What McCain Needs to Tell Us About Sarah Palin

posted by John Nichols on 09/06/2008 @ 08:42am

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Now that the Republican National Convention is done, there is much speculation about how Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will respond to questions from the media that she so pointedly attacked in his Wednesday night speech to delegates who cheered her "here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators" announcement that "I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion -- I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country.

The interviews with Palin will be important. And everyone I've talked to from Alaska says that she will handle them ably. This is not a woman who is going to stumble on the "gotcha" questions. In fact, she will tear into them with the relish of the lipstick-wearing pit bull she described Wednesday night.

I'm more interested, actually, in the next serious sit-down interview with John McCain.

There's the set-up for the question McCain needs to answer: The talking-point message from the McCain-Palin campaign and its enthusiastic acolytes is, to quote former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, this: "Sarah Palin has more executive experience than the Democratic ticket combined."

That message was tweaked out by Palin's chief vetting agent at the convention, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, who claims "the Democrats' presidential candidate has zero experience. He's never led any city, never led any state. So our vice-presidential candidate has more experience than their presidential candidate has."

Palin, says Lingle, "is a proven leader on local level as well as the state level, she's had a balanced budget, she's had to deal with every issue from the environment to energy and healthcare to education and public safety, and she's done it in a way that every governor does, which is: you make the final decision for which you'll be accountable.

"It's not like being in Congress, where no one might know you're responsible," argues Lingle. "When you're a governor you're the one to make a decision. It's a great, great preparation for a job such as vice president."

Fair enough. Let's accept the experience argument.

Which brings us to the question: "Mr. McCain, the argument of your campaign is that the McCain-Palin ticket should be elected because it has more executive experience than the Obama-Biden ticket. But you have no executive experience, while Sarah Palin does. So what executive role will Sarah Palin play in your administration? Will she be in charge of energy policy? Of social policy with regard to abortion and gay rights? Of foreign policy?"

And if McCain suggests that he will put Palin in charge of a task force or a study group, the follow-up must be: "But that's just writing a report. Your campaign is pinning the argument for your election on the executive advantage that Sarah Palin brings to the ticket. So, again, what job will this essential executive have in your administration?"

Comments (80)

That IS a good question, Mr Nichols.

Make McCain DECLARE what Palin's SPECIFIC role as Veep will be...and then see where she stands on that issue or policy.

Energy?...and then bring up how she cancelled wind farm projects.

Social policy?...and then point out her exteme views on abortion or on creationism or ...even better..."abstinence-only sex education"?

Foreign policy?....

uh...

ROFLMAO!!!!.....

excuse me....

Earmarks?....and then ask which "Bridge to Nowhere" she opposed...and which she supported?

Garbage collection and parks and playgrounds?....sure. That'll work, that's the kind of executive experience she had as Mayor of Wasilla.

Too bad the Fed has little work there for her.

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 08:52am
Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 08:52am

The Office of Much God,

THE OMG!

Posted by frosty zoom at 09/06/2008 @ 09:15am
Sooo. Palin is more experienced than McCain and better fit to be President? Looks like that ticket should get the swap.

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/06/2008 @ 10:44am
Sorry for typos...3G phone keyboard is difficult to use. Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/06/2008 @ 10:30am

Iphone?

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/06/2008 @ 10:45am
Hello Cccomfo1,

You said

--"Sooo. Palin is more experienced than McCain and better fit to be President? Looks like that ticket should get the swap."--

OK. Sounds OK to me. Instead of Vice-President elect Sarah Palin it would be President-elect Sarah Palin.

Sounds OK to me.

Posted by sjchermak at 09/06/2008 @ 11:47am
New Republican Beauty Contest Mrs. Congeniality Award

goes to...

the lipstick wearing pitbull. (that's the world they live in. 3+2= wankel rotary engine)

she will help fulfill the rest of the repub agenda of applying lipstick to animals by using up a months worth of Mary Kay on the Pig known as the GWOT,as well as the piglets of her fiscal conservative mayoral duties, experience with the National Guard and family values.

Posted by crabwalk at 09/06/2008 @ 12:02pm
Posted by sjchermak at 09/06/2008 @ 11:47am

Buffalo Bills eh?

Explains something about you, SJ. Who needs defense when you go on the offense? I bet your opinion is that they actually won those four Super Bowls.

Posted by crabwalk at 09/06/2008 @ 12:05pm
OK. Sounds OK to me. Instead of Vice-President elect Sarah Palin it would be President-elect Sarah Palin. Sounds OK to me. Posted by sjchermak at 09/06/2008 @ 11:47am

Because she has ....

experience!!

SJ, would you like me to start you a list of Palins lies, or will you just ignore them like you do the lies you purchased from the George Bush Ministry of Propaganda?

You guys are better than John Stewart. hee heee hee. What a hoot!!

