Members of ‘Fringe’ Alaskan Independence Party Incorrectly Say Palin Was a Member in 90s; McCain Camp and Alaska Division of Elections Deny Charge*

Uh-oh.
Dan Quale truly appears to have been a pretty brilliant pick in comparison.
McCain, let’s call the whole thing of.
You’re very clearly getting very old.

AIP sounds like a real right wing nut organization. Palin certainly brings a lot of color to the Republican campaign. What next?

Great!! Let her be Veep of Alaska!!
Disaster averted people, she never had any intention of being veep of the US… I shutter to think that may be she could have but as the vetting of Governer Palin continues I think we may just avoid this massive travisty.

Yup, Yup wouldn’t surprise me. She made a video to be played at their 2008 Convention too. What else don’t we know. Stevens 527 group too.
Good overall pick. McCain has a good eye, one meeting to decide, Soulmate too.
Wonder what those peole who gave 10 million are thinkig?

Hahahahahahaha. I ask again: Did the old geezer vet this girl?

Wow…has this been covered on TV? I haven’t seen anything on it on ABC (or other channels).
Palin is a fringe N U T J O B. And they thought they would win Hillary voters with her???? Maybe McCain took some of his wife’s stolen pain meds because he sure as hell isn’t thinking straight.

This isn’t bias. This is what you get for not vetting the women. Everysay something new comes out about Palin that’s damging to the campiagn.

The AP reported that the old geezer did not even conduct an FBI background check. Isn’t that illegal? Even regular security jobs coduct FBI background checks. How can McCain make a VP pick without vetting her? This is incredible!

They are quickly becoming America’s top comedy team!! Palin delivers the zingers ala Lucielle Ball and John Mcsame deadpans like Ricky Ricardo. You gotta love them Republicans. I hope Fox picks them up this fall after the election.

It’s not wrong that she was an independent.
It’s that she’s running to be VPOTUS, when she used to believe she’d be better off out of the US.
Who’s un-american now?

Mic–she also holds…um a bachelor’s degree in communications from U of Idaho–her 3rd college (including junior college), a beauty pageant win for “Miss Congeniality”, a history of scandals (troopergate is actually the second major scandal, there was a group trying to recall her as mayor under scandal too), and fewer than 2 years experience as governor of the third least populous state. Uh, not really a winner in my book.
Note that ANY of the Republican primary candidates would have beaten this resume hands down, as well as a bunch of Republican women like Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Choosing Palin was totally idiotic, and only reflects irrational lack-of-planning (or maybe those were the Republican virtues you think her nomination reflects).

I feel sorry for McCain. He’s basically a good guy who I just happen to disagree with on many issues, and though I support Obama I don’t think he deserves all this stuff pouring out of Palin’s closet. The “Bridge to nowhere” lie in itself would have brought down better politicians than her. And now this.

I am a republican, life-long for that matter.
I am deeply embarrased by the way McCain made this VP choice.
A woman he met once for 15 minutes at a govenors meeting just before offering her the VP slot. A woman he now calls his partner and soulmate. This is getting weirder by the day, reminds me of Bush and Putin. McCain I am a woman and cannot vote for you.Your behavior is reckless and your judgement in doubt. I will have to vote for the Democrat this year I watched both of them on 60 minutes last sunday and I liked what I saw and heard. In your first real test of what you would do as president, you failed.

We still don’t know anything about this woman, and I’m very sure, if this had been OBAMA, most of you guys would have different things to say…Palin, I’m sure, she’s a fine individual, but because she’s NEW, yes, we would like to know EVERYTHING about her, the good and the bad….She knows what she’s getting into when she took the VP role, this is POLITICS and it’s dirty…People will dig up EVERYTHING about her…EVVVVERYTHING about her…So, my question is with McCain just meeting her ONCE, is this a good decision..Only time will tell…..
I’m not one to judge this woman, but I’d like to find his reasoning behind it, why, how, what…?
We shall see in the times to come how she holds up…

Sally J.
We are no longer promoting Obama because with this stupid pick McCain made, we smell blood in the water. The easiest way to win this election is to destroy McCain with his biggest mistake since he cheat on his wife. We smell blood. We will exploit it.

Sounds anti-American to me…
I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.” – Joe Vogler, founder of the Alaskan Independence Party

You think Obama’s resume is better. A resume that is even thinner. Palin has accomplished much. Obama can’t point to a single item where he said something had has something to back it up. Miss Congeniality is actually a plus because it means that she is personable. Education. I’m not one to smear anyone’s education and it was journalism. Troopergate is not even a true scandal considering nobody has proven anybody. Plus I don’t care why she fired the guy. He was tazering his kid. He belongs in jail. This is another point that shows how some people would rather protect the villain than the victim. Plus, people don’t really care about scandals or more people would be scared about Wright, Rezko, and Ayers. Proven scandals.

I am a republican, life-long for that matter.
I am deeply embarrased by the way McCain made this VP choice.
A woman he met once for 15 minutes at a govenors meeting just before offering her the VP slot. A woman he now calls his partner and soulmate. This is getting weirder by the day, reminds me of Bush and Putin. McCain I am a woman and cannot vote for you.Your behavior is reckless and your judgement in doubt. I will have to vote for the Democrat this year I watched both of them on 60 minutes last sunday and I liked what I saw and heard. In your first real test of what you would do as president, you failed.

Just like she joined the Republican Party when she first ran for mayor of Wasilla, now she joins the Country First Party with McCain when she runs for VP. :-)

Sarah Palin, the media fears you. In two days, they have spent more time investigating you than with Obama and Biden combined. Might they have something to fear? A women who is self sufficient is hard for the media to swallow. Look what happened to Hillary. Hang in there, Sarah. You have a lot of people rooting for you. Congratulations to your daughter and to you as a new grandmother.

I guess this is what the Republicans mean by “reduce the size of government!”
One state at a time…

Why does Sarah Palin hate the Unites States of America? If she doesn’t want to be a part of the U.S., she’s welcome to move somewhere else.

Did any of Sarah’s friends in this group blow up buildings?

I get the feeling that this is only the beginning. There are bound to be more skeletons in this lady’s closet. I feel bad for the far-righters. They’ve been bamboozled.

C’mon, this comes as no surprise.
Palin, like McCain, is really an Independent masquerading as a Republican. She loves her State, her home and I doubt she or anyone else ever wouldv’e imagined she’d be sitting where she is today. What makes her a good match for McCain is her reformist streak and her willingness to stand up to the Republicans and the oil industry.
There are a number of young politicians
on the rise in both the Democratic and Republican party- Palin and Jindal being two excellent examples in the Republican party and the most obvious in the Democratic party. None of these three are seasoned veterans of Washington nor have , or could have, the accomplishments of a Biden or McCain. In fact of the three, Obama has probably the least in regards to accomplishments on his resume. These three, regardless, do not represent your politics as usual and the Democrats have opted to take the chance and place one of their younger, less experienced but highly gifted Obama and placed him on the top of the ticket. The fact that McCain would opt to take one of the rising stars in the Republican party and put her on the bottom of the ticket should not even be an issue given Obama’s presence as the Presidential nominee. The only think I think McCain could be faulted on here and which poses risk for his choice is that in Obama’s case we’ve had 18 months of a strategically designed campaign under the tutelage of David Axelrod, to get to know him and to have been exposed to Axelrod’s attempts to see him as Presidential. In McCain’s case he brought out an equally gifted up and coming politician with little time for us to get familiar with her or to have the spinmeisters convince us she could be Presidential. Palin is highly gifted, an independent and reformist at heart, fearless in her ability to take on corruption within her own party or special interests like the oil industry. She is a strong public servant who puts the people of Alaska first. The trashing that she is receiving right now is to be expected and you can guarantee the Obama camp is looking for any piece of dirt to put into the mainstream media to spin it to tdistract us from her record. The one thing that does surprise me though about Palin , and is mentioned in this article, is that I very much doubt she was a strong McCain supporter and in fact if we were to find out that she was leaning Obama that would not surprise me. Again, this is very much an independent politician who really represents and has the record that Obama promises us. If it were not for her strong conservative stance on social issues an Obama/Palin ticket wouldn’t be hard to imagine. In regards to social issues though, the first time as Governor that she used her veto power was ensure that the right to extend medical benefits to domestic partners would not be taken away.

Mic,
This isn’t about her being an independent, its about her being a former member and what looks to be a supporter of a party that wants Alaska to leave the union. Wanting to break away from the united states is not exactly what most americans look for in a vice president…
JeannieC12,
The media doesn’t fear Palin, they just don’t know anything about her… They have had months to investigate obama, and Biden has been in the spot light for years; there is not much left to dig up on those two… Palin however, is a complete unknown, i would say a high majority of the country didn’t even know who the hell she was before news stories first hit that she was a possible choice as McCain’s VP… aside from the alaskan media, the national media has never had a reason to research her so they are trying to find out everything they can. She’s like an untapped source of news

“Did any of Sarah’s friends in this group blow up buildings?”
Who knows. This is only day three…

The real story here is not Palin, but McDope’s CHOICE of Palin.
THIS IS WHAT LOOSE CANNONS DO.
THEY SINK THEIR OWN SHIPS.
He wants to be PRESIDENT?!?!
YOU MUST BE KIDDING.

I would say that unless she immediately repudiates her AIP [interesting pronounced “APE”? affiliations, not just being a friend of a friend or sitting on a board with a former AIP member she should be fired.
1. I don’t know where her loyalties lie.
2. AIP seems to put a lot of stock in the UN Charter and that sounds like world government with a sovereign province of Alaska or something. Heck, just let her explain what AIP is and why she left.

I have been asking and I will ask again.
Who vetted Mrs Palin?
Is it true McCain met her only once before?
IF McCain’s first major decision is any indication of his fitness to be POTUS then I can state here that McCain is not fit to be President of my country.

McCain has lost my vote. He’s an old man, and I cannot vote for an old man who could die in office with this vp. He would leave the presidency to this woman who has no experience leading anything well – not even her own family. I applaud her anti-abortion views and the evidence of that in her life, but that alone does not a president make. She apparently has a long history of poor decision making – and now McCain is apparently taking the same back woods trail.

ElodieStClair,
“Why does Sarah Palin hate the Unites States of America? If she doesn’t want to be a part of the U.S., she’s welcome to move somewhere else.”
She is leaving, to the independent republic of Alaska.
It’s like moving to canada accept you don’t have to pack your bags and you get to stay close to the oil

Palin and Brownee:
This is what the Republicans do..
They put people in charge that don’t know the JOB.
WHAT DOES A VICE PRESIDENT DO McCAIN??
NO WHAT DOES A PRESIDENT DO McCAIN..
ANSWER: APPOINT PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THE JOB.
NOT PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO ASK WHAT THEY WILL BE DOING.

Would McCain have picked a man with the same credentials? I think not.

I’m going to bow out of this site. People are too hypocritical on this site, a few liars, and can’t debate on anything that truly matters: POLICIES

Heck of a pick McCain!
I read McCain wanted Liberman, but Rove and the GOPers wanted Palin. Why? to sabatoge his campaign?
Or just to get press, figuring negative press is better than no press at all?

I would like Palin or somebody with AIP to explain this part of their platform:
To support the right of jurors to judge the law as well as the facts, according to their conscience.
To support “Jobs for Alaskans…First!”
1. Is this what Sarah believed/believes
2. Regarding judges, does this mean that a case before the judge will get to types of interpretation — the facts of the case and whether the law should exist.
So would she want Supreme Court justices who would essentially make law or interpret law?
I would find it hard to believe that she disavows this as virtually everything else is something she believes.
McCain – Palin ’08

I’m truly scared. This woman will run our country if the old guy can’t- Can you imagine? A bachelor’s degree in journalism and oh yea as McCain always says, she was involved with the PTA. Gives me lots of confidence. Are we going from bad to worse?

I don’t see this as a problem. If Palin is asked about this, she can simply turn this as her strength — I am a strong woman with my own opinion, and I am for party that is clean and for people! McCain camp can actually turn this into a positive talking point: Palin is the best party outsider, she acts on her conviction and belief not party ideology.

I cannot believe this, AMERICANS the VP PICK IS SLAP in OUR FACES! Doesn’t matter if your are a woman or man, McCain made this pick just to win the election and not lead this country, I was on the fence about this election, NOT ANY LONGER THIS INDEPENDENT HAS MAD HER CHOICE OBAMA OR NO ONE!

she is a family values fraud and underinvestigation for abuse of power. she is unfit to be a heartbeat from the presidency!

Saran Palin needs to practice what she preaches. Strong family values. Any mother with strong family values wouldn’t think twice about putting their career on hold at the very least for the first year of her special needs child. And, to add the cherry on top her 17 year old is now pregnant. Hello, Gov. Palin your kids need you more then America. This VP pick is definetly questionable.

She’s lucky they didn’t succeed. Bush would have attacked Alaska because they have oil!

McCain — put the country first and get rid of this loser!!! Do it now so that the Republican Convention can legally nominate the VP. How about Kay Bailey Hutchison? (Oh, not young enough for you?)

Put her career on hold for her kids? Sure, that’s the wimp’s answer to life. A real parent would rather make a better world for her kids, and take care of them at the same time. Are you people jealous that she can do both? Her 19 year old daughter is pregnant? Big woop. That’s what happens to real people in the world,… its called life, and sometimes kids make stupid mistakes,… hey, you people re-elected both Clinton and Bush after seeing what idiots they were first hand. Maybe we should take away your rights to vote until you learn your lesson.

mccain should be a commedian—what is his next laugh—wow that guy is dumb—and with all the qualified people around his—guess he had to pick someone dumber than he is.

There’s a real “Game Changer” for you. She won’t last the week.

The first executive decision a Presidential candidate makes is in choosing his running mate. McCain has shown horrible judgment here, picking a totally unvetted candidate with severe personal skeletons in her closet. It is too late now, he has to back her as far as he can or face a horrible blow-out election defeat. The AIP data is the worst of all possible worlds- her heart isn’t even with the Republican party!

I can’t imagine how low people can go to attack Palin, to the degree saying she faked her pregnancy. And I notice quite a few people who spread this rumor are male — do you know anything about pregnancy? I have a friend who was 7 month pregnant and went to a job interview without letting anybody know She got the job, and she told me that she had to conceal her pregnancy to get it.
The fact Palin did not announce her pregnancy until late in her term may well be that she did not want people to question her working capacity — she is a great woman with strong work ethics.
I am so disgusted by those who spread the rumor. Shame on you!!!

I am a republican, life-long for that matter.
I am deeply embarrased by the way McCain made this VP choice.
A woman he met once for 15 minutes at a govenors meeting just before offering her the VP slot. A woman he now calls his partner and soulmate. This is getting weirder by the day, reminds me of Bush and Putin. McCain I am a woman and cannot vote for you.Your behavior is reckless and your judgement in doubt. I will have to vote for the Democrat this year I watched both of them on 60 minutes last sunday and I liked what I saw and heard. In your first real test of what you would do as president, you failed.

If it was truly such a horrible decision… why is the republican base so fired up about her? Hmmm and before you put some BS statement… it’s because she has the ability to connect with the average american and because she holds strong republican values which she has demonstrated through her actions. Actions speak louder than words. All I’ve seen from Obama is words.

John McCain was formally rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee for exercising “poor judgment” in the Keating 5 Case, and he can be rebuked again for listening to Rove and the GOPer’s when they told him to pick this wacko.
Is the GOP doing this on purpose to McCain?

McCain put himself and his own election ahead of the country…period.
and these issues don’t even touch on the big issue…
she knows nothing or close to anything that you would need to know to be the leader of the free world …
it’s not called experience …it’s called knowledge…
and you need it
issues of afghanistan pakistan india
trade agreements with China and India
the members of Nato
who is on the list of the european unions
the historical relevance of Bush’s signing statement infringements
the historical knowledge of our countries conflicts
global warming and trade
I mean the list goes on and ano and on
of what this woman does not know

Joe, I don’t think you know much about pregnancy. Half of my friends who have been pregnant did not really show till the end of their 5th month and acquaintances were not sure they were pregnant until the 6th month.

I agree with mic . Stick to policy . there is something afoot here . I do doubt that the repubs would leave such an open sore to fester for nothing .

Palin is a joke. Period.

Life long republican here.
Someone in the party likes her. They generated 10 million for the campaign and now have Dobson endorsing the ticket.
But that someone isn’t me. I’m less than impressed with the decision making.
I can’t believe it, but I’m actually going to vote democrat.
I won’t support this insanity.

This VP pick seems like one big set up. McCain can’t be this stupid! Oh wait, maybe……

amy
she is not knowledgeable enough
think about where we are in the world
Mccain isn’t smart enough…
never mind this woman who doesn’t believe in science.
it was a matter of days where everything flowed out
these smear tactics that you talk about are just issues of hypocrisy for the most part with her…
they don’t even touch on the sheer massive amount of knowledge that SHE DOES NOT HAVE that Obama and Biden and a bit of mccain have…
that makes them eligible to be commander in chief and the leader of the free world
this woman is the worst VP choice not only in our history…
but she may be one of the worst in international history
on top of all of this go listen to her giggle away while that DJ trashes some other woman in Alaskan govt. that she didn’t like…as he degrades the woman’s abilty to be a mother and calls the woman a b!t(h and says trashes the woman’s weight..
and Ms Palin laughs along like a “heather” from some jr. high click.
it is embarrassing that mccain would sell out his ethics and his country for this woman to get him elected.
sad day in america.

Palin protecting Alaska:
Yes this is the difference between her experience of being the governor of Alaska and being in the Senate, dealing with local issues/dealing with national and international issues.
Obama is ready
Palin should be coaching teenage hockey games.

I thing Sarah running for VP is her secret plan to put the rest of the 49 states under ALASKA FIRST POWER!

I thought the faking pregancy comments were rude. Then I looked at the links and saw the photos. OMG
What is the republican party doing?

I think the only reason she was picked was to take all of the media attenion away from Obama’s speech.
Within a few weeks she’ll be “reconsidering” her acceptance, claiming that she wants to spend more time with her family and first grandchild. Then the real VP will step forward.

Sally in Dallas
Kay Bailey is a nice, very bright woman but the press would go after her too, not that I doubt she couldn’t handle it but she doesn’t seem to have the fighting spirit, and is not known as that way. We need someone who can claw the eyes out of lunatics, someone with at least some independence. Palin may have not been the perfect choice, but she is as good as the rest of what was out there and she sure has pulled in a pile of money in a very short time indicating someone really likes her. She may be inexperienced as a number 2 but she is as experienced as the democrats number 1.

So I guess its alaska first, country second, daughter third, newborn 4th, grandchild 5th?
Im just trying to figure out the order of her priorities

Anyone who participates in a call to secede from the United States is clearly a traitor. To trust someone like Palin to be number two in our country is insanity. McCain needs to find someone else quick.

bob
you haven’t obviously turned on the news in three days
there is lots of what you call dirt…
you should be lucky they are focusing on the dirt and her sheer enormous lack of knowledge of any issue we are facing right now.

Was she vetted?

How appropriate that the RNC is having to work around a physical hurricane and a political hurricane this week. We reap what we so.

So she didn’t even want her state to be a part of the USA, but now she wants to be VP of the USA? Laughable. This woman needs to go.

Palin is a beauty Queen:
McCain’s wife told him to pick her..
An America will have to love how she looks from the window of a department store when they loose their home.
Rice more than likely turned McCain down.

This woman is unfit to lead anything more than the local PTA. She claims to be a corruption-fighter has her own scandals brewing. She claims to be a reformer but loved the “bridge to nowhere” when she ran for office. She claims to be a super-mom but leaves her four month old special needs child and pregnant unwed teenage daughter for a veep run. Go away, Sarah. Nobody likes you.

