Obama on Palin: ‘Mother, Governor, Moose-Shooter’
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — At a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School outside Detroit this evening, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., offered a new schtick to his attacks on the Republican ticket.
In a now-familiar riff on how the Republicans spent their convention talking about personalities and not about issues, Obama praised the biographies of both Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
"You notice, at their convention, they spent a lot of time talking about John McCain’s biography, which is compelling," Obama said. "They talked about Sarah Palin’s biography, which is compelling."
When some members of the audience laughed at the notion that Palin’s biography was compelling, Obama insisted he was being serious.
"No, no, it’s an interesting story," Obama said. "No, no, look, I mean that sincerely. I mean, mother, governor, moose-shooter, I mean, I think that’s cool, that’s cool, that’s cool stuff."
Obama’s larger point, he said, was that the Republicans "didn’t talk about the issues. And so, that gives you a sense of what the strategy’s going to be over the next eight weeks."
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Getting a bit carried away tonight are we Jake?
I hope this is not what we can expect from Charley, but I am not holding out much hope.
Posted by: Thinking | September 8, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Which part is not cool? That she is a mother or that she is a Governor?
Obama is sexist-sweetie
Posted by: alex | September 8, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
“I wonder if he’s regretting attacking Palin on the Bridge to No Where,”
Why would he? They just put out a great ad.
“now that it’s coming out he and Biden BOTH voted for it, TWICE!”
They voted for the budget. They voted against an amendment by Coburn dealing with Amtrak along with 80 other Senators.
Saying they voted for the Bridge would be a disengenuous lie.
Why am I not surprised that it came from concerned. Well technically not came from, just repeating what the rw media told him.
Posted by: Ryan C | September 8, 2008, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
This type humor seems juvenile for someone aspiring to the highest office in the land. I’m not looking forward to another Republican administration but the left deserves it for nominating a weak candidate. Biden should be at the top of the ticket.
Posted by: independent | September 8, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm
What else can the hypocrite say? Obviously he wouldn’t attack her on the Bridge to No Where because he supported it! Or would he?
Posted by: padhorn | September 8, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
Keep spinning your wheels, Ozero.
Sarah Palin will be the next Vice President of the United States!
That is REAL change America can believe in!
I love it that Sarah Palin is a mother, a Governor, and hunts moose. She’s real. Obama is a fake.
McCain-Palin ’08
Posted by: USVet | September 8, 2008, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm
Keep it coming Obama…I hope he keeps doing this until November. The more he opens his elitist mouth, the more he sinks in the polls. How ironic for someone who is supposedly a good orator.
Democrat for McCain/Palin 08
Posted by: fromHILLtoMAC | September 8, 2008, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
Why do you protect the GOP senator who impugns Obama’s character by questioning his love of country? This hit and run politics is the reason we’re in the mess we’re in. Republicans have no answers, no solutions to the problems facing ordinary americans, and they’re afraid of having a commander in chief who is smarter than they are. It’s stupider and stupider. Wake up, America! It’s life or death! We need a president who is smarter than we are!
Posted by: Holden Litgo | September 8, 2008, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
Independent,
I agree with you. It is all a game to Obama. He is not a serious candidate. The stuff that comes out of his mouth is pathetic.
The ONE and ONLY serious candidate for the Democratic Party Nomination for POTUS this year was Hillary Clinton, and Obama and his thugs stabbed her in the back.
Posted by: USVet | September 8, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
Why do you protect the GOP senator who impugns Obama’s character by questioning his love of country?
_________________________________________
The GOP senator is not the only one questioning Obama’s character.
Posted by: Samantha, A Black Woman From IL | September 8, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
Obama acts like he wants to be president for his own ego.. I trust him less every day.
Posted by: Linda | September 8, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
These anti- Obama posts must be some silly misleaded crinies of McCain. I am not falling for it! Higher taxes on the middleclass aint going to work it. America you better wake up and stop looking at the color of a man’s skin!
Posted by: Melvin | September 8, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
There he goes again with the sexism! He did it with Hillary – and Hillary won primary after primary! Keep it up, BHO – it really does show your true character! By the way, Sarah IS cool and she plays basketball as well! Dunk that! Barracuda!
Posted by: Beckie | September 8, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm
Keep it up Barry. That should be good for another 3 points in the McCain column.
Posted by: Obama Cramp | September 8, 2008, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
The fake Democrats are out tonight..you are a bunch of trolls. Obama is going to show this Alaska moose hunter how to wrestle a 500 pound buffalo in downtown new york in the middle of September heat. Obama did not get here by mistake or chance like Palin, he got here by sheer hard work, gut and determination. He will put Palin/McCain away for good and you all underestimate Obama. Mark Penn underestimated Obama and look where that got him?
Posted by: Karen | September 8, 2008, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
Sarah Palin is at home in international affairs as a moose in Washington DC.
Posted by: keeley | September 8, 2008, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
I think that Obama would make an awful president.
Posted by: Samantha, A Black Woman From IL | September 8, 2008, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
Is he just trying to lose the election? Seriously.
Posted by: Obama Cramp | September 8, 2008, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
Palin’s novelty is gone.
All that remains is her
shrill voice mouthing off
Republican attack lines and
telling lies through her
teeth along with some
mumbo jumbo religious
beliefs she espouses.
Give her a few more days.
She will be treated no more
than old man McCain’s
office secretary.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
The above reactions to Obama’s comment about Palin being a “mother, governor, moose-shooter prove just one thing: that conservatives can’t take being laughed at!
Posted by: gilamonster | September 8, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
I almost at a lost for any rationale that explains why so many are willing to go with 4 more years of a Bush-like presidency.
Does the fact that the GOP tends to win states with (statistically) higher levels of illiteracy tell us anything?
What that tells me is that greedy (often well-to-do) Republicans spend a lifetime confusing less informed Republicans and distracting them to focus on non-economic issues. And these poor uninformed soles drink that Kool-Ade every time. Meanwhile, rich folks keep their tax cuts, and the rest of the less-well off republicans spend the next 4 years blaming their problems on the government while the wealthy laugh all the way to the bank.
Posted by: rob | September 8, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
Obama would be the most awful president in history. That should be easy for anyone to see.
Posted by: Samantha, A Black Woman From IL | September 8, 2008, 7:44 pm 7:44 pm
It would be funny to watch Obama try to survive one week in Alaska.
Posted by: Kitty | September 8, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
Obama doesn’t play the sarcasm card well, nor does using the word “stuff” all the time lately. The above remark reminds me of the “Annie Oakley” remark about Hillary, which dominoes to remind me of his “bittergate” comment. He better stay away from the mockery, it isn’t helping him. He comes off less Presidential every day.
Posted by: dwc | September 8, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
Palin is ready for impeachment!
Gov. Ed Rendell decried a double standard in the treatment of Sarah Palin on Monday, saying that if it was he who was at the center of the “troopergate” investigation, the press would be calling for his head.
“She claims to be a reformer, and yet she is being investigated on the charge that she used her power as governor to fire someone who was going through a messy divorce with a relative of hers. Could you imagine if I was doing the same thing in Pennsylvania? You would be calling for my impeachment.”
Posted by: mary ann | September 8, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
Hey, look at it this way, if there is a coup in America during the McCain presidency, she can save the White House!
Posted by: Amazed | September 8, 2008, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
Obama just find the right way. Go ahead and smatch them. the PAW??, the MOM?? show america that these are lies that has no basis.
In this world you dont win by playing Gandhi….Pill her off.
Posted by: leche | September 8, 2008, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
come on now
she has been mocking Obama about everything simce her mouth opened.
and you’re trying to make something out of “moose shooting”? Is not that what u do when you hunt them.
be for real
Posted by: be for real | September 8, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
“Sarah Palin is at home in international affairs as a moose in Washington DC.”
Ditto for Obama. Also, he may have done a lot of hard work to get where he is, but having a free pass from the media for over a year didn’t hurt either. If his shady associations had been brought to light before Iowa, he would never have won the caucuses there.
