Palin’s Mixed Messages on Patriotism

Talk about class warfare.

This is why as a registered Independent I won’t vote for McCain/Palin because they would rather divide us than come up with
solutions to our problems. Does she realize if she does get to the oval office
she will have represent the whole of America, not just the white anglo saxon
protestants? I say as a white middle aged
protestant from the midwest that she does
not represent my views or anyone I know.

Palin comes across as having no particular set of views, no real knowledge of any serious issues, and is a “willing vessel” for her “speechwriters”.
That brings the question – just who is filling the vessel and what is the purpose or mission of this/these person(s)? I think we should all be concerned – she is not a joke any more.

McCain’s campaign all across the board is erratic, inconsistent, and apparantly desperate. Even this ‘Joe the plumber’ thing is now unraveling on them as people learn the guy would get more money back under Obama, he’s not a licensed plumber, and he’s a registered Republican going to an Obama rally. Then we have him on Katie Curic comparing Obama to Sammy Davis tap dancing. McCain doesn’t have a strategy… he just latches on to anything he think may give him a way to turn this around. Then inevitably the lack of planning and thinking through what the consequences might be blows up in his face. Then he blames the media for sticking his foot in his mouth once again.

i love sarah palin.

Will they make up their mind???
Is Obama or is Obama not a terrorist sympathizer?
Is he anti-American or a patriot?
Is he a decent family man or a scary “Arab”?
And Concerned in OH, it’s also unpatriotic and Un-American to insinuate people who support the other ticket of being less-then patriotic as McCain did: (On polling day, it’s either Country First and Obama first). It’s also un-American to abuse your power to fire people. It’s also unpatriotic to pick a totally inexperienced VP just to win the election despite having a history of poor health and being of age.

GOP = Get Out of Politics

also, is it against the law to be a registered republican and going to an obama rally?! isnt that whats its all about in a democracy? i went to one as well, to hear him in his own words. THATS DEMOCRACY. and if i got the chance to ask him a question, you damn right i would have put him on the spot!!!! all of the medias ridiculous questions, and all the same ol stump speeches, its GREAT to hear an actual citizen grill them on a question!!!! thats what we need more of, so lets quit this ridiculous subject already!!!

angie…
humor me, and tell me what is to be “afraid” of sarah palin?! please.

As far as I am concerned this rabid far right garbage being spewed is about as unpatriotic as it gets. They are ruining my country. I’m sick of listening to them demonize half the country.

angie…
seriously, “man” up, and tell me, in your opinion, why should we be scared of sarah palin? what could she have possibly done in her “short” political career that scares you?

Tim I was Listening to a NPR Radio program, The Topic was about Sara Palin, They were Interviewing A member of Sara Palins cabinet and pretty much what this man was saying Palin looks for advice Through the Backwoods Preachers of Alaska, You know like the Witch Doctor Pastor! pretty much what this man basically said SHE IS A RIGHT WING RELIGIOUS NUT SHE IS SO FAR RIGHT WORSE THEN BUSH,Her belifs are quite scary she does not belive in seperating CHURCH AND STATE THE LADY IS A NUT!!

oh and by the way, im sure if this “guy” was on sarah palin’s cabinet, he wouldnt be saying she was a “right wing, religious nut”… lol

and, why am i not getting any answers from obama supporters on here regarding my general question of “do you think the government screws everything up it gets its hands on”? any replies?

ghm,
There are plenty of Alaskans ###### off with Palin. Go look at You tube or any video sharing website.
They have some very good slogans:
I didn’t blink = I didn’t think
Palinocchio!
McCain/Palin= Unstable/Unable
God’s will is not foreign policy!

tim,
The govt can help in REGULATION, not neccessarily taking over the whole process. Letting the market run wild, for one, was a bad idea.

greymatter…
ok, i finally have someone to answer.. lol i agree, government has its place. im just trying to make a point here. but in general, can we trust the government anymore thatn we can trust the free market? isnt creed and corruption the issue, wheter its in the government or free maket? so i ask, why would we elect someone who says, flat out, he wants bigger government?

