McCain camp: She did it
posted at 10:51 pm on October 2, 2008 by Allahpundit
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They sound happy, in a pro forma sort of way.
“Tonight, Governor Palin proved beyond any doubt that she is ready to lead as Vice President of the United States. She won this debate, putting Joe Biden on defense on energy, foreign policy, taxes and the definition of change. Governor Palin laid bare Barack Obama’s record of voting to raise taxes, opposing the surge in Iraq, and proposing to meet unconditionally with the leaders of state sponsors of terror. The differences between the Obama-Biden ticket and the McCain-Palin ticket could not have been clearer. The American people saw stark contrasts in style and worldview. They saw Joe Biden, a Washington insider and a 36-year Senator, and Governor Palin, a Washington outsider and a maverick reformer. Governor Palin was direct, forceful and a breath of fresh air.” –Jill Hazelbaker, McCain-Palin 2008 Communications Director
Current Drudge poll numbers: Palin 74%, Biden 24%. Vote it out!
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I thought she was real, caring and is on our side. She wasn’t spewing words. Biden is a jack a$$. He kept grinning like he was laughing at her. Who got the last laugh now Biden? McCain, get some balzz and give it to Obama on next debate. Quit acting like the good guy. Our Country is in danger of becoming another Nazi Germany. This time it won’t be blonds with blue eyes either.
sheebe on October 2, 2008 at 11:50 PM
I want to see names named and people made famous, but they’re not going to do that till the House votes tomorrow.
Then I hope the gloves come off completely.
techno_barbarian on October 2, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Note to Joe Biden, who’s the former chairman of the Senate Judicary Committee: The powers of the vice president are described in Article 2 of the Constitution.
Mallard T. Drake on October 2, 2008 at 11:52 PM
I loved Morris ripping the snot out of Colmes.
Tim Burton on October 2, 2008 at 11:54 PM
shhhhh… go back to sleep. Democrats get a pass when they get an answer wrong.
Now if Palin had said that.. game over man and the MSM would be harping on it for WEEKS.
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:55 PM
I think it’s entirely possible that McCain is waiting for Congress to finalize whatever fix they settle on, then go for the appropriate throats. He can then claim that dealing with the problem was paramount, and now that it has been dealt with, it is time for America to understand the true underlying causes. Very statesmanlike.
Patrick S on October 2, 2008 at 11:56 PM
So everyone here knows that General MCCLELAN WAS FIRED by LINCOLN because Lincoln felt he wasn’t prosecuting the civil war aggressively enough.
General MCKIERNAN better rethink his opposition to the surge thats all Im sayin…
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Exactly. The uneducated American might have left tonight with the impression that Obama actually tried to prevent the banking crisis instead of precipitating it. Not only that, but it made it look as though Palin had no answer to Biden’s lie.
NeverLiberal on October 2, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Yeah, this is not unlikely.
Spirit of 1776 on October 3, 2008 at 12:00 AM
She took a knife and gutted Biden on stage and his bowels fell out for all to see. Then she wiped away the blood from her knife with a smile, turned back to ol Joe who stood with that “deer in the spotlight look” and said, “You’re a nice man Joe and I respect you.”
JellyToast on October 3, 2008 at 12:01 AM
teh hawtness reins supreme. Hey Joe….you got dusted but hey who could concentrate in the presence of greatness???!!!
ohiorebel on October 3, 2008 at 12:02 AM
I was also kinda hoping that Palin would mention how Biden was one of only 5 senators to vote against the Alaskan pipeline back in the 80’s because he didn’t want to harm the caribou. To bad the caribou population increased by leaps and bounds after the pipeline was installed.
NeverLiberal on October 3, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Sarah did a “Jesse Jackson” on Biden!
ohiorebel on October 3, 2008 at 12:04 AM
True. Perception is reality. The brass sometimes think their rank allows them to but heads with their civilian bosses, but as history shows again and again, they always lose.
m064404 on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Go BIDENMANIA!!!lol1!
