She’s been in office less than 2 years.
Her husband, Todd, works for British Petroleum.
She’s currently under investigation for “abuse of power.”
She has 5 children: Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, and Trig. Trig is only 4 months old and has Down Syndrome.
She maintains an 80-90% approval rating in Alaska.
And, yeah, she’s pretty great-lookin’. (She finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant in 1984.)
But, frankly, if anyone has pictures of Obama in bed with a 17-year-old male prostitute or something…now’s the time. Otherwise, McCain may as well give up.
No one can even begin to ignore the fact that the only reason he chose her was to get Clintons 18 million votes. The race was already very close regardless of what we all might think, this may in fact put McCain over the top as many Clinton supporters already said that they would vote for McCain before this debacle of a VP choice happened. The American people showed that they do not make rational choices as evidence by the 2004 election, I’m still voting Obama, but if I was a betting man I would say its already won for McCain.
I’m going to cry. I’m going to fucking cry. God damn it. FUCKING MCCAIN. God damn LIBERAL. FUCKER. GOD DAMN RINO. HILLARY CLONE. FUCKER. GOD DAMN IT. FUCK. FUCK.
I want Reagan back. Or *any* CONSERVATIVE. Hasn’t been one since I’ve been of voting age. Damn it.
Marianne_W (#3741)
16 years ago
I don’t know if any of you MCS viewers can definitively call the election either way right now, smart as we know you all are. My husband sez Obama’s got it sewed up, but what about all those voters who voted for Bush 4 yrs. ago. They gonna go to the Obama camp? No. They’re gonna vote McCain. So it’s gonna be close.
Palin IS cute. Former beauty contestant.
Also pro-life. Which neither Lieberman nor Ridge (two better-known possible VP candidates) were. Don’t discount the “social issue” vote. McCain isn’t.
You guys are fucking idiots… this is a panic move. John McCain’s scared shitless by Obama and is throwing a Hail Mary pass. She’s not even remotely vetted on the national stage and god only knows how and when she’ll fuck up. I just listened to her speak and her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.
And yes, you’re right… McCain just totally gave up on the entire experience issue, which was one of Obama’s very few weak points.
We can call it all we want. Odds are McCain and company will pull another 2000 vote steal out of their worn out bag of tricks and the point of who should have one will be moot. The dems will cry foul, but since Gore already screeched like a schoolgirl no one will care this time. It’ll get shoved into committees/courts/investigations for awhile and McCain will go to war with Iran or Russia and we’ll all have something else to worry about. Plus the new Big Brother will come out, Britney/Paris/Hogan family will do something stupid, and the newest game console/game will debute and we’ll be nicely distracted. All the upjumped monkeys will continue to screw up this ball of dirt and Tiki will get drunk and post some more pics.
Yay!
P.S. Yes she’s under investigation, but so are most of the officials in Alaska, so whoop de doo!
If McCain thinks this will help him win Hillary voters, he’s lost it. The only thing she has in common with Hillary is ovaries. Its not like all of those feminists are going to cross parties lines just because he has a trailer-park princess on as a VP. The job of a running mate is to be an attack-dog and Palin is going to stomped on by Biden, when it comes to that.
This is a different game than 2000 or 2004. If Obama can pick up a few couple of states like Colorado, New Mexico and Iowa; then he can afford to lose in Ohio and Florida.
“She is not running for President, so experience is not an issue.”
She’s not running for President, but considering that McCain has a 50% of dieing in office, you better damn well have a VP that could do the job if need be.
50%? You’re being kinder to him than most would be. Some would suggest that he’s been dead for a few years and they are using voodoo to keep him going….
Most qualified to what? Breed? Finish runner up in beauty contests? Rape Alaska’s resources while padding her pockets for more botox and to pay people to come up with moronic names for her kids??
I didn’t even know that Big Brother was still on the air, but I just read a stat that more people watched Obamba’s speech, 38 million viewers, than watched the American Idol finals. Saying that the American people aren’t paying attention to politics is just not true.
@garble
She doesn’t create that same queasy feeling everyone else in the elections does. For me that means a lot.
@The Matrix: Rebooted
You need to catch up on season 10, it has been one hell of a game indeed! One player is so damn smart that he is almost inhuman. God I hate to love BB.
I missed Obama, yet caught the first tryouts of American Idol.
I am not into conventions, I wanna see head to head debates!
John McCain Selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin As Vice Presidential Running Mate
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president.
Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington.
Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us — Alaska has significant energy resources and she has been a leader in the fight to make America energy independent.
In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the “bridge to nowhere” that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.
As the head of Alaska’s National Guard and as the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops.
Governor Palin has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of. Her experience in shaking up the status quo is exactly what is needed in Washington today.
@Kid. She ought to make you nervous. Do some digging on her.
@Trik. Never believe a press release. Ever. P.R.=B.S. If she’s so squeaky clean, why is she, (along with many of Alaska’s politicians, bureaucrats and big businessmen), under investigation for corruption?
@Paul. I never said I thought it would work. It just makes sense in McSenile’s mind that the American voters are dumb enough to fall for it. He’s shown his contempt for the average American enough times, why should this be any different?
I’d drill the Alaskan Governor 🙂 I would so totally sink my Exxon Valdez down her Alaskan Pipeline and smother her huge tracks of land with my Alaskan crude oil so that I wouldn’t even care about those Alaskan king crabs she has living in her Inside Passage.
Makes perfect sense. Now he’ll get all those bitter Hillary votes.
take your top off!
do it faggot
She is attractive.
Hell compared to Hillary she is freaking hot.
@garbledxmission Now he’ll get all those bitter Hillary votes.
Yeah. All three of them.
When the glasses come off and the hair drops down…yeah we have all seen how that turns out.
YUM!
That’ll help him pick up the critical swing state of… Alaska.
She. Is. Fine.
Also, a lifetime member of the NRA for all of you gun nuts out there.
A few things about Sarah Palin:
She’s been in office less than 2 years.
Her husband, Todd, works for British Petroleum.
She’s currently under investigation for “abuse of power.”
She has 5 children: Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, and Trig. Trig is only 4 months old and has Down Syndrome.
She maintains an 80-90% approval rating in Alaska.
And, yeah, she’s pretty great-lookin’. (She finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant in 1984.)
But, frankly, if anyone has pictures of Obama in bed with a 17-year-old male prostitute or something…now’s the time. Otherwise, McCain may as well give up.
@pauld
McCain has already won, the pictures would be used to add the final blow to Obama for a “Flawless victory!”
How is McCain going to continue his campaign of declaring Obama too young & inexperienced now?
I’ve heard of MILF and GMILF, but VPILF? If McCain wears an eyepatch, I will definitely drop my vote for Barr and vote the McCain/Palin ticket.
@suicydking
Seems like the Republicans is living on double standards.
But then again I guess having a younger woman under an older man seems like a SeXXXXy ticket that most Republicans can get behind of.
Can’t win them on popularity…sex up the campaign.
No one can even begin to ignore the fact that the only reason he chose her was to get Clintons 18 million votes. The race was already very close regardless of what we all might think, this may in fact put McCain over the top as many Clinton supporters already said that they would vote for McCain before this debacle of a VP choice happened. The American people showed that they do not make rational choices as evidence by the 2004 election, I’m still voting Obama, but if I was a betting man I would say its already won for McCain.
I’m going to cry. I’m going to fucking cry. God damn it. FUCKING MCCAIN. God damn LIBERAL. FUCKER. GOD DAMN RINO. HILLARY CLONE. FUCKER. GOD DAMN IT. FUCK. FUCK.
I want Reagan back. Or *any* CONSERVATIVE. Hasn’t been one since I’ve been of voting age. Damn it.
I don’t know if any of you MCS viewers can definitively call the election either way right now, smart as we know you all are. My husband sez Obama’s got it sewed up, but what about all those voters who voted for Bush 4 yrs. ago. They gonna go to the Obama camp? No. They’re gonna vote McCain. So it’s gonna be close.
Palin IS cute. Former beauty contestant.
Also pro-life. Which neither Lieberman nor Ridge (two better-known possible VP candidates) were. Don’t discount the “social issue” vote. McCain isn’t.
You guys are fucking idiots… this is a panic move. John McCain’s scared shitless by Obama and is throwing a Hail Mary pass. She’s not even remotely vetted on the national stage and god only knows how and when she’ll fuck up. I just listened to her speak and her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.
And yes, you’re right… McCain just totally gave up on the entire experience issue, which was one of Obama’s very few weak points.
Gets My vote.
