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A “McCaskill Moment” Open Thread

By SusanUnPC on October 2, 2008 at 12:30 PM in Joe Biden, Open Thread

I swear I can’t turn on my TV set without, at some point every day, seeing Senator Claire McCaskill blathering on about how Obama has all the answers (which McCaskill helpfully enumerates) while McCain is the wrong-on-everything devil incarnate.

Mrs. McCaskill is clearly a favorite spokesperson for the Obama campaign. But will the following, said yesterday to a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, change her “favored surrogate” status?

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., today told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the American people don’t know much about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin “and she is now being thrust on a stage without a script and everyone is curious about how much she knows."

More pointedly, McCaskill said of Palin’s opponent, Sen. Joe Biden, Del., that he “has a tendency to talk forever and sometimes say things that are kind of stupid.”


Jake Tapper caught this, and posted it at his ABC News blog, Political Punch. (I know a lot of people hammer Tapper. But both sides hammer him, which tells me that he does succeed at something that most reporters have lost: Some semblance of objectivity. I remember during the primaries, he was often the only source we could find for some critical reporting on Barack Obama. Yes he socked it to Hillary too, but he also gave her her due at times.)

By the way, Tapper also reports that Senator McCaskill regretted her comment. She later told the same reporter:

“I was probably having a Joe Biden moment myself,” McCaskill said of her candid moment minutes before.

P.S. We’re all waiting anxiously to see if Joe Biden has any of those “moments” tonight, aren’t we.

  • Urban Hillbilly

    Michelle Obama was in KC this week. A woman in the front row fainted.

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    I am not kidding.

    • typewriterstreaming

      She probably fainted because feels all the oxygen in the room is owed to her.

      • Steve1

        She fainted because in the words of RevManning, “she looks like King Kong’s baby sister!”

        • Rtn45

          You racist fuck.

          • richasis

            racist? you stoopit, dawg.

            what race is a gorilla?

    • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

      If I was forced to sit so close to MO, I would probably pass out too!

    • paddyJ

      When I hear her speak I too want to pass out.

      • Ginger

        I usually just want to stick a fork in my head to make the anger stop, MO makes me angry because i just keep hearing her say if Hillary became the nominee she “may not vote for her”. And she wants to be at the top of the party with her husband? I find it so insulting.

        I keep imagining the firestorm that would still be raging had Bill Clinton ever uttered such a thing.

        • susan

          Im from MA, and all my family and friends are democrats (as I was, before the DNC was taken over by these losers), and they of course can’t believe I’m not supporting “the one”. So now I just make my points of why I can’t support Obama, and when they say “but you can’t vote for McCain – you’ll still vote for Obama, won’t you?” – I reply – I don’t know, periodically I have a bad day, and I’m feeling a little down, so I’m still thinkin’ about it – or one of the other doozies I have to choose from. Half of the time the dolts don’t even get it.

        • Soldier of Christ

          Sorry, Ginger, but the stupid person here is Bill Clinton, who I am sure thinks Obama is not smart or experience enough for the Whitehouse but is skipping and hopping in my state of Florida trying to gather up the astrayed sheeps. I lost respect for him when he hurted Hillary and our country with the intern- forgave him after many years- and now once again lost my respect for his lying mouth.

          • Nicole

            “Soldier of Christ” (geez, your moniker gives me the creeps!), let me point out to you that President Clinton is anything but stupid. He is brilliant and has done much for the world, not only the U.S. I can’t say the same for you…your judgement is supremely lacking and your spelling/grammer lousy (“hurted” is not a word).

            What he did in private does nothing to diminish his accomplishments or his intellect.

            My advice to you: get some “learnin’ “, because with that comes wisdom and good judgement.

            • Soldier of Christ

              As I said- Bill is stupid to lie to us. He knows his wife was the only one for the job. Don’t like the truth-…..oh well…and by the way I speak three languages, so I do forget how to spell…..shoot me…you are probably one who never believed that he had a relationship with the intern. And, speak one language.

          • It’s Not Me

            “HURTED?” OMG….I’m biting my tongue. I’m repeating to myself…”It’s just an Obamarhoid”, “It’s just an Obamarhoid”, “It’s just an Obamarhoid”, “It’s just an Obamarhoid.”

          • stodghie

            hey soldier, go look up self righteous. that describes you very well. shame on you.

            • Soldier of Christ

              Another one that refuses to see the writing on the wall. Bill is lying to us.

              • Jane from Tx

                Dear Soldier, Im nothing if not atheist but I do think I know what you are saying. You dont sound like an Obama person to me, you sound like at one time you held Bill Clinton in higher regard. You definitely held Hillary in high regard, now you feel like Bill is disappointing all of us by continuing to mouth at least verbal support, if not viseral, I too feel disappointed in both Clintons. Yes, I know they are doing what they must, but really, must they??!

      • tzada

        I want to vomit……. As for her Biden remark, she is hoping to replace him, with herself?

        Does anyone besides me wonder this?

        Why was Obama in St. Louis when the DNC started?
        Whose house was he at? Was he trying to hide where he was when he said he was in Kansas City? Or was he really in St Louis and trying to hide he was in Kansas City? Either he gaffed again or his daughter outed him as to where he was.

        and this

        Why is that woman still walking around? Why is her behind not locked up for her part of Missouri residents Civil Rights being violated?

        and this

        Gwen Eifill gets a broken ankle and wasn’t it Senator Fienstien who had one too? Do we have a serial ankle breaker? ;)

        • http://theheyjudeblog.blogspot.com Jude

          Good point. Sounds like typical Chicago thuggery to me! Must be Bambi’s crew breaking some legs to ensure the women ‘heel’.

    • vinnie

      maybe the woman’s soul was being fixed and she didn’t know it. What worries me more about an O-soetoro presidency is having to see meeeechelle as our first lady. I, too, now might faint just thinking about it.

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82qCwLX9piE Woman Voter

      Media bias…Sarah’s collage is of celebrities saying why they don’t want her, while Obama’s, Biden and McMain’s are about their life in photos.

      http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-palinappeal2-2008oct02,0,7842658.story

      http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-palinhollywood-pg,0,5849226.photogallery
      …………………….

      WOW…I guess they really do fear WOMEN out in Hollywood…they are only comfortable to seeing them all tied up and bound.
      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1066410/Well-hello-Clarice-Jessica-Alba-dons-Hannibal-Lecter-mask-urges-Americans-vote.html
      That is OK! :-(
      Fairness doctrine my foot!

      • Leisa

        Those celebrities are why California is called the granola state… I love granola, but I would not let them manage my stocks or babysit my children.

    • tillthen

      Me, I get nauseous.

  • HARP

    I hope he comes on stage with his “fly” open, so we can all see his short comings.

    • Kristen

      Fly open…. short comings…. Biden….. Ha ha ha ha. I can’t stop laughing. I really hope he screws up tonight. Thanks for the laugh. I really needed it.

