McCain chooses Sarah Palin as running mate
 

John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25970882/

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/C...alin.widec.jpg

Bad pic, she is kinda hot back in the day :)

Now this is a change I'm for :)

+ lifetime NRA member (actually owns a gun too)
+ dedicated to new energy
+ had a child with down-syndrome that she knew would have this before birth

http://askpang.typepad.com/photos/un...ed/sabine5.jpg

Former Miss Alaska contestant :)

Wow! Now things are starting to get interesting.

Sounds like she is for the things that some people have accused McCain of being against.

Agreed. Hot back in the day.

They are not the same person...

picking her is either pure genius, or political suicide.

I'm hoping for the former.

He still doesn"t GET IT!!!!!

Total Wild Card. I'll bet the McCain camp is having FITS right now.

Considering the person McCain is running against and his one word campaign, "change".. I would suggest that this clearly shows McCain as someone who is also trying to think out of the box and is actually taking a proactive approach to instituting it.

I'd say, SMART move. He probably also just picked up a nice percentage of the Hillary voters.

I remember some news agency did a piece about her. She's the one that cleaned up the Alaskan government "corruption." Something to do with the oil companies and the Alaskan Government "taking" bribes. She's one impressive woman!

No matter what happens - this election is going to be historic.

It was more of a tactical move than a strategic move - Would you want Sarah Palin (no experience at all) to be your comander in chief if McCain dies during his presidency?

Yeah - she ran Alaska which is a government itself.
A senator doesn't run a government, they debate or do nothing.

Well you are for sure going to get someone with no experience if Obama wins. :rofl:

I'm still undecided whether this was a good move, if his intentoins were to pick up Hillary supporters. I think those individuals are too smart for this.

That would also assume that Hillary supporters were passionate about Hillary only because she was a woman, not because of her issues. I think there was a specific reason why they wanted that woman (Hillary) for president. Palin is not a "insert female candidate here to win" replacement for Hillary.

That is not true. Obama votes that he is present for voting. He just never actually votes on anything. So he does actually do something. :rofl:

Because she was a woman scorned.

In the words of McCain - "She doesn't listen to anyone who tells her to sit down.... She's what this country needs."

She's ready!

Let me clarify.

From my seat, I don't believe his intentions were to pick up Hillary supporters. We all know that many Hillary supporters would never vote Republican even if Hillary herself switched political parties.

What I think this move largely did was take the word CHANGE that Obama keeps throwing around, and stuffs it down the throat of the Dem's.

Obama can say change as much as he wants but here is McCain, a Rep, and he is the one that is sticking his neck out to do something different. Who ever would have thought the the REP's would have a female running mate?

So Obama can say Change but McCain is really doing it. And in my opinion, that is a landmark decision that will help swing voters see a more progressive REP party.

So the Hillary voters, "some" of which were supportive because she could have been the first female Pres. May now re-evaluate who the candidate is that is truly trying to make "change"..

I think McCain is in a win, win. His party would never vote for Obama because he chose a female running mate. But many potential Obama voters may have to re-evaluate who the person is that is actively taking steps towards real change, not just the word..

This decision seems like a good one. McCain just crushed Obama's entire, one word, campaign.

I agree. For the most part Democrats and Liberals like to complain and protest. They also like to tell people what they would like.

The Republicans are the ones who go out and take what they want.

Obama says change a hundred times and McCain does it.

Good strategy...Palin was an award winning HS athlete, beauty queen, and a corruption fighting popular govenor of the Great State of Alaska. She is a nice balance to McCain.

Add it up...the Dems have a popular black candidate and the Hillary voters. Everyone is talking change. Obama is a terrific public speaker. Lots of celebrity endorsements.

The GOP has a angly old man with the perception of a third term for Bush. The pachyderms also have the cloud of Iraq and a lousy economy. How do you win with those handicaps? Palin provides the window dressing... and they need to push the Barack Buttons to create fear - higher taxes, bigger goverment, inexperience, national defense, etc.

BTW, if your household income is over $250K (which is 90% of everyone I know) Obama is getting ready to kill you on taxes.

