John McCain announces running mate

[The Banker]

US presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.

Ms Palin, 44, was elected in 2006 as Alaska's first female governor. The mother of five built a reputation as a reformer in a state that recently has been hit with corruption scandals.

The surprise choice marks a huge political risk by John McCain, and a blatant bid to win over disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters.

[legend76]

She's a joke, token Army Mother

[starchaser]

smart move.

that'll get a few pissed off Hilary supporters.

plus it shores up the conservative base - she's a pro-lifer and has a military son who is due to go into action in Iraq.

very interesting choice - we could end up with either the first black president of america, or , if mccain gets a heart attack in office, the first ever woman president of america.

[starchaser]

She's a joke, token Army Mother

obama is a joke too. token "black" guy.

[Haro]

obama is a joke too. token "black" guy.

That's pretty ridiculous. He doesn't follow what you'd expect from a black gay in the same way we have a token army mother here, holding all the views you'd expect them to.

[legend76]

That's pretty ridiculous. He doesn't follow what you'd expect from a black gay in the same way we have a token army mother here, holding all the views you'd expect them to.

yep, a very cynical move IMO

[Barney]

can you imagine a woman who was the mayor of a town of only 7,000 people only a few years ago becoming the VP of the US...Mccain has lost the plot altogether...

[dodgeviper]

McCain is a joke.
I can`t wait for the poor old bastard head to head with obama in the debates.
The poor old man will SLAUGHTERED! :p

[DogTheLangerHunter]

This has made me an Obama supporter,the woman's a joke.Here's a little description of her.

"A potential vice president with the ideology of Dick Cheney and fewer qualifications than Dan Quayle"

[uxie]

does this mean we have 4 more years of 'bush' in white house.
Saw this woman on tele tonight and already dislike her.

[Chattahoochee]

I am voting for McCain. He will win by a larger margin than Reagan beat Carter in 1980. Watch and see.

[pudgee]

Palin backed Pat Buchanan in 96 and 2000.

Fuck her. What sympathy I had for McCain is gone. Out the window.

Not that it matters a damn what I think.

[The Zurich Connection]

I think McCain has blown his chances..she so far right she has chalk on her boots. The notion that Hillary supporters will vote for somebody who is diametrically opposed to their own candidate simply because she has tits is amusing.

She's as bigoted as they come but I have to say I'd give her one in a shot!

[starchaser]

can you imagine a woman who was the mayor of a town of only 7,000 people only a few years ago becoming the VP of the US...Mccain has lost the plot altogether...

she's actually the governor of alaska.
keep drinking that obama kool aid.


and have a look at her anti-corruption record in alaska - where she went AGAINST the Repub old boy network and rooted it out. fiery isnt the word for it... smart move by McCain.

[starchaser]

Palin backed Pat Buchanan in 96 and 2000.


thats an plus rather than a negative - that shores up the libertarian/isolationist wing of the republican party.... the Ron Paul types.

plus at the same time shes strong on the pro-life issue - so thats the conservative christian wing sorted out.

plus she's female - so that the "soccer moms", and even a fair few conservative Democrats coming over.

yes - there is such a thing as a conservative democrat - ever wonder why Lieberman is backing McCain?

[starchaser]

I think McCain has blown his chances..she so far right she has chalk on her boots. The notion that Hillary supporters will vote for somebody who is diametrically opposed to their own candidate simply because she has tits is amusing.

She's as bigoted as they come but I have to say I'd give her one in a shot!

you do know that obama attended a church by one Reverand Wright who preaches black supremacy, and has close links to the anti-semite Louis Farrakhan.

and that obama's first fund raiser in Illinois was in the house of the ex-terrorist Marxist Bill Ayers?

if you want bigoted - look at Obama. thats your bigot.

[starchaser]

i love this photo
http://graphics8.nytimes.co m/images/2008/08/29/us/30palin3.large.jpg

yup. thats alaska and the wild west frontier , all summed up...

fantastic.

bet it'll get PETA all riled up.

[The Zurich Connection]

you do know that obama attended a church by one Reverand Wright who preaches black supremacy, and has close links to the anti-semite Louis Farrakhan.

and that obama's first fund raiser in Illinois was in the house of the ex-terrorist Marxist Bill Ayers?

if you want bigoted - look at Obama. thats your bigot.


No politician is clean so quit being so niave. She's a real bigot though ... a real right-wing christian anti-gay, anti-choice/abortion (and she being for the death penalty) :rolleyes: bible-thumping Hick.

[DogTheLangerHunter]

you do know that obama attended a church by one Reverand Wright who preaches black supremacy, and has close links to the anti-semite Louis Farrakhan.

and that obama's first fund raiser in Illinois was in the house of the ex-terrorist Marxist Bill Ayers?

if you want bigoted - look at Obama. thats your bigot.

lol!

[dodgeviper]

Conspiracy Alert!

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/We_re_Going_with_The _Rumor_Sarah_Palin_i s_not_Trig_s_mother

http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/30/121350/137/486/580223


If that is true, the GOP are FUnKED!

[Toxiqk]

US presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.

