McCain's Running mate - Page 6

lookout123 · 08-29-2008, 02:44 PM

I agree. I think he is out of touch. I also believe Obama is out of touch. I prefer McCain's decision to not pretend he's a middle class guy who knows what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck, worrying about the price at the pump. He's rich, admits he's rich but knows not everyone is and he knows they are the people who vote.

lookout123 · 08-29-2008, 02:46 PM

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I WANTED HILLARY!

Let the flames begin.

are you saying we should burn that witch at the stake?!?

Shawnee123 · 08-29-2008, 02:46 PM

Throw her in the pond and see iffin' she floats?

lookout123 · 08-29-2008, 02:49 PM

Hey, you're not holding her down the right way, Bill!

barefoot serpent · 08-29-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

From everything I have read she has a kick ass and take no names, "let God sort em out" approach. I like it.

Don't try to hump her leg with the Secret Service watching.

Clodfobble · 08-29-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Minority? Check
Not ancient? Check
DC outsider? Check
"Maverick"? Check

What did you guys expect? Most of the other big potentials were either tied to the Bush camp somehow (that's bad) or would turn the conservative base off even more (also bad). Inexperience is Obama's shortcoming, not McCain's so picking an old school DC person would have gained nothing.

I don't know enough about her to say if I like her or not, but this makes sense if you are looking for a complimentary VP candidate.

I'm with lookout. My first reaction when I saw this was, "Well duh." She seems like such an obvious choice to me. If Hillary had won the Democratic nomination, you can bet your ass McCain would have picked a Black man or a Hispanic man. (And he definitely would not have picked a woman in that case, for the same reason that he could never pick a black man now that he's running against Obama--because it would be like offering that community a consolation prize; it would be seen as hugely offensive.)

sweetwater · 08-29-2008, 04:35 PM

Palin bothers me on a gut level - body language, expressions, that sort of thing. I'll dig into the issues now that there is a running mate and try to not let my twitching antennae rule my vote, (but they are good antennae...) No matter who I like I should vote for the other candidate because I have never voted for anyone who won. So although I can't tell you will win, I can be pretty sure who will lose.

TheMercenary · 08-29-2008, 05:15 PM

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Sorry, Lookout, for assuming you were a Republican. My bad. I guess I automatically think "republican" when I think "fiscally conservative", but that's family history stuff, so, no worries.

and, i was just trying to "be cute," as they say. His richness doesn't really bother me, hell, Cindy's the one with the dough.

That's the point. The houses are actually owned by his wife. They are her investments. I don't think he knows because he could really care less.

Nirvana · 08-29-2008, 05:46 PM

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Awesome on the button, Nirvana!

If that takes off, like "shit happens" or the smiley face thing...I want full credit and financial compensation!

All yours Shawnee, when it makes you wealthy enough to have 7 homes, just remember I want a motor home!

deadbeater · 08-29-2008, 06:22 PM

I predicted that McCain would chose Palin. His choice was clear after Obama's speech. Any other VP pick and that pick would be eaten alive by the energized Democratic machine. All the Democracts would say about Palin is that she's 'inexperienced'. As a rabid fan of Obama, I know that a successful mother of five can gain and draw as much experience to do anything as the most seasoned diplomat. Just because she isn't paid for motherhood, it doesn't mean her experience being a mother doesn't count. After all, she also have to 'mother' the dysfunctional government of Alaska, the sneaky oil companies, and the now-disowned Ted Stevens.

Trilby · 08-29-2008, 06:46 PM

Yes, deadbeater, but she's also pro-life. That probably won't win a lot of Hilary supporters over. And, truly, do you think being a mother prepares you to deal with foreign policy? come on.

Clodfobble · 08-29-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Yes, deadbeater, but she's also pro-life. That probably won't win a lot of Hilary supporters over.

Only if you assume people were supporting Hillary because of her political stance. There are a significant number, though no one can really know how many, who were supporting her because she is a woman.

Radar · 08-29-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

Will she help or hinder ?

McCain's running mate won't be any help to him at all, unless it's to help him get his depends undergarments on. She's got no real experience, she's under investigation for corruption, she faked a pregnancy recently to hide the fact that her teenage daughter was pregnant, and she actually doesn't believe in evolution. Anyone over the age of 6 who doesn't believe in evolution is either retarded or insane.

McCain is under the false impression that merely having a white woman will help him snatch up all those Hillary voters. He's wrong. The Democratic party has united behind Obama. His speech the other day was one of the best I've ever heard. It was on a par with MLK's "I have a dream" speech, JFK's "Ask not what your country can do for you..." speech, and Roosevelt's "Day that will live in infamy" speech.

McCain couldn't have chosen a better candidate to guarantee Obama will win.

I must admit though, they do look good together.

Radar · 08-29-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Well, she certainly can't be presented as elitist - she eats mooseburgers and her husband is a commercial fisherman. Apparently, he races snowmobiles too. Her oldest son just entered the military and she just gave birth to a son with Down's Syndrome this year.

Heh, truly unimportant bits of info, but funny to me.

Her daughter gave birth to a son with down syndrome. She pretended she was pregnant to hide the fact that such a holy roller actually had a pregnant teenage daughter.

Radar · 08-29-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Maybe we should get them on one ticket. How many years can McCain last in the White House? She is important and I find her lack of connections/experience refreshing. Someone was comparing Obama to Lincoln because their governmental experience levels are virtually identical... of course Lincoln got 640,000 of his fellow citizens killed... maybe experience is meaningful.

Lincoln was a republican mass murderer....just like George W. Bush and his clone John McCain.

08-29-2008, 02:44 PM	#76
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I agree. I think he is out of touch. I also believe Obama is out of touch. I prefer McCain's decision to not pretend he's a middle class guy who knows what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck, worrying about the price at the pump. He's rich, admits he's rich but knows not everyone is and he knows they are the people who vote. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-29-2008, 02:46 PM	#78
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Throw her in the pond and see iffin' she floats? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-29-2008, 02:49 PM	#79
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Hey, you're not holding her down the right way, Bill! __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-29-2008, 04:35 PM	#82
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Palin bothers me on a gut level - body language, expressions, that sort of thing. I'll dig into the issues now that there is a running mate and try to not let my twitching antennae rule my vote, (but they are good antennae...) No matter who I like I should vote for the other candidate because I have never voted for anyone who won. So although I can't tell you will win, I can be pretty sure who will lose. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

08-29-2008, 06:22 PM	#85
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	I predicted that McCain would chose Palin. His choice was clear after Obama's speech. Any other VP pick and that pick would be eaten alive by the energized Democratic machine. All the Democracts would say about Palin is that she's 'inexperienced'. As a rabid fan of Obama, I know that a successful mother of five can gain and draw as much experience to do anything as the most seasoned diplomat. Just because she isn't paid for motherhood, it doesn't mean her experience being a mother doesn't count. After all, she also have to 'mother' the dysfunctional government of Alaska, the sneaky oil companies, and the now-disowned Ted Stevens. Last edited by deadbeater; 08-29-2008 at 06:28 PM.

08-29-2008, 06:46 PM	#86
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Yes, deadbeater, but she's also pro-life. That probably won't win a lot of Hilary supporters over. And, truly, do you think being a mother prepares you to deal with foreign policy? come on. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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