You can always consider a vote for McCain a vote for her... unless he's like cheney and has signed a deal with Satan.

He's also just levelling the playing field a little (IMO) since you know there is no way we will get through this election without Obama (or at least his "rogue" interns) pulling the race card (since he's a whopping 1/8th black or something like that :rolleyes:)

PC Police: Come get me :nanana:

LOL...The comments from our left leaning friends here show fear.

The Obama campaign needs to go back and brainstorm how to deal with his choice. The harder they are on her the more Hillary supports vote McCain.

Brilliant choice and I was really hoping for Romney.

This is a good prelude to the Football season. A ""Hail Mary pass" for the McCain campaing

I just watched her acceptance speech on CNN.

She just rocked that speech.

On another note, Hillary must be LOVING this lol! She kills herself campaigning for months and months and Palin just slides right in. I love it.

Prediction; if Obama were to win.

He turns his back on the millions of black people who voted for him, divorces his wife, marries a white chick, makes rowing the national sport and dances like Carlton Banks on the white house lawn.

Just saying.

:bustingup :wtf: You've got the crystal ball???

No experience...hahahaha HILARIOUS..you have to be an Obama supporter. She has two years as an executive of a state in charge of budget and national guard...what does Obama have again :rofl: That is the worst possible argument to put up. Even Biden, who I think should have been the DNC's nominee, only has legislative experience.

Don't you love that!! They were riding high and then...OOPS. Sorry to steal the thunder there DNC :bustingup I was watching CNN try to come up with some spin...amazing. They were saying "does she have enough experience if something happens to McCain?" Ah, how about the FACT that Obama has zip experience in any field aside from "talking"... :)

I just heard Obama called "qualified" and "a known candidate" :rofl: Best part is now we'll get to see the Obama fans use lines like: no experience, don't know what she stands for, unknown and who? while NOT defending their candidate.

In regard to another post, no matter what happens this is DEFINITELY different.

LOL...Liberal MSNBC commentators are cooing over the nomination. The VERY Liberal women on the panel are shocked and in AWE.

They just showed her in Kuwait with a M4...awesome hahaha.

Even better Obama makes this Huge historic speech last night and expected to get a week of airplay praising his effort and now all anyone including NBC will be talking about is the woman McCain chose for VP.

Brilliant!

Just watched the speech. Gotta say she's pretty annoying to listen to. Just from a physical pov of hearing her talk.

fyi: I'm an independent and not commited to either one at this point.

Btw, if McCain wins it'll be because of this woman. No joke.

Analysts on CNN and foxnews are already talking that she will get Hillary supporters votes.

bottom line. OBAMA WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

No kidding. I think the Obama clan has to make more Kool-Aid now. :rofl:

Glenn Beck just pretty much signed on because of her. Don't know if she'll get Hillary folks but if she does, they are 100% sexist :)

Oooooooh, I like that. Good point there BLine, and all this time I thought you were on the other side.

ohhh this race just got better :)

:bustingup

Close..... very close. But this is Sabine Ehrenfeld, the spokesbabe for Overstock.com. A twin separated at birth? :dunno:

bottom line, OBAMA may be the next president of the United States.

I do get a good chuckle though when people make statements based on nothing except what they hope for.
Making comments like this just sounds stupid.

He does have a good chance but the only thing definitive in this world, DEATH AND TAXES...

I'm not on a side. I'm socially liberal, physically conservative.

I seriously considered both Obama and Clinton.

Right now, I'm heavily weighted towards McCain/Palin.

I don't like their views on abortion but I can't make that the primary reason for voting Dem. Especially because worse case scenario, it will be a state issue.

I do however loathe Obama's proposed tax increase. He wants to take my earnings, money that should go to my family, my children, etc. and re-dispurse it. No thank you. I've taken the risks, my children deserve the rewards.

I also believe that while our presence in Iraq is misdirected, as a Zionist, I believe it's important, now more than ever, that we have a presence in the Middle East. Iran, Afghanistan, etc. If we pack up and come home, we're going right back.

