McCain, Palin Push Reform Mantra

In First Appearance Since Convention, Republican Running Mates Knock Special Interests

(CBS/ AP)  John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday cast the new Republican presidential ticket as a team of determined reformers eager to challenge Washington's political establishment.

"John McCain doesn't run with the Washington herd," said Palin, the 44-year-old Alaska governor and surprise pick as McCain's running mate.

"It's over. It's over. It's over for the special interests," McCain promised. "We're going to start working for the people of this country."

Twelve hours after leaving the Republican convention in Minnesota, McCain and Palin were cheered and applauded by a crowd of 1,000 or more who packed the street in front of the ice cream and chocolate store that was the backdrop for their appearance.

Palin also picked up right where she left off at the Republican convention, attacking Obama on everything from his job as a community organizer to not supporting the surge in Iraq, reports CBS News' John Bentley.

“He said it was doomed to fail. But just last night, Sen. Obama finally broke and brought himself to admit what all of us have known for quite some time, and that’s that thanks to the skill and valor of our troops, the surge in Iraq has succeeded,” Palin said.

“I guess when you turn out to be profoundly wrong on a vital national security issue, maybe it’s comforting to pretend that everyone else was wrong, too.”

(Click here to read Bentley's post in the CBS News "From The Road" blog)

"Isn't this the most marvelous running mate in the history of this nation?" McCain asked at a main street rally in Cedarburg, a town of about 11,000. The community, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee in Ozaukee County, is a traditional Republican enclave within Democratic-leaning Wisconsin.

Many people in the audience held digital cameras and video cameras above their heads to get a shot as McCain's "Straight Talk Express" bus rolled into town. Palin said it was their intention to bring their campaign directly from the convention to "small-town America" like the small town in Alaska where she once was mayor.

The Republican team plans to campaign together in hotly contested states - Wisconsin and Michigan on Friday, Colorado and New Mexico on Saturday - and then go their separate ways. Palin is expected to return to Alaska just briefly and then go back to the campaign trail, perhaps on Monday.

"Change is coming, change is coming," McCain promised the audience, borrowing the same theme that Democrat Barack Obama has made the centerpiece of his run for the White House.

McCain's campaign as a political outsider and rebel is complicated by the fact that he has served in the Senate for 22 years and solidly endorsed key elements of President Bush's record, most notably the war in Iraq and hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts. McCain originally opposed the tax cuts but changed his mind as he sought the GOP presidential nomination.

McCain took note of gloomy economic news from Washington: The government reported that the nation's unemployment rate soared to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs.

"Rough times all over America," he said.

After their speeches, Palin and McCain ducked into The Chocolate Factory to greet customers and sign autographs. After Palin met a few people, she turned to the ice cream counter and said: "I've got to get the moose tracks, please. Moose tracks, you know, near and dear to my heart. I can't go wrong with it." She was handed a waffle cone with a giant scoop.

Then McCain and his wife came up to order. The senator asked for a recommendation and then decided on watermelon sorbet. Cindy McCain ordered a brownie.

The woman behind the cash register, Becky Luft, 20, was flush with excitement and her friend described her as McCain's No. 1 fan. McCain came around the counter to pose for a picture with her.

People in the restaurant congratulated Palin on her nomination, many saying they liked her speech.

"I am very impressed with you," said Doreen Wirth, a Republican and artist from Cedarburg.

[frootloophhh]

Yeah right....McCain, the lightning rod of change.

Just like he''s been for almost 3 decades.

More GOP BS...don-t swallow it!

[Torilin]

Chanting doesn''t make it happen. Prayer doesn''t prevent pregnancy. National debt isn''t going to disappear by wishful thinking. Can''t reform if your campaign money is from the Corprate lobbiests!

[frootloophhh]

Palin acts more like a ''Cheer Leader'' than a VP.
Plus she lies...
She-s was FOR the Bridge to Nowhere until the heat got turned on to it.
Now, they-re even using it in their campaign that SHE didn-t want it....LIE!
That-s all they can do is LIE.

