Karen #31 said it all.

Question. How come only Americans vote for people with categorically low intelligence? And why is it legal for elected government officials to weave religion into politics? Have any of these morons ever read the constitution?

She is a wonderful public speaker but her speech last night disappointment me. This was Americas first time meeting you and you spent 90% of your speech talking about whats wrong with Obama. 5% talking about the wonderful person McCain is and 3 percent talking about your family and 2% talking about what you”ve done in alasaka. Now i know my percentages maybe a little off but thats the overall feel I got from her speech. Overall very disappointing.

the repubs looked so pathetic with their condescending remarks all last night. Guliani looked like a clown.

all they did was try and make jokes and of course not talk about the issues.

i feel sorry for them

I could care less that she’s a mom. She’s a mom that can’t keep up with what her kids are doing. She’s dishonest and an amatuer to say the very least. All she tried to do was blow smoke up my a$$ and it didn’t work. Barack Obama has NEVER ran a dirty campaign, but the Republicans do nothing, but try to smear mud across this man’s face. She tries to use the fact that she has an unwed pregnant teenager and a new born with down syndrome to say that she’s like the rest of us and I don’t buy it. You don’t want the media discussing your kids in a negative light, so dam sure don’t bring them up so you can gain sympathy from people. Sarah Palin, you’re nothing, but a snake in the grass that’s going to sneak up and bite all of us in the you know what in the unfortunate event that you and the old man get elected. You can’t make it seem like you’re every woman in one sense and turn around and not allow a woman who’s been raped to get an abortion. It’s not your choice it’s hers. For the record, I don’t agree in people using abortion as birth control, but it should be a woman’s decision to do what she needs to do with her own body. If abortions are outlawed there will be staggering numbers of women and teenage girls falling ill to an illegal abortion at the hands of someone who’s not trained. What will you do then? I’m sure haven’t the slightest. Just because you’re the governor of Alaska (where there are hardly any minorities) doesn’t mean you have what it takes to run a country full of diverse ethnicities. You don’t understand REAL poverty. Go back to the PTA….please and thank you

@58. she didnt stutter…but she mispronounced several words… “GREE”…

I enjoyed the speech, it was Mad TV material. I couldn’t stop laughing.

@ 72

Co-sign! & LMAO @ your comment about Barack’s youngest daughter! My sentiments exactly!

@Alicia

First of all you are a little confuse but I will help you.

CNN did not say 95% of what she said was a lie. Lead Obama Advisor said that 95% of what she said was wrong big difference. now the question is IS he Lying. If I were you I would look up some of her points. I did without the help of CNN and I did not find any lies. Cant get that mixed up. That part about obama not being elected to govern is extra true and you just cant get around that.

He husband is not running, but good point almost as good as the fact that Ted Kenndy( Top Dem Endorses Obama some would say gave obama the white jump he needed) GOt drunk Killed a woman and tried to say he wasnt there. I totally agree drinking and driving is bad.

And the whole attack thing would have meirt if you guys said the same thing about Bidens speech and Clintion Speech. ” No how Now Way No McCain” LOL Isnt that how you al felt about Mrs. Clinton 2 short months ago.

But I thank you for the comment I keep diging and let you know what else I find

@ 76 -

Well that’s better than having a candidate that buckles under pressure (i.e. the debates he so famously lost against Hillary), and can’t form complete coherent speeches unless he has, went to his hotel room & prepared it before hand..or has a teleprompter.

SIGH # 53

Clearly you should know by now that I do not value your opinion lol… thanks though.

#27

YES obama writes his own speeches. thats why hes such a great orator

Oh yea Alicia Almost Forgot

marijuana was legal in the state of Alaska during that time. Now I don t condone drug use at anytime but if it’s legal you have the right to ruin your life. And it was during her adult years. Now i know coke was legal in the late 1800’s but I think Obama is a little young for that pass dont you.

Her speech was a waste of time! I want her , Gueliano, Mc Cain and all the other Republicans to talk about what they’re going to do for this country and not make their entire speech about Obama! He is the man and they are the haters! Don’t give up Obama! Make us more proud of you on September 26th when you have your first debate with McCain. I can’t wait because I know he’s going to put it down! Sarah Palin please go sit down somewhere and teach your little girl not to spit on the babies hair while on camera :/

obama truly truly have the republicans running scared. keep up the good work. they are so afraid that you truly reap what you sow. the thing is we are good for turning the other cheek. mccain you really need to go back to the drawing board on your vp pick. you would have been better off trying to get ms rice. colin powell, hell even armstrong. you lose any points you may have gain by picking palin thats real talk. she needs to go back to soccer mom. i would not trust her at 3am or 3pm. where is that young man family how much did you guys pay him to be there. he looked so forced. democrats check to see if his parents no where he is. is that really his baby. dnc you need to have him do a dna. this is looking really bad. only in america

@paige4barackNbiden

Its funny that you say that. There is not now or ever been a requirement for a person to became a adortionist. Abortion is not a genaral pratice kind of thing. But it is treated that way. All you have to be is a doctor. No surgical experance is require. And yes people still die from abortion in America. And we fell to realizes that abortion was legal way before roe v wade.

@ Sigh

Ummm yeah her telepromter never went off….they have them on both sides & in front of her and she had the speech written down in front of her…so she wasn’t freestyling. And Obama does stutter or trip over words either so what is your point.

@JA

Bush used cocaine for years but that was off limits but now that Obama did and admitted to it people want to use it as fair game…yes Cindy McCain isn’t running for President but you can’t open Pandora’s box on one candidate without opening it for the other. Trust and believe the reason they haven’t bought it up is because if McCain criticizes Obama for drug use he is going to have to say the same for his wife. That is why it is not and won’t be bought up by their campaign. Shall we dive into McCain’s infidelity? Or is that off limits. Shall we talk about how McCain stole a story about his time as a POW from another soldier and claimed it as his own in his book or is that off limits? Pick and choose your battles….

We all have differing opinions but between the two of you I have yet to hear a valid and plausible reason as to why McCain/Palin is better than Obama/Biden. I didnot hear one word in Palin’s speech that moved me to tears like I did in Obama’s. I didn’t hear one thing in her speech that made me feel like there will be a better tomorrow under their ticket. I didn’t hear anything but sarcasm & negativity. What will they do to bring the country together. I don’t expect much from McCain’s speech but more of the same.

