HF is usually is even-handed, but he has lost it. Biden more experienced? The man CANNOT shut up! He is useless! And the Lady Gov? Could not be any worse than Slick Barry.
HF is usually is even-handed, but he has lost it. Biden more experienced? The man CANNOT shut up! He is useless! And the Lady Gov? Could not be any worse than Slick Barry.
You say, "No one in recent memory has been nominated for vice president with such a thin traditional resume."
The same applies to OBAMA! No one in recent memory has been nominated for PRESIDENT with such a thin traditional resume. You can't have your cake and eat it too!
Obama was elected by millions of people across this country. I would have liked to have seen her on the campaign trail for 18 months. His education background is in international affairs, Havard Law Review President, city council, community projects, state senate, US Senate and a whole lot more inbetween. Do you think for a minute she would have won a primary? I want to hear she got more earmarks for Wasilla then any mayor before her. Let's see, Alaska's depends on oil for 80% of it's economy (that info comes from Sarah herself) and I would guess fishing is most of the 20% left. So how familiar is she with an economy as complex as our country. What are her views on government regulations and rescuing Fannie and Freddy, and foreclosures. What is she for? Oh yeah, no sex ed, intelligent design in schools, wow! Those are issues we should worry about.
Obama has much more experience than Palin. Plus, he's had to go through the primary process to get to this point. Pailn was picked for the job out of nowhere.
Her name Palin is perfect. Her stature is Palin comparison to Obama and Biden.
Im quite sure you gave us this same Bla bla about how much experience George Bush had etc!
You lost your credibility to pick a president 8 years ago!
I'll give the GOP the benefit of the doubt that perhaps Obama was inexperienced 2 years ago when the primaries started. However, in the past 2 years he has managed a $30 + million business each month and become familiar with all of the national issues facing us.
Let's be realistic, the issues of a small town and the the 48th populated state do not begin to give her the background to deal with these national issues. In 60 days she can do all the cramming in the world, but what she won't be able to gain the knowledge about these issues that a vice president. In addition, she'll have to campaign during this same time period. There is only so many hours in a day.
Obama has no executive experience whatsoever and his campaign finance is managed by yet.another manager. He is the figurehead of his campaign.
A campaign that handed Hilary her head and will soon do the same to McCain.
McCain puts the cane in McCain.
chrismoody "The venom has really been turned up a notch lately, so ask yourself what is it that Palin makes you so afraid of. "
What makes the Repubs so fearful of Barack Obama that they spread hateful lies about his patriotism and attack him for being "presumptuous" (i.e., he's viewed as an "uppity black man.)
Howard, I don't admire her and I find the meme of "Spunky outsider who stands up to corruption" tiresome and very disingenuous. I am ashamed of the news media. Ashamed that all of you are so easily bullied and so intellectually lazy that you really do not go after a story and stick with it. If this person is unknown, then tell us about them. I want to know about issues. I want to know what to expect from someone who says one thing and does something different depending on what is expedient. Religion is not public policy, Howard!Most of all I am repelled by the obvious double standard. When Barack was running in the primaries every other word was about experience and qualifications. Now we are given Annie Oakley for the 21st century and her lack of experience and her soap opera lifestyle are celebrated. This is not a reality show Howard. This is real. And by the way. She is going to attack the press tonight just as all of McCain's top people have been attacking the press for the past three days. In a free society, when you are trying to control information or discredit it, attack the media. Control the message. That is what fascists do. After the free pass the mainstream media has given George Bush for eight years, why am I surprised or disgusted at all evidence of their collusion. The only journalist worthy of the title is Seymour Hersch and the only opinion pieces I read are written by Frank Rich. The rest of you wouldn't recognize integrity if it bit you in the ass.
The sad thing is most anything we hear out of Palins mouth will be scripted. She has a bunch of former Bush people tutoring her on foreign policy and anytime she is out speaking it will be from a script. I am not at all excited about her speech because someone else wrote it for her so it really won't be her and I am sure she is very good at reading a prepared speech. Obama wrote his own. I look forward to the unplanned quick interview or questioned not planned to be asked of her so we can see the real her. The scary thing is we may only see what they want us to see. And another thing, why bring Levi to the convention when you are asking for the press to leave the family alone??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3kg: an interesting take on the Palin pick from two GOP pundits.
