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Zia_Abq
09-09-2008, 02:15 PM
These are quotes from an AP article titled No Questions Please.

“John McCain took a risk in picking little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate, but now the campaign's playing it safer. She's sticking to a greatest hits version of her convention speech on the campaign trail and steering clear of questions until she's comfortable enough for a hand-picked interviewer later this week.

More than 40 million people tuned in last week to listen to the speech from Palin, the 44-year-old first-term governor whom McCain announced as his surprise vice presidential pick just days before. Since then, that basic script is all anyone has heard from her publicly “


“By comparison, her Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden, has been campaigning on his own for weeks, at times taking questions from audiences. He was interviewed on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.”


“Amid growing sniping from Democrats, the McCain campaign announced that Palin would sit down for her first interview, with ABC. It will take place over two days at her home in Alaska.

And then?

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis has said that Palin will "agree to an interview when we think it's time and when she feels comfortable doing it."
"She's not scared to answer questions," Davis said on "Fox News Sunday."

“So far, Palin has barely spoken with voters either. Since the convention, she and McCain have breezed through a Wisconsin ice cream shop, a New Mexico restaurant and a Missouri barbecue place, shaking hands with diners but not taking any questions. Photographers and television cameras have been allowed full view while reporters are typically ushered too far away to ask questions or hear most of the conversations.

Her public remarks essentially have been excerpts of her convention speech, delivered while introducing McCain at rallies.”

“none of the candidates in this race has been so shielded from the media, so protected from any spontaneous situation, and Palin's unvarying remarks give the impression that she and her message are being tightly controlled”



As has been mentioned before if she can’t even deal with the press how the hell is she qualified to be a heartbeat away from being the leader of the free world? The answer is of course that she is NOT. And that fact shows what poor judgment John McCain and the entire GOP is using in having her on the ticket.

sapphiregirl
09-09-2008, 02:19 PM
This is what someone from another country thinks of what the United States is becoming....an international joke.

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It's shocking to see that the American media is now starting to talk as if Barack Obama had already lost the election.

What I (I'm from Europe) and the whole rest of the world don't understand at all is the fact that the American media won't expose Mr. McCain and his even more extremist running mate as what they are. They are talking as if they don't have anything to do with the disastrous policies of the last eight years, although it is absolutely clear from their records and their policy proposals that they will continue in exactly the same fashion!

It is incredible that they are getting away with such a primitive kind of political demagoguery, with its latest climax in the Republican convention last week, including the distortion of Barack Obama's biography and of his detailed plans for a real change.

It is absolutely grotesque and perverse that Mr. McCain is positioning himself as the candidate of "change" after embracing virtually all the catastrophic Bush policies over the last eight years and after a Republican convention that promised to continue with nothing else but the very same.

When will the American media finally fulfill its responsibility and expose Mr. McCain's misleading theater in the due manner??? The whole world understands that he and his righ-wing extremist VP candidate are fooling the American people once again, and wonder why no one in the American media is willing to do anything against it???

America as well as the rest of the world cannot afford another U.S. presidential election marked by the absence of a critical and responsible media coverage and political debate on the facts and realities that clearly demonstrate the complete failure of the Bush-McCain-Palin Republican status quo. This might be our last chance to turn things around!
— Sascha, Germany

Zia_Abq
09-09-2008, 02:27 PM
It is absolutely grotesque and perverse that Mr. McCain is positioning himself as the candidate of "change" after embracing virtually all the catastrophic Bush policies over the last eight years and after a Republican convention that promised to continue with nothing else but the very same.



Yup. Not only is it perverse but also shows their total lack of creating ANYTHING new at all. Not even a slogan. Rather than come up with something new and their own they decided to steal Obama's instead. That says alot.

sapphiregirl
09-09-2008, 02:59 PM
Yup. Not only is it perverse but also shows their total lack of creating ANYTHING new at all. Not even a slogan. Rather than come up with something new and their own they decided to steal Obama's instead. That says alot.



