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The Note: Palin Mania Shakes up Race
September 08, 2008 8:40 AM
ABC News' Rick Klein reports in Monday's Note:
Congratulations, Sen. John McCain: The race is no longer solely about Sen. Barack Obama. (Which is not the same as saying it’s about you.)
There, on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and People -- and US Weekly and the National Enquirer -- is the woman McCain vaulted from obscurity to celebrity without a pass through the stages of political curiosity (not that the press corps isn’t curious).
Just about by herself -- with her record still a mystery, and almost without answering a single question -- Gov. Sarah Palin has deposited the ticket in the lead.
Already -- and most importantly -- she has shaken the stubborn narrative of the race. (Could it be that a country that wants a fresh approach was really waiting for a fresh face to promise it?)
“McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points,” per USA Today’s Susan Page.
Read the rest of The Note -- and get all the latest on the 2008 election, Congress, the White House and the wide world of politics every day -- from Rick Klein by bookmarking this link.
The lead stretches to 10 points among likely voters. And this is supposed to be Obama’s trump card: “Before the convention, Republicans by 47%-39% were less enthusiastic than usual about voting,” Page writes. “Now, they are more enthusiastic by 60%-24%, a sweeping change that narrows a key Democratic advantage. Democrats report being more enthusiastic by 67%-19%.”
The Real Clear Politics polling average reads “McCain +1.0” -- anyone remember the last time those letters were red?
Team McCain starts the week trying to take Obama’s “change.” New ad out Monday morning (a fact-checker’s delight): “The original mavericks. He fights pork barrel spending. She stopped the Bridge to Nowhere. He took on the drug industry. She took on big oil. He battled Republicans and reformed Washington. She battled Republicans and reformed Alaska. They’ll make history. They’ll change Washington. McCain. Palin. Real change.”
Palin, R-Alaska, has done many things for McCain in the 10 days since she announced her presence with a rifle shot across red-and-purple America: energize the base, prime the pump of GOP fundraising, inject youth into a tired party, challenge the mainstream media to understand precisely what her candidacy means.
What it means is something real: “Palin's debut has invigorated the Republican base here in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, a battleground area in a top swing state, and one where GOP turnout depends heavily on evangelical Christians such as the Goodes, along with the many military families clustered around the Norfolk and Portsmouth bases,” Alec MacGillis writes in The Washington Post.
Continue reading today's Note by clicking HERE.
ABC News' Hope Ditto contributed to this report.
September 8, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Clinton, Hillary, McCain, John, Obama, Barack, Palin, Sarah, Vote 2008: Democrats, Vote 2008: Republicans, Washington | Permalink | User Comments (237)
I am so excited about Palin!
Thank you McCain!
Dem for Palin/McCain
Posted by: Paul | Sep 8, 2008 8:57:26 AM
Obama needs to go after her. Enough of the nice stuff.
Posted by: Reason | Sep 8, 2008 9:01:22 AM
The more the left-wing attacks Palin, the more determined I am to vote for her. What hypocrits - champion women's rights, and then put your liberal bloggers out there to suggest she can't handle the job of VP and raise four children. Lies, lies, lies, and I know the Obama campaign is behind this garbage.
Posted by: Carrie | Sep 8, 2008 9:03:03 AM
Obama should get a bump in Michigan now that he admitted his true faith is muslim.
Posted by: geevill | Sep 8, 2008 9:03:40 AM
McCain, Palin and the Republican Party are exploiting two unfortunate events in Palin's family:
1. Palin's 5 months old son with Dawn syndrom
2. Palin's 17 years-old pregnant daugther
All of that for political gains. God save America from McPalin.
Posted by: BKMC | Sep 8, 2008 9:07:48 AM
The left-wing is attacking Sarah Palin so visciously because they realize that a certain percentage of female Democrats will cross over to vote for Palin simply because they want to see the glass ceiling shattered or because they are enraged at Obama for not taking Hillary as VP. My wife and two married daughters are doing exactly that, including contributing to the McCain campaign. This is the first election in my memory in which some women Democrats worked to actively defeat their own party. There's anger out there among some womemn . .
Posted by: Robert Leighton, Chicago | Sep 8, 2008 9:08:16 AM
I am so excited about Palin!
Thank you McCain!
Dem for Palin/McCain
Posted by: Paul | Sep 8, 2008 8:57:26 AM
Here's a tissue to wipe the drool off of your face.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:08:17 AM
McCain/Palin:
Grumpy Old Man/Right Wing Nut Job
Yeah, I feel safe.
Posted by: mark | Sep 8, 2008 9:09:04 AM
The new Palin McCain ad is AWSOME!!!!
