Campaigns Begin Dash To Election

New York Times:

Fresh off back-to-back conventions, the two presidential campaigns took off Friday on a 60-day dash to the White House in a political landscape reshaped by the candidacy of Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican efforts to seize the mantle of change.

The race, transformed by zeal among the Republican base for Senator John McCain's running mate, got a burst of new life at the same time that television viewership numbers showed that nearly 40 million people, a record for an American political convention, tuned to the major broadcast and cable-news networks to watch Mr. McCain's acceptance speech in St. Paul on Thursday night. That was a bit more than those who watched Senator Barack Obama's speech in Denver last week.

Read the whole story: New York Times

Comments

[maxdenn]

After considering her record and listening to what she says, I have to conclude that the only reason that the Republicans selected Palin was her gender and based on that, her potential vote getting aspect

[BPCModerate]

"Her potential vote getting aspect." What an outrageous basis on which to select a VP!

[ThunderclapNewman]

She's wildy unqualified and woefully unprepared.

I guess that's why she is so frightened by the press.

How can she be a VP if she's scared of answering questions from the press?

[maxdenn]

It's so tedious having to explain things to right wingers. Her potential vote getting aspect is based on her gender. Don't be so tiresome.

[humuhumunukunukuapuaa]

As opposed to actual qualifications, that is!

[TLV]

That indicates McCain does not have it!

[Heavy]

Watch the video, you can tell that to Kar l R ove.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/daily-show-takes-on-the-s_n_123908.html#postComment

[Americatortures]

Who will vote for her that voted for Hillary?? NUTS!!! She should have been Pat Buchannan's running mate when that loon ran for POTUS!!

[JLopez]

Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.

[trollslayer]

And in fact she did fire her, as she did her entire staff, but the Librarian eventually got her job back.

I'm sure all the people she fired when she became Mayor, would be glad to tell their story.

[forpeace]

*

Sept. 7, 2008

SENATOR JOE BIDEN (D-DE)
Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee

Exclusive! Live from Wilmington, Delaware, Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) will appear on Meet the Press in his first Sunday interview since Barack Obama selected him as his running mate.

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[ThunderclapNewman]

But Little Miss YupYup is afraid of reporters.

The pitbull with lipstick is cowering under the porch.

[kidshare]

When was he chosen VP? Hm let's do math

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

But he also did other interviews.

[InformedVoter08]

and he has also been on 60 minutes with Barack 2 days after the convention

[amiblueyoubet]

Everybody knows Joe Biden. He's always on the Sunday shows. And you know you can catch him on the Senate floor on C-span, you should know.

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

Brilliant -- someone who can talk about the issues. How refreshing.

[beaupritchard]

Hey Adrienne baby ... what's up.

[TLV]

A Dem...naturally.

[linux]

She's more of a guppy than baracuda

[SCG2]

Why Walt Monegan got fired: Palin's abuse of power - AndrewHalcro.com

Last Friday, Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan went into a meeting with Governor Sarah Palin's acting chief of staff thinking he was going to be discussing security for the governor's picnic. He left the meeting without a job.

The abrupt firing of Walt Monegan was a shock not only to him but all of the men and women of the Department of Public Safety. The way Monegan was fired raises serious questions about the governor's true motives.

Continues: http://www.andrewhalcro.com/why_walt_monegan_got_fired

Link to his local radio program: http://www.andrewhalcro.com/

[AntiTerrorDonkey]

neo...

did mcain make the

the biggest god almighty blunder

in history all by himself

or did he have some help from rove

heh...

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

Is Todd Palin still a lazy infidel or has he gotten off of his a$$ and gotten a job?

He better get a job or the other daughter might get pregnant.

[repubstheirownworstenemy]

Tiff: I love ya, babe. But Todd's got a job (with British Petroleum) and is a member of a union.

I think you meant Levi, the babydaddy. And he don't take no f**kin sh*t from nobody.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

Love you too. I am going by what Pastor Hagee and Dr. Laura stated.

They believe he is a lazy infidel because he and his wife claim that he will be home with the children.

He is a union member, but he does not have a current job. He is a lazy infidel married to a woman who went back to work after giving birth 3 days prior.

Where was he when his teenage daughter was having unprotected s e x? We know mom was running a state, but what was dad doing?

[SuperMonkey53]

Yes. But he is on leave, and has been for a while.

[beaupritchard]

Well there's both Bush's hands ... there's McCains ... hmmm ... seems to be a hand missing. Now where do you think that other hand is ...

Probably just checking to see if Bush has been donig his morning runs ... yea that's it ... just checking.