  • workingclass artist

    LOL…thank for posting another Bidenish DOH! Homer Moment…chuckle…

    NQ ROCKS!

    • Ginger

      Homer and Biden have the same hairline also, the only difference being Joe used his salary to buy new hair, Homer can’t afford it.

    • tzada

      Speaking of Homer, Simpson that is. Rumor has it that on Nov 2nd episode he will be voting for Obama. I kid you not. Link is on Drudge

      • 30yrdem-not any more

        That will surly get the votes of all the grown up cartoon watchers…know any? I do…sad when grown ups have nothing better to do than to watch cartoons.

      • Eden

        It’ll just look like Homer Simpson, it’ll really be Major Garrett.

  • typewriterstreaming

    Ha Ha ha!!! Wow. I am shocked McCaskill actually had a brief moment of truthfulness. She has been an absolute disgrace and embarassement in the way she carries Obama’s water. She is bested only by Judas. And they both make me sick. McCain better win and banish these gremlins back to middle earth.

    • oppo

      where is judas, by the by?
      at camp obama, with wright & grandma?

      • susan

        he’s probably off sulking in a corner because obama didn’t pick him

    • DAB

      I believe that they think she will be appeal to women but as one of those, I just want to gag whenever she comes on. Where’s the remote?

    • CLEM GRECO

      THERE IS A GOD ….MC CASKILL SHOWED HER TRUE IQ….WHATS THE FEMININ DERIVATION OF JUDAS…AND PELOSI SHOWED SHE HAS NO POWER IN THE HOUSE….OBAMAS BUDDIES THREW HER UNDER THE BUS WITH THEIR NO VOTE..AND THEN
      SHE GOT CALLED OUT FOR GIVING HER HUSBAND..MONEY FROM HER PAC.. NOW WE CAN TELL HER TO GET OVER IT!.

  • nancyjoe

    This election gets more and more bizarre daily. Biden and his hair plugs just gross me out.

  • Rob

    It’s now October. So where is this “Whitey” tape that everyone on this site has been anxiously awaiting and proclaimed over and over again that its out there? What’s the excuse now… the Republicans are saving it for Obama’s reelection campaign in 2012? Please.

    • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

      Blah, blah, blah…yawn.

    • Acaha

      For the love of God — if you or anyone else actually needs ‘the whitey tape’ to have a valid reason not to vote for this charlatan, then that is sad indeed. I require no such information.

      All his lies, nefarious associations, flip-flops, skipping out on important votes, 130 ‘present votes’ and 6 ‘oops I hit the wreong button’ votes in the state legislature, his reneging on FISA and every other important policy and many many more reasons are ample enough for me and others NOT to vote for Obama.

      Keep beating the same horse, though. Seems to be working well for you.

      • Rob

        Its is working well for me… Obama is destroying McCain in every single battleground state! This is awesome! The American people are so much smarter than all of you pathetic whiners.

        • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

          Rob you are one of the most pathetic people I have never had the chance to meet. Anyone who votes for Hussein Obama is a traitor.

          • Rob

            God you people are hilarious. Every once and I while I drop over here to this site just for a good laugh and you never disappoint :)
            It’s kind of like spraying pesticide on an ants nest and watching all the angry ants frantically freaking out!

            • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

              I’ll pray for you Rob.

            • Ginger

              Too bad you like games more than you like your country. If you invested any of your time on research you would not be voting for him….I’ll challenge you tho, how about you tell me how this contract was awarded, and if you can prove there was no quid-pro-quo I’ll vote for Obama….how about it?

              http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=102117

              I’ll even give you a hint to help you research it, the other company is run by a guy named AUCHI.

            • vinnie

              Hey, Rob. I’m in Colorado, and I am hitting the ground signing people up to vote via mail ballot from McCain (the Asian community love them some McCain and make up 4%+ of population here). Unlike Acorn, they actually are breathing voters. Go on, I encourage you to celebrate early!

            • stodghie

              rob put a sock in it. make it a smelly one.

        • Rah-Rah

          Hi, Rob:

          When I worked on my very first campaign at the young age of 21, I was living in L.A. and it was for the Dukakis campaign. I was so excited. All of the polls were pointing toward a Dukakis victory months before, and even leading up to election night. Needless to say, I was crushed a few hours into east coast voting when it became very clear that all of the hype about a Dukakis victory was nothing short of wishful thinking and over-inflated polling. Everyone was telling us, all the polls were saying, Dukakis would win. But he lost. Soundly.

          I learned that night that Democrats don’t win very often because we choose unelectable candidates. I see the same thing happening to Obama: a repeat of 1988.

          Sorry, but that is the reality we are facing.

          • Urban Hillbilly

            Rah-Rah,

            Isn’t it nice and wonderful to enjoy a Presidential campaign without those darned negative attacks and October surprises!!!

            Obama’s ahead in all the polls. Why don’t we call Gwen Ifill and say “Don’t worry about it, hon. We don’t need any debates, because it’s over! Ca-ching!!”

            Golly gee, Obama sure did deliver the magic unity pony!

            Let the choirs of children sing! Rejoice to our newfound King– Mao-bama!

          • Rob

            Cute story. Except for the fact that Dukakis was losing to Bush in all the polls throughout October.

            • workingclass artist

              Well Gee Rob…Kerry was up in the polls this time in 2004…He was supposed to WIN by a landslide too….chuckle….

              • Rob

                Wrong again! This time in 2004 Bush was ahead of Kerry and remained ahead of him throughout October until the election. Do you people just make up your own facts?

                • workingclass artist

                  Tum podem extulit horridulum!…Potes meos suaviari clunes…(chuckle)…Derideo Te!…Rob…

                • susan

                  And the exit polls on election day told us Kerry won. What happened? How about a lousy candidate that middle America couldn’t connect to. At least this time you can blame the Bradley effect for your candidates loss, instead of having to deal with the fact that it was his lack of experience and his stupidity in alienating so many voting blocks that the democratic candidates needs to win. As Paul Begala said, you can’t win an election with just African-Americans and eggheads – and the red states where obama won the caucuses won’t help him now.

                • benny

                  Bush was ahead of Kerry in electoral votes? lol. rethink, rob.

            • Rah-Rah

              You have just lost all credibility, Rob (what little you had). And it was not a *cute story,* you condescending ass, it was the reality of the political season at the time.

              Read it and weep:

              *Coming out of late summer in 1988, Dukakis led Bush Sr. by 17 points in polls.*

              Research it, you twit.

              • Rob

                Wow, Rah-Rah, you got so excited thinking you had me, but sadly you obviously can’t even read… this is not late summer, you “twit”! Its October! Yes, he was ahead in the polls in August and early Sept, I never disputed that! Reread what I said. I said “Dukakis was losing to Bush in all the polls throughout October.” McLame was also ahead of Obama “coming out of late summer” but he sure as hell aint anymore!