I am so excited, McCain and Palin are the real change that Washington needs!
Dem for McCain/Palin
Posted by: Eian | Sep 8, 2008 9:09:17 AM
Posted by: outtahere | Sep 8, 2008 9:11:41 AM
The left-wing is attacking Sarah Palin so visciously because they realize that a certain percentage of female Democrats will cross over to vote for Palin simply because they want to see the glass ceiling shattered or because they are enraged at Obama for not taking Hillary as VP. My wife and two married daughters are doing exactly that, including contributing to the McCain campaign. This is the first election in my memory in which some women Democrats worked to actively defeat their own party. There's anger out there among some womemn . .
Posted by: Robert Leighton, Chicago
What vicious attacks? She's been on the National scene for a little over a week. Do you call delving into her record attacks. I don't agree that the kids are brought into the political stuff on either side.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:12:13 AM
Obama has nothing new to offer. He'd better come up with something in a hurry because it will only get worse for him if he doesn't.
Posted by: dl | Sep 8, 2008 9:13:18 AM
McSame spent 26 years in the senate, that does not mean change, it seems that the republicans are exploiting Palin's son disability and her unfortunate daughter' s pregancy for political gains. Palin is a strong dose of WBush-Cheney who has no experience, no direction and no understanding of national or international issues.
Posted by: BKMC | Sep 8, 2008 9:13:28 AM
The new Palin McCain ad is AWSOME!!!!
I am so excited, McCain and Palin are the real change that Washington needs!
Dem for McCain/Palin
How long has McCain been a Senator? Has he changed anything. I am thinking the answer is no. As for Caribou Barbie, enough said.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:14:50 AM
I was a Clinton supporter but now I am thrilled to vote for Palin and McCain.
I was clear from the beginning that Obama was all talk and no substance. It is great to have some real change makers to vote for in McCain and Palin.
Obama proved his lack of judgment when he voted against the surge and then again when he picked Biden over Clinton. Obama/Clinton would have been unbeatable but Obama's arrogance got in the way.
I am so glad that McCain picked Palin.
I am so excited about election day!
Posted by: Josie & Bill | Sep 8, 2008 9:15:27 AM
Mark - you're so right. Anyone who can equate the McCain/Palin ticket as "change" has a case of foggybrain. This country is headed for the worst fall we've ever seen. People who accuse Obama of being the most liberal senator ever are confusing liberal with progressive. Progressive = progress, which seems to be something the american people don't want. Unbelievable!
Posted by: outtahere | Sep 8, 2008 9:16:43 AM
geevill should get a bump on her head now that she admitted she's an idiot.
Posted by: Deep Release | Sep 8, 2008 9:17:04 AM
Hey J,
Check out the new McCain/Palin ad. There is a huge list of the things they have done to change the government and Washington.
The ad is fantastic!
Sounds like the Obama supporters are becoming bitter now. Oh how the tables have turned!
Posted by: Josie & Bill | Sep 8, 2008 9:17:47 AM
Hey J,
Check out the new McCain/Palin ad. There is a huge list of the things they have done to change the government and Washington.
The ad is fantastic!
Sounds like the Obama supporters are becoming bitter now. Oh how the tables have turned!
Don't ya think that ad is biased. What has John McCain done? Sarah Palin just became a national name. I don't care what she did in Alaska. She doesn't even know what a VP does for God's sake.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:20:12 AM
Why does Obama believe he's running against Bush? Can't he speak to the issues that Americans want to hear?
Posted by: dl | Sep 8, 2008 9:21:31 AM
Obama peaked to early. It is sad really!
Gallup shows the tides are changing!
Palin and McCain rock!
Democrat for McCain - Palin 2008
Posted by: Edwin | Sep 8, 2008 9:22:12 AM
As a foreign observer of the US elections, I really do want McCain to win in November.
This is not because he is the better than Obama. He will only fast track the downfall of the US as the most powerful country in the world.
America's standing in the world has diminished over the last 8 years and many people in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe can't wait for it to finally collapse both economically and politically.
History teaches us that empires reign but they also fall at some point. A lot of people outside the US really like Obama and believe that he can lead America back to the position it was during the Clinton years of prosperity and global respect.
However, we dont want him to win because the world is tired of America's dominance. Hence, John McCain will better serve the purpose of finally putting to rest the American dream...ha! ha! ha!
Please vote for the dullard and unintelligent JOHN McCAIN and SARAH PALIN who believes that the world is just 5,000 years old!
A people deserve the type of leader they get.
