McCain camp: Let’s postpone the VP debate, too
posted at 7:31 pm on September 24, 2008 by Allahpundit
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An ultimatum via Grahamnesty: If there’s no deal in Congress on the bailout by Friday, McCain’s not going to Mississippi. Even though an early poll indicates that that would be an exceedingly poor decision.
The plan instead is to move the VP debate back to some unspecified date and reserve October 2 for the first Obama/McCain debate instead. That’s not going to do Palin any favors with the media crowing about her unwillingness to answer questions, particularly with the left already starting to buzz about this exchange from tonight’s Couric interview. Full video will supposedly be at the CBS website shortly. The Freepers are grumbling that it looks heavily edited, but while the published transcript of this part does include a bit more conversation than what you see here, there’s nothing materially different.
Update: Here’s the full interview.
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OK, again – the MSM is out to get her. There is an Agenda in place here and every single question is a probe for a weakness which can be exploited.
Her answer was a lot like “I don’t know but will find out,” which is an answer often heard at military boot camp. I actually think she is overconfident and thinks reporters will back down in the face of her own version of Barry’s “change-fu.”
But you know she could have been able to answer that just by reading Hot Air, Ace, or any other conservative blog – not to mention listening to Mark Levin. She had a great opportunity to castrate that lying piece of crap Obama and dropped the ball, so to speak.
I hope Palin watches every single instance of the MSM trashing her over this and decides to take them seriously. The sooner she realizes they are the enemy, the better off she’ll be.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 8:44 PM
I know, and he’s now stupidly surrendered that line of attack. Obama won’t pay a price for anything because Big Media wants him to win. Asking for debates to be postponed makes Mac seem like he doesn’t want to debate Obama. Ask yourself this question honestly: if Obama were the guy asking to postpone the debates for the same reason, would you be giving him the same benefit of the doubt that you are affording McCain? I know I wouldn’t, and that’s why I won’t for McCain. It’s one stinking debate. Go out their and kick Barry’s ass.
Honestly, that’s the most productive thing he can do right now. Go out there and kick Barry’s ass. There’s nothing he can do in Washington that would be of greater value to the greater debate on fiscal responsibility than opening a can of whoop-ass on Obama in the debate that he is now asking to postpone. Unfortunately, McCain would probably spend all of his time chiding “Wall Street Greed” instead of going after the politicians who put us in this mess to begin with, so six of one and all that.
holygoat on September 24, 2008 at 8:45 PM
capitalist piglet:
I know, it seems impossible to me that anyone over 21 would not know that Hoover was president not FDR, there were no televised addresses of any kind, and the fire side chats were from 33 to 44 and they were about all sorts of things..not to mention they were on the radio. I can not remember when I did not know this.
We are dealing with some really ignorant people.
Terrye on September 24, 2008 at 8:45 PM
EXACTLY. But Biden will get a pass, and so will Couric. How do you beat those kinds of odds against you?
capitalist piglet on September 24, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Done…farking weasel.
If Obama is not ahead of McCain by 10 or more points nationally according to Rasmussen polling you lose the bet and we don’t hear from you until October 18.
If Obama is ahead of McCain by 10 or more points nationally according to Rasmussen polling I lose the bet and leave HotAir forever. Agreed?
ManlyRash on September 24, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Why does everyone think she did badly? Truth is … McCain HAS been a de-regulator (and I don’t see a damn thing wrong with that). Katie wasn’t asking for examples of regulation he supported in campaign funding, or illegal immigration. Palin understood exactly what the question was – where’s the other examples where McCain has advocated regulation in the free market economy. So the real answer is “none” … I think she did fine in saying “I’ll try to find some!”. The culprit here is Democrats trying to get free houses for the people who vote for them. That’s not a cause for more regulation – it’s a cause to fire some damn Democrats!
HondaV65 on September 24, 2008 at 8:46 PM
What is even more frustrating than watching my party commit political suicide is the fact that the other members of my party are chearliding their own demise.
First of all instead of nominating Mitt, we nominate this middle of the roader McCain, and now every time he seems to start doing better he does something to shoot himself in the foot.
Why won’t he go after the dems on this Fanni and Freddy thing? It was clearly their party that played a major role in the current situation!
Why not hit them hard? Why not let Palin do it, that is if its actually the McCain campaign that is coaching her to give these none-answers thereby coming across like a stupid dolt.