        • Newly Independent
          • Kal

            Take a look at this item — it shows that if the polling mix had not been changed, McCain’s lead would still be about what it was at the beginning of Sept.

            Very interesting. Also interesting if anyone can comment on construction of other poll results, I know someone did something like this re Gallup when BO started to go into + numbers, ought to be updated if possible.

        • Deep Truths

          Those American people leaning for Obama or what you Obama-rots call ‘low information’ voter. When the Obama Pillow-fluffing press gets to where they have to reveal everything about Obama – and that’s coming soon via Republican 527 ads – then you will see a dramatic flight to quality.

      • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

        Yes, the poor horse is almost dead by now! Any real American, anyone who truly loves this great country, will see that the election of Barack Hussein Obama (or whatever his real name is) will be the beginning of the end for freedom.

        McCain/Palin Nov. 4th

        • Ginger

          Oh, you mean Barry Soetoro, don’t you.

          • skepticle

            Hey, are we playing Right-Wing Smear Machine? Let me play!

            Barry Bambi Hussein Jeremiah Rezko Skippy Soetoro Ayers Nobama Obambi Hitler Osama Obama

            Oooh, this is so much more fun than thinking! Who cares that it doesn’t have anything to do with reality?

      • Soldier of Christ

        It is just a rumor- like the one about Larry Sinclair- oh…wait a minute…wasn’t that one true? Yawn…..if there was a whitey tape- trust me if Karl Rove was in charge- you and I would have seen it already. And also this race would be over. As for the stupid remark about Bill Ayers being a rumor- WAKE UP HEAVENGATE!!!YOU CAN’T LIE WITH PROOF, KOOLAID!

    • http://www.missmalevolent.com Miss Malevolent

      I never believed the “whitey tape” thing either, however, that still doesn’t stop Obama from being a crook.

      But more importantly than his being a crook, it’s his incompetence and hubris that frightens me the most.

      If you can’t see that this is George W. Bush Jr. the Sequel…you’re blind.

    • No Obama for me

      Rob,

      I have to agree with you. I support McCain/Palin but McCain had better light a fire under his own ass or he is toast.

      The thought of Obama as our president makes me so depressed I can hardly stand it.

      McCain and the GOP party had better fight or we will have BO and MO and Ludacris and the others painting “OUR” White house black.

      • skepticle

        Sorry, Klansman! “YOUR” White House is “OUR” White House now! You can pick up your things out by the curb! Signed -

        The Multicultural Future of America

        • workingclass artist

          Ehemmm…Skeptic…Might want to get over that pride and ask the comrade next to you at the GAZA Village Indoctrination Ctr. to let you use that English Dictionary…chuckle…skeptical
          Of course you’ll have to finish with the Goat first….

          • skepticle

            Oooh! Username smack! I’m mortally wounded! And that bold, all-caps GAZA – devastating! You, sir or madam, are a giant of discourse, Lincoln and Douglas rolled into one!

            • workingclass artist

              Hmmm….Short date with the village goat?
              save it for GAZA….Are they issuing Barkycoins yet….

      • http://investigatebarackobama.wordpress.com/about/ kat in your hat

        “OUR” troll

    • It’s Not Me

      Just hold your horses you little whippersnapper. It’s only October 2. They can’t put a story out too soon or the BO campaign will spin it off the front pages and have time to recoup and they can’t release the story too far ahead of the campaign or HILLARY could jump in as the candidate….and we all know how the republicans FEAR Hillary.

      TRUST ME…if the republicans need the tape to be released, it WILL BE RELEASED. They don’t cower in fear over controversy like the damn spineless Democrats do.

      • It’s Not Me

        CORRECTION:

        can’t release the story too far ahead of the campaign

        SHOULD READ:

        can’t release the story too far ahead of the election

        sorry. ;)

        • skepticle

          For your next correction, I recommend a lobotomy. Oh, wait, looks like you’ve already had one!

          • It’s Not Me

            That’s all you’ve got, Obamarhoid? A grade school insult? Did your mom lock you in the basement again without your meds? Poor thing.

    • Midlife Mama

      They are waiting for the finacial crisis to blow over before the Whitey tape comes out so it can be played over and over and over on your television day and night.

      In fact, they are trying to decided which revelation should come out first. Should it be the Whitey tape of the fact that Obama’s birth certificate says he’s a Muslim born in Kenya?

      *** The above was an attempt at humor. My daydreams written down, if you will. Of course none of it will happen because I firmly believe whomever may have had the Whitey tape is probably six feet under and that the birth certificate issue will never be revealed to the public.

    • Jane from Tx

      Gosh Bor(ing) – yawn snooze on the whitey tape, maybe no one made a tape of it. People heard it and worse. It doesnt make any difference since y’all have sniffed bama-glue and lost your brain cells anyway.
      Dont really need a tape to tell me that the Obama’s have a serious race problem, just look at who they hang with! ughhh

  • zgirl

    I just take McCaskill’s comment as trying to
    play the “let’s lower expectations for Biden” game.

  • Urban Hillbilly

    SusanUnPC – that is funny about Sen. McCaskill.

    McCaskill must be a favorite surrogate, because she will deliver Missouri for O. (/snark)

  • workingclass artist

    RFLMAO…HILLBILLY…What’s next…Miracleworking through Osmosis with the Messiah….Will we see Meeeechelle with a GLOW?….OH BROTHER!…

    • Urban Hillbilly

      Everyone will be relieved to know: The local nbc news reported, the woman, who fainted, is OK.

      If I ever faint, I hope it is near One of The Obama’s, because there never seems to be any lingering effects of the fainting spells.

      • workingclass artist

        LOL…hey hillbilly…Hatfield or McCoy ?

        Grannie’s maiden name…was Hatfield…chuckle…

  • nancyjoe

    Hey Rob…It’s, what, October 2? Hang in there buddy. The total destruction of Osama Biden Hitler Castro Laden is coming. It’s my birthday the 17th and I consider watching Osama swirl down the bowl to be the biggest gift of life.

    PS How does it feel, Rob, to be a loser paid blogger for Obama? Do they really pay you morons .05 cents a post? Wow. Guess that government assistance check doesn’t go far enough. Give me a break TROLL.

  • Tattie

    McCaskill should advise Biden to have a few before the debate to loosen up and also to make sure he to stresses his 36 years of change he bring to the ticket

  • Rtn45

    Palin will be sheer hilarity tonight. I can’t wait!

    • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

      She will be awesome. Biden better have a couple before he goes on stage.

      • Rtn45

        She’ll be awesome? Maybe if you’re an uneducated, illiterate redneck, she’ll be “awesome.”

        “Everyone now knows Palin’s odd, canned, carefully stage-managed softball interviews with Katie Couric and Charlie Gibson came out garbled and embarrassing and barely coherent, and she said not a single thing to inspire confidence that she has the slightest clue about what’s really going on.

