Joe Trippi: Don't LOL At Sarah Palin

[sean5002]

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The palin selection by McCain is LUNACY at its HIGHEST because she is just a heartbeat away. but it show the sinister plan by the republican to use this woman in other ways , like having her steady talk and patrol her down syndrome kid.. and also use the other son thats off to iraq , Something you hardly hear Joe Biden talk about on his son who is also off to IRAQ.

HAD the Democrat convention been a complete FLOP no way mcCain selects Palin. this MOVE should offend and upset women because we know Miss palin was not selected on MERIT but more out of DESPERATION.

In the end it will not matter.. because the women that supported Hillary are democrats and firmly supports the rights of women , and when it comes a party that have the interest of women and childcare at hand thats the Democrat. look at the democrat platform when it comes to women and children issues its a mile long , good luck finding programs and issues for women and kids in the Republican platform.

NOT so long ago Pres Bush VETO a child healthcare BILL .... need i say more.

[ubrew12]

Trippi: "I expect John McCain to say %u201CI love my party, but I love my country more." "

Nothing less than him saying ''I want to apologize on behalf of my party for doubling the nations debt by giving unneeded tax cuts to the already wealthy and NOT cutting spending to balance it'' will get him my vote.

If he says that, I''ll seriously think of him for President, in part because of the points about Palin that Trippi just brought up. We cannot afford same ''ol, same ''ol, and that means Obama unless McCain does a good job convincing he''s not a Bush clone.

[dashortround]

Sarah Palin = a much older version of Paris Hilton (in a pantsuit)

[jmurrieta1]

There''s nothing funny about a woman who would condemn her own daughter (or yours) to be forced by the government to bear the child of a man who had raped her!

[jmurrieta1]

Sarah Palin--Lol, lol, lol, lol, fydb, bwahahahaha!

[sandmc]

The comments from DaShortRound is ridiculous. In case you didn''t know, Paris Hilton clearly endorsed your candidate. I am not sure what she''ll say about your Democratic VP pick. Will she call him a white old dude, too?

GO SARAH PALIN!! Don''t hate her because she is SMART and BEAUTIFUL!

[cyndilu9]

The golden rule is "never underestimate your oponent". I think Obama and Biden should take this choice seriously - as the Republicans are crafty at "swift boating" - and we have seen that this low down tactic works for them. I hope Obama / Biden really sit down and find the right way to combat this choice. I was a Hillary voter and I am now for Obama - I wouldn''t consider McCain / Palin based on issues.

[paris1969]

Sarah Palin is already a BIG ASSET to John McCain ... after the Dems spent millions putting Obama in a football stadium ... she dominated the news the day after!!

[paris1969]

A vote for McCain-Palin makes a vote for Hillary in 2012 a possibility!!

[coryellco]

A vote for McCain-Palin makes a vote for Hillary in 2012 a possibility!!


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Posted by paris1969 at 07:20 PM : Aug 31, 2008---------------------- you need to back off those meds

[trishab57]

CBS: ... this assault will be on what is now a strength of Barack Obama''s -- his focus on changing a broken system in Washington.

-McCane needs to be assaulted, himself, by Palin. He''s corrupt to the bones. Actually he ''hired'' her because he''s afraind she would start criticising him ad his rotting surroundings.

-McCane needs, yet, a bleach cycle in the washing machine. Too bad he''s already stained by the white house corrupts that lied America 935 times and McCane was agreeing, never stood up against it... 100 more years. Yet again he hit the war drumms, another one against Iran.

-Palin why don''t you start scrubbing the rotten, next to you?

[kstar42]

I was a Hillary voter and I am now for Obama - I wouldn''''t consider McCain / Palin based on issues.


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Posted by cyndilu9 at 07:17 PM : Aug 31, 2008
I was a Hillary fan to,....but what the DNC did to Hillary and Obama camp.....they need to be smacked right in the face......I don''t trust Obama never have never will and to vote for him would be the worst mistake....a vote for mcain IS a vote for Hillary....she will run in 2012 (Watch).