We can call it all we want. Odds are McCain and company will pull another 2000 vote steal out of their worn out bag of tricks and the point of who should have one will be moot. The dems will cry foul, but since Gore already screeched like a schoolgirl no one will care this time. It’ll get shoved into committees/courts/investigations for awhile and McCain will go to war with Iran or Russia and we’ll all have something else to worry about. Plus the new Big Brother will come out, Britney/Paris/Hogan family will do something stupid, and the newest game console/game will debute and we’ll be nicely distracted. All the upjumped monkeys will continue to screw up this ball of dirt and Tiki will get drunk and post some more pics.
Yay!
P.S. Yes she’s under investigation, but so are most of the officials in Alaska, so whoop de doo!
Sorry, should have WON. Damn poppers!
McCain isnt attacking the Democratic TICKET as inexperienced, he’s atacking the pick for PRESIDENT on the ticket.
She is not running for President, so experience is not an issue.
Look at Dan Quail.
And garbledxmission, I happen to enjoy Big Brother, this season is TIGHT!!
If McCain thinks this will help him win Hillary voters, he’s lost it. The only thing she has in common with Hillary is ovaries. Its not like all of those feminists are going to cross parties lines just because he has a trailer-park princess on as a VP. The job of a running mate is to be an attack-dog and Palin is going to stomped on by Biden, when it comes to that.
This is a different game than 2000 or 2004. If Obama can pick up a few couple of states like Colorado, New Mexico and Iowa; then he can afford to lose in Ohio and Florida.
“She is not running for President, so experience is not an issue.”
She’s not running for President, but considering that McCain has a 50% of dieing in office, you better damn well have a VP that could do the job if need be.
@The Matrix: Rebooted
Of all the candidates, she actually looks the most qualified.
And btw, what are your thoughts on Big Brother season 10?
All Obama or Biden has to say about “inexperience” is that the VP is a heartbeat away from the Presidency. McCain’s best attack is now a non-issue.
50%? You’re being kinder to him than most would be. Some would suggest that he’s been dead for a few years and they are using voodoo to keep him going….
Most qualified to what? Breed? Finish runner up in beauty contests? Rape Alaska’s resources while padding her pockets for more botox and to pay people to come up with moronic names for her kids??
BB season 10 is the best yet!
I didn’t even know that Big Brother was still on the air, but I just read a stat that more people watched Obamba’s speech, 38 million viewers, than watched the American Idol finals. Saying that the American people aren’t paying attention to politics is just not true.
This thread has been BB hijacked!!!
@garble
She doesn’t create that same queasy feeling everyone else in the elections does. For me that means a lot.
@The Matrix: Rebooted
You need to catch up on season 10, it has been one hell of a game indeed! One player is so damn smart that he is almost inhuman. God I hate to love BB.
I missed Obama, yet caught the first tryouts of American Idol.
I am not into conventions, I wanna see head to head debates!
John McCain Selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin As Vice Presidential Running Mate
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president.
Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington.
Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us — Alaska has significant energy resources and she has been a leader in the fight to make America energy independent.
In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the “bridge to nowhere” that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.
As the head of Alaska’s National Guard and as the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops.
Governor Palin has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of. Her experience in shaking up the status quo is exactly what is needed in Washington today.
thats the mccains press release
Anyone who thinks she will pull Hillary Clinton’s supporter’s vote clearly has no idea what the issue was. Ignorance 4 the win.
Sweet Cougar! omm nom nom! I didn’t know they bred them this well in Alaska.
She got elected as governor against an ass and she has a son that’s in the Army who will going to Iraq in next month. Not a bad choice.
And she wants creationism taught in schools:
blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/08/mccains-vp-want.html
@Kid. She ought to make you nervous. Do some digging on her.
@Trik. Never believe a press release. Ever. P.R.=B.S. If she’s so squeaky clean, why is she, (along with many of Alaska’s politicians, bureaucrats and big businessmen), under investigation for corruption?
@Paul. I never said I thought it would work. It just makes sense in McSenile’s mind that the American voters are dumb enough to fall for it. He’s shown his contempt for the average American enough times, why should this be any different?
I’m glad you’re not voting for Barr. He’s an asshole. The only reason Barr is running is because he’s pissed off at the republicans.
I think “Yum” sums it up well.
@gor
They breed them that well in Idaho! She’s from Idaho. 🙂
She got the bridge to Nowhere stopped, so that’s a good thing.
She hunts moose. That’s cool, I guess.
I’d drill the Alaskan Governor 🙂 I would so totally sink my Exxon Valdez down her Alaskan Pipeline and smother her huge tracks of land with my Alaskan crude oil so that I wouldn’t even care about those Alaskan king crabs she has living in her Inside Passage.
Ron Paul for president!