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 think Palin did better than ok but I think we all generally felt McCain did better than Obama in the first debate and it didn’t help him too much in the polls (for what they’re worth). Will this “victory” by Palin be little different I wonder?
Yakko77 on October 2, 2008 at 11:22 PM
We’re getting our a$$es handed to us at the Politico poll. Vote by scrolling to the bottom-right of their homepage.
RMCS_USN on October 2, 2008 at 11:22 PM
No, she helped herself, but she saved McCain. The dip in the poll, according Rovian math, was Mac dips less then Obama gains. That means she had to stop the bleeding for the top of the ticket. And she did. She tangibly helped McCain.
Spirit of 1776 on October 2, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Evidently so does the makeup artist who turned KP into Nina. That’s was freaky deaky!
TheBigOldDog on October 2, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Sarah just gained John another check….
GO SARAH!
sven10077 on October 2, 2008 at 11:22 PM
KP has really changed since she first started coming on Fox. She comes across so much more mature and thoughtful now.
artchick on October 2, 2008 at 11:23 PM
cnn polls have biden winning.
Vincenzo on October 2, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Rove is going after Biden’s
liesmisstatements. Alan Colmes response is “no u”!Cr4sh Dummy on October 2, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Karl Rove is on Fox right now shooting off a long list of Biden’s lies from the debate.
That alone SHOULD get lots of media play… WILL IT??
Jewels on October 2, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Rove eviscerating Colmes…again.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:23 PM
The bright red lipstick got me thinking of Lillian Munster.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Uhm, the kos kids spend weeks planning online poll spamming. It’s worthless and meaningless.
Marcus on October 2, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Obviously Palin did not win. she did good, though.
Biden outclassed her in terms of substance. Although Palin made me laugh
Opinionnation on October 2, 2008 at 11:24 PM
It’s Judy Giuliani!
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Be of good cheer, friends: McCain will fuck it up with a plea for bipartisan cooperation. Ya gotta have faith…
ManlyRash on October 2, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Does he get paid double to be such a stooge?
Rudy–velvet glove punches.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Rudy called it ‘a knockout’. Damn, I love our VP pick.
Spirit of 1776 on October 2, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Poor Skeletor . . . must be hard to spin this for the left.
Marybeth on October 2, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Not a word. Next question.
ManlyRash on October 2, 2008 at 11:26 PM
<strong>Andrew Sullivan: Biden was “dreadful” while Palin “steam-rolled him”.
amerpundit on October 2, 2008 at 11:26 PM
I can’t disagree. But couldn’t you have waited till tomorrow?
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:27 PM
My daughter thought Biden used too much Botox!
Anyway, she really ran away with the non-verbals. Yes, she was good on her answers, but at our house at times there was cross-talk during the debate and I could not always hear what she was saying.
She has Reagan’s ability to use the camera Unbelievable ability to speak to the camera and connect. She talked directly to the American people like Reagan did and this, above all else, has to be extremely scary to the O’Bama camp. She really connects like no one in recent memory. Now turn her loose!
Starlink on October 2, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Be of good cheer, friends: McCain will fuck it up with a plea for bipartisan cooperation. Ya gotta have faith…
ManlyRash on October 2, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Come on, dude, you all but guaranteed Palin would get smoked like a cheap cigar tonight.
Bishop on October 2, 2008 at 11:27 PM
what substance did Biden show?
He showed he doesn’t know the constitution. It’s Article 2 not Article 1 that defines the roles of the VP.
He showed that he doesn’t know or he lied about how much we have spent in Afghanistan in the last 7 years. (172 BILLION vs 10 billion a month in Irag in only 5 years).
He showed that he is a hypocrite.
What substance? Be specific.
-1 you.
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:27 PM
I guess that letter I got today from McCAin-Palin will be returned with a check. GAH!
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Neither she, nor McC will take the gloves off on that one till after the House votes. Then, I hope they carpet bomb all markets with the truth and name names and make the guilty famous.
They just might help us turn this leftward heading battleship around.
techno_barbarian on October 2, 2008 at 11:28 PM
So has the last week or so just been a setup for this debate tonight? Its hard to believe the same person who gave the answers in the Couric interview was really the same quick whitted and smooth person as the one who showed up to the debate tonight.
Zetterson on October 2, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Done. Back to Fox. Ahh. I feel better now. Rove is on. He sure is smart and expresses himself well and doesn’t take any crap from Colmes - evah. Hey, I still get to hate Colmes so it’s not so bad!
