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September 15, 2008 11:00 PM

ABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports: Todd Palin, the husband of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, told Fox News' Greta Van Susteren that he wasn't all that surprised that his wife would be tapped as the Republican vice presidential candidate because he always believed she was destined for a position higher than governor of Alaska (governor of a state is a pretty high office, so that leaves only a short list of possible offices his wife could seek).

Palin also admitted a bit of surprise that the run for higher office would come so soon. His wife has been Alaska governor for only 21 months. She was mayor of a small town before that.

"For me it wasn't a huge surprise. You know, I'm just glad that they tapped into her. And I think Americans are seeing what she's about. And so to me it wasn't a big shock. I knew she was destined for higher positions, maybe not as soon. But that's just the way she is."

Mr. Palin told Van Susteren he first started to suspect his wife might be in serious contention to be Arizona Sen. John McCain's running mate when he began to receive inquires about his background. He did not elaborate on the source of the inquires.

Asked if he thought his wife would go into politics when they first met in high school in 1981, Palin said, " No." He continued, "I just didn't see it in her." He envisioned that his wife would be "a professional of some sort" after college. As for what he did when his wife went off to complete her education at 5 colleges in 6 years, Palin told Van Susteren he was busy with various jobs.

Mr. Palin didn't envision his wife's successful political career when they first met, but he did think they would marry one day. "I just felt that connection, you know. And…you just have that feeling."

Asked if he had a particular title in mind that he'd like to be called as the spouse of the vice president, and if first man was even appropriate given that McCain would technically be the nation's first man, Palin shrugged off the question with his patent super-calm demeanor.

"Not really. I'm very easy."

September 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (148)

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McCain/Palin - have EARNED my VOTE - and MILLIONS of Americans feel the same way. Obama is an Arrogant, Radical FRAUD - he will never be elected.

Posted by: Molly | Sep 15, 2008 11:15:19 PM

Mmmm hmm!

Posted by: w3bgrrl | Sep 15, 2008 11:16:06 PM

Oh Goodie!

Posted by: Thinking | Sep 15, 2008 11:18:43 PM

How refreshing are the Palins??? I'll bet they're proud of their country ALL the time!!!!

Posted by: Delaware Vol | Sep 15, 2008 11:21:31 PM

Todd and Sarah Palin are the purest form of class.

Posted by: Aquaviva | Sep 15, 2008 11:23:16 PM

Heh. There's no need to refer to Todd Palin as the "first dude" of Alaska. He seems a little more substantial than some college sophomore psych major.

Posted by: Jaibones | Sep 15, 2008 11:25:00 PM

YES - First Dude - GOV Palin will be a GREAT VP. We would all like to see your Family in the White House - instead of Obama with all his Radical "Friends"!!!

Posted by: Abby | Sep 15, 2008 11:25:47 PM

Todd is the first class.

Very happy for the Palins.

Posted by: Rob | Sep 15, 2008 11:32:16 PM

She was not born into politics. She did not marry into politics. Give the women some credit. Just because we may not agree with her on issues doesn't mean she is evil or stupid.

Posted by: Nader/Gonzalez08 | Sep 15, 2008 11:35:34 PM

Are these the folks that cling to guns and religion because their bitter as Obama stated a while ago?

Boy, do I love these Palin's they are a breath of fresh air.

Posted by: Tom | Sep 15, 2008 11:39:32 PM

Todd Palin -- a Native American! it brings tears to my eyes to see a minority finally make it to the whitehouse! Leave it to the GOP to bring quality diversity to Washington.

Meanwhile....

Strange, but ABC news is STILL not reporting or investigating the NY post story on Obama possibly violating the Logan act by trying to interfere with Iragi troop withdrawal. Why are we bombarded with story after story about Palin and library books, and not one mention of this potential act of treason? I am so confused?

it MUST be investigated! Americans deserve better treatment!

“Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged”—Abraham Lincoln, 1863

Posted by: decentAmerican | Sep 15, 2008 11:41:24 PM

If we just didn't have this little problem with the economy, and this little problem with Iraq, if it were all just good fun, then yes, I'd say Todd and Sarah, along with McCain, might not be so bad. As it stands now the only place I see them running this country is into the ground.