[jydavis1]

good read Mr. Trippi ..!

I am sure that Gov Palin is a dedicated and fine person--I only fear the possibility of McCain facing some difficult health issues and a neophyte taking over--particularly before she had time to learn and adjust to Washington--all who have said I am not from Washington and I''m different have all sold themselves to the lobbyists and money boys--lets face some realities,this is a fine person ill prepared to be President of the United States

[rafterman1]

===a vote for mcain IS a vote for Hillary....she will run in 2012 (Watch).===
Posted by kstar42

No it isn''t. McCain and Hillary stand far apart on many issues. You are voting for someone who, if you consider yourself a Democrat, does not share your values. You are not voting on issues, you are voting on cult of personality. And if you consider yourself Republcian, then why would you have voted for Hillary? Obama and Hillary are much closer philosophically than either is with McCain. Voting for McCain because you are mad Hillary didn''t win is dumb.

[fragglerawk]

So the GOP can''t have an inexperienced candidate for VP, but the Dems can run an inexperienced candidate for president? That makes a whole heck of a lot of sense!

[naimiles]

There''s an elephant in the room folks;disguised as a moose.

[trishab57]

she dominated the news the day after!!

Posted by paris1969 at 07:17 PM : Aug 31, 2008

-The doll will deflate pretty soon, and forgotten. Dull Doll!

[rafterman1]

===So the GOP can''''t have an inexperienced candidate for VP, but the Dems can run an inexperienced candidate for president? That makes a whole heck of a lot of sense!===
Posted by fragglerawk

No, it means we are merely pointing out the hypocrisy of the right for blasting Obama''s lack of exprerience, but trying to sell everyone on how Palin is so experienced, even though she has less govt experience than Obama.

[vranger]

"I was a Hillary voter and I am now for Obama - I wouldn''''''''t consider McCain / Palin based on issues."

Unless you want a repeat of the Carter economy: double digit inflation, near double digit unemployment, 17% prime rate ... plus very high taxes ... you''d better not vote for Obama based on the issues either then. Obama is nothing more than a lot of wild theories, and Carter showed us that wild theories spell disaster.

[vranger]

"No, it means we are merely pointing out the hypocrisy of the right for blasting Obama''''s lack of exprerience, but trying to sell everyone on how Palin is so experienced, even though she has less govt experience than Obama."

As has been pointing out, Palin has experience where Obama has only talk. Obama has never fought a corrupt office, he has never shot down a pork barrel project. He''s hardly been in Washington to vote since he was elected to the Senate. He has NO executive experience of ANY type. He talks pretty, but read below ... if he get his economy in, he loses your job in the process.

[samthetvcat]

pt 1

---"The McCain campaign plans on making an assault on Barack Obama%u2019s strength as a change agent."---

Thank you so much Mr. Trippi for writing such a respectful piece - I can''t tell you nice it is to hear somebody talk about a person''s skill set as opposed to how somebody hasn''t been in the Senate for over 25 years.

More importantly I think that''s accurate. Because what I think Barack brings to the table that demonstrate equivalent guarantees of trustworthiness to people who generally rely on experience as a measure of a candidate''s fitness is his ability to inspire. It touches a part of people that makes them WANT to believe that what he says is true, and as somebody pointed out to me the other evening that''s an important element to leadership.

Palin brings guts, and proven record of acting on those guts to successfully enact change. I guess the job''s on her and the RNC to sell it, because Barack''s already had a year and a half to make his case and has indeed evolved before our eyes and has had the chance to broaden his message and his appeal.

Not everybody''s going to see those qualities in the candidates, but right now isn''t McCain succeeding more in getting his message of change heard than Barack? And the poll numbers are going their way.

[samthetvcat]

pt 2

One thing people ought not to so quickly dismiss is the role of identity politics. Because don''t people tend to vote in greater numbers for people who are the same race, age, and gender as themselves, even demonstrating a willingness to cross party lines? It''s human nature. That it didn''t happen instantaneously doesn''t necessarily mean it isn''t going to happen by November.

