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loweyecue
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9/5/2008  10:08 AM
Posted by oohah:
Posted by playa2:

Sarah Palin the other night was a Republican novelty act with a sophomoric script. NUFF SAID!

It doesn't matter. She could have gone up and taken a dump on stage. Politics is advertising.

oohah

I thought that sums up what she did pretty well :)

I thought that sums up what she did pretty well.

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9/5/2008  3:07 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080905/pl_rasmussen/palinpower20080905

Obama is toast unfortunately. Why the F he did not pick Hillary is beyond reasonable comprehension--pirse off 18mm voters. The democrats shouldve walked with this vote. And for those knocking on Hillary--you just sound silly.
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9/5/2008  3:12 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080905/pl_rasmussen/palinpower20080905

Obama is toast unfortunately. Why the F he did not pick Hillary is beyond reasonable comprehension--pirse off 18mm voters. The democrats shouldve walked with this vote. And for those knocking on Hillary--you just sound silly.

If I was Hillary I Would consider being a Vp a step down. She has already been co-president she doesn't need this. Maybe Obama was trying not to insult her?

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9/5/2008  5:30 PM
I was going to put this in the Alba thread,but figured you guys would appreciate it more


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9/5/2008  5:58 PM
Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:
“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.
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9/5/2008  6:02 PM
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:

[quote]“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.


Here's a link illuminating Apaling's racist attitudes.

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/


My question to Republicans out there, Briggs ala bitter Hillary Clinton supporters would you even consider voting for McCain knowing that his VP maybe a hardcore racist and stands against everything that Hillary Clinton has ever supported?
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9/5/2008  7:05 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080905/pl_rasmussen/palinpower20080905

Obama is toast unfortunately. Why the F he did not pick Hillary is beyond reasonable comprehension--pirse off 18mm voters. The democrats shouldve walked with this vote. And for those knocking on Hillary--you just sound silly.

Dude, you are WAYYY too reactionary and illogical at times. Seems like an act. Obama's toast!?!

[Edited by - sebstar on 09-05-2008 7:07 PM]

[Edited by - sebstar on 09-06-2008 12:08 AM]
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9/5/2008  7:25 PM
Posted by nykshaknbake:

I don't give 2 sh!ts abou Obamas granma...what I said stands on its own and not out of a 'textbook of Conservatism' or whatever labels you want to use.
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by nykshaknbake:

Love how you conclude instantly that Palin is a hypocrite. Does that mean that the grandmother of every child born out of wedlock is a hypocrite too? Can't have it both ways. I'm sure she told her kid to have a kid as well. It's ironic that so much is made of this from a party that promotes sexual liberation and lack of accountability.
Posted by sebstar:

You know whats rich, all this bellyaching from conservatives, especially when it comes to media coverage over the Palin pick. These guys are the ultimate bullies. They pushed around a nation earlier in the decade, forcing us off to war, stripping away our civil liberties, trashing our economy and they and dared anyone to utter a contrary word, promising retribution if anyone bit.

Now that the temperature in the room is conducive to returning fire, they whine and lie about the supposed liberal media that's picking on their hate mongering parade. Comical.

They pick a hypocritical, pious, hockey mom who is just months removed from being the mayor of a town the size of a high school, and the minute some question it they cry sexism. Hilarious. It would be even funnier if it weren't so sad and ironic.

In Barack you saw a innuendo, hidden-meaning laden agenda about him being a Muslim, hating America and being compared to failed black politicians and thats when white folks were being nice. In Palin there have been specific criticisms of her record and competency level. Gender is not the problem and you wont see her compared unfavorably to Ferraro.

They have their lily-white convention and their transparent talking points and its just completely nauseating.

Could you imagine what they would have said if it were Barack's teenage daughter whom was pregnant?


[Edited by - sebstar on 09-03-2008 2:33 PM]

[Edited by - sebstar on 09-03-2008 2:59 PM]

I dont know if this is a reference to Barack's grandmother or not, but this is an ideology that has continually demonized young mothers, specifically those in the inner city, and a supposed morally-deficient youth that can only be cured through abstinence only education.

Its textbook conservatism. Get tough on issues as long as they dont affect you or your community and lambaste liberals for being "soft". But the minute their daughter gets pregnant, or their son gets caught with drugs, or their father gets caught committing a crime, then all of a sudden they want peace, love and understanding.


[Edited by - sebstar on 09-04-2008 6:12 PM]

[Edited by - sebstar on 09-04-2008 6:15 PM]

[Edited by - sebstar on 09-04-2008 10:06 PM]

Your party's ideology and way of thinking are completely morally and ethically bankrupt, how about that. Does that clear everything up?