Posted by crabwalk at 09/06/2008 @ 12:08pm
Posted by 2HAPPY at 09/06/2008 @ 12:06pm

Are you talking about Fred Thompson or Reagan?

-----

Who is really to blame for Bristols Biblical knowledge of Levi?

Murphy Brown!!

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Remember, this election is about experience and Family Values.

A strong union between a man and woman that will encourage a atmosphere of abstinence. The Defense of Marriage Act will see to it that the teen union of Levi and Bristol will not have to face the onslaught of gay unions that could break this tradition of Family Values in AK that were epitomized by Papa Pilgrim, who also worked Gods will.

Posted by crabwalk at 09/06/2008 @ 12:19pm
sjchermak-At least,most of you,now,know what her name is,but that's about all you know.

Posted by i'm nobody at 09/06/2008 @ 12:59pm
Yeah, it does some strange things sometimes..but I like it 95 percent of the time. Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/06/2008 @ 11:27am

I have one too. I have the old one though not the 3G.

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/06/2008 @ 1:00pm
Yeah, it does some strange things sometimes..but I like it 95 percent of the time. Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/06/2008 @ 11:27am

I thought about getting the 3G but I want to wait until they make a version big enough that I don't need my Ipod anymore.

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/06/2008 @ 1:01pm
I agree with the premise of the story, but it will never work. We need to see Palin in a one-on-one interview without the shock troops there to block the hard questions. Palin needs to be scheduled on the Sunday morning political shows and then sit down for an interview wih the NY Times, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune.

There is no excuse for trying to hide the nominee from the public. We all know McCain is affraid the American people will get a good look at her views and past before the election.

We know that McCain would never let Palin be interviewed by The Nation, but how about the networks and big national daily newspapers? Where is McCain's courage? Where is his resolve? Where is the transparency he promised in his speech?

Okay, maybe McCain is just affraid. But, how about putting her on CNN with Larry King. Is McCain cowering to Larry King too?

Posted by RMS35 at 09/06/2008 @ 2:59pm
Hello crabwalk,

You said:

--- "Buffalo Bills eh?

Explains something about you, SJ. Who needs defense when you go on the offense? I bet your opinion is that they actually won those four Super Bowls." ---

Actually it doesn't explain anything, crabwalk. The explanation is that I hate the morons who wound up being the NFL Super Bowl champions this past year.

I am looking forward to the completion of the next Super Bowl. I am a fan of da Bears and also the Baltimore Ravens, but right now I want some other team, ANY other team, to be the NFL Champions instead of the morons who are the champions now.

But what is wrong with Buffalo, anyway? One of the four Super Bowls they lost was lost to the morons, but how many teams have even come that close. There are some teams who still have never been to the Super Bowl.

And Buffalo was an OK place to be from and have pride in for Tim Russert. He was a big time Bills fan.

And I might as well get an economic zinger in here as well. It has been an article of faith for those on the left to trumpet how lousy the economy is (as they proclaim), that we are in a recession, etc., all blamed by them on George W. Bush.

But a few months ago I was reading the Buffalo News and there was an article in the business section that the economy in Western New York was NOT in a recession.

So the economic calamity libs proclaim is before us has not hit Buffalo!

Maybe you and other libs need to re-think your perspective about Buffalo, or the economy, or both.

Posted by sjchermak at 09/06/2008 @ 3:16pm
Given she's dodging interviews NOW....

if McCain wins, she may just spend all her time in Cheney's "undisclosed location"!

LOL

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 3:24pm
Hmm One was just pondering the profound question of Ms. Palins's creds and the type of job she could have in the Mc Cain autocracy. Suddenly One realized that she would be perfectly suited to be Grand Inquisitor in the revived Holy Office --uprooting ungodliness in all of its many and nefarious forms. Of course the very thought of it would incite the most elaborate ecstasies from the likes of the good Dr. Dobson, America's self -appointed Savaranola.

And if Madame Palin isn't worn out by day doing the lord's work, no doubt she and the robotronic heiress, the good witch Cindy, can find something equally kinky to do by night in the White house dungeon with the exalted and supremely moral leadership of the right wing juggernaut.

What's the difference between a dominatrix and a pit bull? Lipstick. And possibly a whip. One can hope.

Posted by zakster1 at 09/06/2008 @ 3:53pm
This whole executive experience meme is a lot like how time in a Hanoi prison makes McCain a foreign policy expert. George Bush had twice as much executive experience as Sarah Palin, both as governor of Texas and as head of his failed oil exploration outfits. And then there was Cheney at Halliburton. Perhaps someone should ask McCain how that's going.

Posted by haskells at 09/06/2008 @ 4:14pm
Posted by 2HAPPY at 09/06/2008 @ 3:20pm

HAPP, HAPP....I'm SURE Sarah will go on LOTS of Media....

Rush....

"Sean Hannity's America" (no Alan Colmes)...

