Flirting her way to victory

well, thank you for pushing us all back a few decades!! She's just paving the way for Bristol to run in a few years....

I do love the british take on all of this. Her qualifications and attitude would have her laughed out of any meeting with government officials or MP's on the other side of the pond. And misquoting Margaret Thatcher? priceless.

she is an embarrassment to all women and this country...McCain must have been off his meds to pick this racist, unqualified, dim-witted bitch!!!

Yes, and this should be front page news. It's offensive to me, as a woman and an educated individual, that she believes she can get away with not answering questions and not knowing her running mates policies by acting like this. She is not a positive influence on women. Totally appalling.

......IS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC JUST NOW REALIZING THIS????

........this is nothing new...........this has been going on since the convention................

...........nothing to substantial to say......just charm the pants off them!!!!

............yeah..... thats what this country really need....more charm!!!!!!

This bothered me mainly in the sense that she almost had to use her beauty to stimulate those watching her......going into her again, being a woman.

And the fact that she was robotic in the debate enhanced that stereotypical view of the female gender....a week prior she couldn't give you a name of a political magazine that she had read.

Another reason hilary never had a fighting chance....brains, NO brawn.

This is why I hate Sarah Palin, a rehearsed robotic bimbo.......that winks.

eeeewwwww

can someone please tell me why she has a Wisconsin accent...when she's from Alaska?! I think that make me the most uncomfortable out of everything. Seriously.

Palin had learned the few McCain campaign lines and her few stupid comments, and deliver them well, Why not she did study Journalism. The presentation and communication is part of it and that is all she knows. Why America talking and analyzing her is above Me., May be just for entertainment value. Do you understand why we are laughing stock in the world? We are electing calculated, money hungry and arrogant government, who try to imposed our culture on the world go to free (attract) some nation only if we see $ benefits, or if we know we will win.
How about electing government who diplomatic, smart, and humble and lead by example? We vote firstly for person who is cuter, better liar or use more scare tactics,
Who can BS more, has military experience, appropriate religion and can threaten the world more.
Not on intellectual capacity and diplomatic capability.
How about look some one with class, intellect, good temperament and with new policy ideas.

You kiddies crack me up! You're like the geeks in the corner of the cafeteria slammin the popular girl.

Is this all you've got?!?!

Do you think that you're even remotely persuasive or are you meerly satisfied to spew your venom all over each other in a self satisfying circle-jerk of lefty hate speak.

You people are pure haters. God's grace to ya.

imagine Obama delivering the Gettysburgh address idiot. Your comment made absolutely no sense. Are you educated or still in grade school. Democrats sure are scared of Sarah. 9 times out of 10 all you read about is Sarah bashing on this site. I have to say it is hilarious. Sil

The US has been on a downward track of dumbing itself to death. Good looks and personal charm have overtaken the criteria of well educated, informed and articulate for our national leaders. Imagine Sarah Palin writing and delivering the Gettysburg address. Our founding fathers and Lincoln must be turning summersalts in their graves right now. While we are having the most tragic self-imposed national financial failure, we have a national political party offering us Sarah Palin to be VP, next in line to be president. God does not help stupid people.

Sayraaa also kept sayin john was a Maaaaverich (DOOOOOH) My friend Daniel webster say,s in his book that a Maverick is and i Quote 1. an un branded animal, esp. a Lost Calf 2, a person who acts independitly of any organization, political party etc. I for one think the #1 definition fits John Mcain the best. LOST CALF

It's nice to see that media OUTSIDE of the USA is actually calling her on what she is - totally out of her league and an inappropriate choice for VP.

As somebody who is not an American, I can tell you now that the rest of the world looks at you guys and wonder how the hell you let this shit happen. The world-view of America is very, very low.... time for a new world superpower!
Hello, China?

What happened to "we won't blink"?

Winking is sign language for "that's hot, bitches."

Jesus, What the hell planet are you dumb mother
f---ers from. In this era of "political correctness" is it
really necessary to denagrate the first female to "ever"
be put in Sara Palin's position. So what she's not Washington schooled. Thank God for that. Just because you mindless automatons want to heap shit on someone,anyone, who doesn't fit your mindless follow the leader mentality, or isn't of your political affliation, doesn't mean that they aren't as good as any other politician that came from state government. None of them knew shit before becoming the most powerful person in our government. So get a life.
Smart people are smart people. If your a democrat, be one without all the mindless hate. If you like Obama just vote for the man. If you like McCain just vote for the man, and shut the hell up.
Damn........

does she think this is just another beauty contest?

