POLITICS: OBAMA & BIDEN ON THE TRAIL / MCCAIN’S SURPRISE PICK / RNC POSTPONED?
Saturday, August 30, 2008

A day after his historic speech in Denver, Presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his running mate Senator Joe Biden hit the campaign trail via a bus tour. Their first stop was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the duo will continue the bus tour for the next few days to gain ground in key battleground states.
MCCAIN’S SURPRISE PICK
On Friday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his surprise choice for running mate.
McCain met Palin at a Washington meeting of the National Governors Association in February, discussed the position by phone on Sunday offered her the No. 2 spot on Thursday at his home in Arizona. Many are calling this move a “considerable gamble” considering he and most Americans barely know her and just two years ago she was mayor of a small Alaskan town.
When Obama announced Biden as his running mate and the McCain campaign launched an ad asking why was Hillary passed over, I couldn’t help but think that McCain would probably choose a woman. I just had no idea it would be someone so far-fetched. The McCain campaign has always remarked of Obama’s experience or lack thereof, but Palin is even less experienced than the first-term Illinois senator.
According to McCain, though, “She’s exactly who I need. She’s exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Washington politics of ‘Me first and Washington second’.”
RNC POSTPONED?
Republican officials are considering delaying the start of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on track to hit the Gulf Coast early next week. White House officials are also debating whether President Bush should cancel his scheduled appearance at the convention on Monday.
For Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Gustav threatens to provide an untimely reminder of Hurricane Katrina. While renewing memories of one of the low points of the Bush administration, it would also take away from McCain’s acceptance of the party’s nomination.
Analysts say that both Bush and McCain will need to respond quickly to unforeseen problems and stay ahead of unfolding events, something they failed to do in the week after New Orleans flooded.








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76.
juicyb16
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
I WAS FLOODED!! WHO THE HELL MCCAIN THINK HE IS? THIS WOMEN THINK SHE CAN JUST UP AND GET H.CLINTON WOMEN VOTE JUST BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMEN. PEOPLE LET US NOT FORGET THE REASON WHY WE ARE VOTING(FOR CHANCE). IF AMERICA IS STUPID ENOUGH TOO FALL FOR MCCAIN TRICK AND VOTE FOR HIM AND THIS B&$CH I WILL BE MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY BECAUSE AMERICA WILL FALL ON ITS FACE. I PROMISE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“OBAMA 08″
77.
balleralert
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
Do you know how many years that cunt will set us back if dude croaks? They will go back to doing back alley abortions and the US will be the wild wild west. OBAMA 08!!!
They are dumb
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Leonada
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
McCain underestimates the intelligence of voters, women in particular. This sad attempt to draw women voters in his corner isn’t going to work. There are still issues the have to be addressed and with his selection I suspect Obama will be questioning Palin’s qualifications. I think people have to think about where the Republicans have taken this country in the last 8 years, and if you honestly want it to continue in that direction, then McCain is your best bet. Grabbing some anonymous woman on the ticket isn’t going to put him ahead of Obama. It just shows the type of leadership we’ll be in for if people do not get out and vote for Obama.
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Darius
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
How the hell is Palin less experienced than Obama when she was in public office for 5 years before Obama even ran for his senator term, not to mention she’s actually a govenor in charge of important decisions and commanding the Alaskan guard? Obama a first term senator even though thats an accomplishment in itself wasn’t running around making decisions, heading committees there is a thing called seniority in congress….
Palin is a good choice because she went against her own party charging them with corruption, its nice to know even if they may not win that there is someone who is on the ticket who would stand up against pork spending and other useless things that just hurt the american people. We can’t say the same for Joe biden…
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Jules44
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
Good point Darius but are the Republicans going to tolerate her “fighting for the little guy” at their expense? I think what helps John Mccain in picking her will also hurt him and his party down the line. Yes, this woman is conservative but doesn’t seem like the kind of woman to just sit by and look pretty because the big wigs within her party tell her to. As she becomes more famiiar with policy and such, I think she might be just as outspoken as she was back in Alaska.
I think we should look for a lot of in-fighting within the party if they really go with this woman.
81.
ja
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
@Jules44
I will have to disagree with you on this. It is for that very reason that Mccain chose her. He also bucks the party and always the first one to call Bush out when HE thinks bush as made a mistake. What people fail to see is that these two together make the perfect conservative. Not just Republican. There are dems that dont agree with abortion but go along with the part because of issues facing their communities There are republicans that dont always think the problem is the govenment ( Ron Paul people) and people need to take more responisblity for themselves. They are tapping all the folks in the middle. There are some people who really dont care that there is a black man running or about abortion, they are paying their home notes, working hard, and have health insurance. The regular people that who she will connect with. Not rich people, and not poor people, but the people who seem to get overlooked in almost every election because they dont have a cause. Lest we not for get the Millitary. Its on thing to talk to spouses and soldiers it’s quite another to lead troop. Of which she does vey effectiviely. These are groups with big numbers that the Dems havent tap and the Reps are just now addressing. Its going to be close. al we can do is wait and see
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Havre De Grace Boy
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
FIRST OFF DO NOT THINK FOR ONE MINUTE THAT OUR WONDERFUL WOMEN OF THE US OF A ARE GOING TO FALL FOR THIS AT ALL! IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE THING IF HE WENT AND HAD PUT A WOMEN ON THE TICKECT WHO HE KNEW TRUST AND HAS HAD A MORE THAN ON MEETING WITH RELATIONSHIP WITH! ALSO LIKE MYSELF A BLACK MAN I DONT THINK WOMEN DONT WANT TO BE THE TOKEN FOR ANYTHING THEY WANT TO MOVE AHEAD BUT ITS ABOUT BEING EQUAL NOT JUST GIVE ME THE JOB CAUSE I’M A WOMEN OR CAUSE I’M BLACK! SARAH PALIN IS NOT A GOOD CHOICE TO RUN FOR VP! THERE ARE PEOPLE AROOUND THE WORLD WHO WANT TO WIPE US AND OTHER PLACES OFF THE MAP! SEE THE GOP IS STILL GIVING US SHOCK AND ALL THIS IS NOT THE TIME NOR PLACE JOHN! THIS IS OUR LIFE AND YOU JUST SLAP WOMEN AND THE REST OF THE USA IN THE FACE! JOHN MCCAINE WE SEE YOU WE KNOW WHAT YOUR ABOUT AND ITS NOT CHANGE ITS MORE OF THE SAME!
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zack
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
some ofyou seem not to realize why Obama culdnt pick hilary. Repubs were hoping on Hilary to win the nomitaion b/c they were going to use Bills past for all the negative tactics.
she would have been a liability for Obama b/ c of Bill.
when obama won the repubs didnt know what to do to beat him
but McCain who said that he was going to run a positive campaign had no choice but to show his true colors and go negative like repubs always do.
hes doing the same thing to Obama that Bush did to him in 2000. Mclame is no longer a maverick. he’s moved to the right to try and sure up is based so didnt want him in the first place. they wanted Romni.
Mccain has even hired Karl rove and his hencemen.
Mccain claims country first. but is only ambition is to run the US. he lost twice already going for the Presidency and will do the same for a 3rd time
84.
zack
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
#69.
do you not realize how far right palin is. she’s prolly as right or even more to the right of Bush.
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