        Fun tidbit: Joe Biden has given about 90 interviews and press conferences since being nominated VP, covering every possible topic with ease and confidence. Palin’s count? Three tepid, softball interviews, zero press conferences. Zero. Over a month since her nom and not a single serious media gathering. That’s not only historic, that’s deeply disturbing. But also: super-cute!

        Really, can you imagine Palin standing in front of real journalists — left, right, TV, international, you name it — who have actual valid questions of policy and pressing issues, and not merely the best moose organ to consume raw so as to protect yourself from scary witchcraft? You get the sense Palin might shudder and spontaneously combust. Rumor is she’s a quirky charmer of a political debater, despite her unchecked intellectual ignorance. Should be a perverse pleasure to watch Biden try to navigate her sprightly nonsense.”

        http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/10/01/notes100108.DTL&nl=fix

        • http://www.missmalevolent.com Miss Malevolent

          And you know that the reason those interviews came off stilted is because of the OBVIOUS editing that went on with them.

          I don’t care about Palin, but I’m not going to sit here and lie to myself about what everyone can see is an editing job.

          • Rtn45

            Haha, what the hell? Editing is to blame? You’ve got to be kidding me. Editing affects the order of the questions and the overall structure of the interview, but nobody can say with a straight face that the reason Palin sounds like an absolute dumbass is because TV editors spliced her words together. She can’t formulate a cogent sentence. If you think she did, you’re wrong. Her rambling response to Couric’s $700 billion bailout bill question? Pathetic. Her inability to name a single newspaper or magazine? Sad. The bizarre mention of Putin ‘rearing’ his head? Tragic.

            The woman is a trainwreck. If you support her, you support mediocrity. America can do better.

            • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

              and without his telepacifier er, um, uh…I mean teleprompter, Hussein Obama can’t string two words together.

              • MikeG

                Strung ‘em together good enough in the debate last week to whup McCain’s butt.

                • It’s Not Me

                  News flash for the Obamarhoid: BO lost the debate last week.

                  • skepticle

                    Yeah, Obama lost the debate so bad he’s gone up in every single poll, including those conducted by the hard-left zealots at Fox News, who are notoriously in the tank for Obama.

                    Just put your fingers back in your ears and yell “I CAN’T HEAR YOU!” That’s always a winning strategy.

                    • It’s Not Me

                      His bogus poll numbers have NOTHING to do with the debate, Einstein. “It’s the economy, STUPID.” Sheesh. Are you really this stupid or do you just play stupid on the Internet(s)?

            • Patti

              You might want to do some research there bot-toy.

            • Angel

              To make a statement like that about the editing that went on, apparently you did not trouble yourself to compare what was shown on the Gibson video to the actual transcripts of what Palin said during same interview. It’s right there on ABC for you to read.

              If you had, and if you had an ounce of integrity to your name, you would clearly see that it was a perfect example of corrupt media bias – but you won’t bother checking to see if it’s true. You go on and just keep on ASSuming that someone who rose so high and so fast in Chicago’s Democratic machine is a choirboy, sent from God to save us all.

            • stodghie

              hey rnt45, i assume the 45 is your real iq. thanks for sharing!

            • http://chriss chris

              You consider old foot in the mouth Biden better? Now that’s funny. Thanks for the joke of the day. He is one of the biggest zeros in the Senate. Nice guy though. Likes to have a drink or two with the constituents from time to time. HaHaha thanks again for the laugh. Only thing is I sure hope he never gets the chance to be Pres. Now that is scary and no joke at all.

        • Urban Hillbilly

          Is this post parody?…

          Because, I LOVE the insults to “illiterate rednecks”, plus the copy/paste from the San Francisco Chronicle!

          Priceless.

        • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

          No, I’m not uneducated. In fact, I have more degrees than a thermometer. I’m also one of those people who clings to their religion (and guns), plus, I’m one of the 18 million former Hillary supporters who will not EVER forget how she was treated.

          Hussein Obama will NEVER be my president. He and his minions can KMA.

        • No Obama for me

          RTN45, Go fuck yourself buddy.

          Those of us who frequent NQ are fair minded, sensible, folks. Just go away.

          Who are you stupeheads to claim that you are educated. There are some that are educated and fools and there are some folks who have common sense. I prefer those with the common sense.

        • Postmaster

          Excuse me, but there are no longer any REAL journalists, so never fear.

        • Leisa

          Look at the differences in the questions Charlie Gibson asked Obama and Palin recently…

          Obama

          How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
          How does it feel to win??
          How does your family feel about your winning?
          Who will be your VP?
          Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
          Will you accept public finance?
          What issues is your campaign about?
          Will you visit Iraq?
          Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
          What did you think of your competitor?s [Clinton] speech?

          Now Palin

          Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking?
          Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
          Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
          Questions about foreign policy
          -territorial integrity of Georgia
          -allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
          -NATO treaty
          -Iranian nuclear threat
          -what to do if Israel attacks Iran
          -Al Qaeda motivations
          -the Bush Doctrine
          -attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
          Is America fighting a holy war?

        • Soldier of Christ

          Gosh…such hate. Why is everybody against this nice pretty smart woman? They can come up real fast with the troopergate story- but they can’t even mention Larry Sinclair without having Biden’s shadow to put you in jail for it. Get a grip on yourself, child. The whole world doesn’t evolve around Obama. Proverbs 23-verse 31: Do not look at the wine (Koolaid) when it exhibits a red color, when it gives off its sparkle in the cup, it goes with “slickness”. At its end it “bites” just like a serpent, and it secretes poison just like a viper.

          Wake up, already!

      • Jane from Tx

        Laugh it up rtn45, whether Obama wins the election or not you are still a loser. You lose as we all do if Obama wins. You may still be deluding yourself, but the realization will be very painful to you when it comes. Having Obama in office will cause even more havoc and chaos than we have even begun to experience lately. What’s he telling you that he is going to cut taxes? Dont believe that because it cant happen unless you cut all social programs to the bone. His so-called tax cut is extended to a group of people who dont pay taxes in the first place, thus he can claim them in his total, but that is nullified. If you seriously believe that Obama is concerned about working stiffs or poor to middle class Americans, you are deluded. He cares, but only about Obama. Knowing that my fellow Americans are buying this crap is making me feel light headed too.
        Meechelle can kiss my ass.

    • workingclass artist

      I want to hear Biden defend not voting for the alaskan pipeline….chuckle…Hope she brings that up….hmmm…

    • Newly Independent

      Palin will be sheer hilarity tonight.

      Yes – and she’ll be laughing all the way to the White House in November.

  • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

    I wonder if Gwen Awful will be taking pre-orders for her new book before she opens the debate? Hey, there will be sooooo many folks watching…she could just direct them over to her website and get them to whip out their credit cards.

