Sarah Palin

[LarryG]

OK, shes a great mom,a hunter and fisher, but when it comes to certain parenting skills, I'll take a pass! I was broght up to believe it was love marriage and children, thats what we as parents impressed on our kids.I have a son who is a single parent raising a teen age daughter.He gave up a mid six figure salary to be able to be with and raise his daughter to respect those values, this is sort of a kick in the teeth to many parents in that same situation, and the stigma attached to a little mis behaving is now deminished.Where were they? What were they doing? Sure were not supposed to be personal, except when it comes to conservative values.

[LarryG]

My cousin for years has raised a downs syndrome child, quit a high paying job to give the kid all the care she could, is she mother of the year, no just responsible,and doing what she was taught to do. Nancy reagan was touted as heroic, becausde her husband had alziemers, and she made great sacrifices staying with him and caring for his well being. My mom had the same thing, was i a hero, or just some dumb shmuck, who went int6o a financial hole bringing her to live with us, buying her and furnishing a safer habitat for her to be safe and secure.No it was something that I was brought up believing that we have responsibilitys to our loved ones. But it dopnt count because I guess I'm just a liberal.

[mhall]

Larry are you drunk today, what the crap are you talking about anyway. O.K, alright you were a good guy Larry what does that have to do with this woman being qualified to run our country. I don't intend to be mean here but sometimes you lose me??? If you are referring to her daughter being pregnant, that has happened to many a good folk out there and should not in any way sway voters, it's NOT relevant. Even the great Messiah, Barry said it should not even be talked about again, and you know that's about the only thing I've agreed with that man on yet. Maybe you should run for office Larry you seem to have it all figured out.

[DJD]

OK, shes a great mom,a hunter and fisher, but when it comes to certain parenting skills, I'll take a pass! I was broght up to believe it was love marriage and children, thats what we as parents impressed on our kids.I have a son who is a single parent raising a teen age daughter.He gave up a mid six figure salary to be able to be with and raise his daughter to respect those values, this is sort of a kick in the teeth to many parents in that same situation, and the stigma attached to a little mis behaving is now deminished.Where were they? What were they doing? Sure were not supposed to be personal, except when it comes to conservative values.

Larry,
Getting personal with who Palin is works in my book, I don't care because I look at that with these candidates. Doesn't mean I decide based upon that but I still look at it.
So now you know the daughter made some mistakes but if you REALLY think a parent is going to be next to their daughter every single minute of the day your off base. So just chalk it up to lesson learned with nothing to hide and move on. The libs tried to smear Cheney with his Lesbian daughter and you see how that worked huh?
Now look at Barry. Why is it that he is personnally associated with terrorists and hate mongers? He did try and hide that stuff and or sweep it under the rug for a long time. Does that bother you? It should because it's more important than a baby that is being raised by a single mother and a loving family. Libs....tsk tsk

[RoadToad]

I'm a liberal, and yes, I like Sarah Palin, but if you want to compare VP candidates and their competency to serve as President, I don't think she's in the same league as Joe Biden. He's been Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for how long now? I know he's been on it close to 30 years, and I think he's been Chairman most of that time. In a speech on September 10, 2001, Biden argued that the Bush administration's focus on missile defense had diverted out attention from more likely threats. The new threat to the United States, he said, "would not come from an inter-continental ballistic missile with a return address" but in "the belly of a plane" or from a "vial smuggled in a backpack or a bomb in the hold of a ship." Where was Sarah Palin on 09/10/2001? Had she even been elected mayor yet?

But really, I think history shows that the second name on the ticket isn't all that important. People generally vote based on the Presidential candidate, not the VP. But, to be honest, I think she'd make a better President than either McCain OR Obama. Too bad she and Biden can't team up. Of the four (McCain, Obama, Palin, and Biden), those are the two I'd most like to see in office.

[MsgMills]

I'm a liberal, and yes, I like Sarah Palin, but if you want to compare VP candidates and their competency to serve as President, I don't think she's in the same league as Joe Biden. He's been Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for how long now? I know he's been on it close to 30 years, and I think he's been Chairman most of that time. In a speech on September 10, 2001, Biden argued that the Bush administration's focus on missile defense had diverted out attention from more likely threats. The new threat to the United States, he said, "would not come from an inter-continental ballistic missile with a return address" but in "the belly of a plane" or from a "vial smuggled in a backpack or a bomb in the hold of a ship." Where was Sarah Palin on 09/10/2001? Had she even been elected mayor yet?