Mr_Magoo on October 2, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Hewitt says his analysis isn’t to be trusted :)
Spirit of 1776 on October 2, 2008 at 11:29 PM
I thought Sarah did very well on energy. I also thought she did pretty well on the foreign policy stuff too.
I don’t think McCain has used her on the bailout stuff too much or even said a lot about some of the players involved because of the bill they are working on.
But that could change once things settle down a bit.
Terrye on October 2, 2008 at 11:29 PM
It is only hard to believe if you fell for the MSM traditional game of making any Republican look like an idiot with careful editing of gotcha questions.
Palin has been proven to be a strong debater and tonight confirmed it.
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Courics remark immediately after the debate was that tomorrows headline will be Palin didn’t embarrass herself or the republican party. You gotta love these professional, unbiased journalists. NOT!
Twoconservative on October 2, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I got a letter from them today too! Did you get the one with the letter size photo of them in there? It was unexpected and cool.
Spirit of 1776 on October 2, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Oh, but she did! Just look at the Drive-By accounts after the debate and in tonorrow’s papers. According to them, she is toast and Biden is farking’ Cicero.
ManlyRash on October 2, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I listened rather than watching. Did Biden really start to cry? I can’t believe how he started off with he work for battered women (he probably has Sandra Bernhard CDs) and later talked about his first wife and sons. C’mon.
And Biden moved from patriotic to fair on taxes.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Colmes is pimping other networks’ polls after the Fox poll shows Palin 88 Biden 12.
CanadianGuy on October 2, 2008 at 11:31 PM
ManlyRash on October 2, 2008 at 11:25 PM
You are usually the cheerleader. We have to enjoy the good times while they are here.
Cindy Munford on October 2, 2008 at 11:31 PM
It’s that nasty beeotch from Florida. Lilt perms are so 70’s.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Final vindication for those who regard Politico as a flaming leftist joke and a farce.
Jaibones on October 2, 2008 at 11:31 PM
I HATES d w shultz. Crush her Sean.
fiatboomer on October 2, 2008 at 11:31 PM
My big problem was definately that she didn’t go after him on the Fannie/Freddie issue with the 2004 hearings. I was literally praying she would when he brought it up first. McCain is either holding that card for later or refuses to turn on fellow Congressman.
Mr_Magoo on October 2, 2008 at 11:32 PM
He must be on a coffee break from his seditionist meeting.
KSgop on October 2, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Alan Colmes dropped the bombshell Sarah Palin was “coached”. Imagine! George Clooney?
Marcus on October 2, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Oh, but she did! Just look at the Drive-By accounts after the debate and in tonorrow’s papers. According to them, she is toast and Biden is farking’ Cicero.
ManlyRash on October 2, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I’m not talking about the media whores, you said Palin was toast before the debate occurred. Not to rag on ya or anything but there is faith in these thing, this is no time to lose it.
Bishop on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Held in place by Aquanet.
tehd on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Nice teeth! Maybe she can get braces with Obama’s health care.
repvoter on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Colmes just said Palin was coached. Surprise.
Hate Debbie Wasserman.
Will McCain please recast Obama’s “tax cut” as welfare and the oil tax cut as a reduction of the top marginal tax rate.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 PM
C’mon Sean, kick her thru the uprights!
fiatboomer on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 PM
The wagging finger from DW Schultz…lol. LMAO…she’s an idiot.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Hannity just crucified an FL rep on tax distribution. It was great.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:34 PM
I just gave the McCain-Palin camp $50.
If they sent me an autographed photo of Gov. Palin, I’d send them an additional $100.
Just sayin’!
lansing quaker on October 2, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Hannity kicking ass.
CanadianGuy on October 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM
300 Foreign advisers, anyone?
Spirit of 1776 on October 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Sean is killing her…she’s gurgling from the throat. Leave her there.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Sean is killing the dunce from FL…
d1carter on October 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM
GREAT
TheKernel on October 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Dick Morris just compared Palin to Reagan.
KSgop on October 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Dick Morris just said she is “A superstar.”
CanadianGuy on October 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Morris is having an orgasm over Palin.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Biden on downers…says Dick Morris…lol.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM
I have new respect for Hannity. Way to kick this lying Donk’s butt.
fiatboomer on October 2, 2008 at 11:37 PM
I just got home from watching the debate with friends so I have not read and other comments or herd any of the pundent commentary. Palin exceeded expectations to a level nobody, including Allahpundent for shure, could have expected or dreamend of.
