McCain on Possible Palin Bid: 'My Corpse is Still Warm!'

McCain is basically admitting that she was used as a gimmick to get McCain elected.

Seems we did indeed dodge a bullet.

The woman is history. Let's move on to more intelligent people.

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I watched the campaigns with the greatest interest and tried to catch or read about everything that was said and done; this campaign was SO interesting on several fronts.
Regarding Sarah Palin: She showed herself to be a natural politician from the moment she walked on the stage. Those of you who call her an idiot, or a bimbo, or stupid, are wrong. She's very obviously a sharp cookie or she'd have caved in quickly under the stress.
The problem is, during those weeks of campaigning I never saw any evidence at all that she was capable of handling the job of vice president.
Her lack of knowledge of the nuances of world politics is appalling. To talk of 'briefing' to 'bring her up to speed' on foreign policy is to ask for the moon. Foreign policy can't be learned in a few evenings of quick lessons even by the most intelligent of students. . . . and so forth.
Her expertise is largely in confidence and fearlessness in public debate. Her ability to dodge direct questions and detour around absolute truths is breathtaking to see, as is her ability to cast venom regardless of facts.
Last, her obvious willingness, even passion, to bring religion into politics is downright frightening. Can't y'all see what rigid religious beliefs are causing (and have ever caused) in the rest of the world?
So, I don't know what John McCain really did see in her. He certainly didn't make it clear, other than that she 'energized' the party. That's not really worth a lot on the world stage.

The country did dodge a bullet and McCain now knows it. He chose to "dummie down" his campaign. I wonder why he did call upon those other "young
govenors" to help the ticket. Hindsight is 20/20.

Ashley, lets wait and see if we dodged a bullet or put ourselves in the path of a bazooka.

Kim, you are right we will have to wait and see. A healthy McCain as Pres would not have been a problem but Palin as VP.... It's scary just thinking about it. But of course, that's just my opinion and we are all entitled to our opinions.

Connie in Florida. Please elaborate on how you think Sarah used and abused McCain, and those of you who think she is not qualified to be President. I guess you think Obama is qualified? It is very interesting to read that it is usually women that are the most critical of another woman. Before we are finished, we will have Chicago politics and more corruption in Washington than there is now. Sarah is fantastic.

For Goodness Sakes, will the media knock it off. We just went through an election. I think that the American people are worn out with elections. So let the subject go for alwhile. I know you guys need ratings but we American people need a break.... greg

Voted for McCain, but what in the world is he running for now. Can't help but wonder if he was this wishy-washy while a POW, and if he always tried to be everybody's best buddy. Maybe if he had come forward with some of the truth
(though ugly) about Obama, results would have been different. Stop trying to be Mr. Nice Guy - it's not becoming. Honesty is more appealing.

Shame on McCain. He didn't have a chance until he picked her.

I'm not going to comment on the Palin mistake, but thought I'd post another interesting tidbit regarding the McCain campaign. Here it is:

McCain campaign sells surplus Blackberries with ‘hundreds of emails,’ phone numbers still on them.»

[mccainbb.jpg The Washington Post reported this week that the McCain campaign is selling surplus office and computer equipment. Reporters from Fox’s Washington, DC affiliate went over to the “fire sale” and bought several Blackberries from the campaign. When the Fox employees turned the devices on, they found that Blackberries still “contained more than 50 phone numbers for people connected with the McCain-Palin campaign, as well as hundreds of emails.” Contacted by Fox News, one of the former Blackberry owners said, “They should have wiped that stuff out. … Given the way the campaign was run, this is not a surprise.”] On the one hand, I find it humorous that another failure regarding the McCain camp has taken place, while tragic on the other, noting that the Obama campaign donated all of their office and surplus to needy schools, and McCain sells his.

Best case scenario would have been McCain not being the spineless, arrogant turd he is and beating Obama, and then dying two years into his first term. Sarah Palin had a bad candidate to work with, and she was not prepared to handle a campaign. She was qualified to be VP, though, and McCain is a douchebag for not giving her that much credit.

He lost moderates on his own by failing to explain his health or tax plans sufficiently or call Obama out on his character and policy. The only reason social conservatives rallied to McCain's ticket was because of Palin. The only reason his body is still warm is because those same conservatives keep peeing on it. Serves the old coot right.

Sarah Palin worked hard to get John McCain elected. She attended four and five rallies and fund raisers a day for two months. She was constantly either in a bus or in a plane traveling. Most of the time she was in three or four states a day. She even put his election before her own family. This is the thanks that she gets! I've always respected John McCain. I voted for him and argued and campaigned for him on these blogs. However, if this is the kind of man he is I won't vote for him again! I won't vote for a man who turns on his friends and stabs them in the back!

devilkev, the Obama campaign kept their blackberries and computers, but McCain's people are still idiots for not wiping theirs out before selling them.