    • lark

      Her web address will be visible on the back of her wheelchair.

      • Postmaster

        maybe Biden will tell her to stand up.

        • workingclass artist

          rflamo…funny that…postmaster…

  • http://www.noquarterusa.net Linda

    I hope Biden uses enough Poli-Grip tonight. With all his babbling he does I’d hate to him loose anything.

    • jane_tx

      Yeah,isnt he too old to be VP?

  • Linda

    lol oh yeah

    Good goin’ Claire, reaffirm all stupid statements are indeed now know as a “Joe Biden moment”.

    roflmao

  • Docelder

    Palin should open by saying… Wow I am really glad to be here tonight… you know… our plane was under rocket fire on the way here… But I feel much safer now knowing “Joe” is right here next to us all… with all his combat experience. ;)

  • dixie

    It took 36 years for Biden to learn what he knows? What will Obama do if something happens to Joe? According to the MSM that question is relevant only for a woman VP even though the woman knows more about governoring than the wacko who is running for the top slot. So what happens if something happens to Joe?

    • JozefAL

      According to the Obama camp script, we’re not allowed to think of that. It presupposes that something might happen to the One, and even thinking that something might happen to the Anointed is tantamount to treason. Why, it could even be a part of the Devious Hillary’s scheme that she inadvertently let slip this past May.

      (Okay. Snark off now.)

      On a more serious note, it’s all a ploy of Team Obama to FRIGHTEN people. “If you have a choice between a young, exciting champion of hope and change and an old, bitter stalwart of same-old, same-old, you HAVE to vote for youth because the old guy will probably die before too long. Since our guy is that young champion, it doesn’t matter how old the running mate is since the young champion will live to serve his full term. But, the old guy chose a young, completely inexperienced running mate, and since he’s obviously going to die before the end of his first month in office, it’s the youngster who poses the greater challenge and is the one we must destory by whatever means necessary.”
      While the above script is only my take on Team Obama’s plan, considering how much venom and bile has been launched against Palin, it seems pretty on target. Nearly every single attack on Palin has been done as if SHE were running for President, not VP.

      • jane_tx

        can you imagine if Obama is confused on this point how he will do on anything actually complicated?

  • http://www.missmalevolent.com Miss Malevolent

    The problem with all of this stuff is the fact that the media just glosses over these flubs…and makes up flubs for the other guys.

    What good is it to hear this stuff in an echo chamber it needs to get some traction.

  • jrterrier

    the mccaskill comment is scripted pre-debate spin to try to reduce the expectations that Biden is eminently more qualified than palin and that he is a master debater, compared to Palin. all of a sudden the MSM, which had only been able to find videos of Palin pseudo gaffes and beauty contest pictures has located a treasure trove of Palin debates, where she mopped up, was articulate and authoritative. so they’ve spent a month tearing her down and suddenly realized that if she is able to correctly say that we have 50 states in the Union, people will think she won. so they are promptly proceeding to back track and say she is a great debater (without acknowledging the spin they have fed us for the past month)and biden is a fool.

  • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

    Per politico.com, McCain’s folding up tents and leaving Michigan.
    http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/McCain_pulling_out_of_Michigan.html
    The beginning of the end. Palin better be lights out tonight. I’m just sayin’….

    • HARP

      Hey Kelvin….Getting a hard on is not considered “personal growth”.

      • workingclass artist

        RFLMAO Harp….That is a humdinger…chuckle…

      • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

        Yes. Typical PUMA response. Hit them with facts and the come back with insults.

        • workingclass artist

          Typical FASCIST response…No sense of humor…

    • HARP
      • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

        Let’s see: Michigan 17 EVs, North Dakota 3 EVs. Which one is more important?

        • HARP

          You will see which are important.

          • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

            I agree. The GOP is already starting to panic. This means that by default, you PUMAs will too.
            http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article835288.ece

            • skepticle

              The truth comes out: McCain’s campaign staff is a bunch of Defeat-o-cans! They’re obviously in the tank for Obama!

        • JozefAL

          And, um, which candidate declared he could “turn” North Dakota for the Dems? I think his name was Barack Obama. THE CHUMP WHO’S PULLING OUT OF NORTH DAKOTA!

    • Newly Independent

      John Kerry won the state of Michigan in the 2004 general election.

      He lost the entire election to George W. Bush.

      Just sayin’.

    • stodghie

      kevin, i can’t believe you are still here showing your arse. doesn’t obambi have anything else for you to do like getting in someone’s face in a mall. of course since you are scared of us, i can see why you continue to hide out. it must get lonely in mom’s basement with warm cokes.

      • jane_tx

        yeah, go scare some older person away from the polls, you good little obedient troll person. How tall did you say you were actually, 5’2″?

  • Jackarooty

    I despise Claire McCaskill. Everytime she opens her mouth I want to bitch slap her.

    Do you remember this oldie but goodie that came from her mouth regarding Bill Clinton? Both Hillary and Bill campaigned for her.

    However, during that run, back in 2006, when the Missouri Senator was running against GOP challenger Jim Talent, the pair appeared on “Meet the Press.”
    “There is also a large class of Obama supporters in the Senate for whom the Clintons raised considerable amounts of money. This includes Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who upset Mrs. Clinton in a 2006 appearance on “Meet the Press” when she told Tim Russert that while Mr. Clinton was a great leader, ‘I don’t want my daughter near him.’”

    • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

      You want to bitch slap Claire McCaskill and your fellow PUMAs have called Gwen Ifill an OBAMAHO. Yet you are outraged by the so-called sexism against Hillary and Palin? You PUMAs are beyond hypocritical.

      • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

        It takes one to know one…a hypocrite, that is.

      • workingclass artist

        Ehemmm…KelvintheidiottrollfromGAZA…I didn’t see anyone call Ifel an “Obamawho”…them’s your words dude…now translate that into arabic for the comrades while you each await your turn with the village goat….

        • HARP

          LOL….I`m laughing so hard my dogs are looking at me with concern.

        • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

          Check the 2 blogs that were started just to whine about her being the moderator for the debate tonight. She was referred to and an OBAMAHO.

          • http://theheyjudeblog.blogspot.com Jude

            Hillary Clinton was running for office to serve the country. No insults needed.

            Gwen Ifill has sold the last shred of journalistic integrity to try to move the masses toward Obama and capitalize financially on his success.

            If the name fits…just sayin….

      • Jackarooty

        I want to bitch slap you too. It’s a gay thing.

        • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

          It’s easy to talk trash form the safety of a computer. I just love you internet tough guys.

          • Jackarooty

            We love you too Kelvy!

            I still want to bitch slap you only because you deserve it.

            • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

              And you deserve to be sent to be with no supper and have your tin-foil hate taken away. Daddy has spoken!

        • jane_tx

          i’ll bitch slap him, and thats a mad Mama PUMA thing!