And what is wrong with being a community organizer? Isn’t that helping those very people whose hard work this country survives on?

HER SARCASM TURNED ME OFF

@ Sigh

Ummm yeah her telepromter never went off….they have them on both sides & in front of her and she had the speech written down in front of her…so she wasn’t freestyling. And Obama does stutter or trip over words either so what is your point.

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Sweetie, yes it did. And yes she was free-stylin! LOL

SIGH @79… he lost debates against Hillary??? LOL oh thats right…. Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for president!! ‘..

“”and can’t form complete coherent speeches unless he has, went to his hotel room & prepared it before hand..or has a teleprompter”"‘

you contradict yourself … **SEE QUOTE ABOVE**….

Start over *SIGH* …seems like you are trying to be controversial…go away

_____please vote C.L__readers……I hate that bitch Palin….I hate that bitch…she can’t even take care of her own children…She tried to be cute and funny…well i am not laughing that bitch did not discuss Education. Healthcare not once….
I hate that phony bitch

FUCK THAT BITCH SARAH PALIN. SHE CAN SUCK MY BIG BLACK DICK CUZZ!! THAT’S ALL SHE WILL BE DOING IN THE WHITE HOUSE ANYWAY. SUCKIN ALL THEM WHITE MENS DICKS!!

I SAT THERE WATCHING THE RNC WAITING FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES AT HAND & OF COURSE THEY DIDNT. IF SARAH PALIN REALLY THINKS THAT BASHING OBAMA WILL WIN OVER VOTES SHE MUST BE CRAZY. PALIN & MCAIN WILL NEVER WIN THE HILARY& OBAMA VOTES BECAUSE THEY TALKED AND FIGHT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVED IN.

I cannot comment on the comments because nothing anyone writes in here is going to change a vote, sorry, I know we all think we are prolific writers and thinkers but people like Ja and Sigh are unfortunately going to do what they think its best for them despite what McCain’s voting resultshave been for the last eight years. Unlike most I actually read and do more then listen to talk radio. Look at the issues; what is actually important to you.

Some people will vote on hate alone others will look at the issues.

I am a Democrat but I have and will continue to vote for the person who I believe will do the best for the people of this country and the world. I do not care about what side you sit on. I am a liberal and a conservative depending on the issue. For example, I voted for a Republican to run my state because the Democrat who was running at the time did more to hurt the city he ran as mayor then help it. But I digress because I think at the end of the day America will be heading either in the right or wrong Direction come Nov 3 (election results if we do not have a 2000 incident).

I do not think Palin is qualified and last night did not give me any more confidence that this was not just an affirmative action ploy that continues to assume that most women will vote based on gender based ties instead of what they consider to be important to them and their families.

I am offended as a woman that more consideration was not given to other women within the party who have more to offer then a short lived career in politics. I actually didn’t dislike McCain until he showed me that he thinks women and minorities will act as white men and vote on gender and race lines alone. We are smarter then that just because we share the same gender or race means nothing, as we have learned time and time again.

I prayer that we each spend more then an hour on CNN & Talk radio and actually research the candidates and their positions and plans for this country.

Ummm yeah her telepromter never went off….they have them on both sides & in front of her and she had the speech written down in front of her…so she wasn’t freestyling. And Obama does stutter or trip over words either so what is your point.

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Barack’s not good under pressure. That’s my point. He stutters and fubbles over words, doesn’t give any concrete solutions or explanations. Part of the reason he does it, is because he doesn’t know what he’s doing. In fact I’m convinced that he loves the sound of his own voice.

This is why I have more respect for Republicans. They don’t promise a damn thing, and they’re not afraid to take controversial stances. No matter how idiotic or crazy, they stand by it.

The Democrats on the other hand, talk too much, and do too little. I’m contemplating starting a petition to have that idiot Dean & Pelosi removed.

I also find it both ironic and hypocritical of his supporters to state that Palin needs to give more solutions and talk about the issues. But his supporters didn’t seem to mind it when, Barack was spouting off his “change” rhetoric and not going into details about how he plans to resolve any issues facing our ecnomy. In fact, everytime he was presented w/ questions concerning the ecnomy, the first thing he’d talk about, would be the Bush Administrations failure & the problems they’ve left. No solutions, no plans whatsoever. And everytime I’d ask a supporter what his plans were, they’d tell me to research his website. LOL. Hilarious. But hey everyone wants to B-A-R-A-C-K the V-O-T-E!

More power to ya!

Politics brings out the best in all of us, right # 93?

SIGH @79… he lost debates against Hillary??? LOL oh thats right…. Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for president!! ‘..

“”and can’t form complete coherent speeches unless he has, went to his hotel room & prepared it before hand..or has a teleprompter””‘

you contradict yourself … **SEE QUOTE ABOVE**….

Start over *SIGH* …seems like you are trying to be controversial…go away
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What are you talking about? It’s a fact he lost all debates to Hillary. His last performance was the worst! That’s why his campaign always avoided them, they know he sucks! LOL, honey the word I think you’re looking for is “d” for denial!

The man has some strengths and he has some weaknesses. Let’s call a spade a spade. He lost (the debates)

To All the fake ass house negroes that have found your way to this post somehow.
John McCain:
1-voted against increasing the minimum wage
2-voted against the GI bill
3-voted against Katrina relief
4-voted against Dr.King’s birthday becoming a national holiday (remember Dr.King, the man that is one of the main reasons your sorry asses have a voice).
5-has NO universal health care
6-wants equal taxes for a person making 25 grand as a person making 25 million. Barack wants higher taxes for people making more than 250 which is 5-10%
7-wants to take away a woman’s right to choose
8- is the ultimate Flip Flopper after coming home from POW stint his true color came out when he started cheating on his wife that waited 5 years while he was in captivity. Left that wife for his current chic that has her own issues.