[vastr-wcon]

.
After watching real Americans accept their party''s nomination, I finally understood the reality of hussein.

Hussein is an artificial creation of the loony-left liberal media with no more substance or depth than a cartoon. In a room with no mirrors and no cameras, hussein ceases to exist - even though his Greek Temple-of-the-Gods survives!

/

[miles1967-2009]

Palin:

Believes that creationism should be taught in schools, not evolution;
Believes that women shouldn''t have the right to choose; even in cases of rape and incest or severe medical indications;
Believes that citizens should have the right to bear AK-47s;
Believes only in abstinence education; despite the fact that her daughters have been having unprotected ***;
Has only been out of the country once in her life and that was just last year;
Was mayor of a small town with fewer than 6000 residents with a budget of less than 12 million a year and fewer than 50 city hall employees;
Is governor of a state that is closer to Russia than to Florida;
Was part of a group that wanted Alaska to succeed from the Union;
Is being investigated in 2 State of Alaska firing scandals;

And this woman will be our next vice president and possibly our president?!?!?!?!

Scary!!!!!

[heathme2003]

Right, FrootLoopHHH, Mrs. Palin lied on several significant points in her speech. Anyone feel free to check out any of the fact checking websites. Good speaker? Yes. Truthful? No.

[macamaca-2009]

the rape of democracy which took place in the primary is a more important issue to me and many others than all the rest, and this injustice can only be resolved by insuring that it is not ultimately successful.

Sit out the election?

Hell no, voting for McCain is the best ammo I have in this regard.

The DNC made the bed!! Now sleep in it!!!

DNC home of the T.U.R.D. polisher

[heathme2003]

Here''s a good one: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/politics/animal/main4414049.shtml?source=mostpop_story

[Torilin]

Mccain: "it''s over" for special interestes...lol when your whole convention is funded by lobbiest you are already bought the only thing over is your campaign platform.

[shingles1]

McCain''s a "Washington outsider" who doesn''t "run with the Washington herd"?

That''s odd. I could swear that he holds the record for total number of appearances on all the inside the beltway Washington establishment Sunday morning TV shows. Not a Sunday goes by that you don''t see him mugging for the cameras and chatting away with his beltway pals.

But I guess if you say "Maverick...Change...Reformer" over and over again and then click your heels three times...

[spoonerfineart]

Palin is not just any woman... she is the other woman. A woman trying to steal the dedicated "Ladies of the Traveling Pant Suits " away from their devotion to Hillary and Her Party. Palin is like a woman who cares not about devotion to a cause. Hillary will protest her Sally come Lately" arrival. Palin looks like an extra political affair, a third wheel.

[scorpio59er]

Are Americans really stupid enough to hand the Presidency back to the same party that has ruined this country for the last 8 years?

The answer, I fear, is... yes.

[xmanborg]

At the Republican convention last night there were NO BLACK PEOPLE THERE.

Fyi Republicans, RICH White People with Tans dont count as Black People,

Black People in America are called African Americans and there were NO African Americans in the audience last night, maybe 10, and the Republicans sure kept the camara on them for an extended amount of time. It was the same Black People Over and Over and Over again they kept showing nice try to hood wink the American Public again and VERY LAME try to show diversity !

Good OLD, Abe Lincoln was there last night with his top hat I am sure all you Gun Luvin, Right Wing, Fat Chubby Pizza Eatin Republicans got a chuckle out of GOOD OLDE Abe Lincoln being in the audience.

LOOK BILLY BOB Youins see that THERE IS, ABE LINCOLN standing there in the Audience and he has his top hat.

