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McCain picks Palin for VP
Topic Started: Aug 29 2008, 12:26 PM (780 Views)
Andoo Inc.	Aug 29 2008, 12:26 PM Post #1
Sir finds a lot Posts: 551 Group: Members Member #42 Joined: 01/15/08	http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/palin.republican.vp.candidate/index.html I know like half the legislative community of Alaska is under investigation for corruption. Does anyone know if Palin is connected to any of the million scandals going on in Alaska. I always figured that it was a 100% necessity for McCain to have a female VP to even pretend that we have democratic elections, but I was just amazed when he actually chose one. Just when you think they haven't done their homework they are just two steps ahead.



Andoo Inc.	Aug 29 2008, 12:39 PM Post #2
Sir finds a lot Posts: 551 Group: Members Member #42 Joined: 01/15/08	http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/6yn6t/its_official_sarah_palin_is_mccains_vp_pick/ the reddit community seems to think it's a bad idea for him. Since they are fairly smart, I'm going to have to disagree and say that since so many Americans are so well rehearsed in political knowledge they will gobble up this whole diversity thing like a piece of pie. MMmmmmm it tastes good.



JFK	Aug 29 2008, 01:04 PM Post #3
Posts: 4,222 Group: Admins Member #108 Joined: 01/17/08	This years election process has all the makings of a soap opera.... Might I suggest "As the stomach turns" for a title ?
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Tim Riches	Aug 29 2008, 05:40 PM Post #4
Posts: 350 Group: Members Member #193 Joined: 01/23/08	I was also quite shocked to see a female picked, and a little worried at what it signifies. Apparently he's going for the female crowd who are bitterly disappointed that Hillary wasn't even seriously considered. Based on her Wiki she's not too bad, especially on the environment, and doesn't seem to be corrupt... Still, "Palin advocated the teaching of both creationism and evolution in public schools." Disturbs me, but maybe not all here. Also, although she's pro-life, she's also pro contraception, a refreshing combination. On the bright side, it does give me some hope that at least McCain is worried enough about impressions to bother with this kind of tactic, indicating that it's not in the bag or a predetermined outcome yet. Small consolation, if any.
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Gideon524	Aug 29 2008, 06:20 PM Post #5
Oh, you didn't know? Posts: 521 Group: Admins Member #4 Joined: 12/21/07	I feel like I'm watching a WWE tag team championship bout and the mystery partner has just been announced and it's "OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" They are desperately trying to sell us the staged election just like Vince McMahon sells his staged wrestling matches to the fans. Don't the candidates also come out to their own theme music?



illeagalhunter	Aug 30 2008, 02:51 PM Post #6
Posts: 175 Group: Members Member #81 Joined: 01/16/08	She will be McCains nurse when the Parkinsons takes over
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SPreston	Aug 30 2008, 04:57 PM Post #7
Patriotic American Posts: 1,229 Group: Members Member #122 Joined: 01/18/08	Tim Riches Aug 29 2008, 05:40 PM I was also quite shocked to see a female picked, and a little worried at what it signifies. Apparently he's going for the female crowd who are bitterly disappointed that Hillary wasn't even seriously considered. Based on her Wiki she's not too bad, especially on the environment, and doesn't seem to be corrupt... Still, "Palin advocated the teaching of both creationism and evolution in public schools." Disturbs me, but maybe not all here. Also, although she's pro-life, she's also pro contraception, a refreshing combination. On the bright side, it does give me some hope that at least McCain is worried enough about impressions to bother with this kind of tactic, indicating that it's not in the bag or a predetermined outcome yet. Small consolation, if any. Considering that there is probably no chance at all for a Ron Paul Presidency, Governor Sarah Palin may be our only hope. Palin is refreshingly young with no obvious political corruption in her background nor any apparent fatcat-itis. Obama is a joke and a disaster waiting to happen no matter who he picks as a running mate. McCain is even worse. Only 4 more years of Dubya could prove more disastrous. With any luck at all, within one week after the swearing in, warmonger Hanoi Hilton McCain will drop dead of whatever ails him, before he can do serious harm to America, and Sarah Palin will become our President. Perhaps America still stands a chance of surviving as a nation based on liberty and freedom.



