Palin's Favorability Ratings Begin to Falter

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Beginnings — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:28:42 GMT

I sure am tired of her lie about the bridge to nowhere! I'm also tired of the fact that she doesn't take any questions from the press and only spits out the same speach from teh convention and every rally. This is NOT a VP candidate. She should be nowhere near the whitehouse!

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katiec — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:31:21 GMT

Fantastic!

It proves the voters are paying attention.

You cannot tell lie after lie, attack, distort, lose all integrity

without it catching up with you.

The American people are not stupid, Palin,

You are going to self destruct.

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:32:22 GMT

He he.... who would want a cave woman in the white house... a cave men, maybe??

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Alma — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:32:28 GMT

ENOUGH OF REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION AND LIES.

ENOUGH OF REPUBLICANS IN POWER. 8 YEARS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.

DEMOCRATS FOR 2009

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nightowl52 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:32:30 GMT

Oh my! Palin is the Republican's answer to Bill Clinton.

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carolo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:33:50 GMT

It should be dropping and why everyone thought she was so great before they even knew her is beyond me.

Lie 1.......Bridge to No Where…..only changed her mind when forced to…and never returned the money for that project

Lie 2.......Sold jet on Ebay for a profit…..sold to a broker many months later for a loss

Lie 3.......Palin visited Iraq….she never left the Kuwait border. She also never “visited” Ireland.. it was merely a re-fueling stop.

Lie 4.......She had no earmarks ……everyone has earmarks but why lie about it?

Lie 5......Palin stated she would cooperate with the Troopergate scandal and now is trying to block it.

Why would anyone continue to support someone who has lied time and again.

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kristiana — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:34:53 GMT

Maybe, she can start talking to the media. How long did she expect the infatuation to last? Love only last when you know the person really well.

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3sheets2thewind — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:36:13 GMT

I can't wait to see what more they can dig up on this disgrace of a Vice President pick.

1. Wants Intelligent design (creation) taught in school.

2. Is under investigation for ethic violation and abuse of power.

3. Hunts wolves from a helicopter.

4. Wants Polar Bears removed from the endangered animal list.

5. She objected to listing beluga whales as endangered in Alaska.

6. She voted against a proposition to limit mining where runoff would threaten salmon populations.

7. Does not believe in global warning.

8. Over reaching the eminent domain laws to build a stadium.

9. The bridge to nowhere scandal.

10. Wants the failed abstinence-only taught in place of sex education even thou she has a pregnant teenager at home.

11. Her husband once belonged to the group known as the Alaska Independence Party. This is a group that wants Alaska to secede from the United States. She took money from them when she ran for Mayor.

12. It is being reported that she said: She urged students to pray “that our leaders that our national leaders are sending [soldiers] out on a task that is from God.”

She added, “That's what we have to make sure that we are praying for: that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan.”

13. According to John Stein, the town's former mayor. Stein says Palin asked the Wasilla library "how she could go about banning books" with offensive language. It's not clear whether any book was ever banned.

14. She is outspoken about opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other offshore locations for oil drilling.

15. Wants to charge Rape Victims for the rape kit that is used to convict rapist.

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BEAUTYISHERE — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:38:53 GMT

HOW COME THE PRESS IS NOT MORE ANGRY OF THEIR LACK OF ACCESS TO PALIN?

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Loden Green — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:39:21 GMT

If John McCain could have kept Sarah Palin under wraps until two weeks before the election, it would have been great for him. Unfortunately, there remains enough time between now and the election to get behind Palin's facade and look at the real person. The more some people look at the real Sarah Palin, the more they don't like what they see.

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BEAUTYISHERE — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:41:35 GMT

ADDENDUM TO LIST OF THINGS THEY CAN DIG UP ON PLAIN-THEY DONT EVEN HAVE TO DIG IT UP-IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE-SUPPORTS AERIAL WOLF KILLING

BELIVES IN BANNING BOOKS............................ETC ETC ETC

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ragtopdodge — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:41:37 GMT

All you have to do is hear her talk, and her approval ratings should tank.

That voice of her's is worse than nails on chalkboard.

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Keith in PA — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:42:04 GMT

Softball questions leave her stumped and she doesn't take any questions. She looks like a flash in the pan. People are returning to the real issues in the campaign: economy, Iraq (winning), Afghanistan (losing), education and the environment.

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TexasDoc — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:42:33 GMT

Poor Olbermann. He's gonna owe a lot of money to charity for all those "Bridge to Nowhere" lies. I guess that's why he took the Sunday night football gig.

Poor Palin. She was doing so well as Governor. She had the state all to herself, no one to bother her, tanning bed in the house, getting paid to sleep at home, shootin' wolves from helicopters just so she could shoot moose from blinds. But she screwed up and went for something bigger than her. She wanted the big piece of chicken and now she's gonna choke on it. Her career in politics is done after this race. No more home town referees. I hope she's a quick study in snowmobile repair, cause that's all she's got left.

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Omnius — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:43:22 GMT

Now that her honeymoon with the easily distracted media is over and the lipstick has come off that pig it's good to see the real truth coming out about the Wicked Witch of Alaska. This is the least prepared VP candidate ever! There's something very wrong with her governing style, bringing in high school cronies instead of hiring good professionals is what the current moron in charge of the White House did that has screwed up the federal government in all aspects. I look forward to learning more of the scandals that this tyrant in training has perpetrated and hope the American public won't be fooled by her numerous nefarious lies.

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bloopfish — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:43:40 GMT

AntiAbortion Laws are discrimination against women (This is why I can't stand her)

Sarah Palin: "By my laws, you will give birth to that baby, even if you were raped by your own father"

September 7, 2008

Staff Writer

Sarah Palin has made it very clear to the great woman of the United States of America that she puts her religion and

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Lee Holmes — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:44:50 GMT

Say Whiz Kid. I may do just that.[Ask Barack Obama]. But he will not like what I have to ask him. To wit:

What was Obama doing meddling with the foreign policy of the United States by pressuring the Iraqi foreign minister[ who has admitted to Obamas meddling in his interview with the New York Post], to refuse to cut any new status-of-force deals with the Bush administration until the ''election of a new administration''? And as a candidate who in no way possessed a portfolio to engage in such meddling. This is bigger than Troopergate by far as it directly affects the national security of this nation and it's foreign policy.

How will you handle this NEWSWEAK?

www.instapundit.com

Agence-France Presse Sept.16,2008.

PS.Fiorina states that Obama would not have been qualified either.[in which the Whiz Kid erases this from his lede].

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Libratine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:45:47 GMT

The realization that John McCain and Sarah Palin are two of the most prolific liars in modern American History will take it's toll.

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ademeyer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:49:47 GMT

Thank you for your level headed assessment of the Palin phenomenon. I never bought her promotion to VP candidate as a triumph for feminism. Can you imagine the first time she might try to disagree with the McCain administration? He would send her out for coffee. She would never be treated as anything but a spokesmodel for his policies...until he dropped dead of a heart attack and suddenly we would have President Palin. Are we supposed to trust Lieberman would then step in whisper advice in her ear? Is that the kind of Presidency we hope for the most powerful nation in the world?

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TheVigil — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:50:44 GMT

Honestly, I'd rather she remain ignorant of the Bush Doctrine.

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rbolend — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:51:41 GMT

News flash from The New York Times! Obama arrested for molesting his daughter on the campaign trail.

This is the kind of remarks currently being used against Sarah Palin to discourage the truth from suggesting McCain / Palin is the best choice. Keep it up my freinds and the counter punches will only get ugler.

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fenewsweek — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:51:44 GMT

FINALLY, FINALLY tHIS WOMAN IS BEING SEEN AND HEARD FOR WHAT SHE REALLY IS. sHE WAS PIMPED BY MCCAIN FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF PANDERING HILLARY WOMEN, BUT WE ARE TOO STRONG, AND IN THE KNOW TO BE PANDERED BY SOME HO, HO, HO. ASK HER HUSBAND.

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dunnhaupt — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:54:11 GMT

The brief Palin bubble seems to have been exploded by the financial crisis. After eight years of Republican mismanagement of the economy, the question is: Can McCain convince Americans to vote Republican again? How is he going to distance himself from Bush, when he still campaigned for Bush in 2004?

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xeyeldinTX — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:54:51 GMT

I am an Obama supporter. But really Carly Fiorina who was fired for her lousy performance at HP is hardly someone's opinion I would rank highly on this one. Jeesh.

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redheaded blue girl — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:13 GMT

This woman was never fooled by McBarbie. I always knew she was Cheney in a dress.

I think all the hype from her is going to fizzle fast, leaving McCain with the same lackluster ideas that he's always had.

The American people can do better. And we must.

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rbolend — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:59:59 GMT

Palin is not ignorant of the Bush doctrine. For your information, there is no such written document detailing the Bush Doctrine. The media have created the Bush Doctrine four times, depending on the time period in question. Gibson asked a general question without specifying the time period concerned. Palin questioned which part and Gibson asked for the third time period details but stated the second time period dates. Palijn, knowing Gibson was confused about his own question answered in general terms., allowing for all four time periods to be included. Now the media is saying she did not understand, perhaps because the media, and you folks, don't underrstand? Keep pushing those rumors and false statements and the counter punches will be thrown more effectively. Perhapos Obama would like to change his mind on the town hall debates, allowing for a free and open discussion of issues to weaken the effectiveness of this negative campaigning? Get a life!

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branephood — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:25 GMT

What I find really frightening is how easily some of you sheep have formed such vicious opinions of a woman that the whole country was basically introduced to a few weeks ago. You are so wrapped up in your own lack of self worth that you have to resort to dropping hateful names such as "witch" and "pig" on another person. This from the same group that cries foul whenever someone wonders aloud what makes Obama ready to be President? Even Bill Clinton said that any TV political news pundit is better qualified to be President than Obama. Some of you are truly scary.

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Mom of 5 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:02:03 GMT

Whew! Thank goodness that people can begin to see Palin as she really is. She is an ambitious liar who is willing to do and say absolutely anything to get elected. She is Bush in lipstick. She isn't breaking any glass ceilings for women, because she isn't qualified enough, isn't upstanding enough, and won't do anything to improve the public's opinion about women in politics.

Each American needs to ask themself: Am I better off than I was 8 years ago? And if you are honest, I don't think you will be able to say that you are.

Want more of the same? Vote McCain.

If you are ready for something better, vote Obama/Biden.

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rbolend — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:02:04 GMT

xeyeldinTX, Cary Fiorina has more business experience than any of the 4 dandadites, or you. She correctly stated politicians do not have the business experience to run a business. conversly, business executives typically don't have the political savey to run a country. These are 2 very different carrer paths.

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MartinJ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:03:56 GMT

Well the Ice Queen of the Pork Barrel is finally starting to melt as more and more light is shown on her and her political activities (if you can call them that without insulting all other politicans). She is on the slippery slope and will be takikng McBush down with her--he having nailed his flag to her flag pole. Bye Bye have a nice slide

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rbolend — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:04:23 GMT

branephood, they are not interested in the truth, only in how to win. this campaign has turned negative, as most campaingns do. Now the only question is how do you promote the best lies.

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carbar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:04:50 GMT

For any critical thnking person having an opinion from the onset should've been unfavorable

Day 1: Meet lower 48 and lie with "bridge to nowhere - Lie

2. Use her daughter to hold, Trig to hide her baby mama condition - Deciet

BY the RNCconvention her tough talking hit like a man, but be a woman to hide behind a man for hitting back told me one thing. Not only is she not really tought like HRC, she whines like a baby.

Carly looks bothers me, and this comment cemented my opinion of her - an false elitist who thinks lowly of McCain/Palin ticket. This from a woman who messed up HP, but left with $20M anyway.

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4TruthinessNokc — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:05:42 GMT

YES! Finally the honeymoon is over. Hopefully, the rediculas crys of sexism will no longer scare the media and Dems from asking tough questions. The GOP has shielded her from the press and played the sexism card too long. We've only had a small taste of her total lack of knowledge of all things outside Alaskan oil and mooseburger politics with the ABC interview. Bring on the dabates!

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mcleodmn — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:06:20 GMT

What is truly amazing is that there are that many stupid people in our country that would actually want her in office. Her initial success in the polls just proves what a mess our education system is.

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texjuanon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:06:30 GMT

I think that Frank Rich's latest column in the NYT lays it all out quite plainly: John McCain is faltering, and powerful forces on the far-right are at work to ensure a "Palin presidency." And what is Sarah Palin but a talking head, a manikin repeating the same speech, the same lies.. . . Max Headroom with a dagger, who leaves her personal opponents bleeding in the streets, even old friends who cross her (like her former staffer Bitley, suddenly and unceremoniously fired after he started dating the soon-to-be ex-spouse of one of Todd Palin's best friends). She is that most dangerous of politicians: the one who doesn't know, and therefore must rely upon strong advisers, with their own agendas, to develop ideas and policies that may be far from the truth and far from the national and public interest; the one who cannot distinguish political from personal opposition, who pursues power without regard for its proper purposes; and the one who shrouds herself and her staff in secrecy, fearful of the light and of the public's discovery of the truth. I tremble for my nation when I consider the possibility of Sarah Palin's presence in the White House.

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nerakami — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:52 GMT

Dear Sarah,

Welcome to the shallow, superficial world of American celebrity-hood where one of the known underlying characteristics is.... they build you up simply to tear you down....

sure hope the 15 mins of fame didn't go to your head...

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Chipster1981 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:08:12 GMT

fenewsweek---

Please before you are able to make any comment take your Caps Lock off. Just so you know that if you are going to post a comment make sure you are not screaming it at everyone. Maybe then no one will drown out your comments and ignore you. Oh yeah and if you think the candidates really know anything about any of us avg. people you are sadly mistaken none of them care and we need a salary cap on their spending; just like in football!

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carbar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:09:06 GMT

rbolend - She correctly stated politicians do not have the business experience to run a business. conversly, business executives typically don't have the political savey to run a country

carbar - you don't see the hyprocrisy in this. 1st it was her political position that gave her experience to do VP work because she dealt with budgets. Do you not have budgets in corps?

Didn't you lnow corps run the Gov't? Become a little more critical in your thinking before defending the indefensible. BTW remember, Carly's exit from HP and the parachute she got. It supports everything I just said. A has been no good corp woman who now trying to lay in bed with politics. McCain same as usual! LOL

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martin_gray — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:09:35 GMT

If Fiorina says that Palin lacks the chops to run Hewlett Packard, then she certainly lacks the ability to run the United States. Anyone who thinks that running this country would be easier than running H-P is a naive fool.

Anyone who cannot quality as the CEO of an American corporation can hardly be expected to effectively run this country. Someone once said, "Inexperienced, cannot lead." I believe they must have been referring to Sarah.

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TexasDoc — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:09:42 GMT

Awesome. Fiorina just digging a deeper hole. She says neither McCain or Palin could run a major company. Guess she won't be McBush's economic advisor much longer. She's probably thinks the fundamentals of our economy are strong too. (Especially after you take >50 million and run while HP crumbles to the ground.)

Oh yeah, and she's the only one who thought the SNL skit was "sexist." That's pretty tough to do, you know, call other women sexist. I don't get it. Hell, I disagree with Palin's "policies", ethics, values, record, and goals. Does that mean I'm sexist too? Fiorina, circling the drain. (Is the drain/bathtub comment sexist too?)

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dlaurels — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:10:23 GMT

Well, it seems that Carly just speaks when she thins occasionally. However, I do wonder what she thinks it takes for a person to run a company. Of course, we would have to take her opinion with a grain of salt since she was fired form HP.

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SarahN — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:13:09 GMT

It's like when you have a crush on someone from afar, then you talk to them and lose all interest... no mystery there. She's not worthy of the love...

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sunoverla — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:15:51 GMT

OMG! Barack News Weekly (formerly known as Newsweek) says Palin has begun to falter.

Nice try Barack News Weekly, your credibility is shot.

You'd say and write anything to get BxO elected.

Why don't you go (back) to Journalism school and learn how to report the news.

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carbar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:15:59 GMT

branephood - You are so wrapped up in your own lack of self worth that you have to resort to dropping hateful names such as "witch" and "pig" on another person

carbar: Which is better be caled a pig or her likening herself to a dog? We make the call, because she views her as an animal that other name is what? a b-tch! Not only did she disrespected herself as such being a woman, but the whoopla of the men recogized and agreed as such.

Any self respecting woman wouldn't have cheered at such a hateful way!

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George from Westerville — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:17:32 GMT

The bubble is bursting ... maybe more like a hot air balloon that is leaking big time. Ultimately, a majority of Americans will say "thanks, but no thanks" to McCain/Palin.

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jlamber — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:18:28 GMT

It should take a few weeks for the public to seek out and digest the facts about who and what Sarah Palin is and is not . It doesn't help her cause when advisors to the Mcain/Palin camp make statements like "mccain invented the balckberry" and "Palin or Mcain are NOT capable of running a corporation like Hewlett Packard" Websites like www.vpsarah-palin.com may be better suited to putting forth some of Palins "Pros and Cons" for people to ponder. With so many problems facing us right now ,the electorate should be more focused on policies and positions than "hair styles"and "fight slogans"

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carbar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:19:38 GMT

branephood - Even Bill Clinton said that any TV political news pundit is better qualified to be President than Obama. Some of you are truly scary.

carbar - You're scarier than us all. You're quoting a husband whose wife was losing to said man.

And if what he said was true, what does it say about his wif's abilities?

The fact you would quote such nonsense w/out the basis of why he may have said it only means you're smoking what McCain's smoking!

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mrzoid — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:21:19 GMT

Hmm, odd timing; first interview, then the favorability start slipping? Gee, no wonder the McCain campaign has done everything they can to keep their VP pick from talking without careful control. Call this sexist if you want, but Americans have a short attention span with their public figures, especially females; is there any wonder that the sexy librarian that likes to shoot guns and be domonering is losing her appeal after you know a little bit about her?

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Xysea — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:22:05 GMT

Holy cow. Now we know why they lie so egregiously. Telling the truth is worse!

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blindhowlin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:22:58 GMT

Poor Sarah, her tiara gets a little dimmer every day

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obatala — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:24:19 GMT

Thank goodness for the Frank Rich article! I agree that it captures the entire neo-con conspiracy so well. McCain is not favored by the fascists but will do whatever to be president and "moosewoman" who left her little town in big debt will do whatever to be used to keep them in power another 4 years. I can only hope that the "plan" will be incovered for what it is...a last ditch effort to keep control of the government and its shifting economy in the hands of fascists (neo-cons). How much more stealing and disregard for the constitution is one expected to tolerate?

Jim Harvey

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James Lee — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:24:48 GMT

If you believe that most politicians would be qualified to run a business corporation, I am afraid you will be sorely disappointed with the outcome from such a boneheaded endeavor. That group would include Obama, Biden, McCain, Palin, Kennedy, Kerry, Pelosi, Reid and on and on ad infinitum.

Fiorina is right. Most politicians are trained in legal science and develop an anti-business, anti-capitalist bias in America. These people learn quickly how to spend money, but don't learn anything about making a profit. If they want more money for their countless spendthrift schemes or programs, they just simply increase our taxes or creatively invent new taxes.

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carbar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:26:15 GMT

To Lee Holmes:

To quote from tabloid NY Post a.k.a Faux News is a real nut job as a substantive accurate source of info to support said nut job defense of idiotic beliefs.

Carly cleaned up remark after being prompted by Andrea Mitchell - called backpedaling and hyprocrisy. Remember her Gov. role with budgets gave her experience for VP.

Rather have a 2 ivy league magna *** laude grad do the work than a 5 school 6 yrs degree in journalism at that to perform the task. Folk w/ common sense and no education would think the same.

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abadreview — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:26:24 GMT

Palin couldn't run a company like Hewlitt Packard, but she's qualified to be V.P.??? That is absolutely hilarious, and scary as hell. The novelty is wearing off, the economy is being referred to as the biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression, and independent voters are starting to realize that there is only one choice in this election, change of leadership. The GOP have been manipulating the American people for long enough, if they had consciences, they might even be ashamed of themselves. This economic collapse, happened on Bush's watch, as did a long, long, list of other failings, and the cloder we get to election day, the clearer it will come. Here's an analogy, if an NFL team goes 0-16 one year, what kind of person would pick them to win the Super Bowl the following season? Only an idiot, because that just doesn't happen.

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pjsmom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:27:37 GMT

In addition to being "Maverick" McCain's point woman on the business world, was Carly not a beneficiary of a generous severance package when she got sacked by HP? Sadly, McCain has squandered his reputation as a somewhat honest war hero. He was just claiming he & Palin are going to put a stop to the excesses of Wall St. I assume that includes runaway CEO bonuses/severance packages. What liars and hypocrites. They will do no such thing.....Carly is Exhibit A; he, his VP choice and his handlers are the rest of the Exhibits

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mrzoid — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:29:00 GMT

James Lee: Yeah, but you don't admit that if you are the head of a section of a campaign trying to get said politician elected. Plus, Obama is the only one educated in a proper legal sense; McCain graduated 894 of 899 at Annapolis, and Palin graduated with a Journalism degree at (sarcasm) BFE University.

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pjsmom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:29:06 GMT

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garysgary — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:29:46 GMT

She's right on both accounts!

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OBAMA4PREZ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:29:57 GMT

Palin's a little, lost French poodle. she is beginning to implode, we DEMS want the big dog (McSame) not cheesy hockey mom drama. Banish Palin back to North Pole. Perhaps see can help Santa Claus prepare for christmas.

Obama/Biden, Now more than ever!

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zzxno — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:30:18 GMT

I'd like to remind everyone that any sort of questioning or critical assesment of Sarah Palin is SEXIST! So please immediately stop asking any questions about her. She eats mooseburgers, and that should be good enough for the American people.

In all honesty is it actually possible that Americans are finally starting to realize that the Republican ideology is leading this country to ruin? As their deregulated and un-monitored financial markets come crashing down around our ears I think main street is starting to realize what the real results of the Republican plan for our country are.

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ike2000 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:30:32 GMT

Knew this was a faze -- akin to panda-watch -- the new kid on the block attracted the eyebrows. Knew with time, that puppy or tiger cub, will grow sharp canines that make many view her from a different set and angle of the lens and with less affinity. The bubble has busted -- this bubble was dead-on-arrival. The attraction is nothing but a fashion show -- mostly women, looking at her Louis Vuitton handbag and what Versace eyeglasses she is dressed in. In the fashion world, time moves faster than light and Sarah Palin of yesterday is already "old-school."

What ever little is left of her will evaporate with the rumors and silly back-talks of the back-country where she hails from. In those areas, rumors of incest and fornication rule the waves. Of pending interest will be that of Bristol's Boyfriend hitting Palin too. National Enquirer will pay a million for that scoop. Stay-Tuned!

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suzvoter47 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:31:41 GMT

Is everyone really surprised at this occurring, If you look at the past few weeks Palin had held 1 interview with a (GOP) chosen media person, she has stated thene things over and over leading to what now sounds so completely scripted. Furthermore she has represented her record and accomplishments falsely and continues to either use them in her speeches or defend them, She has a "hands off" so noone really can make a fair assessment. Lastly for somestated she would be and open and trasparent governor she has shut that door with troopergate.

She gained celbrity staus but she lacks substance questionable character for someone becoming VP.

BTW I am a same aged educated white, professionla and mom this is not sexist ts about the facts of who is Sarah Palin and really will she help this country during such difficult times.

Its the facts and they can be checked.

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sml1214 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:33:14 GMT

"Palin couldn't run a company like Hewlett-Packard, but she's qualified to be V.P.". Talk about comparing apples and oranges! Could Obama run HP, could Biden? Neither one has run anything in their lives except for a political campaign. That's like saying that Tiger Woods can hit a golf ball but denigrating him because he can't hit a 99 mph fastball. Big difference between politics and business and stupid comments like that continue to show me the idiocy of the liberal mindset.

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Fisherman144 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:36:07 GMT

The air-waves are screaming about Palin's refusal to accept the investigative subpoena from the Alaska special prosecutor. She must be hiding something. Certainly there is great doubt in the minds of everyone concerned that she is NOT above the law. Her rating has dropped more than 10 points in the last 3 days. If anyone else refused to cooperate with a special prosecutor and a subpoena, they would be in jail or have to post a very high bond. Who does she think she is? Obviously above the rest of us.

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buddhabman — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:38:12 GMT

Watch the bubble go POP! Is she a political talent yes. Is she ready for the VP and God forbid the Presidency? Come on folks, I don't care how Republican partisan and how much a "LiberaL" hater you afe, you are not willing to risk this nation on someone so un-tested. You can say well Barack Obama is untested, but what he has gone through in the past 18 months is far harder than anything she has experinced in the 20 months as Gov. of Alaska.

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oppy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:38:40 GMT

love it George!!

"THANKS BUT NO THANKS TO MCCAIN-PALIN"!!!

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Bill135798642 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:39:10 GMT

Here is the full quote...so try reporting the news and not creating it

I don't think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don't think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don't think Joe Biden could. But it is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States. It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company, so of course, to run a business, you have to have a lifetime of experience in business, but that's not what Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama or Joe Biden are doing.

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rbolend — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:39:12 GMT

Charlie Gibson's Gaffe

The New York Times got it wrong. And Charlie Gibson got it wrong.

There is no single meaning of the Bush doctrine. In fact, there have been four distinct meanings, each one succeeding another over the eight years of this administration -- and the one Charlie Gibson cited is not the one in common usage today. It is utterly different.

In the cover essay of the June 4, 2001, issue of the Weekly Standard entitled, "The Bush Doctrine: ABM, Kyoto, and the New American Unilateralism," Charles Krauthammer suggested that the Bush administration policies of unilaterally withdrawing from the ABM treaty and rejecting the Kyoto protocol, together with others, amounted to a radical change in foreign policy that should be called the Bush doctrine.

Then came 9/11, and that notion was immediately superseded by the advent of the war on terror. In his address to the joint session of Congress nine days after 9/11, President Bush declared: "Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." This "with us or against us" policy regarding terror -- first deployed against Pakistan when Secretary of State Colin Powell gave President Musharraf that seven-point ultimatum to end support for the Taliban and support our attack on Afghanistan -- became the essence of the Bush doctrine.

Until Iraq. A year later, when the Iraq war was looming, Bush offered his major justification by enunciating a doctrine of preemptive war. This is the one Charlie Gibson thinks is the Bush doctrine.

It's not. It's the third in a series and was superseded by the fourth and current definition of the Bush doctrine, the most sweeping formulation of the Bush approach to foreign policy and the one that most clearly and distinctively defines the Bush years: the idea that the fundamental mission of American foreign policy is to spread democracy throughout the world. It was most dramatically enunciated in Bush's second inaugural address: "The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world."

This declaration of a sweeping, universal American freedom agenda was consciously meant to echo John Kennedy's pledge in his inaugural address that the United States "shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty." It draws also from the Truman doctrine of March 1947 and from Wilson's 14 points.

If I were in any public foreign policy debate today, and my adversary were to raise the Bush doctrine, both I and the audience would assume -- unless my interlocutor annotated the reference otherwise -- that he was speaking about the grandly proclaimed (and widely attacked) freedom agenda of the Bush administration.

Not the Gibson doctrine of preemption.

Not the "with us or against us" no-neutrality-is-permitted policy of the immediate post-9/11 days.

Not the unilateralism that characterized the pre-9/11 first year of the Bush administration.

Presidential doctrines are inherently malleable and difficult to define. The only fixed "doctrines" in American history are the Monroe and the Truman doctrines which come out of single presidential statements during administrations where there were few other contradictory or conflicting foreign policy crosscurrents.

Such is not the case with the Bush doctrine.

Yes, Sarah Palin didn't know what it is. But neither does Charlie Gibson. And at least she didn't pretend to know -- while he looked down his nose and over his glasses with weary disdain, sighing and "sounding like an impatient teacher," as the Times noted. In doing so, he captured perfectly the establishment snobbery and intellectual condescension that has characterized the chattering classes' reaction to the mother of five who presumes to play on their stage.

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:39:17 GMT

This is fish and game in alaska.... call them to tell them we will take actions if they keep at shooting wolves and bears from air planes..

Commissioner's Office.

