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08-29-2008, 10:03 AM | #1 |
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McCain's Running mate
Will she help or hinder ?
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McCain / Palin 08
It's official:
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08-29-2008, 10:07 AM | #3 |
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HINDER - This is the worst choice he could have made next to Cheney. How is a 2 friggin year Gov. from Alaska gonna help? WTF has she done? Pro-Life, NRA ... far right wing bible thumper. Or so I hear...
McCain's ratings will DROP after this decision.
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08-29-2008, 10:07 AM | #4 |
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The campaign will get to define her, since nobody outside of Alaska knows her. That is smart, it will help. This assumes he goes with what-s-her-name.
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08-29-2008, 10:10 AM | #5 |
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I think it well help a lot. She is one tuff cookie and lives the life by it. I would welcome to see her on the ticket. Still not sure who I will vote for but it was a good choice.
Her story here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
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08-29-2008, 10:17 AM | #6 |
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**crosses off the 'Obama is inexperienced' argument**
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08-29-2008, 10:20 AM | #7 |
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Is this his answer to Obama not choosing Hillary? "I'll get those Merkins a woman!"
Other than that I don't know enough to comment, and am looking forward to opinions expressed here.
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08-29-2008, 10:25 AM | #8 |
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If classic is right, the Hillary crowd won't like this lady.
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08-29-2008, 10:25 AM | #9 |
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She has a very tough reputation for going against the grain and status quo. That is a good quality. She is a very interesting mix of a person with a myriad of experiences. She is definitely a person from the masses who worked for where she is today. Definitely not an elitist.
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08-29-2008, 10:31 AM | #10 |
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Is the elitist label sticking to the black kid from the single parent home? McCain's back story screams elitist but the POW thing gives him cover. Is Biden an elitist? I don't know his story.
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08-29-2008, 10:39 AM | #11 |
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I didn't really mean to single Obama out in that statement. I meant to single out Obama, McCain, and Biden. She is not a D.C. insider. She is home grown, raised, and has worked in Alaska on the land. For that alone I give her two thumbs up. And on top of that the VP choice for either Obama or McCain is very important, in case neither of them makes it through their term.
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08-29-2008, 10:42 AM | #12 |
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She does a lot to reinforce his, now shaky, maverick label.
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08-29-2008, 10:46 AM | #13 |
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How's that?
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09-01-2008, 02:38 PM | #14 |
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The question is, is there a point at which the candidates private life affects their public life.
After the rumors about he covering for her teenage daughters pregnancy, it is now confirmed that her teenage daughter is pregnant. One of the reasons McCain picked her was to appeal to social conservatives. Her answers to the 'abstinence only education' question during the vice presidential debate should be very informative. Even without Biden bringing her personal experience into it, the subtext will be there. When the commentators mentioned her flying home during her 'labor' as an example of toughness, my wife looked shocked. It might actually be better for her if she wasn't pregnant and was covering for her daughter. Trying to sell her to women conservatives as an effective mom and politician are going to be difficult. It's going to be an interesting two months.
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08-29-2008, 10:25 AM | #15 |
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I like her hair.
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