GOP VP thread: Palin is the pick

Dickens Cider · Aug 29, 2008

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spnited said:

farmerjerome said:

Stoney said:

Grimace said:

This is just a weird pick.

Here's the question to ask: Why did McCain feel he had to make this pick?
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I suspect they thought this choice would exploit the schism that developed in the democratic base between the Hillary and Obama folks. And, as Starman pointed out, that's gonna blow up in their faces.
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I'm afraid rabid Hillary supporters might take the bait, but I hope not.
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Again, I ask, why would any Hillary Clinton supporter be swayed by a woman who is an anti-abortion Christian conservative?
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Because McCain thinks they're stupid?

Kato · Aug 29, 2008

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Although not an SportsJournalists.com member, my wife, who is pretty liberal and a mother of three, is almost offended that Palin would go on a campaign over the next two-plus months instead of being around more for her 4-month-old, special-needs child. A mom of a child that young can't do that, she said. Family first, my wife said, which I replied, Funny, she gave her speech in front of McCain's sign that says Country First.

Alma · Aug 29, 2008

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pallister said:

OK, I've scrolled through this entire thread.

Outside of 21 and luggie, I would love to hear what some of the SportsJournalists.com women think, especially those on the left.

I was hoping I would get to read some interesting takes on this thread, but it's filled yet again with the same close-minded leftists offering nothing close to an original thought.

Finally, there have been at least 50 posts that if they were made by a conservative would have elicited tremendous wrath for being anti-woman. That outrage seems to be missing here. So, I ask you, Dickens, is that because this woman is a Republican?
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Maybe you don't know enough politics to realize this, or maybe you're really that obtuse, but McCain's pick of Palin <i>is</i> the insult to women. He and the GOP are banking on Hilary supporters being so punch-drunk for a gal that they'll switch their votes.

I know this much: If Bill Clinton was ripping Obama on the side before, he won't be now. Oh goodness no. The Clinton fangs will come out now.

It's going to be a street war.

Which, again, is precisely what the GOP wants to do - split the country in two, and win the 10% up for grabs. Any intelligent person would be insulted by it.

Ralph Waldo Henderson · Aug 29, 2008

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From a friend of mine in the political world, take it for what it's worth:

Up until Tuesday, the pick was Pawlenty. Then after Hillary's speech, for some reason they panicked, and decided they needed a woman. (Which is idiotic. What did they think Hillary was going to say?)

Also .... Palin was NOT vetted. They did the minimum - public records searches, etc. - but no one went up to Alaska and sniffed around.

So enterprising political reporters, here's your chance.

Ashy Larry · Aug 29, 2008

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spnited said:

farmerjerome said:

Stoney said:

Grimace said:

This is just a weird pick.

Here's the question to ask: Why did McCain feel he had to make this pick?
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I suspect they thought this choice would exploit the schism that developed in the democratic base between the Hillary and Obama folks. And, as Starman pointed out, that's gonna blow up in their faces.
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I'm afraid rabid Hillary supporters might take the bait, but I hope not.
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Again, I ask, why would any Hillary Clinton supporter be swayed by a woman who is an anti-abortion Christian conservative?
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because she has boobs......women don't care about policy, they just want boobs in the white house......

jagtrader · Aug 29, 2008

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I just saw Palin's speech. Oh my God. This ain't gonna fly.

93Devil · Aug 29, 2008

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Kato said:

Although not an SportsJournalists.com member, my wife, who is pretty liberal and a mother of three, is almost offended that Palin would go on a campaign over the next two-plus months instead of being around more for her 4-month-old, special-needs child. A mom of a child that young can't do that, she said. Family first, my wife said, which I replied, Funny, she gave her speech in front of McCain's sign that says Country First.
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Good point.

Stoney · Aug 29, 2008

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three_bags_full said:

Stoney said:

2muchcoffeeman said:

Armchair_QB said:

Drip said:

It's official. The Republicans have just handed Obama the presidency. How in the fuck are you going to pick a female with such a limited experience track record, as theVP? Knowing that McCain is just thisclose to having an up close and personal meeting with The Grim Reaper, someone should have been bright enough to see this scene. Congrats to the Dems for kicking that Republican long before November.
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The DNC is picking a presidential candidate with, at best, equal experience to the GOP VP candidate.
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Experience in D.C. > Experience in Juneau
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No joke. And it's not even close. Alaska has the smallest population with the smallest simplest state government. Obama has been a U.S. Senator representing a state of over 12 million in Washington for nearly 4 years, Palin has only been Governor of a state with only around 600 thousand for less than 2 years.

Not to mention that Obama's early experience in Chicago politics and the Illinois Senate was immeasurably more fierce, competitive and complex than Palin's early experience as mayor of a tiny Alaskan town of 5000.

Palin's resume truly is unbelievable scant to be a VP choice. She might be an impressive person, but there's just nothing in her background to suggest she's prepared to take on Washington politics, a world in conflict, and the international media.

Of course that's the same thing I was thinking about Shrub's resume 8 years ago and look how well that turned out.
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Maybe that's exactly what we need. Someone with a clean slate who's not a D.C. insider.
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Sorry, three bags, but that just sounds a bit too familiar to the chorus we heard 8 years ago, and the whole "guy you'd like to have beer with" rationale. Of course, now the republicans may have altered that formula a bit with a bona fide ILF candidate.

The idea of our vice president being someone who just a couple years ago was mayor of tiny Alaskan town seems so bizarre, almost like the script for some Hollywood comedy. I agree it'd be nice have someone not unduly tied to Washington special interests and corruption, but I'd also like someone with at least some past familiarity with things like foreign policy and how Washington politics work.

three_bags_full · Aug 29, 2008

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Alma said:

Nor am I looking forward to hearing her "wife of a soldier" speech.
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She'll probably steer folks away from his cigarette smoking, late-night trips to the strip joint, beer drinking and pawn-shop addiction.

You know. No one would want to be associated with someone so pitiful.

zeke12 · Aug 29, 2008

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Ralph Waldo Henderson said:

From a friend of mine in the political world, take it for what it's worth:

Up until Tuesday, the pick was Pawlenty. Then after Hillary's speech, for some reason they panicked, and decided they needed a woman. (Which is idiotic. What did they think Hillary was going to say?)

Also .... Palin was NOT vetted. They did the minimum - public records searches, etc. - but no one went up to Alaska and sniffed around.

So enterprising political reporters, here's your chance.
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This is about the same story I heard.

At first, I couldn't believe it was Pawlenty.

Alma · Aug 29, 2008

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JayFarrar said:

Wall Street Journal has posted portions of its profile of Palin for the new magazine they are doing.
She likes to run at midnight and eat moose and caribou

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/article/SB122002155637283431.html?mod=blogs
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And why do you suppose the WSJ just happened to have a profile in the works, with photos?

Because they knew there was a real chance Palin was the one.

This has been in the works a long time, folks.

jagtrader · Aug 29, 2008

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Zeke12 said:

Ralph Waldo Henderson said:

From a friend of mine in the political world, take it for what it's worth:

Up until Tuesday, the pick was Pawlenty. Then after Hillary's speech, for some reason they panicked, and decided they needed a woman. (Which is idiotic. What did they think Hillary was going to say?)

Also .... Palin was NOT vetted. They did the minimum - public records searches, etc. - but no one went up to Alaska and sniffed around.

So enterprising political reporters, here's your chance.
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This is about the same story I heard.

At first, I couldn't believe it was Pawlenty.
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That kind of decision making bodes well for a McCain administration.

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