Posted by: Manfred | Sep 8, 2008 9:22:34 AM
McSame tries to convince people he is not like Bush, with whom he voted 95% of the time. Yeah, right John. So why did he appoint an extreme right-winger evangelical who is more like Bush than Bush himself? McSame is a hypocrite, and Palin is a lightweight.
Posted by: Doc DB | Sep 8, 2008 9:23:44 AM
Palin is one of the biggest pork wranglers in the country. How exactly is she going to help McCain reform earmarks?
All you big Palin supporters need to understand 1 thing. McCain is using her to get you. I'll guarantee you right now that, if he wins, she will be stashed in a basement office while he and Joe Lieberman run the country. You are being used and are too naive to 'get it'.
Posted by: cynthia | Sep 8, 2008 9:23:47 AM
When it comes to ideology and the issues, Sarah Palin stands for everything the world doesn't like about America.
Half of Americans couldn't care less, for they don't care about the world, they care about Palin's provincial ideology and talking points.
As a result, a McCain-Palin victory in November will put an end to America's international stature as a Super Power of western ideas and values.
It will put an end to the greatness of the United States.
We'll be another province, another international Alaska.
BILLIONS of people, all over the world, will feel VERY sorry about that.
In the meantime, Americans are enjoying, while tearing up, the pics in US or PEOPLE of the Palin family... hunting... snowboarding... playing with the kids... and that little Trig...
Poor America! Once the Home of the brave... Once the great producer of fresh ideas and strong values, the pusher of the frontiers of liberty, the great fighter for justice and equality...
America 2008... a country that supports torture, that spies on its own citizens... a country that spits on its own brilliant Constitution....
I feel bad.
Posted by: Ranger | Sep 8, 2008 9:24:14 AM
"Welcome to Alaska. Set your watch back 20 years." Sarah Palin, Governor.
Posted by: Doc DB | Sep 8, 2008 9:24:48 AM
Clarice Feldman:
Sunday Biden says life begins at conception. Over the weekend Obama said he'll not rescind the Bush tax cuts if the economy remained in trouble. Earlier on O'Reilly he said the surge did work.
Backtracking on the surge, taxes and abortion. Hmm. Next thing you know Obama and Biden will start campaigning in red open-toed shoes and frameless glasses.
Posted by: dl | Sep 8, 2008 9:26:05 AM
As a foreign observer of the US elections, I really do want McCain to win in November.
This is not because he is the better than Obama. He will only fast track the downfall of the US as the most powerful country in the world.
America's standing in the world has diminished over the last 8 years and many people in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe can't wait for it to finally collapse both economically and politically.
History teaches us that empires reign but they also fall at some point. A lot of people outside the US really like Obama and believe that he can lead America back to the position it was during the Clinton years of prosperity and global respect.
However, we dont want him to win because the world is tired of America's dominance. Hence, John McCain will better serve the purpose of finally putting to rest the American dream...ha! ha! ha!
Please vote for the dullard and unintelligent JOHN McCAIN and SARAH PALIN who believes that the world is just 5,000 years old!
A people deserve the type of leader they get.
Posted by: Manfred | Sep 8, 2008 9:26:15 AM
Since I know of at least ONE of these BUSH-LINKS to be false, I have to assume the rest are suspect:
" Like Bush, supports the teaching of Creationism alongside Evolution in public schools;..."
FACT: Palin does not support Creationism to be taught in the school. In fact - her father was a Science teacher.
When questioned about creationism in the school, she clarified an min-interpreted remark that while she believed if the topic of creationism came up as discussion in school - the discussion should not be forbidden.
That is called FREEDOM OF SPEECH. People who are secure in their beliefs do not fear the open exchange of ideas.
Posted by: Beth | Sep 8, 2008 9:29:45 AM
You people are putting your faith in GWB II and somebody who has given one speech to the nation. Doesn't it bother you in the least that she didn't know what the VP's job was? What if McCain dies in office. Will she ask what the President does?
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:30:06 AM
Obama is now reaping all the crap that he has sown. He had a chance to follow through on an originality theme but gave that up to accommodate big corporate bucks and DC business as usual.
Posted by: dl | Sep 8, 2008 9:31:17 AM
This race should not be about Obama anyway. It should be about 8 years of disastrous rule by the GOP and the guy who promises more of the same! Issues, Issues, Issues.
Posted by: hopesprings52 | Sep 8, 2008 9:36:03 AM
Unfortunately for Obama, he had already made the Wright decision.
Posted by: dl | Sep 8, 2008 9:37:19 AM
Obama should know he just been out smarted. If it had picked Hillary....he would have won! I hope that is what Bill is going to tell him at their lunch on Thursday.Hillary 2012!!