Posted by: Susan | Sep 15, 2008 11:41:41 PM

Susan, I have honestly tried to understand the democratic philosophy. But how can you think that higher taxes and more government programs will help the economy? What will help the economy is a federal budget that shrinks, less pork in Washington D.C. and true fiscal responsibility.

I don't think that increasing the taxes on only 5% of the richest people will do anything other than give them more incentive to figure out how not to pay taxes.

Start thinking rationally!

Posted by: Debbie | Sep 15, 2008 11:56:46 PM

Palins in or near the White House... that's an even stronger call for disaster than McCain on a snowmachine.

America would become an international running joke.

It would make a great reality show though... the McCains and the Palins... All In The All White Family...

Posted by: jitter | Sep 15, 2008 11:58:21 PM

"As for what he did when his wife went off to complete her education at 5 colleges in 6 years, Palin told Van Susteren he was busy with various jobs."

Can you do just a little bit of fact-checking before you write something like this?

1. Hawaii Pacific College Fall 1982
2. North Idaho College Spring/Fall '83
-- (No school Spring '84)
3. University of Idaho. Fall '84/Spring '85
4. Matanuska-Susitna College Fall '85
3: University of Idaho AGAIN Spring '86, Fall '86,Spring '87 (graduated) You don't get to call U. of Idaho both the third and fifth school; it's only one school.

That's FOUR colleges over a FIVE-year span (Nine of the ten semesters from Fall '82 to Spring '87), even though it covered parts of six calendar years. We don't count college years that way. You don't say a person who attended 8 consecutive semesters did so "over five years"; saying Palin attended over six years is a deliberate attempt to mislead people.

Posted by: The Monster | Sep 15, 2008 11:59:27 PM

God told him so........

Posted by: Realist | Sep 16, 2008 12:10:25 AM

He's likable enough!

Just kidding.

Yeah, I like him though for real.

Posted by: John | Sep 16, 2008 12:10:37 AM

Are they kin to Cheney? Refusing to cooperate with the Troopergate investigation.....guess they are above the law like the current administration.

Posted by: Realist | Sep 16, 2008 12:13:38 AM

I am struck just how average down to earth type people the Palins are. So often, I have hoped that an average person would run the country verses the usual elitist crooked Washington Insider......last 1/2 normal person I can think of that held office was Reagan (not Mrs. Reagan).

Posted by: chattyway | Sep 16, 2008 12:19:47 AM

I saw the Greta Van Susteren piece on Todd Palin. I was truly touched and impressed by this REAL American Man. I am sure that Sarah is just as appealing but I doubt if the media will ever allow us to see the "real" Sarah. Even our beloved Charlie had to interview her in such a condescending tone. Sad really. Journalists, you might not like her or agree with her views but we really want to spend time with Sarah, even if just on TV. Please try to be fair.

Posted by: Rebecca | Sep 16, 2008 12:22:17 AM

ABC News (and paticularly Charlie Gibson) should be ashamed. Clearly, you have forgotten what objectivity means and have entered the fray on tyhe socialist democrat side.

Posted by: Charlie | Sep 16, 2008 12:24:52 AM

"last 1/2 normal person I can think of that held office was Reagan (not Mrs. Reagan). "
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Yea he looked at the astrology charts before he made a decision.

Funny though that the religious right liked him.

Posted by: Thinking | Sep 16, 2008 12:25:23 AM

Obama spoke about withdrawal but when he was in Iraq he talked to the Iraqi leadership there about not withdrawing American troops until after the election... he directly interferred with official foreign policy which is a violation of the Logan Act. This is called lying to his own supporters.

Also we could mention that he is friends with an unrepentant terrorist named Bill Ayers, began his political career in Ayers' living room.

Yet we have to parse words over a man who believe his wife was destined to do something great. I believe she is too...

Maybe that is what ABC is scared of, but you know, if she is destined... then there is nothing ABC can do about it right? Though we will watch them try their hardest the next several weeks... it is your fate ABC. Fate.

HA.

