HEY REPUBLICANS!!

Can you give us your take on the Palin interview on CBS with Katie Couric ?

We are all interested in your opinion on that one. How do you think she did?

I heard her next interview will be on that show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader."

All bets are on whether she can make it to the second round!!!

WOW, Obama's poll numbers just keep going up!!

Looks like the Debate, McCain's fake campaign suspension and then messing up the bailout deal in Washington didn't help McNasty one bit!!!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html

This will be good! This will be real, real good! How are SNL satirize someone who is satire?

First, who watches tv, especially a comedy show, with the volume "all the way down," and still finds the show "hilarious?" Don't you have to HEAR jokes to laugh at them?? Odd.

Second, why is it that Palin has time for SNL and People magazine, etc., but she only has had time for THREE interviews, and zero time for a single press conference? Isn't she running for VP of the United States? If she's purportedly ready to be VP, or even President if necessary, shouldn't she be able to at least handle a few questions from the press in a standard press conference?

Why is she doing all these entertainment venues, but she can't even appear after the debates last night to talk to the press? As Letterman so famously said, something doesn't smell right here.

Sketch. They're called sketches. A skit is something middle schoolers do for a school presentation.

I hope so! We have not had the chance to see much of her. I hope the McCain camp is saving the best for last!

I don't think this would be a good idea. Many people already find her to be likable and human. The problem is increasingly people are concluding she is not VP material. SNL is not the venue to address that problem.

i think they should have her back on if she drops out to rip on the mainstream media for destroying her. and of course mccain should choose her replacement from http://www.womenwholooklikesarahpalin.com LOL!

Even with all the celebrity star power at the Barbara Streisand fundraiser, and all the liberal-biased-Media giving his millions in free publicity, Obama is barely 4% ahead of McCain ... McCain is going to win the election ... Obama "fatal" mistake was in choosing blabber-mouth-Biden over Hillary!

WOW, Obama's poll numbers just keep going up!!
Looks like the Debate, McCain's fake campaign suspension and then messing up the bailout deal in Washington didn't help McNasty one bit!!!
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html

Posted by: Davis

We all know he really pissed off Letterman. He
was supposed to go on Letterman the night he
cancelled his campaign. One hour before the
show, he called Letterman to tell him the urgency,
and Letterman, thinking it was patriotic, said
that he understood. Why he didn't offer the VP as his fill in is still a mystery. Maybe he still doesn't
want her exposed to the public.
What made matters worse was that McCain was in the same area at the time of the show was being taped with Jane Couric. Now he says that
this was not a time for comedy and I will agree,
but he could have done Letterman a favor by
offering Palin as a substitute even if it had to
be conferenced in via satellite. Newscaster are
all too familiar with that, even sarah who has a
degree in journalism, so she says.

I'm a conservative but not a neocon republican but I will give my take.

I like Gov Palin and at least some of her policies. However, I think she stunk on both the Gibson and Couric interviews.

I think she is an intelligent woman but I don't think she ever gave a lot of national issues much thought prior to being tapped às the VP for McCain. Right now, she obviously has a confidence problem and is pressing way too hard. I also think the campaign is waaaay over managing her and not allowing her to be herself. They need to back off, imo. Get her out there more, much more. Allow her to answer questions in her own view even if that differs from mccains. Trying to memorize McCains platform and talking points are messing her up because she is obviously cramming. I think she is more than capable of thinking on her own às evident from footage her in Alaska.

I also think she has been treated very unfairly by both the media and the opposition and that is definitely rattling her. Of course presidents need to be able to handle that stuff and the verdict is still out on whether she can, imo. I think a trip to SNL is a great way to get her to loosen up in front of a big audience. I think her worst enemy right now is her own campaign and her concious.

My recommendation to the campaign, stop hiding her. Let her take questions from the traveling press instead of these high profile interviews. She will make Gaffes and mistakes but hell, so does biden. That is the only way to let her season and really see how quick she can learn the game...and yes, it IS a game.

Just my opinion.

Insane / Palin 2008 ??

Civil War and State Secession

Most of us are painfully aware of our country's past history and the causes for the Civil War which began in 1860. Social, political, economic and racial issues (including slavery) caused a rift between the South and the North. In short, a group Southern States declared secession from the Union. The Government of the Northern States under the strong leadership of Republican Party President Abraham Lincoln regarded the Sothern States' attempt to secede as an act of rebellion. And, thus was born the deadliest conflict in the history of the Untied States of America. More than 620,000 soldiers died in the conflict and it is estimated that the death toll was well over 700,000 when considering civilian deaths as well.

Abraham Lincoln was a Wonderful leader who believed in a strong, central Federal Government and did not believe that a State had the right to choose to secede from the Union once they had joined the Union. Furthermore, he believed that slavery was immoral and should not exist within the United States. The Republican values of the 1860's have certainly changed from the republican values of 2008.

We now have a Vice-Presidential candidate who sympathizes with the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP). And, worse yet, her husband was a registered member of the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP)!