Good Lt on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 AM
I was waiting for Biden to answer Palin’s talk about her qualifications and her family with “John McCain voted against an amendment to a continuing resolution that would have set up a commission on special needs children.” WAY too much Washington gobbledygook. Biden seemed anesthetized trying to avoid patronizing Palin.
rockmom on October 3, 2008 at 12:09 AM
420sniper on October 3, 2008 at 12:09 AM
once again with me quoting myself.
I blame the alchohol during the debate.
420sniper on October 3, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Exactamundo.
The one I wish they’d hit Obama and Biden on is the absolutely ludicrous claim that the Obama-Lugar amendment was about nuclear non-proliferation. At some point you just have to turn to Obama and ask him if he even read the amendment that he (correctly) claims as one of his main legislative accomplishments.
ClintACK on October 3, 2008 at 12:10 AM
I loved what I read on a youtube post,,
“Sarah Palin made Joe Biden pay for his own rape kit!”
That is sooo funny!
JellyToast on October 3, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Palin looked like she was wayyyyyyyyyy over her head.
Americans will realize she’s too much of a risk. She simply is not up to the task.
Double digit lead for Obama by end of day tomorrow.
Dave Rywall on October 3, 2008 at 12:22 AM
+1 for troll
-1 for me for bringing attention to the asshole.
420sniper on October 3, 2008 at 12:24 AM
What is it with the troll naming convention around here? Nonfactor? Drywall?
It’s like they’re trying to tell us something.
Merovign on October 3, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I’m so thrilled I have to kind of repeat myself. That’s the “Sarah” I was hoping would show up. Taking notes McCain advisor’s? You may be of some help, but let her “gut” show the way.
She helped tonite. In 3 day’s it will show. For the ever present poll tracking Allah. It’s cool, I hate polls. Reagan was behind in polls and won in a landslide. Obama was ahead in polls and barely won by concession. Polls mean jack, just depends on who answers the phone.
Go Sarah. And when the advisor’s come around, give them a slap in the head for me and tell them to stay out of your way, they give facts and leave how to deliver them to you.
Hog Wild on October 3, 2008 at 12:29 AM
+1 for troll
-1 for me for bringing attention to the asshole.
420sniper on October 3, 2008 at 12:24 AM
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Palin looked like she had crammed for an exam and tried really really hard to remember to spit out this or that but she comes across like a D+ student who barely remembers enough to get by.
Enjoy your harsh toke tomorrow when the polls give Obama +10.
Dave Rywall on October 3, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Question about X, Palin kept ignoring it and saying let’s get back to energy.
Dave Rywall on October 3, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Dave Rywall anytime
WAHHHHHHHH.
Redhead Infidel on October 3, 2008 at 12:34 AM
You have Fredie and Fanny buy homes for the poor who default then you have the taxpayers buy these destroyed homes. Meanwhile Fredie and Fanny enrich democratic organizations/people to keep them in charge. When they fail you earmark more money to ACORN et all. Instead of throwing these bums in Jail that caused all this you hire them to direct the new wanna-be President.
The point is to keep yourself in office and enrich yourself.
Steveangell on October 3, 2008 at 12:35 AM
She also called him Senator O’Biden. Must have been nervous or scared.
Dave Rywall on October 3, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Dave Rywall anytime
WAHHHHHHHH.
Redhead Infidel on October 3, 2008 at 12:34 AM
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EYE RACK.
Dave Rywall on October 3, 2008 at 12:37 AM
Time for the real debate!
Sarah needs to debate Obama!
JellyToast on October 3, 2008 at 12:37 AM
VIA ACE
plausible!!!! go for it Jmac!
battleoflepanto1571 on October 3, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Sarah Palin is our modern-day Esther.
McCain is Mordecai.
Obama is Haman.
King Xerxes is the AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!!!!@!