JohnA writes some more!

"I don't know everything that happens in other countries or why and I would never presume to tell them what is best for them. It is too much to ask that the people in my country be extended the same courtesy?"

You wouldn't be talking about Iraq, would you? Afghanistan perhaps? Pakistan by any chance? And how bout "bombombombing Iran"? You disagree with that, right?

You know, all those places where we're killing all those anarmed people because they aren't doing what we tell them to do. The countries McCain says - "You never tell them you're going to attack!"

You just do it.

No siree JohnA!

McCain or Palin would never dream of telling them what to do, or what God had to say about the righteousness of killing them, right?

But wait, you said up front that you totally disagree with anyone telling other countries "what is best for them."

That puts you in fundamental opposition to both Palin and McCain.

An awkward choice of words again, JohnA.

Awkward. You'll want to rethink this one too.

JohnA writes,

"When the moderater has a vested financial interest in the other candidate winning, it's probably wise to not adhere too closely to her line of questioning."

When the critic of the moderator realizes his winky candidate is losing the race due to lack of brain power and absence of credibility it's probably wise to not consider him inclined to be objective about the moderator.

I think the polls underscore the facts...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html

Obama 49.2
McCain 43.4

Wasn't McCain winning, and gloating, at one time?

mtbailey writes,

"Politicians schmooze the public. Every politician does it. Obama does it. McCain does it. Gore and Bush before them did it. Of course, Palin is going to do this type of stuff. Get over it "

... OK, and then what?

BTW, normal people complain that

- "Politicians schmooze the public. Every politician does it. Obama does it. McCain does it. Gore and Bush before them did it. Of course, Palin is going to do this type of stuff. "

BIG HINT - Get over it.

Oh please. Women can't wink? It's called personality people. Are you that hypocritical? Are you really saying that it was offensive?

Again, it's called personality. Reagan had it, Clinton had it, Bush Jr. had it, Obama has it.

What about when Obama said "She rocks" when referring to Hillary Clinton? Oh that was so wrong!!!! He shouldn't use slang! He shouldn't show personality!!!

Come on people, get a clue.

Of course, winking excessively isn't going to make or break a candidate. But how seriously can we take her when she behaves like a cute little housewife stereotype? And for that matter, how seriously will foreign heads of state take her? She would absolutely not be respected as the President or Vice-President of our nation. Her behavior is screaming to us that she is better suited to host Tupperware parties or sell Avon door-to-door, than she is to be a politician on a national and international stage.

The issues are more important than her winking. As she falls to the back, we need to focus on the front.

Mt.bailey-while I agree everyone in your words "smoozes" in all the years I have been voting I have never seen any candiate winking like she does. Maybe you are right, but that is not the point at least I believe that. She said she could "See Russia" I used to live in Alaska and no you cannot "see Russia"!

She has no experience and doesn't even know the facts and US history-I do not trust people like that to run our country and believe you me, she will.

Politicians schmooze the public. Every politician does it. Obama does it. McCain does it. Gore and Bush before them did it. Of course, Palin is going to do this type of stuff. Get over it.

This is only interesting due to the fact that anyone takes this woman seriously! She is not what she seems and if she is then God help America and the rest of the world if McCain passes away!

She is another Bush-stupid, but street smarts and unwilling to listen and she wants to impose her religious viewpoints on the rest of us.

I resent it and the fact that McCain (who I used to respect) choose her-he had plenty of QUALIFIED and EXPERIENCED women to chose from.

Sorry after 8 years of the Bush/Cheney brigade if this woman is my Vp I will move away for though my heart will break, I can no longer say this is my country as well.

BTW I am an independent and proud of it and came from a long line of Republicans who I respected and loved.

Times are a changing and the wind is blowing bad or as my Grandma used to say, "Something stinks in Denmark." (She was a Swede!).

I find it so interesting that between the winks and wit there was no substance. How can you be allowed to pick what questions you answer.