McLame and McPalin and the Republican a party of diversity and change thats so much B.S

[fstop100]

barry obama''s nose grows longer when he speaks, just like hillary''s

[rixmix98]

......DNC home of the T.U.R.D. polisher

Posted by macamaca at 02:56 PM : Sep 05, 2008


Your comments just confirm the mentality of a Republican.

[shingles1]

I don''t know, I think it was plenty diverse.

There were morons there, some drooling idiots, tons of closeted *** (and that''s just among the politicians), and a smattering of assclowns too.

Actually, considerably more than a smattering of assclowns, come to think of it. They may have made up a majority.

[condumbism]

McCain/Palin, two liars who are owned by Corporate America Lobbyists. Early polls today indicate that McCain/Palin have the support of 42% of the American people, thus NO POST CONVENTION BUMP for the 2 LIARS!

[xmanborg]

Wow Barack Obama and his wife worked for what they got and sent them selves thru college

Cindy McCain did not work for anything her daddy left her Multi-Millions on a silver platter.

McLame has thoes Lame back drops of a Corn Field and a Wheat Field and a Field with Cows in it. How stupid.

[midvale3]

Good lord Republicans are stupid. I mean average everyday Republicans.

Who in the h3ll do they thing has been in charge in Washington lo these many years?

Reformers. Good Lord.


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Posted by jumkey at 02:54 PM : Sep 05, 2008


Their idiots. What do you expect from people that believe in Santa Claus. They don''t look at the reality of a situation, they imagine it''s the way the want it to be. Truly a sad group of people. It''s like watching a group of lemmings diving off a cliff.

[lovegetpeace]

Folks,
Read the other article, Joe Lieberman is giving Palin a bootcamp on foreign policies.

So much for been ready.

[xmanborg]

Wow Barack Obama and his wife worked for what they got and sent them selves thru college

Cindy McCain did not work for anything her daddy left her Multi-Millions on a silver platter.

McLame has thoes Lame back drops of a Corn Field and a Wheat Field and a Field with Cows in it. How stupid.

I wanted to see, A BASE BALL, AN APPLE PIE & A Chevrolet as his corney back drops.

[tbweb]

"The smearing of the Palin family must end," Schmidt said in a statement released Wednesday. "The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false."

Posted by abubaker2 at 03:14 PM : Sep 05, 2008,,,

Maybe so, but Sarah Palin was a model at one time and runner up in the Miss Alaska contest and if there are those pictures of her there are probably others too lurking out there and who ever is holding those hot and steamy pictures of Sarah Palin is probably biding their time until Palin`s value increases which will also increase the value of her controversial pictures. The more Sarah Palin rises the more millions her pictures rises! I wonder who has them and what she promised to keep them quiet for now, inquiring minds want to know! lol

[lovegetpeace]

Posted by fstop100 at 03:15 PM : Sep 05, 2008

Thank you for your Typical Average Intelligence statement of a NeoCon for confirmation.

[pandamonium6]

I guess that Barack Obama took the day off since there are no stories about him in the corporate news...

[mbskoczen]

As I looked today McCain is getting his convention bounce and he has closed some ground on Obama to the point were it is a tie...
The big question is can either Obama or McCain get above 50%. Neither one has been able to so far..

[rudy654-2009]

So what reform? More tax cuts for ultra rich? The new Evita Peron, fascist VP? Higher gas prices that we get to pay at the pump, while our money competes with Mexico''s peso value?

Hey, but now we have Eva Peron to guide us, as she points her fundie finger in the air.

[xmanborg]

At the Republican convention last night there were NO BLACK PEOPLE THERE.

Fyi Republicans, RICH White People with Tans dont count as Black People,

Black People in America are called African Americans and there were NO African Americans in the audience last night, maybe 10, and the Republicans sure kept the camara on them for an extended amount of time. It was the same Black People Over and Over and Over again they kept showing nice try to hood wink the American Public again and VERY LAME try to show diversity !

