Wow!!
By Larry Johnson on September 11, 2008 at 5:10 PM in Current Affairs, Sarah Palin
Preliminary transcript of Governor Palin’s interview with Charlie Gibson is out and there is big trouble for Barack Obiden. Charlie goes right after her on the experience question. Check this out:
GIBSON: Governor, let me start by asking you a question that I asked John McCain about you, and it is really the central question. Can you look the country in the eye and say “I have the experience and I have the ability to be not just vice president, but perhaps president of the United States of America?”
PALIN: I do, Charlie, and on January 20, when John McCain and I are sworn in, if we are so privileged to be elected to serve this country, we’ll be ready. I’m ready.
GIBSON: And you didn’t say to yourself, “Am I experienced enough? Am I ready? Do I know enough about international affairs? Do I — will I feel comfortable enough on the national stage to do this?”
PALIN: I didn’t hesitate, no.
GIBSON: Didn’t that take some hubris?
PALIN: I — I answered him yes because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can’t blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we’re on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you can’t blink. So I didn’t blink then even when asked to run as his running mate.
Now, contrast that with this mess from Joe Biden yesterday:
Not only is Hillary first rate, she is more qualified than Biden or Obama to be President or Vice President. But Barack failed that test. He failed to choose the best person to help him win. But look at McCain’s choice–Governor Palin exhibits poise, command, and resolve. And also humility. This woman is really something and her performance tonight on ABC will only fuel the flames of her popularity.
And then she said this:
GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” Are we fighting a holy war?
PALIN: You know, I don’t know if that was my exact quote.
GIBSON: Exact words.
PALIN: But the reference there is a repeat of Abraham Lincoln’s words when he said — first, he suggested never presume to know what God’s will is, and I would never presume to know God’s will or to speak God’s words. But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that’s a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God’s side. That’s what that comment was all about, Charlie.
GIBSON: I take your point about Lincoln’s words, but you went on and said, “There is a plan and it is God’s plan.”
PALIN: I believe that there is a plan for this world and that plan for this world is for good. I believe that there is great hope and great potential for every country to be able to live and be protected with inalienable rights that I believe are God-given, Charlie, and I believe that those are the rights to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That, in my world view, is a grand — the grand plan.
GIBSON: But then are you sending your son on a task that is from God?
PALIN: I don’t know if the task is from God, Charlie. What I know is that my son has made a decision. I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not choosing a real easy path where he could be more comfortable and certainly safer.
This woman has a gift, pure and simple.
I can’t wait to see the interview!
The trolls are working overtime at the ABC site. This is so like the primaries and the way they trashed Hillary.
The Obama supporters over there are vile.
SAW IT. I STAND BY MY DECISSON TO BACK MCCAIN PALIN!
A man who truly loves this country and its people, all the people not just the ones who are in his tank
NICE! She’s so direct, a great contrast to Obama and Biden.
It’s been said over and over, she’s real.
And that’s what America is responding to.
Please go to the Drudge Report and sign the petition for Sarah support for fair media
tzada, As much as I would like to see a “fair” media, I am quite happy to see them make Mark Twain fools of themselves.
They have been staring at their collective navels for so long I would not wish to end it.
Yeah it’s almost as if she uses entitlement, arrogance, and booze in moderation.
I have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about. Asshole.
Bidenn also told a man in a wheelchair to stand up. “Stand up, Charlie. Come on, let the people see you.” Uh, he’s in a wheelchair, dumbass. They’re letting that “Jesus was a community organizer” shit go to their heads. Now Obama can cure the crippled and make them walk.
hehehehehe Oh my gosh! OK that did it for me, next thread.
Wow is right. Sarah is so impressive!! She’s more qualified to be president than BHO; she certainly has the strength of character.
Heaven help people that think like you - another 8 years of George Bush.
Your party could have nominated a winner, but they cheated. Suck it.
Nancy,
Yes, if Obama gets elected, there will be at least 4 more years of Bush. Look at Obama’s voting pattern with Bush and Cheney and the big oil and energy companies.
Obama = Bush 3
Obama’s Democratic Party: Home of Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, and the Glass Ceiling for Women
She would be a better President that Obama, she is NOT AFRAID to make a DECISION, He would just vote “Present” if he could.
Can’t wait for the debate. If this is any preview she’ll kick Biden’s butt.
Biden’s so excited about the prospect of getting his butt kicked by a powerful woman he’s already choosing his empty suit for the occasion.
I thought the empty suit chose him.
I think to be fair she should debate Obama and Biden at the same time. That way she can save us all a lot of time by kicking both their butts.
Yes, she is direct and it is so refreshing. I’m sick of listening to oblah blah talk in circles and never saying a damn thing!
Does anyone know what time the interview starts tonight?
6:30 E.T and on Nightline tonight. ABC
I just saw the snippet on abc…and charlie is a smug a@@wipe. all these anchors are sexist pigs…..they suck obama’s johnson, yet grill both Clinton and Palin in a snide fashion like they’re stupid dolts. obviously gibson doesn’t sink as low as “I-want-to-ride-Obama-til-my-legs-go-numb” Matthews…but underneath, gibson is just the same.
GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” Are we fighting a holy war?
PALIN: You know, I don’t know if that was my exact quote.
GIBSON: Exact words.
NO, Gibson, those are not the “exact” words.
Actual quote: “Let us pray our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.”
“Let us pray” makes all the difference in the world, right Charlie? Typical media trickery.
You know I thought he had it wrong…thanks.
That’s exactly the way I heard it too. Thanks.
Thanks for showing it to me. I didn’t notice it.
>>>”Let us pray” makes all the difference in the world, right Charlie? Typical media trickery.
Wow! that is a BIG OMISSION!
That’s why she later said:
PALIN: I don’t know if the task is from God, Charlie. What I know is that my son has made a decision.
But Gibson’s omission makes it appear she changed her position.
If this is the transcript, I don’t see one uhh, ahh, or uhmm in it.
Oblah blah and his incoherent ramblings. He called Sarah a pig with lipstick? What is wrong with him. Buh bye
Clintons for backing Thughead.
I watched the interview and she has her own style of answering questions. Charlie Gibson tried to pin her down on the question of whether the US has every right to invade or bomb Pakistan.. She danced around and did not answer directly but the gist of her answer was that she agrees with the Bush doctrine of preemptive strike.. We have every right to strike at anyone before they even strike us…Tough talk and delivered like a politician.
While I do not agree with this policy, she is emphatic and did not miss a beat in giving answers to Charlie Gibson. Typical politician talk.
What is impressive is that she was not rattled not like Obama when he appeared at the Saddle Back Mountain interview. She did not stutter just like Obama does.. whose statement is calculating and measured.
Again, it did not mean that I agree with her.. Just saying that she is a politician through and through and also a smart politician.
When is it?
I will be home for the evening news, the interview with Charlie Gibson and Nightline!
Go McCain/Palin!
YYYYEEEEAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!
Mr. Soetoro-Obama was not the Chicago Combine’s first choice to run for President? It was suppose to be Blagovicth. When Patrick Fritzgerrald starting rolling on the corruption mess in Chicago, they threw the compromised, controlled puppet into the race. Now its biting the DNC and Chicago hacks in the ass. It’s falling all apart. Clinton, 2012!
We have this to watch and the presidential forum…wow two things in one night….yes the race is on.
And everyone will be talking about Palin afterwards. Ha!
Electoral college comfort?
One thing one hears all the time is that Democrats shouldn’t be worried by the national polls, because it’s the electoral college that matters, and Obama is solidly ahead there.
Um, no.
First of all, electoral college counts based on the most recent polls are close. Real Clear Politics currently shows Obama 217, McCain 189, 132 tossups. That’s essentially a dead heat.
http://countusout.wordpress.com/
According to fivethirtyeight.com, if the vote was today, McCain wins popular vote by 1% and wins electoral college by a slim margin.
They do very comprehensive poll analysis.
It is now 217 Obama and 216 McCain. McCain moved up a couple hours ago. : )
Fred — I think this is propaganda from the Obama people. The electoral college usually favors Republicans — they end up with the South, Midwest and West. The Dems usually get the industrial states.
I believe it will be aired on 20/20. It should be 10PM EST.
Dudes, my source at ABC news tells me that there’s a deal in the works to dump Biden and replace him with Hillary. Evidently Biden will cite some “medical” condition and step aside. Anyone else heard this? Will it work? Will people buy it?
Well if such a deal was in the works that would be step one. Then they can dump Ohitler and replace him with Hillary.
“Dudes”, lol
Won’t the “black riot in the streets? Watts style riots?” I thought that was the threat.
that works for me. Ugggh, the thought of that moron on the top ticket …thanks, but no thanks.
They would never do this.
If they did, There would be riots in Washington dc as all the Inside the beltway 36year government insiders types would be enraged!
Delaware would also cede from the union.
Not going to happen, its just another fake talking point from camp Axelfraud and his astroturfers to try to stem the tide of the female rats deserting the Sinking Otitanic.
Let me say this slowly … Biden … is … not … the … problem … okay?
OBAMA
OBAMA
OBAMA
Thats is the problem people! Beebop is right.
Good point. Biden’s a decent guy and is just doing what his party asked of him, which is to give Obama a little old guard respectability. I don’t fault him at all.
Or to paraphrase Obama, “Biden’s likable enough”.
Yeah, I just watched the whole thing. Charlie looked like he was disgusted to be there. I would give her a B minus overall. She didn’t knock it out of the park, and she had a few lines that will come back to haunt here, notably that Russia’s attach of Georgia was unprovoked, she seemed unsteady when asked if she believed in the Bush Doctrine (and then he smarmily schooled her on it), and then the Israel question.
Let’s see what else comes out tomorrow.
I will say Charlie Gibson, who I generally respect, was a complete prick.
I thought the hubris comment was a bit much. Would he have dare said it to Obama even months ago when everyone complained about the debate?
Yeah, if you look up hubris in the dictionary, Barry’s picture is there.
Good one! Barry profiling.
That CG was a complete prick was my thought too.
I asked my husband what he thought and he agreed.
Charlie was very condescending. When is he going to ask Barack Obama those questions and in that manner?
Charlie was making himself into an Ass. He kept rolling his eyes at her. Trying to call her out. Goat her into an argument. She didn’t budge. Fall for it. She gave direct and to the point answers. Never stumbled. Looked for words. Didn’t pander with hot air. She didn’t flip and flop on the issues.
She is right once a country is member of NATO and our ally, we are called upon to help protect that country with our Military. Doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat or Independent, that is the way it works. It was set up that way by both Democrats and Republicans. From various leaders around the world. From 26 countries. “To safeguard the freedom and SECURITY of it’s memebers by political and military means.” Charlie knows that, he couldn’t convince me in a million years he doesn’t. He tried to use it as a trap.
I thought she did FANTASTIC! Did O’Reilly treat Obama that way? I can’t imagine O’Reilly being that immature to sit there and roll his eyes at someone. Point a finger at them, yes. Get in their face, yes. Argue with them, yes. But I’ve never seen him treat someone like their answers were insignificant to him, in one ear and out the other.
He might as well have leaned forward and patted her on the head, said, “Here’s a treat, now be a good little girl and go get your hair done. Raise your children. You’re dismissed.” His crap didn’t work, it made him look exactly as you said, and I said. She definately came out on top of that one.
