Posted by Markji:

PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is
qualified to be VP. Here's the link:

http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html



[Edited by - markji on 10-03-2008 8:43 PM]

Posted by BasketballJones:

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by GKFv2:

Obama can put together a coherent sentence.

Tell him GKF.

Fuck this republican democratic bull****. Palin didn't answer a question the entire debate. Much like McCain. They dance around and say catch phrases all day. I'm sick of it.

And guess what? She doesn't have to. All she has to do is 'sound' good enough to be taken serious by certain kinds of voters. And if because of her, they get just enough votes, then I'd say we better be afraid. Don't listen to the polls. This is a whole new ball game of politics. Unchartered areas of demographics and how people really feel about what they want in the white house.

I'm trying to warn people not to take her/them lightly. There are certain groups of people looking for someone who sounds good to them and if they choose to vote their way, then it's curtains. I wish Obama supporters would stop with the name calling and start looking at this whole thing from all perspectives and using their heads to wooo other voters over (or even back' over).

Make no mistake that this woman is trying to pull as many female and 45 and older voters over to the other side as she can and I know a lot of them are giving her the benefit of doubt. Many of these voters were key voters for the Clinton campaign. All I'm saying is don't take it for granted.

And don't no one tell me that if they vote for McCain, then they'll be stupid. That doesn't help.

Posted by BRIGGS:

If they had kept her under wraps between the Convention and last night with only an interview granted with Fox News--there would trouble. How she was exposed between the two events helped alleviate the gains she made for McCain although this $ disaster was the main conduit. Is she much different than Dan Quayle?

Posted by izybx:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Izybx: What's your reaction to Palin's statement that there is no difference between the two campaign's views of gay marriage or gay rights? Just curious how Republicans viewed that. I thought it was an issue that rallied the Republican base but she basically took the issue off the table.

Im not a Republican, so I dont know the party line on gay rights. My personal view is that gays deserve the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, including civil unions. I dont believe they should adopt or get married. Beyond that its not really an issue to me what they do.

Posted by toodarkmark:

You know what's funny. The next day Palin had stories on Entertainment Tonight, Hollywood Insider, Extra. The irony is that the McCain campaign tried to equate Obama to Paris Hilton/Britney Spears. And Sarah Palin has become just that. She's become a tabloid princess, tailor fit for cashier checkout consumption.

Bush ran on the same image as her in 2000. Washington outsider, bring Democrats and Republicans together, down home every man image. The same image makers who made him have tried to make her. Coincidently the same image makers who destroyed McCain in 2000 work for him now. It's sad to see someone sell their soul like McCain has.

I find it interesting izybx claims to not be a Republican, but seems to parrot Fox News and the Republican talking points to a T. It's the tone McCain and Palin are setting. We're not the evil Republicans of the last 8 years anymore, we're brand new! I know I voted 90% of the time G W, but I'm a maverick! Accept your party affiliation and just accept what's happening. Much like this board, most of America is seeing that Obama/Biden are the right choice, and election day will prove that. Plus 58 seats in the Senate.

I just hope Obama didn't meet Isiah Thomas for 15 minutes in 1994 or the McCain campaign will try to say they were best friends and run commercials during the Knicks pre-season games. Watch for the Republicans to talk about NOTHING but Ayers, Rezko, Wright and ACORN for the next month. Why? Because they have nothing but people Obama may have met in the last 20 years in public service. All the while ignoring Keating, Libby, Troopergate, and of course the worst associate of all G W Bush.

Posted by 4949:

Posted by toodarkmark:

You know what's funny. The next day Palin had stories on Entertainment Tonight, Hollywood Insider, Extra. The irony is that the McCain campaign tried to equate Obama to Paris Hilton/Britney Spears. And Sarah Palin has become just that. She's become a tabloid princess, tailor fit for cashier checkout consumption.

Bush ran on the same image

And just how many tabloid type people are out there? Millions! You just made a part of the point that I been trying to make. That's why he picked Palin, to appeal to those types of Americans, who are mainly middle America. He also picked her' to appeal to the many pissed off women who felt Hillary got a bad rap (which is exactly' why Obama should have picked Hillary). When I said Palin was clever, I didn't mean because she was some kind of highly intelligent person. The question is 'how many dumb people are still left over in middle America? You've all seen it yourselves. Both bush elections, the entire middle of America was plastered in Red states.

With places like Michigan, Ohio and Florida being extremely key battle ground states each time.

And your right again. How in the world could Bush have won 'twice' for crying out loud?? That means there's something wrong with middle America and this election will finally find out if they have grown or not. That's what I worry about the most.

I want a Democrat back in the white house, but I'm not going to sit here a lie to myself either in believing that we have it in the bag. That's foolish.

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by 4949:

Posted by toodarkmark:

You know what's funny. The next day Palin had stories on Entertainment Tonight, Hollywood Insider, Extra. The irony is that the McCain campaign tried to equate Obama to Paris Hilton/Britney Spears. And Sarah Palin has become just that. She's become a tabloid princess, tailor fit for cashier checkout consumption.

Bush ran on the same image

And just how many tabloid type people are out there? Millions! You just made a part of the point that I been trying to make. That's why he picked Palin, to appeal to those types of Americans, who are mainly middle America. He also picked her' to appeal to the many pissed off women who felt Hillary got a bad rap (which is exactly' why Obama should have picked Hillary). When I said Palin was clever, I didn't mean because she was some kind of highly intelligent person. The question is 'how many dumb people are still left over in middle America? You've all seen it yourselves. Both bush elections, the entire middle of America was plastered in Red states.

With places like Michigan, Ohio and Florida being extremely key battle ground states each time.

And your right again. How in the world could Bush have won 'twice' for crying out loud?? That means there's something wrong with middle America and this election will finally find out if they have grown or not. That's what I worry about the most.

I want a Democrat back in the white house, but I'm not going to sit here a lie to myself either in believing that we have it in the bag. That's foolish.

Michigan is a wrap. McCain pulled all staffers and resources out of the state last week.

And the type of people to which you speak of were not going to vote for Barack anyway, so its just wasted energy even thinking about them. Nothing happened to Hillary other then Barack running a better campaign and winning fairly --- the PUMA's are living in some sort of alternate reality at this point. Hilary endorsed Barack and McCain/Palin are diametrically opposed to her positions, so even putting her on the ticket obviously wouldnt of mattered. We are all smart enough to know that other "issues" are at play here.

All that said, McCain's chances are bleak. Might be time to contact Bin Laden. Since Bush probably has him on speed dial, he might get him to endorse Barack or something.


[Edited by - sebstar on 10-06-2008 10:31 PM]

[Edited by - sebstar on 10-06-2008 10:31 PM]