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The Next Vice President Takes in a Game
October 11, 2008 10:02 PM
Both Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her rival, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., took in some games Saturday night.
Palin's trip was more fraught with risk, as she braved the home of the Philadelphia Flyers to throw down a puck, in a town where sports fans are notorious for even having booed Santa Claus.
On the jumbotron a warning message flashed, admonishing: "Flyers fans, show Philadelphia's class and welcome America's #1 hockey mom, Sarah Palin."
Boos and loud chants against Palin were drowned out by some healthy applause and deafening PA music.
Palin was savvy enough to also bring her daughters Willow and Piper, who sported a Flyers jersey, with her on the ice.
Biden , meanwhile, better hope he has better luck than his favorite college football team, the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
The senator showed some alumni team spirit and attended Saturday's Blue Hen gridiron duel with the University of Maine Black Bears, only to see his alma mater crash to a 27-10 home defeat.
Accompanied by his wife Jill and school president Patrick Harker and his spouse Emily, Biden took in the action from a box at the 50-yard line at Tubby Raymond field, flashing thumbs up to players, leaning over the box's protective bar, and standing up for big plays along with the 26,000-strong crowd.
At one point, Biden rose to his feet along when Maine intercepted a Delaware pass, displaying his Blue Hen bravado for the second time this season.
On Sept. 19, upon departing Wilmington for Washington, D.C., the Delaware lawmaker met with the Blue Hen squad at the airport, boasting that he had just been in Ohio where he told voters that the Delaware team would "kick Ohio State's ass."
"I was out in Ohio," Biden said, holding a football as he addressed the team. "I told folks in Ohio that we'd kick Ohio State's ass."
Just days before, Biden had concluded a two-day Buckeye State bus tour.
Of course, the Blue Hens promptly lost their game against Furman the next day, 23-21, to fall to 1-2 on the year.
And it didn't get any better for them on Saturday, as Biden's boys crashed to their second consecutive defeat following last week's 17-7 setback at Massachusetts.
Not only might Saturday's loss sting because the school's favorite senator was in attendance, but even more so because Delaware succumbed to the Black Bears, who had yet to record a Colonial conference win before tonight.
Now that Maine is off the schnide, Delaware remains one of the league's only winless teams. Biden will hope he fares better than his alma mater on Election Day in just over three weeks.
-- Jake Tapper, Matt Jaffe and Imtiyaz Delawala
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GOOD GOD!
Don't you people realize you're being "played" by both parties and candidates? They're opposite sides of the same coin!
One seeks to rule by force the other by consent! One plainly let's it be known that he takes corporate money, etc. the other hides it with CEOs and other top members donating (check out "obama's money cartel").
PLEASE WAKE UP!
Posted by: Smithery | Oct 13, 2008 9:19:49 AM
McCain and Palin see that their being defeated by a very intelligent, strong black man. And now they're resorting to LIES. The hate and prejudice of this country is being seen and felt by so many whites, and ignorant blacks. Palin is a back woods, red neck, uneducated white woman, who's only purpose in this election was to get Hilary female supporters. Are women so blind that they would want someone like Palin to represent them? She needs to be home taking care of her 5 kids, especially the baby who really needs the love and attention from his mother. But what do you expect from a mother who's water broke and she flew 8 hrs. She doesn't care about her own family other than her attempt at showing them off, do you really think she cares about any of us? She's uneducated not only by college standards but more importantly the knowledge of what's going on in the world. She was happy with having her husband and herself bullying the citizens of Alaska. She needs to be in prison for what she's done. Its called terrorism. She terrorized that man (and others will surface soon), because he didn't want her sister. If the sister left him there would be no need for revenge. For a person to go after someone's lively hood because of a personal vendetta is terrible. How many people will she go after if she were VP? Wake up people, this woman is BAD news. This is the most interesting President election I've ever seen. LIES, LIES,AND MORE LIES will be heard in the next couple of weeks. I want a president who will help me pay to send my children to college, someone who will put a end to people's social security going to people who never worked, a day in their life but can receive SS because they chose to drink, do drugs,etc. A president who wants equallity for ALL PEOPLE regardless of race, economic status, etc. A president who will bring the troops home and let these foreign coountries fight there own battles. Why are we still there? There are so many issues that if we continue to be so prejudice we all will suffer. Minorities are not the only ones who have to pay high gas prices, high heating bills,rent, mortgage, taxes etc. What happens to one group happens to us all. Do you really think that a man who married for money himself, knows what its like to go without? Or maybe he did and that's why he married her. Every where you go you see ads about education (no child left behind, sylvan learning centers, etc) look at the Repub. educational background. That's the one issue they haven't talk about, higher learning. You know why, because they don't have it. They talk about the healthcare issue because McCains healthcare is all taken care of due to his veteran status. He wants the American people to purchase their own insurance. What that spells out is people will be uninsured, causing hospitals, private offices and walk in centers to be stuck with million of dollars worth of unpaid bills. There goes our SS, 401k's being tapped by the gov. to pay the bills. Employers need to provide health care since they already get tax breaks.