Posted by: Kelley | Sep 8, 2008 9:40:11 AM
Some of you people are voting against your own interests by voting McCain. Obviously the future of this country is at stake and McCain/Palin are not the ones to fix it.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:40:15 AM
I was a Clinton supporter but now I am thrilled to vote for Palin and McCain.
I was clear from the beginning that Obama was all talk and no substance. It is great to have some real change makers to vote for in McCain and Palin.
Obama proved his lack of judgment when he voted against the surge and then again when he picked Biden over Clinton. Obama/Clinton would have been unbeatable but Obama's arrogance got in the way.
I am so glad that McCain picked Palin.
I am so excited about election day!
Posted by: Josie & Bill | Sep 8, 2008 9:15:27 AM
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How could a Hillary supporter be"thrilled" to vote for Palin?
Obviously one might be pleased that a woman is on the ticket somewhere, but if that thrills you, you were never a Hillary supporter for any substantive reason.
If your political motives are so shallow as to only want to vote for a female, then you are hopeless.
The differences between Hillary and Palin are so vast they could divide a nation, and they do.
To suggest that simply because Palin is ALSO a woman, and therefore "thrilling" is either a sign that America is lost, or that you are another Republican liar, thinking that other voters are as shallow as you in your ruse.
I highly doubt that there are ANY Hillary supporters that would go completely against the policies and ideology Hillary represents for America to vote for one of the most abysmal VPs of any election since Dan Quayle.
How unfortunate that you disrespect our intelligence with what amounts to pornography in your comments.
Obviously you would also have us believe that you are writing for TWO people, as if you both consulted and agreed, or that you both shared the keyboard to write this unfortunate commentary.
Either that or you suffer from multiple personality issues. Not to mention that having a bowel movement must "thrill" you as well, based on the feces you just posted here.
Posted by: Jackie | Sep 8, 2008 9:40:16 AM
Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts — the son of a Fortune 500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business — really keep a straight face while denouncing “Eastern elites”
Can the former mayor of New York City, a man who, as USA Today put it, “marched in gay pride parades, dressed up in drag and lived temporarily with a gay couple and their Shih Tzu” — that was between his second and third marriages — really get away with saying that Barack Obama doesn’t think small towns are sufficiently “cosmopolitan”?
Can the vice-presidential candidate of a party that has controlled the White House, Congress or both for 26 of the past 28 years, a party that, Borg-like, assimilated much of the D.C. lobbying industry into itself — until Congress changed hands, high-paying lobbying jobs were reserved for loyal Republicans — really portray herself as running against the “Washington elite”?
Yes, they can.
On Tuesday, He Who Must Not Be Named — Mitt Romney mentioned him just once, Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin not at all — gave a video address to the Republican National Convention. John McCain, promised President Bush, would stand up to the “angry left.” That’s no doubt true. But don’t be fooled either by Mr. McCain’s long-ago reputation as a maverick or by Ms. Palin’s appealing persona: the Republican Party, now more than ever, is firmly in the hands of the angry right, which has always been much bigger, much more influential and much angrier than its counterpart on the other side.
What’s the source of all that anger?
Some of it, of course, is driven by cultural and religious conflict: fundamentalist Christians are sincerely dismayed by Roe v. Wade and evolution in the curriculum. What struck me as I watched the convention speeches, however, is how much of the anger on the right is based not on the claim that Democrats have done bad things, but on the perception — generally based on no evidence whatsoever — that Democrats look down their noses at regular people.
Thus Mr. Giuliani asserted that Wasilla, Alaska, isn’t “flashy enough” for Mr. Obama, who never said any such thing. And Ms. Palin asserted that Democrats “look down” on small-town mayors — again, without any evidence.
What the G.O.P. is selling, in other words, is the pure politics of resentment; you’re supposed to vote Republican to stick it to an elite that thinks it’s better than you. Or to put it another way, the G.O.P. is still the party of Nixon.
One of the key insights in “Nixonland,” the new book by the historian Rick Perlstein, is that Nixon’s political strategy throughout his career was inspired by his college experience, in which he got himself elected student body president by exploiting his classmates’ resentment against the Franklins, the school’s elite social club. There’s a direct line from that student election to Spiro Agnew’s attacks on the “nattering nabobs of negativism” as “an effete corps of impudent snobs,” and from there to the peculiar cult of personality that not long ago surrounded George W. Bush — a cult that celebrated his anti-intellectualism and made much of the supposed fact that the “misunderestimated” C-average student had proved himself smarter than all the fancy-pants experts.
And when Mr. Bush turned out not to be that smart after all, and his presidency crashed and burned, the angry right — the raging rajas of resentment? — became, if anything, even angrier. Humiliation will do that.