**Phone: 907-465-4100

Fax: 907-465-2332

TTY: 800-478-3648 or

907-465-3646

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dmihailescu — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:40:47 GMT

At some point Palin's and McCain lies will caught up with them, and they will be exposed for what they really are: two politicians that say anything to get elected.

They pray that should happen after election.

For the sake of this country I hope it would happen before.

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sml1214 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:41:20 GMT

Fisherman...the special prosecutor has already announced...without any investigation...that the results will be bad for Palin and that he is going to hold his findings specifically until 10/31 to influence the election. Why does everyone want to protect a trooper who tasered his own step-son and issued death threats against the Palin family? Would you agree to be investigated by someone who has already announced his conclusion...no matter what proof you put forward?

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onepatriot — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:41:23 GMT

Well she is going to have to let her hair down and let people see her for what she really is and what the GOP was trying to shove her down the republicans thought not throat, the GOP was trying to say to the republicans this is the best we have you will be happy, it's hard to believe republicans can be bought so easily, they seam to just follow. There party is doomed, they can thank the GOP for that.

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OBAMA4PREZ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:41:48 GMT

You know the end of this over-hyped farce (presidential election) is just about over when earlier this morning John McCain was heard shouting "ENOUGH...ENOUGH". McSame/Rove are so desperate they are now co-opting the entire Obama campaign. Besides, McPalin is having more "senior moments" i.e. "The fundamentals of the economy are strong".

Maybe if I had 7 houses like McCain does or a wealthy wife I would think that the economy was all good too. Give me a break!

OBAMA/BIDEN, FOR THE SAKE OF THIS COUNTRY!

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sparkle01 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:42:08 GMT

I guess Sarah Palin is the " Whore of Babylon". LOL Well, I heard Barack was the Antichrist. Wow aren't Americans intelligent.

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sentry — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:44:37 GMT

I wonder if Obama or Biden (or Bush) know what / which are the Bush doctrines ?

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RiversideWarrior — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:44:53 GMT

It is 'God's Will' that McCain/Palin can be elected so that the end times of the Apocalypse and Armageddon can begin so that we can all be rapturously carried away in mushroom clouds to heaven whether we want to be along for the ride or not.

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dunnhaupt — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:45:41 GMT

The Palin problem is that she was never vetted by McCain who did not even know her until two weeks ago. She was forced on the poor guy by the extreme Right at the last minute, and now he is stuck with her for the entire campaign, perhaps even for life. The fact that she refuses to obey the Alaska law, and the fact that she refuses to be interviewed on the talk shows, indicates that she has a lot to hide. Obama, Biden, McCain all appear regularly on the talk shows -- but not Palin. What is she hiding beside the scandals we already know?

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just jerry — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:46:42 GMT

Given the intensity scrutiny a woman gets, and no other candidate gets and how easy it is trash them with absolutely no shame it shouldn't be surpirising her favorables would go down.

The head of the ticket on the democratic side has as little experience as Palin, but oh, my the media would never give him anything but soft balls to hit out of the park instead of intense scrutiny and reallydigging into how much more important it is to have the xperience at the top of the ticket than in the second spot. If elected I know she might be president if McCain died so it is important, but if elected Barack Obama will be president, why does her lack of experience mena more than his? Because she is a woman - because she is a republican that does steal some of the thunder from Obama and thereby makes it possible McCain could win and nobody wants that?

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reformation or bust — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:46:43 GMT

Newsmax is reporting that Nobama has had back door discussions with the Iraqi leaders to delay troops from coming home until after the "next president" takes office. So let me get this straight.

Nobama can't wait to get the troops home, but thinks he will be elected president and wants to take credit for them to come home. So he wants to play a pawn game with innocent soilders lives.

What if some soilders that are suppose to come home before that get killed waiting for Hussien to call them home. I guess that's the way the democrats do it. The sailors aboard the USS Cole wouldn't have died if clinton would not have killed the contracts to build the refueling ships.

The USS Cole should have been refueled at sea...not hostile port. but then again if your a Dem.you can play games with soilders lives..they are not going to vote for you anyway. So their is no love lost there.

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RoboDixon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:46:55 GMT

Put simply, Palin is a joke. And a very unfunny one at that. Howver, Obama is wrong about one thing-- Americans are not in fact all that smart (or at least informed on politics).

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ddmcd1974 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:25 GMT

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an80sreaganite — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:27 GMT

As a magazine with ties to MSNBC & dailykoz.com, I don't know anyone can possibly take anything printed here seriously. You people are so "in the tank" for B. Hussein Obama and try to pose as objective journalists. This is why your circulation and ad rates keep dropping. I sincerely hope that all you employees of Newsweek/MSNBC/dailykoz better save your money. The layoffs are coming.....

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ermorgan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:45 GMT

UHHHH....Palin is running for VP. Why such a fuss over her ratings? She has done what was intended; stalling Obama/Biden and causing them to trip over their petards. The democrats have shown too much fear in the last few weeks and the men acted like little girls. Maybe LiLo and Pamela can offer some more good suggestions to the democrats like "Suck it". Real intelligence in Hollywood.

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klebrun — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:49:26 GMT

Two weeks ago she didn't know what the job of VP included.

After two weeks of prepping, she says she is ready to run the country.

Is that the power of Evangelical prayer or somebody who doesn't know that they are in way over their heads?

Our earliest forefathers, in an agricultural economy and little foreign involvement, thought the average Joe might be able to run the country.

But, we are in the midst of one hell of a complex foreign and domestic mess and and being a clueless outsider doesn't suggest the best leadership possibilities.

And a major obstacle might be that there aren't enough members in the Wasilla Bible Church to staff the White House, Supreme Court, administrative agencies, etc....

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:49:35 GMT

Look at the cruelty of the neocons

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cmstark@sbcglobal.net — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:50:22 GMT

I'm not sure that America is ready for a Vice President who can field dress a caribou. Not much call for that skill these days. Although, being able to field dress the Bush administration is a skill that would be warmly welcomed. Please note that is a figure of speech. At no time did I mention a pig nor lipstick. Also, it appears that the McCain campaign has already ceded the top spot on the ticket to Govenor Palin. Now that's a switch. The VP candidate becoming the P candidate. But all of this is mere speculation. After all, everyone knows that Tina Fey would be the best candidate of all. Now if only the Republicans can just pry her loose from 30 Rock.

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HelenWiells — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:50:30 GMT

The lady isn't the number two yet and already she has a string of scandals. C'mon, haven't we had enough of this joke yet?

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apreacher — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:51:15 GMT

Justice--I do hope--will continue to prevail. No matter how much society & mankind has changed, right is still right & wrong is still wrong. McCain's sold himself out pretty much completely--he can't even put heart into his own P.O.W story anymore; not that the old McCain would have made a decent President. At least with the old McCain, there would have been the possibility; this shell of his former self wouldn't stand a chance....................."what a fool believes to see, no wise man has the power to reason away"...........Michae's lyrics, but ever so true.

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ddmcd1974 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:51:31 GMT

You know McCain is correct in stating the fundamentals of the economy is strong. Its unfortunate that most of you are uneducated in the field of economics or financie. You only know whatsin your bank account or what your manager tells you, never thinking or knowing exactly what it really takes to make the economy tick or even a small business. Please explain to how the economy is NOT fundamentally sound? I will explain how it is. Banks are still functioning and your money is safe. The fed govt is functioning and you are safe. The stock market is still functioning and your investments are safe. The market is still at 11,000. Open up your newspaper or monster.com there are still plenty of jobs to be had. The consumer price index went down in Aug for the 1st time in 2 years. Core inflation is down also. Oil is trading at Dec 2007 levels leading to probable future core inflation heading down. Oil is now negative for the year which means there is no rise in the price of a barrell of oil for all of 2008. How about that. Barclays just bought parts of Lehamn so many people will NOT be losing jobs. There is no meltdown. McCain should have stuck to his guns here cause he was correct. Fundamentals are strong and holding. If they werent we would have collapsed by now. Think about all that has happened and we still have growth? Its amazing actually. Trust me this is NO worse then 2000-2002. The economy is cyclical. In globalization it is very cyclical. Stop thinking its the end of the world cause its not. Shift your policy, save your money dont buy an ipod or 360 game this week. save it. you should have been doing it all along and you would be fine right now like i am.

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j1ggy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:54:11 GMT

Romano, you use of polls is incredible...you refer to voters in one line and than using the same polling organization move to respondents. These are two very different groups. It's a bounce in the polls and the operative word is "bounce" which implies up and down. The importance is not in the increase or decline but in the long term effect from where it was previously and where it is now and the ability of the campaign to maintain a progressive move upward as the campaign continues to go. In other words, has the VP choice improved the ability of the GOP to sell the ticket.

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:54:15 GMT

"Jeremy Scahill's exposé of the Blackwater mercenary firm forcefully demonstrates the grave dangers of outsourcing the government's monopoly on the use of force."

- Joseph Wilson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq

"If the Republicans lose in 2008, they will leave office armed and dangerous. Blackwater is the utterly gripping and explosive story of how the Bush Administration has spent hundreds of millions of public dollars building a parallel corporate army, an army so loyal to far right causes it constitutes nothing less than a Republican Guard. The most important and chilling book about the death throes of U.S. democracy you will read in years and a triumph of investigative reporting."

- Naomi Klein, author, No Logo and The Shock Doctrine

"Jeremy Scahill skillfully chronicles the birth of America's frightening Praetorian Guard, one that has been unleashed - 25,000-strong - in Iraq. These hired guns, with their black uniforms and automatic weapons, appeared on the streets of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. They operate, at home and abroad, beyond the bounds of legal constraints and are controlled by secretive puppet masters, such as Erik Prince, who have close ties to the radical Christian Right. Should our nation enter a period of instability following another terrorist attack on American soil, an economic collapse or a series of environmental disasters the tyranny groups such as Blackwater impose on others could become the tyranny they impose on us. The rise of this unchecked mercenary force, as Scahill understands, could presage the final stage in the collapse of

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vstillwell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:54:57 GMT

I'm voting for McPalin since my hero Fred Thompson didn't get nominated. I want a recession for the ages. I hate the idea of all Americans getting health care. I want my government to turn into a theocracy. I love it when we start war. Let's invade Moldova. That'll really piss the Russians off. I'm sure there's a terrorist or two there. I love McPalin's healthcare plan.

Yeah, tax my health insurance baby. Who needs Social Security and Medicare. It'll be fun watching the elderly starve and die. Who needs regulation. I say let the financial markets collapse. Bring on a depression. We can take it. We don't need education. We mock everyone that has an ivy league education anyways. They're "elite", So what they worked really hard to get it? It doesn't matter. Go to juco, sign up for some beauty pagents and kiss evangelical ass and you're shoe in.

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sparkle01 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:55:39 GMT

Sarah Palin is still the "Whore of Babylon".

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:56:09 GMT

This i s why the religious neocons are so arrogant and think they are above the law.. They have built a private army of 25 000 mercenaries . read on...

IT WAS THE MOGADISHU MOMENT of the Iraq war. March 31, 2004: Four American mercenaries are ambushed in the Sunni hotbed of Fallujah, their jeeps set ablaze with the men inside. An angry mob drags their charred corpses through the streets, hanging them from a bridge overthe Euphrates River. "Fallujah is the graveyard of the Americans!," the mob declares in front of the cameras. Within hours, the imagesspread across the world. The ensuing US slaughter in Fallujah would fuel the fierce Iraqi resistance that haunts US occupation forces to this day. Who were the mercenaries killed in Fallujah and who sent them there to die?

Meet BLACKWATER USA, the world's most secretive and powerful mercenary firm. Based in the wilderness of North Carolina, it is the fastest growing private army on the planet with forces capable of carrying out regime change throughout the world. Blackwater protects the top US officials in Iraq and yet the world knows almost nothing about the firm's quasi-military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and inside the United States. Blackwater was founded by an extreme right-wing fundamentalist Christian mega-millionaire ex-Navy SEAL named Erik Prince, the scion of a wealthy conservative family that bankrolls far-right-wing causes.

This is the dark story of the rise of a powerful mercenary army, ranging from the blood-soaked streets of Fallujah to rooftop firefights in Najaf to the hurricane-ravaged US gulf to the chambers of power in Washington DC, where Blackwater executives are hailed as new heroes in the war on terror. This is an extraordinary expose by one of America's most exciting

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ddmcd1974 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:56:16 GMT

Here is another question i have been asking to any Obama supporter and i cannot get an answer. We all know that when oil was at 140 a barrell Osama stated he would place a tax on the windfall profits and apply that to alt energy and programs for the poor. Now that oil is NEGATIVE for the year(meaning barrell was more in 07 then right now) will Osama still tax profits, much smaller profits of oil companies. My bet is no so since he was counting on these monies to fund these programs where will he get his monies from? my bonus? payroll tax? Also Market was up 150 pts today is the end of the world still coming?

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tcook — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:56:18 GMT

I do not believe that any of the candidates are qualified to run HP . . . that is not the issue. The issue is: Does the person sitting in either the President's chair or a breath away in the VP's chair have the intelligence, the patience, and analytical ability, to face day to day crisis/decisions that affect each and every one of us. I feel insulted, as should every American, by the RNC's choice of Palin (I truly believe it chose Palin, not McCain) . I want someone smarter than me sitting in those chairs!

We can argue about rumors, etc., but one issue holds true: she changed colleges 6 times in 6 years, only has a bachelors degree, and the degree is in JOURNALISM. Are you Palin/McCain supporters kidding me????

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terrificworld — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:56:44 GMT

Ask Barrack obama if he can run any company at all? Palin is runing the biggest State in USA and the biggest oil producer in America, she surely can run a corporation, what the CEO of HP meant is Running a Country or a State if very different than running a Coporation and thats very true.

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:57:05 GMT

They built an army of mercenaries illegaly with our tax dollars !!!!

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DC_Washington — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:59:29 GMT

Carla says Palin couldn't run HP...WOW!

Carla says McCain couldn't run HP...WOW! WOW! WOW!

And there you have it. These Republicans are incompetent.

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partridge — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:59:40 GMT

This is a false comment. Other MSM got the same email on this that was sent by Obama and checked and found out that the video was chopped to make it sound in Obama's favor. She actually said the same for Obama. Not only is your coverage biased, it is wrong and untimely also.

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sueadams — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:02:07 GMT

Luckily Carly Fiorina when escorted to the door at HP had between 21 and 42 million in her hands because she certainly isn't going to make it political consulting. But how nice the McCain and Palin get a taste of her treatment of HP stockholders -- absent, of course, the financial losses.

This campaign just gets more weird and disgusting by the day...

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son_shine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:04:34 GMT

To Partridge:

You may not like it but Carly Fiorina works for the McCain campain, not Obama. This means we are used to and accept her lack of confidence in her boss' opponent, Obama but certainly if she expresses a lack of confidence in her boss, McCain and his VP choice, we should be listening to her.

It's ok to accept the truth.

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targaray — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:08 GMT

Your credibility tends to take a hit when you are found to be a habitual liar, plus Bush/Palin/McCain don't have a single ideas or plan relative to bank failures, foreclosures, the bush budget balloon, 2 wars, international trade inbalances, energy independence, working Americans without healthcare, the shrinking value of a dollar, etc.

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j1ggy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:13 GMT

ddmcd1974...agree, agree, agree...our own greed and consumerism is the cause of our economic pain...you want change just don't expect the government to be our salvation uless you want a socialistic state.

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son_shine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:06:42 GMT

That's hillarious. I guess that's part of the McCain/Palin line. Lie about the numbers too. Sad. You gotta know when to draw the line. You guys are supposed to be the religious ones. Remember, the 9th commandment.

Behave!

Obama/Biden '08

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shortjames — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:07:14 GMT

As far as I can tell the only time Republicans call the media biased is when they are actually doing their job and asking questions. If the GOP had their way they would shut down the free press and replace it with organizations that only parrot their talking points and read their press releases on the air. This American is glad that someone is actually questioning Governor Palin (or at least trying to) instead of nodding like some kind of moron at every ridiculous lie the McCain campaign puts out. The more I learn about Palin the more she sounds just like Bush. A semi-talented cowboy governor who loves to tell tall tales (i.e. LIES), pack her administration with cronies and classmates, avoid accountability at all costs (what do you mean she refuses to testify? what is she hiding?) and cover up your lack of ideas by repeatedly attacking the character of your opponent while avoiding honest discussions of issues. Throw in the fact that she is anti-science and you get George Bush with a pair up top, nothing more.

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steve02001 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:07:16 GMT

I wouldn't trust Palin/McBush to run a lemonade stand!

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bcrawf2033 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:08:04 GMT

Sarah Palin! Hmm! I really have to think about her for a minute. It's hard to believe so many people would embrace this newcomer without doing any research on her background, and be so willing to elect her to the highest office in the land. As a woman and mother with a career, I know that balance and good time management are crucial when attempting to multi-task and raise children like Palin and work. I also know it can burn you out quick. From what I've observed of her so far, she seems deceitful, manipulative, arrogant and too "hot-headed". She and McCain are too quick to pull out the guns rather than sit at the negotiating table. They don't know how to talk to people who don't look like them. They talk at them, or down to them because we don't go moose hunting in city like they do in Alaska. It truly frightens me. I'm a Christian, and personally I don't believe in abortion. However, I'm pro-choice because I know there are young girls and women out there who have been raped, molested by their father's, some even gang-raped on the way home from school in some ghetto neighborhood that are 12 or 13 years old. I don't like that she wants to overturn Roe vs Wade. Roe vs Wade gave women a viable option, to quack doctors tearing up ther bodies in the past. I don't think anyone should take that option away from those who need it. Sarah Palin is not God! Who is she to pass judgment on other women who lives are different from her own? That matter is between them and God.

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thomgr — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:08:38 GMT

Sarah Palin was "new and fresh" which caused her and McCain's poll numbers to jump. But a new car is no longer new when it is driven off the lot and Palin's "new and fresh" shine will dull with time.

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jupiter25 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:09:13 GMT

On the Troopergate issue I must side with Palin. I mean what criminal would want the police investigating them

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terrificworld — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:09:19 GMT

I find it very laughable that from the moment Obama rates went down the whole entire Media stopped talking about rates...and instead went to 1948 files of Truman candidacy for President...the bias of USA media is so so out of proportion the whole world is laughing at America freedom-ways.

What freedom do to a country! my godness! It is a shame...that the Press can be so FREE as to distroy good people and build bad people.

No wonder even the false-rumors and fake talks about the Economy so bad, so bad, so bad, so bad...in the end make people believe LIES are true.

We out here observing the carnival of USA politics feel ashame even to related in business with this country.

If you liberal american media think you can be king and control and be biased ...believe me, your

kindom is at the peril of your own irresponsable ways.

We out here have no respect for you. You are the DOOMERS of your own country.

All we do over here is Laugh and take Advantage.

You are too stupid even to know what's really going on in the world.

You care more about knocking down a perfectly fine women...and lipstick than you care what's truly going on say in Theeran.

You are IDIOTS! we have no respect for you American Media.

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Pomeister — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:12:31 GMT

The one aspect of Palin that stands out above all else is the disdain to which she has held the power of investigating abuse of office in Alaska. So far, it appears obvious that she way overstepped the constraints of her office in trying to exact revenge on her former brother in law. This is a huge liability for the McCain ticket if nothing is done to clear the air here. I am a former supporter of Hillary Clinton who has considered the John McCain candidacy for president. I have decided at this point not to jump over but to stay with the Democrat for President, Barrack Obama. I could revisit this were the scandal in Alaska to be dealt with by her in a cooperative manner, not one in which she claims she is above it. That is how we got to the culture of corruption in Republican Washington. We do not need a vice president who seems to have decided to continue that culture. So, good luck John McCain but I will be voting for your opponent unless perhaps you revisit the wisdom of your VP choice. Thank you!!

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somebunny — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:12:46 GMT

Oh wow...the Democrats are scrambling now...you call this analysis? You call this reason? Daily polls go up and down for every candidate. You can't prove causality from them. Were you just as quick to deduce that Obama was going to lose the election after the big bump McCain/Palin got after the Republican convention? You want to put a wager on your analyses?

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Sara Sow — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:15:40 GMT

THE FAR LEFT MEDIA IS DOING EVERYTHING IN IT'S POWER TO GET "THEIR MESIAH" ELECTED.

THERE SEEMS TO BE LITTLE THEY WON'T SINK TO....

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO AN UNBIASED PRESS.

FREE PRESS IS WONDERFUL BUT NOT IF IT'S NO LONGER FREE BUT RATHER ENCUMBERED BY ALLEGIANCE THAT IT APPEARS TO OWES TO A PARTICULAR POLITICAL PARTYNAMELY BARAK OBAMAS AND THE DEMOCRATS..

MAY GOD HELP THEM...I CAN ASSURE YOU IN THE LONG RUN THEY WILL NEED IT.

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valadezaj — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:16:00 GMT

LOL This whole thing is laughable. The media is clearly in league with the DNC. I bet this is how one of their talking points memos go: Today make sure to kiss Obama's a ss and crucify Palin. Signed: The DNC minister of propaganda and enlightenment.

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mj it — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:16:05 GMT

Besides us, the one who should worry the most about Palin, is McCain. That woman wants to be president. But the guy who is showing early stages of dementia needs to watch his back. If he gets in, Palin will gun him down, skin him alive and mount his head on the wall of the oval office while she sits back in the presidential desk holding the smoking gun. God help us.

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wilder5121 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:17:14 GMT

So now John W McCain claims he INVENTED THE BLACKBERRY!!!

Incredible. Sad to see what a doddering old clown he has become. He needs to get some serious mental health treatment...and soon.

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ddmcd1974 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:18:47 GMT

Of course no obama supporters can answerr my question. Again since oil is now negative for 2008(less then on 1/1/08) how will Obama make up for the windfall tax he was going to apply to oil companies to fund his programs? He cannot tax them at windfall if they arent making enough profits and with oil now at 91 a barrell, trust me they will not have what are considered windfall profits by q4 2008 never mind when he takes over? Where will his funds come from, my pocket? payroill tax? bonus tax?

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brian.reach — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:20:05 GMT

Palin is an insult. McCain's whole "I'd lose an election before I'd lose a war" is totally discredited by him hiring Sarah Palin, who is absolutely unqualified to run our country, and would be a disaster in office, instead of picking somebody the American People would be comfortable with, if he died in office (which, with his health history and age, is pretty much as likely to happen as not). The last think we want is some folksy Alaskan right wing extremist to impose her radical evangelical views on the mainland. Go back to Alaska, and SHAME ON YOU JOHN MCCAIN.

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j1ggy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:20:49 GMT

bcrawf...and why were women choosing quack doctors??? The option you so want to defend is a human instituted law...don't go talking God behind a human law...what is the proper interpretation of scripture regarding God's stance on life...we'll not get to one universal truth...didn't realize there was a passing of judgement...Roe vs Wade is a secular law providing a societal option which finds no affirmation in Christian theology...Palin goes beyond your gender bias paradigm.

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chuckhasker@yahoo.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:22:03 GMT

Shame on you Andrew! And to think I thought you were different. In your update you left out the fact that Obama and Biden were also mentioned and they too couldn't run a company either. Finally I saw you for the truth. You are just like the other reporters that like to leave stuff out to stir a story. And it worked you have 10 times the comments that usually respond. Probably got a few more emails too. Palin faught for coruption in Alaska and passed major bills and she also had a hand in giving every man women and child in Alaska $1,200.00, What has Obama done, nothing, except for run for president. Bid deal. Chuck Hasker

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PASC — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:24:15 GMT

I think the seriousness of recent economic happenings are finally starting to make people think seriously--not fatuously--about their choices.

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ajon1600 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:24:33 GMT

Americans are not stupid - although John MCCain and Saray Palin seem the think so. They are fooling a few, but those are the same few that are always fooled by politicians.

I lived and worked in Silicon Valley when Carly ran HP into the ground. We we all glad to see a woman break the corporate glass ceiling at HP, but when she made blunder after blunder and they voted her out of there - she cried "SEXISM"...

But she is not running for Vice President, Sarah Palin is.. I say just leave her alone.. She is hanging herself.

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Huberc — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:25:21 GMT

I was pretty sure this would happen. Most of America (Republicans and Democrats) are moderates. Most people don't want a radical of any kind in the White House and Palin's view are very very far right. Also, she really isn't experienced in National or International politics, so its only natural that she would faulter when faced with all the issues. People always like something new and shiny, but as with most politicians, she has baggage.

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yessongs1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:25:53 GMT

Next the republicans will say its sexism thats doing it. McCain and Palin are Bush in Change clothing. The only Terrorist attack America will experience in the next few week is if McCain / Palin gets elected. After all they have a trade mark on it.

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Mr_Sundayschool — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:27:15 GMT

Newsweek's Favorability Ratings Begin ti Falter - er, continue to falter.

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Charter09 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:27:48 GMT

For all of you who are saying she lied about troopergate, the bridge to nowhere, etc........most of this has been debunked. The web has a lot of information regarding all your issues....before you slime someone......take a moment to do a little research.....then we can have an intelligent discussion based on facts.....not internet rumor....

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MuseOn — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:28:34 GMT

Congratulations, Obama media; you did it!

Managed to write enough smear and negative angles to start a destruction of a human being and loved Gov.

It´s just sad, how this media - with the help of Obama and his campaign and visa versa - covers this election in such bias ways.

I just hope there will be an uproar, people making a stand against the manipulation.

Regards ex-passionate Democrat

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smooth — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:29:33 GMT

Sarah Palin is a mess! Same old stump speech & same old lies. If her supporters are this stumpid they deserve what she & McCain has to offer-nothing!

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nov08 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:29:45 GMT

It's about time people started waking up to reality. To say people identify with her is what got us in trouble with George Bush - you know, someone you'd like to have a beer with? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought we were voting for someone to lead the greatest nation in the world? Silly me, but I thought a soccer mom wasn't on the requirements list for VICE PRESIDENT! If that's all it takes, guess what? I'M QUALIFIED and so is 3/4ths of this country!!

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concerned_citizen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:31:03 GMT

palin will get obama elected

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sparkle01 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:32:12 GMT

Sarah Palin is the "Whore of Babylon" who sits with the "Kings of the Earth" and gets them all drunk and in love, read the prophecy in the book of Revelation to get a better understanding of Mrs. Sarah Palin. Fall under her spell you fools, fall under her spell. She's on a mission, she's going to take out John McCain and rule the free world, it's all in her plan.

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DaveWK — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:32:37 GMT

No surprise. Those pesky facts, as has noted Steven Colbert, have a known liberal bias. The facts are that she's on the extreme of most issues, has fudged on her alleged credentials as a fiscal conservative, has been spiteful and vindictive in her political life, and has insufficient knowledge of public affairs to assume the position as successor to a 72 year old cancer survivor. Come to think of it, she's a perfect match for the newly minted, maverick only in his own mind, McCain. Right down to their shared lowly class rank in school!

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swtaffy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:32:38 GMT

Talk about unfair and biased reporting! You know what I call this...a witch hunt. I don't know how the people in the print media live with themselves. I have been a democrat my entire life but you can believe that come Nov. I will be voting the REPUBLICAN ticket. I will also not be renewing my subscription to Newsweek. You can send my renewal notice to Senator Obama.

No thank you very much!

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nov08 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:33:48 GMT

Uh, MuseOn? How does it feel? With the McCain campaign out and out LYING and inventing things about Obama and his campaign, you have no room to talk. And quit blaming the media for your downfalls - Republicans don't seem to need any help with downward spirals. Man up, will you? She is NOT qualified to be Vice President and a heartbeat away from the presidency, but then, with George Bush, you may see her as a step up.

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NotAScientologist — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:34:31 GMT

I'm not voting for McCain because the media has made a Circus of the Palin fiasco. Palin is not running for President. Americans do not live in the media bubble with half truths and favors being owed. Americans are broke, without equity, and practically being kicked to the curb from the fallout of a non-regulated economy having no legs. We're being directed to the poor line with McCains choice. We have no more savings McCain. How are you gonna make it better if we have no more money in the bank. And the job market looks empty when all we have to bargain for is a low salary without benefits.

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yessongs1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:35:28 GMT

I wish America would stop believing everything the Republicans

tell them and they might stop electing these bums. The reason they

lie constantly is beacuse they have found it works. Nobody will question

them. Maybe one day the middle class will get tired of being trickled on

and realize what it really is.