Here's a little tidbit about your girl Palin that exposes her cruelty and hypocrisy. While she parades her down syndrome afflicted child across the stage and panders to families with similar stories, her past as Alaska Gov reveals that she cut funding for special needs children by 62%. Sick and pathetic.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977439257&grpId=3659174697243814&nav=Groupspace
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9/5/2008  7:33 PM
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:
�So Sambo beat the bitch!�

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.

Why does the cynic in me think that that quote wont be as much of a turnoff for many voters as one might think.

I can see it now. Obama raises the specter of her past comment and then he is accused of playing the race card! Ha.



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

^^^
Right on the mark and very sad...
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9/5/2008  8:08 PM
Posted by bitty41:
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:

[quote]“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.


Here's a link illuminating Apaling's racist attitudes.

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/


My question to Republicans out there, Briggs ala bitter Hillary Clinton supporters would you even consider voting for McCain knowing that his VP maybe a hardcore racist and stands against everything that Hillary Clinton has ever supported?


I would not vote for McCain under any circumstance. But let's take a real life scenario. I listened today as my wife her two sisters and aunt all were talking about how they were going to vote for McCain and that they loved this *sarah*. They are fringe voters meaning they don't follow the whole gig very closely[which probably represents a lot of voters anyway right???] they watch one or two speeches and or debates and FOLLOW the leader--a popularity contest. It's all about momentum and popularity. Right now the Rebublicans picked up that momentum and it's going to be hard to turn off that switch in the next two months--we honestly would not even be talking about this if
A. Hillary was the nominee
B Hillary was the VP

My bet is 30% vote on the issues 70% vote on a follow the leader basis.
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9/5/2008  8:12 PM
Sarah Palin's daughter has almost as much "experience" as the people who are running, if you know what I mean!

oohah

Good luck Mike D'Antoni, 'cause you ain't never seen nothing like this before!
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9/5/2008  8:56 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by bitty41:
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:

[quote]“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.


Here's a link illuminating Apaling's racist attitudes.

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/


My question to Republicans out there, Briggs ala bitter Hillary Clinton supporters would you even consider voting for McCain knowing that his VP maybe a hardcore racist and stands against everything that Hillary Clinton has ever supported?


I would not vote for McCain under any circumstance. But let's take a real life scenario. I listened today as my wife her two sisters and aunt all were talking about how they were going to vote for McCain and that they loved this *sarah*. They are fringe voters meaning they don't follow the whole gig very closely[which probably represents a lot of voters anyway right???] they watch one or two speeches and or debates and FOLLOW the leader--a popularity contest. It's all about momentum and popularity. Right now the Rebublicans picked up that momentum and it's going to be hard to turn off that switch in the next two months--we honestly would not even be talking about this if
A. Hillary was the nominee
B Hillary was the VP

My bet is 30% vote on the issues 70% vote on a follow the leader basis.

Your #s are way off. Closer to 80% vote for the political party and the same party every time. After that, maybe your 7:3 ratio still holds for the remaining 20%. Hillary is hated by Republicans and most independents, though. Instead of leading by a solid 6 or so points, Obama could easily be trailing if he had her on the ticket.




[Edited by - bonn1997 on 09-05-2008 8:57 PM]
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9/5/2008  9:57 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by bitty41:
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:

[quote]“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.


Here's a link illuminating Apaling's racist attitudes.

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/


My question to Republicans out there, Briggs ala bitter Hillary Clinton supporters would you even consider voting for McCain knowing that his VP maybe a hardcore racist and stands against everything that Hillary Clinton has ever supported?


I would not vote for McCain under any circumstance. But let's take a real life scenario. I listened today as my wife her two sisters and aunt all were talking about how they were going to vote for McCain and that they loved this *sarah*. They are fringe voters meaning they don't follow the whole gig very closely[which probably represents a lot of voters anyway right???] they watch one or two speeches and or debates and FOLLOW the leader--a popularity contest. It's all about momentum and popularity. Right now the Rebublicans picked up that momentum and it's going to be hard to turn off that switch in the next two months--we honestly would not even be talking about this if
A. Hillary was the nominee
B Hillary was the VP

My bet is 30% vote on the issues 70% vote on a follow the leader basis.

And on the flipside. I know atleast six friends who worked on Obama's campaign in my town and indicated that if he took Hillary they would not vote for him in the general election. It goes both way with these things. In addition, I know many McCain primary supporters who are now leaning Obama/Biden way because they feel that the conservative right took over his campaign especially with this pick. They happen to be moderate independents. This is indeed not a normal election. People will be canceling others out alot.
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9/5/2008  10:07 PM
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by bitty41:
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:

[quote]“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.


