McCain’s ‘Hail Sarah’ Pass

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  • Posted By: SKVAM @ 09/16/2008 6:26:52 PM

    Mr. Alter: You are actually comparing Obama to a rabid right small town mayor, now governor of a state with fewer people than most mid sized lower 48 cities? Her speech was not Obama like, it was nasty, mean spirited and took low blows. It was pure and simple serial name calling. Pathetic. Her town under her charged rape victims for the test kit! This is un Christian, inhuman, and vicious. And Republicans blame parents for out of control teen mothers, so why go light on a woman who along with her husband botched her most important life task, raising a child, with the lowest bar of success being not a pregnant teen. Then, instead of abstinence, which Republicans preach, she chose to have a child (the choice begin made by having sex without protection) when she and her husband were in their 40s, at high, high risk of bearing a Down's syndrome child. Now that life is going to be one of limitations and pain. And she wants to go eyeball to eyeball with Putin? On what planet? She is just a face, Bush with lipstick, and another flop that lets us know McCain values winning over this nation. His other appointments are lobbyists that control his campaign. Maverick? This bronco has been busted by money and power.

    • Posted By: Anniep @ 09/18/2008 4:07:41 PM

      great post! thoroughly agree!

  • Posted By: Anniep @ 09/18/2008 4:04:49 PM

    Obama is a graduate of the top universities in America - hardly an auto -didact.The undisguised contempt for intellect and education in this country is astonishing and really depressing. Obama combines a well honed intelligence with a real understanding of the problems facing the country. Palin understands herself and her own ambition. Just saying something doesn't make it so. If your 12 year old tried to convince you he coulsd drive the car, would you let him if he just kept on and on about it?
    Palin's relationship with the truth is tenuous at best and downright non existant at worst. If my 5 year old daughter played as fast and loose with the truth as palin does, she would be told in no uncertain terms that that kind of behavious is reprehensible and wrong. She is not even honest enough to realise that she doesn't know something, a sure sign of a fool according to the proverb. (He who knows not,a nnd knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him.) Obama and Biden are keeping it honest. Let's give them the power to do some good.

  • Posted By: ToadTreeHugger @ 09/18/2008 7:32:29 AM

    "Palin's debut was good theater, but there's a reason that rookies rarely score hat tricks."

    Replace Palin with Obama and you come to the same conclusion. Attacking her experience only boomerangs and smacks Obama in the face. A quarter of Americans are undecided and that's because they do not have confidence in Obama.

  • Posted By: sunoverla @ 09/17/2008 8:00:50 PM

    Alter: When Palin is sworn is as VP, will you please resign from Barack NewsWeekly and never write again, puhleeeze!!

  • Posted By: tenooo566 @ 09/08/2008 9:15:41 PM

    oops! Nobama is getting desperate. I just saw that he is reaching out to the women.

    • Posted By: MsChiTown @ 09/17/2008 2:05:12 PM

      Hey twit, come out of your cave. All politicians reach out to women.

  • Posted By: freedomthinker @ 09/10/2008 10:01:57 PM

    Mr Alter, You're clearly an Obama supporter and cannot be considered an objective journalist so I have decided not to read Newsweek anymore. It's liberal baised writing like yours that has made Newsweek an untrustable news source. I have always been an independent but am now so repulsed by the way that democrats down play and disrespect the accomplishments of Sarah Palin that I am leaning more and more towards the republican ticket. I hear the democrats like yourself claiming Palin has no experience while Senator Obama has only been a Senator for little more than a year ,while Governor Palin has been running a town and a whole state for more than 5 years.. Do you really think that the American public is so stupid that we will all believe your lies just because you believe them? Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts.You Mr Alter are out of touch, and so is Newsweek.

    • Posted By: MsChiTown @ 09/17/2008 2:02:00 PM

      " Senator Obama has only been a Senator for little more than a year ,while Governor Palin has been running a town and a whole state for more than 5 years." Brother, no wonder you like McSame - he lies just as easily. Obama was a state senator for eight years, has been a U.S. senator almost 4 years and taught constitutional law as well as being a community organizer. And unlike when Sarah was mayor, he didn't need an "administrator" (Ha Ha) running the government, and there was never an attempt to recall him for abusing his power. It says something when you can't use facts to defend your candidate.

