McCain/Obama

[LL2]

as I have always said....conservatives win national elections...palin saved mccains 100 year old ass.

Palin Power! McCain ahead in the polls!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/...rss_topstories

Did you read the headline?


McCain ahead in national polls; Obama up in electoral votes

That is going to change a lot over the next sveral weeks. This electoral college vote talley shows the two at even right now. Your right that the electoral votes are more important...just ask Al gore.

http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard;_ylt=Av8c68ejo_FtztNQDNbeeW9snwcF

[Scott Campbell]

Hockey Mom married to an Iron Dog champion. This qualifies her to be a VP..............

While those factors likely played some role in McCains's choice, I believe it was her qualification as Governor that got her onto the short list.

[packinpatland]

Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin told Gibson, "They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.


I visited England and looked across the Channel to France..........I now know all things French

[LL2]

Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin told Gibson, "They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.


I visited England and looked across the Channel to France..........I now know all things French

I bet that is what makes you a sophisticated rat.

[packinpatland]

Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin told Gibson, "They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.


I visited England and looked across the Channel to France..........I now know all things French

I bet that is what makes you a sophisticated rat.

Possibly.....

You have to admit, Palin's answer was almost childish.

[LL2]

Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin told Gibson, "They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.


I visited England and looked across the Channel to France..........I now know all things French

I bet that is what makes you a sophisticated rat.

Possibly.....

You have to admit, Palin's answer was almost childish.

No, I don't think her answer was childish. You have to watch the entire interview and not take one quote. When you do that a person can be taken out of context. Although, that is what the media nd politcians do all the time.

I would have to think that being the governor of a state that is close to a potentially hostile nation would give her a perspective that someone who just served in the Senate for 150 days (and did nothing) before running for president would have. I find it funny that people are trying to probe at her international experience, and how it may or may not qualify her for the VP position, when Obama is running to be The Man and he had no international experience when he decided to run. If Obama did, what was it, and do not say he took a trip overseas. I have lived in Illinois for the past 7 years and never saw Obama do squat. I do think the media is doing McCain a huge favor right now. The more they focus on Palin, and compare her to Obama, the more it helps McCain. Once McCain and Palin are in office Palin will get all the international experience in the world and that will make her a formidable opponent to anyone should she decide to run for president.

[mraynrand]

I'd say the question and answer are both pointless. Her experience as governor of Alaska gives her virtually no insight on foreign affairs. Charlie knows it, she knows it and so does everyone else. But she can't just say "Charlie, I have no experience," as then that would run on an endless loop til the election. Obama has virtually no experience either, and Biden has experience presiding over committees and so forth (as does McCain), but Biden has the extra bonus of being wrong about just about everything - (partition Iraq, Israel should give up the strategic Golan Heights, etc.). McCain has been right about a lot of important foreign policy positions recently and gets credit for that. Plain looks like and is a 'newbie' - she's just going to have to appeal on policy positions - like supporting NATO - and will have to know her stuff. If she doesn't, she'll be destroyed politically.

[packinpatland]

"If she doesn't, she'll be destroyed politically."

And IF McCain were to be elected and keeled over on Day 2......our credibility around the globe would be destroyed............or at best, severely damaged.

[retailguy]

Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin told Gibson, "They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.


I visited England and looked across the Channel to France..........I now know all things French

I really don't understand the hatred and the fingerpointing. She's running for VP, not President.

Seriously, and this is for PIP ONLY, I'd really like to hear the perspective straight from a womans mouth that is not my wife. My wife is lukewarm to the selection, but not because she's a democrat.

I'd like to hear a female democrat view of why Obama is qualified to be President, but Palin is unqualified to be vice president. I promise not to bash you for sticking your neck out. In fact, if you don't want me to respond at all, tell me and I won't. further, if you're worried about all these other partisan hacks chiming in, send me a PM. I'd really like to know. I just don't understand.

[mraynrand]

"If she doesn't, she'll be destroyed politically."

And IF McCain were to be elected and keeled over on Day 2......our credibility around the globe would be destroyed............or at best, severely damaged.

I thought the left already thought our credibility around the globe is destroyed. How much worse can it get, according to the left? More destroyed?

Palin has to know her stuff. Being destroyed politically means that if she doesn't know her stuff, she will not get elected.

[mraynrand]

further, if you're worried about all these other partisan hacks chiming in, send me a PM.

I resemble that remark!

[SkinBasket]

And IF McCain were to be elected and keeled over on Day 2......our credibility around the globe would be destroyed............or at best, severely damaged.

What? Why? Because she's a woman? How is her becoming president through the somewhat unlikely event that McCain kicks the bucket any different in regards to international experience than Obama becoming president through an election? I mean other than his European celebrity status. And if that's what passes as international credibility, then I don't think we should be all that concerned with it.

[Freak Out]

Palin is not ready to be VP let alone President of this country. That's what I got out of the interview. Her ignorance and evasiveness was somewhat alarming considering that she has been coached for the last week on the things she was going to be grilled on. I don't have a big problem with Mac being the Pres for the most part but the choice of Palin could end up being his undoing. But we'll see....the powers that be have sold Americans a pig with lipstick before.

[texaspackerbacker]

What interview were you watching?

She fielded questions from a hostile left wing member of the mainstream media--deliberately trying to trap her into some kind of a gaff, and she gave as good as she got.

She answered every question competently--often in way the libs just can't stand. When the shithead from ABC got repetitious with his questions, she simply repeated her answers, intentionally (I think) annoying the ABC fool and leftists in general.

How, Freakout, could you possibly see your #1 guy--who doesn't have a shred of executive or foreign policy experience, who has basically never has done anything in his life to remotely qualify him to be president, and who can't spew a coherent sentence without a teleprompter--as MORE fit to be president than Sarah Palin?

And that's not even talking about the fact that she is firmly in tune with the views, values, morality, and heritage of Americans, while he is sadly and sickly--and probably intentionally--in direct conflict with American views, values, morality, and heritage.

[Freak Out]

What interview were you watching?

She fielded questions from a hostile left wing member of the mainstream media--deliberately trying to trap her into some kind of a gaff, and she gave as good as she got.

She answered every question competently--often in way the libs just can't stand. When the shithead from ABC got repetitious with his questions, she simply repeated her answers, intentionally (I think) annoying the ABC fool and leftists in general.

How, Freakout, could you possibly see your #1 guy--who doesn't have a shred of executive or foreign policy experience, who has basically never has done anything in his life to remotely qualify him to be president, and who can't spew a coherent sentence without a teleprompter--as MORE fit to be president than Sarah Palin?

Who ever said Hussein was my guy?

And that's not even talking about the fact that she is firmly in tune with the views, values, morality, and heritage of Americans, while he is sadly and sickly--and probably intentionally--in direct conflict with American views, values, morality, and heritage.

Who said Hussein was my guy? Anyway.....my vote will not matter because Alaska will without a doubt go Republican.