mid life rethinker	Aug 30 2008, 09:06 PM Post #8
Posts: 216 Group: Members Member #186 Joined: 01/22/08	Palin as president is not a good idea. Seriously, she was a news anchor. WAy too little experience in government. Also, came across an interesting inference that her 16 year old daughter actually had the baby with down's syndrome and she pretending that she did to cover up for the young daughter. What drama. If this gets picked up worldwide it really will be a soap opera!! Smoke and mirrors. Wonder what they really have in store for us??
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Tim Riches	Aug 30 2008, 10:05 PM Post #9
Posts: 350 Group: Members Member #193 Joined: 01/23/08	Quote: Maternal age influences the chances of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome. At maternal age 20 to 24, the probability is one in 1562; at age 35 to 39 the probability is one in 214, and above age 45 the probability is one in 19. While it's possible the daughter is the mother, the odds are it's Palin herself.
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esopxe	Aug 31 2008, 01:49 AM Post #10
Posts: 280 Group: Members Member #30 Joined: 01/15/08	I haven't done too much research on Palin thus far, but if she is a decent person and a good choice to run as McCain's VP, it's still like using sweet bread on a sh*t sandwich. And in terms of someone who has the experience to be President, do we really want someone who has been part of the machine for a long time? There are always exceptions like Ron Paul and a few others, but generally, people who are career politicians, have agenda's other than the public's best interests.
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SPreston	Aug 31 2008, 07:59 AM Post #11
Patriotic American Posts: 1,229 Group: Members Member #122 Joined: 01/18/08	esopxe Aug 31 2008, 01:49 AM I haven't done too much research on Palin thus far, but if she is a decent person and a good choice to run as McCain's VP, it's still like using sweet bread on a sh*t sandwich. And in terms of someone who has the experience to be President, do we really want someone who has been part of the machine for a long time? There are always exceptions like Ron Paul and a few others, but generally, people who are career politicians, have agenda's other than the public's best interests. Exactly. Her inexperience will be inconsequential. Her cabinet will have the experience. People suddenly thrust into an important position such as President, without the agenda of a corrupt career politician, tend to grow into the position, often proving themselves an outstanding choice. Ignore all the soap opera type accusations coming from the corrupt mainstream news media. That is all they know to do.



mid life rethinker	Aug 31 2008, 08:34 AM Post #12
Posts: 216 Group: Members Member #186 Joined: 01/22/08	Tim Riches Aug 30 2008, 10:05 PM Quote: Maternal age influences the chances of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome. At maternal age 20 to 24, the probability is one in 1562; at age 35 to 39 the probability is one in 214, and above age 45 the probability is one in 19. While it's possible the daughter is the mother, the odds are it's Palin herself. Very young mothers can also have trisomy 21 babies. The distribution spikes at both ends of childbearing age. If it is true that it is th e16 y/o daughter's baby, it does bother me.
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hiphopopotamus	Aug 31 2008, 10:21 PM Post #13
Posts: 211 Group: Members Member #578 Joined: 05/16/08	SPreston Aug 31 2008, 07:59 AM Exactly. Her inexperience will be inconsequential. Her cabinet will have the experience. People suddenly thrust into an important position such as President, without the agenda of a corrupt career politician, tend to grow into the position, often proving themselves an outstanding choice. Ignore all the soap opera type accusations coming from the corrupt mainstream news media. That is all they know to do. So you would rather have have the president be a puppet of a bunch of people who are totally unaccountable for their actions? Presidents are supposed to have a cabinet to support/inform their own decisions, not make the decisions for them. They will either rise to the occasion or fall. And the President of our nation is not a position to be gambled with in the chance that she is unable to cope. They criticize because its their job. Inform and contextualize. I see a lot more soap opera accusations coming from this board than the mainstream media (teen pregnancy covered by mom). Palin is almost completely unqualified (the state she has dealt with for the past few years has less people than the city of San Francisco [only the 14 largest city]). What Obama lacks in experience he more than makes up for i knowledge; He did teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago.
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SPreston	Sep 2 2008, 09:42 PM Post #14
Patriotic American Posts: 1,229 Group: Members Member #122 Joined: 01/18/08	hiphopopotamus Aug 31 2008, 10:21 PM SPreston Aug 31 2008, 07:59 AM Exactly. Her inexperience will be inconsequential. Her cabinet will have the experience. People suddenly thrust into an important position such as President, without the agenda of a corrupt career politician, tend to grow into the position, often proving themselves an outstanding choice. Ignore all the soap opera type accusations coming from the corrupt mainstream news media. That is all they know to do. So you would rather have have the president be a puppet of a bunch of people who are totally unaccountable for their actions? Presidents are supposed to have a cabinet to support/inform their own decisions, not make the decisions for them. They will either rise to the occasion or fall. And the President of our nation is not a position to be gambled with in the chance that she is unable to cope. They criticize because its their job. Inform and contextualize. I see a lot more soap opera accusations coming from this board than the mainstream media (teen pregnancy covered by mom). Palin is almost completely unqualified (the state she has dealt with for the past few years has less people than the city of San Francisco [only the 14 largest city]). What Obama lacks in experience he more than makes up for i knowledge; He did teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago. No, I would rather have Ron Paul, a person with proven years of experience, proven intellectual honesty, and a Constitution based background. But if I have to choose between an inexperienced woman with a family, who can also likely balance a checkbook, and a bunch of corrupt fatcat political hacks with sworn allegiance to the super-rich and their corporate utopia on earth; then I will choose the inexperienced woman. McCain is not healthy nor mentally stable, and will not likely live a year. Yet many people know this and still support the scumbag. Obama is a complete joke. The only person in his entire party he is better than is the other joke Hillary. Hopefully Palin would have enough sense to fire a McCain cabinet composed of standard corrupt Republican cabinet retreds, and choose a cabinet which advises her and not controls her. Any President can be controlled by their cabinet, regardless of their experience. Look at that idiot Dubya, dancing on the end of his strings, controlled by the corrupt cabinet retreds. What makes you think that Obama is loyal to the American people? Every indication is that he is not nor is Hillary nor is McCain.



