Sarah Palin receives standing ovation, praises John McCain

Its unspoken truth..The "Good Ol' Boys" in white sheets are trying to make a point on the sneaky sly..They rather elect a mummy with a snow-flake, than the let the DC big house go Dark...hmmm

I have probably said this before, but heck,it bears repeating. Does anyone here think that if Palin looked like Bea Arthur that there would be all of this interest? That in itself is a sexist to pick a woman, based on a.) being female and b.) attractiveness. Again its the cult of personality.

I am also quite sick of balancing family and career as being a Presidential qualification. I am a father of 5, who without having finished college rose to be voted in the top 5 Commercial Artists in the Kansas City area, commanding a salary of just at 100k.

I worked my ass off to get to that peak, but I always made sure that family was the center of my universe, and knew it. I ultimately opened my own Ad Agency which I ran from my home office. Why? because it was financially advantageous, but also because I was there at home for my kids, whether one was home with an illness, or needed to be picked up early and of course to be there for them during summer vacation and also just to be dad.
After achieving those things, in January 2006 I was struck down with neurofibroma tumors (benign, but inoperable) up and down my spine, causing intense intractable pain and violent seizures. With me becoming disabled, my wonderful wife of 18 years has supported us solely on her 16k annual walmart salary.

We lost our 3500 sq ft home, luckily my parents have a farm, and they allowed us to place a 1974 14x80 mobile home that cost $2,000.

Many are defeated by these things , but we realize our blessings. Our chief difficulty is working with our younger children to help them understand why their world changed so dramatically, and what is truly important in life.

Though being bed bound, I communicate with all their teachers via email to lend help as needed and to monitor their progress so they know I am involved and care and to let them know that education is the ticket to their future.

Now, I am not trying to self aggrandize since I am certain that so many have been through much worse than I and have risen above.

I mention this all, for myself and all those who have raised families in the most dire of circumstances. Yes we have important experience in our lives, but it is each of our personal experiences, not what I would considered to be fodder for a political campaign.

If her being a hockey mom of 5 is a qualification for being Vice President, then America is full of many that are even more qualified by virtue of the obstacles they have raised their families in.

And for those who don't dwell in shallow waters, Attractiveness isn't a qualification either.

Has anyone else noted or commented on how odd it is that McCain was decrying Obama for being a celebrity, yet they are about to piss themselves with euphoria over what they call their new "Rockstar"?

She is more of the same. She couldn't even tell the truth right out of the gate, and the media called her on it. She tried to lie about the Bridge to Nowhere, Obama's tax reform (which is still better than McCain/Palin's) and his experience in the Senate, and LIED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY. It doesn't matter what cockamamie excuse Republicans try to make saying they have this in the bag.

Face it, she lied to get a rouse.
She said it, she can't unsay it.

(check the AP story on her 'creative embellishments')

MacCain got his " Elli May Clampett/Terminator" without asking Arnold.

I did not know how the Republicans were going to bring some life into the election program (it was looking like curdled milk for the longest time).

Sarah "terminator" is straight out of central casting and ready to skin bears for breakfast.

I am a firm believer in the Jed Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies) America and was waiting for the next Jed Clampett to vote for. He would be a Trust worthy, honest , straight shootin and Bible believing frontier man like Abraham Lincoln. I could not have imagined a better man for the job of V. P. since all our war heros are too old and or dead.
"Rosy The Riveter" and aging Uncle Sam MacCain just might do the job, and bring some pride back to American Soil.

OR, we could just give it to "Mr. New Deal Islamic America Guy" and hang with our homies in the World Hood and forget about that old mean America all together.
Socialism is the latest trend anyway and individuals are far too unruly to know what is good for them after all. We should vote for who ever can draw the biggest crowd at a rally, yes this is the best idea yet.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/ap-attacks-praise-stretch_n_123771.html

Read this article and see how much she lied in her speech last night.

Was it just me or did that seem like a really long episode of "Desperate Housewives"?

If I had only read transcripts of the speech without any idea who either said it,wrote it, or who it was for, I would assume it was from Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin.

Is this really what we expect from a VP?
Is this how we expect her to make decisions and handle International affairs?

So much mockery
So many put downs
So much complaining with very little plan of action
Really, was that all she had in her arsenal?
Is she really the McCain/Republican's answer to H. Clinton?
I feel that Clinton is much more articulate, forthright, confident and no where near as bitchy, catty or condescending. Small town politics indeed!