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NAPPYDREADZ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:35:36 GMT

I'm honored to be a democrat. They can take my money and use it for what ever they want. I don't mind helping the little guy be it poor, lazy, illegal, insane, homeless or whatever.

Republicans want to make sure they stay rich and that's it. That help yourself mentality is what got us here in the first place. When our market tumbles, so does the rest of the world.

Palin is not going to be a factor in this election because she's almost forgotten already.

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mekadig — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:37:22 GMT

I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....

* If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic, different.'

* Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers: a quintessential American story.

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow , Trig, and Track: you're a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating: you're well grounded.

*If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs,Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

* If your total resume is: local weather girl (sports caster), 4 years on the city council and6 years as the mayor of a town with fewer than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

*If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.

*If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America 's.

* If you're husband is nicknamed 'First Dude', with at least one DUI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA , your family is extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.

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ChicoCDM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:37:26 GMT

OMG this is SOO HORRIBLE!! This qoute - she named ALL the candidates. This is such a crappy job. You know why you guys are going to lose on your quest to hurt Palin. SHE IS ONE OF US!! And she is GENUINE!! Not the tiwsted do nothing, me me me amibitious political nuts from the left like OBAMA! She has risen on her own merit and not on opotunisitc ambition - that why you guys hate her so much. She represents the US of A I LOVE!

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tarzan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:38:05 GMT

your bias toward B.O. is awful. why don't you change your name to the Barack Obama election committee. is there a better, more objective measure if the success of an elected official than approval ratings? sarah's approval ratings are 80% while the democratically controlled congress are the lowest ever measured. Barack now doesn't campaign on himself as a good candidate but instead attacks his opponents. he has never succeeded at anything. did you miss B.O. thinking that there are 57 states? why not talk about his reversing his position on public finance? at saddleback B.O. said the hardest decision he ever made was to vote against the Iraq war-he wasn't even in the senate-he is either an idiot or a liar. he said the march at Selma influenced his parents and inspired his birth. that would be neat except he was born four years earlier. if B.O. is jesus and sarah is "the governor" WOULD JESUS MURDER BABIES? B.O. is a blow hole who has never had a real job. he stole money from taxpayers, gave it to his friend Tony who returned the favor by a sweet heart real estate deal. none of really consider you a source of information anymore, you are just trying to misinform the public in an attempt to elect B.O. he wants to take the government from 3 trillion to 3.8 trillion a year-and not raise taxes?

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jimtranr — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:38:35 GMT

I suspect that Senator McCain's forced choice ("forced" because he wanted Senator Lieberman) of Governor Palin as his running mate is the move that ultimately doomed his candidacy. Palin's had her 15 minutes, and as the bloom continues to wear off as we learn more about her governing style and her flip-flops, she'll be viewed--along with his pronouncements on the "strong" economy-- as the prime example of McCain's faulty judgment.

I'd note, too, that Carly Fiorina's position as a campaign advisor doesn't help McCain, either. She didn't exactly leave Hewlett Packard under the most favorable of circumstances--though she walked away packing a healthy golden parachute. In that respect, she's a paradigm of what we can expect with no-longer-Mr.-Straight-Talk at the country's helm.

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ilsalund — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:39:24 GMT

OMG. The far right is so mad! Their hand picked candidate isn't able to evade the laws of the country the way Bush and Cheney did, and it just isn't fair. I never understand why they don't include their patron saint, Rush Limbaugh, when they decry the Media? The guy rakes in millions of dollars a year spewing hate and venom on basically everyone, yet to hear the RNC, they don't have a single friend on their side. I just wonder, if Palin is so well thought of, why hasn't there been one fellow incumbent Republican Governor or one of the several, senior Republican women office holders (Snowe, Hutchinson, Rice) out lending an active endorsement or even a lukewarm defense of her position?

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djtanner2000 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:39:50 GMT

RE: chuckhasker@yahoo.com :Shame on you Andrew! ...Palin faught for coruption in Alaska ... Chuck Hasker"

I for one am happy that she "faught for coruption", because as we all know coruption should be faught for in all 50 states, not just Alaska.

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djtanner2000 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:39:51 GMT

RE: chuckhasker@yahoo.com :Shame on you Andrew! ...Palin faught for coruption in Alaska ... Chuck Hasker"

I for one am happy that she "faught for coruption", because as we all know coruption should be faught for in all 50 states, not just Alaska.

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jjcdc — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:39:59 GMT

Anytime Republicans hear something in the news that doesn't fit into your small, defined "world view" then they say it's the "liberal media". That is laughable. By the way, "liberal" is defined as showing or characterized by broad-mindedness. I would rather be liberal than so narrowminded that I can't see the truth through the trees!

If the media was truly "liberal" we would actually see reporting about the complete lies coming from McCain ads, speeches, etc. Network newstations don't do actual investigative reporting anymore. They report what each side says, for example they will say Obama says, "McCain's ads are not true", so then Republicans can discount this. There are no facts being reported. I have to go online to actually find a nonpartisan site that has really researched the facts and will spell them out clearly. Shouldn't we be able to count on our nightly news to do that research of the facts for us? I guess not anymore.

The media's only goal is themselves. They are huge corporations that are trying to make money. Actually, most media groups in this country are owned by and/or have boards of directors that are wealthly and predominently Republicans! Whatever will sell their newspaper, tv show, etc. is what stories are reported and how they will cover them. It is sad. That is why we had months of flag pin, lipstick and pig stories instead of actual coverage of important topics like the war, the economy, etc. Now only that something truly dramatic happened with the economy they talk about it.

People need to get over the media. They are out for themselves. I have seen things on almost every channel, website, etc. that seem biased towards McCain or Obama at different times. It all has to do with what story they think will make people buy their papers and watch their news shows.

If you want NONPARTISAN information go to sites like factcheck.org and politifact.com. You have to look for the truth and educate yourselves.

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wildwest71@msn.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:40:36 GMT

Are you kidding me? I know that from a distance she appears a capable woman and at first a lightning bolt for John mcCain, but I watched that interview closely, was actually frightened at some of her comments and even more so by the LEGITIMATE controversies surrounding troopergate and her stint as Governor. She is NO HILLARY and the sooner Americ realizes it the sooner her approval ratings will plummet further. SWTAFFY-if you truly feel this way, please re-register as a Republican.

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renegade4761 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:41:07 GMT

The silly question by the idiot Charles Gibson could have been answered many ways, depending on what topic one might think of. Palin in a bad day is better than Borat Osama any day. McCain/Palin- the winning ticket

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nov08 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:41:35 GMT

Hey, SweatTaffy? You said it yourself - a "witch hunt," only the one that found the witch was McCain! And PLEASE don't pretend you were ever a Democrat! No worthy Democrat would EVER vote Republican in THIS election! Not when we have the greatest candidates in the past 8 years, as well as a full stock of Clintons to fix the economy and Biden to fix foreign affairs, and so on and so forth. Who are you going to blame if, God forbid, McCain and Mrs Nobody-Ever-Heard-Of should get elected and take this country into the depression its headed for right now since your boy said he doesn't know anything about economics! Oh, I forgot, McCain wants to "bomb bomb bomb Iran." More wars! Yay! Got any kids you'd like to send?? I hear Uncle McSame wants them!

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LYRICOSPINTO — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:42:24 GMT

I hope this is a little light onto the situation. Maybe the experience is enough - maybe the "pork" requests are not that bad - maybe the ethics questions - well you get the drift. But people, this woman is major scary - She is entitle to her religious beliefs, but for me, they are bizarre and I don't see her able to separate them from her politics. and MuseOn? Smear? please pull the splinter from your own eye :)

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wildwest71@msn.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:42:28 GMT

why cannot republicans ever see the forrest?

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steinem68 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:43:07 GMT

McCain - Palin versus Obama-Biden, is like comparing The Middle Ages to The Renaissance...we, as a Nation, and as a a global partner to progressive thought , science and morality, have been burned at the stake by extreme Right wing witches and demons, in anything progressive, humanitarian and spiritual. Flooded by those Ambassadors of perverted tongues and twisted -quoted bibles....they have spun our intellectual and environmental purities into globs of polluted filth...and they will not stop there. With greed and ill-educated heathens these two "mavericks" will rule , without soul....and we shall be thrown into a "Forever Hell."

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Shad — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:43:33 GMT

McCain "Out of Touch" with U.S. Economy

Published: Sep 16, 08 08:44 AM

Like so many other issues on which he shares a position with George Bush -- GOP hopeful John McCain is just plain, flat-out "out of touch" on the economy. Today, McCain joined President Bush in declaring that our economic fundamentals are sound.

Aside from the lack of real meaning behind this trite statement, and I'll admit that it's only meant to provide some form of reassurance - it's the exact same reassurance that George Bush and the GOP have been giving Americans for the last 8-9 months, as the economy slowly and steadily sunk into a recession.

Have Americans fallen asleep, lulled into complacency from lullabies sung to them by John McCain and George Bush?

Democrat Rahm Emanuale is issuing a wake-up call...

John McCain keeps proving just how out of touch he really is. Last week, he said he was 'divorced from the day-to-day challenges people have.' Today, he said 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong.' All the while, unemployment is up, costs are rising, incomes are declining, and Alan Greenspan says we're in a once-in-a-century financial crisis. Only George Bush and John McCain can say the economy is strong and keep a straight face."

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nachomama300 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:43:55 GMT

I have spent some time trying to figure who Sarah Palin is and tried research the things I find important. I think there has been too much coverage about her children, her hobbies, her fashion. What I care about and worry about is, if McCain is elected she will be one heartbeat away from the presidency. A person whose foreign policy knowledge comes from cliff notes. A person whose energy and environmental background will serve big oil. I would like to think the VP would have studied world history and had a depth of understanding of the different cultures that exist in the world and our country. A person understands our economic challenges and what polices need to be changed. A person that will look for the most qualified people to fill key positions and not just appoint "friends". If we had used that criteria to elect the last president, the nation wouldn't be in the position it is in today.

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jr47 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:44:24 GMT

Who are the politicians capable of running a sucessful corporation or even a small business? Names please.....I have all day!

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rjbader — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:44:31 GMT

I hope the media is happy and enjoy their exotic vacations that the democratic party is giving them. Ever since Palin cme on the scenethe media has been doing everything they can to discredit her. Charles Gibson's interview with her was a joke as he constantly tried to trick her and put words in her mouth.

Here we have an upstanding Christian person in politics and it is too much for all to handle...

She prays.. Is that wrong?? That is what Christians do. Maybe the media and some American people ought to read their Bible more and see what this life is all about!

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btexpress — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:44:38 GMT

andrew , how long have you been on obama's payroll.As far as polls go the dems should have won the last two elections by a landslide.I also like how you highlight all the "facts" haha! Face it you guys are trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill, didn't work in the last two election and it won't work this time.

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terrificworld — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:45:10 GMT

Did American Press go to Kennya and investigate

whats going on there regarding Obama?

It is no Joke...the whole country is crazy about America

turning islamic.

Same thing in Indonesia.

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Unhappy Republican — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:46:07 GMT

I am a registered Republican and a woman. I am disgusted with the current administration. And, Sarah Palin does not speak for me. While I would love to see a woman as president or vice president someday very soon, I refuse to vote based on that. The thought of Roe vs. Wade being overturned (as Ms. Palin suggests that she would like to see happen) and the fact that she is against sex education is over the top. This would force many young girls into the back ally for an abortion. And do we not want our children to know facts about sex and how to protect themselves? I think that the next few weeks and months will be interesting. I think many of her statements are fabrications. This is one Republican/Woman that will not support Sarah Palin. Voting for Obama all the way!!!!!!!

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naz14 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:46:27 GMT

It's interesting that you would compare Carly Fiorina's ability to run Hewlett Packard, or for that matter any major corporation, to McCain or Palin's ability to run a major corporation. Would Barrack Obama, Joe Biden, or most other members of Congress, have the ability to run a major corporation. Probably not. Corporations must operate on profits, not Taxpayers, and corporate managers are accountable to stockholders, where politicians are accountable to nobody. Bad comparison!!!

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randyleegilmore — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:46:38 GMT

Dear swtaffy, That's ok i'll take over your renewal!

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scarlethorn — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:46:48 GMT

I'm glad she's no Hilary. And Obama is no JFK so get over it. What in the hell you people actually think any of these people do is absolutely amazing. You all run around saying "times are tough" or "save us save us" like these fools could do that.

They can't save any of you becuase they have their hands in your pockets taking whatever it is you have left.

Obama will changes things. What a joke. Yeah, he and Biden are really NOT part of the DC group. And McCain is a refromer too. OK.

We'd be better off hiring a friggin king.

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rharnek — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:47:22 GMT

Typical left media; and thank you MSNBC.com for pointing me to your left wing cohort article. Why do you edit the video on U-Tube or do your homework to listen to everythign Fiorina said? The entire statement she made today was that that none of the canditates Palin, McCain, Obama, or Binen are capable of running a major corporation. Fox news already has the ENTIRE article/statement on line. I guess that is why they are #1 and MSNBC is still last. Didn't you learn your lesson from the conventions? When will this stop?

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holein123 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:47:40 GMT

Mr. Romano I can tell that Osama I mean Obama has brain washed you too. Palin is still as popular as she was the night she gave her speech at the Republican convention. I love your polls that say plus or minus 10 points. If you can't have a poll any better than plus or minus 10 points then what are polls good for.

For the mixed up left wingers that think she lied about the road to no where why didn't you listen to the rest of the story. It seems you all just listen to what you want to and just forget about the rest of the information. She was for it when it was said to cost around 70 million dollars but when they did other cost estimates and it went three times above that amount that is when she decided it was not the right thing for Alaska. What is wrong with having a politician that wants to save her tax payers and the United States money if the project is to expensive. Wake up and smell the coffee and quit picking out the things you want to hear. Obama should focus on McCain more than he is focusing on Palin. He can't handle having someone especially a woman run as vice president that has by far more experience than he wished he had.

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nov08 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:47:50 GMT

Medadig - you're awesome! Way to put the FACTS out there! I love it!! Now there's research!

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watching carefully — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:48:19 GMT

How wonderful that Americans are beginning to see through this charade. Sarah Palin is fun to look at and listen to, but when it comes down to her qualifications to be VP, they are sadly just not there. Obama, Biden and McCain have understood and studied the Bush Doctrine for years and understand its consequences. Sarah Palin didn't even know what is was until last week. I am so angry at McCain for putting this inept lightweight first in line for the presidency should he be disabled. At his age that is not unlikely. The entire world is watching this election. Let's let them see that we are not a country of gullible fools, but instead one where we educate ourselves about the candidates and vote the issues. Let's restore our good name in the rest of the world. The good name that the Bush administration has dragged through the mud for the last 8 years. Let's elect Barack Obama!

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rubyring329 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:48:34 GMT

Of course this is another Newsweek smear article. Newsweek recently said that if we don't elect Obama, it proves the United States is racist. What a pile of crap.

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Rishi Sage Sharma — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:48:35 GMT

Is Mr. Obama qualified to run a major corporation, such as Hewlett Packard? If the answer is not obvious, why not ask Ms Florina. Is Obama contesting against Ms Palin? Even if so, why not ask the same questions to both? Unless a spin is applied, both are somewhat low in experience. But Mr Obama is heading the Democratic ticket, while Ms Palin is not heading the Republican ticket. While Mr McCain, the Republican nominee for the presidentship has made trendous sacrifices for the country, Mr Obama has only talked till now. While Mr McCain has selected a young and energetic lady for the VP, a Washington outsider, Mr Obama has selected a much older man and Washington insider. Does it not explain who is forward looking?

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Frankenboy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:48:59 GMT

How anyone can be so easily duped into believing this woman has the qualifications to run our country is beyond me! It's the same mentality that this country shows when thinking Obama must be a Muslim or Muslim supporter based on his name! I'm not saying the woman isnt qualified to run a state of 700,000 but our entire country? C'mon! Sorry but I don't want a gun toting, anti-abortion, homophobe anywhere near the White House! Our country was based on an "all-inclusive" ideal which she and the white, male dominated Republican party most assuredly stand against! She and McCain for that matter are nothing but puppets for the GOP. The United States is already the laughing stock of the world! The Republicans will continue to drive us deeper in debt on wars we dont belong in while houses continue to be forclosed on, gas prices rise and jobs dry up. And McCain says there is no problem with the economy! This article states facts! Numbers don't lie and all her supporters immediately cry personal foul! Just what I would expect form a two faced Republican! It's ok to smear Obama for his Muslim name (which I thought we had freedom of religion in this country anyway, no?) but show some actual facts and figures and it's cry baby time!!! Down with that false-face Palin! Down with that old fart McCain! Give me Obama for peace!

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SeaDodger — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:03 GMT

The author intimated that Palin failed to show an understanding of "Bush Doctrine". Andrew Romano is either biased or blind and most likely both. Wikipedia states:

The Bush Doctrine is a phrase used to describe various related foreign policy principles of United States president George W. Bush, created in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The phrase initially described the policy that the United States had the right to treat countries that harbor or give aid to terrorist groups as terrorists themselves, which was used to justify the invasion of Afghanistan.[1] Later it came to include additional elements, including the controversial policy of preventive war, which held that the United States should depose foreign regimes that represented a threat to the security of the United States, even if that threat was not immediate (used to justify the invasion of Iraq), a policy of supporting democracy around the world, especially in the Middle East, as a strategy for combating the spread of terrorism, and a willingness to pursue U.S. military interests in a unilateral way.[2][3][4] Some of these policies were codified in a National Security Council text entitled the National Security Strategy of the United States published on September 20, 2002.[5]

Sorry to rain on your parade dems.

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NotACockyMom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:14 GMT

Maybe since people are losing their houses (and if not completely, their equity), jobs and retirement money, they've figured out that too much is at stake for this nation to be led by someone with limited exposure, education (four years completed at four different colleges) and experience. But the real issue is not Sarah Palin, it's the failed policies of the Bush Administration that McCain has agreed with 90 percent of the time. I kept an open-mind about Ms. Palin, but the more I read and study about her, the scarier she becomes to me. In this American Idolization of the presidency, people have started to realize that she has picked the wrong song and is singing out of key.

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jbnewboy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:27 GMT

Here we go again. Yet another media source that is obviously another wolf in sheeps clothing. I for one think Palin was a great choice. Compare it to picking Biden for the democratic vp. Obama keeps hollering about "change". How does picking someone who has been in washington since 1972 got anything to do with change? Obama keeps talking about "8 more years of the same". Well his vp choice is evidently "36 years of the same"! Change? I think not. The only "change" their will be is whats left in your pocket after Obama gets done! Come on America, lets not be fooled by someone who only attribute is he can deliver a speech full of promises. And that has absolutely no plan on how to acheive any of the b.s. he is spewing. The only difference between ObAMA and OsAMA is a little bs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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AMCNYC — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:52 GMT

Take your head out of the sand, Andrew.

With any luck, people are actually beginning to think and realize finally how dreadful a Vice President candidate this woman actually is. Besides being totally unqualified, she is a pathological liar, disrespectful, manipulative , unethical and deserves not only to falter in the favorability register, but have the book thrown at her. After barely a month, he's had more Pinnochios on the Annenberg Institute Fact Check than most politicans get in a lifetime! Have you examined her acceptance speech line-by-line or read all the fact check analyis on it? But I don't blame her. McCain selected her over qualified candidates as a cynical political ploy, a gamble that currently looks like good, but wait til Sarahfever dies down. Wait til more of her Alaska skeletons fall out of the closet, til she's given a few more interviews in which she will repeat the same lies that have already been fact-checked as lies. Wait a while and, God willing, the American vioters will realize how they've been duped by the engine driver of the Crooked Talk Express!

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cheyenne0ne — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:53 GMT

Democrats are human beings with there brains beat out so go figure

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KURTS1960 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:50:14 GMT

Ah Liberals. You are a cute naive band indeed. Oh no the Democrats don"t lie( "I did not have sexual relations with that woman") sound familiar? Oh how soon we forget. VICE Presidential candidate does not have much experience. ok, granted. Hoe about PRESIDENTIAL candidate that has little to no experience?. Hmmm. What about it Liberal types? How come NOT a one of you are posting that? Republican president gives us tax rebate to the chagrin of the liberals. Why? because liberal= tax and spend, not give back. oh no that wouldnt do at all in Liberal land now would it? Get a grip if Nobama wins we will all pay, you, me, everyone. the only difference is it will be me saying I TOLD YOU SO! watch and learn oh young naive liberals. watch, learn

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jabland — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:50:15 GMT

You wish she was loosing approval. You want it so bad you are creating it. She held her own well with her interview with Charlie Gibson. Charlie Gibson did not know what the Bush doctorine was. He looked like a condesending jerk.

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robert.wrobel — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:50:57 GMT

Fix the site. It is chopping off ends of statements.

I dont trust Osama, I mean Obama.

Democrats cry too much.

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onewmnvotr — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:51:53 GMT

I am tired of hearing about Sarah Palin. Sick of the sarcasm. She is only a running mate, not the candidate. The only thing we can learn from her and her family is that teaching abstinence does not work. Lets move on to the real issues like the economy, the war, the republican lies, the auto industry and their counterpart the oil industry.

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KURTS1960 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:51:53 GMT

Oh yea also on the same vein, It was great watching Charlie Gibson choke wasn't it? serves the liberal jerk right!

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jbnewboy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:53:26 GMT

Obama for change

Because thats all you'll have left when he's done!

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spideweb4 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:54:20 GMT

Why don't you be fair to both sides or is everyone employed there a Democrate? wouldn't it be nice to hear about the issuses instead of all this cutting down of everyone. If Sarah is so bad then why did the people of alaska elect her??? Why don't you do a side by side comparison of them then maybe people will have a better chance to choose who is best able to run this country and I don't mean run it in the ground. I just don't understand why you are so one sided.

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doc1010 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:54:29 GMT

Geez Andrew, you're such a dem hack.

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kjones2008 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:54:39 GMT

I agree - fix the site!!! can not read most of the comments!!

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jbnewboy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:54:54 GMT

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

OsAMA AND ObAMA

IS JUST A LITTLE b.s.!!!!!

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jaydiamond — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:55:33 GMT

The woman is icredibly, viscerally, obnoxious.....less a porn film librarian, than Kindergarten teacher who talks to adults as if they were 5 year old children.

She is a phony and a jerk.

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aroberts — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:22 GMT

Sarah Palin, on her worse day, is better than Obama and Biden combined on their best day. Get over it Democrats, America is on to you and your biased press. Can't wait until November!!!!!

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avg joe25 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:34 GMT

@jabland -- yeah -- she looked like one of those beauty contest contestant who came with prepared answers... she had no clue and she did what most beauty contestants do, give an answer she came prepared with.

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dawnbc1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:40 GMT

Dear jabland. I didn't think she held her own, that's your imagining. I felt she looked like an empty head. I want an intelligent, educated president and vice president. Not a confabulator. I have had enough of Bush and his confabulations and Palin reminds me more of him every single day. All hot air. Charlie Gibson asked her appropriate questions. She shouldn't get softball questions because she's a woman. That would be sexist, wouldn't it? I have made up my mind.

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Amma — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:55 GMT

As a professional woman, mother and entrepreneur who votes based on the integrity of the candidate and program of action, and who respects some democrats and republicans. We can agree to disagree and still unite on a common program, i.e., provide economic incentives for small business that constitute 95% of the employers in the USA, and not subsidize businesses that take our jobs overseas. So as an American citizen what disturbs me about Palin is several things. Some key issues I have:

1. She says that having five children, one handicapped is *irrevelent*. I have two children young adults and i worked and sacrificed as an entrepreneur and it has taken its toll on my children. It has made them stronger, However, they missed out on a lot in terms of proper upbringing. So, i am all for professional woman, but it is relevent. A mothers love is different than a father or a babysitter. Having a handicapped child is even tougher. So i would have said that is is a very very difficult decision... I am not saying she shouldnt take the job, but it matters.

2. Palin said she would not blink to engage in war if intelligence said such and such...We need a president who will very carefully weigh all angles before engaging this nation in a war that has dire consequences on human life, the economy, the environment, etc.! I think we need to negotiate and diffuse hostilities. Not be confrontataional with reactionaries. Or we feed the fire. Our first goal should be to lesson and neutralize the threat and their following. Not escalate it. Our elected officials have a responsibility to conduct due dilligence. Everyone knows the CIA and other intelligence agencies have done dirty deeds around the world and at home. So, you have to do more than listen to inteliigence, react and engage in war without blinking. We heard a bunch of lies about chemical weapons in Iraq. did it exist? Obama said it back then that the case had not been established to go to war. McCain had all that experience and foreign relations and he could not ascertain the truth. Duh! The over zealous actions of the current administration, with McCain / Palin blessing and continued support, only eggs on the reactionaries. It is escalating the race for nuclear weapons buildup and furthers the possibility of a third world war that could destroy the entire planet.

3. Her comments that the war is an act of God. This to me is a justification of genocide or ethnic cleansing against muslims. We fail to distinguish that there is good and evil in all races of people and religions. Many innocent muslim and other people have died that were minding their own business. Not concerned about us, not planning or plotting to attack us! Most of them are not reactionary or terrorist and they too opposed the taliban! But, we lump them all together as if they are all one and the same. What about the 100s of 1000s of innocent men, woman and children who have been killed, maimed, raped, tortured and left homeless? Are they not children of God too, Palin? or is it only white conservatives or Americans that matter?

Biden made it clear in his opening speech, All God's children are equal. There is a huge difference between the two when it comes to appreciate of the diversity of Americans and people around the world. That we respect human life, and animal rights. (I also have a problem with her shooting defenseless wolves in the wintertime).

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nov08 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:57 GMT

terrificword - tell me you don't think that if there WAS anything to find in Kenya or Indonesia, that it wouldn't have been found by now by the media hounds? You must come from a really, really small town, or have forgotten about Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty that says, "Give me your tired, your hungry..." Oh, never mind, trying to explain about America's melting pot accepting people from every country that even your ancestors were once is obviously wasted on a small minded, close-minded person such as yourself. Is it the name that freaks you out, because I've got news for you, there are probably more people in this country that have names that would also apparently frighten you that actually MAY be planning bad things for America that DO NOT HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD INVESTIGATING THEIR EVERY MOVE LIKE OBAMA DOES! I'll bet YOU have more against your record than a prince like Barack Obama does! You ought to be thrilled that you live in a country where a brilliant class-act like Barack Obama is willing to help lead a nation with YOUR TIRED rear end in it to something better for all of us, yes, even your bigoted butt!

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rube — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:57:09 GMT

Picking a VP for the most important job in the nation is a major test for each candidate!

It’s a telling task that characterizes what each nominee offers to a nation that has gone from a wealthy great union to a broken divisive ghost of what is recently was just eight years ago!

Obama picked Joe Biden for VP, an excellent needed addition as Biden is an

expert on foreign affairs and the economy!

Mccain choose vanity over substance…

Mcain choose novelty over experience…

There are least 50–80 more acceptable and viable conservatives available for the job!

The nation needs intelligence, and people with the wisdom to select the best advisors and cabinet available! The democrats will do this hands down. The GOP had its chances and they showed their hand- monoplies and deregulation have paved the way to the current crisis!

The “Saving and Loan” scandal, the “Suprime, mortgage and banking industry meltdown” have GOP/John McCcain written all over these financial meltdowns.

It is the job of the federal government to provide oversight to protect its citizens from corruption, greed and inadequacy. This are crucial issues that George W., John McCain much less Sarh Palin will never grasp!

Al Greenspan and several other financial experts are coming out of the closet. What they are saying is simple, “the nation can’t survive any more John McCain/George Bush fiscal management/mismanagement!

The mainstays of Bush and McCain are inept and corrupt what does this say about their VP pick of Palin?

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Chloe123 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:58:16 GMT

Do you know what is beginging to "falter?" It isn't Plain it is the Media and the liberal press making it sound as if the people are as neurotic psycho as they are. Pailins favorability will only increase in time but the liberal press is in a sever state of panicv and tells ervyone that she is "faltering" so they have to second guess themselves. Do you they actually think the public is that naive? If the public is that naive they should not vote at all.

