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I like John McCain. I feel sorry for John McCain. I watched this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AdXUjk_Rqs and you just have to feel for the guy. He has to be thinking, "What in the world did we do here? Is it too late to call Romney? I can't stand the guy, but man, he would be a big help on economic issues." So Palin does an interview with Couric and gets blasted for it, even by members of her own party who cringe every time she speaks publicly. You cannot, and I repeat cannot possibly be objective and at the same time think she handled herself well in the Katie Couric interview. The things that came out of her mouth were so random and weird you just had to wonder, is this some kind of a joke? I feel for McCain, but I think him doing the interview along side her in response to her awful interview was a dumb move. It looks so much like Grandpa coming in to speak on behalf of her daughter trying to correct one of her boo boos at school. This Palin addition to the ticket will go down as the worst choice for VP in history and it won't be close. She is completely out of her league in Washington and looks so uncomfortable I want to, like, hug her and tell her, "It's OK to quit and go back to Alaska, the people of Alaska love you and that's more your speed. This is just not for you." I know VPs don't factor in much in terms of how people vote, but the McCain camp really needs to make sure they hide her away after the debate. I'm talking a long hunting trip or whatever, and don't let her come out of the woods until November 5th. She is a complete disaster.

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for every Palin miss step, I can give you a biden clip... or a you tube clip of Barak or Barney Frank, or maxime waters or nancy pelosi - to me they are embarassing to the democratic party

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Well at least you want to hug her now instead of hate her :club:. I have some real concerns with McCain's reasoning abilities after some of the stuff that's gone on. He's 72 and I really wonder if he's all there sometimes (and I'm NOT trying to insult you Pot or Jeep so take a chill pill). Anyway, whenever I start thinking about this election, I keep remembering a scene from a very unremarkable movie Paint Your Wagon (It's a terrible movie- Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood try to sing). In it this Mormon comes into the mining camp with his 2 wives and the miners are all up in arms because he has 2 of what they have none of. So they start trying to convince him to sell one of his wives. And the one wife speaks up and says, "Go ahead and sell me, John. It'll make things easier for you." And he replies, "Are you sure, Elizabeth? You don't know what you'll get." And she gives him this look and drawls, "Well I know what I've had." And this is kind of the thinking that I believe is going on with the American voter right now. They might not know what they'll get with Obama, but they know what they've had. And apparently according to the latest polls, they don't like it.

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for every Palin miss step, I can give you a biden clip... or a you tube clip of Barak or Barney Frank, or maxime waters or nancy pelosi - to me they are embarassing to the democratic party
Pelosi IS an embarrassment. And if anything happens to make her President, I think I WILL move to Canada.
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for every Palin miss step, I can give you a biden clip... or a you tube clip of Barak or Barney Frank, or maxime waters or nancy pelosi - to me they are embarassing to the democratic party
you dont get it: no one cares about biden, thats why no one is hearing about any missteps he may have. mccain is nosediving, its over
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Holy crap, Daniel. This isn't some kind of sports contest. Obama doesn't need a cheerleader.McCain & Palin ****ed up and were rightly called on it. But they don't look like fools in the interview and their comments aren't random.

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Holy crap, Daniel. This isn't some kind of sports contest. Obama doesn't need a cheerleader.McCain & Palin ****ed up and were rightly called on it. But they don't look like fools in the interview and their comments aren't random.
any time SNL can do a very successful parody of an interview you did by barely changing a few words, you look like a fool.
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Daniel,you do realize obama and biden dont agree on the war?Assessing Obama’s Iraq plan on September 13, 2007: “My impression is [Obama] thinks that if we leave, somehow the Iraqis are going to have an epiphany” of peaceful coexistence among warring sects. “I’ve seen zero evidence of that.”Biden, on Obama’s Iraq plan in August 2007: “I don’t want [my son] going [to Iraq],” Delaware Sen. Joe Biden said from the campaign trail Wednesday, according to a report on Radio Iowa. “But I tell you what, I don’t want my grandson or my granddaughters going back in 15 years and so how we leave makes a big difference.” Biden criticized Democratic rivals such as Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama who have voted against Iraq funding bills to try to pressure President Bush to end the war. “There’s no political point worth my son’s life,” Biden said, according to Radio Iowa. “There’s no political point worth anybody’s life out there. None.”Biden has been more pointed than any other Democrat in contrasting his views on war funding votes with those of Obama. "I am not going to fail to protect these kids as long as we have a single, solitary troop in Iraq," said Biden during a Sept. 9, 2007 appearance on "Meet the Press.""This isn’t cutting off the war," he added. "This is cutting off support that will save the lives of thousands of American troops."

Biden Gaffe: Asks a Gentleman in a Wheelchair to Stand Up
Joe Biden Gaffe On Crash Of '29 And FDR | Both Obama & Biden Need History Lessonshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB5VPvT7sFoBiden: Clinton might be betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B92KcBM3fS4And some Obama Gaffes as wellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IErnijBbZkU...feature=relatedIn addition to contradicting Obama's platform on clean coal and backtracking on the computer ad, Biden was publicly rebuked by Obama over his initial comments on AIG (in which Biden hastily opposed the AIG bail-out while Obama's statement carefully danced around a commitment on the issue.
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none of this random babble means anything foolrepublicans are losing their shit lets just enjoy it shall we?
again, adding nothing of value to the conversation, I respect Nimune,DN,Vb, and others for their views and time the spend expressing them...
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Let's play "which one is Palin"...#1I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.#2 "That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health-care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the—it's got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health-care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we've got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we've got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that."