McCain's choice of Palin proves him incompetent and reckless. McCain had only met Palin ONCE(!) before he chose her to be his running mate. His staff had not vetted her. And yet he chose her to be a 72-76 year old heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States of America. McCain's poor judgement mirrors that of Bush's. Palin (and all republicans), continue to give big oil ownership of America, your wallet, and eventually your mortgage. Not to mention the fact that conservative republicans DESPISE the Constitution of the United States, (not that Americans really care about small details like that - their main concern is being able to afford milk right now.)
Well said! Amen!
So Palin plans to ???introduce??? herself to the American people. Here are a few items I hope she explains.
First of all, I would like to explain why she calls herself a reformer. She originally backed Ted Stephens infamous bridge to no-where. She got an endorsement from the disgraced Ted Stevens. As mayor and governor, she lobbied for millions of dollars in earmarks - the very practices that McCain claims to deplore. It seems like Palin, like all her Republican predecessors, view the government as a sort of Home Town Buffet where every body just helps themselves
I hope she can explain to all the working moms out there why they should not get equal pay.
For the sports fishermen out there, I hope she can explain why she has refused to protect the salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay from the toxic chemicals from the Pebble open pit gold and copper mine. The Bristol Bay fishery is the larges wild salmon fishery on the west coast.
I also hope she can say something to all the soccer moms who lost husbands in industrial accidents. According to the recent issue of USW@Work, 5,840 workers died in 2006 in work place accidents. (That???s the same year she took office.) Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 workers die from occupational diseases. I hope she can explain why she supports a party that is virulently anti-union and wants to destroy all work place safety regulations.
I hope she can explain why she does not believe in global warming - or why she believes that global warming is a natural occurance, and not man made. I hope she can tells us what will happen when the Ice Cap of the North Pole disappears. And since Palin is an expert of foreign affairs, I hope she can explain what will happen when the permafrost of Siberia melts releasing millions of ton of greenhouse gases, an event that will certainly disrupt a lot of soccer games.
For the benefit of all the soccer moms out there, I hope Palin repeats what she said during her gubernatorial campaign, namely that if her own daughter were raped, her daughter would not get an abortion. I hope Palin tells all the soccer moms that when the Republicans are in power, they will appoint Supreme Court judges that will ban all abortions, How will that prospect fit in with most soccer Moms?
While we???re on the subject of the future Supreme Courts, I hope Palin can explain that her idea of a dream team Supreme would consist of judges who not only ban all abortions, but also ban all forms of stem cell research. I hope that she realizes that stem cell research might produce treatments that would help many seveely disabled Iraqi war veteras, but I guess Palin doen't care about that
I realize that Palin is all about symbols and metaphors and McCain has declared that this election has no issues.
Very well. It's time to turn this country over to people who can see issues affecting people's lives - namely the Democrats, headed by Barack Obama
Nice post- good info nice angles. Have you noticed how much more thoughtful liberals are with their
views than conservatives? Its amazing. The Palin family situation is a microcosm of the difference between the two parties-
education vs. abstinence
evolution vs. creationism
diplomacy vs. arbitrary war
intelligence vs. narcissism
liberty & science vs. right-wing self righteousness
Obama/biden vs. McCain/Palin
The choice is so clear!
I never thought for a moment that I would say I'm not proud to be an American. The comments here and in other parts of the World Wide Web only go to show how pathetic and hate-filled we have become. Who cares if Obama's middle name is Hussein--who cares if McCain is 72--who cares if Biden comes from Delaware and Palin comes from Alaska where the populations of both states are roughly the same. BFD!!! to it all. Look at the issues and decide what is important to you and and make your own decision. Be proud that we live in a country of freedom and opportunity. And,
President Palin announced today, that the US military will invade Cancun Mexico. Administration sources say that the decision was based on the Mayor on Cancun, refusing to fire " that little tramp, who was rubbing lotion on my husband".
That's priceless. She reminds me a lot of G.W. Bush, though probably a hair smarter.
