Palin Accuses 'Obama/Biden Democrats' of Attacking Her Family, But Campaign Can't Name One

The McCain campaign are really an incredible bunch of whiners. Every time McCain is criticised he whines about how mean it is to criticise ex-POWs; every time Palin is criticised she whines about how mean and sexist and misogynistic it is to criticise a woman.

Remember when Obama pointed out that the Republicans were trying to make Americans scared of him, and the McCain camp immediately accused him of playing the race card? Shouldn't Obama now accuse McCain of playing the gender card? It would have the virtue of being a true accusation.

If I'm not mistaken Sarah Palin is the one who has put her teenage, pregnant daughter on display not only for Americans to see, but also for the world to view. She seems to think it is ok to show and tell, but if someone wants to talk about it, they are the evil doers. If she doesn't like scrutiny of her family, then get out of the limelight. NOW.

Sarah Palin can't name an instance because there is none. She is simply hiding behind being a woman! I guess that works for the GOP though, since it allows them to raise money. I am a woman and I certainly for woman being treated as equal and I feel like thats exactly what the media and everyone else who has questions about her has done. If you are going to be the VP of the U.S you gotta be able to take the heat if the complaining and griping is an example of what's to come, its not going to fly! And then, she want do interviews!! WHAT? Is she afraid of being challenged on IMPORTANT questions? I find that hard to believe, after all her job has been more important than "community organizers" and people who have laid down their lives to help their neighbors right! Just a thought. I believe that their is a double standard but not toward Sarah Palin.

I am old enough to remember when the Repubs thought a woman's place was in the home and only left wing liberal women thought working was more important than staying home with the kids. My how times change or is it really anything a Repub does is OK, only the Dems are the evil ones.

lets face it...

unless sarah gets to lie... she has nothing to say.

This is just so simple regardless of whether her family has been "attacked" or not. If her family is OFF LIMITS, then let's not hear about her son with DS and her son going to Iraq, huh? If "family" is off limits, it's off limits for both sides. Very easy, one can NOT pick and choose which family member is highlighted in the press. Enough.

djh1,

I said nothing about the article I was talking about the cover. If the US Cover is too lightweight we can talk about the three front page stories in the NYT on the same day or the Wash Post Columnist's blunder with Alsakan Special ED funding. It is not so much which party, but the crappy job the press does, an abuse of its power. but I know you are cool with that because, for the most part, the jerk with the retorical hammer is on your side.

and for what it is worth to the rest of the lunitics, Downs babies are overwhelmingly born to mothers over the age of 35. It is a genitic defect not related to events around the time of birth. Maybe hard our hard working journalists could have picked up on this as well. Down's risk 1/45, though only 1/65 results in a live birth, for a 42 year old vs. 1/1250 in a teenager. Hook EB. JAMA 249:2034-2038, 1983

To all of your under-informed people blaming the scary leftist blogs for the story about Gov Palin's new baby possibly being Bristol's and the story about Palin claiming her water broke in Texas and then she flew home 8 hrs later and THEN drove 1.5 hrs & bypassed two hospitals to make sure she delivered in the SAME hospital Bristol was in, (for mono), and the fact her chief of staff DID NOT know she was preggo -- ALL of the stories originated with the Alaska newspapers in Anchorage & Fairbanks - they were there for everyone to read months ago.

It's disgusting she has USED her daughter as protection against this story, (this was the reason the CAMPAIGN used for announcing Bristol's pregnancy for a day or two before they realized the problem with that story). Gov Palin could have ended the story and rumours months ago by simply showing the birth certificate.

What bothers me about the story is two things: 1. No doctor or nurse has come forward & said, 'Stop this nonsense, I delivered the baby.' 2. This is NO birth announcement about the baby.

Jesus was not a politician, he was a community organizer, out to help the poor. Even George H. W. Bush, saw the import of community organizers with his thousand points of light.

And aren't the GOP the party of less government intervention and more community based assistance to help those in need and get them off of the government's list of responsibilities?

Oh GOP, hypocrisy be they true name.

And yet it was both Obama and Biden that came out first to denounce the attack against Willow and that families should remain out of the spotlight?
RIDICULOUS.

i hope and pray that they lose, with such a landslide. This is shameful.

As a law student at Syracuse, Biden had plagiarized a law review article , In September 1987, his campaign ran into trouble when he plagiarized a speech by Neil Kinnock, at least we can always tell when he speaks his mind

Speaking about Obama: the Presidency should not be a place for "on the job training"
When asked again about his statement during the debate he said " I stand by the statement"

Biden - "John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain. "

"There’s a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack Obama and between me and I suspect my vice presidential opponent,” Biden said.