The Factor....

Glenn Beck.....

Fox & Friends....

Laura Ingraham....

The 700 Club....

Salem Radio Network...

LOTS!

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 4:16pm
I was wondering how long it was going to take for someone to point out the obvious blunder from Alaska's favorite pin-up girl. Blathering about her executive experience, such as it is, sure made McCaim look like a dolt. He's never been in charge of anything accept for the four planes he crashed. Yes, a real American hero...thanks to his father. Any other American would have been grounded after the first crash.

The Republicans have fouled up this country so badly over the past 8 years that we can ill afford to have, yet more, reckless, God-driven agendas and people at the helm any longer. Should these two get elected, the world will then be thoroughly convinced that this once, great nation has completely lost its collective mind.

Posted by BobS at 09/06/2008 @ 5:10pm
Maskdelta, You forgot Dr. James Dobson.

Posted by insanelayne at 09/06/2008 @ 5:30pm
Please help circulate this. Thanks!

To sign this petition, please click this link: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/B9AE83R/petition.html

Petition text provided below:

Dear Senator McCain, Governor Palin and McCain campaign advisers:

We request you provide the citizens of the United States with the opportunity to see Governor Palin interviewed by a variety of news media outlets.

This election is a crucial one to us in terms of a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues. Given the current concerns about numerous topics including health care, the rise in unemployment, the tense relations between Russia and Georgia, and the ongoing war in Iraq, it is neither sufficient nor acceptable that we hear Governor Palin's opinions and ideas only through pre-written speeches, press releases and select interviews with "soft" and "friendly" news sources such as People magazine and Fox News.

In less than 60 days, Senator McCain and Governor Palin could be elected President and Vice President of the United States. If elected, Senator McCain will be the oldest individual to be voted into the presidency. We simply do not know enough about Governor Palin's thoughts on important and pressing national and international issues to know if she is ready to become President, should something happen to Senator McCain....[rest of text viewable by clicking link above]

Posted by caligal83 at 09/06/2008 @ 5:59pm
FrankNoGrits-According to you McCain/Palin are fascists,something that you would still be saying had Hillary won.

Posted by i'm nobody at 09/06/2008 @ 7:17pm
Guess you don't know McCain very well. You just regurgitate what you've heard from the leftwing pundits.

Posted by frankgrits at 09/06/2008 @ 5:50pm | ignore this person | warn this person

and you DO know flippy mac? wherre you getting your straight dope from, dittohead?

Posted by dexter666 at 09/06/2008 @ 7:38pm
It is so true as we read article after article, we know exactly which writers and publications are extremely left. So much for unbiased media. It is also true for those on the right. It is a strange world that we live in. I ordered bumper stickers for the first time in 6 presidential elections. McCain/Palin. I am very excited to see what they can accomplish with reducing government, getting the budget under control, expanding energy here in the U.S. in all areas, and working for the people and not themselves. We need a change and they are the ticket.

Posted by PeterJ at 09/06/2008 @ 8:57pm
Posted by PeterJ at 09/06/2008 @ 8:57pm |

GOP troll.

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 9:02pm
PLEASE, guys, remember where FRANK is coming from....

If McCain/Palin doesn't win....Hillary will NEVER be President of the United States and....

THAT.....CANNOT....BE.....ALLOWED!!!!!

Guarenteed, if Obama/Biden is up by 5% or more by Halloween...

FRANK will claim Obama is a murderer...or worse.

He's THAT crazy.

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 9:04pm
Maskdelta, I have voted for Repub, Dems, and Independents. Life is often too busy to be very involved in politics. Raising children and working many hours to meet their needs leaves the vast majority of us with little time to follow , let alone research all the people on the ballot. GOP troll is funny. Do you have a real name or just a mask...

Posted by PeterJ at 09/06/2008 @ 9:06pm
Posted by PeterJ at 09/06/2008 @ 9:06pm

Sorry, Pete....we see them pop in and disappear.

Happy to have another HONEST poster here for the duration, of ANY stripe.

BTW, why do you think McCain/Palin will pull "reducing government", "getting the budget under control", etc.....

when NO Republican President since before Reagan has done that?

Unless I missed one, every GOP Presidential contender since Reagan has promised to "cut spending, cut taxes, reduce the size of government"...

and EVERY ONE who became President (RR, Bush-41, Dubya)....INCREASED the deficit by an order of magnitude.

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/06/2008 @ 9:58pm
Ticket swap on both sides would be interesting.

Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/06/2008 @ 11:33am

swingers!

Posted by frosty zoom at 09/06/2008 @ 10:35pm
my real name is FROSTABALD ZOOMARINIAN.

Posted by frosty zoom at 09/06/2008 @ 10:36pm
Community organizers?

Jesus was a community organizer. ..Pontious Pilate was the governor!

