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Night Two Report Card: RNC's Palin Problem?

September 02, 2008 11:59 PM

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos has given his grades for day two of the Republican National Convention.

Palin Pick: Incomplete

Bush Factor: B

Independents Day: B

A Soldier's Story: A

So what do you think?  Was Governor Palin properly vetted?  Did Lieberman's speech reach out to independents?  And, even after delivering his speech via satellite, do you think President Bush is a drag on the McCain-Palin ticket?  Give us your thoughts below...

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Palin Pick: Incomplete
Her experience is that she "lowered taxes"? F.

Bush Factor: B
You mean, the presdint who sent 4150 of our troops to their death based on lies about WMD, and ran up a $9 trillion dollar deficit - the biggest government in all of history? F.

Independents Day: B
"...because I put love of Country ahead of love of Party".. but failed to admit that the country he is putting first is Israel? F.

A Soldier's Story: A
Right, we need another military-obscessed presidency to solve every problem and failure of American policy by attacking another country. Not to mention to remind us of how much we need them to protect us from such a dangerous world. 3,000 died on 9/11. 4,100 died for made-up WMD. 320,000 died since 9/11 due to drunk drivers. 800,000 from lack of health insurance. Remind me again why we must have a militant president? F.

Posted by: clifton | Sep 3, 2008 12:38:11 AM

Just about every smear the Left has used has been debunked.

The daughter didn't give birth to Trigg.

She wasn't a member of the Alaska Fringe Party.

Now they're so desperate they've actually gone onto the teenage daughter's boyfriends's myspace page.

You can't make this stuff up!

Posted by: Jo | Sep 3, 2008 12:38:47 AM

I think the liberal media know this election is over - and it was over as soon as McCain picked Palin, and awakened the sleeping giant....the conservative base.

President McCain - get good and use to it!

Posted by: Jo | Sep 3, 2008 12:40:07 AM

Repubs...blah blah blah...yawn...same old stuff. they need to jazz it up.

Posted by: lazz | Sep 3, 2008 12:41:47 AM

Actually most couldn't go onto the teenage daughter's boyfriends's myspace page.

It disappeared and only could be found in the Google Cache.

Posted by: BretC | Sep 3, 2008 12:41:56 AM

Hi pleased to met you.
Some of my friends speak highly of you.
They were right about you being a woman.
So answer these 70 questions
And tomorrow I will announce you as Vice President.
Nice hairdo

Paulin/McCain change that will secede

Posted by: doug | Sep 3, 2008 12:43:11 AM

I know I am not a repub but that convention was so old looking, so tired, so white. SO BORING!!And Ms Pailen seems like good white trash. So sad. She is under investigation. She vetoes pregnancy funds in her own state. She is a family values fraud.

Posted by: michaelinphilly | Sep 3, 2008 12:47:53 AM


Please MEDIA don't make a mistake of NOT DOING A GOOD JOB FOR this VP. Find out everything you can. IF NOT ONE DAY YOU WILL REGRET FOR NOT ASKING ENOUGH QUESTIONS LIKE BEFORE IRAQ.

Posted by: Dido | Sep 3, 2008 12:48:03 AM

Please MEDIA don't make a mistake of NOT DOING A GOOD JOB FOR this VP. Find out everything you can. IF NOT ONE DAY YOU WILL REGRET FOR NOT ASKING ENOUGH QUESTIONS LIKE BEFORE IRAQ.

Posted by: Dido | Sep 3, 2008 12:48:11 AM

If the media truly thinks Sarah Palin is in the wrong for choosing to accept the VP candidacy for the exposure it brings to her daughter, why don't they show integrity and stop making it the lead story? Hypocrites. Until they stop making this into the biggest story of the last 2 days, they have no place questioning Sarah Palin's choice.

Posted by: CraigF | Sep 3, 2008 12:48:58 AM

LOL, Lieberman tonight: "What you can expect from John McCain as President is precisely what he has done this week". 'nuff said ;-)

Posted by: Reality-based | Sep 3, 2008 12:49:21 AM

To "Grades Are In":

Apparently you missed both Fred Thompson AND Joe Lieberman tonight. They both gave outstanding speeches of substance based on actual events of John McCain's life. The man has a track record of action and service, not just an ability to speak in public.

Posted by: CraigF | Sep 3, 2008 12:53:17 AM

Dido, I think you left out an 'L'.

Posted by: Sluggo | Sep 3, 2008 1:00:35 AM

CraigF

Well said! Thompson slammed Obama.

To the MSM: Why don't you have investigative reporters looking into Cupcake's ties to Rezko, ACORN, Ayers, Alinksky, Emil Jones Jr., and the Illinois Pension Fund?

As a Puma Pac member, your witchhunt against Palin will elect McCain as the next President. Obama's gig is up.

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 3, 2008 1:02:09 AM

michelinphilly

Take Cupcake's message back to your pod.

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 3, 2008 1:03:35 AM

To "Grades Are In":
Apparently you missed both Fred Thompson AND Joe Lieberman tonight. They both gave outstanding speeches of substance based on actual events of John McCain's life. The man has a track record of action and service, not just an ability to speak in public.

I watched it too, and all I saw were 2 bombastic buffoons grandstanding about putting a militant president in office. I must have blinked during the "outstanding" part.

Posted by: clifton | Sep 3, 2008 1:04:13 AM

Palin was vetted and passed the test.

It was Obama who obviously wasn't vetted.

The guy is a nobody who has done nothing. Speaking great isn't going to keep our country safe.

McCain = the only real choice.

Posted by: Jo | Sep 3, 2008 12:37:12 AM

Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203462.html

Get educated.

Posted by: Chad | Sep 3, 2008 1:04:35 AM

Clifton

The only bufoons are the ones following Cupcake.

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 3, 2008 1:06:34 AM

Chad

Get educated about Precious!

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 3, 2008 1:07:26 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Why don't you actually read a little bit about him before saying he's done nothing.

Posted by: Chad | Sep 3, 2008 1:11:33 AM

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