Political Punch

Everyone is on Obama about his past with Rev. Wright. Well, how about John McCains past with Charles Keating? Listening to Pat Buccanon tonight it sounds like the Christian right is already gearing up. I seem to remember them pumping up G.W.Bush. Good job.

We have had 8 years of misery under Bush. I will not take another chance on them just because the Republican VP pick has ovaries. The Gop had their chance. Let’s give Obama a try. He has been successful in everything else he has tried. If we lose site of the facts, I fear for America. Make sure you are all registered to vote. They don’t look like the same old republicans but boy they sure do think like em’. My purse is tired of republican rule. Sarah Palin GIRL POWER and all that, but I am sorry maybe next time. Obama for change 08!!

Whow, what brilliant reporting! She put the jet on Ebay, but it didn't sell on Ebay so they had to sell it the traditional way with a broker.
You missed the whole point.
The important thing is that she got rid of the jet and all its trappings and expenses. Do you have a clue as to how much it costs to maintain, fuel, and staff a jet? The fact that she first tried to sell it on Ebay to save the State the broker fee was smart.
No need to thank me for thinking this through for you.
Maybe now you can look into your next big story. What did Barack Obama do with his Greek columns?

The media is so biased it is sickening,
no one ever mentions how Obama stated that Jeremiah Wright had been a friend and mentor, (any body know a mentor is, apparently the media doesn't) and then when the heat is turned up Obama disavows Wright.
The media doesn't even mention a suit has been filed in Pennsylvania challenging Obama's citizenship.
Obama may not even be a US citizen, now there is a news flash if true, what will the media say.
When the media tries to dig up meaningless BS somebody's afraid of her potential to rally turn the country around, as president of the Senate she would be in a great position to expose many self serving politicians.

Beckie -

No one here is jealous. This isn't high school. This isn't a student council election. This is the future of our country and in my own case I am legitimately scared that there could be an emergency and she may have to step into the presidency.

Ms. Palin may be an appealing person, someone equipped with common sense, and a former broadcaster able to read a scripted speech, but Senator McCain clearly did not choose her because she is not the best-qualified person to take over in a worst case scenario. She's not.

Hmmm...Obama detractors said that his supporters blindly followed him after hearing one or two speeches. Sound familiar?

As McCain has said, he doesn't know much about economics.

He DOES know how to be economical with the truth, however.

We LOVE Sarah! What a lady - a real role-model for the modern woman! Love the jealousy - keep it coming! It makes me happy to know that she is the centre of your universe! LOL!!

There is something important going on here, I think. When we speak we make deliberate choices to influence others -and we also have distinctive "tells" those little body language or verbal clues as to what is really going on. The message comes as part of a complete package.

When the words contradict the facts, then that causes other judgement mechanisms to activate themselves. Senator McCain's comment that the plane SOLD on eBay is just such a statement. The fact is well known - the plane was listed and sold elsewhere. Gov. Palin said that she put it on eBay...That appears to be true. So at the very least we have a presidential candidate who doesn't weigh his words carefully, whose speech is not nuanced and that is distressing. Diplomacy is a nuanced "discipline", one where every word is analyzed by an opponent looking for weakness. The President of the United States must be first and foremast a supreme US patriot and booster, but second and closely behind must be diplomatic, accurate, trustworthy. Sadly, I feel that the McCain/Palin camp must value the truth a great deal - they use it so sparingly.
Remember that the McCains' relationship was built ona few lies (which were told PROUDLY at the convention). The both lied about their ages and he didn't bother to talk about still being married. Now there are some fine family values.
Is the other side any better? Certainly the nervousness and hesitation that we sometimes see in Senator Obama is concerning. Certainly there is worry over the Rezko affair. There will be other skeletons coming out of the closet. I don't think, however, we will see the kind of fast and loose with the truth kinds of behaviors as we do on the McCain/Palin ticket.
Where is the outrage against Mrs. McCain's business? After all there is a huge number of people who think that alcohol is sinful. Drinking it is bad, but presumably distributing it and profiting from it is worse. Can they in all conscience support the McCain/Palin platform?
My point here is that we all have our own "ladders of inference" we will agree strongly with those things that support our core beliefs - and give them more weight than they deserve. We will dismiss things that are in opposition to our core beliefs more strongly than they deserve as well.

Don't feel to bad for Sarah she has a sea plane docked in her backyard.

drjohn - Do you not understand the meaning of the word "insinuated?" That doesn't mean she actually SAID she sold it on eBay. It only means she made it sound as if she did.

She delivered the speech well, I'll give her that, but how can they say she's ready to potentially step into the presidency when they won't let her step into an interview on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, etc.?

Palin told the truth. She did not claim to sell it on eBay.

Get over it.

Stop insulting women

Palin insuinated she had the plane sold on E-Bay and an ommission of full truth is as much a lie, as lying all the way. So what else is this individual not being truthful about?? Her marriage? Her Baby? Her qualifications? Which are pitifuly non-existant.

Sarah Palin's candidacy has been a revelation about the media and Obama's supporters.

Suddenly they're worried about a candidate's background.

Suddenly they're worried about the truth.

Suddenly they're worried about experience.

Awesome! But about 18 months too late.

Remember folks, politicians use their words very carefully. The "e-Bay" reference was used to convince Joe and Jane Voter that Palin is just an ordinary American, putting something for sale on e-Bay that is no longer needed. Of course, Palin wanted to give the impression that the jet sold on e-Bay without actually stating such (since it is not true)! Are they sure this woman didn't go to law school?

I love the fact that she saw it as a waste of taxpayer money and put it on eBay. Whether or not she actually sold it through them doesn't matter to me (though to say that it "sold" there is a slip-up that shouldn't happen again). She did sell it; that's the bottom line.

McCain/Palin will save the taxpayers money; that's REAL Change We Can Believe In!

All I can say is "Write in Ron Paul"

Also...everyone says, "She's only running for the second spot on the ticket and Obama's at the top." Well, that would normally be a good argument but the odds of her having to step into the presidency on an emergency basis are greater than they normally would be. McCain seems energetic and robust but I shudder to think what would happen should - God forbid - anything happen to him.

That is why this choice was so very important and why it makes me question Senator McCain's judgment.

Wonder how much Obama's styrofoam temple would sell for on eBay?
Maybe $6.00

It cost 6 million for one night of glory.
Obama's good judgement and reckless spending.

Maybe in the grand scheme of thing this story isn't that important but I hate feeling manipulated - they did want to create the perception that she "sold" it on eBay.

Still, I continue to shake my head. Vain? Arrogant? Condescending? Inexperienced? An empty suit with no knowledge of national security or world matters? Someone with attachments to radical fringe groups? (Todd Palin's former membership in the Alaska Independence Party - they want to LEAVE America, not put it first.) Someone who has sat in a church and listened to hate speech?

Those criticisms have been slung at Obama by his detractors. So why did the McCain campaign choose someone who can be described in the same way?

The more I read about her the more petty and vindictive she seems. Anyone who wants to ban books from the local library would never have my vote. And the stories coming out show that she seems to like firing people who don't agree with her.

I teach in a small-town high school and have worked with plenty of PTA moms. Some are in it because they truly care about the kids. Others are in it for their own glory - it make THEM feel special and powerful. And from what I've seen, she's the latter.

MaCain + Palin = McPain!!! America beware!!! There never could have been a worse combination of Mavericks!