Achtung, baby! Isn't it just great watching that sea of white faces sneer at the first non-white good old boy run for President of our great democracy?

USA. ..USA. ..Drill baby, drill. ..even if it takes until Johnny boy's 85th birthday till we see a drop of gas at the pump!

Palin's just Huckabee in a skirt, people. Didn't like Huck's whacky ideas about creation? Religion? Procreation? Sarah's your under the radar candidate in a slick package. You've got your perfect Japanese game show. Bring on the guys in black suits and PULLEASE. ...take her and those Goofy Old Poots off the stage.

Palin. ...Pilate. . . .Palin. . ...Pilate...

Has everyone lost their collective mind in this country? Huckabee making up voter tallies for Palin versus Biden with abandon. Mitt's fits about Liberals running DC in a parallel universe and the need to take back the country from the people who've been out of power for 20 of the last 28 yrs.. Cindy and Laura spending the equivalent of a mortgage on a 3 bedroom ranch on their Convention Couture. "We feel your pain. Now, have some more cake, dear."

Aghast here up on the mountain in Alaska. ...

Posted by alaskadiva at 09/06/2008 @ 11:29pm
Posted by PeterJ at 09/06/2008 @ 8:57pm | ignore this person | warn this person

so you are voting for grampa and mrs. mooseburger?

gop troll...

Posted by dexter666 at 09/07/2008 @ 01:16am
Frankgrits you amuse me. I have seen your post for the GOP before. You used to say how important national security was to this nation. That's wh we should not elect Obama. However Obama named Biden as his VP to reasure America: "If a crisis occurs I have foreign policy experience behind me." McCain who everyday looks older wants me to vote for him at his age and history of skin cancer. Yet if he dies instead of an experienced VP to step in. Frank you want me and other Americans to trust a woman to be Prez who other than giving one speech. Refuses to give any interviews to any press outlets and you endorse this. Obama has given countless interviews discussing his policy beliefs. He is appearing on FOX' O'Reilly all next week. Like him or not. At least Obama is out there telling America why he should be President. So is Biden who along with Obama and McCain will be on morning talk shows Sunday. Where is the so called pitbull with lipstick right now? Running for highest office you have to give it out and take it. Plus have an elephant skin. I am not saying Palin is unqualified. But unless she comes out and speaks to the media or public on her own. I question the risk of her stepping in for McCain if he should be stricken down. IT IS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN! To blow off that concern Frank tells me you sir are not a good American and are willing to put this nation's security at risk by putting someone in office who may not be fit for duty. I am not saying she is not fit for duty. I am saying I want to hear her voice unscripted. If the McCain campaign hides from this. I can only suspect my worst fears about Sarah Palin. Being concerned isnot because of me being a Democrat. I am concerned as an American. You should be to Frank! What is the McCain campaign afraid of?

Posted by tjirish34 at 09/07/2008 @ 03:14am
I have to say this "elite" group of greedy ,power hungry,self righteous people in power now, calling themselves "republicans" or "politicians" are playing the honest hard working people of this country for complete fools. They have been for 8 years now. Unless they are lining your pockets with any of the cash they are making off of you in the first place pull your head out and see them for what they really are and do something about it!!!! This country is already going down lets put pilot McCain at the controls! and ask his flight attendant to mix me a double please its going to get a bit rough

Posted by scottrizzle at 09/07/2008 @ 05:21am
Aw, c'mon, give her a chance to grow into the job.

Like learning what the VP is & does, for starters, as she admits she doesn't know.

Meanwhile, she can continue to interpret God's Plan for US, on the direct line to the Almighty that she shares with GWBush.

The rest of the OECD looks at the US today in disbelief & fear that these 2 corrupt fools might take over & continue the catastrophic policies of the last 8 years.

When an empire declines, it can really take a nosedive, and there is no soft landing.

Unfortunately, too many outside the imperial homeland will also suffer, and that's the greatest fear the rest of the OECD countries have today.

Posted by sloper at 09/07/2008 @ 07:15am
dexter666

I voted for McCAIN in the primary, and now I am voting for him and Mrs. Palin. We also need to be spending time writing to our senators and congresspeople to make sure they know what we expect them to do on our behalf as well. I have not done that, as I mentioned, I have little time to devote to politics.

Posted by PeterJ at 09/07/2008 @ 09:47am
How long before she's gone?

Maybe, just maybe, as we ponder Mr. Fifth From The Bottom of his claas along side the readiness (and gravitas) of Mrs. It Took Five Colleges to Earn a B.A., WE'LL come to OUR senses as a democracy, and as it dawns on us that the world is watching, WE'L L find the wherewithall as a nation to do what's right. Maybe even McCain will do what's right first.

"The world will little note what we say here, but will long remember what we do here." A. Lincoln's words are still meaninful, now as much as ever.

Perhaps she'll be sworn in before she "realizes" that her commitment to family obligations will not allow her the time required to be an effective vice president.