Her response on Bush doctrine was “which part Charlie”—I thought that was a good clarification because “Bush doctrine” could be a very open mine field. With regard to the Russia/not provoked; I think you could argue whether or not there was provocation for them to cross an internationally recognized boundary to defend Russia. There was probably provocation for them to be pissed but not sure that was provocation for a military assault on the scale that followed. Georgia did not cross into Russia.
Uh, Read Michael Totten. It was unprovoked.
Dude, you’ve been spending WAY too much time at Whole Foods. . .
Obama’s camp hope that things will change for Team Audacity.
Pffft. Get Real. Better yet, get over it.
They wouldn’t dare, and if they did — it wouldn’t work. Everyone knows that it wouldn’t be a medical condition and it would only highlight the lack of judgment and decision making ability of BHO. The problem is also widespread among Democrats, not just because of BHO. Generic congressional numbers are closing and party id gap is closing as well. If Hill jumped on board, she would be going down with the sinking ship.
Really, it would be assumed that ol’ Joe would be in rehab.
Yes, that can cover so many problems. Or he could be having “headaches” and need time off for a complete neuro workup.
I asked this the other day. I thought Biden’s right eye looked a little more “droopy” than usual, which could just be fatigue, but it got me to wondering if he is having some health issues (aside from the Chianti).
Chianti?! He’s a boozer. He’d pass on Chianti.
Seriously though. Biden has had TWO aneurysms. Medically speaking, at his age, shouldn’t have been chosen in the first place.
Michelle doesn’t want Hillary. She would never accept that her husband needs to depend on the Clintons to win.
Is your “source” friendly with MO?
BNJ Soetoro is going down on Nov. 4th! We can wait for Clinton, 2012. The only way it can work if SOetoro steps down, She has every right to be at the top of the ticket!
I can’t imagine there’s a mechanism for this. Of course, the RBC Committee in the DNC can do whatever the hell want, apparently.
I think it’s too late. I also think when Biden made that little speech, he believes it. But the DNC has to see that Hillary needs to be the pres candidate, VP won’t get it.
One of my good friends that is a Repub brought up that exact thing to me last week.
Don’t do in HRC unless you are on top and BHO is nowhere around!
That would motivate me if, and ONLY if, they threw the Big Whining BABY at the top of the ticket out with the Biden bathwater, and allowed Clinton to take the top of the ticket….
I was over at TL. Someone said that the after lunch press meet was uncomfortable… Clinton said he will be going out to campaign after his global initiative is over and Obama said he’s going to put him to work. If they had something going, I think their relationship would have changed, but I haven’t seen the press meet yet.
Conspiracy? They are still uncomfortable as Obama is holding back on dumping Biden and Bill won’t go out until Clinton is on the ticket. bwahaha.
Dumping Biden? uh, that would be a big no.
Rasmussen was on Fox. He said ‘we’ (I didn’t know the poll guy was a Dem) need to do it, but Obama won’t.
That was definitely an awkward moment after their lunch. Bill Clinton said he thought Obama would win “pretty handily.” Then Obama said, “There, you’ve heard it from the President, and he knows a little something about politics.”
Then Obama said he would “put Bill Clinton to work.”
It seemed very strained and seemingly concealed hostility between the two.
Great idea, Barry! Please do it. And get ready to see Rudy G’s hilarious riff on Obama’s numerous lies and retractions. er, sorry, I’ll be nice and say “flip flops” capped with the thing about how Biden better get that whole VP thing in writing. LOL
The other result would be that Hillary would appear to be every bit as conniving and power hungry as the haters on the far right have always said she is…..
bunny, the “haters on the right” have treated Hillary like the “haters on the left’ are treating Gov. Palin except the right has been at it for fifteen years. What’s the common thread? They are both women and everyone knows a woman who is governor at the age of fourty four has to be “power hungry and conniving”. What is a man of the same age and same position called? A talented politician. Go back in history to the 90s and look at some of the comments by the far right about Hillary and she has grown into a stronger person because of it.
I really like Gov. Palin and fervently hope McCain will win this election, but she is going to have her trial by fire in the next two months and she will not be given a pass like Obama.
The right discovered a respect for Hillary fighting against the fait accompli and the drive by media. The right wishes she would stop lying though, it reminds them of why they didn’t like her to begin with.
Well, Bill did say today that Barack would win “handily.” That is the ONLY way that he could.
Might happen but won’t work. Obama’s shit will stick to Hillary.
I won’t work for me and I hope Hillary turns it down if that is in the works. As long as Obama is on the top of the ticket, it will not work for me. NoBama NoWay.
If Obama drops Biden it makes him look bad, …he made a WRONG decision.. he can’t admit it…then if he would put Hillary on the ticket he would be saying look I have a woman on my ticket too….if he does it he will be the laughing stock…my opinion..
It would be another accomplishment for Oblahblah to put into his adds. I destroyed the Democratic party for good. The confusion would be insurmountable. Barry’s flip flopping would paralyze the entire machinery to a stand still. Nothing would work for weeks. The Dems would loose a large number of seat on the down ticket. The party is finished. Hillary would have to call the PUMAs and begin a New Horizons Party.
Hell, No! I will not vote for Hillary Clinton unless she is at the TOP of the ticket.
Hillary as VP is not acceptable. She should have been #1 from the start
Screw the Dems. Screw NObama.
HRC in 2012.
Rumor has it that the Chicago thugs have told Biden that if he does not fake an illness they will give him a real one — like maybe lead poisoning.
By which dictator in the DNC will that order be given? The Convention is over and the candidates have been chosen by the voters.
You are a sicko. Our votes were stolen by Barky many times over. Take a political science class will you? You don’t even know what the constitution is dipshet.
Replacing Biden with Hillary is not very bright. While our distain for Obama and the DNC does not extend to the Clintons, we will not vote for Obama. The addition of Hillary will not get our vote.
Even if Hillary had been his original choice we would not have voted for him. He’s a Marxist. We’re Americans. We will not vote for a Marxist, no matter how many Clintons he hangs from his bus.
Barky gets a do-over? NOT!
No it won’t work. We will not vote for our corrupt Dem party period!
I hope HRC isn’t foolish enough to do that
Obama is toast
people don’t like him, don’t trust him
I hope your source is wrong!
This will make 0bama really look like an ass. Do they really think people won’t know this is a sham? People already know all the bullshit that’s gone on.
If the Clintons are okay with this, then they must have a document signed in blood giving them certain powers.
This whole election is way too Shakespearean for me. People getting stabbed in the back, thrown under the bus.
Obama please step down for the good of the country. Nobody wants you!
And who is your source? Won’t happen…mark my words.
by the way, where is the white tape Larry?
If someone told me that Joe needed to check into detox I would believe it.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5778018&page=1
I just read that the interview will be held in three parts. The first will be excerpts at 5:30 PST and then tomorrow on Good Morning America will be a little bit, and then I think the same thing as GMA on the World News. The full interview will run tomorrow (Friday) on 20/20.
I read they’re doing it that way so that if the public thinks Gibson comes across as too harsh or too soft on Palin they can fine tune the rest of it.
and I believe there is more follow up tonight on Nightline
The Democrats were only focus on making sure Barack Obama was the primary winner. MOst of us knew Hillary was the best person to win in the General election. Now we see that Obama is dropping in the polls and we wonder why the top demcorats deserted her side so fast in the primaries and endorsed Obama.
The Dems ran a race for the primaries only. The GOP ran a race for the best person to win in the GE.
Well, damn. I guess that totally resolves the experience issue. Sarah didn’t even have to stop and think. That should be proof enough for anybody.
Now ask her the difference between Sunnis and Shias, and which are currently in charge of the nuclear weapons in Pakistan…
Make sure you ask Ohitler how many states there are.
I’m still really upset about the bomb that was dropped on Pearl Harbor.
That must have sucked.
Who knew Hawaii was actually Hiroshima!
Idiot. You sound like Fraudbama now with your incoherent ramblings.
The difference is that Obama actually knows the correct answer to both questions.
How is that 57 state strategy going?
This troll is not very well informed.
She’s not a troll, stupid.
I was referring to the troll McCain is Bush not my customer RepublicanChick.
Because he is Shia or Sunni?
Bwahhhhhhhh!
Wahabi
The most extreme and hateful group.
(^_^)
Yeah, and Barky said that they speak Arabic in Afghanistan.
Biden said they were Arab in Iran, they are Persian. Muslim but Persian.
Amazing. The only way of judging what either knows is by their public statements. And so far, Barky is the one coming up short.
BTW, I am loving loving loving the fact that Barky is now running against the VP, not against the top of the ticket. The last person to do that was Dukakis, who ran against Quayle, not Bush senior. How’d that work out? Biggest political mistake in the book, for the Prez candidate to run against the VP.
So please do keep all the attention on Sarah. Please! Keep it up, I beg of you. You bots are doing a “heck of a job” for the Dems, Brownie!
The difference is that Obama actually knows the correct answer to both questions.
OMG LOL, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel to recruit internet blog trolls at camp koolaid.
Apparently their fundraising shortfalls means they have eliminated the troll training programs…now they just sit them infront of that internet terminal after pulling them out of the local crack house, point them to the blogs and say GO!
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
INSTANT REPLAY!!! Watch it on Youtube
In this day of youtube video the truth shall set you free Troll!
LOL! This cracks me up as I can just see a couple of hands gripping the shoulders and setting them in place as the booming sound of “Your own bag of Cheetos or ???, your choice, awaits when you’ve completed the month, now Go!” is heard.
How’s the fisa bill going? Ya know the bill that spies on everyday Americans that fraudama voted for? The one that wipes out a constitutional amendment? Yeah that one?
Yeah, and matching funds for the presidential run. Oh…that’s right. O’Brainy turned down $84 million dollars after first agreeing to it.
Yeah but he failed the Afghanistan portion of the test.
Obama’s big battle front…but he doesn’t know what language they speak.
I beg your pardon. Do you even have the slightest clue as to wtf you are talking about in Pakistan? You do know about the elections there and who just stepped down, and that the whole country is one big tinderbox? Stick to something you know…whatever that is.
Yep. I’m aware that Pakistan is very volatile, has up to 100 existing nuclear warheads, and is very likely where Osama bin Laden is operating. Which is one reason why I find the republican fixation on Iran so disturbing.
Well, Einstein … It ain’t Pakistan who provides the lion’s share of funding to islamic terrorist groups around the world, including Hezbollah and Hamas.
Nope. I’m honestly not sure if it’s Iran our our good buddies the Saudis. Which do you suppose? (Hint: This is the anniversary of 9/11. Consider where 15 of the 19 terrorist hijackers came from.)
So can you link to anything that shows me that Barky knows that? Or that he even knows the difference between Iranians and Saudis?
It has been noted numerous times that bin Laden purposefully recruited a majority of Saudis to be the “muscle” on these flights. He wanted dip shits like you to equate 15 Saudis as hijackers with the Saudi government. Osama HATES the kingdom because they turned down his offer to protect it from Sadaam and because they banished him.
How does it feel to be a pawn in bin Laden’s game? Go talk about 9/11 “truth” you conspiracy nutbar!
Saudia Arabia does kinda’ suck, Joe. From a woman’s view.
