I'll Try to Find Ya Some and I'll Bring 'Em to Ya

That is the problem. She advertised herself as tough and experienced. She was very sarcastic on the convention night.... and these are what the people see now. It's very embarrassing. It's very sad. I wonder how she handles it. People might vote for her because of symphaty and that is not good for the nation. I like her but she is just not ready at this time. Our nation and our pride is at stake. This time it's nation first before party.

I am a conservative, evangelical Christian who has voted for the GOP all my life. There is now no doubt to any thinking individual that Sarah Palin (who I initially supported) is completely unqualified, and what this reveals about John McCain, especially his stunts this week.

Me and many in my church will be voting for Barack Obama. With our noses held and with grave reservations - but voting for him nonetheless.

If she is the most qualified Republican women McCain could find, the GOP is in sad shape. Stop with the pretty, I would rather have smart and informed.

The scariest thing about Sarah to me is her apparent inability to even CARE that she keeps contradicting herself.

For example (I live in Fairbanks Alaska so have been keeping up on all this), she was quoted as saying of her daughters that
"the girls were told that they were going to be flying to Ohio to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary" when in fact they were on their way to the announcement of their mother as VP . . .

And then a couple of weeks later she was quoted as saying that "they had a family meeting with the girls before I decided to accept . . ."

BUT she told Charlie Gibson that, when offered the position, she "didn't even blink . . ."

It's all too weird. And what kind of person, especially one with family obligations including an infant, would ''not even blink" at this offer . . .

There's lots more, even a website called
sarahpalinlies.com and all you sarah lovers should go take a look, we are not trashing her, everything is documented and there is something seriously wrong with someone who lies so easily about all kinds of things . . .

Cult of Personality:

if you would take a deep breath for just a moment and do some research, you'd discover the following:
Senator Obama has in fact spoken with Paulson, consistently and regularly during the financial crisis. He has done so without the publicity. It is his nature as well as his character. Please take a deep breath, research and read more intently. I was not aware of the work he's done until several REPUBLICANS mentioned their secret respect and admiration for the way he carries himself and handles politics. Many have watched and are looking forward to working with him, even when they disagree on principle.

Palin is a smart person who cannot speak Washingtonspeak. Is there a problem? I am inclined to be more impressed by her record in Alaska than by her ability to shmooze with the news bunnies.

First, let me say I am a very Liberal Democrat. I am proudly voting for Obama. To my conservative friends (and, yes, I do consider you friends and fellow Americans), please consider a few things...

Regardless of what you think about Obama's stands on issues, if you are serious and honest with yourself, I think you can agree that he is a well-informed, serious individual. He has spent his entire adult life thinking through issues and discussing them with other top-notch, smart people.

Obama WILL NOT destroy America. In fact, he surrounds himself with very smart people and people who do not necessarily agree with him on the issues.

If you are conservative, you should welcome sane and rational government - regardless of what Obama's view on abortion or other hot-button topics may be. I think anyone can agree that he is an extraordinary, gifted individual on many fronts...even if you can't stand him.

I say these things because if you just step back for a moment and logically look at the two choices in front of you, there is only one that makes sense for America. McCain, through his reckless gambits, has confirmed that he does not have the judgment or temperament to lead the nation.

Obama provides conservatives with a sane choice for the next four years while allowing the opportunity to rebuild their party, rethink their positions and reframe the debate. Obama is a supersmart, seriously talented politician. Don't fear him. In four years, conservatives will be much better off for having him as competition. In fact, the nation will be better off. The Republican party will hopefully offer a serious (and sane) alternative in 2012.

Yes, Palin's performance in interviews so far has been McPainful to watch. But the common refrain here that McPain made a mistake to select her as his running mate misses the point. It is truly a reflection of his own poor judgment and incompetence: he's really no better than she is, and why should anyone have expected anything better? He's just as ill-prepared as she is, but he's just had more time to gain a degree of comfort in the DC cesspool.

Hi Freida,

I think I make my case very clear. Besides that you are attributing a quote to Obama that John McCain actually said ( about being in Washington can keep you away from the day-to-day struggles of average Americans) I don't want to argue with you about experience, because w/ Sarah Palin the best you can hope for is a tie. My point is that the prospect of these two people running our country should give everyone pause. McCain has the temperment of a person that plays craps. Win big or lose big. and we can not afford that right now. I don't want to get caught up in the Democratic-Republican anomosity. I just want to ask voters to step back and take a serious look at the pros and cons of our options using the info that each candidate has given us.

I know some argue that it is not her job to be John McCain's historian; that's true, but if you are going to tout his career, especially those having to do with a heated argument(economy) then you should know more then the 1 bill he proposed ( and it was dead in the water before it started...something about poison pill)

So you know what Sarah, stay in the race, the democrats will thank you

Many things about Palin have
caught the public imagination.