Posted by: dwc | September 8, 2008, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm
Down syndrome children are sensitive and she showed no regard for the safety of her child at all.
________________________________________
How did she show a lack of regard for safety?
Posted by: Samantha, A Black Woman From IL | September 8, 2008, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm
“It would be funny to watch Obama survive one week not playing the victim”
Posted by: Samantha, A Black Woman From IL | September 8, 2008, 7:56 pm 7:56 pm
REALITY CHECK
==============
DNC,PELOSI,DEAN under-estimated the “bubba vote”,when they
nominated Obama……
“Bubba vote” is a very large group
of voters,working class whites,who they
don’t vote on primaries,but they vote
in november elections…..
Those voters vote for president with
certain values,regardless of the party.
Mostly are conservatives with values as
religion,guns,country first,strong
defense and foreign policy,low taxes,
small government,independents……
McCAIN/PALIN ’08 ticket reflects
my values……..
Posted by: ROBERT | September 8, 2008, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
So, let me get this straight: Obama and Biden both voted in favor of the bridge to nowhere (I guess at a time when BHO thought he had a shot at Alaska).
Palin took her pen and killed the bridge , but, let me get this straight, he’s criticizing her?!!!!!
Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture?
Posted by: Marty | September 8, 2008, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm
i cannot believe the stupidity of the american electorate; keep the rubes happy with gassing on about flag lapel pins and gay marriage and then keep voting bigger and bigger tax cuts for the rich republicans who do not want to lose their hegemony. and the morons march in goose step over the cliff, taking what was once america with it; soon our country will be a second-rate banana republic, and it will be the fault of all those “great americans” out there.
if reading this makes you mad, stop and think: do you have affordable health care? a pension? a secure job? a raise in the last 5 years? a loved one killed or maimed in iraq? how did you like mccain voting AGAINST the G.I. bill? what a patriot! and now he’s got someone who’s “real” because she likes to kill animals for sport.
and obama’s elite because he edited the harvard law review and taught at the university of chicago; goll-ee, paw, that fellah sounds mighty elite!
HAVE YOU ALL LOST YOUR MINDS?
WAKE UP, IDIOTS! OBAMA IS AMERICA’S LAST HOPE!
Posted by: moiraregis | September 8, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
BHO: Failed father who sat in the racist and america hating church with his innocent daughters.
BHO: Failed senator who votes ‘present’ for bills that allow porn shops next to schools.
BHO: Failed American who is likened by Iran, Palestines, black panthers etc
BHO: Proof of failed judgement when he kept company with terrorists/racist/America Haters like Ayers, Farrah Khan, Wright and the list goes on….
Posted by: CJ | September 8, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
OBAMA IS AMERICA’S LAST HOPE!
_______________________________________
That is really sad because he was terrible in Chicago Hope
Posted by: Samantha, A Black Woman From IL | September 8, 2008, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
Did Sarah Palin wrongfully push to have her ex-brother-in law fired?
Was she really against the “Bridge to Nowhere?”
Did she really sell Alaska’s plane on eBay, or just list it on eBay?
Did she actually have any substantial duties commanding the Alaska National Guard?
The correct answer to all these questions is: who cares? Which isn’t to say these aren’t valid questions, or that Palin and the McCain camp aren’t playing it fast, loose, and coy with each of them.
The point is that Palin, and the circus she’s brought to town, are simply a bountiful collection of small lies deliberately designed to distract the country from one big truth: the havoc that George Bush and the Republican Party have wrought, and that John McCain is committed to continuing.
Posted by: Stars 'n Stripes | September 8, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
NOWAY NOHOW NOBAMA!
Posted by: CJ | September 8, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
PUMA?
The last whining puma?
Write those letters to your aunt. Nobody is interested in them.
Posted by: jaguar | September 8, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
o-bam bam is imploding . only the dems could nominate another loser….what a pathetic joke.
Posted by: angry black democrat | September 8, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
As a mother I find Palin despicable.
She has made a circus of their own family, pushing her pregnant teenage daughter and her baby suffering from Down forward to steal the show.
Posted by: harriet | September 8, 2008, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
i think it’s hilarious that obama is running clinton’s primary campaign (“issues”), while mccain is running obama’s (“i’m fresh and new”). i hope he loses at his own stupid game.
Posted by: angry black democrat | September 8, 2008, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
Shrill Sarah must be wondering
why she walked into this sorry
mess called the McCain campaign.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
“Hillary and Bill owe Barack NOTHING!”
True – and that it is exactly why it so so telling that they are fully prepared to give him EVERYTHING.
I suppose you missed or misinterpreted the Clintons’ speeches in Denver?
Plus the speech Hillary gave today?
Stop following your fantasies and get real. The Clintons will work their hearts out to ensure that Barack Obama will be POTUS.
Posted by: sugar | September 8, 2008, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
270 electoral votes needed to win.
Obama 273
McCain 265
McCain always the loser.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
BHO (Bone Headed Obama) is losing his mind and the his real personality is coming out – which is scary!!
NOWAY NOHOW NOBAMA
McCain/Palin 2008
Hillary 2012
Posted by: CJ | September 8, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
angry black democrat
yep…Obama has let the party hacks run his campaign he is clueless like John Kerry and like Al Gore Before him were on what the campaign surogates actually say that get us ticked off enough to post on these blogs and the media enjoys agrevating it… ofcourse Mcain vs Clinton would be the best GE ca,paign and we would talk about real issues but Pelsosi,Reid want to keep their jobs(hillary would axe them) and Terry Mccauliffe is now running for VA governor so hes lost all credibility!
Posted by: staniam | September 8, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
McCain will lose mighty big.
We won’t have to hear his POW
war stories anymore.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
Both these candidates are hunters.
Don’t forget she can field dress and cook up some tasty stew with it. Obama is good at hunting Governmet grants, dispersing them to his buddies and fund his pet projects.
Posted by: david | September 8, 2008, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
Biden must go. Hillary must
come on board.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
I beg to differ sugar…
Hillary is doing her token rallies in extolling Barack in Florida. Notice she did not slam McCain or Palin in NY when she was pointedly asked? She is doing her “democratic” duty.
McCain and Hillary are good friends. McCain was her mentor in the Senate, and he WILL give her a Cabinet position.
Bill and Hillary will not stain their fingers more than they have to for Obama, much less be his attack dogs.
Posted by: BJ | September 8, 2008, 8:33 pm 8:33 pm
BJ
Yep Hillary will be Sec of State and someone liek Gore will be sec of energy… they will co-opt Obamas change message… dont say I told you so but we did… self riteous obamasnobs!
Posted by: staniam | September 8, 2008, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm
“As a mother I find Palin despicable.
She has made a circus of their own family, pushing her pregnant teenage daughter and her baby suffering from Down forward to steal the show.”
Harriet
Yeah Harriet, they should have been on another continent living in a mud hot like any family member you are not proud of…I’m sure glad that Obama never parades his daughters out…oh wait.
Posted by: Tim | September 8, 2008, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm
Mother Moose tells Mother Goose type stories. Obama will save the moose and the goose that Palin wants to shoot (although Palin thinks everyone is a moose and is fair game to shoot).
Obama 08!
Posted by: Mother | September 8, 2008, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm
BO made a mistake in picking
Biden.
He must correct it now.
Let Hillary join the ticket.
With Biden the Dems lose.
With Hillary they will put
McCain away for good.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
I suppose they could have voted against the budget and then been told that they voted against everything else atached to it. The reason this pork gets through is because it gets attached to things that need to be passed. Palin pandered specifically for the funds and hired lobbyists to get it attached to the bill. Sorry, if I have to point a finger it is squarely at her. While Mayor her town had the highest per capita pork funds.
Posted by: Jason | September 8, 2008, 8:41 pm 8:41 pm
What a doofus! I can’t believe he might become our President.
Posted by: Gerry | September 8, 2008, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm
Here’s what it means for the
Dems to send Biden home and
bring Hillary on board.
24/7 news coverage.
60 days of non-stop positive publicity.
A guaranteed victory in November.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:48 pm 8:48 pm
I demand from the MSM that they have a good look at Palin’s records as mayor and governor.
