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Face-off: Sarah Palin v. Jill Biden - Who’s the Bigger Hockey Mom?

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October 11, 2008 1:27 PM

ABC News' Sunlen Miller, John Berman, and Ursula Fahy report: Gov Sarah Palin will drop the ceremonial first puck this evening at the Flyers game in Philadelphia, but is the real match up between her and Jill Biden over who's the bigger Flyers fan?

Pennsylvania Gov Ed Rendell said it's Jill Biden, wife of Obama's running mate Sen. Joe Biden, who's the "real" Flyers fan.

"You know Jill Biden is a real Flyers fan. She goes to about 7 or 8 games a year. Wears the orange jersey," Rendell told reporters at Obama's Northwest Philadelphia event today, "We're going to see if we’re going to get Jill to one of those games too. She's the real thing."

Rendell was also eager to cast the McCain campaign's strategy this week as "dumb."

"They are just stupid," Rendell said of the attacks by the McCain campaign, "They're all dumb. I mean when people are facing the challenges in their own lives they are facing. No one wants to hear that stuff. It's dumb…..Don't tell us about something that's gonna happen when Barack Obama was 8 years of age, that's just dumb."

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Reading William Ayers' book "A Kind and Just Parent." It reads just like Obama's books. William Ayers is an excellent ghost writer for Obama, as he had plenty of practice hiding from the FBI for 10 years with Bernadine Dohrn. Obama should have to take a quiz about what he wrote, because he definately didn't write it. Bill Ayers wrote his books!

Posted by: Colonel Reb | Oct 11, 2008 1:42:31 PM

when did McCain supporters turn into conspiracy therorist?

Posted by: when | Oct 11, 2008 1:47:13 PM

Pennsylvania Gov Ed Rendell will never let this state go RED! So THIS RACE IS OVER! OBAMA/BIDEN 2008

Posted by: gl | Oct 11, 2008 1:53:54 PM

Colonel Reb

and a Palin rally is a good place for you and Timothy mcVeigh's values.

let's be clear on where most domestic terrorism comes out of...

the values that have been espoused for a week at a Palin rally.

but you and she aren't aware enough to realize that

ugh

Posted by: dl | Oct 11, 2008 1:55:16 PM

Colonel Reb,

Give it a break, will you? The more people like you "theorize" about things, the more idiotic you are to people who THINK about things.

Posted by: jiminy | Oct 11, 2008 1:59:06 PM

Colonel Reb did you also read Joe Vogel's books and speeches...

you know the guy whose death while trying to acquire bombing materials was being mourned when Todd and sarah first went to their first AIP convention.

you know the one where they were literally writing their constitution for the new Alaska Nation.... where Todd was so inspired he joined.

and Sarah was so inspired by this party founded by a guy who wanted to kill people for the same values of the party... that she ended up returning several times to conventions as her husband was an active member for almost a decade...

she finally giving the keynote address 2 years ago?

stop

there is one candidate whose values have an overlap with domestic terror and those values were on parade this past week at her rallies

McCain just realized yesterday...he got un the wrong train and you could tell he wants off.

Posted by: dl | Oct 11, 2008 1:59:55 PM

Colonel Reb,

Read good conspiracy sites much?

You guys crack me up.

What next? Obama was actually the shooter in the grassy knoll?

Posted by: Whatever | Oct 11, 2008 2:07:58 PM

ya sound liek a bunch of kids...my daddy can beat your daddy up....the truth is when jimmy[the peanut] carter took office, he re-structed the mortage industries standards, though reagan and big bush did nothing to counter it,
clinton further relaxed the mortage industries regulations so all who could not afford housing...could.
then in the house when the republicans sttod up and said...ok look this has got to stop its become a runaway train...WHO STOPED THEM...
THE DEMOCRATS THATS WHO !
the DEM-WITS are the root of this fiasco...go look it up!