      • Postmaster

        hypocrite, racist, yep, that’s me, and carry on Kelvin…NEXT

        • Kelvin Hearts PUMAs

          If you say so.

      • Leisa

        You are a lying Turdblossom wanna be.

      • Leisa

        You are a lying Turdblossom wanna be.

        That was for my good friend Kevin…heh. (No L for you)

    • Patti

      Is this the same daughter who refused to talk to her if she didnt support Obama. The women is not quite right.

      • jane_tx

        Yes, one and the same!

  • Amabo Kcarab

    “More pointedly, McCaskill said of Palin’s opponent, Sen. Joe Biden, Del., that he ‘has a tendency to talk forever and sometimes say things that are kind of stupid.’”

    That doesn’t sound like a “Joe Biden moment” to me; that sounds like Senator McCaskill having a few precious seconds of lucidity during the interview.

  • http://www.anvp.typepad.com soldier4hillary

    In the spirit of unity I want to send a whole lot of positive energy Gov Palins way. You cant find anyone saying positive things hardly in the MSM so I will send a prayer her way for the debate. I dont care if she goes in there speaking in pig latin or tongues. Hell I hear that at my church at home.

    Just think of a possible 4 years of Obama and his minions and I break out in a cold sweat. Plus anyone who focus on her interviews must not realize that we DONT have 57 states, the Great Lakes are NOT in Oregon and taking contributions from our enemies is just damn outright bullsh**!

    • WasLNbutNoBamaBotsKeepStealingMyName

      Go Sarah!

    • http://www.deathofthedemocraticparty.com xax

      Yeah me too. I’m just sending positive vibes her way. I hope she gets them. Anytime I hear any thing negative I’ll just turn that into a positive. Frankly I’m just tired of people insinuating that she’s dumb. The woman runs an entire state!!! Ugh.

      Remember. Positive. Positive.

      (It’s funny and ironic that Republicans are the ones engendering our support. I would have never have thought this six months ago.)

    • skepticle

      Keep on casting those spells and handling those snakes. The rest of us are living in the 21st century. You wouldn’t understand it.

      And don’t worry: I won’t tell anybody how Obama makes you sweat. Your little secret is safe with me.

      • jane_tx

        and you skepticle-receptacle, wouldnt recognize a spiritual nature in a person, if a snake bit you in the ass!

        Im praying daily for my country as a whole. I believe that Obama is truly a skank and bad for us, guess that would be his tendency to take money from foreign interests that wish us no good. Guess that would be because his ideology seems anti-democracy and anti-American Constitution.
        But if sending a prayer to a political leader is beneath you and worthy of your contempt I think that squarely places you in the bag of elitist snobs that hold Obama so dear. Mainly because they believe there is some special place in heaven for PC types who also smile upon radicals like Weathermen, apparently.

    • Soldier of Christ

      Thank you, soldier. I thought for a minute I was listening to a bunch of college blogging chattering on this blog. Goat sex, homosexual slangs, blah, blah, come on guys and gals, keep your private sex talk to yourself, and stick to the issue.

  • tbww

    I see that Palin will be a rally in California this weekend.

    Why do you suppose they’re spending time and money there?

    • vinnie

      I used to live in California. Not all of it is SF or Hollywood. There are many conservatives there too.

      • JozefAL

        Yeah. It’s funny how when the State Legislature there voted to allow same-sex marriage, the Governator vetoed it saying that the people should decide (I have to wonder if he would have felt the same when the Court decided to overturn the ban on interracial marriage). I don’t understand why, if he actually supported same-sex marriage (as he claims), he felt this need to pull the “people should get to vote”. (Does the Governator think that the people should vote on EVERYTHING the Legislature does, or just SOME things?)
        I believe that people forget that the most conservative President in recent memory (perhaps of all time) came from California. I think that non-Californians Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond’s time in the spotlight seem to have made people forget about Dana Rohrabacher and Duncan Hunter.

  • http://www.deathofthedemocraticparty.com xax

    I honestly believe the more these people go on and on about how terrible McCain is the more likely it’s becoming that Obama will lose.

    When will they learn to shut up and just let people make the decision on their own. I’ve had my fill of spin from the campaigns- I’m just tired of it.

    • skepticle

      Yeah! They should follow the lead of the McCain campaign, who never, ever says anything bad about Obama!

  • John Smith

    I thought that too. But what ever sticks here many times ends up all over the place and with in a day it gets picked up by fox. Why is Fox important? Because fox is by far the #1 cable station in the country. It had 4 in the top ten watched shows on cable and ESPN has three and CNN has two last week.

  • No Obama for me

    Did you guys see the article about McCain throwing the old hag Maureen Dowd who writes for the NYT off his Press plane in the middle of PA. today?
    Isn’t that hilarious????????
    They told her that she could not come back on.

    How well deserved. I hate that old bag. She and Claire McKaskill are 2 cut from the same cloth.
    McKaskill has a crush on Big “O”. What can I say,
    FAT BLONDES, They usually do go for foreigners from
    Kenya and Indonesia.

    • http://LibraryLand Audacity of Hype

      What I wouldn’t give to throw Maureen Dowd off of a plane!!!

      • skepticle

        Well, if Maureen Dowd ever comes into that Arby’s you work at, just put down your mop and give her a piece of your mind! If you’ve got any to spare, that is!

        • http://LibraryLand Audacity of Hype

          I’m sure you find that a clever retort. How about I just give you an F for the semester and send you home to Mommy and Daddy?

          • skepticle

            Fries are up.

            • Urban Hillbilly

              Funny how you know that phrase!!

              LMAO!!

      • jane_tx

        what about just – ‘out of a plane’?

  • workingclass artist

    Meat & Potato stuff….nuff said…

  • Black Female Army Capatin

    This was not a mistake by Claire McCaskill. They want to lower the expectations for Senator Biden since realizing the Republicans did it for Gov Palin.

    TO LATE!

  • http://investigatebarackobama.wordpress.com/about/ kat in your hat

    No Quarter, can we do something about this? An action maybe?

    Whistleblower Ignored by DOJ, FEC, FBI: $200 Million in Fishy Obama Donations! [UPDATE]
    http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/

    Secret, Foreign Money Floods Into Obama Campaign
    http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/Obama_fundraising_illegal/2008/09/29/135718.html

    Obama’s Fishy $200 Million
    http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13981

    • skepticle

      Hire a lawyer. File a suit. See how far you get. Should be hilarious.