To an outsider, it would seem hard to do, but Wasilla (an oil-rich town with zero debt on the day Palin was inaugurated mayor) was left saddled with $22 million of debt by the time she moved away to become governor – especially since nothing was spent on things such as improving the city’s infrastructure or building a much-needed sewage treatment plant.
So what did Mayor Palin spend the taxpayer’s money on, if not fixing streets and scrubbing sewage?
For starters, she remodeled her office. Several times over, as a matter of fact.
Then Palin spent $1 million on an unnecessary, new park that no one other than the contractors and Palin seemed to want.
Next, Sarah doled out more than $15 million of taxpayer money for a sports complex that she shoved through even though the city did not own clear title to the land; now, seven years later, the matter is still in litigation and lawyer fees are said to be close to at least half of the original estimated price of the facility.
She also worked hard to get voters approval of a $5.5 million bond proposal for roads that could have been built without borrowing. Anchorage may not be the center of the financial universe but, like good Republicans everywhere, Sarah Palin knows how to please Alaskan bankers and bond dealers.
For good measure, she turned Wasilla into a wasteland of big box stores and disconnected parking lots.
Posted by: Alaskan | September 8, 2008, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm
Sarah Palin’s star power won’t
last another two weeks.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm
As Governor, Palin gave the legislature no direction and budget guidelines, according to the chair of a legislative committee. But then she staged a huge grandstand play of line-item vetoing countless projects, calling them pork. “They were restored because of public outcry and legislative action,” the aide said. “She vetoed them mostly because she had no idea what they were or why they were important.”
But it was enough to get the McCain, who is mostly unobservant of the world around him anyway, to think Palin has a reputation as being “anti-pork”.
In fact, Juneau observers note that Palin kept her hand stuck out as far as anyone for pork ladled out by indicted Sen. Ted Stevens. She only opposed the “bridge to nowhere” after it became clear that it would be politically unwise to keep supporting it, these same insiders assert. Then, Palin fell back on her old habits and publicly humiliated him for pork-barrel politics.
As for being “ready on day one” to be commander in chief, despite the repeated public claims she’s made, the Alaska National Guard commander said that, “she has made no command decisions, other than sending some troops to help fight a few brush fires and march in parades at county fairs.”
Posted by: steven | September 8, 2008, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm
Don’t bet on it Anon. My mother works for the McCain/Palin ticket manning phones down here in Florida. They’ve been jammed up with calls from people demanding to know when she’s coming to Florida. People are thrilled with her, and its not going to go away.
Posted by: Mike | September 8, 2008, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
The only thing Sarah Palin ever changed were diapers.
Posted by: stenton | September 8, 2008, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
Having been a Democrat for the last 40 years and a Senator Clinton supporter, I cannot bring myself to vote for Senator Obama and I have changed my party affiliation accordingly. My reasons are three-fold, including the nature of Senator Obama’s call for change along, his lack of experience and his voting record.
In every one of Senator Obama’s speeches he uses the same old word: “change.” However, despite all his talk of “change,” Senator Obama refuses to define it. As far as I can determine, the only “change” that has been further defined is Senator Obama’s willingness to change in order to advance his career as evidenced by his flip flopping on issues and his back peddling on controversial matters.
I also cannot accept Senator Obama’s lack of experience. We don’t elect neophytes for the office of President of the United States, and for good reason. Let’s not start now.
Senator Obama also has a poor voting record in the Senate, voting “present” more than 100 times as an state Senator and having not record of reaching across the aisle in Congress to get things done. In sum, he has no record of legislative achievement.
Senator Obama also leaves a litany of broken campaign promises in his wake, including those on capital gain taxes, abortion, gun control, and FISA, among others. He flip flops on issues so frequently that it’s difficult to truly know or trust where he stands on anything.
Conversely, while Senator Obama talks of change, Senator McCain uses his career to advance actual change and does so in ways that we can trust.
Posted by: DemocratNoMore2 | September 8, 2008, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
Mary Ann, in 2006 the trooper in the case was found guilty of a pattern of using poor judgment by the Alaska state investators: Tasering his 11 year-old son; killing a moose out of season; and twice found drinking beer while in a trooper vehicle, to name a few. He admitted to tasering his stepson and killing the moose (although he says he didn’t know it was out of season). But denied drinking while driving, in spite of the fact that the investigators found the allegations to be true.
Now then Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan admitted that Gov. Palin never mentioned to him that he should fire the trooper. However, he does say that some members of her staff did say that the trooper should be fired. Gov. Palin denies that she told anyone to pressure Commissioner Monegan to fire the trooper. Gov. Palin insists that her firing of Commissioner Monegan involved budgetary concerns and the desire to move the department in a new direction.
The investigation continues.
Posted by: James Danley | September 8, 2008, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm
Actually, Sarah Pollen doesn’t do diapers.
Her husband takes care of the children.
Sarah drops them and the husband takes care of them. lol
Posted by: Patriot | September 8, 2008, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Moose-hunter?
“She’s a bigot, a racist, and a liar,” is the more blunt assessment of Arnold Gerstheimer who lived in Alaska until two years ago and is now a businessman in Idaho.
Posted by: rodham | September 8, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
Can anyone name anything of constructive/consequence that McCaint-bush-Republicons have created for Americans in the past 8 years?
But every awake American is aware of McCaint-bush-Republicon:
911
Afghanistan-Pakistan
Iraq
Georgia-Russia conflict incited by bush-McCaint
Hurricane Katrina
Depleted US economy
Job losses
Housing crisis
Record budget deficit
Wasting of Clinton budget surplus
Etc, etc
This time around, Americans are AWAKE to the B S of Republi-cons, who have been destroying every aspect of American life for the past 8 years!
Posted by: Patriot | September 8, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
Palin adds nothing to the
already hopeless ambition
of McCain to become POTUS.
He’s too flaky to have his
finger on the button and
she’s too untrained for any
job outside Alaska.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
He’s right, it is kind of cool. I’ve never cubed a moose.
Doesn’t mean I want her as President, of course — just means that it makes me think I should try hunting before I kick it.
Posted by: Grace | September 8, 2008, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
Sarah Palin went to 5 colleges in 6 years, was mayor of a hamlet in Alaska, asked about banning books, has an teen daughter who is pregnant and her “fiancee” who by his own declaration didn’t want kids, is a high school drop-out..why anyone in the “lower 48″ would want her to represent them to the rest of the world is disgraceful. Its disturbing that there are people who dismiss intelligence and knowledge as if those are bad things now, and instead want the PTA mom to sit and meet with other heads of state to discuss international matters. No wonder companies outsource so much.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008
Posted by: Lynne | September 8, 2008, 9:25 pm 9:25 pm
After Trig, will it be abstinence?
Can someone clear this issue up?
Her attitude towards condoms is that of the old Pope in Rome?
What would her ideas on HIV look like?
Please, get that woman out of here.
Posted by: marguerite | September 8, 2008, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
The problem with Palin is, as Ben Smith at the Politico repeatedly pointed out; that she -just as her pastor- despises Jews.
The impact of that problem will pretty soon become manifest.
Posted by: derek | September 8, 2008, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm
Yes, ABC, do ask Palin for her views on HIV, global warming and homosexuality.
ALL her answers will shock the world.
Posted by: greta | September 8, 2008, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
Obama made a mistake including “mother” in there. He’s showing women yet again that being a mother is as humorous as being a moose hunter.
Keep it up, Obama. The more you do that, the more you’ll alienate your women voters.
Posted by: Jim C. | September 8, 2008, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm
Will someone please tell Mr. Obama that he is running against McCain, not Palin? He really is displaying a kind of unmanly defensiveness and lack of judgment.
But always remember, we’re all Americans.
Posted by: aNobody | September 8, 2008, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm
I just love the Picture of Palin wearing the Nowhere Alaska 99901 T Shirt while she was running for Governor. Just goes to show she did support the bridge and was a smart ass about it.
Posted by: Barney Phiffe | September 8, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
Palin could describe Big O as: father, senator and money collector to become tax collector if possible.
