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Palin: the talk of the town

by: Pam Spaulding

Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 23:49:20 PM EDT


"I am absolutely delighted by this selection. Once again, John McCain has shown that he is an independent thinker who paints in bold strokes. Sarah Palin is a conservative reformer with executive experience who will bring a breath of fresh air to Washington. She will be an ideal running mate for John McCain, and will make a major contribution to our country's future."
-- failed presidential candidate and former Law & Order actor Fred Thompson
(BTW, if you want the low-down on Palin scandals, read Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis, which is the credentialed Alaska blog. Linda has been following Palin for a long time.)

I've been offline for several hours as I navigated the crowded airport in Denver and back home to NC. I have to tell you, the buzz about Sarah Palin's selection by McCain as his veep was happening all over the place. And the buzz wasn't good. Most people were aghast at this choice and what it says about John McCain.

I happened to run into a congressman who was on my flight, and he was appalled by Palin's selection, particularly because of her record on the environment. One woman I spoke to as I passed through first class to the "cheap seats" was laughing hysterically at Palin's "qualifications" to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Another person came up to me (I had a PHB t-shirt on), and said that he moved out of Boston because of the sucktastic, flip-flopping Mitt Romney, but he still expected McCain to suck it up and go with the former Massachusetts governor before hooking up with someone with as thin a resume as Palin.

John McCain and Sarah Palin met only six months ago and spoke only once by phone before he offered her the job of Vice President. Again, is this the kind of depth of decision making and consideration we'd see from commander-in-chief McCain?

No sane voter wants to elect a 72-year-old man who thinks he can hand over the car keys to an unqualified GOP-bot like Palin. Oh my bad -- the LCRs think she's just peachy keen. And this talk that she has gay friends is BS; what friend wants to deny other friends their civil rights? Gay City News:

Some press reports following the McCain campaign announcement have repeated that right-wing rhetorical flourish that has Palin declaring that she has gay friends. That softer image is not what some Alaskans saw.

"That's just completely wrong," said Allison E. Mendel, the attorney who brought the 1999 case. "She spoke on radio programs all throughout the campaign saying, 'I want a constitutional amendment, I think these things are only for a man and a woman.' ... I don't think she's ever said a friendly word about gay people, that they ought to have health benefits like other people do or anything along those lines."

On AIDS issues, Palin simply has no record at all.

Take a look at the reaction to Palin by some on the right below the fold --  they've put McCain's age on the table as a reason to pan Palin's selection.  
Pam Spaulding :: Palin: the talk of the town

NRO: She's not ready to be commander-in-chief

Pat Buchanan on MSNBC just now, about Sarah Palin. I'm liable to agree, but, how is she any less qualified than Barack Obama, who is the actual presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket?

NRO:  I'm Getting a Couple of These this Morning   [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

 
As much as I loathe Obama-Biden, I can't in good conscience vote for a McCain-Palin ticket.  Palin has absolutely no experience in foreign affairs.  Considering both McCain's advanced age and the state of the world today, it is essential that the veep be exceedingly qualified to assume the office of president.  I simply don't have any confidence in Palin's ability to deal effectively with Iran, Russia, China, etc.  I certainly will not cast a vote for Obama-Biden, but nor will I vote for McCain-Palin.  Looks like I'll either sit this one out or vote for Bob Barr.  Why, o, why, didn't McCain listen to Rove and just pick Romney?
 
she doesn’t have much time to show it, which is why every last mistake on the trail will be magnified to “prove” that she’s a hick who’s out of her depth. She’ll have to be letter perfect, especially in the debate with Biden, to convince independents she’s up to it. If she isn’t, I think McCain’s support in the center will collapse as people worry, as I did with Pawlenty and now with Palin herself, that we’re handing the keys to the kingdom to a totally unknown quantity who’s one 72-year-old heartbeat away from being commander-in-chief.
 
Palin has been governor for about two minutes. Thanks to McCain’s decision, Palin could be commander-in-chief next year. That may strike people as a reckless choice; it strikes me that way. And McCain's age raised the stakes on this issue.
 
FL GOP: Palin gets mixed initial reaction among Florida GOPers
One top GOP advisor summed it up this way: "It's crazy.'' Palin's lack of experience in the hard-knocks world of presidential politics will be hard to overcome, the advisor said.
If she really is the nominee, will it come across as a desperation move, a Hail Mary, as Mondale's choice of Ferraro did in 1984? I'm afraid so. Her experience just doesn't justify a place on the ticket.
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Yeah, but
I am having horrible deja vu to the day Dan Quayle was picked, and with Dukakis already with a 10-15 point lead, everyone thought it was over.  She will have no trouble greatly exceeding the low low low expectations being set for her.  The "no experience" thing was getting old and couldn't get McCain near 50 percent, so he had to shake it up.  And he did. I hope it doesn't work!