Ms Palin, 44, was elected in 2006 as Alaska's first female governor. The mother of five built a reputation as a reformer in a state that recently has been hit with corruption scandals.

The surprise choice marks a huge political risk by John McCain, and a blatant bid to win over disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters.

The scariest thing about this is that he is like in his 70's, he has had cancer around 5 times and is more than likely going to die in the next 7 years.
Should he die, Palin will be President.
That is presuming he gets elected.

Imagine having a "Hockey Mom" as a president who has a 17 year old pregnant daughter.
She can hardly manage her child, let alone the millions of Americans who would be depending on her...

[sausgunstarzeroes]

The americans are so fucked up as it is...if McCain gets elected they will be in more shit and Barrack gets elected, he will probably be shot..:(


Obama all the way

[Nellboy]

Palin interview here... pretty much sums up how clueless she is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP12aNzocSc

[KD Langer]

Palin interview here... pretty much sums up how clueless she is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP12aNzocSc

sweet jesus. how this woman has the gall to accuse anyone of not giving direct answers to questions is beyond me. endless answers of "on the one hand we may, on the other hand we may". also, she could not even answer one simple question about mc cains record over the last 26 years. but she could soon be the vice president of the world's only super power.

she's a creationist too.that alone should disbar her from being in charge of a fucking envelope never mind second in command in the white house.

[KD Langer]

nokTjEdaUGg


no text required.

[Roundyfield]

Palin's approval rating as slumped dramatically over the past week (at least 10%), probably because of the lampooning she has received. I am diametrically opposed to the McCain/Palin ideology but how can so many people switch their allegiance so whimsically. It proves many of the voting public are irrational clowns.

[KD Langer]

Palin's approval rating as slumped dramatically over the past week (at least 10%), probably because of the lampooning she has received. I am diametrically opposed to the McCain/Palin ideology but how can so many people switch their allegiance so whimsically. It proves many of the voting public are irrational clowns.

i would usually agree with you. but in this case i think the american voters have just looked at her performance and thought "NO FUCKING WAY, ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING WAY. I WOULDN'T LET HER MOP THE FLOORS IN THE SCHOOL CANTEEN, NEVER MIND PUT HER IN CHARGE OF WHOLE FUCKING GOVERNMENT, NO FUCKING WAY JOSE."

[Stall De Ball Biy]

McCain is her running mate, not the other way round!

[Bill O'Reilly]

Republican Sarah Palin is an undereducated, immature, inexperienced, religiously brainwashed, right-wing degenerate. She has no place in any political office. You can put lipstick on a moron but at the end of the day, it's still a moron.

[bosco]

Sarah Palin - the gender card
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId= 184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card

[Mr Jefferson]

nokTjEdaUGg


no text required.

Saturday Night Live version (http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/couric-palin-open/704042/)

To be honest, I'm not sure which is funnier.

[Mr Jefferson]

Sarah Palin - the gender card
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId= 184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card

Heres another good one one

More Palin gaffs (http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId= 186764&title=Gams-&-Gammer)

[markinmanc]

Oh she's not a pitbull, oh no.... at least we can guess what the Repbulican tactics will be


http://www.belfasttelegraph .co.uk/breaking-news/world/north-america/palin-accuses-obama-of-associating-with-terrorists-13993463.html

US Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is accusing the Democratic candidate Barack Obama of associating with terrorists.

In a speech while fundraising in Colorado yesterday, she said the Illinois Senator was an embarrassment and that he was "palling about" with people involved in terrorist's activities.
It comes just days after both sides set aside political differences to urge Congress to pass the 700 billion dollar financial bailout package.
Mr Obama is dismissing the remarks as "gutter politics".


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7653132.stm

[KD Langer]

heard that on the news this morn. apparently the guy is now a university professor and obama was a kid at the height of this guys "terrorist" career. palin is the best thing thats ever happened to obama i'd say.

[midletonman]

heard that on the news this morn. apparently the guy is now a university professor and obama was a kid at the height of this guys "terrorist" career. palin is the best thing thats ever happened to obama i'd say.

just read that there. shes getting more and more ridiculous as this goes on but the scary thing is the responses she gets to these outrageous comments. and her 'oh mans' and 'golly goshes' make me cringe.

[markinmanc]

heard that on the news this morn. apparently the guy is now a university professor and obama was a kid at the height of this guys "terrorist" career. palin is the best thing thats ever happened to obama i'd say.

just read that there. shes getting more and more ridiculous as this goes on but the scary thing is the responses she gets to these outrageous comments. and her 'oh mans' and 'golly goshes' make me cringe.

But Fox and the rightist media will air these statements, the liberal and even neutral media will be reluctant to criticise her for for of being accused of sexism.

There's a bit of the 'Boris Johnson's' about her which could get her and McCain in.

She's also claimed Obama will pull troops out of Iraq and has implied he'll give all of Jerusalem to the Palestinians.


She's claiming the NY Times reported the Obama 'connection' when it actually stated the opposite:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1005/breaking3.htm

http://thecaucus.blogs.nyti mes.com/2008/10/04/palin-obama-is-palling-around-with-terrorists/

[KD Langer]

never say never,but i'll be shocked and awed if they get in now.