Taking bets.

Posted by WeldonRobeson at 09/07/2008 @ 09:56am
Posted by PeterJ at 09/07/2008 @ 09:47am

It's easy to vote a straight republican ticket. You don't need much time and it doesn't require a lot of thought.

The last 8 years have been fantastic for America ... I mean just look around!

No need to fix what ain't broken eh PeterJ?

Posted by Hoot at 09/07/2008 @ 10:07am
Posted by frankgrits at 09/06/2008 @ 4:52pm

Frank .. you confuse concerned with afraid. We have the right to ask a potential VP questions. After all, she is applying to a position that we pay the salary for, right?

Posted by leftofcenter at 09/07/2008 @ 10:54am
http://tinyurl.com/5t7876

Posted by hsuBfools at 09/07/2008 @ 11:04am
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c60_1220709301

This "KILLER MOMMIE" satirical campaign ad says it all -- what I post about. Who would ever have thought it would be possible to present visuals of the deepest controlling unconscious historical group fantasy. Sort of like Shakespear Comics condensed in real time -- if you are not relating to what it shows as the reality processed by the reptile brain (and it can be avoided by systematic repression) you are not relating to the totality of historical events completing itself before your eyes as we speak.

MOMMY MOOSEKILLER MAVERICK

She* (*Palin -- what she means to you*) splits the Great Mother Archetype of E. Neumann along the SW (Medusa) -/- NE (Ecstasis- dancing maiden) diagonal, and that is not good for America. Cut out are the basic NW (Good Mother) -\- SE (Death Mother) polarities, just when we need them most.

Some psychohistorians might call it differentiating The Psyche.

In political snake brain terms, it comes off as Smirking Jewess + grandmA Madonna. "Drill, Baby Drill" ("Country First" is psychosemiotic Trojan (ride a Pale) Horse -- it doesn't say which one.)

MOOSEKILLER MAVERICK MOTHER

Posted by jones at 09/07/2008 @ 11:33am
I have little time to devote to politics.

Posted by PeterJ at 09/07/2008 @ 09:47am | ignore this person | warn this person

i've voted republican once or twice. once was a case where the republican was a sane moderate and the dem was "secretly" supported by rightwing republicans who had a vendetta for the moderate republican, and the other time i'm probably making up, but i think i did once...not sure.

i'm pretty busy myself, but apparantly both of us have enough brainpower and time to devote to a little political thinking.

ultimately its the most important thing there is since it impacts all other important aspects in our lives like family and career and self, etc. etc...

and thats the problem. although i suspect mccain is secretly a moderate to conservative repugnant,

1. i look at his cave in to the neocons and wonder. after the last 8 years of regressive rightwing anarcho-christo-aynrando-corporate fascism, i just don't want to take a chance to find out...

2. and when this pin up girl milf of a christo-fascist satano-aynrando creationist gets put on the ticket...i gotta wonder even more whats gone oninside mr mccain's head and heart.

sure, i'm looking out for the world and my country when i decide who to vote for, but by doing so i'm also looking out for myself and my own, which is something i'm sure empathy challenged rigt wingers can understand even if they disagree with my choices and beliefs.

but let me add that 30 - 40 years of obfuscating grade A BS emanating from the trifecta of

1. privately owned rightwing propaganda cartel of peer reviewed academia refuting rightwing think tanks,

2. lowbrow AM cartel owned rightwing radio and

Posted by dexter666 at 09/07/2008 @ 11:58am
3. rightwing propaganda cartel owned msm outlets that subtlely report ideology ans reality and claim to be "fair and balanced" or some such orwellian nonsense...

have warped and confused the brains and judgement of the average joe/jane who like you and i are busy as hell trying to not fall out of their socioeconomic class and living their lives...

deep breath...

Posted by dexter666 at 09/07/2008 @ 12:01pm
Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/06/2008 @ 1:41pm

I need a 30 gig version. I have about 20 gigs of music.

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/07/2008 @ 12:36pm
Posted by librulfreaks at 09/07/2008 @ 2:20pm

Hey LibZ ... get your McCain / Palin buttons while they're hot!

http://home.avenuebroadband.com/~dvaughn58/GOP2008.html

Posted by leftofcenter at 09/07/2008 @ 2:33pm
Posted by librulfreaks at 09/07/2008 @ 3:14pm | ignore this person | warn this person

just dont get muchmore brilliant than that!

got yer ticket to board those rocket ships to venus yet?

Posted by dexter666 at 09/07/2008 @ 3:40pm
While you're at my site (noted above at: Posted by leftofcenter at 09/07/2008 @ 2:33pm) feel free to sign the "Free Sarah Palin" petition)

She's been held captive long enough!