Good OLD, Abe Lincoln was there last night with his top hat I am sure all you Gun Luvin, Right Wing, Fat Chubby Pizza Eatin Republicans got a chuckle out of GOOD OLDE Abe Lincoln being in the audience.

LOOK BILLY BOB Youins see that THERE IS, ABE LINCOLN standing there in the Audience and he has his top hat.

It was a STUNNING SHOW OF DIVERSITY BY THE REPUBLICANS, I will give them an F- for trying to unite this Country.

[mbskoczen]

Don''t let NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, PBS tell you who to vote for... Vote against BIG MEDIA.


You don''t need the media shoving Obama down your throat.
Look at this%u2026.
Barack Obama embraced:
Terrorist Williams Ayers
Know racial bigot Louis Farrakhan
Race pimp Al Sharpton
His preacher of %u201CGod Dam- America fame Rev. Wright
The killing of babies if a abortion didn%u2019t work
Sarah Palin embraced:
Her daughter
Whose values match yours?

[kissamaarse]

Reform what? McCain is surrounded by lobbyists and the RNC was funded chiefly by lobbyist money. With McCain it will be business as usual in Washington, and government would be open to the highest corporate bidder.

[midvale3]

I know where I''ve seen that hand gesture. Does anyone remember the Seinfeld episode with Elaine dancing so beautifully? Actully, Palin looks a little like Elaine. I guess that makes McCain George or Kramer?

[shingles1]

It''s like Lewis Black described, the Repugs walked out in front of the American people, took a massive ***, and said ta-da.
Posted by midvale3

That pretty much captures the last 8 years, doesn''t it.

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by AnitaY417 at 03:27 PM

I just love to hear you godless feakin fundies talk.

[gop_fornever]

How do you get lipstick on the lips of 2 pigs?

Have Palin kiss the 2nd pig.

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by tiddsanbeer at 03:28 PM

You must be drunk so early in the day, because all you seem to be doing is pizzing.

[missingamerica]

Sure, McCain and Palin are about "reform"....sure they are.

Just like they are about "national security" and "family values.

I am sure that Palin mentioning in a speech that the whole world saw that her son would be deploying to Iraq on 9/11 was in no way meant to jeopardize national security by revealing unit deployment schedules, or meant to betray her family values by offering al-Qaeda details on when they should mount an effort to snatch or kill her son.

I can hardly wait to see how she "reforms" Washington, with a start like that...

[rudy654-2009]

It''''s like Lewis Black described, the Repugs walked out in front of the American people, took a massive ***, and said ta-da.
Posted by midvale3

That pretty much captures the last 8 years, doesn''''t it.


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Posted by shingles1 at 03:28 PM

LOL! They just put a pretty face on the excrement.

[mbskoczen]

Meanwhile back at the Democratic National Committee:

Howard I don''t know what to say you and Soros picked him. Yeah, I know Obama been half way around the world, spoke as a Greek God in Denver columns and all and now he is dropping in the polls again.

For Gods sake Howard we have ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC shoving Obama down the throats of Americans 24/7. We had them rip into Sarah Palin like they have never done before and then she comes out and knocks one out of the park.


Don''t let NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, tell you who to vote for... Vote against BIG MEDIA.

Vote against Obama..

[midvale3]

The republican voters are made up of the very wealthy and the very stupid. The ultra rich in this country and around the world have been successful at convincing the very DUMB and uneducated that they are the party of values... the party that will defeat our enemies. These duped (intellectually challenged) masses aren''''t smart enough to read history. It has always been the Democratic party that protects our country from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The republicans do things like loot the treasury and pass our treasure off to the elite while they attack and invade countries that are no threat to us.


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Posted by im4honesty at 03:29 PM : Sep 05, 2008


Praise Jesus and pass the ammunition!!!! A beautiful description of the current Republican base. Now how do we get the "slower" folks to pull their heads out of the bibles?