Palin had a couple of things going against her right out of the gate - her relative youth compared to the average Hillary supporter, her inexperience combined with McCain''s unabashed play for the female vote, nobody knows her, her views are Conservative, and she''s attractive. However if she doesn''t end up being the bimbo everybody''s made her out to be, she''s for sure going to win over some hearts and minds - and votes. Because who here actually thought of Hillary has having 35 years of experience such that he had more than McCain? A lot of her supporters did, but it wasn''t a unanimously held view.

Probably from now until November people aren''t going to stop calling Barack and Palin the ''muslim'' and the ''pageant bimbo'', but I''m not sure undecideds really think of the two in that way . . .

[aakalan]

Vranger:

Wow, but you are an amazing hypocrite.

You claim that Obama''s plans will bankrupt the country? Too late, dodo. Your party has already done that, with the most obvious and vicious redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the rich in the history of this country.

Your party has not only raped America, but it has borrowed trillions of dollars from China to line the pockets of Halliburton (*** Cheney''s company, of course) and all the rest of the ripoff war profiteers.

So please, don''t be so hypocritical as to make totally unsupported claims as to what Barack Obama will do to the economy in office. I''ve read his published plans, and NOTHING of what you claim is in there. You''re making it up out of whole cloth because you are an acolyte of the most corrupt party in American history.

At least we''ll have one thing when Obama is elected: the smartest, best-educated man to ever hold the office. Unfortunately, your party managed to elect someone to the Presidency whom people thought they''d like to have a beer with - while he picked their pockets.

84% of Americans say "wrong track". I''m one of them.

[tawpdawg111]

There may be a spot in Obama''s administration for Palin after the election.

We''ll have to see. Surely she could do a better job than ANY Bush appointee in there now. maybe she could gut the DOJ like a moose.

[christiansin]

Yeah, I just can''t see the image of an old man with a much younger attractive woman by his side as something that will appeal to Hillary Clinton''s supporters. There have to be other reasons for picking Palin. All of those running around speculating may be inventing the reasons for McCain after the fact. I wonder if he read this article and took some notes.

The "cleaning house" idea seems to me to be a bit of a stretch with the Keating Five situation in mind and the current investigation of Palin for abuse of power. As I understand it, she is accused of lying about attempting to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from his job as a state trooper in Alaska while he was involved in a child custody dispute with Palin''s sister. By the way, doesn''t just being a Republican from Alaska make your integrity suspect at this point?

And, putting a woman on the ticket for V.P. only brings the Republicans up to date with the 1984 Democrats (Ferraro). I guess pulling us up a decade from reliving the Vietnam War era (ala G.W. Bush) is the %u201Cchange we can believe in.%u201D

[lordmi]

The World has never seen Mom with sick infant gambling politics right on campaign trail.
She is Monster!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/the-worst-vice-presidenti_b_122491.html

[janefondu]

Obama promises higher taxes to everyone. This is outlined in his economic plan. In order to pay for all of the Free" things he has promised American, he will have to hike taxes on every living soul in the US.

Palin has lowered taxes in Alaska!

[betty2700629]

guys,that''s far away from our life,but it''s just our real life,Oh by the way I have met many mature *** women at--B O O M E R C U P I D .COM/--boomercupid has become more and more popular for meeting mature men and women.

[samthetvcat]

---"Yeah, I just can''t see the image of an old man with a much younger attractive woman by his side as something that will appeal to Hillary Clinton''s supporters."---
Posted by christiansin

She might actually appeal to a totally different group of women - right-leaning Democrats who didn''t identify with Hillary and voted for Obama in the Primaries. Age trumped gender in the Primaries when it came to the female vote, but if Palin and Barack both have younger appeal . . . maybe younger conservative Democratic females are the target (?)

I''m in . . .

