Fox News reports that cowardly McCain staffers continue to attack McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, in an obvious attempt to lay blame at her feet, rather than their own.
Note the, once again, sexist connotations in the remarks about her being "emotional and hard to handle."
Even more extraordinary, though, is the admission that the McCain campaign was fully aware of this, and prepared to hand the Vice-Presidency to someone who lacked such basic knowledge. This says less about Palin, who had little need for foreign policy expertise as Alaska's Governor, than it does about McCain's cynical opportunism in picking Palin to begin with.
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Giving credit to Obama for being the first "black" President,
is like giving credit to slaves for being the first blacks to sail across the ocean.
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rich
1:55PM Nov 6th 2008
Not knowing that Africa is a continent, if true, is not quite the same as lacking "foreign policy expertise"! We have 300 million people; why can't we get candidates who are at least reasonably intelligent and informed, along with having the other appropriate characteristics (hard-working, tough, etc.)?
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Dave
1:56PM Nov 6th 2008
Africa is where Obama was born.
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Peter
2:00PM Nov 6th 2008
Dave:
DO you find it hard being a jackass and walking on your hind legs.
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tzada
2:06PM Nov 6th 2008
What you will fail to print is this. Mitt Romney wants to run in 2012. McCain hired some of Romneys people and they are doing a hatchet job on her. Which you are as well. You did it in the before and you will continue on. You are a sexist and a racist. What is true is this, Obama won by ACORN and other fraud. You may think you will be important along with the other Chicagoans, but he will use you and when he is done that will be it. You may get a job as a whip master when he gets his civilian army going. More than likely you will be on the other end of the whip if he gets his way. Kenya and Arabs first.
Palin Thwarts The Gas Cartel By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:20 PM PT Energy: Iran resurrected its idea of a "gas cartel" to control gas markets like oil. But even if it succeeds, the U.S. won't be vulnerable. If you wonder why, look to the governor of Alaska.
That's right, Gov. Sarah Palin took a powerful preemptive step in August to shield the U.S. from a coming gas cartel. Palin's effort to create the Trans-Canada Alaska gas line — which would provide a vast new trove of natural gas each day to the U.S. — effectively nullifies the emerging gas cartel's potential impact on America.
Who truly is inexperienced and unqualified to be president is Barack Obama otherwise known as Barry Soetoro. Thousands if not millions agree.
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Troy
2:17PM Nov 6th 2008
You could tell from the moment she was introduced that Sarah Palin lacked the intelligence and more importantly, the knowledge of national and worldly events to have the title of VP. Sure she is a fundamental Christian who is pro-life which appeals to that part of the Republican party and obviously believes in the right to bear arms which appeals to the gun owners of America, but that is not enough to be VP of the United States. She has no political experience outside of the State of Alaska and there are even questions about the job she has done there. Prior to being Governor, she was President of the PTA, big deal...there are thousands of parents who have had the same role, and Mayor of a town of 5,000 people...well if that doesn't give you the credentials to be the VP I don't know what will. She has no clue about foreign policy, or even domestic policy for that matter. To not know what countries comprise NAFTA shows she lacks the even the basic knowledge of anything outside her state and to not know that Africa is a continent borders on outright stupid. She should go back to Alaska and go back to being the nobody she was before suddenly being picked by McRage.
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jam
2:22PM Nov 6th 2008
Jsut wait all you bashers she will become stronger and more powerfull in spite of all the crap you say about her. Not to many people can continually hold there head up high when they are constantly disrespected the way she is. When they are not afforded common courtesy. I am appalled at those who think they are better and more knowledgable than she. You msut all be MESSIAHS>
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Henry
2:22PM Nov 6th 2008
Dave1:40PMNov 6th 2008
Giving credit to Obama for being the first "black" President,
is like giving credit to slaves for being the first blacks to sail across the ocean ------------------------------------------------------ As I stated on the site: on behalf of every black that crossed the sea's, Kiss my black ass.
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Anndrea
2:33PM Nov 6th 2008
Okay, Tommy, I am willing to overlook the fact that Palin is in dire need of a geography lesson. However, the blinders come off then Palin can't accurately explain the VP's job description to a 3rd grader!
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Polly
2:47PM Nov 6th 2008
Don't pay any attention to Dave. The Obama campaign proved one huge thing that the Dave's of this world are OBSOLETE!!!!! YOU SERVE NO PURPOSE OR FUNCTION!! whites, blacks, asians, native americans, LATINOS are all moving forward into a new future of working toward a society that doesn't need the racist attitudes inculcated by the old power structure. Everyone wants to be on their way to healing and working together! DAVE YOU SERVE NO PURPOSE, NO FUNCTION. YOU ARE OBSOLETE!!!
