective choices for running mates. This isn’t about Palin – its about McCain’s judgment in picking her.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
Maybe sara palin can tell phil grahm to stop calling us american whiners!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Wall Street Shuffle
ralph DR RON cynthia
What have they done to the earth?
What have they done to our fair sister?
Ravaged & plundered & ripped her & bit her
Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn
& tied her with fences &
Dragged her down!
mike dennis jesse ross
Posted by: nader PAUL mckinney | September 15, 2008, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
One of the first things Palin did as governor was to put a tanning booth into the governors office
Posted by: absolute truth | September 15, 2008, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
paul
people fail to realize mccains judgement its poor its not healthy we really cant afford him as president!
Posted by: angie | September 15, 2008, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
Sounds like socialistic goverment to me.
DJ.
Sounds right to me, DJ. My suggestion is you start fighting socialism right now and get you, your Granny and anyone else in your family off Social Security and Medicare immediately.
Posted by: Pug | September 15, 2008, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
He sponsored an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act adding safeguards for personality disorder military discharges, the “Iran Sanctions Enabling Act” supporting divestment of state pension funds from Iran’s oil and gas industry, and co-sponsored legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism. He sponsored a Senate amendment to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program providing one year of job protection for family members caring for soldiers with combat-related injuries….and many, many more.
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WOW the tag on amendment senator, never a bill always an amendment. Led by his nose the jr. senator was allowed to add his name to bills he NEVER EVEN READ!!!
He would sneak in and try to get a photo op with the MEN who wrote and passed the BILLS. HE DID NOTHING!!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
HPBoston:
re: “don’t know what is really going on”
exactly, only Republicans know what’s going on,… that’s why everything is working out so well for America right now…
and, just in case you missed it….
more Palin lies…..
from: AP
Campaigning on her own, the Alaska governor also said Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama “wants to raise income taxes and raise payroll taxes and raise investment income taxes and raise business taxes and raise the death tax.
In fact, independent groups such as the Tax Policy Center have concluded that four out of five U.S. households would receive tax cuts under Obama’s proposals.
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
absolute truth: “One of the first things Palin did as governor was to put a tanning booth into the governors office.”
Funny, but come on. There’s enough real stuff to pick on without making up ludicrous things – let’s leave that for the Republicans, lol.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:49 pm 2:49 pm
HP BOSTON
Don’t be so ignorant and childish.
If you want to know a little about Obama, read the four connecting posts I just sent. You’ll learn that he is a very intelligent, well-educated, accomplished and experienced gentleman and skilled politician.
If you’re not smart enough to vote for him. Don’t. You’ll love life under McCain-Palin. God help you.
Posted by: Annemarie | September 15, 2008, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
The 4th paragraph of this “news” article is where jouralism ends in our country in the 21st century. Just report and keep your opinions to youselves. I find it rather comic that it took three of ABC’s best to write such an in-depth story.
Posted by: Martin E. Conlon | September 15, 2008, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
Paul: The gov can tax the crap out of CEOs leaving comanies in ruin (such as golden parachutes and severance packages). That is what McCain/Palin can approve if our Congress actually put our country before executives’ gains. Corporate boards do not control taxation last time I checked.
Posted by: DuskyDakota | September 15, 2008, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
am voting FOR McCain as a protest against the DNC!
To not back Hillary and to commit fraud to get BABY CAKES Obuma on the ticket is a CRIME!
And where is BARRY SOETORE birth certificate??
Who is Barack Obama??
Where was he born and who really wrote those books of his and got them published.
Why is the DNC shoving him down our throats??
Why is pastor WRIGHT right about BO the mere politician?
Why is pastor WRIGHT so dam RICH??
WHY is every Media talking head on Bo’s gravy train???
WHY are the BOTS so dam gullible??
Why are the voters not INSISTING HE PRODUCE HIS RECORDS!!
I firmly believe OBUMA is not your all AMERICAN BOY SCOUT!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
Dusky – are you saying McCain plans to tax corporations to the point of where they can’t pay executive severances?
And this is what you’re supporting?
I thought the Republican talking point was corporate taxes are evil, and just get passed along to the consumers.