McCain&Cindy/Sarah&Todd '08

I love these people! Love them! Analyze that!

Can't believe they wrote a story on this... let's forget about the guy with unrepentant terrorists as friends running for the presidency... let's only focus the people's minds on what we want them to think about.
Right ABC?


Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 12:26:59 AM

Oh dear, Jitter, are you yet another Obama supporter tossing the useless race card, once again?

ARe you ready to face the truth?

Obama and his wife belonged to a racist church for 20 years.

Meanwhile...

McCain's have a daughter they adopted from Bangladesh.
Palin's husband is Native American.
The GOP was the FIRST to have TWO black Secretaries of State, Powell and Rice.


It is Obama and the Dems who are the racists here.

Stop using the race card, nobody cares anymore, Obama has abused it too much.

Posted by: decentAmerican- | Sep 16, 2008 12:29:05 AM

Isn't Todd a traitor? I mean, he was a member of the "Alaska Independence Party"

Posted by: GregInSeattle | Sep 16, 2008 12:30:14 AM

I LOOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE THE PALINS!!!!!!

I IMAGINE THEY ARE MAYBE WONNNNNNDDDERRRFFFULLL!!!!

OF COURSE, ALL I KNOW ABOUT HEM IS THAT THEY ARE SECESSSIONIST RIGHT-WING HOLY-ROLLER FRUITCAKES, BUT WHO CARES?

SHE'S A HOCKEY-MOM!!!!! I LOOOOOVVVVEEE HOCKEY-MOMS!!!!!

SHE CAN SEE RUSSIA OUT HER BATHROOM WINDOW!!!! SHE'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR!!!!!

PINCH ME, I'M DREAMING!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ed from MA | Sep 16, 2008 12:32:22 AM

Todd doesn't even have a college degree, and his wife is almost as uneducated. It was OBVIOUS listening to her interview that she hasn't paid much attention to national politics. She is WAY WAY behind in the knowledge that's required to be Vice President, and she can't even use her 'vocabulary words' correctly. What a doofus.

You people who are voting for her probably never made it past 8th grade... that is pretty obvious. Your ignorance is absolutely astounding.

The truth will come out. She is a crooked politician. She only wanted the Good Old Boys out of Alaskan politics so she could take their place.

You people are being duped by your own party. What fools indeed.

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:33:47 AM

I don't get how 'being average' means you'd make a better president then someone with the proper credentials. This "she's so normal" is a bad thing if you ask me. A president should have a top notch ivy league education or another achievement that proves something. Another thing is, we don't need five kids running around the white house. It's hard enough to run things with five kids let alone five kids and running the country. I wish good things for Palin but I sure hope she loses this one. We don't need another republican in the white house.

Posted by: Jim Thorpe | Sep 16, 2008 12:34:56 AM

Some of you people are absolutely retarded, and I don't feel bad what so ever for saying it. Seriously, how much convincing do you need that casting a vote for candidate A because he/she is "more likeable" or "has a better personality" is a HORRID idea?

Look, we ended up in this mess in part because people voted for the guy they'd rather have a god damned beer with.

Supporters of BOTH candidates need to wake the f**k up and start looking at the issues. Do you need a reminder of what those are?

1.)Iraq - What led to us being there? Why haven't we won? What are we going to do about it?

2.)See above, but strike the first part...that much is known.

3.)Our economy isn't dead in the water, but it's scarcely in full health these days. Again...what led to this crap, and what are we going to do about it?

3.)Bipartisanship. We haven't seen REAL bipartisanship in this country in a long time, and it's high time and candidate takes it seriously, otherwise we'll continue to flounder.

What's frustrating about this is that the media isn't going to do a thing about it. While I think ABC is a good organization(shameless plug), they're just as guilty as the rest with not taking politicians to task, instead concentrating on garbage like this. . .

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 12:37:16 AM

Okay....issue number 2 in my first post was SUPPOSED to have "Afghanistan" but for whatever reason, it's not there...

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 12:39:00 AM

You people who are voting for her probably never made it past 8th grade... that is pretty obvious. Your ignorance is absolutely astounding.
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lindsay,

You are absolutely right! In fact my wife and I just got back from a cruise to Alaska. We were absolutely surprised at the local population there - it looks like West Virgina!

