[mtbr]

lily lily:

hwacker hwacker:

Hockey mom
Mayor of city in Alaska
Governor of Alaska
44 years old
5 kids
Oldest going to Iraq in Sept
Lifetime member of the NRA
Union member

Good enough for everybody.

She was mayor of a city in Alaska... how big a city?

Governor of Alaska - 2 years

44 years old - big whoop. So am I.

5 kids - so she can breed.

oldest going to Iraq - that's his resume, not hers.

lifetime member of the NRA - is that supposed to impress?

Union member - by choice or did it come with the job?



McCain appears to be trying to target a specific demographic here...

a specific? she appeals to a wide demographic.

when are you running for Mayor?
or Premier ?

[tritium]

The real question is Hillary vs. Palin for PUMA's.


Hillary Clinton Versus Sarah Palin
SOURCE: http://stevemaloneygop.blogspot.com/200 ... palin.html

As the world rightly focuses on the McCain-Obama contest, a battle is shaping up behind the scene -- one that pits two powerful women -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gov. Sarah Heath Palin -- against one another. Why is Sarah Palin the woman the Democrats fear most? I'll try to answer that today (Sunday). If you scan through the previous columns, you'll find comments on both women.



Gov. Sarah Heath Palin welcoming home Alaskan soldiers who fought in Iraq. Gov. Palin's son, Track, age 18, is an infantry soldier in the U.S. Army.



Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton giving her concession speech on Saturday, June 10



Sarah Palin may very well be John McCain's choice for V-P on the Republican ticket. Barack Obama apparently doesn't want Hillary to be his V-P choice, but for purely political reasons he may choose her anyway.

Why do the Democrats fear the presence of Sarah Palin on the Republican ticket? In part, it's her legendary toughness (they don't call her "Sarah Barracuda" for no reason). But her main strength is her strong appeal to critical groups of voters. Consider:

Married women: Sarah's marriage to Todd Palin gives every evidence of being a model relationship. Sarah and Todd were childhood sweethearts, and they eloped shortly after she graduated from high school.

Young people: Sarah is only 44, and she exude youthfulness and energy. She has children ranging in age from 18 (son Track) to a few weeks (son Trig).

Military families: Sarah and Todd are a military family. Their son Track enlisted in the U.S. Army Infantry on September 11, 2007. It's extremely likely he will see combat duty in either Afghanistan or Iraq, or both.

Families with children: The Palins have five children, three of them teenagers, as well as daughter Piper, age 7, and baby Trig (a Norwegian name).

Reagan Democrats: Palin has the highest approval ratings of any major elected official in the U.S. -- in the 90% range. That means she's gained approval from the vast majority of Democrats.

Women professionals (journalists, teachers, nurses, doctors, lawyers, and businesswomen): Sarah is the consummate female professional, having served as Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and as governor of the state. Her college degree is in journalism. Her parents both served as public school teachers.

Working families: Sarah's husband, Todd, has labored his entire adult life as a commercial fisherman and an oil field production worker. The couple's links to working families go far beyond the usual political rhetoric.

Gun owners: Sarah is an avid hunter and a life-member of the National Rifle Association.

Pro-Life social conservatives: When Sarah found out that her unborn son, Trig, had Down Syndrome, she and her husband elected to have the child. Her point was that God has a purpose for every human being. When Trig was born, the Palins' press release began with thse word, "God has blessed us . . . ." The fascinating point was that they meant every word of it.

Evangelical Christians: Sarah is an evangelical Christian. However, she doesn't wear her religious faith on her sleeve. She is not anti-gay and does not scapegoat people who disagree with her.

People concerned about energy and the environment: As governor of Alaska, Sarah is among the best-informed elected officials on both issues. She's head of the energy committee at the Republican Governors Association and is a strong advocate of level-headed conservation of natural resources.

Overall, there's no other Republican that brings more to the table than Sarah Palin. She has exceptionally wide appeal. She would help John McCain with many groups with which he's currently weak (including young people and women professionals).

Of supreme importance: Sarah could be particularly helpful in battleground states with large numbers of working class voters, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.

In 2012 (if Obama wins this year or if McCain elects to serve just one term) or 2016, the presidential face-off could pit Sarah Palin against Hillary Clinton. One imagines that it would be a battle royal.

Note: I hope everyone will visit my Hillary Supporters for McCain column. It contains a guest column by a Black woman from North Carolina -- a Hillary supporter -- who is now strongly backing McCain.

More Videos: http://videoboard.gop.com/vboard.aspx?d=28

[tritium]

lily lily:

$1:

Evangelical Christians: Sarah is an evangelical Christian. However, she doesn't wear her religious faith on her sleeve.

How can one be an Evangelical Christian without wearing your faith on your sleeve?