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McCain took an incredibly huge gamble, in my opinion. He knew that she was raw in alot of ways, was a poltical unknown. But she has a folksy charisma that could appeal to americans. And, it certainly did give him a shot in the arm, at the time...But now, with each week, it becomes more and more painfully obvious how utterly unprepared she is for this kind of public role. I'm not certain that it's really all that important who a vice president is, because the job itself is nothing much more than a cheer leader and ultra campaigner for the president ( with appologies to Dick Cheney, who had a much stronger advisory role than almost any vp has had in history. He is the exception, not the rule.) The problem for the McCain campaign is that McCain is old. Like it or not, his mortality is an issue to voters. And every time Palin stands up there, says something stupid, and acts like a character from Best in Show, people think " Dear Christ, what if McCain has a heart attack.. what then?" The fact is, McCain took a huge, huge gamble, because he needed to, and I think that shows really questionable judgment on his part. He's willing to make such an important decision, in such a crassly political way, his only consideration in picking her was to shamelessly court Hillary voters. He should have done what every smart presidential candidate does.. picks some savvy governor or senator from some real swing state, who has real political experience. This whole thing seems like some bad Tom Hanks movie, where TH is the straight talking governor from North Dakota, who gets famous for some sassy political wisdom in a youtube video, then gets added to the presidential ticket at the last minute when the previous vp candidate is caught in some homosexual orgy. The Octogenarian President doesn't know much about him, other than he's wholesome and folksy and handsome, and then, 10 weeks after he's sworn in, the Octogenarian President has a heart attack and Tom has to go to summit with Kim Jong Ill and wackyness ensues. Except Wackiness won't ensue when it's Palin on the phone to Putin, trying to convince him to please, pretty please, pull those troops out of the Ukraine.

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Let's play "which one is Palin"...#1I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.#2"That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health-care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the—it's got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health-care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we've got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we've got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that."
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any time SNL can do a very successful parody of an interview you did by barely changing a few words, you look like a fool.
I feel that the OP is disengenous. Which is closer to the tone?
  • Oh my gosh! I'm concerned that Palin and McCain haven't discussed foreign policy with respect to Pakistan. I'm concerned for our country if they are elected.
  • Woo-hoo! Palin ****ed up! Yeah!

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She really has been tanking lately. But she has a chance to redeem herself at the debate; expectations are so low now that she can do well by just not totally butchering it like she did with the couric interview.
Kinda like the rationale that Obama only had to do OK on foreign policy because he has no experience compared to mccain
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for every Palin miss step, I can give you a biden clip... or a you tube clip of Barak or Barney Frank, or maxime waters or nancy pelosi - to me they are embarassing to the democratic party
I'm not going to even argue that. No sense really. Lots of embarrassing choices on both sides. Question is this: is there a Republican in here willing to claim that Palin hasn't embarrassed the party with her recent interviews? I can say unequivocally that the Biden gaffes, despite the fact that they were, in fact, expected, do embarrass the Obama campaign especially when he takes an opposing position to something Obama has said publicly. I also agree that Pelosi says some things that are just plain out of line and not helpful. This thread I started wasn't one to defend the Democratic party, it was started to discuss whether this woman is doing more damage to her party then good. The more she talks, the more she has been showing herself to be unprepared and incompetent in terms of the issues and the questions posed to her. She looks ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if she seriously has a nervous breakdown from all of the intense pressure she is under. I don't think she can handle it at all. As for Biden, ya he says dumb things too, but I do think he can handle the pressure, isn't afraid to be put on the spot, and could step in to lead this country in the event something happened to the president.
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fail? It was genius and you are just jealous because you didn't think of it first? :-) Care to admit that Palin has been awful in the interviews or would you prefer moving on to another subject that isn't quite so obvious? Or maybe an excuse! I love hearing those, sometimes you can come up with some real doozies :-)
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. She looks ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if she seriously has a nervous breakdown from all of the intense pressure she is under. I don't think she can handle it at all.
It is one thing to say you won't vote for her because you think she can't handle the job.. That is you opinion ...but to take the next step is completely absurd. I wouldn't be surprised if she seriously has a nervous breakdown from all of the intense pressure she is under.are you going to naturalize to the US? just curious
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Kinda like the rationale that Obama only had to do OK on foreign policy because he has no experience compared to mccain
Sort of. I'm not saying she should be satisfied with only avoiding a major mess, I'm just saying the public is likely to be satisfied with very little from her at this point.
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I'm not going to even argue that. No sense really. Lots of embarrassing choices on both sides. Question is this: is there a Republican in here willing to claim that Palin hasn't embarrassed the party with her recent interviews? I can say unequivocally that the Biden gaffes, despite the fact that they were, in fact, expected, do embarrass the Obama campaign especially when he takes an opposing position to something Obama has said publicly. I also agree that Pelosi says some things that are just plain out of line and not helpful. This thread I started wasn't one to defend the Democratic party, it was started to discuss whether this woman is doing more damage to her party then good. The more she talks, the more she has been showing herself to be unprepared and incompetent in terms of the issues and the questions posed to her. She looks ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if she seriously has a nervous breakdown from all of the intense pressure she is under. I don't think she can handle it at all. As for Biden, ya he says dumb things too, but I do think he can handle the pressure, isn't afraid to be put on the spot, and could step in to lead this country in the event something happened to the president.
I think you are being naive, one bad interview is not going to completely destroy the inertia she built. With that being said if she bombs on Thursday, it will cause considerable damage.
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fail? It was genius and you are just jealous because you didn't think of it first? :-) Care to admit that Palin has been awful in the interviews or would you prefer moving on to another subject that isn't quite so obvious? Or maybe an excuse! I love hearing those, sometimes you can come up with some real doozies :-)
I dont think she has been perfect by any means, but she has done well enough. All candidates have made miss steps here....Care to admit that Obama has a dangerous affiliation with a know terrorist - William ayers?
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