Can Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin really ride Nixonian resentment into an upset election victory in what should be an overwhelmingly Democratic year? The answer is a definite maybe.
By selecting Barack Obama as their nominee, the Democrats may have given Republicans an opening: the very qualities that inspire many fervent Obama supporters — the candidate’s high-flown eloquence, his coolness factor — have also laid him open to a Nixonian backlash. Unlike many observers, I wasn’t surprised at the effectiveness of the McCain “celebrity” ad. It didn’t make much sense intellectually, but it skillfully exploited the resentment some voters feel toward Mr. Obama’s star quality.
That said, the experience of the years since 2000 — the memory of what happened to working Americans when faux-populist Republicans controlled the government — is still fairly fresh in voters’ minds. Furthermore, while Democrats’ supposed contempt for ordinary people is mainly a figment of Republican imagination, the G.O.P. really is the Gramm Old Party — it really does believe that the economy is just fine, and the fact that most Americans disagree just shows that we’re a nation of whiners.
But the Democrats can’t afford to be complacent. Resentment, no matter how contrived, is a powerful force, and it’s one that Republicans are very, very good at exploiting.
Posted by: voter in PA | Sep 8, 2008 9:41:10 AM
She has more baggage then f ormer President Clinton.What was McCain thinking just using her for the vote..He is riding high now but the fall to the ground is with a bang...She is DIRTY in every dealing she has ever done...The biggest FLIP FLOP in the election....Time we knew all about her,,Go get her ladies and gentlemen
Posted by: indp voter | Sep 8, 2008 9:42:58 AM
The differences between Hillary and Palin are so vast they could divide a nation, and they do.
Posted by: Jackie | Sep 8, 2008 9:40:16 AM
I was a die hard Hillary supporter who said I would never vote for Obama. After listening to McCain, I found he was for everything that I am against.
Anyone who was for Hillary would not be able to vote for McCain/Palin because it is against everything she stands for and has fought so hard for.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:43:56 AM
I am a Democrat voting for John McCain, and it has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton. She wasn’t the best candidate, either. I am voting for McCain/Palin because I am a fiscal moderate who believes that raising taxes on corporations, dividends, capital gains, inheritance, etc. will harm the economy rather than hurt it. I realize that McCain has little credibility on the economy, but Obama is no better. Raising taxes will send this country into a recession. “Universal” healthcare sounds great – but who’s going to pay for it? There aren’t enough rich people in the country to subsidize healthcare for the rest of us. The middle-class will pay, as we always do. I don’t care about the other issues – abortion, is he or isn’t he a Muslim, etc. If he was a Muslim and knew how to fix the economy, I’d vote for him in a minute. McCain/Palin isn’t the ideal choice. In my mind, they are a better choice than Obama/Biden simply on the economy.
Posted by: Darrell Foster | Sep 8, 2008 9:44:11 AM
Mrs. Palin has shown herself to be a strong opponent, and positive running mate. She brought integrity, into the arena, while defending her moral principles, and personal ethics. She has shown herself able to take the political, and sexist attacks the Obama supporting media has been dishing out by the truck load, while maintaining "class, and dignity.
I continue to be amazed at the endless rhetoric, and undue use of exaggeration in contemptuous and condescending remarks from the “Obama supporting public”, and the liberal News. “It is bad for politics, and it’s bad for your candidate”. You can be civil to make your point, "even if it’s a bad point".
I say… “Trivialize her at your own peril.
Posted by: LuvMyVersys | Sep 8, 2008 9:44:23 AM
Never have I seen a place where progress be it educational, financial, based on hard work is truly resented. This NY article sums it all up.
most people can't just stand that a black man is the one who personifies family values (no messy divorces, cheating, pregnant kids), intellect (not 894 of 899, 5 colleges in 6 years), integrity (no0 keating 5 scandal, investigation for abuse of power).
In the words of so many people, those who vehemently throw anything and everything personal against Senator OBama are just HATING.
thats all :)
good day, and I look forward to inauguration day where intellect, compassion, empathy, understanding, progress, and change will win the election.
Obama Biden 2008.
Posted by: voter in PA | Sep 8, 2008 9:45:44 AM
Many of us who voted for Hillary are moderate/conservative blue-color/middle-class working women whom have climbed the ladder similar to Palin. And yes, an active christian, who not perfect, made sure that I and my children were in church most every Sunday.
As a woman who started as an enlisted Airman (E-1) in the Air Force to get a college degree, I was able to rise to the commissioned rank of Captain in the Air National. In my civilian job, I started as a GS-3 and have worked up to a GS-15 in federal law enforcement. Both careers were non-traditional for women.
