First thing I've heard is that its being discussed whether or not to postpone it due to the storm that might turn into a hurricane or something.
Chances this thread gets derailed or canceled due to lack of interest? Highly probable. :)
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First thing I've heard is that its being discussed whether or not to postpone it due to the storm that might turn into a hurricane or something.
Chances this thread gets derailed or canceled due to lack of interest? Highly probable. :)
McCain/Palin!
I like this pick alot.
Sarah Palin definitely brings something new to the table. She doesn't have worlds of experience, but she does have executive experience and her approval ratings are sensational! She's definitely a true conservative and without question a much safer pick than Romney or Huckabee.
McCain's going to run away with the older women vote, which is the demograph Barack was struggling most with.
Shouldn't help Barack seeing as how he was behind anyway.
They're saying Palin's not in Ohio, she's still in Alaska.
We'll know at noon I guess. However, I hope to God he doesn't pick that Meg Whitelman.
Any chance we can get a Twin Cities picture made from this:
http://www.nobodyasked.com/wp-conten...g-72-thumb.jpg
With this in the upper left corner. Minus the background on it?
http://bp0.blogger.com/_s6W6nHHq5gg/...400/mcsame.jpg
Palin's probably more qualified to run for President than Barack.
Acutually, not "probably", she is more qualified.
Barack's gonna have to regroup, McCain hit a home run with his VP pick.
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Originally Posted by Wilfredo Ledezma
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Originally Posted by America
You think Hillary was depressed watching Obama speak...
Just imagine what Hillary's thinking watching Palin right now.
People thought Limbaugh would hate this VP pick...
Quite the contrary.
If Obama would have went with Hilary, is there any chance McCain would have picked Palin?
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Originally Posted by MoTown
Well it's irrelavant, really. I think if Obama picked Hillary, he'd have won regardless of who McCain picked.
Fortunately, that wasn't the case.
imo, if BO would have selected Hill, it wouldn't have mattered who JM picked. It would have been BO/Hill for 8 years.
It almost seems like a reactive pick to me.
Definately calculated
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Originally Posted by MoTown
Maybe a little bit. But at the same time, it's not like she doesn't bring anything else to the table. She has more experience than even Barack does, and really has no true naysayers, unlike my boy Mitt, Lieberman or Huckabee did.
It's a safe (and yet somewhat bold) pick, she's a true conservative (which he is not, so there are some general differences between the two, other than gender, that most P/VP pairs seem to have) and just like Barack's campaign, it's a first for this country, being the first women on the ticket offsets the overhyped "spectacular-ness" of Barack simply being the first minority presidential candidate.
It's not meant as a knock on her, but what is the "more experience" she has than Barack?
Executive.
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Originally Posted by DrRay11
Exactly.
I suppose, but she's no expert on economy (which Mitt was) that McCain admits is his weakness.
I think he just wanted someone willing to go against the grain like him. Unfortunately she is severely pro life and that will prevent many Hillary voters from crossing over.
It'll be interesting to watch this pick play out.
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Originally Posted by Rush Limbaugh
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Originally Posted by WTFchris
Yeah, but even as Glenn pointed out, Mitt had his obvious flaws. Can't say the same about Palin without having to do a bit of research. She was a safe and intelligent pick.
Also, I don't think the pro-life thing will hurt her as much as you think. I honestly think those women will vote for her, simply because she's female (kind of like how blacks will vote Obama, because he is black).
Let's see how this investigation that she is under by the state goes, first. Something tells me that the 80% approval rating makes that "go away" -- but it's still out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilfredo Ledezma
That's a couple of very broad generalizations, right there. You might want to say "many" of "most" but it sounds like you are implying "all", which is definitely untrue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilfredo Ledezma
But she accepted the investigation with open arms. andwhodoesnt
^I was about to respond until I read the white text, lol.
So Wineman (Newsweek) says that the theme of the RNC was apparently going to be "Not ready to lead" and that is being changed now.
It seems to me they are going to need to spend a lot of convention time teaching people who Palin is and propping her up. That's less time to do other things (talk about the issues at hand, attack, etc) IMO.
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Not ready to lead on day 1 is still a problem for the Dems cuz Biden isn't the Prez, Mr. Asbestos Legislature is the guy peeps are having to evaluate. <--snarky
and I forgot 2 already...
Oh I remember now, its the argument I made the other day. The Repubs no more lost the 'experience' argument than BO did the 'change' argument when he picked Biden cuz he has been in the Senate since the first for along time.
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Originally Posted by Tahoe
agreed.
Doesn't that remain to be seen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahoe
Obama didn't lose "change" because he didn't stop hammering it, even after Biden.
Will the Republicans keep hammering at "experience"?
If Wineman's report is correct, then they are already changing course.
Well from what I saw today, it looks like JM and SP stratedgy is 'change' or 'reform'.
So i expect JM, or Repub ads to still include experience of the Presidential candidate and I think they are going to hammer home change.
Hard for McCain to hammer "change" with that 90-95% Bush agreement/voting record out there now.
If he can call on his career + running with a republican chick he can pull it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenn
That % voting stuff is largely crap. There's lots of little votes that have bipartisan support.
Does or will the voting public understand that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Mxy
Its funny cuz Repubs say they could NEVER count on JM to go along with the party. They NEVER knew for sure what he would do. I'm not saying thats all good, just saying.
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Alan Comes is a total d-bag. Dude is sold on the fact that Palin was strictly a reactive selection, and nothing else.
Almost as if he's taking women's votes for granted.
Palin is a rising star, and you can see how defensive and scared some of these libs are...
Time for Greta!!!
Would Biden have been the pick if JM wasn't the nominee?