“She’s good-looking,” he quipped.

Obama shows off his great judgement with his VP choice

Hey Sarah Palin, if you're as tough as you claim, then why can't you do an interview? Keep studying. Sooner or later you'll have to take the test. I just hope the American idiots don't vote you into office.

In Alaska there is a Statutory Rape law on the books that says that if an 18yr old has sex with a 17yr old it is a felony, and this law is implicit. PALIN IS AIDING IN THE NON REPORT OF A FELONY. IT IS HER OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW. INSTEAD SHE PARADES IT IN FRONT OF OUR FACES. WHO WANT'S A VP WITH DOUBLE STANDARDS?

Your slicing who counts a Obama/Biden democrat maghty fine. Just Look at the US magazine cover. I suppose that is just the work of private citizens as opposed to an editor and pulbisher with strong ties to democratic campaigns and Obama camapin. Also the "objective" press who can't seem to do basic reseaarch or get their facts straight on Alaskan budget issues, like funding for special needs children, are mostly republicians, right?. So split some more hairs, the smears are happening. Since you can go back 10 years in attempt to try and find some moral equilivantcy, maybe you could spend a little time examining the incomptetance, and the partisan attacks of your peers.

Palin claims to have managed Wasilla and the State of Alaska with superior economic governing skills. In fact, she substantially boosted governemnt spending in Wasilla via Federal Government handouts and left the Wisilla deep in debt. The city had no debt before her administration. Typical Republican way to make governing look easy ... borrow money and leave it to the next generation to clean it up. As to the State of Alaska, balancing the budget of Alaska is about as difficult as it is to balance the budget in Saudi Arabia ... the state gets nearly all its funding from oil revenues. It has so much oil revenue that it actually pays a stipend to its citizens to live there. No wonder she is for more drilling ... it just puts more money in her and the state's pockets.

Tom Ridge said it best last night during an interview with Tom Brokaw:

TOM BROKAW: But the fact is, governor, that you have had eight years of a bush administration and a lot of Republicans in Congress for the last eight years, so why wouldn't the american people say, look they had their shot we're going to change?

TOM RIDGE: Because John Bush - because John McCain is very much his own man...

Here, folks, is the new phrase of the day. John Bush. Priceless. Thanks, Tom.

Mary honey you've got it all wrong. No one is running scared b/c Palin is now in this race. She runs the state with the biggest land mass but not with the most people. And she's only been doing that for 20 months. Good for her but no one is scared of liars b/c eventually your lies catch up with you. "Oh what a tangled web she's woven" and the free press will NOT stop bringing things to light for Americans who really want to know the truth. But for those who want to cite innuendos, the truth doesn't ever matter. Which is why this country is in the mess we're in. You should be scared too Mary if the McCain/Palin ticket wins. Did you hear that 84,000 jobs were lost and unemployment is at a 5 year high? Did you hear McCain/Palin talk about that in either speech and what they plan to do about it? Do you have a job Mary? Is it protected and guaranteed? What about a pension? These people will promise everything and do nothing to help the average person. After all, they think the economy is "basically sound" and doing ok. From where they sit, it is! For people who have a job, or pension, or a home and health care everything is a ok. It's those community organizers who are in the trenches daily trying to help these folks survive. Oh but I forgot...MIZZZ Palin doesn't believe in community service and community organizers aren't vital. She mocked them. Even though the theme Wednesday night was SERVICE! A bunch of hippocrites who won't care until something bad happens to them or their friends and families. You're right; I'm scared but not for the reasons you think.

As a knowledgeable pitbull owner I can honestly say that pitbulls are almost never victims. Usually when pitbulls are victims(Palin) it's the result of their owners(McCain) using them to fight for entertainment (Palin's speecht) or gambling purposes(rally the base).
This smokescreen media attack is a stall to school her on how to spin her history of stances that don't mesh with the "lower 48".
She will soon be back governing her oil state and Todd can get back to his snow-machine racing.

If your daughter was raped, would you want the government to tell her she has to carry the baby to term?

That is what Paylin wants.

Many of my neighbors (still clinging to at least their religion here in Pennsylvania) have been looking for months to find ... "none of the above"

I think for many, Palin is new, historic .. Obama just another politician. Palin is "none of the above".

Funny how Obama has now achieved equal status, equal rights if you may, with all other politicians in DC. In a "color blind" society, Obama is just another politician.