[logicrulez]

All the offensive books had long sense been purged now that she had the power to do on a massive scale what she started as a mayor in Wasila. No More Harry Potter!, they all rejoiced. The United Theocracy''s population initially exploded due to strict laws that called for the execution of all those making less than $1,000,000/year that were convicted of aborting their unwanted pregnancies. However, with no gun control laws, and people starving and freezing to death across the nation, "survival of the fittest" weeded out all but the strongest and wealthiest.

The "Holy War on the Middle East" didn''t even require a draft, the choices were simple, starve or enlist and many chose to enlist. Only one thing remained to be done. Her church had taught her all her life that End Times would be a blessing to the whole world and that only Alaska would remain as a final refuge to the True Believers. And now it was time, 12/21/2012 at high noon. With a contented sigh she entered the codes into the system linked to the nation''s nuclear arsenal of 150,000 nuclear warheads. Proclaiming "Jesus come on back!", she pressed the button and watched as thousands of missiles across the nation streaked into the air as her supporters cried "YEEEEEE HAAAAAA!!! That''ll teach em to mess with the good ol'' United Theocracy of America!!!"

THE END. DEFINITELY, THE END. THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE.

[mbskoczen]

Obama
His week as a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.

Sunday: Attend services at Rev Wright Church today%u2019s sermon, ******* America

Monday: Stop the interloper rally, with Al Sharpton

Tuesday: Demand that community Gang Bangers be feed for death of teacher.

Wednesday: Bomb making class with William Ayers

Thursday: Meeting with Louis Farrakhan demanding better treatment of Muslims.

Friday: Boycott White Castle Hamburgers, because they%u2019re white%u2026.

Saturday: Meet with Jesse Jackson, wear protective cup...

[logicrulez]

This also made it very easy to rewrite the Constitution to fit her agenda. No need for freedom of religion with only ONE state religion - Pentacostal Dominionism. All across the land one could hear the joyous sound of men and women "speaking in tongues". Medicare was abolished, along with Social Security. Faith Healing took it''s place, and the stock markets had long since crashed and wiped out the privatized funds.

Why had the markets crashed? The only employment left were $2/hr positions (ha, minimum wage legislation was easy to defeat). A few CEOs were left to manage the corporations that had not already been sold to China. But since nobody could afford to buy anything beyond the basic essentials, the economy was deeply mired in a
depression that made the 1930s look like "the good ol'' days".

With a gallon of gas at $140/gallon, few could drive to work anyway. Who would have thought that "Operation Drill, Baby Drill" would take so long? And that so little oil remained within the US (well, the liberals and scientists knew this, but nobody paid them any attention - science had long since been banned). The belated President McCain, even before assuming his post, had voted against all forms of alternative energy and it was too late now to adopt it with energy prices so high. Nobody noticed that he had neglected to follow his campaign promises on this matter. "Drill baby drill" was the rallying cry!

[missingamerica]

Sure, McCain and Palin are about "reform"....sure they are.

Just like they are about "national security" and "family values".

I am sure that Palin mentioning in a speech that the whole world saw that her son would be deploying to Iraq on 9/11 was in no way meant to jeopardize national security by revealing unit deployment schedules, or meant to betray her family values by offering al-Qaeda details on when they should mount an effort to snatch or kill her son.

I can hardly wait to see how she "reforms" Washington, with a start like that...

[logicrulez]

Twas 3 days before Christmas, 2012, and all through the WhiteHouse, not a creature was stirring, they''d all long since been fired for blasphemy. Only President Palin sat alone in the large Oval Office, sitting at her desk pondering all the wonderful accomplishments over the past few years.

Old President McCain had long since passed away, he lasted barely 3 months into his administration before cancer finally overtook him. So much had changed since then in the United Theocracy of America. Her loving supporters cheered wildly as she appointed the nations newest members of the Supreme Court: James Dobson, Pat Buchanan and her own pastor from the Assembly of God church in Wasilla. It took only two weeks to overturn Roe vs. Wade with all 3 new justices, along with Alito, Scalia and Roberts united in it''s demise.