So now the new Republican talking point is, what, “tax, tax, tax ‘em until they simply can’t afford any more golden parachutes.” Wow, I continue to sit here stunned.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm
LiarLiarPantson Fire: there might be more than 18 million who switch to McCain. I voted for Obama in the primaries but decided that he put his ego first (above his country and party) by passing over Hillary to pick Biden. I don’t want an arrogant, egotistical leader who says “equal treatment of women” and then discriminates against one who would have 1) unified the party and 2) helped the Dems to control the White House for 16 years all because he didn’t want to share the spotlight with the Clintons. Shame on Obama–he lost my vote by showing that he could not reach across the aisle within his own party. Don’t blame me when he loses–he shot himself in the foot and has only his arrogance and pride to blame.
Posted by: DuskyDakota | September 15, 2008, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
Here’s a friendly tip to Republicans – y’all need to huddle up and figure out how to spin this, because right now there isn’t a coherent defense of Palin’s ignorant statements about Lehman, golden parachutes, the Fed, etc.
And after that huddle, try to figure out who gave her these talking points and get that person off the campaign. This is some lethal stuff with your own base – you know, the part of the base that joined the party for reasons other than it being what they believe God wanted them to do.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
CURIOUS INDEP
Hey there, clever cookie. Where did you get your info on Obam’s 140 days in the Senate?
Guess you’re not as smart as you think you are, ‘cos he was 8 years in Illinois Senate and 4 years in US Senate. Perhaps you’re just lousy at math. Last time I looked, there were 365 days in any given year…that would mean Obama has been in the US Senate for 1,460 days and Illinois Senate for 2,920 days.
And during those thousands of days he authored dozens of laws, some landmark, served on significant Senate Committees and passed legislation that changed the way things were done and improved the quality of middle class life.
Don’t they teach you guys how to read or research any more?
Posted by: Annemarie | September 15, 2008, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
I can’t believe I’m seeing people defend “Troopergate” because Sarah Palin’s ex-brother-in-law “was, like, a really bad guy you guys…” – really? really?? – the fact that one crooked cop used a taser and knocked back a couple pints… it was so important to get rid of one crooked cop, that the Governor fired the head of all cops in retaliation for not firing one cop?
how many murder cases got flushed down the toilet after this happened? how many undercover drug agents had to quit mid-mission?
the irony is? Sarah Palin’s mean bullying ex-brother-in-law cop – is still a cop. she disrupted the entire state’s investigative and prosecutorial system on this little vendetta, and she STILL didn’t get her way.
and some of you people are DEFENDING her??
it doesn’t matter that the ex-brother-in-law was a bad guy. make a case against him, and pursue it. don’t fire his boss’s boss’s boss out of spite – for crying out loud, don’t bring your personal issues into the workplace, especially when you’re that powerful.
Posted by: Fred Reese | September 15, 2008, 3:01 pm 3:01 pm
Dusky:
re:”Corporate boards do not control taxation last time I checked.”
right, they just meet in the backroom with folks like Cheney to set policy and maybe to subcontract out a war to their best buddies… no need to control taxation as companies seem to actually pay very little in the first place despite the mantra of ‘highest corporate taxes in the world’.
Posted by: Jazzman | September 15, 2008, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
The McCain campaign will be not destroyed by the Democrats – the GOP are going to do it themselves.
In the last Republican congress bills containing 14,000 earmarks were passed; under the Dems that has fallen to 10,000. But both sides know that they cannot do with earmarks and under ‘Loose Nuke’ McCain Republicans are going to suffer as much as anyone else.
That’s why Rove, Greenspan, and even Fox News have begun to move against him. Maybe they think it would be better to sacrifice this cycle and launch a stronger campaign with a ‘proper’ Republican like Tim Pawlenty or Bobby Jindal in 2012.
Posted by: Reggie | September 15, 2008, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Reggie: “That’s why Rove, Greenspan, and even Fox News have begun to move against him. Maybe they think it would be better to sacrifice this cycle and launch a stronger campaign with a ‘proper’ Republican…”
I’ve actually thought that from time to time. We’ll see if there is a sacrificial element in the GOP. There’s material now for them to use – the first is Palingate and the second is her and presumably McCain’s statements regarding the market today.
But if anything like that happens, it will be via backroom discussions and not a blatant denouncement of McCain’s candidacy on Meet the Press.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
You Dem’s would find something wrong with the Virgin Mary. Wait! you don’t believe that story anyway, do you?
Posted by: bombem | September 15, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
The GOP is responsible for the era of de-regulation in the financial markets (as everywhere else) that is responsible for this mess. To say that those same Republicans are the best bet for fixing the problem they caused in the first place is pretty strange.