We're fighting a philosophy that doesn't understand collaboration, negotiation, etc. They understand war, kill one of us - kill two of them. Give them back the Gaza Strip, they use the land as a platform to launch missiles at Israel.

I think the Rep have a much better understanding and approach to the war on terror and stability in the Middle East. Of course it would be nice if everyone could hold hands and sing, Sha-na-na, but that ain't gonna happen. You got to fight the Chicago way.

My point is, both sides I have my likes and dislikes but in general, I think McCain is a good man who also wants change. He is proactive, progressive, and I think he's also a realist.

I do like Obama's enthusiasm for idealism but being idealistic is not a way to make change. Change happens in fragments not in chunks, over time. You try to rock the boat too much, everyone gets wet. But McCain I believe can make change for this country without trying to piss everyone off with a holier than now attitude.

On another note:

I think it's pretty cool that we're most likely going to have either:
a) An African American President
b) A Female Vice President

Times, they are a changing...

Great move by McCain !!! nothing more to say...

LMAO some of the E46 guys are calling her a "VPILF." :rofl:

:thumbup:

:D That's E46 humor for you... I guess there COULD be some here too...

they have every right ;) :thumbup:

Already on cafepress.com:

Sounds like a Staples ad "That was Easy"

I like this one http://www.vpilf.com/

http://web.me.com/dnksr/vpilf.com/SA.../PalinHead.jpg

I beg to disagree. I think she's a great pick for VP. Pro-life, pro-gun, conservative;)

Your freaking sig is HUGE!

OOPS...Mistype. I meant to say the Obama camp is having fits now not the McCain camp.

Obama is no Thomas Clarence... :cool:

The Bush voters in the past two elections did not care about experience... So why care now???

And look what it got ya.

Woah ... :dunno:
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Huh???

You're joking right???

Pa leeeeze.....:popcorn:

J/K

I'm pretty sure the Obama campaign was taken by surprise like everyone else and they were preparing for someone like Romney. McCain has chosen a woman with 5 kids who battled in a mans world in a wilderness to become leader of the State which I'm sure is giving the Obama campaign fits.

No big deal if the Hillary factor did not play into this years Democratic race. I can't wait to see Biden vs Palin in the VP debate. She ends up being a wild card which will be hard for Biden and Obama to deal with these last few months.

:stickpoke

I think you can be guaranteed they didn't see this coming. If they had, their spin team would have had YouTube videos out in seconds, as they have with every other issue.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...lin3.large.jpg

Palin in her Gov's Office...

Pretty good art on Palin:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us...er&oref=slogin

Great line in the NY Post today:

"He selected Tina Fey's mom!"

Nice decor of her office

http://www.ak-prepared.com/dmva/imag...mbrano_med.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~kilroyrepor...h_w_Bridge.JPG
http://www.palmerelks.org/images/wwp-photo2.jpg

:rofl: some of the worst PS in history :)

The 1st and probably the 3rd are not PS. Those shiny (Zaino'd) legs match hers in pic mD posted. ;)

no kidding, ya think?


:rofl:

No way. They wouldn't move because she is so highly anti-abortion, whereas most Hillary supporters are pro-choice.
Whatever "no experience" knocks the McCain camp is making is totally invalidated by her. She was the city council member of a small Alaska town (the size of my town), then became governor of this place. Then became some Alaskan Oil conservation member, where she had to quit because she didn't like the other Alaskan republicans there. Aw, so sad. Now she's gov of AK, where she started out with a 90% approval rating. Nice. Now she is at 64%. Good job.
Also, there was no reason for her to make a point of having a child with DS. If she has a child with special needs, who requires a lot of motherly attention, then why the hell is she running for VP? She should be at home with her child as much as possible, IMO. That doesn't mean she should be jailed inside her home, but IMO I don't think it's the best parenting move.
BTW, Wikipedia lists her residence as Wasilla, AK ("her"town). Last time I checked the capital of Alaska is in Juneau.
Just my $.02

Pretty desperate bashing her for a 64% approval rating :rofl:

Obama's resume. Community Organizer WTF is that? 1st year Senator who has a whopping 112 work days under his belt. He's been running for president since he took the oath of office.