I know what it takes to raise a family, get a master's degree at night school, be in the National Guard and be deployed away from my children for extended periods of time, have a full-time job, raise two daughters and put them through college as a divorced single mother.
Yes, I admire Hillary and it took a village to help me raise my kids down this path. But the fact is, Hillary is not in the race. Palin is and I like Palin and am proud to be casting my vote to her. 18 million cracks is not enough. I want the ceiling busted. And, a win for Palin will be a sybmol of that for me.
It is unfortunate that Obama had to act like a jr. high bully and not appreciate the importance of putting Hillary on the democratic ticket. I won't vote for Obama. His lack in judgement on that one issue lost my vote. And political or othewise, McCain was wise enough to take a chance and select Palin. Wow! Talk about breaking the ceiling in the Republican Party!
Although, I consider myself a moderate Democrat, my daughters are registered Republicans. One attends a Southern Baptist Church and one attends an Independent Baptist Church. They are working women and positive role models to both myself and others.
Posted by: Penny | Sep 8, 2008 9:49:27 AM
Hillary is yesterday's news. Except in the opinion of a very few undecided voters, she's been rendered completely irrelevant by the new Socialist Party of America.
Her values and principles are much more aligned with McCain than they are the radical Obama. Expect a speech that's just good enough. Be more worried about Bill who would trade his sole for a cabinet position or ambassadorship.
Posted by: dl | Sep 8, 2008 9:51:23 AM
if!!!! democrats would have had a sure ticket if obama would have picked hillary.....hillary 2012
Posted by: elgarbanzo | Sep 8, 2008 9:52:02 AM
Yes, I admire Hillary and it took a village to help me raise my kids down this path. But the fact is, Hillary is not in the race. Palin is and I like Palin and am proud to be casting my vote to her. 18 million cracks is not enough. I want the ceiling busted. And, a win for Palin will be a sybmol of that for me.
Posted by: Penny | Sep 8, 2008 9:49:27 AM
So basically you are voting for them because she is a woman,and not what will be best to get this country out of the hole GWB put it in.
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:52:05 AM
"10 Ways in Which Sarah Palin Is Exactly Like George W. Bush"...
WOW. So it's great to be like Bush.
Posted by: Jayashiel | Sep 8, 2008 9:53:57 AM
Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6 billion in the pocket of big oil. Obama said he voted for it "reluctantly." Therefore, Obama’s inexperience, and support of the Bush/Cheney Energy Bill, lack of credible bi- partisanship, arrogance and willingness to bomb Pakistan, in my opinion makes Obama Bush Part III!
Posted by: LuvMyVersys | Sep 8, 2008 9:54:02 AM
I wonder when all the skeletons in Palin's closet come out, how long it will be before McCain throws her under the bus?
Posted by: Elitist | Sep 8, 2008 9:54:14 AM
It's pretty bad when Condi Rice who is a republican can't come out and say that Palin has the experience needed to be VP.
"Asked point-blank if Palin has enough experience, Rice said, "These are decisions that Senator McCain has made. I have great confidence in him." Confidence in Palin? Rice didn't say.
Rice added: "I’m not going to get involved in this political campaign. As Secretary of State, I don’t do that. But I thought her speech was wonderful."
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 9:55:29 AM
I think the "styrofoam columns" remark, said it all...Obama is much stage and oratorical fluff. I think some are beginning to see that Mr. Obama is really self-absorbed, and lacks experience.... I believe McCain has the experience, fortitude and love of country that is needed for a President. Palin is an impressive, quick study and fighter who will use both hemispheres of her brain to help the country.
Posted by: PiRSquared | Sep 8, 2008 9:56:15 AM
Anyone who seriously thinks Sarah Palin is anything close to being qualified to step into the shoes as President needs to go immediatly to the funny farm. Nice lady pretty to look at I can see what McCain was attracted to but she is no Presidentialy qualified individual. She will be a minnow swimming in a tank full of sharks and Putin would have her on his next pizza.
Posted by: Ernest T Bass | Sep 8, 2008 9:59:57 AM
"So Im wondering What My Girl Sarah has been up to., McCain needs to let the Media Get access to his VP candidate. Thats lame to hide your VP candidate away from the Media. "
Yeah, about as lame as waiting 20 months into your campaign to go on FOX.
ANY defense that you want to throw out here for that Political strategy can be said for Palin not giving interviews.
And it's not like th Liberal Media hasn't been attacking her on junk issues. Why should she willingly take interviews that are obvious setups?
Well, she is showing her MoJo by being on ABC news this week. But MSNBC and CNN can kiss her buttocks, LOL.
So there goes your argument.