Borislav on September 24, 2008 at 8:46 PM
I couldn’t get past “He called THE Maverick, though, taking shots from his own party…”
Ugh… they need to let her loose… this recitation of talking points looks really, REALLY, really, really f’ing bad. Let her speak for her self… why reinforce the meme that “she has no mind of her own”?
DaveS on September 24, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Even Huckabee is looking good to me now.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:47 PM
holygoat:
My point is that not doing debates did not hurt Obama. Not speaking without a teleprompter did not hurt Obama. So why will it hurt McCain to spend a few days in DC doing the job he was elected to do? Hillary Clinton made Obama look like a fool in more than one debate. Did it help her? I don’t think so.
I am not saying McCain should never do a debate, but it seems to me the debates are not the deciding factor anymore, if they ever were.
Terrye on September 24, 2008 at 8:48 PM
If Palin IS reading scripted answers from guys like Grahamnesty, McCain and his boys have a lot of ’splaining to do.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Maybe McCain is mad at Sarah. Maybe he got fresh with her and see slapped him and now he is doing “payback”.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:49 PM
MB4:
Sure.
Terrye on September 24, 2008 at 8:49 PM
MB4:
Maybe you are a bitter man who just hates everyone.
Terrye on September 24, 2008 at 8:50 PM
The reason I think some of you think she did bad is because of the stick you measure her with. Yes, she’ll have a tough time in the VP debate, but that’s because it will take time to get up to a minimal knowledge of the national issues and build sufficient confidence in areas that are so new to her.
She must exude warmth, make the connection with Americans, and throw a few zingers to Biden.
A tie in the VP debate is good for McCain, although I think the Presidential debates will overshadow it as Nov. 4th approaches.
HA’ers need to quit overreacting to every word out there. Pace yourselves. We have 40 days left for crying out loud.
More people believe Sarah is not ready for POTUS, BUT they like her.
Sapwolf on September 24, 2008 at 8:50 PM
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Clinton in 96 did it because he needed the time to get ready for it after giving a speech in front of the UN,Mondale&Bush was postponed Shep’s guest had a few more examples of them happening but I can’t remember who they were,sorry but I’ll try to find the show online and give more examples.
tee866 on September 24, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Excuse after excuse doesn’t work on the voting public. John Kerry did make a protest vote against war funding and it became the soundbite of the 2004 campaign. Fairness in politics is an oxymoron.
Also the whole week everyone has been talking about the “need for more regulation”. Now I think this “need” is an absolute joke and just about the opposite of what we need, but if your running as a republicrat populist you should have some examples of what the Presidential candidate did to regulate, you shouldn’t even have to wait to be asked, you should be providing them. To not know one shows me the McCain/Palin handlers are horrible. What did they give her ten talking points and a pat on the back? That whole “McCain is a maverick, his party gets mad at him sometimes” bit has been used over and over and over and over and over…(yes it is that repetitive)
I thought I just overestimated her early on and she is a mediocre candidate but now I think the handlers are so deficient that they should never work in politics again. There is no excuse as to why she can’t break out of the few talking points that they have her boxed in. Whose handing her, her prepared thoughts? They need to quit saving paper.
LevStrauss on September 24, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Me bitter? With my sense of humor? lol.
You want to see bitter?
1) Get up from your terminal.
2) Walk into bathroom (open the door first).
3) Look in mirror.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Not the issue dude. I personally think Palin would make a fine VP and even President. But the McCain campaign (or Palin herself) is setting her up for failure by allowing bona fine airheads like Couric to trip her up.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Well, Rywall? Yes or no?
ManlyRash on September 24, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Never mind all that game show stuff for now. Just address the rest of what I said, the important parts, if you will.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:57 PM
The reason it will hurt McCain is simple: he is not refusing to take part in some potential, as-of-yet-unagreed-upon debates, he’s talking about postponing scheduled debates. It just looks bad, dude. Seriously, I want no part of any Obama administration AT ALL, and Mac’s looking like a chump to me. I get the whole “I’m goin got do what the people elected me to do in this time of crisis” bit, but it’s a loser strategy, because the best thing he can do for his country right now is to win this election. Period. And that means smoking some Obama ass in each scheduled debate.
holygoat on September 24, 2008 at 8:58 PM
OMG I’m agreeing with MB4. >-sobs-<
xyzzy on September 24, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Dave, must be really frustrating not to be able to cuss and post filthy photoshops of McCain and Palin on HotAir, huh?
Don’t worry. I am sure your friends at the daily kooks and dems hiding underground are keeping your spot warm for you.
RMR on September 24, 2008 at 9:00 PM
So he’s now rope-a-dope-ing himself? And the rest of us too?
xyzzy on September 24, 2008 at 9:01 PM
My impression:
She’s not comfortable being #2. She’s more ready to have her own opinions, but is hamstrung by the VP nomination and has to toe his line. Nothing wrong with that, it’s unfamiliar territory for her – she’s been mayor and then governor, even her LT Gov try was a separate run from the Governorship.
For her going for #1, see her debates for Alaska governor, it’s much more confident, since she doesn’t have to parse her opinion through the platform.
She’s not familiar with McCain or all of his stands, and she is disciplined enough to say nothing instead of doing a Biden and getting slapped down for it.
I really wish she would have responded with the fact that the people who hired Rick Davis back in the day are working for the Obama campaign.
After all, as a lobbyist, they only do as they’re asked….
JeffWeimer on September 24, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Bush is now speaking. I wonder if he will say, “I need John McCain! Get me John McCain!” I need him to save the
CheerleadercountryWe will soon see.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Done…farking weasel.
If Obama is not ahead of McCain by 10 or more points nationally according to Rasmussen polling you lose the bet and we don’t hear from you until October 18.
If Obama is ahead of McCain by 10 or more points nationally according to Rasmussen polling I lose the bet and leave HotAir forever. Agreed?
ManlyRash on September 24, 2008 at 8:46 PM
———–
DEAL.
SEE WHAT CAN GET ACCOMPLISHED WHEN PEOPLE REACH ACROSS THE AISLE
Dave Rywall on September 24, 2008 at 9:03 PM
I think by Friday even if the bailout has not been finalized on there will have been enough progress for McCain to attend the debate. And he will attend with a stronger position on the economic issues that will certainly come up.
johnt on September 24, 2008 at 9:04 PM
Just don’t stand too close to me or the mob can get us both with the same frag.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:04 PM
A-freaking-men. They’re dragging Palin down with the ship, which is a tragedy. Take the gloves off of her and let her do what she does. Having her disagree with Mac on some issues would not be the worst thing in the world. It’s easily explained with something like, “Well, John and I are not going to agree on everything, but I know who the boss is, and it speaks volumes of his character that he doesn’t just surround himself with yes-men and yes-women.” Bam. Home run, and the conservatives stand and applaud. This McCain-bot act is just killing me.
holygoat on September 24, 2008 at 9:05 PM
Second look at Romney?
Pent. on September 24, 2008 at 9:06 PM
the troll Drywall is not only stupid, but……..odd
and on this thread, not the Only Troll. That and rampant pessimism are dragging normal people down here
Janos Hunyadi on September 24, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Watching that Palin interview was painful. She looked nervous as if she had to think what McCain would want her to say at every turn.
John Doe on September 24, 2008 at 9:08 PM
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:57 PM
Gee I don’t know maybe he’s trying to do the job he was elected to do, you know be a Sen. see Bush just said he asked for him.
tee866 on September 24, 2008 at 9:09 PM
I’m convinced the McCain camp would screw him up too with they’re wussie talking points.
John Doe on September 24, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Oh my, Bush just “called for” Obama and McCain. He must be in deep doodoo and not know what to do OR just giving some lip serve to McCain’s frantic carrying on.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:10 PM
they’re = their
John Doe on September 24, 2008 at 9:11 PM
I believe it is a mistake to postpone the VP debate. The reason is that if Sarah does not do as well, it is better to have it behind as the other 3 debates focus on POTUS.
Remember, people have understandable lower expectations for her in the debates with Biden, although Biden will make a couple minor boo-boos.
Sarah’s strength is that she is perceived as authentic and that she listens to the people, but doesn’t like big government due to her libertarian Alaska instincts.
Remember, the last thing we want is another articulate, smooth, manipulative, gutless politician who gave us this mortgage financial crisis in the first place.
She is STILL Mrs. Smith.
Sapwolf on September 24, 2008 at 9:11 PM
McCain is just 1 of 100 senators, and the senate isn’t even the whole ball-of-wax and McCain hasn’t even been there much for months, so I don’t think that his divine physical presence is particularly crucial for a few hours on Friday.
Ditto Obama.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:14 PM
If the McCain campaign proposed this to Obama, I’m sure there is a land mine hidden in there somewhere…. OODA
CC
CapedConservative on September 24, 2008 at 9:15 PM
I’m sure you’re right… debate and vote on a new statue honoring some moron in California… debate and vote on whether or not to approve the motion modifying the prior modification to the prior motion, vote on collapse of the economy… all just pretty routine stuff to a troll
CC
CapedConservative on September 24, 2008 at 9:18 PM
That’s exactly it. She is far more spontaneous than this. Something is seriously wrong with the McCain campaign. Are they afraid she’ll contradict him? That wasn’t a problem with ANWR, so why is she reading from a script here? McCain is starting to make Bob Dole look like a freaking genius.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Neither McCain nor Obama will offer any senate leadership on this. This is a total stunt by McCain that will backfire.
Valiant on September 24, 2008 at 9:27 PM
I have said many times that McCain will ruin Palin. Mission Accomplished.
Valiant on September 24, 2008 at 9:28 PM
If Bambi gets like a 15-point lead in the RCP average, she should just quit as McCain’s running mate. It would be better for her and for conservatism at large.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 9:31 PM
What Palin needs to do at some point is lighter version of Clarence Thomas saying “This is nothing but a high-tech lynching.”
She does need to figure out that these people are out to destroy her.
Also, if you don’t know the answer, just say that you’ll dig it up and forward it back to interviewer. Admitting you don’t have all the answers is honest, and appears less defensive than trying to do an Obama and weasel the way through and not come off as sincere.
Sapwolf on September 24, 2008 at 9:32 PM
Valiant and Flatboomer,
Maybe you can take ur negativity and go somewhere else. I don’t see what u guys are talking about. I think she did really well in the interview.
Did you see biden and his gaffe’s? What would have said if she did that. You guys should just go away.
Chudi on September 24, 2008 at 9:33 PM
sapwolf…
That’s exactly what she did.
Chudi on September 24, 2008 at 9:34 PM
Oh look, you used the word troll! You win a point towards not graduating kindergarten.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Absolutely right. Every senator thinks that he is the smartest senator. They are not down on their knees praying to God for either McCain, nor Obama, to come tell them their great wisdom.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:42 PM
That would be idiotic. Why quit when many voters like Palin. She is still the only pick that could help McCain get the excitement in voters and the base. And she is a reformer. Yes, neither is conservative as much as say Gingrich, but remember, conservatism being down is not their fault. We have Bush to blame for that, plus the country overall may be a little less conservative. The overextension or nation-building in Iraq did a tremendous disservice to the GOP. Bush trying to nation-build was NOT conservative, but a not very prudent thing to do. A conservative President never would have tried to make a Republic in Iraq. There are very good CONSERVATIVE reasons to be against the original starting of the Iraq war or at least the expansion of objectives to nation-building.
I can imagine Sarah vetoing something that shouldn’t be passed because it was pork. Many people who have GUTS don’t have debating skills. How much pork did Clinton or Bush veto? I don’t know, but it probably wasn’t all that much.
We need someone as POTUS who is not afraid to VETO what should be veto’ed.
Sapwolf on September 24, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Oh look! Another he/she who thinks that he/she is this web site’s blog monitor!
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 9:44 PM
That was fine.
Jeez; maybe you all should buy looser pants.
Relax.
Shivas Irons on September 24, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Thanks Chudi. I just watched the full version without interruption before my last post. Brother called.
Sapwolf on September 24, 2008 at 9:46 PM
We’re not talking about Biden here. I know he’s a whackjob. What we’re talking about is McCain squandering his resourceful VP candidate.
THAT having been said, I did watch the interview and Palin does come off looking better than the transcript would indicate, though she looked a little scared at the initial questions.
I’ll give her credit: she put the most positive spin possible on admitting to having to look up an answer.
Couric looked like a harpy in that interview. Looking at her was worse than looking at Hillary. Yes, I know Palin is about 100 billion times hotter than women working in the MSM, but Couric could have been interviewing Jabba the Hutt and she still would have looked like a bag of seething wrinkly hatred.
Unless Jabba admitted to being an Obama supporter, of course.
Anyway, I was pissed at this interview and I still like Palin (are you listening, Allah?), so I’m sure this won’t change the minds of those who already like her. Those than hate her aren’t going to change their minds, and I don’t know if they could really bash her with this. Not with the 1 mol of negative hatchetjob stories that get published about her every day.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Oh – and FWIW, I think this interview was heavily edited too.
Hey Schmidt, it’s time to stop writing Palin’s talking points for her and get some lawyers to prevent BS editing in the first place.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 9:51 PM
*FLUSH*
This troll turds is everywhere today.
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 9:54 PM
APRILORIT
I know you’re reading HA. Glad to see you’re honoring our bet. (Even if you’re posting under another name, at least you’re honoring the bet for your character)
If you really did run off and get married and are on your honeymoon…
Congratulations and I hope you’re having the time of your life!
Saltysam on September 24, 2008 at 9:56 PM
+1
—————————–
personally, I dont care if she knows who the president of wherizmydickinstan.. if she has an advisor who DOES know that..
She did seem a little strained..
for the fanny/freddie.
she should have fired back that obama and biden both have lobbyists in their campaign as well..
for the ending, the reform question.. she could have fired back McCain/Feingold.. not my favorite answer.. but an answer for the ‘reform’ question..
DaveC on September 24, 2008 at 10:14 PM
+1
Spirit of 1776 on September 24, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I’ve disagreed with MB4 before but I don’t think he’s a troll..
Gypson (dave rywall) is a troll..
DaveC on September 24, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Some have unreasonable expectations of Sarah she is doing fine , great in fact, after all compare her to Biden who undermines his Pres. Candidate on guns, e-mail ads, no coal anywhere in the US, Stand up man, Oh God I’m sorry.
No comparison between her and the gaffe masters on the other ticket it is the reporters and reporting that puts her in a different league in a much tougher scale of performance. Just imagine her giving Joe Blow Fog Horn Leg Horn answers…she’d be gone. Amazing though the dumb Dems think slow joe is doing just fine when in fact he’s a complete fool.
dhunter on September 24, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Pretty heavy-handed editing, but otherwise she seemed okay.
I’d like to see her a bit less chained to talking-points, a bit freer to discuss the issues and phrase them in pithy analogies… but that’s probably expecting too much off the cuff in a long interview that’s being edited down to her worst lines only…
Thought the question on what positive and negative consequences a freeze on foreclosures might have was a bit weird. The tone was like “Do you even know what us grownups are tslking about?” but the question was a trap — since it’s a policy that may or may not become part of the bailout bill, and the answers are so obvious you sound stupid even getting them right. Or worse, you sound like you need to prove that you know that a freeze on foreclosures benefits the people whose homes might otherwise be foreclosed on.
Anyway… I was expecting quite a bit more of an interview than that — it was short, choppy, and danced around from topic to topic without much flow.
Sarah Palin needs to get out there doing more of these, where each interview covers a specific topic in more detail. And she needs to get some sort of editing conditions. These choppy cuts are getting silly.
ClintACK on September 24, 2008 at 10:18 PM
troll is as troll does…..
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Media is still keeping Palin from being able to talk about Energy Indpendence and her record on it.
jp on September 24, 2008 at 10:28 PM
True.
The best way to answer these recitation or enumeration questions is to point that it is not important to be able to recall them on the spot. It is only necessary to know where to find the answer.
I am a programmer. I have lots of books with the information I need to do my job. I couldn’t possible remember it all. I only have to know the general concepts and enough of the detail to remember where to look it up.
When Pres. Bush was asked who is the president of Taiwan, he should have answered that while running for president it is unimportant to know who it is. If, as president, he needed that information, an assistant when come to him and tell him. Even Al Gore remarked that the question was not a fair one.
Gov. Palin should have stated matter of fact to Couric that she doesn’t try to remember everything that Sen. McCain has done and that she would just ask Sen. McCain what his other achievements were. The best way is to blow it off as a trivial question.
scrubjay on September 24, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Exactly. They won’t let her talk her strong suit.
lansing quaker on September 24, 2008 at 10:29 PM
The answer on the McCain oversight question was TERRIBLE. I love Sarah, I have every confidence in her but she walked into that one face first.
The REAL answer: Of course you won’t find a laundry list of McCain proposals for government regulation… he’s a Republican (contrary to some opinions to the contrary). What McCain has done is look carefully at the role of government and accountability on the part of private business and worked for 26+ years to root out corruption on both sides. This doesn’t come from endless oversight legislation, it comes from accountability on both sides for the legislation that is in place. Now that we’re done with your pointless question about why McCain hasn’t pushed for socialism you vapid bitch, we can discuss how Obama has failed to address or correct anything in his entire life. Looking at his business, political and personal relationships; he is in dire need of an entire oversight committee focused solely on him. Oversight legislation did not keep him from helping Rezco to exploit the poor, pad both of their pockets or leave people living in squalor. Oversight legislation did not prevent Obama from buying a home with the help of this felon. Oversight did not prevent his economic advisers from giving themselves tens of millions in golden parachutes. Conversely, McCain’s legislation would have addressed this issue, but you dismiss that as irrelevant. Tell me Katie… why is it that you have ignored all of this for over 19 months?
Damiano on September 24, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Good lord. These anchors have never questioned Obama with this level of specificity. He just rambles on and on in vague platitudes and who the hell knows what he thinks or plans to do about anything, specifically.
CP on September 24, 2008 at 10:39 PM
“Even Huckabee is looking good to me now.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:47 PM
OMG I’m agreeing with MB4. >-sobs-<
xyzzy on September 24, 2008 at 9:00 PM”
May you rot and burn in hell for even thinking such a thing.
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 10:41 PM
It’s not that bad, geeze.
I think the real concern for people is Obama vs. McCain, the VP stuff is just a wash in the end for most Americans. Even my neighbor who was a diehard Kerry supporter and didn’t speak to me for weeks after I put up my Bush sign last election told me today that her whole family was voting for McCain. She said no way would they vote for Obama. I was shocked, these people are serious dems.
spypeach on September 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Seriously? Why have an interview with Palin if you just want to ask about McCain’s past policy positions? Why not just ask McCain?
Couric: Hey, Sen. Biden, could you please give me a specific example of Sen. Obama supporting gun ownership rights while a member of the Illinois State legislature?
Would never happen.
BadgerHawk on September 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM
gracie on September 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM
he’ll get in his plane on friday, and go to the debate, kick obama’s azz on FP.. then head right back to Washington..
They’re lowering expectations on Palin, OBVIOUSLY…
The only person in this whole deal she has to pwn is Biden.. Best to go into it with the absolute lowest expectations, They’re useing the MSM to her advantage…
Hopefully…..
stlpatriot on September 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM
*FLUSH*
Two turds with one flush.
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Palin has yet to master the dubious skill of answering a question with a set of talking points that may or may not have relevance to the question being asked. I mean, she actually tries to answer the question.
PackerBronco on September 24, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Ok, people.
Aside from the people on this forum who voted for Huckabee (nutcases beyond reason), lets be honest.
OK?
Just between us. Deep down in your heart. No more B.S. Deep down where you keep your secrets.
If McCain wins the election and dies 30 days later….do you REALLY think Sarah Palin is qualified and ready to be POTUS??
Do you? Really?? Naaaaaaaaaaaa
Not a chance in hell.
We are republicans…not democrats…we SHOULD be able to do better.
Then again, we do have our religious right (the bigots) to contend with.
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Even Huckabee is looking good to me now.
MB4 on September 24, 2008 at 8:47 PM
OMG I’m agreeing with MB4. >-sobs-<
xyzzy on September 24, 2008 at 9:00 PM”
*FLUSH*
Two turds with one flush.
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM
check it out. FiveWays just called xyzzy and MB4 “two turds”
What an asshole.
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Tell us turd, what makes ChicagObama qualified to be POTUS?
Just between us. Deep down in your heart. No more B.S. Deep down where you keep your secrets.
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 10:58 PM
The two turds are you and MB4- but you already knew that didn’t ya Turd Waters.
*FLUSH*
What a turd!
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Uh, I would probably fall into the category of religious right and I do not consider myself a bigot, thank you very much. And, I didn’t vote for Huckabee in the primary.
CP on September 24, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Nice try. Being from Long Beach and with your moniker as stated, I already knew to ignore anything coming out of your mouth. An Independent who surfs at Venice Beach? Thanks but you put a neon sign on your forehead that says, “HI! I’M A TROLL.” Top that with all of your negative commentary and, well, a fish is a fish and a duck is a duck. ‘Nuff said.
Sultry Beauty on September 24, 2008 at 11:04 PM
“Tell us turd, what makes ChicagObama qualified to be POTUS?
Just between us. Deep down in your heart. No more B.S. Deep down where you keep your secrets.
FiveWays on September 24, 2008 at 10:58 PM”
Boy are you stupid. I said we are republicans. I dont consider Obama the STANDARD that I am trying to aspire to you moronic asshole. Yeah, Obama would suck and isnt qualified.
And neither is Palin.
You see, genius, those two statements arent mutually exclusive. Then again, you have to pass 8th grade to understand logic like that.
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Are you voting in the Presidential election this year?
Saltysam on September 24, 2008 at 11:08 PM
OK Roger, kinda curious here to see who you supported in the primaries. I was a Mitt supporter. How about you?
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 11:10 PM
You must find yourself amusing to conclude that, because most folks here see you as a bitter, condescending snot.
Patrick S on September 24, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I don’t recall. Which candidate were you supporting in the primaries?
Saltysam on September 24, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Compared to Barack Obama?
Hell. yes.
lansing quaker on September 24, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Agreed – the interview was fine, not great, got some messages across, missed a chance to hit the regulation question out of the park.
Anyone else notice though how Katie Couric introduced the words “Great Depression,” and then sprung them on McCain as though Palin was the one who brought the idea up. It was doubly deceptive because the McCain interview was broadcast first. McCain did quite well with her, by the way.
Perfect example of how the media creates its own narrative. By the time Couric was gotcha-ing McCain, trying to create separation between him and Palin, Couric had probably convinced herself that Palin was the alarmist!
CK MacLeod on September 24, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Yes, I am holding my nose and voting for McCain even though I dont think he will be a very good president and I think his VP choice is a joke showing his bad judgement.
I voted for Romney in the primaries.
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 11:13 PM
What distinguishes a person from the religious right as a “bigot”?
Saltysam on September 24, 2008 at 11:15 PM
It’s getting to the point that I’m getting tired of all of them. Obabo is the biggest jackass the DFL has ever nominated and McCain seems to be running around in circles.
Is Oliver North still available?
Bishop on September 24, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Oh, Whoa! No you didn’t! I let my 10 year old son read this blog.
Psyche. Just kidding.
Roger let me point something out to you: If you have to go off like that to prove you’re a Republican then you’ve already lost the battle. That’s Debating 101.
BTW~ You can yell from the roof tops Palin isn’t qualified all you want, still doesn’t take away from the fact that she ISN’T running for President. She’s ABSOLUTELY MORE qualified to be President than Obama WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. People seem to forget that simple fact and the fact that right now, based on the polls, that really doesn’t seem to matter too much with voters. So why should it matter with Palin?
Forget whose more experienced. Which one could woo diplomats to OUR SIDE? Yea, baby… that’s what I’m talking about. If Obama thinks negotiations are the key, Palin and the fact that she’s GORGEOUS ought to have Obama voting for Palin too!
Sultry Beauty on September 24, 2008 at 11:17 PM
I’m sorry you weren’t around when apacalyps and redpill were posting all the time. We could have given the three of you an entire thread.
fiatboomer on September 24, 2008 at 11:19 PM
He said, with no sense of self-irony.
capitalist piglet on September 24, 2008 at 11:19 PM
And the when you have the Palin Power on your side you’ve basically hit a homerun in all international negotiations hands down!
Sultry Beauty on September 24, 2008 at 11:20 PM
By the time Couric was gotcha-ing McCain, trying to create separation between him and Palin, Couric had probably convinced herself that Palin was the alarmist!
I should add: …and managing to convince some of the usual suspects here of the fact.
As for Palin’s qualifications, I’d rather have no president than Barack Obama, so it’s not a hard question for me at all. Beyond that, I’d rather have the guy down the street who just put in a new porch as President than most of the DC illumnati. Being President isn’t primarily about knowing the most or having done the most. It’s about having the character to make the right decision even if it’s difficult. McCain can do that. Palin can do that. Biden lacks the humility to recognize when he’s wrong and ask for advice. Obama… decisiveness is not a quality I associate with him – plus he’s already committed to a wide range of wrong decisions.
CK MacLeod on September 24, 2008 at 11:20 PM
“Palin and the fact that she’s GORGEOUS ought to have Obama voting for Palin too!
Sultry Beauty on September 24, 2008 at 11:17 PM”
Then lets put the babe in a bikini when she meets with all these heads of state.
Last time I checked, Maggie Thatcher wasnt a knock-out…and she did pretty well.
Roger Waters on September 24, 2008 at 11:21 PM
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