I believe the whole bunch of you are influenced by too much television.
Read a book.

Originally Posted by LeMansX5
Analysts on CNN and foxnews are already talking that she will get Hillary supporters votes.

:rofl: ... :iagree:

I think it was a helluva pick, buzz/media-wise on the Lil'AngryMac's part, but none of it, (this prez contest),
will really change the world, your tax return for 2008 or, 2009 and on and on, and on...

I am near OD'd on this politico stuff, and we have 2 1/4 months to go. :yawn:

Here is what Alaskans have to say about McCain's V.P. pick.

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/0...s-perspective/


“Is this a joke?” That seemed to be the question du jour when my phone started ringing off the hook at 6:45am here in Alaska. I mean, we’re sort of excited that our humble state has gotten some kind of national ‘nod’….but seriously? Sarah Palin for Vice President? Yes, she’s a popular governor. Her all time high approval rating hovered around 90% at one point. But bear in mind that the 90% approval rating came from one of the most conservative, and reddest-of-the-red states out there. And that approval rating came before a series of events that have lead many Alaskans to question the governor’s once pristine image.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Dig that dirt............... :thumbup:

What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s Perspective.:bustingup

And one more.

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/0...lin-bombshell/

There are plenty of more local Alaskan bloggers that have posted on the above linked site.

:bustingup :D

You mean to say there is an 'Net blog that slams a politician...get right out of town. Try checking out some of the collective backhands she put on oil companies in her area. People in John Edwards home town (prior to hump-gate) had called him an elitist yuppie that was out of touch with America..and those were his neighbors :rofl:

I know nothing about her (nor do I have an opinion about her qualifications), but since everyone here has an opinion about the woman, I wanted to know what the locals had to say. :rolleyes:

I'm glad she is putting a "chin check" on oil companies, but what about this pipeline thru Canada that she supports that would take jobs over the border?

She better not get mangled in a car accident not looking so hot anymore. McCain will dump her in a heartbeat.

"One Heartbeat Away" seems to be the theme over the past two days.

I hope every Democrat who is worried that someone with no experience holding the office of President is dangerous for America uses that criteria to cast their vote.

Obama = NO experience

McCain = Experience

You don't want to go there.

Besides, I'd take a strong woman in a crisis who has shown political toughness over a Harvard Lawyer who talks a lot and has already pledged to gut our defense capability and missile programs. All this while Russia is deciding to flex some muscle on the World scene.

Obama spin team doesn't have anything for the VP yet...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/...rap/index.html

What are you talking about, a survey released at the end of July put her approval rating at 80%, making her one of the most popular governors in the country. Anyway 64% is not bad, nearly 2/3 of the people like her work.

In response to why she does not live in Juneau, wasn't your democratic governor bashed last year for using the state jet to fly from his home in Chicago to Springfield costing taxpayers $6,000 per trip.

2 more months of this crap?! ...





:thud:

c'mon now, it's not crap, it's sport. it's all in your attitude.

Are you calling me out, tough guy?:bustingup

Like I said, either here or on another thread, I DO NOT HOLD ANY OPINION REGARDING PALIN'S QUALIFICATIONS. PERIOD.

How can they turn it around in 24hrs when their first thought was "Palin who?" Give them until the RNC.

This is all just too hilarious. Blogger comments from other Alaskans are the best of all. Troopergate? Flip flop on the bridge to nowhere? Street signs with bullet holes through them? Being happy because she is a 'hottie' or was at some point?

I predict it will blow up on McCain. There is just too much fodder here.

More skeletons are coming out from Palin's closet

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/30/121350/137

There is a real objective source. The DailyKos. Drink up.

http://6speed.tv/koolaid.jpg

Funny thing is this news report photo where they are interviewing her about the pregnancy makes her look pretty pregnant. Oh...I hope the Obama Campaign runs with this story. You should feel silly now. Still time to edit your post.

http://alaskareport.com/images31/palin_pregnant.jpg

LabGuy.....you can stop :) Obama supporters, for the most part are following blindly. Remember the earlier threads asking for concrete reasons why someone who wants to vote for Obama, would. The answers were things like: Not Bush/McCain and 'want something different'. You'll have a hard time convincing people with no point for selection why they made the selection. I'm not saying some have serious rationale for selecting Obama, but still, I'd love to see the policy implementation they could quote that states why Obama would be better then McCain. Obama has yet to ever state a how, just a what.