Posted by: RoBoTech | Sep 8, 2008 9:59:59 AM
The Boston Globe posted an article under the heading, “Political Intelligence”. Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor April 8, 2008 10:21 AM He had this to say about Barack Obama’s claim to have foreign policy experience… “Perhaps in an effort to one-up his own ridiculous assertions about John McCain’s record, Barack Obama laughably claimed to have more foreign policy experience than Senator McCain. Even by Obama’s standards, this is a horrifyingly false claim without a shred of supporting evidence. Perhaps the junior Senator from Illinois should focus on explaining to voters what exactly his foreign policy experience is before comparing it to John McCain’s wealth of experience on the issue. I say… How better for Mrs. Palin to gain foreign policy experience than under the watchful eye of Mr. McCain.”
Posted by: LuvMyVersys | Sep 8, 2008 10:00:01 AM
I like Palin more than the other 3. Maybe she is new and real.
Who knows - Palin for President in 4.
Posted by: PapaBC | Sep 8, 2008 10:00:08 AM
You forgot one... like Bush she'll WIN the election! The first 4 as VP and the next 8 as Pres. Hmmm.... what a great 12 years it will be!
M c C A I N / P A L I N '08
Posted by: Not Loggen In | Sep 8, 2008 10:00:15 AM
Darrell Foster, thank you for posting a legit reason for voting for McCain over Obama. It seems most here are voting for him out of revenge because Hillary isn't running. Plus they want a woman. If they can't have Hill then Sarah is the next best thing, regardless of their opposite issues....stupid people shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Posted by: zz | Sep 8, 2008 10:01:46 AM
I'll be willing to bet there are some college wet T shirt Pic's of Palin out there somewhere, and I'll bet the National Inquirer tracks them down before the election.
Posted by: Gomer Pyle USMC | Sep 8, 2008 10:02:07 AM
"The more the left-wing attacks Palin, the more determined I am to vote for her." Amen, the Democrats eat their owne when it suits them. They'll claim women's lib but will crucify strong women if expedient. That's hypocrisy, not principle. VOTE NO TO BIOGTED OBAMA SUPPORTERS!!
Posted by: Jeff | Sep 8, 2008 10:02:49 AM
You know the REAL answer to these (kids and career) sexist attacks on Palin?
It’s that a strong Father figure can run the household while the Mother is having a career. The sexism attacks includes the lie that a FATHER can’t raise kids as the primary household manager. And that is not true!
I got my children in my divorce. Two daughters, 5 and 13. My ex actually left the COUNTRY! I never remarried and raised my children alone except for the support my parents and my sister gave me. Occasionally there was a woman in the mix, but mostly, no.
They are now 27 and 36 with 7 children between them. They both have college educations and careers outside the home.
The oldest now has 6 children and her husband is a energetic, organized man that helps her tremendously.
The youngest married a man 8 years her senior that already has a good financial portfolio and is energetic and ambitious. He is GREAT with the baby! She is an actress (two independent films), a theatrics instructor, a set designer (she’s done design work for two MTV videos), a singer and a musician. They have very strong faith and are active in the church. In Jan 2009, they are going to Ecuador (21 days) for their church humanitarian efforts.
I feel that I did an excellent job guiding them both.
Saying this, I am HIGHLY offended that the slurs against Palin are so sexist. They are not just attacks on her, but her HUSBAND!
Posted by: RoBoTech | Sep 8, 2008 10:03:55 AM
OBAMAS BERLIN “SMOKE AND MIRRORS SPEECH”
By: Michael P. Tremoglie, The Bulletin
The American and European mainstream media reported Mr. Obama’s Berlin speech in hagiographic terms. They repeatedly referenced the thousands of people who attended Mr. Obama’s speech in Berlin.
Germany’s official international broadcaster, Deutsche Well, reported that, “Berlin welcomed Barack Obama like a superstar. ... Then Obama gave a rhetorically impressive speech in the tradition of great U.S. presidents such as Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy …”
Yet, in all the reporting about Mr. Obama’s speech in Berlin, not once was it reported by the major media outlets in America or Europe that Obama’s appearance was preceded by two free concerts by Reggae artist Patrice and rock artist Reamonn. Both of whom are very popular performers in Germany.
With all the comparisons with Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech and Reagan’s “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” speech, I do not recall either of those speeches being preceded by free reggae and rock concerts. I do not think Kennedy or Reagan needed the cheap publicity stunt of a free concert by a popular singing star to be able to attract a crowd.
This is not the first time Mr. Obama has used a marquis name singer to draw a crowd and make it seem that the crowd was there for him. To sight another… During Mr. Obama’s May speech in Portland, he was preceded by a free concert given by The Decemberists. “Smoke and mirrors”.