On AIDS issues, Palin simply has no record at all.
As aggregious as that is...and it IS.
Palin has no position on Iraq or Immigration, and her ONLY segment under civil rights is ,,,I'm not sh*tting ya, marriage is between one man and one woman.

This is IN-f*ckin-SANE!
how someone thought she could jump into the race for pres and VP with 35 days before abstintee ballots go out, and Klondike Coulter is going to be up to speed to run the largest country in the FREE WORLD.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


one item Keith Olbemann mentioned
the Romney and Pawlenty entourages ARE NOT HAPPY their guy didn't make the VEEP slot. Let the convention try and put a happy face on their host governor's folks being p*ssed off.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


Saw that
as well as Rachel making the point of both of McCain's "mates", CindyLou and Sarah, being beauty queen CONTESTANTS.

While all of the jokes are gonna be fun between now and the end of the RNCC, there has GOT to be a very strong push for reason. Palin is an insane choice at this stage of her political career- as much as I would have disliked it, Susie Collins would have been a MUCH better choice for Veep, if McSame was determined to throw a "skirt" at the PUMAS/ undecided/ Independants.

But this? Pure, straight-up horrendous and potentially dangerous judgement.

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."


[ Parent ]
Need to Find
There is a great need to find pics of the previous women in Grandpa McCains life.  Last night I heard on the radio that all the women are the similar in looks, except Palin has dark hair not blonde.

Also, from another diary in PHB, he spent his time checking her out, it just confirms that he is not nice.  Watch what happens when the missus decides it is time to either rein in grandpa or make him homeless.

Again Ick

Pam,
J'aime ma Peau



[ Parent ]
CindyLou
has made her bed and will continue to lie in it forever.

No way in hell she would dump his ass, not when she's so close to almost being something other than a homewrecking, pill popping, "trollop/cunt" plastic-faced beer heiress.

She's happily dance the samba in spiked heels on cute baby kittens right now to be in the White House- don't doubt it.

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."


[ Parent ]
Just said no thanks
I'm getting this feeling that McCain may have asked a lot of potential running mates and got told, "no thanks."

Collins, for example, may have told him to forget it, as perhaps did Christine Todd Whitman, Olympia Snowe and even Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Palin may simply be the one that ended up saying yes, she was just way down the list.


[ Parent ]
Olympia
would say no, but Susie would have been piddling on the floor like a puppy for a chance. She couldn't be closer to McSame/ Bush if she were sewn onto them.

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

[ Parent ]
Where can I get
a PHB t-shirt?  I must have one!

Also, I think you should sell t-shirts that say "I'm a PHB widow (widower)" for the significant others of those of us who are addicted to The Blend!  When I need a break from the kids, I often sneak down to my office to read The Blend.  When I emerge, my wife suspiciously asks "Have you been Blending......."?  It's quite funny!


My lover wants one with an arrow pointing at me
I'm with CRAZY
=============>

that's just mean

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


[ Parent ]
You can get one at the PHB store!
[ Parent ]
Re: Blending... Use Sharpie Markers!
FWIW, I got "the EVIL EYE of haughty disapproval" from Charlie because I was live-chatting with Julien, Daimeon, Autumn, Pam and the gang the other night during Obama's acceptance speech.

But dammit, that was alot of FUN!! :)

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."


[ Parent ]
Palin v. Putin?
Here's my brother's take on Palin:

http://cubicle-drone.blogspot....

"Ms. Palin has a journalism degree from the University of Idaho. Obama has...a law degree from Harvard. He's also a Constitutional Law professor. Hmmmmm, I'm thinking one of these folks is a little bit smarter than the other."

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.


Intelligence a liability?
I agree with your brother, but intelligence has rarely been viewed as an asset in this country that voted for a guy because he seemed like the type they'd want to have a beer with.

Someone must be trying to hit paydirt with the hockey mom who's a former beauty pageant runner-up.  She's a real American.{sarcasm off}

Does that thought give anyone else a chill?


[ Parent ]
Although technically it's now
a Harvard law degree and Constitutional Law professor from the University of Chicago against a bottom-of-his-class Naval Academy grad, while you're comparing the journalism degree from the University of Idaho to the degree Biden has (which I don't know, off the top of my head).

My fear is in the anti-intelligent group, they'd rather deliberately take the idiot over someone that knows something.

# Duty, duty -- honor is, is --
Honor, Creideiki -- alertly
# Shared, is -- Honor #


[ Parent ]
Harvard Degree
Don't forget his JD from Harvard was earned magna cum laude too.

And to any of the mouth-breathers who say that he lied about his professorship: he was a senior lecturer and had a JD, I'm scratching my head about what part of that makes him NOT a professor.