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CncrndCtzn
2:33PM Nov 6th 2008
From reading these posts it appears the sharks have turned and are now feeding on themselves. The only thing wrong with Sarah Palin is that she was totally unprepared to jump to a national stage. She may not be the complete dummy that she ended up looking like and if she has the right stuff she will no doubt rebound and return with a fury against her in-house detractors. John McCains aids and strategist still have not learned anything if they are attacking Sarah Palin; their scorched-Obama strategy did not work for McCain and it won't work against Sarah Palin. All these aids are doing is guaranteeing they will not be around or on staff at the next elections. These people caused a basically decent man of integrity to lose this election.
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Henry
2:38PM Nov 6th 2008
Peter2:00PMNov 6th 2008
Dave:
DO you find it hard being a jackass and walking on your hind legs. ------------------------------------------------------ Good one!
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JVZaccaro
2:50PM Nov 6th 2008
And the Lord said "Let there be Unity”, and it came to pass. And the Lord said to Barack, "Thou art the chosen leader, thou wilt select a Unifier", and it too, came to pass. And Barack said to Emanuel, "Raum, thou shalt be my Unifier" and Unity swept over the land. The people of America, 300,000,000 strong, men plus women and children and a mixed multitude, with their flocks and herds, set out for the Mountain of Civility
Exodus Chapter 1, Verse 1
And Raum the Unifier set out on a journey to calm the multitudes. And he came upon a city by the river Potomac, and it was known as Washington. And the Unifier said “Let there be Unity”, but it was not to be. And one of the tribe of Washington murmured “Unifier, there is controversy in this land.” And the Unifier proclaimed “F@@k the Republicans, there will be Unity”, and members of the tribe set out to do the work of the Chosen One.
Exodus Chapter 1, Verse 2
And it came to pass that Unity eluded the multitudes. Tribes in the villages of Frank, and ted, and Betty Ann, and DD, and Sue and especially Rias10 could not turn loose of the hatred. And the Lord said, “Barack, Unity is not among us”. And Barack answered “Lord, my father is from the land of Kenya”, “They have not known Unity” And the Lord asked “Where is your Unifier?” And Barack answered “He is on a journey through all regions of the land”“His travels will take him to the Mountain of Civility” and the Lord proclaimed “Let Unity prevail”, but Barack did nothing to rein-in the Unifier. And so it was to be.
Exodus Chapter 1, Verse 3
And Raum of Emanuel traveled far and wide. After a two day journey, he visited the street of Wall, where merchants and money changers were in abundance. He climbed to the highest rooftop to herald the coming of the Chosen One. The money changers murmured “Why hath thou come?” “Thou hath removed great value from the land” “Look, I owned oxen and goats valued at ten Drachma, and now they will bring but nine!” The Unifier protested “I did not cause thy grief, nor did the Chosen One” “It is the fault of those who came before us” But the merchants were uneasy, and they fled to a distant land. And Raum took to his ass, and departed.
Exodus Chapter 1, Verse 4
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Kay
2:53PM Nov 6th 2008
McCain for Secretary of Defense. WHY NOT? It would be great to have an alternative point of view in the White House so that Obama could make his decision based on all the info available. He will be surrounded by anti-war people, so it would be good to at least consider the other side of the arguement.
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Cindy
2:57PM Nov 6th 2008
McCain lost this election. Palin jumped at the chance McCain gave her...who wouldn't? McCain was against Bush for so long, and then decided it would be in his best interest a few years ago to look like a Bush supporter so that the party would accept him as a presidential candidate. Then to further manipulate things he chose Palin to try to attract upset Hillary voters. McCain may be an honorable veteran but he was a horribly manipulative man the last couple of years.
Then when he was so wishy-washy on economics and less than a year ago stated he didn't know enough about economics to make comment...he didn't stand a chance. Palin being less than adequate as a VP candidate was not the only reasons not to vote for McCain.
A voter always wants to see both parties bring forth their best people. I just don't think the Republicans did this time.
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VERITAS
3:15PM Nov 6th 2008
The mysoginists just can't help themselves.
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Jim Cline
3:15PM Nov 6th 2008
Rich,
We first need an electorate that is reasonably intelligent and informed before we can get politicians that are resonably intelligent and informed.
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Jim Cline
3:18PM Nov 6th 2008
.............and also it would help if we had columnists (including Tommy) who were reasonably intelligent and informed.......
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ted
3:23PM Nov 6th 2008
Henry, I will be quite happy to kiss your black ass as soon as you get on the boat heading back to africa