Hey, everybody makes mistakes but nobody wants a priest that’s a former pedophile, nobody wants a pastor that cheated on his wife and married the church treasurer and NOBODY WANTS A VICE PRESIDENT WHO ACTS LIKE TEEN PREGNANCY IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. We know it happens but are we proud of it? I think not. We need a President that is the epitome of COLORBLIND. That will bring us ALL together. That truly loves his family and has come from NOTHING to the main stage. Barack Obama will be a GREAT President because he will be forced to be and he like most people of color will rise to the occasion.

@ ‘Whyme’ - keep giving them hell! : )

To everyone else, lets be sure to take a step back and filter through the distractions. I did not listen to her speech last night. Instead, I listened to the political analyst ‘pundits’ on CNN this morning and watched the soundbites. How funny of John Roberts to praise this as the best speech he has heard in a long time. And he is on TV why? Oh I see, the playing field is not level. Had this Palin women discussed actual issues and the Republican agenda, that would have made more sense. But the audacity of her to downplay Barack’s community experience as not a real ‘responsibility’ is laughable. If you can’t reach the people, how can you lead them?

Don’t get me started on Rudy - why is it that an educated black person is instantly labeled an ‘elitist.’ There is nothing elite about Sen Obama. Or is it that other races just can’t fanthom us being anything but ghetto and ignorant?! Did anyone take the time to scan the audience? I could count the # of minorities on one hand. Thank God Venus and Serena was playing the hell out of the game of tennis last night. Whew!

Lastly, and quite important - to all the women that are STILL upset over the HClinton situation…look instead and what is at stake for all women with McSame/Palin in office. Don’t think for one second that a woman’s right to choose will remain in place. While I do not support abortion as a form of birth control, I firmly believe in your body your choice. And what about the women that become pregnant following a rape?

@ 96 lolololol,…. “The Democrats on the other hand, talk too much, and do too little. I’m contemplating starting a petition to have that idiot Dean & Pelosi removed.”
BECKY, You are not that important!..

Go ahead and support the Republicans.. WE know why YOU would!… Go to Perezhilton’s blog… you will fit in better ! Wink WInk!

” More power to YA” !!

@Sigh

Clearly you have never worked on a political campaign or watched the preparation that goes into a production like this….I have and let me tell you the speech that she spoke was already written BEFOFE she was even chosen. The full speech that she gave last night was given out to the media BEFORE she delivered it. With all the Republicans have riding on this ticket that would NOT have let her freestyle boo boo. And like I said before there were 3 telepromters at use last night, one on the left, one on the right and one in the front in the event that one isn’t working and then there is the typed one she bought out on stage with her. And like I stated before OBAMA can do the say thing you are claiming PALIN did so what is your point. But I am gonna let you make it since you are so well versed on Telepromters…..LOL

The things we all should know about PALIN besides her ability to deliver a speech written by Bush’s speech writer:

1. She asked “What is it exactly that the VP does every day”
2. She stated ” I haven’t really focused much on the war in Iraq”
3. She was elected governor largely b/c the incumbent was unpopular, she gave $1200 rebate to every residents (*cough* BRIBE *cough*)
4. She is being praised as a tax cutter, DESPITE the fact that Alaska has NO state income or sales tax.
5. She approves “Abstinence only” programs and look where it got her daughter.
6. She tried to spend tax-payers money for a STATE program to shoot wolves fromthe air but did not spend enough $ to fix a STATE school system with the LOWEST high-school graduation rate in the NATION.

So if you feel that all the above and her ability to “freestyle” a speech makes her a qualified VP candidate, then hey McCain/Palin is just the right ticket for you.

That whole convention was bs, they sat their talking about how their gonna bring real change(all the while not explaining how), low and behold they turn around and say that they are basically going to keep doing the same SH*T bush is doing, and the audience continued to clap and get excited…then they attack Barrack & Biden on taxes, people need to be realistic taxes are going to have to be raised to get out of the sh*t we’re in…it just pissed me off how stupid the audience was being Republican or not, if someones feeding you bs you need call them on it, not applaud like some star struck group

Barack’s not good under pressure. That’s my point. He stutters and fubbles over words, doesn’t give any concrete solutions or explanations. Part of the reason he does it, is because he doesn’t know what he’s doing. In fact I’m convinced that he loves the sound of his own voice.
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Sigh….I guess PALIN is good under pressure….you have seen her debate right? Oh no wait you have seen her get questioned by Tim Russert (RIP) on Meet the Press, a show that both Republicans and Democrats say was fair and balanced and showed what you were made of, right? We don’t know how she will do and going up against Biden I say then we will see what she is made of. Until then your argument AGAIN does not hold up. And trust and believe OBAMA will be more than ready to debate McCain….

Big M
Thursday, September 4, 2008 /
@ ‘Whyme’ - keep giving them hell! : )

THANKS : )

@ #27 Obama wrote the whole speech when he had to talk about race after the media got on him about Rev. Wright. He wrote that himself. For smart people like Obama and Hillary they use speech writers to assist them. They are contributors along with the candidate. For people like Palin her whole speech was done by McCains writers.

Amen to all the comments except those of house n**gas Ja and Sigh (good one Qpid). This whole situation is absurd. A “Hockey Mom” from Alaska? Come on now!!! I cannot stop laughing. Definitely looking forward to the debates.

Its sad that she exaggerated nearly all of her achievements and too put down someone who’s worked within their community and then worked with their state and then decided to work for their nation is tasteless, Barack worked for the people..there’s nothing wrong with that in the least…And what I noticed is that when I watch the RNC i dont see people who look like me. I see mainly white older delegates. You don’t see a lot of blacks and latinos or the young…

@ WHYME

I guarantee that there will be, at the most, 2 debates. Obama can’t debate well & isn’t informed enough on the issues, to win one. His campaign will come up w/ some bullshyt excuse for why debates are useless.

Oh and I can not wait for you to see Mrs Palin in action, trust she’s no Hillary, but she’ll put BOTH Biden & Obama in their places. Trust.

I am not a Republican nor am I a Democrat (anymore), I’ve had it w/ the Democrats..and last time I checked, I’m allowed to critique THE MESSIAH, even if you’re not willing to.

All these politicians are dishonest, untrustworthy and fail on their promises. Just full of hot hair.

And that “USA USA” chant SICKENS me. Fucking glorified rednecks.

But really this woman is about as devious as Hillary Clinton.