Palin
is Alaskan for “ill-informed drama”.

This ticket reads like a tabloid rag.

Some advocate statehood — but a fuller statehood than exists now.
What on earth does that mean?

This lifelong Republican has never voted for a Democrat and I have no intention to do so now. However, John McCain has lost my vote unless he removes this person from the ticket.
In the four days that she has been his VP nominee, we’ve learned that she’s being investigated for abuse-of-power, she put her small town nearly $20 million in the hole, and now that she has belonged to a secessionist radical group. What else are we going to find in the next two months?
Having Palin on the ticket is pretty much handing Barack Obama the presidency. McCain must select another VP choice.

Did McCain just pick her name out of a hat? Does he make decisions based on info or his “gut”???

Mccain has to say he knew it. The alternative is he picked the person to run the country and be the leader of the free world like a pin the tail on the donkey game…with one quick lift of the blindfold to see”Oh Hillary supporters are mad I’ll pick a woman”
then pulled the blindfold back down and went for it…
just like his foreign policy.
ugh

Although I don’t think she is remotely qualified to b VP, I do not begrudge her choice. I just wonder why she would accept the nomination knowing the scrutiny that would be put on her daughter. Also, this woman has five kids, can she really help run the country and not neglect something?

whatever bad things you can say about Palin, as long as McCain camp can successfully define her as “She’s a straight talker and a maverick just like my husband — she’s not afraid to say no” — the McCain-Palin ticket wins. She has records, maybe not enough experience. the records speak for her — she can do it. The main doubt I have about the democrats is that they can never deliver. But the McCain-Palin ticket really brings up the excitement — yes they can do it. They both did it before, and they can do it in the future.

Wasn’t Bristol on the stage with her mother last week, when Palin accepted the McCain’s invitation to be his running mate. Did she look 5 months pregnant?

tony
everyone knows the stories of Jow Biden through and through…
and he is still a thousand times more qualified and shows Obama to be a man who picks for the welfare of the nation…
not one who picks for the welfare of his own goal.

Call me crazy, but I consider seceding from the union to be very unpatriotic. However, Sarah does believe in “world peace”.

She’s done. That’s it. Secede from the U.S.? It’s over. Guaranteed.

WOW!
“Alaska First, Always”…
I can’t figure out what’s wrong with that statement…can anyone help me?
Oh Wait…. It should be “America First” just as McCain wanted… WOW!
What just happened there?
On a serious note, it shows how bad McCain will govern if he wins. Bush chose Mike Brown and look how Brown performed?
I was wondering why McCain would choose someone without even vetting…but I got the answer yesterday. On Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace McCain said “Sara Palin is his Partner and Soul Mate”… Do we need to wonder why he picked her anymore?
God Bless us and the USA. Country First NOT ALASKA!!

Many people like their state, as I really like florida. The Obama nuts will say anything against a better qualified person. But, the democrats are not sexist, or are they, ask Hillary.
McCain/Palin – real Americans

Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’brien and
Jim Kimmel have all given their writers a week off!
It seems that the republicans have created all
their jokes for them this week.

NO!
ALASKA LAST!
PALIN GO HOME!

Jonathan Demme has got to buy the rights to this story and make a movie!
Fantastic!

Palin has more experience in her pinky than Obama! Palin was the chief executive of a U.S state and responsible for making decisions that impacted their lives. Obama has been executive of nothing and has been making decisions only for his campaign minions, not to mention running for President SINCE HE WAS ELECTED TO THE U.S SENATE!!!.
The left wing will try to destroy Palin but she will destroy them.
McCain-Palin 08.
Nobama
Keep the Change.

You know the Obamabots are running scared when they repeatedly post on message boards with the beginning qualifier, “I am a life-long Republican….”
Yeah, everyone believes you…not!

Okay, so where were all of ABC’s “Top Story’s” about Biden’s shady past?

Diggin’ for dirt…. diggin’ for dirt…..diggin’ for dirt…. diggin’ for dirt.

I guess Sarah Palin was exploring various political ideologies while Obama was experimenting with cocaine. Shall we let bygones be bygones?

Three words:
Wreckless, Wreckless, Wreckless
She wanted to secede? She wanted a $250 million dollar bridge by the tax payers but wanted to secede from the U.S.A?
U-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E

Trying to make Sarah Palin an extremeist is laughable. Pull open Obama’s closet with his domestic terrorists buddies, shady Chicago politics. Talk about extremist. Obama is a radical!!!!

hey cathy –alaskan military—–a moose and a bear wow–you have to love it.

Chavez: “OK now, what’s your take on the FARC?”
Palin: “Alaska first.”
Chavez: “And Uribe?”
Palin: “I never traveled, I don’t know that country, sir. And will you please excuse me, my breast pump is waiting.”

I can’t for the life of me figure out why the republicans picked this woman.
Was John chasing her around a table at some party (like he did w/ Cindy)? What could she possible hold over him?
His SOULMATE?
How weird this all is getting.

Maybe now more will come on the Ayres Obama connection . The networks are opening up the door very widely .

Gov. Sarah Palin is a courageous woman who will be the next Vice-President of the United States. All the vicious attacks made by Obama supporters will not change that fact.
The pathetic reactions in these posts made by Obama supporters in using this as a club to attack Palin demonstrates just how low the Obama Campaign will go to score political points.
Why don’t we put energy into debating REAL issues? The reason is that in real debates on real issues, the Obama Campaign will loose. Just like they are going to loose the Election in November!!
McCain/Palin08
Women Defending Democracy

This is one complicated chick! I bet she ends up bringing McCain down, but it’s his own fault. He didn’t do a good job vetting her, which demonstrates how inept he would be as president.

wesrtcoast—you have to love it–mccain never lets me down

What else don’t we know about her? Is it irresponsible to speculate? It would be irresponsible not to!

So Palin was against the United States,before she was for it?

Is it just me, or do the McCain supporters on this board seem a little, well…stupid?

Danny,
You have to remember that McCain saw how the press failed to vet Obama. Now you might say that all vets are off.

All the dems have to do is sit back. Obama already said the press needs to back off her pregnant daughter headline.
Let the fools bury themselves.

Quote: “McCain/Palin – real Americans”
???? They say they are temporarily Americans, normally Republicans. They’ve said it so much, I’m beginning to think they believe Republicans are not Americans. So that would give us the Obamacats and the temporary Americans.

Let’s see now this is three scandals in one day. Now what else don’t we know about Ms. Palin?

-Denny- This story has nothing to do with Sarah’s daughters pregnancy. This story is about Sarah wanting Alaska to secede from the U S. Great American pride for a vp candidate, right?

Without a doubt, the website for AIP is very right leaning in its issues and ideologies. To name a few issues, they want a complete turnover of public and park lands to private property, support gun rights and homeschooling. Interestingly enough, they are strong on suing- they state a person should be able to sue an individual regardless of that person’s position. Palin has already demonstrated that she is in agreement with AIP principles, and should be willing to speak about her membership with the organization.

Who vetted this woman? Spongebob?

The AIP’s main aim is to secede from the United States, becoming either a territory or a sovereign nation. They aim to be entirely “self-sufficient” using profits from the oil and gas resources of the state.
Basically its a OIL grab. They want Alaskan Oil and Gas for themselves.
Palin completely contradicts McCain’s campaign message. She doesn’t deserve to be Vise President. It’s almost Treason.

I am proud to be a supporter of Obama’s. I also admire Hillary Clinton and I truly believe it is an insult to even comapre Gov. Palin to Hillary Clinton. Hillary has more smarts in one finger than Palin would get in a lifetime. Hillary is my Senator in New York and I am proud of her, and no Hillary supporters, I never was one to attack Hillary or her supporters. I just made a choice I felt was right for me and I am insulted that McCain didn’t even “vet” Palin and is just now finding out her daughter is pregnant? Palin should have told him before accepting the offer, but then again one can’t expect McCain to ask any intelligent questions. What a farce and it is an insult to all women!

Well Debra, it doesn’t look like they have to dig too deep……. People like you have no problem throwing around the anti-american garbage the other direction. You can dish it and not take it? I’m oh so shocked!!!!

What other skeletons are in this woman’s closet? How could John McCain do this to America?

Secessionist Sarah: VP pick Sarah Palin and the Alaska Independence Party:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/1/4231/18477/878/581881

Imagine if Senator Obama was once a member of a Hawai’ian Independence Party that advocated secession from the USA! The tv would be filled with Republicans shouting “He’s unpatriotic!” “That’s Treason!” “He’s un-American!” They’d crucify him!

Where is her flag lapel pin!

Well you know McCain said he picked her after talking with her the 1st time. Probably should have talked to her more than once. She’s out there!

This woman is a joke and unqualified. How dare she compare herself to Hillary Clinton?Furthermore, if John McCain just wanted to pick a woman, he could have chosen Condoleeza Rice or Kay Bailey Hutchison or even Olympia Snowe. Yet he goes with this neophyte who seems to have all kinds of little secrets to match her thin resume. I just cannot believe that had a man had this lack of experience that he even would have been considered.

The hits just keep on coming for Palin. Being a member of a secessionist party?!? What a puzzling choice for VP. And please stop with the “she has more executive experience” nonsense, she was the mayor of a VERY small town just two years ago and has been the governor of a state 3 1/2 times smaller than the borough of Brooklyn. Lets be real…

Sarah Palin is awesome. What an amazing choice!! She is tailor-made for the late night comedy shows. SNL? I’m thinking Tina Fey, in a guest shot, season opener. There is just about unlimited material. SP is going to single-handedly raise tv ratings for Leno, Letterman, SNL, Mad TV – they ought to pay her a percentage.

It is certainly remarkable that within a few days of the Palin choice the media is able to investigate nearly every aspect of her life and the life of her family. In contrast, it seems that not one media organization has been able to spare a reporter to investigate the truth behind any possible ties of Obama to William Ayers or recently convicted financier Rezko. If I didn’t know any better, I might suspect they were biased.

As they say…bad press is good press.
Notice there has been NOTHING about Obama in DAYS?????
Good riddance. He has nothing of any substance to say other than the typical empty talking points.
And he had to dig up Joe Biden from the grave because he didn’t have any gravitas himself. Another typical old fart Washington insider…
So much for “change”.

THIS THING IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY.IF THIS IS REALLY TRUE, THAT WOULD BE DEVASTATING.

This is what happens when you meet someone once and then put them a heartbeat away from the most powerful office on earth. I am not here to bash Palin, I think she is just a victim of McCain’s blind ambition. However, this rash choice tells me volumes about McCain. And it is not complimentary.

Doesn’t sound like any hockey mom I know.

WOW, John McCain picks a VP who doesn’t want to be an American. Now there is Judgment for you.

Wow did McCain screw up or what

Maybe this is why Palin never bothered to read up on what the VP of the United States actually does.

This decision is in reality only for Americans. However, since my mother was American, and I have relatives from North Carolina to California, I feel I should at least be allowed to ask one question of you all. What the hell is going on in your politics??? Regardless of a GOP or Democrat win in your presidential election I would have thought that some modicom of qualifications would come with the presidential and vice presidential nominees. Obama displays character and thought. McCain has his senate record to run on. Biden has 36 years of representing his state in the senate. Sarah Palin has less than 2 years as a govenor of a state with less of a population than the city I live in. Her prior experience is mayor of a town of 8,000. Now please, is this truly the best that there is to choose from? I would profer that at least 6 of my relatives are more experienced. My niece for instance runs an international advertising agency with almost 300 employees and a $500M annual budget. If Senator McCain would like to give her a call I think she has, at the very least, equal qualifications. When you all vote remember one thing. You vote for all of us in the rest of the world and most of us like to follow the United States. Good luck.

Oh my gosh, if this were a Democrat doing this, all hell would break lose!!
Not a word on MSNBC, is Gustav, they’ve been told, hush!
BABYGATE
TROOPERGATE
OTHER FIRINGSGATE
BRISTOL PREGNANTGATE
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTYGATE
WHAT WILL IT BE TOMORROW? This is a very complex person. Kind of like a Northern Exposure Peyton Place!
This is a 72 yr old cancer survivor, melanoma nearly kills the first time. John McCain cannot gable with our country, the way he plays, high-stakes craps. He is famous for it.
I think dementia has really set in. yesterday, Chris Wallace asked him about Palins qualifications, he said “did I tell you she was head of the PTA”, “I think that is just great”!
I swear, that is what he said. The old guy has lost it.
But really, why did this woman let her daughter be humiliated and ridiculed this way? It’s inhumane. The Palins are the laughing stock of the WORLD. Google it, it’s everywhere, it is so embarrassing for all of us.

BlameAmericaLast Oh come on now son. Bringing up the lapel pin thing. Really.
Grow up. You wear one all the time? Get ereal.

I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.” – Joe Vogler, founder of the Alaskan Independence Party
I want no part of anyone that subscribes to that BS. Talk about UnAmerican!

I am wondering how long it will take for the nude pictures of the governor to come out.

SaraJ did you not listen to her acceptance speech? She said she took the position b/c it would be good for Alaska. Now the pieces are all coming together.

The two losers here are obviously Palin and Obama. Obama belongs to a church that hates America and Palin wants to leave America. They both lack the experience needed for the position. We would be better off with McCain and Biden on the same ticket.

(CNN) – A senior adviser to John McCain’s campaign confirms that they have dispatched a team of 12 people to presumptive VP nominee Sarah Palin’s home state of Alaska.
The adviser insists the group is a communications “jump” team that would have gone to any nominee’s hometown, and denies reports that the team is now going to further vet Palin.

I expect her to decide not to accept on reconsideration before the official vote at the convention. Like Thomas Eagleton.

McFossil needed someone, ANYONE (and fast!) to accept his offer of VP and Palin wanted the FASTRACK!

There were links in the WAPO comments that had a video of Pallin giving a video greeting to a very recent AI meeting, telling them how wonderful they are.

I have to agree with a previous post. This is indeed interesting to see as it plays out. I too read the Internet rumor about Palin’s baby being her daughter’s baby… and the photos showed no sign of pregnancy at 7 months. Some may argue that is because she is a runner and physically fit, but come on now… do you really think a 7 month pregnancy is going to be kept under a taught belly? AND baby number 5 is not going to “show”… Funniest thing now is that some of her pictures on her site are inaccessible… the thumbnails are there but you cannot upsize them. “Error”… my left butt cheek. There is a game being played here and we the public are currently unwitting players, but we will get it figured out. No doubt, we will get it figured out. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY and SURPRISE!now they claim the daughter is pregnant (again?!?!?) Some are saying this disproves the rumor. Frankly, it proves nothing of the sort. Women can get pregnant AGAIN within 3 months of giving birth. What a scorcher that would be if the rumors are true and her daughter is pregnant again. Some Mother she turns out to be, huh?
Well I intend to sit back and enjoy the show. Hope you do too. In the meantime, won’t you join us at the snack bar for some delicious and refreshing snacks?

Obama’s been through the rigors of a national campaign for 19 months (and has passed w/ flying colors). Palin will not even last 2 months the way things are going after THREE DAYS. I’d love to see the over/under on Palin dropping out within 2 weeks.

This Gift just keeps Given… McCain has lost all control of his legacy.. The GOP God Fathers are in control. Trooper Gate, Daughter pregnant, possible faked pregnancy, and now Secession from the Union… I cant wait for next episode…. Can’t you imagine just how POed Liebermann is?

National Enquirer Party 08: McCain/Palin

John McCain – Ambition First
Sarah Palin – Alaska First
Why does Palin hate America??

I’m a Republican, and I think Sarah Palin needs to go. She’s in a group that wants to secede from the USA! What kind of other anti-American hate message is coming out of this group?
Some of this Palin controversy is made up. The libs are wrong about the baby stuff, and DialyKos is full of nutcases. But Palin should be ashamed to join a treason group like the Alaskan Independence Party. Real Americans in the Heartland are going to be pretty angry when they hear about this…I think she’s a terrible VP.
McCain should have taken Romney, a true American who knows how to run a business. Or even Pawlenty, who could have won him Minnesota. Instead, we’ve got this token woman who puts her state before her country. What a crock!

What are her credentials. Does she have a degree? Was she a lawyer. Has she ever, ever read the U.S. Constitution? Does she understand anything other than Alaskan maverick B.S.? Why hasn’t the press present the U.S. citizens with her credentials? I don’t want to know her favorite color. I want to know what, if anything, qualifies her for the position!

I guess McCain made a gamble that may have backfired.
By picking Palin over more experienced qualified women politicans, he in essence may have forever ruined another woman chance to ascend into the GOP ranks of Pres/VP.

McCain will most likely
help the Alaskan independence
movement to fulfill the wishes
of his new soul mate.

BlameAmericaLast
Look in the mirror if you want to se hypocrisy. Your party claims to be the party of God and family values. Your party is always sticking your nose into other people’s bedrooms.
I feel for Palin’s daughter. Her mother knew of her condition and chose to put herself out for national scrutiny. For once, just once, hold your own accountable. If she wanted privacy, she should have turned down the VP slot. The responsiblity for exposing her daughter to this is Palin’s and Palin’s alone.

Why does Sarah Palin hate America? If she doesn’t want to be a part of our country, she can move somewhere else.

Get Real !
You know, that nonsense is still not going to become true no matter how many times you say it.

Obama lied again. He said he was going to put politics aside today in honor of the holiday and to place concerns of Gustav ahead. Yet his ads are still running on tv and he said he would ensure that they would not run

I really, really hope she doesn’t withdraw her name.
McCain/Palin:
For 49 States!
Against Condoms!

Wait till SNL gets their teeth into this.

This is a sample of what mcCain’s gorvernment will look like,full of avoidable mistakes,after 26 years of experience this kind of judgement( wrong veepee pick) is what he can show for it.It is not how long but how right.Americans be warned!!!!first fool is no fool,second fool is proper foolish!!

So in a week from now Palin will resign, and McCain will pick someone else.
BUT how does he spin this. For God Sake he called her his Soul-Mate. He said she was a better leader than Obama. He also said she was FULLY VETTED.
How does McCain save his Credibility, his Judgment, and his Honor from tatters?

It’s a shame!
THE LACK OF JUDGEMENT THAT MCCAIN IS SHOWING, IS RIDICULOUS!

mcain said.. i would rather win a war and lose an election. wow!! instead, now that he rather win an election and lose a war. is john mcain a moron?

I thought everything else like the pregnancy and the firing were a little too petty to get any traction, but this? WOW! I thought the dems were the one that hated America. I’m starting to think she might not make it out of the convention.

hey james–maybe mccain has something in mind—-cindy is getting older.dont put anything past him.

She wants to be VP too see how
she can help that secessionist
party of hers in Alaska.

Reading the electorate far more unfavorably than the pollsters and the media, the McCain campaign tried a trick play–a deep double reverse flea-flicker. Now instead of 3rd and 15, it’s going to be 4th and 42. As anyone who watched Mike Ditka coach the Bears can tell you, it happens.

Everyone has to admitt that this news combined with the stuff about her daugther has made for a tough day on top of the everything taking place with the weather. Why on earth would John McCain put this election at risk when there are so many incredible Republican woman that are proven and known. Rice would have tied John back to the current President however she is incredible. I am really questioning the first big decision John had to make seems really rushed. He will be lucky he can surrived this mistake.

