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Stephanopoulos: Obama Says Palin More Bush-Cheney Than McCain

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September 06, 2008 5:09 PM

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is a "skilled politician," but the country doesn't know much about her yet, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said in an interview that will air tomorrow exclusively on "This Week."

Stephanopolous_4 But Obama refused to say Palin is qualified to be president, and said that picking Palin brings Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., closer to President Bush.

"He chose somebody who may be even more aligned with George Bush -- or Dick Cheney, or the politics we’ve seen over the last eight years –- than John McCain himself is," Obama said.

In the latest ABC News/Washington Post released yesterday, half of Americans said they have a favorable first impression of Palin.  That number rises to 85 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of independents. 

"She wouldn't be governor of Alaska if she wasn't a skilled politician, and I think her performance at the convention showed what a skilled politician she is," said Obama.

(Photo by Tom Strickland)

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Well Mr. Obama - HILARY CLINTON is also a skilled politician - AND qualified to lead our country - you are NOT. Guess you should of picked Hillary.
McCain/Palin will now get my vote - they both seem to be qualified, and I can trust them.

Posted by: Molly | Sep 6, 2008 5:13:11 PM

awww come on. he's just pissed because he got picked on in her speech... lol

Posted by: tim | Sep 6, 2008 5:22:00 PM

Mr Obama, you are also a skilled showman. I wouldn't be surprised if after this election a college student will run for US President in the future, claiming that he/she has superior judgement than everyone else.

Posted by: young_voter | Sep 6, 2008 5:23:36 PM

Democrats have to prove they are patriotic, but everyone knows Republicans love their country, they just hate half the people in it.

Posted by: Frank Arbita | Sep 6, 2008 5:23:51 PM

i see the trolls are out. but in all honesty, palin can be seen as another howard dean. remember how he was hyped up at first. i suppose you all are going to claim that the "scream" did him in. hardly. dean was hyped by the media and couldnt follow through. in the same vein, i suspect palin is like that. she has not given any interviews, the only folks she has spoken to are supporters and even then she retreads lines from her speech (written by others by the way).

Posted by: a. mcewen | Sep 6, 2008 5:29:22 PM

If I did'nt love my country I'd be a Republican.

Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 6, 2008 5:30:06 PM

Well said Barack!

Obama/Biden 08

Posted by: Mc Mary | Sep 6, 2008 5:30:26 PM

Sarah Palin:

"I said no to the bridge to nowhere"

From Reuters news service:

"In the city Ketchikan, the planned site of the so-called "Bridge to Nowhere," political leaders of both parties said the claim was false and a betrayal of their community, because she had supported the bridge and the earmark for it secured by Alaska's Congressional delegation during her run for governor."

Just why does oil-money rich Alaska need ANY federal support for their projects? Instead of a state income tax, they SEND FREE MONEY to every man, woman and child living in Alaska. Yet Alaska receives more federal earmarks per person than ANY OTHER STATE!

Not only is Palin the Queen of Pork but John McCain is the King of Hypocrites.

Wait until the retirees in Florida and all across the nation figure out that John McCain supports the same plan to divert the money paying for the current social security recipients' checks, to go to private accounts for younger workers.

If you want to fix the Social Security finances, the first thing to do is DON'T MAKE IT WORSE! Diverting money from the system for privatization will make Social Security insolvent sooner rather than later.

Posted by: John's conscience | Sep 6, 2008 5:32:06 PM

Sarah Palin makes Cheney look like Ghandi. Can you say "Abuse of Power"? I saw an interview with some people who know her in Alaska. They all said she is blunt, everything with her is black and white, and she has a problem with people who disagree with her or don't share her views. Apparently it's Sarah's way or the highway. She is an extremely scary woman.

Posted by: Marika | Sep 6, 2008 5:33:32 PM

The wheels have come off the campaign. It wasn't supposed to go like this and they don't have a coherent strategy.

Posted by: linda | Sep 6, 2008 5:33:50 PM

Poor Zerobama ... it must scare him like nothing else that Sarah is getting some attention ....

Posted by: beebop | Sep 6, 2008 5:34:10 PM

Hahaha. Obama reminds me of Jimmy Carter and Mike Dukakis. Oh and by the way, I saw all those whoa is me, "POOR" liberal Democrats spending $30,000 to visit with the Senator at Bon Jovi's palace. Never fear everyday working class Americans, they're just like you!! Hahaa. What a joke.

Posted by: MiddletwonNJNJ | Sep 6, 2008 5:34:44 PM

Palin is more like Bush and Cheney....funniest line that the republicans will capitalize on big time. The media has been screaming she is not qualified, she is an unfit mother, they have trashed her beyond words. The media has moved into a level of indecency never before seen. And now, Obama is elevating her abilities to a sitting President and VP?

Obama is showing what a fool he is.

Posted by: Tina | Sep 6, 2008 5:35:23 PM

Obama is a political hack trying to cash in on the failed policies of Bush/Cheney. McCain is a 180 degree turn from Bush. Obama will lie until election day but it won't change the truth. The 90% of the time that McCain voted with Bush is another misreprentation by Obama. That 90% was unanimous throughout the Senate on things that everyone agreed on. By Obama's line of reasoning McCain and Obama voted the same on 90% of the issues.

Posted by: bertrand | Sep 6, 2008 5:36:14 PM

Barry is out of his league. What next? A foot stomp?

Posted by: Proud of my country | Sep 6, 2008 5:36:17 PM

Molly,
Who cares if you vote for McCain! Obama will win this thing by a landslide any way! It is over. Go ahead and vote for 4 more years of Bush! Go ahead and continue to struggle in this economy - unless you are already making 200K. It is the economy - stupid! And the democrats will prevail this time! McCain hasn't led a poll this entire summer. And he is polling better than Kerry and Gore did in the swing states.

Posted by: Duane | Sep 6, 2008 5:36:34 PM

Reuters says it? Golly, it must be true, for the MSM is surely not biased at all.....

Posted by: chai | Sep 6, 2008 5:36:51 PM

Obama thinks people will buy his crap.

Palin defeated long time well known pliticians in the GOP primary and general election.

Obama threw out all his primary opponenys and tough general election opponents. Obama has never defeated anyone in a true election. He needed the DNC to award him the nomination over Clinton.

Posted by: geevill | Sep 6, 2008 5:37:23 PM

First McCain was Bush. Now Palin is Bush... LOL.

Empty-suititis strikes again.

How's this?: Obama is more aligned to the policies of Reverend Wright than to JFK.

Two can play this game.

Posted by: Kevin | Sep 6, 2008 5:37:28 PM

Duane must be on the vote early, vote often staff.

Posted by: MiddletownNJNJ | Sep 6, 2008 5:38:16 PM

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