Posted by: Dirik Lolkus | September 15, 2008, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
bombem: “You Dem’s would find something wrong with the Virgin Mary. Wait! you don’t believe that story anyway, do you?”
Lol, pretty funny to hear someone touting the Virgin Mary when they go by a name like “bombem.”
I wonder if she is amused?
Anyway, Mr. bombem, yes there are Obama supporters who believe in Christianity. In my case, I’m a Catholic, and as you may know Mary holds an even more special place in our faith than other denominations.
We just don’t feel as though party affiliation gives us any right to pretend to speak for God.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Hey Dem-4-Life, she got a “D” and she’s a Governor, I bet you got an “A” and what are you?
Posted by: bombem | September 15, 2008, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
bombem: “Hey Dem-4-Life, she got a “D” and she’s a Governor, I bet you got an “A” and what are you?”
That’s pretty cynical, bombem, implying bra size had anything to do with her political rise.
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
And during those thousands of days he authored dozens of laws, some landmark, served on significant Senate Committees and passed legislation that changed the way things were done and improved the quality of middle class life.
Don’t they teach you guys how to read or research any more?
Posted by: Annemarie | Sep 15, 2008 3:00:22 PM
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WOW talk about delusional!!
You know you can get severe diarrhea from too much kool aid, its all that sugar!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
Fellow citizens think seriously about the intellectual capability of John Sidney McCain and Sarah Miss Palin before voting for them. America needs leaders with high IQ. Unfortunately McCain and Palin have very low IQ and do not deserve to lead the great nation on earth.
Posted by: BKMC | September 15, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
You Dem’s would find something wrong with the Virgin Mary. Wait! you don’t believe that story anyway, do you?
Posted by: bombem | Sep 15, 2008 3:13:47 PM
——————-Ya they would be saying she needs to get laid!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
HP is like the crazy aunt we all love, despite her penchant for sitting in the corner rocking chair ranting all day long about how “Mr. Roosevelt destroyed the country!”
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2008, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
HP is like the crazy aunt we all love, despite her penchant for sitting in the corner rocking chair ranting all day long about how “Mr. Roosevelt destroyed the country!”
Posted by: Paul | Sep 15, 2008 3:36:37 PM
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Paul don’t be so subtle, tell us how you really feel.
Maybe you should go to confession today, let us know if that priest wants you to sit on his lap again….Auntie will slap you silly if you say such things!
Posted by: HP Boston | September 15, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
“I can see Wall st from my house!”
Posted by: Scabby-Nubtail | September 15, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Lets see her tax records for the last 6 yrs..
would love to see if she claimed all those expenses for her staying at home and her kids travel as income..
she needs to start explaining herself
Posted by: l | September 15, 2008, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
You,re a hypocrite Paul. As I understand the Catholic faith, killing the un-born and now the born in Obamas thinking is in opposition to the tenants and teachings of your supposed faith. Mary may or may not be ammused by me but I’ll bet she’s down right appalled by you. I’ll bet choice never crossed her mind. “OH WAIT” do you believe OBAMA really is the Messiah? And by the way, YOU sure don’t speak for GOD do you?
Posted by: bombem | September 15, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
“Unborn”…LOL Kinda like the undead?
Posted by: Scabby-Nubtail | September 15, 2008, 3:50 pm 3:50 pm
Palin and McCain keep telling us that they are going to reform this and reform that, but they are not telling us how! Believe me it matters! Reform is just an empty word unless you can be specific about exactly how you are going to do it.
So McCain, tell us exactly how you are going to reform our government, the Senate, Wallstreet, our financial institutions, the big oil companies, etc., or is reform just an empty word used to create an emotional draw towards your campaign!
Posted by: Gerry - Denver | September 15, 2008, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
LOL @ you weak minded morons believing in a baseless bunch of garbage written centuries ago by scientifically ignorant goat herders out in the desert. A new Christain school opened by me, they called it the Veritas Academy. Veritas being the latin word for Truth. So they basically called themselves “The Truth Academy”…it would be funnier if it were not so pathetic.
Posted by: Scabby-Nubtail | September 15, 2008, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
So will McCain reject severance pay for the CEOs of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac like Obama has proposed?
Will McCain give the middle class a 4.4% tax cut such as the one he has proposed for those making $2.8 million plus?
The Republicans don’t care about the little people. It’s all about money and influence. To the majority of Americans they say, “you’re on your own”.