Carrie,
There’s a lot we still don’t know about Sarah Palin, but so far, something pretty major has come out every day.
She’s under investigation in Alaska for abusing her power as governor. This is a serious offense.The man she chose to replace the one she fired for allegedly person reasons, had to resign within two weeks due to a scandal of his own. She is said to pick “cronies” instead of qualified people.
She was almost recalled as mayor of Wasilla and left them in financial ruin.
Her views appear to be very extreme. She was the member of an organization in Alaska that wanted to secede from the union.
She’s against a woman’s right to choose, even in cases of incest or rape.
She thinks man has nothing to do with causing global warming.
She wants to sue the EPA to have the polar bear removed from the endangered species list.
She doesn’t believe in evolution, and wants creationism taught in the schools.
And we’ve learned this in the first 3 days. What NEXT? And you trust McCain’s judgment that she is his “soulmate?” Very romantic, but I’m afraid he’s already got a wife. What’s the matter with that old geezer anyway?

Palin wants Alaska to secede from the union? That, on top of Troopergate and the teenage unwed pregnant high school daughter is more than I can stand. My entire life I’ve been a Republican, but after eight years of Bush this is too much. From now on, call me an Obamacan!

She’ll pull in the secessionist
vote for Republican party.

How can she lead America when she doesn’t even want to be an American?

Davido – If he wanted a female candidate, Kay Bailey Hutchison would have been a far better pick and women would have been far less offended. I don’t care for her myself, but that choice would have indicated more sound judgement.

The Republicans have done nothing (past 8 years). They are spending billions of dollars a month in a war that they created. That money must be invested in our schools, health care for Americans, our roads, and more (in the USA). With this record, how in the world the Republicans are asking us to vote for Mr. McCain? The Republicans had their chance and they lost it: EIGHT YEARS. Enough is enough. Now we have to vote for the Obama/Biden ticket. Sorry Republicans you lost the opportunity we gave you.

If McCain wins the presidency and something happens to him (especially given his age), Sarah Palin could be President. If Obama wins the presidency and something happens to him, Joe Biden could be President. This country still has a lot at stake, including our situation in Afghanistan as well as Iraq. I think I’d feel be more confident with a VP Biden as President.

Why does Sarah Palin hate America?

A question: Between Palin and Gustav, has this been the worst Labor Day in the history of the Republican party?

Em,
I agree with you!!!! I trust Biden as VP.

OK how is this not making headlines? I understand Gustav but serously…she was a member of the AIP not friends with people affiliated with the organization BUT a card carrying AIP member!

Since Palin wants Alaska to be it’s own separate nation – this explains why she didn’t want her son Trig to be born in Texas and she spent 12 hours flying back to Alaska to have him!!! Maybe she was planning on running as President of Alaska!
Palin is very UN-American!

This is very disappointing. How can anyone support someone who obviously hates America. We bought Alaska and we have the military to overthrow any type of coup in Alaska. Sad that John McCain chose this woman after one phone call.

I agree with posters who say that Palin will be gone before too long. I would say shortly after the convention, since they don’t want any more distractions before McCain’s acceptance speech. As long as she’s on the ticket she will be a major distraction and as shown by many many news outlets she IS the issue. McCain needs to cut his losses and go for Romney or Pawlenty.

Even If Levi Johnston of Wasilla, Alaska Wasn’t Planning On Getting Married Last Week, You Better Believe He Is Now.
ALASKA FIRST!

The republicans better get rid of the woman…..FAST. The longer she stays on the ticket…..the more dirt will be found.

“Not God Bless America but God Damn America” – Obama 08 – proud member for 20 years.

She is more american than any other candidate with much more experince than barack osama. She will fix things up as she has been doing as Alaska’s best governor!! Go Palin Go!!

Since 1980, the Republican Party has used the issue of family values to attract socially conservative voters. While family values remains a rather vague concept, social conservatives usually understand the term to include some combination of the following principles. Which include…
Support for “abstinence education” exclusively regarding risks associated with early sexual activity such as teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases while not teaching such topics of sex education as human sexual behavior, safe sex and birth control. McCain has droped the ball on this pick. He has given the election to Obama with this “trailer trash” of a pick. I’m writing in “Mitt”

Phony Patriot,
I don’t need to brag about what I’ve done for the troops or this country like you do.
If you want to question Obama’s or other people’s patriotism, don’t cry about it when it’s served right back at you.

Dan Quale is on his knees tonight, thanking God for Sarah Palin.

Thank God, Gov. palin didn’t attend Obama’s Trinity church for 20 years. In the famous words of Rev. Wright: “G* D* America”. All of the sudden, Gov. Palin looks better and better…

Please McCain, do the right thing and dump her!

So the daughter couldn’t have been pregnant BEFORE because she’s pregnant NOW, right?
And nobody will be allowed to see her NOW because it’s private family business, right?
How long before the “current” pregnancy ends in “miscarriage”?
Any bets?

At first I thought “Quayle II”. Now I’m thinking “Eagleton II”.
Way to go, Maverick.

“Country First”….hmm. Does that mean Alaska or the USA for Governor Palin? When you’ve been a member of a party that advocates secession from our country, should you be in the running to be our Vice President? Maybe she can try for Vice President of Alaska.

Too bad his name isn’t Jerry McCain, because Palin looks more and more like a tabloid show guest
Here’s a final thought for you, McCain: DUMP PALIN BEFORE YOUR CAREER, AND HERS, ARE RUINED

I will preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of
Alaska.
Palin

Why have you ignored one of the most outrageous aspects of this story? That is, that the founder of the AIP is quoted as saying,
“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.” -Joe Vogler, founder, Alaskan Independence party.
Clearly, this is a secessionist party, why else would it organize? To reaffirm Alaska’s statehood? And, it’s acceptable for Ms. Palin to be a member of a group THAT WAS FOUNDED ON PRINCIPLES CONDEMNING AMERICA?
Seems like this is on a par with what Rev. Wright said. Of course, Trinity UCC was not founded to condemn the US like this group was, but merely its leader expressing an aberrant opinion. For Palin to be a member of this group which makes no bones about its secessionist ideals basically says she doesn’t think America is good enough for her beloved Alaska. In any case, this should not be taken lightly.

Hmm..I agree with Palin. There are times I’d LOVE to be separated from some of the idiotic things Congress does!

We have REAL issues to concern ourselves with…like the economy, war in Iraq, global warming, curing cancer, price of gasoline, people’s ability to buy a home, the folks who are suffering because of Gustav.
I thought Obama directed his supporters to focus on the folks needing help because of the Hurricane. Listen to him, that would be a better use of your time.
McCain because he is truly a compassionate man is focused on helping others, the victims of Hurricane Gustav.
Perhaps you should take a lesson from the people you so willing attack.
At least Senator Obama has the sense to do so!!!
McCain/Palin08
Women Defending Democracy

i love McCain! Palin is the gift that keeps on giving! i wonder what Palin will tomorrow! the GOP is pathetic!

jTo Blameamericalast. Re Obama and flag pins. Watcg a video of McCain introducing Palin for the first time. No flag pin. She has one, but he doesn’t.

Betty: When you write in all caps you appear TO BE YELLING AT US…Calm down and learn to use the shift function.

If this matters Rev Wright should really matter.

Wow, amazing. This crystallizes the problem with the Democratic party. You idiotic radicals care if Sarah Palin was in a group that favored a strong Alaska but not if Obama had bomber friends, America-hating mentors, and a racist for a VP choice. What is wrong with you????

jock59801 if you don;t think Rev. Wright and former Weatherman bomber Ayers don;t hate America than you better read more on your candidate.

Holy cow…
Ben Smith at the Politico is right when he writes: “I can’t remember the last introduction to the national scene this rocky, and it gets worse every hour — and even before the investigative reporters have settled in to Anchorage.”
McCain made a BIG and costly mistake with this featherweight mom.
The GOP should be FURIOUS. I am for sure.

my goodness! She hasn’t even been the vp candidate for a week and I’ve already heard a ton of bad things about her…I guess McCain should have met with her more than one time before picking her. As a woman, I’m insulted. She is not Hillary Clinton!!!!!

Check the polls
Apparently no one got the memo on Palin’s experience Argument. Look at the numbers.
You have flew over the coocoos nest. For your experience argument: The truth is Obama had more elected official experience then Hillary. Not only was Obama a state Senator for 8 years he was U.S Senator for 3 years. Obama came from Illinois (12% African American) and the tough and complicated Illinois system. By the way republican Gov George Ryan was convicted of a felony in Illinois. Obama is a Harvard grad in law, and Columbia grad in International relations and has visited 19 countries.
Gov. Palin was Mayor for 4 years and Gov for 2 years of Alaska. One of the least populous States. She has a B.S. degree in Journalism from Idaho.
I’ll take my 11 years to your 6 years.

Barack Obama, spit in the face of 18 million Hillary Clinton supporters when he chose Joe Bidden to be his running mate.
Barack Obama’s no vote on the Iraq War was his main campaign attack against Hillary Clinton YET he chose Joe Bidden who voted FOR the War in Iraq.
Is this good judgement?
Both Hillary Clinton and Joe Bidden didn’t think so that is why they both supported John McCain, Joe Bidden even wanted to be his VP choice.
The Democrat party is a big sham!

Bruce-Don;t tell me Obama is qualified.
You would have expected Obama to accomplish something in almost 4 years. He passed 1 bill which he took the credit for but did none of the work, he never had a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations subCommittee on Afghanistan, which he chairs and has never been around much since he walked in the door since he has been campaigning for President the whole time. As a State Senator he managed to get a housing bill passed that ended up rewarding his friends, and was substandard in construction. And on the Annenberg Project for better schools, millions of dollars were wasted when he was in charge and with nothing done. COmbine that with the associates he has that hate America, bombed America and cheated Americian, and you have the most inexperienced unqualified candidate with no leadership skills. Palin has challenged big oil in Alaska, she has been an administrator as governor, an she has more leadership experience than Obama. Obama is unqualified for the job.

As a committed conservative, I have to say that I have become so dismayed by the choice of Palin, and the ensuing chaos of her disastrous family life, that I am giving up on McCain. He touts his experience, but if he’s so out-to-lunch that he can’t get his VP selection right, how can we trust him to make the million life and death decisions that a president needs to make every day? I don’t like Obama, but he’ll probably make a better president that McCain will…

“What the polls don’t tell you, is how many people changed the channel, to something more exciting than that boring speech.”
Actually ratings are done by increment over the speech.
Over 58 million people watched most of the speech. And accoding to a news site poll 68% said it made them more likely to vote for him.
12% said it made them less likely.
Welcome to the 12%

All that “McCain – Palin” printing down the drain. Shame.

Worst VP pick ever. Why not Olympia Snow?

To Tan Chop:
I happen to be a moderate progressive Democrat who sees that my Party was high jacked by a bunch of far left wing nuts calling themselves “progressives.”
It is not “Left leaning progressives,” that are dangerous; it is the left wing fanatics that are a danger to democracy.
Spare me your claiming the high ground of the “founding fathers.” Obviously you have not read much of what many of the “founding fathers” had to say. Your ideas, to the contrary, ARE A REAL DANGER TO DEMOCRACY!!
Rock whatever you want to; Obama/Biden will loose in November.
McCain/Palinino8
Women Defending Democracy
Vote Country Defore Party!!

Ha!!! Sarah Palin has a BS in journalism from University of Idaho. Obama went to Columbia Univ. and has a law degree from Harvard, was editor of the law review, taught constitutional law at Univ. of Chicago Law School. To hell with your experience argument – I’ll go for the brilliant person instead.

Where are all of the Republican
senators, congress members and governors out supporting Palin on the airwaves?
That’s right: they are not.
Sarah Palin: Why does she hate America?

The Obama media is at it again. Obama, the media’s choice for president, not the voters. This witch hunt by the Obama media will, in the long run, help McCain/Palin get elected. The media has given Obama a free pass, we will remember in November. We still remember what happened to Hillary…
The people’s choice: McCain/Palin/PUMA

being a commonwealth would be a good avenue to follow.” Some advocate statehood — but a fuller statehood than exists now.
She doesn’t know what Palin’s position was.
“It never came up in conversation,” Clark recalls.
========================
Good Lord, what desperation. She didn’t know her position and Clark admits she does not like McCain and talking to ABC whom kinda backs Obama. Look at their blogs’ titles. You guys are going to get a backlash. I hope you keep going. If you think, there’s not a shocker on Obama, dream on.

Damn it, McCain you ageist pig! Ditch Palin and draft Kay Bailey Hutchison, or Elizabath Dole. Someone with experience. Do it now!

A few days ago, most of you whiners were saying that “Alaska doesn’t matter” and “Who cares about Alaska?”
Now you’re upset if these smart folks leave the rest of the country?
Make up your minds.

McCain-Palin: Change You Can Secede With!

I guess when you pick a running mate w/o actually meeting with her you get to find out about her with the rest of the nation – What a huge mistake. Although I respect McCain’s service to our country – both as a soldier and a senator – his judgment really has to be questioned.
This lady SHOULD NOT be in any position of power, let alone the VP.

Should have picked Bobby Jindal.

“The adviser insists the group is a communications “jump” team . . . ”
They call them smoke jumpers out West. They parachute in to fight out of control wild fires.

I was on the fence as a Clinton supporter but while I still have reservations about Obama, there is absolutely no way now I could consider voting for McCain. Obama is still on my list, but McCain, due to this Palin choice, is definitely off it.

Damn, Obama does have a lot in common with Lincoln!
lol, McCain / failin’ Palin ’0-never

I’m tired of hearing about Reverend Wright – how many of you were marines like him? He was a cardio pulmonary technician and worked on LBJ – I guess so many of you know more than the Secret Service about him?
He’s a black preacher who has done more to uplift the poor and the down trodden in his neighborhood – I challenge you weasels to share just what good works you have done in your lives.
Give it a break because you sound like nasty little five year olds.

I will NEVER vote for Obama/Biden. There are millions of other former Hillary supporters just like me. So JUST GET OVER IT!!”
We are over it. No one believe you or the rest of the fake Hillary supporters anymore.
Obama has solidified his Democratic support post convention. That is what has been driving his bounce.
Real Hillary supporters are supporting Obama vs the antiwoman agenda of McCain and Palin. No Hillary supporter would ever vote for a ticket that has someone calling for the teaching of creationism or that the pill is a form of abortion.

I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.” – Joe Vogler, founder of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Damn, there goes the Reverend Wright “issue”. right along with the experience “issue”.
Well, at least McCain still has Iraq and the booming Bush economy. I bet they are hoping the hurricane hits Florida full force on Wednesday during Palin’s speech. They got lucky today with Cheney and Bush not canceling.

jschmidt
Blow it out of your ear. Everybody on the planet knew he meant 57 contest because Dems include territories in their primary.

Palin…the gift that keeps on giving.
Republican defenders are a pathetic lot. McCain is out of touch. Way out of touch.
He’s really good at vetting though.

Palin is an unfit mother.
She is unfit to lead this nation.

Okay, Poulin WAS a member for a year or so. I did read the entire “Platform of the Alaska Indepentant Party.” However, I read the current, 2008 version.
Who’s to say that it has remained the same for the past FOURTEEN YEARS?
Not like she was a member and attended for TWENTY YEARS *(Cough)* Obama

ANYONE WILL BET….
AFTER A FEW WEEKS PALIN WILL PULL HERSELF OUT OF VP CANDIDACY DUE TO “FAMILY ISSUES” AND TOM RIDGE WILL QUICKLY FILL IN AS VP CANDIATE…
REMEMBER HARRIET MEYERS/ALITO…
AND BY THEN OBAMA SPEECH AND DEM CONVENTION WILL BE FORGOTTEN DUE TO PALIN STORY…
MISSION ACOMPOLISHED…
ANY BETS ON THIS…..

Wow. Could be a show-stopper.
Wackadoodle time!

As a former HRC supporter I am firmly in the Obama Camp since the convention. Sorry McCain, you and Palin are going down, down down……

It is time the voters of America grow up and act like responsible citizens – let’s listen to the debates and vote on November 4th. Most of your comments are not factual and most are assuming “just because” of this and that the results will be – grow up and try to use your brain – who knows you might begin to mature and be a responsible citizen in many ways! What’s with all these personal vendettas? As for myself I would like to know why we the American people cannot demand both “Parties” work for the common good of all after the elections. What’s the deal if an elected official steps over party lines to vote if the bill is for the good of all – outlaw all these add on bills to make the the key ones pass!! Perhaps the two “Party” system has become a failure over the past hundred years because of Politics “played” by our elected Politicians! We are at a different time and place in history! Stand up America and stop yelling at each other – start making constructive comments. I guess the internet would not survive if most of you didn’t have a place to vent your own aggressions!!

Re: Why is Sarah Palin carrying her fifth baby, who has down syndrome, around on the campaign trail? Is she that careless to put her child in an environment like that?
She’s the baby’s mother.. what in the world is wrong with you. God, the world has truly gone crazy.

Holy crap!!! She’s a secessionist!! Oh my god this has got to be the most dissasterious VP pick ever.

Of course we CAN do it all… but who the hell wants to?
Alaska First 08!

the mcain camp has desperately tried to painT obama as inexperienced to no avail , now they are trying convince thier party that palin is even more experienced than OBAMA…
i bet they will try to convince us as well that bush cheney yrs are the best the country has ever had.
i know that there are alot of foolish people around who for other reasons will not vote the rite candidate and will do so under the guise that obama is enexperienced..well , the smart people will do the rite thing …vote obama/biden

It’s hard to attack a woman (Palin) on the issues, when she hasn’t got a resume to work off of. The Alaska legislature only meets for 90 day sessions once a year, so she has 180 days of experience. The only thing that seems to available to us is the fact she was FOR the bridge to nowhere, before she was AGAINST the bridge to nowhere. She was only against it after Alaska became fodder for pork barrel spending.
As for her daughter, it’s a non issue, as for her husbands DUI 20 years ago, do NOT care. As for the religous right in the GOP thinking they have a voice after 8 years of Bush ignoring them, they need to reevaluate their standing in the GOP. The GOP uses them for votes, then just leaves em hanging in the breeze.

Palin doesn’t give that much about the USA, otherwise she would never have been a member of the Alaskan Independence Party.
She doesn’t give that much about her own family either, otherwise she wouldn’t carry her baby around on the campaign trail, nor would she wish to expose the teenage pregnancy of her 17-years old daughter to the whole wide world.
She may look cute, but she is the opposite: a woman as cold as Alaska itself.

Alaska First — Always Alaska!
…. so, how does that fit in with the ‘Country First’ slogan McCain is using? They going to flip a coin to see which goes on top of the sign?

Palin…hey aren’t all those fundamentalists types supposed to make their kids wait until marriage to have sex?

When did the Dems all become sexist? I continue to be glad to call myself an Independent. I would never want to be associated with the type of people who I am seeing post here.

This is so unbelievably scary. McCain’s judgment is seriously impaired. What in the hell was he thinking with this debacle of a VP pick? What else don’t we know about Gov Palin? Seriously, though, to think these two could be the leaders of our nation and the free world in a matter of months is truly frightening

When are your colleagues, Charlie and George, going to mention this on air?? They were just on and there was no mention of Sarah Palin as an AIP member. When will the fact that she was (maybe still is?) a secessionist be mentioned on TV?

Go Susie in FL!!!
PUMAs know the deal!!! The Democrat Party has been taken over by a bunch of people who care nothing for democracy!!!
We will take our party back.
Hillaryin2012
WOMEN DEFENDING DEMOCACY
Country Over Party!!

Wow, she’s not only the least qualified VP nominee in American history… she’s also a total extremist wacko!
It’s a two-fer!

Hey, truth-hurts. May want to pay attention in elementary school.
You’re not governor of a town, you’re governor of a STATE.
May want to take note for your next exam.
And by the way…Alaska is located way up there on the northwest. May want to check out a globe or an atlas if you own one.

