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Rise of 'unknown' Palin is meteoric and historic
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If Gov Palin can deliver even 10% of disgruntled Hillary supporters, that should be enough to win the election.
When the Democrats say she lacks the experience to be VP, they are digging their own grave for the even less experienced Obama.
When Democrats talk about creating equal opportunities for women, they will have to answer why Obama passed over several capable women and picked an old white guy to be his running mate.
If the Democrats point out that Palin comes from a small, obscure state, the counter is Biden is from Delaware.
There's also probably not a whole lot of dirt to be found on a newcomer from Alaska.
Re: JTM
Voting Obama out in 4 years may be too late for US. We have some serious situations occurring around the World. I don't want to get in a fracas with Russia or Iran knowing we have a neophyte running things in the White House.
Obama just lost this one. Take a polaroid, B.O., cuz this race is over. It was a brilliant move by John McDull, something I did not think him capable of. This race finally got interesting.
Can we all hope that shortly after this election that McCain finds himself utterly unable to perform the office of president and that Mrs. Palin will lead America? Yes, that is all we can hope for at this point.
It should not go unnoticed that Palin is an evangelical, which should help McCain lock up the Huckabigot vote.
In the end, I believe the Bush administration's abject failure will be an albatross too heavy for McCain and Palin to bear. Obama wins this election handily.
JTM....just go to McCain's site and read what his plans and thoughts are. As you heard from Palin, they are much more realistic than filling up our tires and tuning up our cars and pledging to be off oil in ten years....something that is ridiculous...Are Oprah and Obama buying America new cars too????
Sarah is the one to help John run the country and I can't wait to see her against Pelosi......RRRRRRRRowwwwww
When the Democrats say she lacks the experience to be VP, they are digging their own grave for the even less experienced Obama..."
With respect, it isn't Democrats who have been making the argument that "experience" is the primary qualifier for the White House. That's the argument that the REPUBLICANS have been making. They've been trying for months to claim that you can't qualify for President unless, mysteriously, you have a lot of years behind you in the government. After all, that's the primary difference between Senators McCain and Obama.
I doubt that any number of years or "experience" truly qualifies anyone to be president.
But the ability to lead does. And so far, it's Senator Obama who is winning THAT argument, hands down.
And someone who can - and will - talk about how the polar bear population is thriving in the midst of the global warming issue.
Hillary says (eight moths ago when she was running against him) "Obama does not have experience" today she says, "He's the man".
Obama says "I'm cutting taxes" then in the same speach he says, "I'm spending 1.9 billion dollars for..." He can't spend and cut at the same time. We all know that he is only speaking so he can get elected. I still haven't heard his great "CHANGE" he keeps talking about. The only change I've seen is his removal of the American Flag from his plane.
The Republican party has the experience. They stand strong and not wishy-washy. Palin shoots an Automatic Rifle. She is for gun control in the right way. The only thing I don't like about her is that she is from Idaho, which is where my ex-wife lives, but I'll over-look that.
Hang in there JTM and other because in a few days we will hear their side and what their plans are.
As for her lack of foreign policy experience, would you rather have an inexperienced vice president who is a learner, or an inexperienced president who knows it all?
P.S. Wouldn't it be refreshing to see someone young and articulate like her become President of the LDS church?
She appears to be an independent thinker who stands for what she believes in. She can clearly identify with "working class" Americans and understands how the economy is affecting us. She does not have the years of experience in various areas of politics that others do, but judging from her performance in Alaska, she knows how to work with advisors that do.
I have been watching this election closely because I'm not sure who I want to support. Both parties have views I agree with and views that I don't agree with. But now there is a person in the race that actually lives her beliefs. Do you want to know her views on something? Look at her life, you don't have to listen to words and try to "find the truth".
I will continue to research both men and their VP choices before I make up my mind but the Republican ticket just took a major step forward in obtaining my vote.
to the insanity of a reality TV show, "Who Wants To Be The Leader Of The Free World?".
Did McCain make this decision alone?
Were all the other potentials voted off the island?
Stupid. Insulting. Frightening.
Who will be the Secretary of Defense?
Most of us really cannot describe why we support Republicans or Democrats -- just a gut feeling. That is why some of the Founding Fathers didn't want the populous to vote because they were not informed about things that really mattered.
Heck, I might vote Republican for the first time in 20 years because she (Palin) appears to be so charismatic (cute).
Obama is not afraid to tackle this one but he comes with a package I can't support. So what will McCain and Palin do? I'd like to see something!
So can McCain now attack Obama on his inexperience when he chooses someone for VP who a little more than 2 years ago was the mayor of a town of only 7,000? Nope!
She is cute. She could do well with the male 40+ crowd who would rather watch her than Joe Biden.
DID BUSH, GOP AND BIG OIL pressure McCain to select Palin to get her out of the way in Alaska?
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