I still want to know why no one has asked her the question that if she is so very pro family and so very concerned about her family as a "hockey mom" how she could have said "yes" to the VP nomination when she knew it was going to toss her pregnant, unmarried 17 year old daughter in the middle of the public spotlight? Wouldn't a parent who truly cared about their kids pass by this purely political opportunity to focus on their family? Typical right wing repug "do as I say not as I do" politics.

The Republican attack machine was in full force last night.

First, we would like to give a huge thank you to Karl Rove. Way to dust off those fear-mongering tactics. I think I heard 9/11 12+ times by my account during yesterdays pep rally.

Second, bravo to Sarah Palin. I mean it takes a quick study to be able to go from pure annonimity to the slash and burn politics of the right wing. What a delivery! But wait, weren't you supposed to talk about your views on how to make this country better? What about the economy? What about the complex international landscape? What about jobs? What about healthcare? Oh, thats right, we need to 'know' you first.

After her speech, I went back and viewed some of the democratic convention I had stored on my DVR. Lets forget the players and the polices for a second. In the end, they are politicians. What struck me as the most glaring difference was the fact that the Republican convention has such an negative tone, while if you watch the Dems it was very positive.

In all my years, I have never seen something positive happen when you get a bunch of negative energy in one room. Tell me what YOU CAN do, not what you think someone else can't. Tell me how YOU can help me, not how someone else will hurt me. Tell me what YOUR PLAN is, not spend 4 days trying to shoot holes through someone else's plan.

Both parties are guilty of it to some degree, but DAMN, the Republicans have taken it to a whole new level.

We are tired as a nation after 8 years of George Bush. Give me some new ideas. Give me some positive thoughts. Give me some accountability. Give me something other than war hero, 9/11, gun-toting hockey mom Republicans, please.

Shes a puff ball, a cheerleader, I wouldn't trust her to walk my dog let alone run the country.

Ok Ok. We got it. John McCain is a war hero. Nobody denies that...She's only been VP for a few days and she comes out like she's run the place for years. All I got was that she's a hockey mom, she married some dude from high school, and that she's done some stuff in Alaska. Nothing about the economy, which is Americans' #1 concern.
Her speech sounded more like that of an bitchy high school cheerleader talking smack about the other team than a well-crafted vice-presidential speech with clear points on key issues...
I'd recognize a good speech when I hear one, democratic or republican. This was no speech, it was a bitter rant.
Let's just hope that people are smarter than that and won't fall for this...Then again, all the old white folks in the audience heard what they wanted...The cameraman was actually looking for minorities and had a hard time finding them...

RON PAUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fuck the rest there all the same

Saw Sen. Klobuchar on this morning lying about Obama's tax policy. I can't believe that people still think that their taxes wouldn't going up under Obama. If you got a tax cut under Bush (and just about all of us did) then your taxes are going up. Period. No question.

I can just smell the fear. Sarah Palin fileted Obama last night and answered the critics resoundingly. I love how you libs pick a fight and then when your victim punches you back you squeal and cry about it. Palin is going to eat that loser Biden for breakfast.

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As far as I can tell, we're supposed to vote for McCain because:

a) He was a war vet,
b) He hates Barack Obama,
c) He was a POW and,
d) He found a nasty woman to spew his lies for him.

I keep waiting for the day when I find out what McCain actually supports and plans to do for America. So far, all I know about his political views is that they are all defined by Barack Obama. We never hear anything about McCain's views until Obama does something or says something. Then McCain reacts by letting us know how much he doesn't like it. Funny thing is, he never seems to offer any alternatives of his own.

Who's lead is he going to follow if he's elected? How will his counter-punch method of politics work when there's no one left to counter-punch and he's sitting all alone in the Oval Office?

I know what Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin oppose; what do they support? Or is bad-mouthing a political opponent the only pony in their one-trick show?

Dance puppet dance!

I am not a radical right wing conservative and I am voting for McCain/Palin. "If character is a measure in this election, and hope the theme, and change the goal we share............ " Vote for McCain/Palin.

Sarah Palin = Rush with boobs and lip injections.

Long and extensive experience has taught me never to trust anyone whose lip corners go downwards when they smile.

Is there any surprise that the Republican's have found themselves another candidate that is able to read a ROVE-TASTIC speech filled with half truths and innuendos?

That arena was about as packed as a WNBA game.

All I saw in the audience were old white people. No diversity whatsoever. That is not the face of the U.S.