Sounds to me Mrs. Palin needs to spend more time at home raising some children and less time jockeying into position of Leader of the Free World….

Bruce:If you think Obama is in any way comparable to Lincoln, you have already embarassed yourself.

Wow chauvenism at its best. It’s okay for a guy to have a young child and have a career, but it is not okay for a woman to have a young child and a career. President Kennedy’s son was born 16 days after he was inaugurated. Nobody ever made any disparaging comments about him

Why oh Why when questions arise about serious concerns regarding a republican candidate people drag Senator Obama’s name in it? So funny how the repubs tried to dig up so much dirt on Obama..heck they even manufactured stuff about him and now that the tables are turned they are crying..and screaming Obama look at your liberal supporters… Again you people can dig and ditch out dirt but when the facts are thrown back at you … you can not take it! Perhaps your hypocritcal standards are too high even for yourselves~

So what – Obama is tied to a Weather Underground member. Where’s ABC on that story?

MM- I’ll check out your links if you check out the articles I sent you. Happy blogging

oh how i bet McCain wishes he could have a do-over…what liars they are to claim they new these little things about Palin…what wonderful judgment (uhhg)…isn’t this cronyism stuff exactly what we are tired of…inexperienced friends and favors at the expense of our nations future and standing in the world…from judges and directors of important organizations to no-bid-contract companies making billions off our children’s piggy banks….

Enough!! Wake up GOP!! Nominate a real American who truly cares about family values. Nominate Mitt Romney!! It’s not too late!!

Ryan C.: You don’t believe in creation?

This is information we would like to know too. It seems that nobody knows this either….
Ah . . . Sorry to bother you Mr. Obama, Sir
Excuse me Mr. Obama, I mean Senator Obama, sir. Um . . . know you are busy and important and stuff. I mean running for president is very important and . . . ah . . . I hate to bother you. I will only take a minute ok, sir?
See, I have these missing pieces that are holding me up, and I was wondering sir, if you could take time out of your busy schedule and help me out. You know, no big deal, just some loose ends and things.
Hey, you have a nice place here! The wife sees houses like this on TV all the time and says boy she wishes she had digs like this you know? Is that painting real? Really? Wow. I saw something like that in a museum once!
Oh, sorry sir. I didn’t mean to get off the track. So if you could just help me out a minute and give me some details, I will get right out of your way. I want to close this case and maybe take the wife to Coney Island or something. Ever been to Coney Island /No, I didn’t think so. . .
Well, listen, anyways, I can’t seem to get some information I need to wrap this up. These things seem to either be ‘locked’ or ‘not available’. I’m sure it’s just some oversight or glitch or something, so if you could you tell me where these things are . . . I . . . I . . . have them written down here somewhere . . . oh wait. Sorry about the smears. It was raining out. I’ll just read it to you.
Could you help me please find these things, sir?
Your Occidental College records
Your Columbiaollege records
Your Columbia Thesis paper
Your Harvard College records
Your Selective Service Registration
Your medical records
Your Illinois State Senate records
Your Illinois State Senate schedule
Your Law practice client list
A Certified Copy of your original Birth certificate
Your embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth
Your Harvard Law Review articles that were published
Your University of Chicago scholarly articles
Your Record of baptism
Oh hey . . . listen! I know you are busy! Is this too much for you now? I mean tell you what. I will come back tomorrow. Give you some time to get these things together, you know? I mean, I know you are busy, so I will just let myself out.. I will be back tomorrow. And the day after.
This is information we would like to know too. It seems that nobody knows this either….
Ah . . . Sorry to bother you Mr. Obama, Sir
Excuse me Mr. Obama, I mean Senator Obama, sir. Um . . . know you are busy and important and stuff. I mean running for president is very important and . . . ah . . . I hate to bother you. I will only take a minute ok, sir?
See, I have these missing pieces that are holding me up, and I was wondering sir, if you could take time out of your busy schedule and help me out. You know, no big deal, just some loose ends and things.
Hey, you have a nice place here! The wife sees houses like this on TV all the time and says boy she wishes she had digs like this you know? Is that painting real? Really? Wow. I saw something like that in a museum once!
Oh, sorry sir. I didn’t mean to get off the track. So if you could just help me out a minute and give me some details, I will get right out of your way. I want to close this case and maybe take the wife to Coney Island or something. Ever been to Coney Island /No, I didn’t think so. . .
Well, listen, anyways, I can’t seem to get some information I need to wrap this up. These things seem to either be ‘locked’ or ‘not available’. I’m sure it’s just some oversight or glitch or something, so if you could you tell me where these things are . . . I . . . I . . . have them written down here somewhere . . . oh wait. Sorry about the smears. It was raining out. I’ll just read it to you.
Could you help me please find these things, sir?
Your Occidental College records
Your Columbiaollege records
Your Columbia Thesis paper
Your Harvard College records
Your Selective Service Registration
Your medical records
Your Illinois State Senate records
Your Illinois State Senate schedule
Your Law practice client list
A Certified Copy of your original Birth certificate
Your embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth
Your Harvard Law Review articles that were published
Your University of Chicago scholarly articles
Your Record of baptism
Oh hey . . . listen! I know you are busy! Is this too much for you now? I mean tell you what. I will come back tomorrow. Give you some time to get these things together, you know? I mean, I know you are busy, so I will just let myself out.. I will be back tomorrow. And the day after.

State rivalries in the contiguous states (and Hawaii) tend to be focused mainly in the sports arenas on the college and professional levels. In Alaska it’s a little more serious, a little deeper than that. And a little more psychotic. And the reason why Palin had to get back on Alaskan soil before giving birth to her baby.

“Ryan C.: You don’t believe in creation?”
I do not believe in the literal creation. Even if I did I would not want something like that taught as part of education. We’re far enough behind the rest of the world in science, we don’t need our next generation of scientists be dedicated to proving how global warming does not exist, the location of Noah’s ark or intelligent design theory.
Religion is my and my church’s purview for what is taught to my child, not a school.
If you wish for your students to receieve a religious education, there are plenty of choices available to you.
If you need public school to reinforce your religious teaching then you have done a poor job.

Headline was scandalous, but it got me to read this article. Enough with the conjecture! Let Gov. Palin answer for herself concerning her reasons for joining AIP in her late twenties. It is apparent that the GOP/AIP alliance in Alaska is very powerful (80% approval rating!).

Jon
You’ll be asking next for Obama’s birth certificate. Well McCain was born in Panama (a military base, so he is US citizen). Accusations are pointless when the majority of all the things you ask for are already available. You can’t get college loans without registering for selective services. And their I got all your information for you.

Hillary-Yale Law
Palin-Journalism degree from Idaho
Hillary-35 years experience
Palin-2 years as governor
Comparing Palin to Hillary is an insult to all women.

Oh, look at CNN .. interviewing Barack Obama again .giving him free publicity …
CNN SUCKS … THEY ARE PRO-OBAMA …
Obama, they dont need you there …

Look there you go again trying to turn the table…
The Republican party is so quick to scream family values and wholesome clean living when the truth of the matter is you are human beings just like everybody else. So please while you stand in judgement portraying your party as the moral leaders do yourself a favor and get a reality check~You think everyone should live in a glass box and pretend they have no blemishes.. Look across this country their are many problems we are facing such as teenage pregancy, high school drop outs, crimes and that just scratch the surface. The republicans answerto the issues are.. YOUr on your own.. Newsflash…for those God fearing repubs.. God called us to serve and help one another… You hypocrites!
Your party condemns people and claims that they are the God fearing party. Your Rovian stooges belittle a man’s character to push their greedy adgenda as millions of Americans are constantly lied to and suffer… YOU HaVE NO idea~ WAKE UP..

I bet you anything that Palin will withdraw before the Thursday Night role call stating “I feel I need to attend to my family matters and clear up things in Alaska.”

McCain really is as stupid as Bush!

This is only going to get better and better for the Dems. She is unqualified to say the least. Think for a minute- if McCain passes (he’s 71 and the average life expectance is 75)do you really want a “hockey mom” with a BA in Journalizm and an ongoing abuse of power investigation to make miltary disisions. She’s a walking joke!

Many of the recent revelations on Palin (troopergate, Bristol preggo, etc.) will certainly sway some Indies to Obama, but I don’t think these items have the necessary negative symbolism to sink her. Conservatives and even some Indies will interpret many of these stories to mean that Plain is strong and willing to live by her convictions. The AIP story is different. It could end Palin.
Why? Because the AIP story is very strong on negative political symbolism and the very type of negative political symbolism the GOP can’t afford to suffer. The GOP markets itself fundamentally as the Party of values, patriotism and security. The AIP strongly advocates that Alaska succeed from the US, in a violent fashion if needed, to form a separate country with minimal governmental regulation.
Palin’s membership in such group could easily be characterized (from a symbolic standpoint) as unpatriotic or even terrorism. If it gets to this point, this puts an end to her candidacy. Otherwise, she could single-handily destroy the GOP’s perception as the patriotic party that secures our borders.

The Republican Party is crashing and burning. I must confess, it is a most satisfactory sight. Finally, the party of corruption, hypocrisy, and murder is going up in flames like the Hindenburg. When the fires subside, survivors, perhaps, can gather relics for a memorial; Bush’s cufflinks, McCain’s lucky penny, Hannity’s charred keyboard, O’Reilly‘s back brace, Dobson’s crucifix, Nixon’s busted up old piano. And from the ashes, like a phoenix, a new party will emerge: the original sturdy party of Lincoln, Reagan, and Teddy Roosevelt. The Rebublican Party will be reborn, shorn of riff-raff like the Evangelicals, Ted Nugent and Chuck Norris. See, I love the old Republican Party. I grew up with it. I miss its slate of solid American values and neighborly backyard barbecues, without all the noisy self-righteous fanfare and Bible thumping. Come back, old GOP and purge your ranks of Pat Robinson, Anne Coulter, George W. Bush and Fox TV. You can do it. We need you.

creationism + Tennessee Snopes trial = end of science
Creationism = excuse for oil companies to ignore global warming.

The selection of Sarah Palin is just utterly amazing
Much of the debate in this election has focussed on the dreadful foreign policy of the Bush administration and the decline in the USA’s standing in the eyes of much of the world.
We learnt this weekend that Sarah Palin got her first passport in July 2007!!!
Any American who has ever worked overseas knows the following:
1) Laws, cultures and traditions of virtually every other country in the world are almost always entirely different from our own.
2) It takes a long time to build relationships and fully understand the issues relating to a particular country – hence the need for embassies and consulates around the world – and hence the need for presidential candidates to have some (preferably a lot) of first hand knowledge of foreign relations.
3) Information that can be gleaned from the media in this country is always incomplete, biased or inaccurate.
Remember, Sarah Palin just got her first passport in July 2007!!!
Now Sarah may well be a completely brilliant person, but I don’t believe anyone, anyone at all with such a lack of either international background in her private life, or learnt in her professional career, could ever successfully get to grips with issues of such a colossal scale.
Maybe McCain’s team should start by showing her a globe of the world with the country names blocked out and ask her to name them? People if you weren’t praying before, you’d better start now!

I’m baffled on why McCain made this decision. There are so many GOP women more qualified than Palin.l It is completely reckless and mind boggling.

Monte:
Hillary Clinton did what she had to do. Partisan Politics is a Team Sport and if Hillary wanted to ever run for President again, she had to give the amazing speech that she gave.
I supported Hillary for POTUS and I respect her. However, I OWN MY VOTE!!!
The Democrat Party betrayed any semblance of representing democracy when they allowed blatant voter fraud in the Caucuses in the Primary.
For those reading these Posts who would like to know for themselves about how the Obama Campaign stole the Democrat Party Primary by committing criminal voter fraud in the Caucuses; there are many sites documenting the Voter Fraud.
If you “Google” these topics you should get to the sites:
(1). “We Will Not Be Silenced2008” and the;
(2). Meticulously documented site by Dr. Lynette Long on Caucus Fraud
The bigger issue is that our democracy is really in peril. Obama and his Campaign Leadership will do anything to win (means justifies the ends); even if it means subverting the very democratic principles of the Democrat Party.
In addition, to the outrageous Obama Primary Campaign Voter Fraud, we also got to see the Obama machine in action with the manipulation of the “role call vote” at the Dem Convention. The travesty of the so call “roll call vote” was an even more egregious insult to Hillary’s supporters.
Hillary Delegates were threatened at the Dem. Party Convention, if they didn’t go along with the anointing of “The Chosen One.” One threat was that their future in the Democrat Party organization would be OVER!!! In my opinion that is called blackmail and extortion.
Lots of Hillary’s former supporters will not be browbeaten into supporting Obama because we know the TRUTH!!! We were there!!
As you may have noticed, I am from NJ, (the Southern part of the State) and I have seen dirty machine politics played for many years. I know a dirty machine Politician when I see one and that is exactly what Obama is. For all of Obama’s lofty rhetoric; he is still a corrupt “old boy” politician.
Like I said, I OWN MY VOTE and I am gladly giving my vote to McCain/Palin in 08.
McCain and Palin have integrity which is something I know that you can not fathom since your Candidate -
NObama HAS NO INTEGRITY. Obama is just lofty words with NO substance!!
McCain/Palinin08
Hillaryin2012
Women Defending Democracy
Country Over Party

On the day when all of America is reminded of the terrible price the country pays for incompetence (Bush handling Katrina), McCain demonstrates his incompetence by failing to even minimally vet his VP pick. The only thing more telling is the way McCain, like Bush, is doubling down after having demonstrated his incompetence by pledging to stick with the mistake he made in not vetting. VP Mission Accomplished?

McCain = Votes and Republican Party First (He gave up on Country First with his VP announcement – clearly pandering).
Republicans set themselves so high morally above everyone else…sadly they are just human and don’t realize it.
I am a long time, strong Hillary Clinton supporter and will NOT be fooled by McCain. He and Palin insult Clinton supporters by implying that we will vote for them just because he selected a woman.
Hillary Clinton is and has EARNED her right to be acknowledged as a ‘great’ woman of substance – the distance between Palin and Hillary is light years and unacceptable. There are Republican women more qualified that I would have considered voting for, but Palin is not the one.

The press just said Surprise John mcCain!
Ryan, shaking head.

The democratic party is like the levees in New Orleans . The funds were robbed to pay for special projects instead of building the Levees stronger. they were robbed by the Democratic governor and mayor of Orleans.And they blamed Bush and now McCain for all the blunders of the stupid leftists.They live by the motto”never take the blame if you have a conservative at hand” .

Obvious what McCain think after this decision.
Putting. Country. Last.

You’re kidding me. She belongs to an anti-American separatist group and the knuckle-draggers are DEFENDING it?
Imagine if Barack Obama had belonged to a group that wanted to secede from the US and had a founder who said “I’m not an American. I want nothing to do with America.” You guys would CRUCIFY him.
Well, if Sarah Palin doesn’t want to be an American, she’s free to leave any time. Defending her shows the true colors of conservatives. They hate America.

As I posted before. The group was about dropping state hood and becoming a territory again. They were not about leaving the Union. Only stupid uneducated leftists would keep saying things untrue.

Wouldn’t that be considered an act of treason?

Support a ticket w/ a VP that wanted to secede?
This nomination was demeaning to women.
McCain’s unvetted VP decision decided my vote for Obama. He’s makes poor decisions.

Pershing21, AIP wants a referendum vote to either:
1) Remain a Territory
2) Become a separate and Independent Nation
3) Accept Commonwealth status
4) Become a State

McCain’s Soulmate indeed!

Palin’s drama is becoming a fox news sitcom. I wonder if she will last by the end of the week?

“McCain and Palin have integrity”
McCain just hired a man who smeared his adopted 2 year old daughter as illegitmate and implied that McCain had cheated on his wife Cindy.
That’s John McCain intergity.

Holy Cow, McCain needed to spend a little time vetting his VP candidate. What was he thinking?

Sarah Palin was a member of the Alaska Independence Party in the 1990s. So in a time of war and national crisis, John McCain has picked a secessionist. That’s like Abe Lincoln picking Jefferson Davis as his vice president!
The once-vaunted party of Lincoln has now become home to racists (David Duke) and secessionists (Sarah Palin). Maybe we should start calling John McCain “Johnny Reb.”
There is no right to secede from the Union — that was decided in 1865 by Gen. US Grant, another Republican. Of course, that was before Sarah Palin. Grant and Lincon must be spinning in their graves tonight.

I don’t understand how people are saying they are going to vote for McCain/Palin in 2008 so that they can vote for HRC in 2012.
You have to assume:
1) Hillary will run again in 2012 (and won’t lose again to Obama)
2) McCain won’t get re-elected.
Really…what kind of sense does that make? Why vote for someone with a completely opposite worldview?
Palin and Hillary are both white women. They have nothing else in common.

His VP choice seems to support what some say about John McCain…that he makes rash decisions and gambles. I admire those characteristics in some ways…for football coaches going long or betting on a long-shot at the race track. But VP? Not so sure…

Tina……..what are Hillery supporters? You don’t like others who think their own mind and vote how they think? Sounds like soviet Russia thinking all over again.

Maybe Alaska doesn’t want to be part of the 57 States.

John McCain
Worst. Decision. Ever.

Recall the pledge of allegiance? The part that goes “one nation under God, indivisible”? While Gov. Palin supports the under God part, the indivisible part apparently not so much. Could someone check that the AIP does not recite the pledge at their conventions? That should please our conservative brothers and sisters.

I’m just piling on here. I can’t stand McLame. I am so happy to see that ABC has finally broken this story, and it only took less than 24 hours AFTER DAILYKOS broke it.
Thanks guys! (Seriously — NOT joking or being sarcastic here!!!) THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on this is just getting stupid now. Your telling me she’s a beef jerky eating gun toting separatist trying to rekindle the civil war. Where did McBush find this nut job.

n June, the Obama campaign released a digitally scanned image of his birth certificate to quell speculative charges that he might not be a natural-born citizen. But the image prompted more blog-based skepticism about the document’s authenticity. And recently, author Jerome Corsi, whose book attacks Obama, said in a TV interview that the birth certificate the campaign has is “fake.”
We beg to differ. FactCheck staffers have now seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship. Claims that the document lacks a raised seal or a signature are false. We have posted high-resolution photographs of the document as “supporting documents” to this article. Our conclusion: Obama was born in the U.S.A. just as he has always said.

I’m stunned, speechless and very, very worried.
Is McCain still this reckless flyboy?
Is his judgement questionable?
As the nominee of his party the first bigh decision he makes is the selection of his VP. The one who sits one heart beat way from the presidency (if he is elected).
Now I ask you a simple question.
Would you make someone you have met only once the quardian of your children?
Now I admit you may have read and heard glowing reports about them. But these are your children that you love.
As more things are coming out about this VP pick every day regarding ethics etc. One has to ask “Has this lady really been vetted”. Or was it just a pick to try and capture the Hillary Pants Suit Army. I have many USA friends both male and female and have traveled many times to your lovely country. I have found the average person there far too astute to be fooled by this pandering.
McCain is placing the lives of his family in the possible hands of this lady (maybe that’s fair enough). But is it appropriate to ask the citizens of USA to place their lives, those of their children and those of the free world in jeopardy? I think not.
Senator McCain appears to be a really nice old guy. He means well. I don’t doubt for one moment his love of country. But let us all face the facts. Even if he appears sprightly he is 72 years old and has also had bouts of cancer. Even on the other side of the world, we remember the latter part of the Reagan Administration and how it was apparent he had lost it BIG TIME.

