Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I'm sorry but being the Mayor of Podunk doesn't make you qualified to be Vice President of the United States. Ya think? The average McDonalds has a bigger budget than Wasilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I'm sorry but being the Mayor of Podunk doesn't make you qualified to be Vice President of the United States. And being a Senator for 3 years does? Yeah, you're right, because the two things this country really needs right now are cynicism and stubbornness, like yours, and the previous administrations. It is unfortunate that you're being sarcastic, because the country does need a nice dose of cynicism before any meaningful "change" happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 the country does need a nice dose of cynicism before any meaningful "change" happens. Huh? So Dubya will have a legacy after all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK2000 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 And being a Senator for 3 years does? Using your logic you wouldn't have voted for Lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Again, if she IS a horrible choice as a running mate, I'd expect Mike and others from the left thinking that she was a great choice. It seems to me that he doesn't necessarily think that McCain threw the election away. I do. She's a terrible choice. You have to question whether he's got the ability to make reasonable decisions in critical situations. If his reasoning is "I need a female running mate" then this is a colossal blunder, as there are many, many more qualified women in the GOP who would have made excellent choices. Trying to figure out his reasoning further is pointless, because as a VP candidate that would help the ticket in any other area, ie foreign policy, ability to deliver a key battleground state, an age demographic, or even race, she fails to deliver in any category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I do. She's a terrible choice. You have to question whether he's got the ability to make reasonable decisions in critical situations. If his reasoning is "I need a female running mate" then this is a colossal blunder, as there are many, many more qualified women in the GOP who would have made excellent choices. Trying to figure out his reasoning further is pointless, because as a VP candidate that would help the ticket in any other area, ie foreign policy, ability to deliver a key battleground state, an age demographic, or even race, she fails to deliver in any category. Christian anti-abortians folks will go to the polls in droves. She will be hailed as a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK2000 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Christian anti-abortians folks will go to the polls in droves. She will be hailed as a hero. I'm sure they will, but what about the anti-abortion folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 No, that makes one qualified to be PRESIDENT, not Vice President. Sheesh, don't you know nothin'. D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Christian anti-abortians folks will go to the polls in droves. She will be hailed as a hero. Yeh but you know what? They are a minority. LOUD, but still a minority. What the GOP has been able to do the last few elections is scare the crap out of everyman and count on their Christian zombie base to turn out. If normal, rational and reasonable people realize that there's more to leadership than the ability to survive 6 years in a hole or pump out babies, then there really isn't a choice this fall. Big "IF". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Syracuse Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I was referring directly to Mike's claim that this "candidate just threw away the election". I didn't mean to imply any of the "talking heads" from the media or either side had said it was a terrible choice. Again, if she IS a horrible choice as a running mate, I'd expect Mike and others from the left thinking that she was a great choice. It seems to me that he doesn't necessarily think that McCain threw the election away. Well thanks for the in depth but misguided analysis of my post but let me clarify. She's a horrible choice because McCain desperately needed a running mate with a massive background in economics. It's the single most important issue in this election. McCain has already stated that he's no Bernanke so the logical choice was to shore up that weakness with someone with some credentials. Instead he chose someone with virtually no credentials. I don't care how much the Republican's try to rationalize and justify this pick. It was HORRIBLE And for the record, I'm a centrist that is probably more right leaning that left leaning. Unfortunately the far right has to quantify everyone that's not 100% in line with them as a "lefty". Thank you Rush Limbaugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Christian anti-abortians folks will go to the polls in droves. She will be hailed as a hero. This just in: those folks would have gone to the polls, regardless. McCain loses more than he gains from this pick, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 BA in Journalism from Idaho and small town politics. How do we know she even really understands the workings of the Federal Gov't or the Constitution? She would be ready to step in as Commander in Chief?? She seems like a nice person though, in all seriousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Gov. Palin's VP candidacy will have little direct impact as history shows that VP candidates do little to sway voters. No one votes for the better VP choice. They just don't. What it does do is it indirectly affects the campaign by changing the dialog, the tone, and the media coverage. McCain is simply betting that those changes will ultimately favor him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 ....really understands the workings of the Federal Gov't or the Constitution? It never stopped Dubya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 because she was plainly chosen only because she was a woman. Get real. Awesome. Hope the Dems run with that bit of sexism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 history shows that VP candidates do little to sway voters. No one votes for the better VP choice. They just don't. Of course, we've never had a 72 year-old candidate with a less experienced running mate before....I wonder if she can spell potato[e]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 So McCain had only met her once or twice. I do think this was one of the only ways he had a chance to win, on a Hail Mary. Apparently, she said she has no interest in the war and foreign policy, according to NBC. She said she hadn't thought much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Awesome. Hope the Dems run with that bit of sexism. give a rational argument that she wasn't. And the sexism is on the part of the republicans for cynically believing that women are stupid enough to vote for someone just because she's a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 BA in Journalism from Idaho and small town politics. How do we know she even really understands the workings of the Federal Gov't or the Constitution? She would be ready to step in as Commander in Chief?? She seems like a nice person though, in all seriousness. 1. That is why she is chosen in August and not in November. It gives her the opportunity to make her/McCain's case and for the media/public to cross-examine that case. 2. The notion that any elected official understands and abides by the constitution is a quaint one. 3. At best (for either side) is the experience factor between her and Obama is a draw. The problem is that HE is the one running for president and there is only a very slim chance that she would be pressed into duty in the 1st year of the administration. Put it this way, who has "more experience" - Obama today or Palin 3 years into her VP term? Her experience meter revs into high gear starting day 1 and it would quickly pass anything Obama has ever done to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Nobody does really. We are finding out she is currently under an "ethics investigation", but then again what republicon nowadays isn't? She gave Craig Ferguson american citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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