The Gops Palin family situation is a microcosm of the difference between the two parties-
education vs. abstinence
evolution vs. creationism
diplomacy vs. arbitrary war
intelligence vs. narcissism
liberty & science vs. right-wing self righteousness
Obama/biden vs. McCain/Palin
The choice is so clear!
She's going to rail against "Washington elite"? I hope John McCain plugs his ears during that part of the speech or we may get to see his famous temper. There's nobody more "Washington elite" then Keating 5 McCain.
To bad she isn't a democrat. She could be VP for Obama, and bring some real experience to that ticket.
Oh so true... Biden nice guy but only 5 years younger than McCain 36 years in the senate and of the "Broken Washington" obama promised to fix...Change? What a joke on the Obmamaniacs!
There is no change from Obama-He is of the same old politics the only thing that is change is that he is black and probably that's the only thing that he has going for himself.....
Palin------- A hit job on America
A hit job on American politics!!!!! 80% approval rating sounds better then a racist, no experience, present voting Obama. How is Obamas approval rating in Chicago anyway?
Racist? From You? Funny.
Obama proven to be a RAdical RAcist Anti-American Supporter-Twenty Years!
It is amazing how much attention the liberal media is putting on Palin. I guess that'stheir way of shifting the country's focus on Obama's lack of experience. Let's not forget that he "Obama" is the one running for President with only 1.5 years in Washington. It is ridiculous to be going after palin's daughter, her daughter's boy friend, or her freaking dog. CNN, MSNBC and Newsweek, you guys make me sick. You are doing it again, as you did onto Hillary.....
MSNBC and all who worries about a girl getting pregnant:
People-Get a life! You are all a bunch of gossiping mean nosey people. Do you all not have something better to think about? like her son being sent to Iraq? if you want to talk about family.
This is ridiculous and really very low and dirty for anyone that thinks some ones child getting pregnant is Real News! Give us a break...Get a life, get a book, listen to real news! Not this cheap attack from the liberals that are in panic, because their candidate did not have the cojones to
pick the most experience woman for our country!! He took the low road and satisfied his manly insecurities instead of what was best for our country. That???s news!!!! So take this and put it in your pipe and smoke it!!!
Hillary should have been the one...now live with the gutless wonder
Howard - After watching the RNC Convention the past two days, we are all talking in the office today, that everytime the camera pans the crowd, there are no black people, hispanic people or even asian people. Are we missing something, or are our folks being placed in the rafters. Does the GOP stand for GOOD 'OL (WHITE) PEOPLE, and how does the Republicans think we wouldnt notice? Myself and my coworkers are convinced that this party is really out of touch by the make-up of the American people.
EInsecure people only see what they fear-Get a grip! do we vote for people because they are black, yellow with purple pokadots? No we vote for the person we all think is the best..Who would be looking for something like this...we should be listening to what will change this country and it's not Obama
: From a latin American person who does not care what race comes and goes...I vote for what is best for me and my family and Risky Obami is not going to be my choice...
For nearly a week, the only interview Palin has given has been to People Magazine. To call a prepared speech to a live audience that is purely sympathetic audiences is hardly an unscripted moment.
palin is reading a speech of a teleprompter pre-written by the campaign. she was formerly in tv and we should fully expect that she can read off a screen. this will indicate exactly nothing about hr abilities to be vice-president. unscripted indeed, howard.
Palin 2008
Hillary/Pelosi 2012
Democrats fired Hillary (with the best resume), so now they are hoping to expand their femicidal practices to the Republicans?
bye Bye to "women need not apply"
Hello Whitehouse!!!!!
So, if you're a man, you're a loser, right? Men don't count? Isn't that reverse sexism? We have feelings you know.
No what she is saying is that in the future, you can have two female candidates running for a presidential election and there is no problem with this, nor does it constitute reverse sexism. How can women be sexist when human DNA is based on being female?
Men have been dominated the white house for over two hundred years and that did not seem to bother you. Women have supported these male candidates by contributing donations to their campaigns and volunteering. Surely if the trend changes and we have mostly women running for political office men will support that as well. Men are obligated to support women at all levels of society because don't forget that women ensure the survival and well-being of males from infancy to old age.
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