President Palin

Vice President Palin. President Palin.

Like it or not, John McCain, this is your case:

In a dangerous world, who will keep you safe? At a perilous time, who has the experience to face down the Russians, track down the terrorists, back down the Iranians, and bring peace to the Middle East? Who do you deserve to have a heartbeat away from the red phone?

Obama, you said the race is about presidential temperament.

Well, eat this, Barack. You want to see my presidential temperament in action? Sarah f*in' Palin, man. That's the ticket!

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[Okieborn]

Mccain has picked a perfect running mate to be under "INVESTIGATION " with !! LOL !!!

[Vyvjala]

Like a coffin needs a nail............................

[bnation]

Palin is the most bizarre choice for VP I could imagine for McCain. He has no respect for women. Maybe he just wants to get in her pants. No novelist could have written a better twist to the plot.

[BabsfromKansas]

"J Mc C – climbing the ladder one woman at a time."

[bgrp]

LOL

[euthman]

I think y'all are being unduly harsh. She seems like a perfectly lovely woman. As for her "lack of experience," look at what a great job Laura Roslin has done with the Colonial Fleet, and she was only Secretary of Education when the Cylons attacked!

You guys just don't know your history.

[KingwoodMom]

read Dee Dee Myers artickle today...her point is that this pick is wrong exactly because Palin may be judged unfairly wvwn though one day she may have the experience to do the job yet she will be blamed if things go wrong because she has no credentials right now. 2 years ago, Barack had slim credentials (although as a constitution lawyer, law professor and editor he certainly proved his intellect) but in the past 2 years he has shown that he can communicate a powerful message and he stood toe to toe in over 20 debates with the most qualified dems around..and he beat them. Palin will not have the opportunity tio show the world that she can do that...because John McCain has taken that away from her by making a selfish choice to shore up his own lack of youth and energy and his broken image as a reformer....

[mmerose]

Euthman, if you know something we don't know, let us in on it!

Actually, the Laura Roslin point is an interesting question, since she is so excellent one wonders whether the only reason she was only Sect. of Education was - because she was a woman!

[WatchIt]

Palin for President. McCain for pResident.

Palin/McCain '10

[jhw22]

We are in trouble if he's elected. He is choosing his VP based on an election strategy only. He isn't considering her role after the election at all!! There are plenty of qualified women in the Republican party who would have made sense so what the hell is going on here?

If you were a female Clinton supporter, who just couldn't like Obama, fine. But PLEASE know that this is not in the best interest of the country or women. I do not want a sup-par substitute for Hillary to be the woman that busts through the glass ceiling. I want a valid woman candidate so that when a woman does bust through no one can say it was for any reason other than her ability to do it.

Come on. As Marvin would say, "What's going on?"

Jennifer

[JMBrodie]

Elizabeth Dole comes to mind.

[plooger]

Christie Whitmann, another. (Though there aren't many to choose from, given the dearth of female pols on the Republican side.)

[PoliSci2008]

De Ja Vu! McCain/Palin is like Bush/Quayle. Quayle didn't challenage Bush, and Palin won't challenge McCain or else she'll be called all kinds of trollups & c^nts!!!

[BabsfromKansas]

"Geraldine Quayle"

[Diaschisis]

My prediction, just like Harriet Miers she will gracefully withdraw so as not to be a "distraction" to the election and McCain campaign.

Is this for real????

[stryker]

I wonder if she will be nominated and elected at the repub convention. Will they be numb to the fact that Palin offers nothing to the campaign. She's a social converative, pro-lifer. Just whom is she supposed to sway to mccain? For all his bluster about picking a pro-choice vp like Tom Ridge or a young gov of a key state-Pawlenty or Nindal-mccain picks someone who may bring in the moose vote. Of course, Palin is a life-long hunter so she may not get that, either. Forget the Hillary backers-Palin's pick is a slap in the face, to attempt to compare her with someone with Hillary's cred.

[wdw101]

i love it you think she was picked because McCain wants democrats only to vote for them.....how about to hold his conservative base.........and the NRA base.......both your candidates are gun grabbers.........While ours are not......both democrats want nationalized health care

[susiesorority]

I thought the same thing. I had to turn off NPR because I couldn't take listening to the twits offering their analysis, and I quote: "at the end of the day, voters may say, you know what? She's the kind of woman I'd like to see in Washington." This, directly after stating her NRA membership and pro-life stance. They are incapable of separating real life, and real issues, from some bullshit campaign move. You could go to any business meetup, in any city in this country, and find somebody more capable than this woman to potentially assume the presidency. And considering the deep s*&t this nation is in, this isn't the least bit funny.