Posted by: Obama-Yah-Wright | September 8, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
I love the “jew-hating” lies…
…because the “Jews For Jesus” founder spoke at her church?
WOW! A group of supposed “Jew-hating” Jews who respect Jesus? Sure. What a scandal.
You guys are desperate.
Jews For Jesus vs Louis Farrakhan.
I think the choice is clear. Obama has a Jew problem.
Posted by: Matt | September 8, 2008, 9:43 pm 9:43 pm
I do not understand why any poor people vote Republican. They do not get to sit at the table to feast along with the rich who bamboozled them to support them. The people they wish they could be use fear of others, personal issues like abortion, stem cell research gay marriage rights and a host of religious tinged topics to rally them. It is so deceptively primal and ignorant. After the campaign is over, the rich will get richer and the bitterness of the poor will satisfy their need to be better than everyone of a different color at least for another 4 years.
All people who make less than 250k deserve a tax cut. You better vote with your wallets and not with your fear.
Posted by: clarity | September 8, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
people: She did thats why he picked her.
Posted by: Ernest T Bass | September 8, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
Matt,
Palin’s church, the Wasilla Bible Church, gave its pulpit over to a figure viewed with deep hostility by many Jewish organizations: David Brickner, the executive director of Jews for Jesus.
Palin’s pastor, Larry Kroon, introduced Brickner on Aug. 17, according to a transcript of the sermon on the church’s website.
“He’s a leader of Jews for Jesus, a ministry that is out on the leading edge in a pressing, demanding area of witnessing and evangelism,” Kroon said.
Brickner then explained that Jesus and his disciples were themselves Jewish.
“The Jewish community, in particular, has a difficult time understanding this reality,” he said.
Brickner’s mission has drawn wide criticism from the organized Jewish community, and the Anti-Defamation League accused them in a report of “targeting Jews for conversion with subterfuge and deception.”
Brickner also described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God’s “judgment of unbelief” of Jews who haven’t embraced Christianity.
“Judgment is very real and we see it played out on the pages of the newspapers and on the television. It’s very real. When [Brickner's son] was in Jerusalem he was there to witness some of that judgment, some of that conflict, when a Palestinian from East Jerusalem took a bulldozer and went plowing through a score of cars, killing numbers of people. Judgment — you can’t miss it.”
Palin was in church that day, Kroon said, though he cautioned against attributing Brickner’s views to her.
The executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, Ira Forman, cited the “cultural distance” between Palin and almost all American Jews.
Posted by: weill | September 8, 2008, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
It’s kind of sad, bit barack obama’s fall from stardom reminds me of britney spears’ fall. LOL!
Posted by: JA | September 8, 2008, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
Because of a transient work situation that spanned 24 years, I have lived in small towns in 15 states spread through every time zone and region in this country. Small town Americans are slow to anger, but cross them at your peril. The lines will be long in the battleground states that a candidate must win in order to be elected. The overwhelming majority of people in those lines will be voting for McCan/Palin–if for no other reason than they are outraged at the media and morons like many on this site who continue to spew venom about Palin. Obama will lose big time.
Posted by: Roberta | September 8, 2008, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm
I got news for you roberta but you aren’t going to like it. Small town America isn’t necessary to elect jack sh*t. What is necessary is the Electors and Obama still has a big lead and won’t need small town rural America to get to 270.
Posted by: depravedmaniac | September 8, 2008, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm
Power first!
Trig last!
Posted by: Lena | September 8, 2008, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm
The mayor of an Alaskan hamlet for POTUS!
Finally, the end of all American Dreams!
Rise, Russia, rise!!!!
Posted by: Putin | September 8, 2008, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm
Obama really sounds sort of pathetic now. He is throwing punches, pot shots mostly, but nothing is landing. It seems a bit frantic actually–clearly he is concerned–astonished– that he is no longer the center of attention.
Posted by: NJH | September 8, 2008, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
Jake,
when is the last time you have seen a Presdiential candidate obsessed with attacking the opponent’s VP candidate?
I am older than you and I have never seen this before.
Posted by: geevill | September 8, 2008, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
“Obama really sounds sort of pathetic now. He is throwing punches, pot shots mostly, but nothing is landing. It seems a bit frantic actually–clearly he is concerned–astonished– that he is no longer the center of attention.”
In a few days, I think Obama is going to go CRAZY! He babbles these days, becomes sarcastic like the days he was talking about Hillary in the primaries.
This Palin woman has FINALLY gotten under his skin.
The fun game begins now!!!
Obama = Loser
Posted by: JKan | September 8, 2008, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
Senator Obama’s entire approach to public speaking changes significantly when he feels threatened. The choice of words, the cadence – changes.
Obama has changed on every issue – that is the change he has been talking about – his positions change depending on the audience. One of the big problems facing Obama is voter burn out – this entire process has been too long, he has been too arrogant, and in general it is getting very difficult to hear the same old rhetoric over and over again – hearing about the millions, millions and more millions he is raising over and over again (where is it all coming from). Then the pick of Joe (hot air bag) Biden, who has been wrong on most issues important to this country. It is all too inside Washington – too old boy network and very tiresome.
Sarah Palin will come up to speed on all issues pretty fast – yes, she is a governor, mom, moose hunter and a breath of fresh air!!
Posted by: RAltiere | September 8, 2008, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
“its over for obama .he is getting so desperate that he is calling palin names.”
Here goes the liberal Democratic orator!!
If you look so pathetic when a woman competes with you, how are you going to save the country, Obama?
Do you have an answer???
Posted by: JKan | September 8, 2008, 10:24 pm 10:24 pm
Lynne
And Einstein was a high school drop out. Ain’t going to fly if the Dems use this as a point not to vote for M/palin
Also where are BO’ transcripts from columbia…I onder about that.
Posted by: i am so I can!!!! | September 8, 2008, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm
I’m convinced Obama’s buddies read our comments against him and then use those comments against his opponents.
Posted by: DemFEMAGAINSTBO | September 8, 2008, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
Governor Palin isn’t perfect – who in politics or out is? Certainly not Obama, who is obviously scrambling now because he’s finally getting some real, objective looks from at least some of the media.
Do I agree with Sarah Palin or John McCain on everything? No. I didn’t agree with Hillary Clinton on everything either. The difference is – I trust them. I believe them to be honorable people who really want to do something to make our country. Barack Obama is in this for one thing – his own ambition. He has nothing to offer but rhetoric and a “presence” when making speeches. Personally, I would prefer he went to American Idol and left governing to people who, although not perfect, at least want to do something for our country – all of our country – and who will truly reach across the aisle to accomplish those aims.
Look out, Obama – your desperation is showing – and many Obama supporters get more and more nasty by the day. Why is it that the majority of name-calling (even when Hillary was still in the race) is done by these supporters? Is that really change any of us wants?
Posted by: Traci | September 8, 2008, 10:33 pm 10:33 pm
Making fun of women is not going to cut it. We’ve seen this tactic before.
Posted by: rafraf | September 8, 2008, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm
there really are people who think they’re voting for Sarah Palin for President.
what’s most amazing is that on the GOP ticket, we have two men clinging to the skirts of their women to get them into office. women who have led them to have the quality of life they have now. many houses, political clout, all the moose they can eat. and if it weren’t for cindy’s inheritance and sarah’s position, john and todd would just be stocking the local walmart.
Posted by: kravitz | September 8, 2008, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm
Why is Obama so afraid of Sarab Palin? It seems he’s reserved all of his anger and resentment for her.
Too bad Obama did this to himself. He was so afraid of Hillary Clinton and intimidated by her popularity that he blew off 18 million voters. He never even considered her as a running mate, but he instead picked a man who couldn’t even drum up 1 percent of the vote. I’d be willing to bet he considered both Bill Richardson and John Edwards.
The DNC did this to themselves – they threw away their best candidate in favor of an egotistical, unprepared racist who has used his race to propel him upward to this election.