The International Islamic Relief Organization, the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, and the Charitable Foundations of
al-Haramain all have direct links to global terrorism. Two have been linked to bin Laden. All received direct donations from the Saudi Royal family. So call me a conspiracy nutbar. I don’t trust the Saudis.
Maybe you should ask Obama. He did say he would stand with the Muslims.
One of Obama’s good buddies is from Iran, working in his campaign. He sure keeps her hidden, wonder why? Just the Chicago way?
Pakistan is not volatile, but we better not confuse them with our confusion. They will do whatever they have to do also. So it is not going to be our way or no way with Pakistan. They, like Obandid will not be bullied. It can be quite costly to hasten Pakistan into operations that they do not see fit.
Idiot. Go back to school and get off the net. Pakistan is an ally of US. Idiot!
Pakistan is an uncomfortable ally of the US and a mine field wrapped in a tinder box.
Why don’t you tell us the difference between sunnis and shias. I know, but I’m curious as to whether you really do as well.
I’m sure he knows it is SHI’A and not SHIA, right?
Shiite yes, I know that. Not much point in quizzing me, though. I’m just a civilian with a one-vote-say in the matter. You should be quizzing Sarah. And, in all fairness, Barack Obama. (57 varieties of Heinz. 50 states. Write it on your cuff, Barack.)
Who is Barack running against? McCain or Palin? Hard to tell these days.
If you don’t flipping know how many States are in this country, then you have no business running it.
Do you honestly believe that Barack Obama doesn’t know how many states there are?
If you can say yes to that, I will makes certain assumptions. But I will politely keep them to myself.
Do you really want another gaffe prone idiot in the White House? One slip of the tongue or brush off the shoulder when dealing with world leaders can have dire consequences. Barky has made some whoppers lately.
Obama didn’t know the number of states,and he said he’d talk to the President of Canada.,lol…I remember that one..Canada has a Prime Minister
He knows how many US states there are. He was code speaking to the Muslim world. He knows how many they have, and he has visited all of them.
No, barky is the one running for president, he is the one that needs to answer those types of questions. And I’d like to know why he visited Pakistan when he was young.
I was against the war from the start too… following Obamalogic I am qualified to be President! His whole fight with Hillary is that he didn’t vote for a war resolution even though he couldn’t vote for it. He gave a speech against the war… Now they are saying Palin doesn’t have experience? She has just as much or more than the Dem. top ticket. Obama thought as long as he had Biden’s experience behind him he would win. He thought he could get McCain debating Biden… but Mac turned it around on him. ANYWAY, what is with the “Obama Biden” Phrase, it looks too much like Osama Bin Laden doesn’t it? Just observing here but Dems have really lost this time. I held my nose and voted for Kerry…I will not for Obama.
I don’t know any American whether 5 years old or 100, who would ever get 50 states confused with 57. It just doesn’t happen unless you’re O’Brainy.
FU Idiot. Stop playing games and coming here for your education. google it numbskull.
Why don’t you recite the constitution and the bill of rights obots. Bet you can’t!
Why don’t we ask you the difference between democracy and tyranny? Anyone voting for Obama either wants a tyranny or is too stupid to see that Obama IS Bush III.
Yes!! I have thought Obama is just like Bush many times… that should be any dem against Obama talking point!!! Obama is Bush III!
The difference between Shia and Sunni? That will decide this election? Riddle me this then… Three people are stuck on an elevator together. One is a Shia, One is a Sunni and One an American citizen. The Shia, and the Sunni are both carrying concealed weapons… the American is not. When the elevator comes back online… one of the men is dead. Which man didn’t make it? Be honest. Now tell me the difference between Shia and Sunni.
It’s a tough call. It’s possible the Shia and the Sunni would immediately kill each other. That seems to be the general pattern.
The American is dead meat. The enemy of my enemy is my friend…..
So, what’s the answer, smart guy? Where does the new leader of Pakistan worship?
In a synagogue?
It’s silly playing q & a on the internet. Any info can be had in about 15 seconds, right? So, what’s the point?
Well I lived in a Muslim country for nearly 3 years and I get confused about Sunni and Shia. I was told the Muslims there were like the “moderate, peaceful” Sunni Muslims of Iraq. But we discovered later that the Sunnis are the ones cooperating with Al Qaeda.
You’re correct, snosandy.
Al Queda is mostly Sunni. OBL is from Saudi Arabia, a Sunni nation. Saddam Hussein is also a Sunni, and placed his Sunni brethren in controlling positions in Iraq even thought they were the minority in the country.
Shia are now the majority , with Hussein gone, and by elections, they now control most of the country, since they are the majority.
Iran—a Persian, but not Arab country, is mostly Shia.
But idealogically, they align with the Shia in Iraq, and always have, even under Saddam.
McCain is Bush: Knowing the difference between Sunnis and Shias doesn’t really answer your question about the Pak nukes. The answer is that the Pakistan army, which is comprised of both Sunni and Shia muslims, controls the nuclear arsenal. But nice try.
Exactly. Pakistan is one complicated place. Throw in India and Afghanistan and I get even more nervous. And I’m just a housewife.
As the Cheshire Cat said to Alice, “We’re all mad here.”
And in the case of the Middle East and its immediate surroundings, probably in both senses of the word…
Deflect much?
Yeah, there’s joint control of the Pakistani nukes. Until the next military coup, at least…
StrawberrybitesBarky; You married a house?
Sure. Zeromama can answer questions. He’s GREAT at uh um uh uh debates uh right? Uh um uh uh … is uh Hillay uh going to uh uh be there to uh um uh answer first? Did you see that she could pronounce all of the leader’s names? Probably wanted to make sure that NUTCASES like you were uh um satisfied …
The comments on abcnews.com about her interview are really disgusting.
The dems cannot get their lowest common denominator candidate elected. It is just awful to imagine this mob of rabble running the country.
Most do not even know what NATO is… they express “terror” and call fulfilling our obligations under NATO “war mongering”.
Who *are* these people? I fear they are numerous and Obama is in fact their messiah.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/comments?type=story&id=5778018#commentBox
Whenever I see someone trot out the term “war mongering”, I know I’m dealing with a wild-eyed, ultra-liberal loon.
Have you ever looked up the word monger? It refers to a person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Hence, if you believe the Iraq War to be undesirable or discreditable, warmongering would be a proper description of the enthusiastic promotion of that war.
George W. Bush, for example, was warmongering when he promoted the invasion of Iraq and convinced the American people that that particular was was in the national interest. He was also consciously lying through his damn hat, but that is a separate issue.
It’s a worn-out term from the 1960’s that liberal loons regularly throw out to attack anyone who doesn’t believe that the best way to ensure world peace is to join hands and sing “Kum-By-Yah”. Unfortunately, the real world is a nasty place and evil must be confronted and destroyed. The longer we put it off, the more costly it becomes. John McCain sees the world as it is. People like you and Barack Obama see it as they wish it could be, and that is incredibly dangerous.
Fuck you and your “liberal loons.” Barky’s on YOUR side, you dimwit. Deal with it.
barky’s only on his side.
McCain/Palin 08
More like “LandOLinks.”
“LandOLinks?”
Cute. What exactly is it supposed to mean?
Now looky here: Barack Obama is a RW Trojan horse candidate, backed by the same Wall Street/big money/MSM boys who’ve backed openly RW candidates in the past.
This year, since Dumbya has screwed the pooch so thoroughly, the BigBoyz have headfaked the voters and backed the cipher with the D after his name.
And right on schedule, ever since Hillary–the true Liberal in the race–dropped out, Barky’s been voting (when he bothers to vote at all) to the right of Hillary AND McCain more often than not. You could look it up–but you’d rather sling what you consider to be insults.
Hell’s bells, Sarah Palin–with her “live and let live” attitude–is more of a Liberal than Barky is.
Embrace him, you Neocons. He’s yours all the way.
Barky is round like a worn tire in the academic sense, “technically” speaking.
Have you ever looked up the term strawman?
Here, I will use it in a sentence for you: Those who are crazy about Obama like to strawman quite a lot, and one of their favorite straw men is President Bush and the war in Iraq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
I’m sorry to inform you that the situation in Iraq is entirely real, and has been a total disaster for the United States of America, in terms of money spent, lives lost, and in terms of anything useful having been accomplished. We have replaced a tyrant who kept sectarian peace at the point of a gun with an occuying American army that keeps the peace at the point of a gun. Except now it’s costing us $10 billion a month, and now the military foil against Iran is us instead of Saddam. McCain’s plan for a final victory there is as short on details as his economic recovery plan for the United States.
Bush isn’t a strawman either. He created the entire mess, which he will now pass on to the next president. He hopes to pass it on to someone who thinks about it the same way he did.
Constantly bringing Bush and Iraq up during unrelated threads IS using a strawman.
You tried it aabove when speaking about NATO. You are doing it again.
Nobody but you is talking about Bush and Iraq here but you.
Barky Fraudbama is the strawman. LOL
undesirable or discreditable?
ayers?
rezko?
wright?
New flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream?
Ah good to know…in which case….
STOP OBAMA-MONGERING!!
Nobody is buying the deeply discounted Unity koolaid and Flip Floppin Tofu Burgers masquerading as red meat me too policy anymore.
Liberal loon. Or dip-shit, post-pubescent, college-aged child who got all wet over “The Dark Knight” even though Batman is ‘guilty’ of torture, electronic eavesdropping and rendition in that film.
Some Hillary supporters are in fact very liberal (like me), and think that Bush WAS war-mongering. The idea of four more years of war in Iraq is something that’s sad, reprehensible, enraging. That doesn’t change my basic refusal to vote for Obama, but let’s not get so focused on Obama’s loss that we splinter ourselves into too many factions.
Not all of us are that excited to vote for either Obama or McCain. Please remember to allow room for disension. Maintaining a certain respectful tone in debate is a good thing, imo.
Gov. Palin was being asked about our obligations under NATO.
Correctly stating those obligations is not ‘war mongering’.
The presence of Bush and the Iraq war here in this thread is unrelated to Gov. Palin’s remarks, and is in fact an attempt to strawman Bush into a conversation about Palin.
I dont appreciate that tactic. Its not dissention or discourse, it is argument in bad faith.
I agree. PUMA is a Democratic organization. If you want to spew blanket condemnations of liberals, there are plenty of Republican forums where you can go.
Hello Mr. Logan,
This is a private forum, I understand. But you say I am not welcome to post here if you disagree with what I post? And this is democratic?
Kindly go fuck yourself.
What Mr. Logan and I both said, in so many words, was that if you want to use “Liberal” as a pejorative, you would probably be more comfortable elsewhere.
I’m very comfortable, thank you for your concern. Yes, I do believe the term liberal to be a pejorative. Isn’t it the antithesis of your redneck?
Liberalism currently is used to describe a very narrow ideology. Social liberalism. There are democrats who do not share those values. Do you believe that anyone who has a difference in opinion should be ostracized? Not just kicked off the forum but out of your party? I hope not because that would make you an intolerant asshole.
In any case, quit crying because I don’t think like you. Quit trying to run off those who don’t share your world view. If every democrat had the benefit of your experience and wisdom we’d apparently all be sitting around whining about what other people thought.
Obama changed his tune on Iraq so many times, how do you Obama supporters really know what he will do exactly? He’s rattled sabers a few times himself - notably regarding Pakistan, which does have nuclear weapons…
He damn well has worn the numbers of my radio dial.