Here's a link illuminating Apaling's racist attitudes.

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/


My question to Republicans out there, Briggs ala bitter Hillary Clinton supporters would you even consider voting for McCain knowing that his VP maybe a hardcore racist and stands against everything that Hillary Clinton has ever supported?


I would not vote for McCain under any circumstance. But let's take a real life scenario. I listened today as my wife her two sisters and aunt all were talking about how they were going to vote for McCain and that they loved this *sarah*. They are fringe voters meaning they don't follow the whole gig very closely[which probably represents a lot of voters anyway right???] they watch one or two speeches and or debates and FOLLOW the leader--a popularity contest. It's all about momentum and popularity. Right now the Rebublicans picked up that momentum and it's going to be hard to turn off that switch in the next two months--we honestly would not even be talking about this if
A. Hillary was the nominee
B Hillary was the VP

My bet is 30% vote on the issues 70% vote on a follow the leader basis.

Your #s are way off. Closer to 80% vote for the political party and the same party every time. After that, maybe your 7:3 ratio still holds for the remaining 20%. Hillary is hated by Republicans and most independents, though. Instead of leading by a solid 6 or so points, Obama could easily be trailing if he had her on the ticket.




[Edited by - bonn1997 on 09-05-2008 8:57 PM]


Number 1 you are fooling yourself if you are comparing the *effect* that Hillary would have on the ticket compared to Joe Biden. This would be over. Number 2 watch the polls next week when they come out for that solid 6 point lead you are purporting. If you are young like you say you are that you must not remember the 90's very well. If Hillary was not popular among voters of every demographic--she wouldnt have landslided in NEW YORK my man! She wouldnt have had more votes than Obama or atleast as many 18mm! You can think whatever you want but you're wrong. And next week when the polls come out--you will understand what I mean.
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9/5/2008  10:30 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by bitty41:
Posted by bitty41:

Hey everyone this is how allegedly Sarah Apalining referred to Obama's win over Hillary:

[quote]“So Sambo beat the bitch!”

Oh this will almost become too easy if the Democrats play hardball with this women.


Here's a link illuminating Apaling's racist attitudes.

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/


My question to Republicans out there, Briggs ala bitter Hillary Clinton supporters would you even consider voting for McCain knowing that his VP maybe a hardcore racist and stands against everything that Hillary Clinton has ever supported?


I would not vote for McCain under any circumstance. But let's take a real life scenario. I listened today as my wife her two sisters and aunt all were talking about how they were going to vote for McCain and that they loved this *sarah*. They are fringe voters meaning they don't follow the whole gig very closely[which probably represents a lot of voters anyway right???] they watch one or two speeches and or debates and FOLLOW the leader--a popularity contest. It's all about momentum and popularity. Right now the Rebublicans picked up that momentum and it's going to be hard to turn off that switch in the next two months--we honestly would not even be talking about this if
A. Hillary was the nominee
B Hillary was the VP

My bet is 30% vote on the issues 70% vote on a follow the leader basis.

Your #s are way off. Closer to 80% vote for the political party and the same party every time. After that, maybe your 7:3 ratio still holds for the remaining 20%. Hillary is hated by Republicans and most independents, though. Instead of leading by a solid 6 or so points, Obama could easily be trailing if he had her on the ticket.




[Edited by - bonn1997 on 09-05-2008 8:57 PM]


Number 1 you are fooling yourself if you are comparing the *effect* that Hillary would have on the ticket compared to Joe Biden. This would be over. Number 2 watch the polls next week when they come out for that solid 6 point lead you are purporting. If you are young like you say you are that you must not remember the 90's very well. If Hillary was not popular among voters of every demographic--she wouldnt have landslided in NEW YORK my man! She wouldnt have had more votes than Obama or atleast as many 18mm! You can think whatever you want but you're wrong. And next week when the polls come out--you will understand what I mean.