But really, I think history shows that the second name on the ticket isn't all that important. People generally vote based on the Presidential candidate, not the VP. But, to be honest, I think she'd make a better President than either McCain OR Obama. Too bad she and Biden can't team up. Of the four (McCain, Obama, Palin, and Biden), those are the two I'd most like to see in office.

I can agree with you on Biden's experience of Foreign Relations. But he has not run any type of Town Government, State Government has he. He's not dealt with any type of Military decisions by himself like Palin has as Gov.

Plain and simple she has more experience in Government with being a prior Mayor and also Governor....than the 143 day wonder the Democrats are trying to elect into office....

Wake up and smell the coffee Democrats and those who are the fence of voting for the Republicans now or not..... Best combo to elect into office at least both have the vast experience to deal with anything that might arise while in office.

[DJD]

The thing I see about Palin being on the McCain ticket is that even though she is new she will pull alot of female voters that were on the fence. Sure the die hard Dem women won't change but consider the young women, college women and young mothers. These women will get sick and tired of the Dem bashing on Palin and her daughter and Palins special needs child. That party is going to shoot themselves right in the foot on Palin.

Being a voter in this election doesn't mean you know the issues or that you have a thought on what you really want so don't assume only "educated" voters vote. Alot of votes are based on the party/candidates they can relate too and that is what will decide this election. JMO

[biggw]

The thing I see about Palin being on the McCain ticket is that even though she is new she will pull alot of female voters that were on the fence. Sure the die hard Dem women won't change but consider the young women, college women and young mothers. These women will get sick and tired of the Dem bashing on Palin and her daughter and Palins special needs child. That party is going to shoot themselves right in the foot on Palin.

Being a voter in this election doesn't mean you know the issues or that you have a thought on what you really want so don't assume only "educated" voters vote. Alot of votes are based on the party/candidates they can relate too and that is what will decide this election. JMO

Your right on with that ----Don

[roadrunner]

I'm a liberal, and yes, I like Sarah Palin, but if you want to compare VP candidates and their competency to serve as President, I don't think she's in the same league as Joe Biden. He's been Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for how long now? I know he's been on it close to 30 years, and I think he's been Chairman most of that time. In a speech on September 10, 2001, Biden argued that the Bush administration's focus on missile defense had diverted out attention from more likely threats. The new threat to the United States, he said, "would not come from an inter-continental ballistic missile with a return address" but in "the belly of a plane" or from a "vial smuggled in a backpack or a bomb in the hold of a ship." Where was Sarah Palin on 09/10/2001? Had she even been elected mayor yet?

But really, I think history shows that the second name on the ticket isn't all that important. People generally vote based on the Presidential candidate, not the VP. But, to be honest, I think she'd make a better President than either McCain OR Obama. Too bad she and Biden can't team up. Of the four (McCain, Obama, Palin, and Biden), those are the two I'd most like to see in office.

Roadtoad
What I do not get is Obama is for change then picks a 30 year senator who has run for president on the democrat primary and has never garnered over 2 or 3% of the vote. Then McCain picks a female Governor from Alaska now who is for change? The McCain ticket has the experience at the top of their ticket and the democrat ticket has the experience at the bottom.

[Bobby Headrick]

WHAT DOES IT MATTER? It seems that this election has gotten out of hand, I mean that the "producers" of this "show of shows",which is all main stream media, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, etc. Have really produced a hit series, the GREAT President race, this all seems like a bad reality show or soap opera.All the hype the slander, the mudslinging, the preg teen, the un american brother, the war hero, the huntress, the crony, all are great charactors in this show. Obama does not pick Hillary as VP, so ole John goes and picks one, to one up maybe, who knows what was behind this. We pick our favs and then vote and AMERICA WILL DECIDE who is the next American President. Really Hollywood could have written this script. But what I do see from all of this is that now both parties are dodging the problems of this country and now the focus is VP selection, sorry gas is 4.00 gal but Paylin's kid is preg or Obama's brother has terror ties and crap like that.This seems like another way to divide this country more, but why worry who is president anyway as if things do not change fast then we either will be owned by CHINA or overran by Mexico, The Saudia's and the Arab Oil countries already control us.

[know1]

Yep - this election has really turned me off of politics. Well....I was pretty turned off of it to begin with, but this is the nail in the coffin.

Watching people debate this election (not the issues, because they apparently don't matter, but the election) from an independent standpoint really has shown me the levels of hypocrisy that people will sink to to justify ANYTHING their party's candidate does and condemn ANYTHING the other party's candidate does....even if they are essentially the SAME THING.

It's sickening.

[JD7.62]

Im impressed with her speech tonight. Id still rather listen to my man Fred give a speech but she was great up there! A real stunner for sure.

Thoughts?