Posted by: Traci | September 8, 2008, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
Anyone notice how when BO is ahead, media says he’s ahead. When Hillary, Now McCain were/are ahead, it’s a dead heat? I am rebelling, and have been rebelling against this whole attempt to brain wash people for this bully, novice who has all the BULLY OLD DEMS backing him. THEY HAVE TREATED PEOPLE LIKE PEOPLE ARE STUPID. Now they’re trying to turn that argument over on McCain. Picking Palin, pandering sure; as a woman, being treated like I’ll have Obama shoved down my throat and accept it; well I’ll take McCain’s pandering ANY DAY over BO’s BULLYING because we aren’t STUPID enough to take it.
Posted by: DemFEMAGAINSTBO | September 8, 2008, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm
sarah palin is a strong woman who knows she can’t hide behind the ‘don’t attack me because i’m a woman defense.’
the day she’s a victim won’t be too soon. she’s a big grown diva, and she can take it.
well, ok, she’ll take an earmark before she’ll take a tough question.
well, ok, we’ll be hearing ‘he’s attacking a woman’ and ‘i’m a victim any minute now…’
i’m bothered by that poll that says so many white women are supporting sarah just because she’s a white woman.
Posted by: kravitz | September 8, 2008, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
Hillary looks unhappy stumping for him. I feel unhappy that she is. The Dem Party is doing to her, what the Reps did to McCain.
Posted by: DemFEMAGAINSTBO | September 8, 2008, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
Like I keep saying. Sen. Obama, for your own best interest, keep a teleprompter nearby, ’cause you don’t sound too good without one.
I smell fear and desperation from the Dems. Not that I’m complaining, but here’s what went wrong for the Democrats:
1. It should have been Clinton/Obama, all along.
2. But once it was inevitable, it should have been Obama/Clinton.
3. Biden gets you nothing… you should have picked Ed Rendell, if you were not going to get Hillary or another woman.
4. You should have made an ad like McCain congratulating them both on their nomination – instead you and your surrogates immediately went on the attack. The nonstop feeding frenzy against Palin, helped solidfy the RNC base – that was something you could have blinted.
5. If you’re going to into attack mode, do it with more gusto and directly… obliquely attacking Palin is rather womanish (pun intended). Like most of your nuanced statements, you sound too safe, too guarded… not a bold leader. You would get the vote for pension fund manager but not Presisdent.
Posted by: Diamond Lou | September 8, 2008, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
DemFEMAGAINSTBO, Fox News Sunday is being cited as why Gallup’s 10% margin Saturday is falling below 5% margin as we speak. In just a day, “Palin’s Lie” as some are calling it, is eating into what was a well-branded ‘maverick/reformer’ package. Since coverage of ‘bridge to nowhere’ has yet to fade, worse, will certainly have to be covered in Palin’s first serious interview, it looks like John McCain and Sarah Palin are building a bridge to nowhere indeed.
So the HUGE LEAD McCain had on Saturday began crumbling to pieces Sunday as the BRIDGE TO NOWHERE started to break wide in the press. No coincidence there. Her character and judgement cannot withstand scrutiny. I just made it easier for you to understand.
Posted by: kravitz | September 8, 2008, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm
It’s odd that Obama seems to think Palin is at the top of the ticket. Or does he just gravitate to picking on the women?
Posted by: DemFEMAGAINSTBO | September 8, 2008, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
Don’t blame me. I voted Kucinich! I want to vote for Obama for progressive issues, but like Geraldine Ferraro, I just can’t get over the fact that he has some sexist tendencies….and he didn’t pick Hillary even though 18 million people did. I might vote Republican for the 1st time in my life, so we can get Hillary in 2012!
Sad that McCain/Palin are against real universal healthcare though…..
tough choice….between poor and poorer…..
Posted by: Marie | September 8, 2008, 10:48 pm 10:48 pm
She doesn’t practice birth
control. Forbidden by some
god she believes in. She
probably plans to have four
children in the next four
years. And you would think
she aleady has a large family.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 10:58 pm 10:58 pm
iamsoICAN: Excellent find. Excellent!!
Posted by: DemFEMAGAINSTBO | September 8, 2008, 11:03 pm 11:03 pm
Obama is snide and demeaning…as he was with Hillary. His record in IL was a total failure.
When is the media going to talk about the abject failures…pork barrel graft…and outrageous lies of Obama? Why isn’t the media telling you that the Rezko-Obama-Gov of IL investigation is on-going?
Posted by: Jackie | September 8, 2008, 11:05 pm 11:05 pm
Rachel Maddow’s first show was awesome!
It showed the Palin the Republicans are trying to hide. (The one who isn’t reading a prepared speech.)Perhaps they should have vetted her before picking her as a VP candidate.
It would be nice if the medai would actually start asking questions instead of letting her hide behind rhetoric that is contrary to her political history.
Posted by: Let the truth comeout | September 8, 2008, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
Obama and McCain: Both are for marriage discrimination against GLBT Americans. Both are against real universal healthcare (HR676). Both are going to keep us in Iraq about the same time. Obama is a great speaker but hasn’t really done much legislation wise and has sexist tendencies…. and McCain is a conservative who thinks fighting in Vietnam is the main qualification for the office. The people have been fooled again. It is the inexperienced flip-flopper against the too-conservative old schooler.
Is it too late for Hillary to run as an Independent and beat them both? (grin)
Too bad we can’t get Kucinich or maybe a Socialist in office…….
Nothing will change much….you’ll still have high gas prices, low wages, and no healthcare………
Posted by: Marie | September 8, 2008, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
Biden should be challenging
Palin’s claims and distortions.
He should study up on her
record. He’s not lifting a
finger. He’s contributing
nothing to the campaign.
He should be fired. And Hillary
should be hired.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
“I am the truth. I just dived off McCain/Palin’s BRIDGE TO NOWHERE….
…Obama saved me.”
Posted by: The Moose Fights Back | September 8, 2008, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
Obama called her biography
compelling. The audience
laughed because her biography
is about killing endangered
animals and attending Doomsday
churches. What is overpowering
about that?
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 11:21 pm 11:21 pm
She practices Doomsday religion.
Do you want her to be your
Vice President?
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm
More elitists comments from Obama. That will win him alot of votes. I guess he misses the spotlight.
Posted by: robtr | September 8, 2008, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
“She practices Doomsday religion.
Do you want her to be your
Vice President?”
Do they damm America there, the way that Barry’s hate church does?
Posted by: Mack | September 8, 2008, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
She believes in End Times
and that kind of stuff.
Some of his senate colleagues
and others have said they
do not want to see McCain
with his finger on the
button.
Do you want this Doomsday girl
with her finger on the button?
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
As Barack Obama’s early insurgent and wildly successful primary campaign proved, Americans are hungry for a fresh faced Washington DC outsider who will bring real change to the political landscape.
Two things have happened to weaken the Chicago Senator’s hold on the change mantel:
First, this campaign has gone on so long that the press has literally taken photographic note of the graying of Obama. Meaning, BHO has been in this fight so long, has made so many speeches, and appeared in so many thousands of political ads that he seems less fresh than old hat.
Second, Obama made a tactical choice in the face of blistering attacks from Hillary Clinton to abandon (or at least set aside) his core message of hope and change to crawl into the gutter and knife fight it out. In other words, Obama became politics as usual. Obama’s shift from his original core message has been incremental, and culminated with the selection of Joe Biden—a political has been who garnered all of 10,000 votes in the primary and had to chuck his 1987 bid to become president after lying about his resume—and getting caught.
Enter Sarah Palin in the final act.
Fresh face. Reformer. Fought the good-old boys and entrenched interests in Alaska. By most accounts the real deal. In any event, with the ring of that rarest of political commodities: Authenticity.
Thus, Palin’s appeal is not as “dominatrix,” (per Salon’s take today) cultural warrior, standard bearer for the right, tongue talking religious extremist—or any other of a dozen labels that the Republican’s tried to pin on Barack Obama when HE was unstoppable: She has taken on the mantle of change. SHE has become the embodiment of America’s change hunger.