[markinmanc]

never say never,but i'll be shocked and awed if they get in now.

In the next few days we'll have the ads juxtaposing Obama with various terrorists, Muslims, Europeans and whoever Republican fellow travellers think will scare undecided voters.

The more liberal/left people go on, the more it'll play into the Repubicans hands

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2008/oct/05/barackobama.sarahpal in

[shamoverhere]

For the past eight years (at least in perception) I have wandered through life under the Bush 'administration' and at times wondered if I was dreaming, or in limbo, or on a bad trip.

Now I know it must be the case. My previous concept of reality could not have included such a bizarre manifestation as Sarah Palin.

In short, I am in a lucid dream and have made her up. It's my dark side at work clearly. I've also by extension made everything else up, including you lot. You're fun though. She's not. She scares me. I wish to un-create her and wake up now. Weetabix would be nice for breakfast. Goodbye, amusing figments of my overactive imagination.

Here goes....

[shammy feen]

For the past eight years (at least in perception) I have wandered through life under the Bush 'administration' and at times wondered if I was dreaming, or in limbo, or on a bad trip.

Now I know it must be the case. My previous concept of reality could not have included such a bizarre manifestation as Sarah Palin.

In short, I am in a lucid dream and have made her up. It's my dark side at work clearly. I've also by extension made everything else up, including you lot. You're fun though. She's not. She scares me. I wish to un-create her and wake up now. Weetabix would be nice for breakfast. Goodbye, amusing figments of my overactive imagination.

Here goes....

Next thing you know you will wake up and find yourself in San Fran with a magic fairy showing you his wand.....;)

[markinmanc]

Next thing you know you will wake up and find yourself in San Fran with a magic fairy showing you his wand.....;)


Works for me! :p


After McCain was schooled by Obama last night, the chances of some scandal or terror outrage is increasing I bet.

[Poc Fada]

Obama should use the example of Gerry Adams or Martin McGuinness to play down his "terrorist links". Both are reformed terrorists, now engaging in democracy - a victory mainly for the Clinton/Democratic presidency. It shouldnt be such a big deal that he is "friendly" with a former terrorist.

There are a few references to Northern Ireland and the former Yugoslavia that Obama shouldnt be afraid to pull out of the bag to show that Democrats bring peace. At least he can spin it that way.

I saw part of the debate this morning on RTE and I have to say that McCain came across very well. Obama did too but the conditions are all far too safe, nothing like we have in Ireland or the UK when it comes to debates.

McCain seemed to get a good blow in when he mentioned how much Fannie Mae were bank rolling Obama. It wasnt refuted when Obama took the mic.

[pudgee]

Obama should use the example of Gerry Adams or Martin McGuinness to play down his "terrorist links". Both are reformed terrorists, now engaging in democracy - a victory mainly for the Clinton/Democratic presidency. It shouldnt be such a big deal that he is "friendly" with a former terrorist.

There are a few references to Northern Ireland and the former Yugoslavia that Obama shouldnt be afraid to pull out of the bag to show that Democrats bring peace. At least he can spin it that way.

I saw part of the debate this morning on RTE and I have to say that McCain came across very well. Obama did too but the conditions are all far too safe, nothing like we have in Ireland or the UK when it comes to debates.

McCain seemed to get a good blow in when he mentioned how much Fannie Mae were bank rolling Obama. It wasnt refuted when Obama took the mic.

he really, really shouldn't.

[markinmanc]

Heh heh.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1009/1223445617076.html?v ia=mr

MEDIAWATCH: MIDWAY THROUGH her debate with Joe Biden, Sarah Palin began dropping her Gs and channelling Marge Gunderson, the plain-speakin', pistol-packin' pregnant police chief in Fargo.
Palin declared, in no uncertain terms, that she needn't answer questions put to her by the moderator, that Obama-lovin' Gwen Ifill, who works for the ultraliberal Public Broadcasting Service, or anybody else in the mainstream media. She was gonna talk straight to the American people.
It was great theatre, but in a Beckett-like absurdist way. It is a tried and true tactic of the American right to blame any and all their problems on the "mainstream media". They even have an acronym for it: MSM, as if it's some malevolent Chinese food additive. According to the right, the only place the American people can get fair and balanced news is from the likes of Fox, Rush Limbaugh, and the rest of the right-wing ideologues who clutter the airwaves on talk radio.

[Mr Jefferson]

This cracks me up

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[Mr Jefferson]

And for the purposes of fairness, heres the real interview.

Pt1
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Pt2
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God help the world if they get in.

[Jim Comic]

http://www.alternet.org/election08/102345/

[xvis]

Abused power.


Ouch!

[midletonman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE

wait for the woman at 50 seconds, embarassingly stupid.

mccain going back on the words of his idiotic running partner, a bit late i think.

[Jim Comic]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gV-vWrU27Go

[Jim Comic]

from some chain mail type thingy.......


Let me see if I have this straight…

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.


*

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.


*

Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well-grounded.


*


If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.


*

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

*

If you teach responsible, age-appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.

*

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.

If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.



OK, much clearer now!

[doppellanger]

If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.


point of information - senior lecturer, not professor