    • Posted By: ksliberal @ 09/16/2008 12:08:43 PM

      Your joking right. If you honestly think you are changing your mind on issues due to what you believe is a "liberal bias" then you are lying on here when you say that. You sound like a normal republican. I am an independent voter and do not think that the media is out to get Sarah Palin. I don't see the "liberal bias". First off- this is a blog. Second- there are shows that are obviously liberal, and there are many that are obvious conservative. All other three candidates have gone through the media and she needs to also so we know what we are getting ourselves into.

  • Posted By: wchang @ 09/17/2008 11:40:16 AM

    JoanR -- but Palin's governorship and Obama's senate experience are different. Obama's already been dealing with the issues he'll face, national and international issues.

  • Posted By: JoanR @ 09/17/2008 10:14:39 AM

    Interesting comment about the "prep work" Governors do before running for President.By the way, this Governor is running for Vice President. Better question is what "prep work" do Senators usually do before they ask for the key to the Oval Office and has Senator Obama done that prep work? To paraphrase one of Newsweek's other favorites, I realize that this is an inconvenient question.Hint: Any voter who considers "experience" to be a deal breaker is already voting for McCain

  • Posted By: Lee Holmes @ 08/29/2008 7:11:12 PM

    Methinks thou dost protest too much,thou mere NEWSWEAK hack. Remember these guys?

    Hannibal Hamlin
    Henry A Wallace
    Thomas Riley Marshall.

    Well,neither does anyone else. They were in order,Lincolns,FDRs and Wilsons vice-presidents.[with Wilsons,only having three years of any political experience,a state governor as it happens,before America drew towards WWI. Hamlin and Wallace were virtually ignored by the other presidents,who had bigger things on their plates]. Yet having the obscure,did not detract from the effectiveness of the executive. Obviously Alter,virtually cemented into the tank for Obama,will go through a sour grapes period along with all of the other Obamaite pundits,whose numbers are legion. Pay no attention to these blowhards who are trying to direct the result of a national election to their disgrace and to their insult of our own intelligence. Watch her for yourself. And if she doesnt check out,pull for Obama and your conscience is clear. But do not rely upon the word of a mere hack to influence you in either direction[Obamas,as Alter would have it].

    • Posted By: Ron Paul For Pope @ 09/17/2008 9:22:18 AM

      I seem to remember one Andrew Johnson, a man who did become President upon Lincoln's assassination. Lincoln chose him as a political ploy to keep his enemies closer.

      Andrew Johnson went on to become one of the worst presidents in U.S. history. Memorable? Oh, yes, indeed!

      George W. Bush is already well on his way to eclipsing Andrew Johnson. Now we have a VP candidate who possesses the personality of W., but without any of the mitigating experience.

      Given McCain's age, and the fact that his father was dead for two years by this time, it's not hypothetical that Sarah Palin may in fact become the absolutely worst President of the United States.

      IF we let her.

  • Posted By: gobbledegook @ 09/17/2008 5:48:41 AM

    Palin is a pustule, Biden is a blister, Obama is a bruise, McCain is a sore.

  • Posted By: Pat from Hendersonville @ 09/17/2008 12:14:56 AM

    Palin certainly looked unpresidential when she winked at Charles Gibson...unpresidential is lying, being caught and then saying it again and again...unpresidential is refusing to participate in an investigation of her abuse of power...unpresidential is trying to charm the voter rather than delivering substance and qualifications...unpresidential is McCain picking such an unqualified running mate in an attempt to try to woo women by insulting their intelligence...I could go on and on...but I'm just getting frustrated! How could anyone vote McCain/Palin?

    • Posted By: thehappyamerican @ 09/17/2008 3:05:37 AM

      Sorry about your frustration but it is common for american libeerals because the DNC wages discrimination campaigns against americans!
      You are supposed to get frustrated EMOTIONALLY with achievers,christians, gun owners, miliary experts and police! These are the non-stop campaigns of distrust and lies--discrimination campaigns-- the DNC targets at Americans in an Americans Suck First campaign!
      Your frustration has a source and cause! You are a true believer Liberal and democrat, so will never really be at ease---because the DNC won't let you be!
      By the way..Palin is not running for President. Obama has you VERY frustrated,we see!
      And McCain chose Palin to attract CONSERVATIVE voters indiscriminetly and it's working just fine! during the Debate with Biden she'll no doubt land some seriouse political blows against Obama who lack substance and qualifications, being all show and no go!

  • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/16/2008 8:29:56 PM

    How come we arte not delviong into whether there was a quid pro quo when Obama earmarked +1 million to the his wife employer and then she gets a whopping 159% increase in salary. Obstensibly that was because she was promoted.. But you have to wonder at the timing. Then how about checking the connection between Rezlo (the Iraqi billionaire) & his real estate deal to ensure there were no quid pro quo. That is our tax payer dollars that is at stake here. That is more important than someone firing an employee.

  • Posted By: jshimota01 @ 09/16/2008 5:05:43 PM

    continuing the hockey analogy, 'The Sophmore hump" is now beggining to occur. The theory is that after your big splash as an energized Rookie in your first season, the second season is nearly impossible to sustain or even approach as you settle into the league. Welcome to the Bigs Sarah.
    With the newly released info on her flipflop regarding transparency in Troopergate (it was announced today she WONT testify - the repubs are trying desperately to bury and undermine the whole thing on her behalf now) I think she's clearly into her 'second season'.
    ahhh. how low we've come.

    Jim

  • Posted By: yupik1 @ 09/16/2008 4:41:13 PM

    Say the words: "Commander in Chief Sarah Palin." Two emotions come to mind: "Laughter" and "Fear" which breed "Disbelief." She is a terrible choice which highlights McCain's BAD, BAD judgement.

  • Posted By: RiversideWarrior @ 09/16/2008 1:18:14 PM

    A question I have is why Hillary is not more actively involved in the campaign, especially as a counter to Palin? She and Biden working together would do a great job exposing Palin for what she is, a former hick-town mayor and governor of a small state (tiny Hawaii has twice as many people as Alaska) with a large redneck constituency. Is Obama not letting HRC get involved? (big mistake) Or is it Hillary being lukewarm because she wants Obama to fail (unforgiveable mistake)?

  • Posted By: alarmistead @ 09/07/2008 7:33:50 PM

    In the third sentence of your article you state that Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla just a year and a half ago. Why don't journalists check their facts before publishing an article? I read this obvious mistake and immediayely question the credibility of the author. The info I've seen says she hasn't been mayor of Wasilla for about six years. I guess you missed the whole governor thing too.

    • Posted By: ksliberal @ 09/16/2008 12:11:20 PM

      She has only been governor for 18 months. FYI- that would be a year and a half

  • Posted By: rockye @ 09/16/2008 1:40:53 AM

    IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SARA HAS A B.S DEGREE, EXPERIENCE AS A MAYOR OF LESS THAN 9000 POP. AND TWENTY MONTHS EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE AS GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, LESS THAN MILLION POP. AND THE REPUBLICANS CALL THAT EXPERIENCE? BULL! WHO ARE THEY TRYING TO KID? THE AMERICAN VOTERS ARE NOT MORONS OR STUPID. THEY WILL SEE THROUGH THIS SMOKE SCREEN. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE VOTERS ALREADY HAVE SEEN IT. SHE IS POPPING HER OWN BUBBLE EVERY TIME SHE LIES LIKE FLY. WAKE UP AMERICA...AND SMELL THE LIPSTICK! HELL NO, SARA NO! HELL NO, SARA, NO! HELL NO, SARA NO!

  • Posted By: informed 1 79 @ 09/16/2008 12:08:49 AM

    I know for certain that Sarah Palin is going to mess up big time. She doesn't do press ,interviews. Doesn't know foreign policy. Thinks global warning is a joke. Can see Russia from her house. Hasn't been in charge of a town of at least 60,000 people. Hasn't been grilled and put to the test like the other candidates.

  • Posted By: LinBon @ 09/15/2008 6:40:17 PM

    Interesting that McCain and Palin are both anti-abortion, yet McCain voted for partial-birth abortion which occurs after the 20th week of gestation and cannot be conceived of as anything less then murder. Wonder if Palin would follow suit here at well.

  • Posted By: PBrady @ 09/15/2008 3:55:31 PM

    FYI: Community organizers are the folks who brought us special education and benefits for our special needs children. Palin obviously didn't know who she was insulting when she used such a disparaging tone toward a group of people who work for changes for the greater good. Can't wait till Obama fires back on that one!

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