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Lifestyle => Train of Thought => Topic started by: Real American on August 30, 2008, 08:31:21 AM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/30veep.html?em
DAYTON, Ohio — Senator John McCain astonished the political world on Friday by naming Sarah Palin, a little-known governor of Alaska and self-described “hockey mom” with almost no foreign policy experience, as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
Gov. Sarah Palin, Cindy McCain and Senator John McCain in Ohio after Mr. McCain introduced Ms. Palin as his running mate.
Ms. Palin, 44, a social conservative, former union member and mother of five who has been governor for two years, was on none of the widely discussed McCain campaign short lists for vice president. In selecting her, Mr. McCain reached far outside the Washington Beltway in an election year in which the Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama, is running on a platform of change.
“She’s not from these parts, and she’s not from Washington, but when you get to know her, you’re going to be as impressed as I am,” Mr. McCain told a midday rally of 15,000 people in a basketball arena here shortly before Ms. Palin, with her husband and four of her children, strode out onto the stage.
Within moments, Ms. Palin made an explicit appeal to the disappointed supporters of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by praising not only Mrs. Clinton but also the only other woman in American history who has been on a presidential ticket, Geraldine A. Ferraro, Walter F. Mondale’s Democratic running mate in 1984.
“Hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling in America, but it turns out the women of America aren’t finished yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all,” Ms. Palin said to huge applause.
Ms. Palin and Mr. McCain then embarked on a bus tour across Ohio and north into western Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh, a route that took in a wide swath of the central battleground in this year’s presidential campaign.
Mr. McCain’s pick, Ms. Palin, who opposes abortion, played especially well among evangelicals and other social conservatives, who have always viewed Mr. McCain warily and who have been jittery in recent weeks because of reports that Mr. McCain was considering naming a running mate who favors abortion rights.
The McCain campaign sees Ms. Palin as a kindred spirit to Mr. McCain, particularly in her history of taking heat from fellow Republicans for bucking them on issues and spotlighting their ethical failings. Like Mr. McCain’s, her political profile is built in part on her opposition to questionable government spending projects.
But they differ on a number of policies. Ms. Palin opposed Mr. McCain on one of the most prominent Alaskan issues: She supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Mr. McCain opposes it, much to the consternation of some Republicans. Mr. McCain’s environmental policy accepts that global warming is driven by pollution; Ms. Palin has said she is not convinced. A spokeswoman for Ms. Palin, Maria Comella, said, “Governor Palin not only stands with John McCain in his belief that global warming is a critical issue that must be addressed, but she has been a leader in addressing climate change.”
Ms. Palin, a former mayor of the small town of Wasilla, an Anchorage suburb, rose to prominence as a whistle-blower uncovering ethical misconduct in state government. Her selection amounted to a gamble that an infusion of new leadership — and the novelty of the Republican Party’s first female candidate for vice president — would more than compensate for the risk that Ms. Palin could undercut one of the McCain campaign’s central arguments, that Mr. Obama is too inexperienced to be president.
Democrats and at least some shocked Republicans questioned the judgment of Mr. McCain, who has said repeatedly on the campaign trail that his running mate should have the qualifications to immediately step into the role of commander in chief.
Mr. McCain’s words on the matter have had more than usual resonance this year because of his age — he turned 72 on Friday, and hopes to be the oldest person ever elected to a first term — and his history with skin cancer.
Ms. Palin appears to have traveled very little outside the United States. In July 2007, she had to get a passport before she visited members of the Alaska National Guard stationed in Kuwait, according to her deputy communications director, Sharon Leighow. She also visited wounded troops in Germany during that trip.
Mr. McCain’s announcement of Ms. Palin came in the immediate afterglow that Democrats were enjoying from their nomination of Mr. Obama, and for one news cycle at least, as Republicans intended, Ms. Palin effectively muffled the news coverage of Mr. Obama’s acceptance speech to 80,000 people at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Thursday night.
Mr. Obama wished her well in a call from his campaign bus.