A bunch of toothless rednecks in those smaller towns like Wassilla. And Todd? He is nothing but a redneck snowmobiler with a DUI!!!

Posted by: Davis | Sep 16, 2008 12:40:08 AM

David, this is only a rumor:

"Obama spoke about withdrawal but when he was in Iraq he talked to the Iraqi leadership there about not withdrawing American troops until after the election... he directly interferred with official foreign policy which is a violation of the Logan Act."

DO you have proof of this? If this was true, it would have come out a LONG time ago; you and the rest of the raving loonie right-wingers are grasping at straws trying in vain to steal another election with dishonesty. Even if it was true, do you really think the Iraqi government is going to tattle on Obama?

They don't want McCain, they want Obama!! Dream on, and quit posting rumors as the truth. You Republicans just can't quit, can you? Lying is the Republican National Creed.

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:40:19 AM

Some of you guys are crazy on this board. 8 yrs of suffering, constant job lost,home forclosures, no health care. And now Just to day HP is laying of 25,000 people and AIG is in the tank, and all these banks are closing. And all yall can say is, boy he is a nice guy. Mcshame voted 19 times not to increase mim wages, why don't you people wise the hell up and check the facts. Don't start crying when you vote these dummies in the white house, and all your jobs get ship over seas. Stop thinking about yourself and start thinking about your children's future,Oh and by the way I forgot women's right to choose is out the damn door.

Posted by: Billie | Sep 16, 2008 12:40:45 AM

"As for what he did when his wife went off to complete her education at 5 colleges in 6 years, Palin told Van Susteren he was busy with various jobs."
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Kind of a drifter, likes to use the power of the Governors office from what I read . My, but he is the snowmobile champion though.

Posted by: Thinking | Sep 16, 2008 12:43:05 AM

It's funny to watch ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and others try will all their might to marginalize Sarah Palin and her family only to see it backfire. You guys keep shoveling the crap and I will continue to watch as it falls back in your face.

It is beyond comprehension just how ignorant these media types are. To think they can criticize Sarah Palin for not having enough experience to be VP all the while, Obama has the same amount if not less experience and he is running for President. Do you people really think we are so stupid? Really?

McCain/Palin 2008

Posted by: Joseph | Sep 16, 2008 12:43:31 AM

Yeah, for somebody who never made it past the 8th grade, I suppose Sarah is super, super educated.

This whole situation just goes to show the sorry state of the educational system in this country. Don't they teach government classes anymore? Who in their right mind would think this YAY-HOO ex-beauty queen with the prego teenage daughter is fit to be vice president, much less PRESIDENT?

Because she can SEE Russia from her house? PUH-LEAZE!! Gag me with a spoon.

The rest of the world is laughing at us. Big time. It's like a bad sit-com run amok.

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:46:51 AM

Do you people really think we are so stupid? Really?
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Without question, yes

Posted by: Thinking | Sep 16, 2008 12:48:30 AM

Obama has a law degree from one of the most repsected institutions in the country, and is an expert in Constitutional Law. He knows his stuff and can hold his own in any intellectual environment.

You DO know what the Constitution is, don't you? Did they teach that before you dropped out of 8th grade? It's that crazy little document that forms the backbone of our entire government, just in case you didn't know.

I am sorry, but it takes a little more than what Sarah's got to be president. Haven't you noticed they won't let her do interviews? It's because she is almost CLUELESS!! I am talking CLUELESS!!

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:52:40 AM

Billie-

About raising the minimum wage....I agree with the sentiment that expecting someone to support themselves with a minimum wage job is absurd, raising it just raises the cost of everything else...and usually disproportionately. We need to make sure that people can get the education they need (affordably, might I add) to ensure that they don't rely on minimum wage jobs. Simply saying "raise it" isn't enough, and both candidates know it.

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 12:52:40 AM

"Respected". I spelled that wrong. Typo, sorry.

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:53:34 AM

Than what?
Who cares?
I guess, there are some news today, except this sypid statement about stupid Dude.