Posted by: cincyr | September 15, 2008, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
Scabby-Nubtail, you are Hell bound sucker.
Posted by: bombem | September 15, 2008, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
Barack Obuma knows nothing. He is nothing but arrogance and venom. This crisis I hope will bring His honeymoon to a quick end. He is a fake, a phony, and a sanctimonious liar.
He is not qualified to be the Governor of ALASKA!!
HP Boston:
Obama knows Muslim!!
Posted by: kerry | September 15, 2008, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin is great choice for “most” Americans. Let’s vote for them this November. Amercia cannot afford to have cocky, hypocrite domocrat liars as our leaders.
Posted by: Mike | September 15, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
Palin says she knows foreign policy because she can see Russia from Alaska. Wall St. is too far for a direct line of sight so we have to conclude that like most other subjects this poorly educated hockey mom knows more abut shooting moose or wolves from airplanes than about economics. Maybe she plans to learn her Bush economics from McCain. I guess she thinks we are all stupid.
Posted by: jefflz | September 15, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
MIke States “Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin is great choice for “most” Americans. Let’s vote for them this November. Amercia cannot afford to have cocky, hypocrite domocrat liars as our leaders.”
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How are McCain/Palin going to reform Washington when it’s their lobbyist that are writing the banking, oik and gas, housing policies? “most” Americans get that the only change they bring is same heartache – different public faces. The only “hypocrite” in this race is the candidate in this race who calls himself a Maverick while cowing to his far, right wing base.
Posted by: Paige | September 15, 2008, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
anyone who get’s a d in macro econ is not fit to be president–i don’t want another dumb president!!! and by the way the fact that the fed is making funding for bank’s easier the tax payers are paying–more short term notes more debt—also it was mcsames friend phil graham who pushed the senate for relaxed regulation of the banking and securities markets—palin is an idiot let’s face it. you can like mccain and be a republican but come on get real she is stupid!!!!
Posted by: william | September 15, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
I wish some of these comments could be copied to some of the conservative websites so that they might be read by those who still support the Mccain ticket. Obama supporters should be flooding those sites with letters and comments.
Posted by: Arlene | September 15, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
A “D” in macroeconomics. Will she release her college transcripts? Does she even have a diploma? Why did she go to 6 different colleges in 6 years?
Posted by: Rick | September 15, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
great. a self admitted D in macroeconomics Palin and a ” the fundamentals of our economy are strong and i never understood economics” Mccain.
lol what a freaking joke.
Posted by: voter in pa | September 15, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
Sarah and Todd Palin are just one step above trailer trash. A very small step.
Posted by: DMR | September 15, 2008, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
This says it all,McCain/Economy
http://video.stumbleupon.com/?p=uxj8z3kl6r
http://video.stumbleupon.com/?p=nrhbk84h52
Posted by: Jules | September 15, 2008, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
yes sir bush the —c—student got us into this mess–now mccain the d student will correct it-and palin the no education worth talkink about is the answer——-THE FINAL CONCLUSION IS THAT BUSH -DUMB-MCCAIN DUMBER-HOW CAN ANYONE THINK THE PARTY THAT GOT US IN THIS MESS WILL GET US OUT—–AND BOMB BOMB ,WE ARE ALL GEORGIANS TODAY HAS THE ANSWERS. HA HA HA HA HA HA–ARE ALL REPUBS THAT DUMB.
Posted by: rodney | September 15, 2008, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
With all due respect Rick..please cite your source for the “D” in Econ that Palin was supposed to have received…Palin attended five.. Obama three..Obama has failed to release his college transcripts from Columbia College but self-describes his period at Columbia as “buckling down following a troubled adolescence.” Hummmm
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
HP Boston, Obama writes all his own speeches, unlike McCain and Palin, in fact McCain didn’t even write his own books, he had to have someone do it for him, Palin went to 6 colleges in 5 years, what does that tell you, or was it 5 in 6 years?? Anyway if you can’t stick to facts and truth then don’t stick around, hate is not pretty.
Posted by: Jules | September 15, 2008, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
PALIN JOURNALISM—–IS THAT A FINANCIAL WIZARD–WE KNOW HOW DUMB MCCAIN IS –STOOD ON TV AND SAID DUE TO NAFTA WE ARE LIVING IN AN ERA OF PROSPERITY—HOW FREAKING OUT OF TOUCH IS HE——-NO THE –D — STUDENT IS JUST D-U-M-B——WISE UP THIS IS OUR COUNTRY GOING DOWN THE REPUB DRAIN.