“But he didn’t say primaries he said states.”
But it was obvious he meant primaries.
Why did John mcCain refer to the need to protect Czechslovakia…not once (which I think we could say was a mistake)but twice?
Why did John McCain say Palin was heavily vetted but only dispatched the vetting team on Thurs? Why do Alaskan political leader (Republicans mostly) say no one asked them about Palin (and that includes people doing the investigation of Pailn in the legislature)

The NOTION(Obama’s favorite word) that because I disagree with Obama and his Liberal friends in a lot of issues like Abortion(license to kill babies), more government, and socialist programs that breeds contempt and disaster etc.. I am called a racist?!, as a colored person I take offense. But as an immigrant I love the USA because we could agree to disagree and yet nobody comes knocking my door down and putting a gun in my head. If you’re candidate OBAMA can not answer simple questions about his associations of questionable character and stays with that group for years…. And does not have the conviction to make a executive decision to condemn or at least distant himself from USA haters he doesn’t deserve the DNC nomination, then it takes his political convenient career to decide for him. Shame, for using the RACE card again.

Palin is the most unqualified candidate in the history of American politics.
She has no foreign policy experience. In fact she just received her first passport last year. She has no advanced education. Her degree is a BA in journalism from Idaho. She has no experience with anything else. This is a joke right? John McCain, please stop messing with us. The real VP is Romney? Rice? Joe? Come on…seriously.

LOL
Guess what Lefties…
STILL VOTING FOR HER.
If Obama’s past associations don’t bother you, this matters not a nattering to me.

Neen:
I have children and grandchildren!!
That is why I am voting for McCain/Palin.
Please do not threaten me with the “abortion will be outlawed crap.”
First of all, we can thank Senator Joe Biden for the threat to “Choice.” Biden attacked woman criticizing Clarence Thomas at the Hearings for Thomas’s confirmation for the Supreme Court. Instead of standing up for women, Biden caved in.
Check your history before you start throwing around the “Right To Choose” issue. I saw the Hearings and saw what Biden and the DEMS in Congress did for women.
Second, there is no chance that we will loose the “Right To Choose” in the US and the DEM Party has used that fear to keep women in line supporting a Party that does not support them for years!!
It won’t work anymore, not after what the DEM Party and the DNC did to Hillary Clinton. Forget It!!! The old buttons don’t work anymore.
I am voting along with millions of other former Hillary supporters for McCain/Palin. I am not going to vote for CHANGE THAT I CAN NOT BELIEVE IN – that is NoBama/Biden!!!
Women Defending Democracy
Hillaryin2010
McCain/Palinin08

I’m stunned, speechless and very, very worried.
Is McCain still this reckless flyboy?
Is his judgement questionable? – Libby
======================
Libby, like you, I am shocked, stunned, speechless and pissing in my pants for sheer joy. I think Johnny is suffering from early onset dementia.

“The group was about dropping state hood and becoming a territory again. They were not about leaving the Union. Only stupid uneducated leftists would keep saying things untrue.”
From their website today
Q: What is the Alaskan Independence Party?
A: An Alaskan political party whose members advocate … all the way to complete independence and nationhood status for Alaska.
Sounds like sucession to me.

NEVER VOTED AND DON’T PLAN TO -BUT IF I WERE TO PICK A PRES I WOULD HAVE TO VOTE OBAMA /BIDEN TICKET . I LIKE JOHN MCCAIN BUT HIS JUDGMENT SUCKS. AND HE HAS NEVER DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM THE “W” AND I HATE MR BUSH

McCain wants to double our personal deductions to $7,000 a person, and give us a $5,000 dollar tax credit per family to pay for private health insurance”
Except that’s not McCain’s plan.
His plan calls for $2500 per individual and $5000 for families. Says so right of his website. The choice is $2500 or $5000 not both.
So your figures were BS.
The average family of 4 will get only $100 in income tax relief from McCain vs $2000 from Obama.
And add to that, Obama will create a Small Business Health Tax Credit to provide small businesses with a refundable tax credit of up to 50 percent on premiums paid by small businesses on behalf of their employees.
This would be a huge help to the small business I work for. Insurance premiums cost us thousands a month with only 6 employees on the plan.

“AIP….Alaska Independence Party…is about a State’s rights to manage their own lands, and resources. Federal mismanagement of Alaska has caused alot of problems. I believe what AIP is really after is for Alaskans and Alaska to be treated fairly….and not as the National Park for the lower 48, or the National Oil reserve….ect..”
Then why did the founder say this
“and if you think I am ever going to forget that, the fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my hate for the American Government, and I won’t be buried under their damn flag; I’ll be buried in Dawson and when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones back to Alaska, back to my country. ”
Doesn’t really sound like states rights to me. Sounds like crackpot secessionists to me.

You can’t make this stuff up! How does it look when a vice-presidential candidate who may likely become the POTUS doesn’t really believe in being part of union. Will she be president of the United States or Alaska? I have nothing against her. I think she is actually a fine lady, but I think McCain’s desire to pander to Hillary voters and evangelicals and rush the vetting process has resulted in these embarassing revelations. What more do we not know about Palin?

Thank you Lord. As a life long liberal Democrat I can say with joy Yahoooooo! With a pistol packing nut job like Palin (who loves moose stew-mom’s favorite meal) for VP, and a burned out disorientated reactionary like McCain master minding the Republican ship of fools, Barak Obama need only pray that the brain trust who keeps fine tuning McCain’s campaign don’t quiet in disgust. Pal in LA

Bob-
You’re right. But it’s gotta start somewhere, doesn’t it? It’s kind of depressing to read through pages of user comments that mostly read like kids bickering back and forth about whose favorite superhero is better.

Sarah has only been on the national platform for 5 days and all this has come to light. OMG

I wanted the chance to vote for McCain in 2000, and I was glad to see him finally get the nomination in ’08. But this man is not the McCain I’ve always admired. This man is… controlled. Like others in the party, he seems to have become nothing more than a puppet of those in true power… And their ability to twist — or rather, deny — truth has become nothing short of terrifying.
Dear God, please do not let this country keep sliding toward such hypocrisy and damned failure.
Obama is a politician, true — but at least we know he’s not under the thumb of whatever powers are in control today. Something has to give.

PUMA NOW OFFICIALLY ENDORSES OBAMA!
LIKE H E L L THEY DO!!!!
THAT WAS JUST ANOTHER B O BOOBOO!

Aw, c’mon Jake, she’s just a maverick! Just like John. Have you heard the straight talk express try and answer any questions on what Palin’s specific national security is? There’s a you tube video of a brief interview today with CNN’s Campbell Brown asking McCain’s Tucker Bounds that question. Unbelievable.

The Democratic Party no longer represents the working class. They are a party of lawyers, and I think it is time for REFORM. I believe a working class mother would better understand how to balance a budget, manage time, and lead, then the members of the current Congress. I am a independent male voter, and I support McCain / Palin 2008

buckaroobonsai-
Not off the top of my head, because the most easily accessable ones are, unfortunately, the glorified summaries on his website. In fact, I’ll admit that I have no idea how many acts of legislation he single-handedly sponsored, if there have been any. But don’t belittle co-sponsored bills. How many first-term senators do you know of who’ve done that on a regular basis? As for a better look at legislation that he’s been involved in, I would direct you (and everyone else) to check the Library of Congress’s website. They keep all legisative and congressional activity online.
Don’t imply that because Sen. McCain has been in congress for far longer than Obama has, he is automatically a better choice for the presidency. If that’s all it were about, the senior member of congress should be a shoe-in no matter who they are. I am not a brainwashed Obama supporter who loves the “Change we can believe in” rhetoric. I simply agree with more of his proclaimed policy stances, and those of the Democratic Party in general, than I do with McCain’s. I’m a liberal, not a fanatical Obama-lover.

As mayor, left her hometown in debt after an eminent-domain fiasco to build a sports center…has requested $200 million in earmarks for 2009…was for the Bridge to Nowhere when campaigning in Ketchikan but changed her mind when it became politically expedient…only met with McCain once before he offered her the job…no foreign policy experience whatsoever.
I don’t need to hear about pregnant daughters or former ties with secessionists. I’ve heard enough. McCain made his first “executive decision”, and it was a colossal failure. I cannot justify voting for someone who was so reckless in picking someone to be one 72-year-old heartbeat away from the highest office in the land. Of all the Republicans he met in 26 years of being a Senator, and campaigning around the country for 18 months, this is the one he picked? I cannot vote for that kind of judgement.
Palin may wind up being fine – it’s her new boss that is leaving a lot to be desired. I used to think whoever replaced Bush, we’d be better off. Now I’m not so sure.

This is a quote from the original founder of the Alaskan Independence Party (Joe Vogler). It’s on their website!! Unbelievable!!! You can check it out yourself. I wonder if Ms Palin believes this?
“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.”
Joe Vogler

“your wrong. McCain wants to double the personal deduction from $3,500 to $7,000 dollars a person. It is a solid, fair, and simple plan, and benefits all working class people accross the board.”
From John McCain’s website
John McCain Will Reform The Tax Code To Offer More Choices Beyond Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage. While still having the option of employer-based coverage, every family will receive a direct refundable tax credit – effectively cash – of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families to offset the cost of insurance. Families will be able to choose the insurance provider that suits them best and the money would be sent directly to the insurance provider. Those obtaining innovative insurance that costs less than the credit can deposit the remainder in expanded Health Savings Accounts.
The lies even in the face of such easily verifiable sources continues to amuse me.

Jake: I think you need to do a “just askin’” post again:
Just askin’: What would happen if it were revealed that Obama were once a member of party that wanted to break away from the USA? Or even if he had picked a running mate who had?
The media storm would dwarf Katrina.
So here we have a legitimate reason to question Palin’s patriotism — as opposed to the completely fake, non-stop questioning of everyone’s patriotism that the GOP trades in.
If she were President (shudder), would she push for Alaskan independence from the USA? As crazy as that question sounds, it is (amazingly) a legitimate question for Palin.

And most of you all have been putting down Alaska so much, why would you care if they wanted to secede?
Oh wait, that’s Honest Abe Syndrome….the people would prefer to be left on their own but God forbid we let them….that’s because they have something we can use.

This is a quote from the original founder of the Alaskan Independence Party (Joe Vogler). It’s on their website!! Unbelievable!!! You can check it out yourself. I wonder if Ms Palin believes this?
“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.”
Joe Vogler

Palin has been govenor 1 year and 9 months over one of the least populated states in the union. About as long as McCain and Obama have been campaigning. WOOOOOWWW. She killed a defenseless caribou with a gun. WOOOOOWWW. She looks like a nerdy prom queen. WOOOOOOWWWW. Gets Limbaugh lusting on her luscious lips like a 13 year old who hasn’t been told the ten commandments (thou shalt not lust on another man’s wife, Limbaugh, you fat stupid pig). WOOOOOOWWW She’s up to 3 scandals since saturday. WOOOOOOOWWW. She’s got a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Idaho. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW. Looks like McCain sure knows his stuff. If he dies in office, which is unfortunately possible due to his age, this journalist educated caribou queen is definately presidential material! Kinda wish it was Kelly Bundy but awell. I am in awe of McCain’s ability to make wise intelligent decisions. Old whiskey and young women! Now that’s family values!

Why do they call it moose “hunting”?
The moose just stand there and you shoot them.
Its like the old buffalo.

Hey Ryan C……McCain / Palin 2008 ……McCain’s plan is good and simple.

Wait a minute! This reveals more of Palin’s foreign policy experience! She wants Alaska to _be_ a foreign country!

alaska wants to be independent??? from what?? plus, who would actually miss alaska if it wasnt there, i mean, i would sure miss their… um… yeah

This poor woman is being eaten alive. I wonder if she had any clue what she was getting herself and her family into. She should use this opportunity to bow out gracefully so John McCain can salvage his chances.

I am impressed by Palin. She’s downtoearth, has a beautiful family and ethical standards which blows Obama out of the water. He failed to fullfill his promises to fight corruption in Chicago and got a house and the biggest campaign wallet in history from corporate lobbyist trying to get another White House prostitute. We had enought of that with Bush, we need real change and it comes from people like Palin.

doug – I didn’t know governors asked for earmarks.

You gotta love that McCain was so worried about Obama’s youthfulness and even called his lack of experience dangerous, then he goes and gets VP that has ZERO national experience to replace him which very well could happen. A small town mayor and govenor for just 1 3/4 years…in danger of being deposed for a personal abuse of power…who’s loyalty to the USA is truly in question by this article…and who’s a champion of the abstinance-not condoms-is-what-works theory, is slightly problematic…

Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Obama and Biden put together.
LOL.

To RON…..ummm….where do you Obama-bots get your info on Governor Sarah Palin. Here let me educate you some.
1) Trooper Gate…Trooper tasers 11 year old step son, drunk driving in squad car, domestic violence restraing order, poaching Moose out of season, and threaten to kill Governor Palin’s Father???? Umm….yes its’ in the guys discplinary file…why is he still a Fargin Trooper????
2) Anchorage Daily News is owned by Democrats…ummmm….in my opinion they hate anyone not working for BP OIL.
3) Ex-governor 8 years ago, Tony Knowles, Democrat, pleaded against the FTC to allow British Petroleum (BP Oil) to hostile take over ARCO Alaska. A company that local hired, and locally sources and wasn’t corrupt.
4) Thanks to a Democrat, in my opinion, British Petroleum, controls the flow of oil out of Alaska. Hmmm…but I thought the Democrats where gonna fight EVIL oil…LOL What a joke !!
5) Governor Palin is not corrupt, and has brought reform to the State.
6) Governor Palin has been to the Middle East to visit the National Guard too.
7) Currently, Governor Palin is trying to break BP Oils control over the pipeline flow. Ummm….TransCanada Gas line ring a bell ??? Oh…but that’s international negotiation by Governor Palin….how can that be….LOL
8) I was all Americans would start rationally discussing the issues intelligently.
Proven Reform and Real Change…McCain / Palin 2008

“Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Obama and Biden put together.”
By that standard, she also has an equal amount more executive experience than John McCain.
Ya know since all worked in the legislative branch.
Maybe she should be at the top of the ticket if she’s that much more experienced than McCain.

“Breaking up the United States – now that is change we can believe in!”
McCain-Palin ’08

I totally get a kick out of listening to the CNN and MSNBC Guests who defend Palin and reading the comments of all the McCain/Palin 08 Commenters on this blog. They just go on and say why they support Palin with utter disregard to the story their opinion is on. How about putting your AMERICAN hats on and have a serious no BS opinion. I know why… they are all grasping at the straws trying to keep Palin above water! Face it..she’s sinking..

Just goes to show you..what goes around comes around. After months of Obama being criticized over a missing flagpin= being unpatriotic. McCain found someone who was a member of an organization which doesn’t put COUNTRY FIRST. This is terrible. I actually feel sorry for Palin and her family who should have been scrutinized in a vetting process that is the only check and balance candidates undergo to find them fit for public office. By not vetting Palin, McCain can be accused of putting Palin and family through trauma. This is not funny, it’s really sad and painful to watch. Mac, Mac, Mac. Especially during the electronic media age when ordinary people have tools at their disposal to research individual backgrounds, unlike days of old, a vetting process is not optional, it’s simply mandatory. Here is a woman being torn down because of a man’s poor judgement. If it continues to heat up Mac will throw her under the bus. Are there any rules which allow the Republican Presidential nominee to change their VP selection according to RNC rules? I tried to find this info but was unsuccessful. Does anyone know? I am very curious.
Somebody has got to talk to Mac and tell him the truth– this is beyond party affiliation, this is a terrible thing to witness for all. At first I was amused, now I am, well, I don’t know what I am feeling.

janephilip – are you voting for her only because she’s a woman? I voted for Mitt Romney and settled for John McCain.
I’m saddened that he chose someone that is so unknown by the media that it enabled them to work overtime and dig deep enough to cause trouble. John McCain could have chosen another woman that would be less shock and more proven substance. I don’t have a problem voting for a woman. Just not one that’s so green and vulnerable in national politics. The part I think you are having a problem with is I think before I vote and I think this choice is not what’s best for the party or the country. I think she should bow out while it’s still early. Lord knows she has several family reasons and America would give her grace.

Ryan C….the Trooper…in Trooper Gate….was suspended without pay. Has 12 offenses in his file. The guy that has a beef with Palin is Halcro…who lost the 2006 primary to her….LOL All this is printed online. Even Monegan has admitted that Governor Palin never told him to fire the guy. The Governor did tell Mr. Monegan that she didn’t want the Psycho Trooper on her security detail. Get your facts straight……Obama is no Messiah, and lying for him won’t earn you wings. Governor Palin is a strong capable women that has broken the oil company corruption, and broke reform to our State.
McCain / Palin 2008

More: “Gov. Palin’s husband, Todd Palin, met with Monegan [the fired state police chief] in January 2007, a month after his wife took office, to say that the trooper was unfit for the force. Monegan also said the governor sent him e-mails, but Monegan declined to disclose them, saying he planned to give them to the independent prosecutor. Palin initially denied that she or anyone in her administration had ever pressured Monegan to fire Wooten. She said she had raised the matter with Monegan just once, relaying the allegation that Wooten made a death threat against her father. But this summer, Palin acknowledged that a half-dozen members of her administration had made more than two dozen calls on the matter to various state officials

Wow, not even Bush wants to break up the USA. I didn’t think it would be possible, but McCain is actually starting to make Bush look good.

Hey Obama-bots….come on lets discuss something like grown ups. As an independent voter I am totally disgusted with your unintelligent angry blogs. Good grief. Read my post boys and girls…..being a fanatic is not a good thing.
Proven Reform and Real Change…McCain/Palin 2008

Sarah Palin, to this day supports the AIP and even spoke at the 2008 AIP Convention, an organization whose founding member, Joe Vogler, refused to be considered an American citizen:
“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.”

Is this the image that we want portrayed in the White House of an unwed teenage mother? I’m a Christian, married, and father of two, and I DO NOT think these are the VALUES rendered in my home. I believe Palin should now step down and save the country an impending embarrassment.

what a stupid vp select…Seriously!

Joe Vogler, founder of the AIP
“… the fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my hate for the American Government, …”
Full quote:
“You get to think why the hell do I owe them anything and then you get mad; and you say to hell with them; and you renounce allegiance; and you pledge your efforts, your effects, your honor, your life, to Alaska; that is how I do it; I am an Alaskan; they know it; I’ve told them to go to hell in every way I can in a nice way; I took a case to the Supreme Court believing in the Supreme Court, but I’d rather be tried in a whorehouse with the madam as the Judge; there is more Justice in a whorehouse than in the Supreme Court; and if they don’t like they know where they can go; ….. and if you think I am ever going to forget that, the fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my hate for the American Government, and I won’t be buried under their damn flag; I’ll be buried in Dawson and when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones back to Alaska, back to my country.”