[SaviourMachine]

Any closer they'd look Siamese Twins.

[SaviourMachine]

Any closer and they'd look like S i a m e s e T w i n s.

[ThunderclapNewman]

Any closer and McMaverick would be behind Bush.

[RatgurlSD]

Para-sitic twins!

[Dreamers101]

I sent this out a couple of weeks before John McCain’s VP was known but did not realize as many other people that Sarah Pa’lin was on the short list for his VP selection.

___________________________________________________________________________

We know who John McCain’s VP running mate will be!

Based on scientific calculation to find out who John Mc’Cain will pick as his VP running mate, we have put all relevant vet’ting data and the potential VP height and size through our supercomputers and concluded the following.

John Mc’Cain stands 5 feet 7 inches tall so we also had to take into account that as the potential POTUS he has to look commanding and reassuring.

If you look at John McCain’s possible VP selections you can extrapolated by a +/- 3% point margin of error.

Mit t Rom’ney: 6 feet 2 inches tall

Tim Paw’lenty: 6 feet 2 inches tall

Bobbie Jin’dal: 5 feet 9 inches tall

Joe Lieber’man: 5 feet 9 inches tall

Carl y Fio’rina: 5 feet 7 inches tall
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Winner -> Sarah Pa’lin: 5 feet 5 inches tall

From our scientific studies and research we have concluded that Senator John Mc’Cain will not select any of the potential VP candidates listed above due to there height based on a +/- 3% point margin of error that his running mate will be this surprise pick from the southern state of West Virgina:

http://persistentillusion.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/yoda.jpg

[trollslayer]

Mac has shortman syndrome.

[RatgurlSD]

a.k.a "Littleman's Disease"

[Medius]

McCain with Napoleonic complex?

[VOTER]

Or Male Family Insecurity?

He knew he would never make Admiral like his daddy and granddaddy.

The guy has a complex and the only way to combat it was by marrying

into MOB money and entering politics.

POTUS BEATS ADMIRAL.

However after November, he will have to live with the fact that his daddy
and granddaddy outdid him.

ADMIRAL BEATS SENATOR.

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

Truer words were never spoken!

[edoublep]

dreamers101-
If you're going to trash talk West Virginia, at least have the mental clarity to spell our state's name properly.
Yes, there were some rather unsavory folks on CNN during the primary, but I assure that most West Virginians are kind people. Please step down from your high horse.

[KOisGod]

McSame; a noun, a verb, and a surge

[maxwellinformed]

Every now and then I accidentally surf to a Right wing website. Here is the line of thinking of many of those Rupukes. "A real American as VP candidate, great job McCain." And when they right this, they are as serious as skin cancer. This is the thought process of those who choose to put McCain in the WHITE House.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ridley/the-guide-to-the-conserva_b_124368.html

If you don't look like them, you can't possibly be a "real American". If you don't think like them, you can't possibly be a "Real American", ask the Dixie Chicks. Ironic isn't it. The thought process of most rethuglicans are as unAmerican as they come. God help us all.

[Heavy]

Priceless. Thanks, hadn't read that one yet.

[donaldw6]

Q: What's the difference between a Republican and a tr0ll?

a) Money
b) Lipstick
c) Difference? What difference?

[recruitgal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcMVo14wFw

Our very own O, with his own straight talk. Excellent...

[TLV]

Good God, we need this man!

[Graywolf48]

The Feds closed Silver State Bank of Nevada. It's insolvent. John McCain's son, Andrew was on the Board of Directors. He must have learned well from his father's involvement with Keating and and Lincoln Savings and Loan. Papa McCain helped Keating, who cost American taxpayers millions. Andrew McCain and Silver State Bank will cost millions more. Just like the Bushes, another crime family in action.

[humuhumunukunukuapuaa]

You can see how "change" runs in his family....

[ThunderclapNewman]

He wasn't just on the board.

He was one of the three members of the audit committee.

He saw the failure coming and resigned.

An act of cowardice.

[DaOne]

Still my favorite, Exactly what does the VP do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=006axc2aELE

[kidshare]

Huffpo and youtube seem to be lovers

[zippywpinhead]

Bush and McSame seem to be lovers- they practically finish each others sentences

[Medius]

Sorry can't watch that one or anything showing her. I can't stand her voice.

[eddieknoll]

Did anyone hear the Hack Bill Maher, call Sarah a Stewardess?

Gee, wonder how a Republican would be treated if they called Hillary a House Cleaner (Bimbo Eruptions)?