I know....I think they have "change envy". ;D


Why do they keep bragging about the surge being a big success....the only reason we needed a surge was to clean up a big nasty mistake that Mccain help create in the first place.

sapphiregirl
09-09-2008, 03:02 PM
yeah....;D

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By Keith B. Richburg
NEW YORK -- This city's infamously independent-minded former mayor, Edward I. Koch, today said he was supporting Barack Obama for president and would be out campaigning for the Democratic ticket, most likely in key swing states.

Koch said that while both Obama and McCain understand the need to support Israel and oppose Islamic terrorism, he concluded, "the country is safer in the hands of Barack Obama." Koch, in a statement, said protecting the United States also means "defending the public with respect to their civil rights, civil liberties and other needs," including gay rights and abortion rights.

In a telephone interview, Koch made clear that one reason for his support for his Obama was the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket. "She scares the hell out of me," Koch said. "She wanted to censor books at the local library" in Wasilla, Alaska, where she was mayor, Koch said. Palin asked the librarian who refused the censorship request to resign but later relented and the librarian kept her job.

Koch said he didn't believe McCain knew Palin very well when he selected her, and he debunked the idea that followers of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) might switch their allegiance to McCain with Palin on the ticket. "There won't be any Hillary voters supporting her. She will energize the Evangelicals," he said.
Koch supported President Bush's reelection over Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass) in 2004, saying he believed Bush was better for foreign policy in general and Israel specifically -- a decision he still defended today. Although he was a three-term Democratic mayor of New York, from 1977 to 1989, Koch has frequently crossed party lines to endorse Republicans, including former mayor Rudy Giuliani, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (who switched to become an Independent), and former Gov. George Pataki.

Four years ago, Koch campaigned for Bush's reelection in a half dozen states, including key swing states Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.

Koch said he is ready to do the same for Obama this year. "They asked me to, and I told them I would," Koch said. "I'll do whatever they want me to do."

Koch's support could boost Obama with Jewish voters particularly in Florida, where polls show a close contest. Koch today predicted Obama "will get the Jewish community's vote overwhelmingly."

doc-catfish
09-09-2008, 04:09 PM
Say what you will about Sarah Palin's politics, but you have to admit the gal is marketable.

http://www.herobuilders.com/08.htm

The Snark
09-09-2008, 05:37 PM
As it stands, the only country in the world where John McCain might be more popular than Barack Obama is the United States:

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=1cbd7a61-1316-4837-bfcd-a466f646a7a0

Canadians prefer Obama by a five-to-one margin. But then I guess were just a gang of socialist elites.

UltraViolet
09-09-2008, 05:39 PM
No, you're just not as distracted by "humor" involving pigs and lipstick ::)

Optimist
09-09-2008, 06:05 PM
^^^^^^^^Ditto!

I'll never understand people who would rather put their brains on the shelf. So many middle class and poor people who are right on the edge financially but still won't give up on obsessing about the action in their neighbors' bedrooms.

Zia_Abq
09-09-2008, 06:17 PM
No, you're just not as distracted by "humor" involving pigs and lipstick ::)

rofl! Good one :biggrin:

sapphiregirl
09-09-2008, 08:49 PM
http://i37.tinypic.com/nfjsxt.jpg

sapphiregirl
09-09-2008, 09:07 PM
Sarah Palin, John McCain and anyone who votes Republican....really needs to get over the "gay thing"



Emergency Room Experience

James E. Massey and I met on January 28, 2000. On June 28, 2003, we were united in a covenant ceremony, at National City Christian Church’s Howland Center, in Washington, D.C. We subsequently registered as domestic partners in the State of California. On November 19, 2004, we finalized the adoption of our son.

On June 15, 2006, I received a call from one of James’ co-workers, who said that James had collapsed at a CVS drug store near their Southwest D.C. office and had been taken by ambulance to the hospital. I then called 911 and was told that based on the location of the drug store, it was likely that James had been taken to Howard University Hospital. I then called a family friend and ask her to pick up our son from pre-school, while I went to Howard.