Obama (Haman) will hang in his own 75 ft. gallows that he built for McCain’s demise (Mordecai) on Nov. 4th.
Winebabe on October 3, 2008 at 12:38 AM
OK, this was just cruel. I caught a minute of Greta’s wrapup, and she had this vision of beauty spinning for Sarah P – angelic and spot-on – and then they turn to the O’Biden spinner, and she’s 10 years older and 55,000 miles farther down the road, if you know what I mean.
It was unfair. Heh.
Jaibones on October 3, 2008 at 12:40 AM
2 problems..
1. Esther is the only book of the bible that fail to mention “God”… kinda aproblem if this is about the Obamessiah
2. JMac as a Jew? That wears sackcloths for clothes?
:)
battleoflepanto1571 on October 3, 2008 at 12:40 AM
What does that matter? McCain still won’t drill there because it is so “Pristine” he vacations there. Strike that only evil blowflies that eat the caribou live there. A place that more resembles Mars than any other place on Earth.
I sure pray Sarah can bring him around. Like you say Caribou and Polar Bears vote with their hoofs in huge numbers for the pipelines. Nice place in a cold winter. Easy to migrate on the rare but useful dirt roads. Caribou go hundreds of miles out of their way to use these areas.
Steveangell on October 3, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Linda Douglass. She was working as a “journalist” for NBC or MSNBC for months in the primaries before finally drowning herself in Kool-Aid and joining the Obama campaign. I bet she’s writing an insider’s tale of the campaign.
O’Reilly and Frank replay.
BuckeyeSam on October 3, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Barny Frank is on. Watch
Steveangell on October 3, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Bill totally loses his cool. I saw it earlier.
Steveangell on October 3, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Oh please Drywall. Barry and Biden botched each others intros after he was named VP. Im sure they were just petrified.
A woman the press labelled a moron with 5 weeks on the public stage vs a 35 year Senator and he couldn’t solidly put her away? He lost.
Chuck Schick on October 3, 2008 at 12:50 AM
Go Bill…..smack that Barney!
Winebabe on October 3, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Battle 12:40 am
JMac of course is not a jew (in my analogy let’s assume the jews are Republicans) but I’m sure what he wore in the Hanoi Hilton could certainly be compared to sack cloth and ashes.
Re-read the story of Esther. Of course God is mentioned. Esther was unsure what God wanted her to do.
What are you reading…the Jehovah’s Witness version? Sheesh!!!
Winebabe on October 3, 2008 at 1:00 AM
BuckeyeSam on October 3, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Man, she was on Fox and Friends this morning. Nasty piece of work that just started in on the day’s talking points. Kilmeade had to point out to her that her answers had absolutely nothing to do with what he had asked her. Made her look even more angry. You know that they hate going on FOX.
Cindy Munford on October 3, 2008 at 1:01 AM
I was really encouraged by what the people in Luntz’s group were saying. They’re tired of politics and mad at being used. Palin offered new energy, love of America and its people, and positive, forward thinking. I thought Palin did a great job of showing how Biden’s answers were all looking backwards to place blame. That’s not how you move forward – not in the witch hunt way that Congress has done the last 2 years.
I do think once the financial bill passes in the House, the pounding will begin on actual causes of the crisis – in order to make sure, as Palin said, “Never again.”
Obama’s going to be eaten alive when it comes out that the CRA pressure on banks to do subprime lending began with Chicago’s ACORN group, led in its efforts by Barack Obama, who threatened discrimination claims against banks who didn’t fill the affirmaive action-type quotas.
justincase on October 3, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Hey, Drywall, why not we cram Gypsum up your ass and call you a room?
You’re not wanted here, and if I have to trace your IP address, use skills to find you in Canada, then drag you to Alaska to meet your fate at the barrel end of a gun pointed at your nuts by Willow Palin, I will do so.
May Monte Solberg have mercy on your soul, because your ass belongs to me.