Im not for obama or mccain, but all palin did was do a "Roast" of obama. I as disgusted and turned of the t.v. before this evil woman could poison my ears.

khromadjo: Here here! When I think of the principles that birthed this country and look at it now, I can do nothing but weep. Nothing but HATE runs it. What have we done? We have all sacrificed our country's future for political party. George Washington believed and stated as much in his last speech that political parties were the precept to despotism. How prescient the Founding Fathers were, and how ashamed we should all be for totally spitting on all they believed in. Sarah Palin is a phony, just like McCain, and Obama, and Biden and the whole lot of them who sat and watched while Fascists hijacked an election and continued to do it because they got away with it the first time. Our Republic died a long time ago, and now Americans clap and swoon over their chosen "savior" while condoning the very precepts that brought us to this point. And as you stated, Obama/Biden may not be as hopeless, but they are still bought and paid for and still warmongers, and still unable to stand up to the Fascism that has overshadowed this country as it needs to be stood up to. The problem isn't "government" the problem is the lack of true "governing." We need a new Contitinental Congress and a redrafting of the constitution. Any body up for that?

Wow, looking at her background she has more experience with a backbone than Obama.

The general consensus on this thread is that Gov. Palin (henceforth to be dubbed VP Hockey Mom by Fox News, I'm sure) is just a shill, doesn't know what she's talking about, has no clue what a steel tariff is let alone what an intelligent use of them would look like, etc.

I agree.

But go to any Michigan Flea Market and ask ANYONE what a "steel tariff" is and what Gov. Palin, excuse me, VP Hockey Mom's position on steel tariffs is...and they will readily admit they have no idea. They don't know what one is, how it works and have no idea what VP Hockey Mom's position on that particular issue is.

And then they will tell you that they fully intend to vote for her come November because she understands the needs of working families AND because they can't stand those socialists that want to raise taxes.

When asked what exactly Obama's tax plan is...they will say, "To raise taxes on us and businesses!" When asked to provide specific details they will admit they have no idea, but they "just know" how those liberals are!

Rove (love him or hate him) knows that Americans are stupid.

They don't cast votes based on steel tariffs. They have no idea what they even are (not us, of course!)

They don't vote based on actual tax plans. (Couldn't understand the complexity of a small tax hike on shares sold if you tried)

They vote solely on archetypes.

Bush slapped on a flannel shirt and a pair of cowboy boots....and was re-elected TWICE and not a single supporter of his had a clue what his actual policies were.

Elections are won and lost based on images.

Gov. Palin and her telegenic family look like they showed up to film a ABC FAMILY CHANNEL pilot tentatively titled, "Vice President Hockey Mom."

As a TV show we'd all think it would be filled with over the type cliches: The former beauty queen Hockey Mom turned PTA turned VP pick? The husband that looks like McDreamy and works as a union member? The Down Syndrome baby? The pregnant teen daughter? The son shipping off to Iraq?

As a TV show it would probably be #1 on Sunday's at 8pm.

Few voters really have a clue about actual nuts and bolts policy....but they LOVE the VP Hockey Mom show, don't they?

And if they had to choose between VP Hockey Mom Sundays at 8pm on the Family Channel or the scary black Muslim with the terrorist wife that hates America who wants to issue arrest warrants in Iraq instead of winning a war....which will they pick?

The Constitution is fast on its' way to being shelved and shredded. George Washington warned against any division, any partisanship, and now look at us. Our (predominantly) two party system has RUINED America. It's made us divided, anti-social and judgmental.

Republicans are effective at being complete despots and spin-meisters, as opposed to the pandering, clouded Democrats, who while eloquent fail to grow a backbone when backed against the wall. This morning Joe Biden went on the defensive about Palin and her media coverage, calling it outrageous. What utter spineless bull that is. The SAME scrutiny was placed on Hillary Clinton. The difference is, Clinton doesn't purport to be as fundamentalist, backwards-thinking or HYPOCRITICAL like Palin.

PANDERING IS PANDERING, MR. BIDEN.

It's the media's right to cover any aspect of a candidate, but because they're in the pockets of the government, they will just kowtow to them.

I tell you what; go ahead and vote to upkeep your capitalist slave masters, vote McCain/Palin. See if they really give two shits about any of you who aren't white and make over 5 million dollars (middle class to McCain).

And as for the Democrats, voting Obama/Biden may be more hopeful, but don't hold your breath.

Voting for Bob Barr is a wasted vote; this is the idiot who went gangbusters after Bill Clinton, only to be unfaithful in his own marriage. HYPOCRITE. He is responsible for further division in this country with the Defense of Marriage Act.

Sure, Ron Paul thinks this war is stupid, but he's still opposed to freedoms for many of us on the fringe of the mainstream. He is not a hypocrite, but I don't feel any safer giving him my vote.