When I arrived at the emergency room at Howard, I asked the nurse at the desk whether James Massey had been brought to the hospital by ambulance. The nurse asked who I was and I explained: “My name is Ken Johnson and I am James Massey’s domestic partner.” The nurse replied that she could only release information to Mr. Massey’s immediate family. I replied that Mr. Massey and I had been partners for over six years; that we lived together; that we had registered as domestic partners in the State of California; that we had executed wills and powers of attorney on each other’s behalf; and that we had adopted a son together. The nurse’s response to me was: “You’re just the friend; I can only release information to immediate family members.”

I waited for the nurse to leave the station and I walked into the emergency room and began looking behind each curtain to see if I could find James. (At the time, I did not care about invading other patients’ privacy. I needed to find my partner and my son’s father.).

When I found James, a doctor and a nurse were working on him. James was lying unconscious in a hospital bed. He was bleeding from his nose and mouth. The doctor asked who I was and I said that I was James’ partner. The doctor explained that James had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage; that his condition was critical; and that they were going to move him to the intensive care unit. The doctor said that I could ride on the elevator with them and James to the ICU, but then I would have to leave.

When we arrived at the ICU, I told James that I loved him. I then left James’ room, according to the doctor’s instruction.

At our covenant ceremony, I took James to be my life partner, “for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death.” At the ceremony, I promised James: “I’m not leaving, no matter what.”

I did not want to leave James’ hospital room because I did not want him to die alone. But I knew that if I wanted to see him again and be involved in making decisions about his health care, that I would have to drive to our home in Fairfax County, Virginia, so that I could get our wills, living wills and powers of attorney.

After a few minutes, my friend arrived at the hospital and I asked her to drive me home. Due to traffic, it took us about two and a half hours to drive to my home; get the wills, living wills and powers of attorney; and drive back to the hospital. While we were gone, decisions were made about James’ health care that did not consider his wishes, as reflected in the living will that he had signed. When I returned to the hospital with our wills, living wills and powers of attorney, I was allowed to be involved in making decisions about James’ health care and to spend the night in James’ room. The next day, June 16, 2006, James died.

Kenneth D. Johnson
May 13, 2008

bem401
09-10-2008, 07:10 AM
But then I guess were just a gang of socialist elites.

Well, you got it half right.

Zia_Abq
09-10-2008, 08:38 AM
None of them do apparently. Because they know they can’t win on issues. They don’t have jack shit to offer in the way of real solutions. That is why a top campaign person openly admits they want this election to be about personality and not issues. As if it were some kind of high school prom or something.

What a contrast they are to Obama and Biden who speak on a variety of topics. Just a few examples:

Obama on civil liberty

Obama on education

Obama on the economy

Obama on Energy

Biden on foreign policy

Biden on bipartisanship

bem401
09-10-2008, 08:47 AM
Well once again today she gave the EXACT same speech with the exact same lies and even with the exact same tone. How many times is this now that she has been nothing but be a robot like Stepford style wanna be VP candidate?
McCain did pretty much the same thing too. What great show of new ideas and change :sarcastic

Your criticism may or not be valid but Obama has been making the same presentation for 19 months now with very little variation on his talking points.

sapphiregirl
09-10-2008, 09:03 AM
Well once again today she gave the EXACT same speech with the exact same lies and even with the exact same tone. How many times is this now that she has been nothing but be a robot like Stepford style wanna be VP candidate?
McCain did pretty much the same thing too. What great show of new ideas and change :sarcastic


There are just trying to squeeze out all the "rockstar" image they can out of Sarah Palin because she is new....same thing the bashed Obama for with his "rockstar" image in the press.


But hey....Obama is going to kick their ass and he can dance afterwards.....lol

weeeeeeeeeee!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsWpvkLCvu4

Miss_Luscious
09-10-2008, 10:19 AM
Your criticism may or not be valid but Obama has been making the same presentation for 19 months now with very little variation on his talking points.

