Small-Town Colorado Mayor Jokes He Should Have Been Obama’s Veep

They can’t tell the truth or give us the story about Obama and interfering with the troops.

concerned inOH
that story is from the same liar that wrote stories about wmd and “being greeted as liberators”
he is the same guy Cheney used to spread the bologne then, like you are using him now…
what do you know
same team
same tactics
same results
9th year…
throw the bums out…

How about a nice article about Reps Frank and Dodd stiffing The Bush Regulatory revisions a few years back that would have brought Fannie and Freddy under rein.

Why are there no posts regarding Obama’s meddling with the Iraq troop withdrawal?
All I see with these posts is non-stop ridiculing and mocking of Governor Palin.
I don’t know whose skin she has gotten under the worse….Obama’s or the media’s……………………

Concerned in OH,
Obama admitted it where? I believe he said the story was completely false. Or did the same quack journalist (and I use the term loosely and do not mean to offend real journalists) also write an article saying Obama admitted to trying to interfer in Iraq?

Someone should tell the mayor first he has to get elected governor of his state. Next, he has to makesome significant improvements on how state governance is managed. Then maybe he can be VP when he grows up.

Biden:
Vote for Obama because he is black and that in itself is significant and transformative.
No thanks Joe–white guilt doesn’t work on me.

Jake,
Sarah Palin was NOT the mayor 2 years ago.
She hasn’t been mayor since 2002. She had a big job in between. She ran for Lt. Gov. (only lost by 2,000 votes) and was placed as head of the oil and gas commission, where she cleaned house of the sloths in her own party.
So four years ago when Obama was still only a state legislator, she was not a mayor but head of the oil and gas commission. I’m so tired of this stuff.

At least he didn’t say he would get a Golden parachute when he left office. Golden is the home of the Colorado School of Mines and the main Coors Brewery. There also isn’t any evidence of his eing vindictive and firing long serving officials to replace them with cronies as Palin did both as a mayor and a governor.

wow
we should play a drinking game with all the lies on here from McCain supporters (literally)…
sorry but that’s all it is… quoting Taheri (oy Cheney and Talibani’s number one surrogate…the guy who helped them get us into this situation)
you all need to start realizing who your sources are.

dl – even you have to admit Obama’s campaign is walking a lawyerly line here re: Zaberi/Iraq. How can they say both 1)to Iraq: don’t rush through on an agreement w/the US until after the Bush Administration leaves office, and 2) tell reporters they didn’t suggest Iraq not move forward with discussions/agreement?

“we should play a drinking game with all the lies on here from McCain supporters”
Obama supporters have too much work left to do.
It would be irresponsible to die from alcohol poisoning.

Gina Please!!!!
Commander in-chief of the Alaskan national guards…I feel extremely safe now knowing that. I’ll give you a tip go and read Brooks’s article in the NY times today..he’s a staunch Consevative and see what he says…then you can decide for yourself if she has the knowledge tand qualification to me in the white house.

“They can’t tell the truth or give us the story about Obama and interfering with the troops.”
Look at concerned carry the water for Amir Taheri and the Republican party.
Aren’t you ashamed to repeat such outright lies Concerned?

Still bashing Palin? How’s that working for you?

I can bring in many sources for you on this one. Here’s just one from the Anchorage Daily News (2004). She was the chairwoman and risked her political future by bringing down 2 unethical republicans.
QUOTE: “Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Chairwoman Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning amid frustration that she is being forced to keep silent about ethics allegations against Republican Party of Alaska chairman Randy Ruedrich”
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She wasn’t the head of the commission. She was appointed by Murkowski to the slot reserved for the general public. She was one of 3 on the commission.
Geez her real record must be pathetic for you guys to continually lie like this.
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“She wasn’t the head of the commission. She was appointed by Murkowski to the slot reserved for the general public. She was one of 3 on the commission.
Geez her real record must be pathetic for you guys to continually lie like this.

