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GOP VP thread: Palin is the pick

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Freelance Hack, Aug 29, 2008.

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  1. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    They have to be careful. Women may really like Palin. If the Dems say too much about it, they risk pissing off the Hillary supporters.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Aug 29, 2008
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  2. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    "There is a culture of corruption in Alaska."

    Yikes.

    Holy shit.
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Aug 29, 2008
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  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    Palin has another issue that hurts: a huge, huge percentage of voters have never heard of her. Obama may also be relatively inexperienced, but he's been a well-known name for 4 years. You have to follow politics fairly closely to know who Palin is, and the vast majority of voters do not.

    A GOP candidate going with an unknown 44-year old attractive mother of 5 from Alaska as his VP pick sounds like a movie comedy. A bad movie comedy. It's farther out than the Quayle pick.

    I'm not necessarily saying it's a bad pick. It's certainly an entertaining one. But it's risky as hell, in a way most other possibilities were not.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Aug 29, 2008
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  4. Mike Harris not that one

    Mike Harris not that one Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    I had to post this kids:

    Headline briefly on yahoo:

    McCain taps Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

    There's breaking news huh? What would John Edwards say?
     
    Mike Harris not that one, Aug 29, 2008
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  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    and every argument against Obama is going to be, "You can't say that; he's black."
     
    Mizzougrad96, Aug 29, 2008
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  6. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    And her whole claim to fame up there is that she cleaned it up. Maybe not, if Ted Stevens likes her.
     
    Beaker, Aug 29, 2008
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  7. Kato

    Kato Well-Known Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?


    Except no one is saying that.
     
    Kato, Aug 29, 2008
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  8. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    A couple ethics issues....

    http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/486163.html

    http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080813%5CACQDJON200808132138DOWJONESDJONLINE000872.htm&&mypage=newsheadlines&title=Alaska%20Gov%20Palin%20Denies%20Firing%20Official%20Over%20Brother-In-Law
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Aug 29, 2008
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  9. bagelchick

    bagelchick Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    I have no idea what to make of this choice yet.

    I do know that my friend, who is a staunch Democrat, told me earlier in the week, she's voting for McCain. She said she would've voted for Hillary, but not Obama. And I nearly fell off my chair. There it was was, right in front of my face.
     
    bagelchick, Aug 29, 2008
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  10. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    Bill Clinton I'm sure has has Palin on his radar.

    So if the GOP wins this thing, Palin in 2012 vs Hillary?
     
    93Devil, Aug 29, 2008
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  11. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    Nope, while on the other hand, McCain leans on having been a POW.
     
    Beaker, Aug 29, 2008
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  12. Fudgie the Whale

    Fudgie the Whale Guest

    Re: GOP VP thread: So who will McCain name today?

    Are you fucking kidding me?

    That's unbelievable.
     
    Fudgie the Whale, Aug 29, 2008
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