Gov Sarah Palin?
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Larry Gude
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Kerad
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Fox News Alert!!
Hillary Clinton has indeed gone ballistic, and was last seen leaning over a bridge railing in Arkansas!
She very well may be.
She's gotta be out of her mind thinking how she was denied her coronation by the Dems, only to witness an inexperienced, younger, and much prettier woman get the Republican VP slot as a PR stunt.
Larry Gude
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Come...
...on! I've written 20 posts about this in the last 5 minutes!
The BIGGEST reason against Obama is his utter lack of experience. McCain wipes that out by picking someone who is presumably ready for the job day one.
I, personally, think she sounds great and maybe that's how it will work out; she solidifies the right AND gets some moderates. From seeing a view youtubes of her, I'm worried she isn't a strong enough speaker and quick enough thinker on her feet.
I could be totally wrong about this and, frankly, will be glad to be wrong. I had not even remotely considered that he would risk giving up the experience argument.
...on! I've written 20 posts about this in the last 5 minutes!
The BIGGEST reason against Obama is his utter lack of experience. McCain wipes that out by picking someone who is presumably ready for the job day one.
I, personally, think she sounds great and maybe that's how it will work out; she solidifies the right AND gets some moderates. From seeing a view youtubes of her, I'm worried she isn't a strong enough speaker and quick enough thinker on her feet.
I could be totally wrong about this and, frankly, will be glad to be wrong. I had not even remotely considered that he would risk giving up the experience argument.
kom526
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I was, and still am very undecided...
Larry Gude
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Larry Gude
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kom526
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She very well may be.
She's gotta be out of her mind thinking how she was denied her coronation by the Dems, only to witness an inexperienced, younger, and much prettier woman get the Republican VP slot as a PR stunt.
Like Walter Mondale :shrug:
Penn
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She very well may be.
She's gotta be out of her mind thinking how she was denied her coronation by the Dems, only to witness an inexperienced, younger, and much prettier woman get the Republican VP slot as a PR stunt.
Well, you DO have to admit - her choice as VP - is an explicit example of "CHANGE"!
The GOP has outdone the Demonrats in this category.
Kerad
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Call it a stunt if you want, but at least he was voted into his situation.
Picking Palin shows us John McCain was far more desperate than even I imagined. And you're 100% correct on the experience issue...McCain just took his strongest argument against Obama and shoved it out the window of his "Straight Talk" (ahem) Express.
Larry Gude
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Classic!!!
You started the 'stunt' bit and now wanna lay it at my feet?
How is McCain 'desperate'? She sounds fantastic, far better than Obama resume wise and experience wise. All I'm saying is she simply is inexperienced as far as being national level.
Sounds to me like this pick just made you crap your pants.
You started the 'stunt' bit and now wanna lay it at my feet?
How is McCain 'desperate'? She sounds fantastic, far better than Obama resume wise and experience wise. All I'm saying is she simply is inexperienced as far as being national level.
Sounds to me like this pick just made you crap your pants.
This_person
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Like Biden brings experience to the Dem ticket (albeit as number two, not "the decision maker"), McCain has that hands down for the Republicans. She brings youth, executive experience (what little there is of it is more than both Dems combined, and on a much larger level than John's military experience), "historical achievement" by being a woman, etc., etc.
kom526
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Now that the dog and pony show is just about over we can get to the real campaign. Hopefully both sides could grow up and talk about ISSUES and SOLUTIONS instead "inexperience" and "four more years of Bush" and really give the populace things to help them make this decision.
I was on the fence previously, i was leaning towards mcCain simply to avoid the whole one party controlling both branches of Congress and the White House again, like what happened the first 6 years of the Bush Presidency. With this pick my vote is McCain's to lose. She makes an excellent VP choice, plus she not only can say she beleives in somethings, like being anti-abortion, but back it up with tough personal choices in her own life. I respect that more then people screaming on either side of a picket-line. Whether I agree with her on it is immaterial at this point, I don't want someone who agrees with me on every issue, I want someone who can lead my country. If something was to happen to McCain, hopefully it won't be the first week of February, and she will have time to gain the experience she may be lacking. not that experience has shown to be all that helpful in the past.
She is inexperienced but so is Obama, in fact, the Dems cannot even use that as any reason to balance the ticket. Palin's last child has Downs and she knew this PRIOR to giving birth. I think that says an awful lot about her character....
My sister, died at age 31, was born handicapped and with many health problems unknown to my mother prior to her birth so this IS an issue I have given a great deal of thought about. Just saying that news made me think highly of her.
Larry Gude
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Hey...
...as I say, she sounds great to me, though I'm hoping she can really compose herself for the Clarence Thomas lynching she's about to receive from the press.
There's a lot of good in this pick. Again though, the only real argument against Obama, and it's a big one, is inexperience. "Hey! I look and sound good! I wanna be president!" Duh, OK.
She's growing on me. Now I wanna see her in action. Her hunting skills are gonna come in handy because she's gotta face the wolves now.
Plus, the fact that she scared Kerad into losing his bowels speaks for something!
...as I say, she sounds great to me, though I'm hoping she can really compose herself for the Clarence Thomas lynching she's about to receive from the press.
There's a lot of good in this pick. Again though, the only real argument against Obama, and it's a big one, is inexperience. "Hey! I look and sound good! I wanna be president!" Duh, OK.
She's growing on me. Now I wanna see her in action. Her hunting skills are gonna come in handy because she's gotta face the wolves now.
Plus, the fact that she scared Kerad into losing his bowels speaks for something!
SamSpade
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I've said for some time she'd be a good pick, but in the election process, I don't know if she helps him at all. I sure wouldn't mind looking over the rationale McCain went through to pick her over all of the others.
You know, I can barely think of ANY choice he could make that couldn't be turned into something bad about McCain. You know, if he made the "safe" picks, then he's just Washington as usual - if he makes bold picks, then he is desperate.
This was kind of a bold pick.
You know, I can barely think of ANY choice he could make that couldn't be turned into something bad about McCain. You know, if he made the "safe" picks, then he's just Washington as usual - if he makes bold picks, then he is desperate.
This was kind of a bold pick.
Larry Gude
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Bavarian
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Gov. Palin has executive experience, not only as Govenor but she worked her way up through lower offices. The President needs to be experienced, the Vice-President needs to do no harm. If McCain had picked a pro-abort as Veep, I would have voted thrid party. She is a good candidate, may attrack the hockey moms, just gave birth to a Down's Syndrome child. She is solid and is a true Washington outsider. She does think global warming is man-made, however.