Posted by: rodney | September 15, 2008, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
MCCAIN STARTED OUT AS THE ONE WITH EXPERIENCE—-GUESS THE BUSH EXPERIENCE IS NOT VERY POPULAR—NOW HE WANTS TO BE THE CHANGE CANDIDATE—–WHAT A PARROT—WONDER WHAT IS NEXT WITH THE IDIOT MCCAIN—SURE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE CONTENT OF HIS COLUMBIAN VISIT—–WE MUST HAVE A FEW MORE JOBS TO SEND OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.—-DONT FORGET ABOUT THE MONEY BORROWED FROM CHINA—-CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT.
Posted by: rodney | September 15, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
anniemarie….Obama elected to Senate in Jan 2005…begins campaigning for President Oct, 2006,…has been campaigning ever since…anchored dozens of laws…some landmarked???? LOL…The fact is Obama has only sponsored one national law and it’s dubious whether he can claim full responsibility for that one HR 4986…his ideas made it into law but Obama was not a sponsor or cosponsor of H.R. 4986..
McCain has “Sponsored 537 bills since Jan of 1993..of which 340 made it out of committee 31 were successfully enacted..
So to recap we have McCain 31 and Obama, maybe 1…EXPERIENCE
BTW..I am not a guy..Just like a Dem…making incorrect assumptions on the intelligence of gender
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
IF MCCAIN IS THE BEST YOU HAVE TO OFFER ———I SURE WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE THE WORST——-
Posted by: rodney | September 15, 2008, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
SINCE MCCAIN VOTED ALONG WITH BUSH 95% OF THE TIME——-IN WHAT WAY WOULD YOU CALL HIM DIFFERENT—HE IS PART OF THE BLAME—-BUSH MCBUSH ONE AND THE SAME
Posted by: rodney | September 15, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
jules…Obama writes his own speeches this only proves one thing..he has a talent for BS…
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
rodney…Actually McCain voted 85% with his party and Obama voted 97% with his party…now when you consider that McCain record show him to be much more bipartisan than Obama, Washington Times article dated today entitled “Records show McCain more bipartisan.” “In fact, by several measures, Mr. McCain has been more likely to team up with Democrats than with members of his own party.” With that thought in mind, considering we have had a Democrat held Senate and House since November of 2006, maybe McCain should have voted majority with his party…..maybe we would not have the problems we have today………
Posted by: curious indep | September 15, 2008, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
HP Boston and Bombem are not claiming to be christians? Say it ain’t so – these 2 are the most hateful people on here. Just look at bombem’s name – Is that Christian like? I forgot, thier only claim to christianity is to be against abortion and gay marriage – that my friends are the repups claim to christianity – I have got news for them – jsst like the rest of them – Falwell, Robertson, etc – there is a special place in HADES for them – right next to their real maker SATAN.
Posted by: HaHa | September 15, 2008, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
Again:
Obama’s press availability? Nil.
Posted by: Wade | September 15, 2008, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
She just gets scarier and scarier. Have you heard about the “writer” she quoted in her acceptance speech, Westbrook Pegler? Here’s what Robert Kennedy Jr. wrote about him today: Fascist writer Westbrook Pegler, an avowed racist who Sarah Palin approvingly quoted in her acceptance speech for the moral superiority of small town values, expressed his fervent hope about my father, Robert F. Kennedy, as he contemplated his own run for the presidency in 1965, that “some white patriot of the Southern tier will spatter his spoonful of brains in public premises before the snow flies.”
Posted by: obamamama | September 15, 2008, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
I agree with Dusky Dakota but 4 more of the last 8 no way. Sounds like paln is running for the top spot all she is doing is running down her so called partner, especially when she talks about cleaning up the corruption in Washington since mcbush is part of that same corruption he’s been there long enough. I wanted Hillary but I willsettle for Obama at leasdt he is taking on her policy solutions and calling them change.
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | September 15, 2008, 7:06 pm 7:06 pm
So how much does the Obama campaign pay all of you bloggers to infiltrate the Palin articles? Hope you didn’t give up your day jobs to do this, that is if you have any because in little more than six weeks you’ll all be out work. Hope you don’t expect any handouts from the taxpayers like ‘feed me, house me, give me free condoms and Planned Parenthood vouchers.”