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dawnbc1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:58:18 GMT

ah jbnewboy, the only difference between you and a bigot is ....uh...uh....hmmmm...nothing I guess. Just like the bs of the John sidney mccain machine.

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fhmorgan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:59:07 GMT

What is it with Republican, do they all have this adversion to investigations into there possible wrong doing, once again we have a republican office holder telling the legislature they refuse to comply with supeonas issued covering potential wrong doing while in office. We don't need a repeat of Bush defying supeonas and then finding out they had a hand in the allegations.

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money_mike_87 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:59:10 GMT

You, my friend, ARE the Liberal Media. Also, who told you write a story? You look young enough to still be drawing pictures in your coloring book. You just don't get the fact that she's going to stand for what she believes in. And about the Troopergate thing, who cares if she doesn't want anything to do with it? She's got bigger things going on in life than to go and be a part of such a stupid, idiotic thing like this. The media can't dig up crap on her, so they are using miniscule crap like this Troopergate and making fun of what she believes in, to try and tear her down. Hey, I have news for You!, it's her belief (as it is MINE) and her beliefs should be respected. The media is always talking about how we should respect everyones beliefs, Especially the homosexuals and then they go and pull some crap like this. I have one word for people like this; Hypocrites!!! Oh, and I don't think they thought all this out. I like what Pat Buchanan said before he was cut off the other week, he mentioned how there has been a book written by a Pentecostal and how there have been 48 million copies of this book sold. That's a lot of votes the media is tampering with if they really want Obama to win. However, my vote has been cast. I'm voting for the McCain/Palin Presidency. You all should never have made fun of MY religion. Oh, and one more thing before I go: Get A Haircut!

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jazzeequeen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:59:13 GMT

Anyone stupid enough to vote for McCain/ Palin deserve 8 more years of Bush. McCain is 72 for goodness sake. Do you really think that a gun-toting, redneck hockey mom who has only left the US 3 times in her life is capable orf running the most powerful country in the world? Get Real.

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obama sucks 08 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:59:57 GMT

Ha haaaaaaaaaa, she dropped 4%? 4%...these libs are at it again, why aren't there more stories in Newsweek about the negatives of Barak, what?He doesn't have any? NewsWeek, and CNBC are BIAS...Plain and simple. WE ARE NOT IDIOTS who only listen to the media.

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rmworthem1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:50 GMT

I still think that Charles Gibson was rotten in the way he questioned her at times. I think she handled herself real well. As for the other problems against her: Troopergate, daughter pregnant, no experience and heaven forbid she mentions God! she is A #1 on my list. Her ex brother in law deserved to be fired. Even if the 10 yr old wanted him to taze him don't you think that he would have had the smarts not to? Plus the alledged abuse from the trooper. Come on, the only ones who know or should really care about it is Palin's sister and family. The trooper broke laws and he should have to pay for the crimes committed. As for the firing of the Supervisor...whatever his name is. It was just bad timing. I really don't think that she would fire him over not firing that lunatic of a trooper. Did I read this right elsewhere? That the trooper drank while on duty?

McCain still has my vote, actually I was not going to vote until Palin came on the scene. I think she has the guts to stand up to the people in Washington and she will do right for the people of this country. Hopefully McCain will do right by us too. Whomever wins should have only us the people in mind not themselves. (like Obama does)

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jaydiamond — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:55 GMT

Palin is a kindergarten teacher.

The thought of this uninformed poseur as president is farcical.

The idea that this nobody could even be mayor of Wasilla

demonstrates the utter superficiality of America today.

The entire GOP does not contain one serious person, but

this phony woman is the worst ever.

She speaks to America like it is a kindergarten class.

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Gail again — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:01:01 GMT

The only reason she gained any momentum at the polls is because she is pro life, plain and simple. Now the country is waking up that that is not the only issue in this election. Our very stablilty as a nation both militarily and economically is as stake. She cannot shoot and kill her way out of the world as she professes to do in Alaska. I do not respect a person who eats moose and killed her "first" rabbit at the age of ten! I am a woman, but I would never vote for a blood thirsty killer who says she respects life. Whose life is that exactly? Her own, perhaps, her illigitimate grandchild? If she was such a good mother, she would have been home raising her kids and teaching them life skills. That is one woman's opinion, and I am sticking to it.

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charley58 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:01:52 GMT

Well,well,well,it seems to me the biased liberal media is doing everything in its power to tear down Sarah Palin and John McCain,if you went into all the nook and crannies of Barack Obama's life,like who his relatives are and who he is in association with that people may not think so fair of him.People,people,we Americans that are not moved by the left wing baby killer addicts suggestions ,like I I I I I I am going to change America and IIIII am going to bring about Harmony in the government, will not be moved by such retoric. People want what is right for the people and I believe as well as many more fellow keep the babies alive conservatives that we want morality in the people running the government,like it should be.So all you baby killer addicts out there,you need to straighten up and get your life right.God is watching us.

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virgin 1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:01:59 GMT

What is it about Sarah Palin that reminds me of the movie "Fargo"?

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nmsds — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:02:18 GMT

I am always amazed at the holier than thou, self desrcibed hallowed liberal sheep that jump

at the first sign of blood. I didn't know sheep had teeth.

As far as Carly Fiozina's opinion, well, look at HP and the road it is on. Not much to bragg about.

Palin is from the real world and will make real world decisons. She has the brains and the

intellect. I would bet our lives on her. (which is what we are doing) (I can't say the same about the side).

Andrew, you are truely a disappointment. I am beginning to believe that you got your integrity from the operators manual of "Tass"

You aren't even trying to hide your prejudice. The most powerful weapon in a Democracy is the

pen and paper. Andrew, you and yours are mercinaries. Anything for a Buck. You are an embarrasment to journalistic integrity.

It has got to be tough to look at yourself in the mirror every morning.

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joedakota — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:02:26 GMT

Andrew, you are a typical liberal reporter, spinning things in the direction of you leanings. Did you not know ABC did a hatchet job on Palin, editing out responses that would show that she is very intelligent. I read the full transcript on the net which is the only way to find our what is really going on. If you are a true reporter why not get a transcript of the interview and let the people see how MSM is manipulating the truth.

This also makes one wonder how many dumb answers given by Obama was edited out.

Have you ever heard of congress.org a non partisan Webb sight that reports what bills are before Congress and who voted for what. Take a look at the onerous legislation awaiting a rubber stamp president. As well as what Obama's voting record has been.

Your picture show you as a young man I am a 67 year old that worked very hard for what little I have. I will be gone while you are working and paying for Obama's program to make every one equal, equally poor that is.

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jim48my — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:02:34 GMT

"___STRAIGHT TALK FROM THE MY TRUTH FORUM___"

Russian doctrine:

Which holds that the Russian government should depose foreign regimes

that represent a threat to the security of Russia, even if such threats are

not immediate and no attack is imminent.

That is why Russia invaded Georgia.

If we put missles in Georgia it will happen again

WHAT WOULD BE THE ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT,

IF A MILLION GALLIONS OF OIL A DAY WAS PUMPED INTO THE GULF

COULD THEY EVEN STOP IT,

9-11 HAPPENED ON THE RE-BUBBA-CAN WATCH,

BE SAFE ELECT Barack Obama

THE TORCHER CHAMBER WAS CREATED ON THE RE-BUBBA-CAN WATCH

BEFORE THEY USE IT ON YOU

BE SAFE ELECT Barack Obama

The United States Constitution BECAME JUST A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE RE-BUBBA-CAN WATCH,

BEFORE THEY TAKE IT FROM YOU

BE SAFE ELECT Barack Obama

SECRECY HAPPENED ON THE RE-BUBBA-CAN WATCH

BEFORE THEY SPY ON YOU

BE SAFE ELECT Barack Obama

THE RE-BUBBA-CAN PUT A CHILD PREDATOR IN CHARGE OF THE PAGES

DO THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON? (IS HE STILL THERE)

KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE - ELECT BARACK OBAMA

MCCAIN WAS ASKED

"IF YOU ARE ASKED, BY PRIME MINISTER MALIKI, TO LEAVE, WILL YOU"

HE SAID "MALIKI WILL NEVER ASK, WHY SHOULD I ANSWER, WHEN I KNOW HE WILL NEVER ASK"

WHY DIDN'T HE ANSWER THE QUESTION, AND WHY DIDN'T THE NEWS REPORTERS,

INSIST THAT HE ANSWER.

150,000 WILL BE THERE IF MACCAIN IS ELECTED,

AND WILL BE THERE, FOR A HUNDRED YEARS

BRING OUR TROOPS HOME (MALIKI DOESN'T WANT THEM)

ELECT Barack Obama

SHE SAID "NO THANKS" TO THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE, BUT SEND US THE MONEY ANYWAY

SAY NO THANKS TO PALIN

ASK HER TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK?

ELECT Barack Obama

THE VICE PRESIDENT LEFT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERMENT.

ASK MCCAIN WHICH PART OF THE GOVERMENT WILL HIS V.P. BE IN?

(SHE DOES KINDA REMIND YOU OF DICK CHENNEY)

BE SAFE ELECT Barack Obama

IF THEY THINK ANY OF THIS IS UNTRUE...

OR " if you and the MCCAIN campaign want to disagree, that’s their call.”

THE NAME WAS CHANGED, BUT IT WAS A QUOTE, (was took from a mccain spokesman)

------------------WHICH MEANS THAT MCCAIN WILL

------------------SLING MUD EVEN IF IT'S PROVEN TO NOT BE TRUE

HELP TAKE AMERICA BACK

ELECT BARACK OBAMA

I'M AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND "I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE"

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belmontshores — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:02:52 GMT

I take pride in analyzing campus election journalism. This article is clearly one of two things: A"hit piece" or sloppy journalism. I watched the interview live on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell, when she spoke with Fiorina, so this is what really happened.

After stating that neither Palin, nor McCain, would be qualified for running a major corporation, like HP (as posted in the videos above), in the very next sentence, she stated that neither Obama, nor Biden could do it as well. In other words, Fiorina stated that none of the candidates are prepared to run HP.

Unfortunately, Fiorina's statement about Obama and Biden are shockingly absent in the story above, or in video format!!!!!

So, quoting the blogger, Mr. Romano: The only thing worse than saying Palin isn't prepared to run a major corporation? Saying John McCain isn't, either.....or missing the other half of the statement.

Is it bias, or sloppiness? Neither is looking good right now.

That statement is curiously absent from this article. Embarrassing journalism.

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bill4bigjohn — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:03:24 GMT

You idiots she also said neither was Obama or Biden qualified to run a major corporation in the same sentence. Why did you leave this comment out? Do we have a little bias going on here?

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yessongs1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:04:15 GMT

And I suppose anyone in Ameica can refuse to not

participate when theyre being investigated? Only

in the republicans case does that happen. Last I saw

there was 7 republicans and 4 democrates that started

the investigation. Is that partisan?

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KIMBER93 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:04:17 GMT

Palin's numbers were bound to tank as soon as all of those women who were so enamored with the idea that there was a woman in the race discovered that Palin supports the rights of rapists to father children with their victims after the victim is forced to pay for their own rape evidence collection kit, which they will have a hard time affording because they are getting paid less than the men in their office doing the same work.

Palin doesn't represent women - she represents the medieval suppression of everything women have fought to achieve for 100 years.

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IntelligentIndependent — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:04:20 GMT

Slide? No mention of Obama's slide in the polls. I watched his CO speach today and I'd say he's running quite scared. And why shouldn't he? His 'proposals' have no substance and people are beginning to see that fact, as well as the flip-flopping on issues. Oh, now the economy is the top issue. Hello? IT'S the ECONOMY! One interesting point that I don't see much discussion on these days is the uncanny similarity between Obama and our former disaster of a president - Jimmy Carter. He was also a bright, well spoken guy who had great 'ideas' and a 'fresh' approach. How soon the absolute disaster of that administration has been forgotten.

What this campaign is accomplishing is lost on the media. The generation Obama is courting will be 'burned' just like the Carter supporters were and they won't forget.. for decades. The credibility of the 'media' is quickly sliding in the toilet, as it should since the only real 'goal' has becomr money. Come on people, there is not any 'liberal' media out to tell you half truths. Really. What you have is a bunch of greedy corporation drones who only want to MAKE more MONEY! The day is at hand when the 'professional journalist' is a thing of the past. All we get now are pundits spewing 'truth' that is based on the same mentality as the people who ran Enron, Lehman, and now AIG into the ground. It is all about money, folks, and Obama makes them more money. Buyer beware!

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LynnPA — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:04:39 GMT

Comment: To the Authors:

Before you make a comment, you would do well to do your homework. FYI, there are 4-Bush doctrines, if you can call them that. Officially there is nothing in writing... the information is primarily in speeches. Furthermore, Palin WAS CORRECT, she referenced the most recent of the 4-doctrines, whereas your Charles Gibson was two doctrines behind... HIS BAD !!

Finally, the bottom-line is, Palin, as the number 2 has far more experience than Obama as the number 1. And since everyone is concerned about presidential experience... the fault lies with Obama... talk about arrogance... he is far from ready and I find it an insult that anyone would equate leading this complicated country in a complex uncertain world to that of a community organizer... my children deserve a better future.

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MsChiTown — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:04:57 GMT

Seen and heard every candidate's take on the current financial crisis but the Alaska Ice Queen's. Does she have to be tutored on everything before she talks? Make sure she gets the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac thing right this time guys.

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sc25000 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:05:26 GMT

The Bush Doctrine is a phrase used to describe various related foreign policy principles of United States president George W. Bush created in the wake of the September 11. The last time I checked there were seven different policies that made up the Bush Doctrine.

Mr. Gibson is the one that should fully educate himself on the Bush Doctrine. There are many elements to the Bush Doctrine, not just one or two Charlie. It’s unfortunate that liberal media produces such junk in this day and age. Also, I urge you all to watch the complete unedited version of Sarah Palin speaking to a church congregation. Sarah, in no uncertain terms said the Iraq War is God’s will. This again, is the media up to their typical Michael Moore editing tricks.

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yessongs1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:06:57 GMT

At least Obama will be running telling the truth unlike lying McSame.

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tnov21 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:07:20 GMT

I wonder if they asked Fiorina if either Obama could run HP or Biden? If she thinks somehow they are more qualified then she's simply someone who doesn't perosnally support the republican ticket, so her comments would obviously be biased. Not a single one of the 4 candidates are qualified to run HP. I still also fail to see the point about all these feeling concerning her inexperience and the "what if McCain drops dead while in office" question. What's better: an inexperienced VP candidate, or an inexperienced Presidential candidate like we have in Obama? She's got about as much international experience as Obama has. How can he make all those claims about how he has plans to clean up the situation in Iraq without ever once visiting it and talking with both the commanders on the ground and the troops in general. He just says what people want to hear, just like any other candidate for any office: "I have a plan to get our troops back home". Give me a break. The only one of any of the four of these people I trust with that particular situation is McCain, because of his background and his acceptance that the commanding officers on the ground know better how things should be handled than the Commander in Chief. The arrogance of the men in the White House and their staffs the last 20 years that they knew how everything should be handled is why there is so much confusion and problems in Iraq right now.

One last thing, and if I continue to post here you will see this time and time again:

I would vote for anyone over Barack Obama. I made the mistake of getting swept up in his speech a couple of years ago and voted for him to be Senator in my home state of Illinois. I can speak from personal experience, the man is a wind bag. He can talk the talk, but can't walk the walk. Promises, promises he made to get elected here, and all he's done is run for President ever since. He reminds of the person that will constantly complain about what's wrong with this country, but when it comes time to vote they sit at home. It doesn't mean you don't have the right to complain, I just can't believe anyone would bother listening since you don't actually back up a single thing you say.

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patton434 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:07:37 GMT

Look at the Andrew Romano's (the author of this article) bio. Could his liberal bias be any more obvious??!! He clearly had absolutely no journalistic integrity and is clearly in the pocket of corrupt Obama!! Take any and everything he says with a grain of salt!!

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wrw88 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:09:52 GMT

If the media were deciding this election it would already be over. If not clear already, middle America does not share the values, etc of the media or the left. Palin is qualified to be VICE President and is the first middle class candidate at that level in over 50 years. This will play well where the election will be decided.

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rojack777 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:09:55 GMT

Obviously the true Palin is starting to show. She's not a maverick, just a normal corrupt member of the GOP. Never quite understood where the "Grand" comes in with the GOP??

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pattherealist — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:31 GMT

Obama / Biden 2008? Yes!!!!!

I knew that home-schooled Jesus junkie, Palin would blow her cover sooner or later.

And, "rjbader". You should get your nose out of your bible, go to school for a few years, study science and the REAL world around you

Your bible is what is turning our country back into a barbaric primitive society like the islamic countries where those primitive muslim savages with their coran, think its cool to bury young teenage girls alive for disobeying their families wishes!!

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boogie to the b — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:49 GMT

I'm PRO OBAMA but this article is not being fair to both sides - Half the truth is straight up garbage!

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TEXITALO — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:52 GMT

I am actually surprised that her favorability ratings were as high as they were. With Bush's approval around 30% and Palin's around 48%, I'm curious as to the 18% that don't favor Bush, but favor Palin. I don't see how that is possible when the more we learn about her, the more we see that she is a female version of Bush. She hired her high-school buddies to government positions (like Bush), used personal email accounts for government business to avoid subpoena, doesn't believe in man-caused global warming, and is in way over her head on foreign matters (like Bush), to name a few similarities.

For the 30% who like Bush, they for sure will like Palin and will vote McCain. But for the ~20% that are supporting McCain, how can you disapprove of Bush yet like McCain/Palin. Something is obviously not working. If America is to continue to be a world leader and superpower, we've got to stop being the big bully of the world and start working with the rest of the world. If not, I believe America is on its way down and will never be what it once was. America has lost most of what it stands for, there's so much division and hatred towards others (whether Hispanics, Indians, etc) and all people care about is themselves. It is that pride that will drive America down.

Sorry for the rant.

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YATESROAD — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:58 GMT

ANDREW I THINK YOU HAVE IT BACKWARDS ITS GOOD OLD CHARLIE GIBSON WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE BUSH DOCTRAIN,HE ALSO MISQUOTED HER ON HIS GOD REMARK.AND IF YOU DID YOUR JOB YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT HER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ENDED UP ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR TO MAKE HER ANSWERS SEEM LIKE SHE DOES NOT KNOW HER STUFF.BUT THANKS FOR PLAYING ANDREW.OH AND BY THE WAY I TRIED USING YOUR MAGIZEN IN THE BOTTOM OF MY BIRD CAGE AND THE BIRD WONT EVEN CRAP ON IT.ANY SUGESTIONS.

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BirdieD — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:23 GMT

What does Palin have to hide? Now she won't cooperate with the Troopergate investigation. What does her husband have to hide? Why is there an About John McCain, About Cindy McCain and an about Sarah Palin on the official John McCain website, but nothing about Todd McCain?

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DirtyDusty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:28 GMT

The question of whether or not Sarah Palin is qualifed is a valid question. It's also a valid question of Barack Obama, afterall he is the nominee for president. When looking at Sarah Palin's record you see that she was a mayor for 7 years and governor for a year and a half. Now does being a mayor over a town of 5500 people provide a lot of experience? WHen you have a city administrator running the town do you get to count that as experience? She was the governor for a year and a half. Alaska has 660K people. Beyond that Ms. Palin's education is a degree in communications. She's aspiring to be the VP of the United States. Contrast that now with Obama's experience and qualifications. He was a two term state Senator and has been in the US Senate for about the same time Ms. Palin has been governor. He also graduated from Harvard with a Law Degree and was President of the National Law Review. He was a civil Rights attorney and professor of consititional law for 12 years at the University of Chicago. What better person to run the country than someone who knows the constitution of the USA? Who do I think is more qualified and more relevant experience. Hands down Obama does. I also compare his character, judgement and campaign to that of John McCain. Again hands down, Obama is better for the country.

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sparkle01 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:32 GMT

People, People, I challenge you to read the Book of Revelation, Sarah Palin is the "Great Whore of Babylon". Comments Please.

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Spinner — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:38 GMT

What Palin seems to think is that she can tell a lie repeatedly and get away with it, as long as she seems convincing. But she's wrong. She also thinks it's okay to mock her opponent and "bear false witness" against him, and that Christians won't notice. Right now, many of them are laughing when she attacks him, but eventually they will begin to think about why it's a sin. She thinks it's okay to use her office to require loyalty oaths and get rid of employees who don't agree with her. That's abuse of power. So is her refusing to talk to the troopergate investigator when a few weeks ago she said she "welcomed the chance to set the record straight." She blames the Democrats, who have had nothing to do with it, and says the investigating committee is "rigged." But the committee has more Republicans on it than Democrats. Then there's her denial of earmarks. It defied belief. Finally, if Sarah Palin was a viable candidate for VP, she wouldn't hide from the press. She'd welcome interviewers and show that she's a strong person with her own ideas. Instead she hides , repeats the party line (lies and all( and relies on her Republican "handlers." This will not resonate well with voters as time passes. The reason she has been the subject of such intense media attention is because she has stiff-armed them every time they try to ask her a question. There is something very suspicious about that kind of behavior. What was McCain thinking? I'd never vote for anyone, man or woman, who behaved in this manner.

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Rob23219 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:38 GMT

This hatchet piece is based upon an erroneous premise.

Palin's favorability split according to the poll you cited is 48-36 = 12 pts. (Not 10 pts. as you claim.) That's the same split as Obama’s. McCain’s favorability split (14 pts.) is the highest of the four candidates.

Will you be rescinding your story since the whole thing is based upon a math error? Maybe you should have someone check your work next time before you do another hit piece.

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usersuz1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:59 GMT

Key word here being "novelty." The media picked her up like a toy, played with

the idea of her for a while, and now they've tossed her aside. Former beauty

queen, not very bright but very brash, doctrinaire, scared that answering unscripted

questions will reveal her lack of qualifications, which it will. Strikes fear in the hearts

of those who are not as optimistic about John McCain's health as he is! She sure ain't

no Joe Biden!

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yessongs1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:12:02 GMT

They should have got Tina Fey instead of Palin. Theyre both equally qualified.

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letthereblight — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:12:13 GMT

great article and to the point comments! I live in Alaska and am less then impressed the more I learn about her and the more I see. Going to extreme lengths to avoid testifying in troopergate infuriates me, the glorification of teen high school pregnacy is disgraceful, to say she has stretched the truth about her stances and what she has done is putting it mildly.

The VP travels the world and represents America. She doesn't have a clue about domestic policy let alone foriegn policy!

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willbsure — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:14:12 GMT

Let recap:

She’s not vetted by the GOP

She’s not allowed to speak to the media

She won’t speak to investigators

I should vote McCain/Palin

Yeah...Okay

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wells_jeff21 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:14:18 GMT

WOW, Charley58..... you are the far, far, right wing idiot that gives republicans a bad name. Someone being "pro choice" doesn't make them a "baby killer addict", are you insane? Change is exactly what America needs, and it's exactly what BOTH parties are preaching at this point. It's not retoric but truth, you need to get out more and make some friends.

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sadiek — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:14:29 GMT

I would suggest that perhaps anyone's favorability rate would begin to falter when the media dedicates so much time to discrediting and presenting one sided information on that person.

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C. MacLean — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:14:56 GMT

Why are we asking Carly Fiorina if Sarah Palin is qualified to run Hewlett-Packard? How would Carly know?

Carly Fiorina obviously wasn't qualified to run Hewlett-Packard, or she'd still be there.

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Tom59 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:14:59 GMT

It is becomming clear that you can put lipstick on George W. Bush and you still have George W. Bush. I wonder if we all really want another four years of the lies, incompetence, false bravado and fiscal irresponsibility that we have suffered under for the last eight years.

McCain is a true American hero, but voting with the Bush/Cheney administration over 90% of the time is not the record of a maverick. And then caving into a gimmick of picking someone who is essentially George W. Bush in a dress and high heels has truly tarnish his "straight talk" reputation.

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corey27 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:15:34 GMT

The truth about what Fiorina said - "Fiorina lashed back at the suggestion she doesn’t trust McCain and said Obama is the least qualified of any of the candidates to run the country.

“I think this is a pattern of the Obama campaign. What they did was deceitful. They literally cut words off,” Fiorina told FOX News.

“Secondly, they are sort of flooding the zone with nonsense. Look, different experiences prepare you for different jobs. Sarah Palin and John McCain are uniquely experienced to be the president and vice president of the United States. Barack Obama is the least qualified candidate running today in terms of his executive experience, in terms of his time in public office. So I think the Obama campaign would do very well to stop hurling the experience argument, because their candidate for president has less than any one else for office right now on these two tickets,” she said.

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qsdad — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:15:50 GMT

WOW, you mean, for a week she has had left wing rags like Newweek fabricating/spreading falsehoods about her. You have Obama drop 30 lawyers into her hometown, make up stories about banning books and you are shocked that her poll numbers are down?? You set her up for a "gotcha" question regarding the "bush doctrine" that NO ONE could answer etc etc, pathetick.

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rube — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:01 GMT

Many folks on this thread are spewing mean and distastful conjecture! So lets get some things straight... who really is this person receiving this sort of hate etc.?

* If you grow up in Hawaii and Kansas, raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic, different.'

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, create the largest grass roots political movement in American history based on a constituentcy of American citizens you are branded as inexperienced?

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If your wife is a Harvard graduate laywer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.

OK alot of you folks gave us the Bush garbage too -same as McCain- "Bush is a real trustworthy gent,

real bright, experienced. he has wisdom" etc etc.

It was nothing but duplicitous and harmful and subvesive to our nation, our military and our economy.

Now you conservatives are doing it again! So now you know something about Senator Obama and his career.

And we all know that Bush was not what consetrvatives said. And we all know that McCain policies are lock step with Bush! Alot of you folks need to read up some more and leave denial on the doorstep!

OK, much clearer now.

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eszewczyk — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:03 GMT

I'd say that the drop in Palin's favorability rating is simply a case of the truth starting to catch up with her.

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catchnrer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:15 GMT

Newsweek is laughable in its liberal bias. The person writing this article could not run a company like HP either, yet finds himself writing an article read world wide through which he can influence the voting choices of millions. Further, his efforts are published even if flawed by his slanted personal opinion. Pathetic work Newsweek.

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Fear&Loathing — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:17 GMT

Finally we THE PEOPLE are seeing her for what she really was in the first place - fluff! A rouse by the Republican party to muddy the waters and take our eyes of what was really important this election, the issues: the economy, healthcare, the war, and the energy crisis. Substance is what really makes a candidate; and while we really can't argue for any with McCain or Obama, Sarah had the least substance or relevance of all in this election. Sorry Repubs. the rouse isn't working. Thank God.

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:25 GMT

tnov21

Well, I guess you are among the minority, because Obama leads in the state of illinois by a very large majority!

Obama/Biden 08

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sadiek — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:25 GMT

The VP travels the world and represents America. She doesn't have a clue about domestic policy let alone foriegn policy!

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nu_cat1992 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:16:39 GMT

tnov21 is full of it....you can't possible be from IL stating that Obama has never been to Iraq or visited the troops!!! Where were you before the Democratic convention when Barack met with the Prime Minister of Iraq? You know right before his big speech in Germany...was your head in the sand? You make about as much sense as the lying McShame ticket!!!

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Libratine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:17:19 GMT

Lie and distort, lie and distort. Keep off issues. Lie and distort. simply put, lipstick or not, you just can't trust anything McCain or Palin say's.

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Kirko — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:17:27 GMT

Obviously, even Fiorina wasn't qualified to run Hewlett Packard, since she didn't last very long there. People forget that she exited HP under a dark cloud. She was no savior.

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corey27 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:17:30 GMT

usersuzi - Are you referring to the same Joe Biden that told a man in a wheelchair to "Stand Up"

Talk about a complete idiot! The Democrats are just lucky Sarah Palin is stealing all of the headlines.

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Youk2008 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:18:04 GMT

Truly, I am dismayed by the comments about experience that everyone is throwing around.

SInce when is being a State Senetor for 8 years, and a US Senator for 4 years the resume of someone unaccomplished and inexperienced.

I don't know about you, but I take it very seriously when I vote for a Senator. A State Senator is responsible for making sure our schools have the funding they need, our communities have the resources required to be safe and liveable, our residents have jobs, our highways are safe etc. There's a lot of decsion making, negotiating and in depth knowledge of how governemtn works required.