Ummm….Ryan C….your telling me you agree with me. The trooper did threaten her father….and what about the domestic violence restraining order on him??? A law enforcement officer needs to live to higher standards….ummm the drunk driving….the poaching wildlife. If you or I did this we probally wouldn’t be allowed to drive a squad car and carry a fire arm would we???? Get with it. I am telling you that Governor Palin step on some toes up here, and big oil don’t like it when little women hurt them!!!! Go Sarah !!!! And thank you Governor Palin for the $1,200 dollars per person this year. She increased certain taxes on big oil, and gave us a energy rebate this year. LOL Now that is a working class mom that deserves to be leader.
Thank you Governor Palin. Proven Reform and Real Change ….McCain / Palin 2008

PALIN’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED EXCUSE ME YOU KNOW ALASKA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST DRUG RATES IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW ,SHE DON’T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE LIKE HILLARY AND WHAT SHE STANDS FOR IS NOT WHAT WE NEED .MCCAIN DID NOT PICK HER FOR THE WOMEN VOTE ,HE WAS THINKING LIKE A MAN AND WANTS TO KEEP THE MAN VOTE UP HOPING THEY CAN CONVINCE THEIR FEMALE FAMILY MEMBERS TO VOTE FOR HIS TICKET.IBET YOU BY WEDNESDAY HE WILL ANNOUNCE SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE HE HAS TO KNOW WITH ALL HER ISSUES AND WITH HIS LAST CHANCE HE CAN NOT AND WILL NOT WIN TO CHANGE,HOPE AND UNITY

Conservatives need to step up and call this woman back. this is ridiculous. Exactly

You must be kidding..all night you leftists say McCain didn’t vet her. CNN said the FBI did so! LOL. Good grief, it doesn’t say Sarah wanted any such thing to occur. You claim McCain didn’t vet her.. hahaha. Keep this up. You’re making people angry for trying to destroy her and her family..no wonder good people do not want to be in government.

jon,
I am not agreeing with you on troopergate. The stuff put out about the trooper has all been coming from the Palin family. The investigation should find out what happened.
“She increased certain taxes on big oil, and gave us a energy rebate this year”
She did not increase any taxes on oil companies. Oil comapny revenues going up mean increased royalties for Alaska. That was a 1 time payout.
She is now proposing to suspend some gas taxes.

Republicans should be outraged at Mac for not doing his j.o.b.
Posted by: clarity | Sep 2, 2008 2:43:21 AM
Americans, not just Republicans, are outraged that Obama would stoop so low as to attack little girls.
It is not sound tactics to thrash little children. Republicans have never commented on Obama’s children. There is going to be such a backlash against Obama from mothers in this country that he won’t know what hit him.

To….Ryan C….I live in a city with a Democratic Mayor. Who…in my opinion….is backed by BP Oil, and a large government real estate development company. My property taxes have roughly double in 4 years, my heating bill has double, in fact all the utility bills have been going up 20% a year. The roads are falling apart, and the construction industry is so over regulated that we have to pull a $6 dollar permit to install a dishwasher???? Who are we kidding….Obama is a LAWYER….there is a reason people make mean jokes about lawyers. This Democratic party…in my opinion….is totally out of touch with the working class people. It is no longer the party of working class America, in my opinion, and is a loose collection of special interest groups that fracturing at the seams. As an independent voter I have to vote for REFORM, and John McCain and Sarah Palin are both proven reformers. McCain/Palin 2008

The “Straight Talk Express”….is a TRAINWRECK!!!!!!

Today as in Sept 1st
Yes by all means continue the endless lies Christie
Sure, whatever you say! Like they are going to tell you anything. HAHA!

I’m so incredibly tired of the attacks from the liberal media on Hov. Palin. She’s hardly had a chance to introduce herself and the media has been all over her. It’s pathetic, disgusting and all too familiar of earlier this year when the media ganged up on Hillary. ABC should be ashamed of bringing up this absolute garbage.

“Sure, whatever you say! Like they are going to tell you anything.”
Why would the fbi deny making a background check?
You do know that is SOP for the VP don’t you?
Oh that’s right you believe the McCain camapign not matter how many times the lies are documented. Just like this one.

Re: F.B.I. official said Monday the bureau did not vet potential candidates and had not known of her selection until it was made public.”
They are not suppose to make any comments. I trust the sources I heard it from. Karl Rowe also said she was vetted and he said I mean vetted! It’s just like the Secret Service denied early reports about Joe Biden being given protection. I think she was vetted. The media is trying to make her look extreme to the independent voters.

I am as conservative as anyone could be, but I found this woman very disturbing. I am calling for McCain to drop her.

Well from what I understand McCain wanted to stop all the Buzz about Obama’s big night in Denver. I saw some of his people the day after bragging about how his choice of Palin drew all the attention away from Obama. They succeed beyond their wildest dreams. No one is talking about Obama’s speech anymore. The new topic is McCain’s dementia.
I have to say thanks to all the funny posts here. I have been cracking up.

“to prevent the increase in tax voted on in 2006″
IOW before Palin came to office. So she had nothing to do with higher taxes on oil companies.

Onama coming out today saying leave the family alone after he attended the Daily Kos convention. The blog that started the rumors and disgusting lies. What a fake.

Joe Vogler, founder of the AIP
“… the fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my HATE for the AMERICAN GOVERENMENT, and I won’t be buried under their DAMN FLAG. …”
Full Quote:
“You get to think why the hell do I owe them anything and then you get mad; and you say to hell with them; and you renounce allegiance; and you pledge your efforts, your effects, your honor, your life, to Alaska; that is how I do it; I am an Alaskan; they know it; I’ve told them to go to hell in every way I can in a nice way; I took a case to the Supreme Court believing in the Supreme Court, but I’d rather be tried in a whorehouse with the madam as the Judge; there is more Justice in a whorehouse than in the Supreme Court; and if they don’t like they know where they can go; ….. and if you think I am ever going to forget that, the fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my hate for the American Government, and I won’t be buried under their damn flag; I’ll be buried in Dawson and when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones back to Alaska, back to my country.”

“Onbama coming out today saying leave the family alone”
Obama in response to Palin revelations says leave the family alone and that familes are off limits.
McCain in response to TN GOP party running an ad specifically attacking Michelle Obama: Well its unfortunate for families to become involved but I’m no referee.
MCCain doesn’t have the class to protect his own family (see his hiring of guy who slimed him in 2000) let alone his opponents.
Thankfully, Obama has more class.
And that’s why he will be a great President.

I am an Obama supporter and find McCain’s VP choice laughable and indictive of his judgement, or lack thereof. But there is no need to refer to Palin as a “b!tch” or any other demeaning term. She is absolutely not qualified to be VP, but that doesn’t mean we can be nasty to her. Please have some class, as Obama did today when he told the press to back off the pregnancy story.

The Party of Lincoln is spitting on Lincoln’s Grave buried there after being murdered by a Secessionist by defending a Secessionist and trying to get her elected to the White House.Secessionist are the ultimate UnAmerican’s.

To….Ryan C….if you quote me….please don’t use a hatchet. My city for the last six years has been controlled by a Democrat Mayor from a wealthy patrician family…My taxes and utilities have doubled, and the regulation over construction is gotten so bad that you need a permit to pull a permit to get a permit. Now ….how in the heck is this Bushes fault…or any other Republicans fault????? Get your head out of the sand. Hilter and his Socialist needed scapegoats too. As an independent I will not vote for the rotten carcus of the Democratic Party. In my opinion…the Democratic Party..is just a bunch of wealthy Roman patriciana telling whatever lie they need to fool the Roman mob, and did I mention the promise free grain too. Governor Palin and her husband are working class people, and I think it is refreshing. Vote McCain / Palin 2008 and help bring real Reform to America. And get your facts straight about the AIP thing the Democratic paper up here tried that lie already years, and years, and years ago. LOL Did I mention BP Oil likes Democrats…Read about ARCO Alaska, BP Oil, Democrat Tony Knowles, the Federal Trade Commission, and the wonderful world of selling out your voters and your state for a Few Dollars More!!! Oh Hypocrisy….yah hypocrisy…the happy wealthy lawyer Democrats are going to save us all from the evil mean oil companies…LOL…NOT !!!!!

“your thinking seems to be more irrational fears and wild conjectures than facts. We could use a little more civility and reason in political discussions, and a little less shrill sky-is-falling rhetoric”
I love calls for civilty immediately after an insult.
I’ve been posting facts.
Your fellow rwers prefer the screaming baseless rhetoric

Christie: Actually, the faux-baby story was making the rounds on Alaskan Republican websites before it ever got to Dailykos. Drudge, btw, circulated it as well.
I don’t mind that Palin seems to put Alaska first, especially in all her responses about her qualifications for VP (“it will be good for Alaska”).
But if that’s her feeling (and limited “experience”), she should never have accepted the VP slot.
This is after all the United States of America, *not* the United States of Alaska.

Re: How any woman can support Obama is beyond me.
Amen.

Two words:
JEREMIAH WRIGHT
Apparently Obama gets a free pass being a member of a group that spews hatred for America.

Re: This is after all the United States of America, *not* the United States of Alaska.
Does this mean we can ask all leftists to leave because they are certainly not united to their country.

I respect McCain. But if he wanted someone young and fresh, he should have picked Jindal or someone like him/her…

Christie,
Would you hire someone who had smeared your baby adopted daughter as illegitimate and said you cheated on your wife?
John McCain did.

Centristbychoice…name the subject

Whoever defends a Secessionist is UnAmerican.

Ryan, do you really think that both sides have not hired these kind of people. I think they have because this election has become a blood sport. You know for the longest time, McCain blamed Bush for putting those negative ads up against him/his family in SC. The left wing media was happy to assist that thought, I think. James Carville’s wife recently denied that Bush hired that guy to do that while her husband said Bush got blamed for that unfairly.

So Basically Palin is a pro-alaskan, anti-american, traitor

To….Trish NC…..Are you going to play the…I am more offended than you card on me??? If so…the card is badly worn out. My post are true a factual, and when did true full observation become wrong. For example, I observe on numorous occassion that wolfs are aggressive, and will eat injured animals, small dogs, and half eaten carrion. So I say…to myself..these wolfs are meat eaters. Then I have you come up, and say…”Have you no manners??? How dare you be so judgemental and narrow minded about these wolves to unfairly stereotype them so!!!!” and for good measure you would probally call me “You Bush loving war monger!!!!”, even though I am an objective independent voter. Sorry Trish….I have read enough type from both parties to reach a conclusion based on observation that a certain group of people, they favor Obama, are not talking facts intelligently, and are making personal attacks without good objectivity. Sorry to say it Obama is not qualified in my opinion, his energy plan is flawed, his tax plan flawed, his economic plan is flawed, and he reminds me of the failed policies of Jimmy Carter. As an independent I will vote McCain / Palin 2008 at this time. I’ve heard enough unfactual slander about Governor Palin to last a life time.

jane,
Obama is an American. John mcCain is an American.
John McCain is a man who would hire someone who would slime his own family.
Obama says familes should be left out.

Go ahead make fun of Gov. Palin, she will break the glass ceiling and have the last laugh on the sexist party of Obama, Pelosi and the DNC. First you attack Hillary and now the Gov. of Alaska, our next Vice President. The media is in the back pocket of Obama and the male dominated political world.
PUMApac understands !!!
McCain/Palin !!!

centristbychoice…offer is one the table. Name the subject

Centristbychoice…name the subject…
Ryan C, I gave you an open choice… so you delay further by asking me to name the subject? Heavens, man, have you no cojones at all?
Build a reasoned argument by using evidence on your multitude of claims; e.g. Palin is a secessionist, McCain did not vet her, McCain is a chicken thief… whatever. Any party shill can come in here making wild claims and obfuscating the facts, but if you made sense using logic and reason, people would at least respect your opinions.

WOW this is crazy stuff..I don’t she’ll last long after this week.

“Palin is a secessionist, McCain did not vet her, McCain is a chicken thief”
I never claimed she was a secessionist.
MCCain’s “vet” team did not even go to Alaska until Thursday. They claimed she was background checked by the FBI but the FBI said they have not conducted a backgrounbd check on her. Simply google it.
As for the 3rd one, I have no idea if McCain has stolen chickens.

These people making statements that Palin is disqualified for presidency because her daughter is pregnant…
This is what is called a strawman argument.
No one has argued that having a baby = unqualified.
There are plenty of other reasons that Palin is unqualified mostly being her only major office experience started when John McCain formed his 2008 exploratory committee.
That and her candid (repeated) admission that she has no idea what the VP does.

Sarah Palin appears to be an honest and morally upright person, and that’s rare in politics. (I have dealt with her a bit, as an Alaska Libertarian.) She even has a decent understanding of the Bill of Rights, according to medical marijuana and jury rights activist Frank Turney, who is an expert on the subjects.
Sarah Palin is as benevolent as a mainstream Republican gets. She is honest to goodness pro-gun. She is almost, but not quite, libertarian in her political philosophy. But she would probably be at least as good of a president as Bob Barr would be.
Palin is the exact opposite of McCain, who is a slimy manipulative lying bastard. Interesting that the problem and the solution are on the same ticket this year.
I expect that people who learn more about Sarah will like her, because she is not a typical lying politician (like John McCain is). She doesn’t want to hurt people and ruin lives, for political gain.
Joe Biden is the exact opposite. He is the author of “the Rave Act” which puts party promotors in jail for holding parties if ANYONE brings drugs to the party. Biden couldn’t be slimier, or more a representative of the status quo.
McCain’s job is simple. Get out of Sarah’s way, and let her track record and image speak for itself. If anyone can save the trundling monster that is McCain, it is Sarah Palin.
Peace,
-Jake

Jon
How do you know what’s fact or not fact. Did you know that Palin was not vetted. Fact is the vetting team arrived in Alaska a day before McCain made the announcement and he only saw her once before giving her the job. So as far as I’m concerned you can go with McCain, we don’t need you voting for Obama. Your judgement is impaired, so it makes since you vote for McCain/McLame

Ryan C, I googled the story… the FBI says they don’t do background checks.
The Atlantic.com ran the story, anyone can find it here:
So what are you saying about this? She wasn’t vetted by the FBI? Is that a requirement of presidential candidates? Her husband had a DWI 22 years ago… is that also a good reason to disqualify her? Aren’t most of the members of congress guilty of the same thing?

Come november 4th all of you Obamah-Bin-den…better have a syanide capsule prepare…for your dispair wont have any consolation.
Swallow it! John Sidney MacCain is America’s next President. Not Barrack Hussein Obama. Someone, who can not even provide a Birth Certificate! …this is why, he is so scared of the upcoming FBI scrunity of all candidates as matter of fact, that he is telling his supporters “Hands-Off!” Palin’s daughter. He knows what is in store for him and it is coming…i think in the end, Hillary was right when she said: till the election day anything can happen! and it will happen.
The FBI news is going to explode! not only Obama Hussein Barrack, but the entire Democratic-ticket.

Ummm Centrist by choice did you read the part of the story demostrating a lie by the McCain campaign.
The Washington Post reported Sunday, citing an interview with campaign manager Rick Davis, that the vetting process “included reviews of financial and other personal data, an FBI background check and considerable discussion among the handful of McCain advisers nvolved in the deliberations.
“In general, we do not do vetting for political campaigns except as it might regard investigations needed for security clearances,” said John Miller, the chief FBI spokesperson.
Reports have McCain’s vetting team arriving in Alaska on Thurs. Do you consider that to be a thorough vetting for an announcement on Fri?
Her husband habving a DUI when he was 22 is of little concern to me.
Her extreme rw views and willing abuse of power of her office are what scare me.

Isn’t it amazing to see people blogging just to get some hate out. Christie & JanePhillip haven’t said anything about the issues and state of this country. Jane, by the way, Obama is the only person to say the media shouldn’t hound the Palin familial situation. Anyway, see you at the polls Nov. 4th!. You too, Jon.

Sarah Palin was sworn in on Dec 4th 2006.
John McCain formed his exploratoy committee for President in mid Nov 2006.
Agaian, John McCain has been running for President longer than Palin has been governor.
Come to me with facts, not weak attacks.

‘The planks in our party’s platform — they’re sound, they are solid. They are the right agenda for America.’ ~ from Sarah Palin interview.
Really?
Other questionable positions:
Alaskan Independence
Anti-choice
Creationist
Global Warming Conspiracy Theorist
Anti-Gay
Anti-Environment
Charges of corruption and abuse of power
Pro-oil Dependency
What next?

Barack Obama’s acceptance speech was watched by 38.4 million people, the most-watched presidential speech ever, according to Nielsen estimates.

I’m a pretty staunch Republican. I like McCain on most issues, but I have to say, this choice is embarassing.
In my opinion, there’s nothing more un-American by defintion than being part of a group that wants to secede from the Union. I understand the arguments that Alaska has several different types of people, but I draw the line where people associate themselves with this. Any way you slice it, it appears to be a radical viewpoint, and I can’t understand why McCain would bring in someone with this background.
Perhaps Palin was pandering to her constituency, but that kind of association will not fly, and is frankly unacceptable for a potnetial VP nominee.
Best case scenario: she doesn’t formally accept the nomination, and the campaign gets back on track with a more strategic choice. Don’t think it will happen, but I think Palin is a sinking ship, and it’s honestly making me question McCain’s judgement, despite my support for him in the past.

American “Politics”: the best comedy on international TV.

Ryan C said, “Ummm Centrist by choice did you read the part of the story demostrating a lie by the McCain campaign.
The Washington Post reported Sunday, citing an interview with campaign manager Rick Davis, that the vetting process “included reviews of financial and other personal data, an FBI background check and considerable discussion among the handful of McCain advisers nvolved in the deliberations.
“In general, we do not do vetting for political campaigns except as it might regard investigations needed for security clearances,” said John Miller, the chief FBI spokesperson.
Reports have McCain’s vetting team arriving in Alaska on Thurs. Do you consider that to be a thorough vetting for an announcement on Fri?
Her husband habving a DUI when he was 22 is of little concern to me.
Her extreme rw views and willing abuse of power of her office are what scare me”
>>> My response to this is, what extreme rw views? What abuse of power? Stop tapdancing around and bring facts. As to the vetting, I didn’t know it was the FBI’s job to vet candidates… I thought it was the presidential party’s nominee that chose the candidate. If you want the country’s federal police to choose your candidates, you should visit Pakistan and see how their system works… the Pakistani people might like it but I prefer the USA.

I have watched this Jerry Springer episode for a second day. I hadn’t said anything, but this is the straw that broke the camel’s back. I am a stay-at-home mom who homeschools. The hypocrisy of Palin’s supporters is mind-boggling. Maybe those who have something invested in being republicans can stand by and support her for VP. My husband has already decided that Obama and Biden are safer choices. I have to agree with him, after reading this and watching the video.

I say it’s enough of Republican Corruption already.
The Republican party is ready to bring in enough new conservative judges to be able to stop women’s choice and to put women in jail if they stop a pregnancy–even if they have been victims of rape.
I do not want to go back to the middle ages. We already had one president who believed that God created the world in 7 days and that Jesus will come back floating on a cloud…
I cannot take a vice-president like that anymore.
It is too much.
This year,
I go Democrats all the way.

As a conservative Republican I feel obligated to vote for McCain. I do think that Palin is a disgrace to all of us who call ourselves republicans, God help us. It is not so much her belief but rather the baggage she carries with her.

My response to this is, what extreme rw views? What abuse of power?
She believes in teaching creationism in public schools. She believes that the birth control pill, IUD and Nuvaring s form of abortions (they’re called abortifacet by the anti crowd).
She fired a public official for political reasons and then suspended another when that official failed to fire her brother in law. That investigation is ongoing.

The republican machine can work overtime, trying to plug all the leaks. But, it is obvious, McCain did not choose wisely. I was surprised at his choice, since I am a Texan and know many fine candidates from my home state. The Palin nomination is really starting to scare me. I supported Huckabee and donated money to his campaign. I feel that those of us who are truly conservative, should speak the truth now–before it’s too late.

John Mccain. You’ve got three trys to get this VP pick right. You totally flubbed the first try with this Palin lady. Let me suggest to you that Mitt is still available. At least we know that he wont try to break America up. Sleep on it Johnny because the clock isa ticking. If you really brought her aboard in order to try to get the Hillary votes, why not dump her and bring Hillary aboard as your VP. Johnny. If all else fails, i am a decent guy and an ex-Viet Nam Vet.I figure that i know just as much as Palin does.I will come and save the day.