#2- Thanks for questioning the community organizer issue. Thought I was the only person who found their attacks on Barack for being a community organizer in the being of his career offensive and questionalbe. From my understanding, the community is the back bone of America. We all represent and are a reflection of our community whether negative or postive. If there weren’t any community leaders on the front line fighting for the million of unheard voices, and ensuring the we have the basic infrastructures that enables us to live our everyday lifes, how would most Americans be able to provide for their families?

Palin and Guiliani speeches both lack subtance, and gives a clear picture of why we cannot afford another 8 yrs of Rebulicans!! They are completly out of touch. To quote Obama- ” it’s not than John McCain doesn’t care, HE JUST DOESN”T GET IT!”

This site is so fucking biased, don’t be mad because this woman was speaking the truth. If anything You should have put Obama’s speech on mute all that was coming out of his mouth was hot air and empty promises that he has no intention on keeping, he is just saying it to win, he has never even said how he will accomplish these things.

So fellow Americans I’ve had the pleasure of joing you everyday on this website but now is the time I’ve felt like having a voice. My comments below:

This is huge and can definitely impact the quality of life my son and I have for the next four years. This is supposed to be a milestone to show how far we’ve come in diversity and openmindness. I am not a die-hard Democrat and am always trying to see both sides of the coin to see what benefits can come out of this, I was thoroughly disappointed while watching the Republican National Convention.

A. There was too much time used to try to defame Obama.
B. The only issues that I heard brought up were taxes and the war. What happened to education, poverty, employment, health insurance, housing, etc…are these not important anymore?
C. I have a huge problem with someone trying to force their beliefs on me. If you are pro-life, then God bless you but do not make that decision for me. Not only that, please do not tell me that you promote abstinence and you’ve got a teenage pregnant daughter and have embraced the teenage father. Please show me you can lead your home with your beliefs before trying to implement them into the nation.
D. A lot of what Palin bragged about in her speech last night was embellished. She forgets it’s easy to have access to all of your doings when you’re a ‘figure’…yes you have done those things you’ve listed but not to the degree if you’ve tried to make it seem.
E. McCain is 150 years old (a little embellishment as Palin does) with medical issues..will he be able to handle the stress of running a country for the next four years? If not, does he think Palin will be able to?
F. The Republicans are not relatable. They do not embody what I’d like as a representation of the United States of America. Have they thought about the little people, the poor and powerless, the minorities, the day to day struggles?
G. Why do I have to keep being reminded that McCain was in the Navy and was a POV??? Please lets move on with this point and get to another. Great he’s a veteran and served his country but what else?
H. How are the Republicans going to dig us out of the hole they got us in? Why haven’t they addressed that?
I. Why is McCain now trying to distance himself from Bush when that was his running buddy for the last eight years?
J. Do they really think this ploy of getting Palin in is supposed to sway the female voters? If anything, it has completely turned me off. She is unrelatable as well - I am not a hockey mom, I do not wear lipstick, I do not advocate the killing of animals, I do not really give a damn about polar bears (I’d prefer to worry about the educational access for our children), and what the hell is a moose burger? She is only one type of woman and did not make herself readily accessible or open to other women..she has a mind that does not think outside of the box and only sees things her way so am I really supposed to vote for her just because she has a vagina?
K. Yes Obama is young and inexperienced but does having more experience make you qualified or does the inexperience give you a fresh look on old issues?

L, M, N, O, P —–

I could go on and on…I swear I really could..I couldn’t stand listening to them all the way through..I had to listen and then flip channels.

Have a wonderful day and please VOTE this November..your say has an impact on my life.

@ 101…. It’s a fact he lost the debates?? To Whom…. No idiot!! It’s your opinion!!.. Facts can be proven. Palin’s speech was, in my opinion, sarcastic and vague. If Palin meets with other countries presidents, vp’s etc… and uses the same cynical rhetoric, facial and body language , the us will be in a world trouble. She was as immature and childish while making her speech as a pregnant teenage girl!

Im soooo late on the commenting…But Fukk if her speech was good or not. I HATE how republicans wanna say “AWwwwwww Poor Palin, she is being attacked by the media, there’s a double standard”…ARE U SERIOUS? Like Obama as well as Hillary didnt get attacked by the media..BULL-ISH. And whats up with the jokes…didnt find anything funny…. And my last thing…..

I hate that they say Obama is a Celebrity…an Entertainer. Why is it that BLACK People are only seen as good performers…I am SOOOOOOOO pissed at the republican party.

And McCain is 72…..WTF…Die already….Ok I didnt mean that.

@ 23 The reason why so many people are upset that she dragged her family onstage was because it was clearly forced and phony, a sham. Those kids did not want to be there and that baby daddy (who by the way is 18 and had sex with a minor) was over it as well. When the Obama’s were on stage it was natural and not forced. Palin is trying so hard to come off as the all American family (”hockey mom”, please) I dont see it.

Like someone said earlier the republicans are using the same scare tactics they used to intimidate us into believing we needed to go to war. They never have any substance they only use mind control. Her entire speech was based on snide attacks hurled at Barack as well as Michelle. Tell us how you will change the state of the economy instead of name calling. Like all republicans she represents lies, deciet and hypcritical religious beliefs.

Selecting Palin as the VP running mate to John McCain was just one more way for McCain to stuff the ballot box. Obama could’ve done the same thing by selecting Clinton, instead he chose someone who had some experienced who would help him take this country in the direction we need to go. If the republicans win, this nation will go down in flames. We cannot let that happen. OBAMA/BIDEN 08

Are you crazy?

@ Sigh

Thank you for proving me right. Do your research…there will be 3 presidential debates 9/26, 10/7 & 10/15. There will be 1 VP debate 10/2. And I can’t wait for you to see PALIN in action since NO ONE has up to this point. You really don’t know much about Biden and it is obvious from your comments above.

I don’t care if you criticize OBAMA, it is your right to do so. My problem is criticizing some one on trivial facts but not giving me any reason as to why you feel the other ticket is better….and you have yet to do so. All you do is come back with counter arguments about why I am wrong about what I am saying. I have given you plenty of reasons why I support OBAMA, you on the other hand have given me nothing but rhetoric about why you feel OBAMA is wrong but not on why McCain/Palin is right. So defend your Lipstick wearing Pitbull and a man who has early signs of alzheimer’s because he can’t remember how many houses he owns. It’s all good, opinions are like assholes and well you know the rest.