On the national level, when I vote for a Senator, I am entrusting that person to make decisions about foriegn policy, about federal funding, about budgets, about deployment of our armed services. How can we say that someone that who has served in such a way in not experienced or had an executive position?

Personally, any time someone says that about Obama, they insult the office of all State and US senators, Republican and Democrat alike.

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jbnewboy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:18:32 GMT

Dawnbc1 - I am not bigot. Just making a little humor. If only "you people"

would wake up and smell the coffee. (by the way, that is more humor)

How can anyone fall for someone who has absolutely NO executive experience

sit and talk about how he could lead anything? Says he is for "change" but

then picks Biden who is "36 years more of the same"? (Been in washington

since 1972) Granted, he seems to be able to deliver a speech from the

telepromter pretty good but thats it! And has absolutely NO plan to be able

to accomplish anything! None! Zero! Zip! Nadda!

Even with the obvious liberal media the dems cant seem to gain any ground

and its killing them. So they have to report on any little negative thing that

they can get their hands on. And Charlie Gibson's interview? Come on! If

that isnt biased I dont know what is! Baited questions to say the least! And I

for one thought she handled it pretty well. Even Gibson looked frustrated as

he kept trying to push his agenda and wasnt getting the results he thought he

would. Wake up America! If you want "change" in Washington, dont be fooled

by all the biased media hype. Vote McCain/Palin!

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delfairchild — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:18:58 GMT

According to Dick Morris,

Obama has never gone out of his way to relate to women. Only seven of his top twenty Senate staff positions are filled by women (McCain has thirteen of twenty) and women on Obama’s staff earn 83 cents for each dollar his male staffers are paid. (McCain pays his female staffers $1.04 for each dollar he pays to his men).

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Letsgetitright — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:10 GMT

I love the far rights response to this article, as usual, never deal with the issues--going to war under false pretenses, worst economy in many years, highest debt ever built--instead they just attack the media for stating facts. Even more, they accuse the media of doing something underhanded for even wanting to get the facts out in front of people--lies on bridge to no where, false numbers on energy, large debt this small town mayor left behind. One of these right wing wacko's even started on a direct attack on person that wrote the article about his looks. I agree with one note if American's are stupid enough to elect McCain and this unqualified VP under the 72 YO with a history of cancer, we deserve what we get. One major CEO recently said in an interview "we spend more times venting our summer interms then it seems that McCain did in selection a VP" Just what we need another cowboy shoot from the hip President, it worked so well for us during the last 8 years.

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Rose Black — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:13 GMT

I wondered when people would start thinking and see beyond the glittery haze of Sarah Palin. I hope the media continues to ferret out the truth behind all the lies that she and the Republican party spew.

While it's great if you like a politician, they have to be able to do the job and after watching her interview with Charles Gibson, I don't think she's ready. It doesn't help that the Republicans attacked Charles and call everyone "evil liberal" if they even remotely disagree with her. I guess this is an indication of what it would be like if she were in the White House.

I'm sick of government officials who think that they are above the law. Why can't they subpeona her to answer questions relating to this investigation? It really doesn't matter. There have been more than one news article on the fact that she has put her unqualified high school friends in high paying government positions and that she holds personal grudges with anyone who disagrees with her. She instructs her staff to not talk to reporters and using personal email accounts to communicate official government business. This woman is shady and shouldn't have an opportunity to even be near the White House.

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wildlifeusa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:30 GMT

Oh these republican idiots, they feed on propaganda and lies and hate the truth!! Haa.. how dumb can you get??

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tbourlon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:45 GMT

It annoys me that people think her "unfamiliarity with the Bush Doctrine" is a big deal. Bush isn't even familiar with the Bush Doctrine, in fact I'm not sure anyone really is. BUT if she had been familiar with it, the Dems would have just said she's more of the same. There was no correct answer to THAT question.

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willbsure — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:53 GMT

I'm not surprised her favorability is faltering. The GOP is trying to take American people for fools...ain't going to happen...crash and burn baby. We threw the GOP out of Congress the White House is next. Then we're going to right this ship. Stop aside GOP...

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LoriBrook — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:56 GMT

I can't believe there are American people out there who still can't see the forest for the trees. John McCain is doing nothing more than using his vietnam experience to try and win his way into the White House. This is a man who preaches moral values, but left his severely injured and disfigured wife to marry a younger, prettier and weathier woman. Sarah Palin what a joke. Just what we need is another woman who uses her power to abuse a man who doesn't want to be married to her sister. What are people thinking. If these two don't have the simplest of moral fibers then what leads people to believe they will be any more honest in dealing with the most powerful position in the free world. Maybe Obama doesn't have much for experience, but so what. What has experience gotten us in the last eight years. I don't think I have enough space on here to list the bad policies and practices. I think we as a nation need to think about the abuses the republican administration has backed for the last eight years. I would much rather have a unexperienced candidate with new and fresh ideas than another 4 years of lies, deceit and financial ruin.

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joben — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:20:14 GMT

Finally people are seeing through the bluff. Barak is right, Americans are no fools, or they would never have got to the moor!

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kennyd — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:21:16 GMT

to all you hate filled hypocritical right wing conservs. You guys can blame everyone eles for every thing that has gone wrong in the last 8 years . Its what you do >its what your all about. You are never capable of ever admitting fault. Blame the so called mythical liberal media no its Michael Moore, Clinton, Al Gore. The French. The Dixie Chicks, Hollywood, Jane Fonda. Gays ,Science etc etc The list never ends just once i would love to hear one hypocrite conservative admit the truth YOUR party has screwd up this country so bad in the last 8 years since the depression. If Clinton was responsible for any of this u would have crusified him. NO matter what problems you claim us liberals have they are NOTHING comapared to what you guys have done > NO COMPARISON and we arent suppose to complain and object for fear of it happening again? You had your chance and blew it big time Its not good of the copuntry that motivates you its nothing but hate in your heart. Hate for anyone and everyone who doesnt agree with you and you claim to be good americans?? This country is in the toilet and its YOUR FAULT THANKS!!!!!

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BirdieD — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:21:47 GMT

Just a question for middle America. Are you qualified to be president? Why would you want someone like yourself to try and run the free world? At least Sen. Obama has been a legislator, he has taught constitutional law at the college and he has chosen a running mate with experience who can step in if something happens to him. Sarah Palin may be good enough for a small state with small town ideas, but she cannot compete on a world level with the likes of Putin.

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ljzeller — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:22:48 GMT

I fully agree that Palin is not a good choice for Vice President. She does not have the qualifications to become Commander in Chief of the U.S. were something to happen to Sen. McCain. My biggest problem with all of this is that I believe whole-heartedly that Sen. McCain is 'using' Ms. Palin and her family to gain support for his election. Here we have a person who most of America can relate to - a woman, a mother (hockey or otherwise), a pregnant teenager daughter and a downs syndrome baby. I don't think much was taken into consideration concerning her qualifications - and the time has come to see and hear her without rehearsed speeches and teleprompters!!!

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GregHere — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:22:49 GMT

....................................Palin is loosing popularity and all she has going for her is that she is a Popularity Candidate running for office. Lots of new news is coming out about Palin's background in Alaska and her good looks are not doing that much good for her now. She has been twisting the political discussion liberally to try to win her points. The American Public does not want leadership coming from her Far Right Wing of The Republican Party after observing George Bush from that segment of the Republican Party blunder for the last 7 years plus. The Republicans are only about 35% of the electorate so they need to seduce people that are more really aligned as Democrats to vote for them by lieing or other ways of deception or some form of "Dirty Tricks" during election time or by just stealing the votes like they have done in the past. McCain and the Rightist Republicans are desperate so look for trickery of word or deed to be happening in the weeks ahead!!!!

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Woodsman — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:23:08 GMT

.MSNBC is in the tank with Obama..They are his campaign headquarters.THEY CUT THE TAPE...THEY EDITED THE PIECE TO FIT THEIR NEEDS> Is that what you do when your a big time cable news outlet? Fiorina said that McCain, Obama and Biden were not experienced to run a major company like Hewlett Packard. THE TAPE WAS DOCTORED>>>Ask Biden how he won the Deleware Senate seat with the help of the Mafia.

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Ronie4Ever — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:23:25 GMT

She was the Repubs brand new shiny penny.....they become dull, they are not worth the cost and once spent you don't get much.

I am Obama All the Way!

Shout out to VA!

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jnc4keeps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:23:27 GMT

Obama is not who we need either, I would rather have Colen Powell or Rice if it is a black president we want, but Obama IS NOT BLACK!! Look it up people. He is more white than black and he is more arab than black.. He hasn't done anything or ran anything for any length of time and you want him as president. I have ran more companies than he has, heck I should be president if it takes no experience....Watch out things will change alright and not for the better.

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teesqr — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:23:32 GMT

This article is just more liberal gibberish which frankly is getting quite stale for the majority of us independent voters. How about getting off your partisan high-horse long enough to actually write about subjects worthwhile to the issues surrounding this election and the American electoriate?

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firstlittlepiggy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:23:39 GMT

It would be laughable if it wasn't reality. The Nazis knew the routine; tell a lie often enough, forcefully enough, and it will become the new truth. Not to compare the Republicans with the Nazis. The Nazis were a little better organized, and made no pretentions about being Christian.

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hairyreasoner — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:24:32 GMT

It's about time people woke up. Tina Fey for President.

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wegan2008 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:24:39 GMT

Hello LynnPa, You maybe just as dull as your children. Helping people who have nothing in a country that calls itself the richest nation in the world is the most noble job I can ever imagine.

People like you who looks down on the poor and deprived is what has created this mess and greed that has creepled all level of American society. I won't be surprised if you refuse to attend your neigbor's kid birthday because he or she is a bartender.

If you think support for Mccain and his dirty politics mixed with his 30years republican connection is the game...then you will soon loose your job like the employees of lehman brothers did.

You are far away from God than I care to imagine.

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jnc4keeps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:24:44 GMT

Tell me this who is running the most in debt and poor areas of the US,,, DEMOCRATS... look it up.

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GO2SANFORD — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:24:55 GMT

FOR SOMEONE WITH THE COMMON SENSE OF A CABBAGE AND I Q OF A BRICK

AND CAN NOT HOLD A JOB, WHERE DOES FIORINA COME OFF AS ANY KIND OF

AN EXPERT ON ANYTHING. JUST ANOTHER STUPID TALKING LIBERAL HEAD

THAT IS HELL BENT ON DESTROYING AMERICA VALUES.

GO2SANFORD

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yessongs1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:25:04 GMT

It's sad when the vice presidential candidate is more popular the

presidential candidate.Now what does that say about McBush

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EnergizedRepublican — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:25:29 GMT

This is clearly a very intelligent strategy to confuse a public that has accepted the fact that Sarah Palin is one of us, a woman of this day and age, hardworking, daring, courageous... It's not going to work, Andrew Romano (Roma-no was built in a day!!!!!)

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Justmy2cents — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:26:40 GMT

I agree with most of this article but have to point out that I hope the same happens to Obama as well. I live in IL and since Obama's only credentials are in IL I can tell you I would not want IL politics on my resume. IL is one step away from full blown financial crisis. We are currectly looking at selling our Lottery to a private part because as the law makers have oput it this may be our last option. we have had more politicians go to jail then any other state in the Union. Believe me when I tell you that if obama was in IL politics he is probably in Illegal activity. do I really need to mention Rezko.

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chdench7 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:26:53 GMT

Finally the truth is taking its toll on the so many dim-witted folk who originally thought she was a good pick. There is hope yet for our beloved country.

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Justmy2cents — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:26:54 GMT

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debbiePAMOM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:28:16 GMT

Look, I may not have a big time education but I know enough to know that "smartness" is required for the Presidency. There is so much you need to know about the constitution, law, government, economy, foreign affairs and hopefully how not to put our future at risk spending billions in a war that shoudl not have been fought. The war has everything to do with our economic mess. Look at the debt we are in as a country. If McCain had his way and privatized social security, based on the market we'd all be in trouble. I'd rather have a Harvard Law grad than a team that includes a VP that attended 6 colleges in 6 yrs and a President that graduated in the bottom 3 of his class.

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Swstlove — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:32:43 GMT

You guys are really grasping at straws here. Why on earth would you ask Fiorina of HP if she thought Sarah could run HP? Of COURSE she said Sarah couldn't do it. Do you believe Fiorina would be able to run Alaska? I think not and she herself would tell you so. That's comparing apples and oranges. Running government has little in common with running a business. Sarah has been in the government running business a while now and hasn't done a half bad job. Caught the attention of the candidate running for office of President of our country who thought she was just was he needed for his vice president in order to complete the ticket that would consolidate his team to win in Novemmber.

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Waakup — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:32:44 GMT

I'm an independent and I want to know why the media is after Palin. Why doesn't anyone bring up Obama and ACORN? Especially since ACORN has counts against them for voter fraud and loans to illegals for houses. Do a search and find out about the Association for Community Organizers and Obama I was shocked.

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Justmy2cents — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:03 GMT

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willbsure — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:03 GMT

jbnewboy - Wake up! This is not American Idol. America wants change, and they're going to get it. We've thrown the bums out of Congress and the White House is next.

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ranger183 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:04 GMT

wow, wonder how many polls romano had to sift through to find one that would support his hypothesis? anyone with one semester of politics 101 would know that the blush would, at some point, rub off of palin but to find an obscure poll like the diageo/hotline poll (diageo-largest booze seller in the world) not a mainline poll to prove his point shows me he is grasping. once an obama lover, always an obama lover. the fourth estate marches forward to certain death.

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Ronie4Ever — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:06 GMT

jnc4keeps your post is ignorant.

Posted By: jnc4keeps (September 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM)

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Woodsman — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:37:06 GMT

How are people

supposed to read

these when your stupid ads

cover the right sie of

the page

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Ronie4Ever — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:37:07 GMT

jnc4keeps your post is ignorant.

Posted By: jnc4keeps (September 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM)

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Ronie4Ever — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:37:51 GMT

jnc4keeps your post is ignorant.

Posted By: jnc4keeps (September 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM)

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Waakup — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:38:13 GMT

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belmontshores — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:38:14 GMT

Let's have a little fairness in reporting.

A retraction is needed by the author. Directly after Fiorina's comment that neither Palin, nor McCain, is prepared to run a major corporation, she makes the exact same statement about Obama and Biden. That piece of the video is completely missing.

Please go back through the transcripts. I saw the interview live at MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell, firsthand.

For now, I'd pull the article completely, since it is all over the NBC web network: MSN, MSNBC, etc.

A final note: Let's be fair about the Bush Doctrine. There are about 7 definitions of the Bush Doctrine. Any minute-long search can show a catalogue of times, and situations where the definition has been used, defined, redefined. It is still probably changing as of right now. I think Gibson tried to find a "gotcha" moment, and some people are using the awkward answer by Palin as an excuse to see her unfit to run.

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johnintexas54 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:43:31 GMT

Amen!! It's about time America shook off its infatuation with the Alaska Calendar Girl and saw her for what she is...inexperienced, inarticulate, uninformed and not anywhere close to being qualified and ready to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Her "don't confuse me with the facts" interview with Charles Gibson proves that this was the worst possible choice McCain could have made and it proves also that McCain is as cynical a politician as there is. He's as much an agent of change as Herbert Hoover was in 1929. I have followed presidential elections since 1964 and never have I seen such lying, distortion and hypocrisy as I have seen from the McCain/Palin ticket. It is appalling. Anyone remember the Martin Short character, Nathan Thurm? That's what McCain/Palin reminds me of. Lies, distortions, denials in the fact of uncontroverted fact....except Thurm was funny.

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ejt345 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:46:39 GMT

Waakup, Obama has been under the gun for almost 2 years now and rightfully so. Anyone running for high office should be able to stand being under the microscope. They should have nothing to hide, as Palin has said. So let me ask you, what is the problem? If she's clean and honest then why cant we ask her questions? Just like Obama. If she can't handle it now what makes anyone thinks she can if she were in the White House? You really want another 4 years of what bush and cheney has been running on us? Not answersing questions, being so sneaky and underhanded?

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amycnote — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:47:00 GMT

tarzan - you are correct - Jesus would NOT murder babies. BUT He would let Himself be investigated by the authorities just like He let the Jews put him on trial and nail him to a cross even though he did nothing wrong. Jesus would also be tolerant of abortion, even though He hates it. Sounds to me like Mrs. Palin needs to pick up her Bible again and pray for tolerance. Jesus probably wouldn't approve of her lying either.

Believers for Obama!

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ccolleen1006 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:05 GMT

I have looked up both canadates in detail and found it amazing that any Republican will vote for Mr. McCain after how much they detested Bill Clinton for womanizing. It is a fact that when Mr. McCain returned from being a POW he found his former model wife Carol had been in an awful car accident while he was captive and was on crutches and had put on a considerable amount of weight and had to undergo a lot of surgeries for very many years. It was also well documented at that time of Mr. McCain's womanizing while still married. The fact is when he divorced his first wife whom he left her financialy fine and medically covered he married his present wife one month later. Mr. McCain also graduated in the bottom 5 of his class at Annapolis and would have never became a pilot if it not for his Granfather and father being Commanders. He also crached 5 military aircraft from his lack of ability. There are men that were held captive in the same prison camp that have since day one of returning home disputed Mr. McCain's stories of the torture endured in the same camp but they say he would never acknowledge the truth. Don't get me wrong I respect anyone that has been held a prisoner of war. They should all be commended. My concern is this election and my research to find answers have only left me with more questions and very scared of what is in store for us after November 4th

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cookie33 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:09 GMT

Newsweek, your political leanings are showing. What happened to factual reporting. I say, go out and trash every aspect of anyone running for office (especially if they're not democratic), focusing especially on the most trivial parts. Blow it up to seem catastrophic. That should keep anyone of character from trying to run for office. Besides, all the perfect people are working in the media!!! At what point does it cross over into propaganda??? Intelligent people need to realize the source of their information...not everyone is unbiased. She hasn't lost any popularity in our house!!!

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REA49 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:23 GMT

It does not surprise me one bit her "ratings" have faltered. Ever since she stole the spotlight from Obama, news media have gone on a mad witch hunt to crucify her, Newsweek included. In todays Newsweek, not one favorable letter was printed in the "letters to the editor" pages. Then more pages are devoted to the smallest infraction they can find.

BTW, I am an independent and proud of it. Why is the news media coddling Obama and sanitizing him? We don't need or want the news media to choose our next president. This bashing of Palin, (who most of you, including myself, had never even heard of before McCain chose her), is becoming sickening. I am so turned of by this character assassination by the Dems and news media. I'll vote for McCain AND Palin in protest.

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little leaper — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:41 GMT

The liberal media and faultshoods or should I call them what they are lies by the newJesus Christ, Oboma and his hatchet men and women the DNC.

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eaglwlker12 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:45 GMT

Polls ar BS. They don't really mean anything. Whats a thousand people compared to the total population of the US? As far as her Qualifications, she has more than Obama or Biden.

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tmacguffin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:52:42 GMT

Oh ... I see IF WE WANT A BLACK, you want one that you approve. What a freaking racist statement.

Here's the deal: She might be Great. Yet, this was an awful, cynical pick because you never will be able to test the mettle of this woman. 20 months of Governor of Alaska doesn't tell us much and she never will interact with real people in forums in Iowa/NH or with the tough questions that make the American presidential process vet the candidates. The drip, drip, drip of falsehoods and lies is killing her.

As for the Bush Doctine, sure that's not obvious. But, you should immediately clue in to one of 3 things George W. has done. Instead, she looked like George at his worst: Ignorant. And vapid. We have serious problems in this country and this is a Disney answer. Disgusting.

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Vic*tor — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:52:50 GMT

Unbelievable pap regarding Palin ...

I saw an interview last night with the gentleman dismissed for not firing the Trooper. "Well" he was asked, "Were you told directly to fire the Trooper?" "Well... no, but gosh darn they were pressuring me all over the place." "OH? Like How??" "They would stand around me and say things like, 'That guy shouldn't be a Trooper' and 'He should've been fired a long time ago.' NO ONE ASKED THIS GUY TO FIRE ANYONE.

THAT'S PRESSURE? I couldn't believe that interview made the news with the idiotic interviewer hanging on every syllabic nonsense he uttered. And the fact that Palin has PROOF that this guy didn't do his job has everything to do with not 'cooperating' with this bogus investigation.

Her ratings are falling? Don't get your knickers in a twist Mr. Romano, Ms. Palin is a breath of fresh air in a stinky, slale and over bloated poliical arena and as much as the Liberal Mafia wants to annihilate Ms. Palin, I predict she'll be the next Vice President.

OH, and to the list of Obama's achievements, let's not forget his ties to the likes of Rezko....

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/04/11/rezkos-corruption-trial-put-obamas-ties-to-him-in-spotlight.html

As well as his 20 year association and friendship with the Rev. Wright, (who's closely associated with Farrakhan) then quickly denounces the Reverand when the public responds unfavorably.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24371827/

Conveniently left off the list of accomplishments?? Those are BIG TIME worries....

To say I'm uncomfortable with Obama as President, considering his associations during his career (and privately) is a HUGE understatement. HUGE.

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schaunh — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:03 GMT

Palin's qualifications to be second in command is a joke. It took her six colleges to earn one degree. She's a great Mom and savey politician. But knows absolutely nothing else, outside of Alaska. I never saw what people were infactuated with her. I ran a household, hold two degrees and had a full time teaching job. I have retired after 35 years. It's a sad day if our society is so gullible to fall for this dog and pony show. Our economy is at at category five; Palin go back to Alaskka.

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sjbo659 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:11 GMT

I live in Wasilla Alaska and have met Sarah Palin on several occasions. The smear campeign that is taking place right now is nothing but a travisty to our system and shows the ignorance of a lot of people that should be looking at themselves in the mirror. This troopergate investigation is nothing but a witch hunt and the real investigation should be the trooper in question who I also know and can say first hand is a real jerk. Why hasn't the media interviewed one of his 4 past wives? Perhaps that would be an honest thing to do and might just explain why this is so bogus to begin with. I saw his interview on TV and that was a real joke. I guess its real easy to bash someone and perhaps a lot of people get a real rush from doing so but things do have a way of coming back to bite you. I don;t know if a Sarah Palin is ready to be vice president or not but I do know that this country needs some new blood running it and we do have a chance now to see that it happens. Obama is not the answer when you consider the fact that the only reason he is so close in the race is becuase he has over 90% of the blacks going his way. I do not want a president that is elected because of his color. I want the best person there is to be president. Lets stop the bashing and give these people the chance to prove if their worthy rather then just trying to distroy someone becuase of who they are.

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cxr2 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:13 GMT

It is very sad that Ms. Palin was so motivated by her political ambition that she is willing to be used as a puppet for the McCain Campaign. It is even more sad that Sen. McCain is so eager to get into the White House that he is willing to pick a blind date as his running mate who is a heartbeat away from the most important and powerful position in the free world. How can we trust them?

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smartaleca — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:25 GMT

Branchflower (the Troopergate Special Prosecutor) said he needed subpoenas to interview several Palin aides who had been in meetings about the (Troopergate) matter. And in one case, he said, he needed to compel the interview of a state contractor whom he said may have lied to him.

Murlene Wilkes owns Harbor Adjusting Services in Anchorage, which has a contract with the state to process workers' compensation claims, Branchflower said. She told him the governor's office did not pressure her to deny a claim for Wooten, he said. But in August, one of her employees called a tip line and claimed there indeed was such pressure, Branchflower said.

"I remember at some point in the conversation she had mentioned or said something to the effect that either the governor or the governor's office wanted this claim denied," Branchflower quoted the tipster as saying. "I don't care if it's the president who wants this claim denied, I'm not going to deny it unless I have the medical evidence to do that."

Wilkes may have had a financial incentive to cover up, Branchflower said. Wilkes did not respond to a voicemail left at her office Friday afternoon.

Now, we can add BRIBERY to the list of Palin's accomplishments.

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alosh — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:27 GMT

Waakup you are a independent and I am the Queen of England. Repubs always thing the media is unfair when it does not suit their needs, When her popularity was up last week I did not hear this childish crying the media is unfair. She is just a bad piece of work. Palin said God wanted us to have a war with Iraq..a Jihad. She is under investigation, she has the pregnant teen thing, earmarks galore, and possible spending abuses all over her career. Face it someone should have checked this woman out. If she could talk to God like she says she can then she can have him tell the media to report only the good things and ask for Mccain to live a least one year longer.

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greta_ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:27 GMT

her ratings will falter even quicker when the american people learn the truth behind the scandalous governing she and the shadow governor (todd) have inflicted in alaska. troopergate is just the beginning. advice to her underlings.... lawyer up heavily, you are going to need it.

mccain blew this one.

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Gil In Mechanicsville — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:28 GMT

With the constant bombardment of negative press churned out by the liberal media and the Democratic machine, there is little wonder anyone could stand up to the barrage. It has not however shaken my belief that Sarah Palin is a breath of fresh air needed by our country that is being run into the ground by the demigods...

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schmeevin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:34 GMT

Troopergate is only the beginning. The next bombshell will be Palin’s January radio interview, in which she is heard laughing as the host calls Palin’s opponent “fat,” a “b**ch,” and a “cancer.” That last one was particularly inappropriate because the person they were discussing, Senate President Lyda Green, is a cancer survivor, and Palin knew it.

A quote directly from the article about the interview:

“It was conduct unbecoming a human being, never mind a governor.”

And a link to the article itself:

http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/295464.html

The actual audio is available on YouTube. When are the major media outlets going to run this? This person is not fit to be VP.

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emmarcee — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:48 GMT

effu liberal scumbag!

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sayitnow — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:55:07 GMT

Palin was and is a desperate act the republicans and the christian right jumped into with eyes closed and no intelligent thought.

Judging her past and present as mayor and governor earmarks, hiring her best friends, lying about eBay,firing people for personal reasons, under investigation but refuses to appear . Screaming everything that is wrong is the fault of the democrats

Yes, she would fit right in with Bush, he too thinks he and staff is above the law and can do exactly as he pleases and never answer for any of his

decisions.

I think now is a good time to tell poor Sara Palin to take her family and go home. The United States of America has been reformed , We have the declaration of independence, The constitution, The bill of rights. Please someone, show John and Sara a copy of these precious documents they do not know they still exist.

Virginia in Arizona

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docscro — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:56:22 GMT

It is a wonder that her ratings haven't dropped more given the news media attacks on her that are unequalled in this campaign.

Obama's qualification and questions to him about his community organization resume and 130 "prestent" votes were never asked and still haven't.

His 170 + days in the Senate has not been questioned by Charlie Gibson and the rest.

At any rate--tonite we as average Americans will have Hamburger Helper while his Hollywood elite friends pay $32,000 to have dinner with Obama and listen to Barbara!!

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patton434 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:57:17 GMT

It's amazing all the lies that have been fabricated about Sara Palin by the fanatic left wing bloggers and media. Everything from book banning to the Alaskan separatist movement.... these have been proven to be complete lies - but I guess the Corrupt Obama team never has to worry about facts because his whole campaign is based on lies to begin with.

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#1: He hardly donated any money to charity, but out of what little money he did contribute, he donated more money supporting his racist, antisemetic, biggotted friend Rev. Wright than he did to cancer research, AIDS research, and wounded veterans charities combined! Thats where Corrupt Obama's REAL values lie!

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT #2: Obama tried to sabotage the withdrawal of troops from Iraq by attempting to delay the withdrawal until after the election. This was confirmed by the foriegn minister of Iraq http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama_tried_to_stall_gis_iraq_withdrawal_129150.htm

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#3: As a so-called senator, he has not accomplished one thing! He hasn't even voted on any of the important issues!! Is it because he has a sense of entitlement and feels he is above the need to perform any work? Or is it because he cannot actually commit to making a decision without the aid of a teleprompter and his advisors??!!

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#4: He was an admitted cocaine addict as a youth. Now in all fairness, this by itself does not necessarily make him less qualified to be president... especially since it was a long time ago, or WAS IT? A recen arrest of a white-collar Chicago drug dealer has raised questions of the possibility that he has sold drugs to Corrupt Obama as recently as 2005!!! The media, of course, is keeping that way on the down-low!!

