Sarah Pakin is the running-mate

darkcrow

Just watching the announcement you got to wonder how competent these people are when they cannot even set up a microphone properly to stop feedback.....

MrBrian

and you are suppose to be 6 hrs ahead.

Gmoney

darkcrow wrote:

Just watching the announcement you got to wonder how competent these people are when they cannot even set up a microphone properly to stop feedback.....

no she isnt

darkcrow

MrBrian wrote:

and you are suppose to be 6 hrs ahead.

well some of us do work haha.
this crowd cheers anything.... McCain said "sport" and they went crazy. Palin said "army" and they went nuts....

darkcrow

chiefojibwa wrote:

yeah, i liked how the crowd went wild at the mention of her 5 kids.

"yay!! she can procreate!!!" USA!!! USA!!!

as my canadian cousin would say... "what a bunch of yahoos"

MrBrian

Imagine is they mention Israel, the entire hall/stadium will orgasim.

darkcrow

Palin... Women should be able to vote but not choose to have an abortion... yeah go for womens sufferage

darkcrow

wow took her like 15 mins to mention Hillary

darkcrow

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-obama-respons_n_122392.html

Barack Obama Campaign Spokesman Bill Burton responds to John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate:

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain's commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush's failed economic policies -- that's not the change we need, it's just more of the same."
Sen. Chuck Schumer says:

"After the great success of the Democratic convention, the choice of Sarah Palin is surely a Hail Mary pass. It is a real roll of the dice and shows how John McCain, Karl Rove et al realize what a strong position the Obama-Biden team and Democrats in general are in in this election. Certainly the choice of Palin puts to rest any argument about inexperience on the Democratic team and while Palin is a fine person, her lack of experience makes the thought of her assuming the presidency troubling. I particularly look forward to the Biden-Palin debate in Missouri."
Rep. Rahm Emanuel:

"Is this really who the Republican Party wants to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency? Given Sarah Palin's lack of experience on every front and on nearly every issue, this Vice Presidential pick doesn't show judgment: it shows political panic."
Rep. Jim Clyburn on South Carolina ETV Radio:

"I do believe that McCain has to do something to reshuffle the cards, shake up the establishment, do something unexpected and Governor Palin has all the kinds of things that McCain might see as a way to shake things up. I think [her selection] would be something similar to Dan Quayle. Dan Quayle proved to be sort of an embarrassment as a campaigner. Being thrust on a national stage like that could be very tough. Now Mondale tried to shake things up by going with Geraldine Ferraro.she proved to be a disaster as a running mate. And as a campaigner, she was absolutely awful. And so I just think that it is very risky for McCain to do this, but it may be all he has left."
Meanwhile, the non-partisan group Campaign Money Watch responded that the pick underscores McCain's loss of maverick reformer credentials:

"In choosing Governor Palin, Senator McCain is clearly trying to shore up his past maverick reformer image - an image that is now in tatters due to the type of campaign he's run and the big money lobbyists he depends on every day of the week," Donnelly said.

"This selection raises plenty of questions," Donnelly continued. "She bills herself as a reformer, but has been silent on whether she supports public financing of elections in her own state. As governor of an oil-producing state, she's been a friend to Big Oil. Given John McCain's extensive fundraising from Big Oil, her selection raises concerns of whether the McCain-Palin ticket will promise the same access for oil companies and their lobbyists that we've seen for nearly eight years from the Bush-Cheney administration."

Jason P

Well, the Democrats are officially screwed.

robbie

http://www.ktva.com/ci_10026165

this ring familiar.

darkcrow

robbie wrote:

http://www.ktva.com/ci_10026165

this ring familiar.

This could blow up in the republican's faces. Let us hope so

jeffbr

darkcrow wrote:

"In choosing Governor Palin, Senator McCain is clearly trying to shore up his past maverick reformer image - an image that is now in tatters due to the type of campaign he's run and the big money lobbyists he depends on every day of the week," Donnelly said.

LOL. The press release on the Huffington site sounds more like a desperation play than McCain's VP pick. The "tattered" image of McCain's somehow gained in the polls and he took over as the front runner just before the DNC. Who's desperate?

And that nutbag Schumer brings up lack of experience while supporting one of the least experienced presidential candidates in modern times. Oy.

mammasan

I understand that Obama doesn't have that much time under his belt as far as politics on a national level but the man was involved in politics back in 1997 when he started serving on the Illinois state legistalture. He has been a Senator for 3 years now as well. This is far more experience than Palin whose previouse experience is serving on the city council and mayor of a small town in Alaska.

Also Bush didn't have that much experience when he was elected. He only had 5 years as governor when he was elected. I know this is a bad example because Bush is a horrible president but I didn't see the Republicans making a big stink when they where pulling for him.