Did anyone else notice how many time Biden was given the last word? I counted seven!
I will vote McCain\Palin. I am not a McCain fan. I am a fan of Palin.
My biggest complaint: When can we start reaching accross the asile to smack the enemy which whould destroy the founding principals of our country Senator McCain? Will you listen to Sarah Palin and the rest of your conservativce base or will you continue to try to be the nice guy who loses with the respect of your respectless opponents?
Unquiet on October 2, 2008 at 11:37 PM
I don’t know about that. Editing or no editing some of those answers were rough. One difference that struck me is how she didn’t appear nervous at all tonight. Just like her speech at the convention she was speaking as comfortably as if she were conversing with her own family members. In her interview with Couric in particular, she seemed rattled, nervous and uneasy. I was afraid that once she was in front of a larger audience, with more national attention the neves would tense up rather than ease. I just don’t think its beyond the realm of possibilities that she was puttin on a bit of an act in the interviews to acheive underdog status here. Yeah, unlikely but I’m just baffled by how a person can be nervous in front of one interviewer and then at ease infront of a giant audience with the entire election’s outcome at stake. I just don’t get it. Love it though.
Zetterson on October 2, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Hahahaha…Morris skewering Hillary….wow.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM
“The person who really lost tonight was Hillary Clinton. Because there is a new woman who is going to be number one in this country.” -Dick Morris
KSgop on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I noticed the last word several times.
I liked the OBiden slip up…that she did not correct..
TheKernel on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Ditto. He’s actually coming prepared.
Morris is browbeating Colmes.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I never understood how this redistribution of wealth is going to work. How will giving “poor” people who already cannot manage money help? IMHO, they will just waste it like they always do. I’m not trying to generalize and there are always the exceptions, but for the most part they will not use their money wisely. However, if you give them jobs, then they will start to pull themselves up.
Mr_Magoo on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I couldn’t make it to the end of the debate. What was up with Sarah’s answer to the banking crisis at the beginning? Biden lies and says that Obama tried to prevent this and instead of blasting him for such an outrageous statement, she refuses to comment on it. I was literally yelling at the t.v. I was so hoping that she would point the finger and say that Obama was accepting cash from these bankers like there was no tomorrow and the demonrats refused to pass legislation that would have prevented this. Am I the only one that was annoyed by this? Then when they were talking about tax breaks; Biden says that the rich don’t need any more money. I was hoping she would call him out for the socialist that he is and explain the very basic economic principle that taxing the corporations only results in increased prices on products for everyone which in turn affects the middle class.
NeverLiberal on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Colmes is a sincere idiot. Morris having none of his crapola.
SouthernGent on October 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Jeez people. There is nothing more unreliable than an online poll. Fox has that stupid “text xxxx” to vote. Millions of people never go to online polls or use text. Give it a rest. Trust your gut. Ask yourself “What, as an average citizen did you honestly think about the debate?” and chances are a hell of a lot of people think the same way. Online polls are like getting your fortune read at a Gypsy booth at the state fair. It’s for entertainment purposes only.
Guardian on October 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM
I haven’t seen lefties get pounded on Hannity and Colmes tonight.
Morris to Colmes (who can’t admit Palin won the debate)
“Is it you can’t think and you only know how to read those talking points.”
CanadianGuy on October 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM
WOW Morris hammering Alan!
artchick on October 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM
I love Morris knocking down Colmes after Rove did it.
Spirit of 1776 on October 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Joe Biden will spend the entire night on his stomach as a surgeon carefully removes Palin shrapnel from his bleeding body.
Joshua P. Allem on October 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Poor Colmsey. OMG.
fiatboomer on October 2, 2008 at 11:40 PM
I bet we are going to hear alot tomorrow about how she was just well coached for this. I wonder though, are they going to apply the same standard to Mr I need to bring my teleprompter around with me to every speaking event Obama?
Zetterson on October 2, 2008 at 11:40 PM
ROTFLMAO!
and OMG - Dick Morris just SLAMMED Hillary! The big loser tonight was Hillary - there’s a new woman on the national scene . . . with no help from her husband. Ouch, that will leave a mark!
And calling Skeletor out for spewing the liberal talking points! Awesome!!