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#5: As a so-called "community organizer" he was part of a corrupt organization called ACORN which has been cited with committing numerous acts of fraud including voter fraud, extortion, etc...

CORUPT OBAMA FACT#6: His campaign has personally committed voter fraud during the primaries - go to www.wewillnotbesilenced2008.com for more details!

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#7: In addition to be a biggot and an anti-semite, he is also a sexist. Many people who formerly worked with him have stated that he has issues with women with authority. Once you know that, it then makes perfect sense as to why he didn't pick Hillary Clinton for VP!! If he had done so, he easily would have won, AND she' s much more qualified than Joe Biden, but Corrupt Obama just couldn't get past his own mysaginistic and sexist ideals - so he snubbed Hillary and picked a real nut job like Biden.

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#8: Nobama is the KING OF EARMARKS!! Stop acting like blind sheep and look at his record people!! According to the Wall Street Journal on September 11th, 2008, "Mr. Obama has again started a debate he can't win. As senator, he has requested nearly $936 million in earmarks, ratcheting up his requests each year he's been in the Senate." - need I say more??!! But hey Barak, you hippocrite, keep trying to lecture Sara Palin on earmarks. True, as a mayor she did seek out earmarks, but once she became Governor, once again, according to the Wall Street Journal, 'But as governor, she ratcheted down the state's requests for federal dollars, telling the legislature last year Alaska "cannot and must not rely so heavily on federal government earmarks." Her budget chief directed state agencies to reduce earmark requests to only "the most compelling needs" with "a strong national purpose," '

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#9: He is STILL personal friends with terrorists like William Ayers - no matter what e tries to tell you

CORRUPT OBAMA FACT#10: McCain asked zerobama to join him in 10 debates, so the American people can see an honest representation of who the candidates really are - CORRUPT OBAMA REFUSED!! WHAT IS HE HIDING??!!

IS IT ANY WONDER THAT EVEN HIS RUNNNING MATE, JOEY BIDEN WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT OBAMA IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT??!!

McCain/Palin 08

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kbow — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:57:24 GMT

A reference to Nathan Thurm tells me all I have to know about your world. Perception is your reality.

Oh yeah... a community organizer with a Harvard Degree, humm that smells like White House material.. quick someone get me a tela-prompter.

Left wing media is just creaming for more fotter to extort... if I was advising Palin, I would talk directly to the american people, and forget about the Charlie Tuna's of the world and like your hero Reagan did so sucessfully, remember him...

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ianwharmer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:57:32 GMT

It seems to me that the GOP has accidentally come up with a really good idea. We could save the country tons of taxpayers' money and avoid two years of political mudslinging by amending the constitution so that in future, both the VP and the President are selected by lottery. Anyone with experience, a moral compass or actual qualifications for office would be automatically disqualified, as happened when John McCain picked his running mate. His behavior in the last couple of weeks ago confirms that after more than 30 years of (mostly) dignified service to his country, Mr. McCain has opted to toss his good name in the garbage and grab this last chance to win the White House, whatever the cost to his reputation or America's. He has let ego and ambition blind him to the long-term consequences of running one of the nastiest campaigns in recent U.S. political history. It must be very important to him to top the Admiral status of two of his illustrious forebears and emerge as the superstar of his centuries-long bloodline. How would his ancestors feel about the new John McCain, I wonder? Probably as disappointed as the rest of us.

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docscro — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:57:32 GMT

It is a wonder that her ratings haven't dropped more given the news media attacks on her that are unequalled in this campaign.

Obama's qualification and questions to him about his community organization resume and 130 "prestent" votes were never asked and still haven't.

His 170 + days in the Senate has not been questioned by Charlie Gibson and the rest.

At any rate--tonite we as average Americans will have Hamburger Helper while his Hollywood elite friends pay $32,000 to have dinner with Obama and listen to Barbara!!

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targaray — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:58:57 GMT

Palin's Job Description: "Liar - in - Chief

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Daddy0001 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:03:06 GMT

Has this kid Andrew even finished High School yet and does he actually pay attention to what he is writing? First of all I want one person to tell me what the Bush Doctrine actually is!! NOT one person in the House can tell you or me. What an Idiot!!! Lets see how much more the liberal media can compare Palin to Obama?? The real race is between McCain and Obama DAH!!!! ALSO as far as Fiorina I happen to live really close to HP in Colorado and have many friends there. I can tell you there is a GOOD reason she is not there anymore, Maybe she needs to think before she speaks!!!??? Palin could stand up to ANY CEO right now!! Lets all take a Poll on how our CEO's from some major corps are doing right now???? Fannie anyone??? We all know who has benifited the most from this company don't we?? This kind of trash really pisses me off!!

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sthfla — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:03:08 GMT

I am so tired of hearing about polls. From both sides!! How do they get these results? Still using the antiquated phone "landline"? No one I know even has a landline!!!

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onepoker — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:12:08 GMT

your right its over for her. oh wait heres another poll obama has dropped from 55% to 44% but I haven't seen any stories on that. Maybe it could be people realize he was the #2 reciever of cash from Fannie Mae, Or maybe people finally believe that taking money from Tony Rezko was a bad thing, Or maybe people just don't like a guy who runs against the current president instead of his actual opponent. ETC etc etc. This article lives up to the fine standards set by Newsweek for the get Obama elected agenda. Thank you for not dissapointing us. Gun toting Bible grasping, republicans.

Sarah just in case your watching You still win the popularity contest with us and since we actually vote it may turn into something.

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welltester — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:12:08 GMT

You know what, honestly I didn't even need to read this to know how idiotic it would be.

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dionneoxley — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:12:10 GMT

I can't believe that America is buying this CRAP that John McCain is shoving down our throats. It is considered politically incorrect to reference her family or her appearance. Ask your self one question. If you were to take this woman and her family, her experience, her personal accomplishments and her bubbly personality and superimpose her with Janet Reno's face, would you still feel all warm and fuzzy inside? She serves one purpose. Yes sexism is alive and well in America. Congratulations John McCain!!! Trophy Wife. Trophy VP.

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justanothervet — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:12:19 GMT

"NUTS" You NEWSWEEK liberals are on the short list to lose your journalistic jobs. Get in line with your financial leftist Marxist friends. Journalism is dead because you NEWSWEEK children are playing tag or checkers and we or playing chess for keeps. Start whining even more when your best buds get theri pink slips. You are creating the news or atempting to do so instead of reporting it.

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getoverit44 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:12:32 GMT

It is time the people of United States stop stressing about Palin.. if she can't stand the heat.. she should get out of the kitchen.. You folks have a lot bigger problems right now to content with. Your economy is on the brink of disaster and you are worried whether or not somone is saying a sexist slur about Palin.. My God.. get over it.. Palin is a Joke.. everything she says, she puts her foot in her mouth.. If she had such a high regard for "life" why is she allowing life to be slaughtered from an aircraft. That is totally discusting. If her people of Alaska need to hunt for food to survive, then maybe she better have a look at the quality of life she is providing for her people in Alaska as their Governor. The women is dishonest, a hypocrit, and she and her old boys have gone a little too far this time..If you are running for VP... you should make sure the skeleton's in your closet "mimes"...

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dad&daughterbloggers — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:23:09 GMT

After that comment, any wonder why Dumorina isn't the CEO of HP anymore. I suppose any blowjoe can be President but you have to be special to be a CEO. PLEASE!

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headhoncho — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:23:24 GMT

This story is, of course, another media lie. Soon to be Vice-President Palin's approval rating is continuing to rise on a daily basis and as long as she keeps making monkies out of the democrats and Osama Obama, it will continue to increase. It has reached the point now that the public discounts as lies almost anything said against her. Their whole smear campaign has backfired and they have actually helped to elect the GOP because of thier clear lies. It must be very frustrating for the liberal media. They keep getting their heads bashed in no matter what kind of a lying scheme they come up with. It is reallly fun to watch now as their lies become well known and commonplace by all.

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jnc4keeps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:23:32 GMT

http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaRace.htm

http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaWife.htm

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thatsbananas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:05 GMT

The selection of Palin is a CREATION by Intelligent design.

If you don’t think so then you better take it up with god because he’s a Christian.

Our war in Iraq is sanctioned by god, our god not the Muslim god totally different god there.

As VP Palin is bring work home and bring home to work.

Abstinence is a choice for the lower classes not Palins daughter, she not the point do as she says not as she does.

God loves a good joke take a look thru Palins eyes and you will see the American public.

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jnc4keeps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:09 GMT

http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaRace.htm

http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaWife.htm

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jnc4keeps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:13 GMT

http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaRace.htm

http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaWife.htm

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BrownFoxNine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:17 GMT

LOL, of course it is she is getting caught in too many LIES just like her side kick McBush who is the biggest LIAR of them all. I am surprised anyone supports them. Ignorance is bliss I guess.

Jeff

www.anonymize.us.tc

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dad&daughterbloggers — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:17 GMT

After that comment, any wonder why Dumorina isn't the CEO of HP anymore. I suppose any blowjoe can be President but you have to be special to be a CEO. PLEASE!

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kayaker — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:28:13 GMT

America wake up! The hand writing is on the wall!! Obama is evil!

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chdench7 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:28:54 GMT

Patton434 - Aren't you needed back at the White House?

or at least back with Rove to suckle his teat some more?

as the ideological, and might i add, idiotical operative you most clearly are?

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thatsbananas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:29:20 GMT

Equal Hater Here I like niether Palin or Obama, and for a minute I was going with MCCain but now my vote is for a 6 pack of mcnuggets, At this point im penciling in that gecko from gieco

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gmaxwingo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:29:38 GMT

Clearly Carly was not qualified to run HP either. NOr does she seems to be qualified to comment on politics.

Go away-

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letxa2000 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:30:29 GMT

Fiorina is right. To run a company you need to know how to make it profitable. That's most definitely NOT a requirement of a politician of either party, unfortunately.

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r_doss — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:33:10 GMT

Sarah Palin was a sexy and sassy diversion from the ho-hum appeal of the McCain campaign, but now the novelty's wearing off, as I figured it would. My comments are not sexist and I do not deride her because she is a woman, but because of the kind of person she is. She came across to me, on the rather timid Gibson interview, as a rah-rah cheerleader type with very high ambitions. Still, I am not opposed to her because of some moral or personality failings, but because of her Holy Roller religion and her superstitious creationism beliefs. We've already had one Servant of God in the White House and he's dishonored America and bankrupted it, making us the largest debtor nation in the world and sullying our reputation as a champion of human rights. Sarah's "don't blink" mantra sounds suspiciously like "bring 'em on," and I don't want her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency because she's too unstable.Stay in Alaska and shoot game from helicopters and disparage concern for the environment!

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dazsurfer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:33:12 GMT

Now that all reasonably sane people know SP flip-flopped on the "Bridge to Nowhere" can we get back to discussing real issues like the "War to Nowhere", (I wonder who supports that), and the "Economy to Nowhere" (I wonder who was in charge yet asleep at the wheel).

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thatsbananas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:33:26 GMT

Thats What we need a CEO look at NYC with Bloomburg you got to hate him but hell theres no scandals and the city is in profit mode

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gaylep — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:34:44 GMT

Oh, please, spare me, whoever you are who said that McBush and Palin are liars. Show me a politician who DOESN'T lie to get what he (or she) wants and I'll show you--to paraphrase Obama--some swamp land in Florida that I'd like to sell you.

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marcelwawa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:34:49 GMT

As always this is not a measure of the person but the news media. However, it has taken monumental news media onslaught of nitpicking to produce an effect (such as MSNBCs week long daily "expose") which is a welcome measure of the declining effectiveness of the media propaganda machine.

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president — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:35:58 GMT

At this moment of time it is increasingly becoming clear Americans have to come to grips with separating Hollywood passions from hard core politics in order to serve the common good.

Who can keep a head on his shoulders and think twice about deciding what has to be done in crisis ?

Clearly Palin and McCain lack the restraints necessary on passions to think in terms of the common good. Obama is by far the most competent and cool headed. He has solid education and the flexibility required to grasp complicated scenario of pluralism and of diversity. Fortunately his running mate Joe Biden is impressed with Obama and has decided to assist him to change the tyrannical and childish regime of Nero like Bush's policies and his strategies..

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dmann753 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:36:55 GMT

Stupid article. This kid is just trying to pump up his liberal friends with meaningless statistics and by taking comments out of context. When did Newsweek start hiring high school boys to write for them? I guess this is what you get for minimum wage these days.

This woman is under more scrutiny than any of the other candidates, including the number one on the other ticket.

As for the "Bush doctrine" and Charlie Gibson's interpretation of it.... "anticipatory self defense" and "pre-emptive strikes" sounds like the exact same thing that Truman (democrat) gave us... the mess we're still in, Korea. 50 years later and God knows how much money. I don't believe the Koreans attacked us first (maybe I missed that part). Or how about the so called "Christ-like" democrat John Kennedy who gave us Viet Nam. 15 years and 50,000 American deaths. I must have missed the invasion of Boca by the Viet Cong.... In retrospect, the so-called Bush doctrine is not some way out, far right idea that Bush dreamed up. Sorry Charlie.

I'm not a big fan of the Bush presidency. He has spent more money than any other president before him. But, an Obama presidency would be more of the same only much worse... spend spend spend. More social programs. A bigger and more intrusive government. He wants to nationalize everything and that only means higher taxes.... for everyone (including our friend who wrote this stupid article). Washington is broken and needs to be changed. This is the worse congress ever (their approval rating is half of George Bush's). You don't fix it by throwing more money at it. I'm not 100% sure about McCain, but Obama definitely does not represent the change we need.

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greta_ — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:37:49 GMT

thank you schmeevin for posting the link. rumblings of impeachment are starting up again.

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SuzieQ4499 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:37:57 GMT

Boy you guys are having a great time trying to run down Palin aren't you. Iam so sick of the New York newspapers and Newsweek and people like Charlie Gibson (What is the Bush doctrine) Oh my God, you guys couldn't even answer that. You are all so set on trying to trip her up. It blows my mind that you people (MSNBC included are so dead on running her down) You are all a bunch of Liberal Elitists. You just keep on promoting Obama, that nice man who has some of the worse spiritual leaders and friends I have ever heard of - and talk about experince - what experience. I can't believe how you all go for that bunch of "Change, yes change - change to what? He has "changed" his mind so many times since this all started, I can't believe it!!!

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jnc4keeps — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:39:14 GMT

Obama supports homosexual marriage, racial preferences, banning all guns, flag-burning, socialized medicine and the absolute right to abortion, including partial-birth abortions. He voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive.

Obama is anti-war, voted against the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act, against privatizing Social Security and opposes the death penalty, three strikes laws and school vouchers. He has no military service record. He strongly supports the decriminalization of marijuana.

Obama opposed the Defense of Marriage Act; would work to repeal it in the U.S. Senate; would not vote for any legislation that would restrict the ability of gays and lesbians to marry.

2005

Project Votesmart reports that Obama supports the interests of Planned Parenthood 100%.

Obama supports the interests of NARAL Pro-Choice America 100%.

Obama supports the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0%.

Obama supports the interests of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 100%.

Obama supports the interests of the AFL-CIO 92%.

2005

Obama accepts rides on corporate jets, some to attend his own fundraisers.

2006

Obama becomes the Senate's point man on ethics and says he will no longer accept rides on corporate jets.

2006

Project Votesmart reports that Obama supports the interests of Planned Parenthood 100%.

Obama supports the interests of NARAL Pro-Choice America 100%.

Obama supports the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0%.

Obama supports the interests of the American Immigration Lawyers Association 88%.

2006 Here is a video of Obama enthusiastically campaigning for openly socialist Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Sanders, who won his seat in 2006, called Obama "one of the great leaders of the United States Senate," even though Obama had only been in the body for less than two years.

2006 In the first 18 months of his first Senate term Obama was also writing his second book, "The Audacity of Hope." Immediately after finishing that, he built up support for his upcoming Presidential campaign by campaigning for other Democrats in 2006, took part in a book tour, made a few appearances on entertainment shows, and began his campaign for the presidency. Not much time for doing what he was elected to the Senate to do -- represent the people of Illinois.

As for the originality of "The Audacity of Hope," a New York Times article contains a few surprises there as well. The individuals that Obama sent first drafts to for comments comprise a Who's Who of liberal Democratic Party insiders, some of whom are now associated with his campaign: David Axelrod, Anthony Lake, Gene Sperling, Samantha Power, and Cass Sunstien.

Sunstein, in particular, notes that he made many comments on the manuscript -- a few of which made it into Obama's book. This differs from the official spin about the book, which is that it is a liberal manifesto penned solely by Barack Obama.

One wonders if eventually we will find out more about these collaborations of Obama's -- for an example see Ted Sorenson's recent admission (May '08) of what he had previously denied for 40-plus years verbally and in writing -- that he ghost wrote the book that John Kennedy used to win a Pulitzer, "Profiles in Courage."

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thatsbananas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:40:10 GMT

Oh no bush never lied to us rather he was Decieved by miss information his ignorance completly excuses him from all faults

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thatsbananas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:40:15 GMT

Oh no bush never lied to us rather he was Decieved by miss information his ignorance completly exuses him from all faults

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topfuel13755 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:41:03 GMT

I dont't get it. All the democraps are running around like chickens without heads about Palin. I thought we were voting for President not Vice President. I would rather have an experienced President than an experienced Vice President. Obama does not have a clue, he flip flops all over the place just like our good friends the Clinton's. People in this country need to look at the big picture and get their heads out of the sand. Obama will say whatever it takes to get elected and that goes for religion, patriotism or any of the other idea's that he forms on the fly. I personally don't care about party affiliation as long as the winner will do right by our people and our country. Period!

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middleoftheroad70 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:42:35 GMT

McCain's choice has never been about the "best" person !! He wanted to make history and grab those Clinton voters who were sitting on the fence. If people would put their emotions aside and really ask themselves if they want 4 more years (even another month} of the h **l that GB has put us through !! Whom ever we end up with, it will take years for them to get us out of this mess !!!

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2theright — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:42:55 GMT

JUST MORE BULL**** TO DIGEST!! GIVE US A BREAK !!!!

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2theright — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:42:58 GMT

JUST MORE BULL**** TO DIGEST!! GIVE US A BREAK !!!!

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PS Alaska — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:43:06 GMT

Having worked for Sarah Palin here in Alaska she cannot run the 49 largest state(pop.) with any skill. Senator McCain is a 72 year old with active melenoma picks a untested person who had never had a passport until a year ago, who admitted knowing nothing about Alaska's budget when she arrived here, who cannot get along with even members of her own party (and I mean the ones who are NOT crooks), who in the words of my former boss (a political appointee of hers) who said, "Sarah is about Sarah".

The people of America are finding out about what many Alaskans here have known for some time. Senator McCain made an impulsive politically motivated decision. We have had too much of that lately. We deserve better than that.

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UnpoliticallyCorrect — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:43:28 GMT

Let's see.... who is stronger and more principled?

Obama -- voted PRESENT when faced with taking a stand on MANY issues important to the electorate. On all others, he voted 100% of the time in agreement with his own party, and has the farthest "left" voting record in the entire Senate.

Palin -- wasn't afraid to take on corruption and "conflict-of-interest" cases involving entrenched members of HER OWN PARTY in her state government, and rooted them out. She has had to make DECISIONS and face the responsibility of those decisions, as mayor and as governor, which had consequences for her constituency -- and has an 80% APPROVAL RATING in the state of Alaska. (That might be forgotten, since the left-wing media has purposely rooted out anyone in Alaska who has a bone to pick with Palin, and put them on national television).

Obama -- refused TWICE to vote for the BAIPA (Born Alive Infant Protection Act) while he was in the Illinois state legislature, which would have ensured medical care to any infant who happened to survive an attempt at abortion. He stated that he was worried that it would somehow jeopardize Roe v. Wade, and put the abortionists at risk for lawsuits. (He'd rather allow the infant to die a SLOW, GRUELING death in a hospital utility room and be discarded with the rest of the trash).

Palin -- was aware that the infant she was carrying had Down's Syndrome, and decided to allow him to be born and to live its life with the support of a loving family.

Obama - stated that he wouldn't want his daughters to be "punished" by having to carry an "unwanted pregnancy" to term.

Palin -- her pregnant 17-yr-old daughter has the full support of her family and the father of her baby, and did not take "the easy way out," by having an abortion, which would have prevented "the discomforts of pregnancy" for the daughter, and the "political embarrassment" of Sarah Palin.

Obama -- threw his "MENTOR" (his word, not mine) of TWENTY YEARS, under the bus, only after his anti-American diatribes threatened to cost Obama the election.

Palin -- proudly expresses her support for her faith and her church, and makes it clear that her "mentor" is GOD.

The list goes on....and on....and ON.....

Oh! -- one more thing:

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SPECIFIC "BUSH DOCTRINE," people!! -- educate yourselves!!!

"Presidential doctrines are inherently malleable and difficult to define. The only fixed "doctrines" in American history are the Monroe and the Truman doctrines, which came out of single presidential statements during administrations where there were few conflicting foreign policy crosscurrents....Such is not the case with the Bush doctrine.... There is no single meaning of the Bush doctrine. In fact, there have been four distinct meanings, each one succeeding another over the eight years of this administration -- and the one Charlie Gibson cited is not the one in common usage today," (Article written on 9/13/2008 by Charles Krauthammer, who first coined the phrase "Bush Doctrine" in 2001).

Palin was CORRECT in seeking clarification of what, exactly, Gibson was defining as "the Bush Doctrine." It was another attempt by a member of the "media elite" to make himself look important, and he only succeeded with people who are too lazy to educate themselves on the issues before they head to the voting booths.

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2theright — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:43:30 GMT

JUST MORE BULL**** TO DIGEST!! GIVE US A BREAK !!!!

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whostoblame — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:43:54 GMT

I have never been polled, neither have any of my family, friends, co-workers.. So I always wonder where the media gets 'their' poll results.

As to Sarah Palin, she has been under more scrutiny than anyone including Obama and Biden. And she's dealing with it as a classy woman would.

Why doesn't the media research Obama and Biden with such fervor? Why aren't their backgrounds, family, voting records, analyzed to the nth degree?

As to Streisand, Lohan, Damon, Cusack, and the rest of those Hollywood no-brainers, we don't need your opinion. Act, sing, whatever, and shut up.

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lymanz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:44:29 GMT

sarah palin is what washington needs. they need a terminator. terminate greed & corruption in the congress & senate. Her opponents are trying hard to discredit her because they are afraid that if they win, she will start cleaning up the senate, congress & department heads. I'm praying hard that the American people will open their eyes and their minds with what's going on in this beautiful country. celebrities are also against her because most of them are gays, lesbians, adulterous relations and unmarried couples. God bless America & God bless the Republicans!!!

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ElectionFollower2008 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:45:52 GMT

Why the hell does MSN and Newsweek and media favor barack obama?

I am sick and tire of the media trying to tell me who to vote for.

MSN is completely biased towards obama by providing a link to this story from its main page.

MSN can go screw itself, there is no different between it and the obama campaign.

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Tellitall — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:46:04 GMT

I could run the country, with my experience as a businesswoman and my life experiences and I'm only 67. Sure, I have some things in my past that some would abhor, but they are not earthshattering.

I am a woman and I'm smart, my I.Q. is 140 and I learn quickly. I am also an author and literary consultant, which gives me a broad experience, as well as running two companies. I have raised four children, raced sports cars, hunted, been aboard every UNITED STATES NAVAL ship my husband's been aboard and even stood watches with him - most recently on a Great Lakes Ore Boat, while sailing the Great Lakes.

I've done many, many things in my life which make me strong enough to handle a job like running the USA. Have you ever dealt with Union men who say they are going to shoot you? Well, I have, and I'm still alive and kicking.

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nebajnim — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:46:07 GMT

I am angry. This is because conservative talk show panels rant about Obama being a closet socialist, all the while, Comrade Bush is taking over big banks and companies.

And in that regard, maybe the candidates should be ready to run a company.

Another thing that gets my goat is the republican attitude about taxes. Would you rather make $100 and get taxed $25, or make $50 and get taxed $10? I'd take the $75. With the low increase in wages, and job availability, coupled with the decline of the dollar, how much did Bush's cut help you? It didn't help me at all. I'm getting close to broke. When Bill was in there it was party time. Money was not a problem.

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Concerned Ctzn — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:47:13 GMT

Hey topfuel13755<

I couldn't have said is any better. Great post! BTW, the title of this Newsweek article doesn't suprise me one bit. You how NW loves the Repub Party ... lol!

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mbdougan@hotmail.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:49:12 GMT

hey patton 434

Like the other blogger said, go back to suckling ol' Rove's Teat, or whatever ....as the Bush, Rove, Cheney machine apparently have you bent over...

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jay27 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:49:42 GMT

SuzieQ, no wonder your a Republican...because you are a complete idiot!!! Of course we aren't all going to know what the Bush Doctrine is, maybe because we aren't running for the second highest position in Government. Maybe if you took your blinders off you could educate yourself and realize why this country is in shambles...Republicans!!. So go on and watch your bias, fixed Fox news and keep on listening to the ignorant rants of O'Reilley and the likes.

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hamesh — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:49:50 GMT

I think people are starting to wake up from looking at a pretty face ..to looking at their empty wallets ....and oil companies getting richer ....and now banks failing ....Hey lets hope they dont win or we will all be eating beans and pork ...

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jamesp1965 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:50:17 GMT

Wow, People , Everyone sounds like Eight year olds. Are you kidding me. Go ahead dive into Alaska dig what you can, Then I ask you Dive into Chicago politics,, Ha ha, . No one will, because you might not like what you see. Exactly what do you all see so wrong with Sarah Palin? What Trooper Gate LOL. Who cares, Thats weak, realy weak. LOL . Beleive me Obama's loyalty will be with the one he owes. And do'es he Owe!!! Ask yourselves how someone with no voting background no real acomplishments ran only a campain, Sliped into the senate, By the way only because some sex scandle in Illinois Just happen to come out before the vote,LOL We all have to stop thinking Dem, or Rep. Or someone that thinks he's Mose's . Vote on the records, Hands Down Its McCain - Palin . You dont need to be a brain surgion to figure that one out. So lets all get real and put the real talent in the white house. Dems shoud be embarressed. Become independents or Republicans. At least then at the very least your freedoms will stay intact.

Less Goverment , More accountability, Our Freedoms!

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Runningbug — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:51:01 GMT

While, philisophically speaking, I don't plan to vote for McCain / Palin, I really don't see that Obama has better qualifications than Palin. The newsmedia continues to make a farce of the election issues and the candidates are following suit. I prefer Obama despite his faults and the idiot partisans in his camp. Biden?...good grief now there's change for you.

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US Freedom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:52:22 GMT

Palin is going to lead this country with McCain without taxing us to dealth...people think money is tight now...we'll all be poor if Obama gets elected

Here are a few little facts for the blindly led Obama supporters out there. 1.) Selma got me born...

NOT EXACTLY: your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.

(Google 'Obama Selma' for his full March 4, 2007 speech and articles about its various untruths.) 2.) My Father Was A Goat Herder . . NOT EXACTLY: he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government. 3.) My Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter . . . NOT EXACTLY: he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had. 4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom . . . NOT EXACTLY: your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades. The current government is pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law. Your half-brother, Abongo Obama, is Odinga's follower. You interrupted your New Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone. Check out the following link for verification of that and for more. Obama's cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to get Sharia Muslim law in place there. When Odinga lost the elections, his followers burned Christians' homes as well as men, women and children alive in a Christian church where they took refuge. Obama supported his cousin before the election process here started. (Google 'Obama and Odinga') 5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian . . .

NOT EXACTLY: she does her daily Salat prayers at 5 AM according to her own interviews. Christianity would not have supported her being one of 14 wives to 1 man. 6.) My Name is African Swahili . . .

NOT EXACTLY: your name is Arabic and 'Baraka' (from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.

Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side, and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side.

While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya, his father's family were mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate states he's Arab, not African Negro). From....and for more....go to..... 7.) I Never Practiced Islam . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years -- until you changed the year before running for public office.

