Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is McCain's VP — Page 9

Here's a quote from Charlie Black, one of McCain's top advisors:

"She's going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he'll be around at least that long."

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Yes. Unfortunately, Lifetime movies are quite popular. And, as hard as it may be to believe, I can see the gullible American public eating up her "courageous" story and rooting for this underdog to win. It may of been a stupid choice, but one should never underestimate the stupidty of the American public.

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Updated On: 8/31/08 at 12:13 PM

Her story is not courageous to me. It just puts knots in my stomach whenever I hear reporters commentating on her. There are so many more qualified candidates than her and it just makes me sick that so many other people worked twice as hard and didn't even get considered for this position. It's like hiring a secretary and then a year and a half later- naming her the VP of the company. It's just insane. I'm surprised the PETA people aren't up and arms about her hunting background! I don't understand how anyone can call this a change for the furture when all she is doing is going backwards! My skin is just crawling!

Hope they haven't finalized the script yet. The latest rumors swirling around are suggesting that Palin's newest baby might actually be her daughter's baby. If true (and it's so outlandish that it just might be), it certainly wouldn't be the first time a switch like this has taken place (though outside of Desperate Housewives I'm sure it's common any more) And it's certainly not anyone's business under ordinary circumstances. But the relevance would be, among other things, to her position on abstinence only programs in schools.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/29/17933/7330/417/579267

http://www.google.com/search?q=palin+pregnancy&ie=UTF-8

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There's Maureen Dowd, lifting ideas from Datalounge again. There, I said it.

The overarching narrative, from the party that has managed to convince a large percentage of voters that they don't want smart people running the country, but regular schlubs they'd like to have a beer with [even if they gave up drinking - and coke - after consulting with Jesus like W did] has gone not with a TV movie narrative, but the American Idol narrative.

The Idol narrative is simple. Most performers have to work very hard and suffer through rejection and frustration for years and years and years. But the fantasy of Idol is that somebody gets to skip all that hard stuff and prance right to the winner's circle. Granted, we've seen the payoff is negligible but that's not the point.

Palid has now introduced the Idol narrative to the folks who don't like those smart people who spend years doin that fancy book readin and working their way through national government. Poof! The mayor who knows nothing about Iraq or foreign policy could be a heartbeat away from American Idol. I mean, president!

Of course Maureen Dowd would go with the Lifetime angle because it gives her a chance to tap into her serious problem with women.

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You read it here first!

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I wish I had more confidence in the electorate. This choice should cement Obama/Biden, but our track record is rather poor. I didn't think there was a ticket that would frighten me more than McCain/Lieberman or McCain/Huckabee, but this one does.

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Anyone see the McCain ad at the bottom of the page depicting Mahmoud on one side and Barack on the other and it says "Do you think American Leaders should negotiate with foreign terrorists?" or something like that? Classy McCain ad.

This just makes him look irresponsible. Obama has spent his political career thinking seriously about foreign policy. He and Biden have met with foreign leaders and they both have already influenced the world in positive ways.

Alaska has less people in it than Brooklyn. It's not even comparable. It just makes McCain look so irresponsible, and in turn he is making our country look even stupider than Bush did.

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Ok....I have decided that this year I am running for head of the PTA so one day I too can be a Vice President canidate...I also live in a town the size of the one she was a mayor of so I might want to run for Mayor as well

I think Rove and company wanted her cause she is a talking head just like Bush...she appeals to the common man and can be controlled by the party...I mean on July 31st she had no idea what a VP does...(it's easy, start unnecessary wars and shoot old men in the face, she is a hunter so she is already trained to do that)

I pray this election is different that the "common" man doesn't fall for this crap again...but we are talking about the same people who voted for Bush twice, so my faith is kinda shakey

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Well think about the people who are seriously planning on voting for them!!

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I've removed the pic Mister Matt.

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