In addition, like Obama—before he wore out this mantle—nothing, no rumor of baby fraud, no bridge to nowhere inconsistencies, no preacher-gate, no trouper-gate, no nothing will dislodge Sarah Palin as the living embodiment of America’s hope-change dream.
At least between now and election day. Or have you all forgotten how NOTHING could stick to Obama in the early days, no Jeremiah Wright, no nothing.
Posted by: Stephen Gianelli | September 8, 2008, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm
Rocky and Bullwinkle 08!!!
I mean McCain Palin 08….
Posted by: Richard | September 8, 2008, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm
“Here’s what it means for the
Dems to send Biden home and
bring Hillary on board.
24/7 news coverage.
60 days of non-stop positive publicity.
A guaranteed victory in November.”
————-
Better yet: send OBAMA home and make a clean sweep with Hillary/Biden.
The DNC drove this Democrat to become an Independent. I’m disgusted by their mishandling of the primary, and their condescension and dismissive attitude toward women voters (of any party).
Why is it that so many “feminists” turn into the very misogynists they rail against if the woman in question happens to disagree with them? HYPOCRITES. The DNC has convinced itself that all women are pro-abortion and anti-God. Perhaps they’ll learn to be a little more respectful of the breadth of American women’s interests after they lose YET ANOTHER sure-thing election.
Posted by: clare | September 8, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm
Palin has changed a lot of
diapers. She’s a CHANGE mom
allright. We’ll give that to
her.
Posted by: anon | September 8, 2008, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
Great observation, Stephen Gianelli.
Posted by: Mack | September 9, 2008, 12:01 am 12:01 am
If Obama saw a moose at a hundred feet away, he would run to hide behind the first person to him and then he would have to rush inside to change clothes. He just can not stand that a woman has more guts, experience and credibility than he does. He know he has lost his status as the rock star, super star, celebrity. He is just a dud.
Moose are common in Anchorage during the winter and early spring. As a former resident, my kids had to walk to school through an area that both moose and bear were sometimes present in midtown Anchorage.
Posted by: Mary | September 9, 2008, 12:04 am 12:04 am
Palin is the one who took the “Bridge to no where” funds and stuck it into Alaska’s General “Do what you want with money funds.”I don’t care if she hunts moose with only a stick.”!She needs to be held accountable for tax payers money.
Posted by: orangecat | September 9, 2008, 12:05 am 12:05 am
Orangecat, isn’t it funny how both Obama and Biden voted to fund the “Bridge to no where”?
Posted by: max89423 | September 9, 2008, 12:20 am 12:20 am
I am glad that Obama is taking a stand after all the lies at the RNC. He really deserves a moment to clear his name.
I really respect Obama for not falling in with the normal basing politics and but find that he needed to make a tougher stance against a woman, who he has never met, to make such accusations about him. It is unfair that he gets called out for everything he calls back at the GOP after all the name calling they have done.
He needs to make his point (and rightly stand up for himself) and then get back to the issues. I hope the McCain/Palin ticket gets STARTED on the real issues. I want to compare!
Posted by: lara | September 9, 2008, 12:23 am 12:23 am
Sarah Palin wanted funds to build a road and bridge to the island airport at Ketchikan, Alaska. The people there deserve good access to their airport for travel.
The Senator Obama wanted and received tax money for his Black Liberation Theology Church (Trinity) that teaches racism, hate mongering and Marxism, God Damn America and Blame all those Rich White People. He even supported it with his own money. And the church is building a mansion for the racist, retired pastor. Yea, a bridge for the people is certainly better than a church of hate.
Posted by: Martin | September 9, 2008, 12:24 am 12:24 am
Palin is the one who took the “Bridge to no where” funds and stuck it into Alaska’s General “Do what you want with money funds.”I don’t care if she hunts moose with only a stick.”!She needs to be held accountable for tax payers money.
Posted by: orangecat | Sep 9, 2008 12:05:15 AM
You don’t know what you are talking about.
Posted by: RealisticLib | September 9, 2008, 1:17 am 1:17 am
She can’t be normal if she
has remained chained to the
teachings of Doomsday churches.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 1:17 am 1:17 am
John McCain is the warlord.
Sarah Palin is the Doomsday girl.
A recipe for disaster.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 1:36 am 1:36 am
“God bless America? nah..nah…nah..God Damm America!
Posted by: Mack | September 9, 2008, 1:40 am 1:40 am
If the “bridge to nowhere deal” is all you have, you are grasping for straws. These clowns are desperate. McCain has reached, in the words of liberal Susan Estrich, THE BIG 5-0! We might marry our cousins here in Bama, but we ain’t stupid.
Posted by: dave | September 9, 2008, 2:13 am 2:13 am
biden and bho voted for the bridge to nowhere bill…
experience?
bho, community organizer an LEGISLATOR(and a poor one at that).
Palin, experience GOVERNING.
so, who has more experience with governing as president?
Posted by: pp | September 9, 2008, 2:21 am 2:21 am
I am writing this as a life long Democrat regarding the upcoming General Election for President of the United States. Unfortunately, my party’s candidate is not up for the job and here’s why.
Senator Obama’s word and stated values cannot be trusted evidenced by 1) his going back on his promise to the American people after winning his U.S. Senate seat to not run for President, 2) his flip flopping on countless issues including abortion, gun control, Iraw troop withdrawal, campaign financing, taxes, and FISA, while also embracing Bush’s faith based initiative, 3) being the only Senator who voted in favor of allowing babies born alive due to failed abortions to be left to die.
Senator Obama hasn’t got the experience necessary for this most awesome job of POTUS. His tenure in Congress has amounted to little more than one year. Even coupled with his term as an Illinois State Senator, he has no record of any legislative achievement. In addition, his voting record reveals two disturbing patterns: 1) Voting “present” an inordinate amount of times, revealing either an inability to make hard decisions or a desire to avoid making hard decisions, and 2) A pattern of digging in rather than finding common ground to move legislation forward.
Senator Obama has a history of affiliating himself with questionable characters, including convicted felons and terrorists. Once exposed, he either claims innocence or minimizes these relationships. But, he cannot rewrite history and no amount of words can erase the fact that he embraced as a father figure the very man who elevated Farrakhan to great heights by honoring him with a Lifetime Achievement Award, that he associated himself with Bill Ayers (a terrorist who remains unrepentant to this day), as well as Rashid Khalidi (a former terrorist with the PLO). Senator Obama also befriended Tony Rezko, the slumlord of the run down public housing in his state senate district.
Senator Obama’s campaign also appears to have engaged in election fraud in all caucus states as evidence is mounting regarding voter intimidations, ballot tampering, and voter fraud. Dr. Lynette Long is compiling this evidence which can be found at http://www.lynettelong.com/caucusfraud/ for those interested in learning more about this massive affront to democracy that has been ignored by the press.
Senator Obama has also expressed his willingness to sit down with leaders of enemy nations. In these dangerous times, we cannot afford to have an inexperienced President with no international experience and with a stated willingness to sit down with our enemies without precondition. The implications of what could happen with just one misstep, one misjudgment, one naïve, boneheaded choice are monumental and could be the end of us all.
In sum, Senator Obama has scant experience, a track record of going back on his word, a history of affiliations with dubious and sometimes violent characters, and a willingness to tolerate, if not actually nurture, a fraudulent campaign, along with an a ever-growing battery of excuses for all of it.
Posted by: DemocratNoMore2 | September 9, 2008, 5:04 am 5:04 am
Ah yes, American voters…
“Let them eat cake”, she said.
And they’re eating it. Like mad.
Posted by: Kaj | September 9, 2008, 5:17 am 5:17 am
” Life begins at conception” Joe Biden said on Meet the Press
“The surge has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams” Barak Obama told Orielly
How do you libs feel about your candidates taking the same position as McCain/Palin on those issues?
Posted by: neville | September 9, 2008, 6:25 am 6:25 am
[ X ] McCain = Counrty First
[ ] Obama = Blame America
.
Posted by: HawkTheSlayer | September 9, 2008, 6:54 am 6:54 am
I demand from the MSM that they have a good look at Palin’s records as mayor and governor.