Palin is a pre programmed robot, she is not getting any of her real thoughts out! Speak real english Palin!!!!

DS53,

Another submerged neocon surfaces?

And is convinced of inevitable victory of winking over substance!

I believe the term du jour is "unhinged".

This will be even more fun to watch than when your boys gore & kerry lost.

Will you all post vids of your heads exploding? Please?

Pretty please?

This is front page news!

J_Jammer writes,

"Did you not see Bill Clinton flirt his way to a win?"

No. Nobody else seems to have either.

Did you think he was flirting with you?

Or just want him to be?

Another example of why Sarah Palin should not be the women waiting in the wings for the presidency. I would even pick Gwen Ifill as a vice presidential canididate over Palin.

Haha! My friends and I noticed this...

Sarah Palin is just a big bundle of hilariousness.

this is news? are you kidding me. I didn't count how many times she winked but the one time I can remember was to her father in the audience when she mentioned he was a teacher.

flirting to victory? I dont know many people who crack on lies to flirt.

I think it maybe an old beauty queen tactic offered up to the judges to get them to vote for her.

as in, hey judge, vote for me and you just might get lucky. Oh by the way, I think your kind of cute,
or at least I want you to think, I think your cute, so you will vote for me.

after winning she knows the judge will be out of the picture. just something a beauty queen learns to do to get what she wants, my guess.

Maybe they think Joe Six Pack enjoys his potential V.P.'s to do a little flirting every 20 minutes or so, as a way to keep him interested in whatever she is saying.

Maybe her way to pull more of the male white VOTE to good old John. Keep in mind she hunts and can fish, so she is right up their alley. John knows what these old boys want. Plus he can sell them some more of his Wife's beer.

What a total bunch of PR suck ups to the Power Elite.

I am guessing John has learned to do it well, keeping his WIFE happy. Allowing him to be the dictator in his mind he always wished to be.

SAD DAY in America. And to think the Sheeple buy into this CRAP...

Sheeple: click on link...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheeple

I have no doubt she is a big hit up in Alaska with that tactic, but hey they may go awhile up in the cold waiting to see any woman flirting with them, so what do you expect. my guess is she ran it by a few of her coaches and that ATE IT UP.

Well gosh darn it, there you go again bringin' up those things every joe blow in America doesn't care to know about, but as Putin rears his little head and terrorists run scattering, 'nukelar' power and health care is what will be needed to get the people of America back on track so that all the soccer moms get the reform necessary to get our jobs back, and John McCain is the only maverick besides myself that can do that.

Hmmm...here's what the top internet search shows me for what Al Gore said:

The Bailout / Sellout Scheme
Posted September 23rd, 2008 by BLACK CELL
in

* Democrat
* Social Issues

Bail the home owners out, not the wall street execs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S27yitK32ds

THEY ALMOST PULLED A FAST ONE!! :-)

The bailout will force the feds to raise taxes, regardless of who becomes the next president.

The bailout will make Dems look as if they are full of $%@# when they say they represent the middle class.

The bailout will turn all your campaign promises into lies, because they won't have the money for the programs they promise.

The bailout will assure cuts in your favorite social programs.

The bailout will make Democrats look just as dumb just as they looked when they voted to invade Iraq.

You don't want to go through what Hillary went through when she didn't want to admit she was wrong for supporting the Iraq resolution.

If elected Democrat bailing out the wall street execs & sellout the home owners; you will earn the right to be in the minority.

The bailout will make sure a large number of Dems lose in Nov.

Let The Bush Crime Family have their dog & pony show for the wall street while you bail out the struggling home owners.

They are doing what Ronald Regan did when they ran up the deficit.

Thank God that the only bail out the Repubs are going to get is out of power in Nov.

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I wonder what he has to say about it now?

Dear Al, do you believe in retroactive policy for manmade disasters?

I've dated too many beautiful women that are drunk on their own power too.

It does not make the foundation for would be back-up leader of the free world easily.

Do you think they want you or is it just subconscious lust?

Alright, I've found the solution.

For once it looks like Rosie O'Donnel? can do something to save the country.

Everyone imagine Sarah Palin looked like Rosie O'Donnel and then judge her behavior.

Ew...WTF right?