You guys keep saying Hilary had more votes than Obama and it's simply not true...If you use Hilary's math where you didn't include the States that conducted caucuses and if you included Michigan where Obama wasn't on the ballot, then yes, you are right...As for winning by a landslide in New York, she is the Senator from NY...There were polling precincts in Harlem and Bed Stuy that registered zero votes for Obama...How is that possible, Diebolt Machines..Mike Bloomberg had a press conference about this saying it needs to be investigated...Hilary would have won anyway but I don't think it was her broad base appeal that won NY for her...
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9/5/2008  10:44 PM

In all seriousness to the McCain supporters...Clearly the Palin pick was done to help win the election..But if God forbid something happens to him and this lady is at the helm..How do you guys square with that...MS, Sage???...anyone else???
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9/5/2008  10:45 PM
Here is an e-mail that was forwarded to me by a friend. She received this from MoveOn.org...
From: Ilyse Hogue, MoveOn.org Political Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org>
Subject: McCain's dangerous choice
To: ***********************
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 11:58 AM


Dear MoveOn member,
Yesterday was John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the oldest president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for "inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat away from the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreign policy experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.
Huh?
Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:

She was elected Alaska 's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.1

Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.2

She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. 3

Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4

She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.5

She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.6
How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.7
This is information the American people need to see. Please take a moment to forward this email to your friends and family.
We also asked Alaska MoveOn members what the rest of us should know about their governor. The response was striking. Here's a sample:
She is really just a mayor from a small town outside Anchorage who has been a governor for only 1.5 years, and has ZERO national and international experience. I shudder to think that she could be the person taking that 3AM call on the White House hotline, and the one who could potentially be charged with leading the US in the volatile international scene that exists today. —Rose M., Fairbanks, AK

She is VERY, VERY conservative, and far from perfect. She's a hunter and fisherwoman, but votes against the environment again and again. She ran on ethics reform, but is currently under investigation for several charges involving hiring and firing of state officials. She has NO experience beyond Alaska. —Christine B., Denali Park, AK

As an Alaskan and a feminist, I am beyond words at this announcement. Palin is not a feminist, and she is not the reformer she claims to be. —Karen L., Anchorage, AK

Alaskans, collectively, are just as stunned as the rest of the nation. She is doing well running our State, but is totally inexperienced on the national level, and very much unequipped to run the nation, if it came to that. She is as far right as one can get, which has already been communicated on the news. In our office of thirty employees (dems, republicans, and nonpartisans), not one person feels she is ready for the V.P. position.—Sherry C., Anchorage, AK

She's vehemently anti-choice and doesn't care about protecting our natural resources, even though she has worked as a fisherman. McCain chose her to pick up the Hillary voters, but Palin is no Hillary. —Marina L., Juneau, AK

I think she's far too inexperienced to be in this position. I'm all for a woman in the White House, but not one who hasn't done anything to deserve it. There are far many other women who have worked their way up and have much more experience that would have been better choices. This is a patronizing decision on John McCain's part- and insulting to females everywhere that he would assume he'll get our vote by putting "A Woman" in that position.—Jennifer M., Anchorage, AK

So Governor Palin is a staunch anti-choice religious conservative. She's a global warming denier who shares John McCain's commitment to Big Oil. And she's dramatically inexperienced.
In picking Sarah Palin, John McCain has made the religious right very happy. And he's made a very dangerous decision for our country.
In the next few days, many Americans will be wondering what McCain's vice-presidential choice means. Please pass this information along to your friends and family.
Thanks for all you do.
–Ilyse, Noah, Justin, Karin and the rest of the team
Sources:

1. "Sarah Palin," Wikipedia, Accessed August 29, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
2. "McCain Selects Anti-Choice Sarah Palin as Running Mate," NARAL Pro-Choice America, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17515&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=1
3. "Sarah Palin, Buchananite," The Nation, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17736&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=2
4. "'Creation science' enters the race," Anchorage Daily News, October 27, 2006
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17737&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=3
5. "Palin buys climate denial PR spin—ignores science," Huffington Post, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17517&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=46. "McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy Policy," Sierra Club, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17518&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=5
"Choice of Palin Promises Failed Energy Policies of the Past," League of Conservation Voters, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17519&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=6
"Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says governor," The Times of London, May 23, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17520&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=7
7 "McCain met Palin once before yesterday," MSNBC, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=21119&id=13661-3999958-5yLKZlx&t=8
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9/5/2008  11:00 PM
This pick is looking worse and worse by Mccain. Absolutely positively God forbid McCain gets elected AND something happens to him.
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Posted by Allanfan20:

This pick is looking worse and worse by Mccain. Absolutely positively God forbid McCain gets elected AND something happens to him.

The pick was brilliant--he is going to win this election because of it. You watch the polls on Monday and consider the REPUBLICANS have clear momentum and the person with the highest approval rating of the 4 people on the ticket is PALIN at nearly 60%---Obama is doomed--and that is just sad for America. It was a terrible vP choice--they had a cakewalk and they pirsed off a LOT of democrats by the decision. This is done cooked over rover.
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from www.systemicide.org:

Sarah Palin speaks. And says nothing.