Maybe because he believes in and stands by his points? Would it be better if he pulled a John McCain and changed his policies and beliefs whenever it suited him?

bem401
09-10-2008, 10:48 AM
Maybe because he believes in and stands by his points? Would it be better if he pulled a John McCain and changed his policies and beliefs whenever it suited him?

Huh? Here's a list of Obama's 28 biggest flip-flops:

http://www.nelsonguirado.com/index.php/asymetric/2008/07/09/comprehensive-obama-flip-flop-list

So much for standing by his points.

For the first year and a half he was on the national stage, his speeches were only about very vague things like "change we can believe in" and " we are who we have been waiting for" and "yes we can", whatever they mean.

Miss_Luscious
09-10-2008, 11:09 AM
Okay then, Here is list of McCain's 76 flip flops (http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/flipflops). I mean, to me, "flip flops" don't matter. I think people should be able to change their minds if they see a better way of doing things. But not "I'm against overturning R vs W." "I will overturn R vs W". He does complete 180s that are kind of mind boggling to me. When he was Maverick McCain I liked him a lot. Bust since he has turned into super conservative "I love bush's policies and will continue them" McCain, I'm not too fond of him.

bem401
09-10-2008, 11:21 AM
Okay then, Here is list of McCain's 76 flip flops (http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/flipflops). I mean, to me, "flip flops" don't matter. I think people should be able to change their minds if they see a better way of doing things. But not "I'm against overturning R vs W." "I will overturn R vs W". He does complete 180s that are kind of mind boggling to me. When he was Maverick McCain I liked him a lot. Bust since he has turned into super conservative "I love bush's policies and will continue them" McCain, I'm not too fond of him.

Well, in fairness to me, I never said MCCain stuck by his positions. I only said Obama did not in response to your assertion he did. And his 28 are just since April, not going back a couple of decades. I too agree that a person should be able to change his mind on things but Obama seems to be have been very reckless with his comments over the last 5 months.

To me, McCain is the lesser of two evils, nothing more. While he is swinging more to the right as of late ( which I like ), I am not sure he is being sincere. Likewise, Obama's shift to the middle is also all show.

sapphiregirl
09-10-2008, 01:56 PM
Well, in fairness to me, I never said MCCain stuck by his positions. I only said Obama did not in response to your assertion he did. And his 28 are just since April, not going back a couple of decades. I too agree that a person should be able to change his mind on things but Obama seems to be have been very reckless with his comments over the last 5 months.

To me, McCain is the lesser of two evils, nothing more. While he is swinging more to the right as of late ( which I like ), I am not sure he is being sincere. Likewise, Obama's shift to the middle is also all show.



McCain is being sincere....are you delusional? He is OWNED by the lobbyists in Washigton. They are running his campaign. Trust me...he will not go there to work for you.

Zia_Abq
09-10-2008, 05:57 PM
Matt Damon makes some very good comments on Palin

francescadubois
09-10-2008, 07:12 PM
Ok. This is funny. Is McCain Palin's bitch? :rotfl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QevraCQUc

Richard_Head
09-10-2008, 07:21 PM
Ok. This is funny. Is McCain Palin's bitch? :rotfl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QevraCQUc
Here's another funny one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RN5xbWtNSU

francescadubois
09-10-2008, 07:29 PM
^^^ That was funny! I love political comedy.

Hello_Kitty27
09-10-2008, 08:47 PM
Maybe because he believes in and stands by his points? Would it be better if he pulled a John McCain and changed his policies and beliefs whenever it suited him?

Obama has an entire team of people whose sole purpose in his campaign are to tell him where he stands on things. They work with his speech writers and sit in a room and listen to his interviews, soundbytes, etc and make sure that he's "in line" with past interviews and stances on whatever is in question.

I've been to his campaign office for work and am good friends with a salaried campaign manager of his, who, btw, wholeheartedly believes in what Obama stands for.

That said, Obama himself probably doesn't know his position on anything that isn't pre-written for him.