“It’s my Perjoritive” sung by Barky O’MONGERING.
They just sent all 400 paid bots to that site at once, knowing a lot of real people would see it.
And every bot had 7 names
And every name had 7 friends
And every friend had 7 kids
Bot, Names, Friends, Kids how many were in the sack for him?
It’s early yet, but I think we may be seeing the emergence of the U.S. equivalent of Margaret Thatcher. I’ve always said that if Margaret Thatcher had been an American, I would have voted for her without hesitation. I’m hoping that Sarah Palin ultimately proves to have the same kind of grit that “The Iron Lady” had.
That would Mrs. Hillary Clinton!
Ditto!
I disagree with Sen. Clinton on a lot of issues, but one thing that I definitely like is that she’s tough.
Not tougher than Palin. Hillary folded and wouldn’t stick up for our votes in the RBC meeting OR the roll call. She hemmed and hawed all over herself..drool.
Hey, we already have her. She’s called Hillary Clinton and let us never forget that!
Hillary 2008 or 2012!
Hillary, come back!
You’ve got to be kidding. She sold out her base and didn’t count our votes. Never again will I vote for her! She’s weak. All Dems in congress are weak.
I agree. She does seem to have a gift for politics. It’s enough to give you hope in the political system again. This sounds like the interviews and articles I’ve been reading. Yes, she has some positions that are not the liberal positions–she is a Republican–but she does not seem like a person who has lost sight of the fact that in this country it’s unconstitutional to force your personal opinion and beliefs on other Americans. She is impressive. No wonder the corrupt Democrats are panicked.
If Obama had a brain he’d ignore McCain’s campaign spots and start talking about what his positions are, what he’s going to do for the country, but I think he can’t because he doesn’t know squat. He’s the worst sort of Manchurian Candidate.
Yes… it’s no more right to brand all republicans as right wing nuts than it is to brand all democrats as left wing nuts. I am sure the far left wing has alienated as many of middle America as have the far right burn in hell group. Truth be told… the bulk of us… middle Americans really have been virtually “homeless” without real representation for some time. I think McCain has it within him to change that. This is so ironic… the election comes to this. Obama is a vote for the same old divisive congress and Washington politics we all have come to despise. McCain is the real change. McCain did not steal “change” from Obama. Obama never rightly had it to begin with.
zeromama has such contempt for the majority of Americans that there is no way I trust him to govern us.
I wish it were true. McCain wanted Lieberman or Ridge as his VP. He wasn’t allowed to choose either. Palin in a GOPAC alumna (http://www.gopac.org/alumni/) and approved by James Dobson. McCain is not his own man.
Docelder, actually “Change” was Hillary’s until Obama stole it from her.
Also, as a historian, I’m impressed that Palin knows about Abraham Lincoln. Obama doesn’t know a thing about U. S. history because he didn’t grow up in this country. All he knows is how to pose as great Americans from the past as Bush and Reagan were posers.
He doesn’t even know when Selma happened. That one still kills me.
and she knows harry s. truman, too…
I grew up close to Independence, MO. People of a certain age either remember or were taught all about how he was mocked for his small town, regular job, normal guy background. The picture of him holding that newspaper with “Dewey Beats Truman” after the election where Truman beat Dewey (much to the chagrin of elitists everywhere) was very popular with locals.
Yeah, I’m sure Sarah knows quite a bit about Give ‘Em Hell Harry.
Harry Truman, small town dolt, and the Berlin Airlift.
Like Obama would do anything like this….
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/large/index.php
Larry, just how are we going to pay for all of these wars, bailouts and aid to foreign countries (like our aid to Israel, Egypt & Georgia)?
Those pigs have posted comments before the interview has even run? Like to ship them off to war somewhere, but they are not old enough.
They won’t dump Biden for Clinton. That would spell an even bigger loss. First big decision by obozo and he fails miserably.
Am off to watch ABC News for the 1st time in months.
wow…amazing. DID NOT EVEN BLINK!
UH UM UH UH UH UM UM UM…thats above my pay grade….UN UM UM
THERE IS NO CHOICE TO MAKE…
MCCAIN/PALIN 08!
NATIONAL BOYCOTT DAY SCHEDULED FOR: SEPTEMBER 19
Our mission is to get Hollywood ’s attention that it’s ok to pick your party but it’s not ok to insult your consumers by continuously making these wild accusations. Hollywood hates the National Enquirer but the statements and comments they’ve been making these days are absurd.
So boycott Hollywood for the entire day of 9/19 (until 11/4 would be even better):
Boycott all TV stations EXCEPT for FOX.
Do not attend go out to the movies
Do not purchase any newspapers or magazines EXCEPT for the New York Post
Do not rent or buy any movies ect………
Do not buy any music especially boycott Madonna, P-Diddy, Heart, etc………..
Boycott anything you feel is connected with these crazy Hollywood Pundit want to be’s.
oh no, Madonna is for BO too??
Honestly, I would like to see a real Hollywood boycott. No movie tickets and no buying DVD’s from now until the elections are over. This group of folks are entertaining, they give us a break from our day to day activities, a lot of them are likable personalities in their own right… but it ends there. Keep your kooky encounter groups to yourselves, your “spiritual advisors” to yourselves and more importantly your atheistic existentialism to yourselves.
Thanks, guys, because that rumor kinda disturbed me. President Hillary is fine with me, but a President Obama, even with an HRC veep, freaks me out.
Obots are flooding the ABC site to complain the interview is not hitting hard enough. Any PUMAs wanna head over there and hunt some obots?
I’m on my way.
Anything short of waterboarding Palin would have been too soft for the Obactrack supporters. Geez.
Well, they hate ABC because the only real debate in the primaries was monitored by ABC. They whined then that Obie got too hard questions. I say, let them continue this stuff. Obama’s numbers will continue to drop.
Obots have absolutely ZERO room to complain about ANY candidate not getting hard questions! Barack Obama has gotten a free pass from the media for 18 months now.
Imagine the kind of press crucifixion that John McCain would have gotten .., and would be getting still … if it had come out that he’d attended a church for 20 years where the pastor said the same things that Jerimiah Wright has said.
remember to take your weapon
they don’t play fair
okay … was it gun to a knife fight? I keep forgetting …..
I would like to see Obama vs Palin debate…and then we will see who is articulate and makes sense…I know it won’t happen but that’s the debate I would love to see…I think Palin would really leave him stuttering…
…that is, since Hillary is sidelined from the debates for now…
I was only allowed to make one comment, but I saw Obots made several under the same name.
Sarah Palin is a natural! She tells it like it is! I love it!
She did an awesome job!
She will be a great Vice President for America!
Sarah Palin and John McCain: Straight Talk that will help America!
McCain-Palin ‘08
Hillary ‘12
In the words of the latest Swiffer ad featuring a Sarah Palin lookalike:
“I smell a winner!”
Larry,
I’ve come to be greatly disappointed in your blog. I came here over a year ago to read up on an expert’s view of security threats to the U.S., international affairs, and politics. I learned so much insider-type stuff. Thank you for that.
An ardent Hillary supporter, I will be holding my nose voting for Obama. I appreciate your attempts to show what a superior candidate for the job she was. But your hatred for Obama seems to know no limits. You really do give him No Quarter!
And that’s too bad, because your unreasonable opposition to all things Obama, factual or fiction, attracts all sorts of racists, homophobes, and cretins to your comments area. Why are you destroying your deserved reputation for understanding world affairs? It makes me sad.
dana, Thank-you for your comment, now don’t let the door hit you on your way out! I doublt you voted for Clinton!
Steve,
Strange as it may seem to those who supported Clinton and now support McCain, yes, I not only voted for Clinton (in California) but I donated slightly over $1,000 to her campaign. I think she is remarkable! And I can’t wait to see what she does with the rest of her political career. Of course, in the blogosphere, most of us are anonymous. I can only profess sincerity, not prove it. But peace be with you.
With all due respect Dana, I think Larry is trying to do what is best for our country.
Yes, Peace is with all of us who voted for Hillary and don’t want to settle for a candidate and a campaign who committed fraud, stole votes, and did nothing to stop the vile sexist insults that were directed toward Hillary. To support that imbecile after supporting Hillary is an insult. Fuck the Democratic party. They left us, and not the other way around.
Like Steve said: don’t let the door hit you on your way out!
dana b; The tone of your post “proves” it.
But goodness knows why you would vote for an immoral and indifferent human as is BO. It is your vote.
On your comment about Mr. Johnson’s site… The bottom line issue IS National Security, when it comes to our current choices, Obama is not qualified by demonstrative actions, words, examples and history. I will not vote a person with 143 days of senate experience a part time state senator, who when he was not voting “present”, was out and about ripping poor people off and getting kickbacks.
I voted for McCain in the 2000 primaries. I will vote for McCain this year, but not because Hillary is not in the race. It will be because, McCain, in spite of his “frailties” he has demonstrated a commitment to this country where BO has done the opposite.
Sorry you’re sad but that will pass.
well be sad somewhere else asswipe because we don’t care. Obama is a threat to our society and democracy. You need your pea brain examined for wanting to vote for the fool. The racists and homophobe line is stupid and ignorant. There are all types of people who post here, blacks, gays, straights, men, women, you name it. So take your crying game on down the road.
Ditto. “Concern” trolls who are “sad” because people are fighting for DEMOCRACY make me vomit.
It is obvious, wodiej, that you are of that class of commenters that seeks to chase those who disagree with you from the room. I will not leave, and I hope that sometime-dissenters on this blog will not allow your crude ways to dissuade them from commenting.
It is obvious, wodiej, that you are that class of commenters that doesn’t realize that wodiej is an NQ regular poster.
There are several posters that post on here that do not agree:
McCain is Bush, SFhillary, Ted, debbie, matchles, OMG, ummm, and others.
This blog is pro-Hillary. After what happened in the primaries, I can understand why many on here can’t stand the thought of an Obama Presidency.
It’s obvious, dana b.,
I got a little ahead of myself there.
Yes, RepublicanChick, I see your point. I am still holding my nose in that voting booth. But I am getting some pleasure out of the fact that Obama is having to make nice with the Clintons. He might well not win the election if he doesn’t. I mean, everyone who distanced themselves from Bill Clinton (Gore & Kerry), did not win very winnable elections. I hope Obama matures politically, realizes the debt he owes Hillary for making him a better candidate, and Bill for basically summarizing the issues for the election in Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.
sorry, Dana…obama cannot be trusted…he is backed into a corner because he knows how much he NEEDS the CLINTONS…everything is about HIM, not the people…he used every republican talking point he could find against the Clintons to win…
The Presidency is not a journey of self discovery.
Obama will be Obama no matter how much he tries to rub elbows with the Clintons.
bill also talked about ‘candidate x’ and ‘candidate y.’ and if you think he was not talking about bo and mccain, you are naive.
i will vote for candidate y, the guy who i do not agree with 50% of the time but trust that he will get the other 50% accomplished. candidate x, bo, cannot be trusted to get anything accomplished.
i don’t have to hold my nose. i will gladly vote for mccain-palin.
Obama is having to make nice with the Clintons.
And what of his motives for doing so? Have you considered that Barky is a very dis-ingenious creep? Is holding your nose to spite your face a wise action?
Just a kite’s view of your post.