This AIP story is definitly a red herring. Governor Palin’s husband is part Yu’Pik eskimo. Ummm….AIP…is about a states rights to manage its land and resources. How would the people of California feel if the Federal Government made Malibu beach a National Park and said no one can walk on the beach anymore, and then the Federal government authorizes putting a oil well in downtown LA. The California people would say…”What are you doing???? Don’t we have a say??? This is our state, we live here, and we can manage our resources ourselfs!!!!” I am pretty sure everyone gets the point. This story on AIP is herring pure red herring. AIP is about state rights and native Alaskan rights. Governor Palin’s husband is part Yu’Pik eskimo which means he and his people have a heritage to the land of Alaska, just like the native American indians.
End the Hypocrisy…Vote Real Reform…vote McCain / Palin 2008

Secession!?
THIS IS TREASONOUS!!!

Now that this VP pick is an official fiasco, it might be a good time for John McCain to loudly remind everyone that he was a POW.

jon, McCain is real reform? He’s full of lies. He’s not even a bit conservative. Compared to Huckabee, or even Romeny, McCain looks like a idiot. And the fact that he only chose his candidate based on gender is unacceptable. I hope there is an outrage from conservatives, because this is total BS. Huckabee is a million times more qualified for the VP position than Miss Alaska ever will be.

“I thought you were going to bring facts to the game… what did you bring? Nothing.”
Ryan C said, “For someone who demands so much you sure don’t post much in the way of facts. You deliberately leave things out time and again.
If you think the AIP would be considered mainstream to most Americans, I’m not sure what to tell you.”
You are right, AIP is not that well known, and there is a lot we are both leaving out. But you are getting creative with the facts, and that’s what worries me… a party of people in control of this country, bending the facts to suit their own needs… that is not a path most Americans are willing to follow, I’ll bet.

a party of people in control of this country, bending the facts to suit their own needs”
Um welcome to the Bush years.
With its manipulated intelligence to go to war, redacted reports on the environment etc etc
You can take your head out of the sand now/

I know someone’s prolly said it already but forget about country first, it’s Alaska first with Palin!

To…Dark Goddess…and…Centristbychoice….I like your most recent posting. You hit things on the head nicely. Very good points.
REFORM REFORM REFORM and Intelligent dialogue

How can any American accept a President who has nothing to say but “I stand for Change” Change WHAT? Just what does Obama believe in? He did nothing during his term in Congress. He hardly voted for anything! He has less experience than Palin and he is running for President, not the VP! I would rather have a person who has fought for our country, gave his blood for our country, suffered for our country, loves our country, BELIEVES in our country, and has FAR MORE EXPERIENCE in running our country than some inexperienced, “stand for nothing”, African who has shown little love for our country and disrespect for all that it was founded on! But hey, he stands for change! So how can he be bad? Let’s just BLINDLY vote for change and see what we get! All that is riding on it is our entire way of life! Our entire freedom! Our safety! Our childrens future! That is how Communism was ushered into the Soviet Union! They wanted change! They got it!

I thought it was the presidential party’s nominee that chose the candidate.
Ryan C said, “Yes and the point is the McCain campaign claimed she had a background check with the FBI. That was a lie.
They claim she was vetted. But now its been revealed that vetters did not go to Alaska until Thurs.
So basically Palin was not thoroughly vtted and the McCain campaign has lied about the scale of her vetting.”
What I read in that article is that they claimed they had a process and their process called for those checks. The McCain team was considering Palin six months ago. Your argument that she was not thoroughly vetted means that she simply wasn’t vetted thoroughly enough for you, and you are voting for Obama… so what is your point? Are you trying to say that she should’ve been vetted by a panel of Obama supporters? The FBI says they don’t get involved in “vetting” candidates; only performing those investigations of financials and such records as are mandated by federal law.

It’s great to see the Libs scared to death of Palin.

I think FBI should be involved in this.

Haven’t you guys scared us all enough for a while?

“What I read in that article is that they claimed they had a process and their process called for those checks.”
Ryan C said, “What you read was a baldfaced lie. You can try to keep calling it truthy bu that will not make it so.
Do you consider making one’s 1st visit to Alaska to do interviews and talk to other legislators should be done sooner than 1 day before you announce the VP pick?
McCain met her once 6 months ago. That is not a vetting.
“The FBI says they don’t get involved in “vetting” candidates; only performing those investigations of financials and such records as are mandated by federal law”
Actually they do it as part of national security.
Again, I am not saying FBI checks are required for a running mate. I am saying the McCain campaign claimed that as a means of covering up their poor vetting. They lied.”
Well, I guess you can volunteer to be part of the firing squad. To be quite honest, this doesn’t sound like a conspiracy to me, nor an intentional deception. This is the same kind of attack-dog reflex that other Obama supporters have used, and it just shows the bitterness of partisan politics at its worst.

“Well, I guess you can volunteer to be part of the firing squad. To be quite honest, this doesn’t sound like a conspiracy to me, nor an intentional deception”
So what was the deception due to then? incompetence?
I don’t think its a conspiracy. I think its a lie. A lie in service of a campaign looking to cover up how badly they were unprepared for this VP.

No matter how you slice it–McCain didn’t do a proper vetting or he did do a proper vetting, but chose Palin anyway….it looks like poor judgement or his part. It’s also reckless. This is not the media’s fault or the democrats fault. McCain just lost two votes in my household because of this.

Joyce,
So as not to give the “Obama Supporters are Sexist” theme any more blank ammunition, I think we’d have to say that Hillary took her drubbing like a ‘person’.

Although Sarah Palin is republican and subscribes to seemingly strict conservative beliefs, she vetoed a bill from the Alaskan legislature which was crafted to deny state health care benefits to same sex couples. Apparently the State supreme court told the Palin administration that the bill was unconstitutional.
I was impressed that Governor Palin was willing to uphold the constitution of the State of Alaska in this issue as it was interpreted by the judicial branch, even though it conflicted with her personal and political party beliefs.

was impressed that Governor Palin was willing to uphold the constitution of the State of Alaska in this issue as it was interpreted by the judicial branch, even though it conflicted with her personal and political party beliefs.”
I give her credit for that veto.
Too bad most Republican commentators like Mic think such things lead to the extinction of the human race

I have to admit that I have such a lingering distaste from the Dan Quayle years (having viewed it as a form of political insurance), that Ms. Palin
unfortunately being from Idaho appears
to be another potatoe in the making.
Just out of curiosity, do any of her
supporters expect that they would put her at the top of the ticket in 4 or 8 years?
Really, I’m genuinely curious about this.

It might surprise some of you that Hawaii has had a secession movement going on for many years. No I am not accusing Obama of being a member of this just letting you know it is nothing new.
Many who speak of secession feel that the corruption of the two party system we have is intolerable they would like to see some common sense and actual work done by our government that truly benefits the people not the half as- garbage we have been getting.
Obama’s message of change is this idea of the government working for you. His problem is he is the same old Democratic Party person in new cloths to distract you. What you see is not what you will get.
McCain and Palin are Change, clean the system up and make it work for the people the way it was designed to do. End the ear mark spending. True Campaign finance reform (not a bill gutted by congress as the last one was).
Your problem is that you equate succession with leaving the Union which is what Hawaii has tried to do in the past because the people of that state feel that the Federal Government does not see them or work for their interest.
Change that Obama speaks of is another way of saying succession: a series of persons or things that follow one after another, to produce a change.
No one is speaking of leaving the Union only of changing the system to work in the peoples best interest.
Obama and Biden = one way of succession = Change
McCain and Palin = one way of succession = Change
Changing the way Washington works is succeeding from the Washington as usual. You as the voter have to determine which way you want the country to go.
For me Obama is Washington as usual.
McCain is the real change.
See you in November.

Jace I think succeed and secede are actually two different words. And if you chose to describe Mr. McCain in his current guise as ‘fresh’ I’d like to know how you came to measure things in Geologic Time.

Don’t worry – William Riker will come to the rescue !

McCain wants to entrust America to a radical that wants Alaska to be its own country???
Country first – Alaska
“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.” Co-Founder of AIP

This is serious business–if it is ever proven that Palin herself agrees with the secession plank in this party’s platform (unlike Hickel, who never agreed with it), she is constitutionally ineligible to serve as governor.
The state constitution is very explicit on this–Palin, like all other state officials, must swear an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska.” AIP diehards cannot honestly take that oath.

Consider: While American men and women were fighting in Iraq to protect Americans on American soil, Ms. Palin was advocating the separation of Alaska from America. At the very least, doesn’t that make her a traitor of trust to the Alaskans that served? Because we are essentially at war… does that make her a traitor to America?

cindy in nc,
do you really know what Black Liberation Theology is?

Truly an embarrassment. I’m from Arizona, is there any way we can fire McCain????

So sad. The Palin Family drama amd gustav dominated the weekend. One, an act of God, the other, acts of man.
Those living in glass houses should not throw stones. All the lies perptrated on Obama, who loves his country as much or more than many I’ve read here, has withstood lies, slanders, attacks on his friends and family, and is still going. Palin has had only a few days, and you all are whining about the attention. Can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

She’s a traitor. This is treason, and the proof is on video. McCain needs to dump her from the ticket or he’s not getting my vote.

For the vestiges of the Cold War, the Alaskan Independence Party is not a fringe group. The Alaskan Independence Party is one of the Principal Political Parties in Alaska. If Sarah Palin is guilty of betrayal, she betrayed the ideals of Alaskan Independence from the USA.

Roberto,
Are you making an argument For or Against
her having one foot in the White House?

Can you imagine if Obama had been
part of a group wanting to succeed from
the United States? The Wingnuts would be losing there collective minds and the press would be covering it in Wall-to-Wall coverage.

If Palin did NOT want Alaska to be part of America, how can she represent us.

Can we revisit the judgement issue here for just a minute…We’re looking at giving the world a crack at a former beauty queen, seditionist who’s got a pregnant teenage daughter and a severely handicapped child at home in need of care while she trots around the country trying to help a geriatric nut case get elected president. Meanwhile, her drunk of a husband races snowmobiles when he’s not knocking he up. Is this really the image of America we need to be promoting to the world? Is this the kind of judgment we need in our leadership? If this wasn’t so sad, it might actually be good for a laugh.

Lets just say, for the moment, that she’s not a nut.
1. As Gov. of Alaska what experience or interest does she have in urban issues? or in agricultural issues for that matter? Okay, lets give her a head start on Fishing Policy for the latter.
2. As Commander in Chief of the Alaskan National Guard, what geopolitical decisions were she required to confront in the course of those duties? What operational decisions?
3. If in fact she really has a primary allegiance to the State of Alaska, what is there to convince me that she really would apply herself any more than GWB in
gaining knowledge and experience in these areas?
For all you might be able to say about Obamas experience, he has a more substantive track record when it comes to pursuing the ‘Big Picture’. Isn’t
that really the main focus of the job she is applying for?
Okay, now lets go back to thinking of her as a nut job as well…

It is really hard to figure what is going on with the McCain campaign. If she was a member of the Independence Party that does not mean she favored the platform that advocated secession from the Union. Even so, it is certainly not a mainstream kind of thought process. I really don’t know what to make of all this. I agree with those who say she was not well vetted, maybe McCain is just giving in to pressures from the Conservative wing of the party.
I don’t know for sure what this does to the election. It certainly has everyone talking. It will be interesting to see where the polls are in week or so. I think it is too early right now to figure the fall out.

“One last thing is one must translate liberal-speak when reading their mean-spirited trash… when they say yes, they mean no, if they say they like something you can know they mean they hate it and lastly when they say evil to them that is good….
when you apply those rules liberal blogs suddenly make a lot of sense!
God Bless America & Gov Palin!!
Posted by: Eagleeyeflyer | Sep 2, 2008 10:31:28 AM”
Liberal blogs have never questioned Obama’s citizenship, his faith, or his patriotism. All those lies and smears came from the rabid right wing nutjobs.
And the truth is always the opposite of what a republican tells you. Drill here drill now…results in 20 years, when true energy independence requires the same single determination for alternative enegy development.

You know, it was not too long ago that Senators were laughed at if they decided to run for President or Vice President. A Governor was first choice and a mayor was second choice. Why? Because a senator could be in office for 100 years and never garner any experience that would prepare them for the White House. Presidents needed executive and management experience that can not be found in Senators, but only in governors or mayors. All of these facts about experience about the different positions remain true, but the ideology has changed towards be more accepting of senators even though their experience is still lacking. Therefore, Senator Palin, is the only one with executive or managerial experience. I also see that people are demeaning her because she comes from Alaska. Working as mayor in a small town means she had to work more closely among people than senators, it also means that she was held more accountable for her actions. As a governor she has managed one of the largest state budgets in the country of over 6 billion dollars. Again nobody else running has that experience and one of the jobs in the white house is to submit a budget.
In addition the biggest concern for the American people is on energy. Palin has actually voted into law policies that will help both the people of Alaska and the United States of America get the energy they need.
All these struggles within her family are private. But since the public has decided to make it their business: Palin has shown herself to be more in touch with the average american than any of the other three candidates. Teen pregnancy is on the rise.
The evangelical BS that you people are dragging up also shows how out of touch your are with the average american you are. 80% of the population believes themselves to be religious.

Between an Alaskan-First for someone in Alaska and a member of God-D…-America Church for 20 years until 2 months ago, is it, well, hard to decide?

How did McCain’s organization come to this choice? I mean the VP is the President of the Senate. The senate his serves in, along side some seriously qualified women, whom I am sure would be better qualified such as Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, or Kay Baliey Hutchinson of Texas. I think this was a not-so-well planned move to appeal to Hillary Clinton supporters rather than to better this nation.
I am begining to think Mitt Romney would have been a better choice.

I really think that Palin needs to be vetted better. Actually, McCain should have done it himself.
The latest reports indicate that McCain is FINALLY sendind his lawyers to Alaska to sort through Palin’s history up there!?!
You know what would be a real Maverick move? To elect someone who knows how to think things through. We haven’t had that in the White House for years.

Good thing she was associated with a “party” that questions the legality of the Fed overriding articles of the Constituion. She probably knows more about State’s rights than most governors, who seem to be selling out the States rights left and right these days. So what happens when the Fed sells out to the UN? We all fall under UN laws and regulations. Thats not American. Think it wont happen, I challenge you to look at where this country is headed!

This is the story that will end it. They want to leave the US. Talk about hypocritical. Who loves America now?
Stupid. Beyond Stupid.
This aspect will go viral. Big time!

I would not agree with many of Ms. Palin’s positions on issues. Secession however, may be one of her best ideas. I think we should all be thinking about that. Secede and then try and put this federal government back together again in a way that serves the people and not big business/corporate interests.

This memebership is the most disturbing issue with Palin so far. The integrity of the 50 states is bedrock to me. I want it to be to any president or vice president. If she believes this way it is a huge problem, but if she was just pandering to them I’m annoyed as well.

I think the right (or at least the Neos) have clearly been a bit uncomfortable with the whole Constitution thing for some time now. She doesn’t seem so radical in her thinking from that perspective.

You mean to tell me that this woman was part of some fringe group 10 years ago that wanted to do something that she never acted on when she was Governor? How… awful?

All of her comments, including recent ones indicate that her principle loyalty is to AK. Personally, I don’t really care other than wondering how electing her to Veep is in any way in the interests of those of us who happen to live elsewhere in the country.

For this women to give a speach in front of a sign that says COUNTRY FIRST, and then find out what she REALLY thinks is sad. John McCain made a BIG mistake. He wanted to Joe but got a real radical instead. I don’t think he can handle her, or her VERY concervative wing. This is one thing our ocuntry doesn’t need right now.

This woman Palin seems to be hiding so much that there are compound revelations
daily. She should have been honest during McCain’s introduction of her by acknowledging her teenaged pregnant daughter when she paraded the 4 mo old and the Army son. Now she is hiding her Alaska first beliefs. I’m no longer surprised at any of the omissions of this hypocritical chameleon.

I think the right (or at least the Neos) have clearly been a bit uncomfortable with the whole Constitution thing for some time now. She doesn’t seem so radical in her thinking from that perspective.

I think the right (or at least the Neos) have clearly been a bit uncomfortable with the whole Constitution thing for some time now. She doesn’t seem so radical in her thinking from that perspective.

LOL, of course they do. McBush cant even remember what he says from one day to the next, how in the heck can we believe ANYTHING he says going as far back as the 90s! LOL, what a joke!
Joshy

ALASKA FOR THE ALASKANS!!!
Um, at least the second group of Alaskans anyway, you know the White Settler Alaskans, not the Inuit,umm I mean Alaska is for them too but mainly for us, um, um, um…

Palin’s “youthful indiscretion” with the AIP in her 30′s carries on to today. Here is a video of her sending a goodwill message to the AIP in 2008.
I guess Palin’s idea of foreign policy is quitting the US and joining OPEC.

Alaska is an odd place. And to think people used to gripe that shady things went on on Arkansas when Bill was running. Or slamming Chicago for it’s politics. Give me a break. It’s crazy what goes on up there. It’s not like any other state. Not that that’s a bad thing ,but get real. He should have suspected such things to come out.

I wonder how many of these attackers have children serving in Iraq. Yet, they question Sarah Palin’s patriotism and love of America.
Giving her son to the cause of America freedom makes her a poor choice for VP? Where does Obama find these idiots? Are they seriously attacking a mother of an American soldier for lack of love of America? Is that the way they feel about the mothers of the rest of our Armed Forces? Who are the cowards and traitors here?

Will Sarah’s first action as Vice President be to ask Russia’s recognition of Alaska as a independent country?

She hates America!

Can you imagine the outrage from the right if it was disclosed that Obama had once belonged to a group that wanted to sever its ties with the U.S.?

Sarah in the AIP was debunked?
No, it wasn’t. She was proven to be a member and even did a special video for their convention this year.
She’s all about Alaska first, book burning and no sex education for anyone.
She’s a kook.

Obama has unleased his demons!!!!!!
This is the end when the horrible vileness of the MSM is witnessed as it is today.
This vile attack on Sarah Palin is demonic.
Did anyone vet Biden like this – no. He looked like he was drunk giving a speech in Scranton – did anyone jump on that – no. Biden has had serious medical problems – did anyone jump on that – no.
Obama has never released his medical records – did anyone jump on that – no.
Obama has never released his birth certificate – did anyone jump on that – no. Oh yeah, need we list Wright, Ayers, Auchi, Chicago corruption, Farrakan, – the answer is no no no no.
I want to know why is the media covering for Obama and Biden, and then release vile report after report about Palin/
Answer me Jake – did any reports on Obama lately or Biden???????????
Well, don’t worry – the GOP will unlease here anyday – no worries.
You just keep printing all of the memos that the Obama campaign is feeding you – great job.

The 3 a.m. phone call…
“Mommy…”
“Sweetie!?”
“Mom, there’s something wrong. My belly is swollen and I feel sick ALL the time.”
“Oh my….. Honey, maybe it’s time we had a little talk. You’re 17 now, and there are some things, ah, that you need to know.”
“What do you mean Mom?”
“Well it’s about that funny feeling you get when you see a boy you like… kind of makes you tingle, you know, down there…”
“Mom???”
“The birds do it. The bees do it. It’s a little icky, but it’s the way that G-d plants his seeds…”
“Mom, I’m 17, not 9!!!”
“Yes honey, I know it’s a little soon to be having this conversation.”
“You mean I’M GOING TO STAY THIS WAY???????????????”