Zia_Abq
09-10-2008, 08:52 PM
Obama himself probably doesn't know his position on anything that isn't pre-written for him.


Do you feel the same way about McCain? If not, why?

Also I'm just curious. Are you registered to vote with a particular politcal party? If so, which one?

Zia_Abq
09-10-2008, 10:18 PM
disclaimer; I haven't found an actual source for this as of yet, it's late and I'm not going to stress over it, so this may or may not be fully accurate.

My husband just told me that today he read in one of the major online newspapers ( he couldn't remember which one, grr) that tomorrows interview on ABC with Palin will contain ONLY hand picked questions. Picked ofcourse by the McCain campaign. Now if this is true it won't be much of a hard hitting interview.

It's bad enough that they would only agree to doing it on 9/11 but if it's scripted too well then what's the point?

But I guess we will have to wait and see if she gets softball questions or not. It should be interesting and telling either way.

night all :sleep:

Optimist
09-10-2008, 10:44 PM
That said, Obama himself probably doesn't know his position on anything that isn't pre-written for him.


Uh, sorry, you have no idea what you're talking about. Obama has only recently hired a speechwriter AFTER writing several books and stirring speeches before the greuling pace of this election took hold of his schedule. Read please.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/84756

Miss_Luscious
09-11-2008, 05:00 AM
Obama has an entire team of people whose sole purpose in his campaign are to tell him where he stands on things. They work with his speech writers and sit in a room and listen to his interviews, soundbytes, etc and make sure that he's "in line" with past interviews and stances on whatever is in question.

I've been to his campaign office for work and am good friends with a salaried campaign manager of his, who, btw, wholeheartedly believes in what Obama stands for.

That said, Obama himself probably doesn't know his position on anything that isn't pre-written for him.

Welp, you're wrong on that but Optimist has already did the work so I don't have to. Everyone, make sure you have facts before you post.

francescadubois
09-11-2008, 05:04 AM
Welp, you're wrong on that but Optimist has already did the work so I don't have to. Everyone, make sure you have facts before you post.

LMAO @ "welp". Are you a southern gal?

Miss_Luscious
09-11-2008, 05:39 AM
LMAO @ "welp". Are you a southern gal?

Well I'm a recent southern transplant but I was saying "Well" with a "p", not the welp like you would call a young child. It's funny that you caught that though!

bem401
09-11-2008, 05:40 AM
McCain is being sincere....are you delusional? He is OWNED by the lobbyists in Washigton. They are running his campaign. Trust me...he will not go there to work for you.

SG, please re-read the post. I said "I'm not sure he is being sincere."
I think he is far more liberal than he is portraying himself. The only things i can say I definitely agree with him on are not raising taxes and fighting wars to win them.

bem401
09-11-2008, 05:45 AM
disclaimer; I haven't found an actual source for this as of yet, it's late and I'm not going to stress over it, so this may or may not be fully accurate.

My husband just told me that today he read in one of the major online newspapers ( he couldn't remember which one, grr) that tomorrows interview on ABC with Palin will contain ONLY hand picked questions. Picked ofcourse by the McCain campaign. Now if this is true it won't be much of a hard hitting interview.

It's bad enough that they would only agree to doing it on 9/11 but if it's scripted too well then what's the point?

But I guess we will have to wait and see if she gets softball questions or not. It should be interesting and telling either way.

night all :sleep: ABC isn't exactly a right-wing organization and Charles Gibson is one of the biggest names in the industry. I doubt he'd agree to such terms but if you can produce a reliable source other than your husband, I'd agree with you.

And where are you getting that they'd only agree to it being done on 9/11? Its being taped to be shown on 9/12 and other dates thereafter, exactly like the Obama/O'Reilly interview. National Security is not her area of expertise in the first place and neither both parties are taking 9/11 off from campaigning to commemorate the day.

Hello_Kitty27
09-11-2008, 04:29 PM
Welp, you're wrong on that but Optimist has already did the work so I don't have to. Everyone, make sure you have facts before you post.