Posted by: Trixie | Oct 12, 2008 10:37:34 PM
Hillary Clinton gave a strong endorsement to Barack Obama by celebrating the end of the Bush administration, shouting:
"Make no mistake about it. We've done it before and we will do it again. America will once again rise from the ashes of the Bushe
Posted by: Blue | Oct 12, 2008 10:20:46 PM
'John McCain opened the Pandora's Box of hate and bigotry, of disenfranchisement and scapegoating, and there's no way for him to reel it in. Nor do I suspect that he truly realizes the power of it either.'
Posted by: Blue | Oct 12, 2008 10:19:46 PM
It's about time we have a woman who has executive experience and a proven record of reform run for the nation's highest office. Also, as a Catholic, I am honored Governor Palin speaks out for the right to life, honors her country and supports the right to bear arms. Governor Palin is a breathe of fresh air to the Republican brand and will get my vote on November 4th along with Senator John McCain. McCain is a man who has made sacrafice for a country he loves; while Obama has been pals with domestic terrorists. End of story. Where's the birth certificate??
Show it or shut up.
Posted by: Boston4Palin | Oct 12, 2008 8:06:23 PM
Any Dem. candidate can win now regardless of its qualification.
Posted by: Ted | Oct 12, 2008 7:20:33 PM
Let just Obama be president now. Election is not needed. He has no reason to lose.
Posted by: Ted | Oct 12, 2008 7:17:53 PM
Obama's victory was the promised one from the beginning after the current economic condition. SHOULD Obama lose, it proves to be something wrong with him.
Posted by: Ted | Oct 12, 2008 7:14:54 PM
The AIP was born of the vision of “Old Joe” Vogler, a hard-bitten former gold miner who hated the government of the United States almost as much as he hated wolves and environmentalists. His resentment peaked during the early 1970s when the federal government began installing Alaska’s oil and gas pipeline. Fueled by raw rage — “The United States has made a colony of Alaska,” he told author John McPhee in 1977 — Vogler declared a maverick candidacy for the governorship in 1982. Though he lost, Old Joe became a force to be reckoned with, as well as a constant source of amusement for Alaska’s political class. During a gubernatorial debate in 1982, Vogler proposed using nuclear weapons to obliterate the glaciers blocking roadways to Juneau. “There’s gold under there!” he exclaimed.
Posted by: karen | Oct 12, 2008 5:47:18 PM
By Chryson’s account, he and Palin also worked hand-in-glove to slash property taxes and block a state proposal that would have taken money for public programs from the Permanent Fund Dividend, or the oil and gas fund that doles out annual payments to citizens of Alaska. Palin endorsed Chryson’s unsuccessful initiative to move the state Legislature from Juneau to Wasilla. She also lent her support to Chryson’s crusade to alter the Alaska Constitution’s language on gun rights so cities and counties could not impose their own restrictions. “It took over 10 years to get that language written in,” Chryson said. “But Sarah [Palin] was there supporting it.”
“With Sarah as a mayor,” said Chryson, “there were a number of times when I just showed up at City Hall and said, ‘Hey, Sarah, we need help.’ I think there was only one time when I wasn’t able to talk to her and that was because she was in a meeting.”
Chryson says the door remains open now that Palin is governor. (Palin’s office did not respond to Salon’s request for an interview.
Posted by: karen | Oct 12, 2008 5:44:51 PM
When Palin won the election, the men who had once shouted anti-government slogans outside City Hall now had a foothold inside the mayor’s office. Palin attempted to pay back her newfound pals during her first City Council meeting as mayor. In that meeting, on Oct. 14, 1996, she appointed Stoll to one of the City Council’s two newly vacant seats. But Palin was blocked by the single vote of then-Councilman Nick Carney, who had endured countless rancorous confrontations with Stoll and considered him a “violent” influence on local politics. Though Palin considered consulting attorneys about finding another means of placing Stoll on the council, she was ultimately forced to back down and accept a compromise candidate.
Posted by: karen | Oct 12, 2008 5:42:55 PM
Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin’s political career in Alaska, and in return had influence over policy. “Her door was open,” says Chryson — and still is.