  • Paul3triple

    you guys who are worried about macs attacks on obama need to realize this.
    Since accpeting public funding Mccain has not spent much money on ads. Neither has the RNC. They have a boatload of cash to unleash the fury on obama.
    Their plan from the beginning was to wait until the last month and drown him.
    They have the money to do it. I do not think it is a big deal to pull out of michigan. If he can win there he will without the staff.
    It is better to bring the staff down to key states to hold.
    Now that the bail-out will be finished and the VP debate over their strategy forward is predictable.
    Palin will becom very open to interviews, but ones that are in her favor. Lots of FOX and talk radio. She will be on everyday. She will be all over america if her performance is strong. Then Obama will be nailed to the wall for things he has said and poeple he does business with as well as his horrible redistribution of the wealth plan.
    Obama and his camp will use the same stale message they have been using. It has worked now, but the economic anxiety and cooked numbers in the polls have more to do with his boost than his message.
    I am willing to bet the gloves come off Sarah comes out and Obama will be getting hit so many different ways from so many directions he will be crippled.

    For an example of the ads coming checl therealbarrackobama.com for the new RNC ad put out.
    And, check out the new web ad of Biden and all the retarded things he has said.

    • http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com TexasDarlin

      Under normal conditions, this might work. But up against an epidemic of fraud and a police-state mentality by the media….I’m not sure anymore.

      Prediction: If Obama wins, legal issues will dog him and I would not be surprised if he ends up getting impeached.

    • ming the merciless

      As the S.S. McCain/Palin slips beneath the waves, the last thing to go will be the propaganda loudspeakers–probably still blaring out the voice of Reverend Wright. We’ll be hearing “G-d d-mn America” amid much bubbling.

      They should have come up with a detailed economic policy and a plan for the future that regular, middle class Americans could actually believe in. Something that stood in stark contrast to the policies of George W. Bush. If they had such a message and stuck to it instead of all the wearisome, increasingly ineffective negativity, they’d be doing a lot better at this point.

      Now they need a game-changer to break Obama’s momentum. I’m not sure what would serve, but they’ve got to do something different from what they’ve been doing. That just isn’t working.

      • JozefAL

        Why should McCain have to do something that Obama himself hasn’t really done?
        ALL that Obama has done is “hope and change”. He hasn’t produced ANY detailed proposals. ALL he’s done is declare what he isn’t (yet you seem to think that’s a “message”). Of course, what Obama “isn’t” today, may very well be what he “is” tomorrow.
        Obama has said nothing SOLID about America’s future and what he’ll do FOR the middle-class. Again, all he’s really done is offer “hope and change”. That, to me, is worthy of a third-party campaign in its infancy (most third parties actually have solid plans but they can’t get their messages out because of the MSM’s investment in the two-party system), not a party that’s been around for nearly two centuries. More telling, the handful of things that Obama has actually offered up have been “borrowed” from OTHER, MORE EXPERIENCED candidates.
        Why people keep falling for Obama’s crap (especially with regard to the war) is inexplicable without the constant MSM barrage of “Obama Now”. The SAME media that promoted Bush’s war (the one that Obama claimed to oppose from the beginning) is the very media that have had Obama’s back since January at the very earliest. And the blogging community only backed Obama en masse since the end of January when it came down to Obama or Clinton for the Dems. The bloggers, by and large, hated Hillary simply for her last name (tellingly, some “progressives” claimed that if Hillary won–which any Democrat would do this year–then we’d have some sort of “dynasty” measure, of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton with the added fear that another Bush would try following Hillary and then Chelsea following that Bush; of course, you don’t hear much about the dynasty issue when the Kennedy name is involved) and were of an “anybody-but-Clinton” mindset. BUT NOBODY VETTED OBAMA. NOBODY asked him questions first. He got the chance to listen to others and take the best from others but the media blinders were on.

    • Newly Independent

      I do not think it is a big deal to pull out of michigan. If he can win there he will without the staff.

      That’s what I’m thinking. But look for the stinkin’ MSM to blow the move all out of control.

      And I stated this above:

      John Kerry won the state of Michigan in the 2004 general election.

      He lost the entire election to George W. Bush.

      Just sayin’.

    • Newly Independent

      I again agree with you Paul3triple.

      For most of us voters here at NQ, this is definitely not our “first time at the rodeo.” It is, however, our first time on the “other side of the fence.”

      Many of us are former Democrats. So we are used to cheering on Democrat candidates every election year. The polls and the MSM around this time every election year would excite many of us as Democrats – because they would ALWAYS be biased towards the Democrat candidate running that year. (Only many of us didn’t really know or refused to acknowledge how biased the MSM & pollsters truly were.)

      Just look at how excited the Obama trolls are in thinking they’re ahead. Many of us used to be that happy – until the day after Election Day when we learned that our Democrat candidate lost. In 40 years, only Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter broke that trend. Fortunately, I don’t see Obama breaking that trend.

      This year, however, is probably the first time many of us have cheered on a Republican candidate. So we’re not used to the MSM “liberal” bias, nor being on the receiving end of the bias. We’re still in transition.

      I know that timing is everything. And that McCain & and the RNC will pull out all of the stops in these last four weeks before the election and win.

      In the meantime, we will hang on for the ride!

      • jane_tx

        no, I dont agree that the msm has always been like this and we just noticed it because we are not voting as Dems this time. Unfortunately the msm has become a tool – somehow.

  • Karma

    Drudgereport has a link…

    “Colorado Dems ‘Educate the Idiots Campaign’ Target ‘Minorites (sic)’, GEDs, Drop-Outs’ ”

    To this site.

    http://www2.facethestate.com/articles/democracy-alliance-memo-details-dem-plan-educate-idiots-and-target-minorities

    What is with these clowns?

  • tillthen

    Will she ask Biden why his son arrested0 Larry Sinclair?

  • moi61537

    I’m not voting for Obama and Mrs. Obama’s comments upset me. I do believe Mr. O. is corrupt and dangerous. However, I find some of the comments posted on the current page crudely sexist and racist. I read this site daily for its excellent analysis and hope those who are using profanity and those being racist and sexist will knock it off. A site that decried treatment of Senator Clinton should not exhibit the same behavior towards Mrs. Obama.

    • It’s Not Me

      Michelle is a mean, hateful woman. Is that racist and sexist? One never knows which truths are acceptable within the cult world of BO followers. ANY insult aimed at an AA is “racism” now. How sad. Now when true racism raises its ugly head, no one will care because the meaning of the word has changed so dramatically in the last year….thanks to BO and his cultists.

  • Steve-O

    So far, Biden had to make a fool out of himself to earn any media interest. Tonight, he has the chance to bathe in the limelight without first putting his foot into his mouth (that might come later…). Nice change for an old hand like him… ;)

    Palin has a tall order before her, but if she manages not to stumble, she will be considered the winner of the contest. If she really soars, if she scores points and shines as she did when she was first announced, then we might see a little game changer. If she wows us, the polls will change again.

    They tried to make her look stupid and some of her answers were not very well-worded, but if the McCain campaign is worth their pay, they have looked through her interviews together with her, shown her where she misstepped, where she gave the wrong or the too vage answer, pointing out alternative answers.

