Palin is certainly no Hillary Clinton
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Jane Touchet
Published: September 5, 2008
In an obvious effort to lure Hillary supporters to his ticket, John McCain has made the “bold” move of selecting a woman as his running mate. It seems that he considers the choice of a woman, ANY
woman, adequate to do the trick. It was announced today that his selection is Sarah Palin, the current governor of Alaska. So who is Mrs. Palin and what does she bring to the ticket?
According to an Associated Press story, “she has more experience catching fish as a former commercial fisherwoman than dealing with foreign policy or national affairs.” Mrs. Palin is a lifetime member
of the NRA and she has reported that her favorite meal is moose stew. So now we know that she can hunt and fish and enjoy Alaska’s abundant game, but it seems that the person just a heartbeat away
from the presidency would need a few other skills as well, such as how to deal with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, our health care needs, our increasing financial crisis, etc.
Mrs. Palin’s political experience consists of two terms on the Wasilla city council, followed by two terms as Wasilla’s mayor/manager. That’s it, folks. That is the extent of her experience prior to her
election as Alaska’s governor just 20 months ago. And this selection comes from a campaign which has focused their anti-Obama attacks on his supposed lack of experience!
As a woman who supports efforts to break the glass ceiling, I still have to say, “Sarah Palin, while you are a woman, you are no Hillary Clinton, nor are you qualified to serve as President of the United
States.”
John McCain’s cynical move to try to grab female votes will not work.
I urge wise women to join me in supporting Barack Obama and Joe Biden in November.
JANE TOUCHET
Woodbridge
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Posted by ( blue_doggette ) on September 11, 2008 at 6:56 am
Bear, I guess you missed the first 2 options I listed. I agree. People who do not vote have no room to grouse. I always vote. However, staying home and not voting is always an option for everyone.
I think you totally missed my point and needed something to say.
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Posted by ( gbear3199 ) on September 10, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Posted by ( blue_doggette ) on September 07, 2008 at 10:21 am
“I am going to go vote for someone whose world view is more similar, write in Hillary, or I am going to stay home from the polls on election day.”
And then at that point, you will have no right to criticize whoever wins the election. If you don’t vote, then your voice goes unheard. Unfortunately, we are not in the position of having the ideal presidental canidate, I have reservations about both sides, but I think McCain’s pick of Palin was brillant. Say what you want about her,but she’s new to Washington, she’s a woman, she’s a family oriented person, she will appeal to the sportsmen and women, she seems to have the personal character to willing and wholeheartedly take care of a disabled child, to watch her son go to war, to deal with a teenage pregnacy, and I have yet to hear her apologize for being a “Regular American Woman”. She will appeal to a lot of people on those points alone. And yes, there were quite a few people who voted for Hillary, based on her gender, alone.
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on September 09, 2008 at 5:24 am
The most powerful Democrats in America remain Bill & Hillary Clinton. It is good to see so many Republicans publicly supporting Hillary and her policies. As both Bill and Hillary are supporting the Obama/Biden ticket we can expect many Republican cross-over votes for the Democratic candidates. As November 4th approaches, many people will ask the simple question: Am I better off today than I was 8 years ago. As most will answer NO, most will vote for CHANGE.
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Posted by ( blue_doggette ) on September 08, 2008 at 4:35 pm
BHappy,
Saying they are going to vote for McCain and actually doing it are 2 different things. You think I am happy with the way things went down in the DNC? Not one little bit. However, you either believe in Democratic principles or you don’t.
We’ll see. Real, true Democrats will not vote for Palin because Hillary lost to Obama. There just aren’t that many stupid Democrats. It has nothing to do with gender. It has everything to do with policy and world view.
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on September 08, 2008 at 12:59 pm
gwenandgary, these pages will be very boring if we don’t sling mud at each other for the next eight weeks -despite the fact that not a single post will change the mind or vote of any of us who are interested enough to even read these posts!
You may recall I suggested a Quarter Jar for any negative post but no one responded to it. The simple fact of the matter is no one feels their candidate is “the one” in this year’s election, so we’re not voting FOR someone but AGAINST the other - or really, against the other Party.
I take it all with a grain of salt. Mark Warner in 2012.
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Posted by ( BHappy ) on September 07, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Bluedoggette,
Unfortunately, a list of distinguished Democrats don’t agree with you.
They clearly understand that with Hillary no longer a choice, McCain is the only reasonable choice.
Unless of course you want to diminish these distinguished and respected voices in the Democratic party—including Ambassador Irwin, who had a difficult billet assigned by Pres Clinton—then my guess is that you are mistaken, not me.
Have you spoken to the PUMAS yet? I have spoken to quite a few—lifelong Democrats, genuine hardworkers, who are FURIOUS, and they are definitely voting McCain.
Ambassador Irwin’s damning of Osama near the end of the 3rd video says it all.
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/07/video-citizens-for-mccain-press-conference/
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Posted by ( Irishlad ) on September 07, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Blue dog,
Of course Sarah is nothing like Hillary. As has been pointed out Sarah did not ride on the coat tails of her husband, did not try to push socialized health care on America, and did not cherry pick a State to run for office.
Ray,
Most Repubs will vote for Repubs running for office. Of course there are differences between Bush and McCain, and yes the same people like both Bush and McCain. The Dems like to say they have a “large tent” where many points of views are accepted. Well, you seem to think that is a bad thing for the GOP.
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Posted by ( mongoose ) on September 07, 2008 at 6:49 pm
no one is saying sarah palin is a bad person, just that she is a bit over her head here. if this is the best person the republicans could find to run as vice president, then why did they not have her on the campaign trail months ago? perhaps mcCain pulled a rabbit out of the hat with his choice, but if she stumbles in the next eight weeks there is no recovery time to bail her out. I do support her rights to privacy and as such the reports she had an affair with a friend of her husband is not any of our business. her ‘straying’ is between her and todd and not for us to judge.
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Posted by ( gwenandgary ) on September 07, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Ray, with all respect I don’t know if anyone can be sure who has won or lost this election based on everything that you cited.
Let’s just wait until the day after the voting to find out, okay?
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on September 07, 2008 at 2:35 pm
So where was Sarah Palin these last 16 months while the public vetting process was going on? Hillary was there, week after week making her case. So was Obama, McCain, Romney and even Biden. They were RUNNING for president. Where was Sarah? Baking cookies in Alaska? A little too Johnny-come-lately in my opinion. Give her a few weeks and we’ll see if the glamour rubs off her lipstick.
Republicans are so desperate to hold power even McCain is running on CHANGE and as far away from Bush as he can get. So, if McCain is right, then why have you phoneys been cheering for Bush all these years? If one is right, the other has to be wrong. I’ll assume McCain is the right one as he’s running on the Democratic Platform.
Look at the Convention: No Bush, Joe Lieberman speaking, Hillary look-alike chosen, CHANGE as the message .... you guys have lost the election and you don’t even know it.
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