Even Karl Marx was better than you guys. Obama is not Clinton. Obama is Marks/Lenin/liberation theology/ backed by BIG MONEY George Soros (new world order) (think George Orwell 1984) and Billionaire Oprah Winfrey among others.
The plus side on this is that anyone reading these comments has the capacity to use their search engines and their God given brains to search out objective facts which give quite different answers than the ones you Obomabots offer. Give it up. Truth ultimately wins. McCAIN/PALIN ’08
Posted by: Mary McCurry | September 15, 2008, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
What’s Palin going to do about her husband’s run in with the law on more than one occasion. Is she going to fire him also.
Posted by: dee | September 15, 2008, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
Why is she even commenting on Wall Street?!! The only thing she knows about is having babies.
Posted by: disgusted | September 15, 2008, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
I am a white college educated woman and registered Republican. I am so ashamed and embarrassed what my party has done with lie, lie, lie, lie. News media, fact check, analysts, etc have proven and in the print verify LIES, LIES, LIES, LIES. JOHN MCCAIN TOO!
I was first excited when Sarah Palin chosen as Vice President. Off I started researching. Personally I just could not vote for any ticket due to gender, age, race, etc. My excitement turned to total alarm quickly.
WHY???
(1)Sarah Palin is presently under legislative investigation as a Governor. Since she was chosen Vice President instead of cooperating as she said she would – she has implemented full roadblocks. McCain sent top lawyers up there. Sarah using private email acounts used for government business. All out attempt by her and her administration to avoid Public Records Act. Claiming executive Privilege for with holding information. She hired her own attorney which is attempting to take away from legislature committee which was voted upon unanimously at 100% for. Republican blaming Democrats and vice versa. Blames have no bearing. Sarah Palin is by all accounts is blocking investigation. Damaging evidence has already been introduced. Cause – she illegal pressured to have her brother in-law who is State Trooper fired. He went through an ugly divorce. Palin’s had been warned by divorce judge to stop their vendetta back in 2005. But push continued. Evidence is audio tape plus emails verifying pressure to fire this trooper so far. Maybe this trooper deserved. Fact is – there are legal avenues that could have been taken to get situation resolved. Palin made approximately 30 claims against this trooper – which all went back to Palin family only claims and no witnesses, only three were declared substantiated. No witnesses for almost all. No audio tapes, no videos, etc. He would have been easy to catch in this day and age. Not done. WHY?? Complaints did not even start until trial got ugly. There appears to be lots more here!! I have saved agency/government documents. I have saved Sarah Palin’s email. Todd Palin has been forced to be a witness by court. This investigation is on the way to being a total cover – up!!! Another possible crooked/corrupt politician in FBI proven corrupt politician in the state of Alaska
(2)Sarah Palin is claiming she cleaned up government. Took on the “good ole boys”. NOT TRUE. FBI started investigation bacK IN 2004. Aug, 2006 FBI did first raid on leislator offices. Sarah Palin ran for governor claiming change and was elected Nov, 2006. Sarah Palin and Alaska did nothing for investigation. FBI did all of th einvestigation. Was out of Washington. FACT – Alaska government was who was being investigated. Per FBI – 11 Republican legislators indicted!! No Democrats. Appears Republican Party is where corrupt officials were!! Sarah Palin did not take on corrupt politicians. FBI did!! Read the facts. Google Alaska Political Corruption – go Wikipedia. Review other sites to back up as we all know wikipedia is changed all the time. But will get you started. Must verify. All is true.
(3)ENVIRONMENT – SARAH PALIN RATES ARE ALMOST “0″ WHEN RATED BY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. SARAH PALIN AGAINST LAWS THAT REGULATION INDUSTRY POLLUTION DRAINAGE INTO SALMON STREAMS. history of opposing other bill regulating pollution for industries.