WHO IS THE ALASKAN INDEPENDANCE PARTY (AIP)?

The AIP website openly declares that: "...considering the moral, educational, and economic decay of the U.S., Alaskans' who hold themselves to a higher standard might very well decide to at least maintain an arm's length distance from a country in decline."

The "Ultimate Goal" of the AIP is to become a "Separate and Independent Nation" - Apart from the United States of America!!!

As we already know, Todd Palin was a registered member of the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP). Sarah Palin is sympathetic with the Alaskan Independence Party, has attended AIP conventions and as Governor of Alaska has reached out and embraced the AIP and their membership!!!

SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT PALIN ALLEGANCES

Folks, I have some serious questions about the Palin family and their allegiance to the United States of America. Sarah and Todd ("First Dude") Palin would **NOT** have the Best Interests of the United States of America as their primary goals. They are super-ultra-right-wing Nut Jobs!!! And, their past actions indicate that they **DO NOT** PLEDGE Allegiance to the United States of America, One Nation, Under God, Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All? They want to literally divide our country by separating Alaska from the rest of the Union and forming a separate country, most likely under some form of dictatorship.

AND SARAH PALIN WANTS TO BE ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA???
ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE LAND???

THE RUSSIA/GEORGIA CONFLICT FOR OIL

Let there be no doubt in minds of any Americans. If Alaska attempts to secede from the Union as the Palin's and the ALASKAN INDEPENDANCE PARTY (AIP) are hoping that they will do, Alaska would fail. And, as we already know, Russia has recently invaded Georgia because of Georgia's rich oil-fields. If Alaska attempts to secede from the United States of America, it would cause an internal conflict within the United States of America and weaken the our Union internally. Furthermore, Russia could attempt to gain control of the Alaskan oil fields in the same way that Russia recently invaded Georgia.

Honestly, I don't believe that Sarah and Todd Palin understand the values that make the Untied States of America such a great country. The US Constitution and the US Bill of Rights are what make our country great. We hold those ideas to be self-evident. BUT APPARENTLY THOSE IDEAS ARE **NOT** SELF-EVIDENT TO THE PALIN FAMILY!!! THEY ARE ACTUALLY INSANE ENOUGH TO ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF SECESSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!

VOTE AGAINST PALIN IN NOVEMBER 2008!

Obama has a bracelet too! Obama said it was Sgt. Uh's bracelet.

I like a lot of what ClassicalLiberal said above. Palin was clearly not ready to be picked as VP candidate, and McCain's camp clearly didn't perform due diligence on her selection (there is no way they would have selected her if they knew her daughter was pregnant out-of-wedlock).

So, now what? Pretend that it's all good? Go on some puffy SNL skit, while still shirking real news shows? I think think the point is she's trying to say "hey, i can laugh at myself too." The problem is that it reinforces the joke rather than defuses it.

There is only one way to look Presidential and that is to act like it. You go and stand up before the media and take your licks and give them back a few and outsmart and outthink them. She's already wasted a month. I can't imagine she'll make the turnaround in just one more.

It was a dumb dumb dumb pick. Just think of what would be going on had he done the right thing and picked Romney (or at least someone more knowledgeable that could be a good surrogate on the campaign trail.)

I think Sarah Palin's interview performance (especially with Katie Couric) has beaten Tina Fey's SNL performance in terms of silliness. Glad that we have a chance to see how they face off.

Why is ABC (in fairness ,most news outlets) ignoring Joe Biden. I think the voter expects fair coverage of both V.P. candidates. You are critical of Sarah Palin not allowing questions (and rightly so) and yet you give her all the media coverage. Joe Biden has made himself totally accessible and yet you show little to no coverage of his events and interviews?? Is the lesson to be learned here that if you ignore the media you will get rewarded with undue coverage? Dont assume all voters outside Washington are familiar with Biden...they arent & it is very presumptious of you to think otherwise.Im sure they would appreciate knowing more so they can make informed decisions. In general, you have provided extremely good coverage but this is a glaring deficiency. Thanks!!

Like I say

It's bad when the comedienne playing the candidate is better equipped and more knowledgeable than the candidate herself.

seriously...her show has a tougher economy than the newly oil rich dependent state of Alaska (thus Palin's 60 % increase in the states budget)

and her grasp of the issues...Fey is a no brainer over Palin

how sad and scary ...and vomit inducing is that?

Dee

Palin won't talk to the media

and you expect them to talk negatively about Biden

just because she is hidden in a corner somewhere not answering questions.

ugh

morons gave us Bush

now morons

argue for McCain.

HP Boston

because Matt Blunt is part of the group that used the same tactics to fool us into Bush 2004.

same team same tactics
same cover ups
same lies
same distractions

same stupidity...

9th year.

throw these bums out!

OBAMA: Well, Senator McCain is absolutely right that the earmarks process has been abused, which is why I suspended any requests for my home state

Obama admitted he was abusing the earmark process!