Booo hoooooo sister. You are talking to people who were called the vilest of things at huffypoop and Kos. So. Excuse me if I don’t give a shit about your hurt widdle feelings, mkay?
So beebop,having seen the terrible practices over at dailykos, you want to call people names here and belittle their points of view? It doesn’t make sense to copy the worst practices in places you like to post.
Many of us were on the front lines fighting the national threat that your manchurian candidate poses toward our families, our one vote one person rights, and our Democracy. Now who died and left you boss. Go back to KOS.
Dana, justify any way you please but FRAUD is not to be forgiven or rewarded,
Our votes are the BEDROCK of our democracy. You vote for an election hijacker on either side, Bush or Obama, and you are NOT an American.
All the people who actually HELPED to hijack an election need to be brought to a public square and hung by the neck till dead or, better yet, put through the guillotine.
Traitors. Maybe you want to bury your head in the sand but your coconspirators who helped Obama cheat in the primary need to be executed for treason and it doesn’t matter if Bush or Obama are pro-war, anti-abortion, whatever. It’s immaterial, as is your verbal diarrhea.
Why do you fucking care about whom we VOTE for when YOUR SIDE BRUTALIZED THE ACTUAL VOTE????
Traitors. Bottom fucking line.
No sale.
x 2
Jeez, again with the racist and idiot line. If you don’t vote for Obama, you’re a racist idiot.
Thanks hon, we get it already.
Dear fluffybunny,
I was referring to the nasty comments I read when Larry was covering a story about Obama having gay sex with a man who later showed up murdered. That man was a musician or choral member in the Jeremiah Wright church. I objected to the videos (in Spanish) that supposedly substantiated those suspicions and were being touted by another commenter, but those videos actually deflated the rumors. Larry quickly dropped the story.
As a gay person myself, I suppose I am a bit more sensitive to veiled slurs about homosexuals than some straight folks might be. I found that story baseless and a waste of much needed ammo against Obama at that point when Hillary was still fighting. And I found the comments section rife with dismissive, anti-gay comments about gay men.
On other stories I’ve found some of the comments racist. But no, I don’t think at all that anyone who is uncomfortable voting for Obama is feeling that way because they are racist. His inexperience on the international and national stage is reason enough to be discomfited.
After much agonizing, I have finally decided to vote for Obama over McCain. I certainly respect others who choose the opposite path.
Go tell someone who cares. You are not a token gay poster here. Do you want a medal or a chest to pin it on? Obama will do absolutely nothing for anyone much less gays.
Dana, fortunately people who are critical of Obama have a place to express themselves here…I have had to leave sites where I frequented during the primaries as a Hillary supporter because now they are either censoring comments or the poster will be attacked or insulted nonstop if expressing a critical opinion of Obama…
frankly, I do not find that ‘progressive’ or ‘liberal’ … I cannot stand the ‘group think’ that Obama inspires in his supporters and the media…
…some of us like to still think for ourselves
Yes S,
I know what you mean — like at Balloonjuice. I was drummed out of there for supporting Hillary and then even considering voting for McCain. It was like a literary gang bang. (Sorry for that violent image.) A site that I really like is Correntewire — the criticism is more substantive and mostly avoids personal attack. I like it.
yes, unfortunately there are some former very pro-hillary sites that now support Obama that have become unbearable…they have done an 180 degree turn…very nasty, very PETTY, immature, alot of name calling and essentially a lack of integrity since they posted the same critical things of Obama when they were pro-hillary…and they distort the facts…
I think the ‘democratic’ ‘progressive’ ‘liberal’ female blogs and radio hosts have been the most disappointing and hypocritical to me…
the so-called ‘feminists’ are proving that their sense of womens rights seem to apply only to ‘democratic’ women…not all women…that is dishonest to me…
the veil has fallen and it is not pretty…
S,
Again, I agree with you. I have been appalled at what “feminist” friends of mine have said about Palin — like how having five children — one pregnant teen and another Down-syndrome baby disqualifies her from truly commiting herself to the veep job. Absolute bullshit, of course. I told my mother so, but more nicely.
Told her that in the VP job any person would have more salary, resources, and staff to help with all that comes with caring for a special needs baby. Plus husband could probably be a huge help in caring for the child. I haven’t heard that argument anywhere — perhaps it’s not politically wise, but I think it’s true.
No, what’s wrong with Palin is her political positions. If a person agrees with her or simply thinks that her positions on certain issues are not deal-breakers, then vote for her. But, if you believe as I do, that restricting abortion, reluctantly approving state benefits to unmarried partners, shooting animals from helicopters, distributing oil money directly to constituents rather than building long-term programs like public education with that money, or going for lots of federal earmarks while furthering the myth of Western individualism/libertarianism are the wrong positions, then don’t vote for her.
I wish the pols and the so-called feminists would get down to business about Palin. The stuff so far from them has been disgraceful.
Amen. the radio hosts are the worst two-faced voters except for Matt and DC. They hem and haw and say “I don’t know”. Holy jeebus. leave it blank…so Oblahma can claim the vote for…well nevermind..
So if Obama wins, doesn’t that validate the notion that sexism wins? And when will you get to vote Hillary for president again?
KC,
In a world of distasteful choices, yes, it does validate sexism. Does it make me a “concern troll” to say that saddens me? And that I don’t imagine getting to vote for Clinton or any other woman for general election presidency any time soon? It sucks. For me, McCain/Palin sucks more. My extended family is voting all over the map in this election. Nobody is enthusiastic about their choices.
dana b:
Perhaps you’d do some research yourself and check out Barry Soetoro’s associates (I’ve yet to hear he has any friends). Perhaps you can persuade this fellow to SHOW HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE so the rest of us can be certain he’s actually qualified to run for POTUS. Then when you realize that Barry’s a security risk, plain and simple, you can do some research of the DNC tactics this primary season. After you understand the corruption, fraud, and disenfranchisement, harassment, intimidations and actual threats that happened you can join us in voting for McCain/Palin since the DNC kicked the only qualified candidate to the curb. If you do the research and still choose to vote for Barry, I suggest you take some critical thinking classes.
Actually, NQ is incredibly diverse. Lot’s of women, gays and lesbians, and African Americans. It’s a place for indepedent thought. So accusing us of racism, w/o evidence, is another Bot ploy to smear anyone who doesn’t worship FraudBama. No thanks. Take your race-baiting over to dailykos.
Bluepuppy, please see my reply to fluffybunny a couple of comments above. That may not satisfy you, but I too am against race-baiting. I did not mean to do that here. I was thinking about other stories on NQ and associated comments I had seen here. But of course, those stories were from earlier in the political season, and readers probably were looking at the story at hand, not thinking, as I was, of the racist and homophobic comments I had encountered here some months ealier.
Oh please link your claims to actual posts. While you can post your OPINION on things, it doesn’t mean any one of us has to agree.
DanaB - the messiah complex you, yourself display, is simply fraudulent and incredibly arrogant.
Tell you what. You might like Ostroy Report blogspot. It atracts Obot shills like youself. You’d feel much more at home, there. Ostroy could use the help since it is currently under some heavy ‘mortar’ against Obama.
Meanwhile, we’ll keeping the diversity here, thanks.
Oh and by the way, since Larry owns this blog, he can post what he sees fit.
Actually, NQ is incredibly diverse. Lot’s of women, gays and lesbians, and African Americans…
even a Kite too.
You have got to be kidding! Go back to Kos Obot and stop pretending to be a Hillary supporter. Hill supporters don’t act you you do. Nice try. Now beat it!
To Tsktsk and Buzz Latte,
Wow, I’ve never had the delicious pleasure of being called an Obot or a Kos Obot for that matter! That made me smile.
No, I’m Hillary supporter through and through, probably always will be. (And ruefully poorer in the pocketbook for it!)
But even Hillary has decided to work for Obama. Her decision (whatever her motivations) had a big effect on me, as did McCain’s positions on just about every issue.
I respect Palin for her accomplishments thusfar, but again, it’s her actions in office and her beliefs about gays and lesbians, women’s bodies when pregnant, what to do with oil surplus monies — all things I disagree with her on– that further my distance from McCain.
I guess we all have to make own peace and vote for whomever we feel is less dangerous to our country or just less dangerous to ourselves. Rightly or wrongly, I feel vulnerable to the religous right that provides the Republican base. For instance, this November in California, Prop. 8 will ban gay marriage by amending the state constitution. That type of thing is some of what informs my decision not to vote for McCain/Palin, even though I find both appealing as people.
Not voting for me would be just ducking the issue. I certainly respect people’s views here that Obama is dangerous, that the election was stolen, etc. I just don’t happen to weight the same set of facts in the same way. I think that happens a lot with people, even when they agree on the same facts.
Lastly, and I apologize for the long-windedness here, I am not leaving this blog. Though I usually only read, I will still occasionally comment.
Hillary sold us out and abandoned us. She never fought to count our votes. She whimped out. We are picking someone who will stand for us as promised on June 6th. Johm McCain! bite it!
Tsktsk,
Your replies to everyone on this blog with whom you disagree are very disrespectful, full of invective and name-calling. Why is that?
You remind me of a typical road rage driver — lots of obscene gestures and a complete lack of comprehension as to why other drivers might be doing the seemingly stupid things they are doing. Everybody outside your armored vehicle is an idiot, and you feel strangely at liberty to insult them.
Were you face to face on a sidewalk, you probably would find a way to moderate your anger, to be polite and work things out. Otherwise you’d eventually end up in jail or on the wrong end of a punch or something worse. You know, 4 out of San Francisco’s 100 or so homicides last year were road rage related?
So while you conduct yourself in this manner in an online space, a far less volatile place than the street, you are mistaken to think that it is okay to behave as you do. We should treat one another with the same respect, or at least courtesy, as we would in face to face encounters. I find commenters like you to be cowards in real life. Get a grip on your anger.
I’m ready for the counter-jihad, Sarah!
I like this interview. Gibson is not giving Palin softball questions so it highlights her depth of knowledge better.
I am watching it now and she is kicking ass! It’s Barack’s nightmare evolving.
woohoo! Yes she does Larry.
I don’t know about anyone else but I haven’t heard one “ummmm, uhhhh” yet from Governor Palin!!!!
I don’t recall Obama being scrutinized this way when it comes to experience.
That’s because the media wore kneepads around BO.
Kneepads loving that one. Must be why, Tweety’s leg was tingling. Sweet revenge…..
WOW is right Lrry- I just listened to her with Gibson. He was very skeptical in his attitude- she was strong, consistent and informed.
AWESOME!
Limbaugh Caller Shows How Sarah Palin Walks the Walk on Down Syndrome Kids
A guy in Pennsylvania was at the McPalin rally the day after McCain announced Sarah as the Veep. Palin showed herself to be the real deal on championing kids with disabilities like Down Syndrome. No press. No show. All class. Contrast Obama skipping the Germany troop visit because the press was not allowed.
http://patriotroom.com/?p=1945
Unless the transcript omitted “ahs”, “ehs” or repeats and phrases, she is a great improvement to Mr. You-you-know..waywaywaitaminite…Stutterer.