Commander-in-chief of the National Guard. No need to make this sound bigger than it really is. She has done nothing in the commander-in-chief role other than preside over a ceremony. The only real thing the governor does with the National Guard is call them up in a state emergency, like distibuting food and providing security after a natural disaster. It is no where in line with being the commander-in-chief of the US military. Once the National Guard unit is called up to serve in a federal capacity, the governor of the state has absolutely no control over the units.
You should try to focus on the the things she has done to help the people of the state, like reducing domestic violence…opps, sorry, she has stalled the work on that.

Anyone know if Obama personally donated anything to Hurricain Relief.
I know Joe Biden donated less than .001 of his salary to Charity.

Mayor Smith of Golden, Colorado thinks he should have been Obama’s veep choice? About now, Barry probably agrees.

Fact Check: After leaving the job of Major Palin ran for Lt. Gov then was appointed to a seat on the Oil and Gas commission board. After THAT she became governor for roughly the last two years. Being a mayor was two jobs back.
But keep the jokes coming people!

Listen up! Have you all looked at anything else besides the DEM talking points memo today? Have you seen the list of politicians who received money from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae? Are you aware that Obama has working for his campaign at least one person who was an executive at either Freddie or Fannie? Are you aware of all the Clinton cabinet people and former staffers who worked for Freddie/Fannie and raked in MILLIONS?
And it’s GOVERNOR Palin!!! Treat her with the respect she deserves.

Wow, ABC–this is a really insightful, witty piece–what do you do for an encore–interview prisoners who think they’re qualified to be someone’s VP? I agree with one of the above posters–SEnator Obama has admitted to interferring with negotiations in Iraq, to the detriment of our troops, and the best thing you can to quote is some idiotic mayor in Colorado?

This is just as the pundits predicted. This whole Palin thing was doomed to fade away. Oh well.

What state is Mayor Joe Smith currently Governor of?
Just like Obama, he ignores Governor Palin’s Governor status and focuses on her former mayor status.

OMGosh!!!!! Between the omission of the important story about attempting to negotiate behind the scenes to interfere with Iraq troop withdraws and the mess that the Democratic congress refused to permit investigation or added oversight (while taking gobs of “donations” from Fannie and Freddie) you think the Golden, CO mayor is the important topic. Oh yeah, then there’s the ACORN Democratic favorable vote tampering news in Michigan.
Concerned is an understatement!!!!

How many people attended the rally the day before for Sara Palin?

Sarah Palin is the Governor of Alaska with an approval rating in the 80s. If you insist on calling her the mayor of Wasilly then Uh-Bama is not a Senator but the community organizer whose accomplishments were a slum and failed education scheme, both putting millions of dollars into the mitts of Rezko and Ayers.

Here’s my response:
You were quoted by ABC news as saying “As the mayor of a small town, I’m a little disappointed that I wasn’t selected by Barack Obama to be his vice president.”
As mayor, did you unseat a two-time incumbent? And if you run for Governor, you’ll have to beat the incumbent in the primary, then defeat a previous democratic governor in the general election.
When you become Governor, then we’ll talk.

The lies about Palin and earmarks are appalling. Only a congressman can earmark. A governor has zero ability to attach an earmark to federal legislation. Civics 101? Anybody awake?

What a joke of a post. No wonder the majority of Americans KNOW the mass media in general is in the TANK for OBAMA. You should at least admit it

She was a mayor and is now a governor, more than Obama has ever been.

This clown would be over qualified to be the democratic nominee for president.

Just as Obama tried to paint Hillary as “just a first lady”, completely ignoring her 8 years as a Senator, he’s trying to paint Palin as “mayor of Wah-Silly” and ignore that she’s a Governor.
If Obama is so great, why does he have to trash these accomplished women in an attempt to win?