There are a few other smaller candidates, but basically, it won't matter because of the bipartisan CHOKEHOLD we've been caught up in.

Lastly, the Republicans CANNOT PRETEND THAT 'BIG GOVERNMENT' IS THE PROBLEM. ALL GOVERNMENT UNDER BOTH PARTIES IS THE PROBLEM. That includes them. And especially them. All of a sudden, when there are more Democrats holding office, they are blaming them, and some of these sponge-headed buffoons are actually falling for it.

Seek true egalitarianism NOW!

Yes, JohnA she did her job didn't she? But if you think she really gives a shit about you, think again. When are people going to see this is all fake on all sides and that we need a change in our political structure big enough to really bring change for people and bring down the phonies that have hijacked both major parties? Perhaps we will have that by the next election if we have a country left. No doubt about it to me now, Americans are stupid.

Gut shot after gut shot, red meat to spare, she took him down, Obama is a wussy now, he has been owned, she did her job and she was great. I am a Sarah Palin fan now. She took The One off of his pedestal. Here it is in a nutshell, Obama is fake, Palin is real.

I love the shot of the tele prompter with the scripted speech and RNC talking points ... shes so apple pie!

Any mother who would use her sick baby to get votes is despicable. I was impartial in actually defending keeping children out of it, and then see her act hypocritically by bringing them into it. I do fear for my country though, because she has done what the Democrats to now have failed to do: energize the REAL base of their party. If anyone thinks Joe Biden does that they are delusional. Dennis Kucinich would have done that. The ONLY one with the guts to call for impeachment, and the ONLY one to actually stand up to corporations like Monsanto which we will need to do in order to save this planet and ourselves. I am thoroughly disgusted with ALL POLITICS and the playing that goes on, and I am tired of being painted into a corner to have no choice but to vote for the lesser of two evils in this. Her speech though packed with lies however, energized the people they needed to bring them out to vote. Pray America.

I read the first several posts on this thread and almost fell out of the chair laughing. NEVER have I seen soo many off base responses. IT sounded like MSNBC or any of the other dishonest media outlets.
Sarah Palin hit a home run last ight. She effectively put Comrade Obama on the shelf and relegated him to inconsequencial status. She did it without sliming, without lies and without hatred something the Democrat leadership in this election and their media lackeys doen't know how to do.
Palen stands for change. Her record shows this. She has more executive experience than both members of the Democrat ticket She also has more sense and more accomplishments.
Funny that the lead post said she is anti feminist. For years we have been hearing from feminists that a woman can have a career, children and family. One comes along that has these things and she is castigated as anti- feminist. Lies. The tragedy is that the so-called feminist groups don't come to her defense.
The left is the most disengenuous group in this country. If we had an honest media in this country their lies, accusations and hatred would be exposed for what it is.
Palen is a breath of fresh air. She is what the Dem ticket is runing on but isn't.

I actually watched most of the RNC tonight, and it was exactly what I expected from them. The only speakers who had the decency not to blatantly attack the other party/Obama were Huckabee and Romney. Even they didn't really say much of anything at all. However, I applaud them for not stooping to dirt slinging to rally their members.

Guiliani's speech was a complete joke. Not only did he blatantly mislead and misinform the Republican members of the audience and the TV viewers, but he shamelessly attacked Obama and his camp much to the pleasure of the crowd. Palin has more experience than all the Dems combined? Yeah right Rudy.

Palin's speech did not tell me anything about her that would convince me she is ready to be a vice president. About 50% of her speech was attacking Obama and the other half was bad jokes. I didn't hear her discuss any policies or plans for the country when she was in office. Just crowd pleasing and pandering pretty much. I would have really liked to hear her discuss policies instead of cracking jokes and badmouthing the Democrats.

What's the difference between a Hockey Mom and a pitbull? Better question: Who cares?