Posted by: Radicalran | Oct 11, 2008 2:10:15 PM

Factcheck.org just did a piece on the Ayers story. Here's the conclusion:

"Voters may differ in how they see Ayers, or how they see Obama’s interactions with him. We’re making no judgment calls on those matters. What we object to are the McCain-Palin campaign’s attempts to sway voters – in ads and on the stump – with false and misleading statements about the relationship, which was never very close. Obama never 'lied' about this, just as he never bragged about it. The foundation they both worked with was hardly 'radical.' And Ayers is more than a former 'terrorist,' he’s also a well-known figure in the field of education."

I recommend that people go and read the full analysis on their webside. It is quite enlightening.

Posted by: El_Pajaro | Oct 11, 2008 2:11:27 PM

Even through he had a large $ advance, Obama's first two books were rejected by the publisher. He came back with a book that, if you listen to the audio, is not anything like how Obama talks - Hawaiian surfer dude talk. He did poorly in school as he was on drugs. William Ayers was educated at prestigious Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Ill. and did his undergraduate work at Michigan. Both Obama and Ayers studied under the same radical professor, Said Edward, at Columbia University in the early 80s. Their paths crossed several times since then.

Posted by: Colonel Reb | Oct 11, 2008 2:13:46 PM

Radicalran,

Sure it was Carter. And it took 30 years for it to catch up with us. Uh, right.

The SEC deregulation that occured in 2004 that allowed 5 banks to lend at 40:1 loan to withholdings instead of the 12:1 ratio they previously maintained was they key to today's crisis.

They had too much capital lying around and started lending to unqualified borrowers. When the housing market crashed, defaults started coming back to them.

And guess which 5 mega banks just collapsed?

The same 5 that were deregulated in 2004.

And who was in charge in 2004?

Republican Congress, Republican President.

Nice try though

Posted by: Milton Freedman | Oct 11, 2008 2:16:23 PM

Don't compare Jill Biden and Sarah Palin, please! Jill Biden is such a sweetheart of a lady, unlike Sarah the moose-killer!

THERE IS NO COMPARISON!!

Posted by: Donna Hughes | Oct 11, 2008 2:17:24 PM

Reb,

Seriously, the "IhateObama" website is not the most credible place to get your information.

Let me clue you in on something we adults already know: Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't make it true.

Now instead of inuendo and false accusations, why don't you go back to your homework.

Posted by: Seriously Now | Oct 11, 2008 2:19:35 PM

My gosh get over Ayers...........Take your cancer riddled ole man and liar of a power hungry running mate and get over it. Sick of this McCain will kleep it up or Palin until they shot Obama....Nice work you two ---------------.

Posted by: indp voter | Oct 11, 2008 2:21:21 PM

Jill Biden is a much better WOMAN then that fraud lying pitbull with lipstick anyday no comparision at least Jill Biden doesnt go around stirring up hate anger and fear! oh and by the way everyone is right about Palin and her abusing her power SHE IS BUSH IN A SKIRT AND CHENY WITH LIPSTICK! MICHELLE/JILL/OBAMA/BIDEN08

Posted by: angie | Oct 11, 2008 2:22:55 PM

Libs just want to close their eyes. All you have to do is pick up the Ayers' books and compare to the Obama books. Then compare to how lost Obama is without a teleprompter.

Posted by: Colonel Reb | Oct 11, 2008 2:25:41 PM

colonel reb

libs just want the last 8 years of lies and spin to stop

you obviously are part of that.

Posted by: dl | Oct 11, 2008 2:27:36 PM

Can't wait to hear what Joe Biden has to say about the "reformer" getting busted for ethics violations.

Posted by: Say it ain't so Joe! | Oct 11, 2008 2:29:13 PM

Colonel reb

I believe you need to go blog on the "I believe everything that the GOP feeds me website" I believe most people here at this site are more enlightened.
Sorry!

NO MCCAIN/PALIN

Posted by: Charlotte | Oct 11, 2008 2:36:22 PM

Then compare to how lost Obama is without a teleprompter
-------------------
What?

Obama has done dozens of interviews, taken questions from the press, 26 debates and always has kown what he was talking about.

Only one candidate in this campaign is afraid to speak without a script and it's not a Democrat.

Your inuendo is so pathitic I truly feel sorry for you if you actually belive it.

Posted by: Rachel in NC | Oct 11, 2008 2:36:30 PM

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