Marybeth on October 2, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Morris does not like Skeletor
jp on October 2, 2008 at 11:40 PM
I think Morris has had enough of Colmes smirking little smartass shtick. I love it! He’s been taking cues from Rove. I’ve been wanting to slap Colmes around for a long time.
Mr_Magoo on October 2, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Alan Colmes= no brain.
becki51758 on October 2, 2008 at 11:41 PM
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:41 PM
I wish he would be quiet about that for now. Slam Hillary later, for now they are obviously on our side though. Lets keep it that way for another month or so shall we?
Zetterson on October 2, 2008 at 11:41 PM
woops. quoted my response. sry Zetterson…
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Not at all.
I think that if the MSM got to selectively edit the debates it would look like a trainwreck — when the unedited version shows her knocking it out of the park.
Makes me wonder what the interviews might look like if she insists on doing them live, or at least unedited…
ClintACK on October 2, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Morris was FUMING…his face turned red and his eyes had fire…WOW!!
That was very intense…almost as if there has been things behind the scenes that Morris is really fed up with Colmes.
WOW…AP/Ed…get that video up!!
LordMaximus on October 2, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Congrats to KP for being promoted to the Brit inner circle.
Texas Gal on October 2, 2008 at 11:44 PM
As it should be. She is one of the worst liberal skanks in the Dem/Skank universe.
Jaibones on October 2, 2008 at 11:45 PM
I agree - I was expressing my disbelief that Morris would go there tonight, and my approval of his smackdown of Skeletor.
Marybeth on October 2, 2008 at 11:45 PM
And another thing, is there any politician that will actually stand up against the homosexual mafia out there and declare that they are trying to destroy the American family? Why do we have to cater to them so much and ensure their relationships with the same civil rights as a traditional American family? Since when does a behavior constitute civil rights?
NeverLiberal on October 2, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Morris was FUMING…his face turned red and his eyes had fire…
Morris is rightfully fed up with Colmes. Morris pointed out that last week he was objective enough to say Obama won the debate and Colmes agree. Palin clearly won that debate or at a minimum exceeded all expectations and Colmes can’t come to terms with it and starts nit picking little facts.
CanadianGuy on October 2, 2008 at 11:46 PM
you nailed it. Exactly. The media tried to do the same thing to Reagan, and Bush 1, and Dole and Bush 2 (except, well they turned out sort of right).
It’s what the media DOES. If you are a Republican running for major office the media playbook states and I quote..
Article 1. The role of the media is to ridicule and minimize the beliefs of any conservative Republican and to to go so far as to raise doubt on the intellectual capacity of said Republican.
Article 2 deals with October surprises and how to type fake memos…
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:46 PM
True. Though considering who the “moderator” tonight was I think she might still have had reason to be slightly nervous.
Anybody else notice how stupid some of the questions tonight were? I think this “moderator” abandoned oh whole array of gotcha questions at the last minute, once her obvious conflict of interest was revealed, and filled it in with something stupid like “what would be worse, a nuclear Iran or an unstable jihidi controlled Pakistan?”
Was she serious with that question? Lets see, what would be worse, a gun to my head or a bazooka to my balls?
Zetterson on October 2, 2008 at 11:47 PM
The left is shitting bricks over this debate. Look at the rapid-response of smears out on DailyKos. Kos himself is citing web polls. LOL!
Palin was fabulous, and finally was able to come out, uncensored, to the American people.
The Left FEARS Palin, as they have since she was selected and nominated for VP.
lansing quaker on October 2, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Do people agree that McCain needs to create an credit- crisis chart with faces, names, and connections to Obama?
Screw bipartisanship. Luntz’s duntzes, though a limited group, show that the middle 20% is enraged with DC over the crisis. McCain needs to hang Barney Frank, Dodd, and those clowns around Obama’s neck. McCain advocated for some regulation, the Dems opposed it, yet McCain is letting them blame him for it. I don’t get this.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Alright, so we agree. In that case I think you made an excellent point. :)
Zetterson on October 2, 2008 at 11:48 PM
yeah, as if ranking which insane islamic nationmakes it better.
420sniper on October 2, 2008 at 11:49 PM
He always does that. He’s a little liberal weasel. He must have have constantly had the crap beat out of him in grade school.
Mr_Magoo on October 2, 2008 at 11:49 PM
They hate her because she’s an American.
BuckeyeSam on October 2, 2008 at 11:49 PM
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