[demsts]

The recent study in Princeton''s ''Unequal Democracy'' show a decline of the middle class since Reagan''s administration and low economic growth except in President Clinton''s term.
Clinton, not only produced record growth and higher income for the lower and middle classes, he produced a massive budget surplus squandered by GW Bush along with our Social Security reserve.
One can only imagine out debt to China and other nations.
The other Republicans: Reagan, GHW Bush and GW Bush have produced record deficits.
Democrats and Obama stand for Fiscal Responsibility.
The reality of fiscal conservative is record deficits, downturn growth despite wars to stimulate, more money and tax breaks for the rich, lower income for everyone else.
Our ecomomy is in a nosedive with record deficits during this Republican administration.
McCain has offered no solutions, but then he doesn''t have to worry about money. His wife pays for everything.

[carlylaine]

And to you monkeys griping that Governor Palin has children and should be HOME taking care of them, what hypocrites you are! I''m sure you were all for the ERA...so a woman comes up...a HOMEMAKER, business woman, mayor and governor and you vilify her for living a life? OMGAWD....you guys are such wastes. I wish you could hear the rhetoric you spew and realize your absolute santimonious supercilious ideas makes no sense. It''s laughable gang...you guys are real comedians.

[carlylaine]

allurfear: And what about Biden lying just a couple of hours before his nomination was announced by Osama Ben Bama? Mention that, please....mention what your ilk does, HUH?

[im4honesty]

"I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere,%u201D Palin said Friday as she made her first appearance with McCain.

As it turns out, however, Palin did back the bridge during her campaign for governor. The Anchorage Daily News reports that %u201C[t]he Alaska governor campaigned in 2006 on a build-the-bridge platform, telling Ketchikan residents she felt their pain when politicians called them %u2018nowhere.%u2019%u201D Palin later designated money earmarked for the bridge to other projects.

[im4honesty]

Joe Biden must be laughing his azz off!! He gets to debate Dan Quale ''in a dress''!!!


LMAO!!!!

[sleepyric]

i''m sorry Joe Trippi,,but I think McCain''s staff ARE that stupid..I''m sure she''ll make a fine national politician in 10-15 years, but not today. What is it with McCain that he has to surround himself with good looking women?? She is a gimmick, and a pander to the religious right nuts and the NRA. If McCain thinks hillary supporters are gonna flock over, there''s your second mistake,,idiotic mistake.

[carlylaine]

sleepyric: Why don''t you go back to sleep?

[sleepyric]

dear CaryLaine; only if you go with me!

[sleepyric]

ilk? I''m part of an "ilk"....hmmm....don''t feel like an ilk. Is that similar to an elk?? I guess I''m just destined to be ilky the rest of my life...oh that''s right,,,the ultra right think ilks have no conscience or brains...how downright ilky of them....

[lordmi]

Mrs.Nothingness: Truth about MonsterMom:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/the-worst-vice-presidenti_b_122491.html

[notfooledtx]

Here''s how his introduction should have gone%u2026
My friends, I''ve wanted to be president for a long time. I''ve sacrificed my principles, my integrity and convictions for the presidential nomination. And at long last, I''ve finally caved in completely to the extreme right wing of the republican party. I know I said I''d put country first, but I want to win this thing sooo bad, that I just really don''t care that I also sacrificed any credibility I may have had. Yes, I''m 100% yours now, I have no spine, no plans, no integrity - but I represent each of and every one of you dupes foolish enough to believe that Ms Palin is even remotely qualified for the vice presidency. I know, I know, I said "experience" was important but Ms Palin brings something special to the campaign...a uterus and extreme right views on abortion! She''s a foreign policy expert too - she went to Ireland once, and you know Russia is real real close to Alaska. She''s also a real economic wiz (whew! lucky for me huh) - when she was mayor, she could have paid $125,000 for a piece of property for a sports complex, but instead she worked a little magic and paid $1.2 million for it. Isn''t that great! And when she left her mayoral position, she did leave a $20 million deficit. That''s not too bad, huh? And, God willing she gets a favorable ruling on her ethics investigation, she''ll be joining me in the white house in January.
And now, it''s my pleasure to introduce-my soulmate-Sharon Palin...uh, uh, Sara Palin.