Posted by: Linda,Florida | Sep 16, 2008 12:57:19 AM

Experience is no match for BRAINS.

And really, it is coming out now that Sarah was just as clueless about Alaskan politics. She has no critical thinking skills at ALL. She probably doesn't even know what a fallacy is, I guarantee it.

If you boneheads really think she would be in charge, you are SADLY mistaken. This woman would be a mere puppet of the same evil men that were in charge of Mr. Folksy himself, Bush.

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:57:29 AM

He's seems to be a great guy, very relatable...just like Gov. Palin. They are us, their family is like ours...McCain/Palin has my vote.
They really will shake up Washington D.C. politics as usual.
McCain is the only bipartisan candidate and will put Republicans and Democrats in his cabinet, wealthiest to receive only $1 a year. He doesn't care who gets credit for getting the work done...justs wants bipartisan workmanship....HE HAS NO EGO....LIKE
B. HUSSEIN.
COUNTRY FIRST McCAIN/PALIN.

Posted by: Debra | Sep 16, 2008 1:03:50 AM

Lindsay: great comment.

Tonight the McCain camp is calling him out on the things that he said in Iraq. The issue is that he simply needs to answer for it. Like he hasn't answered on alot of serious concerns which have been proven, i.e. Obama is friends with an unrepentant terrosist named Bill Ayers. Why hasn't the media covered this? That is the point of my comment. You can vote for the who is friends with a terrorist if you want... does that fit under the definition of looney.

McCain/Palin '08 Reform.

Lower taxes. Less Spending. Banning Earmarks. Record of working across the isle. Experience at the top of the ticket and the bottom of the ticket has more qualifying experience than BHO.

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:04:12 AM

Posted by: lindsay | Sep 16, 2008 12:33:47 AM

Ha Ha
Obama: "Um Uh Uhm Hopenchange Uh UMM"

Posted by: joe | Sep 16, 2008 1:07:05 AM

lyndsay at 12:40....of course they want Obama...our enemies want an Obama Presidency, they want us to lose our #1 standing in the world...don't you goofs get it. The world would love a spineles Obama Presidency...sock puppet they can push around.
So tired of the lib/dem desperation regarding A GOVERNOR, not a community organizer who got asbestos removed.
Please....spare me...actually keep it up. The more you guys throw the mud of fear, the more the McCain/Palin ticket closes in on victory!

Posted by: Debra | Sep 16, 2008 1:10:04 AM

Henderson

I get what you are saying but do you get where I'm coming from? You have so many job lost and the middle age people are working for lest money to make ends meet by taking the young kids jobs. Hell by the time I get to retire there will be no social security. And ask yourself if this woman get into office, she will be a heart beat away from being the presdent. Give me a break, all she talks about is that bridge to nowhere if Mccane or her get in there we will all be living under that bridge to nowhere.

Posted by: Billie | Sep 16, 2008 1:11:21 AM

Hey Dems vote for the guy who is friends with an unrepentant terrorist... I guess you have to have an Ivy League education to do that.

It was a radical Muslim named Khalid Al-Mansour that funded Barack Obama into that Ivy League school.

Vote for that guy!

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:13:05 AM

Thank you David. Obama campaign is smearing McCain with the "lie" theme these past days...but it's not taking....where is the TRUTH FROM B. HUSSEIN ON WRIGHT, AYERS, REZKO? HE NEEDS TO BE GRILLED ON THESE RACISTS, TERRIORISTS, CRIMINALS...AND HOW ABOUT MICHELLE'S HATE WHITEY COLLEGE THESIS?
WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!! This man is a fraud and doesn't measure up to McCain's kneecaps.
COUNTRY FIRST (NOT EGO) McCAIN/PALIN!!!!
NUMBER ONE LIBERAL TWO MINUTE SENATOR IS NOT QUALIFIED.

Posted by: Debra | Sep 16, 2008 1:15:30 AM

of course they want Obama...our enemies want an Obama Presidency, they want us to lose our #1 standing in the world...don't you goofs get it.

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What crap! Just crap Debra.