As Gov. Pa;in said in the interview:
and as Thomas Jefferson wrote in our Declaration of Independence
to smear Gov. Palin as some religious whack job is to smear Thomas Jefferson himself. IMHO, Gov. Palin cherishes the history and ideals of why this country exists and its uniqueness among all others in that these basic rights are vested in the people to whom the government is accountable and not, as in the Civil Law countries of Europe, vested in the government to be given and taken away as government sees fit. Even in the other Common Law countries of the UK Commonwealth, these rights are vested in the Crown, as set forth in the Magna Carta, to be dispensed to the subjects as the Crown sees fit.
The next line, “To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…” From that we got the idea that a free press would weigh the merits, free elections would count the votes, and the government would exist for our benefit, not the other way around.
The dems could have run on accountability and restoring government that represents the people instead of selecting an unqualified candidate who talks about being a citizen of the world. Given that over 80% say the country is moving in the wrong direction, the dems should have cared enough to ask why.
I saw the interview; I think they are showing a little more later this evening. I thought she handles her self very well. She didn’t know what the “Bush plan” was, but as a VP I don’t expect her to know the answer to very question. She was confident, she was informatived and this is no “brainless Barbi” as some would like to paint her. I think it’s obvious that Charlie Gibson is not in favor as VP, but that would be true of the entire U.S. mainstream Media.
They are going to kill her for not immediately responding to the Bush Doctrine question. Anyone who reads a newspaper or magazine ought to know what that means. I think she gave them some ammo to use against her with this interview.
Perhaps she disagrees with the “Bush Doctrine.”
And perhaps she isn’t running to be GW Bush’s vice president?
Also, if she comes out in defense of the “Bush Doctrine” (scare quotes because who the hell really knows what the hell that means anyway…I mean the guy is still BFF with the leaders of Saudi Arabia)
But, I think she did well to not trash GW Bush but not get caught in a “look, they really are McSame!!!11!!11″ trap.
Just MHO, of course.
yes, does Bush even know what the ‘Bush Doctrine’ is?
Maybe she is a better politician than I am. (And because my worldview is to hate Bush.) Chris Matthews is giving her credit for “setting a higher standard for engagement” and she is “less hawkish” than Bush. SO perhaps she has the nuanced understanding and I missed it.
Now, Willie Brown is saying that she acted like a student “parroting the responses she had been given. She has got to appear natural.”
Hey, Francis showed up with the same talking point! I guess that really is the push coming from Team Obama.
She was well prepared, like a student who studies hard for a test. So far, so good.
That is correct, that is exactly why her responses to him on this topic were so good. They wanted her to simply say: “I agree with President Bush”… A dangerous soundbite.
But she was smarter than that… Not even Gibson could describe what the “Bush Doctrine” is: he reduced it to preemption, but it is more than that.
Not knowing the Bush Doctrine proves she is not part of the Bush 3rd term.
…and no stuttering…no hu…hmmm…huh…just articulate, direct answers…a straight talker!
Just watch part 1. Charlie Gibson was all attack from the beginning.
They showed the services in NY and Washington, never showed Shanksville or McCain there. Talk about manipulation! I didn’t realize ABC was as bad as NBC and CNN.
Sarah Palin held her own and didn’t blink. I’d like to see Gibson treat obozo the same way.
The obama campaign has a standing order.
Much like starbucks that issued a restraining order against Janet Jackson when she announced in an interview that she did cofee colonics from starbucks, the obama campaign has made it clear Charlie Gibson is not allowed near Barack Obama because if he starts asking questions the shits gonna flow.
Just watched the first segment and waiting for the next piece on tonight’s 6:30 news EST. First segment appeared to be highly edited. Very choppy.
a vdieo on mccain
he’s just pandering to her supporters if he believed it he would have said NO HELL NO
I’m a women and have no intention of voting for Obama Biden or a Party that discriminates against women buy stacking their delegates deck sometimes 3 to 1 in urban mostly minority districts, forget it
The camera angle on the interview is horrible. Are they afraid that if she can look into the camera, the election will be over??
Honora: That camera angle you saw is industry standard. A person being interviewed one-on-one in the same room as the interviewer is always taped at an angle and never looking straight into the camera. If the interview is via remote then the person being interviewed looks straight into the camera.
LARRY, hey…
What did you think of the interview so far? I watched the other two clips at ABC….I would like your opinion please.
WTF???? Read blog above fer pete’s sake.
I wasn’t as impressed as I was hoping to be. Her answers seemed scripted, rehearsed over and over. Why didn’t they show her face? She was all hunched over, her face in profile, her hair like a schoolgirl’s. Maybe they set up the interview in such a way that Sarah could not appear to be emasculating Charlie. She was articulate but I think she dodged the question, “is the war a task from God”. Sarah, I hope you were just getting warmed up. I want McCain to win!
Was it me or did they cut her answers off?
charlie was a total, smug a@@wipe, and yes he cut her answers off. HE IS A PRICK just like all the rest.
Yes, her answers were cut off, but that’s normal. What I noticed, however, was that the editing of the interview was very choppy, which made the segment look unprofessional. It’s obvious that they had to rush to get the thing on the air. There was one visible jump cut, which is a major no-no, and some b-roll of troops was awkwardly inserted for a too short period when she was talking about her son going to Iraq. I’m sure that some hands will be smacked at ABC over this.
I wondered if someone hadn’t said something horrible to her in the greenroom. She seemed rattled at first, and Charlie was a prick to her. I wondered why she was slouching and why her hair was styled that way. But she still did well IMO. She doesn’t have experience giving interviews, but she is smart and well-liked.
I haven’t seen it yet, but if she seems rattled, perhaps it’s because her son left today for Iraq? Maybe that was weighing on her mind and affected the way she looked.
No wonder Joe is hitting the Chianti. He has to debate her.
As for Gibson. No bonus this week for nailing The Woman, charlie!
This woman has a gift alright…a gift for getting us into a war with Russia! Is that ok with you, Larry? Jeez, you’d think a CIA guy would have some, I don’t know, QUALMS aboout a person who casually suggests war with Russia (i.e. WWIII) is a viable option…
Yeah you know, you’re right. We should just let Putin put the Soviet Union right back together again and sing Kumbaya for him. The Soviet Union! That was fun! God, but you are either very young or totally ignorant.
No, no, YOU’RE right. We should definitely go to war with Russia to prevent them from acquiring a satellite state that is of no interest to us. Global thermonuclear war sounds like great fun.
Skeee ron!
At least you don’t have to worry about war with Georgia. Obama pulled his troops out of Georgia today. He knows how to concede a war:-)
Stop the hate, Skeezer!
You have no idea how the military works. Why would we nuke Russia or vice versa for them capturing Georgia and moving on to the Ukraine? It seems a bit pointless.
In other words, we should tell the world that any alliance with the USA is meaningless.
You have no idea what you are talking about … didn’t zeromama say that Iran is just a tiny little state and we all need to be worrying about Russia? GEEEEEEE
So, do you recommend that the US withdraw from NATO?
Actually NATO need only target Russia as it did during the Cold War. MAD still works with an experienced person at the helm. There is no false dilemma here.
Unbelievable, Skiron!
A satellite state of no importance to us…Tell that to the millions who died, or were sent to Siberia as slave labor, or were tortured in the Gulag, or escaped into exile and diaspora because they had the misfortune of being sold out by the Allies to Stalin so the West could sleep easy at night.
These “satellite states” and occupied nations had been free. The country of my grandparents had just begun to build after it had finally wrested its freedom in 1918.
20 years later my entire family was split into the groups mentioned above. They did not want to leave but had to. They were the price that was paid for the freedom and relative peace of the Western European Nations and the US. When what was left of my family was finally permitted to come to the US, after having spent much time in DP camps whose Allied overseers sold these peoples food and any packages they received on the black market, one of them was immediately drafted into the army as a flight surgeon, without having US citizenship. He gave the army more than 20 years.
And those countries know, after having gained their freedom mostly on their own, beginning with Lithuania’s resistance, and the Baltics Singing revolution, and having paid for that freedom with their blood (check out the January events in Lithuania in 1991) that that freedom is so fragile. They know that no one will defend them. That no one will stand up to Russia and Putin. They are resigned and cynical, knowing that their only strategic importance lies in becoming missile centers for NATO.
Its a good thing, that unlike you who considers these people unworthy, many who escaped with nothing, and lost so much, did not let their bitterness and anger get the best of them. They contributed to this country, defended this their adopted homeland, and its people through times of peace and war. And they cared about others who were not connected to them, did not have to be important to them, and in fact may have caused them greater loss-members of my family are listed at Yad Vashem.
Russia knows full well that it cannot engage in a thermonuclear war without hurting itself and its people immensely. The Russian character is more Asian than European and they value strength and “manliness”. Why do you think Putin is such a hero? Why Russian teens swoon for him? He is strong and that is what they respect. They would just love Obama as president, not only because he has shared their political philosophy for decades, but because he is weak and apologetic for his country. Putin does not share the “peace and negotiations” philosophy. Thus without a balance of power there will be no peace in Europe or elsewhere. Putting a strong leader at the helm that has experience may not be what Russia wants, but it is what Russia will respect, as will other nations. And it may just be enough to prevent further occupations and wars.
With everyone rattling their sabres, including N. Korea possibly again, a tried and true, strong leader is needed. Obama is not it. Hillary could have been it, with an equally strong VP because she is tough and respected. Between McCain and Obama, McCain is the better choice.
I lived in Berlin for many years and could see the wall from my window including someone getting shot by the East German guards while trying to climb the wall. I visited several countries behind the “Iron Curtain” on an academic travel. Everything was controlled- as in Animal Fram, some people were more equal than others. Loyalty to the party gave you everything. Just turn in a few people to the KGB for interrogation and torture. Just turn your face away when one prty one candidate elections took place an 99% of the people voted for that one party one candidate.
Kids from the schools we visited were not allowed to talk to us. One night we said them looking in the windows of the hotel and went outside to meet them. You’ve got oranges?? they said. We understood then that aside from no freedom, there was little on their food plates otehr than potatoes etc. They invited us to a sort of club. When the spies came in (students ho worked for the party and reported anything said not in line with the party line) we had to shut up. I will never forget what they told us about their lives, how much they wanted to get out, and the look on their faces when we emptied our pockets of oranges.
It was a risky thing to do, but I was young and wanted so much to learn the truth for myself.I did. Freedom comes at a very high price.
Freedom comes at a very high price
Amen to that, thanks for sharing that.
” the female of the species is deadlier than the male ” -Renyard Kipling.
You know, that would make a whole lot of sense if i had seen Palin high level of tolerance for gross stupidity. Her restraint is legendary, because if you smeared my teenage daughter, placed my down syndrome baby on ebay, referred to me as a pig in lips stick, compared me to Pilate, and Have Maureen Dowd call me a vice president in go go boots and an over sized igloo. I would have cussed people up one side and down the other. And then deploy my alaskan national guard to afinish you off. this woman has been at war with the media and obama’s camp and she has maintained a cool not normally found in women, so I don’t think she would just jump into a fight with russa. Unlike obama who is either passive aggressive or royal snide and ticked off with anyone who does not agree with him.
That is the terms of NATO membership; you have a treaty obligation to respond and help in a coordinated NATO response if another NATO member is attacked. Do you know nothing about world affairs?
Obama didn’t even know that Russia had veto power in the Security Council!!!! I bet Palin knows that!
I bet she doesn’t. From all I’ve read about her, she is singularly incurious and not very knowledgeable about the world outside the United States… a trait shared by a certain jackass in the White House, I might add.