@ Sigh you seemed to be too focused on the fact that Obama stutters during his speeches. At least his speeches are of substance. All Palin did was rip Obama a new all the while lying about herself.

What I don’t understand is how Palin spoke for kids with special needs, and McCain VOTED AGAINST Special EDUCATION…. GO FIGURE…

She doesn’t want her family scrutinized. However, she throws them into the public to be eaten alive….

She wants to receive respect, but sarcastically attacks Obama, and never deals with the issues….

Miss Palin may have the Republicans fooled, but I see right threw her inexperience! You never once spoke on the issues because you still need training on all of those issues at hand.

You say your a mother of 5 children. 1 - down syndrome, 1 teenager pregnant…and that you are a Hockey mom, well…it sounds like home is where your full time job should be. You need to put family first with those type of issues at hand. And is it just me, or does anyone else feel they pass that baby around way too much… And the baby daughter held that baby way too long. It looked as if she were close to dropping the baby at one point…

I am going to make a McCain “Lookin’ Boy” remix!

Born in 1901 lookin’ boy!
Need to use Depends lookin’ boy!
Medicare part B lookin’ boy!
“Yawnnnnnnn…………..going to bed at 5 o’clock lookin’ boy!
Running for president with fake teeth lookin’ boy!…

Sarah’s dry humor did not persuade me to vote for her ticket. No part of her speech supported her nomination for VP. The one thing I can agree with is a mother of 5 can work a full time job. I’ve seen it done by moms in my community. Does that mean she can or should take on the role of VP? No…not at all. Why a man with years of experience would select an inexperienced running mate is beyond me. Let’s be real Alaska is not New York, or Illinois for that matter. She said she came from a small town in AK, aren’t all the towns small there? I watched Northern Exposure and there was never a real issue on that show. Yes I know it was fiction but isn’t all fiction some how rooted in reality? Very disappointed at McCain (POW) and it’s sad to see he has given up another fight.

She came off as a bitchy soccer mom, what a shame.

@ Sigh

Thank you for proving me right. Do your research…there will be 3 presidential debates 9/26, 10/7 & 10/15. There will be 1 VP debate 10/2. And I can’t wait for you to see PALIN in action since NO ONE has up to this point. You really don’t know much about Biden and it is obvious from your comments above.

I don’t care if you criticize OBAMA, it is your right to do so. My problem is criticizing some one on trivial facts but not giving me any reason as to why you feel the other ticket is better….and you have yet to do so. All you do is come back with counter arguments about why I am wrong about what I am saying. I have given you plenty of reasons why I support OBAMA, you on the other hand have given me nothing but rhetoric about why you feel OBAMA is wrong but not on why McCain/Palin is right. So defend your Lipstick wearing Pitbull and a man who has early signs of alzheimer’s because he can’t remember how many houses he owns. It’s all good, opinions are like assholes and well you know the rest.

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Ha-ha!!!

I don’t support either candidate. I’m so sorry, I thought that was evident. LOL.
Well, thanks for the info, I’ll be checking for those debates…

And yes, I do know what this woman is capable of, and I can’t wait for you to see it!

It’s this hyprocrisy that just keeps me laughing, all day! Obama had millions of support w/ no proven record to support his ability to be an effective commander n chief. But yet you judge me for giving positive critiques of Palin?

When people told me they supported Obama, w/ no experience, (I’m sorry giving “present” votes in Congress doesn’t count as “experience”) I just figured that maybe they were seeing something that I didn’t.

Why can’t the same apply for Palin? Obama hasn’t proven anything, and according to you, neither has Palin..so let’s just agree to disagree FOR NOW because I’m sure, in the upcoming debates, she’ll really shed light on both Obama & Biden.

@119 No you did not! I live in the South and I hear that song way too much but that was funny.
Another poster said he was 150. LMAO!!! I swear I feel bad for him every time I see him. He is the whitest white man I have ever seen. He has had cancer so many times it makes me think he grew up around a bunch of power lines or something. I’m sorry, but I dont take too much of this stuff seriously. I knew I was voting for Obama before he even knew he was going to run so say what you like.:-)

Mrs. Palin’s jokes about community service were a counterattack to an interview that Obama gave either Saturday or Sunday on 60 minutes. He tried to eclipse her accomplishments by saying she was a small town mayor and did not do much on her job. Thing is Obama FORGOT to mention that she was a Governor.

That’s where that comes from.

Obama was the one being petty, she just called him on it.

Palin…….ugh, those people were programed to laugh and applaud to anything she said. The Republicans are so in denial. Did you see the audience ….. monotone, not like the rainbow audience the Democrates had, that should tell you something, since the country consist of a rainbow population. She looked like she was auditioning to be a stand up comedian instead of vice president. Anyway………BARACK OBAMA /JOE BIDEN 2008 YES WE CAN!!!

Typical Republican rhetoric, is what you call the last 3 days of the RNC. The truth of the matter is, that’s all they have, and always have been about. News Flash McCain & Palin, the American People are SMARTER than that. Scare tactics and mud slinging won’t work this time around. Republicans talk about working across the isle, but the last 3 days they’ve done nothing but further divide the country. I thought I was looking at a KKK convention as opposed to the Republican Convention; but then again, we are talking about a Republican President who left thousands of African American people to fend for themselves during, and after Hurricane Katrina. So their little Broke Back Mountain dipiction this week should strike no supprise. Another News Flash McCain & Palin, since your party is right and EVERYONE Else is wrong, what are you going to do for the tremendous deficit that Your Party’s President has gotten us in? How about affordable Health Care? Better Jobs? Reversing the negative effect of the ECONOMY your Party has gotten us into? What about the rising cost of food and gas? THE REAL ISSUES THAT AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FACING ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS!!! The Republican Brand can’t answer these questions, BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE A CLUE!!! Here’s some words of advice, before you go out attempting to tear down someone else’s character with the mud slinging, you might want to take a look in the mirror, or better yet take a bath, because you’re not so sqeeky clean yourself.