    I am pretty certain that she now has the names of the most popular news papers and magazines handy, as well as 2 or 3 impressive books she read lately (Autobiographies are good, but don’t mention Barack’s books, might give the wrong impression, the Bible is always a crowd pleaser)

  • photolady13

    There are some nasty people on this blog today. Please!!!Get to the point and hopefully the questions will be fair and legit. We want her to address the “bailout question” as well as Biden…no Gotcha questions..lets here what they both have to offer this country. Our Country!!

  • http://investigatebarackobama.wordpress.com/about/ kat in your hat
    • vinnie

      someone should investigate if some of that PAC money went for Botox too…just sayin.

  • 30yrdem-not any more

    DOW closes -360.65 after bail out goes through senate…is it going to stop the market from crashing?

  • Eden

    I think all the obots that are convinced Obama has this sewn up should just go ahead and go sit by the front door with their pot and wait for him to come by and put a chicken in it.

    It could happen!

  • 30yrdem-not any more

    I see everyone has taken on the Obama talking points.
    Here is one…“Palin has a tall order before her”

    Before the VP was picked everyone said the VP does not
    make a difference in who people vote for….the media started repeating the Obama talking points and the people picked them up…now that is all we hear and McCain is dropping in the polls. I don’t vote for the VP I vote for the top of the ticket. Obama talking point- a heart beat away- I would rather have Palin than Biden any day…I don’t understand why everyone is falling for it but they are.

    • jane_tx

      I agree with that. Biden may have years in the Senate, but Id prefer Palin in a heartbeat to Biden as P. she is more honest anyway.

      Msg to everyone here who is offended by some cursing and references to illicit sexual acts: this blog is visited by a wide range of individuals who both support McCain, are Independent and not voting or voting some other party, or people who support Obama and want to have some ‘fun’ by being ugly online. You cant control the way people speak and right now emotions are very high. this site is not a genteel we love Hillary site, it couldnt be because the obamrobot patrol would never let us have that in peace. May I suggest that you take it all with a grain of salt?

  • No way No Mccain

    Susan,

    I feel the same way about your quote except replace Obamas name with McCain. Obama is viewed here at the “devil incarnate”. It is not pleasant no matter what views one has. I can’t wait for this election to be over. The hyperbole has gotten so loud, it gives me a headache.

    “on about how Obama has all the answers (which McCaskill helpfully enumerates) while McCain is the wrong-on-everything devil incarnate”.

    • jane_tx

      hon, McCain may not be perfect but at least he doesnt wish for the demolition of our country. Obama will owe up to his ears, no pun intended, for the massive amounts of money he has taken from foreign interests. We just dont need any more selling the US down the river.
      There are many reasons why Obama comes off like the anti-Christ, too many to even get into here. Spend a little time reading about it, then come back and talk.

  • 30yrdem-not any more

    Mason-Dixon poll: Close race in Va.

    Mason-Dixon poll: Close race in Va.
    Oct 2 03:14 PM US/Eastern
    By The Associated Press
    Write a Comment
    THE POLL: Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc., survey of 625 registered voters in Virginia. (13 electoral votes.)

    THE NUMBERS: John McCain 48 percent, Barack Obama 45 percent.

    OF INTEREST: The margin is unchanged from a poll by the same firm done last week, showing the candidates about even in a state that last backed a Democrat for president in 1964. It contrasts sharply, however, with a CNN-Time poll released Wednesday that showed Obama with a 9-point lead.

    DETAILS: Telephone interviews with 625 randomly selected Virginia voters conducted Monday through Wednesday. Margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

    MORE: http://www.mason-dixon.com/public/index.cfm

    • John Smith

      One poll says this an other poll says that. Polls are all over the place.

  • stodghie

    take a look at how obambi chose for is wife and pastor. and we should trust him with the country? this guy makes very bad decisions.

  • 30yrdem-not any more

    I can’t believe how rigged this whole election has been and yes I still think Ifill should be replaced.

    from Hot Air

    Let me point to another example. Armstrong Williams wrote columns supporting Bush administration policies while accepting money from them. Did the media blithely accept that and note that it was the responsibility of his critics to find that out, rather than Williams’ duty to disclose it up front? That’s not the way I recall it — and I agreed that Williams acted unethically in that instance and sharply criticized both him and the administration for that breach of trust.

    The mere fact that Ifill kept that information from the Commission should be disqualifying in and of itself. Had she disclosed that, then the responsibility would have rightly fallen to the Commission and the McCain campaign for not raising the objection at the time she was selected for this role. As it is, Ifill failed to disclose what CJR acknowledges as a financial conflict of interest, and that responsibility was hers alone.

  • John Smith

    The way I see it is even if Palin goes over to Biden and knocks him out cold the media will still talk about how gracefully Biden landed on the floor and he looked like a young child asleep with his tongue out.

    There is no wining with the media they will say what every they want to say. It really has nothing to do with reality.

  • John Smith

    Here is an other poll that states something completely different.

    http://www.zogby.com/50state/

  • john

    McCain totally blew this election by supporting the disastrous bailout bill. What started out as 3 pages ended up at almost 500 pages in the Senate version. Virtually the entire bill is pork. Yet just last week Mccain said he was going to fight pork.

    White man speaks with fork tongue.

    • Goblintrain

      McCain had no realistic choice in this matter. Even Newt and many others had come around to: it just needs to pass. Its not saying they liked it, just saying that the consensus was something needed to be done. If Bush hadn’t of been in bed with the crooks, maybe we could have had a better starting point on the legislation. As it was, i think McCain did the best he could with Bush, Paulson, & crooked Majority leaders all working against us, so don’t take it too bad.

    • jane_tx

      well you can take comfort in the fact that Obama did so very little, once again. Basically his vote was ‘Present’, so he gets by with little mud on his lapels.
      McCain on the other hand tried to do something, he was willing to get his hands dirty at least trying.

      • Incredulous

        On this one, it may be that the less you did the better you’ll look.

        The floor speech related to the bill that impressed me the most was made by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. I think he voiced the feelings of the vast majority of middle and working class Americans. He’s an independent.

        http://www.sanders.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=303980

    • Incredulous

      $128 million in tax breaks for people building auto racing tracks? Money for the film industry?

      Yeah, I can see how that stuff was essential to protect taxpayers who’ll be footing the bill. Somebody should compile a list of all of the pork and tax breaks tacked on to the bail out, along with the names of the elected officials who added each item. It would be nice to know exactly who did what.

  • karen for Clinton – 2012

    Claire has been a major part of the obamamachine this whole year. I don’t remember the details but there was something about her own shady business dealings in her own past before she got on his bandwagon. She was part of the recent “truth squad” in violation of first amendment rights as well.

    She is mentioned on a video on uppity’s blog about ACORN fraud. One disgruntled ACORN worker is on tape telling an newsperson Acorn had them out campaigning for Claire instead of campaigning to raise the minimum wage as they were supposed to be doing.

    She fits so well into the obama associate club.