Posted by: Thinking | Sep 16, 2008 1:16:09 AM

Hey Thinking then vote for the guy who is friends with an unrepentant terrorist... I guess you have to have an Ivy League education to do that.

It was a radical Muslim named Khalid Al-Mansour that funded Barack Obama into that Ivy League school.

Vote for that guy!

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:21:07 AM

Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, the economy and so on. Do I worry about Palin steering the ship if need be? Of course. Do I worry about Obama steering the ship? Of course. Do I think had Obama put Clinton on as VP that Palin would be on the ticket? No.
Do I think if Obama had more experience to be on the top of the Democratic ticket that Palin would be on the ticket? Absolutely not. Obama and Palin are two up and coming bright and shining stars of their respective parties- they are the future of the their parties. The Democrats decided to put their upstart on the top of the ticket and the Republicans decided to put their's on the bottom of their ticket. The only difference I see between the two is that Obama clearly had grander aspirations politically and has been on the campaign trail for most of his US Senate term and while not having the actual experience he does have the experience of talking about foreign policy issues and answering the same questions over and over. That's his experience- talking about it. Palin clearly didn't have grander political aspirations at the time, had she, she clearly would have paid more attention to issues around foreign policy. Palin spent her time focusing on the job she was elected to do and obviously has been very popular with the people of Alaska in doing so. I worry more about Obama's knucklehead response after the Georgia/Russia conflict where he didn't know the Russians had veto power on his initial recommendation then I do Palin not knowing the Bush Doctrine, since Gibson himself didn't know it. I'd rather have inexperience on the bottom of the ticket then the top.

Posted by: alpaig52 | Sep 16, 2008 1:22:25 AM

Posted by: JOE | Sep 16, 2008 1:23:44 AM

Anyone who buys this about the Palins are idiots. Here is a country with over 300 million people and your going to put it in the hands of some unknown backward hillbilly from BucK fu___ nowhere and let them run your country deeper into a hole. No wonder we're all laughing at you. You people are a joke. What in Gods name has got into you people.8 years of economic disaster and you idiots want to shove these people in power again with a puppet of a VP. Give your heads a shake. Your country is the laughing stock of the whole world. You think you got problems now with wars and terrorist. You go ahead and elect grandpa, whos already on his deadbed,and Cariboo Barbie and see how quickly these nutballs from around the world come at you.This is exactly what they are waiting for. Man you people have lost all common sense whatsoever.. Go take your meds for christ sake.

Posted by: John | Sep 16, 2008 1:26:00 AM

I think John just explained why he will never be vice president. Classy.

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:27:59 AM

Posted by: John | Sep 16, 2008 1:26:00 AM
Your country is the laughing stock of the whole world.
And where might you be from.

Posted by: joe | Sep 16, 2008 1:28:46 AM

Will you liberals quit throwing a fit, get up off of the floor, dust yourselves off and start acting like adults? Holding your breath until we conservatives turn blue just isn't going to happen!

Posted by: mr. sender | Sep 16, 2008 1:29:06 AM

Yes, Lindsay, Obamessiah has that great college education, but he has the ethics of a jackal and common sense of a fruit fly. I like how keeps trying to ping on McCain/Palin on earmarks and keeps getting his butt handed right back to him. On the experience issue, he got taken to the woodshed as just another empty suit with delusions of his own granduer. I'll take McCain's and Palin's combined decades of leadership and real world experience over Obambi's 143 days in the Senate where his greatest accomplishment was he wrote a book. I'll take McCain's Naval War College training over The One's fancy schools. The Constitution? Obamessiah's minions have been working to stifle media criticism of him by threats of lawsuits and boycotts. Yes, we know what the Constitution is. Tell us all, Lindsay, what rights and freedoms have YOU personally lost as a result of the War on Terror. Obviously, you have not lost the freedom of speech, have you? You have the freedom to come on here and spout all manner idiocy in the name of The One. As a veteran I will fight to the death for your right to say silly inane stuff.

Posted by: Rey | Sep 16, 2008 1:32:51 AM

David, Debra, John:

You three stooges have consistantly been the biggest trolls on these boards. I've yet to read an entire coherent post from any one of you idiots. Keep on repeating everything that Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh regurgitate....