Skee ron!
Just like your arse of a candidate! Don’t know much about the world, eventhought he did live in Indonesia in elementary school. Ha, ha, ha!
Why all the hate, skeezer?
Stop the hate!
You’ve been reading in all the wrong places. LMAO
On the other hand, Barry O’Bomber has been using the last 19 months to find out what life is about in these United States. Cuz given his life story, he sure doesn’t know firsthand.
From all I’ve read about her, she is singularly incurious and not very knowledgeable Link? Please make it credible and not some faux commentator at HP ….
She has to know everthing possible about Russia, given that Alaska borders on Russia.
Historian Doris Kearns calls her well read in history. Her older sister talked about her always having her nose in a book when they were growing up.
SkeeeeeeRon!
Don’t worry at least Russia is a big country. Obama has us fighting tiny countries like Iran. You’re so useless!
Stop the hate, Skeezer!
First Hillary disses Putin, now Palin says the US should defend its allies. What is poor dictator to do?
The former KGB lieutenant colonel appeared to lash out at U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton — a leading Democratic candidate for president — when one reporter quoted her as saying that former KGB officers have no soul:
“At a minimum, a head of state should have a head,” Putin said.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0208/Putin_vs_Clinton.html
That was classic Hillary Clinton. She was talking to Putin and went right ove the heads of everybody in the room.
Thats acutally when she got my vote.
I haven’t seen any one else do that in sometime. Putin’s reply confirms that if Hillary Clinton was POTUS, Putin would shown the “respect”.
Support a weak candidate like Obama.
That’s why Castro of Cuba, Gaddafi of Libya, Kim Jong of North Korea, and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela have all voiced support for Obama.
I didn`t leave the Democratic Party; the Democratic Party left me.
Perhaps reading the NATO Treaty — and how it has evolved over the decades — might clarify. There’s a good article on Wikipedia to start … and more info all over the Internet. Bottom line: if we cannot honor our agreements with out allies, how can we expect to have any allies? Do we allow Russia to “march into” any country it wants to annex while we watch, like they did in 1939? When a big power behaves in this manner, unchecked, war is sure to follow. Nip it in the bud, diplomacy, economic pressures, etc. Russia is pressuring the European allies with the threat of cutting off oil, the oil they need to keep from freezing this winter. What do the allies do? Do they say “OK, Putin, if you let us stay warm this winter, you can have Georgia. OK, not enough? You can have Ukraine. Not enough? OK, take what you need and reconstitute the Soviet Union.” And when does it stop? War might very well be in our future. We don’t want to provoke it but we don’t want to let Russia swallow up sovereign nations while we wring our hands hand hope for the best. Palin said that war should be the last option — but it is an option. It better be a serious option or we’ll be singing, dancing and talking ourselves blue n the face, giving slide shows at the U.N., unless we make it clear that the behavior of Hitler and Stalin have no place in this world.
Now that is a well-reasoned response. Can’t say I agree with you, because war with Russia is unthinkable in my view, but I can see where you’re coming from.
Experienced Cold War veterans know what to do. The Russians may be a bit on the odd side, as a minimum, but they are not suicidal.
Ah, what the hell. Let him have those uppity bastards in Ukraine and Poland too. Go ahead and take back those Baltic nations (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, just for you skeerydyron) also. And Finland has been a thorn in the
USSR,oops, Russia’s side for decades. Those freedom loving Finns have a real lesson coming to them–and Vlad’s just the guy to give it to them.And yeah, that huge oil pipeline that runs through Georgia? No strategic interest at all for us, nosirree.
Russia uber alles!
She is absolutely correct. Those ARE the terms of NATO. It is a legally binding treaty that requires us to treat an attack on ANY member as if it were an attack on us. So unless you think we should withdraw from NATO, she is 100% correct. That is not war-mongering, that is reality.
Grow the hell up and learn something.
Piss off obot. Dems voted for this war including…well Barfy wasn’t in office yet so he didn’t have a vote…
Larry, just went over to ABC to watch the Gibson clip. It was sponsored by a 30 second CITGO ad…something is up with CITGO along with Russia and Venezuela…do you know what is going on? Thank you.
Reading the comments on the ABC site it looks like the Obamabots are totally flipping out!
They are sooooo back on their heels!
they cannot stand smart women…very threatening…
That’s why Fran-arse fits in so well!
Go over to Politico and see how they’re moaning and groaning…”they’re so worried” and they’re all so upset with Obama’s tanking big time. It makes me want to laugh, cry and scream at the same time.
How many of us were calling the DNC daily telling them this was going to happen? What a collosal bunch of freakin’ idiots.
But not one word about Hillary, except could Hillary VP have pulled him out. NOT ONE WORD THAT WE WOULDN”T BE TALKING ABOUT ANY OF THIS if only the smartass knowitalls would have gone with the candidate that the PEOPLE WANTED.
I’m going to be so happy, happy HAPPY to pull that McCain/Palin lever in November!!
Palin, you go girl!!
I keep getting my envelopes from Barry and the old gang at the DNC. I keep ripping my name off, and sending ‘em back empty with HILLARY in real big letters. I hope they are getting the message.
Next time put a picture of a lipstick in it before you send it back!
I love it. Hell, I will kiss it myself.
And write “no vote for sexist pig” It is a very freeing experience ….
I’ve loved Palin from the start. I was feeling soooo threatened to lose the 2nd amendment with Barky in office, but when Maverick Palin came onto the scene I slept like a baby. I love it. This is perfect. All Indy’s and Repubs are voting for her and Not Barky. The polls were always way off in favor of Barky. Their sampling is of just AA’s and it’s undersampled. McCain leads by way more than the kool aid news admits.
Was Obama ever asked these questions, especially the experience one?
Good One. I think they might now.
I thought she was nervous in the beginning, but, she did well in the second part. She made it very known that liberals are cowards. They rather sit in the basement of their parent’s house playing video and blogging instead of fighting for our freedoms. She did well and answer Gibson, one of the hardest anchormen, in the entire planet.
I’m not a person who watches the news on MSM any more, haven’t for a couple of months. Could someone tell me whether anyone has interviewed Obama the same way Palin is getting interviewed by Charlie Gibson?
I would like to see Obama asked some hard questions. Have I missed it or has it not happened?
The only ones who have come close were Charlie and George Stephanopoulos during the debate, and the pseudo-tough interview by O’Reilly. O’Reilly tried to hit him hard, but O’Reilly is so wrapped up in O’Reilly that it could have been done more seriously. As I have said elsewhere on this blog, Obama tried to co-opt O’Reilly, and he seemed somewhat vulnerable to having the really cool kid (BHO) talk to him.
So in a word, NO! No one has seriously interviews Obama with hard follow-ups or with skepticism of his platitudes and BS.
unfortunately NO, they, the media, are all too busy pushing and explaining his talking points to the public…if Obama makes a mistake, the media is right there to tell us what he meant…
I just saw the clip of Bill and Bobo talking to reporters. Bill said The One would “win pretty handily” with the same enthusiasm as he would in answering for the 1000th time some question about the impeachment. Both were stilted and wooden, and I didn’t see Bill even glance at the fool. Then I saw a bit showing BO on some late-night show, saying Palin is “on a wild ride”. That’s right, dumbo–keep making fun while she sends a son to Iraq and kicks Charlie Gibson’s smug ass!
Gov Palin didn’t stutter, she didn’t blink and she did NOT flip flop….All Leadership QUALITIES
Opposite of Oblah blah
I like Gov. Palin a lot. I trust her 100 percent. I like Hillary also and for a task as those described by Gov. Palin, Hillary would do terrific and exercise diplomacy par none.
If Mrs. Palin becomes President during a McCain presidency, then I recommend that she calls Hillary to serve as Secretary of State.
Joe Lieberman for Secretary of State. I want those Saudi bastards to have to entertain and shake hands with an Orthodox Jew.
If GW Bush did one thing right, it was in sending black Sec States over there. And Condi … an infidel black woman. LOL love it.
JMac has the stones to send them Joe, and Joe has the stones to take the job.
/yeah, I’m one of those “things” that Barry doesn’t think he has a problem with…
Er, No. Hillary will be the first Woman President, before Palin. I recommend Palin step down and let Hillary be President. Hillary is far more capable than Palin.
HILLARY ‘12!!!
Hillary has joined the corruption. She is backing the terrorist Fraudbama now. I trust what I see and she has gotten on the Dem bandwagon and joined all the corrupt Dems. I’m ok with that. It’s better than wishing she wasn’t in the tank for Barky now. I can handle the truth. It’s lies that burn my arse.
She showed abolutely no signs of uneasiness. She’s good.
Where was Michelle Obama today, why wasn’t she at the WTC. Maybe she believes like Jeremiah Wright they deserve it.
From the little I saw, I was not impressed w/ Gov. Palin and Mr. Charles body language was odd. He seemed ready to pounce. I am voting for McCain/Palin because I don’t want a corrupt, gender and race baiting coke head Marxist as President. His loyalty is somewhere else, not to the greater America.
Huh??????????????
Is her first interview and CG is an old professional at his job. He did very poorly and it reflected on her. She cannot improve on his bad performance. Is like O’Reilly with Obama. O’Reilly set up Obama to fail. This was almost like that, but in reverse, using a lay back approach as if he didn’t care. Bad form. Bad form from CG.
Barack the Obamessiah recently told a crowd it was great to be in “New Pennsylvania.” Must be one of the 57 states he’s visited like the State of Confusion and the State of Denial.
Uffff!
Just got done watching ABC news. Hope the rest of the interview was better than that for her. She looked terrified and highly coached.
Fran-Arse:
It’s our lucky day. The third little pig troll showed with skeezer and what the SFU!
You need a little lipstick on that upper lip!
Stop the hate!
Sure Francis. Go on back to Obama Headquarters and let them know you planted your comment. Good job!
Highly coached is the talking point. Just like when McCain kicked Obama’s ass at Saddleback, they complained he ESCAPED THE CONE OF SILENCE.
Prepared = “highly coached”
You know, if you study hard for a test, you generally perform very well. If you waste your time watching TV, you generally perform quite poorly.
No wonder radical elements in the education community love Obama so much….they are offended when people work hard to achieve success.
What would a talking mule like you know about such things? Oh, I forgot, those words were spoon-fed to you five minutes ago. If Oblahblah told you to eat feces, you’d grab a spoon and a bowl and be first in line for it.
YOU Wish …. she …. could … kick …. zero ….
Francis:
I just heard from the O’s campaign that they prefer a different talking point; seems you need to contact them ASAP b/c noone is buying the one above.
This woman has STONEs! My heart still belongs to my girl Hillary. So I guess I am guilty of lusting after anothers wife…LMAO!
Just kidding.
This woman has more integrity in her manicured finger than Obama has in his skinny elitist body. Watch out Barackula! Sarah is gonna slay you!
Yeah and she is married to a native and understands native Americans. Time to drum for thanksgiving. Walking eagle has nothing to offer the Native Americans.
Re the ABC interview: Gibson’s body language oozed condescension and the dislike in his voice was palpable. The interrogation he attempted was designed to do nothing more than trip Gov. Palin as hard and as fast as he could. “Is Iran an existential threat to Israel?” Existential??? “What is the Bush doctrine?” (I the great Charles Gibson know but you, you silly female hockey mom, surely don’t.) I thought she came through it with head held high and colors flying. I also think he brought another few hundred thousand Hillary voters into the Republican fold. I hope we see a side by side video of Gibson interviewing Obama and Palin. The differences should be a revelation.