To an outsider, it would seem hard to do, but Wasilla (an oil-rich town with zero debt on the day Palin was inaugurated mayor) was left saddled with $22 million of debt by the time she moved away to become governor – especially since nothing was spent on things such as improving the city’s infrastructure or building a much-needed sewage treatment plant.
So what did Mayor Palin spend the taxpayer’s money on, if not fixing streets and scrubbing sewage?
For starters, she remodeled her office. Several times over, as a matter of fact.
Then Palin spent $1 million on an unnecessary, new park that no one other than the contractors and Palin seemed to want.
Next, Sarah doled out more than $15 million of taxpayer money for a sports complex that she shoved through even though the city did not own clear title to the land; now, seven years later, the matter is still in litigation and lawyer fees are said to be close to at least half of the original estimated price of the facility.
She also worked hard to get voters approval of a $5.5 million bond proposal for roads that could have been built without borrowing. Anchorage may not be the center of the financial universe but, like good Republicans everywhere, Sarah Palin knows how to please Alaskan bankers and bond dealers.
For good measure, she turned Wasilla into a wasteland of big box stores and disconnected parking lots.
Posted by: Alaskan | September 9, 2008, 7:07 am 7:07 am
Sarah Palin claims to be a “tough fiscal reformer” but Alaska leads the NATION in leeching off Washington. We can’t afford Ms Palin.
Posted by: Chuck | September 9, 2008, 7:16 am 7:16 am
Hillary, yesterday in Florida -
After someone in the audience yelled, “Tell us about Palin,” Mrs. Clinton replied: “I don’t think that’s what this election is about. Anybody who believes that the Republicans, whoever they are, can fix the mess they created probably believes that the iceberg could have saved the Titanic.”
Posted by: margie | September 9, 2008, 7:19 am 7:19 am
Tip to Obama – every time you make a slimy, scurillous, (sexist) remark about Governor Palin you make more independents and women voters switch to Palin.
You think you have fund raising troubles now? Wait for the coming weeks.
Hillary and Bill are smiling. They have been blessed with Gov. Palin.
Posted by: Zank | September 9, 2008, 7:19 am 7:19 am
Alaskan,
Thank you for the information and doing your part in preventing the “dupe squad” from getting re-elected!
——–
I demand from the MSM that they have a good look at Palin’s records as mayor and governor.
To an outsider, it would seem hard to do, but Wasilla (an oil-rich town with zero debt on the day Palin was inaugurated mayor) was left saddled with $22 million of debt by the time she moved away to become governor – especially since nothing was spent on things such as improving the city’s infrastructure or building a much-needed sewage treatment plant.
So what did Mayor Palin spend the taxpayer’s money on, if not fixing streets and scrubbing sewage?
For starters, she remodeled her office. Several times over, as a matter of fact.
Then Palin spent $1 million on an unnecessary, new park that no one other than the contractors and Palin seemed to want.
Next, Sarah doled out more than $15 million of taxpayer money for a sports complex that she shoved through even though the city did not own clear title to the land; now, seven years later, the matter is still in litigation and lawyer fees are said to be close to at least half of the original estimated price of the facility.
She also worked hard to get voters approval of a $5.5 million bond proposal for roads that could have been built without borrowing. Anchorage may not be the center of the financial universe but, like good Republicans everywhere, Sarah Palin knows how to please Alaskan bankers and bond dealers.
For good measure, she turned Wasilla into a wasteland of big box stores and disconnected parking lots.
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Obama 08!
Posted by: Common Sense | September 9, 2008, 7:50 am 7:50 am
Cara Prado,
Just say no to the childish Bullwinkle (Palin) and her flying squirrel Rocky (McCain).
Obama/Biden 08!
——
Moose aside, do you want another 4 years of George Bush?
Posted by: Common Sense | September 9, 2008, 7:59 am 7:59 am
McCain/Palin make reform in Washington 100% believable.
As opposed to Obama who chose a 35yr.Washington insider as VP, and is up to his neck in the Daley machine in Chicago.
What has Obama done to fight corruption in Chicago except turn his back and let it happen.
Posted by: sally | September 9, 2008, 9:12 am 9:12 am
He’s a warmonger.
She’s a Doomsday church mom.
Together they spell DOOM.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 9:34 am 9:34 am
Obama is a complete loser and a sexist.
Now he is joining in the pile up of Palin. Why is Obama so intolerant of women? mother gov.???? what next???
Obama totally tossed Hillary Clinton to the curb, Obama’s vile crowd always seemed to pile up on Hillary every change they got– and now Obama expects her to join his rhertoric–seems Obama just can’t win on his own–Hillary should really distance herself from Obama, and let him lose on his own.
His (Obama) remarks about his own grandmother left something to be desired.
The DNC really screwed this election this time. They just seem NOT to get it–ever.
Posted by: NielPA | September 9, 2008, 9:42 am 9:42 am
Obama’s ego can’t handle that a “sweetie” has stolen his thunder!
Posted by: marylou | September 9, 2008, 9:45 am 9:45 am
Gov. Palin was picked to distract us from the real issues that they cannot make good on.
the bottom line is that the republicans had their chance to do right by us 8 years ago and we all know what happened.
With Palin now they are turning this election into 5 ring circus to keep us children entertained so when voting day comes you are not thinking about the real issues but instead they have you thinking about how unfair the media was on Gov Palin.
And when she and Mccain take office for a third Bush term than we can all go back to complaining that things haven’t changed and they will most likely get worse.
And we will forever keep making the same mistakes because we are misguided by a group of people that don’t want change because change that is good to us the hard working people of this country does not work in their favor.
Posted by: Jen and manny | September 9, 2008, 9:46 am 9:46 am
Shrill Sarah is turning people
off at an alarming rate. Women
are moving away from her. Men
think she has no experience.
She is too shallow.
Republican hopes are going up
in flames.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 9:48 am 9:48 am
270 electoral votes needed to win.
Obama 273
Mccain 265
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 9:50 am 9:50 am
Rachel Maddow = Olbermann wearing a skirt and getting a tingle up his leg.
Posted by: marylou | September 9, 2008, 9:52 am 9:52 am
Clear to see that Obama is a sexist.
What happened to the democratic party??
It used to be the party of tolerance– not any more. Obama and his crowd took the democratic party to new lows (that’s for sure). What a shame.
Hillary 2012
McCain/Palin 2008
Posted by: NielPA | September 9, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Here is the truth about Sarah Palin and the special need funding,
Gov. Sarah Palin and state lawmakers have gone ahead with an overhaul of Alaska’s school funding system that supporters predict will provide much-needed financial help to rural schools and those serving students with disabilities.
The plan, enacted in the recently concluded session of the legislature, is based on recommendations issued by a legislative task force last year. It will phase in a greater flow of money to districts outside of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, over the next five years.
Advocates for rural and remote schools have lobbied for years for more funding, in particular noting the higher fuel, transportation, and other costs associated with providing education in communities scattered across the vast state.
A second part of the measure raises spending for students with special needs to $73,840 in fiscal 2011, from the current $26,900 per student in fiscal 2008, according to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
Unlike many other states, Alaska has relatively flush budget coffers, thanks to a rise in oil and gas revenues. Funding for schools will remain fairly level next year, however. Overall per-pupil funding across the state will rise by $100, to $5,480, in fiscal 2009. Total K-12 funding will rise to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion, when transportation, energy, and other state funds are included, according to estimates from the governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
The state also agreed to add another $216 million to fill in shortfalls in its teacher-retirement system, the budget office said.
Carl Rose, the executive director of the Association of Alaska School Boards, praised the changes in funding for rural schools and students with special needs as a “historic event,” and said the finance overhaul would bring more stability to district budgets.
Posted by: roosterzz | September 9, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am
It appears that our troops are safer in Iraq than they would be in Chicago.
Posted by: roosterzz | September 9, 2008, 10:15 am 10:15 am
She has a spotty record as mayor
and governor. Her Doomsday
worldview is way out on the fringe.