sj1	Sep 2 2008, 10:23 PM Post #15
Posts: 116 Group: BANNED! Member #99 Joined: 01/16/08	400 replies to this topic in "my" forum. These are your "average" Americans...lol You may want to pop some popcorn if you want to sift through them...if you're really bored http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=191478
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SPreston	Sep 3 2008, 04:35 AM Post #16
Patriotic American Posts: 1,229 Group: Members Member #122 Joined: 01/18/08	Yes, sorry to say. This woman with all her family problems is far more qualified for the office of President of the United States than this AWOL TANG marionette with his Iraq Quagmire for Oil and Extended Corporate profits and totally corrupt and criminal family with the male members all belonging in prison.



mid life rethinker	Sep 3 2008, 06:42 AM Post #17
Posts: 216 Group: Members Member #186 Joined: 01/22/08	sj1 Sep 2 2008, 10:23 PM 400 replies to this topic in "my" forum. These are your "average" Americans...lol You may want to pop some popcorn if you want to sift through them...if you're really bored http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=191478 mommy is that you? Trig
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hiphopopotamus	Sep 3 2008, 06:56 PM Post #18
Posts: 211 Group: Members Member #578 Joined: 05/16/08	SPreston Sep 2 2008, 09:42 PM No, I would rather have Ron Paul, a person with proven years of experience, proven intellectual honesty, and a Constitution based background. But if I have to choose between an inexperienced woman with a family, who can also likely balance a checkbook, and a bunch of corrupt fatcat political hacks with sworn allegiance to the super-rich and their corporate utopia on earth; then I will choose the inexperienced woman. McCain is not healthy nor mentally stable, and will not likely live a year. Yet many people know this and still support the scumbag. Obama is a complete joke. The only person in his entire party he is better than is the other joke Hillary. Hopefully Palin would have enough sense to fire a McCain cabinet composed of standard corrupt Republican cabinet retreds, and choose a cabinet which advises her and not controls her. Any President can be controlled by their cabinet, regardless of their experience. Look at that idiot Dubya, dancing on the end of his strings, controlled by the corrupt cabinet retreds. What makes you think that Obama is loyal to the American people? Every indication is that he is not nor is Hillary nor is McCain. While I wholeheartedly disagree with you on Ron Paul (racist [said the only reason the Rodney King riots ended was because the welfare checks were received], ignorant [in terms of economics], hypocrite [libertarian except when it comes to a woman's body], etc). I think someone who isn't even aware of the Vice President's duties is too dumb a choice to consider. At that level of ignorance, thinking she might be able to reform a decent cabinet is ludicrous. She will be even more a puppet than Bush. Edited by hiphopopotamus, Sep 3 2008, 06:56 PM.
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Flippy	Sep 3 2008, 07:17 PM Post #19
Posts: 579 Group: Members Member #8 Joined: 01/12/08	hiphopopotamus Sep 3 2008, 06:56 PM SPreston Sep 2 2008, 09:42 PM No, I would rather have Ron Paul, a person with proven years of experience, proven intellectual honesty, and a Constitution based background. But if I have to choose between an inexperienced woman with a family, who can also likely balance a checkbook, and a bunch of corrupt fatcat political hacks with sworn allegiance to the super-rich and their corporate utopia on earth; then I will choose the inexperienced woman. McCain is not healthy nor mentally stable, and will not likely live a year. Yet many people know this and still support the scumbag. Obama is a complete joke. The only person in his entire party he is better than is the other joke Hillary. Hopefully Palin would have enough sense to fire a McCain cabinet composed of standard corrupt Republican cabinet retreds, and choose a cabinet which advises her and not controls her. Any President can be controlled by their cabinet, regardless of their experience. Look at that idiot Dubya, dancing on the end of his strings, controlled by the corrupt cabinet retreds. What makes you think that Obama is loyal to the American people? Every indication is that he is not nor is Hillary nor is McCain. While I wholeheartedly disagree with you on Ron Paul (racist [said the only reason the Rodney King riots ended was because the welfare checks were received], ignorant [in terms of economics], hypocrite [libertarian except when it comes to a woman's body], etc). I think someone who isn't even aware of the Vice President's duties is too dumb a choice to consider. At that level of ignorance, thinking she might be able to reform a decent cabinet is ludicrous. She will be even more a puppet than Bush. hiphopop call somebody we agree on something.
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