4-3-08 Article 'Obama was 'quite religious in Islam'' 8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book). February 28, 2008. Kristoff from the New York Times a year ago: 'Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it'll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as 'one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.' This is just one example of what Pamela is talking about when she says 'Obama's narrative is being altered, enhanced and manipulated to whitewash troubling facts.' 9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian . . .

NOT EXACTLY: not one former teacher says you could speak the language. 10.) Because I lived In Indonesia, I have more foreign experience . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and could not speak the language. 11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs . . .

NOT EXACTLY: except for Africa and the Middle East, you have never been anywhere else on the planet and have NO experience with our closest allies. 12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify. Your classmates said you were just fine. 13.) An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office . . .

NOT EXACTLY: Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist. 14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life . NOT EXACTLY: Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist. 15.) I Won't Run On A National Ticket In '08 . . .

NOT EXACTLY: here you are, despite saying live on TV that you would not have enough experience by then -- and you are all about 'having experience first '. 16.) Voting 'Present' is Common In Illinois Senate . . .

NOT EXACTLY: common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES. 17.) I Was A Professor Of Law . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE. 18.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE. 19.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you didn't write it, introduce it, change it, or create it. 20.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass . . .

NOT EXACTLY: it took just 14 days from start to finish. 21.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill . . .

NOT EXACTLY: your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation -- mainly because of your Nuclear donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came. 22.) I Have Released My State Records . .

NOT EXACTLY: as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, including all the special interests pork hidden within. 23.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself in your books. 24.) My Economics Bill Will Help America . .

NOT EXACTLY: your 111 economic policies were combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill. 25.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois . .

NOT EXACTLY: even your own supporters characterize your actions as careful rather than bold. 26.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year . . .

NOT EXACTLY: they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you after their creation by a fellow Senator, 'to assist you in a future bid for higher office'. 27.) No One on my campaign contacted Canada about NAFTA . . .

NOT EXACTLY: the Canadian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them. 28.) I Am Tough On Terrorism . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction off Israel. 29.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you passed 26, most of which you didn't write. 30.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you. 31.) I Don't Take PAC Money . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you take loads of it. 32.) I don't Have Lobbyists . . .

NOT EXACTLY: you have 47 lobbyists on staff, and counting. 33.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad . . .

NOT EXACTLY: your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon. 34.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq . .

NOT EXACTLY: you weren't in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time.

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US Freedom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:53:51 GMT

DID YOU KNOW THAT BARACK OBAMA'S CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS ARE BASED ON BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY?

I can guarantee you Obama Inc. surely isn't marketing this aspect of Barack's life!

As you all know. Barack's biological father, a socialist muslim from whom Barack got his name? Abandoned young Barack. This, obviously, was a scarring incident. And throughout young Barack's youth he was always in search of a father-figure to fill the void. And it was twenty one years ago when Barack did indeed find that father figure - the most influential and pivotal man in young Barack's life - Black Liberation Theologist Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

Has Obama Inc. told you about this man? I don't think so. This is stuff they desperately don't want you to know.

Black Liberation Theologist Jeremiah Wright would become, for twenty years, young Barack's mentor, inspiration, father, and inspiration for Barack's political career. The Junior Senator has written a lot about Wright in his memoirs and it's a public record.

If you don't know what Black Liberation Theology is? And if you don't know who Jeremiah Wright is? This will give you a taste. The video was produced by Jeremiah Wright himself and was on sale at Trinity United Church of Christ. Because of the election? I don't think they're selling these DVDs any more. Obama Inc. is a little smarter than that. Yes. Black Liberation Theology is predicated on the fact that Jesus Christ was a black man struggling against white oppression, as well as other outlandish, very often militant, views:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36T1fnIafC0

Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbUBTlmAiA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWWx4Q1VFg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbUBTlmAiA&feature=related

The Junior Senator? Has denied knowledge of any such sermons. Despite being a Jeremiah Wright disciple for twenty-one years. Despite being married at Trinity United. Despite having his kids baptized there. Despite going to church there. Despite the fact that Trinity United is Barack Hussein's primary church. Despite the fact that DVD's of these sermons can be purchased at Trinity United. Despite the fact that the whole point of Trinity United Church of Christ's whole point is to spread Black Liberation Theology and that's why you'd go there. Despite going to Church there for twenty years. And? Despite being close friends with Jeremiah Wright for twenty years. Barack Obama had absolutly no knowledge of the nature of the church he went to for twenty years nor any knowledge of the true nature of his twenty-year adopted father, Black Liberation Theologist Jeremiah Wright.

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hillary1973 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:54:30 GMT

Sarah Palin is as qualified to be a VP as my next door neighbor. It's sad America has decided that to be "one of us" is a good thing. I'm disgusted when I hear men and women say she's "just like us". Let me tell them all something, THEY CANNOT RUN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. When did it become bad to be educated? When did it become sexist to ask questions about someone's qualifiactions. She's the one that called Hillary a whiner now the Repulicans are doing the same thing, poor them that they introduced an unvetted unknown and the press did their job and found out about her. As for people who think this hasn't been done to Obama or Biden DO SOME RESEARCH. Apparently you've just tuned in and haven't been paying attention to anything for the last 2 years.

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F Rosenberg — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:54:54 GMT

Carly Fiorina, a wall street protege, was herself unable to run HP and was fired with a $40 million severance clearly highlights McCain's lapses in judgment and impetuosity. I guess sitting in a NVA prison for 5.5 years doesn't make him an impressive executive. Of course if prison torture really were a qualification, then the Guantanamo Prison should be renamed the "Quaeda Leadership Institute"

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M.seattle — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:17 GMT

This is to be expected of newsweek. Why don't you feature an article of more importance, like the stock market instability and the greedy CEOs', like Carly Fiorina, who walked away with $21million after she was ousted by HP

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nebajnim — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:24 GMT

Right lymanz, every one is in bed with the senate except lock-step republicans like you. Get a reality check.

Funny how none of you are concerned about McCain adopting Obama's change motif. McCain pulled an ultra conservative right as his running mate just before he went with the "REAL change" tagline. (were you blindsided?)

I've also heard rumors about him wanting to lose, so that Obama will be stuck with this mess.

It is shameful that Bush has taken us from the sole super power to one of three (EU, China and USA.) The Dollar is puny, economy is in the tank, and the future is bleak. We got beat by china in the olympics.. Need I say more? God is not blessing us, he is punishing us with Hurricanes and poverty. Check it out.

Say What!?

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upsoyo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:27 GMT

Fiorina is at least honest. Why didn't McCain choose an honest woman for VP who could also run a company?

My retirement is going down every day.

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M.seattle — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:47 GMT

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Kepigirl — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:48 GMT

2theright got it right. More bull. I've read more than one of Romano's Blogs and getting absolutely sick of this guy (child) touting HIS perspective on various subjects and not getting it right. This guy needs to be banned from blogging because all he is doing is 'spinning' -- trying to influence people's opinions. The media needs to stay out of politics and let the citizens of this country decide for themselves. And this guy Romano needs to go back and finish high school. He's too young to be a credible influence for the majority of America who are Baby Boomers and have a better ability to see through the crap simply because they've been through so much crap in their lives they can smell BS before they see it.

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martyjp — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:53 GMT

I would like to see the first Woman President of the United States. I hope this will be someone worthy of the office. Someone who worked for and earned the position through years of hard work and dedication to this country. There are certainly many women who qualify. IT WOULD BE A DISGRACE FOR ALL AMERICAN WOMEN TO HAVE SOMEONE SLIP INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS BY SLIPPING INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR. This is a possibility if American women continue to be drawn to a candidate simply because they “relate to her”—regardless of her lack of knowledge, lack of experience and lack of leadership. I’m looking forward to that First Woman, but Sarah Palin is not that woman

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marcelwawa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:56:41 GMT

To quote Obama You can put lipstick on MSN / MSNBC etc they are still a pig

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celtic36 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:57:07 GMT

Golly, here I was under the impression that good journalism was unbiased and here I discover that Newsweek is another liberal piece of crap. Oh, well, the Obama News Rag is still alive and sick. Have fun for the next 49 days and then shut up when things don't twist to the far left.

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marcelwawa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:57:20 GMT

To quote Obama You can put lipstick on MSN / MSNBC etc they are still a pig

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fritzb — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:57:23 GMT

Sen. McCain, as admirable a person he is, has had a quite invasive melanoma removed from his

face. A medical person explained to me that that lesion has a 60% or greater chance for spreading to other organs including the brain. To have chosen Gov. Palin as a running mate, in view of this

apparent medical knowlege, seems irrresponsible and even desperate.

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joadie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:58:11 GMT

I was reading our newspaper this morning and the article reported John McCain married his second wife one month after his divorce from his first. Now there have been numerous scandals including impeachment proceedings involving our politicians having extra marital affairs and it appears that the candidate named above has been absolved from any indiscretion he may have had. Either he cheated on his first wife or he fell in love with Cindy, (or her money) ,very quickly. Why has this not been brought into the lime light like the others. I guess it turns out that morality and leadership do not go hand in hand.

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Sgt Pops — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:58:21 GMT

Fiorina got canned at h/p so i guess she can't run a company either.

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nebajnim — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:58:50 GMT

US Freedom: Do you work for Hertz? get a life. If someone wanted to read your article, they would hire you at Fox.

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Lookin4atruthteller — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:59:44 GMT

When we pick a president we should be thinking about what's in the best interest of the country. The gang mentality of voting for your party no matter what their record is or what they stand for is just what a democracy doesn't need. I don't care what party someone belongs to: vote with the best interest of the country in mind. One more thing: if you call yourself a liberal or a conservative perhaps it would be a good thing to find out what they really are instead of internalizing and repeating the talking points on any given day.

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glstead — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:00:45 GMT

interesting comments-------------- she did not falter on the "bush doctrine" she requested clarification----the next day three newsmen were asked to define the "bush doctrine" and they gave three different definitions----------------- Gibson's defintion was abit lacking also. also, starting a sentence with " that stuff " is interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gls

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glstead — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:01:17 GMT

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marcelwawa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:01:31 GMT

Melanoma kills in the next 6 months!!!! very clever - do you work for MSNBC?

How about any of the other "mainstream" news media?

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macduffelsinore — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:01:32 GMT

Wow, with 24 hour per day attacks on Palin by Obama's hit machine, the main stream media, and her favorability rating has dropped? If Obama had gotten half the scrutiny that she has, he would be limping with the rela estate and terrorist connections he has.

The blind hatred of the media in McCain selecting someone who has not been doing the Sunday talk show circuit and bowing to their intelligence has made me lose whatever faith I had left in the media. They have returned to their commercial, yellow-journalism roots. 4th estate my a$$.

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jd140 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:01:51 GMT

How many people did you poll??/ Were they Democrats?? Where did they live? You usually poll 1200 people in a country of 300,000,000 and then give staggering percents like " her unfavorables climbed to 36 %" So that means 432 people disapprove of her???? BIG DEAL!

Poll 3,000,000 and then give us percents and I'll listen.

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hillary1973 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:02:10 GMT

US Freedom, I think you may in fact be one of the most ignorant human beings in the US and it saddens me that you could be so dumb. Go to independent sources like politifact or factcheck.org and educate yourself and stop getting your incorrect talking points from right wing morons.

The sad thing is that I doubt that you make over $250k a year and you could benefit from the tax breaks that Obama would give to the middle class. If you think that someone makeing over $250k per year cannot afford to pay 4% more in taxes, I'm here to tell you we can.

The Republicans have done a great job at convincing middle class and poor people that they will be taxed more by Democrats. WAKE UP MIDDLE CLASS, Republicans don't care about you, they just want your vote. Do you really care if someone makeing $50 Million Dollars a year pays more taxes? You shouldn't, smarten up.

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dicksmith24 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:03:18 GMT

We missed our chance when Ross Perot . Over 100 years ago we killed whales to light our homes,

we built our income on oil and factories. Now we have politicians who ronly know how to run "government as a charity". Better to go down with a real neighbor and person like Palin than a Chicago empty suit who can't organize anything bigger than take it from whitey.

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marcelwawa — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:03:39 GMT

Melanoma kills in the next 6 months!!!! very clever - do you work for MSNBC?

How about any of the other "mainstream" news media?

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Lookin4atruthteller — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:04:20 GMT

The electoral process has been reduced to gang warfare which consist of internalizing and repeating the talking points of the day. This isn't democracy. This is the behavior indicative of an angry, disgruntled teenager. GROW UP AMERICA!

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wiseguy! — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:05:30 GMT

First of all you naysayers. When it was first broched that Palin would be investigated over troopergate and firing of the top cop, Her response was. "I will co-operate with any investigation, bring it on" "I have nothing to hide".

Apparently she does have something to hide. Since now she is not going to co-operate and has infact hired a high priced attorney to see that she doesn't. So much for honesty and truth telling!!

If she lies about this, just what else will she lie about next?

We already know what she lied about just after her nomination, but what is next?? The shining light is fading. After the debats it will be OUT@@@@@

OBAMA/BIDEN 2008/20012 YES THEY CAN!!!

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PS Alaska — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:05:45 GMT

MCCain in the most important decision in this election so far made a horrible decision. Politically astute but crass and shortsighted. There are so many qualified Republicans who actually have spent the time and energy to be prepared for this position. It is sad.

Palin cleaning up Alaska?? The federal Government is doing that.. She has troopergate going, She has charged the state for per diem for staying at home, she has charged the state for her children to fly both here in Alaska and around the country because they were conducting "state business". The national media hasn't gotten to half of what has been going on in her two years of being governor.

The Republicans in the state legislature have caught the governor padding the budget with bogus items to the tune of tens of millions of dollars and hiring PR positions rather than people working for the citizens of Alaska. What ever makes her look good. The whitewashing of reports on her administration and the list goes on.....

Because he didn't do his homework Senator McCain bought the hype. Will we?

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guitar7 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:06:02 GMT

Ed Schultz of Air America (92.1FM in Madison, Wisc) went to Alaska last weekend and had a 3 hur town hall meeting with a large groupof Alaskans regarding "Who is Sara Palan??", which was broadcaston his program on Sep 15, 2008 from 11a--2p central time. The Alaskans were not very complimentary.........one man said that if they send her to Washington, at least they don't have to get her back in Alaska. When asked if she was qualified to be vice-president , they all shouted out "NO!!!" Ed was on today's cnbc tv and a few of the talk shows. I would highly recommend it to get a broader opinion from those who know her best--her constituents.

Wisc RN

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TheWayISeeIt — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:06:05 GMT

There may just be a wee bit of slant to this attempt at fair and balanced reporting. Being someone who can formulate an opinion without a contribution from a overly biased media, let me suggest that Palin did in fact ignite rousing support for the McCain ticket, she is a breathe of fresh air and it's expected that she really isn't Little Miss Perfect. The bottom line measure of Palin's ability to do the job and her candidacy's favorability rating is in fact the off-the-chart degree that Obama and his supporters hate her guts. Poll all day and all night, but if she was anything like what the Obama Camp suggests, they would not have had to commit all the time and resources they have in trying to convince people of it.

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PulSamsara — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:06:11 GMT

I was raised by a singe Mom - one of three boys.

I have the utmost respect for women especially those trying to juggle life's challenges.

That being said; Sarah Palin is a joke.

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crazypuppy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:07:53 GMT

What has America come to? This election is based on a body of lies by both parties, especially the McCain/Palin Campaign. We need to think in terms of who is economically the best suitor to serve our nation, not who is the best mom is who is of a certain sex or color, or Vietnam disabled. People need to wake up and listen to the body of lies that these candidates (both sides) are feeding us. Palin is just a phase, she insults me every time that she speaks the body of lies that is creating, she is a drug-like hype for all republicans. Women are going to sympathize with her because she is a woman, but are we blinded by this? We, as women need to listen and be smart, not sympathizers. Ultimately, this country is the only one to blame for our economy. Most of us behave in a parasitic-like way wanting only what "we deserve" because after all is all about "me, myself and I". We need to start thinking about ways to help this economy by making sacrifices and by learning how to get along with other countries, not invading them or creating disputes amongst nations. Hopefully, our next president will be a little bit smarter about how to play with this big baby called "United States of America"

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bluegrassbo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:08:13 GMT

Apparently Chris Dodd received 160 mil. Barack Obama 122 mil. and John Kerry over 100 mil.

in contributions from fannie & freddie to look the other way. Do you reckon the dems. who blame

the repubs for the mess will be giving any of that back now that the tax payers are footing the bill.

So much for democrackhead reform.

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hillary1973 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:08:24 GMT

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rex range — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:08:32 GMT

NO, DEAR LIBERAL "JOURNALIST," IT IS NOT "HER NOVELTY WEARING OFF," IT IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF YOU IN THE MARXIST NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA (NEM) DOING EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO DESTROY HER BECAUSE SHE IS NOT PRO-ABORTION AND NOT A CORRUPT CAREER POLITICIAN LIKE ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLINTON MACHINE...AND SOME OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEING DIMWITTED ENOUGH TO BELIEVE YOU. AND I LOVE THESE "LOOK WHAT WE'VE DONE" STORIES: "WE'RE UNLOADING THE WORST S-STORM IN RECORDED HISTORY ON THIS WOMAN FROM NOW THROUGH ELECTION DAY, AND LOOK AT HOW GREAT WE'RE DOING, SHE'S DROPPING IN THE POLLS."

BTW, "EXPERT" LIBERAL CHARLIE GIBSON HIMSELF DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE BUSH DOCTRINE IS. JUST READ THE LATEST COLUMN BY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER--THE ONE WHO FIRST USED THE TERM "THE BUSH DOCTRINE"--WHERE HE EXPLAINS HOW GIBSON DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. (YOU EITHER HAVEN'T BOTHERED LOOKING AT IT OR YOU KNOW AND AREN'T ABOUT TO SHARE IT WITH DIMWITTED READERS. SO I JUST DID IT FOR YOU.)

MARXIST MEDIA TOOL. F OFF.

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Sgt Pops — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:08:42 GMT

Who is Fiorina to talk she got canned from h/p so i guess she can't run a corperration either.

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RKing123 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:09:44 GMT

Wow, The liberals on this blog set higher standards for the oppositions Vice-Presidential candidate then they do their own candidate for President - hypocrites

Worried about a person slipping into the history books based on sexual orientation is far more fashionable then slipping in based on race,

Have you ever ran a side by side comparison of the questions asked the Democratic candidate for president as opposed to the questions being asked of the Republican candidates. One would think that Obama was running for President of Better Homes and Garden.

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jus4change — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:10:01 GMT

You are pointing out the obvious that people are clearly beginning to see. Palin was not chosen for her experience or ability. She was chosen in an attempt to sway voters emotionally with the choice of a woman. McCain won the Republican primaries months before Barrack and still made a last minute decision of an VP canidate. Palin has shown herself to be a person of script vs of heart and integrity. With McCain's health in question, her choice as VP is just as vital as the choice of president. She is clearly the wrong choice.

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politicod — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:10:39 GMT

McCain's ability to judge talent, Palin, Fiorina, Gramm, makes me wonder if he's ready to be POTUS. These people not have been ready for the political stage. Every time they open their mouths, the McCain team is in full retreat. I've been following elections for years, and the only reason the Palin phenom has gone on this long is the geographical distance between Alaska and the lower '48, and the time it's taken to get the media up there to start digging. More bad news still to come. Now Palin is refusing to cooperate in the Trooper investigation. When it's all done, I bet she is a net negative.

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jus4change — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:10:56 GMT

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wiseguy! — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:11:55 GMT

hEY ANDREW ROMANO

How come everyones comments are cut off?

Something wrong with you post comment box or with of comments.

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earth3650yahoo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:13:43 GMT

Sorry, Palin is not squeaky clean (and the qualifier of PTA President being a bonafide 'readiness quotient' is laughable at best). We, as citizens, sure seem to expect that other candidates *are* squeaky clean.

Palin said "No thanks to 'The Bridge to Nowhere'"...but Congress gave her the money appropriated to build the bridge anyway (used for other projects); no money saved for taxpayers there, as she seemed to imply. She sold a jet that the former Governor of Alaska used...but sold it at a loss. She is a supporter of the NRA. She seems to play favoritism without regard to actual qualifications. Kind of scary really.

If elected, she may 'schmooz' the tree-huggers and environmentalists in Alaska so that the planet can be scrubbed for *all* natural resources that currently are known to be in existence in that region.

Being a soccer mom and wearing lipstick offers no credibility in seeking a national office at the level of Vice President of the great USA, IMHO; I've been trying to think of reasons she was decidedly McCain's choice. I think it is to ravage natural resources of timber and oil in Alaska. But who knows? I wonder what Al Gore what thinks!

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bigbud — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:14:58 GMT

Sarah is scary! I wonder if she ever saw dinasaur bones. Goodbye to womens choice. She can read Republican speeches very well. A yes woman to John.

Fiorina couldn't run HP and I doubt she can run McCain's campaign either. I really don't care what Fiorina says or does. I think she fits in real well with McCains lobbist's, his incompent staff, and the senility he exhibits.

John is obviously an out of touch senior with way too much of his wifes money and no good ideas. He does remind me of Bush when it comes to lack of intelect and and common sense.

John did give alot for his country, he probable was a better soldier than a senator. we should thank him for his service.

Wonder how he crashed five USA aircraft?

Wonder if Sarah finished college in the very bottom of her class like John.

American's elected Bush twice-if negative campaigning works John is a sure thing to win.

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George Hartwell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:16:07 GMT

Sarah Palin won't "meet the press," won't take audience questions at her sanitized public events, and now won't cooperate with state investigators seeking truth in Alaska's so-called "Troopergate" probe. Her detractors say she's vindictive and manipulative (well, that sounds like a Republican trademark asset). She seems clueless on the visceral and well as intellectual issue of our nation's economy; she's socially conservative to the point of scaring the Hell out of me; anti-conservation of natural resources; appears not to understand the complexities and intricacies - as well as the fundamentals - of foreign policy issues and/or diplomacy; and, her best claim to fame may be her skill with a moose gun!

If she's elected (along with the old guy, McCain) we should be afraid. Be very afraid!

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gloria321 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:17:29 GMT

People are beginning to wake up and they are smelling the Coffee. Palin has some skeltons that are hidden in a wall in her closet and it is about to be discovered. I don't think she wants people to know that she no reformer, she's a power hungry politicion like her boss Bush-Cheney and the other boys. Come on ,we are talking about the people and our counrry. Our well being is at stake. Do they think we are STUPID. the balloon is ready to burst and I want to see what lies The Republicans will justify than. See if Palin will tighten upthat fist and those lips than. What goes up fast will come down even faster. Can't wait for the drama.

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JackSeattle — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:18:10 GMT

1. Alan Greenspan (remember him?) doesn't agree with McCain's plan.

2. The economy is in the crapper and someone who I will not mention (but already did) treats it like it has a cold. A little cough syrup won't help pneumonia.

3. For those of you who are more visual, here is a chart to compare the two side-by-side. No matter how hard you stare, those figures won't change.

http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/13/gr2008061200193.gif

3. Wright is not a Black Liberation Theologist. And if you bring this up again, we'll have to mention the Alaska Independence Party. Do you want us to do that? I didn't think so. The whole Black Liberation thing is a fear tactic. Can we try something new? Please??

For the record, Obama supporters do not believe that he is the Messiah. The GOP wishes they could get someone who is that popular and--oh...I see. Well, look at it this way: for every one person who believes Obama will wave his hand and change the world, there is another who believes that Palin's proximity to Russia really means anything. There. Now we're equal.

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Lookin4atruthteller — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:18:19 GMT

8 years of incompetence and lies should be enough to

awaken the most irrational segment of the American

populace. Take a look at what's happening to our

fellow Americans in Texas. It is eerily similar to what

transpired in New Orleans. Let's vote with our brains

for a change!

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George Hartwell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:19:27 GMT

If she's elected (along with the old guy, McCain) we should be afraid. Be very afraid!

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ChrisLPNM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:19:52 GMT

I love the update ... and exactly how is Carly Forina qualified to comment on who is, and who is not, qualifed to be a CEO?

It was not as if she performed any miracles at HP. Remember the HP / Compaq merger? What a joke.

Who's next, Coco the Clown?

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labman57 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:21:59 GMT

So let's keep a tally of recent revisions:

- she visited Iraq, but she didn't

- she believes humans have contributed significantly to global warming, except she doesn't

- she was against "the bridge", except when she was for it

- she's against earmarks, except when she's embraced them

- she didn't claim that our involvement in the Iraq war is God's will, except when she did

- she never attempted to ban books while mayor, except when she did (on 3 occasions)

- she didn't interfere in personnel matters in "Troopergate", except when both she and her husband did

- she still claims that Iraq was responsible for 9/11, even though it wasn't

That's just off the top of my head....did I miss any?

Conflicts of interest, obstruction of justice, lies and distortions, smug and sarcastic speeches, holier-than-thou attitude toward the media and the public...are we sure she is not related to Dick Cheney?

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goldinbouy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:22:39 GMT

WOW!! What a team! McCain and Palin: The economic and international politics of President George W. Bush and the moral and ethical characteristics of President Richard M. Nixon!!

Senator McCain, in my opinion, would rather risk our wounded nation than lose an election.

The good American people will not permit that to happen.

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mellowoutmon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:28:03 GMT

goldinbouy: How dare you slander Nixon? Bush/McCain make me nostalgic for Nixon. And I never thought I'd hear myself say that.

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tiredoflies — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:29:07 GMT

Fiorina was FIRED for spying on her own.

This makes her qualified as a hardcore republican but kinda taints any advice or judgements she might offer people looking for truth and transparency.

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Jimbozo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:29:12 GMT

Most, if not all of the talk about Palin not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is, is tripe. I would have liked to see Gibson asked what he thought about it. Why don't you mention Charles Krauthammer and his explanation of the Bush Doctrine. I'll tell you why- because it is too complicated to summarize, doesn't make Sarah Palin look stupid and does make Charlie Gibson look like an imbecile.

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KnightHawk — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:31:39 GMT

A once great nation now divided; Mother against daughter, father against son, brother against brother, etc.; This seems very familiar...can't put my finger on where I've heard this before. Maybe just a bad dream; a very, very...bad dream!

May whatever gods you believe in enlighten your thoughts; lift your hearts and fill your souls with peace! Remember; a house divided (for whatever reasons) cannot stand!

By all means; please continue your discussion.

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olderwiser — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:33:53 GMT

Flash in the pan.

A thing or person whose sudden but brief success is not repeated or repeatable: "our start to the season was just a flash in the pan". {ORIGN: with allusion to the firing of a flintlock weapon, the ineffective flash that results from the ignition of the priming powder in the gunlock's pan without the desired ignition of the main charge in the gun's chamber.}

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Havener1901 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:34:09 GMT

I'm sure (and I hope) that Fiorina's words about Palin will end up in an Obama commercial. It is a bit of a gift to the Dems. But she does have a point that running a corporation and being head of state require two pretty different skillsets. None of the four, for instance, could necessarily coach the Denver Broncos or conduct the New York Philharmonic - they're different skills.

The obverse side of her point is that just because one is qualified to run a corporation doesn't make one qualified to run the government. It really is important to have intelligent people with experience in government and law (and some working knowledge of American history) in charge. If Bush had understood the historical concept of containment (George Kennan style), he would have recognized that strategy at work in Iraq, and would have been less inclined to invade. If he'd read Paul Kennedy's book about the decline of great powers, he would have been likewise less inclined to launch a sideshow war aginst Iraq instead of steering straight for Al Qaeda.

I'm amazed that, with everone screaming about "experience" in government, that people have seemed to forget that Obama is a spectacular lawyer and constitutional scholar who knows more about the constitution than any president we've yet had in office. That should count for something. Sure looks good against five colleges in five years for Palin and bottom of the class for McCain.

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Brian2754 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:35:16 GMT

After we heard that Obama sent 30 legal henchmen to Alaska to dig up dirt on Sarah Palin, they only came up with "troopergate". The trooper in question illegally used a stun gun on a 10 year old and he also threatened to kill his father-in-law with witnesses supporting the facts. This trooper never was fired and was suspended from work for 5 days. Walter Monegan ( the state's public safety director) was fired for failing to fill vacancies not for refusing to fire the trooper. Sarah Palin welcomes a public examination of her actions. But what the liberal legal henchmen want to do is drag this non-story through the press during the final 50 days of the presidential campaign, to hold a cloud over Sarah Palin until after the elections are over. Palin did nothing wrong and therefore should not be part of this hideous distraction during the next 50 days. Why doesn't the MainStreamMedia go after real crimes like Obama's illegal dealings with real estate mogel Mr. Rezko and his terrorist friend Mr. Ayers. How about an investigation into Joe Biden when he sponsored and passed bills in the 1980's Senate, allowing credit card companies to raise there lending rates ranging from 18% to 29% ? They got rich off the working poor and middle class that have been struggling to pay bills and survive. Shame on the liberal press.