Toby, that’s brilliant. I didn’t watch the Gibson/Obama interview, but I heard it was all purring and stroking for The One.
anybody else see it?
Thank you FB.
I thought her ability to stare him down and take it was essential. No one is going to bully that woman, that’s for sure.
I agree. She did very very well considering the scorch earth type of question presented in a condescending I can care less manner. Never seen that body language before in a journalist. CG flunked his job.
Imagine the type of “body language” she’ll get from a Vladimir Putin. This isn’t powder-puff football, lark. This is the real deal.
Secretary of state will be visiting other world leaders not the VP! Go back to school pinhead.
You need to subscribe to a good newspaper, Sparky.
VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney met with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai in March, and met with Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko and Israeli President Shimon Peres and Italian Premier Berlusconi within the past week.
You think Sarah “Moose Killah” Palin is ready for some of that?
Yes, and I’m betting Karzai, Yushchenko, Peres and Berlusconi would much rather meet with her than Cheney…or Barky for that matter.
Absolutely, she is.
A better question is: do you think Barack Hussein Obama is?
What qualifies him:
A rock concert in Berlin?
Being Muslim in Indonesia?
I think they will go target practicing.
Putin would not miss an opportunity like that.
In the beginning, all the politicians are beautiful……
Why wasn’t you impressed.You missed the stuttering, or the flip flopping?
Charlie Gibson was an absolute prick. Obama should have such an interrogation! I am so sick of the double standard.
You didn’t see the Bill O’Reilly shoutdown, I suppose.
The one where barky kept trying to touch O’Reilly? That’s just nasty.
From Gallup….
In interviewing from Sept. 5-8, after both conventions were completed, white women’s margin of support for McCain over Obama edged up only modestly to 51% to 40%
OK A FLAT OUT 4 Percent Increase in the largest demographic in the electorate at the least 44 percent is MODEST
I will stay away from the Obots flipping out. I have FOX going on in the background. They were talking about the interview. But they showed some of her speach to the Alaskans going to Iraq. Including her son.
As a mom who had to hug her son, before he went to Iraq. I would probably be banned from the internet. McCain knew what is at stake. And he found someone who shares his love of country. Say what you want, but I am thinking he makes Obama look like a bigger mental midget. And I am so loving it, I voted for Hillary Clinton. She had the knowledge and knew what needed to be done. But instead, we have a mental midget, who just doesnt get it. Ahhhh where were their brains. I didnt know “Head Up Ass” had such a big population..
I have not seen the interview yet but have read the transcript twice. Governor Palin comes across as incredibly competent and level-headed. Aside from the disaster Obama is becoming and the shame Biden must feel to be tied to him on the same ticket, I’m sure Biden clearly sees he’s outclassed by Palin. No wonder he’s commenting that Clinton would have been a better VP choice.
Matt can you update us on the injuction by Berg?
As a former Barack Obama supporter, I am so excited by the prospect of having Governor Sarah Palin as our nation’s Vice President. The woman is bright and direct and more than anything, GENUINE.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden are in deep trouble. Obama’s luster has worn off and his legendary fame as an ‘orator’ has been shown to be nothing more than a MYTH.
Obama should have chosen Hillary Clinton as his running partner, but now it is too late and the damage is done. Many Clinton supporters are moving into the McCain/Palin column. I suppose that insulting Hillary Clinton and her supporters was not as good an idea as was originally thought?
Even today’s luncheon between Obama and Bill Clinton was obviously not wholly successful as we can all see that Bill Clinton told Obama that he would be available to work for his campaign as soon as he is finished with his own business—sometime in the next month. LOL the only people who won’t see that as a slam on Obama are the oafs who thought that Obama was not referencing Gov. Palin when he made his now infamous “Palin Is a Pig in Listick Speech”.
Welcome, NanceGreggs, to one of the last bastions of civil and open discourse on our country’s future…..
LOL, Dr. Kate…I dunno as I’d go THAT far.
What I meant by this is that it gets pretty hairy on this site…not so civil. And, yes, of course, WELCOME, Nance.
welcome!
Nance are you a PUMA now? Hey grab your friends and come aboard. We don’t kick people out. You can even go to McCain.com and find a “party” in your area. PUMAS are welcoming other ex oblama supporters and helping answer their questions.
Personally, I am happy about what Sarah Palin has done to shake up the Obama campaign. Mainly because I want to see him lose, and not just lose, but for the lose to be humiliating in the sense that it will be tied to all his bad decisions (about Bill & Hillary Clinton, and the arrogance of his supporters.
But if I was advising Obama, I would say this: “Knucklehead, shut up about her already. You are not running against Sarah Palin. You are running against John McCain. While you work overtime making yourself look like a petty misogynist, the former POW is looking more & more Presidential compared to you. Obama, hello!?, (banging on his head), anyone home?”
shhhhhhh. Let him keep it up.
The bigger he loses, the sooner a sane democrat party can reconstitute.
Palin will be fine she’s been underestimated before
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/09/04/DI2008090402403.html
There was a fascinating discussion at the Washington Post chat today with the reporter who covered yesterday’s Palin-McCain visit to Fairfax VA. Marc Fisher, the reporter, is pretty moderate. He had some startling things to say:
These comments by Fisher seem like very bad news for Obama. And it is typical of what my wife and I, both of whom gave money to Clinton, feel about McCain and Palin now. We’re edging toward them, and we’re definitely not voting for Obama.
Take the plunge. Come on in, the water’s fine, LOL.
I’ve been a Dem forever. I’ve never voted for a Republican president. I will be this time.
It’s not difficult to vote for a Republican, especially when Obama is the alternative.
WOW! Palin was great.
You have some blogs going now saying Palin want’s a war now with Russia.What a joke..Palin said yes she will protect our allias.And some are saying what another war.Well look if Russia attacked Georgia which they killed many people.For what? McCain stood up-But Obama said let them work it out themselves.Huh? Then after Obama said the same as McCain.Now as far as the blogs in trying to say Palin want’s another war,Is not so.If they listen they would know.
OK- Russia attacks again.So our allias Georagia we are to do what?Nothing.Ok Obama bots!Now lets say we don’t help Georgia-and then Iran comes along and attacks another one of our allias.What do we do then? Nothing. Ok Obamabots. So we do nothing and let our allias attack.Then what do you do when they attack america? YELL FOR YOU Allias? Well they will say hey GO SCREW YOURSELVES AMERICA.Well that will have to be cause the other countrys will take over Georagia and then what america? So still we sit back and do nothing right,OBAMABOTS.
You people on blogs are just so far gone it’s sick! But Obama would like it very much for them to work it out one their own.And soon we will have noone to help us.Obama would love that!Freak’n freak Obama.
Her answer for russia is right. We cannot let their aggression go unchecked and goergia and Ukraine should be in Nato.
Since you guys who support obama claim to be “real” democrats. You would know that Bill Clinton said the key to holding russia in checkmate is to make unraine a part of nato and use it as a landbridge.
As for Iraq, why not man up a little. Our occupation there is quite brilliant. We have had much fewer deaths than Veitnam or even the civil war.
I have had family there and they are not fighting for a mistake they are fighting for freedom of a country and fighting to make sure we have a democratic ally in the middle east. A brutal region that is surrounded by terrorists.
Victory is within our sights and you would rather we retreat and let Iran take over.
There is more to war than deathtolls and money you ignorant twit.
Also, bush was not the sole actor on iraq. I NEVER voted for bush and agree he has been lackluster.
However Iraq has been a serious problem for the last four presidents and we were already at war when bush invaded, we were in a ceasefire from the first war.
If you remember Bill clinton bombed Saddam for 2 days in 98 for kicking out inspectors and at the time GWB invaded they had broken 17 security resolutions.
if my favorite president would not have gotten caught up in a sex scandal and dealt with wag the dog Saddam would have been toppled under a democrat.
Yeah with Islamist-terrorist extremists threatening to take over Italy and having nearly taken over UK we are not going to back down.
I find it strange that the media is vetting Palin almost back to the date of her birth. The petty and chicken-shit things they are discovering and reporting shows just how much the media is in the Obama tank.When in hell did they vet Obama. His $1,950,000 mansion has not been vetted, his and Michelle’s relations with the Rev. Wright, his assoication with Rezko and Ayers, his birth, and where he was born,etc. On the Fox show last right he was asked how many times a month did he attend the church service and stated about twice a month and never heard Wright make those kind of remarks. That is 2 x 12 per year and 2×12x20 years = 480 times he was at the church over the last 20 years . Sorry, I just don’t believe Obama. Do you?
Obama is full of shit.
Bill Clinton said the key to holding russia in checkmate is to make uKraine a part of nato and use it as a landbridge.
correction to my post above
Okay, on the one side we have badass Obama who’s plagiarized every word he’s ever spoken and like a 2-year old blames everyone else for his mistakes and who for some reason hasn’t brought his wife out for the media since the convention(what’s going on there?must be a whitey tape because they’re not letting her out of the mansion). And his bots and underpaid workers say that she’s “scripted.’ OMG. He can’t talk without a teleprompter. On the other side, you have an authentic, experienced, upbeat, compassionate woman who does not back down from a fight. In other words, a leader. The contrast is off the charts. I’ll take an Alaskan governor with class to a Chicago criminal anyday.
Is’nt that strange.I tell you what.Obama can fake Biden being sick and Have Hillary in.But you know what.NOPE! Obama is not fit to run our country.So even V.P will not work.
Palin and McCain is for me now.It’s not a game and a back and fourth thingy here.Plain had shown that she took out corruption and that’s who we need.I was to Hillary supportyers.But,I will not in anyway help Obama get what he wants is the white house!Never .I will wait till 2012.I think Palin and McCain will do very well for us and hey who knows 2012 will be Palin as president.Or Hillary.But if Palin and McCain did great I will then have to stick with Palin and McCain 2012 as well.
OPbama will do anything and throw anyone under the bus to win including cheating!Smearing and with the media help and the dmc to help his ass.
david & Donna — could be Biden backs out of the VP slot and Hillary comes in but that this late date and with all the mistakes the Dems have made it won’t change my mind. Obama is not ready to be President even if Jesus was his VP.
what they report on palin shows how little dirt they really have. There is no smoking gun against palin.
Guess we could say Rhetoric versus Results! Some talk about it; some do it. Loved the sawdust story too.
Palin will be on nightline tonight
Lets be honest folks. She blew it. She’s got a huge learning curve. I’ll have my fingers crossed.
“She blew it. She’s got a huge learning curve. I’ll have my fingers crossed.”
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Why are you calling Barky Oblah blah a she? Do you know something we don’t?
She was so presidential!
If by that you mean “Bush-like,” I agree totally.
liar. Any idiot can see Palin is miles ahead of oblama in every way. At least she’ll protect the constitution and fight terrorism. Oblama seeks to bring terrorism to the USA. Get a f’n grip will ya obot!
Whereas Obama is Dukakis-like
JJ:
didn’t you get the latest memo; the O campaign needs you to contact them ASAP they are changing the talking points as it seems noone believes the above.
Yes, michelle did blow it when she admitted that she is not proud of her country
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