Posted by leftofcenter at 09/07/2008 @ 3:53pm
We use our superpower status to invade powerless countries. We kidnap, capture and torture innocent bystanders to prove our strength. We spy on both our friends and our enemies. We overthrow democracies that we cannot control. We are hated in almost every country where people are free to express opinions, and our response to the disrespect we have generated around the world is with personal and racist attacks. John Nichols' article is about WHO this person is that we only a few days ago learned existed. What talents and skills will she bring to a McCain Administration? Why is she being hidden? While not every one exchanging ideas on this site are experiencing extreme difficulties, we certainly have fellow citizens who indeed are, through no fault of their own, suffering under the harmful policies of the Bush Administration. To continue these policies will not only be unpatriotic but ought to be considered criminal. History teaches us that when enough citizens realize the harm their corrupt government has done to them it is often too late. Who/What will be the force behind two unimpressive executives?

Posted by WeldonRobeson at 09/07/2008 @ 8:12pm
The panic about Paslin on the left ..her interest lies with McCain and Palin... ...and she will(and McCain) once again have knocked Obama off the front pages.. Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/07/2008

This is not a circus, it is the future of America at stake. McCain said: "I would rather loose an election but 'win' a war". Well, the selection of Palin showed the reverse: it was only to try win the election - while selling himself on his long standing views on several issues - because they do not have anything in common but being conservatives.

Obviously standing on this selection was to gain votes on Independent or Hillary Dem women and therefore she is not answering questions on the issues tAnd about Hillary and what I know from her, her interests lie on the well-being of the American people. hat would otherwise present her as she really is. Independent 'soccer moms' care for example for social security and health insurance- which were really Hillary strongholds, not to mention Dem women that are all for it .

What I know is that Palin supports McCain's views on healthcare and those are more of the same, i.e more and more Americans dying from causes that could have been prevented.

And about Hillary her interests lie on the well-being of the American people.

In a word, this is another chess play by Reps that only aims at what they really are: liars to the American people so that issues will not be discussed in depth. This time however, evil's works won't succeed.

Posted by Frank42 at 09/07/2008 @ 8:32pm
Posted by JOMAMMA at 09/07/2008 @ 6:39pm |

MAASCH, short of McCain punching Cindy in the face on live TV or Sarah flashing her boobs drunk and screaming "Woo-hoo! Mardi Gras!!!"...

are you going to spin EVERYTHING as "good for McCain/Palin" for the next 7 weeks?

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/07/2008 @ 8:43pm
librulfreaks, Do you have a way of communicating that is less offensive to the general poplulation? You sound like an idiot when you use cursing etc. Clean it up man.

Hoot, You missed my other comment that I have voted for Rep, Dems and Indep's. I don't think/believe that McCain/Palin wil be more of the same. Read the plans. Listen less to the general Media.

Dex666, Politics are important, but the most important thing is a relationship with God, the greatest power who can affect our lives despite anything else. As a single, married, a parent of 4, now a parent with cancer, I know the truth of this through experience. I also know life is not black and white, so with that said, don't try putting any labels on me. you or anyone else.

Posted by PeterJ at 09/07/2008 @ 9:30pm
She will take his pulse and blood pressure every day to make sure he is still alive. Other than that, anything is too much for the cupcake. She just needs to be kept under wraps, on a short leash and silent, to be dragged out smiling every couple of weeks. Maybe they can send her to Cheney's undisclosed location -- and then have the location forgotten. She may be officially President of the Senate but she can do that long distance, can't she?

The very best solution is to have her be VP from Wasilla.

Posted by midnight04 at 09/07/2008 @ 9:40pm
It sickens me to be part of an entire nation of people who can not do anything to change how these corrupt fools have run this country and a few others into the ground. It doesnt matter who we vote for or what we think they know we wont do anything drastic to challenge them.Our senators no longer mean much congress is as corrupt as both political parties.Its all about the power of money now and they are all getting paid.This so called democracy we want to believe in is a fraud and quite frankly we are all screwed. I want to thank the Bush family and their close friends for making this once great country and its governmental system a joke. so if and when the revolution ever starts count me in. I cant be labeled a terrorist and prosecuted for making such a statement can I?

Posted by scottrizzle at 09/08/2008 @ 12:01am
" I cant be labeled a terrorist and prosecuted for making such a statement can I?"

Posted by scottrizzle at 09/08/2008 @ 12:01am

Monday, Sept. 08 12:02am:

TERRORIST WATCH-LIST SWELLS TO 1,000,001

Posted by Malcontent at 09/08/2008 @ 12:10am
Nice do I win something for being the 1,000,001st?

Posted by scottrizzle at 09/08/2008 @ 12:31am
Posted by scottrizzle at 09/08/2008 @ 12:31am

Yes.

A gold plated wire tap and a personalized plaque or your cell at gitmo.