Do you really want "Caribou Barbie" on deck to run the country behind your granddad the war hero whose mindset might not be completely in the 21st century just yet?

When are we going to get some positive 21st century government?

Not even 2 years into the 21st century and 9/11 ruined the parade for everyone. From there it's just like being handed shit hand over first verbally as the picture of the future gets darker and darker to those that are forced to exist in it. Historically that has very clear limits right?

Freedom?

Freedom to believe your government isn't shady?

I don't like being forced to be labeled by the actions of people I don't agree with.

Hey, it's a free country, get used to it. Or, if you think it's in danger of not being free, then take action.

So far the whole "prison planet" theory hasn't proved more true than the Bible has it?

What do you mean? God asked me to ask that.

Hey, McCain, will you sell me some Oceanfront property in Arizona like Obama said he would?

If the people and system responsible for the failed policies are the same ones that designed and ran the flawed one into the ground with all the obviously not healthy perspective of the facts, then do you really think they are the ones you should send you friends to to fix it?

Do you want your friends to hate you?

There shouldn't be this much pressure on politicians in a non-broken system correct?

I'm just saying.

Then again, you must realize this venue was started by Al Gore, a relative hero politician.

Why haven't we heard from him on the bailout?

So there's a line there somewhere right?

i dont like sarah palin but seriously, who cares that she winked?

Flirting is soo un-Christ-like.

Maybe she'll pantomime a blow job in 2012! :D

strange, this day and age...neither canidate fully supports the rights of gays and lesbians to marry and have the same equal rights as everyone else.

The flrting with the camera thing was something I noticed right off the bat. Very inappropriate.

Standing ovation for the beautifully written article. What I don't understand is......why none of the talking head on CNN, Fox, etc. have expressed these same thoughts in a manner that really gets down to the bottom line about Palen's 'performance' last night. She does not represent the family at the dinner table, rather, she cheapens and undermines the needs of the family at the dinner table by using them in her 'performance'. And how do I know this? Her 'performance' was so bad, how could anyone NOT know this. She walked on stage and asked Biden in an intentionally loud voice if she could call him Joe. This was a set up for her later use of a cutesy rebuke. Her performance was so transparent, badly delivered and not believable!!!!! How could anyone give her credit for other than winkin' and noddin'.

I'm sorry...Keith Olberman just read the guy from the National Review's "soft porn" analysis of Sarah Palin's performance during the debate.

First sign the end it near---the sheep are willing to elect tits and ass to run the country.

Celebrity has destroyed our society to the very core of one moment from the bully pulpit. I mean, I know Ronald Reagan was an actor, but why are they starting to quote him?

Hey, he's warning us about Socialism like it's Communism or something. Oh, the scary terrorists and failing economy, well, didn't you see the pie in the face fight on TV?

I want a refund.

Has it always been this way?

Can I call you Joe?

Joe, don't you feel like you're arguing one of your daughter's overachieving cheerleader friends?

But, repeat after me, n u c u l u r, weapons

Please tell me someone else with a lot more brains is really the nonsense behind the scenes like Santa Claus high on his own power.

We see a lot of those on TV these days don't we?

All it takes is a politically motivated God complex and boom you're on the sir like it's actually true causing a weird psychosis. I'm pissed off. I want to file a class action lawsuit against the government for emotional distress. They are ruining my one and only known shot at life with all their negative policy making and it is getting really old.

I had a funny analogy last night...

Anyone wanna hear it?

It could only be "FLURTING" because she can't Fight her way to victory.

I don't get this "adorableness" of sarah palin at all.(no offense)

Oh Sarah, who do you know to get to the point you're at?
Typical Corporate bullshit. You are not qualified to be VP of the US and thank goodness the public sees it.
You have cost your candidate the Presidential election.
Thank goodness again. Republicans do not care about middle america and it is their greed that has put this country into the position it is in today.
Go back to Alaska soon! You are insulting to women who have strived for so many years to get to the where they are.
Obama/Biden 08 - FOR REAL CHANGE

America we are not going to F U with out vasoline "Wink Wink"

Seriously? There is an article about her winking at America? Media never ceases to amaze.

Yeah, but beer guzzling trailer trash get to vote. The rest of the world doesn't.