McCain only picked Palin because of Obama not picking Clinton. As for some of you that think they did not find anything that Palin has done wrong, what about charging the state for trips that she took her girls on uninvited to the toon of over $30,000, what about the abuse of power to have the head of the State Police fired, yes she had the right to let him go, but they did find her guilty of abuse of power and also her so called husband. Palin has no chance in 2012, none at all. I was going to vote for McCain until he picked Palin, there were so many better qualified people that he could have picked. To ther person that said she has the highest security clearence because she is the head of the National Guard, all governors are the heads of their states National Guard, the only ones that have the highest security clearence are the President and Vice President and the people who work for them.

Kathy: You are wrong about "Troopergate". Sarah Palin was cleared of all charges.

One reason McCain picked Sarah was that Sarah is a reformer who worked with the DEM in Alaska on several issue in a successful way.
But she was not ready for prime time, and the McCain team did a very bad job; they did not prepare her very well and made big mistakes ( not checking telephone call , the clothes things) and after the election some McCain staffers were trying to scapegoat Palin for their mistakes by means of nasty attacks.( behind Palin's back)
Also they abused Palin's sincerity and inexperience.
She put her entire political career on the line for him.
Palin also got a terrible media beating and bashing; the media were trying everything to damage her.
And this is the thanks she got.
In politics you have no friends: this is perhaps the most important lesson Palin learns of this election.

Palin helped lose the election for McCain. She is past history. A smile and good legs are not enough to qualify for the Presidency. I suggest you Palin sycophants regain your lives, assuming you had lives before you professed undying devotion to this shallow person.

Who is the idiot who said Character matters? Obama + Ayers + Rezko + Wright + ACORN + Blagojevich + Broken campaign pledge after broken campaign pledge DOES NOT EQUAL CHARACTER.

SARAH PALIN WAS ALL THAT WAS RIGHT IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE, WHILE THE MEDIA AND OBAMA / SOETORO ARE THE CORRUPTED LYING CHEATING CRIMINALS!!!!

mccain might be president elect today if only he had selected someone else besides the twit, palin. mccain has to support, standup, defend, honor palin to his grave else he would have to admit to the world that he screwed up royally. mccain, with palin as his choice, handed the election to obama. most republicans were driven into obama's arms by the thought of palin as potus should mccain die in office. obama should thank mccain for his election.

How can anyone mention "character" and Palin, Obama, McCain or any politician in the same sentence? C'mon, people, WAKE UP! No politician has the character of an alley cat. Palin was picked by McCain to pick up all the Hillary supporters and pander to the female vote. Unfortunately, his plan backfired because women are intelligent and could very easily see through that blatant attempt to pander. Men will never figure out women until men accept that women are humans too and not some kind of window dressing. As a man, I was apalled at McCain's pick, not because it was a women because it was a completely ill prepared Vice Presidential candidate.

I was going to vote for Obama until Palin hit the scene. She changed my mind for a NEW fresh government. I think she deserves all of the country's respect. She helped Chambliss stay in the senate also. I support her 110%.

Well Said Matt, And I agree with you. It seems everyone os twisting his words and distorting once again what he said. --I am ashamed- not of Obama, not of McCain or Palin- but of my fellow countrymen. How full of hate you have all become that anyone with an opposing view is characterized as a clown. The truth is that nearly all of you don't know your head from your _____. The country needs all of us to pull together to find the greatness that we once were. Stop beating up on the politicians and reading more into their statements than what is there. McCain said that Obama should come forward sooner rather than later as to what he knew about Chicago politics...Obama will. That wasn't an attack by McCain it was sound advice given without malice. McCain said that his corpse was still warm in response to supporting Sara Palin for President...the man has feelings and is still contemplating his loss...give him that proudly. This country will fail if we continue to attack each other with spite, hatred, jealousy, and condemnation.

Posted by: Matt Wilson

Klondyke Barbie is an embarrassment not only for the GOP but also for the rest of the country .

There never has been a person with such enormous ambition, and so little ability to go with it.

(And, yes, I know the Klondyke is in Canada, but the name fits ‘n is trick.)

So funny that many were "going to vote for McCain until he picked Palin" and the Left is STILL spending so much time and energy on someone who is supposedly just a "bimbo" "religious nut" "ignorant" or whatever the comedians want you to call her today! Even trying to burn down her home church! If unqualified Palin is the future of the Republican party you Lefty nuts should be happy! Or do you see a REAL threat? We already know you are full of crap so what is the truth?