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tiredoflies — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:35:18 GMT

To labman57:

An absolutely excellent summation.

Why would anybody in their right mind want this clearly unqualified woman in the White House?

It boggles the mind.

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olderwiser — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:35:33 GMT

Flash in the pan.

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lauradewyer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:38:09 GMT

Sarah Palin, nor anyone, can know every detail of every policy. Does she have the intelligence and the critical thinking ability to learn? The experience to discern? Yes, she does! Much moreso than Charlie who has everything explained to him! Can Sarah run HP? She could if that was her goal. Can the CEO of any organization perform every job within that organization? Of course not! A hospital CEO cannot perform a nurse's job, nor the educator's, nor the HR director's! As pathetic and humiliating as it is to know that some are ignorant enough to think otherwise, the President and Vice-President are not expected to be able to perform every job in the country! Nice try, but Sarah Palin is losing nothing in the eyes of America!

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lauradewyer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:38:36 GMT

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tiredoflies — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:39:13 GMT

Fiorina was FIRED for spying on her own.

This makes her qualified as a hardcore republican but kind of taints any advice or judgements she might offer people looking for truth and transparency.

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Paul J — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:40:51 GMT

I am TRUE evangelical yet an Independent. WE evangelicals decided last 2 elections. Early on was clear without us McCain would not win. McCain who? Now we have Sarah. SHE will do what our BUSH nearly did. Fav ratings? Economy? Experience?.etc.? WHO CARES? Nov 4 is not the end, IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING! I have been praying all my life for this. Thank you God....I knew you would one day answer prayers of the genuinely faithful. We true evangelicals can actually see it coming over the horizon. THE RAPTURE! THE RAPTURE!. God promised to rapture us...THE TRUE BELIEVERS...just before the end times. Thank you for Sarah, God. SHE is the ONE. I viewed her interviews. Qualified?...Knowledgeable?...Honest?...etc...etc.? WE DON”T CARE! She will not blink. YOU, my dear GOD will tell her when the time is right. She truly knows YOU. I saw it in her eyes, SHE is the one who will not blink...she will PRESS THE BUTTON WITH NO HESITATION whatsoever. ARMAGEDDON ! Praise the Lord! I am not afraid because I know, with all my heart, just like ALL true evangelicals, just like Sarah, that we WILL be raptured. So who cares. The rest will get what they deserve.

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bluegrassbo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:41:04 GMT

Every 4 years democrackheads roll out the most liberal left wing flip/flopper they can find. The media piles on the band wagon, then all the coke snorters in hollywood start yelling how stupid normal folks are for not voting for him. Sugestion- Better start your search now for 2012 because this ones losing ground fast. just a thought, you might want to shop early.

McCain/Palin 08....done deal.

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Pat from Hendersonville — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:44:17 GMT

Are we actually beginning to realize that Palin is unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency? Thank goodness that we're waking up to the joke that McCain is playing on us! I just got a fabulous joke that compares the qualifications of Palin to Obama...how could anyone think they are comparable...Harvard Law, first black to head Harvard Law Review, constitutional law professor, community organizer, state and US sentaor vs. 5 no name schools to get a journalism degree, local weather girl, mayor of a tiny town and governor of a large state with a lot of moose and only 650K people, and a serial liar. Whatever was McCain thinking? oh wait...he doesn't always think..just reacts.

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averygard — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:46:44 GMT

Thank God some people are starting to wake up and smell the moose poop.

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inscam — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:47:53 GMT

Just ask yourself if you have followed since day one all of Mrs Palin's Lie sas to what she as Governor of Alaska has done, she lied about selling The Alaska's Government Aircraft on Ebay which was sold to an Businessman for a $600,000.00 loss, she also claims she said no to Washington on to bridge and she then lies that Alaska does not need Washington money but if you investage Alaska did take the bridge money and use it in other projects, I heard on Cnn That Mrs Palin is like a great white shark going down the coastline so all white sharp will eat anything or anyone that gets within its reach, I have also read and heard Alaskas citizens say Mrs Palin if you get in her way regardless who you may be she will walk on anyone to get her own way, As an American stupid Mother making her brags about sending her own son to the Iraq war zone, no good American mother who dearly loves their son would want their son to go to The Bush/ Cheney Iraq war zone, Tell me why if Mrs Palin is so much for the Iraq war she should have joined the Marines like i did and go get her right leg blew off, Can You imagine what she may have done to Mr. Mccain to become the 1st american President, no town mayor of 900 people can run a Usa Country as President with trillions of dollar being losted under the current republican government, If Mrs Palin denies a investagtion on the firing her own Brother-in-law boss then she would do anything for just Mrs Palin, She makes her brags on her getting a new oil line so American's will have more oil for Usa, what she fells to tell in this story is our own Washington Government sold the current Alaska Oil to China not for the Usa American people, If one is a big enough fool to support politics like I have described then maybe they need to join the Marines and wear the Usa Uniform and just see what The Iran,Korea or Iraq government does for the American Citizen in the end? Bush/ Cheney could not even face american people at The Republican convention but how much money do you think these 2 theives has got out of a 8 year war, they could care less who gets injured or killed its all about 2 corrupt crooks and the American People are so stupid to have belief in these 2 crooks who needs to be put in prisons for the rest of their lives for just how they have raped their own American citizens!!

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epennal — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:49:36 GMT

An examination of Palin's short political career reveals a pattern of cronyism (hiring high school friends into local and State positions), secrecy and hypocrisy . . . hmmm - sound familiar?

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ElectionObjectivity — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:49:45 GMT

Newsweek along with NBC are so damned biased it is incredible... at least NBC is attempting to make changes by placing the hacks like Olbermann & Mathews on time out --- Andrea Mitchell has changed her tune a bit now because she is running scared and has come off her Obama band wagon to do some quasi objective reporting...

Newsweek still is putting out this one side crap and judging by the comments below the zombies are eating it up.

Let’s face it EVERY candidate for public office has gaffed, slipped, or contradicted themselves at one point or another. Obama is not excluded... I was a undecided 20 year Republican register voter (2x Clinton) and waiting for the debates to see who will cut the mustered... but you liberals make it awfully compelling to vote McCain with all the crap you spew -- be responsible and objective. If you were, you would see that while Palin may not be the savior -- Obama sure as heck is not one either! Great speeches but has done NOTHING! Can he lead, can he keep us safe, can he really stimulate the economy and most importantly does he have BACKBONE or just another Bleeding Heart?

Bottom line - this should come down to: Can Biden carry Obama or Can McCain really reform – the latter being an easier task… both McCain & Biden are the only ones with experience that is not as debatable as Obama/Palin.

All this would have been a mute point had Obama’s Ego not gotten in the way… had he picked Clinton (right, wrong or indifferent) he would be running away with it and we would have been spared all this boohoo and Alaskan witch hunt.

Keep knock her and you will make it easier to vote McCain/Palin!!! Retards….

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minsky — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:51:30 GMT

Those who support Palin miss the main point. It isn't a question of whether she is a good, even fine person. There are millions of fine people in America. The question is, what kind of governmental policies, foreign and domestic, would she advocate for us? If it's pretty much the same governing philosophy and policy approach that the outgoing administration embraced, then we should support her only if we like the results that were produced by this administration. It is commonly said that insanity is doing the same thing again but expecting different results. I, for one, don't want to do the same thing (i.e. bring back the Republican team) because I don't want more of the same from my government. Even if McCain and Palin are personable, fine people as far as being human beings.

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lauradewyer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:51:58 GMT

Sarah Palin, nor anyone, can know every detail of every policy. Is she competent in that she has the intelligence to learn, the critical thinking abilty to interpret, and the experience to discern? Yes, she is! Much moreso than Charlie Gibson who has everything explained to him! Can Sarah Palin be CEO of HP? She could if that was her goal! Can the CEO of any organization perform every job within that organization? Of course not! Can the CEO of a hospital system perform surgery, work as a nurse, work as the educator, or as the HR director? No! Would that CEO even know every hospital policy? No! As pathetic and humiliating as it is for me know there are some who think otherwise, the President and the VP are not expected to be able to perform every job in the country! Nice try but Sarah Palin is losing nothing in the eyes of America. You are....

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techie22 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:55:19 GMT

Thank God people are using their brains

and not just their eyes. One knee jerk

incompetent has been enough. Time

for the smart people to fix all his mistakes.

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ChrisLPNM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:56:08 GMT

While perhaps not as harsh, I agree with goldinbouy. Last year, I thought McCain was a decent enough fellow. He ran a very positive and relatively "dirt free" primary campaign - unlike the dirty and nasty campaign Bush ran against McCain in the 2000 primary. While I was leaning towards Hillary or Obama - whomever won the primary - because I have been so disappointed and disheartened by the Republican party in general, I also thought McCain would make a very good President. My perspective at the time was that America was going to get a great President, no matter who one.

But now, I am not so sure. I can't believe the number of inaccuracies and out-and-out lies coming from McCains camp. Don't get me wrong, there has been some crap coming from Obama's side as well - but on a scale of one to ten, I put Obama at a 3 or 4 while McCain is at a 9 or 10. Even Karl Rove - I mean, come on, KARL ROVE - said McCain is going too far.

And what happened to all the spiteful, hate-filled, nasty little people that helped put Bush in office? They are working for McCain. Remember Tucker Eskew from South Carolina? That miserable excuse for a human being who was responsible for smearing McCain in 2000, the guy that McCain said "had a special place in hell" waiting for him. He is working for McCain.

I keep wondering if McCain has sold out. Whatever ethics and principles he may have had going into this election have been cast aside for his chance at the White House, I still keep hoping it might be an act. As a former military man, perhaps he is ascribing to the old theory "the end justifies the means", and if he becomes President, he will tell all the scum bags that helped get him elected to take a hike. Maybe he will still be the principled and ethical man I thought he was.

The problem is, I can't be certian. And I think a lot of other independents are starting to have the same doubts.

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lenag54 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:58:13 GMT

Sarah Palin may be charasmatic but the content in which she speaks is asinine. She doesn't say anything that we don't already know! She and McCain claim to be "small government". How so?They are so conservative, so much so that they believe in meddling and telling Americans how to live our lives (gay marriage, abortion, etc)? So invasive for all the wrong reasons. Do you really care if the person next to you wants an abortion or marry their same-sex partner? I don't! Should anyone really care? Will those issues fix the economy, NO! Will voting based on those issues help us become less dependent on foreign oil? NO! So, why do people vote on that premise? It's rather unsettling to know people will continue to vote based on those issues and continue to vote for a party who seems to be rather parallel to the President we have now! Does anyone not realize Bush will go down in history as the worst?? I am a Political Science student that claims no party affiliation, I am female and would never think to vote for Palin as VP. Anyone with truly CLEAR intellegence should not be bamboozled (yes I said bamboozled) by her approach, anyone that has truly done their research will know she was not an adequate governor either! Should I support the bridge, shouldn't I? Should I invest wisely in Alaska's surplus or give it away unwisely? I am voting Democrat without a doubt! THE YOUTH IS COMING OUT IN DROVES LIKE NO OTHER ELECTION, WE WILL BE THE FORCE THAT ALLOWS OBAMA/BIDEN TO PREVAIL!

ps. FYI Palin: It took me years to get down basic FOREIGN POLICY principles as a student, how the hell are you going to do it by NOV!! Just saying!

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Grulg — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:01:07 GMT

Andrew. Less GOP Koolaid. You will thank us for it.

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minsky — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:01:30 GMT

Let me see if I have this straight.....

* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

* Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.

* If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.

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JuraLauf — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:05:30 GMT

Holy cripes! How about some truth in reporting. Fiorina herself wasn't qualified according to the HP Board to run a company...She also stated, and only now is it begrudgingly noted in a buried "update" correction, that she considers BARACK the LEASTqualified of any...How about that on a headline. The press is simply a disgrace. The current 'journalists' are simply propagandists and they shame themselves and any decency or integrity they might have had by shilling for O'bama under the guise of "reporting" and "journalism". Simply disgusting...

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eshuster — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:06:22 GMT

Romano - no surprise here. Please report on Obama's and Biden's ratings please. They have dropped in the same range since the convention. Either report this stuff fairly, or declare your affections for Obama so we can know which side your on.

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cm4297 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:06:23 GMT

lenag54 , you are 100% correct. When I saw her acceptance speech, I knew that my party was slowly imploding. The Republicans are so busy trying to win a popularity contest until they are not winning the electoral contest, you know, the one that actually elects presidents.

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UpsetAdvocate — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:07:09 GMT

To ElectionObjectivity,

If only NBC could be as objective as Fox News !-- last Friday and Saturday Fox ran three headline articles specifically pointing out what they perceived as unfair portrayals of Palin by three other media companies -- CNN, ABC and the Washington Post. What is this?!! This is not "Fair and Balanced news -- this is what is known as "having an agenda". You won't see any real media company running article after article about coverage they don't agree with by other media companies. And to Lauradewyer's comment about Palin having the ability to interpret and discern, and be CEO of a company -- perhaps, but so far all she has done is read a convention speech prepared for her by Bush's speech writer and then repeat most of it over and over again at various campaign stops. In her one real media interview she has demonstrated that she's hardly knowledgeable or prepared to become leader of the free world. McCain's advisors are scared to death to let her run free because they know her ignorance will be a huge embarassment to the campaign.

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hitobito — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:07:48 GMT

Sarah Palin in the coming days and weeks will continue to plunge in the polls because the reality of her limited experience and limited community college education will expose her as unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency! She is arrogant with absolutely no reason to be. She couldn't balance the budget of Wasilla, Alaska, what makes her think she can be Vice President of the US? McCain made a huge mistake in selecting this unqualified "soccer mom" who can't even keep her own daughter from getting knocked up. Her blatant lies during the GOP convention certainly exposes her dishonesty!

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swe123 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:08:44 GMT

Thank God the American people are coming to their senses! The bubble has burst!

And if you don't believe it, google women against palin and join the grass roots organization of women who say that Palin doesn't speak for them. Our mothers and grandmothers fought to give us women rights and we owe it to our daughters and granddaughters to maintain those rights.

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sboss1960 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:09:42 GMT

Palin's husband was a member of a group trying to have Alaska secede from the United States. I thought the Republican most Republicans most worship is Father Abraham Lincoln who fought a war to hold the Union together. I find it interesting that certain Republicans have truly embraced the "wing-nut" portion of the party. They HATE government but cannot STAY AWAY from being a part of it. The SELF-LOATHING must be off the scale!!!! Send the Northern Exposure "Barbie Doll" back to the "great WHITE North".

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Baka — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:12:11 GMT

Sarah Palin has lied and denied everything from the bridge to nowere to the investigation of

use of power .. now she will not cooperate with the investigation .. it reminds me of another VP

who resigned due to corupution and use of power .. Her lack of knowlege and her behavior to

cover up .. her answers .. with a question .. is that the way she will debate Joe Biden .. with

questions .. not answers to any questions .. She built the one sports complex in her city .. on

property the city did not own .. she left the city with a deficit of over a million dollars , and

she lied about her abuse of power , and finally the earmarks pending are over 1.5 mil ..

and John denied she applied for any .. again .. lie and deny .. a perfect couple ..

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janicegrounds — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:14:36 GMT

In these very precarious times, for McCain to have selected Palin is the height of hubris. I am not sure of his ability to lead this country as he seems to be in the begining stages of some sort of demetia. I certainly do NOT trust Palin to lead us at all.

Additionally, we used to be the United States of America before George W Bush ran two campains of derision, sarcasm, divisiveness and then had an administration staffed with friends and his fathers old allies. Palin's administration (as stated by one journalist) looks like the yearbook of her high school. Also, the news of the 'first dude' sitting in on meetings, conference calls and being copied on emails is so stupid I can't get over it.

McCain listened to all of the pundits from CNN, to Faux News, to Rush Limbaugh (who raked him over the coals all of the time) that he 'didn't have the Evangelical base, the conservative base, the Dobson, Family Values Coalition folks so he did the ultimate pandering - he pick a right wing, born again, loony and along the way thought he could snag some Hillary Clinton voters. This decision is only one of many poor ones he has made but it ranks high up there.

The Americans aren't completely stupid yet and are begining to wonder what all the fuss was about and what is really behind the curtain - Here's what I see:

1) A proven Liar - so far almost ALL of her claims to fame have been proven to be either a total fabrication (I went to Iraq and Ireland, I HATE entitlements and pork, I was a successful mayer of a city)

2) A sneering sarcstic and derisive attitude that while serves Rove and Cheney is not what we need anymore.

3) Personal beliefs that are out of step with the MAJORITY of Americans - they may be fine for her and some of the fundamentalists but not most people including but not limited to: A complete ban on abortion, no equal pay for equal work for women, drilling oil anywhere and everywhere as your entire energy policy, arial hunting for wolves, delisting of polar bears, global warming is a myth and my personal favorite - Creationism.

True Republicans should be appalled at how their party has been completly hijacked by the far right - more so than at any other time. I am a proud left wing liberal Democrat who has never voted for Nader or Kucinich - because they would not represent the Majority of us.

McCain/Palin - no way

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bobfontaine — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:18:11 GMT

McCain met with Palin for a half hour before potentially entrusting her with the most important position known to mankind. Does anyone REALLY beleive he chose her on merits, and not the electorate. What does that tell you about McCains's priorities? Palin's family, as both beautiful and complex as it is, didn't know why they were flying to Ohio the day before McCain named her. Is that "family values" or political aspirations? "Guess what guys, in x many hours our wonderful Alaskan lives will be changed forever, everyone all-in"? At least McCain gave her a few more hours than she gave her family. They talk sexism, but she was a finalist in a beauty contest, they praise her for having a downs syndrome child, as if you have to be a saint to do that. Theres' probably a few million parents who might disagree. Besides, her position is that women shouldn't have the rigght to make the choice to have the child under any circumstance, so they're praising her for making a choice that under her leadership she would have no choice to make. I only wish there were more time to get to know, see and hear her. I think she will REALLLY start to wear on people's nerves. McCain will end up wishing he named her around Nov 1. After 8 years of Busch, Chaney, Rove, Scooter (p.s. Please dont charge Chaney for crimes against man, woman, kids, US, etc, etc, until Bush leaves office so he can't pardon him). We don't need another 4 (or less) years of Bush, we need to get on with being a great nation again, The MacCain - Palin ticket is "A bridge To Nowhere"!!!!!

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Vic*tor — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:20:39 GMT

"At a news conference the following April 29, Barack Obama decried Wright's latest remarks as "a bunch of rants that aren't grounded in the truth".[52] He accused his former pastor of exploiting racism and "giving comfort to those who prey on hate." He characterized Wright’s National Press Club appearance as a “spectacle” and described its content as "outrageous" and "destructive."

"After seeing Reverend Wright's performance, I felt there was a complete disregard for what the American people are going through and the need for them to rally together to solve these problems," he said. "What mattered to him was him commanding center stage." Obama said he was "particularly angered" by Wright's allegation that the candidate was engaging in political posturing when he denounced the minister's earlier remarks. "If Reverend Wright considers that political posturing, then he doesn't know me very well," Obama said. "Based on his comments yesterday, well, I may not know him as well as I thought, either."[53]

On May 31, 2008, Obama announced that he had resigned from his membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ, of which Wright had previously served as pastor.]"

Not a Black Liberation Theologist??? Perhaps.... Perhaps not.... but enough heartburn for Obama to throw his life long friend under the Bus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright#Political_controversy

As far as Palin being a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, she's never been a member but her husband was until 2002. Yes, she videotaped 'keep up the good work' for their convention but she wasn't a member. This groups frustration involves restrictions that the federal government has placed on the use of its vast land holdings in Alaska. (Sounds reasonable to me considering the unreasonable hold the government has placed on Alaskan land.... and if I were Alaskan, I'd probably be tempted to join as well)

BTW, if Palin is as bad as everyone is saying, why not just sit back and relax and let nature take its course, with the obviously better team winning? I'll tell you why, she has a very, very good chance of being on the winning team.,

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janicegrounds — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:21:11 GMT

The Americans aren't completely stupid yet and are begining to wonder what all the fuss was about and what is really behind the curtain - Here's what I see:

2) A sneering sarcstic and derisive attitude that while serves Rove and Cheney is not what we need anymore.

McCain/Palin - no way

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slimbeans — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:21:50 GMT

For Rex Range;

Charlie Gibson is so far from being a liberal. Those of us who know him, know that he is a very old fashioned very conservative Princeton grad. He is probably one of the only real anchormen left in America that does not wear his opinion on his sleeve, nor does he express it. That is the way it used to be in this country thirty years ago. Have you ever heard him press Obama or Hillary?

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goreps — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:26:20 GMT

1st off, who cares what Al Gore would think! Where is it that says McCain is in bad health and ready to die? Palin may not be politically strong, but remember, neither is Obama and he's running to LEAD this country, not if Biden croaks. How many times has this country been attacked since 9/11? Just remember all you Dem's, you get what you wish for and if your wish comes true, god help us all! Oh, and I'm sure if the Dem's were in power, there would be no hurricanes and everyone in these areas would be back in a house with power and water by now, what a joke!

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cycle3man — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:36:49 GMT

We've had eight of a president that was/is totally unprepared for the job

and has been faking his way. If ol' man McCain and Palin get elected and McCain

passes we will have four more years of someone faking her way.

We cannot afford this type of leadership in this very dangerous world.

I suggest that Palin drop off the ticket, return to Alaska, where she can see

Russia and then grab her gun, jump into a helicopter and fly around shooting bears.

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The Gray Cougar — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:38:00 GMT

What an ego Carly has. I guess there is no one smarter than she:~) As an independent woman, I am beginning to be really turned off by these women and their attitudes! They want to fight like men, down, dirty and rough, even with balls and all, but when a man or a women (Tina Fey) get to them...they cry SEXISM! They call themselves females dogs with lipstick, then get all paranoid when they hear a metaphor about a PIG! I think the excitement about the super HOCKEY Mom/PIT Bull w/lipstick is wearing off...thank God! Now maybe we can have candidates talking about the economy, job losses, no healthcare, high price of gas, home foreclosures. It is time for the republicans to STOP LYING, and get their own slogans, you know the honest ones that promise the rich that you will continue the BUCH policies!

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myopinionhere — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:38:15 GMT

No way, now how, no McCain/Palain!

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jjcdc — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:42:57 GMT

People are tired of all the lies. Please, do some research yourselves. Don't believe what they say. Go to NONPARTISAN factcheck.org and politifact.com to dig through the lies and distortions of records to get the facts.

In OH today this is what Palin said:

“Here’s a little straight talk for our opponent,” Palin said, using her running mate’s signature phrase.

“His tax plans really would kill jobs and hurt small businesses and make even today’s bad economy look like the good old days.”

Palin's claims aren't true! Obama would maintain the Bush tax cuts and offer tax breaks to individuals making under $250,000 a year. According to the NON-PARTISAN Center for Tax Policy, Obama’s tax plan would offer GREATER tax relief than McCain's for low and middle-income earners, but McCain's plan would lower the tax burden across the board. McCain wants to give the rich even more tax cuts. This at a time when we have a trillion dollar defict and are spending 10 billion a month in Iraq with no end in site. No one likes paying any taxes but how is our government going to function? Economists who understand all this much better than I do have said that McCain's plan will not be feasible. In order to do what he proposes he will have to cut social security, medicare, etc. Also, his tax cuts for middle and lower income are even LOWER than Obamas! So he and Palin keep lying everytime they try to pin higher taxes on Obama, unless you are in the top 1% of earners in this country. McCain does not have understanding or empathy for the middle class. He is too far removed from this reality of worrying about his job, house, health care or inflation. His wife has about 100 million. Do you think he really understands and is willing to fix what is broken?

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auspartan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:51:02 GMT

If you want to see what Alaskan women think of Palin go to: http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/alaska-women-reject-palin-rally-is-huge/

It is clear that McCain's camp really didn't do their vetting well and as things come out about her and her husband, people will understand just how silly the choice was. This is a slap in the face to the hard working women of the Republican party who have tried to learn, prepare and work to earn positions and appointments. This is Dan Quayle all over again and the fact that she has to keep defending her qualifications speaks for itself. To those of you who say we get what we wish for if Obama gets elected. Yes, but certainly you can't believe it would be any worst than what we have now?. Not only is this govt. bad for the middle class, but now that the elite are going to lose their socks, lets see how they feel. What we have in govt. now in a legacy "C" student from Yale, and a Havard MBA (again a legacy --white affirmative action) and look at the mess we're in. The next step is what? ---all the big financial corps. fail unless we bail them out? Where he Sen. Gramm? He engineered this mess? For all who say Palin is qualified -- " I ' m a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....

* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you ' re

"exotic, different."

* Grow up in Idaho and move to Alaska and eat mooseburgers, a quintessential American

story.

* If your name is Barack you ' re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow , Trig and Track, you ' re a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School, Editor of the Law Review, and you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you ' re well-grounded.

* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the

first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration

drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional

Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district

with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate ' s Health and

Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate

representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on

the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran ' s Affairs

committees, you don ' t have any real leadership experience.

* If your total resume is: high school basketball player, local weather girl, 4 years on the city

council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people,

20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you 're qualified to become the country ' s second highest ranking executive and next in line behind a 2 time melanoma survivor in his eighth decade.

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising

2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you ' re not a real Christian.

* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and then left

your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you ' re a

true Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including

the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no

other option in sex education in your state ' s school system while your

unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you ' re very responsible.

* If your wife is a Harvard graduate laywer who gave up a position in

a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city

community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family ' s values

don ' t represent America ' s.

* If your husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI

conviction and no college education, who didn ' t register to vote until

age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of

Alaska from the USA , your family is extremely admirable.

* It's ok the question the democratic candidates qualifications because he's black, but unfair and sexist to question the republican vp candidate because she's white.

OK, much clearer now.

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Boulder Sue — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:55:49 GMT

There is a saying ; "give them enough rope" etc. I thimk Barack and Biden should focus on McCain and just pay enough attentiom To Ms. Palin to make sure the media is paying her the proper attention, in other words, back to the real campaiggn.

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Boulder Sue — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:58:14 GMT

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Boulder Sue — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:58:21 GMT

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TheNews65 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:05:13 GMT

Palin is not smart. I want to have a leader we can be proud of again. We have had eight years of blundering, and not learning anything from the lessons of history. So embarrassing. I remember when Bush was running, his handlers would say "We don't need a smart President, we need a leader." Well, they delivered on the first part. He was not smart. And so he surrounded himself with folks like Brownie. Way to go Brownie! When your not smart, Brownie looks pretty good. That's why this matters. Now we have a chance at several more years with "not smart" leaders. Science? She does not believe in the scientific method. After all where has science gotten us? She will make decisions like a born again Bible thumping soccer mom, absolutely sure no one else's viewpoint matters, pushing that over indulgent 1980s surburban theocracy on us all. Is it too much to ask that our next leader be thoughtful and intelligent? She has already decided she is above the law, dodging the supeonas issued to her. That should sound familiar. We elect monarchs after all, when they are Republicans.

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golden lilly — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:05:53 GMT

Not news for me. I saw Sarah Palin in one of her rallies, and instead of talking about issues and problems we have right now in this country, she was signing autographs, she is running her rallies as a Beauty Contest. That woman doesn't stand for anything for me, she is a Mom with 5 kids, my mother was too, raised 6 kids, and I consider myself a good mother too, don't see where she can help me. Can you imagine her trying to resolve a problem like the one we are having now, if something happens to McCain? She doesn't want to give interviews with the reporters, because after what happened with Gibson, she know she can't do it. And of course, they will continue with the Bush policies, no matter what they say, that is going to be the government, he says one thing today, and tomorrow he changes her mind,he always said that our economy was strong?