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September 03, 2008 8:23 PM

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Imtiyaz Delawala report: When Sarah Palin addresses the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening, she is planning to deflect attacks on her readiness to be vice president, in part, by zinging Sen. Barack Obama's days as a community organizer.

"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities," Palin plans to say, according to excerpts of her remarks which were released to the media.

Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. But he often cites his days as a community organizer, prior to his matriculation at Harvard Law School, as evidence that he understands the concerns of everyday Americans.

"When I listen to another worker tell me that his factory has shut down," Obama said at last week's Democratic National Convention, "I remember all those men and women on the South Side of Chicago who I stood by and fought for two decades ago after the local steel plant closed."

Prior to Palin's election as governor of Alaska in 2006, she served as a member of the city council and mayor of her tiny hometown of Wasilla (population 6,700 at the time). During Wednesday night coverage of the Republican convention, the McCain campaign is planning to air a television ad on CNN and Fox, contrasting Palin's experience with that of Obama.

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Jack Cafferty is a closet homo and total sexist....stopped watching CNN because of him...they need to sack him.
Palin Rocks, so did Hillary and McCain the Maverick GOT IT RIGHT.....DEMS DIDN'T!

Posted by: Debra | Sep 3, 2008 9:02:07 PM

Joe Biden on Obama: "I think he can be ready, but right now I don't believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training."

Posted by: Jim in OH | Sep 3, 2008 9:04:02 PM

I think maybe she should have been careful about all the backs she stabbed or stepped on, because it seems like a lot of humming birds are beginning to sing.

Be careful how you treat people.

Posted by: Watch who you step on | Sep 3, 2008 9:04:44 PM

Palin is making fun of someone being a community organizer? What a joke. What was she doing? Right, member of the PTA. Nice.

And why is no one calling McCain out on this "executive experience" argument? They are essentially saying that she is more qualified than McCain!

If this backwoods country buys this gimmick, it deserves to wallow in the mire that is sure to result.

Posted by: What an A-hole | Sep 3, 2008 9:06:09 PM

More stuff on Palin which outlines information that I have document on this blog for the world to see:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13084.html

Posted by: Watch who you step on | Sep 3, 2008 9:07:01 PM

once again, sarah palin proves her ignorance by not knowing what a community organizer does and the many thankless hours they endure--the amount of organizational and "executive" skills they must possess to carry out their job/mission. so much for her being a "woman of the people."

no, that's okay republican lemmings, please vote for mccain and palin and give us more of the same from these "mavericks."

Posted by: BRC | Sep 3, 2008 9:07:24 PM

Debra----Interesting that you refer to someone as a "closet homo" while calling others sexist. Bigot.

Posted by: TBR | Sep 3, 2008 9:08:42 PM

Mary...this Mary disputes your "facts". Sarah Palin and her buddy Ted Stevens worked Alaskan politics together. She is no maverick. She is no saint. She is a fraud.

Posted by: Mary | Sep 3, 2008 9:09:54 PM

Debra, I never was a fan of Hillary primarily because of her policies. However, what the Obama campaign and their surrogates did to her was absolutely unforgivable. Now we're witnessing an even more vicious character assassination attempt on Palin. It's disgusting and beyond the pale. And even more disturbing, this provides us with a preview of the types of thug tactics we Americans can expect during an Obama administration. It's Chicago-style politics on a national scale. Obama has clearly demonstrated his brand of "change." That should send chills down all our spines.

Posted by: Jim in OH | Sep 3, 2008 9:12:34 PM

Smearing helped Obama to get Hillary out of his way.

It will be interesting to see How far Obama will go in this election?

Posted by: Tim | Sep 3, 2008 9:13:42 PM

I would like for Revealed to google American Issues Project and please copy the whole articles about OB's camp pressured the Dept of Justice to prosecute the donors of the AIP for supporting the freedom of speech regarding Wllliams Ayres, the unrepented terrorist and OB relationship.

Posted by: mtr2311 | Sep 3, 2008 9:14:53 PM

What Barack Obama learned from the Communist Party

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/what_barack_obama_learned_from.html

Posted by: Jim in OH | Sep 3, 2008 9:16:32 PM

Please tell how figuring out how many light poles the town needed or man hole covers replaced or whether to put in a sewer system instead of using septic tanks, must have been monumental decision making on Palin's part. Enough to make her qualified to be VP. She is as significant as a fart in a space suit.

Posted by: depravedmaniac | Sep 3, 2008 9:17:25 PM

how is the media biased in this?

soooo when obama was under the same scrutiny about who he was, was he exotic, what does he believe... that wasnt sexist.. that was fine

but when an unknown, unvetted vp pick is thrust into the spot light, why cant the media ask her questions?

we are right to ask her questions...

and JIM IN OH i dont know why you are confusing hte media with the obama campaign... obamas camp has done nothing to her... they stood up for her, but maybe thats sexist too

the simple fact is, sara palin was a terribly quick unvettted decision by mccain and he is paying hte price...

i hope the media continues to vet her because from what i hear we shouldnt have this unqualified lady anywhere near the presidency

Posted by: bhrandon | Sep 3, 2008 9:17:51 PM

Tim, don't blame it on Obama,
he wasn't in Alaska when she was f'ing up the city and government. He didn't tell her to lie about being for the bridge to nowhere before she was against it, oh, i can go on and on...

Posted by: Watch who you step on | Sep 3, 2008 9:19:02 PM

Take a long gander at the Republican audienc at this so call convention. If you see anyone not on Social Security your the only one who has. I'll bet the drinks on the floor are a combination of Geritol & Prune juice.

Posted by: Saddlesablazing | Sep 3, 2008 9:20:31 PM

Jim in OH...Sarah Palin knowingly walked her family into arena with the lions. I feel bad for her children because they had no choice. I have no pity for her. She knew what was coming.

Posted by: Mary | Sep 3, 2008 9:22:14 PM

saddleblazing
thanx for making me chuckle..i needed it to cool my temper and unbelievable disgust from the trainwreck that is McCain Palin

Posted by: Watch who you step on | Sep 3, 2008 9:22:47 PM

It was bloggers from Alaska that brought all this information on Palin to the attention of the rest of the country not the news media FYI.

Posted by: Ernest T Bass | Sep 3, 2008 9:23:18 PM

One of the most damaging long-standing associations Obama has is with ACORN--a radical group he worked with in his "community organizing" days and implicated as a contributor to the subprime mortgage meltdown and rampant voter fraud, including recent fraud documented in Lousisiana and Wisconsin.

Google "Democrats' Vote Drive in Louisiana Stirs Concern"

and "10 more voter registration workers face investigation"

MSM's reaction: " Let's get Palin! She has a pregnant daughter!"

Posted by: Jim in OH | Sep 3, 2008 9:23:52 PM

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