Sakaki on October 3, 2008 at 1:06 AM
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0411/is_n1_v44/ai_17155568
Where God is not: the book of Esther and Song of Songs
The name of God, in all its variations, does not occur in the Book of Esther. This strange phenomenon was discerned, and corrected, very early…
Doesn’t change my own personal faith or belief, but I don’t believe it shows up in the English versions either… not ‘God’, nor ‘Lord’, nor any of the english translations of all the old Jewish “El Shaddai”s, etc…..
not derailing this, just interesting Bibical tidbit.
and no, i use the New Revised Standard :)
battleoflepanto1571 on October 3, 2008 at 1:22 AM
The DUers got hold of that one. I was over there checking their reaction, as if I didn’t know what it would be. They are nearly universally thrilled with Joe’s performance (I think they’re talking themselves into it, unless they really DO enjoy hearing that there’s a big American hole to dig out of, that it doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down, as long as you get up, blah blah blah), and they believe the polls that say he beat her like a drum. They aren’t willing to give her credit for her performance in any way, shape, or form.
Same as it ever was.
I would be shocked if Governor Palin didn’t totally connect with middle America tonight, and I would be equally shocked if people who expected her to come out wearing a dunce cap (thank you, CBS, ABC, NBC, etc.) didn’t sit there with their jaws on the floor.
capitalist piglet on October 3, 2008 at 1:25 AM
No matter how well Sarah did tonight, the MSM’s fix is in.
But at least, she spoke directly to the American People. We the People are the final judges of that.
newton on October 3, 2008 at 1:28 AM
Palin looked like she had crammed for an exam and tried really really hard to remember to spit out this or that but she comes across like a D+ student who barely remembers enough to get by.
Enjoy your harsh toke tomorrow when the polls give Obama +10.
Dave Rywall on October 3, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Drywall, or drybalzz,
You are so full of yourself. Obama will go down. I think you are the one that needs that toke.
sheebe on October 3, 2008 at 1:56 AM
Yep. Sarah won. Good night.
Travis1 on October 3, 2008 at 2:02 AM
Is it just me or does she look really good in that little black dress?
Tim Burton on October 3, 2008 at 2:18 AM
It’s not just you. She always looks fabulous. She even looks great when she’s out for a run.
capitalist piglet on October 3, 2008 at 2:29 AM
Todd Palin: Luckiest man evah.
David Combs on October 3, 2008 at 2:40 AM
If she’d just let up on the populism, she’d be perfect.
And the problem is not how she’s perceived, it’s getting a correct perception past the deranged hate-media. I hope the team understands that. Can’t McCain demand that the next moderator be someone who’s written a loving McCain biography? You know, fairness?
Halley on October 3, 2008 at 5:26 AM
Morris and Colmes was the best exchange of the night
Viper1 on October 3, 2008 at 6:29 AM
They both did their respective sides some good. Both at their best. Politically she may have done more good than Biden. A good debate, interesting to watch.
JiangxiDad on October 3, 2008 at 6:58 AM
I should add that Biden didn’t show any sign whatsoever of the irrational hatred of Palin that much of the left displays. I think it was his best public performance. Joe without the smirks. He should keep it at is age. It wears well.
JiangxiDad on October 3, 2008 at 7:02 AM
How the media can say no major gaffes last night after Biden’s NATO/Hezbollah lulu is beyond me. Sen. Joe proves that he is always good value. SarahCuda dressed Biden and he didn’t know what hit him. He didn’t defend Obama when Gov Palin quoted his own words about Barack being too inexperienced to be President. Very telling.
eaglewingz08 on October 3, 2008 at 9:04 AM
Sarah was absolutely wonderful, as I thought she would be.
She will only get better and better as time goes on. If only McCain could learn something from her and get tougher with Obama. Obama is a Chicago thug politician so McCain had better toughen up and come out fighting or he will have his ancient a$$ handed to him by this Saul Alinsky wannabe.
UnEasyRider on October 3, 2008 at 3:09 PM
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