(5)I was concerned about information found while she was mayor of Wasilla. City was left $23 millions dollars in debt when she left. Started with surplus. This is small town. Fired Librarian – librarian stated in newspaper at that time Sarah Palin wanted books in town library censored. Outcry from city. Recall almost occurred. Then librarian was rehired and recall group quieted down. Sarah Palin backed down. She fired almost all city department heads who had worked for city for years. Fired City Planner when he stopped work on a house owned by a friend of hers. Built sports complex on land town did not have legal title to land. Still in courts and appears they are having to pay owner who actually legally bought land 1.5 million dollars more than tentative agreement only verbal was agreed to. No action by Sarh Palin and land sold. For some reason it is difficult to get people to say anything- good or bad. Found evidence of “wolves attack group” who gets people who criticize her?? Push them out of their jobs, etc. Police Chief fired when he wanted to close bars at 2am instead of leaving open until 5am and because police chief opposed letting people carry concealed weapons into all stores. Spoke publicly few weeks earlier he was doing excellent job. Three weeks late she fired him stating her was heading correct direction. I found this reason given several times. NRA wanted police chief fired. Police Chief almost won court case, but his legal work agreement with prior mayor was not passed through city council. Found these examples extremely alarming. Chronology of events revealed a pattern of actions. Anyone who opposes Palin is gotten by these attack groups and appears loss of jobs with their employers?? Pattern of personal feelings or possible vendetta interferring with her professional decisions and duties??
(6)Whole history of her opinions given up until one week ago. Felt global warming is nt man made. Last week she backed off this stance. And most definitely appears to be for political gain only.
(7)Sued Washington to remove polar bears from endangered species. Palin told biologist professor studies declared polar bears not in jeopary at present. This was a Federal Reports and she said info validated her opinion.. This professor filed through Public Records Act to get records. Scientific report reveals and states polar bears still need protection. Sarah Palin lied. Professor has proof and supplied – printed in news article supporting his claims. This was outright lie.
(8)Found too many outright lies she has made
(9)PRESENTLY – Sarah Palin now changes multiple stances on how she has stood since she has been in politics. I say she is lying!! She seems has switched as John McCain wants her to do. This is outrageous.
Americans we need honesty. Today stock market crashed. Economy is in very serious condition!! I can not trust John McCain and Sarah Palin anymore. Words are cheap!! Actions reveal and proven by multiple agencies in print they are both lying and continuing to lie. Then they still have the audacity to say they are telling truth!!
Americans John McCain and Sarah Palin are saying we are stupid!! We won’t know they are lying.
I have discovered Barack Obama is much more honest. Joe Biden too. I am crossing party lines- my vote is for them. After all these years I have had enough!! I can’t take 4 more years of Republican rule with two people who have been found to be lying so much. America is a disaster!!
Posted by: Sharonklim | September 15, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
re: bombem
“You Dem’s would find something wrong with the Virgin Mary. Wait! you don’t believe that story anyway, do you?”
the difference is that the Dems don’t try and legislate and enforce their religious beliefs ie.
‘intelligent design’ or the whole Terry Schiavo affai on the whole country….
yeah ‘country first’… as long as your christian.
Just like Bush & Cheney and the justice department scandals, the McCain campaign
interferes with Alaska state law re: Palin and ‘troopergate’. What are Palin & McCain afraid of? If there’s nothing wrong why are they unwilling to have state law decide the issue?
I am always amazed how fast Republican lawyers appear to interfere with the judicial process when Repug candidates actually have to answer for their crimes..I guess they’re just following Bush & Cheney’s example…
McCain’s delusional campaign now contends that the state investigation into Palin was started and is controlled by Obama…. that is so PARANOID….. more lies, pathetic…
Posted by: Jazzman | September 16, 2008, 12:18 am 12:18 am
http://vimeo.com/1679097
jes’ a lil background on Palin’s church…
Do you really want this a heartbeat away from President of the United States?
Posted by: Jazzman | September 16, 2008, 12:27 am 12:27 am
and then,….
the ‘straight talk express’ finally derails, the seething hatred and fraud of the ‘right’ is revealed by one of McCain’s most ardent former supporters.
from WP: Richard Cohen
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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“I am one of the journalists accused over the years of being in the tank for McCain. Guilty. Those doing the accusing usually attributed my feelings to McCain being accessible. This is the journalist-as-puppy school of thought: Give us a treat, and we will leap into a politician’s lap.
“…McCain has turned ugly. His dishonesty would be unacceptable in any politician, but McCain has always set his own bar higher than most. He has contempt for most of his colleagues for that very reason: They lie. He tells the truth. He internalizes the code of the McCains — his grandfather, his father: both admirals of the shining sea. He serves his country differently, that’s all — but just as honorably.
No more, though.
….McCain has soiled all that. His opportunistic and irresponsible choice of Sarah Palin as his political heir — the person in whose hands he would leave the country — is a form of personal treason, a betrayal of all he once stood for. Palin, no matter what her other attributes, is shockingly unprepared to become president. McCain knows that. He means to win, which is all right; he means to win at all costs, which is not.