Tapper, this is the first time that I have called you out, but you are completely full of it. During the summer, when Obama (in all his wisdom) pointed out that when the conservatives would start getting desperate, they would start trying to make the electorate scared of him, which they have, you accused him of crossing the line.
Now that this woman has basically talked out of both sides of her mouth for Obama’s love of his country, all you can say is hmmmm? Really? Hmmmm?

Chicago Tribune Part 2:
The Tribune praised Obama as a “University of Chicago Democrat” and promised to “provide some assurance” to Americans wary of the Illinois Senator:
We have known Obama since he entered politics a dozen years ago. We have watched him, worked with him, argued with him as he rose from an effective state senator to an inspiring U.S. senator to the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.
We have tremendous confidence in his intellectual rigor, his moral compass and his ability to make sound, thoughtful, careful decisions. He is ready.
Editorial page editor Bruce Dold said he is “as proud of our endorsement of Obama” as he is of its endorsement of Lincoln.

anyone else care to try answering my general question? “does government screw up everything it gets its hands on”?

no obama supporters left in here?

dl…
if i remember correctly, you’re an obam supporter correct?

yeah
I am an Obama supporter…
I am not a supporter of the
same team
same tactics
same fake bologne
same weird use of patriotism to cover their own bad judgements

and Tim
here approval rating came from windfall profits of oil companies in an oil economy dependent state.
she increased her state spending by 60%
because of that
Hitler and Paris Hilton’s love child would have gotten an approval rating of 75%

well seeing as the last 8 years was about reducing government social programs and reduction of regulation
I think your point is baseless.
seems the government stepped out of the market and programs over the last 8 years
and into our bedrooms and our personal spaces…and helped bring the church more into those decisions…
they deconstructed the safety net architecture that protected us from market greed and implosion
and now we are here.
capitalism works in a democratic republic only when there are rules and architecture…a capitalist democracy only works when it is “touched by grace”
but some people like McCain seem to never understand that…
never mind Palin…she can’t spell capitalist democracy…never mind understand it.

I bow to dl who gave you a beautiful answer, Tim.

TIM not her but First dude was and there is proof and Evidence of her Speaking to the AIP members telling them KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK As early as 2007 so spin that!

the present gov. with full support of john mccain, has messed up everything they put there hands on.
I say it is incompetence
my husband said george bush is not as stupid as he has seemed and it was a planned.
at any rate, this gov. with 90percent of support from john mccain has messed up everything it has been a part.
and the thing that really worries me, and john mccain has not told me, so i have no reason to think otherwise.
mccain voted proudly with bush on bush policies 90%-he has not changed them, because he agrees.
mccain has not told us how he would be different from bush.
so therefore i will think, he will be about the same, or worse.

As for all of you claiming Obama will bring Socilalisim I belive The Presidency of Bush the Last 8 years and him pouring Goverment into our banks has BRANG SOCIALISIM!

tim
we don’t leave, we just ignor ignorance.
yes, government has many problems but the hands-off approach by bush and his fellow hijackers has put this country on the brink of depression.
is the good part of government that you might agree with are amries fighting in iraq and afganistan? do you just cherry pick the parts that you want government to govern? does no one else have a say in what our government should be spending our tax dollars on?
You know there are many places in the world where the government is not very strong – weak army, starvation, no roads, more stealing and graft then you can ever imagine – maybe you ought to try one of these countries.
How can your leader LIE to start a war and not be impeached. How?????? Did this war start for WMD’s? Where are they? If we have proven Iraq did not have them why are we still there 4 years later. Why are we paying $10 billion a month to secure and rebuild Iraq when our country is crumbling? WHEN WILL IT END????? How can we start to rebuild are economey and country while we are still fighting bush/mccain/palin’s war? Answers????

TIM
It isnt just about AIP that scares me about Palin SHE IS TOO FAR RIGHT AND A RELIGIOUS NUT THAT WONT SEPERATE STATE AND CHURCH YOU CANNOT BRING RELIGION INTO POLITICTS AND IDEALOGY

dl…
you’re getting off the subject here. first off, you as a democrat i assume, hav absolutely no credible grounds on the housing crisis. it was caused simply by clueless, idealogical, left wingers in congress, that wanted to push the “american dream” of home ownership to all. you have absolutely no credibility there. if you want to pick on another issue, fine. but that one was overwhelmingly caused by liberals in congress. ironc, these are the same guys who are trying to “bail” us out now isnt?! anyways, dont get off subject. just bite your lip and tell me you love big government.

angie…
ahhhh, so now when i present the “association” question at you for YOUR canidate, its not “just about” that?! too funny. but you proved the point, i dont need to go any furthur with that one, so why do you think she is a “religious nut job”?!

TIM
No the housing crisis is due to NO REGULATION no one was there to stop the banks from giving out loans that were not good! DEREGULATION is something Senator Mccain strongley supports!

Too many stupid Democrats here.

Tim,
the size of the government should be like the size of the shoe: not too big and not too small.
To find out how big it must be and how much influence it should have intelligent people who SERVE the country are needed and they have to have the mental ability to assess that properly.
Did you study Sarah Palin’s rise? I did. Her career was launched by then chairman of AIP and in return he got a lot to say in terms of policies. Her door remains open to this scary man until today.
The last speech she gave to AIP was this year, and she said: keep up the good work.
It came on cnn too. The article appeared at salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/

Palin is a Janus-faced liar.
A secessionist peddling
patriotism to the party base.

Does Jake Tapper ever get tired of attacking Palin and McCain? I used to sit here and read him attack Bill and Hillary Clinton. The media runs 85% negative ads against the republicans and ZERO against Obama , and a few here and there against Biden.
Then to make up for it, Mc Cain is forced to run negative ads against Obama so the media says Mc Cain is to blame for the ‘negative campaigning’ .
I guess they dont consider Obama calling Mc Cain ‘the failed George Bush’ for 2 years to be negative campaigning.
This election cycle will go down in history as the most corrupt in United States history. The media has never been so corrupt in its history.

truth reign,
what is the name of the man with aip?
not that i care that much, i have cast my vote, for obama biden.

Reporters have not asked Palin
a simple question.
Is she not an avowed secessionist?

Palin herself is a mixed message. Please get her off the ticket – she is bringing the party down with her. It is now beyond embarrassment.
What if McCain wins? Will she be sequestered from the media then too? When will she have a press conference – since they won’t let her have one before the election and won’t release her medical records before the election – will she be allowed to have one as vice president?
What exactly will her role be – and what role will her husband have (will he be included in govt meetings and copied on govt email as he was in Alaska, will he be a shadow VP? Will she also use personal email for government business? Will she avoid future subpeonas as she has in the past? Will she again abuse her power as she has in the past? Will she be taping more messages for the Alaskan Independence party as she did for their last convention?
For Jake Tapper, when will the media demand a press conference? Not sure how she handle another 9/11 god forbid, if she can’t handle a press conference.

wow…
ok, heres the eventual point i was trying to get at. its just hard when i have to reply to others.. lol im not here to support obama. i dont really like him all that much, along with a big portion of the sellout democrats in congress. and i REALLY despise most modern day republicans. my point is this. we have had a rough last 8 years. alot to fix. not just from the last 8 years, but alot from over the last 30 years. the role and actions of governemt is despicable. i just think that given the current problems we face, people DO want change. and i fully understand that, seeing that im one of those. john mccain came along at the perfect time to get elected. i just dont think that the average american realizes how bad his ideas truly are, because they are sooooo focussed on change. this guy, and again, im not saying this in support of obama, is unlike anything we have ever seen before with a shot at the presidency. and he is such a good politician, that the average american dosent get it. i could go alot furthur with this, but im sure you all will jump on me on the “but why” questions, so ill leave it there.. lol

Why is Sarah always questioning everyone’s patriotism? Does she think you have to live in a small town to be a genuine American? I thought America stretched from Atlantic to Pacific, from Canada to Mexico. Last time I looked, not everyone lived in a small town with a McCain sign on their lawn. This country has two political parties, not one, and both are American political parties, not socialists, not communists, not terrorists. Sarah needs to go back to the Upper One(as opposed to the Lower 48) where she feels more at home wanting to secede from this “great nation” as she constantly says. I for one would be happy if she took all the right wingnuts with her and formed her own Palin-Land for the “special needs” people amongst us, whose major need seems to be to question the character and patriotism of anyone who disagrees with them.

truth reigns…
im not sure where you’re going with that one.. lol im assuming that you are another one that is totally “brainwashed” by mr. obama. believe me, i WANT to like this guy!!! i want to be one that truly believes he is good for the nation, but i see through the lines. i look at the big picture. i look at his ideas and his principles and what he thinks the role of government should be. i KNOW why people support him. he is young, charming, great speaker, black (yes i said it), a democrat, an idealist, etc. etc…. i realize why this guy is appealing to so many. especially given our current situation. but let me just ask you one question… have you ever done any research at all about socialism? karl marx, frederich engels? and im not trying to be “cocky” here, im asking a serios question… alot of his supporters and those on the left have made socialism a bad word… lol

ok, angie… you win. you’re right… lol

Dear Tim, How are you? We are having one of these incredible fall days – sky so blue it makes you believe in Santa Claus!
Anyway, Tim, no one screws up everything they do. No one party has all the answers. And no group I’ve every gotten to know has all good people or all bad people.
I’ve seen some amazing veterans being cared for at the VA. I’ve seen diseases stopped in their tracks at the NIH. I’ve seen the internet started and developed by government. So, sure, government does screw up somethings – but so do Libertarians, Republiicans, Democrats, Catholics, and so on.
Tim, it hurts me to hear so much anger from people here. When I am stressed, I tend to think everyone else is a lazy good-for-nothing who isn’t doing their job and just trying to ruin us all. But that’s not the way it is. Really.
We are so lucky to have Jesus as an example for us. He taught us we can choose Him, choose to believe – and choose to turn bad into good.
Tim, I bet you are someone who could be a real leader – someone who has ideas that are different from the average – ideas and energy that we need, together, to make this place, this blessed country of ours – work.
I’ll try to find time to make you some cookies today, but, if I don’t see you – get one for yourself for me. You are a good man, Tim, and I miss you.
Love, Mom

“mom”…
ok,whischever one of you has to disguise yourself as someone else, that was the most ridiculous thing i have ever read.. lol but typical. because you come in here, and speak out against obama (and mccain) you must be crazy right???!!!!

Tim,,,
here’s something that Sarah Palin did that scares me…although it shouldn’t surprise anyone since she got a D in Macroeconomics..
She took a town of approx 6,000 people which at the start of her tenure as mayor had zero debt…and left them with a debt of $27 million at the end of her term.
Now it comes our that she abolished building permits in her town just before she had her house built. The building of her home was coordinated at the same time as the building of the $15 million hockey arena she fought for. Of the contractors that are traceable, it appears several were the same and were working on the project at the same time.
Isn’t this the same kind of thing Ted Stevens is on trial for?
Where is the transparency when the requirement for building permits are eliminated.
Her salary was not cut when she took office as mayor, yet she hired at city manager at an extra cost of $60,000 to take over the work load.
The agreement she signed for the natural gas pipeline in Alaska (with a Canadian firm) against competing US firms) -not only has no provision to get the gas to the lower 48 (ends in the Alberta Oil Shales-and we won’t EVEN get into the possible implications of that)…but it also includes an non-competition clause which states that if the state facilitates an agreement with a competitor…it will owe Transcanada a yet to be determined figure…this plus $500 million non-refundable up front and Fed guarantees in the billions. There ARE provisions to get that gas to China built however..
Poor economic policy?

TIM- Do you not agree Phil Graham is the one that enacted the DEREGULATION ACT in 1992 Republicans dont want Regulation they feel thats too much Goverment so because of their Idealology look at the mess we are in!

Why cant we ever have a President that is Independent and doesnt belong to a party?

iknpofl…
see, i knew someone would speak up and say “socialism isnt all that bad”… lol im not saying that its all bad!!! but its very idealistic, and not what america is!!!! we sit here and argue, day after day, about the mistakes goverment has made and continue to make. so now you want to give them more control????!!! it just dosent make any sense. and let me clear these “assumptions” up. i am NOT a republican, i did NOT support this ridiculous bailout. i dont want to live in a country that “spreads” the wealth!!!! are we robots? when did americans start to say “lets spread the wealth to everyone”???!!! there are people who desperately need help, im not saying that. im not for cutting ALL social programs, but come on!!!! capitalism works!!!! we just need to hold the greedy ones accountable, we dont tneed to change the whole system!!!

angie.. you win. i already said that.

Tim…
Capitalism is not freedom and socialism is not love.
No one is contemplating (least of all Senator Obama- go read his books) that the free market system be abolished…but at this time…as at the time of the Great Depression…under FDR….some elements of programs such as established under the New Deal should be considered…and …yes…some of them are “socialistic” to an extent…as is Alaska’s redistrbution of oil money to it’s citizens…as is the bailout.(which McCain signed too)..
Have you read my posts about Palin…care to discuss why she scares me a tad?

truth reigns…
well let me first say, i dont trust ANY of them. thats your first mistake. never trust a politician. support and trust are two TOTALLY different things. when you trust, that leads to brainwashing. im happy you have this much support for him. im sure you hold more optimism thn i do for the future because of this. and when you said obama “isnt stuck into one ideology or the other”, are you serious??!! his ideology TOTALLY supports big government and spreding the wealth!!! thats why i asked if you have ever done research on a socialistic style of government. how can you say he dosent lean one way?! if you agree or disagree with it is another thing, but there is no disputing his ideology. you said “obama includes the good ideas of everyone”. does he support ANY “good ideas of a fiscal conservative? absolutely not. because his IDEOLOGY wont allow it!!! now again, im not here to tell you to agree with that or not, but to say what you said about his judgement and ideology is flat false.

The Mccain-Palinists are losing on the issues, losing on their attacks, losing on every tactic they’ve tried. But it’s easy to manipulate a crowd mentality. They’re attempting to again make it an “US” versus “THEM”: our side are the real Americans, they’re not, they’re different & scary. It’s OK to hate them. However, as a nation, we’ve had it with divisive politics. Villifying the opponent is not going to work anymore. This is just another way Mccain is not showing leadership. That’s the bottom line. Obama is going to be a good if not great president.

karen…
believe me, i am open minded. and i realize mccain is scary based on the fact he is “more of the same”, but through ACTIVISM and americans actually STAYING ON HIS ASS, i think there is some hope, but obama just flat out terrifies me. just remember, IT ALWAYS COULD BE WORSE.

Someone needs to ask McCain about this:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most U.S. and foreign corporations doing business in the United States avoid paying any federal income taxes, despite trillions of dollars worth of sales, a government study released on Tuesday said.
The Government Accountability Office said 72 percent of all foreign corporations and about 57 percent of U.S. companies doing business in the United States paid no federal income taxes for at least one year between 1998 and 2005.
And then there is this:
New IRS statistics show 7,389 federal tax returns with $200,000 or more in adjusted gross income reported no federal income taxes in 2005. That”s a 161% jump from the 2,833 comparable returns filed in 2004. Additionally, 4,224 of the over-$200,000 earners reported no worldwide income tax liability on their 2005 returns, the IRS data show. That represents a 75% increase from the 2,420 comparable returns filed in 2004.
If the corporations and wealthy paid their fair share, we could give tax cuts to everyone.

I am a conservative independent, and I will choose presidential and VP candidate on the basis of moral issues, patriotism, american values and freedom. Why is there so much negative comments against Sarah Palin? This governor has 85% approval rating in Alaska and Alaska has huge surplus. i would say most of these negative comments are coming from die hard democrats who were blinded by so called promise of change: from capitalism to liberal socialism. Socialism, as Obama said is distribution of wealth to everybody, and this is good news to some lazy americans who considered laziness as one example of patriotism.

Tim
The credit markerts were freezing up how were small business gonna get loans to make there Business grow? yes the Bailout was wrong but Congress hands were tied THE BUSH ADMIN was the one asking! it all comes down to the Credit market now slowly the Credit Freeze is thawing but it will take time!

tim….check out the Palin info for the “it could always be worse” scenario.

Tim…
the ethics investigation in Alaska concurred and unprecedented level of involvement by Todd Palin in the inner workings of his wife’s administration.
Todd Palin was a member of the AIP for many years. Read the salon.com article..
Governor Palin got her start with the help of the chairmans of this party. Their policy is infiltration of mainstream parties. THAT is CLOSE involvement.

) The tax code is progressive , going up as you make more and has been for almost 100 years.. so in that case we have always been socialist. Its less progressive today than under Reagan and Nixon. I guess they were socialist. Under IKe the max tax rate was 70% by the way.. not 35%.
2) Are you saying that McCain is against Medicare. Medicare is single payer, not socialized. DOCs dont work for the government! As a provider I can tell you medicare is superior to the pain of dealing private health insurance. The U.S, is ranked 37th in healthcare, lower life expectancies than in Europe and infant mortality ranking of 27th.

TIM
Lets say Mccain wins the Election he is 72 years old,with a history of skin cancer. godforbid something should happen to him can you honsetly sit there and say Palin is qualified to be president?

truth reigns…
i agree, your opinion is just that. yours. and i accept it. thanks for the good debate. take care.

Ah PS Tim: talk about brainwashing: then kindly study Palins church background ——-scaaaaaaaaaryyyyyyyy.
“Sarah Palin’s Churches And The Third Wave” on Huffington Postin septembre. Sorry I can’t find the link anymore.
And: Palin did break an ethics LAW not a recommendation. It is not yet clear what will happen but something will have to happen. She wanted to fire the ex brother in law to strip him of his income so that her sister could get the full rights for the kids. Very nice person?
The pattern of abuse is visible already in her early career. See salon article.
Ok bye now………

truth reigns…
ok, you got your last word… lol goodbye

karen…
i know you’re not gonna back down from my question are you??!!

The explanation is simple, Sarah Palin will say whatever is on her Teleprompter. If no Teleprompter is available, just string together a semi-coherent sentence utilizing the word Maverick.

It appears that Palin and McCain does not want to win on their own merit, ideas and plans.
They rather win by planting division.

Vicious, ignorant people call people who disagree with themselves “terrorists”. That’s the only thing we’ve learned during the last eight years.

In the world of the intolerant nutjob that Sara Palin is anyone who does not vote for the Republican is a traitor and anyone in predominantly liberal, tolerant and progressive areas are Ant-America. Also, what would it make her husband who was part of the Alaska Independance Party and she even spoke at their conference. That would make the Palin family the biggest TRAITORS in the land.

No reason to wonder, she is getting slapped back with her involvement with the Alaskan Independence Party.
Kind of hard to slam someone for being anti-American when you are married to a guy who wants Alaska to secede from the union.

The real question is does Todd Palin and the rest of the Alaskan Independence Party love America?

… “the whole of America loves her..”
famous last words.

The reason McLame doesn’t want to discuss Rev. Wright is because his closet is filled with skeletons when it comes to racist political figures. McCain stated he won’t bring it up because he doesn’t want to be known as a racist. Well when you look into his past it is rittled with racist people. Recently Civil Rights leader John Lewis stated McCain campaign reminded him of Wallace. He wasn’t comparing McCain to Wallace he was referring to the effects of the the two campaign. However, George Wallace was a racist, and McCain was one of his biggest supporters. I’m an older American and I remember those days. Does that make McCain a racist? If Obama is a terrorist than McCain is a racist.

How come no one mentions Palin’s backers in Alaska? John Bricher’s, milita’s, secessionists who wanted to start their own little oil fiefdom in Alaska? Isn’t that called traitors?
Sarah and her first dude supported them and they lanched her Governer campain.
Again shows how little Repubs think of America by making her VP. .
Jerry

I find it quite troubling that Senator Government’s campaign is now asking for federal investigations into people who accuse ACORN of voter fraud.
Not investigations of ACORN’s voter fraud, but the people who make the claim that ACORN is committing voter fraud.
I repeat, Senator Government wants you to be subject to federal investigation if you accuse ACORN is committing voter fraud.
Posted by: Concerned in OH | Oct 18, 2008 10:58:33 AM
How about this:
Dozens of newly minted Republican voters say they were duped into joining the party by a GOP contractor with a trail of fraud complaints stretching across the country.
Voters contacted by The Times said they were tricked into switching parties while signing what they believed were petitions for tougher penalties against child molesters. Some said they were told that they had to become Republicans to sign the petition, contrary to California initiative law. Others had no idea their registration was being changed.
It is a bait-and-switch scheme familiar to election experts. The firm hired by the California Republican Party — a small company called Young Political Majors, or YPM, which operates in several states — has been accused of using the tactic across the country.
Election officials and lawmakers have launched investigations into the activities of YPM workers in Florida and Massachusetts. In Arizona, the firm was recently a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit. Prosecutors in Los Angeles and Ventura counties say they are investigating complaints about the company.

Can you imagine John McCain cabinet? scarier

I’m getting a bit tired of these politicians who think that only small towns and rural areas are where “real Americans” live. Doesn’t anyone else find that insulting? My husband and I were both born & raised and con’t to live in NYC and we’re probably more patriotic and “real” than Sarah Palin and her pro-secessionist husband.

I don’t know where “very concerned” gets his/her information. I changed party affiliations and it was a standard form. You have to choose which party you wish to join and then sign the form. You cannot be tricked into picking the word “Republican” if you don’t want to.

I do not point out Palin’s palling around with members of the AIP a secessionist party with ties to the KKK. There are times in youth that one experiments with ideology. The problem is, how can you do this and then point out as a weakness a friendship with an antiwar group member of the Vietnam war era. American has not forgotten the political dynamics of the war in Vietnam and there is not one among us who were of draft age who did not protest or have associates who protested the war and subsequent draft.The same cannot be said of the KKK. I personalty have associated been friends with former members of the KKK although I am diametrically opposed to their stated goals.Hypocrisy is at the foundation of the problem most have with Palin.If you want to have a person in the position of vice president with hypocrisy as a stated theme then vote for Palin.

Palin’s most patriotic move is DROP OUT for America!!

I THINK THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE THING THAT YOU CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY: SARAH HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF HER COUNTRY.

Palin’s ties to the Alaska Independence Party seem to be off-limits for most of the media. How else could Palin get away with the insinuation that Barack Obama does not sufficiently love America while she herself has long standing ties to AIP?
With Palin slights on the patriotism of many Americans, and recent comments by Michelle Bachmann, we are witnessing, as Katrina van den Heuvel put it, the rebirth of McCarthyism. John McCain is perfectly content to go along with this.