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the thing is when obama came out, the republicans kept stating he was inexperienced and that an inexperienced person should not have a hand in running the country then they turned around and added an inexperienced person to their ticket. THAT is hypocrisy.

and what about the fact that republicans attack obama for changing his mind on certain issues yet they do the same thing (palin was FOR the “bridge of nowhere” before she was against it-just one example). and the republicans talk about the pregnancy issue as if it’s great that she kept the baby YET they used to criticize the SAME EXACT THING (i.e. dan quayle and his comments about a sitcom). and mccain was accused of plagiarism from his book just like obama was accused of it when details of that speech came out.-all of that is hypocritical
overall newsflash: there is hypocrisy in both camps, politicians are liars in general.for someone who claims to be unbiased, i’m surprised that you don’t see that and choose only to see the negative side of the democrats without talking about the negative side of the republicans. i’ve seen things that i didn’t like from both sides.

People! Please know a gimmick when you see one! Last night was hilarious from the bashing, the weird thing Plain…oops…I mean Palin does with her mouth, to her youngest daughter licking her hand to smooth down her little brother’s hair! OMG Comedy at it’s finest!
It’s so easy for people who know nothing about the issues to like her. I mean she’s pretty and can read the hell out of a teleprompter. I mean if you want to talk about experience, she sure does have it. I mean being a former sports reporter you have to know how to read a teleprompter, right? I mean we will see EVERYONE’S true colors at the debates. Honestly, that’s what I’m waiting for.
And to the “other” party on the loop, you are definitely entitled to your own opinion. That’s the beauty of being an American. But please be sure to use your spell check and proofread b/c your BS comments only make you look uneducated and ignorant.
And I’m Out!
In the words of Alicia Keys, “Obama Ya’ll”!!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN ‘08

Random thoughts:

1) Palin did a good job in delivering her speech…..did anyone really think she wouldn’t? She was prepped vigorously by the campaign over the last couple of days and practiced the speech for hours (this per ABC news). Would’ve been more impressed had she actually spoke about her & McCains plans for fixing the economy, etc., as opposed to reading a speech prepared for her.

2) I’m very confused by the media talk that Hillary Clinton supporters will now vote McCain because of Palin. As a woman who was a Clinton supporter I am offended!!!! Palin is no Clinton. I supported Clinton because I agreed with her views and ideals, not because she was a woman. Palin is the polar opposite of Clinton and I WILL NOT GET MY VOTE.

3) I am soooooooo tired of all the whining about being a woman in this campaign. That’s right, I said it, and this is coming from a woman. If you want to roll with the big dogs then you better be able to not only dish it out, but take it as well. Stop falling back on this “oh poor me, they’re treating me different because I’m a woman, yada, yada, yada”.

4) I certainly didn’t hear anything of substance from Mrs. Palin, except she can spit out one-liners. And does the Republican party really think that all this Obama mocking is going to make most Americans forget about the mess of the past 8 years and the current economic environment — under a Republican administration no less? Do they really think Americans are that naive……I guess so.

5) Interesting observation: DNC was very diverse and reached out to ALL of america; RNC appears to be very white and reaching out to rural america only.

6) Children of politicians, IMO, are no more off limits than children of celebrities. So here’s my take on Palin’s daughter’s situation. Did anyone see the boyfriends MySpace page where he states he’s a f***ing redneck who likes to party and doesn’t want kids..LOL Well, it has been taken off of MySpace, along with various photos of him and Palin’s daughter. What I noticed about the photos was alcohol and guns were very prevalent. So, am I to assume that kids in Alaska are having sex, participating in underage drinking, and shooting off firearms in their spare time?!? How ironic for a woman who ran on a conservative platform. All I can say is SCARY!!!!

6) Palin has a lot of nerve belittling community activism. Community activists across this country should be up in arms. When injustice is exposed, it’s the community activist, not politicians, who galvanize a community to action/change. Many people in communities would be lost if not for the activists that come to their aid. Interesting that she thinks that is not important.

7) If Biden doesn’t go after her in the debates I will be very disappointed. She has made it clear that down & dirty is how she’s going to play it, so if I were Biden I go after her with a vengeance.

Her supposed experience doesn’t quite add up when you do the research.

but she does have more executive experience than Obama. That’s what’s so funny about the whole thing. The whole “experience” argument does not go out the door, it makes you look at Obama like..hmmm…. Anything Obama says now about experience is out the door. Notice how they are comparing Palin to Obama, but Palin is running for VP and she’s done more than the person running for President.

Obama choosing Biden was a bad move.

You have to hand it to McCain whether or not you like him, he stole the thunder.

Will it work? I have no idea.

LMAO! I don’t care if William Shakespeare wrote that speech. That thing was hilarious. This whole nonsense is scripted, from start to finish, so to say that she didn’t write what she recited is irrelevant. She, like any trained actor, delivered her lines well. I think that the incisiveness of her speech speaks volumes based on the amount of comments on a political post. I think black people know that this woman made Obama look very bad last night. She didn’t touch on any issues, but neither has he. In an office that lasts 4 years, anyone that promises dramatic governmental reform is a damn liar in an economy that is over 1 trillion dollars in debt. They will both do the only thing that can be done to regurgitate a capitalist economy, raise taxes and wage wars.

JA:

That whole bridge to nowhere thing was only rejected by her when it gained steam as being unnecessary. In fact she has requested more ear marks for her state then she likes to admit.

Cindy’s not running for president. Obama is. So his past drug use is very important and does need to be discussed. It’s extremely rare for addicts to fully kick the habit, especially when they’re dealing w/ stressful situations, i.e running the country. Something to think about

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You must be a REPUG troll. I mean WTF are you thinking. I cant stand GW Bush, but did he go back to snorting cocaine after 9/11? I’d consider that a pretty stressful situation.

I think the issue of “experience” has gotten out of hand! The only people who can toute “I have the experience to be president” are candidates running for a second term. All of these people are in effect “newbies” so no one can say one is more experienced than another.

I hope they plan on asking Palin how much experience she has in cleaning up the crime and drugs that plague some of our cities, or how she plans to be a “friend and advocate” for mothers who are afraid to send their child(ren) to the local public schools and don’t have the luxury of moving to a better district, or what kind of youth programs and campaigns she plans on starting so children are busy and productive and aren’t tempted by drugs or ALCOHOL or SEX *ahem*.