Billie-

To the ONE person who wants to talk about RELEVANT issues: THANK YOU!

And yes, I see where you're coming from about the minimum wage, and I'm in (for the most part) 100% agreement from what you said. We need to just start leaving Palin out of relevant discussions, as she's really not relevant. Yeah, I said it, trolls, bring your bulls*** to me now.

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 1:39:38 AM

For your information Joe, i'm your next door neighbor. And all I see and read is a bunch of racist bigots who have lost all common sense whatsoever. You know what, I have friends living in NY and I will gladly extend my hand to most of them to come here when your country totally implodes on itself because of morons like you people. To sit there and talk about a person who is trying to make a difference in your country and in your lives, to help everyone he can, and you blind, ignorant fools rather go down the toilet with the rest of the fools, then go ahead, Cut your own throats , vote for the same rich white people who have been robbing the whole lot of you blind for the last 8 years. Go for it, because all I see is a bunch of bigots with no more brains than my fish in my tank. Oh, and BTW, i'm a whiie man in his 50's who travels all over the glode. I've seen soem idiots and fools in my life, but you people take the cake. I'm sorry for all the other 50% of americans you morons are taking down with you. But go for it. Everyone else will be laughing at your sorry asses when your economy hits rock bottom because of your desire to see someone who is just a ""normal"" every day person.. Hahahahahahahahahaha I'm out of here. Not worth my time trying to teach you idiots anything. Later losers

Posted by: John | Sep 16, 2008 1:43:38 AM

Respectfully to Lindsay and Henderson

Iraqi leader referring to Obama's conversation in his visit to Iraq:

"He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview.

Is this not an issue?
Are you going to call out all the trolls or just the ones you don't like?

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:44:03 AM

I am sick of Palin's fake smile and practiced trite answers. When is she going to talk to the press off script?

If you thought Charly Gibson was tough on her (poor Sarah), just imagine her going up against Vladimer Putin!!!

Posted by: Real Patriot | Sep 16, 2008 1:46:14 AM

'According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.'

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:47:34 AM

Rey-

I know you wanted to hear from Lindsay on this, but you got me instead. Here we go....try and keep up:

1.)Obama has the ethics of a jackal and the common sense of a fruit fly. If that's the case, why is the other ticket dealing with an ethics investigation? Why were GOP senators lining up to co-sponsor legislation with him?

2.)If, by "decades of combined experience" you mean "decades of McCain'
s experience along with 300 days of managing Caribou", than I agree. If you seriously want to know all that Obama has done in his short stint, check the voting record so I don't have to spell it out in crayon for you.

3.)McCain's Naval War College stint....his family connections got him in, and he managed to graduate 255th out of 259...stunning and illustrious indeed. Tell me, what good will all of that do once he's President? More wars? Oh, goody! More confrontational foreign policy hell-bent on ending negotiation once and for all? JOY!

4.)We've lost the freedom to drink bottled water on a plane, say whatever we want in emails on phone conversations, and we've also lost the majority of the planet's respect for us. That might not mean a whole lot to you (although it should as you're a vet), but it means a f*** of a lot to me!

5.)Show us where Obama threatened lawsuits to get the media off of his back. S**t, the McCain camp is BLATANTLY shielding Ms. "Hockey Mom" from ANY kind of attention, and nobody is saying a god damned thing about it.

There ya go, slugger. Fire it up if you want to get serious with these discussions.

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 1:49:31 AM

Saw the interview...Todd was a very soft spoken man...soft spoken because he wife sucks all the air out of the room.

Posted by: Painhen | Sep 16, 2008 1:49:48 AM

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE MORE FUNDAMENTALIS CHRISTIANS AGAIN IN OFFICE.

8 YEARS OF REPUBLICAN RULE IS NOT ENOUGH.

WE NEED ANOTHER 8 YEARS OF REPUBLICANS IN POWER AND WITH PALIN WE WILL DO IT!!

Posted by: yes my wife can | Sep 16, 2008 1:49:56 AM

Dems are classy!

