Buyer's Remorse?

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September 02, 2008 8:25 PM

ABC News' Karen Travers and Arnab Datta report: We have heard a lot about Sarah Palin in the last few days, but apparently, her name still is not familiar to everyone in the Republican Party.

RNC co-chair Jo Ann Davidson, speaking about the role of women in the Republican Party, said "[W]e are holding a convention that will nominate a Republican woman governor -– Sarah Pawlenty, our next vice president!

Oops -- that should be Palin, not Pawlenty ... as in Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who was also on McCain's short list to be his running mate. (Perhaps Davidson just has Minnesota on her mind -- the convention is in St. Paul).

Davidson referred to the last GOP convention held in Minnesota, "1892 was the last year a Republican National Convention was held in Minneapolis. That was the first Republican convention to seat two women alternates from Wyoming, which you will remember, was one of the first states that allowed women the right to vote."

She continued, "But the 1892 convention here was another first for Republicans. Judith Ellen Foster, the first president of the National Women's Republican Association, and a leader in the women's suffrage movement, became the first woman to speak at a Republican convention with these words, 'we are here to help you and we are here to stay.'"

Davidson then referenced the progress made by women in the party, adding, "her words were prophetic. Ever since that convention, women have been an integral part of the party. And today, 116 years later, we are holding a convention that will nominate a Republican woman governor -– Sarah Pawlenty, our next vice president!"

September 2, 2008 in Palin, Sarah, Veepstakes, Vote 2008: Republicans | Permalink | User Comments (139)

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Obama should have picked Hillary Clinton to be his vice presidential running mate, but Obama doesn't feel that a woman is deserving to be vice president of the United States.

Posted by: USmarine0331

Wrong! Obama knew that if he he picked Hillary, he would have lost all of the people, men and women who voted for him! Get it? His supporters would not have supported a ticket with her on it. I'm sick of the disgruntled Hillary supporters who keep saying this! You're all wrong!

Posted by: roxanne | Sep 2, 2008 9:49:34 PM

Susan, Roe Wade is not in jeopardy. Even if McCain/Palin is elected it is highly unlikely Roe Wade would be overturned. Even if it is, it would go back to the States and the peoples reps would decide, not unelected judges, and the only State that may enact any serious restrictions on abortions would be Utah.

Posted by: erin | Sep 2, 2008 9:51:26 PM

You bet we're afraid. We're afraid someone whose foreign policy experience consists of living closer to Russia than the rest of us might be a heartbeat away from having her finger on the red button.

Posted by: Susan | Sep 2, 2008 9:52:06 PM

sexism in the media, Hillary was right

http://mitchellblatt.com/blog/2008/09/sexism-against-sarah-palin%22

Posted by: pam | Sep 2, 2008 9:54:33 PM

Jayhawk |

Yet Sara Palin and John McCain are down 8-9 points. Check today's electoral map. Obama 273 McCain 227 You only need 270 to win!

Posted by: roxanne | Sep 2, 2008 9:54:48 PM

She's a great American

Sarah Palin is an amazing person with a bio that is just so full of interesting things; she's the best thing that could have happened...for the democrats.

I can't wait for October when Sarah gives us some more surprises...

Posted by: Cooked Goose | Sep 2, 2008 9:55:15 PM

Hillary Clinton 18 million votes
Joe Biden 0 votes

Talk about buyer's remorse!

Posted by: geevill

Yet, Hillary's gone. She can't even defend herself agains Palin calling her a whiner! Probably jealouse because Sarah's thinner!

Posted by: kane | Sep 2, 2008 9:58:07 PM

Palin is fine, drop McCain and you might win. But since when have Republicans done anything in their own best interests?

Posted by: argh! | Sep 2, 2008 9:59:41 PM

sexism in the media, Hillary was right

http://mitchellblatt.com/blog/2008/09/sexism-against-sarah-palin%22

Posted by: pam

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen! Unless you're losing?

Posted by: dara | Sep 2, 2008 10:00:18 PM

As a Puma Pac member, long before Palin was added to the ticket, I had planned to vote for McCain. Obama is unqualified to be President.

The other blogger is right, three front page articles in the NYT about Palin and the press isn't covering the Rezko connection or the Woods Foundations papers connecting Obama and American terrorist Wm. Ayers.

The MSM has a mission to protect the unsavory past of BO. The pregnancy of a 17 year old girl and reproductive rights are not at the top of the agenda of most voters.

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 2, 2008 10:00:19 PM

Kane

You deserve a bitch slap. Hillary is thrilled that BO is going down to defeat in November.

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 2, 2008 10:02:16 PM

How about that future son in-law. He's got a real grasp of the english language! Too bad he said he doesn't want kids!
What's really frightening is that Palin's great state of Alaska has seen a rise in teenage pregnancy and STD's.
I wonder why that is?

Posted by: roxanne | Sep 2, 2008 10:04:19 PM

Susan, Obama has less experience than Palin. Obama has no executive experience, voted present on most bills when in the Illinois Senate, took credit for bills he did no work on and spent a total of 141 days in the Senate. In contrast, Palin has years of executive experience was head of the PTA, A mayor, and governor of Alaska, the geographically largest State in the Union. Clearly, Obama is dangerously untested ingenue is too unknown a quantity to be handed the keys to the White house.

Posted by: mart | Sep 2, 2008 10:06:09 PM

yoga82 |

Hillary is invisible and you deserve a fisting! As your boyfriend!

Posted by: kane | Sep 2, 2008 10:07:11 PM

McCain fought money on teen pregnancy programs

By SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 2, 3:10 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federal money on teen-pregnancy prevention programs and voted to require poor teen mothers to stay in school or lose their benefits.

Gee John, maybe if you had voted for that money maybe Bristol Palin wouldn't be pregnant today!!!

Posted by: Davis | Sep 2, 2008 10:08:23 PM

Depends on where you look Roxanne...

The Republican Convention bounce has yet to take any effect...

John Kerry had a similar lead on George Bush, as I recall...

And, it isn't over until the electoral college votes in January...

And, you should be watching the RNC instead of blogging...

Anybody But Obama...

Posted by: Jayhawk | Sep 2, 2008 10:09:29 PM

mart

And yet he's kicking their asses! A friend of mine who works on Wall Street said he was at work today and heard a group of guys standing around on the trading floor reading the newspaper when one of them shouted -White Trash in the White House!

Posted by: doc | Sep 2, 2008 10:11:16 PM

roxanne, The polls are rigged. I was called once by Gallop a few weeks ago and they told me they would be calling again. I was home the whole time and have never been called again. Guess when I said I was for McCain, they dropped me off their list.

Posted by: mart | Sep 2, 2008 10:12:46 PM

Jayhawk

Why would I watch that snooze fest? That's not my party. Besides, those people are human sominex! The question is, why aren't you watching it? I'm flipping channels trying to find a movie on cable.

Posted by: roxanne | Sep 2, 2008 10:14:42 PM

Davis

Why the interest in the reproductive rights of women? What about checking the background of Cupcake's associations with Rezko, Emil Jones Jr., Ayers, and ACORN?

Posted by: yoga82 | Sep 2, 2008 10:16:52 PM

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