She only spoke about what she KNOWS, which is expected. But these people kill me b/c they act like this isn’t a two way street. You can’t attack someone else on what they don’t know and not have your own ish together.

As a person in the spotlight, one must choose words very very carefully, and last night she said (or rather agreed to say) some things that were questionable. The joke about pitbull and lipstick isn’t the kind of imagery that needs to be put out there. We already are too loose with women calling themselves and each other “bitches”. So no matter how “cute” she though the joke was, she should’ve steered clear of that. Also, does she not realize that community activists and organizers have been the uplifting force in many under-represented, ignored, and destitute MINORITY communities?!?!?! Is she discrediting the CHANGE that these people stepped up to create when no one else seemed to care?!?!?!?! If Wasilla, Alaska were a populous, culturally/socio-economically diverse, complex city, her ass would’ve been THANKING community organizers for picking up the slack. But by comparing and deeming her mayoral position as more valuable than Obama’s activism, she proved that places where I grew up will continued to be ignored and shunned and swept under the rug by the likes of her.

hmmm. well she can speak but not to ME. I am an African American MOM / WIFE working two jobs still facing forclosure, trying to send my kids to good schools and college, trying to afford groceries and healthcare. Palin does not believe in safe sex education when African american youth are catching and spreading HIV at rates that rival third world countries. Her own pregnant daughter an example of the problem, she is touting her “pit bull” tactics… well we KNOW they can attack, but what can they heal? We have the worst deficit in history… and balancing Alaska’s budget doesn’t impress me… there are more people in Detroit than in Alaska. there are still two full scale wars going on… and I do not intend to lose my sons in either one of them. No foreign policy concept… just the same old “shoot first and ask questions later” nonsense. Her answer to global warming … drill more? ummm no thanks, not impressed. In fact, frightened that people are really buying into this. Well if you always do what you’ve always done… you will always get what you always got.

For the ones that think everything Senator Palin said in her speech last night was a fact…please check out this link I read today on Yahoo news. It breaks down the speech, all the half truths and down right lies that were said about Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Keep in mind this is an unbiased news article that’s just stating the facts.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...p_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check

I’ll admit that she got some people fired up (all those old white people and the cowboys lol), but she was being really childish with her shots at obama….it wasnt even facts she was throwing out there….matter of fact i’ve already read today that half the shit she said was lies

she was obviously taking she shit personally i mean the chick is a bulldog she goes in but she is not gonna fight fair,she will play dirty and i know this…………..i just hope people arent falling for this “character” because thats all she is to me is a character……and mccains old ass could barely walk up there to the podeum with her lol

I am inspired by the man young, middle aged and elder people that are tuning into the convention both Democrats and Republicans and voicing their opinions and getting people out there to vote. Either way, history will be made. I have a problem when I listen to the Palin speak last night and part of her speech, she stated that she is a REPUBLICAN because she refuses to stay poor and wait for the government to assist her…if that isn’t racism than I would prefer to live in another country where we are not constantly judged by our race or religion. As a candidate, I feel that its your duty to represent the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, not the republicans. When I watched the Democratic Convention, you truly saw what America is…a melting pot of different races, religions, genders…people hugged one another, danced, sang, and it really showed what this great country could be if we came together as one to fight a common battle…to see a white guy w/ his clip board trying to sign up people to vote, or watching the celebrities rocking their “Barack The Vote” t-shirt…it makes me proud to be an American and the tears are constantly flowing just anticipating of what is to come in November…looking at last nights audience…I would of thought that I was looking at a KKK convention or Veterans convention…the Republicans feel that the war is the # 1 topic to be discussed…when the hell will they get it through their heads, that people are losing their jobs, having their houses foreclosed and resorting to bicycles to get to work…lets not talk about those that are working 3-4 jobs in order to pay their bills…and you continue to think that our security is important…don’t get me wrong…I am pro life like Palin and I love the fact that she carried her child full term, knowing that he would be born w/ Down Syndrome, you PALIN, you don’t represent me in any kind of way…the Republicans can boast about the upcoming election like they have it in the bag, but they have to realize that they have a hard battle ahead of them…Unfortunately if McCain & his sidekick are elected, then we have to come together to make this the country it once was.

OBAMA/BIDEN 2008 & BEYOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.

Some examples:

PALIN: “I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending … and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress ‘thanks but no thanks’ for that Bridge to Nowhere.”

THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a “bridge to nowhere.”

PALIN: “There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the state senate.”

THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.

PALIN: “The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars.”

THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama’s plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain’s plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.

Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families.

He also would raise income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes on the wealthiest. He would raise payroll taxes on taxpayers with incomes above $250,000, and he would raise corporate taxes. Small businesses that make more than $250,000 a year would see taxes rise.

MCCAIN: “She’s been governor of our largest state, in charge of 20 percent of America’s energy supply … She’s responsible for 20 percent of the nation’s energy supply. I’m entertained by the comparison and I hope we can keep making that comparison that running a political campaign is somehow comparable to being the executive of the largest state in America,” he said in an interview with ABC News’ Charles Gibson.

THE FACTS: McCain’s phrasing exaggerates both claims. Palin is governor of a state that ranks second nationally in crude oil production, but she’s no more “responsible” for that resource than President Bush was when he was governor of Texas, another oil-producing state. In fact, her primary power is the ability to tax oil, which she did in concert with the Alaska Legislature. And where Alaska is the largest state in America, McCain could as easily have called it the 47th largest state — by population.

MCCAIN: “She’s the commander of the Alaska National Guard. … She has been in charge, and she has had national security as one of her primary responsibilities,” he said on ABC.

THE FACTS: While governors are in charge of their state guard units, that authority ends whenever those units are called to actual military service. When guard units are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, for example, they assume those duties under “federal status,” which means they report to the Defense Department, not their governors. Alaska’s national guard units have a total of about 4,200 personnel, among the smallest of state guard organizations.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin “got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States.”

THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor’s election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. MITT ROMNEY: “We need change, all right — change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington — throw out the big-government liberals, and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.”