HEY IDIOTS. THIS PROVES NOTHING. HER REG RECORDS SHOW:
1990-R
1995-R
SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE AIP 1992-1994. FITS NICELY IN WITH THE TIMELINE HUH?

Not a radical secessionist: Sarah Palin, registered Alaska Republican continuously since 1982

Another pathetic, disgusting smear attempt. What will it be tomorrow? Palin evil clone produced from long-frozen embryo salvaged from Eva Braun’s corpse? ******* Governors have a public relations role on behalf of their states. Sarah Palin has embraced…

How can their motto be “Country First” when the heartbeat away belongs to a nut fringe group that wants to SECEDE FROM THE UNITED STATES???
You can’t blame Obama that the neocon VP that Karl Rove hand picked is a certifiable fundamentalist lunatic and inexperienced small town mayor.
It appears that the vetting process is the same one that the neocons used when verifying the credibility of Chalabi when it came to WMD’s and Iraqi “nukes”.
This is getting hilarious! McCain should just concede now before he and the neocons destroy the republican party brand for the next 20 years.
If you’re a republican, vote for Bob Barr or Ron Paul. They won’t win but at least you’ll be able to sleep at night.

I am fully confident that Palin will overcome all this MSM garbage and shoot back by her sheer brilliance.
Any republican knows how these dumb libs who disguise themselves as journalists or “historians” are.

all this proves is she never re-registered in 92/94 or they ommitted those years.
it does NOT change the fact that high level afi operatives have claimed her as their own for years without rebuke from palin til now, or that she adopts their ‘alaska first’ tagline and tells them publicly to ‘keep up the good work’.

it’s simple. If the IAP can produce legal papers where Palin signed up as a member for the AIP then she was a member.. If they can’t then she was not a “member”. I would not doubt that she wanted to keep in good with them to some degree..After all they do have a fairly large voting block in Alaska. Either way,, unless she has publicly supporting sedession from the Union, her replationship with the party in not much to talk about.. Except for the demwits,, which are worried to death with this VP pick.. AND THAT is the fun part to watch..hehehe..

Voter registration records prove nothing. You don’t have to declare a party until you vote in a primary. Everyone knows you can be a Democrat and declare yourself a Republican on primary day to vote in that party’s primary. Isn’t that what the conservative bloggers and right wing talk show hosts were urging Republicans to do in Democratic primaries? Besides, independent parties like AIP don’t usually have primary elections. And you don’t have to declare a party to vote for their candidates in general elections.

Wow, the left is out to make up anything they can about Sarah Palin. Throw anything at her and hope it sticks. The problem is America is watching this garbage and is getting fed up. How many people posting this anti-Palin garbage here are the SAME ones that rioted and hurt people in St. Paul this weekend? I would guess a lot.

This proves nothing. Only a few states have multiple political parties the way Alaska does. I covered one for years, New York. Many New Yorkers were enrolled Democrats, because they wanted to vote in Democratic primaries, which is where the action was, but they nevertheless attended meetings of one of the smaller parties (Working Families, Liberal, Green, the wacko New Alliance Party) and thus could fairly be called “members.”

Stepping onto the Whitehouse platform should give Americans something to look up to. The evidence of a lack of leadership in your own home is not an expample of someone ready to lead a country.

Yeah, and all those Rush Limbaugh fans who switched parties to vote for Hillary in Operation Chaos are Democrats just because that’s what the paperwork says. Riiiiight. The members of the AIP know how involved she was, and it will be interesting to see if there is any backlash in AK now that she is denying her support.
Plus, the AIP is forthright in this year’s convention video that *they advocate registering with other parties to get their agenda advanced*. Palin is doing that perfectly.

“Wow, the left is out to make up anything they can about Sarah Palin.”
This is not made up

Voter records prove nothing. Everything that McCain accused Obama of is coming back to haunt him. The adage is true…make your words sweet because you may have to eat them.

McCain found someone who is a bigger maverick than he is!

The AIP flat-out says to infiltrate other parties to get the agenda advanced. Palin did exactly that!

I’m a registered republican because I was voting against Bush in the primaries in 2000 and 2004. I’m not a republican though.
Registration is a bunch of BS.

the Alaskan Election office has confirmed Palin’s husband was a member until 2002 and then he registered undeclared (not republican).

LOL… I’m voting for Obama

The McCain camp did not refute the charge. The charge was that she was a member from 1994 to 1996.
Unless I’m missing s/thing, they have not provided evidence of party affliliation for the years in question.

IT DOESENT MATTER WHO YOU VOTE FOR,SOON WE WILL BE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION THE PART OF EU.AND WE WILL NO LONGER BE VOTING FOR ANY PUPPETS…TO BAD THERE ARE SO MANY PUPPETS THAT CANT SEE!!!

Her husband (the first dude) was a registered member of the AIP for over a decade…. VERIFIED

The really interesting thing is why has not the media looked into Obama’s associations with Tony Rezko, the convicted felon who will do time for influence peddling, selling access to Illinois state business, and making millions doing it. He helped Obama buy his million + dollar house. Why did Obama involve this dirty guy in buying his house. And, did the funds come from the Iraqi billionaire who was involved in siphoning big bucks from the oil for food program meant to help poor Iraqis when Saddam was in power.
Why have the law firm records been lost from the law firm Obama worked at which did Rezko’s bidding. Obama says he only worked for Rezko’s stuff for 5 hours, but he has known Rezko since the early 90′s and the law firm was very small. Rezko was also a sum landlord.
Obama had a mysterious and meteoric rise in the notoriously crooked Illinois political democratic machine. He has run essentially unapposed in getting to the Ilinois legislature, and then the Senate for the US.
I am from Illinois. It is probably THE MOST corrupt state in the union.
It is my belief that Obama is a charlatan. His leftist background is deep, and the dirty aspects of his rise to power are of note. His past is being consistently hidden. Whereas Palin’s life is pretty much an open book.
She has an incredibly admirable record of integrity and fighting graft in Alaska, even going so far as to have her blue collar husband RESIGN from his job with British Petroleum when Palin became involved in negotiating the gas pipeline to the lower 48 US, a huge project for Alaska and the US. That is an incredible self sacrifice which is astounding for American politics.
For Obama, he is just a charlatan obsessed with rising to great political power. Palin is open, completely transparent. Obama is secretive, and has been in all aspects of his background, and this post just scratches the surface

Palin and the AIP. While Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, says Sarah Palin did not register as a AIP member, Gail Fenumiai has said that Todd Palin was registered as AIP member.
Since it seems that her husband is a member of AIP then how was Palin vetted????

It’s so disgraceful that this woman wants to be on the national scene so badly that she would sacrafice her teenage daughter to all of this negativity. What ever happened to parents loving, supporting and protecting their kids. Well i hope that she wins the Vp because her daughter will never be able to live down all of the redicule that she is going to be exposed to. This is a cruel world and i dont believe that this young girl deserves all of this adverse publicity just because she made a teenage mistake.

Voter registration records show Sarah Palin registered in May 1982 as a member of the Republican Party and has not changed her affiliation.
Her husband registered as ” Alaskan ndependant party” in 1995 and 2000..
Her records show she also voted for Steve Forbes in 2000 presidential election..I guess she doens;t vote republican all the time either..she didn;t for G.W.Bush in 2000..
She is lifelong republican since 1982..her husband registred as independant in 1995 and 2000…
end of story..

Country first. Yes, but which one? Alaska or U.S.A?

“Why is the idea that government governs only with the consent of the governed such a radical notion?”
It’s not. Not at all. Good luck to them. BUT…being associated with such a movement calls into question your qualifications to be Vice President of the nation you’re trying to secede from.

If Alaska succeeds then Palin will no longer be a US citizen…so that would mean she couldn’t be VP…works for me!

one side note ….her husband was part of this group and she just stood by and didnt divorce him ? should she not have disassociated herself from this anti-american ?
i know im being sarcastic , but her lack of disassociation from this group is scary. the only quotes are from spokesperson from mccain camp .
i just wished mccain had another 10 minutes to really look into her soul.
this is an ambarassment at best …again the world watches and laughs.

Iam a registered independent white female . After reading this and some other revelations about Palin. Obama’s got my vote. Signed sealed and delivered. This Palin women is a fringe religious lunatic. I heard she tried to ban books in the library in Wasilla. Imagine the outcry in our schools. This was a reckless pick by McCain.

Palin is irrelevant.
Some may believe that she will soften McCain, but once you become part of the machine, you have to either knuckle under and become an apparatchick of the War Party, or you must resign, resigning is highly unlikely in her case, as signing the devils bargain signifies a willingness to toe the party line.
What is amazing to me is the unconscious acceptance that secession is bad. You are the ones that will not acknowledge that government is force. If you were really democrats (small d) then a plebiscite with a majority vote in favor of self determination is perfectly valid. Isn’t that what Clinton ramrodded through in the case of Kosovo. Isn’t that what the South Ossetiaians did. Contrary to MSM propaganda.

just watched the rep convention …and now i get it . the rebublicans are in fantasy land. the REPUBLICANS had the white house , and both houses and ran a 9 trillion dollar deficit . he states that if we put dems in power they will run a deficit …is he kidding . he needs to stick to acting because he has clearly gone off script when politics are concerned. you cant bash the other side when your side made the mess. i cant tell which party is rep and which is dems ..did they switch roles when we were not looking?

this is for ANCHORCHECK
Palin is an open book…open book? Are you serious? If she’s so open why are we finding all this stuff out. It’s been five days and 100% of the information (outside her name and family introduction) has come from reporters on the ground. McCain has not given America any proof that this lady is who she says she is. They say she was a Mayor. I know a mayor of 127,000, who has four kids, works as a freelance writer and she admits she’s not qualified to be VP of the USA. Despite the fact that she has a law degree and is highly intelligent. Now, how is a woman who couldn’t get into an Ivy League college if she tried, qualified. Palin doesn’t have a law degree, so how does she even understand legal documents fully. It’s just a pipe dream. On top of that I know a Governor of at least 3 million people and he’s even said he’s not qualified to be VP. Explain to me how, Republicans can lower their standards so much and seriously offer this woman as a qualified VP? America wants change that makes sense, not just change for change sake!

Dear anti-Palin members:
Please watch Sarah’s speech tonight if you want to see the woman who will be the next vice-president of the United States. Hillary will be watching along with all her supporters that are going to take all of those votes away from Mr. Obama. Enjoy the speech and enjoy your nightmares as you sleep tonight.
Phil

Dear Members:
All you females that were disrespected by the community organizer-vote for the McCain-Palin ticket-you can do better..
Phil

Dear Ron:
The chickens…………….have come home to roost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!McCain-Palin all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phil

McCain-Palin. Remember the names. Country first-Obama never!!!!!!!
Phil

You-tube video shows Sarah Palin giving the address at the 2008 Alaskan Independence Party.
- you-tube search: “Palin addresses Alaska Independence Party”
You-tube video of 2008 Alaskan Independence Party Leader thumbing DOWN the United States, literally …The AIP Leader showed complete disdane for the United States.
– you-tube search: “McCain Alaska First Problem”
Okay, then here’s another video of Palin admitting she has NO IDEA what the job description of the VP even is.
– you-tube search: “Palin what is it exactly that the VP does everyday”

Obama fans, I will come home to roost.

Funny how the stories always change after repubs hit the ground in Alaska.

Might I suggest if you don’t think Sarah Palin is qualified to be the Vice President. DO NOT VOTE FOR HER!
Lack of qualifications is the reason I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA!

Lieberman is a hypocrite. He had no problem with Obama’s experience when he needed help securing his senate seat did he? He crowed about how great Obama was then; but now that his really old buddy needs a boost and is desperate for help, he puts down the very man who helped him (liberman) out! What a two faced liar; He is a real ‘Judas’ where is James Carville when you need him? Palin is pathetic. Palin is doing more harm then good for McCain and now McCain with this obvious VP choice playing up to Clinton voters has made a HUGE mistake in judgement and it shows you that he is not maverick; just an old man grasping at straws. McCain shows that he quick to make decisions based on panic and not due diligence. Just like George Bush.

another case of the ultra liberal press rushing to make history rather than reporting the news. What happened to editorial oversight? I have quit watching MSNBC, and CNN because of their biased reporting and have cancelled all newspaper subscriptions except the Christian Science Monitor who to this day keep the editorializing to the editorial page.

“Woodrow Wilson(Democrat) signed the Jones Law(Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916) into law after congress passed it.
Herbert Hoover, a republican, tried to shut it down but got overridden by congress.
Philippine independance was later brought to fruition by Franklin Delano Roosevelt(Democrat) and approved by him.
So it’s ok for democrats to give away our territory when it’s warranted, but not republicans?”
Actually, we liberated the Philipines from Spain during the Spanish American War with the promise of assisting them in becoming an independent nation, rather than a colony of Spain. The above President was simply keeping the Promise America made to these people, not giving away territory. My try opening a history book before making assinine partisan claims.

Ooooh, big deal MAx. So, she may have addresses the Alaska independence party, so what? As Governor you address many groups you might not otehrwise care to associate with. She isn’t just governor of Repubs but ALL Alaskans so if they invite her she will go there. she wants to kow what their views are and is repectful of all sides. You are making a mountain out of a molehill as is the media. NONE of the Governors who have become Presidents had foreign experience either. Remember, that was the charge given to Clinton too and GW! I’ll take her experience any day over Barack’s community organising. He hasn’t balanced a budget, or governed anything–neither has BIden or even McCain for that matter.
I love it. The libs are shaking in their boots adn are so mad that jsut maybe, like with Kerry, they will AGAIN lose when they were sure they’d win. Love it, love it.

Does one even have the option to register as AIP in Alaska? In many states, third parties are not on the registration cards unless they have ballot access. Citizens can then only choose between two parties. Were this the case, it’s entirely possible for Palin to be registered as a Republican and also be a member of AIP (or in the least active in it); unless it is prohibited by the constitution of the AIP for members to be registered as a Republican.

Cheney in Georgia with $1billion, I think Putin might be correct afterall. “lets bomb your country so that our presidential candidate will get a boost and we’ll give you $1billion for reconstruction” its sounds to me. What a deal! at the expense of human lives in georgia. Putin is former KGB He will give you intelligence report if you care.
As for makin Palin VP, This is how it sounds: “Forget the country, we will shout a make believe ‘country first’ when the whole world is watching but now Lets introduce the gender card so that we can win over Clinton supporters and we’ll win the election. forget vetting for now I want a woman real bad. This election is do or die”
This election reminds me something about Mugabe.

It should also be noted that Palin’s husband Todd served at the treasurer of her 1999 mayoral campaign, while he as an active member of the AKIP.

Come on people. Like any good story there are 2 sides. Time will show which of side is “right”. Unless you personally know it to be true, nothing you hear or read is necessarily 100% true. It is always based on someones interpretation. Everyone is running off on both sides of what they know to be “true”. Give it time, 45 to 60 days from now you may have a totally different opinion on your candidate. I am a member of the republican party. Sarah Palin has definitely shaken things up. It is good to be passionate. Not a big fan of Obama, but I will still wait and see how it all works out and make my decision in voting box.

McCain’s campaign must realise how strong Obama’s campaign is… they are copying it note for note.
-Nominating Palin to be thier own Celebrity…
-Copying the ‘reform Washington’ mantra… (though how could you beleive it for the R’s?)
-Styling thier energy plan to sound just like Obama’s….
I could go on… it seems that since the (R) smear campaign against Obama has failed, they have decided to simply embody Obama’s campaign.
Man…. they must really love Obama in the Republican camp….

It’s hard to know which McCain I’d be voting for: would it be Senator McCain, or Candidate McCain?
Likewise… it would be hard to know which Palin we would get. Would it be separatist Alaska-first-Alaska-always Palin, or opportunistic socialist Bridge-to-Nowhere Palin?
I suppose the fact that McCain wanted to choose Lieberman as his VP instead could be a slight consolation… but seriously, if McCain can’t even stand up to the Republican Party, how can he stand up to Al Qaeda?

Conspiracy Theory-A Lot like Hollywood
What happened to John McCain while in captivity for five years under Communist control? Shouldn’t we ask that question of the next President of the U.S.A.? Could it be possible that John McCain is a sleeper agent programmed by Communist? After all, half of all POW‘s have had some sort of mind control performed on them. John McCain did say “he found his way”, during captivity. Why is John McCain so close with Georgian Lobbyist? Georgian rulers are ex-KGB. John McCain was visited by KGB interrogators while in captivity. And the KGB has been known to experiment with Mind Control. Why pick such an odd VP choice? When did McCain decide to pick Palin as a VP? November 17, 2006 McCain creates an exploratory committee to run for 2008 President icy. The same Month (Nov. 15th) Palin announces her run for Governor. In the event McCain is elected President, Look for McCain suicide and a Palin Presidency. I know this sound a lot like Hollywood, but don’t the events of the last couple weeks sound a lot like a Hollywood story.

The AIP is a legally recognized party in alaska. Why not Google their page and see their history. So much for Palin’s flag waving, Vogler hated the United States and there are recordings that have him saying that he hates the US flag and doesn’t want to be buried here. Jack Coghill and Wally Hickel ran as AIP in 1990. Check it out in the State archives. Hichel supports Palin in her campaign TV spots, lots of them.

Seems like the Alaskan Independence Party, Todd Palin and Rev. Isaiaha Wright are all on the same page. And all Bible-belt fundamentalists. Indeed strange bedfellows.

Addressing their convention is no big deal. She’s trying to gain their support for her legislative agenda and their votes in the next election. You will find any number of Republicans who have addressed Libertarian Party gatherings in the same way. The Democratic mayor of Houston addressed the Republican national convention in his city that year. Big deal.

I need to clarify to my prior
post.
The AIP takes the position that members of the armed forces and dependents should not have had the same voting rights prior to statehood that their civilian counterparts had.

It’s funny. So many who are obviously democrats who say Palin has to go. Why do they care? If she’s such a bad pick, shouldn’t they want her on the ticket? Wouldn’t it be easier to beat McCain if he has a train-wreck for a running mate? You people are disingenuous when you deny your fear of Palin, or when you characterize it as fear that she may someday be President. She has energized the base of the GOP, and everyone knows any political candidate must have the support of his/her base in order to win election. And for all of you so-called “lifetime Republicans” here who are now no longer going to vote for McCain… whatever. You’ve never voted Republican in your life. I’ll bet you got an email from George Soros that said you should go to all the online articles about Palin and post this tripe. Anyone who says they were going to vote McCain, but changed their mind after the Palin pick, is a liar. Period.

Palin’s political mentor (Hickel) is an AIP member (per Newsweek), Palin’s husband is/was an AIP member (now “undeclared”), AIP leader Lynnette Clark thought Palin was a member (until McCain denied it), AIP Vice Chairman Dexter Clark told Southern Secessionists in 07 that Palin was a member and they too should “infiltrate” the other parties, Palin attended several of AIP’s conventions and spoke live at 1 or more, and taped a speech to the 08 convention, talking of a “self-sufficient Alaska” (separate), and telling them to “Keep up the good work!” And is that the work of speaking against the US from Iran’s pulpit at the UN, or getting blown up in “a plastic explosives sale gone wrong” (all works of the AIP founder – Vogler -before the Palins attended AIP). His hateful words against America are on the AIP website (and Pravda). So, how can McCain claim Palin is not part of this group? I don’t get it?

Sarah Palin is the worst VP candidate, period. She basically serving the ultra-conservative agenda. Just because she is a women, she does not represent women’s rights at all. All she does is stand next to her man (McCain) and look pretty. God forbid the media should ask her a question on any of the important issues this country. Her answers are evasive and blames the media for intrusion. I hope America makes the right decision at the polls this time