<3 Sam


[ Parent ]
I think my bro's point was...
That McCain would die and Palin would become prez. In that respect it is worth it to measure Palin against Obama.

Here's Biden's educational background. He's no dummy, either.

Biden graduated from Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware and, in 1965, from the University of Delaware in Newark, where he double-majored in history and political science. He went on to receive his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968, and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.


[ Parent ]
palin was chosen by someone who graduated fifth from the bottom of a class of about 900
at the Naval Academy, and can no longer recall how many homes he owns.

stupid is as studid does

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


If anybody thinks...
...that McSame had one iota of input in Palin's selection, they're being hopelessly naive.  This selection absolutely proves Obama's point that the Republican Party has been bought, lock, stock and barrel, and paid for by big oil.  She's their insurance policy.

They released how Palin was vetted
Turns out Britney was OVER QUALIFIED

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


Turns out Britney was OVER QUALIFIED
HA!

I love it!

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.


[ Parent ]
Plus
they had to find someone over 35. Just in case Gramp's ticker gives. Brit's 26, 27?

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

[ Parent ]
Sarah Palin
Well, actually I am being very modest, I believe that I am way and above far more qualified for the VPOTUS job than Sarah is.  Nothing really more to say.  

I am sure that everyone here will get a good laugh, however, I was laughing about GB being nominated for the POTUS and well, we all know what happened.  

I am not making any predictions here, however, I think that it is far too easy to underestmate the power of a:

Gunn tot'In, "inTeliguynt da sign Bae leeven" sta8 WOMON who saaas she has "the gay freinds" but buleeves that marrAge is for a WOMON and the Furst Dooude like hur und hur huzzbund.  Allso, ms Saaraa is a former Buuutey qqqqqqqqqqqqqqquuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeen paaaagent cuntestunt und she almost wun in Ulaska somtime in 1984!  She surr is perrty and that mens ulot u no to the jeeesus luvin BIBLE bulleven Cristunns annnnd uther kunnnnsurvvvutivs in thooose RED states like Mussussippi and TEXAS. She und MKcane may only gut haf the vote, butt that is all thae neeed!

GOo Sarah!

Watch out folks, I can see McCain/Palin skipping into the White House right now.  Remember, it CAN get worse!  

vanhattan


vetting
After the swim suit and evening gown competition for McCain's VP, there was the talent competion. Rudy Giulliani was way ahead in the first two, but tragicly dropped one of his flaming batons.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


LOL!!!
Thanks for that.
Somehow, every time I look at Miz Sarah's buuutey paaaagent picture I keep getting this image of Anita Bryant in my head. Scary! We certainly Don't want an Anita Bryant clone that close to the White House.
Yes, I do know how to spell beauty pageant. The other way just fits Miz Sarah better.

[ Parent ]
History is all,
  The Gop needed something good to have written in the History books about it.  What else did they have left?  

 But my guess is it will ease the racist in the US to give them an easier way out.  They wanted to vote for the woman instead of the African American.  But as I think about it more.  The Gop knew it could not win with McCain, he is too closely tied to Bush.   Obama and other have nailed him on his voting record by voting for the same as Bush wanted.  And this is going to have affects on republican senators running for re-election.  McCain will Make money on this campaign, the same way dole did back in 1996.  This is a play up for 2012 and to get Sarah Palin name recognition. Give her a taste of national politics.  And I am sure she will be on someones staff building her knowledge and experience up to run in 2012.

 Bush is going to leave Obama more than enough shit all screwed up that four years wont be enough to fix it.  McSame will still be in the senate casting votes the same way he has.

If I make sense? it was quite by accident.


I liked this one from NRO
David Frum:
Here's I fear the worst harm that may be done by this selection. The McCain campaign's slogan is "country first." It's a good slogan, and it aptly describes John McCain, one of the most self-sacrificing, gallant, and honorable men ever to seek the presidency.

But question: If it were your decision, and you were putting your country first, would you put an untested small-town mayor a heartbeat away from the presidency?



"Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain" -- Iowa state motto

Obama...
Believe it or not I think Paris Hilton has a better grasp on issues then this backwater governor, Paris playing dumb was an act, this governor...I don't think thats the case.
Insurance policy for big oil is probably a better bet.  

Palin is Chuckles Huckabee with a uterus.

Alan Keyes is LIVID, he keeps ranting "I'm every bit as untalented and unprepared."

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small


That's an insult...
to Chuckles and his followers. I can't believe they'd be happy about this.

[ Parent ]
so lame
it's high school level stupidity coming from Rove/McCain.

They needed a woman on the ticket to support their proposition that the selection of Obama over Clinton shows the Dems as sexist. The fact that they chose an empty skirt for a candidate doesn't matter in their talking point. Watch for it coming from the talking heads and right wing blogs...

Steve


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