Despite the appearance of what is being lauded as a "home-run" speech by Sarah Palin last night, the truth of the matter is that she had little to say about anything that will matter to the American people in her possible role as vice president. Aside from mocking quips and underhanded shots at Senator Obama, Palin gave voters no reason to suggest that she is ready to run the nation in a time of crisis. In fact, for those concerned with her foreign policy record, the message was downright scary.

Political analysts seem to be in agreement about the changing nature of the Vice Presidency itself; and in the last two administrations it has been an office of considerably more influence that perhaps was originally intended. For good or ill, the VP has taken on the role of foreign policy front-person, dealing with crises and often being dispatched to volatile regions on short notice. Able to maintain a schedule that is more flexible than the chief executive's, the Vice President in the twenty-first century may often be the first point of contact for foreign leaders seeking U.S. assistance or shunning U.S. influence. After a speech in which she compared herself to a pitbull, emphasized her fear-stricken love of firearms, and actively embraced her simpleton, down-home Americanism, the prospect of sending Sarah Palin to the Middle East is terrifying.

What we should have learned from 9-11 is that our way of conducting business has brought the ire of millions across the world. Yes, there are extremists who seek only to destroy order. Yes, there are terrorists in the world whose plans are directed against all those who don't share their radical views, and these are not men who are likely to be dissuaded by a lovey-dovey approach to international relations. But to ignore the fact that our actions and patterned behaviors are alienating much of the developing world will only perpetuate the resentment that has been building for years. While I respect Gov. Palin's achievements and find her toughness and candor a refreshing departure from politics as usual, the thought of her brash and unrefined political tact being employed as the voice of American diplomacy is unsettling, to say the least.

Shifting gears to domestic policy, Gov. Palin's message last night was full of the same misleading rhetoric the McCain camp has reverted to since it became obvious they could not win an issues-based campaign. Instead of discussing policies in specific detail and making comparisons to Sen. Obama's proposals, we heard a simple-minded scare tactic approach. "Obama will raise taxes," "Obama will take your jobs," "Obama has no experience." It's the oldest trick in politics, and it amounts to nothing less than a smear campaign that deliberately and knowingly misleads the public. The messages are aimed at those voters who will watch one or two speeches a campaign season, to those whose educational backgrounds prevent them from understanding the complexities beyond these vapid assertions, and to those whose fears about a black President make them ready and willing to latch on to any reason to oppose him. For all her jabs at the opposition candidate (whom she neglected to call by name), Palin failed to explain how her ticket might help the same people she sought to scare.

Yet despite all this low-minded rhetoric and lack of principled speaking points, it was something entirely different that outed Palin as a completely ignorant and downright stupid candidate. Alongside the vomit inducing "drill baby drill" chant that had Rudy Guiliani cackling like the soulless mongrel he is, Palin's promise to expand drilling and open more "clean coal" coal plant by the end of January in a McCain-Palin administration was infuriating for an environmentalist. This is fatalistic talk. Clean coal? Seriously? How can the most polluting and unhealthy of fossil fuels come anywhere close to being called clean? And the assertion that we've "got lots" of oil and natural gas on American soil misses the point entirely. "Lots" is an outright lie - the amount of oil on U.S. soil would be exhausted in less than 20 years at the current rate of consumption. And the thought that it's as easy as drilling a standard well to find is a gross simplification of the level of exploration necessary to find oil and natural gas that may be nearly impossible to extract. The scale and scope of environmental destruction that goes along with this type of raping and pillaging cannot be underestimated. This is not the talk of a tree-hugging, bird-loving hippie but a practical and pragmatic assessment of cost versus benefit. In classic Republican style, if the costs outweigh the benefits, the course should be abandoned. It seems when Big Oil is involved, however, the equation changes. Drilling in ANWAR and other environmentally sensitive regions is not a sure fire way to produce more oil, but is a surefire way to keep enormous profits flowing from government contracts directly into the pockets of oil profiteers. If Americans want to see us stuck in the twentieth century and want their grandchildren to suffer the effects of an administration that continued to destroy our natural environment until it was nearly unliveable, then by all means, vote McCain/Palin.

Though it's hard to imagine a presidential campaign lowering itself to the high-school prom committee level the McCain camp now finds itself staring at head on, something tells me we haven't seen the worst. Expect all-out attacks on Sen. Obama, outright lies about his past and experience, and more deriding attacks on his Ivy-League education and ability to talk without using the phrase y'all or stumbling over his own words like a blundering idiot. We have turned to corner on this election, and the homestretch will see the re-emergence of all the tactics of dirty politics that have ever been used. It is my prediction that the Obama camp is preparing itself a suit of fine rhetorical armour, and I can only hope that this time the American people will realize they are being duped by a republican party which has no interest in their most basic needs.
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