Her understanding of global
warming is that she has no
understanding of it at all. She
is not an evironmentalist. She has
no regard for wildlife and protection
of endangered species. Her social
views on abortion and women’s issues
are backward-looking. She stands
for censorship and the banning of
books she does not approve of.
She doesn’t understand the principle
of separation of church and state and
that public schools are off-limits
for religious indoctrination of
schoolchildren. Politically she
is a secessionist – a treasonous
offense. As a campaigner she bends
the truth every time she speaks.
The Dems should hit her hard on these
points. They shouldn’t pull their
punches because she is a woman.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 10:17 am 10:17 am
Shrill Sarah says men don’t
start wars but her god incites
them. Wars are part of her god’s
plan for believers.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 10:21 am 10:21 am
Read it and weep Obama Junkies:
From the Gallup poll:
Gallup Poll – Election News
McCain Now Winning Majority of Independents
September 9, 2008
John McCain’s bounce in voter support spanning the Republican National Convention is largely explained by political independents, who are shifting to him in fairly big numbers, from 40% pre-convention to 52% post-convention.
Gallup Daily: McCain’s Bounce Gives Him 5-Point Lead
September 8, 2008
John McCain’s support among registered voters increased six percentage points from immediately before the GOP convention to immediately after. That convention bounce leaves him with a five-point lead over Barack Obama in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, 49% to 44%.
Republicans’ Enthusiasm Jumps After Convention
September 8, 2008
There has been a substantial jump in the election enthusiasm of Republicans, from the 42% who were “more enthusiastic than usual” a week ago to the 60% who are today, and the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket has moved ahead of the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket in the latest USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Religion Remains Major Dividing Factor Among White Voters
September 5, 2008
Do you think Obama is feeling a bit the way he made Hillary feel during the primary season? lololol Good riddance Obama!
Posted by: Mary Anne | September 9, 2008, 10:28 am 10:28 am
Anon:
That can change because key battleground states are now up for grabs and Obama is losing ground! lololol Do you think he feels the way he made Hillary feel during the primary season! GOOD! I hope McCain crushes him in the election this year!
Posted by: Mary Anne | September 9, 2008, 10:29 am 10:29 am
Anon:
Your candidate has a spotty record as a human being! Ask him to turn in his membership card to the human race!
Posted by: Mary Anne | September 9, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am
Anon:
The gallup poll states:
Gallup Poll – Election News
McCain Now Winning Majority of Independents
September 9, 2008
John McCain’s bounce in voter support spanning the Republican National Convention is largely explained by political independents, who are shifting to him in fairly big numbers, from 40% pre-convention to 52% post-convention.
Gallup Daily: McCain’s Bounce Gives Him 5-Point Lead
September 8, 2008
John McCain’s support among registered voters increased six percentage points from immediately before the GOP convention to immediately after. That convention bounce leaves him with a five-point lead over Barack Obama in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, 49% to 44%.
Republicans’ Enthusiasm Jumps After Convention
September 8, 2008
There has been a substantial jump in the election enthusiasm of Republicans, from the 42% who were “more enthusiastic than usual” a week ago to the 60% who are today, and the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket has moved ahead of the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket in the latest USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Religion Remains Major Dividing Factor Among White Voters
September 5, 2008
Posted by: Mary Anne | September 9, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am
270 electoral votes are needed to win.
Obama 273
McCain 265
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 10:34 am 10:34 am
McCain is hard at work on
the coming wars he is
starting in Georgia and
Ukraine.
He wants to crash the
economy and drive more and
more people into economic
distress.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 10:46 am 10:46 am
Electoral college votes favor
Obama 273 to 265 over McCain.
270 nails it making Obama the
next POTUS.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 10:49 am 10:49 am
Chuck,
The “leeching” as you put it comes from the amount of federal dollars sent to Alaksa divided by the number of residents. Because they have fewer residents the per capita amount is larger. But stop and think about it (if that is possible). There has to be roads and other infrastructure out in that tundra in order for business to pull the oil (that you and I use) out of the ground. Think about some other states – what do they give us in return for their federal dollars? Some probably a lot more than others.
Posted by: dcgirl | September 9, 2008, 11:27 am 11:27 am
Peter
Baggage? The trooper needed to go – he threatened to kill the governor’s father, consumed alcohol on duty, drove drunk in his patrol car, illegally hunted, and tased his 10 year old stepson. Usually you libs are salivating over the possibility of lynching a cop like this; now you are defending him? The daughter’s pregnancy does not have anything to do with the Governor’s ability as a parent or executive. And her husband’s DUI happened before they were married (and right about the same time that your messiah was snorting coke).
Seems pretty funny that a guy that wouldn’t be able to pass a NSA clearance would be able to get this far on the road to the Presidency.
Posted by: dcgirl | September 9, 2008, 11:30 am 11:30 am
As a secessionist will Sarah Palin
be able to get NSA clearance?
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
Sarah says she is not for
planned parenthood and by
extension probably means
every woman should reject
the idea.
Pregnancies are part of
her god’s plan for women.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm
Wasn’t it the McCain campaign that said the campaign wasn’t about issues? So, why should they talk about them….they view the election the same as an American Idol contest…who does the best song and dance. Right now, I will give McCain\Palin credit for singing and dancing better than Obama….However, sooner or later they are going to have to say something of substance….Otherwise, it becomes a simple choice….More of the same with McCain or a change in direction with Obama…
Posted by: indy_voter | September 9, 2008, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm
The Republican convention did talk more about Obama and also the media. They called the media a fish. Also lets see they don’t like Obama, mainstream media, every artist on Yes we can video, anyone with any kind of talent. They just discovered change a few days ago just in time because the election is 56 days away. Obama for 19 months talked about change real change not Schmidt’s poll tested change.
Posted by: Emily | September 9, 2008, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
Palin is a goddess.
I have a serious crush on this woman. When she spoke about her husband at the campaign, and said, “20 years and 5 children later, he’s still my guy”…guys out there – tell me that as a guy, this didnt make you melt ?
What a real woman. A class act, a loyal and loving mother and wife, a street fighter, a moose-hunter (even though Im anti-hunting to the max, this makes her sexy for some reason, I dont know why).
She is everything and then some. How could you not fall in love with this superior, supreme example of a female, belonging to the human species ? Oh man she just makes me melt, like butter in the microwave.
Posted by: Sarah Goddess | September 9, 2008, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
Sarah Palin is an underwhelming
candidate for Vice President.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2008, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
I notice Obama’s not talking about issues anymore either. He’s talking about McCain/Palin and how bad they are. Things sure change when you are behind in the polls. He better not start digging around on Palin to much. This could cause people to start looking into Biden’s past (or His) and that could get reallly bad.
Posted by: New Mexico | September 9, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
New Mexico,
Biden, being the “johnny-come-lately” that he is should get scrutinized as well.
Posted by: Leonard Peltier | September 10, 2008, 6:41 am 6:41 am
Economy and jobs were doing great, lowest unemployment average in 40 years right up until the Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate. I see a connection. We certainly do not need to give them the White House when their nominee wants to spend Trillions more of our money. Raising taxes will not help the economy, even Barrack admits that. Figuring out a way to have fat cats Democrats like the Kennedys pay their ‘fair share’ of federal taxes would give all these ‘tax the rich!’ some credibility. Instead they target small business owners EARNING THEIR INCOME who create the bulk of jobs in this country. Try taxing those who have huge ‘trust funds’ that will never even pay the Death Tax because of their family trusts. Obama/Biden = Bad tax policy + worse economy.
Posted by: Pam Burton | September 11, 2008, 10:47 am 10:47 am
Sarah Palin is an underwhelming
candidate for Vice President.
Posted by: anon | Sep 9, 2008 5:00:54 PM
Underwhelming, huh ? Judging by that standard, what does that make Pee-Wee Obama ? If Palin is underwhelming, than Obama is under-underwhelming.
You cant diss Palin, because whatever you throw at her, can be thrown back at Obama – ten fold. He is the most underqualified front runner for the presidency we have seen since (sic) Ducocky.
Posted by: RepublicanTroll | September 19, 2008, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm