Sarah Palin, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

[Beckwin]

Obama has received plenty of press that's either fanned the flames of racism or kindled ideas about his trustworthiness and patriotism among non-racists. But hey it's cool to pretend that all media has a purely liberal agenda rather than there being clear conservative elements and an overwhelming desire for whatever gets them ratings, regardless of their ideological leans.

[The Blackrose]

I love it when people used to say no one would vote for Hillary because she's a woman, but now that Mccain's got a female veep he's going to get "boat loads" of female support.

Honestly, I think Mccain only did this to try and steal some of Obama's "historical" thunder.

Except Walter Mondale tried a female as VP in '84. Go look and see how far that got him.

Coincidentally enough, it's the same person that tried to say Obama was playing the race card and had it easy.

[Norelco]

Palin's resume:

4 year degree in journalism from U of Idaho
member of the PTA
City councilwoman for the town of Wasilia Alaska
Mayor of the town of Wasilia Alaska (pop. 5,700)
and less than one half of one single term as Governor of Alaska

McCain is gonna get hammered if he brings up inexperience anymore.

Palin isn't running for President though.

[Beckwin]

Amele: don't forget the journalism degree!

fuck I should be the last person to bash someone with a non-political or economic or business bachelor's from a state university, but then again I'm not a heartbeat away from from leading the free world.

[aurik]

Hi, I'd like to introduce you to the internet. There's more then just Fox news that regurgitates filth. Ignorance is indeed blissful.


Btw and anyone here notice how the Lurch looking mother fucker Brit hume repeatedly used Barack's Middle name when he talked about him?

It's the same tactic as people who insist on referring to him as "BHO". They want to invoke xenophobia in a subtle fashion. After all, they don't refer to McCain as JSM, and they never called Clinton WJC or -- more appropriately, lawl -- BJC.

It's a misconception that presidential elections are won and lost by the independent vote. Rather which party can energize their base to actually show up and vote in larger numbers will win -- that's why you generally see negative coattails on interim election years, as the non-incumbent party usually has plenty to be pissed off about, and it's hard for the incumbent party to impress upon its base the urgency of turning out.

In a free-for-all election like this one, the challenge is to energize your voting base without whipping up the opposition. Hence, using stealth tactics like subtly playing on xenophobia and the whisper campaign about him being a muslim or having a forged birth certificate.

I'm sure most of this will fly over the vast majority of reader's heads. And to think people think that just because they have the right to vote, they should vote. That's the real reason America is in the gutter...

[Rhinox]

Palin isn't running for President though.

I thought we went over this already? reread the thread

[Tyche]

I should add that I don't like the move, but I absolutely get why. I don't think that was conveyed previously.

[Churchill]

Leaders of America need to have prestigious Ivy League degrees. I think the founding fathers mentioned that.

[Norelco]

I thought we went over this already? reread the thread

Jumped in 1 page ago...tl;dr

[Beckwin]

Palin isn't running for President though.

McCain essentially chose a celebrity to boost his ticket. He's a hypocrite. Palin may be very promising and competent at what she does/has done, but the lack of relevancy to national/international politics highlights the transparency of McCain's choice. If Hillary didn't heal the rift at the convention I'd think McCain's move a bit smarter from a getting elected standpoint, but as it stands it's just sad overall.









but hey, not the first time mccain has gone for a more attractive younger woman *ba-dump-ching*

[Rhinox]

Leaders of America need to have prestigious Ivy League degrees. I think the founding fathers mentioned that.

Don't forget they also need Military experience. and by Military experience I mean sitting out the Vietnam War as a POW.

[Xno Kappa]

I think McCain just gave away the Republicans greatest argument tbh.

[Beckwin]

Leaders of America need to have prestigious Ivy League degrees. I think the founding fathers mentioned that.

no they should be non-practicing journalists, obviously.

[octopus]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25970882/

“It is a governor’s prerogative, a right, to fill that Cabinet with members whom she or he believes will do best for the people whom we are serving,” Palin told CNBC’s Larry Kudlow in an interview on Aug. 1. “So I look forward to any kind of investigation or questions being asked because I’ve got nothing to hide.”

Palin also reacted to the indictment of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens by calling it “very dismaying.” She added, “Hopefully though, this won’t be a distraction and get people’s minds off what has to be done in the grand scheme of things.”

As for the prospect of her being vice president, Palin told Kudlow that she could not answer the question of whether she wanted the job “until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day. I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we’re trying to accomplish up here.”

lol

[Beckwin]

McCain didn't have any arguments to give away... for FIVE AND A HALF YEARS as a POW.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

McCain is gonna get hammered if he brings up inexperience anymore.

Nothing wrong with learning on the job as VP. POTUS however, that's different.

[Norelco]

McCain essentially chose a celebrity to boost his ticket. He's a hypocrite. Palin may be very promising and competent at what she does/has done, but the lack of relevancy to national/international politics highlights the transparency of McCain's choice. If Hillary didn't heal the rift at the convention I'd think McCain's move a bit smarter from a getting elected standpoint, but as it stands it's just sad overall.









but hey, not the first time mccain has gone for a more attractive younger woman *ba-dump-ching*

I just don't think people will place as much emphasis on a VP candidate's experience vs. a presidential candidates experience. Just my opinion. We'll found out in a few months.

[Xno Kappa]

Nothing wrong with learning on the job as VP. POTUS however, that's different.

Because McCain is in perfect health condition amirite?

[Beckwin]

Nothing wrong with learning on the job as VP. POTUS however, that's different.

Clinton, Lincoln, etc. Obama is that same kind of extremely talented guy with a good record under his belt for the time he has served.

[Norelco]

Because McCain is in perfect health condition amirite?

His mom is 100...he's got the gene potential.