And so McCain lied about his lying and maybe thinks that if he wins the election, he can — as he did in South Carolina — renounce who he was and what he did and resume his old persona. It won’t work. Karl Marx got one thing right — what he said about history repeating itself. Once is tragedy, a second time is farce. John McCain is both.”
Posted by: Jazzman | September 16, 2008, 12:51 am 12:51 am
McCain & Palin are even losing FOX… oh my!
McCain Loses Fox News: Megyn Kelly Rips McCain Flack For Claiming Obama Would Raise Middle Class Taxes»
On Fox News today, host Megyn Kelly called out McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds for the campaign’s lies about Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) tax proposals. “I want to hold you accountable for what McCain is doing,” said Kelly. “Has your candidate gone too far, has he stretched the truth with the voters?”
Posted by: Jazzman | September 16, 2008, 1:05 am 1:05 am
Ok, now I understand why the campaign is keeping Sarah away from the press.
When she makes a comment like, “I’m glad to see the Federal Reserve has said ‘no’ to using taxpayer money for a bailout.”
It is obvious that she has no understanding of what the Federal Reserve is or what it does!
It is a scary thought that she could end up appointing members to the Federal Reserve Board of Govenors without the foggiest idea what it is they do!
Posted by: Economist | September 16, 2008, 2:16 am 2:16 am
Sarah Palin does not realize that we all pay for this debacle in the end. The everyday middle class American gets to foot the bill again, and the fat cat CEOs get to walk away with our money. Same stuff, different day. By the way, what did our hundreds of millions of dollars pay for in Alaska given the bridge to nowhere was “killed”. Now we know Palin’s Alaska kept the money. I’ll bet ya’ll $5 that it went directly to the general “slush” fund.
Posted by: Michael Huppman | September 16, 2008, 9:50 am 9:50 am
I have an image pf McCain…He is the engineer of a “Straight Talk Express” train. It is rolling down the track when it reaches a fork in the road. To the left is Straight Talk, USA, home of truth and justice in government. It is a lonely, drab, stretch of tracks through thick woods. To the right is Conservative Base, home of the motto “Winning is the Only Thing. This stretch of tracks is lined with excited supporters cheering loudly. A pretty girl waita at the station. Which way does McCain choose? The answer is obvious…After picking up the pretty girl from the track along with all his supporters who are waving American flags he promptly takes the train of the cliff because that is where the tracks were headed. I gotta feeling that is exactly what will happen in McCain is elected..
Posted by: indy_voter | September 16, 2008, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
So the party of greed is going stamp out greed? Republicans get more preposterous every day.
Posted by: indy_voter | September 16, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
she? She will be for whatever Bush’s aids will tell her to be.
She is just a Parrot.
Posted by: Linda,Fl | September 16, 2008, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
John McCain knows nothing. He is nothing but arrogance and venom. This crisis I hope will bring His honeymoon to a quick end. He is a fake, a phony, and a sanctimonious liar.
He is not qualified to be the Governor of ALASKA!!
Posted by: Henry Eighth | September 17, 2008, 11:00 am 11:00 am
How did Mrs. Palin get a D in macroeconomics? I got A’s. She got A/s in being a model? Right? This is just the type of woman that McCain picks? Get real!
Posted by: Vicki | September 19, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
How can Palin run the country if she can’t even take questions from the Press? She can run from the press, but she won’t be able to hide from a crisis.
Posted by: Kay | September 23, 2008, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
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Posted by: Payday Loan Advocate | September 24, 2008, 1:54 am 1:54 am
To those wondering about Obama’s grades, didn’t you hear that he was the Editor in Chief of the Harvard Law Review, which is the most well respected legal journal in the country? Do you know how hard it is to get on the journal in the first place, let alone be in charge of the whole thing? Obama is brilliant. He taught Constitutional Law at one of the highest ranked law schools in the country. Geez, there’s no comparison between his intelligence and McCain’s (5th from the bottom at his school), or Palin’s for that matter.
Posted by: Dagny | September 24, 2008, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm
As I was reading your article on the recent bailout and some of the undesired consequences, I thought of this new song of mine. If you’d like to post the whole thing I could send you an mp3, just send an email request.
Golden Parachutes
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
http://www.drblt.net/music/GoldenParDemo2.mp3
From the CD-in-the-making, Shadow of the Man
http://www.drblt.net
Posted by: Dr BLT | October 13, 2008, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm