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My god you must write the

anna am — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:54:25 +0000

My god you must write the best briefs in creation. Pow! And I don't mean prisoner of war.

She wasn't vetted, she isn't

articleman — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:27:09 +0000

She wasn't vetted, she isn't qualified, and we aren't scared shitless of her.

Barack is showing that he's a leader, as more Americans have seen. His quote is on the money. No one can control or is responsible to control, their wingnuts.

I really hope she stays on the ticket. She turns a 1.5-2 point win into a 6 point win. The only "echo chamber" function fulfilled in the discussion of Palin is the fantasists who thought Obama was dead in March, dead in May, behind Friday, etc. She seems to be a nice person, and amen to the backlash against personal discussions of her, but she has no business on a national ticket.

Obama's comments were

Jenny — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:11:51 +0000

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Obama's comments were straight on: simple; forceful; quickly composed---clearly what he honestly believes. I was stirred by what he said (yes, shaken and stirred), and I believe that he has never appeared to such advantage---more the poised executive---than when he defended his rival's children. If the McCain camp wants to know what appeals to women, this is it: this attitude of old-fashioned chivalry deriving from a true moral code.

I do believe that the Bristol Palin pregnancy is a story. It would be a story even if it were downplayed (as it has been) in the mainstream media.

Women who are ambitious for their children find Sarah Palin quite interesting, I think. It would surprise me if many outside the Religious Right view her as an outstanding, dedicated mother. Does she have to be an especially good mother? Yes, since she chose to have five children, she does.

Obama's comments were

Jenny — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:10:15 +0000

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I do believe that the Bristol Palin pregnancy is a story. It would be a story even if it were downplayed (as it has been) in the mainstream media.

We're trying to turn her into

artappraiser — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:04:01 +0000

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We're trying to turn her into Dan Quayle only to forget that Bush/Quayle won the election because the backlash was bigger than the smears

I saw some writer add an interesting point to that the other day: that virtually everyone agreed that Lloyd Bentsen blew Dan Quayle out of the water in the vice-presidential debate. (That was the one with "I knew John Kennedy and you're no John Kennedy," remember?) And Bush/Quayle still won.

Yet one more example of how

Yvaughn — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:13:12 +0000

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Yet one more example of how classy Obama is. And what really thrills me? The press covered it (ie, his being classy)!

McCain losing the election --

BTJ46 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:32:07 +0000

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McCain losing the election -- which seems increasingly likely now -- is not the same thing as Obama winning.
For Obama to win and be able to deliver, this election has to be about issues of economic and social justice, peace, human rights and civil liberties, and building the movement and informed electorate that will be necessary for an Obama administration to be able to deliver on the change we need.
I'm troubled by all of the postings and news here and in the rest of the media focused on Sarah Palin. If we ally and empower the National Enquirer types, it is possible that the republicans will win the election by losing, perpetuating the politics that we so desperately need to change.

BTW, you do not have to be

jdw — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:15:43 +0000

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BTW, you do not have to be scared of someone to do oppo-research. Any responsible politician would do oppo-research even if the opponent is decidedly weak. Additionally, the people who support a candidate should be able to flex their muscles by aiding in the research.

Barack Obama asked us to believe in our own ability to bring about change. He asked us to take a stake in his campaign. His supporters are now doing so. Maybe some efforts are misguided from time to time, but I believe that we generally do more good than harm. Also, when he asks us to back off certain lines of attack, I have found that those I am in contact with, particularly on blogs, are more than willing to do so.

Part of the vetting process

jdw — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:08:02 +0000

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Part of the vetting process is to determine whether a particular individual is qualified. You want to take a deeper look at the potential candidate to see if the record is real, and whether the person can stand up to direct scrutiny. In a thorough vetting that should have taken place before printing up banners and parading her on TV, John McCain would have discovered that his new celebrity soulmate, Governor Palin, is not qualified and that her ability to withstand attack would be about as strong as a wet paper-tiger.

John McCain and his friends are doubling down on the prospect of convincing America that she is qualified. I am quite happy.

Lalo, Although I agree that

JohnAH — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:21:34 +0000

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Lalo,
Although I agree that there were attacks that crossed way over the line over this weekend I think that you are way off base on the "Vetting" question. See, this isn't really about Palin as much as it's about McCain and his so called "experience" & "judgment". It is generally recognized that your choice as VP is the first "presidential" decision that a candidate really has to make in public and while Obama picked a man that yes does help in politically is generally thought to be someone who would be a very capable and able leader if needed. While on the other hand McCain decided to roll the dice by gambling on a VP choice whom he barely new and hadn't even been vetted by his team with only a political goal in mind. She is on the ticket to help him win, not to help him govern and so this all does come back to hit McCain exactly where Obama hit him on Thursday night - "temperament & judgment".