I am not wrong by this, sorry. I've been to his campaign office on several occasions. I can describe to you where their office is within his HQ if you'd like. I have been there several times and am good friends with a campaign mangers who traveled to about 15 states for the primaries. Not only that, I've been given security clearance onto his floor for work, thank you. Which I'm sure is more than you or Optimist can say.

He has a fact-checking department whose sole purpose is cross-checking all of his former statements, interviews, comments, etc. They work in the office NEXT TO his speech writers and they have daily briefing meetings.

Honestly, I'm not saying anything blasphemous or derogatory, I'm not sure why you'd accuse me of lying. What is released to the public and what is fact are two totally different things. I'm sorry that Newsweek didn't disclose every little detail to you. :(

Miss_Luscious
09-11-2008, 04:34 PM
You said he doesn't know his policies unless they are pre-written. That's what I have a problem with. That is not true. He wrote a book on his policies and stances before he started running for president so that is false.

Hello_Kitty27
09-11-2008, 04:34 PM
Do you feel the same way about McCain? If not, why?

Also I'm just curious. Are you registered to vote with a particular politcal party? If so, which one?

You know, I do tend to believe McCain a little more as far as his positions go, primarily due to the fact that he has a longer voting record. I can easily see what he's voted on and how he voted on it.

If I am not mistaken, Obama hasn't even voted on much while he's been in the Senate anyways.

I'm not registered with a specific party, but I tend to vote Libertarian. Which , I realize essentially boils down to nothing, but they match what I believe in the most closely.

Hello_Kitty27
09-11-2008, 04:36 PM
You said he doesn't know his policies unless they are pre-written. That's what I have a problem with. That is not true. He wrote a book on his policies and stances before he started running for president so that is false.

I said nothing about his policies, I said his positions. Tell me, because I haven't read his books....does his voting record match what he's written in his books?

(I'm asking seriously, b/c I am uninformed....not trying to be condescending or anything like that)

sapphiregirl
09-11-2008, 04:49 PM
The bottom line...the fact that Sarah Palin thinks she is right to be Vice President shows poor judgement on her part.

The Vice President should of had an opinion on Iraq 3 months ago...PERIOD

The Vice President should have known what a VP does 3 months ago....Period

The Vice President should not brag about sending people out to study global warming...we all allready studied it!

The Vice President should have had at least have a desire to travel the world...not just Alaska...period.


Roger Ebert wrote a great article saying this and more...but I can't seem to post it...darn.

Optimist
09-11-2008, 05:20 PM
Obama has an entire team of people whose sole purpose in his campaign are to tell him where he stands on things.

......sit in a room and listen to his interviews, soundbytes, etc and make sure that he's "in line" with past interviews and stances on whatever is in question

Your statements do not match. Your logic is just sloppy. You can't tell how your statements clash? :-\

Hello_Kitty27
09-11-2008, 05:28 PM
Your statements do not match. Your logic is just sloppy. You can't tell how your statements clash? :-\

They get paid* to review each and every appearance he makes. They work with his speech writers to be sure that there is no flip-flopping. Basically, these two teams, working together, make sure that he knows where he "stands". I am so sorry if I phrased something incorrectly for you.


(*Let me also clarify and say that some get paid and some are volunteers. I'd hate for someone to freak out and accuse me of lying:O. Either way, their sole purpose is to ward off any "accidental" flip-flopping....which by the way is the way they phrased it to me during my first visit there....stress on the word "accidental")

Zia_Abq
09-11-2008, 05:36 PM
About the ABC interview part 1


First, kudos to Gibson for not going soft. It was unclear if all the questions were hand picked or not. Some seemed to be and some not so my guess it was probably a combo of both.