- telegenic youthful good looks

- mayor, governor

- working mom

- Super Mom

- loves her family

- deep religious faith

- back at work at the
governor's office three days
after giving birth to her
fifth child along with the
baby

- error of teenage daughter
and other family problems
people can relate to

- frontierswoman

- huntress

- markswoman

- Annie Oakley

- more boy than boys

But Palin lacks the core
requirements the job of
the vice president - and
potentially president -
demands.

- limited range and depth of
knowledge of major national
and global issues and the
ability to articulate them

- does not appear to have
read much, thought much about
our own history and world
history

- does not display independent
thought and polciy ideas in
matters of war and peace, and
relations with foreign
nations

- has not shown the courage
to separate personal beliefs
from public policy on matters
women care deeply about

- does not appear to be
deeply committed to
environmental preservation,
energy independence and
protection of endangered
species

Granted, she was very disappointing (in fact, painful to watch) to those of us who have been so excited by her selection. However, let's remember to keep this in perspective. Sarah Palin is an individual who has already shown considerable political talent and lots of smarts in achieving the governorship of her state without any traditional advantages. In fact, she did it by taking on her own party. If that was easy, why doesn't it happen more often? This is no stab in the dark with an unknown quantity. She has a pretty impressive track record, albeit in a .

Tapes of her performances at the debates in 2006 during the governors race show a woman very much capable of handling questions and thinking on her feet...against a veteran politician, no less. Also, interviews from before her selection as McCain's running mate show someone articulate and confident, and her campaign appearances since, not to mention her bravura performance at the Republican National Convention, indicate a natural political talent whose charisma shines through the screen. Given all this evidence of her abilities, it is way too soon to toss her under the bus (which would basically kill the McCain campaign anyway, no matter what excuse was offered for her "withdrawal").

So what's the problem? Basically, she knows she has big gaps in her knowledge about foreign policy and national issues, and she's trying to compensate—probably at the insistence of McCain's campaign handlers—with a kind of prevent defense that relies on bland, all-purpose platitudes. Unfortunately, she sounds very artificial, not to mention simple-minded, doing this over an extended interview.

Hopefully, she'll get better as she becomes more familiar with the issues and gains more confidence and experience. And let's face it, she only needs to know McCain's positions on the major issues, since as running mate her role is to parrot them. VP candidates are not expected to engage in original policy ruminations. In fact, that is a sure way to get into trouble (for more, see Biden, Joe).

These early interviews may be the campaign's way of giving her some "live ammo" experience before her debate with Biden. Ultimately, if she holds her own there (and these interview performances have lowered the expectations bar about as far down as you can get it), she can spend the rest of the campaign before friendly audiences, jacking up the Republican base, which was the primary purpose for her selection anyway. The national press will undoubtedly howl about her "inaccessibility" but she'll be able to ignore them.

I'm afraid Sarah Palin is not only embarrassing herself, she's quickly become a national joke.

Usually, candidates for national office get better as time goes on. Palin is clearly getting worse.

The more time Sarah Palin spends on the national stage, the worse she gets.

Embarrasing for US.

I'd feel sorry for her, if she wasn't such an ugly vindictive petty little person with whacked out hateful views.

If you were honest with yourself, you'd admit that she is in over her head. I feel sorry for her and her family. She's in the Dan Quayle Club now. I'm sure she's bright and she is very pretty and she's hard working but she just isn't ready for prime time. This has got to be hard on her - lay off.

very bad interview, it is too bad for vp or executive, it sounds stinky enough

I'm a conservative, and used to be 100% Republican up until 2000.
My views haven't changed since -- but the GOP has. Quite a lot.

I certainly don't like all-hype-with-little-to-back-it-up Obama or that Clinton clone Biden, but they are less of a disaster than "bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran" McCain (imagine what would happen if the countries were reversed, and it was Ahmadinejad going on stage singing "bomb bomb bomb bomb the US" -- does anyone think we wouldn't have bombed Iran into oblivion for that? So did McCain's misguided attempt at a joke give Iran a justification to do that to us?) or Palin, who can't say a coherent sentence if none of the answers from her talking point sheet matches up 100%?

I like Palin's view on abortion, but I think that's all there is to like about her - and that's just not enough.

We (conservatives) need to get our thing together, get back on track and eliminate the Neocon (what is conservative about Bush or McCain? Their interventionism? Or their liberal spending? Or getting more power to the federal govt? I think not.) menace within our rows, until then, the Democrats remain evil, but - as much as it hurts - the lesser evil.

Obama 2008, a real conservative 2012!

What if I own the company?????

I am painful to see this interview, she must really feel the pain. Sorry for her!!

This has nothing to do with her being conservative or liberal, or with media bias, or with "gotcha" questions (the ost painful of which was the softball question: explain how bieng nex to Russia has given you foreign policy experience) or any partisan issue of any sort. This has to do with an accomplsihed person who nontheless cannot speak in a complete sentence or articualte the basic detailks of her own political positions. Say what you want about Obama's lack of experience (12 years combined in state legislature and US Senate) but he's not completely incoherant. It was like watching Britney Spears at last year's VMA's - excruciatingly painful to watch someone with talent make an utter fool of herself. Let's face it, this is not good for the country.