How awesome of the partisans below to spew “facts” they fabricate from thin air. I mean, that’s the primary strategy of the GOP candidate and what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, right?
To Zank, the person below who posted the “qualifications” of Obama’s VP, I’d like to ask the following:
* Can you provide a reputable news source article that says that Joe Biden’s brother and son are lobbyists? I can show you one that says his son is going to Iraq in August.
* Can you tell me what the connection is between Joe Biden and Tony Rezko? Or even Barack and Tony Rezko?
* If Joe Biden sold his hosue for six times it’s value, why is his net worth only $150K? That includes the value of his house and all his wordly possessions.
* If Biden showed poorly in the Democratic primary, wouldn’t that suggest that very few moneyed interests were willing to contribute to his campaign? If so, wouldn’t that contradict your entire case?
But hey, what do I know. I’m probably a west coast elitist who likes to do things like “research” my “opinions” before I “open my mouth.” We have this thing out here, it’s called “Google.”
I’m no hockey dad, but out here in the elite west, I know we don’t like to “talk out of our butts”. I can respect that people might do things differently in other parts of the country.

And it’s GOVERNOR Palin!!! Treat her with the respect she deserves.
Posted by: Oink | Sep 16
********************************************* Honor comes only with honesty.
Sarah Palin is getting all of the respect she deserves.

RNC spokesmen Danny Diaz writes: “That would be tough due to the fact Obama believes small town America is bitter and clings to guns and religion.”
********************************************* Obama was raised by his grandparents from Kansas, so just maybe he has more insight into it than anybody in the RNC could ever understand.

re: post by: Jesse | Sep 16, 2008 7:58:54 PM
* If Joe Biden sold his hosue for six times it’s value, why is his net worth only $150K? That includes the value of his house and all his wordly possessions.
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Charlie Rangle bought a house for about $355k and sold it 2-3 years later for about $425k.
During those years he reported the value of his house was between 0-$100k.
Biden sold his house for $1.2M, six times what he paid for it.
If Biden now says he only has $150k, lives in a swank, not house, but compound in a fancy area of Deleware, could he POSSIBLY be underestimating his net worth?

Wow, I just checked into your story. Basically, Biden bought a fixer-upper when it was scheduled to be demolished. 20 years later, he sells it at 6 times what he bought it for and you’re surprised!? That’s called “a good investment.”
Moreover, the $1.2M that he sold it for, that was the house’s appraised value.
Man, I bet Rush didn’t tell you that part did he? Or was it Hannity?
Wow guys, great scoop. Senator Biden sells his house for a fair market value after he lives in it for 20 years, to the rich CEO of a bank in a state where almost every bank in the country is headquartered.
Have you people even heard of Google?

Jesse
Once again you missed the point.
Your question was :
“* If Joe Biden sold his hosue for six times it’s value, why is his net worth only $150K? That includes the value of his house and all his wordly possessions.”
You now admit he did receive six times or $1.2M and is now only claiming a net worth of $150k.
Given the Bidens give zip to charity, where is he hiding this and his other money?
Also note your previous attack in doubting the sale took place is proven to be bogus.

Dave in lv:
I had another comment where I pointed to a list of US Senators and their net worths. For some reason, the moderator here removed it, maybe because I was linking to another site.
The range for his net worth according to OpenCongress is -$50k – $250K, an approximation. The Washington Post puts it between $100K – $150K. The Post also reports that he and his wife together made $250K in 2007 and $200K in 2006.
Re: Palin’s approval rating. What am I supposed to take away from her 80% approval rating?
The state has fewer people than the city I live in and has consistently voted Republican since it joined the Union. Alaska has a Republican Governor who gives every citizen a $2,000 check while she appears before Congress requesting funding for her state’s projects?
I’d give her an approval if I lived there too! It sure doesn’t mean I think she’s ready to be the President (which is what being the VP candidate means.)

BTW, I just found an article on Bloomberg about his record this year on charity. It’s about $1000 this year, obviously well below the national average.
Then there’s this line, “The couple had no investment income and $99 in taxable interest. Biden’s financial disclosure returns also show donations of speaking fees to charity that aren’t reported on the tax returns.”
The article also says that they give to their church and to charities but don’t claim it. So, I guess the big story is that they need an accountant, or some kind of tax planning services.