Now my comment on her interview.

a) She openly admitted that she gave no second thought or any deep consideration about taking the VP offer. She never asked herself if she was the right choice, if she was truly ready for the responsibility and obviously since there was not one glimmer of thoughtful consideration about the matter she never asked herself how it would affect her family.

b) She ignored and completely refused to answer if the campaigns claim about the geographical position between Alaska and Russia gave her foreign policy experience or not. Instead she tried to force the topic of energy into the discussion. It was plainly obvious that she could not answer the question asked in the affirmative without lying straight through her teeth so she choose to try and change the subject.

c) She absolutely would not give a detailed response to the question regarding if it was acceptable for Israel to launch PRE-EMPTIVE attacks. Instead she choose to answer with an obviously scripted responce not once but three time rather than show any clear understanding of the subject matter.

d) She got defensive and anger flashed across her face when asked if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. It became clear that she didn’t even know what Gibson was referring to and he actually had to explain it to her before she could answer. She did finally answer that yes she agreed with it.

e) Palin refused to give a yes or no answer in regards to the legality of cross border attacks into Pakistan without permission from that sovereign and allied nation. Once again she appeared to not really be sure about the subject she was being asked about until Gibson spelled it out to her. She did finally basically say that she had no problem with it.

f) She attempted to make the ridiculous comparison between herself and Abe Lincoln in regards to her comment about the war in Iraq being a Holy War.

Out of all of this I was actually most disturbed by the fact that she gave no serious consideration about if she or should not accept the off to run as VP. It shows that she makes rash decisions and considers no details or extenuating circumstances in her decision making. It also show that she does not think about how her actions may or may not affect other people or things. That fact alone should disqualify her or ANYONE else from being a heartbeat away from functioning as the leader of the free world.

sapphiregirl
09-11-2008, 05:45 PM
About the ABC interview part 1


First, kudos to Gibson for not going soft. It was unclear if all the questions were hand picked or not. Some seemed to be and some not so my guess it was probably a combo of both.

Now my comment on her interview.

a) She openly admitted that she gave no second thought or any deep consideration about taking the VP offer. She never asked herself if she was the right choice, if she was truly ready for the responsibility and obviously since there was not one glimmer of thoughtful consideration about the matter she never asked herself how it would affect her family.

b) She ignored and completely refused to answer if the campaigns claim about the geographical position between Alaska and Russia gave her foreign policy experience or not. Instead she tried to force the topic of energy into the discussion. It was plainly obvious that she could answer the question asked in the affirmative without lying straight through her teeth so she choose to try and change the subject.

c) She absolutely would not give a detailed response to the question regarding if it was acceptable for Israel to launch PRE-EMPTIVE attacks. Instead she choose to answer with an obviously scripted responce not once but three time rather than show any clear understanding of the subject matter.

d) She got defensive and anger flashed across her face when asked if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. It became clear that she didn’t even know what Gibson was referring to and he actually had to explain it to her before she could answer. She did finally answer that yes she agreed with it.

e) Palin refused to give a yes or no answer in regards to the legality of cross border attacks into Pakistan without permission from that sovereign and allied nation. Once again she appeared to not really be sure about the subject she was being asked about until Gibson spelled it out to her. She did finally basically say that she had no problem with it.

f) She attempted to make the ridiculous comparison between herself and Abe Lincoln in regards to her comment about the war in Iraq being a Holy War.

Out of all of this I was actually most disturbed by the fact that she gave no serious consideration about if she or should not accept the off to run as VP. It shows that she makes rash decisions and considers no details or extenuating circumstances in her decision making. It also show that she does not think about how her actions may or may not affect other people or things. That fact alone should disqualify her or ANYONE else from being a heartbeat away from functioning as the leader of the free world.



Wow...I have not seen it yet. She is going to get slammed in the debates....oy....yeah..;D

Hello_Kitty27
09-11-2008, 05:46 PM
About the ABC interview part 1


First, kudos to Gibson for not going soft. It was unclear if all the questions were hand picked or not. Some seemed to be and some not so my guess it was probably a combo of both.