Posted by: LuvMyVersys | Sep 8, 2008 10:04:43 AM
Palin is being kept from the media to teach her all the conservative talking points before they let her out to speak. Otherwise she will open that mouth and outr will come Billy Bubba's Bimbo the beer swilling Artic Princess from Podunk Alaska, population 7,500 give or take a few Eskioms.
Posted by: Lukeskytalker | Sep 8, 2008 10:04:55 AM
"Some of you people are voting against your own interests by voting McCain. Obviously the future of this country is at stake and McCain/Palin are not the ones to fix it." J, the funny thing about democracy is that we can tell you to stick your "judgement" of us where the sun don't shine. VOTE NO TO BIGOTED OBAMA SUPPORTERS!!!!
Posted by: Jeff | Sep 8, 2008 10:05:28 AM
B.O. is raking in the money from
the Muslim states in the middle
east. He hasn't worn a flag pin
until recently. He hasn't held
his hand over his heart during
the national anthem until recently.
He attended Wright's racist church
for 20 years, and didn't stop until
recently. His wretched wife was not
proud of her country until recently.
He was friends (until recently) with
a man who set off bombs at the
Pentagon. He was friends with Louis
Farrakhan..........until recently.
Posted by: NoBO | Sep 8, 2008 10:06:26 AM
To all Dems , Libs, Communists, Socialists, and your ilk:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: fred | Sep 8, 2008 10:07:02 AM
You people keep living in your world and we will live in reality. 600,000 African Americans in Florida did not vote in 2004. Guess what? Bush won by 300,000....Say goodbye to Florida GOPers.
Posted by: Beka | Sep 8, 2008 10:07:22 AM
Two fasmous women now from Wasilla Alaska.
Sarah Palin ex mayor of Po Dunk Wasilla
Lisa Flowers Porn Queen
Posted by: Monster man | Sep 8, 2008 10:07:55 AM
"I like Palin and am proud to be casting my vote to her. 18 million cracks is not enough. I want the ceiling busted." Amen, I want that ceiling busted as well. The women and men of America are not done yet!! I too have always never given up on my college education, working for years to get through school and continuing to do so in a masters program as well. Never give up on your education as it will open doors for you if you work smart and workk hard.
Posted by: Jeff | Sep 8, 2008 10:10:24 AM
Jeff I do so hope the nexr job the republicans outsource to a foreign coutry will be yours, LOL. Vote yourself out of work I don't care I'm retired and have mine.
Posted by: Ernest T Bass | Sep 8, 2008 10:12:12 AM
McCain/Palin now ahead in the polls.
The odor from B.O. is beginning to
overwhelm.
Posted by: NoBO | Sep 8, 2008 10:12:50 AM
"Saying this, I am HIGHLY offended that the slurs against Palin are so sexist. They are not just attacks on her, but her HUSBAND!" RoBoTech, amen! Raising children and providing them with the tools to be successful adults is very hard work!! You should be commended for bringing two wonderful people to the world practically all by yourself!!
Posted by: Jeff | Sep 8, 2008 10:13:37 AM
Obama going to Michigan today. Wanna bet he of the "muslim faith" campaigns in the Arab areas
Posted by: geevill | Sep 8, 2008 10:14:07 AM
If they can't have Hill then Sarah is the next best thing, regardless of their opposite issues....stupid people shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Posted by: zz | Sep 8, 2008 10:01:46 AM
As a Hillary supporter that is a stupid reason to vote for somebody. To me that is a slap in the face to Hillary. The Republican ticket is at the opposite end of the spectrum from what Hillary believes. I guess you people will put spite before country. How stupid can you be?
Posted by: J | Sep 8, 2008 10:15:23 AM
Yes Jeff keep telling yourself that Republican mantra and someday mabey you will wake up and find some guy in China has your job. That day is soon coming and you will be able to thank your Republican party but they won't care either as they will have secret accounts in Swiss banks run by McCains good friend Phill Gramm.
Posted by: Lukeskytalker | Sep 8, 2008 10:15:30 AM
Oprah's adopted son, little Bambi is going Down! Fat *zz Oprah will soon build him a house in Africa next to hers.
Hispanos will vote for honor, familia, patria (country)that's John McCain.
I am voting for America, that's my main interest. Vote McCain/Palin/Hillary Senate Leader.
Posted by: Mrs. Phoenix | Sep 8, 2008 10:18:40 AM
It's great to read about a politician with enough love in their hearts to stand up and speak for those who can't, for all those unborn babies who can't vote, which is a pity, because it is a terrible sin to kill these little ones.