[maddie0001]

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/what-is-mccain-thinking-one-alaskans-perspective/

Seeing as she's currently under state investigation for trying to get her brother-in-law fired (it's a long sordid story involving a brutal custody battle and illegal moose-hunting) maybe that 'distraction' theory isn't far off. There's also 'want to spend more time with the family'.

[robiform]

Now, if McCain had nominated MICHAEL Palin for his running mate, that would be interesting! The "Spam" song could be the campaign theme song--the possibilities are endless!

[rabbi79]

That was the first thing I thought this morning when I saw Palin's name.
He could have come out in his lumberjack clothes from "The Lumberjack Song". Let everyone know that republicans are real men with manly jobs. Of course there would be problems when it is discovered that he "puts on women's clothing, and hangs around in bars".

[solarflares]

She's a lumber jack, and she's ok.

[BabsfromKansas]

I sleep all night and I work all day.

[valleygent]

Sarah Palin is a lightweight on every level...Obama/Biden will have my vote.

[Daly]

McCain is typically rude and condescending to women so I wonder how he came to the conclusion that this women would challenge anything he says or does? Then again; it is obvious that he does not like to be challenged; especially by a women - recalling how he has called his wife names, Chelsea comments, rape jokes, allowed foul language towards HRC to name a few.

I wonder what Ms Palin thinks of health care, equal pay, education, sex education; one would think these not as important as owning guns and a women's right to choose.

Is there outsourcing in Alaska?

[Marlyn]

"I wonder how he came to the conclusion" ???

McCain didn't. Karl Rove did it for him.

[JiminNC]

"[A]s for that V.P. talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the V.P. does every day?" ~ Sarah Palin

One heartbeat away from going face to face with the Russians. I think McCain has taken pandering to new heights and made a statement as to his opinion of the intelligence of Hillary supporters and women.

[Herm]

"[A]s for that V.P. talk all the time, I"ll tell you, I still can"t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the V.P. does every day?" ~ Sarah Palin
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Context, people, context. After Al Gore invented the internet, he said exactly the same thing (you could look it up on a rightwing blog - check with Corsi).
That is what McQuaylin was referring to. Plus, at any given moment, she might not be able to recall ...... something. Alberto lives!

[northcan]

3:10 pm. Geraldine Ferraro just stated to Fox News she's either voting for McCain or staying home. She is wetting in her pants she's so excited as you know she works now for Fox News since April 08, so does Howard Wolfson and soon so will Hillary Clinton. So this election was definitely about being a woman in Power at the highest level for this crowd and nothing less.

Ladies, this was not about democratic values, goals, aspirations, women's rights, gay and lesbian rights, it was about Hillary Rodham Clinton and her most closest friend Geraldine Ferraro. As I stated month's ago, Hillary and Geraldine where speaking with Rove as their stratagist since Iowa, the chickens have come home to roost for the democrats believing in her loyalty. She has never been an honest broker with any, anyone, anytime, anywhere, anyhow.

So there you go Hillaryland, pick up your ballots and go live with McCain's extreme views, especially of women. Disgusting

[snarkopolitan]

Hey, can it, pal, Hillary's on board, and anybody who isn't on board with her isn't a supporter of hers, or of women.

Ferraro's slide into nastiness, self-pity and irrelevancy is sad to see. I remember her when she was a local politician, being interviewed on WNYC about senior issues. She was good. That may have been the last time she was really good.

If you've ever heard of the Peter Principle (People rise to their level of incompetance; they keep getting promoted until they reach a level they can't handle) then you know Geraldine is the Peter Principle in action.

[395spoons]

No REAL Democrat woman who supported Hillary will vote for this ticket. This would go completely against what Hillary Clinton stands for and insulting at best.

McCain/Palin = DOA

[LaPointeBreak]

Running a family fish business is not exactly the executive experience the country had in mind John.

[whiskeytangofoxtrot451]

Maybe he meant her work on the local PTA.

[fudgebuster]

I have this friend, she's the local Amway representative... and she loves guns and giving birth. She wanted some consideration for VP by Ocain... boy, is she mad.