O.K. that's the same as saying how can you be a practicing Catholic and be divorced?

How can you be a moderate Muslim?

lily lily:

$1:

It contains a guest column by a Black woman from North Carolina -- a Hillary supporter -- who is now strongly backing McCain.

A guest column by a Black woman from North Carolina... how cool is that?!?

Well, I guess as Obama claims that he has all of Black America on his side, just isn't so. huh?

[tritium]

lily lily:

Did he actually say that? Or is that yet another of the Repupblican's false claims?

I am looking for the YouTube video. Something to do with all the black churches voting democrat.

Print just doesn't do it anymore when you can get the words coming out of the goofballs mouth on video.

lily lily:

But I was a little too quick to criticize the blogger you quoted. I'd be interested in reading his site when he has a guest column by a White man from Kentucky or a Brown man from Oregon.

I white man from Kentucky won't vote for a black guy as President. That is the realism of the United States of America. I live in Gent, KY and worked out of there.

lily lily:

I won't need to know their names or anything. Their colour, sex and state of residence will suffice.

[Scape]

From BBC

$1:

Anti-abortion

Mrs Palin is seen as a strong conservative, fiscally and socially.

She also opposes abortion and her baby son has Down's Syndrome.

Abortion has been a key issue cited by Republican voters who feel Mr McCain is not conservative enough.

Mrs Palin's electoral chances may be harmed by the fact that she was placed under investigation in Alaska by state lawmakers at the end of July.

She sacked a public safety commissioner and the allegation is that she sacked him because he had not fired a state trooper who is Mrs Palin's former brother-in-law, and who is in a custody battle with her sister.

She says she has "nothing to hide" and is "cool" about the investigation.

[tritium]

Scape Scape:

She sacked a public safety commissioner and the allegation is that she sacked him because he had not fired a state trooper who is Mrs Palin's former brother-in-law, and who is in a custody battle with her sister.

The Brother-in-law beat up the sister and Tasered the 11 year old son.

Fire the guy, if that was my sister that fucker would be dead and buried somewhere in the deep woods of Alaska never to be found.

[xerxes]

Pseudonym Pseudonym:

xerxes xerxes:

It would seem that McCain doesn't care that much about experience after all; she's 44.

This smells like a desperation move to me.

I'm sorry, how is this a "desperation move"? Could you explain that more? Also, how does Palin's amount of experience detract from McCain's campaign?

Becuase one of McCains' continuing criticisms of Obama is that he's too inexperienced to be president; yet now he's picked a person with even less experience in government than Obama that would take over the presidency should the unthinkable happen.

She also is unsure of what the vice-president's role is:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Download/32313/1/Kudlow-Palin-VP.wmv

She also has likely been picked to fill the usual role of the VP nominee to fill the gaps in the nominee's resume which are glaring.

[martin14]

awww she rides ?? good enough for me

[tritium]

lily lily:

Scape Scape:

She also opposes abortion and her baby son has Down's Syndrome.

What a strange comment.

Yeah says lots about Scape views on who is worthy of life.

I don't believe in abortion, unless the women was raped or the life of the mother is at risk.

Otherwise, safe sex.

[mtbr]

The Liberals are getting nervous

[C.M. Burns]

westmanguy westmanguy:

Brilliant Brilliant move.

Say hello to President John McCain, and Vice-President Sarah Palin

And President Sarah Palin in 2012...

Poor Hillary

I don't think there will be too many people left to vote for her after the neocons turn this planet into a smoking, radioactive wasteland.

[C.M. Burns]

xerxes xerxes:

Becuase one of McCains' continuing criticisms of Obama is that he's too inexperienced to be president; yet now he's picked a person with even less experience in government than Obama that would take over the presidency should the unthinkable happen.

I think you mean should the pretty bloody likely happen.

Vote John McCancer and Peggy Hill!

[tritium]

xerxes xerxes:

Becuase one of McCains' continuing criticisms of Obama is that he's too inexperienced to be president; yet now he's picked a person with even less experience in government than Obama that would take over the presidency should the unthinkable happen.

BULL SHIT!!!

Gov. Palin has run a state and Obama has run nothing.

Obama has 100 no votes, he didn't even show up for Senate votes on important issues.

He's a Welfare bum, while earning money from the American people he was campaigning for Presidency.

Same as some loser saying; "you know what, I'll claim welfare while I start up this company from home"

[xerxes]

mtbr mtbr:

The Liberals are getting nervous

Of what?

The only thing that worries me is tritium's increasingly unhealthy obsession with McCain's VP pick.

[tritium]

People shouldn't be worried about something happening to McCain and the country being "left to the inexperienced." If Palin should ever become president, she'll do exactly what Obama did. She will name a VP who has foreign policy experience and everything will be fine.