Six Things The Palin Pick Says About McCain

The selection of a running mate is among the most consequential, most defining decisions a presidential nominee can make. John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says a lot about his decison-making -- and some of it is downright breathtaking.

We knew McCain is a politician who relishes improvisation, and likes to go with his gut. But it is remarkable that someone who has repeatedly emphasized experience in this campaign named an inexperienced governor he barely knew to be his No. 2. Whatever you think of the pick, here are six things it tells us about McCain:

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[08Barack08]

This should answer all of your questions as to why SARAH PALIN is the WORST choice for VP in our nation's history.

Shame on John McCain for betraying what little trust we had in him already.

www.IMPALIN.com

[Faith101]

Count seven reasons:

http://openthread.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/31/131615/069/482/581236

[Sixtwo]

John McCain should not open his mouth again and say that he puts his "country first!" How can he, in good conscious (if he has one), select Sarah Palin who would succeed him should he not be able to complete his term, when one considers the condition of the nation's economy, American's dismal reputation around the world, homeland security issues facing the nation, etc. etc. HE HAS DEMONSTRATED POOR JUDGEMENT, AGAIN. And, he HAS PUT HIS DESIRE TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AHEAD THE WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I AM DEFENDED BY HIS CHOICE OF A RUNNING MATE!!!!!

[wdw101]

"I AM DEFENDED BY HIS CHOICE OF A RUNNING MATE!!!!!" why do you need to defend anything other than this post you did?

[LAB10]

This pick just says DESPARATE!

[bitabingbitabangbitaboom]

The GOP is secretly praying for Hurricane Gustav to make landfall so they can cancel their Convention

[Boboday555]

John McK-Street has eleven homes and Governor Palin has eleven constituents!

What a 'Coinkidink'!

[NoSpinTruthZone]

Biggest coincidence I've noticed is that you continue to write smear as fact.

Pretty impressive.

[Village]

It tells me he's got the hots for her.

I'm just waiting for him to grope a boob.

[ThunderclapNewman]

He's used to the feel of silicone.

[Boboday555]

"MCCAIN/PALIN: A STUFFED SHIRT AND A STUFFED SWEATER IN '08!"

[NoSpinTruthZone]

jobber..

[Boboday555]

Jobber?

I'm sorry, I don't speak hillbilly.

[MinneapolisBob]

The so called Maverick as done it again. The pick of Sarah Palin goes against the rebushlican stand for family values. How will a woman raising a young family fully carry out the responsibilities of being VP? She has a baby who has Down Syndrome (we've been told this repeatedly) and home schools others.

VP Assistant: Excuse me VP Palin, president McCain is on phone, he wants you to represent him at a meeting in Durban, some kind of African and Western nations economic summit. Another one of his health problems--he needs to get attention for it ASAP.

Palin: Tell him I'll call him back in a few minutes, don't you see me breast feeding and doing a geography class with my kids? Where the heck is Durban anyway?

Palin asked a week or two ago what exactly the VP does on a daily basis. She wants to break the ceiling Hillary put 18m cracks in. Interesting, it took a strong Democratic female leader to put 18m cracks in that ceiling which is primarily there because of rebushlican males and their anti-woman ideologies. And here comes along an unknown rebushlican woman who wants to steal Hillary's thunder and hard work.
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[citizenmike]

Very good points. McCain has stolen a lot from the Clinton campaign. Unfortunately this strategy netted her 2nd place.

[jkpcguru]

You know I agree with you. I've always been an Obama Supporter. But I do have alot of respect for Hillary Clinton, especially from towards the end of the primaries to now.

Hillary Clinton has worked her butt off to get where she is. Sarah Palin was given this position totally skipping hard work on a national level.

If McCain were to win, I think I would feel a total emptiness inside once the news commentators start saying "Our country has just made history, we know have the first female Vice President"

Her election would totally cheapen Hillary's accomplishments.