The filthy liberals cried out in protest, but to their own dismay, they learned that criticizing Palin''s policies was a one way ticket to the new privatized Halliburton built prisons, built on their behalf. This made the 2012 elections SO much easier she chuckled to herself, why hadn''t we thought of this before?

[mbskoczen]

The problem of Barack Obama%u2019s relationship with Bill Ayers will not go away. Ayers and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn were terrorists for the notorious Weather Underground during the turbulent 1960s, turning fugitive when a bomb %u2014 designed to kill army officers in New Jersey

I wonder if Obaam will talk about Bill and Bernardine.. They are close Obama kicked his campaign off at their house. Bill and Obama serviced on the same board for a long time.. I know I''ve always wanted to be friends with a wonderful couple like this who enjoyed the death of American service men or women, black, white, brown, it didn''t mater to them..

Obama showed good judgment don''t you think?????

[shoebox119]

The republican voters are made up of the very wealthy and the very stupid. The ultra rich in this country and around the world have been successful at convincing the very DUMB and uneducated that they are the party of values... the party that will defeat our enemies. These duped (intellectually challenged) masses aren''''t smart enough to read history. It has always been the Democratic party that protects our country from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The republicans do things like loot the treasury and pass our treasure off to the elite while they attack and invade countries that are no threat to us.

Posted by im4honesty

_____


Don''t forget. The Republicans have been very good at beating the fear of God into the poor and uneducated, too. These once Democrats used to vote their pocketbooks but Ronald Reagan convinced them to stay poor and stupid, but worry about their guns, Jesus, and fetuses.

[missingamerica]

Sure, McCain and Palin are about "reform"....sure they are.

Just like they are about "national security" and "family values".

I am sure that Palin mentioning in a speech that the whole world saw that her son and his unit would be deploying to Iraq on 9/11 was in no way meant to jeopardize national security by revealing unit deployment schedules...

I am sure that Palin was not so intent on what she could gain politically for herself and the Republicans that she intentionally betrayed her "family values" by offering al-Qaeda details on when they should mount an effort to snatch or kill her son.

I am sure that Palin did not mean to jeopardize the live of your sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers, and mothers when she publicized the arrival of such a tempting target as her son...

I can hardly wait to see how she "reforms" Washington, with a start like that...

[mbskoczen]

Isn''''t it a comfort to ya, that the woman Bernadine Dohrn wife of William Ayers weather underground terrorist who introduced the happy Michelle and Obama thought it hilariously funny that Charles Manson stuck a fork in Sharon Tate''''s dead pregnant belly because she was rich and deserved it.

[rixmix98]

mbskoczen

I%u2019ve seen your post all day. Back at you%u2026

McCane
His week as a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.

Sunday: Wakes up and looks in mirror.

Monday: Tries to figure out who is staring back at him.

Tuesday: Thinks it may be his mother.

Wednesday: Thinks maybe it%u2019s his father.

Thursday: Thinks maybe it%u2019s Cindy.

Friday: Realizes it%u2019s his own reflection.

Saturday: Tries to remember his name.

[gslinger3]

Nobama''s new campaign slogan since Sarah Palins arrival............

NO WE CAN''T :(

NOBAMA 08! WWJWDN
"What would Jeremiah Wright do now?"

[dinkydog1]

Mr. Hussein is a FIRST generation Muslim African American....like....right off the boat.

The Mac is onward of FIVE...AND...A WAR HERO.

It'''' really not that hard to figure out who has EARNED IT....AND WHO HAS MORE HONOR.

MAC 08


Posted by tiddsanbeer at 03:28 PM : Sep 05, 2008

.....................

Do you even have a clue what either candidates politics are or do you rely on loony tabloid "Obamas a Mooslem" type garbage to make all your decisions. The workings of a simple mind.....