“He also wished her good luck, but not too much luck,” said Robert Gibbs, a senior strategist to Mr. Obama.
Mr. Obama’s fellow Democrats were considerably less welcoming, and most said they were flabbergasted by what they characterized as a desperate, cynical or dangerous choice, given Ms. Palin’s lack of any experience in national security.
“On his 72nd birthday, this is the guy’s judgment of who he wants one heartbeat from the presidency?” said Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, who said the selection smacked of political panic. “Please.”
Mr. McCain’s advisers said Friday that Mr. McCain was well aware that Ms. Palin would be criticized for her lack of foreign policy experience, but that he viewed her as exceptionally talented and intelligent and that he felt she would be able to be educated quickly.
“She’s going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he’ll be around at least that long,” said Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain’s top advisers, making light of concerns about Mr. McCain’s health, which Mr. McCain’s doctors reported as excellent in May.
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I want to fuck the hell out of Governor Palin. I don't know what is sexier about her...her looks or her hardcore fiscal conservatism.
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I want to fuck the hell out of Governor Palin.
You're a 27 year old virgin.... you wouldn't know what to do with her.
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She's pretty hot, but she's also pretty stupid. She's a creationist, pro-life, pro-guns, and an uber conservative. And she thinks Hillary supporters (who have a completely set of ideological beliefs) will vote for her, just because she has a vagina.
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She's against abortion and against gay marriage. She's like 44-years-old and could have been my mom. She has a 4 or 5 kids and one of them has an extra 21st chromosome. She's very conservative...
Nah, I wouldn't touch her titties because of all the above reasons. She could choke on my penis though and I'd squirt all over her glasses.
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I want to fuck the hell out of Governor Palin. I don't know what is sexier about her...her looks or her hardcore fiscal conservatism.
lol
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must....not...change...vote :stop:
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She's against abortion and against gay marriage. She's like 44-years-old and could have been my mom. She has a 4 or 5 kids and one of them has an extra 21st chromosome. She's very conservative...
Nah, I wouldn't touch her titties because of all the above reasons. She could choke on my penis though and I'd squirt all over her glasses.
so you wont touch her just becuz shes against gay marriage?
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shes not really sexy, and not to mention......look, shes got crabs.
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"Sexy as hell" ? Lol, I think you need to get out more.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...........................
Also I would do her, but she ain't like super hot.
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She's probably McCains sidepiece.
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she's not sexy as hell,c'mon.
she's nothing special
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yea he thinks people will like him more casue hes got a bitch on his side, but she could get it
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One word: MILF!!!!!
She looks like a naughty librarian that you might see in a porno.
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One word: MILF!!!!!
She looks like a naughty librarian that you might see in a porno.
Maybe, but not "sexy as hell"
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Can one of you queer boys show a picture of her between the ages of 14-17.
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One word: MILF!!!!!
She looks like a naughty librarian that you might see in a porno.
Maybe, but not "sexy as hell"
Compared to all the other vice presidents she is.
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One word: MILF!!!!!
She looks like a naughty librarian that you might see in a porno.
Maybe, but not "sexy as hell"
Compared to all the other vice presidents she is.
Lets see... in my life the VPs have been
Walter Mondale
George H.W. Bush
Dan Quayle
Al Gore
Dick Cheney
Yeap... she would be the sexiest VP if elected in my lifetime.
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yeah she's hot, but you're still a fuck head cwalker.
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For once we agree CWalker
MCCAIN '08!!!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq7xMGcuKK0
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damn^^^^
i agree she's hot but i'm a milf lover
And i wanna gigalol to that :
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LOLLL
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I wouldn't be surprised if republican wins again. Anyone watched the RNC last night? I was like..wtf..
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lol that is funny. McCains wife is better though
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Lets see... in my life the VPs have been
Walter Mondale
George H.W. Bush
Dan Quayle
Al Gore
Dick Cheney
Yeap... she would be the sexiest VP if elected in my lifetime.
lol! true