The GOP's Natural

Obama is not a BSW, MSW, or LCSW- he is not a Social Worker. He was a Community Organizer. I did not see Palin's comments as an attack on the Social Work profession at all, simply on the ambiguous job description that doesn't qualify him to be our next President.

Mr. McCarter, I think you left something out. Before Mrs. Palin ever spoke a word, Obama and his camp attacked her kids, her husband, and they some how forgot that she was the Gov. of Alaska. Just the facts. If Obama don't want mud on his face he should not be the first to sling it!

She delivered a speech written by Bush's speechwriter...it was a well-rehearsed stage performance. If you want a VP that can act, go for Sarah Palin. But what I saw as a woman was a sarcastic, condescending hack who can parrot the party line with ease. It's easy to throw insults, but I'd like to hear more about her stance on ISSUES that will make a real different to all those "small town blue collar workers" she claims to be so much like.

YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!!
YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!!
YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!! YES SHE CAN!!!

Shoot...that's kind of catchy....Might become a campaign slogan. Almost as good as..........

NOBAMA!!!

Seriously "Game On"/ After that one speech? What did she say that was so relevant that people were jumping up clapping, and crying almost in this frenzied ectasy with that bridge to no where speech? After Palin finished trash talking all I got was..... nothing.

Promising to be bipartisan in his administration, McCain chooses an attack dog to take the country to the last years of the Republican majority. Sarah will have McCain on a leash and divide our country again. Confrontation loudly with the US Congress for the next 4 years, there won't be any progress that our country badly needs . Sarah Barracuda will not be able to accomplish anything in Washington. No way, No Sarah, No McCain..

Why are all reporters saying she mocked his community organizing days and those same reporters are mocking her time as Mayor. What she said, was since the media looks down on her mayorhsip and praises barack's community organizing, she would tell all of you elites the difference. Get it? Good!

Is it something in the water over there at NW, or something you are smoking? "Star power"? Surely you jest. She is a momentary starburst, a blip on the radar screen, a quick flash of errant lightning. She could not carry water for the likes of Barack. That would require brain power, sensitivity and compassion, none of which she has yet to display or give evidence of. Fawn and drool today, folks, for tomorrow ye may be weary.

WOW, all of these unhinged comments from you left-wing zealots is amusing! And exactly what I expected!

Sarah Palin is obviously seen as a huge threat to the left-wingers and their planned coronation of The Messiah....LOL, this just gets better by the minute.

The great irony is that she is demonstrably MORE qualified than Obama to be VP or President.

Fasten your seat-belts, all you left-wing nutjobs; it's going to be a long Sept and Oct for all of you!

I'm pretty appalled by Newsweek use of this woman's kids as debate points.

And that's saying a lot, for those who might know me.

Bear in mind, though, that that is a slam at Newsweek - not the Democrats - for those who might be inclined to suspect otherwise.

Beyond the Palin

When Palin can win a national primary (over a political dynasty no less), then she will have the standing and credibility to be mentioned in the same breath with Obama. This woman is not anywhere near the most qualified person to be tapped for the VP slot. Again, for those complaining about Obama's lack of experience as a counter agrument to this valid argument - he has campaigned for 20 months and earned the nomination with over 18 million votes from the American people (not to mention an 11 year record as a State and U.S. Senator from a state with an actual population to manage).

Sarah Palin is no leader of a movement - she was Governor of Alaska for 18 months - which is the equivalent of a kid running a lemonade stand and claiming to have the experience to run Wal-Mart. How many states could she win in a primary?

She was abrasive at best last night, and showed she could effectively read a teleprompter. The fact these Republicans can actually (pretend to) get behind her exposes a far more troubling issue for them; Poor judgement and desperation. In private, they freely admit that this was terrible for this campaign but are playing the only cards they have - Culture wars, Fear, and running to the right.

It saddens me that McCain has turned in to such a sad, old puppet of the right. How could he name her as VP when he's met her once? Judgement? Country First? Really? One heartbeat away from the leader of the free world? Cute story, but let's get back to reality folks. The Republicans should be ashamed of themselves, and have lost any credibility they might have been clinging to.

As far as the sexism claims - please get real. If She wants to throw her 19 year old heading to Iraq in our face, and her special needs baby, then she will need to field questions about her pregnant daughter as well when she wants to ban sex education......So I say to her stop using the kids and the media will stop asking, which is as it should be.

The only thing more pathetic than Palin being named is that so many will actually vote for these clowns.

Palin and these goons don't think we're stupid............They know we are.

Obama / Biden 2008

Anyone have a retort to this hard dose of reality?

Once again, the purpose of party conventions - be they Republican or Democratic - are the official nominate their candidates and give partisan speeches to rally the partisan troops. They are not think tanks. They aren't for giving state of the union addresses. They are not debates. They are not policy forums. They are political pep rallies. In case you haven't noticed, Sen. Obama has been very short on specifics regarding his "plans" - and I'm not faulting him for that. Historically, candidates from both parties will keep their "plans" vague and offer few specifics until after the conventions when they are officially nominated (except, of course, for John Kerry whose only specificity about his plans was that he "had a plan"). Now that the conventions are over, you will hear both McCain and Obama (and to a lesser extent Palin and Biden) begin getting into the specifics of their respective plans. There will be head-to-head debates. The talent and swimsuit portion of this campaign is now over. It is now time for them to take center stage and explain to all of us their vision for whirled peas.

I do not feel Sarah Palin is a match for Obama. Her speech was full of lies and lacked substance. Heaven help our country if she ends up in the second highest office in the land. We will continue to be fed lie after lie just like these past 8 years, if that happens.

All I got out of that speech was "McCain actually fought in a war...he rocks," "I'm a mommy...mommies rock," "My boy's a soldier...soldiers rock," "My baby's special needs...special needs kids rock," and "Obama is a bleeding heart lefty who's not ready to lead!" I'm afraid that given Palin's limited record (not much to discuss) and rather eccentric positions (GOP doesn't want to discuss), this kind of pandering is all we can expect.

...........................Palin is getting the attention now from the media but soon what she has been saying and doing will be revealed to be not what America really wants to be taking place in the next four years of their lives. This is a Big Show that the Finatical Right Wing Republicans are taking in, this well positioned group that is a small part of our population but who have been enjoying choice elitist lives since childhood. America is ready for a change from the George Bush philosophy where the Multimillion Dollar CEOs and others well connected enjoy the constant perks they take from our economy while the vast majority do without or do with little in so many areas of their lives. These Rich Republicans at the Convention are chanting USA...USA...USA......but what they really mean is Me...Me...Me...Me. These people are far from being Patriotic...they are greedy elitists who want to live extravagantly while they limit their fellow Countrymen and Countrywomen to what trickles down from what they do not consume for their pleasures......Look at the faces of the people cheering for McCain tonight and you will see the "select winners" in America's economy!!!!

i hope at the vice presidential debate biden chews her up and spits her back out - he had better not cut her any slack because she's a woman. to hell with the gender bias and all that CRAP....if she wants to play with the big boys she had better learn to play the game.

she is a worthless excuse of a politician...she has absolutely no record and has the audacity to attack obama's credentials? obama is the best thing to happen to politics in a LONG, LONG time....all democrats, independents, and disillusioned republicans (and after last night there should be a ton of you) have to vote so these 2 idiots don't get in office.