[Boboday555]

Attention American Women:
If you've been raped and become pregnant the beatuy queen/hockey mom thinks you don't have the right to end the pregnancy and that the Earth is like 6,000 years old and that Evolution is not fact!

If today's GOP is about anything its about turning the clocks back to a stupider time; when women and African Americans were more property than person!
I bet the beatuy queen doesn't think woman should have the right to vote either!
But don't tell her I wrote this.
After reading about her criminal behavior regarding her brother in law, the beauty queen strikes me as a dangerously unbalanced hyper-conservative...just like McK-Street!

[NoSpinTruthZone]

I hope you're being paid well for this.

[citizenmike]

Unlike you NoSpin, I think he is doing this out of concern. Did I mention I was a POW? I don't think she is all that dangerous though. Actually she is probably a nice lady. She's just the puppet. As McCain is at this point.

[Boboday555]

Paid?
I don't need to be paid to post the truth!
But, I'm a rational person.
If I posted something untrue then please hip me dude and I'll retract it.

1. Does Palin believe a woman has reproductive rights?
2. Does she believe in creationsim or Evolution?

I'll be waiting for your reponse.

[LemonMeringue]

Palin does not believe in any form of birth control.

She believes that if a rapist impregnates you, you have to have his child. Never mind if he's a person whose genes you don't want in your children - a criminal, a drug addict, a genetic mess...

[koulflo]

Hey John, Its not her crimes, it's te cover-up!
see http://koulflo.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/palin-not-the-mom-its-not-the-crime-its-the-cover-up/

[flymic]

McCain / Palin - first official poster:

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/H/G/2/mccain-palin-anna-nicole.jpg

[gopgoingdown]

Way tooooo funny.

[NoSpinTruthZone]

Flagged...

grow up

[Boboday555]

Enlist Up!

[nellie]

Not helpful.

[citizenmike]

Very funny

[flymic]

45: number of months Sarah Palinn has been pregnant
20: number of months Sarah Palinn has been governor

9,000: population of Wasilla, AK the town of which Palinn was mayor
15,000: the number of people at the rally announcing her nomination as VP

7: number of people in the Palinn family
7: number of houses John and Cindy McCainn own

72: years that John McCainn has been alive
49: years that Alaska has been a state

1: number of times McCainn and Palinn had met before today
20 million: the number of dollars that the city of Wasilla was left in
debt when Palinn's term as mayor ended

When John McCainn started his campaign, Sarah Palinn was not yet governor of Alaska.

John McCainn left both his first wife and Mitt Romneyy for beauty queens.

[citizenmike]

Very good. Democrats need to be careful, though. Rove was able to sell an idiot for 2 terms. His assistant may do just as well. Did I mention I was a POW?

[Boboday555]

According to crack Fox-Kids journalist Steve Doocy, Palin, the beauty queen, has OODLES of foreign policy experience because Alaska is right next to Russia!!!

I guess that makes me a doctor because I live next to a hospital!

FOX-KIDS: "IF YOU HAVE A MULLET, A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALECY, AND THE HOTS FOR YOUR KID SISTER, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE WORLD!"

[gopgoingdown]

And she is the "Commander-in-Chief" of Alaska's National Gard, but they all in Iraq!

[NoSpinTruthZone]

jobber alert!

[Boboday555]

I'm sorry Mr. 'Yet To Enlist McCainanite' but what is a "jobber?'
Sorry, I don't speak hillbilly!

[Liberal2]

Rethug jobber alert!

[BlueLogic]

I made a picture of the McCain/Palin ticket..please spread it around! http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2812468578_55ef0a58ba.jpg?v=0

[NoSpinTruthZone]

That's funny... already spread.. thanks!!!

[gopgoingdown]

Good one!

[booker52]

Done my part, too funny!!!

[Boboday555]

That's great but McHalf-Pint should be the Mini-Me character.
The nasty little K-Street sweetheart is like 5' 4" even in his $500 high heeled Faragamo loafers!