CNN: McCain/Rice beats Dem dream tickets?

Well, think of the DNC tv ads that can be run. Ms. Rice sitting before congress, forced to read the subject of the famous ignored memo, "Bin Laden determined to strike US..." etc. She is at the very least a co-dependent to two of the major foreign policy debacles, and as Iraq rages on, she is an easy target. Her being joined at the hip trumps her being black or a woman. When it comes to policy, she's about as white male conservative establishment as it gets.

A bigger problem: She's never been vetted as a candidate. No one knows her opinions on ANYTHING other than Bush's middle east f--k-ups. From gay marriage to SPAMALOT, which she attended after a full day of shoe shopping during Katrina. She's very vulnerable as a candidate, and the Republicans know that any initial "ooooh, a black woman!" angle will be trumped by the many unanswered questions about her.

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If you don't take polls with a grain of salt, your head will explode. They're 1000-1500 people on a single day, from which the pundits draw conclusions that are different the next day when another 1000-1500 people poll differently.

Polls are like reviews: The only ones worth paying attention to are the ones that agree with you--the GOOD ones!

(That was a joke. Sort of.)

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There is no liberal media.

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"Yeah, those poor white guys--will they EVER get a break?"

The point is not about white guys. The point is that there are many people out there who want to elect Obama just to cross a mile marker. His inexperience doesn't matter to them.

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I'm speaking in generally understood shorthand about the white male power establishment that has long ruled. Ms. Rice's track record, allegiances and proven loyalty bespeak the soul of a true believer. The point here is that neither her gender nor her race are indicative of a philosophy. She and McCain are two peas in a pod, regardless of color or genitalia.

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The point is not how much the media likes Obama. They will turn on him if he beomes the Democratic candidate.

The point is how much the media likes McCain. They will never turn on him.

Goth--why does the "liberal" media put Teflon coatings around Republicans like Reagan, Bush and McCain?

How is that"liberal"?

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You mean the Dan Rather who was fired for those stories? And just because the documents were fake doesn't mean the story was.

"Bush going AWOL from his national guard duty wasn't."

What planet do you live on? The story came out right before the election and was a desperate attempt to get people to vote against Bush. The documents were forged, those involved with the facts were sketchy. It was a huge story.

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Updated On: 4/10/08 at 12:14 PM

"and the conservative media gave him a pass."

There is no conservative media in the US. Fox is the only remotely balanced media (Murdoch gave money to Hillary; his daughter to Obama). All the rest are liberal.

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It was reported as a lie. The coverage was, from the start, pro-bush. The lie about Gore is still reported as truth to this day.

That proves it then.