Posted by: karen | Oct 12, 2008 5:40:03 PM
Sarah Palin is a socialist AND a secessionist all wrapped up in one.
Posted by: karen | Oct 12, 2008 5:35:19 PM
Senator Obama and the abuse of power
Funneling tax payer money to the corrupt ACORN group that is trying to change the election outcome by fraud.
Funneling money to his wife's employer so she she received a super pay raise.
Funneling money to his Trinity Church that teaches racism and hate mongering.
Governor Palin wsas trying to get an abusive drunk, angry man from a job where he could harm others. She was doing the right thing. An investigative reporter stated he had a list of bad behavior/abuses as long as your arm as reported by a state investigation. Just tazering an 11 year old for fun should be a criminal act.
Those looking at this rationaling know this was political stunt. The trooper should be fired and the commissioner was not acting in the best interest of the state. If you want to know what kind of guy this trooper was, just ask one of his four ex-wives. He is and was scum.
Posted by: Mary | Oct 12, 2008 2:20:30 PM
Even though DETROIT AUTOMAKERS are at the brinks of bankruptcy, the AUTO-WORKERS shouldn't be worried because Obama has promised to save them, and Obama is surely winning.
Posted by: Ted | Oct 12, 2008 2:15:26 PM
Sarah Palin as Governor of Alaska found guilty Friday in legislative investigation for abuse of power to try to get her former bother inlaw fired. Used her easy access to his supervisors, government heads, employee records, her staff, etc to pursue her personal vendetta against Trooper Wooten. This is illegal!!! Worst against Palin still to come!! Lawsuits highly likely!! Attorneys all over country likely to jump on this high profile investigation. Top litigation attorneys were sure fired up over results of investigation yesterday. Note and they knew lots more information with held by Palin existed. With small amount of information legilature got Palin still found guilty. Palin-McCain lost in court 100%. Judge ordered Friday all email public and private must be preserved and saved.
Palin is dishonest and evil. Sorry, but am really mad and shocked at her behavior. She is guilty of Abuse of Power as Governor. She is guilty of enticing crowd rage. Then smiles as crowd yells "kill him", "off with his head", "terrorist", "treason". These are dangerous actions!! Appears she is suggestively encouraging possible assassination of a Presidential Candidate - Barak Obama!! This Ayers terrorist association needs to stop. This was 40+ years ago when Obama small child. Ayers never convicted at trial. He has worked quite hard to live law abiding and productive life trying to help society and make up for his actions. Ayers is now respectd Professor at University of Illinois, well known & respected expert on educational reform, wrote multiple books, served/s on many Chicago community groups/associations that help people, bestowed by university with Distinguished Professor Award, bestowed Citizen of Year Award Chicago for his volunteer work for educational reform, speaks at universities across the country, etc. Democrats and Republicans supporting and defending Ayers in Chicago. Obama served on Boar with Ayers. He is not a close personal friend of Ayers.
Posted by: Sharonklim | Oct 12, 2008 1:29:52 PM
People keep claiming sexism but never offer any proof that the Obam's campaign is being sexist. Is it secist to ask a woman the same question you would ask a man in the same situation? I personally don't think so I think it would be sexist not to ask her these questions. In fact I would agree that the media has been sexist in their questioning of Gov. Palin for the exact opposite reason that you are probably saying they are sexist (but then I don't know that because you don't give any reason for your accusations of sexism in the media) because all the media has done so far is ask her easy soft-ball question like what newspapers she reads which she couldn't answer for three days. I for one am afraid of the idea that she could possibly become our president if anything were to happen to McCain because if it takes three days to respond to an easy question like that how long would it take her to respond to a national emergency? It took her just as long to respond to what she reads as it took Bush to respond to Katrina.
So what is your reasoning for crying sexism? I'm sure a lot of people would like to know.
Posted by: Josh | Oct 12, 2008 1:16:26 PM
too funny.......
late night Nov 4th........... McSame & Gov. Moose will lose badly and prove to the world what a fraud they both are..
Posted by: Blue | Oct 12, 2008 1:02:58 PM
Palin is being criticized
for her incendiary and
riot-inciting hate speech
at rallies. The rebuke is
not sexist.
She may have been put up
to it by McCain and other
campaign advisers. But
she herself is delivering
the "hate him" message as
a vice presidential nominee.
The criticism has been mild
not strong enough. She
should be dismissed from
the Republican ticket.
Posted by: anon | Oct 12, 2008 12:34:37 PM
Sarah Palin is guilty of poor judgement. McCain is guilty of poor judgement by picking Palin and also for abandoning his family for a beer heiress.
Posted by: joe | Oct 12, 2008 12:19:53 PM
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