Now my comment on her interview.

a) She openly admitted that she gave no second thought or any deep consideration about taking the VP offer. She never asked herself if she was the right choice, if she was truly ready for the responsibility and obviously since there was not one glimmer of thoughtful consideration about the matter she never asked herself how it would affect her family.

b) She ignored and completely refused to answer if the campaigns claim about the geographical position between Alaska and Russia gave her foreign policy experience or not. Instead she tried to force the topic of energy into the discussion. It was plainly obvious that she could answer the question asked in the affirmative without lying straight through her teeth so she choose to try and change the subject.

c) She absolutely would not give a detailed response to the question regarding if it was acceptable for Israel to launch PRE-EMPTIVE attacks. Instead she choose to answer with an obviously scripted responce not once but three time rather than show any clear understanding of the subject matter.

d) She got defensive and anger flashed across her face when asked if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. It became clear that she didn’t even know what Gibson was referring to and he actually had to explain it to her before she could answer. She did finally answer that yes she agreed with it.

e) Palin refused to give a yes or no answer in regards to the legality of cross border attacks into Pakistan without permission from that sovereign and allied nation. Once again she appeared to not really be sure about the subject she was being asked about until Gibson spelled it out to her. She did finally basically say that she had no problem with it.

f) She attempted to make the ridiculous comparison between herself and Abe Lincoln in regards to her comment about the war in Iraq being a Holy War.

Out of all of this I was actually most disturbed by the fact that she gave no serious consideration about if she or should not accept the off to run as VP. It shows that she makes rash decisions and considers no details or extenuating circumstances in her decision making. It also show that she does not think about how her actions may or may not affect other people or things. That fact alone should disqualify her or ANYONE else from being a heartbeat away from functioning as the leader of the free world.

What? I thought it was all being shown tomorrow?! I heard little clips on the news...I was interested in watching it...

ETA: In response to your A) ....don't you think that that was the best answer she could give?! Either way, she'll be torn apart and whatnot by everyone and if she even said anything about 2nd-guessing or not feeling prepared or feeling unsure.....well, the public would be up in arms about it. They would twist it and turn it and make it into something it's not. Given the circumstances, i think that's the best answer she could realistically give.

sapphiregirl
09-11-2008, 05:50 PM
Sarah Palin is going to set women back by making us look stupid...Who the hell accepts the VP of the United States nomination for all Americans without THINKING ABOUT IT.

Zia_Abq
09-11-2008, 05:52 PM
The 2nd half is tomorrow. Check your local listings as it might reply. You will probably also be able to find online soon as well.

Miss_Luscious
09-11-2008, 06:05 PM
Tell me, because I haven't read his books....does his voting record match what he's written in his books?

(I'm asking seriously, b/c I am uninformed....not trying to be condescending or anything like that)

Yes.

By you admitting your ignorance in this department, it proves the point I made earlier. Make sure your statements are based in fact. How can you say what you said without any prior knowledge of the subject besides what you mistakenly think is the truth?

You should read up on his positions, policies, and beliefs on his website (http://www.barackobama.com/issues/) and his books “Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise” (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26136726/) and "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" (http://www.amazon.com/Audacity-Hope-Thoughts-Reclaiming-American/dp/0307237699)

I'm not attacking you so don't take it that way. I just get upset when people don't know and make assumptions based on that lack of knowledge.

Miss_Luscious
09-11-2008, 06:10 PM
As for Palin's interview...what the heck? I am now 100% sure she is not ready to be VP, let alone be the one who takes over if McCain dies. I am more knowledgeable than her about these issues. Maybe he should have picked me. I have kids and a vagina too. Plus I was a teenage mom so that trumps her just being the parent of a teenage mom. LUSCIOUS FOR VP!!!

sapphiregirl
09-11-2008, 06:44 PM
I saw the first part....she has no idea what she is talking about and she acts so hostile while Gibson is so calm....lol

sapphiregirl
09-11-2008, 07:16 PM
Here is a link for the first part of her interview. Even Youtube has it named as a crash and burn......ouch


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiH_GDg-6w