Posted by Malcontent at 09/08/2008 @ 12:36am
I think I will pass and just drop into obscurity

Posted by scottrizzle at 09/08/2008 @ 01:31am
Those who make jokes about the seriousness of an election in a country at risk of losing its respect and function as an effective democracy do so at their own risk. It clearly means that there is a need for lots of education. Stop the silliness and talk about meaningful issues, like what citizens need to know about their elected public servants.

Posted by WeldonRobeson at 09/08/2008 @ 06:07am
Hey, you know what Palin's funniest line at the RNC was?

"I was Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. That's a job kind of like community organizer, except it has actual responsiblities". Hilarious.

Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 07:53am
What Palin's role in the McPOWhowmanyMANSIONS / Palin new con repub continue the dic'tatorship ticket, is simply to insure corporate dic'tatorship MIC followers that McPOWhowmanyMANSIONS will not step out of line; like there was any question.

Posted by hsuBfools at 09/08/2008 @ 08:44am
Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 07:53am

But she missed the punchline Ponti ... which should been "I left them idiots in Wasilla with a $20 million dollar debt" Now THAT takes a sense of responsibility .. the same kind of responsibility we've had now for the past 7+ years!

Posted by leftofcenter at 09/08/2008 @ 09:18am
Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 07:53am

No....THESE were the funniest lines from the RNC-

www.thedailyshow.com Go to "Sarah Palin Gender Card"!

Same hypocrisy as how "right-wing crazy preachers are no big deal, left-wing ones are 'dangerous radicals'!" and how "ex-Weather Underground guys as fellow board members is 'telling'...but HUSBANDS belonging to Alaskan separatist groups is 'nothing'!"

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/08/2008 @ 09:19am
Posted by Maskdelta at 09/08/2008 @ 09:19am

Based on your statements, MASK, I'm assuming you didn't do too well on your verbal SATs.

The difference between right wing crazy preachers and left wing crazy preachers is that in the first case, they may or may not endorse McCain. In the latter case, they are the intimate spiritual advisors for Obama for the last 20 years, attended voluntarily by Obama for 20 years every Sunday for a 1 hour sermon and extended voluntary social activities, and discarded only when they became politically inconvenient. Does that help?

Again, when it comes to husbands and voluntary associations with known domestic terrorists - well, I guess you'll have to think about that one for awhile and figure out what the difference is.

Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 10:41am
Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 10:41am

And based on your lack of focus, I'm guessing you took a blow to the head once too often in the ring....heheh.

Not talking about McCain (though him SEEKING OUT the endorsement of John Hagee is telling)...

we were talking about the glorious and untouchable Governor Sarah PALIN and HER wacky preachers.

BTW, she was in Ed Kalinin's church for THIRTY years....heheh

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/08/2008 @ 11:50am
Posted by Maskdelta at 09/08/2008 @ 11:50am

Giggle away, giggle boy. According to the latest polls, McCain/Palin has taken a 10 percent lead amongst likely voters. Another one of my fearless predictions is coming true, to the consternation and gnashing of teeth of the cyanide imbibers.

And people absolutely LOVE Sarah Palin! It's all very cool. I haven't seen such an admirable woman since I saw those two gold medal volleballers at the Olympics thank President Bush for the job he's done. Hopefully, these women will be the future of this country, and 'God Damn America', 'the government invented AIDS and drugs to kill black people', and 'the first time I was proud of my country was when they nominated my husband for President' will all be a distant, sad memory, fodder for perplexed historians.

Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 12:02pm
Posted by pontificus at 09/08/2008 @ 12:02pm

1- So you're thinking McCain/Palin maintain a 10 point lead until November 4th? If not, then what does it matter NOW, seven weeks before the election? And I assume you're betting on NO Obama/Biden leads in any major polling?

2- NO, the American people have a "positive view" of Palin NOW....only you in the Hard Right "absolutely LOVE" Sarah because she's a die-hard Righty and you were disgusted with having to vote for McCain.

That view MAY change as she comes under press scrutiny and if it does, you (obviously) won't lessen your ardor for her or think she might not be the best candidate for the job....but "blame the Liberal Media for sexism and bias!!!!!!!!"

3. Again, what would Sarah Palin answer to the question-

"Governor, do you support the re-election bid of your fellow Alaskan Republican, Senator Ted Stevens?"

Simple, no tricks....except there IS a problem no matter how she answers!

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/08/2008 @ 12:42pm
Posted by Darin_the_Troll at 09/08/2008 @ 12:33pm

Sorry, Darin, but crazy right-wing preachers substitute "gays" and "feminists" and "liberal atheists" for "white devils"

and THAT is the only difference.

and NO...the Alaskan separatists are calling on Alaska to SECEDE from the union.....

while, and I know this may strain your "I know my talking points and I'm sticking to them regardless of the facts".....there WERE and ARE white members of the Trinity United Church of Christ.

(Here's where you pull a Darin/MBB and change what you "said you said" to try to match up to the facts...rather than admit your original contention was wrong!)