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:51:01 AM

Todd be careful!! remember, they're the ones drove your ancestors to the frozen plains, then gave them blankets infested with smallpox!

Posted by: firstresident | Sep 16, 2008 1:53:34 AM

Respectfully to David:

Yeah, that's f***ed on the part of Obama, but when speaking of Iraq, I can't help but to think of the quote of some of their past officials as well as their citizenry: "Holy sh**, they're killing us!"

What Obama should have done, rather than play a shady game like that with a foreign minister, he should be hinting at the fact that Bush and his groupies never mentioned f***-all about "horizons" or cut-backs until it started to gain momentum because of the Democrats hammering at it.

Keep it up, I'm digging the discussions, now!

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 1:53:46 AM

Todd, take back the remote control, and your balls! then tell her to make u a sandwich.

Posted by: bamboo1 | Sep 16, 2008 1:58:06 AM

The shady game he played is very a violation of the Logan Act is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments.

Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years.

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 1:59:18 AM

Posted by: John | Sep 16, 2008 1:43:38 AM

I know you are not my neighbor, why is it that the rich white people have been robbing the U.S. for just 8 years, why not go back all the way to 1776, or does your BDS not allow that, you make no sense.

Posted by: joe | Sep 16, 2008 2:01:09 AM

David-

The very war itself is a violation of everything democracy means! And, BTW, if those were official negotiations, McCain knows the meaning of the words "honesty" and "marital fidelity". Give me a f***ing break. . .

Honestly, how many of you referencing the Logan Act even f***ing knew what is WAS before getting on this board?

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 2:05:39 AM

We are at war... and Obama tried to directly influence how Iraqi officials dealt with the United States government and its policy... for his own selfish political purposes for that matter... an Iraqi official who is now a part of a flegling democracy that is now in the place of a former cruel dictator.

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 2:12:24 AM

McCain is tied or ahead in all 5 swing states as of today. This is all still so close and polls change daily. Americans better come to their senses in the booth and vote McCain/Palin.
Most people are not as comfortable with Obama as Pres. and more are less comfortable with Palin vs. Biden as Prez....but she'll be fine in 4 years when maybe she'll be running against Hillary.
McCain/Palin

Posted by: Debra | Sep 16, 2008 2:15:02 AM

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 1:49:31 AM

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/08/28/obama-muzzling-the-media/

Maybe not a lawsuit, yet tried to shut down free speech.

Posted by: nola | Sep 16, 2008 2:15:24 AM

And you're going to honestly sit there and say that McCain, nor ANY OTHER candidate has EVER done that? Think about that before digging yourself into that particular hole. I agree that what happened was ridiculous and HORRIBLY ill-advised, but to act like Obama's alone in this one is lunacy.

And spare that "democracy in place of cruelty" horse-s**t. We are both intelligent people who know EXACTLY why this war was waged, and democracy had little, if ANYTHING to do with it. There's another pandora's box for you. If that's the case, then people in Somalia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Myanmar, the Congo (let's just say Africa in total) and China must feel pretty left out.

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 2:19:53 AM

Obama's alone in this one. Proof.

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 2:23:30 AM

Obama's alone in this one. Proof.

Posted by: David | Sep 16, 2008 2:23:41 AM

Debra-

Look at polling trends in the past 10 elections or so and re-examine what you've just said. Americans didn't "come to their senses on McCain/Palin" anymore than you've "come to your senses" on reality. There's been a bounce because Palin's in the news, and sadly people vote from talking points and their emotions (Democrats included). Within days, it's going to be where it was before the conventions: Obama leading by a small margin.

With the economic news of today, the ball is squarely in the court of Obama, and if he wants to win, he needs to stick it down McCain's throat.

Point is this: Americans saw Palin on TV. America is facinated with Palin. Palin doesn't do so well with the media under pressure, and as soon as they take their baby-handling mittens off, she's in deep sh*t. McCain got some 'splainin' to do....

Posted by: Henderson | Sep 16, 2008 2:24:20 AM

John at 1:43 is black...and frustrated.

Posted by: Debra | Sep 16, 2008 2:25:51 AM

John at 1:43 is black...and frustrated.