The Republican Party really missed an oppertunity to tell America what it's really about tonight, and instead showed them what they do best- Attack, attack, attack. They could have taken the high road and let independents know what kind of presidency they would run, and give them a reason to vote for them other than the "We have a woman VP" gimmick. Overall, this day was a hit with conservatives and not many other people.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought her speech was nothing but a role play, auditioning in reading a script speech for an acting part to hollywood hill! It reminds me of shows like HSN when the saleswoman tries to convince audience through television that every product they introduce from their studio is the best in the world! That if you don't act fast in calling now to order it, it will be all sold out so act fast! And, that there won't be any special offer like the ones they're giving out ever again. Funny thing is that they always tend to do it in a calm way athough they're really trying to attack ya just as Palin did her speech. Weird, but that was exactly how I felt watching Palin's speech on Wed night. I'm not trying to diss her as a woman or as a mother because I'm also a mom. My point in all this is that I just wasn't sold about her speech at all as what the media and CNN portrays it. I just see it as another trick from Republicans trying to lure innocent victims into beleiving their lying crap again! As a woman, I certainly would not agree with Palin on many issues as far as anti-femanist, anti-rights, anti-abortion although I'm a Christian myself, and many other issues in that matter. Being a Christian, I would never allow myself to discriminate against those who don't see eye to eye with me in opposing abortion or against those who choose to be gay/lesbians. You just can't simply force a person into following your beliefs just as much as trying to force one to go to church. As my mother had always said to me, what good will that do in one's faith if being force into religion when their faith is not there? That goes the same in trying to out-law abortions and other things that Palin has in mind. Every person has a right to make a choice and to choose what is right for them, especially when it comes to a woman's body! Whatever one chooses to do, let it be a lesson for them or let them learn their own consequences. Don't be so conservative, thinking that a person must be a monster or horrible because they choose to make choices that are outside the faith circle! In that case what message are we sending to others who are not with faith? How does that portray the image of being a Christian or an Evangelical, etc.? I keep getting that vibe from Evangelicals and conservatives that their opinions and ways of thinking are only the right way. Either you have a strong religion moral as they do or you are not welcome! To me, that just sends a bad message about Republican conservatives. Evidence proved itself when said at the RNC repeatedly over and over again, liberals are wrong and conservatives are right! That's faulse accusations on the American people, how dare they look down upon the American pple!

there is very little to like about a woman that believes in men and women interacting with dinosaurs....

Wow, she has done great with the sit, beg and roll over commands! Let's see how well Palin does at jumping through those debate hoops. I am counting down the days we see her on TV standing across from Joe Biden.

I can't get the video to respond. I just get a blank screen on the video area.

setting women back, one ignorant politician at a time.

She's just another arrogant, ignorant, delusional, undereducated, cynical, and destructive Republican Conservative BITCH. God damn disgusting breeder!

Tina Fey called, she wants her look back!

She's still not going to win.

I like that the day before Palin's epic speech, McCain's team goes ludicrous to the media saying they're breaking her down, giving her a hard time.
What a great time for the media to prove that isn't true on the next night, the night of her big speech, and let's all declare she did "Great", quote stupid hockey mom quotes, and still not talking about shit.
That is my current midnight rant.

Read the constitution! It's short. Very short. Print it out. It won't take long.

Regardless of how you feel about her, I definitely think her nomination has spiced things up and given the Republican ticket some energy. They need it to match Obama's support.

Yeah, those people are drones, to their P.A.C.'s and P.P.

Wow every time she opens her mouth I hate her more and more, now I see why McCain doesnt want her answering questions. This woman is a joke and a set back to female politicians everywhere.

Oh yeah and nice use of the reverse sexism card Repubs.

She sure is intense and has a lot of spunk in her. But I will not support someone who believes that the Iraq War is a "task from God" and pro-creationism in public school and doesn't believe that global warming is a serious issue that is perpetuated by man.

I just can't wait for this election to be ovveerrrr

Obama/Biden 08

It has suddenly returned, good.

Conventions schlamentions. They're nothing more than pep rallies. I'm greatly looking forward to some debates.

McCain/Obama debates:
-2008-
September 26, 2008: Presidential debate with domestic policy focus, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
October 2, 2008: Vice Presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
October 7, 2008: Presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
October 15, 2008:Presidential debate with foreign policy focus, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

It is interesting that they pulled this, since this is one of the biggest stories in the history of American politics. You would think that it deserved to be seen at least as long as post like "Palin is a Milf" those posts were on the front page for days and still are.

One interesting thing about this thread is that there is a lot of fair and honest and interesting posts from many liberals or democrats. There was actually some room for honest discussion and not just "attacks" from both sides. Did some of these opinions that were actually fair and not slanderous play a role in the removal of this thread. Posts like crob80227, who's comments might have been seen as defeatist, when in reality they were honest and fair takes. Just some thoughts.

The more I learn about Palin the more I like rattlesnakes!

Shes George Bush in heels!

i was wondering the exact same thing. Why in the hell would the current conspirators want to hide an important story... hmmmmm

Why was this story pulled from the top of the homepage? I've never seen that before? Any reason?

Palin sounded more like a pundit than a Vice Presidential candidate. I sincerely hope her nomination doesn't open the door to high office for other partisan pundits with Journalism degrees.