Posted by Maskdelta at 09/08/2008 @ 12:46pm
That's pretty much the only way to get the Liberals in NY and CA to stop imposing their morals on Alaska. Posted by Darin_the_Troll at 09/08/2008 @ 1:05pm

Last I checked the Senate doesn't work that way, only the house. So you must in fact mean the Liberals in America. Since you party is the fast minority.

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/08/2008 @ 1:32pm
BUT BECAUSE SHE IS UNEMPLOYED, of course she is on welfare and Medicaid is going to pay all of her healthcare costs, because she is one of the poor, poor 40 million uninsured individuals. Liberals SUCK! Posted by Darin_the_Troll at 09/08/2008 @ 1:11pm

Hmm. I can tell you a story about a hard working single mother. Who had a decent job and was working her ass off to pay for her kids life. She then got fired because of mass layoffs because a company was moving their production overseas. She tried her hardest to find another job but because she came from a poor family she was never well educated. She went on welfare for a little bit so her family could afford to eat and have heat. She accepted Medicare so that her children wouldn't die of a simple and treatable disease. She then found a new job and managed to work her way back off of it to support her family.

You know the difference between our examples Darin? Yours is a minority, mine is the majority of people on welfare. You have bought a lie is essentially the difference.

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/08/2008 @ 1:37pm
BUT BECAUSE SHE IS UNEMPLOYED, of course she is on welfare and Medicaid is going to pay all of her healthcare costs, because she is one of the poor, poor 40 million uninsured individuals. Liberals SUCK! Posted by Darin_the_Troll at 09/08/2008 @ 1:11pm

Essentially what you are telling us is that spoiled rich kids, meaning most of the Republican "elite", who have never had to work for a dime of their money should not be allowed to have their lives payed for by their parents because they don't know the value of a dollar and are more than willing to exploit the system to get what they "deserve".

Posted by Cccomfo1 at 09/08/2008 @ 1:39pm
I was looking at a WWF site last night as part of research for my book. There was a side article about Palin and the environmentalists. Those idiots have taken to calling her "The Killa from Wasilla" Had a photo of her sitting with her daughter over the carcass of a recently shot (by her) caribou. I'm sure they'll have THAT plastered all over every website they can find soon enough.

Posted by CHIP THORNTON at 09/08/2008 @ 3:01pm
God, I'm listening to Thomas Friedman on NPR (not by choice) he is a legend in his own mind and an idiot par excellance.

Posted by CHIP THORNTON at 09/08/2008 @ 3:29pm
jomamma, Thank you.

Posted by PeterJ at 09/08/2008 @ 3:38pm
The real question to ask McCain about Sarah Palin is, "Do you really look forward to listening to that gawd-awful midwest twang for the next four years?? Will you be forcing us to listen to it a lot?"

Really: Listen to her "r", as in the word "senaterrrrrr". Cringing 'R Us.

Posted by barnesgene at 09/08/2008 @ 3:48pm
The problem with trailer-trash pitbulls is they need to be neutered.

Posted by tomshef at 09/08/2008 @ 4:34pm
Check out this great interview with Gloria Steinem about Sarah Palin:

http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/pls.php?mp3fil=15119

It's with KPFK Radio's Ian Masters who has one of the most popular talk shows in Southern California

Posted by jlresq at 09/08/2008 @ 8:42pm
Like Obama said, when the Republicans have no plans for the country they divert the attention from the issues to God, guns and abortion. I see the clinging!

"These people think you're stupid"......Obama 9/08/2008

Posted by Julescator at 09/08/2008 @ 10:40pm
"There were Blackw who fought for the Confederate Army because they were promised freedom if they helped maintain the other blacks as slaves. Does that prove the Confederate Army wasn't racist?"

Posted by Darin_the_Troll at 09/08/2008 @ 1:02pm | ignore this person

Uh...NO!!! IT REINFORCES IT!!! Genius.

Posted by CanWeQuestionPalin? at 09/09/2008 @ 9:27pm
That's pretty much the only way to get the Liberals in NY and CA to stop imposing their morals on Alaska.

Posted by Darin_the_Troll at 09/08/2008 @ 1:05pm | ignore this person

No one is forcing YOU into a GAY MARRIAGE so how does that impose CA NY VALUES on you? Yet all of the MCPAIN people seem to believe imposing YOUR MORAL VIEWS BASED ON RELIGION is okay. We are supposed to have Separation of Church and State. Maybe you should secede, and leave America to "Real Americans".

The MCCAINIACS at the RNC sure seemed shiny...is it because they ooze hypocrisy?

Posted by CanWeQuestionPalin? at 09/09/2008 @ 9:33pm
Has anyone posted a list of more qualified Republican women potentials? Anywhere? I know they are there...do Republicans?

Posted by CanWeQuestionPalin? at 09/09/2008 @ 9:36pm