[babooph]

Well maybe a bake sale will pay off the deficit-it could happen you know-with Gods help.

[jeffstersf]

vranger: Why did you reach back to the Carter Administration for a hypothetical economy under President Obama? Why not the amazingly effective Clinton economy? I remember this freaky republican acquaintance, not unlike yourself, who was terrified when it looked like Clinton would win in 1992. She just knew the stock market would tank and we''d be taxed to death. Eight years later she rode to Clinton economy to wealth. This will happen under Obama too. You are more of the same: Fear-based politics. Ick.

[onetextamale]

Posted by middlecrank at 10:38 AM : Sep 01, 2008

Mainly because the very successful Clinton years were pulled off with a republican congress.

[smurfcrusher]

"I have seen a lot of commentary on why John McCain%u2019s pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is a cynical and transparent ploy to bring disaffected women who supported Hillary Clinton to his cause - and why this ploy would fail.

But I don%u2019t think John McCain and the people around him are that stupid."


Don''t overestimate John (bottom .6% of his class) McCain.

That said, plenty of voters drank Bush''s kool-aid so due diligence will need to be done.

[afmca]

You give Palin way too much credit. She has been governor of a small time state for only 3 years. Alaska is awash in oil money so making tough budgetary decisions are not necessary. The rest of the Republican party in Alaska is so corrupt that appearing to be clean is just a matter of degree. Hillary supporters will reutrn to the Democrats once they realize how much of a religious zealot she really is. Both pro-choice options and the teaching of evolution will be at risk with McCain/Palin. Religious ignorance and subserviance to the Prophets for Profits would be the mantra of a McCain presidency. Their igorance of science would doom America''s position of leadership heading further into the 21st century.

[barbjc1]

Those of you that are spouting off about being Governor Palin being pro-life, there is a day-after pill for cases of incest and rape. If a woman gets pregnant in today''s medical technology, she is doing NOTHING to prevent it.By the way, incest and rape both are against the law or have you forgotten. I would be willing to bet in both cases, if reported, hospitals and doctors would make that day-after pill available.
Read up on conception, it does not take effect immediately as you have been told.
Also to those of you making comments about the "pageant queen", beauty and looks DO GO HAND IN HAND.

[jmurrieta1]

"Those of you that are spouting off about being Governor Palin being pro-life, there is a day-after pill for cases of incest and rape. If a woman gets pregnant in today''''s medical technology, she is doing NOTHING to prevent it.By the way, incest and rape both are against the law or have you forgotten. I would be willing to bet in both cases, if reported, hospitals and doctors would make that day-after pill available.
Read up on conception, it does not take effect immediately as you have been told.
Also to those of you making comments about the "pageant queen", beauty and looks DO GO HAND IN HAND. "--Posted by BarbJC1


Unfortunately the Bush administration has quietly pushed through rules and definitions that make "day after pills" the legal equivalent of abortion, because they interfere with the development of the fertilized egg.

So, if Sarah Palin''s daughter were raped, Palin would presumably want the government to force the daughter to bear the child, no matter how damaging such a compulsory pregnancy would be to the daughter.

That is pure extremism.

[smurfcrusher]

BarbJC1, perhaps unlike myself you''re not experienced enough to know that condoms break.

Or, perhaps your belief system doesn''t allow them.

Bush is trying to push policies that prevent retribution against medical practicioners who object to providing reproductive services such as the morning after pill.

So your claim ''not to worry'' doesn''t hold water.

Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

[smurfcrusher]

"...when she was mayor, she could have paid $125,000 for a piece of property for a sports complex, but instead she worked a little magic and paid $1.2 million for it. Isn''''t that great!

And when she left her mayoral position, she did leave a $20 million deficit. That''''s not too bad, huh?"
Posted by NotFooledTX

yeah.... 20 Million in the hole, with a population of 6,000 .... but, they didn''t have new taxes, right??! That''s all that matters, when you can only see today, tomorrow, and the next day...

Incredible