THE FACTS: A Back-to-the-Future moment. George W. Bush, a conservative Republican, has been president for nearly eight years. And until last year, Republicans controlled Congress. Only since January 2007 have Democrats have been in charge of the House and Senate.

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Associated Press Writer Jim Drinkard in Washington contributed to this report

Hey Tish, please post links for Obama too–as EVERYTHING he said was true too!

LOL. You guys make me laugh. That’s what you get for putting stock in what you want to hear and not putting stock in what is true.

Also, stop brushing Judah off, he makes amazing comments which make be unsettling for those who can’t handle the truth.

You know Judah, I went for a run yesterday and all I kept thinking about was one of our quotes: “The only magician worth exposing is the one who says his magic is real”

Guess what…Obama just got exposed!

Take it for what it’s worth and put faith in YOURSELF.

The funny thing is, you guys are slinging dirt as if it makes the pig you are voting for more reasonable than the pig you are voting against!

something about her just doesn’t sit well with me…

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.

Some examples:

PALIN: “I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending … and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress ‘thanks but no thanks’ for that Bridge to Nowhere.”

THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a “bridge to nowhere.”

PALIN: “There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the state senate.”

THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.

PALIN: “The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars.”

THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama’s plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain’s plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.

Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families.

He also would raise income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes on the wealthiest. He would raise payroll taxes on taxpayers with incomes above $250,000, and he would raise corporate taxes. Small businesses that make more than $250,000 a year would see taxes rise.

MCCAIN: “She’s been governor of our largest state, in charge of 20 percent of America’s energy supply … She’s responsible for 20 percent of the nation’s energy supply. I’m entertained by the comparison and I hope we can keep making that comparison that running a political campaign is somehow comparable to being the executive of the largest state in America,” he said in an interview with ABC News’ Charles Gibson.

THE FACTS: McCain’s phrasing exaggerates both claims. Palin is governor of a state that ranks second nationally in crude oil production, but she’s no more “responsible” for that resource than President Bush was when he was governor of Texas, another oil-producing state. In fact, her primary power is the ability to tax oil, which she did in concert with the Alaska Legislature. And where Alaska is the largest state in America, McCain could as easily have called it the 47th largest state — by population.

MCCAIN: “She’s the commander of the Alaska National Guard. … She has been in charge, and she has had national security as one of her primary responsibilities,” he said on ABC.

THE FACTS: While governors are in charge of their state guard units, that authority ends whenever those units are called to actual military service. When guard units are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, for example, they assume those duties under “federal status,” which means they report to the Defense Department, not their governors. Alaska’s national guard units have a total of about 4,200 personnel, among the smallest of state guard organizations.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin “got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States.”

THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor’s election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. MITT ROMNEY: “We need change, all right — change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington — throw out the big-government liberals, and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.”

THE FACTS: A Back-to-the-Future moment. George W. Bush, a conservative Republican, has been president for nearly eight years. And until last year, Republicans controlled Congress. Only since January 2007 have Democrats have been in charge of the House and Senate.

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Associated Press Writer Jim Drinkard in Washington contributed to this report

@ CHECK IT: THANKS FOR STATING THE FACTS! YOU JUST KILLED IT! I USUALLY DON’T REPLY TO OTHER PEOPLE’S POSTS BUT URS WAS G00D. .
I HAD TO PUT MY 1 CENT IN:

SARAH PALIN IS A LOSER. SHE HAS A DAUGHTER WITH A LOOSE VAGINA. YEAH, HER DAUGHTER’S PREGNANCY WILL BE BROUGHT UP. BECAUSE SHE PREACHED BIRTH CONTROL, AND PUSHED FOR SEX EDUCATION IN ALASKAN SCHOOLS. SHE SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER DAUGHTER THAT SH!T. HOW CAN YOU RUN THE COUNTRY AFTER MCCAIN’S MUMMIFIED A$$ DIES AND YOU CAN’T EVEN PUT A CHASTITY BELT ON YOUR DAUGHTER. SHE HAS NOT ENOUGH EXPERIENCE, FIVE KIDS TO WATCH, (INCLUDING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, WHO NEEDS EXTRA HELP), AND SHE HAD HER FORMER BROTHER IN LAW FIRED, AND SHE HATES POLAR BEARS. SHE MIGHT SEEM LIKE A “GREAT MOM”, BUT SHE WILL NEVER BE A GREAT VICE PRESIDENT. THAT’S WHAT THE HELL I THINK

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the thing is when obama came out, the republicans kept stating he was inexperienced and that an inexperienced person should not have a hand in running the country then they turned around and added an inexperienced person to their ticket. THAT is hypocrisy.

and what about the fact that republicans attack obama for changing his mind on certain issues yet they do the same thing (palin was FOR the “bridge of nowhere” before she was against it-just one example). and the republicans talk about the pregnancy issue as if it’s great that she kept the baby YET they used to criticize the SAME EXACT THING (i.e. dan quayle and his comments about a sitcom). and mccain was accused of plagiarism from his book just like obama was accused of it when details of that speech came out.-all of that is hypocritical
overall newsflash: there is hypocrisy in both camps, politicians are liars in general.for someone who claims to be unbiased, i’m surprised that you don’t see that and choose only to see the negative side of the democrats without talking about the negative side of the republicans. i’ve seen things that i didn’t like from both sides.

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I think the Republicans have a plan.

They look like a bunch of hicks at a KLan rally w/Rudy Guiliani being the GRand Marshall.. IT’s obvious why there were little to no MINORITIES, BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN or NATIVE AMERCIAN.. Hmmm… I wonder why that is?? not to mention this sarah palin lady didn’t stick to the issue.

“IN THE WORDS OF MICHELLE OBAMA”, HOW IN THE HELL ARE YOU GONNA HELP RUN THE WHITE HOUSE, WHEN YOU CAN’T CONTROL YOUR OWN HOUSE (HINT: Unwed, pregnant daughter)..

Can you imagine the SLAUGHTER OBAMA would’ve faced had one of his daughters been pregnant at 17, and unwed.. HE would’ve been slaughtered for that..

BULLSHIT… People please VOTE, REGISTER someone to vote, so mr. OBAMA CAN WIN IN NOVEMBER!!!