Had an interesting discussion last night, topic: Foreign Policy experience Biden vs Palin. The talking points: If policy experience was essential, Biden has been in office for nearly 30 years and heads up the committee on foreign policy, why are we so piss poorly excepted by other countries if his experience was worth a damn? Good response if you ask me. The more important question should be who do you think these individuals (Obama, McCain) would put in their cabinet?? As the cabinet and Congress make the real changes, not the President.

Again, if Obama could provide one simple how to all his change requests that would be GREAT. Worst case scenario, Obama gets elected, liberals and dems get a warm & fuzzy for about 6 months, then the state of the union will be a pat back session, followed by 3 years of nothing while Clinton plans her revenge. Great near half decade if you ask me :)

compared with the x2 for Bush right? :D

As an impartial overseas observer, I feel really sorry for you guys - your two main choices are rubbish - if I had to I wouldn't vote for either McCain or Obama - Best case ever for "none of the above"

I'm not a fan of Bush and never voted for him :)

At least Bush had a plan, a sh__y one but a plan none the less. He wanted to go after Iraq (check), get Saddam (check) and makes some money for Halliburton (check).

That is the misconception, that there are only 2 candidates. The US is force fed that by the media. There are in fact FAR more candidates then 2 running for President this year. Sadly...we tend to be sheep.

Yes - that was why I chose the word "main" in my reply - I have not heard/read a single article mentioning any other contender. As far as the rest of the world's media is concerned there are only two. I am aware there are others, but I couldn't name a single one.

Sad isn't it. A nation with so much world influence and mass blindfolding.

Actually, I think a two party system has its merits. In countries with more parties, you end up with coalition governments that tend to be paralyzed into inaction just as much, if not more, than a 2-party system.

That may have merit, but we'll never know. How about this as an offer, the DNC and RNC aren't required to put up just one combo..they could submit multiple combos if they wished :dunno:

We have a multi-party system in the UK which operates on the first past the post principle. It has been many decades since we had what is termed a "hung-parliament". In practice, although we have many parties, it is a de facto two party system in that either Labour or the Conservatives normally achieve enough MPs to get past the post. But typically the Liberals get about 20-40 seats (out of 650) with a smattering of other seats going to people like the Ulster Unionist, Scottish Nationals and Plaid Cymru. Unfortunately, as of now, the Monster Raving Loony party is yet to win a seat.

What's sad is that this seems to be like sports. People will just vote for their side... adapt their viewpoints to "their" candidate.

Politics (& religion) are messed. Running a country involves mud-slinging directly at another person. Beautiful.

I've voted Democratic (more than once) and Republican (more than once). Have you?

No, I've voted only once ever and only because Bush was so horrible his 1st 4 years.

Anyway, one or two people on this board does not mean same goes for everyone else - not sure if you were trying to portray that. Do you really doubt what I said was probably true of most Americans?

To be honest, it's refreshing to see policies discussed here one by one. I just don't have that kind of faith in all of America.

i enjoy MILF Sarah Palin to be on tv everytime....i'm considering on voting for republican party because of this hottie!! :D

Since when do 13 year old boys get to vote? :D

You mean GILF? :rofl:

Question: Poundable?

Answer: Yes


Breaking News: "French relations have never been this good with the original 13 colonies since the Revolutionary War"

Yes, but would she get you to vote Republican????

doubtful :)

though at least when us Libertarians lose...we'll have something nice to look at :)

I don't know about that. Doesn't the VP spend most of his/her time in a bunker? :)

well that and sitting in CONGRESS :rofl:

i didn't know you were a funny whore :dunno:

:confused: Can't figure that out. Let it go. My comment was made in jest...